There Ain't No Party... (July M.E.)

[Ryu Hikari]

Like a pool party. What, you were expecting an S Club Party? With final exams over and done with, the Student Body President, Ryu Hikari, decided to send out invites to all the students and staff at Public High School #8011, for all to gather at the luxurious mansion obtained for him and his little sister by his father, Kazuya Hikari, to celebrate the end of another school year and the start of summer vacation.

Rewards: +5 EXP and $500

Requirements:

• Character must arrive at the location on the invite somehow, someway. You can't just say you were there the entire time or that you teleported in, not even XIN physics would have teleportation.
  
• Character must interact with at least one Player Character. Okay, I know not everyone is a social butterfly, but being a wallflower isn't exactly exciting either. Hell, even interacting with the Student Body President/host himself counts, but if everyone does that, I will reduce the EXP given out.
  
• Total word count from posts made in the thread must be 700+. Simply put, whatever number of posts you have when the thread ends, the total amount of words has to be at least 700 or more, and one giant post of 700 words will not get you any rewards.

Start/End Date: July 1st/July 31

Any questions about the event, just PM me.

[Ryu Hikari]

Ryu and Mai's mansion is a sprawling three hundred thousand square foot Tuscan Country mansion set on ten acres of blue magnolia and white spruce. The mansion's exterior was done in traditional Tuscan Country brick and rough-hewn vertical beaming. Surrounding the entire perimeter of the mansion and outdoor areas was a wall, a patchwork of mortared black, gray, and brown fieldstone. The top of the wall, ten feet from the ground, was rounded and topped with jagged triangles of clear glass, like staggered rows of sharks' teeth, and passive pressure sensor cables embedded in the top of the walls. In the front there is a driveway leading up from the huge fancy metal gate with an intercom connected to the mansion to the huge wooden doors and the garage off to the left.

The mansion had five bedrooms large and lavish enough to serve as a master suite, and another twelve rooms that served as lounging or entertainment or recreation spaces. The basement, which ran the entire length of the mansion, consisted of a lounging space complete with sectional leather sofas before a huge plasma television with surround sound speakers, and four more speakers hooked up in each corner, a round, open-hearth fireplace, and a wet bar. Next door to it was a game room, complete with two poker tables and a billiard table, its baize surface glowing beneath a Craftsman-style billiard lamp, and a wine cellar filled with various bottles of vintage wine and sake bottles and barrels.

The main floor, which was done in marble tile and decorated in earth tones, consisted of rooms one would usually find in a typical house, and one room that was not so typical, a library filled with rows of shelves lined with books of every genre. The living room contained a cluster of leather couches, chairs, and a forty-two-inch, high-definition LCD TV screen, with an electric fireplace and mantle for the colder days. Beside it was the dining room, which contained a huge granite topped dining table with eight chairs arranged around it. The nearby hall, lit by tulip-shaped wall sconces, appeared to be lined on only one side with rooms, three of them; a bathroom, a traditional Japanese styled room, or washitsu. It features tatami flooring, shoji rather than draperies covering the window, fusuma (opaque sliding vertical partitions) separating it from the other rooms, an oshiire (closet) with two levels (for storing futon), and a wooden ceiling, and the control room, and the other wall contained three narrow doors - closets and linens. The kitchen is equipped with the latest appliances and black pearl counter tops.

The second floor, which ran only half the length of the mansion, contained only bedrooms and en suite bathrooms. Two of the bedrooms were Ryu and Mai's, one was their father's when he visited them, and the rest were the bodyguards bedrooms. On the third floor, the first three rooms were for recreational purposes: an indoor climbing wall, an archery course, and a gym complete with elliptical machines, treadmills, vertical climbers, and a battery of Cybex weight-lifting machines. The fourth room was a locker room: four shower stalls along one wall, a small dry sauna and cedar lounging benches on the other. In the backyard, a paving stone patio ran the length of the grass of the backyard down to the infinity pool, which had a hot tub and a waterfall fixture located in the pool itself, and just past the pool, was the dojo Kazuya had built for Ryu to train and practice in.

- Day of the Party -

At long last, summer vacation had finally begun. Having gotten through and finished final exams, nothing beats starting the summer break right than a pool party. Standing at the entrance to his mansion, were Ryu's butler and maid, Drake Javier and Sasha Rachel, ready to greet the guests and help them in any way possible as the guests made their way up the driveway.

In the back, located right smack in front of the pool, was Andrew "Andy" Grit, Ryu's groundskeeper, acting as the DJ obviously, standing behind the equipment underneath the tent that had been set up, ready and waiting to throw down the perfect music for the event, as well as take any requests on the side, while Jake Grimm, Ryu's chauffeur and currently, away, but would be playing the bartender in the bar down in the basement, and standing on the top deck overlooking the pool and backyard, was the host himself, Ryu Hikari, his hands casually shoved in his long orange swim shorts pockets, a light breeze fluttering at his spiky red hair, as he waited for his classmates and friends to arrive.

[Kazumi O'Connor]

Kazumi really didn't want to be here. But then, that should not have come as a surprise to anyone. She hated these kind of things and honestly, if she wanted to she could just go swimming at her Moms house. But this was one of those things were she needed to show up and make an appearance, just for the simple fact that she was a pillar and it looked better on them if they actually made an effort to socialize with the student body.

Though, to be honest, that had not been enough to convince Patrick to join her. He was just as antisocial as she seemed to be, and would much rather be at home, curled up on the couch with her than at some pool party surrounded by a ton of students. So yeah, she had been forced to pretty much beg him to come, as well as tease him with prospects of seeing her in a bikini....especially since this would probably be the last time she wore one for awhile. She was barely starting to show. For now, she could still pull off the whole bikini thing....in a couple weeks...not so sure.

Now, sitting in the car, since she had offered to drive them there....She would tug on the shirt that she wore over her swimsuit. So far she had not given him a chance to see, because honestly, they would never have made it out of the house. Nope, he was just going to have to get out of the car if he wanted to see her being all sexy and stuff.

A glance given toward him as she reached over and brushed her hand slowly along his thigh. "Come on. It can't be that bad....Right?" A little smile given as she would brush her tongue along her lips, fingers pushing her sunglasses back up onto her nose. "Besides, I am sure I can think of ways to keep you entertained while we are here." A teasing little grin given as she would lean over and press her lips against his.

To be honest, she was also trying to reassure herself that this wasn't going to be so horrible. Though the idea of teasing him was always fun too. She just couldn't help herself.

[Nakamura Atsushi]

(OOC: Ginji is my NPC now, so people are aware that I'm not god-modding the character.)

Finals for Atsushi were not necessarily difficult. With his intelligence, he'd been able to breeze through them. They were more of a bore than a challenge. It had been almost the same for Ginji, as well.

[orange]"... Ginji, you don't suppose this might be a bad idea to attend, do you?"[/orange]

Atsushi handed him the invitation rather sluggishly, and Ginji took it curiously. A quick once-over was given before he let out a chuckle and a response, [green]"Not at all. We could learn something about the people, there. No one would recognize you anyway, Atsushi."[/green]

Atsushi grinned and stood to his feet, stretching and yawning. [orange]"Very well. Fetch three of the men, no masks. Today, there's no need for bedlam."[/orange] Ginji nodded and did so, and returned in a very short time. The five of them headed for Ginji's car, and made their way to the party.

[orange]"Remember, our English is moderately deplorable."[/orange]

[green]"Of course."[/green]

The first thing Atsushi would do upon arrival is search for the host. They'd had a hostile encounter before, but Atsushi was masked then. He wanted to get on his good side as a potential pillar, after all. That would have made things much easier for him and Ginji.

[orange]"Hi!"[/orange] Atsushi smiled upon finding Ryu, extending his arm for a hand shake. [orange]"You are Student Body Puresident?"[/orange]

[Aiden "Belial" Badoer]

Why was Aiden at a pool party? Easy. He wasn't. Belial would strut down the side walk in a white wife beater, Black swim shorts, and a sports vest. His calm demeanour was cause for a couple do over looks his direction from some of the females walking past him. He felt the heat radiate from the cement and onto his skin. He wasn't all for this kind of social event kind of stuff, though he must say he was still more of a "social butterfly" than Aiden.

Though there was only one reason and one reason only. Kazumi. She was a pillar... she was gonna have to be made to go to these things. And may it be a twin thing...he just knew she was heading there now. Aiden had a towel draped over his shoulder with his index and middle finger hooking it in place.

Speak of the devil.

He recognized her car and he recognized her emotions within the car. Aiden approached the vehicle and wrapped his knuckles against the window on Kazumi's side. He assumed it wouldn't give her a startle... he wasn't blocking her from the connection today. He was feeling generous. If he accomplished interrupting the little kiss by having her roll down her window or even opening the door, he would give them both a friendly smile as he would slide on his Ray-Bans.

"Bella giornata." [beautiful day]

[Guy]

Butlers, Maids, and Mansions oh my. Guy arrived on the scene in a fancy button up and royal purple vest walking up the front doors. Unfortunately being without parents forced him to have to resort to using public transportation but he was still fancy as all hell walking in, flipping his lapels and looking in the house.

"Deez rich kids and their pools."

A small tsking grin shaking his head and looking around still coming to stand briefly over the pool's edge and give a quick glimpse around resting his hands in his vest pockets lingring them to hang easily down his front.

Some party.

[Aryanna Katashi]

To be honest, if she had her way she would have skipped this pool party thing. Why? Because she really didn't want to have to listen to all the other students being stupid as was so often the case. However she had left the invitation laying around and her "Mother" had found it, insisting that she go and even suggesting that she take her little blond friend.

Oh why had Margaret had to be there that day!? Now, not only was she having to pretend to want to socialize, but she was also having to pretend she wanted to be the blond's friend. Not fair, not fair at all. A little sigh given as she leaned into the door of the car, staring out the window. "Wow this is a nice house!" The blond speaking up from the backseat as they pulled up in front of the house.

"Oui, juste un autre gosse de riche cherche à montrer. Quel plaisir ...."[Yes, just another rich kid trying to show off. What fun....] Rolling her eyes as the car came to a stop, her "Mother" looking over at her and giving her that look that said "Stop being such a bitch"...Though Aryanna just rolled her eyes and pushed open the door, not saying another word as she tugged on the dress she was wearing.

A few moments later, Margaret would bounce out of the backseat and next to Aryanna, looking at the smaller brunette and waiting for her to move so that she could follow her lead. "Do not embarrass me." Those strange colored eyes casting the blond a glance before she pulled her shades into place and made her way toward the house, trying her best to put on her "game face" in order to make it through this whole ordeal.

[Legion]

Yes, Patrick sat in the passenger's seat of the car, only for the reason that he was promised to see Kazumi in a bikini. The way he had figured it, before she threw down her trump card there, was that the school year was over. His responsibility to the school was finished until next year right? That and this wasn't really a school function. Only a party held by their esteemed Student body president. One that Patrick really didn't know all to well to be honest. Still though, the only real reason that he wasn't on the couch with her was that she wanted to be here and that she was wearing a bikini, or supposed to be at least.

"I'm really beginning to wonder if there really is a bikini under that shirt," Patrick pouted slightly. She had been adamant about not going in just the bikini top, but wearing a shirt and shorts. This being supposedly over the bikini. Although Patrick did have to agree with her reasoning. It was likely that they'd still be at the house now if she had let him see it there, or had tried to where it there. Unfortunately for him she had, though as he gave a brief look at the mansion, it would look like they had some wiggle room for all that.

"I'm pretty sure that's been said in every horror story ever," Patrick shot of, although he couldn't help but give her a little grin as her hand brushed along his thigh. Grin turning to a mischievous one as she teased him he wanted to shoot right back at her, but found her lips on his instead. Good enough, was the thought as he kissed her back, although there was only a moment of this before there was a tap on the window. A Sigh given as Patrick pulled away, noticing Aiden give a greeting in italian. Not that Patrick minded letting others knew what went on behind closed doors, so long as those doors were indeed closed...

[Kazumi O'Connor]

Kazumi would grin slightly, shrugging a bit to that questioning comment of his. Though she could not help but giggle slightly at the way he pouted. "Now would I really tease you like that and not deliver?" Well, it was true. She may have been a tease but she usually always gave him just what she had promised too. This time being no different.

She would strip down once they got inside and to the pool, but not before then. A small chuckle given as he suggested that her words be a line out of a horror movie, shrugging just slightly. "Yes well, on the bright side, the people in those movies usually get to have some pretty good sex before they die." That grin once more curling upon her lips before she would lean in, her lips barely having time to touch upon his before she felt those all too familiar emotions that indicated Aiden was nearby. However, she wouldn't stop in pressing her lips to Patrick's, not when she was this close already.

Though, just as she began to deepen the kiss, getting a bit distracted from the whole pool party idea all together, she would hear a little knock on her window. She didn't jump because she knew who it was, but she did pull back from Patrick, smiling rather brightly. "Come on." Moving to push the door open and hopping out, her arms thrown about her brother as she hugged him rather tightly.

"Non pensavo saresti qui." Clearly very happy that he was, even if she already knew that it wasn't him, well not the him that everyone else thought it was.

He looks rather handsome...

"Not having this discussion with you right now...."

Ah, but you are no fun.

A small chuckle echoing through her mind as she would pull back, looking up at Aiden with that smile still bright on her face before raising up on her tip toes and pressing a kiss to his cheek. Then, after she had given her greeting, she would pull away, sliding around the car and placing her hand into Patrick's, fingers curling about his. "It will be fine." Another reassuring nod before she would press a little kiss to his lips once more and then glance back at Aiden.

"So how are you doing anyways?" Watching him as she would tug Patrick along toward the house....Knowing if she didn't get him moving they would be stuck out here in front of the house all day.

[Aiden "Belial" Badoer]

Kazumi would hop out of the car and would hug him tightly. His arms draped around her hugging her tightly in turn as he half buried his face into her hair...

Mmmm.

His eyes glared up at Patrick with a devilish yet smug smile. That same expression a child gives the scapegoat behind the mother's back. "I received an invite and figured I could get acquainted with my new school mates. And might I add you're looking astounding as usual, Kazumi. Pray you leave that shirt on least you have the wrong eyes gander upon your... self."

Once pulling free from Kazumi, He would stand tall as he walked by her side.

"Me?" He smiled down at his pride and joy. "Lovely now that I have your smile to brighten my day and you?" Yeah he wanted her attention on him...not Patrick. If anything if he could convince Patrick to get the fuck out of the party to leave the two of them alone then that would be just peachy all together.

[Ryu Hikari]

Drake and Sasha would greet those that walked into the main foyer of the mansion, he and Sasha both bowing slightly to them and ushering them and a group of unknown faces into the main foyer as they made the way past the Mazda RX8, and Yamaha YZF R6 parked in the driveway... Or they would've, except Ryu had Jake park the vehicles away in the garage.

Drake stayed behind and would wait at the door while Sasha would lead them through the mansion. "Please make yourselves at home, and feel free to go wherever you wish inside the entire mansion, no floor nor room are restricted to any of you." Sasha would say as she walked out into the back, bowing to them before heading back to the front door.

The moment the guests stepped out into the back, they would be greeted by the sound of music, Andy having started up the play list the moment he had heard the sound of a car pulling up. Dressed in a white hoodie and baseball cap with his hood on, all that could be heard was his play list. Smirking to himself, surrounded by some fine eye candy, others lounging on the deck chairs set up, his boss's son had outdone himself, nothing but the best ladies were invited for his party it seemed.

The sound of an engine pulling into the driveway, passing by the trio standing by the door and stopping in front of the garage, Jake quickly climbed out of the limousine and to the other side of the limousine. Opening the car door, a familiar figure would step out of the limousine, as Drake and Sasha quickly bowed to the figure, they had been informed that he was coming for a bit of a vacation, but they hadn't expected him to come today, the only person that knew was Kevala, but that was because he told his pseudo little sister practically everything.

Holding a hand up, letting them know they need not bow to him, he would pass by his pseudo little sister's kids and whom he assumed to be Kazumi's boyfriend, and would greet them politely before heading inside. Kazuya had just barely begun to adjust his tie when he was nearly bowled over by a blurry figure running down the stairs and up to him the moment he stepped into the mansion, hugging his waist tightly, as he picked up his daughter and Ryu's adoptive sister, Mai, and carried her in his arms.

"Daddy! When did you land?"

"This morning, where is your brother?"

"In the back, being a good host for his party."

"Ah, I see. And why aren't you out there with him?"

"Because I don't know anyone, they're all his classmates or friends."

"Well, let's solve that problem, shall we? Come, let us go say hi to your brother."

Turning his head slightly to look behind him, Ryu would nod his head and extend his own hand out, shaking his fellow Japanese, complete with somewhat deplorable English, hand, letting go after.

"... Yeah. And you are?"

[Legion]

Patrick had to admit, she had two very valid points. She had never teased him and not delivered and those horror movie people always had amazing sex before they died. More reason to take the leap of faith and actually attend this party he figured. She her in a bikini and smoking hot sex. Worth it. As they kissed and she began to deepen the kiss that tap on the window came and she motioned for him to get out of the car as she greeted her brother in Italian, something about not thinking. He wasn't really sure but he figured he could fill in the blank. The hug didn't bother him, nor did the kiss on the cheek, just assuming it was an Italian thing. Patrick caught that devilish grin which made him frown slightly. This was not the Aiden that he had met before. This must be the other half. Goodie, he'd have to fight that now too. Those words were also a little troublesome as well. Patrick knew how much her brother meant to her and while he had no beef with Aiden, this thing was certainly going to be a problem, one to deal with delicately.

Less bothered when she made her way back to him telling him it would be fine, her hand grasping his, as she gave him a kiss on the lips causing him to smile softly. Following her as she pulled him along towards the house he would feel a slight annoyance as "Aiden" would not just answer Kazumi's question, but turn it into a flirt. Although Patrick would keep his cool and not even show his annoyance, rather keeping his cool. Knowing full well that this wasn't a discussion or a problem he'd be able to solve in this exact moment. Rather he'd just keep his cool and allow this conversation to continue on a little longer, however he'd make his presence known by tilting his head slighting into hers, lovingly as the moved forward, pressing into her a bit.

[Kazumi O'Connor]

Kazumi would blush slightly at Aiden's words. She knew it was not him, but at the same time, it was....or so she told herself. Just like Nyx was still her, just a whole other side of her. Still, in her mind it was not flirting because he was her brother and such things did not apply to them. "Yes well, I might as well show off while I still can." A little chuckle given as she would continue on her path toward the house.

Though when Aiden spoke up again she would blush that much more and reach out with her free hand to lightly shove against his arm...shaking her head slightly. "Apparently your time away has given you quite the silver tongue." A teasing little smile cast his way as she would feel Patrick lean into her, pressing against her and causing her hand to grip his a bit more firmly.

She knew he wasn't too sure about being here because he wasn't that into the whole social scene, but she was completely unaware of anything that might have been going on between him and Aiden. Only because Kazumi tended to be a bit naive and innocent in the way of things like that. "I am doing good now...How can I not be? I have not stopped smiling really since you returned." And it was the truth. She was extremely happy he was home...She could not have been happier she didn't thin. She had her boyfriend who she loved, a baby on the way and her brother who was, without a doubt, her best friend.

Approaching the house, she would look around, and eventually make her way around to where the pool was....Knowing that this was the house of the guy that Momma Kev always talked to on the computer, or at least the home of his kids...but really just wanting to make an appearance to get this over with so she could go home.

[Kevala Katashi]

As the SUV pulled up to the house, Kevala could not help but roll her eyes, leaning into the steering wheel to get a better look at the place as she shook her head. "I swear, Kazy pooh just had to go and show off. Didn't he?" A slight chuckle. She had always been more inclined to having a modest home....okay, well semi modest. But there were reason's for that.

Namely the brunette whom she was currently speaking to. Her wife. See, Mischa had a bad habit of running into things, tripping over things and well, all around just being clumsy. Kev hated it, and since she could not be rid of the furniture (not a fight she wanted to repeat) and she was far too sex crazed to lock her wife in a padded room or plastic bubble where she could not access her.....keeping the house at a decent, average size was the next best thing.

Less furnishings, less room for Mischa to randomly fall down stairs or become one of those old women you saw on tv going "Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!"with nobody around to hear her. Not that Mischa was old....quite the opposite really.

I so want to take her right here and now. I mean really....do we have to go to this thing?

"You know, I think we could probably......"

"NO! Not this time! Focus damnit!"

I wasn't saying anything you were not already thinking.

"Completely beside the point."

She would turn to Mischa, giving a somewhat innocent little smile to try and mask the rather impure thoughts that had been on her mind, not that she was fooling anyone, but yeah. Her hand reaching out and tucking a few of the other woman's dark locks behind her ear. "Thanks for coming to this thing with me. You know me and social situations are just ....yeah...not good."

The only way she ever got through half thew fund raisers that she did at her galleries was to have Mischa with her. She was much more the social butterfly, if you could all it that, out of the two. Though even as she thought of this, she could not help but give a once over to the other woman. It didn't matter what she wore, it was fucking sexy...even her more nerdy outfits.

Kev on the other hand, wearing just a pair of cut off shorts and a bikini top had her hair pulled back into a ponytail and the usual leather cuffs about her wrists. She didn't really plan on getting wet, but gods knew she loved it when her wife got nice and wet.

>.>

<.<

(Pervs)

A little sigh given as she would reach to pull on her sunglasses before motioning to the door. "You ready?" Because Gods knew that she wasn't. At all. But, she figured it had been awhile since she actually saw Kazy pooh when he wasn't trying to play the part of some elusive crime boss by sitting in his desk hiding in the shadows all ominously. Silly man. So yeah, might as well at least try and make an effort. Right? Right.

[Mischa Badoer]

Kazuya.

Was she threatened about him and her wife? Nope. They acted like siblings.... and she knew his name didn't start with a Gabriel and end with a Seran. Mischa was a bit sceptical though... She knew Kazumi would be here and she kind of blue up last time she saw her. After a couple days Mischa felt kind of stupid about the whole thing, but her pride prevented from going back since then.... That and she wanted to give Kazumi time... she wasn't the type of girl you just keep bombarding with a tonne of shit... But she was going to try and keep her distance at the party...cause again no one wants to embarrass their baby girl in front of their friends... Well..they did but Mischa preyed she was a cool mom.

Though that too wasn't true. Mischa wasn't cool as a teenager she sure as hell isn't cool now. All around nerd.

She would look at the house ahead of her just so she had something to back up Kevala on her statement. Mischa pursed her lips and nodded slowly. "Kinda makes me want to get a different house just so I can say 'mine is bigger' haha" Kevala then went on about thanking her for coming. Mischa would shrug it off Pressing a kiss to her forehead. "I know. You're a mess when it comes to this shit." she would laugh getting out of the SUV. "A hot mess if I do say so myself."

She would meet up with Kevala at the front of the car as she would loosely rap her arm around the woman's waist. Mischa would smile scrunching her nose as she pressed her forehead to the side of Kevala's head. "I say we are gonna last an hour.... a half hour if you swim."