Sunnydale AU: and nothing even blew up

[americas_son]

Cal isn't sure which took longer: the speeches at the graduation ceremony, or the gathering his mother had planned after. At least the monotony of the party was broken up by Grahame's calmly stealing the spotlight to announce his new job with some law firm in LA.

Cal kind of has to admire his style there.

But, whatever, either way it's finally all over, and now he's pulling up in front of Tina's house to pick her up and head over to the Stark residence for the real party.

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[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Poor Sherlock."

Cal's tone is rather noticeably lacking in sympathy.

[take-youaway.livejournal.com]

"So mean," she says, nudging Cal with her elbow. "Leave the poor kid alone."

Yes, Tina is teasing, too. It's a daring thing for her! Hopefully she won't end up putting her foot in her mouth. As usual.

[toblameforit]

Tony snickers.

[if_inconvenient]

"Well," says Sherlock. "It is good to know someone is on my side."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Damn," Cal says, "my girlfriend likes you better than me. And here I thought Tony was the one I'd have to worry about."

He gives Tina a little squeeze and sips his beer.

[take-youaway.livejournal.com]

"You don't have to worry, honey," she says, and she kisses Cal on the cheek.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal smiles and returns the gesture.

[take-youaway.livejournal.com]

"Not that you guys aren't charming and adorable," Tina assures Sherlock and Tony.

(Cal's just more so to her!)

[if_inconvenient]

In unison:

[toblameforit]

"We know."

[if_inconvenient]

"We know."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Oh god," Cal says, "don't encourage them."

Pause.

"Also that was a little creepy." They should not do that again.

[take-youaway.livejournal.com]

"I think it was cute," she laughs.

Okay, maybe it was a little creepy.

[toblameforit]

"Creepy," Tony says definitively, "would be him doing it in my voice."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"That," Cal says, "is very true."

He glances at Sherlock.

[if_inconvenient]

Who contrives to look as innocent as possible.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Does Cal look fooled?

No. He does not.

[if_inconvenient]

Sherlock laughs.



It's Tony's laugh.

[toblameforit]

[take-youaway.livejournal.com]

Tina takes a sip of her beer and folds in on herself a little, making herself smaller. She doesn't know these Stark kids all that well, and she remembers the shit Gracie told her and you know what? It is kind of creepy all of a sudden.

You'd never know it by her smile. Nice girls always smile, and if you can't say something nice, keep your mouth shut. It's the polite thing to do.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal feels Tina shift a little against, and moves a bit himself to accommodate without really thinking about it.

"Saw that coming." Not that it was exactly unpredictable or anything.

[toblameforit]

Tony shakes his head and grins. "Sherry, are you drunk?"

[if_inconvenient]

"I have no reason to be," he points out.

[take-youaway.livejournal.com]

Tina drinks more of her beer. She thinks she may have a reason to be.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"That's not an answer."

What? It's not.