Carmen Sandiego smooth lines

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter)

"Wow. That will actually be the front page of the tabloids tomorrow. Fortune heiress dumps champagne on the heir of two inventors. What did Joshua do this time?" Jasmine asked raising an eyebrow as she and Zack made their ways over to the red head and the now spluttering inventor.

"Started with calling me a dyke then called me a prudish bitch when I didn't let him put his arm around my shoulder." Ivy said unbothered as everyone stared at the newly made scene.

"How drunk are you?" Zack asked staring at Joshua startled and amused at how he was trying to wipe the champagne from his face but his movements were off.

"Not drunk." Joshua slurred out as he stumbled to his feet finally and glared at Ivy.

"Not buying it." Ivy didn't miss a beat as she stared him down bored.

"I'm not drunk." Joshua said glaring at Ivy darkly but his words were slow so that they were spoken clearly.

"Then congrats, you're a natural asshole." Jasmine said dryly, earning a snarl from the boy who staggered towards her.

"Try it Joshua. Go ahead. Try me." Ivy hissed the last two words at the boy in a dark tone, making him falter for a minute.

"Not gonna do nothin'. Just wanna dance wid the girl I love." Joshua said his words slurred again as he moved towards Ivy who stared him down unimpressed.

"Even if either of us knew what love is, which we both are too young to even claim knowing what true love is like, I don't love you." Ivy said completely blunt and earning a wince of sympathy from Sara for the poor tech boy who looked shocked and heartbroken at this.

"You can learn to love me! We… we'd be like a power couple! My tech skills with your… well you… we'd be unstoppable at anything!" Joshua said desperately earning a roll of the eyes from Ivy.

"Still not interested. You aren't my type. Move along to your next choice in girls because you aren't getting this one." Ivy said dismissively as she waved a hand as if to shoo him away.

"Maybe I should just take what I want then." Joshua threatened as he grabbed her wrist tightly, Ivy actually looked amused at this. It was only because she looked amused that kept the furious Jasmine, Sara, or Carmen from beating the boy over the head until he was bleeding and broken. Zack looked angry as well but he bit his tongue since he knew his sister could handle the techie herself.

"Joshua… in case you've forgotten… you are powerless without your machines which aren't here at the moment." Ivy said sweetly, her voice far too sweet to be anything but a threat in and of itself. It had the wealthy adults around them backing away warily while Jasmine eyed Ivy confused and wary as well.

"I don't need em." Joshua said trying to appear confident in that but his unsteady demeanor and slightly slurred words ruined any chance of seeming confident at all.

"Oh yes you do because in case you aren't aware…I don't need any help." Ivy said her sickly sweet smile suddenly much sharper and more dangerous. It caused Carmen and Sara both to tense on habit as they began cataloging their escape routes and weapons nearby.

"I know fourteen different ways to snap your neck with my bare hands within the next twenty seconds." Ivy said as he free hand shot out and grabbed Joshua by his suit collar, pulling the now cowering boy close enough that he could see his own death in her eyes.

"Now let. Me. Go." Ivy ordered slowly making the boy release her wrist immediately as he stood pale and trembling before the red head.

"Good boy. Now get over whatever crush/obsession you have for me and leave me alone. If you ever grab or threaten me again, I'm going to break your arm and jaw as a final warning." Ivy said without missing a beat as she released his collar and watched as he scrambled away from her, a stain on the front of his suit pants.

"You know I think you threatening to snap his neck will be the front pages." Jasmine said almost casually as she looked at where Joshua was running and had crashed into, and promptly flipped over, one of the tables set up.

"More so than his threats to take what he wanted from me? He's lucky that I only threatened him." Ivy said waving it off dismissively before turning back to her two dates.

"Sorry you had to witness that my ladies. Desperation, rejection, and insanity is a disgusting thing to have to see, especially for two lovely ladies such as yourselves." Ivy said smiling charmingly at Sara and Carmen who had relaxed a bit and Carmen looked amused with how Ivy had handled the boy.

"It's alright. Are you sure you would not be interesting in someone more…your age?" Sara asked a bit hesitantly as she looked at the red head who rolled her eyes.

"Someone my age who most likely has only one thing on their mind, and I don't mean video games? Why would I want someone like that?" Ivy asked grinning at the two women as she looked at them both again.

"Especially with two beautiful, mature, and intelligent women such as you both being…shall we say…on the dating market?" Ivy asked making the two blush slightly and look away from her.

Zack just looked slightly amused, slightly annoyed, and mostly just done with this as he groaned.

His glare and words towards his sister reflected that quite clearly while Jasmine laughed.

"Damnitt Ives! I didn't bring my stick so can you stop being such a chick magnet for just one night?"