Lost Girl Ch. 09

Just as Claudia herself had been slimed, Misty was now wearing a mask of eggnog, which dripped down her face and chin onto the already stained rug. For a moment she just stood there with jaw slack and eyes widened, but her moment of disbelief quickly transformed into one of anger.

"You bitch!"

"You fuck with my friend, you fuck with me," Kimi said before turning on her heel, and then she was off and heading toward the front door.

In a fit of rage, Misty started toward Kimi, but was effectively thwarted by Lucas, who restrained her from going any further.

"Let go of me!" Misty screamed while trying to loosen his arms from her waist. "Why are you protecting her?"

"Let it go, Misty," Lucas gently demanded. "Cut it out and just let her leave."

On her way to the door, Kimi spotted Claudia and Tristan, and with a gesture of her hand, gave the signal that they were leaving. After retrieving their coats from the pile near the door, Kimi and Claudia stepped out into the cool night air. Tristan walked beside them as they made their way toward the car, and for awhile they were all dead silent. That was, until, Claudia finally broke the silence.

"I can't believe you just did that." Her breath clouded in the frosty December air and she tightened her coat around her. "That was... - "

"Awesome?" Kimi's voice held a note of pride.

"Well, yes." Slowly, a smile began creeping across Claudia's face until it finally became a full-blown grin. "I was going to say completely unexpected, but it *was* pretty damn awesome, as well."

"You're my best friend," Kimi said. "And I can't have nobody messing with my best friend."

Claudia's smile widened. "Did you just call me your best friend?"

"I did indeed," Kimi said. "Because that's what we are."

"Awww...It's the first time you said those words."

"December 20th," Kimi said. "Remember the date, because that's our anniversary."

Rather than smile along, Tristan only watched them with an expression which was unreadable, but very intent.

"Tristan, we're joking," Kimi said on noticing his face. "We're not actually that weird, we're just being goofy."

"Oh. Yeah. I kinda figured that," Tristan said a little too quickly.

Just briefly, Kimi and Claudia shared a smile, and as they reached Tristan's Lincoln Continental, he opened the passenger door so that Kimi could slide in. Once she was comfortably seated, he closed the door behind her.

Claudia tugged on the handle of the Lincoln's rear door so that she could climb in as well, but Tristan came to her aid, holding the door open so that she could get in. A 'thank you' passed her lips as well as a soft smile, and as she slid into the backseat, he shut the door behind her.

A few moments later, Tristan was maneuvering the huge vehicle away from the curb, guiding it down a dirt path, and into the night.