A Collection of Odds & Ends

A Couple of Characters (Jai Courtney)

Aha! So, this was sent to me as a request on my tumblr (oddsnendsfanfics) and since it was centered around a birthday and today is mine, I decided to write it. I hope I did the request justice.

Original ask:

prompt: OFC has a birthday and friends take her out dancing. In some way, OFC happens to meet sexy Oz (we'll use Jai) who helps finish celebrating her birthday. After a few drinks OFC and Jai sneak off to finish the night off with a party for two. Get creative in how they celebrate. examples but not limited to: Smut, Paint ball, Hot Air Balloon. That is all.

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"Hey Cossy." her best friend, Livvy, called out trying to be heard over the music. "Remember how I said I had to get you a present?" she moved closer, a tall, slightly drop dead gorgeous man behind her. "This is Jai, he's from Sydney. Happy Birthday BBG!"

Moving aside to allow the man passage, the tall, model like blonde disappeared back to the dance floor. Left to awkwardly stare at the dazzling human being left by her friend, she took a final sip of her vodka and soda, sitting the glass down and licking her painted red lips. They'd been here for an hour and already her best friend had found some poor sucker, who she likely paid off, to come sit and pretend to be interested in her. This was a new record.

"Hi." He spoke, holding out his hand to her.

"I'm Cosette." She held her hand out, shaking his.

"Cosette?" He repeated, her name sounded much sexier when he said it with his accent. "Like that Cosette?"

"Yes, like that  Cosette. Please, don't judge me, I didn't pick my name." Cosette chuckled a little and wrinkled her nose.

"I'm named after a character on Tarzan. I can't really judge you." he shrugged and laughed. "It's nice to know I'm not the only one named after a random character."

"Jai was it?" Cosette repeated the name she thought she'd heard and hoped for the best. He nodded quickly. Score, she was usually so terrible with names. "Nice to meet you."

"The pleasure is all mine, love." Jai smiled, his perfectly white teeth practically shining under the beard that covered his handsome features. "So, I'm told it's your birthday?" he continued to smile.

"Yes, it is." Cosette gave a quick nod, signaling the bar tender for another drink. She had been parked by the bar long enough, she was confident the nearing middle aged woman would remember her drink.

"Happy Birthday." Jai offered, gently tapping the top of the bar and raising his beer, silently asking for another.

"Can birthdays really be happy?" Cosette challenged, her head tilted to the side, her perfectly curled hair sliding across her shoulder. "Think about it, they are merely a day where we get one step closer to death."

Jai couldn't believe the words he was hearing. Weren't people supposed to be happy on their birthday? He'd never had a birthday he didn't like. Was it possible that the beautiful Cosette just hadn't experienced a fun birthday? He'd heard of people who hated their birthdays, but had never met one.

"I think they can be. Birthday or not, we're all one step closer to death. Some times, we get lucky and get more birthdays than others." Jai reasoned, tipping his beer back to his lips. After a drink, he rested his elbow on the bar, his blue eyes meeting hers head on. "I believe we should celebrate every day, we are given here."

"Wow, you Jai, have given me a much better answer than I ever expected." Cosette raised her glass, clinking it to his bottle. "I'm impressed, pretty and smart." she joked.