Atlas Park
Legendary base
Neph opened the door to her apartment with a sigh as she walked in, she had another long ans shitty day dealing with the higher ups in long bow, then another trip to Cimoria to help stabilise the time line for the billionth time, another half a dozen bruises from getting dog piled by sweaty Romans that hadn't bathed in what smelled like decades, another day dealing with dust, sweat and blood.
She knelt slightly as Franz ran up to her, barking happily as he leapt up, trying yo get a pat on the head, his near bottomless spring of energy bringing a slight smile to her face. “Down boy, not feeling all that energetic right now.” She muttered to him.
He gave her a slightly pathetic look as she rubbed his head. “Can you be a good boy and watch the door while I take a long soak in the tub? There might be a treat in it for you.” The dog let out an excited yelp before sitting next to the door, bug eyes staring intently, as if daring it to open.
With a slight laugh, she entered the kitchenette and grabbed herself a glass of wine before making her way upstairs to the bathroom. Toeing open the door, she placed the drink on the sink as she started to strip down, many joints shouting their protest as she filled the tub.
Climbing into the tub as it filled, she let out a happy sigh and turned on the TV at the foot of the tub, a slightly childish grin spreading across her face the theme song of her guilty pleasure started to play.
./` My little pony, my little pony...
Laying back she sighed happily, giving some of the bottles her sisters had given her experimental pokes, something about bath salts helping to sooth her mussels or some shit. With a shrug she tipped some of it in, before laying back and grabbing her drink. “Now to sit back and-”
As if summoned by her peaceful thoughts, there was a knock from the front door and Franz started barking.
“-unwind... Fucking hell.” She muttered, sitting up as she reached over the side of the tub, grabbing her pants and rummaging for her phone. Pulling it out, she taped the screen, calling up the feed from one of the security cameras that over looked the apartment block.
On the slightly grainy image she saw the familiar broad shouldered figure of Light standing at the door. Muttering slightly, she muted the TV and called him. “Light, I have had long and crappy day, you better have a good reason for rocking up.”
She could almost her him thinking on the other end of the line before replying. “Visiting my girlfriend after she's a long day, seeing if she needs a hand with something to help unwind?”
She couldn't keep the grin off her face. “Come in then, doors unlocked, but you'll have to wait a bit for me to come down stairs.”
“Oh? Whys that?”
“I'm in the bath butt naked, that’s why.”
There was a moment of silence on the phone before he replied. “Ahh, good a reason as any.”
As he hung up she heard Franz let out an excited bark and Light trying to get the small dog to calm down. Leaning back in the tub she smirked picking up her glass and unmuting the TV.
* * *
With her bath over, she warped a towel around herself, she exited the bathroom and looked over the balcony to see light sitting on the couch, lifting Franz like a bar bell, the dogs face stretched into a look of demented glee.
“Oi, my dog isn't a bit of exercise equipment you know.” She called down.
Sitting Franz down, he looked up and chuckled. “You were taking so long, I had to keep myself amused some how.”
Heading down the stairs she vaulted over the couch, landing next to Light and startling Franz, before the dog leapt on her and started to try and lick her face. “Down boy, I just got clean damn it.”
Laughing as he picked up the remote and turned the TV on, he wrapped one arm around her. “So how bad was your bad day?”
She sighed, the relaxing effect of the bath draining away. “After that whole shit storm with Malaise, there are rumours flying that Miss Liberty will be forced to step down, my division is rumoured to be downsized or possibly even disbanded... and if that happens I'm back in the Zig for a few years”
Taking a breath, she continued. “Which lead to me going Cimoria to blow off some steam... and that resulted in working with one of the scimitars.” She ran a hand though still damp[ hair. “Now I know why the Sabers don't trust them... If the one I saw was anything to go by, they are fucking messed up.”
Giving her a tight squeeze, he nodded. “Sounds like a shit day... was the Scimitar that bad?”
“She was a psychic with no respect for others privacy... like dealing with a fucking seer.”
She felt him twitch slightly, He was born and raised in Praetoria, he understood the horrible sensation of someone's mind poking through yours, testing, checking. She drew her knees to her chin. “So that’s my shit day in a nut shell.”
“Hmmm, you know what you need?” he rumbled.
“Many stiff drinks?”
“Nope.” he lifted her easily onto his lap, getting a slight yelp of surprise, then placed his callous hands on her shoulders and started to rub. “A simple massage to make you forget about your worries.”
She would of made a snappy comeback, but all higher brain functions had decided to go out the window for the foreseeable future.
* * *
Hers eyes snapped open as she realised she was moving. Looking around she saw that Light was carrying her to her bedroom. “Wha happened?” she asked, her brain slowly getting back up to speed.
“You drifted off, that’s what happened.” he chuckled. “So I'm putting you to bed before you drool on me.”
“I don't drool.” she muttered slightly, quickly running the back of her hand over her mouth as he sat her on her bed, letting out a yawn she looked around. “So now what?”
“It's something like twelve at night, so the doors to the base are probably locked for the night. Guess I can crash here for the night.”
Throwing of the towel, she climbed under the sheets, smirking slightly as she notices Lights gaze linger. “Well there is the couch or my bed, I offer the spare room.... but that’s more a mini workshop now days.”
He raised an eyebrow. “Your bed?”
“Light, after today sex is the last thing on my mind, what I would like is something to cuddle and make me feel better and seeing as I had no childhood, there for no childhood toys, that just leaves my boyfriend or my dog.... and Franz has bad breath.”
He gave a light chuckle as he kicked off his boots and sat on the bed next to her. “This does break your “Bad ass bitch” image a bit.”
“Isn't that what you wanted, me to be less of a bitch?” she quipped.
Laughing he climbed under the sheets, warping his arms around her. “Well, being oversize teddy is the least I can do for you.” he kissed her brow as she reached over him and flicked the lights off.
“Thank you.” she muttered, a feeling of safety and relaxation filling her as she drifted off.
Legendary base
Neph opened the door to her apartment with a sigh as she walked in, she had another long ans shitty day dealing with the higher ups in long bow, then another trip to Cimoria to help stabilise the time line for the billionth time, another half a dozen bruises from getting dog piled by sweaty Romans that hadn't bathed in what smelled like decades, another day dealing with dust, sweat and blood.
She knelt slightly as Franz ran up to her, barking happily as he leapt up, trying yo get a pat on the head, his near bottomless spring of energy bringing a slight smile to her face. “Down boy, not feeling all that energetic right now.” She muttered to him.
He gave her a slightly pathetic look as she rubbed his head. “Can you be a good boy and watch the door while I take a long soak in the tub? There might be a treat in it for you.” The dog let out an excited yelp before sitting next to the door, bug eyes staring intently, as if daring it to open.
With a slight laugh, she entered the kitchenette and grabbed herself a glass of wine before making her way upstairs to the bathroom. Toeing open the door, she placed the drink on the sink as she started to strip down, many joints shouting their protest as she filled the tub.
Climbing into the tub as it filled, she let out a happy sigh and turned on the TV at the foot of the tub, a slightly childish grin spreading across her face the theme song of her guilty pleasure started to play.
./` My little pony, my little pony...
Laying back she sighed happily, giving some of the bottles her sisters had given her experimental pokes, something about bath salts helping to sooth her mussels or some shit. With a shrug she tipped some of it in, before laying back and grabbing her drink. “Now to sit back and-”
As if summoned by her peaceful thoughts, there was a knock from the front door and Franz started barking.
“-unwind... Fucking hell.” She muttered, sitting up as she reached over the side of the tub, grabbing her pants and rummaging for her phone. Pulling it out, she taped the screen, calling up the feed from one of the security cameras that over looked the apartment block.
On the slightly grainy image she saw the familiar broad shouldered figure of Light standing at the door. Muttering slightly, she muted the TV and called him. “Light, I have had long and crappy day, you better have a good reason for rocking up.”
She could almost her him thinking on the other end of the line before replying. “Visiting my girlfriend after she's a long day, seeing if she needs a hand with something to help unwind?”
She couldn't keep the grin off her face. “Come in then, doors unlocked, but you'll have to wait a bit for me to come down stairs.”
“Oh? Whys that?”
“I'm in the bath butt naked, that’s why.”
There was a moment of silence on the phone before he replied. “Ahh, good a reason as any.”
As he hung up she heard Franz let out an excited bark and Light trying to get the small dog to calm down. Leaning back in the tub she smirked picking up her glass and unmuting the TV.
* * *
With her bath over, she warped a towel around herself, she exited the bathroom and looked over the balcony to see light sitting on the couch, lifting Franz like a bar bell, the dogs face stretched into a look of demented glee.
“Oi, my dog isn't a bit of exercise equipment you know.” She called down.
Sitting Franz down, he looked up and chuckled. “You were taking so long, I had to keep myself amused some how.”
Heading down the stairs she vaulted over the couch, landing next to Light and startling Franz, before the dog leapt on her and started to try and lick her face. “Down boy, I just got clean damn it.”
Laughing as he picked up the remote and turned the TV on, he wrapped one arm around her. “So how bad was your bad day?”
She sighed, the relaxing effect of the bath draining away. “After that whole shit storm with Malaise, there are rumours flying that Miss Liberty will be forced to step down, my division is rumoured to be downsized or possibly even disbanded... and if that happens I'm back in the Zig for a few years”
Taking a breath, she continued. “Which lead to me going Cimoria to blow off some steam... and that resulted in working with one of the scimitars.” She ran a hand though still damp[ hair. “Now I know why the Sabers don't trust them... If the one I saw was anything to go by, they are fucking messed up.”
Giving her a tight squeeze, he nodded. “Sounds like a shit day... was the Scimitar that bad?”
“She was a psychic with no respect for others privacy... like dealing with a fucking seer.”
She felt him twitch slightly, He was born and raised in Praetoria, he understood the horrible sensation of someone's mind poking through yours, testing, checking. She drew her knees to her chin. “So that’s my shit day in a nut shell.”
“Hmmm, you know what you need?” he rumbled.
“Many stiff drinks?”
“Nope.” he lifted her easily onto his lap, getting a slight yelp of surprise, then placed his callous hands on her shoulders and started to rub. “A simple massage to make you forget about your worries.”
She would of made a snappy comeback, but all higher brain functions had decided to go out the window for the foreseeable future.
* * *
Hers eyes snapped open as she realised she was moving. Looking around she saw that Light was carrying her to her bedroom. “Wha happened?” she asked, her brain slowly getting back up to speed.
“You drifted off, that’s what happened.” he chuckled. “So I'm putting you to bed before you drool on me.”
“I don't drool.” she muttered slightly, quickly running the back of her hand over her mouth as he sat her on her bed, letting out a yawn she looked around. “So now what?”
“It's something like twelve at night, so the doors to the base are probably locked for the night. Guess I can crash here for the night.”
Throwing of the towel, she climbed under the sheets, smirking slightly as she notices Lights gaze linger. “Well there is the couch or my bed, I offer the spare room.... but that’s more a mini workshop now days.”
He raised an eyebrow. “Your bed?”
“Light, after today sex is the last thing on my mind, what I would like is something to cuddle and make me feel better and seeing as I had no childhood, there for no childhood toys, that just leaves my boyfriend or my dog.... and Franz has bad breath.”
He gave a light chuckle as he kicked off his boots and sat on the bed next to her. “This does break your “Bad ass bitch” image a bit.”
“Isn't that what you wanted, me to be less of a bitch?” she quipped.
Laughing he climbed under the sheets, warping his arms around her. “Well, being oversize teddy is the least I can do for you.” he kissed her brow as she reached over him and flicked the lights off.
“Thank you.” she muttered, a feeling of safety and relaxation filling her as she drifted off.