{"id":34976,"date":"2012-08-17T00:29:17","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T00:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/08\/17\/still-got-legs-sleipnir-piper-summer\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T00:29:17","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T00:29:17","slug":"still-got-legs-sleipnir-piper-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/08\/17\/still-got-legs-sleipnir-piper-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Got Legs | Sleipnir\/Piper\/Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

piperparker—iamspidergirl<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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ask-sleipnir<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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iamthefirechild<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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piperparker\u2014iamspidergirl<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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ask-sleipnir<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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iamthefirechild<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Piper\u2019s enthusiasm was going to be infectious, Summer could tell. All to the good. Leading the way to the car, she motioned Sleipnir to the backseat. \u201cNormally you\u2019d be right about the leg room, Sleip, but you might have noticed I\u2019m short<\/em>. Therefore, you sit behind me, where you get all the leg room I don\u2019t need. Piper, are you directing from the back where you can cuddle with Sleip, or from the front? And where are<\/em> we going? Details, kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hopefully, a lot of chatter would keep either of them noticing how much she envied them. They were cute, separately and together, and that old familiar jealousy wanted to sneak its way back in. A little verbal distance and a lot of talk would keep that in its place \u2014 forgotten, as it should be.<\/p>\n

And maybe she could sneak a few hugs out of Sleipnir later.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Taco stand\u2026? Sleipnir was absolutely mystified at what that could be. He decided he would look it up later. It sounded intriguing. He climbed in the backseat of the car, studying it carefully. It seemed comfortable enough. He froze when he heard Summer\u2019s words, however, and immediately began to protest. \u201cSummer, Piper and I are certainly not-what is the word for it? Dating, I do not know why we would cuddle.\u201d His brows furrowed in confusion. \u201cAnd what is this<\/em> strange contraption?\u201d<\/p>\n

He had picked up the seat belt, eyeing it distrustfully. \u201cWhat does one do with it? And why does it stretch?\u201d He\u2019d begun to pull it out, to see how far it could go, when he noticed the place where it buckled in, and let go of the stretched out seat belt. \u201cAnd what is-\u201d He yelped as the seat belt whacked him in the face. He grumbled, rubbing his face. \u201cI do not think your iron horse likes me, Summer. Does it distrust all strangers? Piper, does it get along with you?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Piper choked on thin air as Slep denied dating her. Of all the-?!\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI, uh, no, we\u2019re not- not like that, I mean, Slep\u2019s a cute human don\u2019t get me wrong, but no offense or anything he\u2019s probably going to turn back into an eight legged horse and that would be really<\/em> awkward and how did you even get that idea?\u201d she asked, flustered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not to mention his dad is Loki. And not the nice Loki. Or maybe both Lokis. Or something. Either way, the Loki I met was\u2026 creepy. And evilishy. Lord, Asgardians are confusing!<\/em><\/p>\n

Slep got in the car. Piper hurriedly took the front seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, here, see the buckle? It goes in there like this,\u201d she said, showing him helpfully. \u201cThe car isn\u2019t alive. It just takes some getting used to. As for where we are headed\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Her grin returned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026We are going to the most wonderful place in New York, where the food is fab and the games are great and the prizes abundant. We,\u201d she declared grandly, \u201care going to Mr. Gatti\u2019s!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Summer chuckled. \u201cThere\u2019s a place I haven\u2019t been to in ages. Show me the address, will you, hon? Everybody set?\u201d She threw the car in gear and popped out into traffic, flashing the finger to a honking cab driver behind her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just teasing about the dating, kids. You know people are going to think that, though, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sleipnir winced at the loud noise of the cabbie behind him. \u201cI haven\u2019t heard of this Mr. Gatti\u2019s, but if it is as good as you say, I am sure it will be fun.\u201d He looked curiously out the window at all of the bright lights coming on from the buildings around him. \u201cThey might think that, but they\u2019re incorrect,\u201d he replied. \u201cBesides, they could just as easily assume I\u2019m dating you, Summer. It does not matter either way, since outside opinions do not matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

He gripped the seat as they weaved in between a couple cabs, but was not overly uncomfortable in the car. It just took some getting used to.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201c21st and Vine, second door on the left,\u201d Piper told Summer. \u201cThat\u2019s a good attitude to have, Slep. Sometimes people are jerks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Move it, Puny Parker!<\/em><\/p>\n

Hey Parker, ten points!<\/em><\/p>\n

Look, it\u2019s Parker! <\/em><\/p>\n

Puny Parker!<\/em><\/p>\n

Puny Parker!<\/em><\/p>\n

They moved through the city traffic easily. Piper looked at Summer, curious, trying to shake off the sudden stab of memory. Since becoming Spidergirl, and besting Flash at his own game, she got less of that\u2026 but it didn\u2019t meant that she was free from the tyranny of highschool.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo- how did you meet Slep, Summer?\u201d<\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t know much about the woman behind the wheel. Summer was a little mysterious and a little bit strange, and Piper was a sucker for a mystery.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Summer chuckled. “That, my dear, is a very long story. Let’s just say, magic plays strange tricks some times. But I know his … parent, as well. Loki happens to live in the same apartment complex as I do.”<\/p>\n

She fell silent a moment, concentrating on navigating the city’s tangled streets.<\/p>\n

“I call him a friend, though I doubt he feels the same for me. Sleipnir, however, is definitely a friend.” Spotting a parking garage, she began to maneouvre into it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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