#bergen_county

"I rode Stormwake...."

"I don't trust anything with FOUR hooves" Zane agrees with his cousin

"You're a braver man than I! I came with 2 hooves factory issue and that's enough for me." A grin.

"He was pretty cool."

Adam drinks as well.

"Glad you like man. You and Sam seem to have a lot in common"

"She's cool. Been a little.... weird, but you know."

"yEAH..the season"

and they talk and spar... and so on

(fade)

Piper takes her leave, claiming that she feels all sticky from sparring. She takes her time on the walk home, thoughtful.

Back at the Wayburton's, after a shower, she ducks into her room and pulls out her guitar. A tentative strum, and then she quietly plays, singing along to herself...

Oh, tell me why...
I don't like Mondays
Tell me why...
I don't like Mondays
Tell me why...
I don't like Mondays
I want to shoot - shoot -shoo-oo-oot
The whole day down...

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(Later)
Adam and Zane wander.

"So.. YOU okay? that shooting..err near shooting thank Pan"

"Yeah, fine.... listen, I said I'd seen Nadeen?"

"Yeah. What's up with her?" Curious

"Woah.... Dude...." He describes the conversation.

"She's-amazing!!"

"Wow.. you managed to keep looking at her when she was like that? I envy you. " Zane says "Honestly, the sidhe are.. wow."

"Yeah..." wistful "...an', like, what she said? I know I can't say it all like she said but.... man, -poetry-!!!"

Zane says "You gotta be careful. Sidhe came this close to conquering all of the other kiths, not once, twice. And some would say they did, though there was an accord under High King David"

A broad grin. "She could conquer me...."

"Wow... One day you are going to run into a sidhe that's not so nice and... whew. I hope you make it out alive"

"Well, shit, I've met non-Sidhe that were so cool, too! "

"We we can all have our moments, but sidhe have resources. The power power someone has, the more their character is tested"

"Yeah...." in awed memory "She was like.... BLAM!!"

Zane shakes his head. Pretty sure his warning is being tuned out, "She's three types of sexy regularly"

A heartfelt groan. "Hell yeah. Always gonna envy you that, even if it's over. Damn. You're the Boss, Zane."

"Well... yeah.. I'll always have some great memories, that's for sure" he says

Adam claps him on her should. "Think she pissed at me?"

"I think that depends on your learning curve... so probably" He grins

The other boy snorts in amusement. "Well, don't think she'd look at me anyway, not if she gave you up. Hey, Piper seeing anyone?"

"Hey, if you think you have a shot at my ex, more power to you. Satyrs aren't too possessive in that way.. as for Piper? " He ponders "I don't think she is, but I'm not sure she's looking you know? She may still be settling in. You can always ask her though. Piper, well, I tease, but she seems really trying hard to fit in here."

"She's definitely cute, and friendly. As for Nadeen..." A shrug "I -wish- I had a shot but... prolly not." Not overly depressed by this.

"Well, Friendly is not a word I would use for Nadeen"

"And I LIKE her" he adds, "Piper though? mmm yeah. She's my cousin so I try not to think of her as a girl... but hey. She is one so she might like dates and such. You want me to tell you some of her favorite music types , give you an in on conversations?"

"Yeah!"

And he fills Adam in on the names he's heard.

Well the names of bands and the songs...

the ones he knows are Piper's go to for listening

"Cool, thanks, man."

"Happy to help. You don't strike me as the guy who'd like willingly be a jerk to a girl you know?"

"Damn straight." A beat "Kinda wish I knew better where Dag and I stand but...."

"But she's feeling her winter huh?"

"I guess? I mean... how would I kno"

"Sometimes trolls going unseelie turn green. Dad says that's new... he's thinking of bringing in a specialist"

"-Green-??"

"Weird right? Most are blue ,some gray... but lately more unseelie are green.. among trolls"

"Weird. But, ok, not the weirdest. I dunno, she doesn't look green?"

"Okay. Then... sometimes they get more slouchy... less noble giant more cave girl"

Adam thinks. "Not slouchy but maybe touchy? Like.... Sensitive abput stuff?"