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[Arianna Rivers]

Ari glanced at him, and then slowly smiled. "I am... too. It's nice. And thanks for helping... I don't think I'd get this done until next year if I did it by myself." She chuckled.

[Ace Stone]

He grinned and grabbed one of the paint brushes, dipping it into the paint bucket. "Then lets get to work."

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari beamed and grabbed her paint brush and then froze.

"You want something to wear over your shirt so you don't get paint on it?"

[Ace Stone]

Ace glanced down at his nice white shirt and just shrugged. He placed the paintbrush down and took off his shirt, tossing it aside. "This works too."

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari's eyes drifted over his chest. She blushed and beamed. "I'll be right back," she said, putting her paint brush down and jogging to her room to throw on a t-shirt and a pair of old, work out jean overalls. She then sprinted back downstairs and slid into the room on socks.

[Ace Stone]

Ace glanced at her as he dipped his paintbrush into the bucket. "Don't slip," he warned teasingly. "You'll make a big mess."

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari stuck her hands on her hips and stuck her tongue out at him. "What? Nothing about my very sexy outfit?" she said, trying to keep a straight face as she motioned to her stained and most holey overalls.

[Ace Stone]

He laughed then, placing the paint brush down and walking over to embrase her. "It doesn't matter what you're wearing, you're always sexy."

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari beamed and kissed him on the cheek. "What did I ever do to deserve you?" she asked, wrapping her arms around his neck.

[Ace Stone]

"I ask myself that everytime I see you," he said, smiling warmly down at her.

[Arianna Rivers]

(AAWWWWWWWW... I love Ace...)

"See? Exactly why I ask everyday. Anyway, back to work," she said, kissing his nose and then walking back to grab her paintbrush.

[Ace Stone]

((hahaha, he tires too hard sometimes.))

He grabbed his and dipped it in the green paint, slapping it onto the wall. This caused some specks of paint to fly back at him, little spots dotting his face. He grimaced and went to whipe them off, which, only smeared it.

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari burst out laughing. She slammed her hand over her mouth, silent laughter shaking her body. Tears streamed down her face.

She took a deep breath and released her hold on her mouth. She grinned. "You.. you got a little something on your face," she said, trying to keep a straight face.

[Ace Stone]

"Yeah, yeah," he mumbled in embaressment, rubbing at his face some more. "How about now?" He turned to face her, grinning.

[Arianna Rivers]

She poked her right cheek. "Just some... right there, too," she said, grinning.

[Ace Stone]

He rubbed at it until his face turned red in that spot. "Now?" he asked eagarly.

[Arianna Rivers]

"There you go," she said, chuckling. She turned back to her wall and started painting.

[Ace Stone]

He sighed and also got to work, but this time less... violently.

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari got really bored within the first couple of minutes. She turned towards Ace with a devilish smile on her face.

"Oh Ace?" she asked, her paintbrush dripping with green paint.

[Ace Stone]

He gave her a horrified look. "Don't you dare..."

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari giggled as she flung her paintbrush at him, splattering paint on him and the wall behind him.

[Ace Stone]

He gasped in surprise, glaring at her playfully. "Oh, now you're getting it," he warned just before flickig his back. She was sprayed with just as much paint, if not more.

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari glanced down, giving herself a once-over to survey the damage. She plucked a piece of hair from her ponytail and grimaced. "How am I going to get this out?" she asked, biting her lip, but grinning.

She flicked the paintbrush at him again, giggling.

[Ace Stone]

Ace did his best to dodge the flying paint and then charged for the bucket, lifting it up. "One false move and you get it."

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari's eyes widened. "Don't...even....think...about...it," she said, pressing her palms together in front of her chest like she was praying.

[Ace Stone]

He chuckled darkly, stepping forward. "Don't tempt me."

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari thought for a second. She had one of two choices: beg for forgiveness and lose or flick the paint brush again and get paint all over the floor and herself.

She weighed the options. Well, the floor was covered in plastic... and with one paint jar down they'd have to run back to the store, which meant Ace would stay longer... but she'd be covered in green paint.

She raised an eyebrow and flicked the paintbrush at him.

[Ace Stone]

He stared at her in surprise for a moment, he was sure she would have begged for forgiveness. With a shrug, he poured about half the bucket over her head. Then, to make things fair, he shoved the half filled bucket into her hands.

[Arianna Rivers]

Ari placed the bucket down on the ground, choosing to enact revenge at a later time.

"Ace? Let me give you a hug!" she said, beaming, as she opened her arms wide and walked towards him.

[Ace Stone]

He quickly back away from her, tripping over the plastic on the ground and falling on his back. "Ari, no!" he said quickly.