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Post by Shava on Jan 24, 2014 13:16:10 GMT -5
24 Jan 14, 01:55 PM Ailleana: She entered the common room and went directly for the boy's stairs. Frustrated with her friend's apparent lack of common sense, she needed to vent to someone, and really, not including her family, there was only one person she felt she could fully vent to. She knocked on the door to the fifth year boy's dorm, allowing exactly three seconds before she swung the door open. "Anybody home?" 24 Jan 14, 01:58 PM Aiden: 3/4 through a pattern, legs spread apart in front of each other, hand above head as he came down into a squat, hears the knock and breaths out before he says "COme" realizing she is already inside. Smirks and shakes his head adds "beds free, what's up?" and continues into his next standing pose slowly like shifting water. 24 Jan 14, 02:01 PM Ailleana: She crosses the room in easy strides and bounces onto his bed, landing with legs crossed as she watches him for a few seconds before she speaks. "Cassidy is an idiot" she declares bluntly, "that's what." 24 Jan 14, 02:02 PM Aiden: Hands forward, calm exact movements filled with grace. breaths in. 'What did she do this time? It clearly bothers you she is an idiot." Hands make circle in front of him, pushes out in a full extension, painfully impossible on the ankles to anyone else though he is like a rock24 Jan 14, 02:06 PM Ailleana: She arches an eyebrow at him, smirking. "Its very hard to be irritated when you're doing all that zen calm waters stuff" she points out, then continues. "James broke up with her, /again/ a couple of days ago, and what does she do? She goes crying her eyes out begging him to take her back!" She crosses her arms and mumbles, "stupid bloody wanker's cheating on her with Melissa Aimes anyway." 24 Jan 14, 02:08 PM Aiden: Smiles slightly as he goes to the tips of only one set of toes, still leaning forward before he settles back towards the center ppoint. "Well i hardly want you irritated at me now do I?" Listens as she speaks then exhales and stands relaxed, turning towards her. 'So she knows he is sleeping around and lying about it and she still is hooked. Either he played her mmind or she is fixated and not smart enough to see it then." 24 Jan 14, 02:11 PM Ailleana: She rolls her eyes, grinning at him. "At you? When have I ever been irritated at you?" She laughs, "well, mostly that is." She frowns again, "She's freaking delusional is what she is" she informs him. "I've told her what he does when she's not around, but she doesn't believe me." A smirk, "says I'm just jealous." 24 Jan 14, 02:15 PM Aiden: Smiles at her laughter and then shakes out his arms, breaking the focus he had earlier to bend and gets his legs and arms all relaxed again, grabs a towel to mop his brow as he says "See? it's working." Listens. "Then he did a head number on her. How bright would you say she is to begin with?" Frowns at the thought of someone being used that way, but knows there are those in the world. Comes over to the bed as she speaks 24 Jan 14, 02:19 PM Ailleana: Another eye roll, "if that's what you call it" she says teasingly before she considers his question. "She's not...stupid..." she says slowly. "Like I know she gets good grades she just...I don't know...loses her head when it comes to guys I think. She's always been that way." He approaches the bed and she scoots off-center, making room for him if he wants to sit. "I'd like to help her, but its like she's gone blind, deaf, and dumb" 24 Jan 14, 02:23 PM Aiden: Watches her face as she thinks, seeing her thinking across it with interest in how she answered. "So then, instead of thinking logic you have to think emotions with her? Maybe she needs to be told to think of what she feels when she looks at how he treats her then." hangs towel around neck and sits in one impossibly smooth motion in front of his pillow, one leg over the side across from her. Tosses her his pillow to lean back on the footboard with. 24 Jan 14, 02:29 PM Ailleana: She nods, settling in with his pillow and straightening her legs out next to his to get comfortable. "That's possible, I'm just not sure she'll listen. She thinks I have a thing for James" then she shrugs, "I might have told her arrogant entitled shallow prick wasn't my type, and I doubt that helped" Doesn't bother looking contrite. She leans back on the headboard for a a moment and sighs. "Why do girls have to be so stupid when it comes to relationship stuff? They can't see what's right in front of them." 24 Jan 14, 02:35 PM Aiden: Bark of laughter, quickly done. "She thinks you like a guy who cheats? Nice of her. maybe unconsciously she is protecting everyone else from him in her own way." the concept of a jerk prick has him smiling soft, clearly amused at the description. 'Can't see you wanting to mount a guy like that, no. be like an explosion heard around the school." teasing her back. Shrugs, wondering about that himself. "I think at first most girls have no idea what they really want and instead go with what they think would be cool or 'good looking.' " 24 Jan 14, 02:40 PM Ailleana: She nods, "I know right? Like I'd be caught dead with a guy who did't know the meaning of the word 'monogamous'" She smirks at his teasing, "something like that. Be the last thing he ever did, I can tell you that much." She grins, "hey, not always true. I know exactly what I want" and then a smirk, "well, this week anyway" 24 Jan 14, 02:45 PM Aiden: Shakes his head. he had heard people wondering if she had multiple guys on the side; her very nature of acting seemed to mean that, but Aiden knew her far better then that. Inside she wanted much deeper then a casual thing. "Yes, you'd probably brag about busting his balls." Rolls his eyes visually as he sat back against the headboard. with a smile. "But how much of that is what seems attractive to you and how much of it is what you feel you really need? I bet it's more towards the like then the recognition of what your soul needs, Ally. you've never been an inward looking person." he said seriously 24 Jan 14, 02:53 PM Ailleana: Another grin, "d@mn right I would" the expression softens when he smiles. "Going philosophical on me are you? She makes a face at him, "what my soul needs?" She shrugs, "I guess not, never really thought about it honestly." She looks thoughtful for a moment, "and its not like most of the guys around are particularly concerned with my soul either." 24 Jan 14, 02:58 PM Aiden: Laughs softly then tilted his head at her. Points out "You are the one who first brought up girls not being smart about boys. I merely added you in as a sample." Realized he might be one of the only guys she knows who isn't out to bed every girl in the school. "Well most guys are physically focused when it comes to girls I must admit. Best to steer clear of the ones who try to push you towards it anyway, but your friend certainly isn't that wise." 24 Jan 14, 03:03 PM Ailleana: She gives him a look, "Thanks" she mutters, then brightens a bit. "And of course you're being the saintly exception to that rule" she teases, "oh wise and powerful zen master" She shakes her head, "she's not, and maybe she'll just have to learn the hard way." 24 Jan 14, 03:07 PM Aiden: Doesn't laugh, just looks off to the side a moment. "I guess so. I've got other things to do then deal with girls who are all crazy as our year seems to be about dating. So many seem so,,,shallow or too deep too fast." And he wanted more then that indeed. laughs a half-hearted chuckle. "My art does tend to be my major focus, but it's hard to master too." Shrugs and pats her ankle comfortingly. 'yep, I suspect you have done all you can do for the moment. Too bad she has califlowers in her ears so she can't listen." 24 Jan 14, 03:13 PM Ailleana: She nods, "and most of the guys I know have one thing in their heads and not very much else." She shrugs, "kind of predictable really." She nods, "it is pretty cool to watch you practice" she informs him, "how long have you been working on this stuff?" He pats her ankle and she smiles at him, then laughs, "cauliflowers?" She snorts, "nice image" 24 Jan 14, 03:18 PM Aiden: Nods. "No one has taught most guys not to use the second brain. it's one of the first things I had to learn." Looks a bit tickled she asked, "Nine years. it's tough, but it's awesome knowing I can do what I do. makes everything feel managable somehow. let me know if you ever want a lesson....if you ever stop moving." Grins back. "Well yeah, I can see a lot of people shoving stuff where it doesn't belong." Laughs 24 Jan 14, 03:28 PM Ailleana: She raises her eyes to his and smirks, "and I'm grateful for that, you're like the only sane guy I think I know." She shakes her head, "no, you have fun. I think I'll just watch. I don't think I could stay still that long anyway." She just stares at him for a second and then bursts out laughing. "Den!" she shakes her head, "that's awful" 24 Jan 14, 03:31 PM Aiden: Shakes his head and finishes her sentence "...who is not an adult." he smiles back "I will! I like it. And no, I don't think you can be still any more then I can be fast," he grins knowing he can be very fast just chooses not to. Watches her crack up and feels good about his effect on her. "hey don't tell me you haven't noticed our year seem particularly interested in trying out stuff that should be already assumed bad for them!" 24 Jan 14, 03:35 PM Ailleana: -Still laughing, "I've noticed, but..." she dissolves again, and then after a couple of minutes manages to get a hold of herself. She wraps her arms around her middle. "My sides hurt now" she accuses. 24 Jan 14, 03:37 PM Aiden: Chuckles more watching her then moves over to her end and says "Here, goof," pulls her in and holds her still for a moment as if that will help 'neutralize the ribs.' "You always throw so much energy into everything, numbnuts, no wonder your ribs hurt." 24 Jan 14, 03:42 PM Ailleana: She relaxes in his arms, going still and taking a deep breath before she turns her head to grin at him. "That's because I have a lot of energy to put into things" she argues. "What's the point of having it if I don't use it?" 24 Jan 14, 03:44 PM Aiden: Frowns and shakes his head at her same time. "Focusing it into something you can use might make more sense, goof. Like homework or your favorite sport or beating up her boyfriend, or well...you get the picture." 24 Jan 14, 03:49 PM Ailleana: "I play quidditch" she reminds him, "but there's so much more to life than sports or homework or even beating up my friends' lousy exes" Her eyes go bright, take on a bit of wanderlust. "I want to really experience life, everything about it. The sights and sounds and smells and feel of everything." She lights up, "there's so much I want to do!" 24 Jan 14, 03:52 PM Aiden: Nods as she talks, hearing in her voice what he has been doing the whole time he grew up. "hence why it really helps to grow up on a train. Bet I've been at least half the places you wanna go for stuff." Grins. 'As to Quidditch, it might be fun and give you a possible career if you get really good at it, but I have something which let's me change myself from flab to fab some day." 24 Jan 14, 03:55 PM Ailleana: She nods, "Oh I know, and don't think I'm not jealous" she answers, "that would be so cool, getting to live on a train." She arches an eyebrow at him, "flab to fab?" She repeats. 24 Jan 14, 04:02 PM Aiden: He shrugged. "It has advantages and disadvantages like everything else. We do have to keep moving to stick with mom's work so it's not like we can go anywhere we want all the time." Smiles, seeing her on a train and thinking it would fit rather well. Shrugs at her question. "I've never been happy with the way i look. I'm always behind everyone else it seems in my year." Knows he looks too young. "I'm hoping all the hard work will pay off when I get older." 24 Jan 14, 04:06 PM Ailleana: She nods, "what does your mom do again?" she asks, feels like she should know but has forgotten. She frowns, "you look fine the way you are, Aiden" she assures him, "what are you hoping to be some tall buff jock some day?" 24 Jan 14, 04:10 PM Aiden: Smiles. 'She runs a traveling performance group, dance company. Dad takes us along on the train so we're always able to be together when we're not in school." Frowns back. "Well thanks, but I don't like it so much. I just want to be something more then a short bean pole." makes a face clearly bothered by this. 24 Jan 14, 04:16 PM Ailleana: "That's really cool, so she's a professional dancer then? That's hard stuff isn't it?" She frowns and takes his hand, "and I wanted people to stop making 'old lady' jokes every time they saw my hair" she reminds him, "gotta work with what we're given" 24 Jan 14, 04:19 PM Aiden: Nods, glad she sees that. "yeah, my older brother max is going into it too. They both work very hard. Dad was a gymnast I guess I fall somewhere in between." Lets her take his hand but doesn't care for her words. "Which is why i'm working with it, trying to imrpove. I don't draw comments like you do, jumping around all over the place. I just don't like the mirror view." 24 Jan 14, 04:43 PM Ailleana: "Runs in the family then" she surmises, "nice." Then shrugs, "mom is a photographer and dad invented potion infused candles" She shrugs, "so I guess you could say thinking outside the box is in my blood too." She grins, thinking of the sign that went up when they were traveling. 'Sorry, we're closed, will reopen...eventually.' "They sort of run a shop together, though its split between candles and pictures." She gives him a miffed look and releases his hand, "hey! I don't jump around all over the place" she defends, "I jump around to very specific places." She gives him a look, "yeah, well I don't think there's anything wrong with the mirror view" she sticks her tongue out at him. 24 Jan 14, 04:48 PM Aiden: teases her "So you want to be a candle photographer?" with a skeptical look. "Nice, so they stay pretty much in one place then?" takes her hand back in a fair is fair manner, inspects her palm for a life line. "Well from outside it seems pretty random I guess, just not to you." Smiles at the tongue and gives it back adding "yes well you don't live with it I do. I prefer to make an effort towards making the changes I want to be. nature is way too random." 24 Jan 14, 04:56 PM Ailleana: She rolls her eyes and nudges him. "Right, photographing candles" she mumbles something unintelligible. "I have no idea what I want to do yet. Anything that doesn't keep me in the same place all the time I guess. Something challenging with an adventure" He takes her hand back and she lets him, watching as he studies her palm. "What are you looking at?" Then in answer to his statement. "Not my fault the rest of the world isn't in my head" she answers, "everything makes perfect sense there." She grins at him, "nothing wrong with random" she insists, referring more to herself than nature. 24 Jan 14, 05:00 PM Aiden: Smirks at her mumble. "Well you've got time. I don't know what i want for a career, I suspect it will be going from one thing to another as I find things fit." Looks back up at her "Wanted to see how wild and long your lifeline was, that's all. And" glancing back down and then up with a smile "how dirty it is." Rolls his eyes at the head comment and sighs. "Must be like a hyperactive pinball machine in there from what I've seen." winks at her 24 Jan 14, 05:04 PM Ailleana: "Jack of all trades then?" She makes a face at him, and the a sardonic smile. "And what, may I ask, is your expert opinion?" She shoots him a mock affronted look. "You'd be amazed what its like in here" she tells him, "and in any case, have to watch out for those pinballs, those things can be dangerous." She shakes her head at him when he winks. 24 Jan 14, 05:08 PM Aiden: Snorts softly, just like his father. "More like what fits. I don't like the idea of getting an education for one end result the rest of my days. Seems wrong to be that inflexible." Grins at her word expert. "Oh well thanks for the promotion! in that case it's going to be long, crazy, and a lot of trouble along the way just like you like it." Smiles back at her. Then huffs. "You have no idea. Max almost tilted one once right over onto my sister. Scared us both half to death." 24 Jan 14, 05:22 PM Ailleana: "I don't like the idea of being stuck in one thing either" she agrees, wrinkling her nose. She grins, "really? Sounds like fun" She grins, "how's she doing by the way?" 24 Jan 14, 05:26 PM Aiden: He glances at her. "No one will ever try to shove you in a single career, Ally, anyone can tel lthat won't work. You're too unique." Nods at her enjoying the look on her face. "You would" he laughed shaking his head as well. "Oh she's fine. She adores charms class so she's all studious right now. She's so normal compared to us brothers...." 24 Jan 14, 05:33 PM Ailleana: She laughs, "unique is just another way of saying you think I'm crazy" she answers, "but I'm okay with that." She shakes her head, "normal, what is that anyway?" Then a thoughtful look, "From what I can guess, mom was pretty 'normal' before she met dad" she says after a moment. "He got her thinking about things a little differently." 24 Jan 14, 05:42 PM Aiden: He shook his head but his eyes were filled with laughter. 'No no, not crazy, unique. I just might be one of the few people who appreciates the art work you are that's all." He laughs out loud then, smiling at her. "So wait, you blame your dad for your uniqueness? Hmm, I might could say the same about my father I think... But mom straightened him out a lot too. He needed it" 24 Jan 14, 05:48 PM Ailleana: "Art work" she repeats, "I like that" Laying back on his chest, she grins. "Blame might be the wrong word, inherited it from him moreso, though mom wasn't exactly run of the mill either, she was dreaming up plans for her life from the time she was our age." She thought about that, "what needed straightening out?" 24 Jan 14, 05:52 PM Aiden: Could see her as a mad wild artist doing some random paintings and softly chuickles. "Good, it fits you, maybe you'll be an artist." Very comfortable feeling when she leans on him. "Well dreaming is okay. it's when you start making out charts and graphing where you want to be you should be worried." Wonders how much to say. "Um well, dad gets...intense sometimes, some bad memories from when he was a kid and she sort of, snaps him out of it when it starts.." 24 Jan 14, 05:58 PM Ailleana: She thinks about that. "I've never really tried painting and such before, maybe I could." She wrinkles her nose, though she's facing away from him, "Sounds boring, I don't much like to plan things ahead." She nods, thinking she understands. "Grandmum gets like that still sometimes. She and granddad fought in the war" knows very little about that except what she's learned in history books. "I think sometimes certain things trigger bad memories and she weirds out a bit, granddad always has to calm her down." 24 Jan 14, 10:04 PM M: makes a hand motion to look encouraging. "Anything is worth trying once. Otherwise you never really know the truth." Nods agreeing it sounds very dull. "But I've heard of Ravens doing that. All mapped out." Listens interested in what she says. "Hmm, wouldn't know my grandfather is in the hospital like all the time. But this is my father, he was born just before the war so he wouldn't have fought at all.". 25 Jan 14, 01:00 AM Ailleana: She grins, "okay enough with the fortune cookie advice, Den" she teases, A look as she nods, "Thank Merlin I'm not a Raven" She frowns, "I'm sorry, he gets sick a lot then?" She gives him a curious look, "what is your dad like?" 25 Jan 14, 01:06 AM M: SNorts. "Hey, it might sound like it but I don't write those things," he said pushing on her arm playfully. Simply bods at the ravie comment. "They get a bit too focused even for me." Hesitates on how to explain it. "Um no, he had a really cruel childhood and I think meeting my mom was the one thing he considers good in his life up till my brother came along." 25 Jan 14, 01:12 AM Ailleana: He pushes her arm and she nudges him back with her shoulder just as playfully. She looks saddened by that. "That's terrible", then she brightens, "but that's good about your mom, that she was good for him I mean." She smiles, "you have two siblings right? Brother and sister?" 25 Jan 14, 01:16 AM M: Nods, partly distracted thinking about his father's mother who he had only learned about after he came to Hogwarts, like it was a family secret. "Yeah, but it's okay he smiles a lot for us." He smiled thinking about them. "Yes, my brother Max whose out of school and then Celeste. You have what, like a twin and then two more right?" 25 Jan 14, 01:18 AM Ailleana: She smiles back as she nods. "Yeah, Luke is the twin, then Quinn and Nessia" She gives him a conspiratorial look. "Its a little surprising there are only four of us really." 25 Jan 14, 01:28 AM M: Curious. "I'm sure you get asked a lot, but do you ever notice stuff with your twin you don't have with your other sibs?" Figures she knows what he means. "Oh? Oh, gotcha. So your parents are still all over each other?" tries not to smile. 25 Jan 14, 01:36 AM Ailleana: "You mean like twin telepathy and that mess?" She shrugs, "nothing quite that freaky, but we're really close. I guess it happens when the next one if four years younger." She bites her lip, "and there was once, when we were little. I was in the kitchen with mom and she says I told her there was something wrong with Luke, who was outside at the time" She hesitates, "turns out he had fallen out of a tree and broken his leg." She shrugs, "I don't remember it, but if its true, that's a weird one." 25 Jan 14, 01:40 AM M: Listens and thinks about it. "Huh. Well true or not it's kind of cool. How did he manage to get out anyway I wonder." Probably no one would ever know everything about siblings, but it was still cool to think about, having that kind of connection. "Yeah I don't have anything like that with my sibs." 25 Jan 14, 01:42 AM Ailleana: She shrugs, "no telling, Abraham still has no idea how he managed, its not supposed to be possible." She arches an eyebrow, "you don't have one your closest too?" 25 Jan 14, 01:46 AM M: Looks confused at the mention of a new person. "Abraham? Who's that?" And a shake of his head. "I'm right in the middle. Max is 19 already and working and I always end up in the same room with him in the winter when he is home, but Celeste is the only girl and much younger. I get tired of dolls pretty fast. I'm a middle kid." 25 Jan 14, 02:05 AM Ailleana: She smiles, "he's the house, well, really, he's the ghost who controls the house" She shrugs, "its really hard to explain in a way that makes sense to anyone who hasn't seen it." She thinks about that. "I'm the oldest" she declares, by seven whole minutes" and then a rueful look, "but I get what you mean, Luke and I are close, but Quinn and Nessia have more in common with each other usually than they do with us." 25 Jan 14, 02:14 AM M: Looks confused. "yeah must be. Never heard of a ghost controlling a person's house." Weird, but the only ghosts he knew were Hogwart's. Laughs softly at her comment about 7 minutes. "Seven very important minutes, huh?" he nods again and adds "Yeah Max likes to tell everyone he taught me to walk, which I think he did and he'll always be my brother but I don't think I have anything as strong with him or her more. I mean, we've been sleeping in the same bed for my whole life except on the train, but still." 25 Jan 14, 02:18 AM Ailleana: Another shrug, "he's...part of the house really. I'm not exactly sure how it all works." She nods appreciatively, "very important" she agrees, "and it bothers Luke to no end." She listens, isn't really sure what to say. "If it makes you feel better, I have like fifty cousins, and I don't really feel much in the way of closer to any of them over the others." 25 Jan 14, 02:24 AM M: FInds it curiious, but let's it go. Maybe some day he would visit her after school and see what this house was like. "Oh so you like hold it over his head and all? Sneaky girl..." She listens to him and then talks about all the cousins. "Oh no, I have like no cousins or extended family at all! you win," he said holding up his hands as if to surrender, but still wondering what that must be like. 25 Jan 14, 02:27 AM Ailleana: She gives him a cheeky grin. "Hey its not holding it over his head if its true" she insists, then shakes her head. "I'm not sure about that, sometimes they're all nuts, especially aunt Ashlyn's kids." 25 Jan 14, 02:41 AM M: Laughs at her reaction. "Man, I think I'm glad I'm not your brother if you keep it up like that!" Gives her an odd look, one eyebrow raised. "So number is no good if they are crazed? I guess if we judge by sanity mine might win..." 25 Jan 14, 02:49 AM Ailleana: "I'm not that bad" she gives him an offended look. "I make a very good sister, thank you!" She laughs, "oh my family's all a little nutters, you get used to it." 25 Jan 14, 02:51 AM M: Gives her a one armed hug "I'm kidding you sheesh" he said before letting go again and glancing around. Rather happy no one else had walked in on them so far to start the rumors again. "If you say so. Maybe I'll meet some of them one day." 25 Jan 14, 02:56 AM Ailleana: "I know" she answers, "but I couldn't resists, you're so easy to worry" She smirks at him, then nods. "Actually, if you wanted to come this summer, maybe we could trade off, spend part of it with my family and part of it with yours?" She acknowledges only slight ulterior motives for the travel possibilities. 25 Jan 14, 02:59 AM M: Sticks his tongue out at her, then his look turns to thinking about her idea. "That would be cool, might be tricky on my end with our traveling, but I can ask dad. Guess it depends on mom's schedule and where we're going to be this year. I never know very far in advance." 25 Jan 14, 03:02 AM Ailleana: She hesitates, thinking about that. "So what if you came with me at the beginning of summer and near the middle we could meet your family wherever they happen to be?" It would take some doing on her part, especially with her mother, but she thought maybe her dad would understand the allure of spending the summer on a train. "Would that be better?" 25 Jan 14, 03:06 AM M: Nods slowly thinking about it. "Wow, will we have that much to do at your place? I know for us it's a mix depending on where we are when." Likes the idea though as she can tell. WOuld certainly make it easier to do it that way." 25 Jan 14, 03:09 AM Ailleana: "Well" she pauses, trying to think of how to say it without sounding like she's bragging. "There's the island to explore, and then the house, which has been around since the dark ages so there's plenty there too." She shrugs, "there's always something to do, trust me." She nods, "its an idea at least, we can write home and ask at least, right? Come on, it'd be fun" an edge of coercion to her voice as she smiles at him, eyes brightening. "So that's how we'll sell it then." 25 Jan 14, 03:12 AM M: Smiles at being bribed with lots of stuff. "Okay, sounds like a plan! I'll write dad tonight then. Don't think I've ever stayed somewhere else before. Should be fun" he says smiling 25 Jan 14, 03:13 AM Ailleana: She tries hard not to look too triumphant when he gives in. "Great!" Then she nods, "I've never stayed with someone outside family either" she admits, "so it'll be something new for both of us." 25 Jan 14, 03:16 AM M: "It works cause we'll be in the train. If we were at home for Christmas you'd end up sleeping in my sister's bed. The train has more space." Which sounded odd to say but it was true. "I can imagine we're unusual that way. I think a lot of guys in the dorm have visited others before." 25 Jan 14, 03:26 AM Ailleana: That seemed odd, but she didn't comment on it. "Must be some train" she murmurs thoughtfully. She nodded, "I've never really wanted to be anywhere else, but the idea of riding on a train all summer sounds exciting" she admits. "I'd like to try that, and getting to hang out with you is always a plus" she grins at him. 25 Jan 14, 03:34 AM M: "Actually, it's got a expanded interior, Dad said it was something much bigger on the inside so it's like got several guest rooms in it." Grnning, he nodded and said "My great-grandfather had it made really nice so he could travel places in luxury. Dad never changed it so it's really nice inside. You'll like it, I'm sure!" Looks a little like he's about to blush. "Eh, I hope I stay interesting after you learn all our secrets," he laughed, trying to push the compliment off some. 25 Jan 14, 12:33 PM Ailleana: "So bigger on the inside than the outside" she summarized. "Cool" She listened, growing more excited as he spoke. "Your grandfather sounds pretty cool to have built something like that" she comments, then laughs when he mentions secrets. "I'll be lucky if you don't run away screaming when you learn half of ours" she says with a completely serious face. 25 Jan 14, 12:39 PM Aiden: he hesitated, having seen the way his parents reacted to his grandfather without understanding all of it. "I'm not sure. he was certainly smart, but I don't think he was ever cool." Looks iffy. Gives her an odd look. "Why, are you all like DE central all this time and you never told me?" 25 Jan 14, 12:43 PM Ailleana: She nods, "oh, well, the train at least sounds awesome" She shakes her head at his question almost frantically, wrinkling her nose as she answers. "No! Of course not! Mom and dad think those people were nuts, and so do my grandparents, but..." She hesitates, biting her lip, "some of the stuff from earlier generations, like great grandparents and farther back...some of them dabbled in dark magic and such." 25 Jan 14, 12:47 PM Aiden: About the train he could definitely agree, but it felt more like home then 'awesome' somehow. "I like it. I'm sure you will too." Her answer was strong enough to easily convince him. "Ah well then not too bad. My grandmother however was a different story. So yeah, we try not to mention her in front of dad." 25 Jan 14, 12:49 PM Ailleana: She beamed at him, looking excited as the wheels in her mind began turning. It melted off a moment later. "Your grandmother was a..." Her eyes widened, and then, before she could think better of it, "that sucks." 25 Jan 14, 12:53 PM Aiden: His eyes met hers and he caught her eyes and nodded once, quite serious. "Let's just say she is the main reason dad is often having dark thoughts and leave it at that, okay? She wasn't a pleasant person apparently." And glad she was not someone he had ever met he simply nodded at her other words. 25 Jan 14, 01:12 PM Ailleana: She nods, and obliges him, looking for a way to change the subject. "I wonder if your parents will like me" she says off-handedly. She'd never met someone's parents before, and found herself a bit nervous at the thought. 25 Jan 14, 01:14 PM Aiden: gives her an odd look. 'What if they don't? Why would that matter? We'd still be friends. My parents wouldn't like tell me to stop being around you or anything. Why, would yours?" 25 Jan 14, 01:16 PM Ailleana: She shrugs, "I'd still rather they like me" she says simply, not really sure she can explain why she feels that way. "Sure we would" she agrees, then shakes her head. "I don't think so, they're not really...over-protective like that." 25 Jan 14, 01:20 PM Aiden: Can see it, but wonders about it. 'Well, okay. I don't see why they wouldn't unless you go running through the train at five am in your knickers screaming about goblins." Which she might just because he had mentioned it. "And good, cause I don't think it would bother me if they didn't like me, but it would be easier if everyone gets along." Which he suddenly realized he would pay money to see... 25 Jan 14, 02:11 PM Ally: She smirks at him, "tempting, but maybe 7am instead of 5" She nods, "they will like you" she says with certainty. "Because I do." 25 Jan 14, 04:12 PM Aiden: He laughed at her time change. "Is that maturity or because of a love of sleep I hear?" Her certainty made him feel good despite the fact he hadn't been worried in the first place. "Well then sounds like neither of us needs to be worried. Some day i will want you to see our house in paris, but it's so tight you wouldn't wanna sleep with my sister there. But it's just crazy built." 25 Jan 14, 04:19 PM Ailleana: She opens her mouth to tell him she's very mature for her age, then closes for a moment. "Sleep" she admits, "I don't ever get up before seven." She gave him a curious look. "Paris? I've never been there before." She hesitates, thinking, "why Paris?" 25 Jan 14, 04:22 PM Aiden: Grinning as she admits sleep, he feels glad to know the battery does run down sometimes. "Gotcha, I suspected as much." The question she asked deserved explanation however. he frowned slightly, then began. "Um, well both my parents prefer France to England, they love Paris, and so our only regular place to stay is Paris and they found this wacky hidden apartment there on multiple floors. We all grew up speaking French as often as English. Until we went to school, they avoided England almost all the time." 25 Jan 14, 04:27 PM Ailleana: She listens to his explanation, a curious expression on her face. "So wait then, are your parents...are you French?" He spoke English so well it had never occurred to her he might be from somewhere else. 25 Jan 14, 04:30 PM Aiden: Shaking his head. "We're all English born, but live outside the UK. For, uh, wanting to avoid being right under the Ministry eye I think at first, then they just prefered it. We all have double citizenship." 25 Jan 14, 05:16 PM Ailleana: She gave this some thought, then nodded. "Sounds tricky" she says after a moment. "So you like Paris better too then?" 25 Jan 14, 05:19 PM Aiden: "Not very, just means I use English at school and French at home mostly." Shrugged. But then thought about what she said. "Well...I'm good almost anywhere, but I like France as much as anywhere else I guess. England it rains an awful lot, same here in Scotland." 25 Jan 14, 05:25 PM Ailleana: "I know Arabic, Egyptian, Gaelic, and Italian" she wrinkles her nose. "Aunt Brier tried to teach me French....but I'm not very good." She shrugs,"just didn't click I guess" 25 Jan 14, 05:36 PM Aiden: Raises his eyebrows impressed. 'Wow nice! I know English, French, and two Chinese languages. French gets you into most of Africa and into a few small island areas and the Chinese I needed for my studies. I never tried more then that yet, but who knows?" 25 Jan 14, 06:13 PM Ailleana: "Chinese?" She blushed, "my brother and I have Chinese middle names" she admitted, then shook her head. "Don't ask." He spoke of Africa, distracting her. "What did you go to Africa for? Vacation?" She tilted her head, looking confused. "Your studies? Oh! You mean your..calming stuff." 25 Jan 14, 10:06 PM M: Looks suddenly intrigued. "You do? Well that's surprising! What's yours if I can ask?" Shook his head. "Nope, Morocco for a dance performance and a few times to Cairo for the same." Then he chuckled. "Calming, yes it is that. I study with a CHinese teacher and he prefers it when we do everything in the native tongue yes. Also I met a few specialists and for them I really have to speak the old Chinese." 25 Jan 14, 10:17 PM Ailleana: She smiles, "Lei" and then continues. "It means 'thunder' which is kind of cool because Luke is named after the Celtic god Leucetios who was a god of thunder and my grandfather's name is Taranis, also a god of thunder" She shrugs and then grins, "like they planned it that way or something." He speaks and she blushes, "so I guess you knew what it meant then" she observes, seeming impressed by him for a moment. "That's really cool, makes me wish I /could/ stand still long enough for something like that. 25 Jan 14, 10:42 PM M: Thinks they really love thunder gods in that family. "Wow, pretty cool connection actually." Smiles at her words and hugs her one armed again briefly. "Yes I did, but I wouldn't have known the connections you said so it was still good to hear. It's a cool middle name." Slight blush. "Yes well, it helps to know what the original intent was behind the words and concepts so yeah it's very helpful and of course it means I can defend myself easily without a wand." 25 Jan 14, 10:49 PM Ailleana: She leans into him for a moment, feeling the tension from her earlier stress go out and is reminded for a moment why she's so lucky to have him for a friend. "Thanks Den, I feel much better now than I did earlier." She nods, "oh I know, I read certain books in their Italian translations and its crazy the differences you find." She smirks, "so no crossing you, got it" she winks at him. 25 Jan 14, 10:52 PM M: "Hey you know any time. Cept when I'm in the bathroom of course." Chuckles. "Italian. Are there a lot of romance books in it or do you mean you've been reading more serious subjects in it? Cause it always seems to me Italians are passionate about everything." Smirks. "Oh I coan still be defeated easily by someone older in the same arts, but I am getting good enough to hold my own.". 25 Jan 14, 11:02 PM Ailleana: She laughs, "oh trust me, you can have that time all to yourself." She snorts, "romance, right, because from what I know of it I want to spend all my time reading about it." She shakes her head, "I read travel books, a lot of non-fiction guides and things" a cheeky look, "and maybe a novel or two, but nothing like that." She thinks about that statement. "Grandma Rose is half-Italian, and papa, her dad, came here from Italy when he was a teenager" She smiles, "still the best cook in the family by far, though grandma Rose and mom aren't bad either." She smirks at him, "are you? Guess I know who to call the next time I get in a fight" 25 Jan 14, 11:16 PM M: He grinned. "Good. I do like some privacy." Aiden had never understood romances in any languages really, but the Italians did seem all about it. "Travel books? Oh you must have the bug bad then." Nods, hadn't even been thinking about food in the first place. "Excellent, mom has learned French over the years, but we're not a big on cooking at home family. We have house elves on the train." As if that explained everything . Nods seriously. "I won't start one, but I think I can finish most of them." 25 Jan 14, 11:24 PM Ailleana: She nods, "oh you have no idea" She wanted to go everywhere, see everything, as much of it as possible. "It would be easier to give you the list of places I don't plan to see...mostly because I'm not sure there are any." She nods, "French is good, haven't had much of it except on vacations and such." She nods, "we have them too, not that they do much really. The ghosts made good babysitters when we were growing up, and Abraham takes care of a lot also. Mom doesn't like having someone cook for her unless its dad or sometimes Uncle Darius and aunt Brier when we go visit." Her eyes widen slightly at the simple confidence in his voice. "Nice skill to have I guess." 25 Jan 14, 11:36 PM M: Eyebrow raised. "Antarctica?" He wasn't sure he wanted THAT much travel in his life! "Italian would be scarce for me, but I've had a good amount of Slovic and Russian cooking from repeat trips to St Petersburg." Ghosts were babysitters? "Um, but ghosts can't touch anything right? So how can they babysit...?" Relatives again, he wondered what that was like to have them. "Wow, you have aunts and uncles too. That seems so foreign to me somehow..." 26 Jan 14, 12:11 AM Ailleana: She shrugs, "couple of warming charms and a pair of boots" she answers, "it can't be that bad." She listens, then tilts her head. "Russia, on the list, but haven't been there yet either." She shrugs, "again, hard to explain, its not really the touch so much as..." She cuts off, "anyway, yeah two big families, dad was one of thirteen and mom was one of four, consider yourself warned for when you meet a bunch of them this summer. They mean well, but its chaos at home." She arches an eyebrow, "foreign? You mean you don't...?" She bites her lip, wondering if she should have asked. 26 Jan 14, 12:23 AM M: Eyes go wider as she says this off handedly. "Are you serious? Dad read me an article about them finding some ship up there where everyone had frozen to death on a ship and the ship was inside an ice berg! And you think a few warming charms will do it?" His expression was half way humor, but on the edge of nuts. She gave no satisfactory answer about the ghosts and he looked confused but let it pass. He smiled at the thought of a household of chaos. "I'll be prepared then." He shook his head. "Nope, only my grandfather in St Mungo's and we rarely go see him. Just my parents and my siblings." 26 Jan 14, 12:29 AM Ailleana: She shrugs, "I was kind of joking actually, but I was serious about going." She nudged him, "don't take everything I say so seriously, Den" She grins, "twenty people or more at any given moment scores of ghosts, some of whom can knock things off of walls and such" She shrugs, "dont' ask me how it works, you would have to talk to ask Aunt Lindsey about that one, she's the expert." She makes a face, "sounds...peaceful" she sounds maybe a touch envious. "Though its not really quiet even when its just my siblings and my parents, so maybe not." 26 Jan 14, 12:42 AM M: He rolled his eyes at her kidding comment and then eyes wide about living with ghosts that could move things. "Huh. Sounds kind of wild." Laughing, he shook his head. 'We're pretty quiet, not very noisy. A lot of talking maybe, but I don't think we have any loud things happening. " 26 Jan 14, 12:46 AM Ailleana: She nods, "you have no idea" she assures him, "but you will." She pauses over that for a minute. "Why do I get the feeling I'm going to stick out a bit?" 26 Jan 14, 12:50 AM M: Nods, can't see her coming from a house like his anyway. "I bet! Might need to stand behind you till I get used to it like a shield." Laughs out loud and leans over and pats her on the head softly and teasingly. "Ally, you can't hide a binfire under a basket, you will always stick out in a good way everywhere you go in life. I wouldn't have you any other way." 26 Jan 14, 12:54 AM Ailleana: She smirks, "I thought you said you were tough?" Then grins at him, "don't worry, most of it is all harmless, just don't drink or touch anything Aunt Ashlyn or her kids might give you, or my grandfather either for that matter." She brightens, obvious in her eyes she appreciates the compliment. "Thanks Den, glad to know someone likes me the way I am" She frowns, "eventually I'm going to have to face the music...unless you're willing to let me hide up here for the weekend that is?" She gives him a mock-pleading look. 26 Jan 14, 12:59 AM M: Looks startled. "Why? You got some mad poisoners in your family then?" Smiles as he teases. Sees her light up and feels very good inside for having been the cause. "Jeeze, Ally! You want to hide out here?" Shakes his head laughing, but not tossing the idea out either. "They already tease us about being dating and now you want to sleep up here too?" Smirks at her with sarcasm. 26 Jan 14, 01:04 AM Ailleana: She smirks, "Well I do have this one uncle..." It shifts into a grin. "Nah, they just like to pull pranks is all, and some of them are a pain to undo." She goes along with it, enjoying his laughter. "Just for a couple of days, you know, until Cassidy comes to her senses or they beak up again." She pulls a face at him, and then laughs, shrugging, "might as well, and besides, I' did it during first year." The girls in her dorm had been awful at the time. She'd tried to sleep in the common room, but hadn't been able to get comfortable. She couldn't remember why Den had come down in the first place, but she'd stayed in his room a lot during first year, though not so much after that. Things had gotten bearable with her dorm mates, and people had started making assumptions about her relationship with Den that were ridiculous at best. 26 Jan 14, 01:23 AM M: Laughs, seeing she tried to pull a fast one on him. "Ah gods, a bunch of practical jokers? I'm going to be ground central." He shrugs as if to say 'all right, I'll do it for you.' "All right, if you're sure. Man, the girl's dorm sure seems to get crazy some times. You need to get anything from there before then? You'll probably keep me up half the night talking anyway," he chuckled. 26 Jan 14, 01:36 AM Ailleana: "Easy target" she agreed, "but I'll help as best I can." Or make it worse, but she wouldn't tell him that. She recognizes the give in his eyes, and is a bit surprised by it. She starts to tell him she was only joking, then hesitates, it would be nice to spend a couple of nights away from all that talk about boys and glamours. All those gossipy hags could sod off. She nods, "it does, so thank you, it'll be good to get some peace and..." The comment he makes about her talking registers. "Hey! I will not..." Then she grins, "not all night anyway." 26 Jan 14, 01:41 AM M: "Thanks, I think I'll take that help since you know the trouble makers in your own family." he shrugs and shakes his head slightly "Hey, what are friends for?" and then groans at her all night comment. "And here I had my fingers crossed if you were sleeping in till 7 you liked long nights sleep." gets up and opens trunk, pulls out an extra blanket his mother had made him bring with him. "See? I am so prepared." 26 Jan 14, 01:55 AM Ailleana: Laughing, "Oh I am, especially after a day like this." She bites her lip, diving over the edge of the bed for a moment and reappearing with her school bag. She opens it, resurfacing with pajamas and a toothbrush before she smiles at him sheepishly. "So was I" 26 Jan 14, 02:01 AM M: Looks at her digging through her bag and closes his eyes, hand on his face. "I should have known. Have I just been suckered?" Smiles good humored about it all. "All right then, might as wel lgo get changed before anyone else gets up here." -pulls curtains on the bed as he talks. "I gotta take a quick shower after that excercise, but I'll be back in a minute." digs in locker for his own pja-mamas and his shampoo. 26 Jan 14, 02:04 AM Ailleana: She shakes her head, "not suckered exactly, you could have said no I was just...hoping you wouldn't" she answers, nodding. "I'll do that while you go shower, and if you come back to purple covers and bedsheets, I'm in no way responsible" She winks at him. 26 Jan 14, 02:06 AM M: Laughs and threatens with a finger. "Just not this blanket, I don't want it messed with we clear? The sheets are the schools, like I care, but you are like purple addicted, goof." Walks off to the shower with an armload amused 26 Jan 14, 02:19 AM Ailleana: She nods, an innocent look in her eyes. "Yes professor" and then she waves playfully, waggling her fingers at him, "enjoy your shower." She make a face "am not, I just...like purple is all." She makes a face at him and closes his curtains with a 'hmph' sound as he walks away, making quick work of changing into her pajamas and digging through her bag for a brush and a tie to put her hair up with. That done, she lays out on his bed and goes quiet for several minutes, thinking about Aiden and his family and the rest of the conversation. She was bad at saying it, but she was really grateful to have him in her life. 26 Jan 14, 02:23 AM M: Feeling much better after his shower he pulled on his night clothes and heads back, brushing his hair at his locker as he puts stuff in the laundry slot before heading around to his normal side of the bed. "Are you dece-- oh nevermind, Are you stil lawake?" knew he wouldn't have cared for the answer he would have gotten to the other question. Opens the curtain and sits on the side of the bed, glances at her before pulling his feet up as he closes the curtain. "So under sheets, blankets, what? It's not exactly toasty warm outside right now." Notes his bedsheets are still the same cream as always. 26 Jan 14, 02:29 AM Ailleana: She lets out a loud snore that breaks off into a laugh. "Yes on both counts, depending on what you consider decent of course." She climbs under, sheets and all, and shrugs. "I like warm, you can do what you want." She rolls over on her side "well, at least you smell better now" she teases. 26 Jan 14, 02:30 AM Ailleana: tinypic.com/view.php?pic=kccoz9&s=5#.UuStbKgo6IU26 Jan 14, 02:42 AM M: "Decent like, not filling the bed with jelly dough-nuts while I was gone for instance. For which I might actually have to hold you out a window for I think." Grins at her and slides under the sheets himself sitting up long enough to spread his mother's blanket which he still always feel extra special for having. "Well, glad to know you notice when I'm clean. What did you do, refrain from telling me I was stinky earlier? gee thanks!" slides under the covers and looks up at the top of the bed for a moment, mentally circulating his energy. 26 Jan 14, 02:48 AM Ailleana: "Jelly doughnuts? No, but..." She picks up her wand where it lays next to her and touches it to his sheets, which turn a bright girly shade of purple. "Now I feel right at home." She sticks her tongue out at him, "try it and see what happens" she challenges. "I'm not afraid" He spreads his mother's blanket and she smiles, snuggling into her space. She wrinkles her nose at him and nods, "didn't seem like the right thing to bring up in the middle of that conversation" she points out, "and its not like I don't have brothers anyway." He goes quiet and so does she, watching him. After a couple of moments, she pokes him, "feel better now?" 26 Jan 14, 02:56 AM M: Rolls his eyes and looks at the sheets himself. "Magenta? Oh please, if you are going to go that far," pulls his wand out from under the pillow he's sharing with her and taps them electric purple. "Might as well go all the way I mean." Smirks at her and doesn't move. Suspects he might surprise her a lot . "true. Mine isn't stinky however thankfully." When she pokes him he sighs dramatically. "Yes, much. I think I would draw the line at being poked in the night however." 26 Jan 14, 03:00 AM Ailleana: She looks down at the sheets, recognizes the color and feels a pang of homesickness as it hits. She wonders what Uncle Darius and Aunt Brier are doing at home, and then wrinkles her nose as she realizes that given the hour, she knows what they're probably doing. She laughs, "lucky you" She arches an eyebrow at him, "really? Not at sharing your bed with me or having your sheets temporarily dyed purple...but the poking?" She grins, "you're a strange one, 'Den" 26 Jan 14, 03:05 AM M: Misses her distraction which is probably good. "Well yeah but when you grow up having to share a bed there's a line you have to draw. We've always both been careful about that one." He loved Max, but dancers stunk bad after a practice, far more then Aiden did. "Oh Ally, having grown up with my brother did you really think I'd have a fit about sharing a bed space? Whereas poking leads to a poke war," he said going up on his elbow slightly to look down at her with a shake of his head, "and if you think they gossiped before, the noise from THAT war would be much more attention getting." laughs 26 Jan 14, 04:05 PM Ailleana: She grins, "Luke and I used to sneak into each other's rooms to sleep when we were little." The truth was that they still did sometimes at home, it was one of the reasons she was so comfortable sharing a bed with Aiden. She shrugs, "not really, but I keep thinking you'll surprise me one of these days." She smirks, "only because they're all dirty minded with sex on the brain" she announces. "Not my fault." 26 Jan 14, 04:08 PM Aiden: As she spoke about her and her brother he knew she understood then. no problems there. "Surprise you how? By givig in and starting one or not being weirded out by sheets?" he shrugged at her words, but it was true. While he did think about it, a martial artist learned to use their energies differently and put such thoughts aside for a different time. COntrol of one's physical form was a natural necessasry. "Didn't sy it was, I was just saying let's make it easier on ourselves by not giving them something more to go crazy about." 26 Jan 14, 04:13 PM Ailleana: She shakes her head, "by doing something unpredictable" she teases, only half-joking. Shrugging, "let them go crazy, you were going for the whole macho thing anyway right? And you know I love messing with people" She grins, "so its a win-win" 26 Jan 14, 04:17 PM Aiden: She wanted him to be unpredictable? Why? he had always thought it was the fact he was so steady that she liked in the first place. "Huh, you surprise me. I thought you came to me cause I wasn't surpring." She mentioned it and he listened, eyebrows going up. "Hmm, good point. That would make me sound pretty good." 26 Jan 14, 04:19 PM Ailleana: She nods, "oh it is, your stability is one of my favorite things about you for sure" she assures him, "but no one can be steady all the time, how can it really be considered balance if you never see the other side of the coin too?" She grins, "right, and its not like half our year isn't already thinking it anyway, so letting the gossip mill do all the work should be easy enough." 26 Jan 14, 04:22 PM Aiden: Ooo, she had him there. Logically it would seem he did need to experience more then that nice placid exterior he placed up, and she was safe compared to others. "So you are trying to verbally argue me with logic into a corner where I have to have a poke fight with you. Are you turning into a raven in front of my eyes?" 26 Jan 14, 04:26 PM Ailleana: She shrugs, "I am stating a fact, not arguing. You need more adventure in your life so that you'll have more well-rounded experience with things to contribute to your knowledge and wisdom, both part of balancing life I think. You also need ways to convince people you're on an even field with all the other guys in our year, and as I said, most of the others have only one thing going in their heads." She shrugs, "so I'm just telling you what makes sense, what you do with it...that's up to you." She sticks her tongue out at him, "don't have to be a Raven to be smart." 26 Jan 14, 04:33 PM Aiden: Realizing she was smart and had a wicked tongue for a verbal argument, he noted not to get against her in a verbal argument anytime soon. "hey i meant about using logic, not about smarts, goof." And still up on one elbow he debated in his mind maybe half a moment before he reached over under the covers suddenly and poked her in the side where his sister was often the most ticklish. 26 Jan 14, 04:35 PM Ailleana: He pokes her and she grins, biting her lip to stave off the urge to giggle. She pokes him back just below the ribs and grins, "I also should have pointed out that getting into a fight of any kind with me means you are going to lose of course>" 26 Jan 14, 04:37 PM Aiden: Hearing that direct challenge, Aiden grins and enters into the spirit oif it, putting both hands on her as he pokes her repeatedly in the sides, moving to trying to catch one of her hands with the other without a word 26 Jan 14, 04:46 PM Ailleana: He was definitely stronger than she was, no arguing with that, but she didn't mind playing dirty either. She squirms, giggling in earnest now and working her fingers under his, a determined look and a grin as she manages out of his grip, She gets up and onto her knees, using leverage to pin one of his wrists and tickling his stomach with her other hand. Not a spot she anticipated having for very long. 26 Jan 14, 04:53 PM Aiden: Suddenly releasing where he was aiming, he threw his arms and legs around her and rolled, coming up on the edge of falling off on to p straddling her and before she can react grabs her forearms and muscles them up to keep her from reaching him again. 26 Jan 14, 05:00 PM Ailleana: The suddenness with which she finds herself at a disadvantage comes as a surprise. Realizing she's now looking up at him, the surprise is obvious in her expression and it takes her a moment to recover. When she does, she resumes struggling, squirming underneath him and trying to get enough leverage in her legs to force him off her. "Hey! This is cheating!" She smirks, "I'm not sure how, but it is." 26 Jan 14, 05:02 PM Aiden: bends over her keeping her arms pinned as wel las ducking forward enough to avoid her getting a grip on him with her legs. "Hey now! You were the one who challenged! And I already warned you I can finish most fights! This kind of moving is easy for me to manage." ducks again when she kicks up, grinning down into her face unaware of how close he is to her face and only aware of her body movements at that moment. 26 Jan 14, 05:13 PM Ailleana: "Well" she goes still a moment to catch her breath, face flushed as a stubborn glint comes into her eyes. "we're going to be here a while, because I don't believe in giving up." He shifts out of her range and she makes a frustrated noise. Then, as though something strikes her, focusing, she shifts her hips upward, taking advantage of the momentary distraction, she she works her upper half up off the bed, inadvertently pushing her chest close to his face. Taking advantage of his lapse of physical control, she rolls them both so that she is straddling him, the majority of her upper body strength going to pin his forearms as he done to her. She gives him a cheeky sort of look. "that's better" 26 Jan 14, 05:19 PM Aiden: "In your own time then, I do have all night after all." grins at her and moves with her as she tries to push him off chuckling til sudeenly he finds himself inches from her breasts right in his face eyes popping and nose getting a good whiff. Totally distracted loses his grip in time for her to roll him over (mashing his face nearly inthem in the process (causing his eyes to cross) and she pushes down on his arms. 'Uhhhhh" as he finds his eyes on her swaying breasts, seeing a peek of nipple through her shirt and finding himself no longer thinking about her so much as that. Drawn, leans up and mouths her tit, sucking in the material enough to get a good portion of her in his mouth, surprised at how much more felxible and 'cloud like' her solidity is there so she pulls away with his lips closing on her breasts at the end for maximum sensation. "Holy sh!t..." 26 Jan 14, 05:23 PM Ailleana: She grins, "and you had assumed I was going to keep you up anyway." She revels for just a moment in the surprise on his face before she realizes he's not looking at her eyes anymore, but lower. She blushes, realizing her slip, and opens her mouth to apologize before it breaks off in a gasp and the grip on his arms tightens in reaction as she bites her lip. And then the feeling is gone, but her reaction to it isn't, and when he speaks, her eyes finally open, staring at him, wide and shocked in a way that Ally rarely is. It takes her several seconds to find her voice, and when she does, her throat is dry, making her voice a bit raspy as she says. "H-hey now...that was below the belt." 26 Jan 14, 05:29 PM Aiden: The tightening on his arms feels like approval and her sudden stopping and gasp strikes him as encoraging. His mouth is wide open as he speaks, but she doesn't pull away at all and he can see her reaction on her chest. Suddenly feeling bold as a lion, he leans his head up and catches the other the same way, eyes closing as he applies more lip pressure this time and (miscehviously) gives a little lip twise when it gets down to just her nippls in his mouth. Face flushed and eyes avid he whispers back "No, not below the belt, but freaking amazing.... I had no idea--" Has no more words, but the look in his eyes at her is one of adoration suddenly. And something much more. 26 Jan 14, 05:37 PM Ailleana: He shifts, surprising her again as his lips find the other, she inhales sharply, "Den..." she isn't sure what she'd been about to say because when his lips move, she forgets. He speaks again, and when she opens her eyes in an attempt to focus on him, they're bleary. "M-me either" she takes a deep breath, looking a little bit like she's been poleaxed. The look in his eyes as he gazes up at her is foreign, but empowering in a way she can't quite get her head around. She releases him, sits up, though she doesn't move off of him just yet, looking as though she's trying to process what in merlin's name has just happened. Several more deep breaths before she speaks again. "I wasn't even sure you were..." She stops, "I never thought..." She closes her mouth, she's probably never been speechless a day in her life, but she is now. 26 Jan 14, 05:44 PM Aiden: Hears the stutter in her voice but can't think of words. As she sits up more he comes up on his elbows, mouth still partly open. "Wasn't sure?" Can't even manage a decent snort. "I think I just blew that out of the water." Reaches up hesitantly before she can stop him and touches one, cupping her softly and still blown away by her softness. "I had no idea they were so soft, like, that is the most fabulous thing in the world! How do you manage not to go around touching yourself all day long?" Carefully runs his thumb over her hardened nipple through her shirt. "merlin..." 26 Jan 14, 05:54 PM Ailleana: She nods, still at a loss. "I'll say you did" she agrees. He reaches up, cupping her and then distracting her when he speaks. She laughs, "not really something I've thought about" she answers, "they're just there." He runs his thumb over her and she bites her lip before sliding off of him, "quit that" she murmurs, "you're distracting me." From what she wasn't sure, but his reaction to her, combined with the physical sensation of his touch, and she was feeling things, the intensity of which she'd never experienced. Her skin was hot, her breathing uneven, the rush was...amazing. It felt like being on fire, but in a pleasurable way. Was this what all the fuss was about? She wanted to know, wanted this experience suddenly, and all at once realized she'd been missing out on something powerful, a feeling she disliked. 26 Jan 14, 06:01 PM Aiden: "But..." She slid off him beside him again and he rolls on his side, seeing the look on her face. "But Ally, we're supposed to be dating anyway, right? It can't hurt to get to know what we both like." His eyes fall again and he shakes his head in amazement still. "And Merlin, now that I know how freaking wonderful you feel, how much you seem to like it, I wonder how much more it could be if we were working together on exploring what we don't know..." Hand sets down on her leg as he leans closer, wondering if maybe he should. "It's not like we can't trust each other more then anyone else, and you did say rumors be damned..." 26 Jan 14, 06:09 PM Ailleana: She listens, considers. She'd always wanted her first time to be with someone she trusted, not some overly-hormonal asshole looking to work up his numbers. She met Aiden's eyes. Outside her family, who did she trust more than him? Without answering, she stretches out onto her side, facing him, and leans forward, kissing him intently for several seconds, testing her reaction to him now that the shock has worn off. She pulls away, "true, could be good figuring things out but..." She bites her lip, "but we're friends, friends don't..." He continued, echoing her thoughts from a moment before, and she nods again, hesitantly. "But this...they won't be rumors after this." 26 Jan 14, 06:20 PM Aiden: He sees her eyes and smiles tenatively, almsot eagerly as she slides to be facing him lengthwise. His hand moves to her thigh as she kisses him, his nose bumping at first and awkwardly kissing till he figures out the way and then he kisses back, finding it interesting and enjoyable to be with her this way.. When she pulls back he moves closer, his hand still on her thigh as she speaks, feeling the excitement course through him at what they are speaking about, but his eyes are clear of confusion when he speaks. "Friends take care of each other and look after each other too. And yeah, I know. I sort of think we will always be friends, but now we have a chance to learn how much deeper we could be together on the same team..." Looks into her eyes and says whisper soft "I never realized how much beauty you have in your eyes either, sort of telling me what a fool I've been to have missed you when you were right here." 26 Jan 14, 06:26 PM Ailleana: She smiles when their noses bump, triumphant for a moment when she feels him find his rhythm and relax. Its interesting, being this comfortable. Kissing, in her experience, was generally a hurried thing, a few minutes here and there in broom closets or deserted classrooms, not this. His touch on her thigh registers, the warmth of it, and she realizes how much she enjoys his touching her. She smirks at him, "yes, but I don't know if 'take care of each other' means this way" she argues for a moment, "but then if we figure out it doesn't work this way...it'll make everything else awkward" she points out, "we could ruin it." That scared her, worse than she'd ever admit to. The compliment catches her attention, and she blushes. "I'm still just me, Den, never been anyone different." 26 Jan 14, 06:37 PM Aiden: Shakes his head no, knowing it doesn't work. "No, awkward we can deal with. We've been friends too long to not be able to let go of stuff, but something tells me this doesn't have anything to do with awkward. " Slides his hand down her pj leg reveling in the fact she doesn't resist. "And I think it's just going to make us closer. But neither of us really knows till we try, right? And I can't see myself without you in my life, Ally." He leaned in closer and said before he kissed her again "And I've never wanted any one like I suddenly feel fire for you. No one else will ever be able to say that again." 26 Jan 14, 06:44 PM Ailleana: She doesn't speak, doesn't argue, just listening for once as it becomes obvious she's stuck inside her head a bit. His hands as they move are distracting enough, and thoughts of what could be have at last half her focus. She smiles, "it would be quieter" she says teasingly, trying to lighten the suddenly very intense mood. He kissed her, and she kissed him back, emotions pinballing in and out among her mixed up thoughts. She pulls back when he speaks, to look into his eyes for a moment before she nods. "True enough I guess" and then, shutting out what little hesitance she has, she moves closer, balancing on her arm as one hand moves up, touches his cheek and goes up into his hair as she kisses him intensely for more than a minute. 26 Jan 14, 06:48 PM Aiden: She kept changing the kissing, improving better then what he could do he was sure and when they broke he gasped slightly. "Jeeze, is there anything you don't do well?" She kissed him again her hand moving into his hair which was somehow even more enjoyable, adding to the kiss which he found hard to comprehend. His hand slides up off her leg under her pj top, feeling the skin at her waist and gripping, nearly massageing there which felt right to his mind somehow as he began to lose himself in the kiss. 26 Jan 14, 06:52 PM Ailleana: She breaks this kiss, grins at him and nods. "Oh you know, being quiet, sitting still...things like that." His hand at her hip feels good, and she unconsciously shifts toward him further, her lower body pressing to his and she kisses him again, emotions getting the better of her as they often did. 26 Jan 14, 06:54 PM Aiden: he grinned as she spoke, He also began to run his hand up under her shirt as he kissed back, slowly moving over her as he did so instinctively till he felt the edge of her breast and suddenly his hand moved to curl around it, feeling successful as he kissed her more so then a moment earlier.
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Post by Shava on Jan 26, 2014 18:43:44 GMT -5
26 Jan 14, 07:20 PM Ailleana: She was scared, but trying not to show it as she browsed in and out of shops, looking for hiring signs. The wizarding community in the states was much more modern, and she was fairly confident she'd be able to find something today. She had enough cash to last her maybe a few days if she was careful. The letter she'd left with Aiden had been a burst of pure nerve, because originally she hadn't planned to tell him at all. But, he was her best friend, and she owed him the truth, didn't she? But she couldn't face him, didn't want him to feel obligated because of...she shook her head and paused in front of an art gallery with a 'help wanted' sign in the window. She took a deep breath. She could do this, she could! 26 Jan 14, 07:26 PM Aiden: Walking through the street, rough coat not in the best shape and feeling his stomach, he's looking around anxciously before he sees someone through a window whose close. Steps to the window and then was struggling to get the door, fumbling the nod in his haste till he gets inside. Walks straight over and touches her arm, the look on his face is one of great relief. "Ally! Oh my Merlin I found you!" 26 Jan 14, 07:29 PM Ailleana: She looks up, startled when someone touches her arm. She turns and her eyes go wide. "A-Aiden?" She blinks hard several times as though she thinks he might be a hallucination. After a moment, satisfied he isn't a figment of her imagination, she takes a step back. "Wh-what are you doing here?" 26 Jan 14, 07:34 PM Aiden: Slips hands around her shoulders and pulls her in for a hug, relief running out of him like mad. "I'm amazed you think I could stay away really. We need to talk and I assume you don't want to do it here." Glances around for a moment. 26 Jan 14, 07:38 PM Ailleana: She stiffens when he pulls her close for a moment before she hugs him back. "I'm amazed you found me actually...how did you find me?" Because chances were if he could do it so could her parents. She hesitated before she nodded. "Talk...right..." She headed out the door and to the sidewalk. "My hotel isn't far from here. We can talk there." 26 Jan 14, 07:43 PM Aiden: Holds out his hand for hers. "Picture of you, realized you would have gone for the airport and showed it till I found someone who recognized it. It was pretty hard, but I managed." Looks a bit worried. "Okay, hotel. Right." 26 Jan 14, 07:46 PM Ailleana: On the short walk to the hotel, she is silent, and it isn't until they're safely in her room with the door shut that she turns to face him, unsure really what to say, whether to apologize or defend herself or...so she merely stands there, looking at him, waiting for him to say something, anything that might tell her how he's feeling. 26 Jan 14, 07:51 PM Aiden: Soon as the door is shut he stops checking behind them and such and catches her around the waist, eyes worried. 'Are you okay? WHy didn't you tell me before you left?" Very worried about her and where her mind is, how she is managing. 26 Jan 14, 07:55 PM Ailleana: Surprised and reeling she hesitates, rather than answer his question, she asks one of her own. "You're not...mad?" Whether about her being pregnant in the first place or about her not telling him. 26 Jan 14, 07:58 PM Aiden: He nods "I was, and might be again later, but I'm more worried about you right now. And the main thing I was mad about was because our child is both of ours, not just yours. You should have told me to my face first before you left." His face changes to sorrowful she had cut him out that way. "I would have wanted to help you. We've been through so much..." 26 Jan 14, 08:01 PM Ailleana: She shakes her head emphatically, this was exactly what she'd been worried about. "I don't want help, Aiden, I can handle it." She pauses, "if you want to spend time with him or her, that sort of thing, of course, but..." The same stubbornness she's carried her whole life, "I'll handle the rest of it." 26 Jan 14, 08:05 PM Aiden: "Ally..." Breathes out suddenly and then looks at her. "Then I need to find a job. Are you staying here or moving on? Please don't cut me out again, after all we have been through I only want the best for you. I always have."" 26 Jan 14, 08:07 PM Ailleana: "What do you mean find a job?" Her eyes fly up to his, though she hears the rest, she does't respond to it. "I'm not cutting you out of anything, Den, but I won't have you doing anything because you feel obligated either." 26 Jan 14, 08:16 PM Aiden: "I will need to earn enough to eat. I don't want to leave. And this has nothing to do with obligations, Ally, I've known you forever, you've been my best friend forever, we've been...lovers. I gave you my heart many times over." He looked away and then stepped closer to her again. "I want to be here, I want to watch them grow, I want to know their mother is safe and knows she is cared for by someone who loves her and would do anything for her. Have you forgotten what happened to my father?" 26 Jan 14, 08:20 PM Ailleana: His father...his grandmother...the story came rushing back and in a moment of clarity she understands where he's coming from. "That...that's different. I want you to be a part of their life if you want to be, that's fine. I just..." She breaks off, best friend, boyfriend, lover, confidant, he'd been everything to her for the last seven years. "I can take care of myself" she reminds him, "I just...I don't..." She leans back against the wall next to the door, braces on it. "This isn't what I would have wanted for my life, Aiden, not pregnant at seventeen barely out of school." She frowns at him, "I don't have a choice, but you do, and I want you to....be able to...live." 26 Jan 14, 08:26 PM Aiden: Shakes his head at her words, stands closer, sliding his hands around her waist where they feel normal. "I can live next door, I just need to get a job so I can eat. I won't interfere if you don't want me to, but I need this, Ally, I can not NOT be here, do you understand? I want this. And regardless of what you may think, it is living. Life throws sh!t at you that's what my father survived. I learned that the hard way. from the very bottom up it's how you live with what comes at you that makes life worth living." 26 Jan 14, 08:34 PM Ailleana: He slides his hands into place on her hips and the familiarity is undeniably comforting. "So you're planning to stay here...a million miles away from home so that you can spend time with our child?" She goes quiet for a minute, first time she's said that out loud 'their child' that thought strikes and goes deep, taking root somewhere. "I'm not planning to stay in California, Aiden, there's no point now since..." She shrugs, "if you found me its only a matter of time before mom and dad do too, I need to go home and...face the music." 26 Jan 14, 08:39 PM Aiden: "I wil stay if you do yes. And I'll do whatever it takes to show you I'm not going to take away any of your control over the situation, I just need to be with you and them." he shrugged. "I'm not telling and I watched my back. Might take them awhile. If you want me to hide you, I can try." 26 Jan 14, 08:45 PM Ailleana: In that moment its as if something breaks, and she slumps as the fight goes out of her. She straightens, leans into his hold on her and lays her head on his chest. "I'm scared, Den. I'm really really scared." She takes a deep breath. "I'm scared about whether the baby will be healthy and what my parents will do when they find out. I'm scared of what this will do to us and about not being a good mom" She brings her hands up, covers her face. "I'm not the bake cookies and tell stories type" she mumbles through her fingers, "but I want a happy life for our baby I just...I have no idea where to go from here." She shakes her head, "Thank you, but no, I need to go home. Mom is probably mental right now and I don't even want to think about dad." 26 Jan 14, 08:55 PM Aiden: He holds and supports her carefully, feeling her relax into him. "Well that's two of us. I just flew around the world to find you on what I had in my pocket. let me call my dad and tell him enough to get a loan from him. That way you don't have to speak to your mom till face to face. You can send them an owl once we get back, give you some time, okay?" He falls slent, knowing this was far too fast for either of them. "Yeah, I know it's kind of scary. But really, I want the best for you both, not just one or the other. But if you let me in some, I'll be glad to help. It may not be perfect, I know we'll both make mistakes I'm sure, but I can be there to support you when you need me to." Listens, thinks, nods. "Okay. Want me there for moral support? maybe they won't scream as loud with two of us." 26 Jan 14, 08:59 PM Ailleana: She frowns guiltily, "I have enough on me to get home" she says softly, when he mentions his dad she feels the nervous sensation shoot through her chest. "They're going to hate me now" she says sadly. She shakes her head, "thanks, but I'd rather face them by myself if that's okay, no sense them yelling at both of us." She takes a deep breath, "do I need to talk to your parents too?" 26 Jan 14, 09:03 PM Aiden: Sighs. "I don't. But dad will help me a little if I pay him back over time I think.? Frowns at her and puts a hand under each cheek side. "Listens to me, Ally. They won't hate you. Know why? You are my girl and you might be the bearer of their first grandchild. You think that doesn't count for something? hell, you might even finally get to see the place in Paris now." Hesitates as she offers and then nods. "Um, that would help me yes. A lot. You sure?" 26 Jan 14, 09:12 PM Ailleana: She doesn't look happy about that but stays silent. When he speaks again, her expression softens. 'His girl' she was wasn't she? A small, hesitant smile, "the infamous 'place in Paris'" she murmurs, "now that would be something." She pauses, and its obvious the wheels are turning. "I"ll make you a deal. I'll talk to your parents if you let me pay your way home. Least I can do after you came all the way out here to find me." 26 Jan 14, 09:19 PM Aiden: He sees her face soften and he smiles back about as soft. "Yes, if you don't hit me for saying it, you are mine. Without meaning I like own you or anything" he says quickly before she can correct him. He grins. "Yes. Hey, might even manage to get max to sleep somewhere else for a night." Frowns, then looks at her. "Um. Maybe. Tell you what, I'll agree to it if you let me be your boyfriend on the way back." 26 Jan 14, 09:25 PM Ailleana: She grins, shaking her head at him."Nice save" Against her better judgment and quite possibly against her nature, she likes the sound of that, or possibly just likes the idea of not being in this alone. Relief, the first tendrils of it she's felt in several weeks, begin to take root and spread through her chest. "Deal" she leans up, kisses him softly, "but only if I get the window seat." 26 Jan 14, 09:29 PM Aiden: 'Thanks!" Grins at her, feeling a sudden and deep sense of getting somewhere here. Kisses her back and then smiles as his hands tighten around her to keep her next to him. "Deal, I'll have my eyes busy anyway looking at a much better view."
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Post by Shava on Jan 26, 2014 20:56:11 GMT -5
26 Jan 14, 09:39 PM Ailleana: She appears on the edge of the island, taking a deep breath and for a moment simply reveling in the simple sights and smells of home. It was, she imagined, the last peaceful moment she would get for a while. She passed through the arch, moving more slowly the closer she got to the house. She reached the door and ran her fingers over it, sighing when it swung open. Stepping into the hall, she dropped her bag and took a deep breath, certain Abraham would be letting them know she was home. 26 Jan 14, 09:45 PM Vincent: Standing in the corner, Vin slowly became visible after his daughter walked in. Clearing his throat he said softly "Your mother is upstairs, but I wanted to see you first. Come here," he said opening his arms up to hug her when she came closer and he held her tight for a moment letting her feel his acceptance. "You know your mother panicked a lot when you went missing. I think you owe me something special for that, Ally-oxen-free." 26 Jan 14, 09:49 PM Ailleana: Her father seemed to materialize out of nowhere, but she was barely startled. "Is she...really mad?" She went into his arms easily. He wrapped them around her and she relaxed, safety and acceptance enveloping her like a safety net. "Missed you dad" she mumbles into his shirt as she hugs him back. She frowns up at him guiltily. "I knew she would but..." A small smirk at the nickname before it fades. "Dad there's something I should tell you..." 26 Jan 14, 09:55 PM Vincent: Shaking his head he hugs her tight. "You have to understand parenting, child. You spend so much time working on helping them not kill themselves off by criminal stupidity that when they go missing you are relieved as hell to know they are alive. Worry yes, mad? Wait unti lshe gets the worry out, then you'll see mad unless you talk fast." He smiled silently, feeling age in his mind and not liking it. She was making him feel old with this behavior though. "I missed you more then you will ever know, Ally," he said kissing her forehead tenderly. She starts to speak and he says "Oh no, nothing before hand I made a deal with your mom for getting to greet you first!" His eyes remain a bit worried, but his smile says he wants her to loosen up and smile. 'Special occasion, Abraham will take us directly to her when you are ready. Enjoying the privledge?" Knows she won't, another parenting thing he dislikes. 26 Jan 14, 09:59 PM Ailleana: "Still alive" she holds out her arms as if proving the point she's in one piece. The guilt ate at her, made worse by what she had to tell them. She exhales, a short puff of air through her cheeks. "Okay" he continues and she looks sick. "Can we take the stairs...all 26 Jan 14, 10:00 PM Ailleana: of them?" 26 Jan 14, 10:07 PM Vincent: He nods. "Alive is good." Holds out a vial to her. 'Calming potion. Thought you might need it." Shakes his head, looks sorry in his face. "No, I'm afraid not my dear. This is one of those price things I warned you about. But it's okay, I'll walk with you, Ally. Here take my arm." Pats her arm, opens up the door to go forward. 26 Jan 14, 10:15 PM Ailleana: She looks at the vial, not sure if she should take it or not. She knew some potions were bad for pregnant women. She shook her head, "nah I'm fine, promise" She nods, looking rueful as she takes his arm. She heads with him up to her parents room and knocks. "Mom?" 26 Jan 14, 10:17 PM Vincent: Shrugs, tucks it in her pocket. "be my stubborn little girl. You take too much from your mother on that." Smiles. Opens the door up for her to go in first. 26 Jan 14, 10:20 PM Keela: She's on the far side of the room, looking out the window, trying to calm down when she hears the knock, knows her daughter is on the other side, likely with her husband. She rushes across and opens the door, enveloping Ally and holding her tightly. "Merlin you...what were you even....oh never mind" She takes a step back, surveying her daughter from head to foot and nods, apparently satisfied. 26 Jan 14, 10:23 PM Ailleana: She grins cheekily at him, forgetting what's coming for a moment. "I'd planned on it" she tells him. She enters the bedroom slowly, or tries to, but finds herself almost instantly enveloped in her mother's arms. She hugs her mother back, takes a breath as best she can. "Hi mom, I'm home." She takes a few steps into the room and turns to face her parents, biting her lip. "I'm sorry I ran away without telling anyone but...I..." She goes silent, takes another deep breath and blurts it out. "I'm pregnant." 26 Jan 14, 10:24 PM Vincent: Purses his lips and glances at Keela, mind racing. "Aiden? And he didn't know when you left?" Breaths out through his nose suddenly, looks out the window and waits for keela to react first this time. 26 Jan 14, 10:28 PM Keela: The color drains out of Keela's face. She'd had a feeling this might be what had taken their daughter away. Ally, strong-willed, free-spirited Ally, her own first pregnancy, and with a rush Keela remembered how scared she had been, and she'd had everything together, a job, a husband, a supportive family. She had no idea whether Aiden knew or not, and she was fairly sure they weren't married. "Oh Ally..." She pulls her daughter in and holds her close. "Why didn't you just tell us? Your father and I love you very much you know." 26 Jan 14, 10:37 PM Ailleana: She nods, "of course Aiden" then focuses on her mother when she speaks, a surprised look as she finds herself being drawn into her mother's arms. "Mom...I...I just didn't want you guys to be disappointed in me and...I didn't know how to tell you." Her voice softens, sounding younger and more vulnerable than before. "I love you too" 26 Jan 14, 10:41 PM Vincent: Muses on the two women holding each other before he speaks again. "And he knows now? When did you see him?" Knows how Aiden is from the one meeting. Nods smiling at the love comments. "And how are you two?" 26 Jan 14, 10:46 PM Keela: She releases Ally and takes a step back. "I think that way worked as well as any other." She falls silent, curious to hear the answer to her husband's questions as well. 26 Jan 14, 10:47 PM Ailleana: She nods, "He knows, he....he tracked me down in California, flew back with me to make sure I got home in one piece." She bites her lip again, "he...we....are good" She shrugs, looking frazzled. "I need to go talk to his parents soon, I promised him I would." She smiles softly, "he wants to be there, we don't know much beyond that yet." 26 Jan 14, 10:53 PM Vincent: Grins. "He tracked you down, eh? How difficult did you make it?" Listens, nodding when she says she had promised. "Sounds like you'd better go soon then. Will you be staying here or with them or somewhere else for the time being then?" Wonders what 'wants to be there' means... 26 Jan 14, 10:56 PM Keela: "Smart boy" she smiles to herself. "He seemed nice enough when we met him." She pauses, "wants to be there? what exactly does that mean?" 26 Jan 14, 10:59 PM Ailleana: "Apparently not very" she mumbles, but then nods. "I know, I'm just a little nervous about seeing his parents again. I've met them before, but...I'm probably not their favorite person right now." She shrugs, "not sure yet, nothing's set in stone, but I promise I'll owl as soon as I know what's going on, okay?" She turns to her mother. "it means he wants to be part of my life, part of our child's life, but we're not really sure what capacity yet, whether we're going to be friends or...more than that." 26 Jan 14, 11:07 PM Vincent: Grins more. 'Determined then. have to be to track you down in some small village somewhere. Where did you go by the way?" Nods at her other words, waves down the hall. "Take an owl with you, easier that way." Now looks concerned and with a squint to his eyes. "Hang on. Do you love him or not? Is marriage even on the table?" 26 Jan 14, 11:42 PM Keela: She smiles, "certainly seems so" then she nods, "Maybe not, but they deserve to know what's going on too, love" She stepped forward and kissed her daughter's forehead. She frowns, "not really sure what capacity" she repeats, not liking the sound of that at all, but her husband beat her to the punch, and she stands, looking at Ally expectantly 26 Jan 14, 11:44 PM Ailleana: She grins, a bit proud of herself on that one. "Ventura, little beach town in Southern California" She shrugs, "it was a nice place." She nods, "will do" and then she kisses her mother's cheek before sighing. "It never...really...came up?" Another nod, "I love him" she confirms, "but I don't want him to marry me just because he feels like he should, that's not why you marry someone." 26 Jan 14, 11:52 PM Vincent: Eyes get a big bigger. And then he thinks while she talks to her mother before pipping up again. "Did he say that? that he had to marry you? And let me point out, if you went halfway around the planet to hide from him and he came to find you with few leads then he sounds like it's not an obligation at all, but something much deeper then that." 26 Jan 14, 11:57 PM Keela: She stays silent, processing and for the moment content to let Vin handle things, Ally had always had an easier time opening up to her father. It had bothered Keela some in the beginning, but not as much so now. 26 Jan 14, 11:59 PM Ailleana: She shakes her head. "No, he never mentioned getting married at all actually, which I gather means he'd rather not." It actually probably meant he assumed she wouldn't consider it, she wasn't sure if that was true or not. She pauses over that, thinks about it. "He took my picture to the airport, showed it around til someone recognized me, I don't know how he talked them into telling him which flight I took, I could probably sue someone." She seems slightly amused by that thought before she sobers. She bites her lip. "But...but MARRIAGE...that's...that's huge...and permanent and..." and she felt like hyperventilating just thinking about it. 27 Jan 14, 12:07 AM Vincent: 'Sounds to me like if he feels so strongly to follow you that far, if he doesn't mention it he thinks you would never agree. And he wants you more then legality. Hmm, might be a winner there." Walks over and puls his daughter into his arms. "Ally, it's only going to happen if both of you want it. Marriage is a partnership where two people work together to do something. And when they can't, they get divorced. Happens a lot more these days cause kids don't try very hard, but it sounds like he would try. So, not permanent." Makes a face at her, but looks towards Keela and winks. "I've been very very lucky your mother decided to put up with me and somehow I've managed to keep her killing me over the years so to you that may sound permanent." He kisses her head "But to me that just sounds like we succeed better then most people." 27 Jan 14, 12:11 AM Ailleana: She listens, nods. "I guess...maybe I'll get the chance to talk to him about it after I talk to his parents" she says thoughtfully. "If I survive" She takes a deep breath and then grins. "That's because mom is patient and you guys are so disgustingly in love with each other." She makes a face at him before turning to them both. "Would it be okay if I went now? I kinda want to get it over with?" 27 Jan 14, 12:16 AM Vincent: A glance at Keela. "Your mother loves me because I take instruction well, especially when it comes to skipping stones." Eyes soften. "but it took awhile to get there. I'm just saying don't get an image of marriage stuck in your mind. Every marriage is different." Shrugs and then smiles. "If you promise to bring him back over to see us again. After you survive." Eyes twinkle at her
27 Jan 14, 12:20 AM Keela: She steps forward, hugging Ally before she turns to her husband. "And your father loves me because I can cook and I wasn't scared of his mother" Her eyes soften as well and she leans up to kiss his cheek. "Remember love, life takes you all kinds of directions, the trick is finding someone you trust to enjoy the ride with." She hugs Ally tight before releasing her, "go talk to his family and we'll see you when you get back all right?" 27 Jan 14, 12:21 AM Ailleana: She grins, shaking her head at the two of them. "Like I said, disgustingly in love "but there's a strange feeling of envy in her chest as she says it. Could she have this some day? And if she could, who would be better for her than Aiden? She hugs both of her parents and nods. "I promise, I will" she waves as she heads out of the room. "Love you both"
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Post by Shava on Jan 26, 2014 23:45:21 GMT -5
27 Jan 14, 12:41 AM Ailleana: She arrived at the cafe, dressed nicely, but looking as though she was prepared for an execution. i2.asntown.net/h4/13/fashion-styles/3/teenstar/Selena-Gomez-2013-Dream-Out-Loud-Spring-Collection--04.jpg Dressing up a little had been her mother's suggestion. Ah well, at least if they killed her the pictures for the coroner's report would be pretty. 27 Jan 14, 12:44 AM Aiden: Standing up from a table he smiled at seeing her and putting the tiip down then going over to meet her. "All ready? You look beautiful." Snorts "As you always do. 27 Jan 14, 12:45 AM Ailleana: She crossed the room, taking a deep breath. "Um...yes?" She smiles at him. "Thanks, mom said it couldn't hurt." She takes his arm. "Lets go" before she came to her senses and went back to California 27 Jan 14, 12:49 AM Aiden: Appirates appearing on the train cab's little porch and steadying her with one hand. "Hang on, you have something I need to straighten." Brushes her hair back and kisses her sneakily before whispering to her "No matter what, ALly, I love you. Please don't forget that." 27 Jan 14, 12:51 AM Ailleana: She pauses "oh? Wha..." he speaks and she offers him a nervous smile before kissing him back. "I love you too, Den" she says softly. "I won't forget" 27 Jan 14, 12:52 AM Aiden: Smiles back, squeezes her hand. "Okay." Hesitates and then says quietly excited "Yay!" Then sober sup and opens the door leading her in and spots his mother. "Hey Mom, you remember Ally..." 27 Jan 14, 12:55 AM Arabelle: She'd known the two were outside, could hear them though not quite understand what was being said. She was torn for the moment between the protective feelings she felt for her son, the anger at how he'd been treated and a bit of pity for the girl standing in front of her. "Of course I remember Ailleana" she answers. "I would remember anyone my son chased half way around the world" there is a definite edge in her tone that says exactly how happy she was about Ally's decision to run off to California. 27 Jan 14, 01:00 AM Ailleana: She bites her lip, tensing up. "Hi Mrs. Urquart" and then she flinches at the tone. "I um...wasn't really thinking clearly when I decided to go" she says, choosing her words carefully. "I'm sorry, I know you were probably worried about Den" 27 Jan 14, 01:02 AM Aiden: Frowns at his mother with a warning look. "Mom, I would go a lot farther then that for her. I understand Ally's thinking about it and even though she misunderstood some of the ways I would react, I'll also defend those same thoughts. And that is all that matters, right? " 27 Jan 14, 01:05 AM Arabelle: She turns her head to focus on her son. "That, frankly, is what worries me" she answers. "I understand the girl is pregnant, I do not understand how that justifies leaving the country, and I certainly to not understand your deciding to run off after her without telling anyone." She hesitates, rather than agreeing, the frown deepens. "Understood" 27 Jan 14, 01:17 AM Ailleana: She takes a deep breath, searching deep for some of her Gryffindor courage. "Mrs. Urquart, I didn't leave because I expected Aiden to follow me, I left so that he wouldn't have to feel like this was his responsibility. I wanted him to be able to choose the life he wanted, and I didn't want him to feel like he had to do things a certain way because I got pregnant" She pauses, "I know it was stupid now, but I was scared and...it seemed like the right thing to do at the time." 27 Jan 14, 01:19 AM Aiden: Upset clearly in his face at his mother calling her 'the girl.' "I didn't tell anyone because it was my business and hers. I sent you an owl as soon as I had something to say. Besides that, you knew I was hunting her cause you were here when her parents came to ask me if I knew anything." Listens as Ally speaks, squeezing her hand he has not released yet. "And she has a big family. She isn't used to thinking of the many different things you and dad are, especially about single parents." 27 Jan 14, 01:28 AM Arabelle: She gives him a look but doesn't speak right away. She can't argue the point that he's grown, and a small part of her is proud of his dedication. "Of course it is his responsibility!" She takes a deep breath and her voice softens slightly. "It is his child is it not? The two of you MADE the child together, therefore it is reasonable to assume you are both responsible." She goes silent, considering the rest of Ailleana's words, the first signs of warmth reach the surface. "Stupid, yes, but...noble also" She frowns, but her voice is much softer when she addresses her son again, more like normal. "and I will excuse some of her behavior because of that fact, and the fact you are both young despite thinking you are grown" she allows, "but inexperience only excuses a certain amount, and she...both of you...are going to have to grow up quickly." She hated being the bad guy, but the pair in front of her were going to learn a lot of hard lessons very quickly, she would take her son's ire if it 27 Jan 14, 01:28 AM Arabelle: meant she could prepare him even in some small part for what was coming for them both. 27 Jan 14, 01:39 AM Ailleana: "Den" she murmurs, squeezing his hand. "Don't please" She didn't want to cause problems between he and his mother. She didn't want to cause problems at all. "She's right" If this was her penance, if listening to his mother disapprove was what it cost her for the choices she'd made, so be it, small price. 27 Jan 14, 01:43 AM Aiden: His head turns slightly at her word and hand squeeze and he gives a nod to show he's heard. "Oh I know, Mom, big learning curve. But as I told Ally, life is learning to take what is thrown at you and how you roll with it and recover is what makes it worth living." He held up Ally's hand in his and said softer "And we'll learn. But not alone." 27 Jan 14, 01:47 AM Ash: Hearing voices, Asher walked out slowly and seeing the kids hesitated before coming on in. "Ally. Son." Gives Belle a kiss on her cheek, eyes pass over the other two. "I'm glad to see Aiden is a good negotiator." 27 Jan 14, 01:50 AM Arabelle: She takes note of Ailleana's interaction with her son, and softens further. Maybe not so much flighty as young, she decided. Young and inexperienced was a lot easier to fix than flaky and selfish. "Have the two of you given any thought to the future? What are your plans?" Hears footsteps and turns after Ash kisses her cheek to give him a weary-looking smile. 27 Jan 14, 01:53 AM Ailleana: She turns when Aiden speaks, smiles at him. "Together" she agrees softly, meant more for Aiden than for his mother. She turns back to his mother, biting her lip as her eyes go to the floor, having no answer for that question, only to snap back up again at the sound of Aiden's father's voice. "Hi Mr. Urquart" she says softly. She bites her lip once more at the negotiator comment. "He...is very persuasive" she agreed softly, looking guilty and sounding embarrassed. 27 Jan 14, 02:01 AM Aiden: His eyes go a big more interested and certainly more cheerful when she says together and squeezes her hand back again with a smile. Still looking at her he answers his mother "We're still discussing things. Don't want to get plans laid down till we had spoken to her parents and mine first." Blushes at being told he is good at that and steps closer to her, sliding his arm around her middle. "I'm trying to be persuasive, Father, just like you were for mom." 27 Jan 14, 02:06 AM Ash: Catches her eye and nods, once. "Good plan. How did your parents react?" Looks at Arabelle and smirks, remembering the night in the French hostel. "I think we negotiated each other actually." 27 Jan 14, 02:08 AM Arabelle: Seeing Ally's reaction to her husband, her lips twitch. It was official, he would always have that effect on women, young or old. "Gets that from his father" she says, a bit of warmth creeping slowly into her tone. Then a smirk at Asher. "Right, negotiated...it was tricky, took hours, but we managed well enough" She appears to relax noticeably. 27 Jan 14, 02:13 AM Ailleana: That reminded her that she needed to talk to him about coming back with her if he could, and a few other things while she was at it, but not just now. She manages to meet his eyes, blushing. "They're concerned, obviously, but they were very impressed with Den, and I think they're grateful he succeeded also." She paused, took a breath. "They asked a lot of the same questions, but I didn't have any answers for them either, I'm hoping to fix that while I'm here." She glances from Aiden to his father for a moment, looking for similarities. Its there, she realizes. In the eyes, the jaw, its the first time she's noticed. She looks between his parents and blushes darker, though grateful for a moment not to be the focus. 27 Jan 14, 02:17 AM Aiden: Glances at his mother's words, then back to his father again aware he is missing something. He hears her words and turns away form his parents eyebrows up to look directly at her as his main focus. "Um, do you mind if we go talk for a bit and try to work on that please?" Looks at both his parents with a pleading look. "Please?" As soon as they nod, he takes her hand again and leads her straight to his room, closing the door behind them. 27 Jan 14, 02:18 AM Ailleana: As soon as they're behind closed doors she exhales long. "Well...that could have gone worse." 27 Jan 14, 02:20 AM Aiden: "Much," he nods and steps to her pullng her down to sit on his bed and pulls her into his lap partially. "You about gave me a heart attack when you said together." Runs a hand up to her cheek, softly. 27 Jan 14, 02:24 AM Arabelle: She frowns at him, thinking of her assumptions about his being anti-marriage and what her father had said. "A heart attack?" She settles into his lap comfortably, "why?" 27 Jan 14, 02:26 AM Ailleana: She frowns at him, thinking of her assumptions about his being anti-marriage and what her father had said. "A heart attack?" She settles into his lap comfortably, "why?" 27 Jan 14, 02:27 AM Aiden: "Cause I didn't think you were interested. You were going all" waves a hand "Independent out there. I kind of felt cut off, and I think you should have guessed that after that note I would be feeling that way. But when you said together..." Caresses her cheek softly. "I felt my heart skip a beat." 27 Jan 14, 02:30 AM Ailleana: Curse her dad for always being right about everything d@mn it. Still, she gives him a surprised look as she leans into his touch. "I never meant to cut you off, Den, you have to know that." Another exhale, "what if I...wasn't necessarily...not interested?" 27 Jan 14, 02:33 AM Aiden: He started to mention the note, but her words got his full attention instead. "Not...not interested? Like, how so?" His eyes were more focused, his hand stopped on her cheek. His heart rate jumped and his breathing increased 27 Jan 14, 02:37 AM Ailleana: Hesitating, not wanting to put anything on the table he didn't want, she spoke carefully. "Well I mean...we've been best friends practically half our lives...and I love you...and you love me...and..." She goes quite for a moment, "if I was going to...be with someone...for the rest of my life...there's no one else I could see that with." Hardest thing hands down she'd ever said in her life, and that included the conversations with both sets of parents. 27 Jan 14, 02:45 AM Aiden: Starts to feel excited at the way she spoke and when she finished he said "Please, sit here beside me just a moment, love," and as soon as she slipped off he ran his hand around her back and then lowered her down as he kissed her, deeply and longingly before he stopped with a caress on her bottom lip with his mouth, not knowing anything about biting. "I want you. For my entire life. Marry me, Ailleana, please let me be a part of your life forever and a day." 27 Jan 14, 02:52 AM Ailleana: She slides off of his lap hesitantly, wondering if he's about to tell her she's nuts or off-base. Nervous, she relaxed considerably at his touch, and moreso when he kissed her. Kissing him back, the feel of his fingertip against her bottom lip was soft, tender in a way she realized she could not have lived the rest of her life without. Her dash off to California had been a momentary lapse, and she understood that now. She couldn't remember her life before him, realized she didn't want to think about it. She looks at him, wide-eyed, having not quite expected him to propose right then. "I...you...we..." She cuts off, takes a deep breath and dives. "Okay, yes Aiden. Yes, I'll marry you." She exhales and smiles hesitantly as if she can't quite believe what just happened actually happened. 27 Jan 14, 02:57 AM Aiden: Delight blossomed in his eyes and he grins at her 'I you we' but the real joy came when she said she would. "YES!" and he kissed her again for a very very long minute, his hand falling to cover her stomach with a fragile touch. 27 Jan 14, 03:00 AM Ailleana: She grins, a rare giggle escaping at his reaction before she kisses him back deeply, as passionately as she does and has done everything else in her life. She pulls back to catch her breath after a couple of minutes. "So I guess that answers the 'what our plans are' question" she says with a bit of her more usual cheek. 27 Jan 14, 03:05 AM Aiden: When she pulls back his face is flushed and his heartbeat pounding in his ears. "Yes! Yes it does! Oh Merlin I never thought it could happen but I so hoped." 27 Jan 14, 03:07 AM Ailleana: She looks a bit bilndsided by his excitement. "You..hoped? Since when?" She seems genuinely confused by this. 27 Jan 14, 03:10 AM Aiden: Looks a bit guilty. "Well, it's been a few months, but I wasn't sure how to bring it up and you have always been so... free I didn't want to chain you down in any way and I thought you might see it as that." Looks pensive a bit worried about her reaction 27 Jan 14, 03:13 AM Ailleana: "Months?" She couldn't have been anymore surprised if he'd simply tossed her out of the train on her bum, and it showed. She couldn't really blame him for that thought, because she'd said similar things to her father the day before. Still, if she had known how he felt, maybe... "I thought..." She bit her lip, "I thought you weren't interested in marriage" she confesses, "its part of the reason I went to California in the first place, I didn't want you to feel like you...had to...because I thought you didn't want..." She shakes her head, "Merlin" 27 Jan 14, 03:20 AM Aiden: He shook his head several times. "No no, you should have asked me up front and direct like you usually do. Like, when you change the color of my sheets" he stuck a tongue out at her. "So unlike you to avoid things instead of going straight on at it." he looked at her with fond eyes and then kissed her neck, slowly down it to the top of her collar bone. "I defintely want." 27 Jan 14, 03:24 AM Ailleana: She smirked at him, "never had to ask a question that big before" she defends, "its a little trickier than telling you you need a shower when you came back from practicing tai chi" she points out, another reference to that same night. He kissed her throat and she tilted her head, reaching up to run her fingers through his hair and sighing softly. "Definitely?" she says softly, looking for affirmation. 27 Jan 14, 03:34 AM Aiden: He shrugged, accepting the fact it was a harder then normal question. "Okay, true. Still, I am one of the closest people you have, surely you could have hinted around it to me?" he hesitates i n kissing long enough to slip a hand in the top of her dress and cup her inside her bra and whispers "Even if you didn't have these delightful Den magnets, I wouldn't hesitate to have you as my wife forever, Ally, but since you have them I think it would be better for me to give you lip service." And he bent down and Mouthed her like the first time, teasing the end very carefully.
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Post by Shava on Jan 27, 2014 16:57:12 GMT -5
27 Jan 14, 05:52 PM Ailleana: She sits, curled up in the empty compartment she'd run to after her altercation with the group of girls in the compartment she'd been sitting in before. How was she supposed to know her hair was weird? Surrounded by bright colors all her life, in her family, her mother's hair was the strange shade. She buried her face in her knees, she didn't want to go to Hogwarts, she wanted to go home! 27 Jan 14, 05:56 PM Aiden: Looking through compartments Aiden followed his brother till they came to one with only one person in it and entered. Aiden hesitated cause the other didn't look too happy, but as he held his trunk for his brother to put it up in the top rack. When she didn't look up he looked back to Max as he told him "Go ahead and sit here, I'll be back in a few, gotta find ben and Lisa, okay? Read a book if you want," ruffling his brothers head with affection and glancing at the girl walked out into the hall and turned to go searching. Aiden sat down and on his knees looked out the window, trying not to make the girl upset or anything. 27 Jan 14, 06:01 PM Ailleana: She heard them come in, didn't look up until the compartment door closed and she realized someone was still there. She sniffled as she turned her head to survey the boy as he looked out the window, not realizing she was staring. 27 Jan 14, 06:04 PM Aiden: As the train filled Aiden glanced at the girl again and saw her looking at him. "hi, I'm Aiden. Are you okay?" 27 Jan 14, 06:06 PM Ailleana: Embarrassed at having been caught, she blushes. "M'fine" she mumbles. She wipes her eyes and sits up. "I'm Ally" She blinks a few times. "Was that your brother that was here before?" 27 Jan 14, 06:09 PM Aiden: He nodded. "Okay. Long as you're sure." Sits on the flat part of the seat and looks at her with a tilted head. "Yep, Max is his name. Do you know have any siblings here?" 27 Jan 14, 06:12 PM Ailleana: She nodded, "the girls in the other compartment didn't like my hair" she explains, running her fingers through it as she speaks, knowing it must be messed up now. She nods at his question. "Yep, my twin brother, Luke" she motions toward the door, "he's gone with our cousins somewhere." 27 Jan 14, 06:15 PM Aiden: For the first time his eyes go up to her hair as if just seeing it. "Um, why? it's not theirs. S'not their business what your hair feels like or anything right?" Glances towards the door. "Counsins? What are those?" 27 Jan 14, 06:17 PM Ailleana: She shrugs, "because its a funny color I guess" she relaxes, thinking maybe not everyone reacted the same way. She nods, "right" Then arches an eyebrow to give him a surprised look. "You don't know what cousins are?" She pauses, "like...aunts' and uncles' kids?" 27 Jan 14, 06:19 PM Aiden: Looks at her hair with a frown. "Odd, it doesn't make me want to laugh." Looks confused. "Never heard of them. I have my parents, my brother and sister, and my great grandfather. Never heard of all those others." 27 Jan 14, 06:22 PM Ailleana: She stares at him for a second before judging he's being serious, and she laughs. "Well...good then" She listens, looking perplexed. "Just those? So like your parents don't have any brothers or sisters or anything?" She considers that for a second. "Mom has three brothers and sisters, and dad has thirteen, so I have lots of aunts and uncles and therefore lots of cousins" She shrugs, "I thought everyone did." 27 Jan 14, 06:25 PM Aiden: Seeing her laugh makes him smile tenatively. He nodded at her question. Yes, just those. Both my parents were orphans and then they found out my father's grandfather was still alive." Eyes go wide as she begins to explain how many kids they are. 'So like, uncles and aunts are what you call a sibling who has kids of their own? But they are still my siblings..." 27 Jan 14, 06:26 PM Ailleana: She frowns at the orphan comment but lets it alone. "Aunts and uncles are your parents siblings, so like...when you have kids some day, Max will be their uncle, and his kids will be your kids' cousins, get it?" 27 Jan 14, 06:30 PM Aiden: Eyes light up as she explains and he smiled in thanks for the answer. "Ah! I see, I didn't know they had to have other names like this. That's interesting. So you have a lot of them then cause there are so many people in your family. makes sense." Realizes his family must be a small one. "I though it was bad having to share a bed with my brother but you all must have five to a bed!" 27 Jan 14, 06:33 PM Ailleana: She nods, "exactly" and then shakes her head, eyes wide. "No, I only have two brothers and one sister, and we all have our own rooms." 27 Jan 14, 06:38 PM Aiden: Blinks looking at her. "Um what? You have a lot of rooms?" Thinks about this and frowns for a minute. He's not sure what to say to that and what it means. 27 Jan 14, 06:46 PM Ailleana: She hesitates, then nods "Yes, the house has been in my family since before the ministry" she shrugs, "I don't know how much adding on anyone's done, but yeah...its a lot of rooms." 27 Jan 14, 06:50 PM Aiden: Eyebrows go up. "Oh wow, old house! We just got a house a few years ago, we normally live on a train." Wonders how much money one has to have to have a big house. 27 Jan 14, 06:51 PM Ailleana: Her eyes widen, "on a train? Like....like this one?" She glances around, looking confused as to how that would work. 27 Jan 14, 06:53 PM Aiden: Nods, looking out the window. "Yes. There I do have a room for myself I guess, but when we go home to the house we have to share a bed." 27 Jan 14, 07:02 PM Ailleana: "A bedroom on a train?" Now she's really confused. She shrugs when he continues. "Luke and I share a bed sometimes" she admits softly. 27 Jan 14, 07:07 PM Aiden: he glances back at her. "Yes. My family owns a train car. We have it set up like a house inside so we can go where mom's work is." Doesn't appear surprised at the bed thing. 27 Jan 14, 07:09 PM Ailleana: "So its a house...on wheels?" She looks surprised and impressed by that. "So it can go anywhere?" What a thing to have! She gives him a curious look. "What does your mom do?" 27 Jan 14, 07:13 PM Aiden: He nods as the train starts to move out of the station. "Yes. Sometimes they have to move it magically between train tracks in other countries and it folds into a big steamtrunk, but otherwise anywhere yes." Paying direct attention to her and doesn't glance at her hair while he does so. Seems to be enjoying the conversation. "She runs a dance company and they go to different countries." 27 Jan 14, 07:28 PM Ailleana: Her eyes go wide as she listens. "That's incredible" she bites her lip. "That must be so cool!" Looks a little dreamy-eyed even as she listens to the stuff about his mother. "Dance company? So she's a dancer then?" 27 Jan 14, 07:32 PM Aiden: Laughing he agreed. "It's just what i grew up with, to me it feels normal. But I do get to see a lot of places." Nods. "Yes, my brother dances too. She runs a company of them, they go and do performances all over." 27 Jan 14, 07:41 PM Ailleana: Looking a bit thunderstruck, she nods. "So you get to go like...everywhere?" An envious look crosses her face. "I like traveling a lot. I'm working on building a motorcycle right now, but dad won't let me drive it at all until next year." 27 Jan 14, 07:47 PM Aiden: Notices a change in her voice and is curious. "Well not everywhere, only where mom has a job to run and we go with her. Dad likes to be near her so we get all the time with her. It's not like we tour around." Eyes get wide; they were both eleven and she was making muggle bikes? "Y-you can make a bike yourself? And your dad is going to let you drive one already??" Shocked. 27 Jan 14, 08:21 PM Ailleana: She nods, "oh, makes sense I guess, kind of a crazy schedule isn't it?" She blushes, "well, dad's helping me. I don't get to build one of my own yet, but I will." She shrugs, "he's letting me practice, but I have suspicions there are safety spells on the one I will use." 27 Jan 14, 08:31 PM Aiden: Nods in agremeent and listens carefully as she speaks about motorcycles. "Well yeah, like the legal age is way away! I would imagine he would have a lot of safety stuff on it." 27 Jan 14, 08:35 PM Ailleana: She shrugs, "dad started learning when he was young and its kind of our thing" she smiles a bit mischievously to herself. Mom would freak if she found out. 27 Jan 14, 08:38 PM Aiden: Nods, doesn't know what to say. "My dad was into gymnastics, but I didn't really go into that or mom's dancing. I went into CHinese martial arts so it's maybe close. I don't think I really share anything with my parents otherwise..." 27 Jan 14, 08:52 PM Ailleana: "Martial arts?" She gives him a curious look. "Like karate?" 27 Jan 14, 08:55 PM Aiden: Shakes his head. "Tai Chi Chuan actually, but I'm trainning in sword style and taking a set of fencing lessons on the side. I'm working them together." he smiled looking at his feet. "Dad says ther eis no point in studying what everyone else does so I should strive to be my own stand a lone." 27 Jan 14, 09:20 PM Ailleana: It sounds vaguely familiar and she nods. "That's cool" she pauses, "any particular reason?" She nods understanding, "dad's not really big on following the crowd either" she answers. "So good advice" 27 Jan 14, 09:24 PM Aiden: He looked inward thinking for a minute. "I really like Chiense culture and things. Sword work, Mah Jong, Feng Shui and a lot of other stuff just fits well to me. I can't explain why it just...I like it." Smiling at hers words he nodded. I wouldn't say any of my family are normal if it comes to that. We all have different directions to head in." 27 Jan 14, 09:48 PM Ailleana: She blushes, bites her lip. "Mom and dad went to China on their first and second honeymoons" she answers, "so I know a little bit, they like it there." She nods, "my family is...well they're all kind of...off in different directions too. That's a good way of putting it" 27 Jan 14, 09:50 PM Aiden: Looks interested. "Oh really? Do you know where they went?" Looks wistful. "We've only been there once and I managed a few lessons from a master, but I would love to go again some day." 27 Jan 14, 09:54 PM Ailleana: "Some resort in the mountains" she says, shrugging. "I'm not really sure where" She grins, "I'd like to go too, mom and dad liked it a lot, but they've never taken us out there for some reason." 27 Jan 14, 10:04 PM Aiden: "Ah." Then it clicks with the word honeymoon. He rolls his eyes. "Parents. But they were probably doing something they wanted for themselves." Knows his own parents have never spoken about the wedding and he frowns wondering about it suddenly. "But you have traveled?" 27 Jan 14, 10:12 PM Ailleana: She nods, "I've traveled. Used to go with mom and dad a lot when it was just Luke and I, not so much now." 27 Jan 14, 10:12 PM Ailleana: She shrugs, "I'd like to do a cross-country trip on my bike like mom and dad did when they were young" she tells him, "but I guess we'll see." 27 Jan 14, 10:19 PM Aiden: Listens and wonders why people would stop traveling ever. "Well I guess it's fair enough, we never really stop with the train till winter." So yeah they were opposites in that. "Wait, when they were your age? Or later on?" 27 Jan 14, 10:25 PM Ailleana: "Mom and dad still go when they need to restock supplies at the shop" She shakes her head, "mom was seventeen and dad was sixteen" she answers, "it was right after mom graduated from Hogwarts" 27 Jan 14, 10:28 PM Aiden: "Wow, that must have been something." Has nothing much more to add to that. Glances out the window as they clear London watching the trees go by. Max pokes his head back in 'hey Den, you doing okay?' Aiden nods and adds "this is Ally, Max." Max raises a hand in greeting. 'Hi there! Don't let him bore you with stories of punching and kicking okay?' winks and Aiden shakes his head laughing slightly. 'Got a couple of friends to see before they have to start patrol. I'll be back in a few so save me a seat, okay bud?' 27 Jan 14, 10:29 PM Aiden: 'Max exits again- 27 Jan 14, 10:31 PM Ailleana: She nods, "they've been nearly everywhere since they got married" she sounds envious, "I want to take the same trip they did the first time I go." She looks up at the sound of a new voice and smiles. "Hi Max" she blushes when he winks at her and glances away, turning back to Aiden when his brother leaves. "He seems nice." 27 Jan 14, 10:34 PM Aiden: Nods hearing her talk about traveling and wondering if he could like a bike ride. Sees her blush and tilts his head curious. "Are you okay? You looks red in the cheeks." Glances after his brother with an enthusiastic smile. "He's the best! He's been telling me stories this summer so I would know where everything was and so there won't be any surprises. He's an awesome big brother!" 27 Jan 14, 10:37 PM Ailleana: The blush deepens, but she nods. "M'fine" she mumbles, and then brightens, glad for the shift in his focus. "That is pretty cool" she admits, "how old is he?" 27 Jan 14, 10:41 PM Aiden: WOnders why girls always say that it is nothing when the blush so much, but let's it drop. "He's seventeen, it's his last year." Sighs "I'm going to miss him. This is going to be the only year I get to be in school with him." 27 Jan 14, 10:43 PM Ailleana: She looks disappointed for a few seconds before she realizes it and the expression changes. "That's tough" she frowns, "I could let you borrow mine." 27 Jan 14, 10:45 PM Aiden: He nods, missing the look of disappointment entirely. "yeah, I have to make up for time this year." Chuckles and flashes her a grin. "Thanks, but somehow I'll manage. It is an entire year before I have to give him up anyway. Mom was a bit teary eyed about it too last night." 27 Jan 14, 10:49 PM Ailleana: She nods, "enjoy it while you can, yeah" She smirks, "mom was a mess when Luke and I left, and she's still got two more at home." 27 Jan 14, 10:53 PM Aiden: Looks at her, wondering if she will know. "Why do they get like that? Moms I mean." He hesitates. "It's not like he's gone forever or anything, it's just the last year." 27 Jan 14, 10:55 PM Ailleana: She shrugs, "I guess they don't like the thought of us growing up really" she theorizes. "After he graduates he'll get a job and do other things and he won't need her the same." 28 Jan 14, 09:14 AM [×] Aiden: "But..." Frowns again and gives her a trying-to-understand look. "But parents help you learn what you need to grow up and survive on your own, right? SO it should be a success moment that you can." Decides this is too deep a subject for now and shrugs it off. "So what are you looking forward to most? School I mean."
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5 Apr 14, 12:09 AM Ally: She had been on her way to Gryffindor tower when it occurred to her it was unlikely he'd be there on a Saturday afternoon. He was as dedicated to his fencing as she was to her dance, and that meant he'd be somewhere, working on his technique. There were very few places in the castle a person could practice fencing. She went through the series of paces and wand taps, willing the door to appear. 'I need to talk to him' she thought. 'I really do' The door appeared and she exhaled, slipping inside. She dropped her bag by the door and watched, waiting for him to notice her. www.polyvore.com/meeting_dad_ally/set?id=1182754825 Apr 14, 12:15 AM Den: Dressed from head to toe in his fencing out fit, Aiden moved against the dummy instructor piercing it in two spots before a leap to hit the knee simply. Three crippling hits. and he jumped back landing on two feet carefully before dodging forward and taking the dummy in the stomach. In the middle of dropping to it's wounded knee and parrying at the same time it missed his leg and then collapsed. But Aiden had jumped backwards again before it fell. Nodding even with a fencing mask on he was about to step forward to tap it restarting a round when he realized there were eyes in here and he glanced around. Seeing Ally he suddenly fell out of stance, bending down to place his sword down as he pulled his mask off over his head, shaking his hair free of it as he set the mask down. Coming back up from a kneeling spot he smiled at her as he stripped off the gloves stepping off the strip. "Ally?" he said looking at her with concern for he didn't know why she would be here, "Everything okay? upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Final_Trophee_Monal_2012_n08.jpg5 Apr 14, 12:29 AM Ally: She watched him, impressed. Fencing was its own form of dance, she decided, just a bit more danger involved. She looked at him for a long moment, having no idea how to explain to him the long list of realizations and truths she'd come to realize over the span of the last few days. With purpose in her eyes, she crossed the room, grateful for the heels that gave her a few extra inches. She took his face in both of her hands and pulled him down, kissing him deeply for several seconds before she pulled away slightly. "Yes, everything is okay now." 5 Apr 14, 12:36 AM Den: He felt the concern drop away into curiosity as she walked towards him as she did in the dorm, direct and purposeful. When she reached for his face he tilted his head at her, showing puzzlement and didn't realize what was happening till she pulled him down! His eyes popped as she kissed him and for the entire set of seconds he must have been so stunned he couldn't move. As she pulled away he gasped, eyes the size of saucers, flush rising in his face. "Ajagj." He tried again, shaking his head to try and get his mouth back under control. "Ally?! Wha...?" He finished the crimson transformation at that point finding his suit suddenly far hotter then he had believed possible 5 Apr 14, 12:40 AM Ally: Realizing she had shocked him, the corners of her mouth twitched at his reaction. She gave him a minute to compose himself, but didn't pull back any more. "I realized you were right, about it being personal, about needing to care about someone before you gave parts of yourself away you can't get back." She bit her lip. "You were right." Her father's words came back suddenly. 'You can invite him for Christmas' He had figured it out before she had, how annoying was that? 5 Apr 14, 12:42 AM Den: he followed the words with a mind trying to get grips on what had just happened. "S-so..." Was she saying she liked him that way? The blush got a bit deeper. "Really? But I thought you and Cam..." Whoa, this was rather blowing his mind.... 5 Apr 14, 12:45 AM Ally: She shook her head. "What happened with Cameron was..." She took a deep breath "it was a mistake. I don't regret it because I learned a lot, but I wish...I wish things had been different." She shook her head. "He showed me the stupid house because he felt like he owed me for the summer" It was hard for her to admit. "I don't think he actually cared at all really, I just couldn't see it until I talked to dad when we got back." 5 Apr 14, 12:51 AM Den: As she spoke his hands came up and touched her arms, not quite leaning on her for balance, but for mental balance for sure. "I-I'm glad I was right! B-but what happened to make you ch-change your mind?" Her FATHER had changed her mind?? "I swear I didn't tell anyone! How did your father find out?" 5 Apr 14, 12:58 AM Ally: A small smile. "Because I told him" she shrugged. "After the tattoo bit he made me promise I'd at least warn him ahead if I was going to break any big rules. He sent back a permission note and a 'we'll talk about this later' warning." She met his eyes again, "but it wasn't just that, it was you too, what you said about it being so much more than personal..." She looks very bothered for a moment. "I realized I gave something I can never get back to someone who doesn't care very much at all. I didn't know what I was getting into, and now that I do I wish I hadn't." 5 Apr 14, 01:02 AM Den: Ah! So she had that close a relationship with her father! He felt his mind spin a tad. "Wow..." he said still a bit out of it till her words turned somewhat bothered. His hands on her arms strengthened and he said "I already knew you were head strong, Ally, I'm used to that. I was just surprised something so personal meant so little to you then. But it's okay, I still care." Yes, support her, his normal spot, his comfort zone. It felt right. 5 Apr 14, 01:06 AM Ally: She listened, a rueful look in her eyes until her head came up on the word 'care'. "I know, and I'm sorry for coming at you like that I just...well no not sorry, just..." She felt stupid, she had come straight from facing Cameron and poured all of her emotions into kissing her best friend. It occurred to her if he didn't feel the same way she could really be in trouble. She searched his eyes, looking for some sign of what he was feeling. Hard to read as ever. 5 Apr 14, 01:15 AM Den: getting strength from her sudden stumbling words, Aiden stopped stumbling over his own and released her arms to catch her shoulders. "Ally." He spoke again saying her name in Arabic " Ally, It is okay." And seeing she needed reassurances, he did something that required bravery from deep inside. He kissed her, soft, hesitant, and unsure, but tingling with anticipation that he would finally kiss her and she would let him... 5 Apr 14, 01:19 AM Ally: He said her name, English first then Arabic and she went quiet suddenly. It...is Her eyes find his again, and she catches the intention a few seconds before it happened. He kisses her, and rather than rushing things, she lets it go, lets herself enjoy the feeling of being wanted and understood for herself. She presses herself closer, feeling the strangeness of the outfit he was in, but more focused on him, and this, and how much different it felt. Her dad had been right again. Merlin, what was it with parents? 5 Apr 14, 01:19 AM Ally: "It...is?" 5 Apr 14, 01:22 AM Den: As he kissed her, his hands moved unconsciously over her shoulders and down her back as he breathed in, trying not to hold his breath as he soft kiss mouthed her three or four times before he realized he could keep his lips on hers and she responded just as well. it was an eternity ressed between minutes before he backed off maybe a quarter of an inch, his breath hot on her skin as he horsely said "Merlin..." 5 Apr 14, 01:27 AM Ally: It was night and day, the difference between Cameron, and her first kiss, and her first kiss with Aiden. They didn't even belong in the same category. Cameron had been about technique, sensuality, the way Aiden kissed her, the way he was looking at her now, it touched something, like a place inside her she hadn't been aware of before. When he pulled back, she touched her lips, looking up at him as though she had no idea he was capable of something like that. "Aiden..." and her voice was soft, charged with a million things she wasn't sure how to get across. Had he figured it out before she had as well? How had she not noticed? She wrapped her arms around his neck, watched his eyes for a moment. "If I tell you that was the best kiss I've ever had will you do it again?" 5 Apr 14, 01:33 AM Den: His breathing was certainly faster, his hearbeat rushing ahead, but he didn't pay attention to either. His name on her lips was like a caress the way she said it and made him shiver slightly. Circe's T!ts, what had he been missing? "Yes...Ally?" His voice said it all, he'd do anything she wanted. As she put her hands around his neck his moved down to waist level, just like a dancer's automatically. "Really? Cause I didn't think heaven was Ally-flavored till now.... And I feel very thirsty all of a sudden." His face flushed at the sound of his own words as he kissed her again, this time learning to breath through his nose as he kissed, feeling like he was charging up on the very closeness of her and quite light headed all of a sudden. 5 Apr 14, 01:40 AM Ally: There was real emotion in his voice and his eyes when he spoke, and she took a breath. This was what her father had been talking about, what it was supposed to feel like. She giggled softly at his comment. He kissed her again and she kissed him back. As an after thought, she let her hair go white. It wasn't like she had anything to hide from him. He knew her better than nearly anyone. She reached up, one hand moving to his chest and the other splayed across his cheek. She grins, eyes warm and slightly bewildered. "So, what now?" 5 Apr 14, 01:48 AM Den: Her giggle delighted him as pleased as it sounded and he forgot his embarrassment over the corniness of the line in the next kiss. Dizzyingly he released her lips finding the world very centered on her suddenly. As she touched his cheek and his chest he delighted in her possessiveness. His own hands moved farther around her waist keeping her close before he realized what he felt so hot. Releasing her for a second, he reached around his neck and undid the fastener saying "Wow, I warmed up fast..." and pulled it loose so it fell open down his front. As he recaptured her waist, pleased she had not moved away he gave her a surprised look and then a thoughtful one. "Um...you don't know? I was, uh, sort of hoping you had an idea. I've never done this before..." 5 Apr 14, 01:51 AM Ally: Another grin, "it does feel a little warmer in here, yeah." She laughed softly before she gave him a meaningful, slightly conspiratorial look. "Me either" she whispered. Her only experience had been with Cameron, and nothing about that had prepared her for this. She'd gotten good at the physical part, but the rest....She shrugged, "guess we'll have to figure it out." 5 Apr 14, 01:56 AM Den: As the cooler air got to him he felt a bit better about being up close like this, ina way he had never been before. Her words shook him though for a second before he kissed her forehead softly, adoringly, and then said softly "d@mn. Um, well I think you know more then me on that, maybe I know some about the emotional... Uh, we're in trouble aren't we..." Gosh! Why had he never asked his mother about how relationships were supposed to go? He couldn't use his parents! 5 Apr 14, 01:58 AM Ally: Another laugh, she felt so much lighter than she had a few minutes ago. "Sorry 'Den, if we're past the kissing part, we're outside my area of expertise." A grin, "always, or well, normally I'm the one in trouble, but I suppose you should get used to it too.." She smiled cheekily up at him. 5 Apr 14, 02:08 AM Den: He sort of laughed too. "Yeah I never thought to ask my parents about this, they had such a different sort of meeting." Her words caused him to close his eyes a moment and then say "Ah merlin! What have I done, my record was so clean..." Then he opened them and leaned close saying to her "Ah what the hell, I don't care long as you want me to be near you, Allienna Moon. I don't think I could be happier with anyone else." and he kissed her again, not so much soft as with more passionate truth in it that he really did love her. 5 Apr 14, 02:14 AM Ally: She shrugged, "me either, it wasn't something I had really planned on...but then I rarely plan on anything so guess it makes sense." She stuck her tongue out at him the moment he opened his eyes. "Sounds boring" she announced. "We should work on that part first." She softened and the white of her hair in combination with the light color of her eyes gave her an almost ethereal look for a moment. There was such tenderness in those words, so much in fact that...She kissed him back, distracted for a moment as her arms found their way around him again, she poured her passion into this one, all that she'd learned of technique as well as what she was feeling. But when she pulled back to take a breath, her eyes were on his. "Why...didn't you tell me?" She had only just come to this realization, but it felt like he'd known a lot longer. 5 Apr 14, 02:22 AM Den: "Boring? try safe, predictable, orderly." But the look she gave him wiped that away and he was kissing her intently, she snogging him back in a manner which made his toes curl! " Tell you? Like, come out and tell my best friend in th world I wanted to be her one and only? After all those times you told me you would never be a one guy type of girl? I was scared if I did you'd pull away and I would have ruined everything and even having you as a friend was something I didn't want to go without..." 5 Apr 14, 02:26 AM Ally: She grinned, arching a brow and giving him a look. "If you're looking for safe, predictable and orderly, I have bad news for you..." She listened, touched beyond what she was able to comprehend. He had cared enough to ignore his own wants and feelings in order to keep her in his life. It meant more than he would likely ever understand. "Touche" she answers, then smirks at what's left of his outfit as though suddenly realizing the pun. "I think maybe I sort of knew after that night last week, but..." She bit her lip, "I had no idea what to do about it really, and then with everything else being so crazy..." A rueful look, "sorry it took me so long." 5 Apr 14, 02:31 AM Den: He smiled back. "Yeah I know. Somehow I'll manage if your hand is in mine." he smiled a little uncomprehendingly about the french word in this particular context, but it didn't matter. She could say whatever craziness she wanted if she was here. "Oh yeah, right." He shifted uncomfortably remembering the other night and what he had been thinking. He jumped at the opening though to change the reaction he struggled with. "Trust me, I love the fact you let me know! That kiss just caught me so off guard..." 5 Apr 14, 02:34 AM Alli: She laughed, and hesitated before admitting, "I wasn't really expecting it either." She trailed her fingers down over his arm and laced her fingers with his. "But I have always enjoyed catching you off guard" she confessed. 5 Apr 14, 02:38 AM Den: The feeling of her hands running down his arm nearly made him close his eyes so he wouldn't be distracted by anything else, but he managed. When her fingers slipped into his he lightly squeazed her hand before taking a deep and very satisfied, relieved sigh. "I kinda figured. You seem to have a talent for it. Maybe we can call it Aiden-thwarting." 5 Apr 14, 10:46 AM Alli: She grinned. "Thanks, I try" She glanced around the room before her eyes found his again. "I prefer to think of it as distracting..." She smiled innocently up at him. 5 Apr 14, 02:35 PM Den: He chuckled. "Oh you do that to everyone around you, but you always seem to catch me off guard." He raised an eyebrow. "Something about the room you were curious about?" 5 Apr 14, 04:25 PM Alli: She nodded, "I don't think I've ever actually seen you practice before. It was..." She shrugged, "interesting." 5 Apr 14, 07:15 PM Den: H motioned with a hand. "Typical fencing strip with a magic dummy. AT home or on the train I can't use a magic one so much. " He misunderstood the interesting part as her not being into it as he was. "I't not really much of a spectator sport though unless you have a pair and the machines and all I guess. I never thought to ask you to watch it, sorry." 5 Apr 14, 08:03 PM Alli: She nodded, but frowned when she realized she'd been misunderstood. "No, what I meant was its a lot more like dancing than I would have thought." 5 Apr 14, 08:49 PM Den: The 'oh' in the eyes was clear, but he had always had expressive eyes. "Ah! Well it is a lot of footwork. Mom is a dancer, my father is a gymnast. So you could say growing up I got a lot of both and turned it into it as well. I might have more of a dancer's edge to my moves because of it as well. 6 Apr 14, 12:35 AM Ally: She smirked at him, "you do seem very light on your feet" she teased, and then after a moment, with a more mischievous look in her eyes, "so does that mean you can dance also?" 6 Apr 14, 12:39 AM Den: He smiled back, maybe more then usual. "Well yeah, I think it helps a lot." He knew footwork was incredibly important in fencing for sure. he gave her a look, with a set of raised eyebrows. "Um, yes? I mean not like my mom or my brother, they are professionals, but I picked up enough to guide my little sister around when she was learning at first." Giving her a look of curiosity he added "Why? What deviousnes sis going on in your head?" 6 Apr 14, 01:20 AM Ally: A mock affronted look with laughing eyes. "Oh nothing, I was just...thinking." But she doesn't specify about what. "And why do you automatically assume it was devious thinking?" 6 Apr 14, 01:22 AM Den: A smirk as he laid one finger on her lips softly saying "Your lips and your eyes told me. Think I have not known you long enough to not read mischievousness in you?" His finger traveled across them lightly to the corner. 6 Apr 14, 01:26 AM Ally: She went quiet for a second as his fingertip brushed her lips. "My eyes say a lot of things" she told him cheekily, the color shifted to green to prove her point. "Maybe you misread them." She darted the tip of her tongue against his fingertip childishly as it moved across her skin. "You can't do that every time you want me to be quiet you know" she informed him. "Won't work." 6 Apr 14, 01:37 AM Den: The smile widened, even though he normally didn't. "Something tells me the way you are acting there was something." The tongue made his eyes widen a tad and a half open mouth on his own said he was about to say something but forgot. Her other words however got him. "Who says it was about quiet? Maybe I really wanted to feel you again and I couldn't stop myself..." 6 Apr 14, 01:48 AM Ally: He smiled, and she found herself wishing she had a camera. "You should smile more" she told him. "You don't do it nearly enough." The look on his face as he reacted made her giggle in spite of herself, but she sobered quickly when he spoke again. She bit her lip, seeming to consider something, then took a step, closing the distance and pressing herself to him. "All you had to do was ask" 6 Apr 14, 01:56 AM Den: For the irst time he made a face, dropping it quickly, but clearly there. "I don't like it, I think it looks goofy." Now she would expect him to do it more. He suppressed a groan at the thought. She giggled and then pressed her self against him and his hands came up automatically to her waist as he bent slightly to kiss her, not bothering to answer her words. This kiss was more exploratory, searching to see what could happen and he enjoyed the taste of her, sure he would be tasting her in his mind all night. 6 Apr 14, 02:07 AM Alli: "I think it's cute" she insisted. "You can't be all zen all the time you know." She leaned up and kissed his throat, the easiest spot to reach. When he kissed her this time, she relaxed into him, encouraging rather than escalating. After a few seconds, she ran the tip of her tongue over his bottom lip lightly, curious to see how he would react. 6 Apr 14, 02:12 AM Den: "Ally, it's not like I am trying to be, it's a part of my li--" his words died off as she kissed his throat, surprised. So when he kissed her it was with much more energy, but he nearly pulled back when she ran her tongue across his lip, eyes popping back open for a second before he tried to do the same thing and felt her tongue against his. A small surprised sound over the sensation escaped him, muffled. 6 Apr 14, 02:20 AM Alli: "I know, I know, but I like getting you to react to things" she admits. "It proves you're human." When he does react to the kiss a moment later, she smiles briefly against his lips before kissing the corner of his mouth. "See? If you didn't react sometimes how would I know what you like and what you don't?" 6 Apr 14, 02:27 AM Den: Surprised by the throat he can't answer, very distracted which was probably something she would adore. He had to fight himself to break from the next kiss after she spoke before he said hoarsely "Ally, I love everything about you. Here," and with a little bit of effort he picked her up around the waist and carried her the few short steps to the wall, setting her down before he pressed himself against her, taking her surprise to kiss her soundly to the best of his ability with enthusiasm. 6 Apr 14, 02:36 AM Alli: He spoke, and her eyes widened."everything?" She was in the middle of contemplating that when he picked her up and she looked at him surprised. "Den...what...?" But she never finished the thought. Pressed between him and the wall, she kissed him back, reveling in the emotions, his, hers, it was an entirely new thing. She might have, in retrospect, gotten a bit carried away, but his enthusiasm stoked the fire in her, and Ally had plenty to spare. She took both of his hands in hers, placed them low on her hips and wrapped her arms around him, clutching his shoulders as she responded to him like a flame to gasoline. 6 Apr 14, 02:41 AM Den: He didn't answer, intent on showing her how much he was into her. And he was sure she understood as she kissed back fiercely and reveled in that. He barely registered her replacing his hands in a much more personal zone he would never moved them to as she clutched his shoulders and increased the tempo. It was maybe two minutes after that that his lips slipped off hers for only a moment, his head pressed to the side of hers as he spoke, hot breath across her cheek "Ally!" he gasped, before he kissed her again, carried away beyond what he knew, only responding as best he could to try and give her all she needed from him. 6 Apr 14, 07:19 AM Alli: Her name had never been said quite like that.before. The intensity in his voice struck her, and as his lips moved from hers, she continues fit a few more moments, running her lops over cheek and throat and jaw before she seems to come to herself and has to force herself to stop. Head on his chest as she tries to steady her breathing, she looks up at him a moment later with wide, dark eyes. "Aiden, I...wow..." She breathes softly, sounding awed. 6 Apr 14, 02:35 PM Den: Later he would wonder if his voice had been a plea for a breath or a desire for her to do more and would come to the conclusion eventually it was both. Ally in all her power could have done anything and he would have been delighted to do as she wished; he truly had no clue what happened next. As she pressed her head to his chest, he suddenly became aware his hands had moved downward and moved them back up to her waist fearing she might object. He nodded to her, unable to express what he wanted to say. But he tried something, insufficient as it was. "I'm sorry, I got, uh, carried away! But I've dreamed about that moment a long time, Ally-love. I'm very into you however you'll let me." 6 Apr 14, 03:31 PM Ally: Still catching her breath as he spoke, she nodded, smiling at the nickname before she raised her eyes to his, a curious look. "How long?" She wasn't ready for that moment to address the 'however you'll let me' part of his statement. 6 Apr 14, 03:39 PM Den: Face still flushed slightly, and liking the fact she smiled at the nickname. "Um...Wow, well at least since summer before this last one." 6 Apr 14, 03:56 PM Ally: "The summer before..." Her eyes widen, surprised and somewhat disbelieving. "And you've just been sitting on it this whole time?" How had she missed that? she mused to herself. She needed to pay better attention. "Sorry it took me so long to figure it out I guess." 6 Apr 14, 04:02 PM Den: Looks surprised. "Of course. I didn't want to ruin our friendship since you didn't seem to feel the same." He shook his head; he would have waited, he was....sure.... "It's okay. You know now." 6 Apr 14, 04:06 PM Ally: What would she have done, she wondered, if he had told her the truth then? Laughed probably, not at him but at the absurdity of anyone being that interested in her. Especially Aiden, who pretty much knew everything there was to know. She bit her lip. The question was, now that she knew, what did she do about it? Where did they go from here. She took a deep breath, having recovered herself. She smiled suddenly as something struck her. "Den, was that your first kiss?" 6 Apr 14, 04:10 PM Den: He blushed. "Please ALly, you know the answer to that. When have you ever seen me hanging out with anyone female except for class work?" 6 Apr 14, 04:19 PM Ally: She shrugged, "I don't know what you do during the summers. You could have some French girl somewhere I'm not aware of." She stuck her tongue out at him and crossed her arms with a 'so there' look before it softened and she smiled. "Just checking." 6 Apr 14, 04:21 PM Den: He rolled his eyes. "Number one, French girls don't go for blondes, number two I don't see that many french girls except in passing on the train, and number three I've been too distracted by someone else to think they were worth staring at." Why was he defending his so low a social life? He wasn't sure. "So no, you still knew. You are the one and only." 6 Apr 14, 04:38 PM Ally: "Don't go for blondes?" She thought on that, "how weird." She bit her lip, looking contrite. 'One and only' she liked the sound of that, very much. She wrapped her arms around his waist, hugging him for a moment without saying anything. "Guess we have a lot of experiences to work on" she mused. "Where to start..." 6 Apr 14, 04:42 PM Den: "nah." he shrugged, knowing French girls like dark hair it seemed the most. Looks taken aback. "Lots of experiences? What? AM I that far behind?" 6 Apr 14, 04:42 PM Den: "nah." he shrugged, knowing French girls like dark hair it seemed the most. Looks taken aback. "Lots of experiences? What? AM I that far behind?" 6 Apr 14, 06:48 PM Alli: She just laughed. "You have /no/ idea " she assured him. "But you do have something I don't. I've never been to Paris before." 6 Apr 14, 06:56 PM Den: The blush only increased a bit before he looked at her in the eye again. "Uh..." Then he relaxed maybe she wanted to trade. "Oh? So then...are you proposing a trade of some kind?" 6 Apr 14, 10:22 PM Ally: She was about to open her mouth to deny it, but then she paused. She hadn't thought of that, and it wasn't a bad idea. "Sure, what would you take for a trip to Paris?" Her eyes sparkled with possibilities as she said it. 6 Apr 14, 10:36 PM Den: He raised his eyes. "Uh, well I think I would offer a trip, maybe part of Christmas? We could come pick you up in the train, you could stay with us for a week after Christmas maybe? Meals, of course, and it's an erratic apartment I warn you." He hesitated and then laughed to himself. "Why am I telling you that, you'll probably love it. What is all that worth so far? I might top it."
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Post by Shava on Apr 12, 2014 23:58:18 GMT -5
www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=11908381513 Apr 14, 12:36 AM Ally: Her conversation with her father the night before had given her a lot to think about. Not entirely sure how she felt about it yet, she'd decided it was best to avoid Cameron entirely for the time being. Instead, she'd gone in search of Aiden. Her father had said she could invite him for Christmas, and maybe if they could trade off she could inadvertently shorten her punishment also. She had tried the dorm first, before it occurred to her that it was the weekend. When she stepped into the RoR, he was already thoroughly occupied, and so she watched, standing in silence at the far side of the room. 13 Apr 14, 12:40 AM Aiden: Lunging forward, he parried the dummy's defense, slid past it's side, ad caught the dummy on the arm. Jumping back he defended against an attack and dodged again with fancy footwork to cath it in the other shoulder before catching it again in the knee during his retreat which caused the dummy to fall and drop the sword. Aiden was about to step bck to start another round when he saw the color of her outfit from the side of his visor. Head turning, he dropped to his knee to put the sword down then pulled the mask off, sending his hair everywhere. 13 Apr 14, 12:55 AM Ally: She smirked. "I think you might be more dedicated than I am..." She rethought it, "or at least equally." She tilted her head, studied the scene. "Been here long?" 13 Apr 14, 01:01 AM Aiden: With the hood removed, he ran a hand through his hair hastily, rising to look at her as he registered who it was. "Ha well, fencing requires a lot of percision so practice is sort of mandatory for me I think. A half inch off a mark makes a huge difference in this." A glance back at the collapse dummy then back at hr curious what was going on. "Uh, not long, maybe an hour." 13 Apr 14, 01:04 AM Ally: "I can understand that" she agreed. "Half an inch off mark makes a huge difference for me too." Like broken ankles and worse. She almost wined at the thought. After a second, she seemed to decide something. "Dad was waiting at the gate when I got back last night." 13 Apr 14, 01:06 AM Aiden: He nodded, understanding she meant her dancing which he had seen only a small handful of times. He couldn't remember her coming to see him fence before howevr. "Uh oh! How did he know you were out?" 13 Apr 14, 01:12 AM Ally: A small smile. "Because I told him" she shrugged. "We had a talk after the tattoo incident and I decided it was easier than trying to explain if I got caught after the fact." She frowned. "I'm in trouble I gathered, and I'm not even sure it was worth it now." She sighed. "If dad's right Cameron's an @ss and the whole house thing was mostly a scam, I'm not sure if I hope he's wrong or not. I don't even know if it matters." 13 Apr 14, 01:15 AM Aiden: He looked surprised she had told him, but listened, running his hand through his hair again to calm it down. "Oh goodness, a scam? But what kind of scam is showing a house?" He didn't realize how much of his own inexperience he was showing. 13 Apr 14, 01:16 AM Ally: Another sigh, she felt stupid even having to admit it. "It wasn't the house he was interested in showing me so much as his room." Her tone left little doubt what she meant. She wasn't sure why she didn't mention the paintings, maybe because those had been personal, and until she decided how she felt about him, she and Cameron were still friends. 13 Apr 14, 01:17 AM Aiden: Even so being inexperienced in the bed department it took him a second to get it and then his eyes went wide. "Oh." That was another thing entirely. "So your father think she took you there just for sex?" 13 Apr 14, 01:21 AM Ally: She nodded, looking conflicted. "Yeah, I haven't talked to Cameron about it yet, not sure I will really." Confusion was a rarity for Ally, but it was the most prominent thing in her expression right now. "Not like it matters now anyway." 13 Apr 14, 01:22 AM Aiden: Wishing there was a bench, he saw one appear and motioned her towards it removing the gloves as he followed her over. "Wow, that's pretty deep. But I would think you wuld want to find out the truth, righ?" 13 Apr 14, 01:25 AM Ally: She followed him to the bench, sat and crossed her legs. A small smirk appeared. "Not sure he'd tell me the truth if I asked, especially if dad's right. Cameron's a good guy, but he's not stupid. I wager he likes his face the way its already arranged." 13 Apr 14, 01:30 AM Aiden: "Whoa. Well if you can't trust him, how is he a ...friend?" He tred to avoid the word lover, but that was almost intended. "Huh. Ally, that's rough. What are you going to do then?" 13 Apr 14, 01:33 AM Ally: She noticed the hesitation, appreciated the word choice. "Cameron was a different kind of friendship. He taught me something, a lot of somethings actually, but now I think I've learned all I really care to know and then some." The look softens. "There's a big difference between a friend, someone you can sneak out with in the middle of the night like Cameron, and the kind of friend you can fall asleep talking to when everything gets to be a bit too..." Okay that sounded a lot like something her father had said last night. Aware she'd stopped in the middle of her sentence, she added "much." 13 Apr 14, 01:38 AM Aiden: He doesn't want to know what she learned really, thinking that was too personal for words! "Uh..." But she continued and he found it odd sounding to be looped in with Cameron in a category. "Oh but we've been doing tha for years, that's just us, Ally." 13 Apr 14, 01:40 AM Ally: She smiles, "exactly, and that's why I trust you, and as far as I'm concerned Cam can get stabbed in his sleep by his psycho fiancee." She grinned, "okay maybe nothing that violent, but still." She shrugged, "its over, I just want to let the whole thing go." 13 Apr 14, 01:42 AM Aiden: Remembering her saying the guy was getting married, his eyes widened farther and put an arm around her. "Well I certainly do not have any knives and the swords stay in here so I think you are super safe here, Ally," he chuckled. Nodding at her decision he added "Sounds smart. Put the past in the past." 13 Apr 14, 01:45 AM Ally: She wrinkled her nose. "Well, sort of, I'm still going to have to work off my punishment at Christmas." She pulls a face, but then it reminds her. "Speaking of, want to come over some point and save me from whatever dad's got planned?" 13 Apr 14, 01:47 AM Aiden: "Oh ouch Christma--" Come to her place? "Well...sure! If I'm allowed. I don't think my parents would object to missing me part of it but I would have to be home for Christmas I think." 13 Apr 14, 01:49 AM Ally: She grinned. "Oh I know. I was thinking before or after" she pointed out. "I can show you the island and everything. Its really nice, I think you'll like it." 13 Apr 14, 01:51 AM Aiden: He brightened. "You did say your house was a madhouse. It's be interesting to see. Did you want to come see my place sometime too?" 13 Apr 14, 01:53 AM Ally: She nodded emphatically. "It would be really cool to get to spend some time on a train like that. I don't think I've ever been on one except to Hogwarts." 13 Apr 14, 01:54 AM Aiden: He nodded. "Oh well, we would use the train just to get back to Paris. We have an apartment there over the winter so you'd be on the train first and then staying wth us in Paris for a bit" 13 Apr 14, 01:55 AM Ally: "Paris" she repeats, eyes widening. "I've never been to..." Her eyes spark, become excited as though someone flipped a switch. "That would be amazing." 13 Apr 14, 01:57 AM Aiden: He sees her reaction and tilts his head . "Really? I didn't know you liked the idea of Paris. Might have to share a bed with my sister though, we don't have a big magical house or anything, or maybe a couch. Which you want to do first? Me to you or you to me?" 13 Apr 14, 02:00 AM Ally: She nodded excitedly. "I'd love to go" she confirmed, then laughed. "I've had to share beds before, Den, cousins when they were little, and Luke sometimes, that's no big deal." She thought about it for several seconds. "I think you to me first, that way I'll have something to look forward to while I'm getting through whatever dad's got planned." 13 Apr 14, 02:01 AM Aiden: He grinned. "Yeah me too, just to get places a few times." Thinking about the plan he said softly "Okay I'll write dad and mom about it. What, a weekend either way? Or longer?" 13 Apr 14, 02:05 AM Alli: "A weekend would work, but I wouldn't turn down a few extra days on your end." She grinned, wanderlust evident. "Plus if love to get advice from your mom." 13 Apr 14, 02:07 AM Aiden: Chuckling he nodded. "Okay then, I'll ask, but you owe me for getting you unoffical lessons with my mom!" He grinned 13 Apr 14, 08:49 AM Ally: She just laughed, eyes sparking with amusement. "Of course, not sure what I'd have you'd want really. Not like you need dance lessons right?" Speaking of... "Are you going? The Eve of Lights thing I mean?" 13 Apr 14, 12:36 PM Aiden: For a moment he just looked at her, before he caught himself. "Oh yeah, true I ...guess." Then he changed subjects, thankfully. "Oh that? Yeah, I am. Mom would kill me if I didn't. Dad got me a new suit." 13 Apr 14, 01:19 PM Alli: She didnt comment on the strangeness of his tone. "If you think of something you'll let me know though. Right?" A grin "good, I'm going too. I made a dress over the summer I've been looking for an excuse to wear." 13 Apr 14, 01:25 PM Aiden: He nodded, his mind whirling with how bold he would have o be to ask for that. "You made a dress? I didn't know you sewed!" 13 Apr 14, 01:29 PM Alli: She grins sheepishly. "Where else would I get most of my clothes? Stores don't really sell what I like." She shrugs, "mom had to help a bit, but I like the way it turned out." 13 Apr 14, 01:37 PM Aiden: He felt stupid for not having realized that. "Ah, man should have guessed that probably. Well then, you are really good at it! Even if she helped some, I'm impressed." 13 Apr 14, 01:43 PM Alli: Pleased, she nodded. "I thought about opening a dress shop once, but I'm not sure like it enough to do it all day every day. You know?" 13 Apr 14, 01:45 PM Aiden: Thinking for a moment, he nodded. "Maybe...whenever you are in the mood you make a few and then hire someone to make duplicates in different sizes, then put them in a store which will let you display stuff for a small fee? That wiill let you build up cash without being fully vested into doing it every day. When you get enough people buying, then you could set someone up with stock in a shop and remake as you wish while they make duplicates for you." 13 Apr 14, 02:58 PM Alli: She arched a brow at him. "That's...a really great idea actually" she murmured thoughtfully. A teasing look as she smiles up at him. "Thanks for helping me relax, I needed it." 13 Apr 14, 03:01 PM Aiden: He nodded. "Glad you like it, It just occurred to me after hearing you speak about a store. You could be an independent fashion artist!" He chuckled and hugged her, still in his fencing outfit. "Anytime, Ally, you know that." 13 Apr 14, 03:05 PM Alli: She hugged him back. "Yeah" She sighed. "I skipped dance club this weekend, I'm hoping no one noticed." 13 Apr 14, 03:10 PM Aiden: Neve having been tempted by dance club becase of his mother, Aiden nodded sympathetically. "I've never been tempted by the clubs, but you do enjoy it normally, right? 13 Apr 14, 04:02 PM Alli: "Right" she confirmed. "It's just that with everything going on I didn't really feel like dancing. You know?" 13 Apr 14, 04:05 PM Aiden: "Totally understand why. You need to do something though to get past this, put it in the past. Tell me what you feel like doing, well go try it." Reaches over shoulder and pulls strap, opening the front of his fencing outfit to remove it. When the jacket is off, he's in shorts an a t, folding up the outfit to go over in his bag along the wall. 13 Apr 14, 04:18 PM Alli: She looks thoughtful as she nods. Her eyes follow him across the room and back again, half-aware. When he returned, she bit her lip. "I just want to..." The words hung in the air. She needed a rush, badly, and sex was obviously out..."I just want to do something exciting, something that gets to me. You know?" 13 Apr 14, 04:21 PM Aiden: Hearing her words (and suddenly realizing he had set himself up for it) he hesitated. "Exciting? Um. You don't mean dangerous do you?" He swallowed. "Ah, name some things and I'll see what i can manage..." 13 Apr 14, 04:33 PM Alli: She smirked and shook her head. "Oh no, I won't take you with me when I go. I learned that lesson with Luke." 13 Apr 14, 04:37 PM Aiden: He frowned. "Then what else can I do? Seems you know what you have to try..." 13 Apr 14, 04:39 PM Alli: "I do" she agrees. "I'm going up to the roof. I may do some scaling. Not sure yet." A grin, "Not until tonight though." 13 Apr 14, 04:40 PM Aiden: Eyes got wider. "Scaling?" Shudders. "You are a crazy one, you know that?" 13 Apr 14, 04:47 PM Alli: She smiles innocently at him. "I have no idea what you're talking about." 13 Apr 14, 04:49 PM Aiden: Gi es her the eye. "Uh huh, sure. Well find, hope you find what you need tonight, I've got to go take a shower I think before next meal... 13 Apr 14, 04:56 PM Alli: She wrinkles her nose at him playfully, still grinning. "Probably a good idea", she teases. 13 Apr 14, 04:58 PM Aiden: He makes a face at her. "Hey now, are you saying I stink?" 13 Apr 14, 05:12 PM Alli: Another innocent look. "I didn't /say/ anything" she points out, clearly enjoying herself. 13 Apr 14, 05:48 PM Aiden: Sticks his ongue out at her. "Yes well you implied a lot, even though you didn't say it exactly." Reaches out and ruffles her hair "So there!" 13 Apr 14, 05:50 PM Alli: She makes a face when he ruffles her hair and it sizes a second later. She sticks out her tongue. "So there" 13 Apr 14, 05:51 PM Aiden: "Cheating, Ally, cheating," he says clearly amused. "maybe I need to start calling you medusa in private." He would never tease her in front of others of course. 13 Apr 14, 08:56 PM Alli: "I never cheat!" She gave him a mock-offended look. She narrowed her eyes in an attempt at threatening. "Take it back!" She demanded, "or else." 13 Apr 14, 11:32 PM Aiden: He chuckled at her words, then saw her narrowing eyes. "Make me," he challenged back playfully and prepared to dodge. If she tried she would eventually wear him down, but he was willing to bet she would be surprised how slipper and flexible he was. And he was limbered up at the moment so that would help. "I know you will win anyway, goof, through sheer energy." 13 Apr 14, 11:48 PM Ally: She considered it, but the compliment, combined with the fact she really wasn't dressed for sparring, won out. "So you can just take it back and save us both the trouble" she concluded, grinning cheekily at him. "Besides, if I'm going to be a mythological figure, can't I be something more fun? Like a siren?" 13 Apr 14, 11:50 PM Aiden: He shook his head, thinking this might be the distraction she needed to cheer up. "Nah, too easy. You and I both like challenges. And eriously? Medusa is as close to a changer as I can imagine and while I love the sound of your voice, I don't think you could charm me to my death with just that." Merlin he hoped not... 13 Apr 14, 11:53 PM Ally: She nodded, "but its not really a challenge since we both know I'm going to win" she reminded him. "Actually, there were lots of gods and goddesses who could take on human or animal forms when it suited them, mostly for affairs, but still." She shrugged, "My grandfather used to teach Mythology at Hogwarts." A laugh as she considers that. "Might be an interesting skill, but if I'm going to charm someone to their death I'd like to do it some other way." 13 Apr 14, 11:56 PM Aiden: He stuck his tongue out at her. "Ah but a siren isn't a god or a godess neither is a medusa. They were the children of a monster actually in legend." Ad then startled "What way would you rather use? And why?" 13 Apr 14, 11:58 PM Ally: A grin, "so now I'm a monster /and/ my hair reminds you of snakes?" She pretended to pout at him for a moment up til the question made her pause. "I don't know, but it seems like if you care enough to kill someone, there are more creative ways." She shrugged. "I don't think I ever could, but if I was going to, I'd want it to be something...different." 14 Apr 14, 12:01 AM Aiden: He laughed, enjoying the discussion. "I called you a medusa only, yu were the one who said you wanted to be a siren. Clearly you agreed with beig a monster you just argue about which kind." The phrase 'care enough to kill' struck him and he pickleed his head at her curiously. "So it's the method that you think should be the important part, not the fact you want to kill? That's a different point of view." 14 Apr 14, 12:03 AM Ally: She stuck her tongue out at him again. "Is it so bad I'd rather be the pretty kind?" she wanted to know. She hesitates, however, on the second point. "Not really, I mean, I'd never do it myself obviously but..." She shrugged, "there's a difference between disliking someone, hating them even, and having so much against them you want to end their existence." She paused again, and then after a moment. "If someone hurt me that badly, did something to my family or...or something like that..." Her eyes grow dark for a very brief moment "A shipwreck would be the least of their problems." 14 Apr 14, 12:07 AM Aiden: Giving her a more serious look he conceded the point. "Ah, now there you have me. But beauty is much more then looks, Ally, its inside as well." Like you are unfairly both he didn't say. Thinking of his own family he had to also give her props for another point, if an uneasy one. "Okay there now you have a winning point. Defending my family? I might not hate them enough to kill, but it's be a near thing. That kind of emotion could get easily out of control without the right thinking tho." 14 Apr 14, 12:08 AM Ally: She nodded, "right, but its not like anyone looks too closely at the inside really. I mean...Witch Weekly doesn't write articles about 'how to win a boyfriend with your sparkling wit'" She rolled her eyes. "I'm not saying they're not important, just...secondary to most people." She conceded on the latter however. "I know, like I said, not something I like to think on much." 14 Apr 14, 12:12 AM Aiden: Still on the balls of his feet, he found the verbal discussion rather intriguing in what it showed him about her. "Well I'm not most people. And once I am near someone I get to know who they are. Their looks are secondary. Otherwise I would have had a girlfriend a long time ago. There are some really pretty but NASTY girls around this school!" He made a face. "Truth, as they say 'revenge is a dish best eaten cold.' Thinking trough anything before acting I wouldn't say is always your strong point however. You are more an emotion person then me." 14 Apr 14, 12:19 AM Ally: She laughed, she couldn't help it. "That's true" she agreed. "But apparently I'm a monster so what do I know?" She made a face at him. She shrugged, "not so much emotion as...impulse I guess. I like to just go with things." She nodded to herself. "It gets me into trouble a lot, yeah, but sometimes...sometimes it gives me experiences I would never get any other way, and those moments are...extraordinary." 14 Apr 14, 12:24 AM Aiden: He chuckled at the face and then unable to help it added "Oh please, you know I'm teasing. There's nothing of a monster in you, goof." He listened to her words about her impulses in silence and stopped balancing. After a long second he said "Sometimes, yeah I've seen that. As far as extraordinary," he walked over and slipped his arms around her shoulder giving her hug, "I think those instances are probably ordinary till you get involved. I couldn't give up being an observer of your life for anything. You do stuff I can't even imagine attempting." 14 Apr 14, 12:26 AM Ally: She softened, but still said "Sure you are" for sheer cheek. She laughed softly, feeling strange and not sure why about that comment. He hugged her and she leaned into him easily. "And you wonder why I like doing it so much. Who else are you going to live vicariously through?" 14 Apr 14, 12:29 AM Aiden: he grinned. "Oh I don't know anyone half as interesting, you win the cake completely. " gah, he thought, she is freaking amazing, I'd always let her win to begin with. Why do I even try otherwise? 14 Apr 14, 12:38 AM Ally: She decided to be intentionally obtuse. "There's cake?" She grinned. "Can I have some?" 14 Apr 14, 12:40 AM Aiden: He face palmed. " Yes Ally, there is cake. If you help me carry my stuff down to the kitchens we can get some if it draws you so much." 14 Apr 14, 12:43 AM Ally: "Why would you want to carry it to the kitchens? Why can't we go drop it off in the dorm and then get cake? That way I can go take these shoes off while you shower. Do you think they'd let me go down to dinner barefoot?" She was probably going to do it anyway. 14 Apr 14, 12:47 AM Aiden: Surprised again, he nodded, going along with the plan. "Yeah...that works. And barefoot? They probably won't notice till someone trods on your feet at the table. That happens often enough even with shoes on. We have a lot of left footed yearmates in the dorm." Picking up the bag he motioned for her to lead the way. "And thanks for the warning, I'll take the clothes into the shower with me since I am sure you will be sitting on my bed when I come out." 14 Apr 14, 12:49 AM Ally: She grinned. "I'm usually the one doing the trodding, so I'll take my chances." She grins mischievously at him. "Spoil sport" she answers, clearly joking as she follows him down the hall toward the Lions' dorm. 14 Apr 14, 12:52 AM Aiden: Since he could remember meeting the rat tail end of a towel as he came out of the showers once, he didn't regret the precaution and grinned at her. "You've already gotten me once, goof, I'm not letting it happen twice if I can help it.!" They walked back to the dorm and then he ran up the steps to the boy's dorm fast, grabbing what he needed and being sure after the towel was around his middle to put his other stuff in the trunk before se came up, forgetting his bag on the bed with his jacket sticking out slightly. Running to the shower he began the quickest shower with still soap that he could imagine. 14 Apr 14, 01:02 AM Ally: "Doesn't make you any less of a spoil sport" she returned, but let it go afterward. While he was in the shower, she headed for the dorm, stashing her shoes before she headed for his, situating herself barefoot on his bed, she noticed the bag and the jacket. Smirking, she took it out carefully and eyed it. With barely any hesitation, she slid it on, leaving it open and tucked her legs underneath her. 14 Apr 14, 01:10 AM Aiden: Drying off inside the shower, he dressed roughly, sliding his hair back for the moment. Pulling his shirt on and then his shorts, he bound up his towel and stepped in front of the mirror carefully, seeing she hadn't come in. brushing his now wet ha back carefully, he stepped to the door and froze as he saw her. Long bare legs came seemingly out of his coat like she was wearing nothing and his face flushed with the thoughts that ran through there. "Ally..." he breathed and then shook his head, holding his towel slightly differently so it covered his midsection unconsciously as he crossed the room, trying to and succeeding in looking mostly embarrassed. "You...I was just sweating through a workout in that you know." Merlin! Would she smell him in it? Would that make her look at him more? The adolesant visions running through his mind as he carefully hung his towel on the end of his bed breathing out a sigh of disappointment and relief as he could see from here she had shorts and a shirt on. 14 Apr 14, 01:10 AM Aiden: "Ally, you -- I don't know if I should let you wear that to eat cake. You'll get stuff on it..." 14 Apr 14, 01:14 AM Ally: She shrugged. "It doesn't actually stink you know. I was just messing with you." She held it up to her nose and sniffed. "Just smells like you, which I guess means I smell like you too, but that's details." She pouted childishly for a second, "I think I know how to eat without making a mess 'Den" she pointed out. She shrugged out of it, leaving it draped over his bag leaving her in the same shirt and shorts as before. "Better?" 14 Apr 14, 01:19 AM Aiden: The idea of her going around smelling like him too made him remember the last time she had left his bed in the morning and he had rolled over, inhaling her off the sheets, the image was at once intimate beyond words as well as extremely erotic to his innocent mind. Now with a serious issue around midsection, he stayed at the foot of his own bed, mind a whirl. "Uh..." Gah, his mind scrambled for words which sounded normal. "Um yes, I would hope so, it's just white." She removed it drawing more attention then she intended to her feminine form and he swallowed. "T-thanks. You, uh, ready to go? Lead on..." 14 Apr 14, 01:22 AM Ally: She looked from him to the jacket and back and then shrugged, oblivious. "I'll limit myself to stealing your colored clothes in the future then" she said playfully. She eyed him for a moment. "You okay? You look a little..." She didn't have a word for it. She hopped off the bed. "Ready for cake? Always." 14 Apr 14, 01:25 AM Aiden: He half-laughed, shrugging her question off or trying to. "Oh it's... it's the shower, I got it too warm. Let's go. Race ya?" He followed her out the door, hoping the awkwardness of running would help, but it just made his midsection hurt from clothes pulling. However by the time they got down a few floors his reaction was much lower and he breathed easier. Tonight, however, he was going to have to deal with those feelings again he knew... 14 Apr 14, 01:29 AM Ally: She laughed, "no such thing as too warm in a shower" she argued, but his words caught her attention, distracting her thoroughly. Without taking time to consider her attire, she took off, out of his dorm and down the stairs, giving it all she was worth with very little thought to the consequences like everything else. She took the stairs two and sometimes three at a time, jumping stretches of them even as they moved mostly for her own thrills. When they reached the hallway that led to the great hall, she stopped to catch her breath, chest heaving, hair flyaway mess, eyes shining. "I win" she insisted over the sound of her own breathing. 14 Apr 14, 01:35 AM Aiden: He started to defend himself with "Yes there is--" but she was off and he followed, not picking up speed tillfarther down. As it was he was barely caught up to her when they reached the groound floor. Instead of going on to the kitchen however she stopped claiming the win and he nearly ran into her, sopping to lean against the wall. "Oh...kay, you...did--" he was caught by the sight of her chest and while staring a moment said "Out...of...breath...are you?" and then managed by a great force of will to meet her face as she looked up. 'Merlin why can't she just take a freaking love potion or soemthing...' he hought as he said "I almost...caught you though...but you...leaped...." 14 Apr 14, 01:39 AM Ally: He spoke and she nodded. "Yeah...that last...jump...was afraid I was going to...miss them" Meaning the stairs. She straightened, grinned at him. "You're...the one who said...race" she reminded him. "I just rolled...or well...ran with it." A deep breath and she was pretty sure she had her bearings again. "Now, cake? If I had to give up the jacket there has to at least be cake." 14 Apr 14, 01:43 AM Aiden: Gods above, they even looked perfect when she was-- mentally shaking himself he looked up again. " I did...oops..." He half grinned at her, regaining some equilibrium and motioned for the stairs down to the kitchen. "We have half an hour before supper, let's hurry down and get it then. ...I'm sure the elves won't mind.." He led the way down, tickled the pear, and explained in the rush of elves making preparations to a very attentive one the situation with a promise they would both eat dinner too. Motioned towards the fireplace, he slumped in a chair, trying to get the memory of her chest out of his head. 14 Apr 14, 01:45 AM Ally: She followed him, hanging back while he handled the elves. She didn't have much experience with them really. She settled into the chair across from him and grinned across the table. "Come on, tell me that wasn't at least a little fun." 14 Apr 14, 01:47 AM Aiden: He nodded opening his eyes and carefully meeting her eyes. "Yes. You are fast! If I hadn't used the rails a few times I would never have kept up near the end!" 14 Apr 14, 01:51 AM Ally: She arched an eyebrow at him. "And you said I was a cheater" laughed softly. "Told you impulse could be fun." 14 Apr 14, 01:53 AM Aiden: Still getting some breath back he laughed softly, nodding. "Okay, you're right. But I don't know if I am built for swinging off staircase rails like that! I think I'm going to break my neck trying to keep up with you, Allykins..." The cake came over and he smiled at the elf, motioning both pieces to her. "Oh she won, fair and square. I need the milk though," as he took the glass and saluted her with it. 14 Apr 14, 03:59 PM Alli: She pulled a face at 'allykins' but then laughed. When the elf put the plates in front of her she slid one to him. "I can share" she grinned. "And I promise I won't let you break your neck." 14 Apr 14, 07:31 PM Aiden: "That's good, I like my neck intact you know, makes so much of life easer." He accepted the plate with hesiation. "And thanks, but you did win you know, it's yours." Drinks a sip of the milk. 14 Apr 14, 07:45 PM Alli: She shrugged. "And now I'm giving it to you." She grinned at him before she took a bite. Her eyes closed and she sighed. "That is amazing" she murmured 14 Apr 14, 07:46 PM Aiden: Takes a forkful and watches her eyes close with a smile. "You like, live for experiences." takes a bite, but eyes still on her. 14 Apr 14, 07:54 PM Alli: "Only way to live" she answered. "Don't knock it til you try it." Her eyes open and she grins at him. 14 Apr 14, 07:58 PM Aiden: He chuckled, then swallowed, clearing his throat. "I think you ar emore intense about it, like al senses on turbo or something like that." It was certainly something to be aware of with her, he wasn't sure if he could keep up. 14 Apr 14, 08:07 PM Alli: "All senses on turbo?" She repeated, laughing." I like to feel things yeah, the rush of flying or falling, silk against my skin, sunlight on my face..." She nods, "why have senses or anything really if we don't use them?" 14 Apr 14, 08:11 PM Aiden: Nods, thinking about it. She was really after sensations more then anything else, as shown in their recent run. He took another bite, washed it down with milk and then said "Senses are there for a lot of things, but overloading them can be done too. I think I like moderation," he smiled. 14 Apr 14, 08:13 PM Alli: "You don't know what you're missing" she insists, taking another bite. "I don't think they can be overloaded. Trust me, I've tested it." 14 Apr 14, 08:15 PM Aiden: Aiden busted out laughing before pointing his fork at her. "I bet of anyone you have!" and then pulled it back not wanting to seem rude. "Eh, well maybe at some point I'll have the chance, who knows." 14 Apr 14, 08:27 PM Alli: She hesitated, took her last bite of cake and bit her lip. "Come with me" 14 Apr 14, 08:28 PM Aiden: "Hang on" he said running his finger through the last of the forsting, finishing off his milk before standing up. "Okay, lead on Mac Duffie" 14 Apr 14, 08:29 PM Alli: She grinned, "I mean tonight, to the roof. Come with me?" 14 Apr 14, 08:29 PM Aiden: Eye get wide. "Wait-- to the roof? On a broom?" He looked a bit hesitant. 14 Apr 14, 09:21 PM Alli: She shook her head, looking sheepish. "On a rope actually." She stepped toward him, looked into his eyes and smiled. "Do you trust me, Den?" ((Intentional? Yes. Dirty? Also yes.)) 14 Apr 14, 10:40 PM Aiden: His eyes locked on hers and he saw no choice in the matter asmuch as he felt a touh of regret about his already giving in. "A rope? You have gotto be kidding..." but at her other words he almost groaned. "Yes, Ally, I do." d@mn it 16 Apr 14, 11:42 PM Ally: She shook her head, looking amused. "Nope, not kidding." She grinned, and her expression softened, something into something she saved only for him but would never have admitted even to herself. "Good" she said softly, "then you know I would never put you in danger, Den." She sighed, "I do want you to come with me some time, but I think tonight I just want to...process through some things. So, you're safe...for now..." She gave him a teasing, mischievous look. 16 Apr 14, 11:46 PM Aiden: Facepalm. "You do realize if you got caught doing that a adult would probably have a fit?" He was silent for a minute looking at her with a grimace. "Yes, I know. And I trust you entirely, Ally, you know that, but I'm nearly such a rule breaker as you are either." His face relaxed after that, resigned and then she mentioned letting him off the hook. "You scamp. You totally did that just to yank my chain." Shakes his head at her, now amused some. 16 Apr 14, 11:54 PM Ally: She grinned, "of course, why do you think I do it?" The mischief remained, "but I've never been caught, and I don't plan on breaking tradition tonight." She smirked "Rule breaker? I'm more of a...rule bender..." An innocent look at his accusation. "I would never do something like that" she insisted, "of course not." She widened her eyes at him, the picture of innocence for a few seconds before it melted and a grin split her face. "You like it" she accused. 16 Apr 14, 11:56 PM Aiden: He rolled his eyes. "Okay, just...be careful." His eyes took on some concern. "That's a bend that could end in a period of time in the hospital wing so just...Yeha." He was slightly worried, not about her skills so much as something happening she couldn't expect. Her gleeful smile told the tale. He sighed as expected. "Yeah okay maybe I do. I never smile half as much as when you are around, troublemaker." 17 Apr 14, 12:06 AM Ally: She nodded, pretending solemnity. "Cross my heart" she told him, then did so. "I can come wake you up if you'd rather when I get back, let you know I'm still in one piece." She was joking of course, fairly certain he wouldn't appreciate being woken up in the middle of the night. She shrugged, "part of my charm" she answered unapologetically. "What's life without a little trouble anyway?" . 17 Apr 14, 12:13 AM Aiden: He breathed out, the nodded. "If you can, I mean don't cross any prefects in the commons or so for it." WIld one she was, but he did really enjoy that in her too. To the point about what was life he grinned as he said "Peaceful, you goof." 17 Apr 14, 12:15 AM Ally: Still grinning. "I can just borrow one of the Professor''s faces" she reminded him. "I"m sure they won't mind>" She shrugged, wrinkling her nose. "I knew there was a reason I liked making trouble then." 17 Apr 14, 12:17 AM Aiden: Ah gah, she could do that and had he was willing to bet. "Man, you really like bending the rules. I hope your parents never hear about it, how would they react to your climbing?" Her peaceful, good point. "Yeah right, that's why you like spending time with me. Cause I'm so wildly entertaining." he laughed 17
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17 Apr 14, 12:21 AM Ally: She reached his window, having decided it was a much better entrance than coming through the door. Deciding to have a bit of fun, she let her hair go its natural ethereal white, which caught the moonlight and glowed almost as though magically illuminated. She settled on the ledge and tapped the glass, hoping he wasn't yet sleeping too deeply.
17 Apr 14, 12:27 AM Aiden: Sitting on his bed, Adien was nervously awake. After all, somewhere out there she was either up on the roof, or climbing, or caught-- or even worse lying on the ground bleeding from a broken back or something worse! He'd already checked out the window twice in his nerves so when he heard a tap his head jerked up in wide eyed surprise! Surely not... Hoping to his feet he tiptoes across the room to it while the snores continued behind him and he glanced out through the glass. Stunned, his jaw hanging open he looked at this grinning angel before him framed in a halo of-- Stepping to the window he opened it quietly and slipped his arm around her legs, helping her in though still open mouthed! As soon as she was in he slid to the floor beside her whispering "Are you nuts? Through the window?"
17 Apr 14, 12:30 AM Ally: He opened the window, helping her inside, and she grinned, looking exhilarated, eyes shining with excitement and face flushed from the cool night air. "The question we ought to asking ourselves is how you've known me this long and yet you're still asking whether I'm crazy" she pointed out. She shrugged. "I thought it made for a better entrance, are you impressed?"
17 Apr 14, 12:32 AM Aiden: He recovered enough to say "That's easy, I keep hoping some of my sensibility would rub off on you by now..." but his eyes still shown as he looked at her, her hair glowing. "Ally, your hair is freaking amazing looking in the moonlight, it like practically glows!" He didn't have to say he was impressed, it showed in his still surprised face. Sitting under the window ledge with her, the moon lit her up giving her more life then even he could remember. His heart skipped more then a few heartbeats.
17 Apr 14, 12:35 AM Ally: She pouted at him, "but I wouldn't be any fun if I was sensible" she argued. She laughed softly. "I'm glad you like it" she nodded. "Its a big part of the reason I keep it blonde. Any kind of natural light and it just...does that." She pulled her knees up, laying her arms against them. "So, I'm obviously still in one piece" she pointed out. "Does that mean you'll stop worrying every time I go out at night?"
17 Apr 14, 12:39 AM Aiden: Ha, she didn't know half his dreams. "You do keep things exciting for sure, wildly unpredictable." He reached out and touched the end of a strand, looking at it in his hand and nodding, quite impressed. "Might be one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen." He came back to the moment and glanced at her as she spoke. Sighing he shook his head. "I'll always worry but maybe not as much. I couldn't stand it if I knew you were hurt out there and I didn't know about it."
17 Apr 14, 12:42 AM Ally: She smiled, "why thank you" As he spoke about her hair, however, she blushed, an extreme rarity for Ally, especially since her experience with Cameron. She had always been insecure about her hair. "Really?" she asked softly. An incredibly rare moment of vulnerability in her tone. She nodded, "I wish you wouldn't though. I'm pretty good at looking after myself you know."
17 Apr 14, 12:46 AM Aiden: "You're welcome, goof." he said with good cheer, but his voice went right back to a touch of awe at her hair. "Oh yes, easily! I feel sort of special I'm the one who gets to see it too, cause wow. I don't have anything that looks as pretty as that!" He sighed though after that and looked aside, then down at his own feet as he bent his knees up "And somewhere I know that, but well, I don't think I wiill stop being nervous about it though. Can you honestly tell me nothing can possibly happen you can't predict?"
17 Apr 14, 12:49 AM Ally: A soft look in the eyes. "Thanks, Aiden" she murmured. She took his hand and turned to look at him. "No, but I can tell you that I'm very good at being prepared for unexpected things and that I had a really good teacher. My dad is the one who taught me how to scale. Do you honestly think he would let me do something if he didn't feel like I'd be safe?"
17 Apr 14, 12:53 AM Aiden: He nodded, his heart skipping another beat as she took his hand. But then his face turned surprised even as she held it. "YOUR" quickly dropping to nothing as he glanced at the snoring before it started again. His voice barely a whisper he said "Your dad taught you to climb Hogwarts???"
17 Apr 14, 12:56 AM Ally: A bit startled by the volume, she nodded, looking amused. "Me, uncle Darius, probably others, its sort of a family thing I guess." She smirks, "and I can promise you dad wouldn't let anything happen to me. I suspect there's probably protective enchantments on my gear all over the place, but he's never brought it up."
17 Apr 14, 12:58 AM Aiden: He looked quite stunned. It was just amazing to him that any parents would teach their kid something like this! After a long moment he asked quite softly "Is it so great up there? What do you like about it so much?"
17 Apr 14, 01:03 AM Ally: She thought about that question for a couple of seconds. "Its like...being up there, I know I'm some place only a few people have been. The same places my dad and my uncle were, the same places anyone who dared to bend the rules a little has sat for who knows how long and I'm a part of that." She smiles, "then, when I get to lay back and look at the stars, and there's nothing around me except sky its like for a while nothing else exists, just me and all that space and I'm...free."
17 Apr 14, 01:10 AM Aiden: Ah ha, so it was that sort of thing. "So you go up there to feel part of a group?" But she continued and he quietd and then understood. "I think I understand. You want a world with no boundaries."
17 Apr 14, 01:13 AM Ally: "Sort of" though that wasn't quite right, and then he spoke of boundaries. "I guess I like to dream about a world where there's no place I can't go, nothing I can't explore or see or become. Its not even so much the rules part as...I just..." It was so hard to make someone understand. "I don't want to get to the end of my life and be thinking about all the things I could have done. I want to leave a legacy that proves anything is possible. I want to be living proof a person can do anything."
17 Apr 14, 01:18 AM Aiden: What she described to him was far reaching and if he followed through on his heart hard to imagine doing as well. For a minute he gets quiet thinking and looking at his knees before he can answer her, the light feeling in his heart gone. "Oh yeah. I can so see that in you. I'm going to be able to tell people I grew up with a famous person for sure."
17 Apr 14, 01:20 AM Ally: She frowns, "I...don't want to be famous so much" she answered. "Fame is its own trap really, people start expecting you to be a certain way and you end up wrapped up in that." She shrugged, "I don't ever want to do what people expect, then I've stopped growing."
17 Apr 14, 01:28 AM Aiden: Man she was going to be so way out there, so far ahead of him and he would never catch up, never be able to be there for her in those wildly different places. This was a girl who really was free, really was a loner. "Yeah, I can see that." He saw his pipe dreams buying a final resting spot in the dirt, dead still stopping. ""I bet you can do that."
17 Apr 14, 01:31 AM Ally: She turned her head, caught something in his tone that bothered her. "Den..." her eyes searched his, went darker with her concern for him. "What's bothering you?"
17 Apr 14, 01:39 AM Aiden: Ah gods, she had caught something. Cover cover... "I guess. I don't know where I'm going to end up, but I see myself taking lessons after school and doing things slow and I'm going to lose you to the winds I guess. You sound so sure about where you want to go and do and I don't--" fit in he didn't say "I just don't yet. Maybe never." He frowns. "Guess it sort of hit me all at once."
17 Apr 14, 01:43 AM Ally: She turned to face him more directly. Her grip on his hand tightened. "Aiden..." She bit her lip, looking sad all the sudden. "So you're saying that after school...." she frowned, "why would you lose me? We have magic, remember? Apparition and flying and loads of ways to find each other." She gives him a rueful look. "I have no idea what I want to do, or worse, I know I want to do everything." She leaned closer so she could see his eyes in the semi-darkness. "I'm sure you're never going to lose me, does that count?" She couldn't fathom her life without him in it, refused to even try.
17 Apr 14, 01:48 AM Aiden: He shook his head, hearing her too close to the truth. "No, not that so much as you sound so sure of what you want as in everything and I don't--" He sought words badly. "I don't know where I'm even headed yet. Hell we just made career stuff this year. I don't even know I'm going to be doing something magical..." His hand tightened on hers as well as he looked up at her a touch sadly maybe. "I know you'll come back to visit, Ally, duh! You won't have anyone to tell all your stories to if you don't." a half hearted laugh.
17 Apr 14, 01:52 AM Ally: She knew something was wrong, couldn't quite grasp hold of it, but wanted desperately to make it better anyway. "Den, we're fifteen, what I want to do may change a million times between now and graduation. Right now I want to travel and I want to dance. Your mom does both and she still has friends, a family, all of those things. Why can't I?" She can tell by the expression and the sound that his heart isn't in it. She frowns, "you're hiding something from me" she says softly, more sad than accusing.
17 Apr 14, 01:57 AM Aiden: He heard her out and nodded, wanting to encourage her. "I didn't say you couldn't goof! I was just saying I have no idea what I'm going to do. You seem so well set--" Looks at her and draws in a slightly ragged breath. "Maybe. I guess. I don't know, I'm so confused." He counted to ten with his eyes closed, trying to make up his mind. "I don't want to tell you something cause I don't want it to mess with your dreams. I think it's better if I don't. Is that so hard? To want to see you go and do all those things and maybe, I'm not sure, hide something which might stop yu?"
17 Apr 14, 02:04 AM Ally: He broke off in the middle of his sentence and as she listened, trying to figure out what he was telling her, what she was missing...It wasn't until the end, the words, the way he said them. "What could you possibly tell me that would..." and the pieces suddenly slid into place as though someone had cast a spell. The night after her conversation with Cameron, the strangled way he'd said her name when he came out of the shower earlier that day.Always, Ally So many times he'd said it. He'd always be there for her, always be what she needed, and he had, for so long she had stopped realizing, had stopped paying attention to the obvious signs that were replaying for her now. "You..." he loved her, she was as sure of it as her next breath. "You love me" the words are soft, charged with realization and a touch of awe.
17 Apr 14, 02:08 AM Aiden: The way she broke off, his eyes came up to hers, hating himself for doing this, handicapping who she was if she accepted it. SHe needed to be free, he saw that now. He flinched slightly as she figured it out, nodding. "But I can't do all that stuff you want to, Ally, I didn't want to hold you back at all! You need to go and do all those things, go all those places..." he could see she wasn't listening to that and just stopped. He nodded after a moment, conceding the point. Hoarsely he said "I do. I really do. I can't stop thinking about it, but I didn't want to ruin our friendship and you have been telling me always how you would never be a one guy type of girl..."
17 Apr 14, 02:15 AM Ally: She kissed him, equal parts overwhelmed by her own emotions and a poorly concealed attempt to get him to be quiet. She took his face in her hands and kissed him deeply for several seconds until she was certain she'd stilled his protests for a moment. "If I remember correctly" she said, ignoring his expression the wake of what she'd just done, "what I said is I couldn't see myself being a one guy kind of girl" she corrected him. "I never said that couldn't change if I ever met the right guy. In fact, I promised my dad less than a week ago I'd keep my eyes open for the right one." She shrugged, rueful. "I never thought you...I just didn't see..." She kissed him again for good measure. "I don't need anymore wild, 'Den I have enough of that on my own..." One of the things she'd learned from her experience with Cameron. "I'll always need you."
17 Apr 14, 02:19 AM Aiden: The kiss took him by surprise and engulfed him -- that she could bring such pleasure to his lips, that the sensation were so intense! She kissed him with emotion and he felt it, stilling his protests he tried to kiss back inexpertly, and soon as she pulled back he was sitting there, mouth open, unable to breath or speak or anything. She spoke but it barely registered so surprised he was till she kissed him again and he tried better this time to return the kiss, his hands coming up this time to her face as well. the only thing that really registered was the words 'I'll always need you.' And those rung in his ears. He looked at her jaw open wide and a stunned look in his eyes, just overwhelmed with her reaction.
17 Apr 14, 02:21 AM Ally: She caught the look on his face and giggled, she couldn't help it. "All right, I'm going to have to start carrying the camera if you're going to make that face every time I kiss you."
17 Apr 14, 02:23 AM Aiden: The giggle helped enough to make him shut his mouth, those he still looked half stunned. "I..." He sucked in air realizing he needed to breath and just kept staring at the goddess beside him, hair glowing i the moon light. "I-- Ally." He caught her hands both of them in his as he looked at her in wonder. "You...you really? I mean, don't mind?"
17 Apr 14, 02:25 AM Ally: She bit her lip hard, trying to resist laughing outright. At his question, she tilted her head. "Which part? The kissing or the being in love?" She smiled, "because I love you too you know" she said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I think I've probably known that a lot longer than I realized."
17 Apr 14, 02:28 AM Aiden: The question came about the time he finally got some control back. "Mind me being a drag. I don't think I can soar nearly as high as you do." But the words love brought a shine to his eyes and a happier look to his features. "Don't feel bad, I only realized a few months back." Merlin he could still feel his mouth buzzing! "I was so afraid you wouldn't feel that way and might distance yourself for awhile I didn't dare say anything."
17 Apr 14, 02:31 AM Ally: "You're not a drag, Den" she assured him. "If anything, I'm glad you're so calm. I dunno if you've noticed, but I can get a little crazy sometimes." She said it softly as though she was telling him a secret. Her eyes widened. "A few months??" She shook her head, wondering how she had ever been so oblivious. She frowned. "Distance myself?" She snorted softly, "right, because that's something I would do." She brushed her lips over his again, softer this time. "I wish you had, dared I mean." It would have saved them both a lot, not that the knowledge she had gained from Cameron was anything to scoff at.
17 Apr 14, 02:34 AM Aiden: Her words made him feel better, helped relieve the tension he'd been carrying around. He nodded about the months, then look rueful about her distancing herself. "I didn't know, you don't really think very straight when your best friend sits on your bed in her pja-mamas." Another kiss, far softer which surprised him again there could be so much variation. "Sorry. I suck at being brave in this I guess."
17 Apr 14, 02:37 AM Ally: A soft grin at the word. "Yes well, if it helps I promise I wasn't trying to be difficult." She thought about that for a minute, all the nights she'd slept here, had half-considered doing it tonight. A grin, "s'okay" she assured him. "I promise I can be brave enough for the both of us if you need me to." She moved closer, leaning against him.
17 Apr 14, 02:39 AM Aiden: He gave her a rueful glance but the shine didn't leave his eyes. "Ah man, I can't believe this happened tonight, an angel coming in through my window, all glowing and beautiful and then to find out she really loves me!" His arms came up to hold her, and slid across her skin now and felt a little thrill deep inside of him. "Oh you can, I know it."
17 Apr 14, 10:33 AM Ally: She rolled her eyes, but she was smiling. "I'm no angel, 'Den" she reminded him. She was fairly certain if there was a heaven, she could get kicked out on the first ten years of her life alone. Still, when his arms came up around her, she leaned against him, enjoying the moment. "So, what now?"
18 Apr 14, 11:14 PM Aiden: "You are so, coming in through y window with shiny halo around your head. That's close enough for me for you to be an angel. Hush and accept the compliment, Ally..." She leaned into him and he sighed with contentment. "Uh...I try to keep you here long enough to figure out this is not a dream."
18 Apr 14, 11:18 PM Ally: "Fine" she rolled her eyes as she grinned at him, but didn't argue anymore, which was something for her. Smirking to herself, she pinched his side and then smiled cheekily up at him. "Convinced now?"
18 Apr 14, 11:22 PM Aiden: He twitched, but happy she was letting him say it. "Um, I'm getting there. Still feels like a daydream though. I never would have thought you'd bein my arms I guess."
18 Apr 14, 11:25 PM Ally: She arched a brow at him. "I'm 'in your arms' all the time 'Den" she answered him, giving him a look. "What's the difference?"
18 Apr 14, 11:39 PM Aiden: "A lot of difference. I can't begin to say how much more awesome this is then before." He glanced up at the window remembering. "What are you going to do with your ropes?"
18 Apr 14, 11:46 PM Ally: "Stash them" she answered. "Part of the set up is on the roof, but I can put that back later." She grins, "still planning to come with me some time?"
18 Apr 14, 11:52 PM Aiden: He nodded, not really wanting her to move right now, but couldn't figure out how to say it without mentioned what might happen next. Was she going back to her room or staying the night? Were they sitting under the window and talking for hours or what? Paralyzed with indecision, he waited, debating. "Well yeah, I did say I trusted you wsilly."
19 Apr 14, 12:00 AM Ally: She laughed, but then her face softened and she turned to look at him, eyes bright, but oddly hesitant. "I could...stay...if you wanted." She wasn't sure if what had happened changed things or not, and though it might have seemed strange to some, this seemed the fastest way to find out.
19 Apr 14, 12:05 AM Aiden: Her offer jolted him out of his thoughts, even though he didn't know how she meant that. Almost a whisper he said "Please." as his eyes widened, hardly able to believe he had just said that!
19 Apr 14, 12:13 AM Ally: She smiled, nodded. "Okay" She unhooked the ropes and tapped them where the hung outside the window, but left them hanging, hopefully that charm would keep anyone from noticing them until she could back to put them back the next night. Pulling herself out of his arms, she slid out of her shoes and climbed into his bed. "You're going to want to close the curtains for this next part I think."
19 Apr 14, 12:20 AM Aiden: As she got up he released her with regret and stood up, walking to the bed where he already had changed into his pja-mamas. But at her words his eyes opened wide nd he hastily did, leaving her on the bed alone while he stood there, wondering how she would tell him when it was safe again.
19 Apr 14, 12:28 AM Ally: She resisted the urge to laugh, barely. Shaking her head at the closed curtain, she smirked to herself. It wasn't like she had her pajamas with her this time. Shrugging, she stripped down to her underwear and climbed under his covers, pulling them up to her chin. "Okay" she said softly. "All good"
19 Apr 14, 12:31 AM Aiden: Nervous, when she said okay he slipped in to the curtain on the other side, a bit of relief to see her already under the covers. Lifting his side in the dark he slipped in, his back down not sure what to do next but knowing he was in the bed with his best friend who he KNEW now loved him somehow changed everything. And he was very wide awake suddenly.
19 Apr 14, 12:36 AM Ally: She turned toward him, careful to stay under the covers, waiting for him to figure it out on his own. "What did you do after I left?" she asked him. "After dinner I mean?"
19 Apr 14, 12:46 AM Aiden: Caught off guard by the question he thought a second. "Um. Came back, did my stretches. Uh, read my mandarin assignment, not much worth saying. I--"
19 Apr 14, 12:49 AM Ally: She listened, and then looked at him strangely when he broke off in the middle. "Den? What is it?"
19 Apr 14, 12:54 AM Aiden: Blushing in the dark he whispered sort of embarrassed "I...uh, well I might have checked out the window to make sure I didn't see you on the ground or hanging off the side in trouble." It felt vaguely untrusting of him, sort of bad not to have believed she would be fine but he hadn't been able to stop himself
19 Apr 14, 12:55 AM Ally: A soft laugh and she shakes her head. "Worry wart" she accuses. Taking his hand, she lays it across her cheek. "I'm fine, see? All in once piece."
19 Apr 14, 12:59 AM Aiden: A slight thrill as she seems to find his hand in the dark easily. Caresses the side of her cheek softly as if she as spun silk. "I...yeah I know. I just-- Couldn't bear the thought of you maybe seriously hurt and not helping, not out there helping." His other had came up and touched her other cheek. "That would have drive me mad, you getting hurt like that. I know you're good just-- be extra careful for me?"
19 Apr 14, 01:06 AM Ally: The way he touched her, the tenderness of it, was so different from what she was used to. As she listened, she found herself wondering how she could have missed that he cared so much. "I promise" she murmured. Brushing his cheek in a gesture that was part tenderness and part trying to get an idea of where he was, she leaned forward and kissed him softly. "I'm always going to like doing crazy things,, Den."
She promised and that was all he could ask for, he breathed out, feeling some relief that she meant it. "Okay." Out of nowhere he felt he move and she kissed him and he kissed back till his hand dropped enough to realize her arm was bare. As she broke to speak he gasped and then nodded in the dark "Um yeah I ah know I've kinda um gotten used to that idea..." while inside thinking Oh my merlin! Please tell me she has some clothes on! AHHHH!
19 Apr 14, 01:13 AM Ally: She pulled back gently, still close enough she could make out the shape of his face in the darkness. "Took you long enough" she teased, perfectly at ease as his hand brushed her arm. She smirked in the dark. Wouldn't be long now.
19 Apr 14, 01:16 AM Aiden: 'Uh, yeah." Now unable to move, he was having all this set of thoughts about what he could do and what he couldn't, was he able to move or should he turn over, how could he sleep knowing she wasn't wearing anything-- "Um Ally, are you cold? Do you need a shirt from me or anything?" his voice quavered
19 Apr 14, 01:19 AM Ally: She waited, knowing he had come to the conclusion finally when he smoke. She grinned softly, trying and failing not to sound amused. "Sure, that would be great" she answered.
19 Apr 14, 01:22 AM Ally: spoke*
19 Apr 14, 01:23 AM Aiden: Forgetting himself in hi haste, he sat up, pulled off his pj top and handed it to her. "Here, I have a few of them." Slipping back under the covers it didn't occur to him he was now half-bared in the bed till he was totally back under and then rolled his eyes at himself.
19 Apr 14, 01:25 AM Ally: Without warning of any kind, she slid out from under the covers and shifted onto her knees. Pulling the shirt over her head, she stayed there for a moment, adjusting it and then nodded. "Is that better?" There was definite amusement, but a touch of sincerity also.
19 Apr 14, 01:29 AM Aiden: She suddenly moved and h realized she was sitting up so he closed his eyes, VERY tempted to peek but not daring to. When she spoke again he hesitantly opened his eyes and then nodded, seemingly relieved. "Sorry I'm.... just not used to this. I mean... we've slept for years, but I never--" Lost for words he sighed.
19 Apr 14, 01:33 AM Ally: Back under the covers and laying comfortably on her side facing him with the covers draped over her hip she reached out and ran her fingers through his hair. "Do you trust me, Aiden?"
19 Apr 14, 01:38 AM Aiden: Gah what kind of question was that? "Of course I do." he felt her hand and felt some of the tension go out of him slowly as she stoked his hair. "I could never have gotten far enough to let you do my feet if I didn't trust you Ally." For a fencer, the feet were critical.
19 Apr 14, 01:40 AM Ally: "I know" she kept eye contact with him as she nodded, rolling away from him, she shifted so that her body was pressed to his and took his arms, wrapping them around herself in the same way they'd done several nights ago, but different now too in the lack of dress and the feeling of it. "Still good?"
19 Apr 14, 01:42 AM Aiden: He felt her shift and she took his hands and he let her, surprised that when she did it the tension and worry went out, replaced by excitement and delight. "Uh yes. Yes, I'm good..." Actually he was feeling freaking fantastic...
19 Apr 14, 01:44 AM Alli: "Good" she relaxed against him. "You seemed a little nervous. I thought this might help."
19 Apr 14, 01:46 AM Aiden: A puff of a chuckle. "Yeah I guess I am. it just feels like even though everything is the same in one way, everything just changed in another. That and beng like this knowing hat we know I never ever thought would happen. it feels nearly too good to be true. And amazing. At the same time."
19 Apr 14, 01:49 AM Alli: It did, she acknowledged, feel a little strange. Like something out of a dream she only half remembered. She smiled, rolling in his arms so she could face him, she leaned up and kissed his jaw. "I'm real, Den. I promise."
19 Apr 14, 01:53 AM Aiden: He had not even thought about kissing in a place like that! Eyes wide in the dark AGAIN he held his breath till se stopped. "I-- wow." The impression of her against him, moving against his skin felt wonderful and his hands tightened slightly unconsciously, as if making up his mind for him. ""Oh man, Ally, trust me I know you are! Like the center of the world real. Like cold water on a hot day real. Like warming charmed jeans on a winter day. You couldn't be more real for me if you tried I think..."
19 Apr 14, 01:55 AM Alli: She giggled when he spoke and then whispered. "Like 'kiss me already for Merlin's sake' real?"
19 Apr 14, 01:59 AM Aiden: Her giggle sounded very pleasing to him and when se spoke, maybe that was why he felt a little bold suddenly. it was maybe just hearing her say it which made him feel she wanted it which led to his reaction. Suddenly leaning up he found her lips and kissed her, not with skill but with love and emotion was all he had ever really needed. His desires, his dreams, and his wishes sort of spilled into it as the kiss grew from hesitantly-finding-her-lips to transforming earth shattering for him t the very least. When a few eons had passed he managed to lean back again short of breath and realized his hands had moved a bit farther south without his realizing it and he didn't dare call attention to them.
19 Apr 14, 09:12 AM Ally: When he did finally kiss her, she was surprised by his enthusiasm. What he lacked in skill he made up in his desire for her, in the feeling this gave her, which was unlike anything she'd ever dreamt of feeling before. He wanted her, but not only that, he wanted only her and that knowledge went straight through Ally, giving her a charge that ran much deeper than she had anticipated. So when she kissed him back, it was uncharacteristically slow, deep, and intense, with a patience that proved that what she felt for him was different too. She wanted to draw him in, to consume him almost in that moment, and she poured her entire self into the effort. He pulled back, and she looked up at him, eyes shining. "Yes, that was very very real." Real enough she was forced to acknowledge another very real fact: she was extremely attracted to him. She took a deep breath to try and get a hold of herself, fairly certain he wasn't ready to take things further than that yet, despite the fact his
19 Apr 14, 09:14 AM Ally: hands now rested much lower on her than before. She buried her head in his chest and breathed deeply, catching her breath and taking him in at once., Her eyes closed as her body pulsed and she resisted the urge to take things further, knowing she could, but for once doubting whether she should.
19 Apr 14, 01:13 PM Aiden: The way she responded really got him caught up in it. The first kiss had been more then he had ever imagined, but this one wasn't so much as conscious thought as pure heart; feeling her response, he was swept up in it and tried to give back as good as he could. He wouldn't have stopped except for breathing which he had clearly not managed to figure out he could do same time as a kiss. Faintly he said "yes." She put her head on his chest and he breathed deep trying to get more air in his lungs, a rather stunned look on his face.
19 Apr 14, 01:23 PM Ally: When she was fairly certain she had a hold of herself a few seconds later, she looked up, smiling softly at his stunned expression. "Hi" with just a trace of cheeky amusement.
19 Apr 14, 01:26 PM Aiden: Her cheeky amusement got thru, but didn't bring the 'stunned' part down very much. "Hi," he said still taking it all in. When he got more of himself together he said softly, aware still of the snores in the room "I never realized there was so much to kissing."
19 Apr 14, 01:29 PM Ally: A mischievous look as her eyes find his as best they can in the dark. "You still have no idea how much there is to kissing, Den" she informed him. "But I don't think we have time to cover it all tonight." She brushed her lips over his jaw once more, and then, getting the idea to prove her point, drifted lower over his throat and down to his shoulder. Lingering there, she smiled against his skin. "You did want to sleep tonight, yes?"
19 Apr 14, 01:35 PM Aiden: He started to say "Oh I know, I'm--" but the new kisses made him break off. "Oh Merlin.." She asked about sleep and he fumbled for a second with his thoughts before answering truthfully "I'm not sure anymore!"
19 Apr 14, 01:38 PM Ally: A grin as she continued the trail over his shoulder and to his chest. "You'll let me know if you get tired though" another kiss at his collarbone. "Right?" She knew it was rather unfair of her to be having this much fun, but...well life wasn't fair.
19 Apr 14, 01:41 PM Aiden: Another gasp and a small moan before he said "oh sure" but it sounded more said fr the sake of responding as his eyes were closed.
19 Apr 14, 01:47 PM Ally: At the base of his throat, she paused, and began moving up again on the other side, The slight definition of the muscles in his chest and stomach intrigued her maybe a bit too much to be considered safe territory. She kissed the spot just below his ear when she reached it and breathed the words almost experimentally into his ear, testing them. "I love you"
19 Apr 14, 01:56 PM Aiden: Feeling her lips on his skin anywhere he found was a new sensation, a new surprise and Aiden couldn't even think straight enough to reply. "Oh Merlin, Ally, I love you so freaking much..."
19 Apr 14, 02:00 PM Ally: She leaned back slightly, forehead touching his with a surprisingly vulnerable look in her eyes. "Say it again" she whispered, not quite sure why it mattered so much, but unable to resist the draw.
19 Apr 14, 02:01 PM Aiden: Hearing in her words she wanted more then just that, he pulled himself together enoug to say very clearly looking her in the eyes in the dim light "I want to love you forever, Ally, you and only you for the rest of my days on this earth. I. Love. You."
19 Apr 14, 02:10 PM Alli: She exhaled, and the answering smile lot up her face in ways that were impossible to see in the dark. The eyes had changed too, from her natural bright blue to an impossible shade the color of liquid gold. She launched herself at him, rolling them both so that she was on top and beaming at him.
19 Apr 14, 02:13 PM Aiden: he heard her breath go out suddenly as if in some realization and then felt her move from his side to over him, surpingly physical.
19 Apr 14, 02:34 PM Ally: Acting at least seventy percent on impulse, she kissed him passionately for no less than thirty seconds before her lips moved lower, far more urgent than before, excited. Down over his jaw, throat, chest with barely a break between them. Shifting her weight so that she straddled him, she moved to his chest, using her hands placed on his triceps for balance.
19 Apr 14, 02:42 PM Aiden: As she moved to kiss him from his jaw on down, e felt a thrill from her being on his chest, as if it was some new territory. The fact she STRADDLED him however, caused his forehead to break out in sweat suddenly as his hands moved up from her hips to her waist, on her skin under his shirt. "Oh my goodness..."
19 Apr 14, 02:47 PM Ally: The words as he said them did not register with her, as at that moment she was a bit too busy exploring to be bothered with things like speech. As she moved further down, from his chest to his stomach, she found herself surprised he was in such good shape. She had never noticed that before. It was only when she reached his waist that she paused, finally and the haze cleared enough for her to look at him. As she raised her head, her hair fell into her eyes and she brushed at it half-heartedly with one hand, smiling sheepishly up at him through her hair.
19 Apr 14, 02:52 PM Aiden: As she continued downwards, Aiden lay as if one paralyzed, afraid to move that she might stop. As she explored his body, he found himself unable to do anything in return yet, But when she stopped and looked up at him suddenly, pushing her hair back he said "My gosh Ally..." and then he took her shoulders and turned, sliding her off him as he leaned over her and kissed her once on the lips, then very hesitantly kissed across her jaw, gaining confidence as he reached her neck, his hands tracing the lines down as he went.
19 Apr 14, 02:58 PM Ally: She loved hearing her name when he said it like that, the desire and the awe and the love, all mixed and highlighted by the way he looked at her. What she didn't expect, however, was what came next. His lips on her skin, though inexpert, felt amazing, soft and warm. She felt his hesitation and wanted to encourage him as he he continued. "Aiden...Merlin..." she whispered, the words sounding more like a plea for him to continue than anything. She kept her eyes focused as best she could for the first few seconds before they fell closed and she gasped softly as his lips found places she enjoyed. One hand found its way to his shoulder and the other traveled down the opposite arm, possessive.
19 Apr 14, 03:01 PM Aiden: He found his way down her neck, inadvertently passing over her shoulder and started down. It wasn't till his chin felt the rise in her chest that he realized what he was about to encounter and he flushed hard, quickly lifting up and moving down embarrassed at what he thought was a faux pas ad pulled her shirt up a little at the bottom to kiss her stomach, settling down as he circled her belly button and then heading off for her side unsure what to do next or what she would like...
19 Apr 14, 03:04 PM Ally: She wondered, as he found his way lower what he would do when he reached her chest and moved over it without contact she made a soft, unintentional frustrated noise and then bit her lip. Leaning up when he reached her stomach, she touched his face. "Aiden" she said softly to get his attention. "Come here" not a demand, but not quite a request either.
19 Apr 14, 03:07 PM Aiden: Realizing from her sound he had done something wrong, he left off kissing and rose back to her face level already speaking "Sorry! I didn't know what--" stopping a she hushed him.
19 Apr 14, 03:47 PM Alli: She kissed him when he got close enough, and as she did so, took his hand and brought it to her chest, fingers wrapped around his as she pressed herself up and against him, eyes closed, she moaned softly before she opened them and her eyes had gone dark as she looked at him.
19 Apr 14, 03:49 PM Aiden: As he followed her directions he kissed her back, but it was as she broke it that he realized what his hand was being pressed against and his eyes grew wide again
19 Apr 14, 03:55 PM Alli: As she caught his gaze, she laughed, unable to help it. "It's me, Den, just another part of me. Getting an idea, she leaned down and kissed his chest, darting her tongue out over his nipple briefly before she kissed it and pulled away, meeting his gaze again. "See?"
19 Apr 14, 04:00 PM Aiden: The laugh helped a bit, as did her reminding him it was just another part of her. But what really got his attention and relieved his nerves was that she clearly wanted him to and his sucked in breath as she tickled and kiss his own convinced him. "oh! that feels nice..." Following suit, he bent down to about where his hand was being held still, lifted his shirt up, and experimentally tongued hers, first up and down and then around, tasting her edges and rather feeling a thrill at the permission given.
19 Apr 14, 04:09 PM Alli: She inhaled sharply as his tongue moved over her skin, fingers clenching on his arm. "Gods..." She murmured. One hand tangled in his hair as she reacted.
19 Apr 14, 04:11 PM Aiden: Feeling her approval, Den did several more circles and plays before he kissed it and then realized what else he could do. Expanding the kiss he sucked softly and found her reaction matched his own enjoyment of the move, causing him to suck softly as he moved his tongue around her in his mouth and not realizing how rapidly it affected his lower extremities. Yet.
19 Apr 14, 04:30 PM Alli: "Oh Aiden..." His name was a soft moan and she but her lip hard. If they kept going this way... She sighed, "Aiden, love you have to stop now."
19 Apr 14, 04:34 PM Aiden: Verbally stopped before he had ever discovered how much more this part of her was amazing, Aiden stopped long enough to say in a husky voice 'But Ally, tis is...I mean you are amazing in ways I didn't even know! Why do you want me to stop? Do you not like it?" He looked up at her, eyes confused, but becoming more lustful.
19 Apr 14, 07:45 PM Alli: She laughed, she couldn't help it. "I promise it's not that" she assured him. "But...if we keep going its going to be hard for me to remember I should stop."
19 Apr 14, 07:47 PM Aiden: Looking back down even he found himself regretful about stopping, remembering how good that had been, th taste of hr, the softness of her still in his mouth. Slowly as if having to struggle to do so, he pulled his shirt back down and lay beside her, face up. "I...guess I can see that. I didn't ant to stop either. Maybe I shouldn't learn anything more tonight."
19 Apr 14, 09:45 PM Alli: Part of her had hoped he would put up more of a fight, but when he didnt she knew she had done the right thing. For the first few seconds, she lay in silence, convincing herself and then..."Can I ask you something?"
19 Apr 14, 10:36 PM Aiden: He lay there, breathing very heavy as his heart ran ahead, centering and calming himself. It was about five seconds after she asked that he answered, sounding much more like himself again. "Sure, anytime angel."
20 Apr 14, 12:01 AM Ally: She smirked, but didn't argue over the endearment. Rolling onto her side, she studied his profile. "What made you choose fencing?"
20 Apr 14, 12:18 AM Aiden: He didn't have to think about it at all. "Oh that's easy. It's dancing and gymnastics combined. Plus...there's this sort of elegance to the moves, a kind of grace to the moves that can be verymuch like art I think. And it's special. You don't run across toomany fencers."
20 Apr 14, 12:24 AM Ally: She nodded, then made a face. "You don't run across too many professional dancers either" then, remembering who she was talking to, she reconsidered. "Well, maybe you do." She sighed, then perked up. "What's your mom like?"
20 Apr 14, 12:31 AM Aiden: he chuckled as well. "yeah had to go with mom's dance troop once just to get near a teacher I wanted to work with for my fencing. They are kind of crazy focused." He smiled in the dark, finding this conversation much easier to deal with. Laying his arm down he motioned so she could curl up next to him and pillow her head on his shoulder or chest or arm if she wanted to. "She's great, dad's much more serious. She keeps him smiling just being around. Well, Celeste can do that too really in a way.
20 Apr 14, 12:51 AM Ally: "You got to travel with her???" Eyes wide with envy before she grins. "Have no idea what that's like" she tells him sarcastically. "The Academy's like dance troup boot camp" she rolls her eyes, "people kill for the spots that open every year." She tried to picture his parents, found she couldn't. "Do you have a picture?"
20 Apr 14, 12:58 AM Aiden: He glances at her, seeing why she would find that thought exciting. "Well yeah, but dad usually takes us on the train to where the troop goes so we can still be family. Doesn't mean we go lots of places, sometimes we stay on the train the whole time, but usually they take us to see historic stuff and such." he giggled imagining dancer's hitting each others with shoes trying to knock each other out. "Mom expects her dancer to work hard. She's tough on them. And sure..." Reaching up from where he lay, he reached behind the headboard and removed the picture he kept stickled there. Handing it over, he pulled out his wand and lit it with a soft "lumos"
20 Apr 14, 01:02 AM Ally: She nodded, "all managers are tough. They have to be." He laughed and it earned him a smile from her as she accepted the picture and curled up next to him, head on his arm. She eyed it, and when she caught sight of his father her mouth dropped open. "That...that's your dad?"
20 Apr 14, 01:08 AM Aiden: Nodding, he smiled as she put her head on him, thinking this might be one of the best nights of his whole life so far. "Yep. he manages a few places in Paris. He'll probably be the one who picks us up in the train for Christmas."
20 Apr 14, 01:13 AM Ally: She thought about that, mostly about what she should wear for something like that. She couldn't remember having ever met someone's parents before, at least none to whom she wasn't already related. "Right, Christmas..." She bit her lip. "I've never met anyone's parents before" she admitted hesitantly. "Do you think they'll...will they like me?" It had never occurred to her to be concerned about this in her life. She was, after all, on the saner side of her family, and that wasn't saying much at all.
20 Apr 14, 01:15 AM Aiden: He raised an eyebrow at her though she couldn't see it and although he was worried now about meeting hers, he reached out with his other hand and touched her cheek gently. "Of course they will. You love me."
20 Apr 14, 01:16 AM Ally: She gave him a disbelieving look. "And they'll be willing to accept me on that alone?" She wasn't sure she believed him, though the expression softened at his touch.
20 Apr 14, 01:20 AM Aiden: He smiled. "Ally, I'm how old and never had a girlfriend before? I've been mentioning you in my letters home for years. Mom will fall over when she hears about it and dad will assume that you must be a fencer and I'm mistaken. Of course they will like you. But if it makes you feel better, make me a deal. you help me with your parents, I'll help you with mine."
20 Apr 14, 01:40 AM Ally: She laughed softly. "I never thought you paid attention to girls really" she confessed. Remembering that she once thought he might be gay and not wanting to admit it, she changed the subject, or rather, grasped onto it when he did. "Deal" she grinned. "My parents are easy, just don't freak out when you meet everyone, you'll impress them that way."
20 Apr 14, 01:44 AM Aiden: He sighed. It was kind of true he could see how she might think it. "Actually, it's case dad taught me to never get caught looking if I was smart. Reflections, puddles, looking from the corner of my eye. he said I could always get away with looking if no one saw me." Doing that for a long time had made it easy to do with her. "You, uh, sort of catch me off guard sometimes, but I usually had a good excuse I guess." he frowned up at the canopy. "Freak out? That's all? I suspect I can handle that. I'm pretty good at taking in things."
20 Apr 14, 01:49 AM Ally: She arched a brow, that comment had been far more typical guy than she'd come to expect of him, but as he continued it was the end that caught her attention. "You...you watched me?" Equal parts flattered and disconcerted, she wondered what he'd seen when she thought he wasn't looking. He sounded confident about handling things, and she smirked. "Yeah...we'll see" was all she said. Let him figure it out, he'd never believe her if she tried to warn him anyway.
20 Apr 14, 01:55 AM Aiden: He nearly snorted. "Ally, you've been catching my eye since the train. I just never knew why till months ago. But he also said it was good to practice to be able to see anyone you needed to keep an eye on. He didn't teach it to me at first about grls somuch as looking at people. But" he cleared his throat a bit uncomfortably, "You always showed up like a diamond in a pile of pebbles. How could I not look?" How clueless he had been to the reason too.
20 Apr 14, 02:00 AM Ally: "It was the hair" she joked, but then softened, listening as he explained and then a sigh at the diamond comment. From anyone else, she'd have scoffed, but from him...She leaned up, kissed him softly. "You're the first person outside my family who ever made my standing out sound like a good thing" she murmured. "Thank you for that."
20 Apr 14, 02:03 AM Aiden: He blushed more when she kissed him and sounded all 'aw shucks.' "Ally, you are like...more then just eye catching. Even as just the best friend ever, you fill up the space around you with joy to my eyes. I don't know why I was so stupid as to miss how I feel about you for so long, but you're welcome. They'll just have to deal with me cause I don't want to ever let go again."
20 Apr 14, 02:11 AM Ally: She wondered again how she had missed how he felt, wondered if she just hadn't been paying attention or hadn't wanted to see what was right in front of her because she'd been so busy with...other things. "Its in the past now" she reminded him, and then she grinned. "I think its more likely you'll have to deal with them. There are a bunch, and finding space to do anything is tricky when everyone's home, much less for something like meditation."
20 Apr 14, 02:13 AM Aiden: He nodded, his arm around her getting a bit closer. "It is. Ah thank Merlin you kissed me." Listening to her speak he looked curious. "But I thought you said you had a big house...."
20 Apr 14, 02:24 AM Ally: She kissed his cheek and grinned. "I'm not sure how long it would have taken me to figure out otherwise." She smiled ruefully. "I do" she confirmed. "But when you put over fifty people in any one place, anywhere can be a little crowded" she answered.
20 Apr 14, 02:27 AM Aiden: He turned and kissed the top of her forehead before she got away. I'm glad you di--" didshesayfifty? "Fifty? in one house? What, are ther sleeping bags down the hallway and under the furniture?" He couldn't imagine a house big enough to have more then ten bedrooms
20 Apr 14, 02:34 AM Ally: A grin and she shook her head. "No, usually everyone gets a bed, but some of them stay with uncle Darius and aunt Brier. It gets a little tight, but not too bad. Isn't every house a little crowded around the holidays?"
20 Apr 14, 02:37 AM Aiden: The idea that everyone would have a bed and she was expecting fifty relatives blew his mind. "Y-you serious?" his jaw fell open but he managed to rally fast. "Ally, most family's consider four relatives a tight squeeze during the holidays. Heck, we don't have any except cousins her ein England. I will see them during the summer, but we don't have the space for them in our apartment. Heck, my brother Max and I share a bed. Normally. Although he will probably be only there for CHristmas and then gone again."
20 Apr 14, 02:41 AM Ally: She looks genuinely surprised by this information. "Four?" She obviously has trouble with that. "We have three times that many on any given day" she answered. "That's like...dinner." She shook her head, thinking other families were just odd. Talk of his family caught her attention. "I sort of remember Max, how is he?"
20 Apr 14, 02:46 AM Aiden: he nodded. "Ask around the dorm and tell me if you can find more then one family which has more then one guest room." He shook his head. "I knew you had a lot of relatives cause you said so, but the fact you can even fit -- d@mn." Clearly taken aback by the number. "Man, good thing I'll be gone by Christmas day, you all will probably need the space by then." He didn't even think that he would be staying in her room at all. "Max is busy! I heard he has a job with a muggle group in the states so I bet his visit will be just before and probably only a short time. Mom said she was thinking of tying to get the troop to a playing over there in a few cities for a few weeks.. He's doing really well."
20 Apr 14, 05:40 AM Ally: She thought of Cameron the moment he said it, and then smirked. Even he had only one. She looked, for a moment, a bit sheepish. "Its an old house, been in the family since before the ministry, and there are probably more rooms only Abraham knows about." She shrugged at the Christmas comment. "Some of them come the week before, some the week after, Christmas day is actually the smallest group." She grinned, remembering Max and how cute he'd been. It apparently ran in his family, and Merlin did that get her thinking things she shouldn't. "You've been to the states?" She sounded jealous.
20 Apr 14, 05:44 AM Aiden: He delved in his memory. "That's the ghost you said runs the house right?" Still sounded bizarre to him. "Ah well then not much help am I?" he laughed softly. "Once before I can really remember. Dad can pack the train into a suitcase, well a big one, and move it to other countries. I don't remember anything from it though."
20 Apr 14, 05:45 AM Ally: "Right" she smiled, pleased he remembered. "I can't wait for you to meet him." The idea of a train in a suitcase intrigued her. "Sounds...heavy" she said finally. "But he hasn't done it since you've been older?"
20 Apr 14, 05:48 AM [×] Aiden: He beamed. "Ah good, I didn't forget. He sounds...really different." He shrugged about the weight not knowing what to say about that. "I guess so. I just remember riding on it, it had wheels. To the states, no, to other places, yes. Haven't been to most of the East much nor Australia nor South America. We can do those together." He esitated. "Some day." He'd have to make a lot of money somehow tho
20 Apr 14, 05:59 AM Ally: She nodded. "He is. I've never met another ghost like him, and I've met several." She sounded proud of this, not the least of which because it denoted the considerable time she'd spent with her grandmother. She nodded when he spoke of travel. "We could take the bike" she pointed out. "Though I doubt I'll ever get it to fly."
20 Apr 14, 06:01 AM Aiden: His eyesbrows raised up. "I knew you said there were a lot of ghosts at home, but it sounds like you mean traveling." Curious, she seemed very interesting in getting out of the UK. "Oh say! You need to take picture-- oh wait, I'll get to see it when I go. Do you all have a road to use it on?"
20 Apr 14, 06:03 AM Ally: She nodded, "My grandmother interviews ghosts a lot for her books and some times for Wizengamot things" She wrinkled her nose. "Sort of? I can show you when you come."
20 Apr 14, 06:05 AM Aiden: "Ah gotcha! That's a cool job." And a smile. "Sort of a road? Okay now that sounds intriguing."
20 Apr 14, 03:26 PM Ally: She winked at him. "You'll just have to wait and see." She wondered what her grandmother would think of him and the thought makes her grin. It was very likely he wouldn't have the first idea what to make of her family, few people did.
20 Apr 14, 03:41 PM Aiden: Pouts silently, just holds her and can't believe he is this lucky. "Can we just stay like this for a few months? You may not think you're an angel and I know it might be pushing the definition, but this is definitely heaven."
20 Apr 14, 08:02 PM Ally: She laughed very softly and considered rolling her eyes, but decided against it. He meant what he said after all. So, she merely snuggled closer and answered "Unfortunately, I think someone would notice if we both missed class for a few months."
20 Apr 14, 08:48 PM Aiden: SNuggling closer was to him a sign it was accepted so he grinned more. "d@mn! No peace. I'll take what I can get then." Then after a moment. "Your turn, tell me about your parents, I've only gotten snippets before."
20 Apr 14, 09:00 PM Ally: "Afraid not" she nodded. "You should know better than to think life with me would be peaceful" she reminded him teasingly. She hesitated, considering the request. She started with the basics. "Mom is a professional photographer and dad is...kind of hard to explain really." She shrugged, "he and mom share a shop in Hogsmeade, half photography studio and half shop." She looks rather proud now. "Mom sometimes does freelance for the Prophet and Quidditch weekly. She's working on a way to capture ghosts on film for my grandmother at the moment. Dad invented potion infused candles. He sells them to St. Mungos and places. He's working on some things, but he keeps things pretty close til their finished." Thinking of her parents made her look forward to Christmas despite her punishment. "They're...a little different from one another. Dad was raised to be a pirate, he says he captured mom." The memory makes her smile. "They travel a lot though, the shop has the weirdest hours of any place
20 Apr 14, 09:00 PM Ally: you've ever seen."
20 Apr 14, 09:06 PM Aiden: Potion infused candles, he had heard of those. "Oh he makes those? I always thought that sounded sort of cool." Had thought of getting a love candle beore but had rfused to use that n Ally. "Sounds like they have a lot of time. That's kind of awesome in a way..."
20 Apr 14, 09:10 PM Ally: A nod, "now that we're all in school for most of the year, they pretty much do what they want to" She didn't seem to realize the ramifications of this. "Its in the genes, Dad's mom had fourteen kids and she never really settled down either."
20 Apr 14, 09:12 PM Aiden: Wonders what they do with all the time actually. "Nice. But fourteen kids? d@mn... I thnk our family is pretty stndard sized for most, but three seems like a decent number in a small house too. I don't know if I ever thought about it before..."
20 Apr 14, 09:16 PM Ally: "Agreed" she smirked. "Aunt Brier and uncle Darius only had three, and there are only four of us. Mom's one of four." She shook her head. "My grandmother likes chaos" she gave him a mischievous look. "I had to get it from somewhere didn't I?"
20 Apr 14, 09:41 PM Aiden: He laughed, it fit too well. "Why do I have a feeling she will be someone I like being around?" He reached over and slid a finger down her nose. "I suspect she will remind me very strongly of you. Does that mean you want a big family too someday?"
20 Apr 14, 09:46 PM Ally: "She's awesome once you know how to take her yeah, but grandma Rose is cool too. They're just...very very different. You can tell mom and dad had very different childhoods." She tilted her head, thought about that. "I've never thought about kids really. I don't know that I ever thought I'd have them." She shrugged, "if I do, probably not too many. I'd still want to travel a lot."
20 Apr 14, 09:49 PM [×] Aiden: He nodded, wondering about his own parents who he only knew to a certain point. He chuckled at her response about kids. "Well I have to admit dad had a good point to mom. Having a portable home means you can have more kids and still travel without any big problems about it. Besides, he already had three built in babysitters on the train even if he hadn't taken us everywhere."
20 Apr 14, 10:34 PM Ally: She smiled. "It is a clever idea" she agreed. "Having a home that goes with you. Like I said though, I haven't really given much thought to a family." Up to this point she'd never really thought about marriage either. "I'd have to give it some thought I guess."
20 Apr 14, 10:44 PM Aiden: He nodded. "My grandfather was one who just loved trains I guess. He was the one who had it built. I doubt he even thought of it as a home, mostly just loved traveling by train I think." He couldn't believe somehow they ha ended up on the subject of kids. "Ah, plenty of time. Not like there is a rush." The idea of being a father seemed far of in the future, but he knew his brother was born long before his father got married. Heck, anyone who saw-- suddenly he wondered if she still had the picture and if he should retrieve it.
20 Apr 14, 10:47 PM Ally: "Where does he live? Your grandfather I mean?" She glanced back down at the picture, looking for similarities between he and his father. Aiden, she decided looked more like his mother, but it was there in small ways, the eyes for once. A smirk, "right, no rush" she shrugged. "Everyone in my family had kids young, but I'm not sure I want to follow in their footsteps, you know?"
20 Apr 14, 10:51 PM Aiden: "In St Mungo's. Though he may not live much longer, he's pretty old and sick." Aide seemed to have mixed feelings about that. "Oh yeah I bet, You want to gallivanting off on adventures," he chuckled and then saw she was looking at the picture still. he wondered why.
20 Apr 14, 11:01 PM Ally: She frowned. "Sorry" she turned her attention to him again. "Are you close?" She couldn't imagine losing any of her grandparents. They were just so...full of life. She didn't bother looking contrite. "Yep"
20 Apr 14, 11:05 PM Aiden: He was quiet a moment, unsure what to say for a few moments. "Um, not really. Kinda. We go see him every few months. But. Well, there seems to be something between him and my parents, they almost never spend more then a few moments in the room." He still didn't know that entire story. Before she made any more connections with Max and his father's age in the picture he held out a hand. "Done?"
20 Apr 14, 11:25 PM Ally: She nodded, still looking distracted, but when she spoke she focused on him. "Yeah" she handed it back. "You look like your mom except for the eyes I think."
20 Apr 14, 11:31 PM Aiden: Looks quite pleased. "Thanks! Max looks the most like dad, but mom is the one who says that."
20 Apr 14, 11:34 PM Ally: She shrugged, "I look like dad, especially when I borrow his hair color, which I don't often because...well...orange" She pulls a face, "Quinn looks a like mom though and Luke could have been uncle Cern's."
20 Apr 14, 11:37 PM Aiden: Never having seen the man he raised his eyebrows. "Orange? You mean like it looks orange? But not really orange?" He hesitated and then smiled. "Everyone looks like someone I guess. Probably won't be able to tell till we all get a lot older. Mom says I remind her a lot of dad when he was younger except for the hair. He's been blond always."
20 Apr 14, 11:40 PM Ally: A grin, "no its really orange. We all got weird hair on dad's side, its a gene." She thought about the picture of his dad then tried to compare it to Aiden's features. "Really?" she sounded thoughtful, and maybe the slightest bit hopeful. "That's cool, mom's side is Italian so the dark eyes are from there, otherwise I have no idea."
20 Apr 14, 11:44 PM Aiden: Hesitation. "Like bright? Whoa." He nodded, then thought about what she looked like. "Hmm, remind me to look when I come to visit, I'll look for you. It's kind of cool to think about what you get from who."
21 Apr 14, 12:04 AM Ally: "LIke bright" She grinned, "don't let my grandmother catch you staring, just trust me on that." She nodded, "it is, especially when I have so many different people to look at and choose from."
21 Apr 14, 12:07 AM Aiden: he raised an eyebrow but she couldn't see it from whre she was lying really. "Uh, okay.. So it's that brought. huh." He laughed at her other comment quite cheerfully. "Ha yes well that would make it trickier. I only have two to look at. Dad's pretty close to my grandfather when he was young I think. Max now, he's a bit different." Ah sh!t.
21 Apr 14, 12:28 AM Ally: She gave him a strange look at the comment about Max. "Different?" she repeated. "What do you mean?" She'd gotten a strange feeling about it when she looked at the picture but hadn't been able to place it.
21 Apr 14, 12:33 AM Aiden: He sighed; she had caught it. "Ah okay well, just promis me you won't mention it to anyone, especially my family?" He grimaced. "Okay well, when dad was at Hogwarts a girl came onto him and sort of educated him early in women. So he didn't know since she graduated that he had a son before most guys had girlfriends." He shifted slightly, his hand falling to her waist softly, feeling her bare leg under his fingertips there. "He didn't even meet him till after graduation."
21 Apr 14, 12:42 AM Ally: Her eyes widened considerably. "So Max..." no wonder his parents looked so young, they were. She bit her lip, "so what happened to his mom...I mean the woman who...you know what I mean."
21 Apr 14, 12:45 AM Aiden: He shrugged, not really having ever asked. "I don't know. All i know was she dumped him on dad at some point. Max taught me to walk, I never considered it important enough to ask beyond that." he smiled softly in the dark, his voice filled a bit with hero worship over both the adult men in his life.
21 Apr 14, 01:01 AM Ally: It was difficult for her to wrap her head around this new information. "That's...wow...I never would have..." Thinking about his parents and her own gave her a twinge of homesickness. "I should write home tomorrow I think, let them know about you so they don't bombard us when you come."
21 Apr 14, 01:03 AM Aiden: "Yeah and you don't need to act any differently or anything, but yeah." oh wow he was going to be in a letter! "I told them I was bringing you home and dad said that was okay. I wonder if I should write them again..."
21 Apr 14, 01:11 AM Ally: "I won't" she promised. "Just surprised me is all." She shrugged, "up to you, I'm mostly warning them for your benefit."
21 Apr 14, 01:12 AM Aiden: He chuckled. "Hmm, I don't think I need to warn them, but maybe I'd better have you read over it so I don't sound too excited, you know?"
21 Apr 14, 01:15 AM Ally: She grinned. "What's wrong with sounding excited?" She probably sounded that way most of the time. "Will they tease you or something?"
21 Apr 14, 01:16 AM Aiden: "Uh..." he blushed deeply now. "Well...I thought they might try to keep us separated if I sound too excited."
21 Apr 14, 01:16 AM Ally: She looked confused. "Separated? Like how?" She wasn't exactly sure what he meant, or why he was blushing.
21 Apr 14, 01:17 AM Aiden: Now his ears too. "I uh well, remember earlier when you said you might forget you should stop. Like. Then." He let out a breath, realizing he was edging all around it now
21 Apr 14, 01:23 AM Alli: Catching on, she tried not to smile. "They probably wouldn't put us in the same room no matter how calm your letter sounds" she pointed out.
21 Apr 14, 01:24 AM Aiden: he half grinned, but it was nervous. "Well i didn't think they would, but I was thinking how my little sister or they might chaperone us all the time..."
21 Apr 14, 10:22 AM Ally: She gave him a mischievous look. "I don't mind kissing you in front of your little sister, Den. I have younger siblings too, and enough younger cousins to almost field our own quidditch league." She shrugged, "you get used to people running around everywhere." She gave him a rueful look. "I'm not sure I'd know what to do with privacy if we did have it." Like they did now, her thoughts snuck up on her and she bit her lip.
21 Apr 14, 02:45 PM Aiden: He looked surprised. And he shouldn't be as he had seen other kissing in the halls. "But Ally, it's so personal..." Having only had this experiece, he didn't comprhend it yet. "Oh. Are you all that used to-- sounds almost as crowded as school where you live really when you put it that way. But you have your own room you said."
21 Apr 14, 06:55 PM Alli: She shrugged. "Yes, but if it's your family right? Doesn't get much more personal than that." She shook her head. "Not quite, but there are a lot. I do have my own room, but remember, I only have three siblings, and then my grandmother's youngest kids who are like siblings I guess."
21 Apr 14, 09:24 PM Aiden: He hadn't thought of that really. "Yeah but...my little sister. I-- don't know, sorry, I'm all confused on that one I think" He didn't want to give her material to tease him with but at the same time it sorta felt satisfying too. Maybe he could come to a deal with Celeste on the side... "I'm going to need names down on a piece of paper to memorize I guess."
21 Apr 14, 09:46 PM Alli: She smiled. "Like I said, up to you" she repeated, then grinned. "Oh don't worry about that" she assured him. "You can just call colors."
21 Apr 14, 09:48 PM Aiden: He would definitely need a talk with his little sister before Christmas. But when she said call colors he gave her a non-comprehending glance. "Call colors?" He didn't realize ALL of her relatives had colored hair, except maybe their spouces.
21 Apr 14, 09:50 PM Alli: A nod. "It works for all of the Silvers and Moons except aunt Brier and mom" she informed him. "But they're easy to spot in the crowd."
21 Apr 14, 09:52 PM Aiden: Then it clicked. "So...everyone except them has colored hair? Oh my goodness! Can you all carry color spectrums as groups or something? This sounds wild!"
21 Apr 14, 09:57 PM Alli: She laughed. "It is, aunt Zahara even has stripes. She's only a couple of years older than Luke and me."
21 Apr 14, 11:07 PM Aiden: That made his eyes smile. "Your aunt is your age then basically? How wild..." Her family sounded quite chaotic which explained a lot. "You are going to find my family so tame and boring " he chuckled.
22 Apr 14, 01:01 AM Ally: "A couple of them are close actually" she answered. "My grandmother was still having kids when I was born." She shook her head. "Not likely, I wonder if your mom would let me take notes."
22 Apr 14, 01:07 AM Aiden: He nodded, still sort of amused at the chaos she mentioned. "I guess so. Must make things entertaining when they say 'respect your elders'." As she spoke, he sort of made a screwy grin as he thought about it. "More then likely she will make me partner you so she can see what you do and correct it."
22 Apr 14, 10:04 AM Ally: She wrinkled her nose, "they do" she admitted. "And its annoying." When he told her about his mother she got a wicked sort of grin and nodded. "Now that is definitely worth seeing" she teased.
22 Apr 14, 02:01 PM Aiden: Relatives, he had heard, were there to embarrass you, but he wouldn't know as the only ones he had were cousins who he saw abut twice a year at beginning and end of the school year. "Yeah I don't have that problem. A few cousins and that's it really." With the hand around her waist he lightly poked her. "Hey now, you've danced with me, nothing new to see."
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8 May 14, 05:36 PM Aiden: Vin & Aiden appeared not far from the ruins and Vin steadied he boy giving him a minute to catch his breath. "It hits you likethat, sorry. Better?" Aiden nodded, flushed slightly and reshuffled his backpack before following VIn to the ruins and through to their yard, looking around with some surprise before following Ally's father across the grass towards the house. As Vin opened the door he realized no more was needed as they were met by Ally immiedately 8 May 14, 06:06 PM Ally: She felt the wards and bounded down the stairs two at a time only barely missing losing her balance near the bottom. She reached the door just as it swung open. In an over-sized sweater and boots, she grinned at her father before turning to smile at Aiden. "Hi Den" she threw her arms around his neck, heedless of the possibility for embarrassing in front of her father. "I am /so/ glad you're here" she told him, shooting a pointed look at her dad. 8 May 14, 06:06 PM Ally: i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/selena-gomez-sweater-dress-santa-monica-fame-1__oPt.jpg8 May 14, 06:09 PM Aiden: "Hey Ally!" as he opened his arms to her quickly. Vin with a big grin turned as Abraham appeared saying "She's going to show Aiden to his room I think, Abraham. Aiden, this is Abraham. Abraham, he's the young gentleman I told you about." As the old ghost turned towards him with a bow, Aiden nodded back as he hugged her back saying "Um, nice to meet you, sir." 8 May 14, 06:13 PM Ally: She leaned up and kissed his cheek before she pulled away nodding. "Right, yeah I've got it." She looked hopefully at her father. "Shortcut? He /is/ a guest" It was worth a shot, she thought. 8 May 14, 06:16 PM Aiden: Aiden blushed slightly tho not as bad as a few weeks before. Vin nodded. "First time yes. He's on restricted though for his first trip." And then he father left through another door and Aiden trned to her, his eyes glancing down. "Nice uh sweater, Ally..." 8 May 14, 06:18 PM Ally: Success! She thought, though she wasn't happy about the restricted access, she knew better than to argue. Plus, it was probably better not to overwhelm him first time. "Thanks dad" he left and when Aiden spoke she grinned. "You think so?" she smiled. "I like it too." She tilted her head. "Want to drop your stuff and then you can see my room?" 8 May 14, 06:21 PM Aiden: He pulled his eyes away from her legs with difficulty. "Yes, it's great..." He nodded at the invite saying "Sounds good! The house isn't nearly as big as I thought you said it was, but it looks cool..." 8 May 14, 06:26 PM Ally: She grinned, "well, you're only seeing a small part of it" she told him. "That's what restricted means. There are different levels of access depending on who and how old." She headed for a hall off the main room, and she opened a door which thankfully only lead to another hallway. "Normally, we'd be climbing a lot of stairs, but dad let Abraham give us a shortcut. If you get lost, you can ask him for help." She reached the door to the room her parents had set aside for him and swung it open. "Here we are" she stepped inside and motioned him in. "What do you think?" s1169.photobucket.com/user/shava4/media/Hall/exp/1_zps2e2d0e86.jpg.html8 May 14, 06:31 PM Aiden: He nodded. "So like, hidden hallways ad concealed doors you mean?" He followed her through a door and down a hall and when she opened a door his eyes grew wide. "Wow! This is really nice!" He set his bag down carefully on a chair ad whistled. This was rich stuff. "And so much room too..." 8 May 14, 06:35 PM Ally: She nodded, "or in the case of the dungeons, hidden floors. I'm not even allowed in some places yet." She nodded, "it is, but trust me, in the rest of the house you'll be surrounded by people so by the end its nice to have space to yourself." 8 May 14, 06:40 PM Aiden: He nodded, wondering how much stuff was concealed in hidden rooms here. "Ah gotcha. Where's your room then?" He grined. "On the other side of the house entirely I bet if yourparents have me here." 8 May 14, 06:52 PM Ally: "Not really" she answered, passing through the door and back into the hall. "But we'll actually have to take the stairs for this one." She smirked, "I think they're banking on the fact you probably wouldn't be able to find it without me or Abraham." Taking his hand, she led him up and down another hallway to a door on the far end. Opening the door, she entered easily and pounced on her bed. "Welcome to my space, love." i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r508/shava4/Hall/exp/1_zps82f9f002.jpg8 May 14, 09:42 PM Aiden: He took her hand eagerly and followed, quickly finding the big house very distracting, dodging ghosts twice she walked through, and was soon lost. Aftr a minute he said "Yeah it would take me a week to find my way here, easily. There's so many doors and halls!" And then they reached her room and as he entered and she let go to go jump on the bed, he shut the door behind him automatically. "Oh say, this looks very much like you!" He said as he took it in and then sat beside her with a pleased look in his eyes. This he could live with. 8 May 14, 09:52 PM Ally: She slid off the boots, but left the knee high stockings as she folded her legs underneath her on the bed. "Good thing or bad thing?" she wanted to know, and she searched his eyes. "Its a lot to get used to I know, but I figured you might like a few minutes to get your bearings before we go down and meet everyone later." 8 May 14, 09:55 PM Aiden: He nodded firmly as he crossed to her bed. "Good thing, definitely." His eyes fell on her legs as she removed the books. "I swear that sweater makes you look like you have nothing on under it. Very distracting." Blowing air out of his lungs he agreed. "Definitely! I remember you saying how many people there were." 8 May 14, 09:59 PM Ally: She nodded, looking pleased, and then gave him a mischievous look when he commented on the sweater. "Glad you like it. I was hoping you would." She had also been hoping to get under her father's skin a bit, but no such luck there. She remembered her aunt Ashlyn talking about dressing a certain way to annoy her brothers and her father, but apparently he'd outgrown being so easily drawn. She raised herself onto her knees, shifted so that she was straddling his lap, and then lowered herself again, still straddling him. "More than you're used to" she warned. "And all as wild as I am or worse" She was, admittedly a bit nervous about how he'd take her family, and so sought to remind him of the benefits of their relationship, vividly. 8 May 14, 11:28 PM Aiden: He didn't miss she didn't say anything about what she had on underneath which would catch any young man's attention. "I do!" And then she straddled him and his breathing became a bit faster as his hands came up behind her on her waist to help support her. When she sat like this he found himself more then distracted, but she knew this like she had known what not answering the question about the sweater would do. His cheeks might have gotten a tad bit rosy then at that realization. "Worse? Oh wow, good thing I have a good teacher then," and he leaned forward the scant distance needed to kiss her, with a certain amount of longing in it before he released it, not pulling back. Against her skin he said softly "I'll manage. I've missed you even though it's only been a few days, somehow I think you've gotten in my blood..." 8 May 14, 11:35 PM Ally: She saw him react to her, both to her silent implication and her body language. It was fun, she knew, drawing him in this way. She had, thus far, managed to keep short of taking them too far, but the resisting was getting harder. "You can't take anything anyone says seriously, except maybe uncle Darius, but he's not as outgoing as most of us are." She grinned at his teacher comment, and when he kissed her, she wrapped her arms around his neck, relaxing against him. She enjoyed the thought of affecting him so, the thought that he desired her enough that it messed with him. It was a powerful feeling, one she found herself almost craving. So she lowered her head, tracing the outline of his jaw with her lips before she moved down to his throat, spreading her fingers over his chest under the coat but over the shirt still. "I've missed you too" she murmured. "You have no idea" 8 May 14, 11:45 PM Aiden: "How come he's the holdout? Is he the only sane one then?" he asked with a grin, his temperature rising a bit more. As she went down his throat a short gasp escaped him and he answered her with "Keep doing that and we'll both miss meeting the family except in the most compromising ways--" but his arms tightened around her and his hands grasped her waist tighter in sheer desire. 9 May 14, 12:07 AM Ally: She shrugged. "No idea, but he's pretty cool, you just have to get to know him. He's pretty much my favorite uncle but I wouldn't tell the others that." As things escalated and he spoke, she smirked at him before moving upward slightly, kissing the spot just below his ear she whispered: "Promises promises" as she worked her hands up underneath his shirt and spread them over his chest. When she looked up at him again, her eyes dared him to make good on it. 9 May 14, 12:16 AM Aiden: He made a note to pay close attention to her uncle then and nodded. "Cool, I look forward to meeting him then." He felt a shiver up his back as she spoke and slid her hands up across his skin. Giving in, he brought a hand up and caught the back of her neck, kissing her fiercely for a full minute before she brushed two spots on his chest and he leaned more into her, his hand dropping to the front of her sweater and caressing her through the sweater as his other hand came up underneath it... 9 May 14, 12:26 AM Ally: She felt it when what little resistance there was fell apart under her hands. Still focused on kissing him, she removed her hands from his shirt, moved them instead to work the coat off of his shoulders as she continued kissing him, a soft, teasing trail until he surprised her, catching her and pulling her lips to his, the fierceness of it caught her breath and she moaned softly against his lips. At least twenty relatives in the house right now and yet here she was. It was by far the most dangerous thing she'd ever attempted, and she simply. didn't. care. 9 May 14, 12:39 AM Aiden: Sliding his hand up her skin so warm to her bra where he ran his hand around her bottom edge before coming up to caress and cup her on one side as he kissed her more, feeling his coat pushed off one arm, but he couldn't let go of her under the shirt. He didn't want to, not for anything. After a full nother minute he gasped against her lips and pulled back slightly saying "Ally, won't they be coming to check on us soon? They do know I'm here!" He hated to stop and in fact had not released her, but the worry was there. 9 May 14, 12:43 AM Ally: He had, for a very long time, been her voice of reason, but it was the first time she'd ever wanted him to stop and let her be reckless quite this badly. She took a deep breath, let it out slowly. "Yes" she murmured. She released him, but at least for the moment remained where she was. "Someone will probably be up soon." Merlin help her if it was her father. She knew for a fact that he and her mother had shared a room while they were dating. Her grandmother had mentioned it when they'd spoken of Aiden coming to visit. She closed her eyes, which were currently a shade of dark violet, and kept breathing, willing her sense of self-preservation to kick in and help her calm down before she jumped him and d@mn the consequences. 9 May 14, 12:47 AM Aiden: As she released him he continued to hold her, afraid to move really for all that he wanted to continue. "Maybe...later." He breathed out, his face flushed and wanting, but then his hand released and he pulled it out to straighten her sweater as he breathed heavily. "My Merlin, I've never wanted someone so much in my life!" About that second there was a knock on the door and the door swung open the next moment, a young girl with striped tiger-like hair looking in and grinning at seeing Ally sitting on Aiden's lap. "Hi! You must be Aiden!" Her eyes sparkled with mischievousness. 9 May 14, 12:55 AM Ally: "Later" she agreed. She kissed him, but pulled away quickly, knowing if she didn't she'd be lost. She brushed the hair out of his eyes and smiled. "The feeling is mutual, love" she assured him a moment before they were interrupted. She turned her head, knowing the speaker before she caught sight of the stripes. "Hi Aunt Zahara" she grinned, glad they'd sent someone closer to her own age. She ambled off of him and straightened her sweater. "What are the chances mom and dad have no idea what we were up here doing?" She seemed to realize the introductions were her job and should be made properly. "Zahara, this is Aiden. Aiden, meet my Aunt Zahara." 9 May 14, 12:58 AM Aiden: The 'later' caused another sort of excitement in him, but her kiss also fanned that flame. Fortunately the opening the door gave him a chance to calm his pants down before the intruder came closer. A glance at her and the hair which raised an eyebrow before he said "Ah nice to meet you. Does everyone around here already know my name?" He rolled ove ron his front to give himself another moment to adjust in size as he looked at her aunt. Shaking his head he said "Um...is it me or are you young enough to be Ally's sister?" 9 May 14, 01:01 AM Aiden: Zahara laughed and advanced to ruffle his hair. "Nice to meet you to Aiden, welcome to the family." Her eyes said she had meant that phrasing on purpose as she turned to answer Ally's other question. "Actually thy did send me to make sure you were both on your way so I suspect they are suspicious but not concerned yet if they weren't worried about me walking in on something mother would be upset about." She grinned wickedly challenging her with her eyes to deny what she had seen. 9 May 14, 01:09 AM Ally: She laughed softly and nodded. "Pretty much everyone, yeah. News travels fast in this house." Still grinning, "Ma was still having kids when mom and dad got married" she tried to explain. "My youngest aunt is less than a year older than Luke and me." She smirked at Zahara's welcome rather than being embarrassed as some might have done. She stood, straightening her sweater and doing a quick shift to fix her hair. There was nothing to be done about Aiden really, but she wasn't especially worried about it. She gave Zahara a look. "Like Ma would really be all that upset" she rolled her eyes. Her parents were a different story. "All right, what's it going to cost me?" 9 May 14, 01:15 AM Aiden: He straghtened his hair hesitantly, looking back and forth between them as Zahara said "Advanced favor, you cover for me later on." She nodded, looking satisfied and giving Aiden a once over eyes lingering on his butt a moment. "Cute one, Niece, good job." And then she winked at Aiden and strode back to the door and out (leaving it open as she said) "Better hurry on down tho." There was a moment as Aiden sat up and slid off the bed saying "Um, did you all just negotiate about trouble?" He looked a bit bemused. 9 May 14, 01:19 AM Ally: "Done" she agreed, rolling her eyes when her aunt checked Aiden over. "I thought so too" she answered, shaking her head at the retreating back. Sighing she added, "be down in a minute." She laughed at the expression on Aiden's face. "Yes, there's a lot of it to be had around here and staying under the radar requires a system. Namely she's going to cover us today and at some point later I'll cover for her." She was in enough trouble as it stood, though the light at the end of the tunnel was in sight at least. 9 May 14, 01:22 AM Aiden: Blushing at being checked out, Aiden was not used to being seen as cute. "Wow, I know you said there were a lot of age mix ups, but that one caught me off guard." Clothes straight now he looked at Ally and his eyes were hungry. "d@mn it. This is going to be hard to keep from being seen." He sighed. Okay, I guess we should go face the music then." 9 May 14, 08:54 AM Ally: She righted clothes and her hair. There wasn't much she could do about the eyes except hope she calmed down enough on the trip down. "Don't worry, it catches everyone off-guard." She laughed, "thing of something really unsexy, it usually does the trick for me." Putting on her boots, she nodded. "Yep" she took his hand. "Let's go" Side-stepping a pair of ghosts who were deep in conversation about 'what a pity it was that traditional forms of torture had been outlawed', she headed for the stairs, feeling reasonably calmer. When they reached the final landing, she turned to him. "Ready?" 9 May 14, 01:35 PM Aiden: He nodded and tried. As she walked around ghosts he said "Man, you really do have a lot of ghosts. And you said your mother collected them somehow?" A pair of twins boy ghosts ran down around a corner in front of them as they walked. He nodded he was and followed her lead as they walked into a living room with about a half dozen adults and more then twenty kids! His eyes suddenly popped at the riot of colors and chaos involved though most of the kids were involved in stuff and paid them no mind. 9 May 14, 11:59 PM Aiden: Sitting on a couch in the middle of the mass was a woman (short) who had flaming red hair next to a man who had jet black hair who seemed to be the center of the chaos. Near but not the center was another couple, the man with orange hair, the woman with more blond who he both recognized from a picture Ally had showed him. On floor, cushions, chasing each other, and leaning against the wall was a number of people all younger and of various ages though he saw Luc her brother admist one set in the far corner. It was as if twenty different interactions were happening all at the same time... 10 May 14, 01:21 AM Ally: "Grandmother actually" she answered, smiling oddly at the boys as they passed. "Some more social than others." She scanned the room full of people and breathed a sigh of relief, much better than it could have been. She caught a glance at his expression and laughed. "Welcome to my life, love" She saw her parents and grandparents immediately, but continued scanning the room in search of her uncle Darius. Frowning when she didn't find either he or her aunt Brier immediately, she took his hand and weaved her way through the chaos. Reaching the center, she motioned to Lindsey and Osiris. "Den, these are my grandparents" she smirked, knowing they didn't look like anyone's grandparents he'd probably ever seen. "Don't drink anything Pop gives you though, fair warning." She offered no warnings for her grandmother, there weren't any encompassing enough. 10 May 14, 01:42 AM Aiden: Aiden followed the pull of her hand through the room wondering who they were going to meet first and smiled tentatively as she introduce him to the center two. "Nice to meet you," he said as the black haired man grinned and the red head motioned him closer so she could look him over. She said "Oh early warnings is it? Osiris loves practical jokes so prepare yourself, handsome, and I'm Lin. If this one decides she wants to keep you I'm Ma like everyone else calls me, got it? What's your name again?" "Aiden" he said eyes widening at the 'keep you' part. She looked him over and flashed a look at her granddaughter which said 'Oh I likey' then Osiris had to move to stop a chase from ending in a wreck between grandkids. Lin added "It's fun, but crazy around here. You find anyone in their underwear, get used to it and surprises aplenty." A glance at Ally to see if she wanted to add anything like where he was staying or who he belonged to. 10 May 14, 01:48 AM Ally: "I thought it was only fair since there are fifty of us and one of him" she answered, still grinning and looking thoroughly in her element. "Loves is an understatement" she mumbled under her breath. She'd had to go to Darius more than once for help undoing something. She caught the look from her grandmother and winked, making it clear that she very much liked as well. She didn't blush at the comment about keeping him, she was planning on it, and it was then that the thought occurred and she began absently playing with the ring which was currently on her right hand. She was too busy watching Aiden out of the corner of her eye to notice when Lin looked at her again. At the underwear comment, however, she smirked. "Where is aunt Char anyway?" 10 May 14, 01:53 AM Aiden: Lin smiled at the murmur, but her eyes became more alert when Ally began fiddling with the ring tho she concealed it. Her smile grew a bit bigger however. Aiden nodded to her surprises comment looking around. Lin added because she knew Ally "Dare and Brier got an owl, probably in the kitchen and back in a minute. Better pirate first," she added turning her head and yelling "VIN! LOOKS GOOD! NO MUSSED HAIR OR ANYTHING!" and then flashed her granddaughter a wink. Vin and Keela, attention now captured, were looking their way now. 10 May 14, 01:59 AM Ally: Looking happier, Ally nodded, looking in the direction of the kitchen reflexively. She flipped back around at the raise voice so quickly it was almost comical, then grinned for a moment before she tried desperately to conceal it beneath a long suffering 'what can you do?' look. Keela studied both mother-in-law and daughter before she leaned over to whisper in Vin's ear "Better go say hello, he could probably use a break being the center of attention." She stood, making her way through the fray to her daughter. "Hello Aiden, all right so far?" She remembered vividly her first trip here, and the strong overwhelmed feeling that he was undoubtedly experiencing now. 10 May 14, 02:03 AM Aiden: Aiden looked at Lin with wide eyes as she shouted and then back at Ally, seeing the long suffering look. Unnoticed during this he had become the attention of a good dozen sets of eyes for a minute as the newest entertainment before the parents homed in and they went back to carefully hidden looks. Vin chuckling came over and hugged his daughter whispering "Deer in the headlights my dear..." Aiden gave Keela a relieved but still anxious look as he said "I uh, just wasn't expecting the yell..." 10 May 14, 02:05 AM Ally: Keela smiled knowingly and gave him a conspiratorial smile. "You get used to it, promise" and then she winked. "Mom can't help it really, it takes a lot keeping this bunch from complete chaos." She smiled at Lin, enjoying the rare opportunity to tease her mother-in-law. Ally, for her part, leaned in to hug her father. "I know, but he's doing okay right?" It was the first time she'd released Aiden's hand since they came downstairs. 10 May 14, 02:09 AM Aiden: Nodding half-relieved, he was glad to step back slightly towards Ally as he saw the interactions as the conversations continued around him. Vin nodded at his daughter and turned to Aiden holding out a hand and shaking his. "Heard a lot about you, Aiden, seems Ally is a fan. How have you managed so far not to be dragged all over school?" Aiden grinned a bit despite his clear nerves saying "Oh I just go along, sir, it seems safer that way then digging in heels. I suspect that might throw her off and then she'd have to get me back later." 10 May 14, 02:16 AM Ally: Keela laughed softly. "Smart boy" she nodded, shooting a look at Vin from the corner of her eye. "You learned that lesson faster than I did." She kissed Vin's cheek before turning her attention back to Aiden. "Ally's very much like her father you see, and there's no deterring either of them when they want something bad enough." She turned to her daughter a moment. "You've been in my closet again..." she arched a brow, looking pointedly at the boots. Ally glanced at the floor. Not bothering to deny it, she bit her lip. "Nessa used mine to play dress up in and now I can't find them anywhere" she complained. "Did not!" a voice called across the room. "They were on the cat!" Keela looked to be trying hard not to laugh. "Just make sure they find their way back to my closet by means other than the the cat all right?" Ally nodded, "yes mom" 10 May 14, 02:20 AM Aiden: Vin smiled. Aiden nodded, his face clearly saying 'ah ha.' He looked puzzled at the cat part and looked across the room when it was refuted. His tentative smile said he realized this should be funny not confusing. "Does the cat often wear boots?" Vin shook his head and said "Depends on which cat there are more then thirty of them and I suspect a sticky charm was involved," turning towards Nessa and walking that way to the other's chagrin. Aiden gave Ally a look which said this was crazy 10 May 14, 02:26 AM Ally: She watched her father a moment before movement caught her attention elsewhere. Brier and Darius had returned. "If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go try and corner my sister into taking off work for Christmas shopping." She kissed Ally's forehead and nodded to Aiden. "Take care of our girl all right? Keep her out of trouble..." She seemed to reconsider this charge. "Or do your best at least" she added with a wink, ignoring Ally's eyeroll. She took his hand again and headed for the edges of the crowd. "Think you can handle it?" She tried to sound light, but she was in fact slightly nervous, aware her family was a lot to take, and this wasn't even half of it. Nessia, meanwhile, could be heard concocting a very detailed story about how her cousins (who were conveniently absent) were to blame for the sticky charm and the missing boots. ("I promise, dad. I don't even know how to do a sticking charm!") 10 May 14, 02:32 AM [×] Aiden: Her MOTHER was asking this? Aiden gave a plaintive "How? I'd love to know the secret!" He felt her fingers and caught on quickly, following her to the edge eagerly, noticing a few of the glances and trying to smile reassuringly. "Um, sure but this is a lot more wild then I think you realize the first time..." 10 May 14, 02:35 AM Ally: "Family secret" she told him, and then after a moment's hesitation, "maybe you'll find out one day." She turned and headed across the room to greet Brier and Darius; Once they were a bit more separate, Ally shook her head. "Oh no, I knew, but I was afraid if I told you it might scare you off." 10 May 14, 02:42 AM Aiden: He shook his head and then followed, hearing her comment and thinking about it a moment. "Scare me off? From you?" He snorted. "Fat chance. It's take a trio of rhinos chasing me around the grounds before I would hesitate to set foot here for you and even then I'd just haunted the perimeter waiting for you to come out." He squeazed her hand slightly, feeling a bit more Lion in him rear it's head 10 May 14, 02:46 AM Ally: "Only three?" she teased but she leaned up and brushed her lips over his softly before she squeezed back. "Good, then come meet Aunt Brier and Uncle Darius" She noticed her mother had found her way back to sitting beside her grandparents. "Aunt Brier! Uncle Dare!" She threw her arms around Darius' neck. "You made it!" Brier gave her niece an indulgent look. "Yes, Ally, of course we made it. I just had a few last minute things to wrap up at the office." 10 May 14, 02:55 AM Aiden: Stopping on the edge he shared a brief kiss, more of a brush and felt immediately better for it. Following her lead he said "Okay," and saw his hair was a vivid purple. As Darius held out a hand in greeting saying "You must be Aiden." he nodded saying back "Yes sir and you must be Uncle Darius." a glance at Brier before he added "At least I can tell who has married into the family easily around here." Darius nodded seriously as he intercept and picked up a five year old and scooped her up into his arms easily as she wrapped her arms trustingly around his neck as she looked at Adrian suspiciously. (( Rose!: let's see, Ally's sixteen it would have been two years from the time she was born they got married and another 5 before they had kids so we'll say the oldest is seven years younger, so 9, 7, 5 shavabear: man we didn't pick hair colors yet Rose!: Umm...teal for the oldest, pink for the middle, lavender for the youngest? shavabear: okay works ))10 May 14, 03:04 AM Ally: Brier studied the young man, and nodded, giving him an approving look. Watching as their youngest was scooped into Darius' arms, she smiled, brushing the hair out of the girl's eyes. Ally grinned at her cousin. "Hi Izzy" noting the girl's wary look and unsurprised by it, she smiled easily. "This is my friend Aiden, he's visiting for Christmas, all right?" Brier made a face, but didn't actually comment on the nickname when Ally's focus turned to her. "Did mum talk you into the annual Christmas shopping trip this year." Brier sighed, but good-naturedly enough, the soft spot for Keela evident. "Probably" she answered. "She says Key West this year." Ally turned to Aiden to explain. "Shopping for this bunch takes a while, so mom and dad and a bunch of the others get together and go away somewhere for a few days. Its really more of a vacation, but they'll tell you its for us." She gave her uncle a mischievous look. "Does that mean Uncle Dare's going to be alone with the terro--munchkins?" 10 May 14, 03:04 AM Ally: She amended, aware Isadora might actually understand and not wanting to hurt her feelings. 10 May 14, 03:09 AM Aiden: Listening to the family chat, Aiden felt...well, included into things enough to feel comfortable. "Hi Izzy, nice to meet you," but the little one remained iffy while Darius smiled slightly. "She's just still nervous around those who are new, she'll adjust don't worry." Darius frowned and ruffled Ally's hair before she could stop him. "Now Ally, be nice! Or I'll sic them on Aiden to keep them busy." His eyes didn't show humor, but that was no surprise from him. It was still a tease and Ally knew it. "So Aiden, How are you surviving with my niece? Legs still intact? She hasn't run you ragged yet?" 10 May 14, 03:13 AM Ally: She saw Izzy's hesitation and tweaked her nose. "He's not scary silly one. Do you think I'd bring him home if he was?" Ally shrugged, "don't take it personally. Most everyone's kind of iffy around new people, comes from being surrounded by just family for so long I guess." When Darius ruffled her hair, she made a face at him before it righted itself again. She widened her eyes intentionally at his threat and put a hand dramatically over her heart. "Anything but that" she smiled. "Besides, you're going to need help babysitting during the day don't forget, and you remember what happened when you left them with Aunt Ashlynn last year..." She stuck her tongue out at him childishly while he was focused on Aiden. "I don't know why everyone thinks I'm such a hassle" she pouted. 10 May 14, 03:18 AM Aiden: He nodded. "Might be my hair which seems weird I guess." Hearing she was offering to babysit he wondered how that would happen in this house with so many kids. Darius smile now for real adding "Oh just bring them to the house and let them run loose of course." Knowing full well they would end up with someone, probably Ally's room in particular one of the few places they could find besides the playrooms. "Because you are too much like Mom." Darius had never taken up the nickname, but no one else seemed to mind. Aiden watched this back and forth and then thought about his just meeting with her grandmother, glancing back across the room. Oh yes, he could see it... 10 May 14, 03:25 AM Ally: She grinned, "yeah, right, the hair." Couldn't be that after leaving here and starting school everyone else seemed far too...boring by comparison. Speaking of his house. "Dad didn't hide my bike with you did he?" she wanted to know. "I want to show Aiden before he leaves." It never occurred to her it might have been her mother's doing. She beamed when Darius spoke, taking it as a high compliment. "No such thing" she argued, the trace of hero-worship evident. Brier smirked, "with just enough of Keela's stubbornness to make you really dangerous" she threw it just for good measure. Ally continued to pout. Brier shook her head, "Cheer up Ally cat, you know you're my favorite niece." Leaning close as though telling a secret, she added: "Just don't tell the others all right?" 10 May 14, 03:30 AM Aiden: As her uncle and aunt both teased and agreed with her, Aiden found himself feeling protective and when she pouted as her uncle said "Yes, I think she charmed them to warn her if you touched them too." he slipped his other arm around her middle from behind and stepped closer to give her a one armed hug as if to say 'I'm here for you' as Brier noted it and Darius' smile grew a tiny fraction in approval. 10 May 14, 03:35 AM Ally: An incredulous look. "Wait, she?" Ally shot a look across the room where Keela, who had tuned into the conversation, smiled a bit like a Cheshire cat. The expression seemed to say: "You didn't get it all from your father, love." Ally would have stomped her foot if Aiden hadn't been there. Speaking of Aiden, when he wrapped his arm around her, she leaned in to him, relaxing after a moment. She sighed, "guess I'm going to have to go negotiate with the wardens" she murmured. "See you guys later." She headed for her parents, specifically her mother. "The bike mom? Really?" She shot her father a 'help me out here' look. 10 May 14, 03:40 AM Aiden: Darius nodded, then looked curious why it mattered who did it. Darius started to ask as Ally turned away, stopped by his wife and a certain child grabbing his ear. Aiden followed her back across the room, now more aware of the attention since he was following her around like a protective blanket. HIs ears turned slightly blushy as Vin said "Your mother thought it would be nice for you to spend time with us more then rushing off on the motorcycle and since we have no roads, I told her we should find out if Aiden is mechanically inclined first to see if he would want to spend his time with oil first." His eyes twinkled, waiting to see how this got argued as he turned to Aiden who wasn't sure what to say. 10 May 14, 03:47 AM Ally: "But dad!" she came dangerously close to whining. "I just finally got it running" she pointed out as though taking it from her now were something akin to medieval torture. Realizing her dad wasn't going to be any help, she turned to her mother. "But can't I at least show him, she pleaded. "I promise we won't stay long." -er than it took for them to finish what they'd started upstairs. The thought came unbidden. Keela, who remembered a very similar Christmas trip several years before, wasn't particularly fooled. "Well I suppose that might be all right, so long as Nessia goes with...." Ally didn't even let her finish. "But Nessia will want to play with it!" she argued, "She'll knock it over or something!" Another pleading look at Vin, "Tell her dad, please?" 10 May 14, 03:47 AM Ally: Keela, for her part, looked to be enjoying this far too much. 10 May 14, 03:51 AM Aiden: As she shifted to her mother he waited and then added in "Excuse me, I know I'm just a guest and not part of this really, but she did promise to show me what she enjoys so much and I sort of what to see why she likes it so much while I'm here. So can the guest request a visit to see it at least once?" Vin's eyes indicated approval as he said "Hmm, no mechanical interest but an interest in what makes her tick. Novel approach, Aiden, nicely played." while Aiden's ears turned a bit redder. 10 May 14, 12:59 PM Ally: She was surprised when Aiden spoke up, even more so when it seemed to sway her parents. She turned her head to beam at him before she re-focused on her mother. Keela looked between the two. "Yes, nicely done Aiden. I think you've just bought Ally a pass" Before her daughter could bolt from the room, she held up a hand. "But, only for a couple of hours and only after dinner." Remembering the first time she'd seen Vin's bikes, she tried not to cringe. Her kids really were growing up far too quickly for her liking. Ally knew better than to look a gift horse in the mouth. "Thanks mom" she hugged first one and then the other before addressing her father. "Can I show Aiden the attic? Please?" 10 May 14, 01:42 PM [×] Aiden: The Lion in him felt very pleased at winning the point FOR Ally, even though he himself wasn't excited about them. He knew she wanted it though and that was all that mattered to him. "Thank you, Mrs Moon, I appreciate it." He smiled until Vin spoke up saying "Actually, Aiden, it's Silver-Moon, remind me later and I'll explain why we like confusing last names." Vin chuckled as Aiden looked perplexed until permission was given for the attics and then felt the lightest tug start and followed her moves automatically saying "Okay sir," and then they were going out of hearing. 10 May 14, 08:48 PM Ally M: She pulled him away and waited until they were out of the room before she pulled him close and kissed him soundly, ignoring the titters of a passing ghost. "You're amazing" she told him as they headed for the attic. "It's a lot of stairs, sorry." 10 May 14, 09:02 PM Aiden: ully blushed now and aware that even the ghosts were giving him a glance he dropped all of that when she kissed him, kissing her back and hard, throwing himself into it. When she broke off to say something about amazing he protested. "Hey! I said I was on your side always! You should expect me to back you up when I can think of a way to do so." He was grinning as they headed up and asked "Why the attic by the way? Is there something secret of yours hidden up here?" 11 May 14, 11:51 PM Ally: She was surprised by his response, but only for a moment before she was in it fully as well. When she pulled away, she was grinning. "I know" she shook her head. "I just didn't expect you to speak up with my parents." She squeezed his hand. "Thanks, Den" She gave him a mysterious look. "Nope, something secret of yours." She pulled him into the room. "Close your eyes" she told him, excitement evident. 11 May 14, 11:54 PM Aiden: He gave her a weird look as if she was mystically bizarre and then they reached the attic. "Uh..." He had an impression of a huge and long space he couldn't see the end of filled with furniture piled up into the air on top of each other and tons, literally hundreds of them, boxes and chests as far as the eye could see. He shut his eyes wondering what the heck she had done and how could she not realize how wealthy her family was and waited, dropping into a simple cross legged position without effort nor hands needed, just folding into place. 11 May 14, 11:58 PM Ally: She gave him a look he couldn't see. "I swear sometimes you're a ninja" she murmured under her breath before turning away. Walking away for a few seconds, she returned thirty seconds later with a box, long and narrow which she had obviously wrapped herself as made evident by the bright, multi-colored wrapping paper which seemed to go in several different directions at once. "Okay open" She held it out to him. "This is for you." www.toledosword.com/im/PC2204NTS_h.jpg12 May 14, 12:03 AM Aiden: Hearing her words even with eyes closed he smirked slightly "They never existed, silly. Not the way you think they did at least." She came back about a minute later by which time he had gotten the excitement from downstairs put away and his center regained. Breathing easily she placed something in his lap and he opened his eyes, smiling softly at the wrapping. "You didn't have to get me something, Ally!" He undid the tape carefully and folded the paper setting it under his leg so he could keep it and opening the box. The look which became his whole body was one of stunned. He stared, jaw slightly open for nearly twenty seconds before a trembling hand reached out and touched the blade itself, a look of both surprise and awe mixed there. "Oh no way, how did you come by this? It's too much!" 12 May 14, 12:08 AM Ally: She stuck her tongue out at him before she turned, and then shook her head at him a few moments later. "Technically I didn't" she answered. "Not in the way you think anyway" she intentionally mimicked him, the smile evident in her voice. She arched an eyebrow at the too much comment. "It was free" she shrugged. "Took a little digging of course" And a thorough checking to make sure none of the darker magics had lingered, but he didn't need to know that. It had also taken some doing to convince her father to let her give a family antique away. "I found it up here one day and thought of you. I thought maybe this way I could give you something I knew you would love." She sounded, for a brief moment, slightly vulnerable. "Do you like it?" 12 May 14, 12:15 AM Aiden: His eyes popped up to her face and now his jaw fell open. "F-free?!" His eyes bugged at the idea something like this was available. "H-How?! Does anyone else know about this? Is this like your families? B-but..." The idea of taking a gift from someone's family's past threw him, it couldn't be allowed surely! "It's--" He had trouble with words, reverently running a finger down the flat of the blade. "I could never, ever, in a million years afford to buy something like it, Ally. Do you realize how much this might cost?" He was starting to suspect she really had no idea about money, at all. Could he accept something like this? Morally? "Circe's breasts, Ally, it's flipping phenomenal and several other words not invented yet! How could I not love it? It's just...whoa. I'm not sure how I can accept something this expensive." His face screwed up, a mix of fervent desire for it and yet horror of the morality of the situation suddenly thrust unknowingly into his hands. "Sit down we need to talk a minute here." 12 May 14, 12:20 AM Ally: She nodded. "Its been around for ages. Like I said, the house was built in the 1200s and its probably not that old, but yeah, a while." She nodded, "Oh dad said it was fine, they wanted to check it over of course, make sure there were no spells on it, but there are things like this all over the house, Den. Its an old--" He was really focused on the price, and that seemed strange to her. "No idea, like I said, no one here is using it, I thought you might like it. That's all." Despite her misgivings, she glowed with his approval. She gave him a frustrated look. "Aiden, I told you, it didn't cost me, or my parents, or my grandparents anything for that matter. Its been up here in the attic for who knows how long." She bit her lip, looking upset suddenly. "So...you don't...you don't want it?" She tried not to look sad, failed, but managed to focus when he spoke. "Talk? O-okay, sure." She sat, still trying to get a handle on things. 12 May 14, 12:30 AM Aiden: His eyes bugged again at the possible age and he whispered. "It might be 1600s or something...d@mn." Oh merlin how was he going to say this? "I want it too freaking much, but I can't accept it till you understand something, okay? Just sit and let me try to think how to say this." He breathed in deeply and then with obvious regret set the box down and took her hands. "Um Ally, my family is poor. I mean, we have the train which was a gift, we could never have had it before otherwise. And our house is rent during the rest of the year to pay for having it, keeping it. I can't afford much of anything. And this , Merlin, something like this might go for ten or fifteen thousand galleons." His eyes winced slightly, but he clung to her hands hoping she could follow him. "It's more then I think my family has ever had before basically. It's not like a train or a house, but it's in the same kind of category. A lot of people will see it and automatically think I want to be with you because it's valuable and I must be trying to live off what you have." He bit his lip. "I want to be with you because of you, who you are, not anything you might give me or the money you have and you know that, right? I need to hear you say yes..." He breathed in deeply and let it out before he continued. "I want to accept this, but I have to make sure you realize what kind of gift it is and what people will think. I know my parents will want to sit me down and make sure of my motives here. But if I accept this, you need to let me know you understand it's because I love you. I won't accept money from you otherwise, okay? It's better then anything I could ever wish for, really, and I adore it, but I won't use it unless we understand each other. Okay?" He sucked on his lower lip anxiously a moment before he added "I think when you see our place you might understand more." 12 May 14, 12:42 AM Ally: A worried look as she nodded. "Okay" and then she just listened, as hard as it was for her. Poor? Like...she thought about it. Like how his school bag seemed worn, and he only had a few sets of clothes. She'd never really paid attention before, but it occurred to her, for the first time in her life, that not everyone grew up in a centuries old manor houses on their own private island. "But that's just silly" she murmured, "of course you don't care about my money." It was such a foreign concept that for a second she looked blank. "Of course I know that, yes." She looked as though a previously dark part of the world had suddenly been illuminated. "Okay" she said softly, still processing. She met his eyes, leaned forward to brush his cheek with one hand and for a long moment she just sat their, silent and studying him before a feeling of certainty washed over her. "Aiden..." She took the ring off her left hand and held it up for him to see. "I've never told you anything about this have I?" It was an odd accessory for a Gryffindor, further proof she was an oddball. 12 May 14, 12:49 AM Aiden: As he watched her face enlighten he felt like crossing his fingers he hadn't said it wrong and that she really did understand. When she touched his cheek he leaned into it, feeling that as a connection and when she studied him the anxiety didn't really leave his face. He needed her to understand, but suddenly she pulled off a ring he had seen her wear on and off and he glanced at it, before shaking his head. "Nope. It's a ring, right? Is it an antique too?" Suddenly he worried she was going to give him the ring and take the sword back! 12 May 14, 12:57 AM Ally: She nodded, "its an antique" she confirmed, "But this one's a bit...different." She bit her lip and took a deep breath. "This is my Silver family ring. We each get one when we're old enough to..." Here she took a another breath. "To give to whomever we want, but its a one-time deal." Not something she'd take back, ever. "Its...it means your protected, taken care of. The rest of them will see you as family because that's what giving you this means. It means I'm asking them to protect you." Here she looked, if possible, a bit nervous. "I want you to have it" she told him softly, "because I want people to know that I love you enough I want you to be part of me no matter what happens." She took his hand in hers and laid it in his palm, closing his fingers over it. "It doesn't matter what people will say, Aiden. I know the truth, and now my family will know it too." 12 May 14, 01:07 AM Aiden: Sensing something big was happening here, but he didn't understand what. It was clear in her eyes and face tho so he paid close attention. "One time...?" and then shut up. As she continued his eyes widened and he held his breath; was she saying...? A certain misty effect happened in his eyes at this very vulnerable part of her he saw and as she closed his hand around the ring, he covered her other hand with his and leaned forward impulsively to stop an inch from her face. "Ally Moon, what matters is I want to marry you. I don't care if I have to tag along trying to keep up with you the rest of my life, I know there will never be anyone else for me. Ever. You spark my soul and make me want to do more then I feel comfortable with and I need you in my life, always. I love you more then I think I can put words to and if you're going to take me into your family, I want to take you into mine too. But I don't think either of our families will let that happen this young, but you need to know my intent is to pursue you to the ends of the earth until you agree to be mine. I'm not ever going back on that intent, you hear me? because you'd better believe it." 12 May 14, 01:12 AM Ally: Her eyes widened to saucers at the word 'marriage'. "Den..." She'd meant what she said, but marriage was still a huge deal to her. She kissed him, a combination of powerful emotions and a strong, self-preserving desire to distract him. 12 May 14, 01:17 AM Aiden: When she kissed him he kissed her back, leaning over the box and sword, a hand on either arm, ring in his palm still as he leaned into her kissing her with the intensity of his emotions right then. When it broke his eyes were still intent as he said "I meant ever word, Alleana, no one else is going to be as persitant as I will be. Count on it." 12 May 14, 01:19 AM Ally: She studied his eyes and in that moment there was no doubt in her mind he meant it. "I'm still not sure about...about marriage Den...not to you specifically just...in general really." She stumbled over the words, caught by the intensity in his eyes. "I do love you though...so much" She shrugged. "Maybe one day, who knows?" 12 May 14, 01:22 AM Aiden: Unswayed he didn't hesitate. "Long as you aren't thinking something traditional, Ally, I know you. I'm not talking typical marriage." He chuckled. "I would never expect you to agree to that. I don't expect you to settle down and I have no problem going wherever you want. Part of loving someone is accepting everything they are and you just convinced me there is no one I could love more." 12 May 14, 01:25 AM Ally: She wondered for a moment if he really knew what he was agreeing to, but there would be time to figure that part out later. They were fifteen after all. "I love you too" she assured him. "We can talk about it later" she told him softly. Like some time around graduation hopefully. "For now, can I just kiss you and enjoy the few minutes of privacy we have left before someone comes up asking how you like your present?" 12 May 14, 01:29 AM [×] Aiden: There was a sparkle in his eyes as he leaned back an inch, held up his hand, and slid the ring on while looking her in the eyes, feeling for the very first time he was really a guy in the situation. And unusually so, he felt aggressive in a way. Lifteing the box off to the side with one hand he came forward on his knees so he was slightly over her and leaned down saying "You can tell them I had to express my gratitude in the only way you will accept then," and he kissed her with passion, following her as she moved to let her pick, but doing his inexpertly best to impress upon her how much she had him in love. 12 May 14, 01:57 PM Ally: There was, she realized, a certain look in his eye which she was not used to seeing. She watched as he slid the ring on his finger and she smirked. She hadn't mentioned to her parents her intention to give it to him, and she was rather looking forward to the expressions on her relatives' faces when he came downstairs with it on. When he moved, she looked up at him questioningly, wondering what it was he intended to do. She was not, obviously, used to being under him or anyone really for that matter. He spoke and she grinned. "I'm sure that will go over well" but despite the sardonic tone, when she met his eyes fully, there was obvious anticipation. He kissed her, and she wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him back and lowering herself until her back was flat against the floor. Bringing her knees up, she pressed her upper body to his, heedless of her state of dress, or how damning the whole thing might look to any of the thirty people downstairs. It didn't matter, none of it mattered at all. 12 May 14, 03:41 PM Aiden: He hadn't been sure what her reaction would have been, but he felt encouraged when she wrapped her arms around him and leaned back so he followed her down. For just a moment his body weight came down on her before he realized his error and shifted so his weight was half on a knee to the side, laying half beside her so he wouldn't crush her as he kissed her. His hand went partly under him to her side, his other falling to her waist and sliding down without thought. His eyes popped open suddenly as he encounter leg without clothing on them, startled. 12 May 14, 03:50 PM Ally: She took a deep breath, relieved when his weight shifted. Pulling back to look at him as his hand drifted lower, she grinned at his expression. His touch felt good on her bare skin, it had been so long since...She bit her lip. Was he ready for that? She searched his eyes and reached up, running her fingers up the side of his face and into his hair. When she kissed him again, it was slower this time, more tender. Hard as it would be, she'd let him decide...well...mostly. 12 May 14, 03:56 PM Aiden: He had never touched her leg and knowing it was exposed caused his surprise. But her expression seemed to be okay and his hands slide down and then up, hesitating when he felt the sweater there as if unsure what the limit was. But then she kissed him, slower and it caught at his attention enough that when his eyes closedin pleasure, his hand didn't pay attention to his own hesitations frm thinking too much and slid up under her sweater to his body's anticipation. 12 May 14, 04:01 PM Ally: Wanting him to relax, and more than willing to let him do what he wanted, she continued, moving down and over his jaw to this throat, she ran her hands down and up under his shirt where they found their way to his chest, easily. She was trying hard to take things as slowly as she could, but really she could only handle so much. Still, this was Aiden, and Aiden deserved...everything. She kissed his lips again, more intently as anticipation for something she knew might or might not come began to fight for her attention. 12 May 14, 04:14 PM Aiden: As she went down to his throat for the second time that day he moaned softly, slight shudder running though him as her hands passed over his bare skin. His hand slid up much farther then he had meant to, running over her shorts to her side and nearing an area intently interesting to him when an Owl swept over their heads breaking his focus long enough for him to realize their were footsteps coming closer. With that much warning, his hand shot down and he rolled onto his back as if they were lying on the floor looking up. A second later, a young girl came around the corner, barely missing what was happening. "Ally! Aunty says it's time to come get ready for dinner! What are you all looking at?" The young one turned her head up and looked at the ceiling while Aide blew out his breath with a look of 'd@mn close.' 12 May 14, 04:21 PM Ally: Her first impulse when she heard the owl had been annoyance, but it took only a fraction of a second longer than Aiden before she too heard the footsteps. She'd never been more grateful for his reflexes. Rolling off her he lay on his back, staring at the owl and she barely had time to right her dress and cross her legs before Isa's almost too-perfect face could be seen over the landing. "Thanks Isa" she had to work to keep the frustration from her voice. "Just an owl, someone's probably got a letter or something." She smiled, "tell mom we'll be down in a just a second, yeah?" The girl hesitated, eyes going between them as though she sensed she was missing something before she nodded. "Ally, why are your faces all read?" Thinking quickly, she smirked. "We were seeing who could hold their breath the longest. I won." Isadora grinned, "Okay" before she headed back down the stairs. When the footsteps faded, she sat up. "That was...Merlin" She sat up, "I don't think we should try that again 12 May 14, 04:21 PM Ally: until...later tonight at least." 12 May 14, 04:27 PM Aiden: His breath came fast and he nodded at the breathing contest part, sitting up. "Um. Yeah I have to-- tonight?" HIs expression shifted from startled to 'really?' with more eagerness then he wanted her to see. "I mean, sure!" In that way he was like any teenage boy who ad someone he adored encouraging him. Picking up the box carefully with the paper in the same hand he offered her a hand and pulled her easily to her feet when she pulled. "Are you sure? I mean, I don't want to rush you or anything..." 12 May 14, 04:30 PM Ally: She smiled as he helped her up off the floor, fixing her hair and dusting herself off. "Yes, tonight" she confirmed. "Do you want to drop that in your room before we go down?" It would give them both some time for their coloring to go back to normal. She grinned at the rushing comment. "Trust me, Den. You're never going to have to worry if you're the one rushing me." She turned for the stairs, sashaying her hips for good measure. "When you're ready, let me know." 12 May 14, 04:34 PM Aiden: Eyes wider as his grin couldn't stop, he nodded. Probably a good idea. If I can find it again. Might be tonight before you all find me again in this place." HIs eyes glued to r hips he licked his lips before muttering "About six months ago..." before it occurred to him if this happened it was a huge moment for them and him specifically. It was taking a step into a world much larger then he ever had before. Was he ready for adulthood really? It caused stumble as he got out of the attic, between his thoughts and her distracting him... 12 May 14, 04:39 PM Ally: She laughed, "follow me." He spoke again, and she paused, turning back to smirk at him from a couple of steps below him. "What was that?" He stumbled and she grinned before she took his free hand in hers, "Come on, can't have you dying the first day, its bad press." 12 May 14, 04:43 PM Aiden: He laughed distractedly "I already told you I would, Ally, anywhere and anytime." His blush at his comment was clear. "Oh nothing, just muttering." and took her hand with some embarrassingly shy looks, following her to the room where he went in only long enough to put the sword and wrapping paper on the bed with a look of extreme satisfaction. Out the door with her again he said "Man, I'll never have anything that cool to give you. So unfair..." He grinned and recaptured her hand asking "How in the heck do you all get everyone around a table anyway?" 12 May 14, 05:06 PM Ally: "I meant to your room" she smiled at him cheekily. She arched an eyebrow when he blushed. "Sure" She shrugged, "You give me zen, and that's something I would never have any other way." She grinned as they exited and headed back downstairs. "Big table" she answered. As they reached the bottom she turned to him before they entered. "You ready this time?" 12 May 14, 05:11 PM Aiden: He grinned, getting some control back. "I know." Giving her zen. Did that really count? Tho he had to resist making a face she called it zen all the time. "From your family I'm starting to understand how important that is for sure..." As she stopped he nodded taking in and letting out a breath. "Yes. I just have to think of it as a new house table. And as long a I am next to you I'll be good with anything," he said squeezing her hand. They entered as people were still coming in, a great big o of a table with the youngest mixed in with adults all around the circle, and another whole group on the inside part of the circle too. 12 May 14, 05:17 PM Ally: She gave him a look that said 'I know, right?' She nodded, "good way to look at it" As they entered, Keela caught sight of her daughter and grinned at the sight of bare fingers. She nudged her mother-in-law and nodded in their direction as both Ally and Aiden found seats next to each other. 12 May 14, 05:20 PM [×] Aiden: Lin nodded with a grin and whispered to Keela "Knew it! He's going to be a good kid-in-law I can tell. You'd better make sure she knows the charm" she cackled. Aiden sat next to Ally, looking round at all the people with eyes that said 'this is wild.' "Man, you would need another whole table for the great hal lfor this many." 12 May 14, 05:26 PM Ally: Keela sighed, "Guess I should have seen it coming really" she touched Vin on the arm. "You might want to get to know Aiden a bit better, love" she murmured, holding up her right hand where her own Silver ring still resided. She sighed, "she does" Keela assured her. "Learned it earlier than I would have liked." Across the table, Ally nodded. "Never really thought about it, but you're right. Its always been this way." She focused on her parents. "Hi mom, dad." Keela gave her daughter a knowing look before turning her eyes on Aiden. "How did you like the attic, Aiden?" 12 May 14, 05:32 PM Aiden: Vin looked over, saw her ring, and his eye searched the table before finding Aiden and comprehension showed. As Lin chuckled (who didn't want great great grandkids), Vin smiled. "Should have nown, I'll talk to him some tomorrow, give them some time to settle in a bit first." Aiden followed her eyes across the table barely in advance of the question. Swallowing he smiled bck. "It's huge! Do you all ever throw anything away?" His mind was clearly still thinking about the furniture. Under the table he found her hand and squeezed it. 12 May 14, 06:02 PM Ally: "I think that is a great plan" she murmured, she put a hand on his knee under the table and squeezed. It was hard watching her oldest grow up so quickly. She laughed softly at Aiden's response. "Isn't it? I couldn't believe when Vin told me they played quidditch up there until I actually saw it." She smiled at the memory and then shook her head. "Not much" and then she lowered her voice as though sharing a secret. "They're all a bunch of packrats, the lot of them." When Aiden squeezed her hand, she turned her head to smile at him. "Right, its just us. Ask mom about her collection of photo albums two miles high up there." 12 May 14, 06:11 PM Aiden: Vin smiled at Aiden's comment, knowing there were things in his room and Ally's they had no idea wer there either, but onlt he really had an idea of half the contens of some rooms.. Aiden's eyes grew larger. "Quidditch? In there with al lthose things?!" He heard the snickers from around the table and suddenly realized how much attention he was drawing. As Ally gave him amunition he gave her a grateful smile. Vin chuckled and jumped in "Oh certainly and one day you will want a good share of what she has saved. Be careful, Ally, mom still has those pictures of you in the snow." 12 May 14, 06:21 PM Ally: Ally nodded, "of course, makes it more fun." She kissed his cheek as the conversation drew several listening ears. She turned to her father and paled. "The...you don't mean the..." She turned to Keela "Mom! You said those were gone!" Keela gave her an innocent look, which closely resembled her daughters. "Yes, love. Gone to the attic." 12 May 14, 06:24 PM Aiden: Sensing something extremely embarassing as parents had a habit of doing, Aiden listened up after she kissed his cheek. "Oh I'm sure my mom has some embrassing ones of me too, Ally, don't worry. I'm far more intreted in who you are now then back then." It washis turn to kiss her cheek, hoing to lessen her fears about his being interested in old pictures. 12 May 14, 06:38 PM Ally: She smiled gratefully at him. "Does your mom have pictures of you trying to be a snowman?" She'd gone running stark naked into the snow, convinced she could do it if she tried hard enough. She was already part way there with the hair anyway. The closest she'd gotten was blue hair in a windblown style, deep blue eyes and extremely pale skin. The fact there was photographic evidence of this experience had haunted her most of her life. She gave her mother a miffed look. "Are you sure you weren't in Slytherin?" Keela just grinned. shrugged, and looked pointedly at both mother-in-law and husband on either side. "What can I say? It rubs off on you after a while." 12 May 14, 06:54 PM Aiden: "Snowman? No. Probably more naked baby pics though. I don't really care, it's not me so much. I'm only the present, not the past. Can't be embarassed about what you did as a child if you don't let it bother you." He smiled, wondering if mom had far worse stuff then that. Possibly. Vin winced at Aiden's words and thought Ally had picked one maybe too smart. But he defended himself easily with "Oh I think we just cause what was hidden to come to the surface. Don't worry, Ally, they aren't going in any newspapers." 12 May 14, 07:02 PM Ally: She exhaled, nodding at Aiden to tell him he was right, missing her dad's wince entirely, though she'd have enjoyed it very much if she had in fact seen it. She rolled her eyes, but she was smiling, clearly affected by Aiden's calm almost as though she'd been visibly spelled that way. "Its all good, dad. Aiden's right, its in the past" which was a far cry from what she'd normally have done, which would have been far more expressive and possibly very loud. She focused for a few seconds, on her mother, who looked perfectly at ease. "Do you have the ones you took of that place in China? I'd like to show them to Aiden if that's all right." Keela looked up, startled. "I...yes, we still have them, but they're in the bedroom. I can get them for you later." Minus a few of course. 12 May 14, 07:07 PM Aiden: The fact she listened to him made him feel more at ease with other's paying attention so he relaxed. "You went to CHina?" he asked suddenly very interested clearly. He slipped his arm around her waist as food started to be passed down the table and said softly "No rush. But it sounds interesting..."
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Post by Shava on May 13, 2014 2:30:29 GMT -5
12 May 14, 07:11 PM Ally: Keela nodded. "For our honeymoon, and again a few years ago." It didn't bear mentioning that Ally and Luke had been the result of the first trip and Nessia the second. She leaned into him, watching as everything was passed back and forth and listening to her mother's voice. "It is a fantastic place, definitely memorable." Keela smiled, and had to resist the urge to find her husband's eyes. "I'll see about digging them up for you after dinner." Ally grinned and turned to Aiden, "if you want it, you should get it when they pass it the first time, chances are it'll be gone the second time around."
13 May 14, 03:36 AM [×] Aiden: "Nice! It's high on my list to see sometime, there are some teachers there I would love to get some lessons from..." Suddenly realizing the food was being taken off platters fairly quickly he reached out and caught a bowl and heaped some noodle mixture onto his plate before letting it continue to Ally. "Guess I'm used to a small crowd or maybe larger portions. Thanks for the warning." He saw someone ask for a roll and it got tossed across the table to them so he asked Ally if she wanted one then caught the other's eyes and caught two rolls on the tips of his fingers, nearly dropping them as he got one on her plate because they were hot. Wiping his hands off on a napkin with a sheepish look as one of the parents got after the tosser at the same time Ally's grandmother was giving them a covert thumbs up, he shook his head. This was going to take time to get used to....
13 May 14, 10:02 AM Ally: Ally looked down so no one would see her smirking, and wondered for a moment if she could talk her parents into the trip. If not her parents, then possibly her grandmother, either way it would be something she could do for him. Keela glanced up, "ah yes, fencing wasn't it?" Ally had spoken to them about it briefly when she'd explained her choice of a Christmas gift. Accepting the platter from Aiden, she scooped some on to her plate before passing it on, laughing when the rolls went flying. "Its one of the reasons we all have good reflexes" she told him. "We still have to catch our dinner." She gave him a mischievous look, "if you ever ask any of them to 'toss you' something, you can expect to have it thrown at or near your head."
13 May 14, 01:49 PM Aiden: "Partly. There are a few martial arts teachers there who work with swords still and I'd love to get an evaluation some day." He frowned, knowing she would think about that. "SOmeday, too many other things to do first though. Good dream however. We all have to have dreams, right?" He shook his head with a chuckle. "I'd get in a lot of troubl if I pick up that habit. My parents appreciate dexterity but not at the table!" When stuff settled down, he picked up his fork to eat with one hand, replacing his arm around her waist with he other, feeling it was a good thing.
13 May 14, 02:18 PM Ally M: "Its a beautiful place" Keela observed conversationally. "I was just thinking yesterday it might be nice to go back some time soon." She glanced at Vin from the corner of her eye and smirked. Her expression brightened at Aidens' comment. "Very important to have dreams" she agreed. "I think you'll find a lot of that around here." Ally looked between her parents, wondering what their thoughts on Aiden were, it was difficult to tell. "He's really good mom, like seriously." She snorted at his dexterity comment, and then ducked her head, knowing her mother would give her a look.
13 May 14, 02:24 PM Aiden: "I'm sure it is," he said, adding honestly "Every place is to someone. Mom and Dad are sold on Paris, even though we go a lot of places." Regrets he's not old enough to go everywhere they do now. Vin smirked at Keela, but was thinking it funny his daughter was matched up with a boy who also liked China. Lowering his voice where only Keela could hear he said "Maybe twins next time" from behind his hand. "How did you get into Fencing, Aiden? It's a rather unusual skill these days I would think." Aiden thought a moment between bites before he answeed. "Mom has a career in dnce, dad still practices gymnastics every day, my brother got into dance as well. I think everyone in my family jumped into physical stuff, I just felt it fit me. There's grace to it and flow which I've always wanted to have..." Vin looked interested, raising one eyebrow.
13 May 14, 02:45 PM Ally Moon: Keela turned her head to look at him wide-eyed. Another set of twins? "Merlin" she whispered. Ally watched as Aiden spoke to her father and grinned, noting they seemed to be getting on well. "He can dance too though" she announced more than willing to throw him under the bus in that small way. "He's pretty good."
13 May 14, 02:48 PM Aiden: Vin nodded, amused. Every trip to China so far had produced a surprise. "I only get you the best presents which keep giving back for years, love," he chuckled. to Aiden he said "Your father still does every day? Wow..." He wished he was half that flexible again! Aiden nodded. His family had always been unusually attracted to physical activity. "Ally, I'm not that good! Max and mom can beat me easily. You're just biased." But his slight flush showed his happiness that she was.
13 May 14, 02:58 PM Ally Moon: Keela got a nostalgic look for a moment. "We did say six at first..." she murmured. "Maybe I ought to talk to Darius about brewing..." She broke off, definitely not dinner table conversation. Instead, she turned to her daughter. "Ally's been looking for a dance partner for ages" she told Aiden. "I'm afraid you may have just volunteered yourself for the job. Across the table Ally pouted. "Me? Biased?" She shook her head, "I"m never biased!"
13 May 14, 03:08 PM Aiden: Vin chuckled to himself and wisely did not continue commenting. Now Aiden looked back at Ally and there was some pride in his eyes. "She's much better then me. And Ally just hasn't seen what I've seen some of my teachers do." His arm tightened around her a bit more. "I suspect you are right though, Ma'am, she certainly can get me to agree to a lot," he laughed softly.
13 May 14, 03:12 PM Ally Moon: Ally relaxed, smiling up at him. "I just practice more" she insisted. Keela wrinkled her nose at the word ma'am and shot Vin a look like 'Are we really old enough for that now?' Out loud she said, "be careful of that, there's all sorts of trouble to get into around the island, and she's been into most of it." Ally, for her part, looked pleased. "Its not that hard" she teased, still looking at him. "You're easy."
13 May 14, 03:17 PM Aiden: Still with his eyes on her, shining, he answered her mother "I have no doubt. She's good at that." to Ally he said "For you. No one else could get me into half so much." A few other of the older ones at the table smiled slightly, recognizing in Aiden's voice something the younger ones did not so much. And knowing that Ally had snagged one who was devoted already.
13 May 14, 03:31 PM Ally Moon: Keela smiled and murmured "smart kid" in Vin's general direction. Ally felt a warm feeling spread through her, one of knowing she was special, which, to be fair, she had always known, but being special to him was different. She finished eating, and waited as long as she could stand it. "Hey mom..." Keela glanced at her eldest and sighed, looking dangerously close to rolling her own eyes. "Don't be out too long." She gave Ally a pointed look. "Got it!" She turned to Aiden. "Ready to go see my baby?"
13 May 14, 03:36 PM Aiden: He had barely eaten his fill when he felt her stirring and knew this was to be something he would be living with the rest of his days likely. A smirk then he looked up at her mother, then Ally. "We won't" adding his own promise before standing and giving her his hand. "Not the sentence I was expecting, but sure lead the way." Vincent watched them go and then whispered to Keela "Now if only he can influence her more..."
13 May 14, 03:41 PM Ally Moon: Keela nodded as she watched Ally all but tug him out of the kitchen. "Poor kid" but she smiled good-naturedly as she said it. "I just hope he's tough enough to handle hurricane Ally." As they left, first the kitchen and then the house, headed down to the wall, Ally practically bounced. "Wait til you see it, its almost finished!"
13 May 14, 03:49 PM Aiden: The excitement in her told him how important this was for her. "hey I'm just happy to have survived intact the first meal! Does your grandmother always encourage throwing stuff?" he grinned, knowing he would never get away with stuff like that at home and it explained a lot about his girfriend! "I can't wait, knowing how much you like it to begin with!" He followed her to the wall (which he hadn't noticed before and wondered how he had missed it not knowing about the charm that prevented him from seeing it without her) and to a doorway and then into what appeared to be a fairly unused house inside it. "Whoa! More house? Seriously?"
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Post by Shava on Aug 5, 2014 22:07:36 GMT -5
5 Aug 14, 10:52 PM Ally: She lay sprawled across one of the overstuffed couches near the fireplace, having discarded her robe nearly the moment she'd left her last class. As a rule she hated non-form-fitting things. It gave her the feeling of being swallowed in some sort of sack. She lay with her head in his lap, legs crossed, boots propped on the far end of the sofa. Grinning up at him in amusement, she continued her argument. "I'm telling you, iBinns needs to do us all a favor and pass to the other side already! Grandmum agrees, she's tried several times to get the headmistress to let her take a crack at it." 5 Aug 14, 10:58 PM Aiden: Aiden was having a hard time, but not literaly. From this angle he had to look over her chest to see her tummy which he was finding very distracting, knowing they both were interested in each other now. So as she spoke he tried to keep his eyes on her face, but the angle was a rather cruel one! He hadn't bothered to whip off his robes knowing he'd just have to get dressed again. "He is pretty dry," he managed before looking up at the wall, his hands stroking her hair softly. 5 Aug 14, 11:03 PM Ally: "In the same way that the "Atacama desert is pretty dry" she agreed sardonically. "I'm this close" she held up two fingers with no space between them at all. "To skipping his class next block" she insisted. "I always fall asleep ten minutes in anyway." 5 Aug 14, 11:06 PM [×] Aiden: Now this he knew how to fight. "No way, you need to pass to get out of his class when the time comes. If you skip you will only be having to do it longer on later." He grinned. "Besides, you don't sleep nearly that well in their. Hard desks aren't the same thing as laps and pillows." 5 Aug 14, 11:06 PM Aiden: Now this he knew how to fight. "No way, you need to pass to get out of his class when the time comes. If you skip you will only be having to do it longer on later." He grinned. "Besides, you don't sleep nearly that well in their. Hard desks aren't the same thing as laps and pillows." 5 Aug 14, 11:08 PM Ally: "So I'll bring a pillow" she mumbled stubbornly, but then she sighed. "You're right" she admitted grudgingly. "Just...if we have to learn History of Magic from ghosts, why can't we learn it from some who actually played a part in history?" She thought this sounded reasonable. 5 Aug 14, 11:11 PM [×] Aiden: He rolled an eyes about the pillow and stopped for a second stroking her hair. "Nut-bar. You can't take a pillow into class even for Binns. He'd just start taking points away." Her question had merit, but his eyes were looking down her length. "I suspect they would be all talking about who they stabbed in what fight, not really history. I doubt many of them thinking of what was important in the scope of things." He licked his lips unconsciously then forced his eyes back to her face. 5 Aug 14, 11:11 PM Aiden: He rolled an eyes about the pillow and stopped for a second stroking her hair. "Nut-bar. You can't take a pillow into class even for Binns. He'd just start taking points away." Her question had merit, but his eyes were looking down her length. "I suspect they would be all talking about who they stabbed in what fight, not really history. I doubt many of them thinking of what was important in the scope of things." He licked his lips unconciously then forced his eyes back to her face. 5 Aug 14, 11:20 PM Ally: She listened, watching his eyes the entire time as they drifted, when he swallowed, she smirked. "Problem?" Her eyes sparkled with obvious amusement. "Do you need something?" She eyed him innocently. 5 Aug 14, 11:28 PM Aiden: When caught, his eyes met hers and he sighed. "You know it. And how could I not be?" As to need, he waged a mental private war a moment on whether to let her know how bad she had him or not. It didn't last long. "Everyday for the rest of my life I think." Shaking his head he touched his finger to his lips for a kiss and then put them down for her to kiss. 5 Aug 14, 11:36 PM Ally: She softened, and when he lowered his fingers to her lips she brushed them across his skin slowly before she leaned up and pulled him gently lower, raising up to meet him half way and do the same to his lips. "How about we focus on until graduation for right now?" she suggested. Anything else was a bit out of her scope just yet. 5 Aug 14, 11:40 PM [×] Aiden: She kissed his fingers and he felt a thrill inside his chest as she pulled him down for an awkward but very wanted kiss. He responded eagerly before sighing at her words. All right, but then you shouldn't be surprised when I am distracted." While he was still leaning forward as her hand had not let go, his free hand reached out and caressed her belly, as if she was something he could not resist. He breathed in deeper having touched her and his hand lingered, feeling the edge of her side.
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Post by Shava on Dec 18, 2014 1:05:52 GMT -5
18 Dec 14, 01:49 AM Ally: She picked up the harness and stepped toward him. "Don't freak out" she warned him, "and don't squirm too much. This isn't something you want me to mess up." She started by securing the rope at his waist before she knelt down and reached around his right leg first putting her nose to hip with him. 18 Dec 14, 01:53 AM Aiden: "Freak? Now why would I do that?" He nodded and then his eyes went up as she bent down. The waist he had expected, but when she put the strap on he felt the perspiration pop on his forehead and his hands went instantly clamy. "Uh." His eyes widened as he looked down his body seeing where she was and unconciously his breathing quickened. 18 Dec 14, 01:55 AM Ally: She moved to the other leg, bringing the strap up between his legs and then securing it before she stood again. "Because you're a boy" she answered cheekily, her eyes telling him she had absolutely done that on purpose, but her tone betraying nothing of the sort. She made quick work of her own harness before securing their ropes. "You ready?" 18 Dec 14, 02:05 AM [×] Aiden: It was the strap up between his legs that got him the most and you could see it in his face. Very very softly he whispered 'Merlin' as she finished, his face gone a bit pale. Even worse, he was unable to take his eyes off watching her do her own on and b the time she asked, he was fervently wishing he was somewhere else. Alone. Probably under the covers with several layers of pants on. Bravely he said "Sure," in a voice which betrayed tension and some fear, but not because of the climbing part. He didn't dare move. 18 Dec 14, 02:06 AM Ally: Seeing his hesitance, and guessing at its cause, she smirked. "Come on, I'll go first, and you can come up behind me." She stepped toward him. "You okay?" 18 Dec 14, 02:13 AM Aiden: She smirked and he tried to rally, though badly. "Uh. This just feels very weird. I'm going to need to take some time to get this." She spoke about going first and he panicked slightly. "Wait! What do I do? Like, tie myself to the wall? I don't understand!" His face flushed, though a good chunk of it was his eyes dropping to her rear as she bent to slip through the window 18 Dec 14, 02:21 AM Ally: She clipped the rope to both harnesses and smiled at him. "I'm going to go up first, watch closely and then I'll anchor you while you climb up" she answered. 18 Dec 14, 02:24 AM [×] Aiden: "Uh. Okay." He stayed very close as she went out the window and looking up as she ascended, his mind was trying to pay attention to what she did, but his eyes weren't obeying as the view he had. by the time she reached the top he wished he had much looser pants. 18 Dec 14, 02:31 AM Ally: She finished her climb and tugged the rope, urging him to head up. 18 Dec 14, 02:33 AM Aiden: When he felt her giving him a steady pull he breathed out twice rpaidly, then forced his mind to calm as best he could. Getting out the window was the worst part and climbing up he clung to the stone hard, not lightly as she had climbed. He had no confidence at the moment and even as she pulled giving him support he still was quite tense as he pulled himself over the edge and lay there, hanging onto the roof tiles as if his life depended on it, his heart beating wildly in his chest. 18 Dec 14, 03:20 AM Ally: When he reached the rooftop, she beamed at him. "See? Wasn't so bad, was it?" She knelt down next to him. "Do you want some help getting out of that harness?" 18 Dec 14, 03:22 AM Aiden: He looked up at her with a look of disbelief. "What? Why? SO you can embarass me again putting it back on to go down?" He made a fae and sat up slowly. 18 Dec 14, 03:23 AM Ally: She shook her head, smirking at him in a manner strongly reminiscent of her father. "Actually I was thinking we could take a secret passage back down" she answered. "Unless you're that fond of the climbing that is" she smiled innocently down at him. 18 Dec 14, 03:26 AM [×] Aiden: His eyes widened and he turned over looking at her in surprise. "Wait, so we could have just walked up? But then-- why?" He was unaware of her concept and where she was going, but he also knew he was still at her mercy. 18 Dec 14, 03:31 AM Ally: She tilted her head as though confused by the question. "Because walking up isn't any fun" she answered as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. He rolled over, and she began making quick work of his harness without permission. Reaching down, she undid first one leg and then the other before glancing back up at him mischievously. "Besides, the bet was that you owed me a climbing adventure" she reminded him. She sat down on the roof's edge, watching him with an amused look in her eyes. "Come on, 'Den. It wasn't that bad" 18 Dec 14, 03:35 AM Aiden: He closed his eyes as she mentioned fun knowing he would get no where against tht sort of logic with her. Her sudden hands on his lower body caused his eyes to pop back open and an "EEP" escaped him before he closed his mouth on it, not relaxing till her hands were away suddenly. He swallowed loudly. She sat on the edge and he, crept up to the edge and sat about a foot behind her not at the edge. "I know I did, it just surprised me you would come up here that way if you had another easier one. I don't know what i was thinking." She said it wasn't bad and he sighed at her. "For you. You have experience at this stuff." 18 Dec 14, 03:38 AM Ally: She laughed, and her eyes sparkled with it as she did so. "You're too easy, Aiden" she accused softly as she moved away a bit. She sighed softly, shaking her head at him, she held out her hand. "Come on, do you trust me?" Tilting her head, she smiled softly up at him as she answered "and now, so do you." 18 Dec 14, 03:44 AM [×] Aiden: Her words needled him. "You like me that way," unaware of the double meaning. And then she hit him back with the trust issue. He rubbed his face then gave in, unable to really resist her much. "I trust you, Ally, it's myself I don't trust yet that close to the edge." He took her hand, but only came another foot closer, clearly wary of the edge. He frowned at her and then a puff of laughter escaped. "Ally, being hauled up a rope hardly counts as experience in climbing. 18 Dec 14, 03:47 AM Ally: "I like you any way" she responded instantly, not giving a thought to the way it sounded. She didn't let go of his hand as he came closer. "I won't let you fall, Aiden, promise" she turned her head to grin at him. "Pinky swear even" and she laced her fingers through his as she said it. She rolled her eyes at him. "I hardly hauled you anywhere" she answered. "I would say you did that at least...forty percent all by yourself." 18 Dec 14, 03:51 AM Aiden: "I know, it's just-- gah, nevermind." Her fingers laced through his elimintated a lot of his edginess and he scooted a bit closer, nearly even with her on the edge but not quite. "You are like super adventerous, Ally, I can't believe what you get away with sometimes..." He shook his head but didn't pull back from the edge while she was holding his hand. 18 Dec 14, 03:56 AM Ally: She grinned, "good then" She squeezed his hand. "Me either" she answered, "but that's part of the idea." She scooted, closer, laid her head on his shoulder and looked up at the sky. "You know, sometimes I dream that I'm able to climb all the way up into the stars" she murmured next to his ear. "Like I can touch them, and I know they burn in real life, but in my dream somehow they're just...solid, like diamonds maybe." Her eyes remained on the sky. "Is that weird?" 18 Dec 14, 04:00 AM [×] Aiden: He just shook his head at her responses, but when she placed her head on his shoulder he went into total supportive mode. She spoke about a dream and he said "oh?" as she continued he nodded and then shook his head. "Weird? You wouldn't care if it was, but it's not. Although those would be d@mn big diamonds. But if anyone could find something that precious, Ally, it'd be you. I have faith in you." 18 Dec 14, 04:05 AM Ally: This, this was why she needed Aiden. He was always there, always so willing to listen. "You're right" she agreed, a softer smile tugging at the corners of her lips, She turned her head slightly to look at him, and her hair, which had previously been her preferred shade of midnight black, transitioned to fiery, surreal mahogany. "Its nice though, that someone else believes it too." She kissed his cheek, "thanks for that." 18 Dec 14, 04:12 AM Aiden: He nearly snorted. "Please, Ally, you are like the rock. It can't be special that I can depend on you to be you you know, it's who you are. You are like one of those stars out there, burning away fiercly." He flushed at her kiss, but turned his face and kissed her on the cheek, maybe a touch longer. 18 Dec 14, 04:15 AM Ally: She felt a warmth toward him at that moment that hinted at the possibility of more if she allowed it, but this was Aiden, her best friend, and that wasn't the kind of thing you risked on a whim, even for Ally. Still, she snuggled closer into him, pulling her knees up as she did so. "Like a shooting star maybe" she agreed. "Have you ever wished on one?" 18 Dec 14, 04:17 AM [×] Aiden: He swallowed at the thoughts running through his mind. His voice, soft, full of sureity. "Oh yes. Only the best wishes can be made on those. Thing is, they are rare so it's hard to get more then one." 18 Dec 14, 04:18 AM Ally: "I haven't seen many" she agreed, completely missing the added meaning. "That's why you have to make them count I guess." She straightened a bit, "ready for that cocoa?" She asked, though her voice was softer and more relaxed, the way it only got for him. 18 Dec 14, 04:39 AM [×] Aiden: Her words about making them count struck him down deep, caused him to do something he had never contemplated before. "Yep, but isn't it past curfew? We could go have it in the dorm and talk some more over it." 18 Dec 14, 08:08 AM Ally: She opened her mouth to reiterate her 'no fun' point, but then closed it again. He had come this far with her, which was more than most would have dared. With that thought in mind, she gave in. "Yes, we could." Releasing his hand she rose onto her knees and then rocked back on her heels and slid into a standing position in one smooth, graceful movement. "Come on then" she moved to the panel which hid the passage below and turned her head to look back, making sure he was following. "You're gonna have to trust me again, its a bit of a tight squeeze..." 18 Dec 14, 09:12 PM Aiden: Surprised she gave in on the point, he gave her a smile which was fully in his eyes and followed her to a part o the roof which looked like everything else. "Tight I can deal with. It's the wide open space leading straight down which bothers me." he smiled back and ket close behind her for if she was going to warn about something like that it must be tricky. 18 Dec 14, 09:14 PM Ally: She grinned, "but you're going to have to make sure I made it to the bottom all right, right?" Tapping the roof tile, she winked and blew him a kiss before she dropped out of sight. 18 Dec 14, 09:16 PM Aiden: he gave her a funny look for her comment and then before he knew what was happening, she dropped out of sight! A gasp and he looked down, realizing he could not see a thing! "d@mn it Ally..." he said and then closed his eyes and stepped into the space. 18 Dec 14, 09:20 PM Ally: Ally exulted in the rush of falling just as much this time as she had the first and every time since. When she reached the bottom, she stepped forward in the small space to allow him enough room to fit in front of her. When he reached the bottom, she grinned in the darkness. "See? Nothing bad happened." 18 Dec 14, 09:23 PM [×] Aiden: He landed, feeling there was some sort of magic which stopped a sudden ending and breathed out in relief as he heard her voice in front of him. "I don't know why i let you do stuff like that to me, goof," he said with no anger, but inwardly frustrated at himself. He stepped forward bumping into her immediately and surprised how close it was. "You did say this was a passageway, right?" 18 Dec 14, 09:26 PM Ally: "Sort of" she answered, making no move to separate herself from him as she spoke into the darkness. "There's a bit of wand work involved in sliding the wall to get us out into the hallway. That said, she made no move to do so either. "You're not claustrophobic are you?" 18 Dec 14, 09:30 PM Aiden: "Okay" he wondered why he couldn't hear her doing any movements. Had she gotten that much quieter? "Are you going to show me or just do it then?" She asked and he shook his head in the darkness, quite aware of the feel of her leg against his. "Uh no, not really." 18 Dec 14, 09:42 PM Ally: She leaned down, brushing up against him as she did so to slide her wand out of the strap around her hip. Making quick work of the wall, it slid back to reveal the deserted hallway. "Come on" she took his hand again. "We're on the fourth floor, how badly do you want that hot cocoa?" 18 Dec 14, 09:45 PM [×] Aiden: He felt her moves and felt the flush run up into his face. Hadn't he been teased in that area enough for one night? She then caught his hand and pulled on it, but by then his hand had involuntarily rested on her opposite hip for steadying. As they moved forward he didn't remove it at first. "Ah... I want it. Good enough?" His eyes had an odd look as if thinking about something else. 18 Dec 14, 09:51 PM Ally: She felt his hand on her hip and shifted her eyes to his as the open passage cast them both in half-light. "You want it" she repeated softly, making no move to remove his hands, she nodded. "Good enough" and then she smirked at him and nodded. "Come on then, and we'll get it." 18 Dec 14, 09:54 PM Aiden: The flush doubled in his face as she answered, her eyes telling him she understood his thoughts. "More then probably anything I ever have before." And meant it. He followed her eagerly, his hand sliding off her hip as she moved, sliding down before he lost contact. "Ally...I need to tell you something. But I don't know how you will take it..." 18 Dec 14, 09:56 PM Ally: She laughed, "I'm sure that's an exaggeration" she answered, still not bothering to scold him for his hands. Turning back, she bit her lip. "We can talk about it in the dorm, okay? I'd really rather not have to borrow Brier's face tonight." 18 Dec 14, 09:59 PM [×] Aiden: He shook his head, but when she bit her lip his eyes widened in surprise. Was she nervous about what he would say? That hardly seemed like her. Lowering his voice he said "Why would you need her face unless you don't feel safe in the d--" He shut up, his mind going the wrong way. 18 Dec 14, 10:04 PM Ally: She smirked, "No, to keep you from getting detention until after Christmas. You did say you didn't fancy the idea didn't you?" They reached the portrait and she tickled the pear. Stepping inside, she made the request of the first elf she spotted, and though the small, female elf seemed startled to see them, she knew Ally by name. "How's be Missy Moon tonight? Stills being out too late Twinkle sees" Ally smiled at the elf and nodded. "Twinkle, this is my friend Aiden, he really wanted some hot cocoa." Nodding, the elf summoned two mugs with a snap of her fingers and handed one to each of them. "Now yous be hurrying upstairs Missy Moon and friend before yous be in more trouble." 18 Dec 14, 10:06 PM Aiden: Caught in a thought which was so different from what she said, his mind felt filled with confusion. "Ah..." she led the way fast to the kitchen and slipped in. He wasn't surprised to hear the elf recognizer her, but was when she got the requested drinks and they left again quickly. "So what, you do this often enough they know you? But they don't report you? How'd you manage that?" as they hurried along 18 Dec 14, 10:09 PM Ally: When he asked her about the elves, she shrugged. "Elves have long memories, some of them are old enough to remember my grandparents when they were here. Mum's parents had their first 'date' in the kitchen's and dad's whole family...well...they're a hard bunch to forget." She grinned, "I'm not sure why they don't report us, but I think it might just be they like helping so much they don't mind bending the rules to do it sometimes." 18 Dec 14, 10:13 PM Aiden: "I see." He followed her with his mug, holding her hand like an obediant lamb and thinking. She was in there often, she was often out in trouble, and she was probably really seeing that gy from the snake dorm. He frowned slightly at the thought of what that could mean and especially what it meant for him, as in 'very little chance.' A certain sadness creeped in as they headed upstairs. 18 Dec 14, 10:15 PM Ally: It wasn't until they reached the dorm, specifically his, and she crawled into his bed, mug and all, facing him expectantly. "All right, fess up, your entire mood just shifted in like point six seconds." She sat her mug on his bedside table and crossed her arms, waiting expectantly. 18 Dec 14, 10:18 PM Aiden: He sat on his bed setting the mug down as a delay as he wondered what he could actually tell her. "I, was just, you know, thinking. About a rumor I heard and how it changes my life..." 18 Dec 14, 10:20 PM Ally: She tilted her head, not sure where he was going with this. "You should never let a rumor change your life, Den. Stupid to let what someone else says have that much power over you." She gave him a concerned look, "what happened?" 18 Dec 14, 10:24 PM Aiden: He watched her face carefully as he spoke, his face resigned to it. "Well, it was about you and that boy from Slytherin being an item." 18 Dec 14, 10:26 PM Ally: The expression on her face couldn't have been more surprised if he'd actually physically slapped her. After a second, however, her face relaxed. Rather than deny it, she smirked. "Hardly" she answered. "I'm going to assume you mean Cameron, and 'item' isn't a word I'd use." She almost snorted. "We're friends with an understanding, nothing else, and definitely not an item." 18 Dec 14, 10:30 PM Aiden: He saw her surprise he had heard anything, but her words seemed oddly not what he expected. "Understanding?" as if he wasn't sure what she meant by that part of it, though it had concotations he didn't much care for not that it was his business. "You mean you aren't interested in him physically?" He'd seen Cameron's muscls form a distance. 18 Dec 14, 10:33 PM Ally: To anyone else, she'd have been blunt about it, but this was Aiden, and given what she'd begun to expect she was uncharacteristically careful. "Not...quite..." She bit her lip again, "Cameron's family believes in marriage contracts, the fully binding til-death-do-us-part kind" she tried to explain. "He's just looking for some freedom in the mean time and I...well I can understand that." She sighed, offering him a soft half-smile. "Come next year he'll be written off to some prissy pureblood princess who will probably not appreciate the fact I exist much." She shrugged, "and in the mean time we understand each other." 18 Dec 14, 10:37 PM Aiden: Taken aback, he gogged at her. "Freedom?" The idea that this was a temporary thing surprised him the most. "But I heard you'd been seen sneaking off with him a lot to different places. Like, people are saying you've been snogging." To Aiden, kissing and sex were most likely the same in many ways. 18 Dec 14, 10:41 PM Ally: Obviously they hadn't been as sneaky as she'd thought if people were as aware as Aiden made it sound. "He's been showing me parts of the school I've never seen, true. And yes, there has been snogging, but..." She shrugged, "Its not like it means anything. He's just some guy, not someone who matters like..." She stopped, met his eyes hesitantly, "well, like you." 18 Dec 14, 10:47 PM Ally: She didn't react outwardly to the relieved feeling, but she felt it. "Owe me?" She was genuinely confused. "Yes...what about it?" 18 Dec 14, 10:50 PM Aiden: He couldn't meet her eyes, picking up the chocolate and blowing on it before he sipped. "Um well, the last coupe of years I haven't slept during those. The idea of you being so close was too... I mean, I couldn't believe how lucky I was to have you so close and yet you don't seem to be interested in me that way." He looked distrinctly uncomfortable and unsure, concerned. 18 Dec 14, 10:54 PM Ally: The only thing that kept her from looking as surprised this time was what she'd begun to notice already tonight. "Two years..." she said softly. "How could I have possibly missed.." She studied him for a long moment. "Its not that I'm not interested..." She corrected him softly. "I guess I just never thought...that is...we've been friends forever and you're always complaining about how I drag you into things...I never thought you meant it as a good thing." 18 Dec 14, 10:59 PM [×] Aiden: Now he looked up over the top of his mug at her. "You always have something to talk about, Ally, and I sort of...well, go with it. You are never dull and it's kind of exciting." The blush now lit his ears some too. He sipped, then nearly coughed when she said she might be interested. Setting it down he swallowed. "Ally, any moment with you is a good thing. I complain so it lasts longer." Remembering earlier he smiled "Usually. Tonight might not have been the same..." 18 Dec 14, 11:04 PM Alleana: She studied him for a long moment as he spoke. Suddenly, as was her habit, "kiss me" it came out more as an invitation than an order. 18 Dec 14, 11:10 PM [×] Aiden: Her invitation came out and he stared at her, hardly believing those words had come out. "Just...just like that huh?" Hesitantly, Aiden moved over to her side of the bed, right in front of her directly and then gave an embarrassed smile before he put a hand up on her neck, holding her. "You sure are beautiful, Ally." He kissed her awkwardly and with clear inexperience, bumping noses with her. 18 Dec 14, 11:21 PM Ally: "Sort of" she smirked. "Just trust me, you learn a lot from kissing someone." The awkardness of the kiss didn't surprise her since she was pretty sure it was his first, but the words, the genuineness of them...caught her off guard. She smiled against his lips when his nose bumped hers. "My turn" she murmured, Arms reaching up and around his neck, she toyed with the hair at the back of his neck, running her fingers through it as she tilted her head the correct way this time and kissed him soundly, taking control and beckoning him to follow her like always toward something completely new. Surprised by how easily it came to her, she was glad her experience was useful for something. She kissed him for more than a minute, getting absorbed in it, and trying to draw him in. 18 Dec 14, 11:25 PM [×] Aiden: She was wet, soft, and smelled good as he tried kissing and it clearly amused her. When she said 'my turn' he breathed in quickly and barely managed to get a lung full before she ran her hands across the back of his head and then kissed him deeply! He responded, trying to match her and finding his own hands coming up to touch her back, then close around her, then pulled her in farther, finding himself sinking into her mouth more to his surprise as he thought kissing was a surface thing. 18 Dec 14, 11:30 PM Ally: She pulled back slowly, lingering for a moment. "Okay" she searched for her bearings, that had certainly been more than she'd intended. "That was...unexpected." 18 Dec 14, 11:33 PM Aiden: She pulled back, but he didn't release her yet, feeling like more was needed. "Ah wel lthen, better to try again. You can't say anything about something unexpected til lyou have tried more then once." He smiled, hopefully, still happy just being this close to this amazing irl. 18 Dec 14, 11:48 PM Ally: "Okay" leaning forward, she kissed him again, using the weight of her upper body to topple them both over and moving so she was straddling him on her knees as she pulled away. "Were you expecting that?" 18 Dec 14, 11:52 PM Aiden: She toppled them over and he found himself excited about that. As he became aware of her straddling him, he looked up into her eyes and tightened his grip around her. "Nope, but it's good" and pulled so he came up to her kissing her hard on the mouth with the desire that had been pent up in him for the last two years, trying to make sure she understood he wanted her very badly. 18 Dec 14, 11:56 PM Ally: He kissed her hard, surprising her, and igniting something a bit fiercer than before as she lowered herself, arms on either side of his head to kiss him deeply again. However, as she pulled away a second time, she hesitated. "Aiden, before...before we...become...whatever this is..." She looked as though this was something she'd rather leave alone, but honesty made her speak up, she trusted Aiden, and she wanted him to trust her. "Most of the rumors about Cameron and I...they're probably true." She bit her lip, vulnerable as she only ever was with Aiden. "But it was...nothing.../nothing/ like this. I swear...if I had known this..." She met his eyes with an intensity that was uniquely hers. "I wish I had known." 19 Dec 14, 12:05 AM [×] Aiden: Losing himself in the kiss, he felt shock when she pulled away. "It's us, Ally. That's what it is." He froze some as she spoke, but then he frowned. "Ally. I forgive you. I want you, only, no one else.You are who I choose, entirely. Can you forgive me or feeling fixed on you?"
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5 Jan 15, 03:20 AM Ally: Ally was completely lost in the music coming from the record player in the far corner of the room. The routine was drawing to a close, arms spread, one final leap and...she cried out suddenly as she came down hard and her ankle twisted sideways and she hit the ground hard. She laid there for several seconds, but the pain didn't subside. She sat up and grasped her right ankle, wincing. She tried to stand, hissing when she tried to put wait on her right side. Collapsing again, her eyes watered. She turned to Aiden. "S-Something's wrong" she tried to catch her breath. "Its...it hurts really badly." 5 Jan 15, 03:26 AM Aiden: Aiden was working on his fencing not far from Ally, but when he heard her cry, he lept backwards, dropping the sword as his head jerked her way. Without removing his helmet he ran for her, whimpping the mask off and falling beside her, face frightened for her as he reached down "Hang on, I have to get the shoe off first. Can I try before it swells?" He flashed her a look of worry 5 Jan 15, 03:30 AM Ally: She blinked hard, gritted her teeth and nodded. "Be careful please" there was pain in her voice, but she offered him her leg, biting her lip as she did so and closing her eyes, breathing deeply in preparation for what she was afraid would be intense discomfort. "Go ahead" 5 Jan 15, 03:34 AM [×] Aiden: Gritting his own teeth and seeing her fear, Aiden unlaced the shoe carefully, gently and then said "Okay, here we go," and removed it quickly, but trying not to move her foot around much. Her skin of course wouldn't show a mark yet, but he cradled it as if her foot was glass. "Okay, now tell me where it hurts the most," and only lightly touched each side of her foot careful 5 Jan 15, 03:38 AM Ally: She exhaled sharply through her teeth as the shoe came off,, the throbbing in her ankle had intensified. As his fingers brushed over a spot just have the protrusion of her ankle bone, she grimaced. "There" she managed, "definitely there." She tried movement, and realizing she had some, she nodded. "Its not broken" she said softly, "probably just a bad sprain." 5 Jan 15, 03:41 AM [×] Aiden: He winced himself when she inhaled and flushed in the fact, one hand jerking his jacket open at the neck for air. "Okay, let me bandage it and we'll try some of those mending spells. I assume you don't want to try the nurse? I can carry you there." 5 Jan 15, 03:49 AM Ally: "Bandaging would be good" she agreed, but then shook her head emphatically. "Bedridden for twenty-four hours while she badgers me for overdoing it you mean?" She snorted, "no thanks." She managed a small smirk, "not that you carrying me down seven flights of moving stairs doesn't sound like quite an adventure." She took a slow, deep breath. "Nah, if you can patch me up and help me to the dorm, I'll...be all right." 5 Jan 15, 03:51 AM Aiden: His face watched hers as she spoke and then a brief nod as he said with much in his eyes "I'd do it. As it is I'm going to be carrying you back to the dorm anyway. No way can you walk on this anymore tonight if you want to avoid the nurse." He conjured some bandaging and softly started it, wrapping her ankle with tender touch as if she was the most precious thing in the world and he would see her well taken care of. 5 Jan 15, 03:57 AM Ally: She barely felt it as he began wrapping her ankle. As he finished up, however, she was a bit more uncomfortable. "So what, you're going to carry me into your dorm?" She smiled softly, "you can't get into mine, remember?" 5 Jan 15, 04:02 AM [×] Aiden: He made a face, then nodded. "I can get you into the common room and get someone else to get you up if you want. It's up to you. You know I'll keep the secret." Putting his wand on her ankle he tried both the minor healing spells they had been taught in class. 5 Jan 15, 04:07 AM Ally: "Where's the fun in that?" She watched as he murmured over her ankle, and was pleased to discover the pain had lessened, though it still hurt if she tried to move it. "If you're still willing to carry me, and you could be patient with a slightly invalid bedmate, I could pose as a guy and put my weight on you through the common room." She smirked at him. "Might look a little weird, you carrying another guy up the stairs." 5 Jan 15, 04:10 AM Aiden: He snorted. "I've put up with anything with you before, Ally, you know that." He smiled up at her and shook his head. Standing, he opened up the jacketmaking it easier to cool down from his intial panick and then picked up her stuff bringing it to her. "So you need anything else? I can always let the room hold onto my sword for now and get it tomorrow." 5 Jan 15, 04:17 AM Ally: "That's probably true" she acknowledged easily enough. When he brought her stuff, she shrugged. "If you can leave your sword, I can leave my dance bag over night." She gave him a bright smile and batted her eyes at him teasingly. "A ride would be good." 5 Jan 15, 04:20 AM [×] Aiden: Trying not to think about her legs as this was clearly not a romantic situation, he asked "How's the ankle feel now? Maybe we can conjure some ice for it up there." Nodding, he put her bag back down and turned his back to her, going down on one knee and turning his head so she could balance herself behind him and he could grip her legs both sides as carefully as possible. "Thank goodness it's on the same floor at least." 5 Jan 15, 04:25 AM Ally: She grasped his shoulders, wrapping her arms around them and placing her chin on his shoulder. "You know" she said, more talkative now the pain had subsided somewhat. "Maybe I will go up as myself. Couldn't possibly get me in more trouble than I'm usually in." She turned her head and kissed his cheek. "Up for a little danger in your life?" 5 Jan 15, 04:30 AM Aiden: As she adjusted and he hhoisted her up his hand on her under legs she spoke about herself. He grunted. "Maybe we'll be lucky and no one is paying any attention when we go through who knows." A flush in his face. "Ally, I'm your friend, remember? I think trouble is part of my daily life, wouldn't you think?" He laughed softly and moved towards the door. 5 Jan 15, 04:35 AM Ally: "I take that as a compliment" she informed him, brushing her lips over his ear as she spoke. When the reached the portrait, the Fat Lady arched a brow. "Is something the matter dears?" She was eyeing Ally's bare foot and wrapped ankle curiously. "Hurt it rehearsing" Ally told her easily. "Aiden's just giving me a ride to the common room." The Fat Lady smiled as though she knew something Ally didn't and beamed at Aiden. "That's very gentlemanly of you young man" she complimented Aiden as she swung open for the two of them. "Yes" Ally added, sounding amused, "very gentlemanly." 5 Jan 15, 04:37 AM [×] Aiden: He let her talk , saving his energy and smiled at the painting. "Thanks, I try to be." He stepped in, going a bit slow so she could figure out how to pull the painting shut between them and then said "Ready?" When she said yes, he steppe dinto the common room and turned walking to the steps not fast and not slow hoping no one watched. 5 Jan 15, 04:41 AM Ally: She stayed quiet as they crossed the room, and thanks to the fact the two of them together was a fairly common sight, no one paid them much attention. When they reached the dorm, she sighed. "Home sweet home" she teased. She laid her chin on his shoulder. "Thanks Den" she murmured. "You're a life saver." 5 Jan 15, 04:50 AM Aiden: He slipped up the stairs with a trifle bit of balance issues, turning around to set her on his bed he flushed in the face again. "hey, It's what friends do for each other. Right? And no one is closer then us." 5 Jan 15, 04:57 AM Ally: She laid back on his bed, sliding her feet up carefully. "That" she breathed as she bumped her ankle on the side of the bed. "is very very true." She smiled up at him. Sliding up on the headboard so she could sit up. After a moment, she said softly. "Maybe I should have gone to the healer, you don't think it'll do any real damage, do you?" 5 Jan 15, 05:13 AM [×] Aiden: As she slid up he rubbed his arm as he turned back to her. "Uh, well to be honest, Ally, it's your ankle. Only you can make a decision like that. But if it were mine?" He hesitated and walked around to sit on the other side and look at her. "I guess I would have gotten you to go get th nurse for me, but only because it's such a big deal to both of us future wise you know? I depend on my footing for fencing and martial arts both. It might be just a simple strain and nothing to worry about. But I do take her lecture better then you do too." 5 Jan 15, 02:04 PM Ally: She listened, bit her lip, hesitated, then sighed. "I'll go first thing in the morning" she said finally. After another moment, she smirked. "At least that way I'll miss a full day of class." She brightened a bit at this prospect. "Will you come keep me company if she makes me stay for a bit?" 5 Jan 15, 11:12 PM Aiden: A shake of his head, partly in chuckling over her class statement. "You. I swear sometimes." He kicked off his own shoes and stood to slide out of the white pants of his fencing uniform showing he had on athletes' shorts underneath. "You know I will." 5 Jan 15, 11:16 PM Ally: She turned her head to grin at him. "You know you love it" she reminded him. No way he'd put up with her otherwise to her way of thinking. Scooting carefully so he had room to slide in beside her, Tugging the hoodie over her head carefully, she tossed it, causing it to land on the edge of the bed, and revealing the black sports bra underneath. "Good" She made a face. "You know how much I hate her lectures, right?" 5 Jan 15, 11:27 PM Aiden: A snort, but seeing her reach for her top he becmae concentrated on his own clothes in self defense. She could still have her way with him anytime, sometimes to his regret but not for long. Hanging the pants on the bed corner he hadded his jacket and was in shorts and a t-shirt. "I've heard you complain about them before, yes." 5 Jan 15, 11:36 PM Ally: The shorts followed, but she slid them off slowly, careful of her movements, leaving her in matching, but comfortable underwear. She tilted her head at him, causing her dark hair to tumble over one shoulder. Arching a brow, she grinned. "Be prepared then" she warned him. "You might get to hear it again, but I'll make it up to you. I promise." Her eyes took on a mischievous look and she rolled carefully onto her side, propping her head up on her hand. "Could make it up to you in advance if you like." 5 Jan 15, 11:45 PM Aiden: A glance up in time for the view, causing his face to flush some, but with interest more then mbarassment. He slipped his shirt off next and stood next to the bed in his shorts looking at her as he said "Yeah, I bet I will hear it. I'll manage." Followed by a soft pause before he said much quieter "I'd like that." 5 Jan 15, 11:56 PM Ally: She smiled up at him. "You always do" His simple response sent a thrill through her. Things were...different with Aiden. They always had been. She had made it clear to him she wasn't a committed kind of person, but still there was a...softness to being with him that her other experiences lacked. She was never in a hurry with him. She let her eyes travel over him before they found his, and her expression became an invitation. "Come here then" she murmured. Deleted 6 Jan 15, 12:02 AM Aiden: He nodded as he pulled the shirt off over his head and freed himself. "I'm more even tempered I guess. My arts tend to make me more patient I think too." Her eyes played over him and there was a feeling down deep he couldn't explain to a female, but which all guys got at once. At her words he slid on the bed giving only one tiny piece of resistence. "It's okay? Your ankle I mean, I don't ever want to hurt you..." He slid on the bed, face up. 6 Jan 15, 12:14 AM Ally: She saw his reaction to her as it flickered in his eyes, and her answering satisfaction was swift, running deep and pushing the pain further into the back of her mind. She smirked when he mentioned her ankle. "Well, I probably shouldn't be on top tonight" she teased, but when he continued, her face softened. "You won't" she was fully confident. "Just be careful and I'm sure I'll be fine." He slid into bed beside her, and she leaned up and over him, keeping her weight on one arm as the other hand traveled into his hair. She kissed him slowly, deeply in a way meant to draw him in. When she pulled back a fraction more than a minute later, she smiled. "Definitely feeling better" she said softly. 6 Jan 15, 12:30 AM Aiden: A smile at the on top comment and he nodded. "I will be."Her hand in his hair mixed with the kiss and as a result he was short of breath when she pulled back. His voice was whisper soft as he said (with real adoration in his voice he could not coceal if he tried) "You have to be the most amazing woman in the world, Ally..." 6 Jan 15, 12:41 AM Ally: She looked up at him and there was warmth in her eyes before she lowered her head and kissed him again. Her eyes were a deep amber, the color of liquid gold, and getting darker all the time. Her hair fell in a curtain, enclosing them both and she moved lower, kissing his throat softly. "I like to think so sometimes" she murmured, expression playful even while her eyes continued to darken. "I have no idea what I'd do without you Aiden" she admitted, even though it cost her more than she would admit. "I can't even imagine it..." It was the closest she had ever come to saying 'I love you' to anyone outside her family. 6 Jan 15, 12:47 AM Aiden: While the kiss was as amazing as always, it was the insitiy of her eyes which caused the reaction in his pants the most. Those eyes that said she loved him, wanted him, that made his insides melt! "You don't need to thi-N" he gasped as she hit the spot on his throat with those lips he adored "-cause you are. I'd swear to it!" His hands came up, catching her around her mid-upper arms as he said with love in his voice "I'd die without you, Ally, you make this world worth more then looking at stars. I know while you exist it'severything." 6 Jan 15, 01:04 AM Ally: Ally rarely giggled, but something about Aiden brought it out of her. When he broke-off mid sentence, the sound rose up and vibrated against his skin. "Would you?" she moved back up to his lips, sounding amused. She was so focused on him now that it scared her, and she tried to hide it behind a playful front. He grasped her arms, though, and her eyes came up suddenly at the sincerity in his voice. "Aiden..." the word was soft, uncertain, and vulnerable. Her eyes had gone from amber to deep violet without her knowledge, not a color she had ever seen before, though she was familiar with most of them. Leaning down, she pressed her cheek to his and whispered as her lips brushed his ear. "Aiden I..." she broke off suddenly. She loved him. It struck her like lightening, shocking her silent. She couldn't...had promised herself never...but here it was, and still she couldn't bring herself to say it, so instead she reached, brought her bra up and over her head and then gazed down at him, biting 6 Jan 15, 01:05 AM Ally: her lip. "I need to take the weight off my ankle" she told him apologetically, her voice soft and inexplicably wonder-struck, vaguely nervous. Now that she knew, there was no going back. 6 Jan 15, 01:17 AM Aiden: She spoke his name and he nodded, meeting hers fully. "I know, Ally, don't worry. I'd never press you to accept it. I understand you don't have the same feelings as I feel, but I won't lie to you either." She readjusted and he tried to move in such a way as to be out of her way, but he understood too she was trying to get past something she didn't want to deal with. "Hold on, before anything else. Please? You can just owe me this if you want, just one moment, Ally." And still holding her arms he came up on his elbows and kissed her with devotion, worship, wanting her in all ways, but understanding she would not give him all he wanted. he didn't know why, he just knew it was a part of her and so in this kiss he poured his emotion, let her feel the raw and naked need she drove form him. When he released her and fell back, his face was awash with the exposed emotions, his face a warm glow of good feeling he had managed to get it all out at once and she hadn't stopped him. After a minute he managed "Sorry, I'll be good now." 6 Jan 15, 01:23 AM Ally: That kiss. There was no explaining that kiss. No ignoring it either. He kissed her, and it was so full of everything that she was overwhelmed, swept up and taken away with him. She felt like she might cry, and Ally never ever cried. All semblances of sensuality had fled, and she took a shaky breath. "I'll have to owe you" she managed in barely a whisper. Moving to the end of the bed, she retrieved his t-shirt and slid it over her shoulders. Moving back up, she laid her head on his shoulder and curled into his side. "Never be good, Aiden" she murmured, "be honest, always." One of them, after all, should be able to face this. "Hold me, please just..." She molded her body to his side. "Please just hold me." She was trying desperately to keep the emotions at bay, but they were obvious in the way the colors rolled like waves through her eyes. 6 Jan 15, 01:29 AM [×] Aiden: Emotion in his throat, the feeling of total exposure still there, he felt her move and thought she was about to leave unable to speak when she surprised him by returning. As she Slipped back up to him his arms encircled her easily as he said with certainty "I will be both, Ally, I could never stopmyself from that you know," and he let her tuck her head under his chin as he held her tightly, the desire for her content with her against him as much as inside her. Sex was, for Aiden at least, not as important as having her close to him,. 6 Jan 15, 01:39 AM Ally: She was taking deep breaths in an attempt to stave off the outpouring of emotion that threatened just below the surface. "Both then" she managed. Closing her eyes, she exhaled. "I know" and she did. He was many things, but never dishonest, with himself or others. They both knew how he felt, and unbeknownst to him, Ally felt it too, and it shook her. So, for tonight, she gave in, leaning up, she kissed his chin before she settled back down and closed her eyes. 6 Jan 15, 01:46 AM Aiden: Holding her, wearing his shirt, he pulled the covers up wit his wand, careul of her foot. Stroking her hair after he put it down he whispered to her "Sleep, Ally, and know in my arms you wil lalways be safe." There was a delightful contentment in holding her close like this." 6 Jan 15, 01:51 AM Ally: She nodded, already drifting. "I know" she murmured. "Night Den" she whispered, eyes still closed, feeling herself drift. "Sweet dreams" 6 Jan 15, 02:03 AM [×] Aiden: He felt the smile rather then did one, adding "Sweet dreams to you too, Alliena..."
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i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r508/shava4/Logan/d_zpsb3ae8580.jpgwww.polyvore.com/ally_three/set?id=1453915106 Jan 15, 02:46 AM Ally: She stepped into the bakery, drawn by the smell of baking muffins. She hadn't had time to eat this morning before rehearsal, and she was starving. Stepping to the counter, she requested a dozen. She'd eat one now and save the others for quick snacks the rest of the week. 6 Jan 15, 02:59 AM Aiden: Freshly dresse din clothes which stiill felt odd, Aiden went down the block for his mother to a bakery and stood in line. He was sure he didn't know anyone in Paris after all this time and it felt like another world after CHina so he stood there in line reading the menu and smelling deeply of the room, not noticing the customers. When he got to his turn he enunciated his French carefully, feeling the old words come back to his tongue like old friends. 6 Jan 15, 03:01 AM Ally: She was off to the side, waiting for her order when he walked in, but it wasn't until he spoke that her head snapped up, eyes wide. "A-Aiden" she murmured. He was supposed to be in China. Hadn't his last letter said something to that effect? "Wh-what are you...?" She struggled for her bearings. 6 Jan 15, 03:05 AM [×] Aiden: Hearing his name and in English which cause his ear, his head turned and eyes widened upon seeing her. Surprised at the least, he stepped closer to her saying "Ally? Whoa, you've changed!" he took n her clothes, clearly thrown off kilter by her presence here. 6 Jan 15, 03:11 AM Ally: "I...rehearsal" She took a deep breath and exhaled. "I just finished with rehearsal. We're on a two week break and I decided to stay home a few days and rest before I go see my family in Scotland." She threw her arms around him, despite her misgivings about being this close to him again. "Merlin its so good to see you." 6 Jan 15, 03:14 AM Aiden: His eyebrows went up. "Two whole weeks? Score!" he flushed, being this close to her the smell of her struck deep into his memories and he could feel himself wobble slightly in reaction. She hugged him and his eyes closed briefly. "Ah man how much I've missed you too! I'm only home a week to see my parents." His eyes popped back open and he looked at her in deep surprise. "Wait, you live here now?!" 6 Jan 15, 03:18 AM Ally: She nodded emphatically. "Right?" It felt good, too good to be in his arms again, and she reluctantly forced herself to let go. "I've missed you too, 'Den, so much" She blushed, a rarity for Ally, and bit her lip. "Just down the street actually. It made more sense than apparating to rehearsal every morning. I bought an apartment last year." Walking distance from his parents, but she didn't have to add that part, it would be obvious now. 6 Jan 15, 03:22 AM [×] Aiden: The feeling of her in his arms had his heart beating fast as she pulled away, though she didn't do it fast and his body saw that and felt joy in it. She blushed and even as she pulled away his hand reached out and cupped her cheek softly, leaning over her slightly. "Still the most beautiful woman in the world..." he murmured to the amusement of one of the customers, an older woman behind him. "Wow. Wow, I had no idea." Now he flushed as the man called her number for her order to be up. 6 Jan 15, 03:33 AM Ally: She leaned into his touch, eyes going soft and warm. "Its a big world, Den. Trust me, I've seen most of it this year." Still, she did not pull away until she heard her number, and then she jumped. "Yeah, I err...hold on." She went to the counter and took her box, thanking the woman and turning back to him. "Paris is just so...I couldn't help falling in love with it when I came to visit you for Christmas and...then I guess I just...couldn't help coming back." 6 Jan 15, 03:39 AM Aiden: A small nod. "I know, but no woman is like you, Ally Moon." Hearing her words he watched her eyes before he added "That's how my parents got married. Paris sort of...draws people together." His eyes didn't leave hers, his order forgotten about till his number was called and he got the box. 6 Jan 15, 03:45 AM Ally: "That's probably true" she agreed, her eyes were bright with her excitement, but there was an underlying wariness, a guarded feeling. "I remember you telling me that story" she caught his eyes and her breath caught for a moment. "It was very sweet." She smiled up at him, determined not to give in to the urge to tell him the truth. Instead she nodded. "Like magic, obviously, too bad neither of us is here for very long." She watched as he went to get his order, knowing they would go their separate ways soon. "Are you here for long?" 6 Jan 15, 03:51 AM [×] Aiden: He laughed softly. "No, it is true, no doubts about it." He touched his chest, the ring not showing, but his hand went right to it. "Yes well, they are still head over heels. Celeste is going to hopefully be married soon and Max already has three on the way all because of this place." His smile drooped a bit. "All too true," he sighed seemingly depressed about that. 6 Jan 15, 03:56 AM Ally: "Fine" she gave him a mock huff. "You win" She noticed he touched his chest, and wondered about it. "Are you feeling all right?" He mentioned his family and she nodded, smiling. "Well, my parents' magical spot was in China" she reminded him. "So I think it depends on the person." She looked down at the box in her hands. "I guess I should..." but she didn't want to, had no desire to ever leave this building again so long as he was in it. 6 Jan 15, 04:01 AM Aiden: he smiled and reached for the chain, pulling it up so she could see the ring before he dropped it, letting it fall back next to his heart. The symbolism was there, soemthing he had always found particularly important. Surprise. "Really? China? How the heck did they go there? And where exactly, it's a huge place." He stepped forward quickly holding his box and slipped his hand over her hand. "Walk with me at least a little." 6 Jan 15, 04:06 AM Ally: She eyed the chain until the ring appeared over his shirt. "Oh Den..." she was speechless, completely beyond words really, until he brought up her family. She shrugged, "Some getaway they found on their honeymoon. They've gone four times, there are four of us. I'm pretty sure there's something going on there." He wrapped his fingers around hers, and the warmth lessened her resolve. She should tell him she had to get home, but instead what came out was: "A-all right" She laced her fingers through his and together they left the bakery. It was so good to have him close again, and before she could stop herself, she blurted, "would you like to see where I live?" 6 Jan 15, 04:11 AM [×] Aiden: He nodded, once. She understood what it meant to him even though she had never asked how he felt about the ring. "Huh, never thought anyone honeymooned out there except the locals. Interesting. I'll have to find out what the address is." She agreed and they stepped out but before he could mention a possible place, she blurted out an invite and his eyes lit up. "Sure! Is it close by?" 6 Jan 15, 04:13 AM Ally: "They liked to travel. Still do really, and it was something different." She shrugged, "if you're that interested, I'll be going to see them in a couple of days, so I could get it for you." He agreed so readily to her offer that she wasn't given the time to retract it. "A couple of blocks" she answered. "I wanted something in the area I was familiar with." 6 Jan 15, 04:21 AM Aiden: He nodded, wondering how she would feel about his checking into this place. "I just thought I'd see if it was anywhere near me so I could see it. Must be very well kept secret so please do." A blush now about 'something I was familiar with.' "You should drop by and see mom and dad every once in awhile. They'd love to see you and hear how you were doing." 6 Jan 15, 04:25 AM Ally: She blushed, "a couple of blocks" she repeated sheepishly, and then, brightening. "Probably so, dad's into things like that." She looked up at him, surprised. "I...that is...I didn't think they liked me much." 6 Jan 15, 04:31 AM Aiden: He let her lead entirely, following what she did as they talked. He flashed her a smile. "They know how many letters I send you, I doubt there will ever be a time they don't want to see you." 6 Jan 15, 04:34 AM Ally: "I guess I could stop by and see them" she said hesitantly. She bit her lip, "maybe before I go and see my parents." It took no time at all for them to reach her building, and she paused at in the doorway. "This is it" she led him up the stairs and touched her wand to a door on the third floor. It opened for her, and she stepped inside, motioning him in. "Welcome to Chateau Ally" 6 Jan 15, 04:39 AM Aiden: He followed her, making sure he got the street names and the address in his head. "Nice building, I've never been inside this one." She wanded him in and he stepped in and out of the doorway so she could close it. "Ah! Modern French.. I don't see this much, but I've kind a gotten used to stone floors and sleeping mats too." 6 Jan 15, 04:43 AM Ally: "Not all of it" she answered. "The bedroom looks a lot more like me, and the studio is at the end of the hall." She took his box, stacking it on her own and led him to the kitchen, sitting both on the counter. She turned to face him. "Come on, I'll give you a very short tour" She grinned up at him playfully. 6 Jan 15, 04:57 AM Aiden: He wanted to say something about the bedroom crack but didn't, letting her take his hand easily and be guided around; it was her turf after all 6 Jan 15, 04:58 AM [×] Aiden: "Okay," he grinned back, "Show me your world, Ally, I'm verycurious." 6 Jan 15, 05:00 AM Ally: She took him from the kitchen and into the living room so he could get a proper look at it. "Its frillier than I usually like, but it seemed a shame to live her and not to do something...local" she shrugged. "When in Rome, right?" From there she took him down the hall, showing him the bathroom very briefly before she continued on to her bedroom. She opened the door to reveal a heavily neo-victorian themed space. "Now, this one I'm proud of" She grinned, "can you tell?" 6 Jan 15, 05:08 AM Aiden: The idea of Ally as a designer had him very curious; it didn't jive easily in his mind. "Frilly. Yeah I guess so, though I didn't grow up with any, I guess it has it's place." Her bathroom was familiar looking enough, but her bedroom made him smile. "Ah ha, yes this is very you, isn't it? I think you said your dad got you started into this sort of thing once." he stepped in, looked around without stepping in farther hesitant to invade her space. "Yes, I can see you in here very easily." 6 Jan 15, 05:14 AM Ally: "Come on" she took his hand again and pulled him toward two doors, opening the one on the left. "The other one is just my clothes and stuff, but this..." She led him into a small-ish room, littered with parts. In one corner was something covered in a large tarp. She pulled it, revealing her motorcycle. Turning, she grinned proudly at him. "What do you think?" www.geeknative.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/steam-cycle1.jpg6 Jan 15, 05:22 AM Aiden: FOllowing her again, he licke dhis lips as she led him towards what was nearly a large closet. "Whoa! How'd you get a room in here?" He glanced back at the wardrobe door. "Sneaky girl." His eyes grew larger at the sight of the machine. "Hang on, don't you live on the third floor? Stairs?" He smiled. "How often do you go driving?" 6 Jan 15, 05:28 AM Ally: She tapped her wand to the side of his head and gave him a 'well duh' look. She looked pleased by the compliment. "Its magic compatible" she told him proudly. "Dad helped me with it. I just shrink it down when I come in." She shrugged, "not often enough these days, hence why its covered." Going to a shelf, she picked up a case and handed it to him. "Remember these?" Inside were the goggles he'd given her the summer before fifth year. 6 Jan 15, 05:34 AM [×] Aiden: He shook his head in wonder; he'd spent far too much time in trainning in simplistic places. It made it hard to remember the wizarding world used magic like water. "Ah yeah sorry been in muggle areas for more then a year." He opened the cover and grinned, delighted. "How could I forget them? I took a lot of pride in them." 6 Jan 15, 05:37 AM Ally: She nodded, "I understand. Every place is different." His reaction to the goggles made her smile. "So do I" she answered. "They're still my favorite pair." Stepping out of the closet, she motioned him out as well. "I don't imagine you'd be very interested in my rehearsal space. I'm guessing you've seen plenty of those." She shrugged, "and that's all there is pretty much except for the balcony." 6 Jan 15, 05:42 AM Aiden: He smiled, nodded. "It really is. You'd go crazy in about five minutes there I think." A glance around. "Well maybe. You've grown up a lot too." He reached out after they stepped out and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "I'm sort of impressed, Ally. Your own space, your own career, you're doing so well and I have nothing much to show for my time away yet." 6 Jan 15, 05:47 AM Ally: "Crazier" she corrected with a playful sort of smile. She shrugged, "sometimes I think it might be nice to relax a little more." She nudged him softly, "there isn't as much zen in my life these days." He touched her hair, and her skin warmed. "You're doing what you love" she reminded him. "Same as I am" She didn't seem concerned. "Some journeys take longer than others. You're always telling me things like that." She caught his hand, brushed her thumb over his knuckles and sighed. "Its so weird, being a world away from you." 6 Jan 15, 05:54 AM [×] Aiden: "Trust me, Ally, my whole life is drenched in it. But I don't know how to send it in the mail. Shame I can't take you back with me," he teased only halfway. She even sounded smarter which he liked even more, but it was when she took his thumb he wavered. His desire for her struck up at him and he looked sorrowful for a moment. "I miss you like air, Ally," and pulled her into a rather intense hug, kissing the side of her head as he trembled with emotion he held back for her sake. "This is why I wear the ring next to my heart everyday so I never feel the gulf of distance. You are always with me, reminding me to be a crazy fool." 6 Jan 15, 06:00 AM Ally: "I know" she said softly. "And no one around to remind you to live a little" she sounded rueful. She laughed, "your teacher would have me out on my arse in nothing flat" she pointed out. Still, the thought tugged at her, to be able to see him whenever she wanted again...He spoke, and she felt them, the emotions he drew out of her which she'd tried so hard to bury. "I'm definitely more of a fire" she said softly, a half-attempt at a tease while she attempted to regain her bearings. She reached up, pulled the ring out of his shirt and kissed it. "I wore it every day before I gave it to you" she murmured. "But there isn't anyone else I'd rather have given it to." She laughed, "good, someone needs to, and its always been my job anyway." She released the ring, when he kissed her temple. She wanted to kiss him, badly, felt the compulsion to do so almost as if it were some sort of spell, but she resisted. "When have you ever done anything foolish, Aiden?" 6 Jan 15, 06:06 AM [×] Aiden: He chuckled softly "probably." She took the ring out and he didn't resist in the slightest, still sure she could run circles around him. "True, you claimed that job before I knew it was open for people." he slipped a hand through her hair, softly three times before he spoke. "I can remember be encoraged into or pulled into a number of them, but I'm bad about not starting things, Ally. And I think I'd better go before I do something that's not right. Can you visit this week any though?" 6 Jan 15, 06:11 AM Ally: "Just as well" she informed him. "I'm the best at it." His toying with her hair was one of her favorite things, and there was no way he didn't know it. "Yes" she very nearly whispered. "You're bad about that." The sudden begging off gave her a very definite sinking in her stomach. "Yes, right...you'd better..." She hesitated a beat, then nodded. She'd be safe from doing anything stupid as long as his parents were there. "I'll come day after tomorrow if that works" she offered. She walked past him and out into the hall, waiting for him to follow. Returning to the sitting room, she finally met his eyes again. "I guess I'll see you then." It was impressive really, her will power just then. 6 Jan 15, 06:21 AM [×] Aiden: She knew him still, of course, he didn't change. She was the catalyst, not him. His heart sank a bit more remembering it and knowing she knew it too. "Yeah." He sighed. "That would be awesome. I'd-- I'd really like to see you again. Seriously." Merlin it was hard to resist doing what he should not. She'd never forgive him for that all over again. He got the box from the kitchen and stood in front of her a minute. "I--" He swallowed. "Ally. You are the best friend in the world, I swear and the most amazing woman I've ever known. There's never been anyone else." He leaned forward and kissed her forehead, breathy like and whispered "No one else. How could there be..." He straightened, wiped his eyes with his hand saying "There's ah a little tension at home with Celeste, just so you know." 6 Jan 15, 06:29 AM Ally: "I'll be there" she reassured him. As if there was anywhere else she'd rather be. When he paused, she waited, knowing he was going to speak. When she answered him, her voice was small. "I'll never feel about anyone the way I feel about you, Aiden" it was the best she could do. "Not ever." He kissed her forehead, and she raised her chin before she could stop herself, half-hoping he would be the one to give in for once. His next words, however, caught her attention. "Tension? What happened?" 6 Jan 15, 06:31 AM [×] Aiden: The words helped, but she was also quick enough to catch his last second mention which he had neglected to go into much. "Uh...well she's the reason I'm home really right now. She, uh, is going to have twins." His face was bright red. "Please don't spread that around much okay?" 6 Jan 15, 06:37 AM Ally: "Twins?" But wait, Celeste was only...her eyes widened. "Oh..okay yes, I get it." She tried to imagine what her life would have been like if she had ended up pregnant. Probably not bad, but her family had enough to cover something like this. His..." She hesitated a very long moment. "If she needs anything..." She let the sentence trail, not feeling she has to finish it. It struck her then, that if she'd gotten pregnant at Celeste's age, the father would probably have been...Her eyes found his and she bit her lip. She wrapped her arms around him again, to hell with the consequences. "She's going to be all right, Aiden. You know that right?" 6 Jan 15, 06:43 AM [×] Aiden: Aiden looked quite uncomfortable. "Uh yeah. She's, well, gone native French I guess you could say." He met her eyes with a 'thanks' in them. "I'll be sure and let her know, but her boyfriend I think wants to take her in. I think everyone would love to have you over," he added sardonically, "just for the fact it will be peaceful for a bit, you know? Can't upset the guest." She hugged him again and he nodded, holding the box with one hand as he half hugged he rback. "Oh I know she wiill be. It's just what will be said before things calm down and--" he broke off, looking worried still. 6 Jan 15, 06:45 AM Ally: She nodded. "I get it" she assured him. "If you can make it forty-eight hours, I'll handle the rest." He hugged her back and she sighed. Opening the door, she leaned up and kissed his cheek. "I'll see you soon, Aiden" she promised.
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