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Post by {K}itsune on Dec 11, 2009 19:48:17 GMT -5
ooc// haha, you should! poor kithh
bic// Little did Emaera know, when she looked up at the ceiling muttering something in her own language about the cruelness of the gods, Kithh was repeating the gesture in his own mind, and his own language. No doubt the Kontra gods were laughing their royally cloaked a.sses off at the predicament that he had been thrust into, and he was starting to believe that the gods really had forced this horrible weather upon him just to force him into this situation.
Kithh felt his eyes freeze on hers when he realized that she'd caught him in the act of checking her out. Her smile made him relax, and he smiled back just a bit, leaning back in his chair. He felt rather giddy that she didn't mind all that much that he had been looking over her. It wasn't that she was completely comfortable with men gazing at her, it was more, that she didn't mind that it was he who was doing it.
"I'll have to ask your own opinion, sir. I'd hardly force myc ompnay upon you if it is unwelcome."
Ah, now he was in a bind. If he said that they would share the bed after having been caught eyeing her, would she think he was up to no good? Somehow he doubted it, but having the decision on his own shoulders made things much harder. "I hardly feel that you're forcing your company on me. It seems we'll be sharing tonight, as long as you don't mind." he said after a brief pause of inner consideration.
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Post by Despair on Dec 11, 2009 21:46:14 GMT -5
((*smacks self on head* I will not slack!!! I just...have no muse for CMH...I blame it on Charon and Liora. Da.mn voices XD )) "I hardly feel that you're forcing your company on me. It seems we'll be sharing tonight, as long as you don't mind." he finally said. She felt the tension and suspense melt away as she smiled and laughed at how awkward that had been. "That's perfectly fine. I was actually terrified to suggest it, though. Call me airheaded, but it seemed horribly inappropriate." She admitted with a half-hearted shrug. Oh dear, she was much too relaxed! Slipping into commoner's gestures already? Not that Emaera had anything against commoners...her parents might kill her if they knew, though. Father was somewhat firm on the subject of reputation.
Ah, but if he knew what she had just agreed to, he'd fall ill for certain!!!
"Isn't it curious, though, how the woman that assisted us assumed we were a couple on sight?" she asked, wondering if that was a bit too pointed. It was still confusing her, honestly, though. Was there something about them that suggested that they were...well, together due to more than bad--or perhaps even good in disguise--luck?
Emaera tugged on a strand of her hair, then absently began to twist it around her finger, pondering. Her eyes fell on him, again running over him. He was devastatingly handsome; if she hadn't been so efficient in self-control, he might have taken her breath away. Even so, he did manage to make the air catch in her throat when he smiled at her, and it was a long moment before she could breathe again.
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Post by {K}itsune on Dec 11, 2009 22:03:27 GMT -5
ooc// do the voices in my head bother you? haha
bic// It was like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders the moment he'd made the decision for them. Then she started laughing, and he grinned at her. Her laugh was enchanting, along with the rest of her.
"That's perfectly fine. I was actually terrified to suggest it, though. Call me airheaded, but it seemed horribly inappropriate."
Kithh chuckled. "It is horribly inappropriate, but only if we make it so. We will just have to control ourselves." he teased.
"Isn't it curious, though, how the woman that assisted us assumed we were a couple on sight?"
"Well, we are both elves. Could that have been it? Perhaps it was that we walked in together." he suggested, smiling. His tawny eyes zeroed in on her absently twisting her hair.
ooc// same here. im trying. im not succeeding very well, but im trying. im also hurting lol
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Post by Despair on Dec 11, 2009 22:16:38 GMT -5
ooc: only when they argue with my imaginary friends XD sorry if I powerplayed a little, but I couldn’t resist the idea. If you like, I’ll edit for you, though
"It is horribly inappropriate, but only if we make it so. We will just have to control ourselves." he teased. She smiled at him, emerald eyes glimmering with mischief and unspoken laughter. "However will we manage? This night will be a challenge, I'm afraid." she said gravely, attempting to keep a straight face. It worked...for a moment. Then she found herself laughing again.
"Well, we are both elves. Could that have been it? Perhaps it was that we walked in together."
Emaera hesitated, then nodded. ”Well, yes, I suppose you must be right. It just struck me as a bit, oh, a bit strange. I couldn’t tell you why for my life, though.” she said, dropping the subject.
Right then, there was a knock at the door. Emaera jumped up to get it, but didn’t anticipate the distance between her chair and Kithh’s. They went crashing down as the door opened and a maid walked in.
Upon seeing Emaera’s awkward position nose-to-nose with Kithh, she giggled and said something about “leaving the young couple be”. Emaera didn’t catch what she said exactly, she was too busy being mortified at her rare and sudden clumsiness.
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Post by {K}itsune on Dec 11, 2009 22:31:32 GMT -5
ooc// it's fine.
bic// Kithh's brow rose as he saw the mischief in her eyes. What was the little miss up to, he wondered. At her words, his lips twitched as he watched her struggling to hold her face straight. Then she started giggling, and he found himself laughing along with her. "Oh yes, a big challenge. I don't know how we'll last through the night." he added, his own eyes light with mirth.
Suddenly the door was opening, and Emaera was suddenly right in front of his face. Kithh's tawny eyes stared back into her emerald ones, hardly hearing the maid's talk of "leaving the young couple be". Normally, he would have been mortified, had he not been so enticed by her eyes. After staring at her for a few minutes, he bowed his head, got to his feet and helped her up. "Are you alright?" he asked quietly. "You weren't hurt or anything, were you?"
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Post by Despair on Dec 11, 2009 22:39:11 GMT -5
"You weren't hurt or anything, were you?" he had asked, helping her up like a perfect gentleman.
"Only my pride, I think." she admitted, feeling heat rush to her cheeks yet again. What was with all the blushing today? She looked away, humiliated. She had literally just gone and fallen for him, no, even worse, fallen over him, and just about kissed him in the process! Awkward. Definitely awkward.
As she stood, a sharp pain in her ankle made her leg give out. She clung to his broad shoulders, gasping in pain. "Oh, heavens, I must have turned my ankle." she mumbled, flushing a darker shade of scarlet as she managed to let go of him and sit down on the bed, gingerly prodding at her ankle with light fingers. "Honestly, could this day get any worse? I swear, you may be the only good thing that has happened to me all day." she said, hardly aware of the words coming out of her mouth. Wincing, she found a sore spot, and took a closer look. It didn't seem to be anything that she couldn't heal herself of once she was a bit less worked-up.
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Post by {K}itsune on Dec 12, 2009 10:55:26 GMT -5
Kithh found his lips turn up into a small smile at her words and that very cute blush. His eyes followed the turn of her head as she looked away embarrassed. Obviously this kind of stuff didn't happen to the girl often, poor thing. It seemed that she wasn't very use to being humiliated into almost perfect strangers, probably not anyone actually. Being the perfect gentleman, Kithh was allowing his mind to concentrate on her blush, instead of the fact that he'd almost kissed the young woman in front of him, and the fact that, if he had, he probably wouldn't have been all too displeased by it.
Slowly, Emaera tried to stand, but quickly her ankle told her that that had been a huge "no, no". As she started to go down, her arms shot around his shoulders to keep her from falling to the ground, while at the same time, his strong hands gripped her waist lightly, but firmly, to keep her from falling to the ground. After a moment, his eyes met hers to check if she was alright, and he found that his gaze got caught in hers. As she moved to sit on the bed, his hands released her relunctantly.
"Honestly, could this day get any worse? I swear, you may be the only good thing that has happened to me all day."
At her words, Kithh found himself smiling reluctantly again. "So I'm a good thing, huh?" he asked, only slightly teasing. It was okay, he felt the exact same way.
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Post by Despair on Dec 12, 2009 11:16:00 GMT -5
((a thought just struck me for BDaL...it'd be sooo funny if the goddess found Charon and was still in love with him XD Sorry this post is crappy, my emaera-romance muse is surprisingly low for a change))
"So I'm a good thing, huh?"
She looked up at him, feeling herself smile through the pain. "Unless you choose to prove me otherwise...as far as I can tell as of this moment, yes. You are a very, very good thing." she told him sincerely.
Her hands glowed faintly with a crackling green light as she used whatever healing she was able to at that moment. The pain in her ankle faded, but Emaera wasn't thinking clearly. As soon as the pain was gone, this time, she stood right up to test it.
Stupid, stupid girl.
Her hands latched onto his shoulders yet again as her ankle gave out. Her balance was off, terribly off, and she felt herself fall back, dragging him onto the bed. On top of her. Her cry of surprise was muffled as they toppled backwards and landed.
Emaera stared up at him, her eyes wide in horrorified realization of what her stupidity had caused. He probably was disgusted at her clumsiness, or perhaps thought she was trying to make this happen. "I suppose I should have thought that through?" she managed breathlessly, fully aware of how close their lips were. She could feel his breath whispering across her face.
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Post by {K}itsune on Dec 12, 2009 11:43:03 GMT -5
ooc// haha that would be hilarious. should i try to make a character for charon? if i do, what should she be like lol
bic// Tawny eyes held her gaze silently as she looked up at him and managed to smile, an obviously pained smile. Emaera had really beautiful eyes. The kind of eyes you could just get lost in for hours without even realizing you were doing it. "Unless you choose to prove me otherwise...as far as I can tell as of this moment, yes. You are a very, very good thing."
Once again, Kithh found him grinning uncharacteristically. It wasn't very often that he smiled this much in one day. She must really be getting to him, and why not? She was an elf, a beautiful young lady, she was polite, she didn't mind it when he accidentally let his eyes rove, and she was tons of fun to talk to. "You'll be happy to know, I think, that I don't plan on changing your mind." he chuckled.
Watching, with his head tilted to the side and his hair falling over his shoulder, as she started to heal herself with fingers glowing green, he smiled. Oh, and she had healing abilities. That always proved useful. As she began to stand, he opened his mouth to warn her against it, but everything happened so fast that it wasn't necessary for him to say anything. Kithh's eyes widened as he found himself dragged on top of her and onto the bed. His arms were on either side of her head, supporting him so that his well defined body wasn't crushing her.
"I suppose I should have thought that through." she whispered, hoarsly.
Kithh's eyes flashed down to first her lips and then her eyes, as he felt her breath carressing his own. He hadn't realized they were that close until she spoken. If he wasn't such a gentleman he would have kissed her right then, but they were sharing the room tonight, and the bed, and that could make things uncomfortable. The hesitation was obvious in his eyes as he heaved himself off of her body, and rolled over so that his back was on the bed instead of laying on top of her. He stared up at the ceiling. "Perhaps." he murmured in response to her question. "I feel like I'm stuttering, but are you alright?" he asked, smiling just a bit, still laying on his back.
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Post by Despair on Dec 12, 2009 17:13:24 GMT -5
"I feel like I'm stuttering, but are you alright?" he asked as he rolled off of her.
The tension was incredibly awkward, the silence only adding to it, and Emaera couldn't bring herself to break it. Instead, she simply nodded and rolled into a sitting position, much too aware of where he was. So close; she could have rolled towards him and been on top of him. Actually, the thought was tempting enough that she was embarrassed for herself.
"Yes, I'm alright." she finally murmured, unable to bring herself to look him in the eyes. He had had two chances to kiss her, and she thought that he knew she wouldn't have minded at all. So, either he was much too polite to ever do such a thing, or he simply didn't like her. Surprisingly, that hurt a bit...even though there was a chance it wasn't true.
"If you don't mind, I think I'll try to get some sleep." she said, tilting her head to one side to listen to the sound of the rain falling. If there was a thunderstorm, this situation would get twice as awkward. She'd best warn him now. "Just to warn you, if it storms...I'm not fond of loud noises. I apologize if I act irrationally." she shot him an apologetic smile, but didn't quite meet his eyes as she slid into the bed, beneath the covers. It was rather cold in the room, now that she thought about it. She shivered slightly and pulled the blankets up to her chin, gazing at the shadows dancing across the room, cast by the flickering flames. ((sorry, I know it's kinda bad ))
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Post by {K}itsune on Dec 12, 2009 17:29:48 GMT -5
ooc// poor kithh! him and his gentleman-y ways!
bic// One of Kithh's canine teeth was knawing every so slightly on his bottom lip as he tried to shake some very tempting thoughts out of his head. He'd almost read her thoughts. If she had decided to roll towards him, they would have been in the reverse situation, and maybe if it was up to her, they would have kissed. It would have been alright then. The hard truth of how much he wished she'd done just that shocked him. He'd known this girl for what... maybe a few hours and already he wanted to kiss her.
Could anyone really blame him though? With long, dark eyelashes that cast shadows on her fair-skinned cheek, dark waist-length hair, a very mature body, and tantalizing eyes, it was a miracle that he was being as self-composed as he was.
"Yes, I'm alright," she answered, breaking him from his thoughts, although she sounded anything but. It sounded almost as if her thoughts were crossing along the same line as his own. Was that possible? Kithh feverishly wished it was.
"If you don't mind, I think I'll try to get some sleep. Just to warn you, if it storms..I'm not fond of loud noises. I apologize if I act irrationally." she murmured, slipping into the security of her manners.
Sitting up so that she might slip under the covers, Kithh pulled one of his legs up against his chest, tucking it under his chin. His dark hair fell around his eyes as he looked out at the rain, through the small panes of the dust streaked window. As he felt her shudder through the bed, he twisted around and quite suddenly cupped her cheek. He smiled just a bit, and it was like an assurance, that the reason he hadn't kissed her wasn't because he didn't like her, simply because he hadn't wanted to make things awkward between them.
"No need for acting irrationally." he murmured, gently, his eyes flashing in the moonlight.
ooc// same here haha
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Post by Despair on Dec 21, 2009 8:57:47 GMT -5
"No need for acting irrationally."
Her breath hitched as he touched her face, and it was a long moment until she could breathe again. What was he saying? 'It's not you, it's me?' Was he just trying to be nice? Her own longing for him to drop all manners and kiss her was so strong, she was actually stunned at herself. What was wrong with her? She looked up at him; so handsome and mysterious, especially with the way the light was falling on him now.
Emaera nodded, realizing he was waiting for a response. A blush rose to her face as she turned her head away, still allowing his hand to stay where he had placed it. The way his eyes had flashed...No, no naughty thoughts. No. She was raised better than that!
Long moments passed. Her eyes began to drift shut, exhaustion beginning to set in. A few minutes, then thirty. His presence was like electricity, keeping her oh-so-aware of him and unable to sleep when he was near. She didn't let that show, however; she wanted him to stay nearby. No! Such thoughts were becoming much too frequent for her comfort.
And then, what she had been dreading. Thunder.
It was a loud crashing noise, painfully so, and so strong that it shook the windows and doors. With a cry of fright, Emaera bolted to sit upright, eyes wide and wild with fear. Lightning struck somewhere in the distance. For a long moment, she waited, heart pounding.
BOOM! Another horrible blast of sound resounded through the heavens. Adrenaline shot through her veins, and she sought comfort the way she had since she was young, after her parents died--by clinging to the nearest person. Her arms flung about his torso as she buried her head between his shoulder and neck. Emaera was aware that her whole body was quivering with fear, but she could do nothing to stop it. She couldn't even stop long enough to apologize to him for throwing herself at him. If only she had explained what he would need to do to help her; distract her, any way. Her adoptive mother used to sing to her; her father would tell her jokes. Her sister...she couldn't remember exactly what she did, but she could recall Angel hugging her and talking to her. He was smart, though...surely he could figure out what needed to be done. At least, she hoped so! [/size]
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Post by {K}itsune on Dec 21, 2009 12:32:21 GMT -5
Her skin was warm under his fingers, almost as if she was experiencing a fever of some sort. Yet, somehow he couldn't find it uncomfortable, even though he ought to, considering this was a younger lady, and a stranger. A very beautiful stranger who happened to be an elf. Tawny eyes met emeralds as he heard her intake of breath at the coolness of his fingers on her cheek. As Kithh found himself gazing into Emaera's eyes, he saw a few dozen thoughts passing under the surface, and he couldn't help but think that some of them concerned him.
As she nodded and turned her head away, he felt himself smiling just a bit. Her actions may have disconnected their eyes, but she was now cuddling against his palm. Crossing his legs, he sat beside her, with his hand on her cheek, as she seemed to slowly calm down just a bit, although he knew she was having difficulty sleeping, probably on his behalf.
Then the lightning hit the ground, and the thunder trailed after shaking the entire room and causing her to bolt upright in fear. Ah, so she hadn't been kidding. She really was terrified of thunder. Suddenly, her face was pressed into the side of his neck, and her arms were wrapped tightly around his torso. His hand instinctively rose and began stroking her hair in a calming motion, as his mind raced to think of ways to distract her. His traitorous mind could only think of one solution, so suddenly, with an abandon of pretenses, and his manners, he lifted her chin up with his index finger, and pressed his lips against hers gently, but distractingly.
ooc// eh, it's okay. sorry. how are you doing?
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Post by Despair on Dec 21, 2009 15:54:11 GMT -5
((ooc—Better. Much better. And you are an absolute saint for posting here before BDaL! <333)) She felt his hand stroke her hair, fingers running through the silken curls like stones part a waterfall. The sensation was decidedly more pleasant than fear, and Emaera did her best to focus completely on it and nothing else. All was calm, her racing heart now beating so swiftly more to the reason of him being in such close proximity than the thunder’s noise. Her body still trembled, but not nearly so violently. His arms around her slender form caused the strangest feeling of complete well-being and security. How...unusual? Perturbing? No…how, well, nice. It felt nice to just be held and comforted, breathing in his foresty scent.
And then she felt his hand run along her jaw, a finger pulling her head up to look at him. Emaera’s breath caught in her throat as she gazed into his startlingly golden-hazel eyes, reminding her of a mouse trapped in the gaze of a hawk. A delicious shiver of anticipation ran down her spine as his face neared hers. Then his lips were pressed against hers, and she was in paradise. Nothing else existed for that moment but him. Her arms reached up and gently looped around his neck, drawing him closer. Her fingers ran through his hair as their lips moved in harmony. It was a beautiful moment, and the tranquility didn’t end after she pulled away to catch her breath. She knew she was smiling, her eyes shimmering with a new radiance as she gazed at him, not sure whether to pull entirely away or not.
The decision was made for her when thunder broke the spell, and she jerked forward with a whimper, into his embrace. Her lips brushed against the skin of his neck when she spoke. “It frightens me, I think, because it sounds like trees in a fire. The way they make that horrible noise when they alight and fall…I lost my parents in a fire. My whole race, if the rumors are true.”
Why was she telling him this?! It was a conclusion she had never spoken aloud until now, never admitted to herself that she could still be traumatized by something that happened so long ago. It was a bit of a blow to her ego, but she had a feeling it was true.
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Post by {K}itsune on Dec 21, 2009 16:30:31 GMT -5
ooc// im glad that you're better. haha, and you're welcome. SMILEKID
bic// It was far better than he had expected - not that he was thinking she would be a bad kisser or something, her lips were far to enticing for her to not be good - to kiss Emaera. It was like he had been scooped up in the hand's of the Gods being transported from a somewhat homely inn into paradise. A paradise where he was kissing a goddess and enjoying it probably far too much. It was only made better when said goddess wrapped her arms around his neck and twined in his hair.
Nobody seemed to realize how good it felt to have soft fingers running through a person's hair. It was like experiencing heaven before having to actually die. Then it was all being ripped away, as she pulled away from him, and Kithh was about to start apologizing when he realized that she was beaming even wider than he was. His tawny eyes met hers again, and he grinned lopsidedly as he saw how bright her eyes were shining. Apparently he had done something right.
Then there was another boom of thunder - which he was suddenly very thankful for - and she leapt back into his arms, her grip tightening around him as she buried her face back into his neck. He felt a small shiver run down his back as he felt her smooth lips move against his neck as she spoke.
"It frightens me, I think, because it sounds like trees in a fire. The way they make the horrile noise when they alight and fall...I lost my parents in a fire. My whole race, if the rumors are true." she diverged.
Gently his fingers stroked through her hair again, feeling like he had more of a right to do so now. "You have nothing to be ashamed about. Everyone fears something, and your fears sound more reasonable than most. Plus, it is loud." he said, smiling softly. He was afraid of his powers, for a reason similiar to the reason behind her own fears. He was afraid that he would lose control and hurt someone he loved.
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