Unexpected

Danger in Paradise

Sora had always been able to jog long distances, but to be able to sprint from Leon's apartment to hers was only feasible due to the rush of adrenaline she got from almost being caught. She was panting when she slammed the door shut behind her.

"We have got to stop meeting like this." She heard a voice call from in the kitchenette. She turned her head so fast she almost got whiplash!

"Fool!" She cried when she saw the eight inch tall spirit sitting on her counter. "You scared the hell out of me!"

"Someone's awful jumpy." He said with a smirk, almost like he knew something was up.

"Where have you been?" Sora asked, she hadn't seen him in over a week.

"You seemed like you wanted to be alone, so I left you alone, thought maybe I'd pay a little visit to Rosetta since she'd been gone for a while, she can still see me." He smiled nostalgically.

"Thanks." Sora truly appreciated it. Though Fool may be a pervert and a pain at times, he was great when it really mattered.

"Where have you been?" Fool asked with one eyebrow raised.

Sora blanched. "I uh, well you see, I went for a walk." She said unconvincingly, she was a horrible liar. "I've got an appointment I need to go to, see you!" And she took off again, hoping the maternity clinic accepted walk-ins. Fool just stood there, shaking his head with a smile.

"Humph!" came a grunt from above as May walked into the practice room. The building was mostly empty now that practice was over. She was doing pretty well as Christine, but it seemed strange that nobody had seen Sora for nearly a week; whatever she had must really be bad and May didn't want to catch it. She heard the creak of the moving swing and brought her eyes up to the flying form that was Ken Robbins. May couldn't help but smile. She had to say she was impressed by how fast Ken was regaining his form.

She watched him do a nearly flawless backwards layout, she smiled; he'd be able to perform again in no time, that is, if he wanted to. May held a wrapped package under one arm and wondered if Ken could smell it, or if he even knew she was there, she doubted it since he was still twenty feet up. Ken let go of the swing, did a twisted back layout, and dropped down to the net. A wicked smile spread across her face. May quickly ducked behind a training matt that had been propped up against a wall as Ken walked over to get his water. He wore black basketball shorts and a muscle shirt which was now plastered against his chest, his hair stood up in every direction; May had to admit she thought he looked pretty sexy. He had his back to her; perfect.

May set down the bag and took a running start toward him, her footsteps light so he didn't hear her. She got about two feet behind him and jumped, placing her hands on his shoulders and using him as a vaulting horse, leapfrogging over him.

"What the-?" Ken yelled as May vaulted over him, and he, being unprepared, fell to the floor as May landed gracefully in front of him.

"Surprise." May smiled as she squatted down to his level. "I brought you lunch."

Ken's face was still set in an expression of shock with a hint of embarrassment. He hadn't expected her and didn't even that she knew he'd begun practicing again, but as soon as he saw that dazzling smile on her face, he couldn't keep his mouth from turning up at the corners.

"Hello to you too!" He laughed as May helped him to his feet. He brushed himself off.

"Looking good." She said, grabbing Ken's hand and leading him to the bag she'd brought with her. "The dismount needs a little work though."

"What do you mean the results came back negative?!" Sora nearly screamed she felt like a blizzard started blowing in her chest and thought her heart would stop beating; her hands were clenched so tightly that her knuckles were white.