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chloe & freya // mardi gras

[thevulnerability]

No one could pinpoint who came up with the idea for Wonderland Mardi Gras, but Freya ended up in the center of it and, in turn, so did Chloe. Lucifer was more than happy to host the event which was less French Quarter and more a Fat Tuesday stereotype that got drunk and threw up all over Deux Lux, what with the purple streamers and glittery gold tinsel dropping from the ceiling.

The mansion loved it, though. Most of them embraced the masks, or came loaded with ridiculous beads to trade for dares. Chloe split off to find Freya part way through the night, unsurprised to see her dancing on the bar. Freya waved her over and Chloe came along with an eye-roll.

"You were serious about that table dancing thing, huh?" Chloe couldn't hear herself over the drone of voices and music, and apparently neither could Freya, because she reached down instead and gestured for Chloe to get up on the bar. Chloe was far enough into the night and few drinks that she clamored up on a bar stood, holding out her arms to steady herself as she shouted to Freya, "I am not dancing on a bar!"

"Yes you are, no excuses," Freya replied, grabbing Chloe's hand and pulling her up from the stool. She shifted her hips and started to dance and Chloe, ever watchful, carefully followed her lead until they both were giggling and twirling around the bar like rock stars, hands spread towards Lux's high ceilings, blonde hair flipping everywhere without, at least for a few hours, a single care in the world.

seth & kate // misdemeanor

[themuse]

"Just keep an eye out!"

Kate waved her hand at him sharply, her head peering over the aisle of the convenience store. The clerk sat at the desk, enthralled with the small television in front of him, so Kate ducked back down and glared at Seth.

"You're gonna get caught."

"I never get caught," Seth whispered as he shoved two bottles of beer into his jacket. He strode towards the door confidently, not realizing that Kate wasn't right behind him until he reached the it. He paused, turning around to look for her, his gaze eventually meeting the clerk's who stared at him narrowly.

"You gonna pay for those, kid?" Seth tried to keep his eyes from widening. "Don't play dumb. I saw you pocket those beers. Pay up or a I call the cops."

Seth jerked when he felt a hand grasp his, turning to find Kate wide-eyed and a little breathless. "Told you. Just give it to him and let's get out of here okay?" She turned to the clerk, her hand tight around Seth's as she stared at him. "We're really sorry, it won't happen again." Seth begrudgingly pulled the beers out of his coat and put them on the counter before he felt Kate insistently tug on his arm, pulling him out of the store and onto the sidewalk, not slowing until they turned a corner into he alley.

"Shit, Katie, why'd you out me? I could have gotten out of there."

"I needed a decoy." Kate opened her jacket and pulled out a bottle of vodka. "Two beers? Amateur, Seth."

Seth marveled at her, his eyes wide as he shook his head. "Katherine Beckett, you are a menace to society."

She grasped his shirt and yanked him towards her. "You have no idea."