<strong>Name:</strong>Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Room #4<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Sunday night<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Zatanna<br/><hr/><br/>Kal had his eyes closed as he was certain Mammoth had indeed killed him and he was now being massaged by an angel. He felt his body completely at ease under Zatanna's touch.<br/><br/><em>Geez I'm melting like butter in her hands....</em><br/><br/>His heart was starting to pick up it's pace as he swallowed nervously. It wasn't everyday that he got a massage much less a massage from a beautiful young woman. He was enjoying the attention though that he could not deny. He felt her hands trace over his powerful back and shoulders. He was too self conscious and still a little naive at how his appearance affected his female admirers. He did not really know that he was eye candy for some girls. He laughed when he thought about the image of him getting caught in a tree because of a cape. He thought of a few other funny scenarios where having a cape would be a drawback.<br/><br/>"I'd choke myself with a cape at the speeds I move underwater. I might be wrong, I'd tear if from the suit actually every time I'd try to move at full speed. I'd never have clothes then." He laughed picturing himself looking at a closet full of torn clothing trying to decide which one was the least torn.<br/><br/>He felt the bed bounce a little as she sat down feeling her knees against his back. He couldn't help smiling as she messed with him again about his suit pinching it and letting it go with a snap. He heard her laugh..it was different than how she normally laughed . He had been around her enough to know her real laugh. He was trying to think of a way to compare it from all the times he had ever heard her laugh while he slowly peeled the suit from his upper body. He shook his slightly shaggy black hair as he wrapped tied off the suit at his waist. He was much more muscular than when he had been a teenager. His body was still lean like a swimmers should but his olive toned skin held more power than his muscles gave away. His black eel tattoos ran along the length of his arms and met along his shoulders and the top of his back. His body was slim but strong the fruits of his training bared for Zatanna to see. He did not really think twice about being shirtless before her since he had ever he'd gone swimming with her and any of the other teams. She had seen him plenty of times when they were both younger but as she began to trace his spine the thought of her actually touching his skin and what she had previously said made his face flush a little.<br/><br/><em>Shit...I am so glad she can't see me....I would die right now if she saw my face...how would I explain it...</em><br/><br/>He shook his head a little as he again thought.<br/><br/><em>She and Dick are gonna get back together....we can all see...it...she's head over heels for him.....it's gonna happen just leave..her...alone.....just relax and enjoy...she's just being nice....don't be stupid Kal...</em><br/><br/>But she wasn't the little Zatanna that he felt he had to protect because she was young and his best friend's girlfriend. No. She was a grown woman and as far as he knew single. Still he did like the way they joked so he said<em>"Geez didn't even buy me a drink before asking me to take my shirt off....oh yeah that's right your still not legally allowed. I see that's why you didn't offer."</em>He laughed as he teased her she was so easy to talk to and always was able to trade comebacks with him. One reason he was always glad to have her in his company. She made the room a bit brighter.<br/><br/>He muttered "Oh yeah.." When she brought up him losing a bet to her resulting in him having to give her breathing lessons. "Didn't I lose to you at poker or something? Now that I think about it I'm not entirely sure you didn't cheat....much more so now considering you went to Vegas after we all had decided to have some time apart....took some money from me too as I recall. Shoot i need to be careful or else your gonna clean me out. Take away all my shells and the clothes off my back."<br/><br/>He could hear the change in her breathing. He hadn't noticed it before because he was too busy fighting...himself but now it was becoming apparent. He swallowed nervously unsure what to think about this. Her hands were magical and as she felt along his back he felt what had to have been her chest graze him. Instantly he stiffened feeling the warmth a softness for a split second before trying not to be obvious he relaxed again as he answered her trying to make his pounding heart settle. When he spoke he was a bit breathless for a moment "Well it's not anything nearly as exciting as owning my own Vegas show but really I've just been training. Honing my abilities, mastering my body (Yeah like that's really working right now) and learning all I can. I didn't really have much going for me mostly patrolled the seas took down a few baddies nothing too...difficult. I was trying to make sure I could protect my friends if they ever needed me. I am very happy to be back on a team. I've a a few moves to show to everyone. I had hoped you'd gotten them it good wasn't always easy to keep track of time but i did."<br/><br/>And it was true every time May 20th came along Kal made sure to send his birthday greetings to Zatanna. He always tried to keep in touch with his friends and with most he had succeeded though with a few he wished he could have gotten more in touch with them. But Kal was pleased to hear that she appreciated his greetings and the various shells he sent her. He chose them carefully hoping she would like the colors and the smell of the sea that clung to them.  He smiled as he relaxed a bit more. This was nice having a friend to talk to....much nicer than just talking to fish...much better than being alone under the sea.<br/><br/>He heard Zatanna yawn and when he looked back as her rubbing her eyes. She looked cute with a tired look in her eyes and her full lips giving him a small smile as she brought up the past few days. "Yeah it was kind of crazy having our first day together greeted with a three way attack on the city...Are you sore? Would you like me to do you too?"<br/><br/>The words were out of his mouth before he could stop himself. His hands were up as he smiled shyly and with a bit of nervousness as he thought about what he said. This was bad because though he didn't want to admit it he wasn't sure it was such a good idea for him to touch Zatanna not with the way he was starting to act. But he found that he really did want to put his hands on her. To feel her soft warm skin under his hands. He steeled his mind because there was no way he was going to be able to hide his...excitement....if he got out of hand.<br/><br/><em>Stupid freakin......skin tight....maybe I should just fight it out in normal clothes......consequences be damned...I will die if she lets me massage her and I pop out a boner......I don't know how I'd ever face her again...she'd prolly turn me into something unnatural.... </em>