what should have happened

Scott's riding a flying ant, flying through the stairways and hallways of Cassie's school, with Hope by his side. "Whenever you go back to school, isn't everything supposed to look so much smaller?", he muses. "This place seems huge...Ahhh!", he feels himself enlarging involuntarily, but before he could react, he falls off from the flying ant suddenly and stumbles onto the floor.


"What is it?", Hank's voice sounds through their earpiece when he hears Scott's yells.


"It's the new regulator.", Hope turns back to check on Scott, and sees that he has turned into the size of a child.


"Hank, what's going on with this suit? How much of a work on progress this is?", Scott questions as he hits the regulator multiple times with his gloves hands frustratingly.


As he is struggling to make the regulator work, at the same exact moment, the school bell rings and a horde of students rush out from their classrooms. A cold wave spreads through his body and panic rises in him. "Uh huh. Oh no. No no no.", he's making unintelligible sounds, his eyes frantically searching for an escape route. He sees a custodial closet on his right and makes a run for it, jumping high enough to reach the door knob. He succeeds in opening the door and rushes into it, and Hope zips into the closet as well.


"Come on!", he's growing impatient as he smacks the regulator again, and this time he grows larger, but too large. His head hits the ceiling with a thump, making it crack, and he winces in pain. He finds himself trapped in an awkward position and what's worse it's he cannot move his torso at all.


"Oh.", Hope tilts her head back with her hand on her abdomen and laughs heartily at the comical situation.


Scott stares at her incredulously. "What are you, laughing? Come on, please, can you just...", he looks at her pleadingly with his puppy eyes, helpless.


"Ok. Ok.", she tries to keep her laughter at bay but a giggle still escapes from her lips. With the click of a button, she grows back in size and climbs onto his lap to examine the regulator.


His gaze follows her, and he feels the warmth of her body brushing on his thigh. Heat flushes through his skin. He almost forgets how comforting she feels against his skin, even though they were full clothed.


"What do you see?", Hank asks.


"The sizing coils are malfunctioning. Just let me...", she meddles with the buttons on the regulator when he feels an electric shock zapping through his body from the regulator, snapping him back from his daydream, and he cringes in pain. "Ow!", he yells.


"Sorry.", she squints, apologetic.


"It's alright.", he reassures her.


She fixes the regulator with a jab of a few buttons. "Ok. Alright. Try it."


He presses the button on his glove, and he shrinks to his normal size, causing Hope to slide off his thigh at the same time, and she lands gracefully on the floor.


Scott pops his helmet off, spins around and finds himself face to face with Hope, both of them so close to each other they could feel their breaths. Startled, she let out a shaky gasp while he seems slightly out of breath from being too large a moment ago. It had been two years since they shared such an intimate moment. It would be an outrageous lie if they said they didn't miss each other, didn't longed for each other's touch.


He looks down subtly, his eyes flicking through her soft, pink lips and he absentmindedly licks his lower lip, the temptation to kiss her too hard to resist. He catches her stealing a glance at him, her gaze lingering on his mouth, and he wonders if she's feeling the same way too.


His lips were alluring and the thought of kissing him right now was enticing but they were here to retrieve the suit and she shouldn't get carried away. Not right now. Chasing the thought away, she looks up quickly, and this time, their eyes meet, connecting. A flicker of fire and lust gleams in his eyes and an electric surge coarses through her, making her spine tingle.


The tension in the enclosed space increases exponentially with their body heat. He swallows a lump in his throat. The desire to kiss her burns ragingly in him but he thinks he might earn a punch in the jaw instead. Fuck this. Pushing away his fears, he cups her cheeks swiftly and crashes his lips onto hers. The instant his mouth meet hers, it stuns her and her eyes bulges out in surprise. All coherent thoughts flee and she dissolves into her sensations and she closes her eyes. He kisses her ferociously, the kiss urgent and tender wrapping fiercely together. She still feels so good, he thinks.


A moment later, he breaks it off, gasping for air, his hands sliding downwards holding her arms. He stares at her, and she holds her gaze at him steadily and hungrily, wanting more.


"Guys...", Hank's puzzling voice buzzes through. "Hope? Scott?!"


Ignoring her father's calls, Hope desperately buries her fingers in Scott's hair and draws him close, landing her lips firmly on his. Her lips open over his mouth repeatedly, as if trying to suck the air from his lungs. Their kiss grow eagerly and intensely, his hands already on her waist, urging her forwards into him. They kiss long and hard.


"What on earth are you two doing?!?" All Hank hears through the earpiece are gasping and breath sounds. He cringes, his open palm shooting up to cover his face.


She pulls away from the kiss eventually, both of them catching their breath, exhilaration taking over them. Much to his surprise, an earnest smile blossoms on her face, and he notices that her cheeks are a shade of pink. She observes that his hair is all muss up and a lopsided grin animates his lips, making him more attractive. "Hope, I...", before he could finish his sentence, his suit malfunctions again, and he shrinks to the size of a child.


"What?", he checks himself to see that he has turned fun size again. He clicks the button on his glove several times but it fails. "Awesome.", he sarcastically comments, annoyance written on his face.


She laughs at the hilarity of the situation and bends down to his level. "If only Cap could see you now.", she teases.


"Hilarious. What are we gonna do?!" His eyes falls on the pile of Lost and Found at the corner of the closet and she follows his gaze. She smirks at him and takes a blue-coloured hoodie out from the pile and gives it to him. He rolls his eyes, reluctantly taking the hoodie from her and wears it over his suit. A smug smile teases the corner of her lips because he looks absolutely adorable child size with a hoodie.


"Off you go.", she urges him towards the door. He glares at her, opens the door and peeks out from it before heading out. She shrinks herself and follows closely beside him, silently relieved that their unexpected moment was interrupted. She bites her lower lip, the taste of his lingering kiss still fresh on her lips.

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