Angel of Darkness [Hal]

[Shego Romero]

The lake was calm and quiet, small waves rippling to and fro, whispered encouragement by the wind. Shego, wearing a black tank top and white shorts, slipped and skidded her way down to the lakeshore, where she kicked off her flip flops and sank her toes into the wet sand. She sat on her knees, staring into the surface of the water, using it as a mirror to adjust her hair. Glancing around, she shed her clothing, revealing a pretty striped bikini that left very little to the imagination. After lightly lathering her skin and shiny-ing it up with tanning oil, she took a comfortable position laying on her back, sliding her sunglasses over her face, and letting the sun warm her olive-toned skin. She was angled so that her fingers could glide through the water.

Despite the annoying trek she had to make to get here, she loved being at the lake. It was rarely crowded and when it was, she could usually bully the intruders away. The sun always shined just right on the lake, providing the perfect tan. For that reason alone, she loved it. It also typically got her away from annoying students and even more annoying teachers. And especially that Kim Peters. She snorted in disgust, and reached into the bag at her side, grabbing the bottled water she'd brought with her. She took a sip of it, then turned on her iPod, letting the music soothe her as she tanned.

Her fingers played with the water of the lake, shattering the images that danced on the surface. She thought she saw a figure in the reflection, but she assumed it was just a trick of the light and thought nothing of it. Reaching into her bag again, she produced a cigarette. One of her less reputable addictions, the lake was one of the few places she could indulge in her guilty pleasure without being scolded about "being underage" and "cancer" and "morals." Popping the paper-clad tobacco between her lips, she rummaged for her lighter. When she couldn't find it, she sat up. She began digging around in the bag, but with no such luck. She finally just turned the bag on it end and dumped its contents. Cosmetics, a brush, and she clothes she'd been wearing fell out. But no lighter.

Thinking hard, Shego tried to figure out why the blasted thing wasn't in her bag like always. Then it finally dawned on her. The lighter had been confiscated by that nosey guidance counselor. It was sitting on her vanity, where she had placed it once it had been returned to her. She'd never put it back in her bag.

"Damn it," she muttered quietly, the unlit cigarette still clenched in her teeth.

[Hal Fuoco]

Hal had been wandering in the woods today on the way to his favorite, semi secretive hideout, the lake. He had met a lovely, sexy girl here the other day by the name of Vitany and by the way she acted, it seemed as if she was a frequent visitor as well. So he had decided that he would try his luck to find her here again today. He was waiting for some goods to arrive and be delivered to his "office" by his idiotic identical duo the Tweedy twins and as much as the girls were good workers, when he sent them on a job, he planned on waiting a few hours for the result. And so here he was wandering through the woods near the school until he finally came to the branches that, once pushed aside would reveal the lake.

As Hal pulled aside the branches he did find a lovely young woman but it wasn't Vitani. Making this image even better, the girl was lounging in a bikini in the middle of winter with an unlit cigarette in her mouth. It seemed she had no lighter and Hal grinned at the thought. He could save her time of relaxation. He had shown up just in time.

Hal walked over to this girl and pulled out his lighter before making his presence known. Could I interest you in a light? he said as he held his lighter out for her, one of his signature (and slightly frightening) smiles on his face. He flicked on the lighter and lit her cigarette, not caring to wait for an answer. As he did so he added, I'm Hal and who might you lovely lady be?

Hal blew the flame out after a moment and after placing it in his pocket, sat down beside her. He pulled out a cigarette of his own and lit it quickly. He hadn't planned to be doing this with his time in the woods (in fact this was innocent in comparison) but he might as well join this chick in her smoking break. he could always enjoy his usual goodies later. It wasn't like anyone would stop him. And so he continued puffing away on his cigarette, waiting to see what the girl would do.