Long distance to (Ada, Hachilah): Zach fumbles with the key, curses and
enters.

You enter apartment 3.
14 Terrace St. - Apartment 3
     This would be a spacious apartment were it not so cluttered. The
kitchen takes up as little space as possible, in its walled-off corner by
the door, and the rest of the room seems to be devoted to electronic
equipment and places to sit. At the far side, against the wall and next to
the sliding door to the patio, is a battered couch, and next to it is an
overstuffed chair that can only be described as "classic".
     From the television to the near wall are many computers in various
states of togetherness, on as many desks but with only one rolling chair
to go between them. On the near wall is a truly massive bookshelf, filled
with books ranging from _Java In A Nutshell_ through _The Prince_ to
_Advanced Squad Leader_, and videos spanning all genres. The walls are
decorated with posters, wallscrolls (Ada is apparently an anime buff), and
hundreds of pages of code, printed on linefeed paper. Contents: Ada
Hachilah Obvious exits: Out <O> The door closes quietly behind you, with a
slight whirring sound. Views here include:  - kitchen

You say, "Oh, hey! Both my favourite girls!"

	Hachilah is a small teenaged girl. She stands at ~5'2". Wide blue
eyes peer out from pale skin, contrasted by a tiny strawberry mouth.
Hachilah's hair is arranged in an explosion of medium-length bleached
dreads. She has a kind of sleepy romantic look, perhaps because of the way
her eyes turn down at the outer edges. She smells of Irish Spring soap
and, in general, looks very clean. She seems young.
	Hachilah is wearing an extraordinarily over-sized white T-shirt
with the letters "I*A*C" written in fuschia arial font across the front of
her chest. Underneath the letters, in smaller taupe arial font, are the
words, "I am cute". In still smaller taupe arial font, spread evenly
underneath the words, is written "megatokyo". The shirt reaches to her
knees, exposing her pale calves and somewhat knobby knees. She is
barefoot, revealing soft pink toes and carefully clipped toenails.

Hachilah looks up at Zach, a bit surprised.

Ada is about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with hair dyed all the colors of the
rainbow that hangs to her shoulders, and blue eyes. She looks to be in her
late teens or early twenties; her body is slender without being skinny,
her curves understated, her fingers long and tapered. Her skin is pale,
her lips a light pink, and her nose curves upward ever so slightly.  She
is dressed in a white t-shirt, without a logo or brand, tucked into a
brown-and-black broomstick skirt. Her multicolored hair is caught up in a
short ponytail, and her wristwatch is matched by a silver bracelet on the
other wrist. She wears woven sandals, dyed the same color as the skirt.
Small round wire-rimmed glasses obscure her eyes.

Hachilah says, "Hey Zach."

Ada cranes her neck over the arm of the couch.

Hachilah grins.

Ada says, "Hallo, Zach."
Ada says, "You look very inverted."

Zach smiles happily to them both. "Am I intruding? If so I'll leave, no
problem."

Ada says, "Don't leave."

Hachilah raises a delicate eyebrow.

Hachilah looks at Ada, then back at Zach. "You are most welcome, Zach."
Hachilah sits up and stands.

Zach looks from Hachilah to Ada and back again. "You're sure?"
Zach looks slightly concerned.

Hachilah grins and wanders over to the newcomer. She giggles. "I wouldn't
say it if I were not."

Hachilah hugs.

Zach eyes the top of Hach's head. "No, I bet you wouldn't..." he mutters
softly and hugs her back. He proceeds to manouver her over towards Ada.

You say, "You two up for a group hug?"
Zach grins

Ada giggles softly. "Sure."

Hachilah grins, giggles, and nods exuberantly.

Ada gets scooped up into a threeway hug of extravagant propotions.

Hachilah bounces a bit.

Zach then plops down onto the couch to sit with both of them. "So... What
are you two up to? Plotting for World Domination?"

Hachilah says, "We were just... hanging out. Actually..." She glances
briefly at Ada, "...I was just about to leave.""

Ada curls up. "Actually, I was talking about taking some time off."

Ada looks up at Hachilah. "Work to do at the Cathedral?"

Hachilah shakes her head. "Crafts for the pre-school group at the
Salvation Army."

Ada grins. "Have fun, O delicious one."

Hachilah grins. She hugs the pair again, one last time, then stands to go.

Zach kisses Hachilah on her forehead. "Take care, now."

Hachilah grins and kisses Zach's nose! "I sure will." She leans over to
whisper something in his ear.

Hachilah whispers "Ada is still upset. I... hope that you can cheer her up."
Hachilah pulls away, and wanders into the bedroom.

Ada sighs, mock-upset. "Keepin' secrets from me..."

Zach smiles and pulls Ada close. "Yup, it's the Plotting you know.." He
grins teasingly. "So, you wanna take time off? Any specific plans?"

Ada shrugs. "Not really. I've got a chunk saved up, I'm thinking about
just hanging out."

Hachilah emerges from the bedroom, dressed in casual summer splendor. She
bounces toward the door. "Good-bye! Hope to see you later." She is gone
before anyone can respond. Perhaps she's in a hurry.

<OOC> Hachilah says, "Bye :)"

Hachilah opens the door and leaves the apartment.

Ada sidles into Zach's lap and rests her head on his shoulder.

Zach cuddles Ada a little and smells har hair. "You tired of working?"

Ada says, "I just want some time off. A breather, you know?"

Ada smells of strawberries and vanilla.

Zach nods. "Yeah, I know. You need a change in life. And you need to never
change your shampoo. Your hair smells heavenly!"

Ada giggles.
Ada idly runs her fingers down Zach's chest.

Zach lifts har hand and genly kisses her fingers. "How are you feeling
these days, Ada? I'm kinda worried about you, sweet." His voice is soft
and gentle.

Ada purrs softly and closes her eyes. "I'm tired a lot. I've been working
a lot of late nights. Haven't been in bed much."

You say, "That doesn't sound good at all. Have you told your boss that one
person can only do so much work?"

Ada shakes her head. "Don't have a boss. I was working for a client...
just trying to get the damned program out."

Zach squeezes her tight for a bit. "So you're your own boss, eh? Then you
must tell /yourself/ that one person, that's you, can only do so much
work!"

Ada giggles softly and slides her arms around Zach. "I know. But... I just
watned to get it done. So I could take a break."

You say, "Have you got much left?"

Ada shakes her head. "Finished it last night. Just before..." She trails off.

Zach rubs his chin on top of her head. "Just before what? Just before you
came upon Hach, Sarah an' me in the park?"

Ada nods and snuggles closer.

Zach holds her tight and safe. "What was it that bugged you so last night?
I got pretty worried.."

Ada says, "I don't know. I was tired and lonely and just wanted to be
alone.""

You say, "...and then we were all over you like a cheap suit, eh?"

Ada giggles quietly. "I wouldn't ordinarily mind, with you and Hach..."

Zach bites his lip and rocks her ever so gently. "But Sarah...?"

Ada says, "...sets me on edge. I don't know why. I feel like she's always
sniping at me."

Zach clears his throat a tad uncomfortably. "Did she do that, like, before
I came into the ...ah...picture too? I mean... I know she got a bit
jealous that night at the BBQ - she told me so later, but..."

Ada nods.

Zach sighs. "I guess she's lonely too... She comes with emotional baggage,
and ends up taking it out on others at times. It's not nice. And here I
was assuming that you two were friends and all." He smiles a little. "You
sure seemed like that when I met you both in her shop.."

Ada says, "We get along sometimes. I want to like her..."

Ada sighs and closes her eyes.

Zach nods. "She has been nothing but sweet to me, but she seems...I
dunno...needy underneath her cheerfulness and sweetness."

Ada smiles, a little. "I'm needy too, you know."

Zach smiles back at her and strokes her cheek. "Yes, I know. You're lonely
and you want to - need to - be /seen/."

Ada says, "To be seen?"

Zach nods. "Yes, to be seen. Not to be looked at, but to be really seen.
Noticed. Known." He continues to stroke her cheek. "How many people really
know you, Ada?"

Ada shakes her head. "Hachilah."

You say, "That's it? How 'bout your family?"

Ada says, "I haven't seen Dad in a long time."

Zach squeezes her a bit again. "And your mom?"

Ada shakes her head silently.

Zach clears his throat again and speaks gently. "Ahm.. Do you want to tell
me about it?"

Ada says, "I ... never knew my mother."

Zach ohs. "Did she die when you were a baby?"

Ada says, "I guess. Dad never talked about her."
Ada says, "No pictures or anything."

Zach cuddles Ada. "Hm. And you never asked?" He kisses the side of her
head.

Ada shakes her head.
Ada says, "I didn't want to bother him."

Zach blinks. "Didn't you /want/ to know about her?"

Ada says, "I don't even have any memories of her. For all I know, she
never existed and I just sprang up out of the ether." Ada sighs.

Zach chuckles, his voice low and pleasant. "Er... Children usually don't
come into being like that. It kinda, you know, involves a man, a woman,
body fluids, hard work, blood and tears and stuff. It also /should/
involve a lot of love, but that does not always happen, sadly."

Zach gently blows some air into her ear and kissees her earlobe.

Ada shivers and purrs. "I know."

Ada says, "It just feels that way sometimes."

Ada turns her head and gives Zach a kiss.

Zach kisses her back and shifts them both around a bit so that Ada end up
being cuddled into a corner of the couch, surrounded by 6'3'' of warm,
safe, cuddly Zach.

Ada meep. :)

You say, "Do you have any friends here in KC?"

Ada says, "You, Hachilah... I used to have a lot more."

Zach strokes her hand. "Where'd all the others get to then?"

Ada shrugs. "They just... faded away. Ris, Milla... I never see them
anymore. I think they've moved."

You say, "And they never write? Sounds like my dad."

Ada nods.

Zach smiles and chuckles a little.

You say, "Have you thought about travelling? See new places and faces?"
You say, "Hey! That rhymed!"
Zach grins.

Ada giggles a little. "I've thought about it. But where would that leave
you?"

Zach smiles warmly. "It would leave me feeling all warm and cozy inside if
I knew that you were out there doing what you wanna do. Getting some
healthy change in you life and stuff."

Ada laughs softly. "Oh, Zach. You say the sweetest things."
Ada leans up and bites Zach's earlobe gently. "I love you, too."

Zach strokes her nose with a finger. "I mean it."

Ada says, "I know. So do I."

Zach cuddles her and looks her in the eye. "You know I can't promise you
anything? I do love you, but I'm not exactly husband material..."

Ada kisses Zach lightly. "I know. I don't think I'd ask it. Not now."

Zach smiles softly. "I just had to make sure that we were on the same
page. You're kinda fragile at the moment and... Well, I'd hate to hurt
you. Unintentionally or otherwise."

Ada nods. "Thank you.'

Zach smoochies Ada on the cheek.

Ada says, "You're so..."

Ada runs her fingers through Zach's hair.

You say, "Hmmmm?"

Ada says, "...sweet."

Ada kisses Zach's nose.

Zach twinkles a warm smile at her. "Thank you, honey. So are you." He
kisses her nose back.

Ada beeps softly.

Ada says, "In any event... I don't think I want to go away quite yet."

Zach smiles teasingly. "What? You just gonna laze around here then? Geez,
kids nowadays! When /I/ was young..!"

Ada says, "I can't even imagine you as a kid, Zach my love."

You say, "Eh?? Why not? I'm young still. I've got the boyish charm thing
going, don't I?"

Zach makes a big production out of it.

Ada grins. "Oh, you do, but as a ten-year-old? Never!"

Ada laces the fingers of both her hands together behind Zach's back.

Zach hmphs. "Well that shouldn't be so hard. Just imagine a boy with long
arms and legs, scabs on his knees, knees on his knees, bushy hair, unable
to sit still and you've got the general idea." He grins.

Ada cackles quietly.

Ada kicks her sandals off.

You say, "Now I wanna hear about you at ten years old!"

Ada blushes. "I had..." Her voice drops to a whisper. "..black hair!"

Zach smilingly sneaks a kiss onto her cheek. "What's wrong with that?"

Ada looses one of her hands to point. "My lips are over here, love."

Zach's lips start sneaking kisses along her cheek and toward Ada's lips.
"Don't you try to distract me to weasel out of this..." he mumbles while
kissing her.

Ada mmm, and kisses back sweetly. "I... like my hair. The way it is now."

Zach chuckles. "Your hair is nice and fun now. And it smells so good...."
he trails off to sniff her hair again. "Mmmmmmmm....."

Ada finds herself unable to stop giggling.

Zach squeezes har tight and shifts her so that he can reach one of her
feet. He starts massaging it with one hand. "Hey, what's so funny?" He
grins and fights the overpowering urge to giggle along with her.

Ada slaps her hand over her mouth to stifle her laughs.

You say, "Hey!"

Zach is shaking silently with supressed mirth.

Ada says, "Yr slly. Lv you."

Zach snorts a laugh and starts tickeling Ada.

Ada agh!

Ada tickles back!

Zach squirms and searches for weakspots!

Zach tickletickletickle!!!

Ada collapses in helpless mirth.

Zach conquers!

Ada is conquered!

...and [Zach] joins in the laughter.

In a very short time Zach is laughing so hard that tears are flowing. He
just can't help himself, and Ada's laughing and giggeling does /not/ help!

Ada closes her eyes and breathes deeply, controlling her laughter. "Sorry,
love."

Zach tries to kiss her, but fails due to continuous bursts of giggles.

Ada giggles and slides around, managing to lay Zach out on the couch and
lay herself out on him.

You say, "Man! *hee* What *giggle* are you...*hahaha*...doing to *chortle*
me..."

Ada lays her head on Zach's heaving chest. "Loving you, Zach."

Ada says, "Don't ask me why. Maybe it's your boyish charm. Maybe it's that
you never wanted anything from me."

Zach manages to calm down after a while. He breathes heavily. "Ow... I
think I just discovered some new and unfamiliar muscles in my abdomen..."
He chuckles again, but manages to restrain himself. "But I do want
something from you, Ada. I want to see you happy. And right now I'm pretty
satisfied. You have such a lovely smile and such a lovely, gay laughter.
It's music to my ears."

Ada kisses Zach's throat lightly. "You may have that anytime you like."

You say, "Then I'm very happy."
Zach hugs Ada tightly.

Ada hugs back snugly.

You say, "You feeling better, hon?"

Ada nods.
Ada says, "Well..."
Ada says, "If I say yes, are you going to leave?"

Zach blinks. "No, I'm not."

Ada says, "Then yes, I'm feeling much better."
Ada giggles.

Zach tickles Ada sternly!
You say, "Sneaky!"

Ada laughs,.

Zach then proceeds to give her a very stern cuddlehug.

Ada teases her fingertips down Zach's side.

Zach worms and eels around to get both of them up and around on the sofa,
while still holding Ada. "Tell me, baby... Are you hungry or something?
Want me to get creative all over your kitchen?" He grins. "After all, I
must make sure that you eat properly. It's not healthy to not eat!"

Ada smiles wryly.
Ada says, "Sure, if you'll let me help."

You say, "Hmmmm...ok!"
Zach grins happily.

Ada gets up primly.

Zach gets up after her and stalks into the kitchen to hunt in cupboards
and fridges for Stuff.

Ada slinks after Zach. "Can I help you find anything?"

From inside a cupborad Zach's muffeled voice says: "Just grab anything and
everything edible and let's see what we've got to cook."

Zach goes through all of Ada's kitchen and heaps everythin edible onto the
desk. He then starts combining stuff into a very, ehm... imaginative blend
of colors, tastes and substances.

Zach grins enthusiastically to Ada. "This is gonna be /great/!"

Ada smiles warmly and helps Zach set things out and move them around. Ada
slides her arms around Zach's waist, pressing herself against his back.
"Thank you."

Zach stops frequently in his cooking to cuddle Ada, or sneak a kiss. The
food, when it's ready is interesting, to put it like that. It's got all
sorts of interesting combinations of tastes. Some of it is quite good,
some of it maybe not so...wonderful.

Ada smiles.

You say, "Bon apetite!"

Ada, at the end, manages to end up with grenadine lips, marzipan dust all
over her shirt, and flour on her feet.

Zach laughs an kisses the grenadine lips with curry ones.

Ada mm. Cherry curry.

<OOC> Ada says, "Pomegranate curry, actually, but I always think of
grenadine as the stuff you make cherry Cokes with, so... ;)"
<OOC> Zach says, "Never tasted it, we don't have unnatural Cokes here:)"
<OOC> Ada giggles.
<OOC> Zach says, "Well, apart from the diet stuff.."

Ada nibbles on a turnover. "You're a good cook, Zach."

Zach beams! "Thank you, Ada! I love cooking. Maybe one of these days I'll
take a course or something."

Ada giggles.

Zach chortles. "Not everyone I've met are thoroughly impressed by my
kitchen skills, apart from plumbing of course, so I guess there it stuff
to learn."

Ada smiles archly. "You can clean my pipes anytime, love," she says
silkily. She manages to hold the sultry look for a good thirty seconds,
too, before she starts giggling again.

Zach "Oh /baby/!"

Zach gives her a smoldering look.

Ada grins and gets up, sliding over to him on befloured feet.

Zach takes his flourfooted woman in strong arms and dips her into a
magnificently passionate kiss!

Ada MMMMmmm!

The kiss goes on for some time. Zach seems to be hellbent on making Ada
all out of breath and all out of sense.

Ada kisses back hungrily, wrapping her arms around Zach and trusting him
to keep her off the floor.

Zach holds her tight-tight-tight, and eventually moves his lips down to
her neck to give it a good, passionate treatment. "Wanna...mumble...head
for the bedroom?" One of his hands move down on her behind and starts
fondling. "The food will keep for an hour.....or two.."

Ada purrs deep in her throat. "Oh, I want..."

Zach starts to unravel her clothes while manouvering them both in the
general direction of the bedroom and kissing her intensely. "Funny
how...mmmmMMmm...working in a kitchen with a beautimmmmmmmful woman just
*gasp* sets me all on fire..."

Ada helps Zach remove her clothing, not caring where it ends up, clinging
to him and letting him do what he likes.

Well, our two sweethearts et extremely cozy from here. The food has to
wait for at least two hours to be eaten. And after that, more *ehm*
coziness ensues!

The End...