What Are the Odds

[Cash Hunter]

                        

| Tagged: Evangaline Clarke |

"See ya guys," the dark haired boy called out to his retreating friends. He waved them goodbye after a good exercise for the day. Since classes had not started yet, Cash Hunter and a few of his buddies decided to spend the day at the pool swimming some laps. Swimming was not his favorite hobby or whatever because that would be running -- duh. It was something he did to keep fit and keep up his hollistic student image.

Furthermore, his power did not work as well as it did on land. He was not as fast when he was in the water because of the different medium. Hence why he swims, to make sure he was just as fast. But since the epidemic SPRITE hit, he made great improvements since the year before.

Grabbing a towel from his duffel bag, the boy dried himself off. Whilst his friends had planned to drive downtown afterwards, Cash planned to stay in the academy. Throwing the towel behind his back into the laundry basket some feet away, he proceeded to sit on the edge of the pool. But not before he heard a shrieked from behind him.

Turning around, he saw that his shot had missed and instead the wet and smelly towel landed in a ginger. "Oh sweetie, are you alright?" He said through a few laughs.

[Evangaline Clarke]

The day had been a good one, at least so far. Evangaline's classes had gone smoothly and having all of her assignments done for the current time being allowed her to have a lot of free time. Perhaps a bit to much. After studying victimization of criminals for a hour in the library, the girl decided that now was a good as a time as any to go swimming. After all, if she ever wished to be captain she would have to work hard just as she did everything else.

Perhaps that was what had been causing Evie all the stress lately. She had been known to push herself to the limit and with all of the homework, extra studying to keep her grades up, drama club, dance and swim team, well, the girl did have an awfully lot on her plate. Well, all things considering with her mutation, swimming did help to clear her head. In all reality her true reason for coming to the pool was probably to see if she could decide on a few things.

Walking through the entranceway to the room that had become her sanctuary, Never expecting it, she would be hit with a used towel. The smell coming from it wasn't anything compared to most, though was still awful. "Ew!" she yelped, smacking it off her. Hearing a chuckle, Evangaline looked around to see the source, her eyes landing on a dark haired boy with a playful look in his eyes. "Fine, fine," she murmured. Seeing no reason to be ill natured, she would attempt at a small joke. "After all, towels can't cause bodily harm, can they?"

[Cash Hunter]

                        

The boy walked over to the victim of his used towel. During his short walk towards her, his eyes skimmed over her quickly and his mind was already making assessments about the girl. With nice long wavy blonde hair and a heart shaped face, Cash decided that she was a cute one. Well that was not saying much because the boy found almost everything cute. He was not picky that way.

Moreover, instead of barking at him, the girl made a small joke out of it. Which he liked. But even if she had been sour about it, he doubted she could stay mad at Cash Hunter.

"Maybe...unless you're a towel manipulator or something and wanted to inflict pain on others by towels," he said with a shrug and ended it with a laugh. He bent down to pick up the fallen towel. "But even if with that kind of power, I doubt one would want to hurt a pretty girl like you," Cash said with a hint of flirtation as he gestured to the offending towel.

[Evangaline Clarke]

Hearing his flirtatious comment, Evie couldn't help but turn a light shade of pink. With a light smile she couldn't help but analyze him. The dark hair and eyes, playful grin... he sort of had the look to him that said 'Hey, I'm the prankster jock.' Oh well, never judge a book by it's cover she supposed. "Towel manipulation... now that's a new one." With nothing else to do, the girl supposed it was best to get introductions done and over with. Holding out a hand in a friendly gesture, she would do just that.

"Evangaline Clarke. Most just call me Evie. So stranger, what brings you here?"

[Cash Hunter]

                        

A smile slowly formed on the young man's face as he observe the girl's cheeks turning into a light shade of pink. Oh yeah. Cash Hunter had that effect on people and the girl was no exception. This only feed his confidence even more.

Not long afterwards, the girl introduced herself as Evangaline but Evie for short. He stretched his hand out -- the one that did not hold the used towel -- to shake hers. "Evie. Short and cute. Just like the owner." He winked. "Cash Hunter. I'm surprised you don't know," he said in a playful tone. But of course, he was one with a popular status. He let his hand held hers a few seconds longer before dropping away.

"Well I did not plan to attack a cutie with a dirty towel if that's what you're thinking." He laughed. "Swam a bit and did some laps." The damp towel, shirtless body and wet trunks were proof of it. "How about you, Evie?"

[Evangaline Clarke]

How could she not have seen that? All evidence pointed to that he had been swimming. Okay, her question was marked as stupid, but it created conversation right? She shook his hand in return.

Cash... she repeated in her mind. Of course! Evie knew that she had heard the name somewhere before. Putting two and two together, she finally realized who she was talking to here. Mr. Baseball. "Well, I was actually going to clear my head. Go for a swim, get some practice." She shrugged. "Something along those lines. I would offer for you to join me, but, seeing as you dried off already, I don't think you want to get all wet again."

[Cash Hunter]

                        

The boy smiled when he saw the recognition hit the girl. He could only wonder what she knew of it. Whilst he was Mr Oh So Popular, he was known for quite a number of things. And it did not all necessarily complemented each other.

When Evangaline mentioned she wanted to swim and/or practice while she was at it, the boy figured the thing they had in common was through extracurricular activities; mainly sports. For Cash too was on the swim club. Among many other clubs the nineteen year old had joined.

The young man smirked at the blonde's last words and briefly thought if she had meant the other thing because that could be arranged. "Well I don't mind accompanying. Wouldn't want to leave you all alone if something were to happen now would we?" he said before tossing the towel into the laundry basket. This time not missing it. "Besides, there's always another towel."

[Evangaline Clarke]

"Nice shot this time," she said jokingly. Whilst the things that she had heard about Chase swam in her mind, she forced them down. If there was one thing that she hated more than gossip and rumors it was people making assumptions about others before getting to know them. Thinking for a moment, she would come up with what she considered an alright response.

"Well, I'm not a damsel in distress, Chase," her tone still joking, "but, if you would be up for say.. perhaps a race... I'm all game." Yeah, that sounded good. After all, they both obviously enjoyed sports so what was better than competition. Besides, she was trying to get better. Now, perhaps she would be cheating in this little race, her power being what it is and all, but hey, nobody ever said that powers weren't fair game. At least not let.

And even so, he surely had a power that would help him in the long run.

[Cash Hunter]

                        

Thank the heavens the towel actually went into the basket this time around. If it had not, then that would have been embarassing especially since this time around the boy did not have his back turned and thrown it backwards. But even if that was the case, Cash Hunter was not one to squirm in embarassment. What was there really to be ashame of except for the fact that his accuracy was not at its best.

He cocked an eyebrow as he heard what he assumed to be his name. "Darling, you would never know when you would need a knight. I'm just saying," he replied with a shrug. "A race, huh?"

The idea was definitely intriguing. Because of his speed, he rarely was challenged to a race or anything the was possible for him to use his speed. Even though if he promised not to use his power, people knew better than to let the odds be in his favor. So because Cash was who he was, he wondered if the girl knew what he could do. If was hard not to. He was of course the Cash Hunter.

"You sure you want to do that? You'd be competing against me ya know...and it's Cash, honey."

[Evangaline Clarke]

Evangaline nodded at his first comment. Okay, so the guy had a point. Besides, the girl could be a klutz at times. She rolled her eyes at his last comment in a goofy manner with a short giggle. "Cash, you really have to work on the ego darling. And yes, a race. Powers aren't off limits of course, but, like I said, if you're up for it, then so am I."

She walked past him towards the pool a little ways before stopping and turning around and speaking in a teasing tone. "That is unless you're scared the little strawberry blonde girl can beat you." Her eyes were mischievous, her right hand now on her hip as she stared him down in a determined manner. Come to think of it, if there was anyone in school that she would want to compete against, it was most likely Cash. He was Mr. Popular and participated in a hand full of sports from what she had heard and seen. Scanning her head for bits of information, she would try to recall from memory what his power was.

[Cash Hunter]

                        

The boy smiled and shrugged when she got his name right and commented on his ego. Well, Cash Hunter did have a huge one. He was a vain bastard. But he was not up to the extent that he belittled others. Okay, maybe a little -- depended on the situation. No matter how much he adored himself, he still regarded other people's feelings.

He wondered again if the girl really knew what his power was. Either she had been living under a rock for the past few years, or she was damn sure she could win against him. So that only made Cash wonder if her power was super speed as well or something greater than his and that would tip the scales in her favor.

Smirking at her tease, he walked towards the edge of the pool with a slow swagger. "Honey, Cash Hunter don't do scared." But he'd definitely do the little strawberry blonde, he mentally added. As stared him down, the boy was liking the attention.

After a while, slid down into the pool. "Well what is the little strawberry blonde waiting for now? Are you getting cold feet?"

[Evangaline Clarke]

She couldn't help but roll her eyes once more while tying her hair up into a bun. "Oh please, everyone get's scared once in awhile," she murmured. Thinking for a moment, she dropped the subject. A argument was not something that she was looking for, just a little race, which it seemed that she had gotten. She smirked. "The little strawberry blonde is getting ready to crush you, Cash." And with that she would hold up three fingers. "On my count... 3, 2, 1, go." Diving into the water, the girl would begin to do what she did best: swim.


OOC: Sorry for the shortness! Busy day.

[Cash Hunter]

                        

| OOC Note: Daaaaw, don't worry about it ^-^ |

The nineteen year old shrugged. Sure, everybody gets scared. Cash had his own fears though it was not anything petty like being beaten by a girl. He liked challenges. As the girl spoke, she still was not in the water. The smirk on his handsome face only grew bigger.

However, after she counted before diving into the water and started swimming, Cash was impressed. Though he did not get to entertain that feeling for long as he too swam to catch up to his opponent. Because he was a gentleman, the boy did not use his super speed. Even though she had said powers were not off limits.

So when he resurfaced at the other end of the pool, he had a huge grin when he saw the girl had arrived before he did. "Well aren't you fast."

[Evangaline Clarke]

Coming to the end of the pool and pushing herself onto the edge of the pool once more, Evangaline would wait for him to break the surface. Once again, Evie smiled. Of course she beat him the first time. Waiting for him to break the surface, a thought occurred to her. Maybe the guy didn't have to good of a reputation, but from what she could tell, Cash was -to an extent- a gentleman. "Oh please," she said in a joking manner. "You obviously didn't even hardly try. I've seen you swim before and you're faster than that." She paused for a moment. Perhaps that sounded rude.

"Come on, one more lap? And actually try this time? Then you're free to go about your way and do whatever you want. Promise."

[Cash Hunter]

                        

A surprise bark of laughter erupted from the boy. Well that was definitely a reaction he had not expected. "What is this?" The boy shook his head. Evangaline was not beaming in her win but instead accused Cash Hunter of letting her win. Which was not partly far from the reality of it. Whilst he did not use his power to boost his chances, Cash had not been putting all he could into it either.

A lazy smirk split the boy's face. "You ain't giving up on this 'I beat the Cash Hunter' thing are ya, darling?" But before he agree to anything, he was not going to let go the one little thing she said.

"So you've seen me swim, huh? Can't say I'm surprised but I do know the fan club I have," he said cockily as he swam closer to the girl. "Joining anytime soon?" His fingers made small circles on her knee whilst his blue eyes stared up into hers.

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