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Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers had heard that Thomas had 'something' to show her, although he was deliberately being mysterious it seemed. Still, Buffy had had a long week and was hoping they could do something relaxing before diving into midterms again. This was her final year at school and that made her tenser than ever. So when he told her to meet him at the Lakeside park, she was a little curious to see what surprises he had in store for her and arrived a bit early, dressed in casual jeans, blue shirt, leather jacket as it was getting fairly chilly these days. And she waited on the shoreline, peering out at the peaceful lake..
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith is grinning a bit manically as he drives. He is obviously unseemingly pleased with his latest aquisition. He takes her into one of the nice(er?) parts of the city. As they head to one of the residental marinas he grins a bit. "I always wanted one like this, even when I was a kid." He says punching in the security code that allows him access to the main gates.
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers smirks as she follows after him, peering this way and that as they pass various boats, many which look very expensive and pretty. But of course she's expecting that Thomas of all people will have invested in something equally expensive and flashy - he always had a taste for flashy Afterall. "Oh yeah?" she grins, "So much suspense though, how come it took you so long to show me? I mean, you must have had this fancy boat for a while now, showing it off and all, probably driving all the girls crazy hmm?"
Thomas Raith	"Only actually closed the sale on it about three weeks ago," Thomas says with a smile. "Then there was the issues of transporting it here and getting everything prepared, hiring people to go over it and make sure it's sound.." He walks a little further and... Well you can say this much about the Water Beetle, it stands out. Among the field of multi-million dollar pleasure yachts is a single forty foot long old commercial fishing trawler. It's once white paint faded grey from saltwater and diesel smoke. It honestly looks like it sailed right out of the movie Jaws. "Well, what do you think?" he asks with obvious pride in his tone.
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers oohs, "This is Soo exciting! I mean my dad once owned a yacht and we did a bit of sailing on the open sea but boating on a lake is a bit different I guess..Either way, might be fu--" She practically swallows those words once she actually sees the beaten up dump that Thomas leads her, and really it's quite laughable..Buffy is actually laughing. "Heh...Heheh, this is a joke...Right?!"
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith's boyish smile falters just a bit, but then it slides back behind an easy comfortable mask and he grins maybe a little too wide. Maybe too relaxed. "No, it's not a joke." He says with a chuckle of his own that only someone super close to him would not find completely sincere. "Don't get me wrong, I know she's not going to win any beauty contests, but she's got it where it counts in pure power. You bring along enough fuel you could pilot this thing to Europe."
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers smiles, tilting her head to see the only new paintwork spelling out the boats name. "Well, I guess looks aren't everything, maybe it just needs a new coat of paint, some TLC then it'll be good as new.." she chuckles, "Besides I know you have good taste..Can't wait to try it out!"
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith grins a little bit, reaching over and tipping her head up so that he can kiss her lips. "Well you'd know, I picked you didn't I?" Still yeah, his feelings are still a bit wounded by that laugh. He takes her arm and leads her up to the main deck. "So where would you like to see first? The bridge? the Galley?" he wiggles his eyebrows at her, "The cabin?"
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers laughs a bit, shaking her head. "C'mon, I know you didn't just pick me for my dashing good looks, right? Just like I'm sure this boat has more to it than meets the eye." she smiles, returning a soft kiss, gently brushing his cheek before letting go. If she has hurt his feelings, hopefully she can make up for it. "sure, lead on..I can't wait to see this ship in action! Hopefully it's well furnished?"
Thomas Raith	What's that old saying, it's not what is on the outside but on the inside that counts? He leads her up to the bridge which has been completely refurbished. The Captains chair is thick and deep, the leather like butter to the touch. The controls have been updated and polished. There are plenty of screens and other bells and whistles that would likely scream in terror if Harry got within five miles. He sets in the Captains chair and pats his lap, smirking. "This more like it?"
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers ooohs, peering around in wide-eyed wonder. "Well, it sure is different on the inside..So how come you let it look so shabby on the outside, or is that all just a front for something?" she smirks, peering towards the captain's seat, running a hand along its soft surface before taking the offered seat in his lap. "Ooh, nice. I'd hate to see Harry get near all this technology.." she chuckles.
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith smirks a little bit. "Well all of the eccential systems have redundant mechanical back ups. I Mean I wouldn't be able to use the GPS or the Underwater topography analysis sensor, but..." He gestures to a large red button that looks like it should set off a massive klaxon. It is simply labeled "IN CASE OF WIZZARD" with two Z's.
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers peers intently at the button. "Oooh, sooo what does this do, shut down all the electrical systems?" she laughs, but doesn't press it. Though she is very curious. "Soo. Is this boat more like a leisure craft or a battle cruiser? I mean, with all these fancy gadgets and bells and whistles? And consiering our line of work..It would kinda make sense..But then again, I know you enjoy your pretty shiny toys, just for 'fun'." Buffy winks playfully at him.
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith shrugs "I don't see why it can't be both. Who says a Battle Cruiser can't be comfortable, or a leisure craft can't be defensible?" he shrugs a bit and smirks. "It only needs one more thing..." He reaches into the inner pocket of his jacket and pulls out... Okay it probably started life as a dashboard hula doll. But Thomas had it repainted into a Cheerleader. A cheerleader with long blonde hair, a gold and Red color scheme with a large red S on the chest, and with a wooden stake peeking out of one Pom-Pom and a crossbow from the other." He smirks a bit and gestures to an empty part of the dashboard and offers the figure to her bottom first so she can see the "peel and stick" bottom.
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers smiles and nods. "Yeah, I can see that. I mean, you always liked to do everything in style, didn't you?" she winks, a playful smile on her lips still. "Hmm, soo, I really would like to see this boat in action, you know?" then he pulls out the cheerleader figure, and Buffy laughs, reaching out to touch it. "Seriously? Is that supposed to be me? A good luck charm?"
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith grins a bit, "Something like that. I had to charm my way into your old Highschool and lift a year book to get the right image. So what do you think? I figured having it commissioned as an actual Figurehead for the boat might be a little much but..." He smirks a bit. "Care to do the honors?"
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers blinks slowly, "Woah, seriously? You did all that?" she smirks, "Well, at least you didnt break into the trophy room and lift a certain cursed cheerleader trophy, cuz that would have backfired tremendously!" she chuckles, "Hmm, sooo a figurehead for the boat, huh?" Buffy considers that a moment, blushing even as she climbs off his lap. "Mm, I'm really honoured by that..Sure!" she takes the figurine, heading for the front of the boat. "Although, hopefully this wont make this boat a demon magnet...Cuz you just know I'm the biggest demon magnet out there, right?" she grins.
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith grins a little bit, "Oh I'm sure for every one stupid monster who thinks "I'ma gonna take out the Slayer Grr, Argh." there is at least fifteen who are like, "You know what I'll just be over here... in Europe." He grins as he walks with her to the bow and places a hand on her waist to hold her steady... honest that's the reason.
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers nods slowly, thoughtfully as she carefully fits the figure on the prow of the ship. "Heh, I hope so. I mean, maybe they're drawn towards me because they know I'm their worst nightmare, but on the other hand...Let's just hope they dont feel drawn towards this boat." she steps back to admire her handiwork, although the figure will probably have to be screwed in for a more permanent fixture. "So, how's that?"
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith kisses her neck from behind, lightly grazing it with his teeth in a way that a true Vampire might to prep a victim. "Absolutely beautiful." he says in a whisper in her ear. "Figure head looks pretty good too." He adds as if after a second's consideration.
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers sighs softly, relaxing as she closes her eyes and presses against him with a soft smile. "Well, I'm glad you think so.." she grins, "Now I'll always have my eye on you, on land and at sea.." she laughs, "Think we should, I dunno, break a glass of scotch over it or something? Isn't that what they do to ships on their first voyage? Cant wait to get out on the water, it's been like, forever!"
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith smirks a little bit, "Well if you were to go down to the Cabin, you'll find a little something more comfortable to slip into, I'll take us out for a bit." He says with a bit of a grin. He pulls something out of his back pocket and flips it open and puts on what turns out a white captain's cap.
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers arches a brow and smiles. "Ooh, a surprise? I love surprises!" of course there's nothing more exciting or romantic than sailing on a beautiful ship with the man of her dreams. "Be right back!" she winks at him before disappearing into the cabin. Several minutes later, she reappears, although standing a bit shyly, not used to wearing so little. It's a bit of a skimpy hot pink string bikini, covering very little, showing off more skin than she'sused too. "Soo...Uh...I sure hope it doesn't get cold out on the lake?"
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith smirks and gives her a playfully letcherious grin, "I don't know, I kind of hope it does." He says. as he pilot's the boat out into the bay and sets a general course for open water. He shakes his head slightly and adds, "I can't imagine how one of the most beautiful women I've ever met would be so shy." He smirks a bit, "Care to give steering a bit of a try?"
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers smirks and shrugs, stepping towards the edge of the boat to peer over at the rushing water. "What can I say, I'm just used to more clothes and more..Practical clothes..But for you, I'll make an exception." she smiles fondly at him as she peers over at the steering wheel. "Ooh, this looks fun, how do I do it? Kinda like a car?" of course he already knows she's not the greatest car driver soo...This should be interesting.
Thomas Raith	hence why he made sure they were well into open water and there were no underwater obstacle showing up on the sonar before turning over the wheel. "Something like that." He says amused, not actually stepping away from the wheel so much as opening his arms to let her step between himself and it.
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers chuckles, glancing around at the rushing waters on both sides of the boat. "Wow, what an amazing feeling." she grins, snuggling up to him, not feeling quite so 'cold.' "I mean, at least there arent any other big obstacles to crash into, I mean, that'd totally suck if I sunk your ship on my first try.." she smirks "Not that I'm *that* bad a driver..Right?" At least Buffy's not feeling so self conscious of her lack of attire right now. "I mean, you should meet my..Frienemy Faith, you'd sure get a kick out of her, she dresses like this pretty much all the time..Guess I have a certain 'good girl' image to live up to, afterall.." she sighs softly, remembering rather unfondly of her slutty fellow slayer.
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith hesitates just a moment too long to say "Right of course you're not." and grins a moment later as he slides his hands over her's, letting her control things but also being there to give any nessicary correction if need be. He chuckles a bit and kisses the top of her head. "A little Spice to your Sugar huh? I'm going to be a good boyfriend and at least pretend I wouldn't kind of like to see that. "
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers laughs and shrugs, "Well...She sure was spicy, maybe a bit too spicy.." she sighs and closes her eyes as she recalls the infamous Faith. "See, there's only supposed to be one Slayer at a time, but when I kinda..Momentarily died a while back, she was triggered and, I guess she had a rough life. well whatever the case, Faith was trouble from the start. Had several run-ins from the law, constantly picking fights, highschool drop-out.." Buffy shrugs, "To be honest, I was tired of my rigid slayer life, I wanted to let loose and I..Had 'fun' for the first time in my life..But at a cost. We..Went on a little 'shopping spree', ran into some vampires, but she didn't hold back..An innocent human was killed by mistake, and I kinda feel like I'm partly to blame.."
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith shakes his head slightly and gives her a gentle hug from behind. "Every person has a finite of burdens they can carry in this world lover. It's always best to not try to take other people's." He smiles a bit, "You didn't kill that person. If I know you, you did everything in your power to save him."
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers smiles and nods. "I know, I guess you're right..I mean, I did try to stop her..Still, I felt kind of helpless..I hate feeling helpless. And to be honest, it felt a bit..Liberating, doing what I want to do for once, not really caring about the consequences. I guess that's always been the difference between Faith and myself. Maybe that's what makes me 'good' and her 'bad'..Although it always bugged me that Angel was willing to give her a second chance." Buffy laughs, "But, hopefully she's still locked up in some high security cell, under the watchful eye of the Watchers' Counsel..." she shivers as a sudden wind chills her in her skimpy bathing suit and she huddles closer to him. "Just glad she's not here, I just know she'd immediately try and seduce you..And if you resisted, she'd probably try and kill you."
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith smirks a little bit. "Well it's not like I'm defenseless, now is it?" he says with a smirk and takes a little sip of her power through a kiss on her throat. "I mean I might not be able to put a Slayer down /long/ but I bet that I could incapacitate one that was already actively trying to seduce me."
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers nods, shivering a bit at the kiss, which at least gets her to relax a little. "Hmmm..You're making it hard for me to concentrate.." she grins, jerking the wheel a bit hard to the right. Good thing they're in the middle of nowhere. "Of course, I know you're not defenseless. You could easily take me out if you were well fed enough.." And of course she always keeps him 'well fed' these days. "But you know, she's pretty strong, she fights dirty, and if she tried to seduce you and you resisted, she'd just as surely try and kill you."
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith smirks a little bit, "Well, she could try." He says with a bit of a grin, "Although I'm fairly certain even at my peak, you'd mop the floor with me. After all, you're the Slayer. You are one of the true boogie men for the thinks that go bump in the night." He uses gentle pressure to guide the ship back on course. "You should never under estimate yourself Buffy. It's one of your few character flaws."
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers shrugs and laughs. "I'm sure I'm just worrying too much, guess that happens in your old age." she bites her lip, peering back towards the steering wheel. Oops. Guess that was a bit off, but fortunately not too jerky to send her flying. Not that she had to worry with Thomas bracing her and all of course. "You're right, I really have nothing to worry about. Afterall, I AM the slayer, and she's just..*A* Slayer, not nearly as good as me.." she smirks, and she could be a bit too arrogant, but..She knows that Thomas could at least stand toe to toe with her. "You know, I used to think there was no one stronger than the Slayer..but I've come to realize lately that there are a lot of stronger creatures out there who could easily wipe the floor with me." Buffy shrugs, peering at him with a raised brow. "Do you really think I underestimate myself?"
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith grins a little bit, "Well if you're not then that would mean that /I/ was wrong, and I'm not sure my over inflated ego could handle that." he says with a playful smirk, giving her a firm embrace. "So do you like it?" he asks referring to the boat and being out on the lake.
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers smirks, "Well, to be honest, I can't say that my ego is quite as bloated as yours, but I'm getting there, honest.." hey, at least she took that last turn a bit more smoothly, not that there are a lot of obstacles out here that she needs to steer around in the first place! "Hmm, it's really nice and peaceful..I could get used to this. I mean, it'd be amazing if we could go out on the open sea, maybe have our own little private get away on some strange, deserted island..What do you think?"
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith smirks just a little bit. "My family has a place, they use it for...certain types of movies. But I'm also sure that we could book it for a week or so when there isn't going to be any shooting going on. There is this gorgeous house there. White sand beaches. excellent security and privacy... Just figure that you'll want to wipe down any flat surface before using it for anything."
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers sighs, "Wow, that sounds really nice.." she smirks, "You know, I have yet to meet your..Family. They can't all be that bad, could they? I know you often talked fondly of your younger sister..Inari, wasn't it? I wouldn't mind meeting her. Not sure about the rest of your family though..Are you sure they wouldn't mind me visiting this house?"
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith shrugs "Inari is a virgin. She hasn't turned yet. She's just as human as..." he pauses and considers for a long moment. "You ever notice we don't have allot of /just/ human friends... KARRIN! She's just as human as Karrin." He chuckles a bit. "As for the rest of them, they'd likely be overjoyed. Nothing feels as awesome as knowing the Boogy man might actually be on your side."
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers sighs, "We really don't have any 'normal' friends do we..I guess most normal people would find us..Intimidating?" that causes her to smile sadly and shrugs. "Guess it can't be helped. Heck, I used to be normal..Once. I wonder if you would have liked the 'normal' me..?" She just lets that question hang in the air a moment or two as she looks out over the open sea. It's starting to get a bit dark by now, but she's not worried, at least they won't likely find vampires and hopefully no water demons out in the middle of the water like this..Right? "Hm, you don't think they'd be worried I was a..I dunno, bad influence on you? How about your sister, the eldest, what's her name again?"
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith considers the first question for a seemingly long time. "I'm pretty sure if I had met the old Buffy first," he says casually, "I probably would have fucked her brainless and then blocked her number." He says with a sigh, "You've made me a better person, at least in that aspect." He kisses her softly on the cheek, and there is genuine emotion in his words." When she lets the subject change he smirks just a touch, "Well it's not like I am acting agienst White Court interests. I am still /loyal/ to the Court after all. Even if parts of it want me dead." He chuckles. "Lara, she practically raised me after my mother left. She used to take me along with her to bondage porn shoots when she couldn't get a baby sitter."
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers smiles faintly and nods. "Yeaah, I was pretty shallow back then, one of those fake, 'dumb blondes' that you'd probably get bored of pretty quickly.." she sighs, "I guess becoming a slayer might have always seemed like a burden, but maybe it gave me a bit more dimension too..? I dont think the old me would have fallen in love..With anyone, if I didnt become a deeper person.." Speaking of his sister causes her to smile. "Heh, seems like she was like a mom to you then..Not a very good influence though, clearly." Buffy shivers a bit, peering around, "Soo, does this thing work on auto pilot? It's getting a bit chilly up on deck.."
Thomas Raith	Thomas Raith grins a little bit and flips a few switches and the Boat lowers it's anchor and soon settles into a stationary position. Then in a single fluid motion lifts her off her feet and drapes her over his shoulder like a cave man carrying her back to his cave."
Buffy Summers	Buffy Summers laughs as she gets swept off her feet quite literally, it's a good a place as any. "Hey, you have to tell me more about your family, I'm too eager to meet them, it's only fair after you got to meet my crazy, dysfunctional family.." she smirks, "Although I guess I'd probably want to kill your dad for wanting to hurt you..Is he the one who killed your mom too?"