Catch Your Wave (Krys/Delano)

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"Krys! Krys! Get your ass up and watch Codie for me, I'm goin' out!"

"The fuck, Jeanna! It's eleven o'clock at night!" Kyrstrpher Stiridon growled as he walked from his room, growling at his elder sister.

"So? I'm goin out. So don't wait up." she said as she stepped out the door, shutting it. Kyrs wrenched it open after her. "The hell?! You know I gotta work tomorrow!"

"Then work, Krys! I ain't stoppin your ass! Get the fuck up and go!"

"And what? Take Codie with me?!" he growled. "I can't fuckin cook and watch him at the same time."

"Well, figure out a way cause I'm headin down to Santa Barbra, I need a break." Jeanna said, sauntering towards the beat up old Camry at the end of the driveway.

"Santa Barbra? What the fuck are you takin' a break for Jeanna? You don't do shit! You don't work, you don't clean, you just sit on your ass and drink all day!"

"You know what?! Shut the fuck up! I'm goin!"

"Yeah well, don't bother comin the fuck back! I'm changin the locks! Your shit'll be outside!" Kyrs yelled right back, slamming the door to his little two bedroom house and locking the door. Sure...he said that now, but in a couple weeks, Jeanna would be back and the cycle would start all over again. The shit was like clockwork.

He heard a liquor bottle shatter against the door and the sound of an engine. He kicked his chair. FUCK!

He stopped his tirade as he heard a little whimper from around the corner to see a teary eyed blonde boy looking up at him.

"Daddy, what's wrong?" he asked.

"Cods, I keep tellin' you, I'm your uncle. And nothin's wrong. Just go'on and go to bed. We gotta get up early in the morning." he sighed, running a hand through his dark dreds.

"Is mama gone again?" Codie asked, blue eyes all knowing.

"Yeah, looks like it's just you and me again for a while." Kyrs sighed. "Now get to bed." he said, ushering the child back to his room

Krys sighed, going to go flop down on his twin bed. He looked at his clock and sighed. It was going to be a long couple of weeks.

[clementine]

"What the hell, FIORE DO SOMETHING!" Delano shrieked, rapidly punching the buttons on his compad furiously as his spaceship was completely spiraling out of control. "FIORE!" The Zercan bellowed again as their power failed. Everything went black before the back up power flicked on, the entire cabin of the ship going red.

"We had to land." Came the infuriatingly calm voice of Delano's A.I.

"No shit dipstick. Let's lose these assholes first though!" Space pirates were few and far between and it had been a shock to find a fighter ship so far out in the Milky Way. Now, after having his own ship nearly blasted into scrap, Delano's only hope was the tiny blue planet on the vid screen.

"Take us down." The lion snarled grimly.

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Minutes later, a brilliant burst of white lit up the Earth's night sky as the ship streaked across the inky blackness. A strange type of quake shook the houses once the light had faded. Then all was calm again.

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Krys went to go check on Codie, and headed to bed. It was a small quake anyway.

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The next morning, Kyrs and Codie were up and out and heading out to the small Vanilla Rose Cafe where Kyrs had to work the breakfast and lunch shift.

[clementine]

The engine was completely blow and the food supplies had been contaminated. All in all, everything was really fucked up and Delano had spent a restless night in a horribly cold ship. Knowing that he couldn't live in the thing, the Zercan set out, with his A.I. in hand, to find a suitable living place.

His growling stomach was loud and Delano put eating first on his list. Knowing enough about Earth to blend in, the Zercan stalked through the crowds, letting his nose lead him to something tasty.

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Krys sighed as he appeared at the window to the Kitchen. "Order up!" he said, his dreds twisted up behind his head. He carried out a smaller plate to Codie, who sat coloring. "Here kiddo, eat up." he said, rubbing the boy's hair affectionately.

His eyes briefly locked onto a dark, handsome male who just entered before he headed back to his kitchen.

[clementine]

Delano stood int the doorway, wrinkling his nose at the strong smell of human. Ruffling his dark hair in confusion, he padded further inside, taking a seat on a bars stool besides some little kit. How were you supposed to get food now? Curiously, the lion looked about and reached for an abandoned menu, flipping through it.

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"Hey there mister. You're new here." Codie said, smiling at him with his bright toothy smile as he swung his feet.

"Eggs over easy, two hotcakes up!" Krys called from the kitchen.

"That's my Daddy. He's the best cook ever." Codie decided to inform the male.

[clementine]

Delano blinked, surprised the kit was speaking to him. "Oh?" He asked, returning the kid's cute smile easily, eyes shifting to "Daddy" as his nose twitch. "It SMELLS like he's the best cook ever." The lion added with a chuckle. "Say, what's the best thing your Daddy makes?"

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"Well. He says he's not really my Daddy cause my Mommy's his sister, but I think he's my Daddy." Codie informed, before smiling at the man. "Pancakes and eggs are good. And lots of bacon!" he said enthusiastically.

Kyrs sent up another order and went out to check on Codie. "Cods, you're not causin' trouble out here are ya?" he asked as he took the boy's empty plate.

"No sir." he smiled.

[clementine]

That was a useless burst of information from the child and Delano ignored it, homing in on the food part. He was about to ask what that was before the Daddy-who-wasn't-Daddy showed up. "Hey, can I get pancakes, eggs, and..." He tugged on the handsome male's sleeve to get his attention before trailing off, a growl sticking in the back of his throat.

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Kyrs turned, blinking at the guy. "Uh...sorry Mr., you'll have to give the order to a waitress, just came out here to check on the little guy here." he said.

[clementine]

Delano's brow pinched together in confusion. He just wanted to eat, was that so hard? He missed the cafeterias on Zerca. Feeling extremely put out, the lion reached out and grabbed one of the female waitresses, pulling her into his lap.

"Okay, I have one. Now can I have food?" He asked, ignoring the giggling female.

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Kyrs blinked, eyes wide. "Dude, don't harrass the women. Just tell her your order, alright?" he asked, as he headed back to the kitchen.

[clementine]

Growling in defeat, Delano dumped the silly female and dropped his face on the counter. He vaguely heard her ask for his order and he responded with a "surprise me." This of course sent the female into laughing even more as she flounced off.

[praiseofblood]

A few minutes later, Kairos called "Order Up--bar!"

Codie looked at Delano, "You're funny, Mr."