spamalot } { of laser tag and date night

[littlebitscary]

Derek: [taking a page out of Cora's book, Derek has set up a Grandma night for the kids twice a month. Having two little ones all the time were exhausting for his human wife, and with the teenager on the other side of the country, he wanted to make sure she had breather room. Tonight happened to be the night, and he was hoping to find something fun for both of them to do with their date night]

Fiona: [and she's dropping off Lucy and Jake off Talia and coming home and collapsing right down onto the couch because man those kids are a lot. especially since Jacob can walk now and he skipped just toddling and went right to running. So wife, on the couch, closing her eyes with a sigh]

Derek: [and he will come out of where he was upon hearing her falling onto the couch. He will smile at that before walking over and leaning over the back of the couch] You need a minute?

Fiona: Can I have a minute? I know you had plans.

Derek: You can have whatever you need. [and he will gently rub her back]

Fiona: Are you going to tell me what the plans are? [leans into his hands]

Derek: Well, step one is to get in the car.

Fiona: We're actually leaving the house?

Derek: Mmhmm. But it's totally casual so just something comfortable.

Fiona: Okay. [sighs as she gets to her feet] Is it a long drive or a short one?

Derek: Not too long. about a half hour.

Fiona: And I don't have to change?

Derek: Nope. [grins]

Fiona: Then let's go.

Derek: [and into the car they will go, and a half hour later they will pull up outside of the Golf 'N Stuff, which they haven't been to before, and will look very familiar if she remembers the Karate Kid]

Fiona: [squints at him] We're going mini golfing?

Derek: That, or go carting, or the arcade. I was thinking starting with some laser tag.

Fiona: Okay. I will trust your judgement.

Derek: We haven't had fun in awhile. Just because we have kids doesn't mean we can't have our own moments of this kind of stuff, and not just because the kids want to do it.

Fiona: I know, I know. It just was more ... active than I was expecting.

Derek: We can go somewhere else.

Fiona: No. It was your night to plan, so let's do it.

Derek: Alright. [he's hoping that she will get into it after a bit]

Fiona: [she will! he just caught her off guard, but give her a soda and get her moving and she'll be fine.]

Derek: [oh yeah. And it's all crap food too - pizza, nachos, soda, burgers and fries. And they can head to laser tag where they end up on opposite teams for the game they are assigned to] You're going down, Fi.

Fiona: Uh, who's the one used to using a gun here, me or you?

Derek: It's been awhile.

Fiona: Like riding a bike. [and the countdown timer starts and just as it hits zero she darts into the darkness] No cheating!

Derek: I don't cheat! [and he will follow after her]

Fiona: [she laughs as she goes, doing her best to try and lose him in the maze of structures on the field]

Derek: [and he is abiding by his promise not to cheat by using his powers, but he is still able to see in the dark better than the rest of them. Of course, the times there are light hurt his eyes just a bit]

Fiona: [still, she'll try and stick to the shadows, doing her best to sneak behind him and then firing into his back]

Derek: [and he will duck behind a pillar because damnit that was a hit. He will turn quickly though, firing in the direction he was hit from]

Fiona: [and with a seventeen she darts out of the way just in time, ducking behind a pillar] Nice try, babe.

Derek: [he will take out two teenagers in the group before leaning against the pillar again] You got lucky on that one.

Fiona: Or maybe I'm not as rusty as you think.

Derek: Guess we'll find out.

Fiona: [grins and she swings towards the other side of the room, taking out a few teenagers of her own so that they can clear the field a bit, less surprises.]

Derek: [and nope, he's distracted trying to find her that two teens manage to nail him, leaving him with two bars of life and muttering a few obscenities]

Fiona: [gotta get your head in the game husband. But he could probably follow the trail of muttering teenagers as they exit the field to his wife if he's smart]

Derek: [yeah, he gets enough of a clue and starts to backtrack to find her, sliding behind her and firing]

Fiona: [and that was a nine so her vest does flash, but she doesn't dwell on it much, just turning on her heel to see if she can get a shot off at her husband]

Derek: [and he will duck, smirking to keep her from seeing him]

Fiona: [oooooh okay, two can play at that game. Watch her toe off her shoes so that she can move more quietly and duck around the other side of the pillar]

Derek: Hello beautiful. [and he is ready with his gun aimed up, grinning at her as he fires]

Fiona: [yeah that's a five, but you know what? It's worth it to fire off another shot when she's looking right at him]

Derek: [HOLY HELL HE GOT A NAT 20 SO SHE MISSED SOMEHOW.]

Fiona: I said no cheating!!! [as he disappears into the distance like a ghost]

Derek: It's not my fault you're rusty!

Fiona: [OH ITS ON NOW she's going to leave her shoes where they are and start really playing hard to get, shedding her sweatshirt and dropping it by one of the pillars before ducking around and trying to sneak back on the same pathway, spreading her scent around - she does not head back to her shoes though]

Derek: [he is not cheating so her scent trail isn't going to confuse him, woman. In fact, it's giving him a nice path to follow]

Fiona: [well, if he does follow that path, she's going to be lurking in the wings, ready to shoot him as he comes around the corner]

Derek: [yeah, but he knows her well enough to also suspect a trap. So he's keeping himself behind obstacles as he approaches]

Fiona: [that's okay, she can wait. she keeps her breathing even and is patient, she's not going to let him draw her out until she's good and ready]

Derek: [and because they are both excellent hunters... they are going to end up running out of time before killing each other]

Fiona: [looks up when she hears the buzzer go off and groans] Man. I almost had you.

Derek: [stands up from his spot] No, I almost had you.

Fiona: [pokes her head around the corner] Unlikely.

Derek: Totally.

Fiona: Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. [and she's going to go to grab her sweatshirt and her shoes]

Derek: That or have a rematch.

Fiona: That too.

Derek: [smirks at her] Maybe you can avoid stripping this time.

Fiona: You usually like it when I'm stripping.

Derek: In the privacy of our home. I think you distracted all the teenage boys.

Fiona: Well, you're welcome for those easy pickings that were distracted by your wife in a t-shirt.

Derek: What can I say, I have a hot wife.

Fiona: Yes, you do.

Derek: [and he will lean in and kiss her]

Fiona: [smiles as she kisses him back] This was fun.

Derek: [hums in the kiss] It was, and we haven't even hit the bumper cars yet.

Fiona: Oooh there's bumper cars.

Derek: Yes, where we can go against each other, or work as a team in a two-rider car.

Fiona: Well, you are the guy in charge of this date. Which would you prefer?

Derek: Well, seeing that you're feeling the urge to strip during competitive games...

Fiona: During one game. And it would not work as well with bumper cars.

Derek: How about bumper boats?

Fiona: Only if we get wet.

Derek: [smirks]

Fiona: [rolls her eyes] You know, if you really want me to get wet and naked, we could just go home.

Derek: I know, but this is more fun.

Fiona: Oh is it. You say this now, but soggy sneakers are never fun.

Derek: Fine. How about we try Skeeball?

Fiona: I'm good for skeeball.

Derek: Alright then. [and off they will go to the arcade where there are a lot of games to win tickets at]

Fiona: [and she rolls a ten so she winds up with an average pile of tickets]

Derek: [she got just a bit more than him with an 8]

Fiona: [eh, it's not like they need the junk anyway, but they could combine their tickets to get a really impressive piece of junk]

Derek: You know, we could get those glitter patches and send them to Liam.

Fiona: Oooh. Or a giant plastic sword.

Derek: We can put it in a poster tube.

Fiona: That should be easy to ship.

Derek: Do you think Landon will feel left out that we didn't get him anything?

Fiona: I think he'd appreciate the glitter more than Liam would.

Derek: So glitter stickers for Landon and a sword for Liam.

Fiona: Perfect.

Derek: [and he will get the prizes and then they can go get something to eat and chill for a bit]

Fiona: [yep, as they figure out what to do next]

Derek: [and he totally steals fries]

Fiona: [eyes narrow as she pulls her plate closer] Don't steal my food.

Derek: I thought we were splitting.

Fiona: Then we wouldn't have bought so many fries.

Derek: Yes we would have.

Fiona: No, we bought a lot so you would have your order and I would have mine.