Seeing Sense (Kira)

[Lotus]

Rae really had not thought that far ahead in her plan and now she was suffering. She looked down quickly, fiddling with the handle of her mug and she heard chuckling coming from the top of the stairs. "Well, you know, things." She looked up with a wince on her face because she knew they'd all laugh at her, but she quickly smoothed it out and started playing along.

Tristan had always forced her into trying weird things, so maybe if she could remember them, she could finally use it to her advantage. She looked Grey straight in the eye and grinned. "I'm just not sure if I want to let you in on this secret of mine with company present." But he still looked eager so she forced out a chuckle. "Let's just say I have specialities with certain positions and making someone feel flustered in an instant." She felt her cheeks warming at what she'd just said; she'd struggled to find the exact words which wouldn't cause her to look away from Grey in embarrassment.

She heard an intake of breath from the stairs and saw Patrick's eyes wide open while Walter was grinning. She pulled her brows together in confusion and it was Walter to answer her questions. "The idiot here just had a realisation that if he wasn't completely and utterly into the same sex, you'd be the hottest woman to be with; with all these so called tricks." He winked and chuckled while Patrick punched him in the arm.

"But the thing is, no offence to you Rae, but the idea of doing that with you is kinda repulsive; actually with any of the opposite sex."

"Okay, Pat I get the idea!" Rae shook her head softly, whilst grinning. "You're trying to tell me I'm hot, but not that hot that you'd suddenly want to change back to being straight." She chuckled and everyone laughed along with her, except Grey. She turned her attention back to him and reached out a hand to place on top of one of his after taking another sip of her drink. "Grey...?"

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Grey's eyes widened at the words that were coming out of Rae's mouth. What the..? He was beyond shocked. How on earth had he missed the fact that Rae was no longer the innocent and adorable girl he had been friends with forever and instead, apparently she'd turned into some sort of sex goddess? How had he never picked up on this? Not to say that his shock was one of horror. He could vaguely hear the others voices in the background but his imagination had taken over his mind and he tried to concentrate but was failing.

Until she touched his hand. He jolted back to reality. He was so embarrassed that he had spaced out like he had. What was wrong with him? He needed to try and regain some composure and get back the upper hand. He had been winning!

He smirked playfully, trying to cover up his embarrassment. But as he looked at Rae he was seeing her in a whole new light. "You have no idea what you'll be letting yourself in for" He teased her, smirking.

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Rae had really just jumped in the deep end whilst she'd forgotten that she couldn't swim. She was drowning in the lies she was telling, and she was incredibly shocked that Grey hadn't picked up on it. Usually she was the worst liar known to mankind, but clearly thoughts of who she could have turned in to were far too much for him.

When he finally jerked back to reality, her smile faltered and she looked down into her mug of hot chocolate. She was going to need some more soon, otherwise she'd have nothing to distract herself with when things got far too awkward for her liking. She looked back up to Grey and forced a smirk onto her face, but her eyes weren't holding the confidence she'd had a moment ago. Her smirk faltered a little as she said, "No, you have no idea what you're letting yourself in for. You're going to have a lot to handle, and if you can't handle what I can do, then you're clearly going to have to up your game."

She looked away instantly after that, knowing he'd see right through her lie. She glanced up Patrick and Walter and saw Walter give her a shake of his head with a knowing look on his face. Well, someone knew she was up to no good. She sighed and took another sip of her hot chocolate before downing the rest of the mug.

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Grey's smirk widened. He had been shocked before about how outgoing she was being. her words were still jsut as shocking. But the way she was acting, fiddling with her cup, avoiding eye contact. It all told him that she was lying. She had been playing him. For a moment he felt like a complete fool for getting so hung up on what she had been saying. But now he began to realise that she was nervous. He was going to have some fun.

He looked her up and down playfully and bit his lip. "Oh.. I can up my game, don't you worry about me baby... I would keep an eye on yourself.." He smirked playfully. He caught Patrick grinning at him out of the corner of his eye. He should have found it awkward that the two men were watching this exchange but if anything it just added to the amusement of it all.

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Rae's head shot up and she glared at Grey playfully. "Do not call me baby. It makes me sound inferior and as you know, I am far from the inferior one. I'd squash you like a bug any day." She winked and turned back to staring at the ground. She needed to think of something to say, and she needed to do it fast. She'd gotten out of the habit of playing around like this in past years because Grey had been with Fontanna and her work was keeping her busy, but now she could be who she was again. Grey and her were best friends and nothing was going to change that.

She looked back up at him and smirked, "I'm pretty good at keeping up with you. But I'm just wondering if what I can do to you will have you too incapable of doing much else other than groan and try to breathe." She chuckled as his eyes widened and he fidgeted around slightly. "Now, now don't start being a bad boy and thinking about that too much."

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Grey felt like his eyes were going to pop out of his skull. Had she seriously just gone and said that?! He couldn't even comprehend how those words had come out of her mouth. She was so innocent, and... well he didn't know. He was just too shocked. But then as the words slowly started sinking in and he couldn't control his imagination. He grinned wickedly and looked up at Rae.

"I have a lot of stamina, baby" he teased, he winked at her cheekily. "And I think it's a bit late for me to stop now..." He smirked at her when she realised what he had been referring to. Suddenly someone burst out laughing followed by a thump and a squeal. Grey turned his head and glared at Patrick who was nursing his arm whilst Walter was grinning and shaking his head.

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Rae felt her cheeks flushing bright red, and she looked up just in time to see Walter punching Patrick in the arm at his outburst. She raised an eyebrow at the two of them and Walter just chuckled. "You just remind us of us when we first found out we had feelings for each other. We were best friends before we made it known to the other we were gay." He chuckled at the memory and Rae couldn't help but smile softly.

But then she was reminded of what Grey had just said and she shuddered, her cheeks turning pink again. "You're grim." She stated as she looked up him. "And do not call me baby, or I might just have to start calling you pumpkin, sweetie or..." She grinned wickedly, knowing it was the one name he hated because his mother used to call it out to him in public. "Sweetie pie." She chuckled and her red face felt like it was cooling down. "I rest my case."

She looked back down at the ground again, but felt soon felt she was missing out on something. She looked up to see Grey having a silent conversation with Patrick and Walter. They were mouthing words that she didn't understand, but the looks on their faces; especially Grey's made her realise what the topic was. "Stop thinking about it!"

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Grey's eyes widened at Rae. Her mood had changed all of a sudden. But it wasn't a bad thing, she had just gone back to her innocent self and he smirked. He knew he would win this battle. But he glowered at her playfully when she started giving him nicknames. She knew how much he hated being called sweetie pie. Why was his mother such an embarrassing women?

But something caught his attention before he could reply. It was Patrick and Walter. Patrick raised his eyebrows and wiggled them. Grey smirked, guessing what they were hinting at. He just winked back at them with a grin. His min wondering back to those images of Rae again. "No can do gorgeous!" He teased her playfully.

He lent forward so that his face was close to hers. "Never call me sweetie pie again... you'll regret it" he whispered playfully into her ear before settling back down.

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Rae's cheeks flushed at his words. Had Grey just called her gorgeous? She shook her head softly and stared at him in bewilderment. Patrick and Walter caught her attention again; Walter was nodding his head with that knowing smile again and Patrick was the one to speak up, "You'd better believe what he just called you." She shook her head again and turned back to stare at Grey in confusion.

She turned back to starting at the carpet and nearly jumped when all of a sudden Grey had his face inches from hers. Her breath caught in her throat as thoughts of the kiss he had given her earlier swum around her mind, but she tried to push them aside as she listened to what he said. She shook her head and grinned up at him when he pulled away, "Then don't call me baby or anything related to it okay? But to be honest, what's the worst you could do?" She raised one eyebrow and looked at him expectantly. She hadn't meant to refer to everything that had happened to her, but Grey's face fell a little, so she kept the smirk on her face to let him know it was all okay.

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Grey was grinning at first. No matter what she said, he was going to call her baby just because he knew it made her mad. She was cute when she was mad - well mad in this way, not when she was angry. But suddenly what she said caught up with him. What had he been thinking? How could he have been so thoughtless? Surely he must have gone and hurt her now? He felt awful.

He looked up at her nervously. But the smirk on her face was a shock. She was joking?! Oh thank god for that! He relaxed and then found himself smirking back. "I have my ways of tormenting you.." He said playfully. he lent forward again and whispered in her ear. "Of keeping you on edge." He teased her. Pulling back and winking at her.

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Rae looked up at him with shock clear on her face when he pulled back. Not only had he gone close enough for her to stop breathing again, but his whispering made her insides twist; if she was truly honest it was a real turn on. She looked away from him as her cheeks flushed at that thought, "I get what you mean. So you're going to keep me wondering and waiting when you're going to come out and attack me either with a pillow or tickling, like you normally do." She looked up to him expectantly, but then heard the snickering from the stairs.

Her face dropped as she realised her mistake. "Oh you mean... You mean, with...yeah that." She looked down and hid her face in her hands. How could she have not understood that that was what he had meant? She sighed as she felt her face flame an incredibly deep red. She needed to bring this back though, she didn't want Patrick and Walter to think differently of her. So her head shot up and she smirked back up at Grey, "The thing is, you won't be able to keep me on edge for long 'cause you'll just succumb to my begging. You'd do anything for me and you know it." She grinned as she whispered the next part, "Whipped." She chuckled and looked away from him as her stomach grumbled.

"I'm hungry." Everything was silent then and she knew why. She had only been forced to each for the past few weeks, but now she had just come out and told them she wanted to eat. She looked up at them sheepishly.

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Grey grinned. She was so adorable when she was embarrassed. It was the cutest thing. The way she tried to hide her face. But he had to admit, he was a little shocked. After all of her talk before he couldn't believe that she thought he was talking about a pillow fight. He shook his head gently. She was so innocent and she would never be able to hide it. But he didn't care, she was adorable and perfect the way she was.

His mouth formed a perfect 'o' at her next words. Bam. There goes innocent Rae again. How could she change so quickly? He shook his head in disbelief. How dare she say he was whipped? He was not whipped! Patrick's laughter made him want to blush, but no. He wouldn't let himself be embarrassed.

He didn't think he could be even more shocked. He was wrong. He stared at her as silence descended on the group. They were all looking at her stunned but slowly a smile began forming on Grey's lips. He stood up and held out his hand to Rae. "I think it's time you had a feast then my girl!" He said with a grin. He couldn't have been happier then he was now. She was willingly eating again!

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Rae was glad the awkward sexual conversation was over; well for now anyway. She grinned up at Grey as he held out his hand for her to take. She gladly took it as he hauled her up off the ground, but he had forgotten how much lighter she was at the moment and the force her used made her fly into his chest. She rubbed her forehead and looked up at him with a pout, but his arm simply snaked around her body. She felt odd being like this with him, but it was what she had wanted all along. She just put it down to the fact she wasn't all there again.

She looked to Patrick and Walter and they were already bounding down the stairs yelling something along the lines of, "This will be the best feast yet." She chuckled softly and pulled out of Grey's arms, wrapping her blanket around her tightly.

"I didn't know me saying I'm hungry would have such an immense effect." She smiled up at him and had to tilt her head back a fair way to be able to see his eyes. "I guess I've put you through hell haven't I?"

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Grey's heart stopped beating for a moment, his breath caught. She was so close to him. He looked down at her and all he wanted to do was bend forward and close the gap between the two of them. He wanted to kiss her so badly. But no. Last time he had kissed her she had run, so now. Well now he was going to take things slow and go at her pace. So he just smiled and let her go.

He followed her gaze down to Patrick and Walter. You would never think that they were adults. He turned his attention back to her and smiled. "Nothing we couldn't handle." He said gently, the last thing he wanted to do was to make her feel bad for something that wasn't her fault. He squeezed her hand gently and led her to the stairs.

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She smiled softly up at him and laughed softly, "Bringing the macho man out to play I see." Her smile turned into a grin and she gripped his hand tightly as they made their way downstairs. She reached the bottom and she closed her eyes for a few seconds to catch her breath. She hadn't exactly done a lot in the last few days, and walking down the stairs was her hardest task with her ankles still not fully healed.

She wiggled her hand out of Grey's grip and smiled up at him as she opened her eyes. "Stop staring, I want food." She giggled and headed off in the direction of the kitchen. She stopped in the doorway to see Patrick and Walter fighting over the same cupboard before Patrick gripped Walter's neck and crushed his lips to his. The kiss was frenzied but she could tell there was a lot of love behind it. She felt Grey come up behind her and she turned around to look at him with an amused smile and a hint of that mischievous glint in her eyes.

She moved away from Grey and edged around the island in the middle of the kitchen. Walter and Patrick hadn't noticed her so it was all going well. She winked back at Grey before taking her stance and taking a deep breath. "BOO!" She shouted at the two of them and they leapt back which caused Rae to crack up into a fit of giggles and laughter. She looked up to see Grey looking at her with a sense on bewilderment and she simply shrugged her shoulders, before wincing from the pain in her back.

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Grey shook his head at Rae. She seemed happy and he wasn't going to comment on that. But just accept it because it was a good thing. He smiled as he came into the kitchen but the look in her eye made him know she was going to do something she shouldn't do. He was a little worried and he felt sorry for Patrick and Walter; for whatever Rae was about to do to them.

He watched her carefully and tried to hide a smile. How on earth did she make the decision to torment people? He didn't know. He just shook his head at her, trying to cover up his smile. As Patrick and Walter were glaring at her. But he noticed it, the pain she was in. Without thinking he was at her side in an instant. His hand resting on the small of her back. "I think you should sit down rae." He said, guiding her to the nearest chair.

He smiled and stepped back. "What do you want to eat?"

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Rae still felt the sparks that shot through her body at his touch, but it was little compared to the pain that shot from her back and ankles. All she wanted to do was have fun, like she had been upstairs, but that was too much to ask. She allowed Grey to ease her into a chair and from there she leant forward slowly and rested her head on the cold island worktop; sighing as she did so. She turned her head to the side so her cheek was pressed against the cold and looked over to Grey, "Food sounds like a good option." She smirked slightly and then turned her head back around so her face was hidden.

"I'm sorry I ruined your little heated moment you two... Feel free to carry on, in private." She giggled softly and she heard the exasperated huff of Patrick followed by Walters soothing words.

"Shh baby. She was only trying to have fun, and we were getting it on in the kitchen. Not that the show wouldn't have been great..." He chuckled and Rae sat bolt up right, whimpering a little but trying to let it phase her.

"I do not need that kind of imagery implanted into my thoughts thank you very much. Keep that kind of talk for when I'm out of earshot..." She trailed off, her face flushing slightly as she saw the knowing look on both of there faces.

"Hmm, so we are innocent then aren't we Miss Odelle." He chuckled and Rae just groaned before lying her head back down on the counter. Could she feel more embarrassed right now?

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Grey took a step away from her and closer to the cupboards. He smiled and shook his head lightly at the way Patrick got worked up so quickly, it was amusing to see. But he was thankful that Walter was around to calm him down else he was pretty sure that Patrick would have beaten him up before now. He definitely looked stronger then him.

Grey glanced over to Rae as he filled up a glass of water for her. He chuckled along with the other two. He knew he had won for definite. He walked back over to her and placed the glass in front of her. Lightly resting his hand on her shoulder, he lent down to her ear. "Don't worry about them... I'll find out how innocent you are for myself." he reached out a hand to play with her hair gently. "But I've noticed how you've become less innocent over the years." He grinned and kissed her cheek before stepping away.

He clapped his hands together to get their attention. "So, food?"

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Rae groaned at Grey's words and titled her head to look at him with a blush spreading across her cheeks. "What...?" Her eyes opened wide and then she remembered how he felt about her. "Well, I guess you would... One day. Maybe." She smiled softly and turned her head back to look at the counter top. She heard Patrick and Walter chuckling in the corner and she turned her head slightly to shoot them a dirty look.

At the mention of food she sat upright again, gripping on to the edge of the worktop to stop the grimace on her face. She hadn't really moved around this much for days. She looked around the kitchen and realised her cupboards were filled again and she wondered when it had actually happened; who'd spent the money to restock everything for her. It was just the same as how the rest of her house had been cleaned up and fixed. "Pasta. Crisps. Chocolate. Cucumber. Everything..." She groaned and closed her eyes as she realised just how hungry she was. A content smile spread across her lips, "Actually, I'll just eat whatever you give me... Just not too much, it might not stay up. Gotta pace myself." She giggled softly and opened her eyes to three shocked faces again. She couldn't help but stare at them in confusion.

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Grey smiled and shook his head at her. She was adorable.But his first thought was focused on the fact that she was just so willing to eat again. Not just eat a cracker or two, but actually eat. And the fact that she had started it too. He was happy, he was more then happy, he was ecstatic. It meant that she was taking steps to finally start and make herself better. To get well and try and be her old self again. The Rae that he loved and cared about.

"Finally!" He said playfully as he made his way over to the cupboards. He turned his attention to Patrick and Walter. "You two have no idea what you're in for... the girl can eat me under the table!" He said, flashing Rae a grin.

He began to pull out random bits of food from the cupboards and fridge. Arranging them all onto a plate before placing it in front of her. He had given her a selection of food she could pick and choose from. No pressure.

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Rae glared at Grey with what he said and scoffed slightly, shaking her head. "I do not eat you under the table. You sir, are far more the pig than I am." She fake pouted at him and turned her attention to Patrick and Walter. "I do not eat that much."

"Sure, sure Rae. Of course we're going to believe that." Patrick winked and all she could do in response was groan and glare at him. She swore she didn't eat that much, because surely she'd be one of these obese Capitol people that thought it looked good as it showed their wealth. She shook her head to rid herself of that disgusting image.

When the plate was put in front of her all her previous thoughts were forgotten. She looked down at it and her mouth physically watered; all of her favourite things on just one single plate in front of her. She reached out and picked up a tortilla chip before sniffing it and closing her eyes; that salty smell to her was just heavenly, especially after not eating anything for weeks. She placed it in her mouth with a soft crunch and she grinned. She chewed and swallowed, savouring every last bite before opening her eyes just as she heard the laughter. "What is so funny guys? This stuff is damn good!" She grinned and reached out for another. "I don't care if I'm being strange, I'm hungry."

With that she ignored them and continued to pick from her plate. Soon enough she was full; with a fair amount of food left on the plate, and she pushed it away from her before laying her forehead against the cool worktop.

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Grey just laughed at the way she was eating. She was back. The old Rae was back. Yes, she may have eaten the whole of that plate and then asked for another. But the fact that she was eating AND joking just told him how much she was ready to be herself again. How she was finally letting herself heal and be happy again. That was all that he wanted for her right now.

Shaking his head at Patrick and Walter. The two were taking it in turns to feed the other tortilla crisps.Walter was better at it then Patrick. Somehow, the two of them always managed to make Rae smile. Grey was finally starting to like having them around; maybe he was beginning to trust them too. They had only ever shown kindness towards her and that was important.

Grey walked up behind Rae and rested his hand on her shoulder. He lent forward and kissed the top of her head like he always had done. "Do you want to go sleep? Or Watch T.V?" He asked. He could tell, just by looking at her that she was tired.

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Rae lifted her head up from the counter top and turned her head to look at Grey; smiling softly like she always did. She sat back properly, resting into him as she looked at Patrick and Walter. She laughed softly before looking back to Grey. "T.V. As long as it's not news..." She shuddered at the thought of what could be on the news, she didn't want to know. It will be filled with the next games, and knowing her luck something to do with Tristan or her. "But, I smashed my T.V." She looked at him questioningly before realising what they'd all done for her.

Grey had brought his T.V. to hers just like they'd all helped clear up her house and re-stock her kitchen. They really had gone far and beyond for her and one day she was going to have to make it up to them some way or another. "Right. Your T.V." She smiled softly before pushing her stool back and reaching down to grab Grey's hand to steady herself.

"Are you two love-birds going to join us? Or are you quite happy feeding each other like babies?" She grinned over at them and she was met by playful glares by both of them.

"You can talk darling. You can't keep your hands off him." Her eyes grew wide at what Patrick said and she instantly let go of Grey's hand.

"See, I don't need to always touch him. Take that." She stuck her tongue out like a little girl, knowing it was childish.

"Wow, I thought you were supposed to be a mature young woman."

"Pat? Shut up." With that she turned and walked into the living room, feeling lighter than she had done in a while; and not just because she hadn't eaten anything and she'd lost a tonne of weight.

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Grey started off by shaking his head at the way Rae was acting like a child. It was nice to see, her relaxing and having fun and he was glad that she was trying to be happy. As she left the room he turned round to face Patrick and Walter. "Thanks a lot you two!" he said with a playful glare. referring to the fact that they had caused her to let go of his hand when he was quite happy to keep hold of it. The same way he had been happy that she was leaning against him.

Walter laughed. "Relax... you'll make it up when she curls into you on the sofa." He responded with a grin. Grey smiled at the idea, that did seem like a good way to do it.

He went to walk out of the room when Walter called out behind him. "Put on a scary film.. that's how I got Pat here!" Grey smiled and shook his head as the two guys started arguing.

Grey walked into the living room and smiled at Rae. "How are you feeling?" He asked, snatching up the remote and sitting on the same sofa as her.

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Rae made a point of not moving closer to him when Grey sat down and she kept her hands in her lap. She nodded her head, "I feel full and sorta happy right now if I'm honest." She knew he was asking because of everything she'd been through and because today she'd been more active than normal, but she still felt rude not asking him back. "How are you holding up Grey? I never ask any more." She smiled softly as she waited for her answer.

When Patrick and Walter walked in she gave them a pointed look. One that showed them she didn't need to touch Grey every second. Her first real smirk since everything had happened played on her lips and the two of them simply shook their heads. She shrugged her shoulders as she watched them take a seat on the opposite couch. Instantly they were pretty much sitting on top of one another and wrapped in each others arms. All Rae could do was shake her head in disbelief; and they had the audacity to tease her.

She turned her attention back to Grey and noticed he'd moved closer. She was slightly shocked and she recoiled slightly, before a small smile spread across her lips; lighting up her features. "It's going to take a lot of getting used to knowing you feel this way..." She whispered before she cast her eyes downward.