It was mid-afternoon and the group of friends were casually strolling the streets of Epcot’s World Showcase, admiring the architecture, music and moods of the many countries represented there. In "Germany" the girls persuaded the polka band to play the "chicken dance" and then led the boys in a rousing dance complete with flapping, clapping, wiggling and skipping. The group shared some pretzels and beer in the "Biergarten" and each picked out a couple of traditional German-style Christmas ornaments for their individual trees.
In "Italy" Kristy helped Kevin pick out some designer silk ties and he bought her a beautiful soft-yellow, green and blue silk scarf that he said reminded him of her hair and eyes. Howie and Heather selected souvenirs from "China" and "Japan," while AJ and Jessica browsed in "Morocco," and Nick and Brian checked out the Helly Hansen store in "Norway."
The group moved on to "France" and sampled some rich pastries while watching a street mime. He selected Brian, Nick and AJ to "perform" with him and Kristy documented their "acting debut" with her camera, as well as the rest of the group’s activities throughout the day. They visited the French perfumery and the boys set out to select exotic scents for the girls, and vice versa. Nick and Brian volunteered various body parts as Kristy, Jessica and Heather squirted and sprayed an array of expensive fragrances on them, trying to pick their favorites.
"Mmmm. I like this one," Jessica said as she sniffed Nick’s wrist and held it out for Heather to smell.
"Yeah, it’s nice... but smell this one," Heather replied as she pulled Brian’s arm forward for Jessica’s scrutiny.
"Nicky sweetie, com’eer," Kristy instructed, then sprayed his neck with a cologne she’d been contemplating for Kevin. She leaned forward to get a better whiff, "Oooh, I really like... Heath, whatta ya think?" she asked her roommate.
Heather stepped closer to Nick and smelt his neck, "Oh yeah! Jess... ya gotta smell this one!"
Jessica joined her two friends who were still surrounding Nick, leaning in to assess the fragrance. She sniffed him a couple of times, "Very nice!" Kristy leaned in again, partly to smell the cologne again, and partly because she liked watching how flustered Nick was getting.
"You girls are evil!" Brian laughed as he caught the twinkle in Kristy’s eyes, watching his buddy savor every bit of attention the three older girls were showering on him.
"Jessie... this one’s you!" AJ brought an abstract looking bottle towards her and, using a glass wand, sensually applied a couple of drops of a fresh, spicy cologne to her wrists and neck. Jessica closed her eyes as AJ leaned forward, feeling his nose and lips graze her skin as he smelled her neck. She opened her eyes after a bit and looked up to see him standing directly in front of her, staring down at her. For once she didn’t feel like saying anything sarcastic to him... she didn’t feel like saying anything at all. AJ took her silence as the invitation it was and leaned forward and kissed her. This time, Kristy and Heather exchanged smiles, watching and enjoying the rare moment of peace between the two.
Howie brought an oval-shaped atomizer towards Heather, "I think you’ll like this one." He sprayed a small amount of the floral perfume on Heather’s wrists and smiled as she inhaled deeply and nodded.
"I love it!" She leaned forward and gave him a light kiss in appreciation.
Kevin was still off in the corner, sniffing bottle after bottle of perfume, searching for the right scent for Kristy. Suddenly the group heard him shout, "This is it!" Kevin walked over to the group with his hands behind him. "It’s perfect for you," he smiled. "Soft and feminine, warm and sensual, kinda vanilla-ee... even the name fits..." he paused as he pulled the star-shaped bottle with sky-blue perfume from behind his back.
Kristy, Jessica and Heather all smiled brightly and exclaimed, "Angel!"
Kevin’s faced dropped, "You’ve heard of it?"
Kristy stepped towards Kevin and slipped her arms around his waist, "Honey, you know me so well, it’s almost scary." She leaned closer and tilted her neck for Kevin to smell.
He obliged, inhaling deeply and letting his face linger near Kristy’s neck and ear. He pulled back and grinned sheepishly, "Angel?" She nodded, her eyes sparkling with laughter. Kevin shrugged, "I knew I liked it for a reason!"
She giggled and gave him a soft kiss, "But if it makes you feel any better, I’m almost out."
"Well we can’t let that happen now, can we?" Kevin said and grabbed boxes with lotion, bath gel and body powder to go with the perfume. "I want you to think of me whenever any of these touch your skin," he whispered in her ear, his deep sexy voice and the images in Kristy’s head making her breath catch in her chest and her skin flush.
She nodded slowly, "Next shower... which should probably be a cold one!"
Kevin chuckled and nodded, "I think we’re both gonna hafta be gettin’ used to a lot of those."
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The guys dropped Kristy and the girls off at their hotel to get ready to go out for the night, and returned to their respective homes to get ready themselves. Except for AJ, who went back to Kevin’s.
At one point in the afternoon while window shopping, Kristy pointed something out for Kevin. Jessica had joked that she thought the conservative Armani suit was more AJ’s style and that started a conversation about their differing styles. For a dare, Kevin and AJ were going to pick out clothes for each other and Jessica and Kristy were going to design each others looks for the night.
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Heather opened the door to their suite, her face flushed and tears of laughter streaming down her cheeks. "Hi hon!" she gave Howie a quick kiss and tried to compose herself.
"What’s so funny?" Howie asked as he entered the room. He admired the floral sundress and sandals Heather wore, and she smiled appreciatively at his tan khakis and crisp white and navy oxford. From the bathroom they could hear the faint sounds of giggling and protesting.
"Jess! Kris! You girls almost ready?" Heather yelled back. She started laughing uncontrollably as both girls emphatically yelled back "No!"
There was another knock on the door and Heather opened it to let Nick and Brian in. The two boys were dressed to dance; Nick was wearing loose-fit black jeans and a gray T shirt with a gray hooded jacket, his blond hair hanging loose over his right eye. Brian wore blue jeans, a denim jacket, and a white short-sleeved cotton shirt untucked, over a white T.
"Hey! Kev and AJ here yet?" Brian asked, settling into the couch.
"Not yet... I wonder if they’re having as much difficulty as Kris and Jess are," Heather giggled, just as they heard another muffled scream from the back of the suite. Heather was about to go check on her friends when they heard a soft rapping on the door. She opened it slowly, and choked back a laugh. "I think that would be a ‘yes’," she said as she looked at the two agitated faces in the hallway.
AJ stepped into the room, frowning the whole way. "What’s wrong Bone?" Nick chuckled, as Brian and Howie struggled to keep from laughing outright.
"I’m wearing KHAKIS for cryin’ out loud!" AJ grumbled. "Not just khakis, but DOCKERS."
"Where’d ya get ‘em? I didn’t think you owned anything like that," Brian smirked. Along with said pants, AJ wore a red and navy striped polo, loafers and a twill jacket. He wore only one chain and a pair of gold stud earrings, and his hair was conservatively combed and monochromatic.
"Kev and I made a quick trip to the mall," AJ replied, smiling a bit with that comment. Heather held the door open a bit more and invited Kevin into the room. Although the guys had done a reasonable job containing their merriment with AJ’s appearance, when Kevin entered the room, they all burst into laughter.
Kevin rolled his eyes as the group tried to settle down. He wore huge baggy jeans that hung around his hips, showing off a pair of boxers with lip-prints on them and a snug white tank-top, revealing his well-defined chest and arms. He had big gold hoop earrings in, three gold chains around his neck, red-tipped spiky hair, and carried a red sleeveless thermal vest and long-sleeved white shirt.
"Turn off the lights," AJ instructed with a smirk.
Howie flipped the lights off and the group burst into laughter again as they saw glowing lips coming from Kevin’s boxers.
"Happy?" Kevin grumbled as he sank onto the couch beside his cousin.
"Now we just have to wait for the other two fashion victims, and we’re good to go," Heather giggled. "Jess! Kris! We’re waiting!"
Jessica emerged and the group snickered. "So where did YOU go shopping?" Brian asked, knowing Jessica wouldn’t have previously owned any of the clothes she had on. Kristy had clearly been inspired by Britney Spears. Jessica wore a pleated plaid skirt that hit a couple of inches above her knees, with a white oxford knotted above her belly button, although her belly button ring was conspicuously absent. White knee highs, loafers, a navy cardigan and pony tails completed the school-girl look.
"Didn’t you know? There are a whole bunch of clothes stores downstairs," Jessica grinned as she added, "With a lot of different styles!"
"Looks like Kev and Kris are tryin’ to send us off to boarding school," AJ cracked.
"Well I kinda like it... Britney!" Nick chuckled.
"It’s all those years of Catholic school uniforms that inspired me..." Kristy said as she emerged from the bedroom.
"Somehow I don’t think THAT outfit would fly in Catholic school," Kevin said, his eyes traveling over Kristy’s outfit... or lack thereof. She wore a pair of snug black Capri pants and a loosely-knit, short, black sweater-vest that revealed significant amounts of Kristy’s skin and black lacy bra. She wore black platform shoes, a black lace choker and black dangly earrings, her golden blond hair in dozens and dozens of small, uneven braids, with strategically applied body glitter on her face, arms and chest.
Kevin stood up and hugged Kristy, running his hands over her bare arms, "Not that I’m complainin’... but aren’t you gonna get cold?"
"I guess I’ll have to rely on you to keep me warm," Kristy grinned.
"It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it!" he laughed as he kissed her forehead.
"If you get tired of doin’ it, just let me know..." Nick offered, to which Kevin replied, "In your dreams blondie."
"You know, your outfit is pretty nice too," Kristy said, admiring Kevin’s arms in his tank-top. "So THIS must be why they call you ‘Mr. Body Beautiful’!"
"So that must make you ‘Mrs. Body Beautiful’," he smiled as his pulled her close, enjoying the feel of her body against his, their minimalistic clothing providing very little by way of a barrier.
"Ka’mon you two... let’s go party!"
