Fluffy Ficlet #2
From the prompts here
Ashley/Henry, stun gun - suggested by grav_ity
Again, going easy. Also there is bonus Kate/Declan.
Stun Gun
"So?"
"So what?" Henry asked mildly.
Will rolled his eyes. "So, I saw the shipping crate. What'd you get Ash for her birthday?"
"Ah," Henry nodded. "I got her a present. As such things are traditional on birthdays," he said gravely.
"Indeed," Declan agreed, solemnly.
"Quite." Kate added in studied seriousness. She was perched on Declan's lap, presumably because he had been a more convenient seat than the numerous empty chairs. She'd glared. Henry had kept his mouth shut. He'd just ask Ash later.
Will glared at them. They gave him innocent looks. Will ignored them and Abby's poorly hidden giggle. "Come on, tell me before she gets here. I've been dying to know all week!"
"See, no." Henry said pointing a finger. "If I say anything that's a guarantee that she'll walk into the kitchen and completely blow the surprise."
Will gave him a look.
"What surprise?"
Will almost jumped out of his seat. "Gyah!"
"I keep telling you," Kate said, sitting back and crossing her arms, "we should get blondie a bell." This earned Kate a smirk from Ashley.
Henry gave Will a very mild "I told you so" look as he stood, going to Ashley. His grin grew as he took in her outfit, a little red number that left her shoulders and a generous amount of leg exposed. "Wow, you look- wow." He circled his arms around her waist.
She smiled up at him, winking. "I have it on good authority wolves like girls in red," she whispered.
Henry's hands tightened on her hip. "You look great in anything." He kisses her nose. "Or nothing."
Ashley laughed. "Anyway I had to loan my little black dress." She raised her voice back to a more conversational level.
"Yeah because somehow mine was ruined by acid spit," Kate retorted.
"I said you should run," Ashley told her, leaning back into Henry's chest.
Kate rolled her eyes and stood. "Yeah, yeah. We going to dinner? This place can't possibly be as good as everyone says."
Ashley turned in his arms. "Dude! You got a table for six at Alfredo's?"
"I did, because I am awesome," he said, buffing his nails on his dress shirt. "And I know how much you love their tiramisu, so I kinda put the reservation in like seven months ago." The way Ashley smiled at him made his insides do little flips. When she leaned up and kissed him, everything stilled for one perfect moment.
"Thank you."
He leaned against her forehead, happy to hold her, happy she'd let him. He grinned. "So do you want your present now?"
She tilted her head a little in surprise. "You got me something other than a table at Alfredo's?"
"Uh, huh," he nodded, rocking on his feet a little. "And I can give it to you now or-" he drew out the word.
"Or?" she followed his movement, eyes sparkling in mischief.
"I give it to you later, and WIll might explode of curiosity?"
Ashley broke into a huge grin for a moment before she made a show of thinking it over, tapping on finger to her chin.
"I'm not that bad," Will complained.
"Yes you are," Kate, Declan and Abby chimed in.
"Seriously," Henry said.
"Let's see it then," Ashley decided.
"Awesome. So where is it?" Henry asked, looking at Kate.
"Where's what?" Kate asked, too innocently.
"You told Kate?" Will squawked.
"Dude. I wanted to hide it," Henry told him.
"But Kate?"
"I could ask the profiler who sucks at lying, or I could ask the person who's successfully smuggled a Salamander out of Dubai. Hmmmm."
"Hang on," Kate said, smirking at Will. She disappeared for a few minutes then returned with a long, white box.
"Flowers?" Ashley asked as Kate set the box on the counter.
"Maybe," Henry grinned, fingers drumming lightly on her hips. "Why don't you look and see?"
"Fine, I will."
Henry rocked on his feet as she opened the long box. He was sure she was going to love this. He'd thought about giving it to her that morning, but Magnus had whisked her away before he'd had a chance.
Ashley squealed in absolute delight which drew a double take from Kate and Will. Henry grinned smugly. Oh yeah. He was the best boyfriend ever.
Ashley picked up a rose, setting it on the counter.
"Oh, those are beautifu-" Abby stopped in mid sentence as Ashley lifted the high powered rifle from the bed of flowers in the box.
"How did you know I wanted an M16A4?" Ashley asked, picking up the weapon and checking out all the working parts like a pro. "Oh wow, did you modify it?"
"I did. It can carry the standard tranq and the new stunner rounds," he told her.
"You got your girlfriend a gun for her birthday?" Abby questioned.
"And flowers," Henry said, "But mostly a badass gun."
"A really badass gun," Will agreed, impressed.
"Flowers, candy and jewelery say I love you. Automatic weapons and power tools say I know you and love you anyway," Ashley told Abby. The rifle was cradled in her arm as she collected the bouquet of flowers with her other hand, setting them into a vase.
Declan grinned. "I love my M16, but it's not very useful in our line of work. Could you modify mine for tranq and stunner rounds?" he asked Henry.
"Yeah probably."
"I love it! Thank you!" Ashley set the weapon down and threw herself at him, pulling him into a deep kiss. She pressed her body against his, arms winding around his shoulders. Henry was more than happy to kiss her back, letting his lips move softly over hers.
"Get a room," Kate complained.
Ashley gave her the middle finger.
"I'm losing my appetite."
The middle finger extended into a long claw.
"Come on, love. Let's get the car and give them a moment." Declan began to hustle Kate out of the room.
Henry sunk fully into the kiss, his world narrowing down to the feel of her body against his, her scent surrounding him. Maybe they could skip dinner. Alfredo's was kind of a bad-luck place for him anyway. She broke the kiss breathing heavily.
Will coughed. "We should get going."
Ashley blinked at him, and it took Henry a moment to remember words.
"Yeah, we should go," she agreed. "Let me lock up the new toy and we'll meet you down there."
"I'll go with you," Abby said. "See you boys outside."
Dismissed, Henry and Will shrugged at one another, collected their coats and headed for the front door.
"So a gun huh?"
"I wanted to get her a flame thrower, but the permit times for that didn't work out. I'm thinking Christmas."
Will laughed and slapped him on the back. They headed outside and found the visiting London Head of House necking with their former-con. Henry and Will exchanged raised eyebrows as the two continued, completely oblivious.
"Well, that answers that question," Will observed.
"Get a room!" Henry called.
Ashley/Henry, stun gun - suggested by grav_ity
Again, going easy. Also there is bonus Kate/Declan.
Stun Gun
"So?"
"So what?" Henry asked mildly.
Will rolled his eyes. "So, I saw the shipping crate. What'd you get Ash for her birthday?"
"Ah," Henry nodded. "I got her a present. As such things are traditional on birthdays," he said gravely.
"Indeed," Declan agreed, solemnly.
"Quite." Kate added in studied seriousness. She was perched on Declan's lap, presumably because he had been a more convenient seat than the numerous empty chairs. She'd glared. Henry had kept his mouth shut. He'd just ask Ash later.
Will glared at them. They gave him innocent looks. Will ignored them and Abby's poorly hidden giggle. "Come on, tell me before she gets here. I've been dying to know all week!"
"See, no." Henry said pointing a finger. "If I say anything that's a guarantee that she'll walk into the kitchen and completely blow the surprise."
Will gave him a look.
"What surprise?"
Will almost jumped out of his seat. "Gyah!"
"I keep telling you," Kate said, sitting back and crossing her arms, "we should get blondie a bell." This earned Kate a smirk from Ashley.
Henry gave Will a very mild "I told you so" look as he stood, going to Ashley. His grin grew as he took in her outfit, a little red number that left her shoulders and a generous amount of leg exposed. "Wow, you look- wow." He circled his arms around her waist.
She smiled up at him, winking. "I have it on good authority wolves like girls in red," she whispered.
Henry's hands tightened on her hip. "You look great in anything." He kisses her nose. "Or nothing."
Ashley laughed. "Anyway I had to loan my little black dress." She raised her voice back to a more conversational level.
"Yeah because somehow mine was ruined by acid spit," Kate retorted.
"I said you should run," Ashley told her, leaning back into Henry's chest.
Kate rolled her eyes and stood. "Yeah, yeah. We going to dinner? This place can't possibly be as good as everyone says."
Ashley turned in his arms. "Dude! You got a table for six at Alfredo's?"
"I did, because I am awesome," he said, buffing his nails on his dress shirt. "And I know how much you love their tiramisu, so I kinda put the reservation in like seven months ago." The way Ashley smiled at him made his insides do little flips. When she leaned up and kissed him, everything stilled for one perfect moment.
"Thank you."
He leaned against her forehead, happy to hold her, happy she'd let him. He grinned. "So do you want your present now?"
She tilted her head a little in surprise. "You got me something other than a table at Alfredo's?"
"Uh, huh," he nodded, rocking on his feet a little. "And I can give it to you now or-" he drew out the word.
"Or?" she followed his movement, eyes sparkling in mischief.
"I give it to you later, and WIll might explode of curiosity?"
Ashley broke into a huge grin for a moment before she made a show of thinking it over, tapping on finger to her chin.
"I'm not that bad," Will complained.
"Yes you are," Kate, Declan and Abby chimed in.
"Seriously," Henry said.
"Let's see it then," Ashley decided.
"Awesome. So where is it?" Henry asked, looking at Kate.
"Where's what?" Kate asked, too innocently.
"You told Kate?" Will squawked.
"Dude. I wanted to hide it," Henry told him.
"But Kate?"
"I could ask the profiler who sucks at lying, or I could ask the person who's successfully smuggled a Salamander out of Dubai. Hmmmm."
"Hang on," Kate said, smirking at Will. She disappeared for a few minutes then returned with a long, white box.
"Flowers?" Ashley asked as Kate set the box on the counter.
"Maybe," Henry grinned, fingers drumming lightly on her hips. "Why don't you look and see?"
"Fine, I will."
Henry rocked on his feet as she opened the long box. He was sure she was going to love this. He'd thought about giving it to her that morning, but Magnus had whisked her away before he'd had a chance.
Ashley squealed in absolute delight which drew a double take from Kate and Will. Henry grinned smugly. Oh yeah. He was the best boyfriend ever.
Ashley picked up a rose, setting it on the counter.
"Oh, those are beautifu-" Abby stopped in mid sentence as Ashley lifted the high powered rifle from the bed of flowers in the box.
"How did you know I wanted an M16A4?" Ashley asked, picking up the weapon and checking out all the working parts like a pro. "Oh wow, did you modify it?"
"I did. It can carry the standard tranq and the new stunner rounds," he told her.
"You got your girlfriend a gun for her birthday?" Abby questioned.
"And flowers," Henry said, "But mostly a badass gun."
"A really badass gun," Will agreed, impressed.
"Flowers, candy and jewelery say I love you. Automatic weapons and power tools say I know you and love you anyway," Ashley told Abby. The rifle was cradled in her arm as she collected the bouquet of flowers with her other hand, setting them into a vase.
Declan grinned. "I love my M16, but it's not very useful in our line of work. Could you modify mine for tranq and stunner rounds?" he asked Henry.
"Yeah probably."
"I love it! Thank you!" Ashley set the weapon down and threw herself at him, pulling him into a deep kiss. She pressed her body against his, arms winding around his shoulders. Henry was more than happy to kiss her back, letting his lips move softly over hers.
"Get a room," Kate complained.
Ashley gave her the middle finger.
"I'm losing my appetite."
The middle finger extended into a long claw.
"Come on, love. Let's get the car and give them a moment." Declan began to hustle Kate out of the room.
Henry sunk fully into the kiss, his world narrowing down to the feel of her body against his, her scent surrounding him. Maybe they could skip dinner. Alfredo's was kind of a bad-luck place for him anyway. She broke the kiss breathing heavily.
Will coughed. "We should get going."
Ashley blinked at him, and it took Henry a moment to remember words.
"Yeah, we should go," she agreed. "Let me lock up the new toy and we'll meet you down there."
"I'll go with you," Abby said. "See you boys outside."
Dismissed, Henry and Will shrugged at one another, collected their coats and headed for the front door.
"So a gun huh?"
"I wanted to get her a flame thrower, but the permit times for that didn't work out. I'm thinking Christmas."
Will laughed and slapped him on the back. They headed outside and found the visiting London Head of House necking with their former-con. Henry and Will exchanged raised eyebrows as the two continued, completely oblivious.
"Well, that answers that question," Will observed.
"Get a room!" Henry called.