Their night together would pass into morning and Drake would be there holding her in his arms as he slept. His face was resting against the top of her head as he laid there a soft hum coming from him as he slowly began waking up from his sleep. Drake would look around trying to let his eyes focus on the world around him before slowly moving to fall on Alistar. He smiled his hold on her tightening in a slight way as if to make sure he wasn’t still asleep. “Good morning Alistar.” he said in a soft voice and waited to see how she would react.

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The purple haired goddess yelped softly when he picked her up, but it quickly turned to a laugh. ”Oh? Just like this?” Her arms wrapped themselves around his neck. Shifting to curl up as they passed through the bedroom door, a knowing smile appeared as she returned his kiss and enjoyed the contact. Moments like these always made her heart race with excitement. She never quite knew what to expect from Drake.

Waking slowly in the morning she shifted and tucked herself closer to Drake, feeling him hug her. Yawning as he spoke, she made a soft mew like sound. Blinking up at him tiredly, she chuckled and grinned as her eyes focused on him. ”Morning Akl.” Yawning again, she stretched in place, struggling to wake up fully.

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Drake found the sounds coming out of her adorable and cute which made him smirk. He felt her stretch and slowly began loosening his hold on her “I will go start our breakfast then we can start getting ready for the day. Any requests for your breakfast?” he asked, his hands moving to gently rub her shoulders as he listened to her response. He seemed to have an easier time waking up to her so he was trying to help ease her into the waking world. Giving her a kiss on the cheek he would begin leaving her side and put on clothes from yesterday. He would walk to the door and take a glance back to her smiling at the beauty laying in that bed before going to the kitchen.

A soft sigh left Drake as he started cooking and made sure coffee was getting started. He got out the ingredients to make her favorite kind of coffee as he just thought about the wedding they would be attending and mentally preparing for it to go bad. He was also preparing to say goodbye to a friend who was going off to live her life somewhere else. There was a mix of concern, happiness, and sadness filling his stomach as he stared at the food he was cooking trying to figure out if having all these feelings over this was normal or if he was being odd again.

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Purring softly, a sly grin tweaked her lips. ”You?” Laughing softly, she pulled him in for a kiss only to pout as he left the bed. Letting out a huff, she waived him off. ”Fiiinnnneeee. Donuts? Glazed or chocolate please!” she yelled after him.

Rolling out of bed she made her way into the bathroom and took a shower. It was a nice long one, fully waking her up. After getting out and drying off, she put on her lace underclothes and stood there in garter and stockings staring at the closet in thought. Grabbing one of the button up shirts he had worn a day or two ago, she slipped it on and only buttoned a few near her belly button.

Undecided between two dresses, she pulled both of them out and took them out to the kitchen. ”Akl?!” she called as she walked up behind him. Leaning into his back, she rose up on the balls of her feet to press a kiss to his ear. He seemed distant and lost as she walked up. Ghosting a breath over his ear she nipped it playfully. ”I need your help. Which one?” she asked curiously. Stepping back, she held both dresses up for him to see. ”Dress one or two?

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Drake would chuckle at her food response and nod when she gave a real answer going to do just that. He would warm up some of the donuts he had made using the oven making sure to do it at a low temp so as to not dry them out. They wouldn't take long and he finished with both her coffee and them about the time he heard her say his nickname he looked back staring not at the dresses she was holding but her and with how she was dressed it caused his ears to go a bit red. Clearing his throat he would look at the two dresses for a moment before setting her food down and pointing to the simpler blue dress. “I think you would look best in this one.” he said smiling and would slowly go make himself some brown sugar oatmeal and some boiled eggs. While he was making that he would look back to her “I will show you what I'm planning to wear after I finish my breakfast.” he said, smiling at her.

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Smiling at him, she raised an eyebrow as he stared at her. Looking to the blue dress, she held it up higher and looked at it. ”Alrighty. Thank you!” beaming at him, she kissed his cheek before heading back to the bedroom to get dressed. She knew he would probably look good in anything he picked to wear. Putting the other dress back, she changed from his shirt to the blue dress. Slipping on her shoes while also putting her hair up into a messy bun. Lastly, she completed her makeup before coming back out to sit in one of the stools by the donuts. ”I’m pretty sure they said there would be food there too. So we may not have to fill up here.” she smirked, crossing her long legs, waiting for him to get ready.

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Drake would smile as she kissed his cheek after he chose her dress seeing her leave to go get ready. He would start eating his food finishing just after she came in with her dress and beautiful make up he smiled at the sight of her “you look stunning.” he said, walking over to gently hold her “You might turn the heads while they exchange vows.” he said, smirking before giving her forehead a quick kiss before leaving to get ready himself.

Drake would return wearing a blackpinstripe suit with a white undershirt underneath, black well fitting suit trousers, and a Galaxy themed bowtie. that fit for the wedding’s theme he had read in the invitation. Walking out to look at her he would stand there, his hair combed and pulled back into a well groomed ponytail. “Do I look alright?” he asked her, waiting for her reply since if he had anything he needed to fix he knew she would tell him.

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Grinning up at him as he told her that she looked stunning, she did a twirl for him. ”Damn straight I do.” With a laugh she went to snack while she waited. When he finally came back out, she smiled at him softly and rolled her eyes at his bowtie. ”Nice tie.” She laughed as she stood and walked over to him. Straightening his tie, and brushing a stray hair out of his face, to tuck it behind his ear. ”You look very handsome. I enjoy your hair like that.” she complimented him and leaned up to give him a light peck on the lips. ”Shall we get going? We don’t want to be late.”

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Drake looked confused and a bit nervous “Is something wrong with the bowtie? It was the only thing that fit the theme. Does it look foolish?” he asked as she straightened it before smiling and kissed her back “thank you.” he said softly before his ears went a slight pink at her compliment “I am happy I don't look ridiculous.” he said softly before nodding “yes, I want to make sure we get to the right seats so that we aren't causing any issues while there.” he said softly, taking her hand and began walking to the door of their dorm.

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Alistar chuckled at him softly. ”It reminds me of your aprons.” She replied to his question. The unknowing goddess was happy to see him smile and of course happy to see his blush. Shaking her head and rolling her eyes at him, she held his hand walking down the hallway to where the wedding would be held. Normally she would have let go, but she knew that this was a particularly hard event for Drake. How many people had he watched leave already? They arrived in plenty of time for the wedding to begin and quickly found seats to watch. 

Going to the wedding with Drake was vaguely uncomfortable. Mainly because she didn’t know the happy couple. Sure, she had heard about Jayden from Drake, but she’d never actually met her. Seeing how beautiful the woman was, Alistar felt a pang of jealousy. What had Drake said their relationship had been? She really should have paid more attention when he was talking about Jayden. Amber eyes glanced at Drake taking in his excited state. He was really worked up over this. It felt incredibly awkward for her, but not because of the atmosphere or situation itself. The awkwardness came from the fact that she had no idea how to comfort him… and the realization that she even wanted to comfort him.

Heading to the reception with him, the unknowing goddess stood back a bit as Drake spoke to the happy couple. Blinking her amber eyes, she took a closer look at Jayden. Tilting her head in thought as a knowing smirk came to her lips. Oh, this was beautiful. Turning her attention to Drake, she smiled waiting for him to finish. After he hugged the bride and was distracting the groom, Alistar stepped forward. ”I’m Alistar. Drake’s plus one. Congratulations on getting married.” leaning in she gave the bride a hug, slipping her hand down to her stomach gently. From the outside it would look as though she were holding her hip. Pausing next to the woman’s ear as she pulled away Alistar whispered. ”And your growing plus one. May want to start thinking about names now.” with a soft laugh and smile, she squeezed Jayden’s shoulder gently. ”I’m sure you both will do amazing things once you leave here.” Waving, to them a goodbye, the purple haired beauty moved away with Drake to allow others to speak to the happy couple.

After the reception was over, they both headed back to the dorm to change into more comfortable clothing. She wouldn’t have minded staying in her outfit, but the school may have other ideas, especially with classes. After changing, she paused at the kitchen to get a bottle of water. Hearing him come out of the bedroom, she looked towards him when he spoke. ”It’s not easy for anyone hun. If it was, they weren’t your friend.” Again, she could tell he was struggling today more than others and felt a bit lost on how to help him. Why did she want to help him? ”Same class.” she answered. Grabbing a second bottle of water, she went to hand it to him but saw he was already downing a glass of water. Shrugging, she held onto it for the moment. Inhaling and exhaling slowly as he admitted what she already knew. ”It does bother me. More because I don’t understand how to help… and confusion on why I even want to help. Usually, this is something I would use to help put distance between us and keep my wall there.” Looking down at her free hand, she couldn’t understand the fluttery feeling she had in her stomach as he took her hand. Shaking her head, she figured she’d deal with it later. ”Come on. Let’s go to class.” Grabbing his hand back when he let go, she laced her fingers through his, guiding him out of their dorm and to class. ”Of course you’re blessed to have met me. I’m amazing.” the assassin smirked and replied confidently. ”You’re welcome. I expect cookies and brownies later as your offering.” She laughed, winking at him.

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Drake would look at her when she was there consoling him and Drake would smile feeling her fingers interlace with his. “ Well…I am grateful that your wall isn't there right now.” he said before nodding and following her to the class they were sharing today. Looking at her and to his hand he smiled softly looking back up to her face “ Did you have plans after class?” he asked her, gently squeezing her hand “ I want to have some personal time with you if I can.” Drake would say to her before they arrived at the class. Entering Drake would stay next to Alistar holding her hand as the class was explained. He would think of his hobbies which were cooking, drawing, and playing the piano but if it was those or being with Alistar Drake had no qualms with giving up as much time for those hobbies if it meant more time with Alistar at his side. “ I have my answer, do you?” he asked her with a warm smile on his face as he would gently rub circles into the back of her hand with his thumb.

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Rolling her eyes at him, Alistar chuckled. Of course, he would be grateful that her wall wasn’t there. Humming softly, she thought about his question. Did she have plans today? ”Ah, actually I do. There’s always curfew time. Make sure you’re not spending the whole of evening in the dorm, ok? I’ll be upset with you if you do.” Speaking of her plans, she should probably text Niels to see if they were still on for that evening. Pulling out her phone, she shot off a quick text to the nightmare stallion.

Dragon Ouragan

To: Niels

Message: Hey sexy. We still on for hanging out tonight?

It felt a bit odd that Drake wouldn’t let go of her hand. Maybe she shouldn’t have given it to him? Deciding to ignore it, she listened to the assignment and frowned. Hobbies? Did she have hobbies? Her tan face scrunched in thought as she looked to the heavens to contemplate the answer. Hmmm… sex, working out, socializing, and generally being around other people. She couldn’t put her finger on one specific thing. Well, her favorite was definitely the horizontal tango, but the assignment stated that it was supposed to be something she enjoyed on her own. General alone time? She often would go out into the forest and just hang out in silence in one of the trees. It was actually how she and Drake had met.

Considering the questions, she frowned wrinkling her nose. ”I suppose. It’s a difficult question.” She was starting to realize just how many of her pastimes she had started to do with Drake. When and how had he incorporated himself into so many parts of her life? Considering his hobbies… the one she loathed the most was his incurable love of those damn aprons. It wouldn’t be time per say that she would be asking him to give up. More not to wear the disturbingly bright ones around her. Wait… why did she immediately think of Drake and not just some random man? Groaning softly, she rubbed her temple. ”Sure. I suppose I have mine. You can go first.”

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Drake would nod “ alright, I won't stay in the dorm today.” he told her and he would follow through but honestly he wasn't sure what to do with himself. He could probably spend time at the library but if he told her he just went and sat in the library reading she may get annoyed with him since it would be no different then if he had just stayed in the dorm. He watched her message someone but didn't try reading what she was sending wanting to avoid being noisy since it was something the one book he read said was a big turn off.

Arriving in class and hearing the prompt he looked to Alistar expecting her usual expression but saw instead her lost in deep thought before she told him it was a difficult question which honestly surprised Drake. He was unaware of how much her thoughts centered around him and seeing her groan before telling him that he could go first made him worried she wasn't feeling well. “ Well..considering what the prompt says about not being able to live without so…I think I would pick drawing. It was something I did back when I was stuck in Silent Hill when I didn't want to think about the horrible place I was stuck in. I didn't do it often but the times I did were helpful and important.” He told her, his free hand moving to gently go over her forehead checking her temp before cupping her cheek “ are you feeling alright? You look suddenly like your head is bothering you.” he said, showing blatant concern for her. Feeling like he should hurry his part up he continued speaking “ as for the second part of the assignment…I am not sure how to answer that since my hobby is something I have done with you so I have shared its time with the time i spend with you.” he said, giving a shrug before waiting to see what she would do or if she really wasn't feeling good, possibly taking her to the nurses. 

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Something she couldn’t live without? Frowning deeper, she folded one arm under her chest, and held her chin with the other. Wracking her brain, the only hobby that came to mind that fit that description was sex, and maybe socialization. She figured the second one would be better to say out loud. Didn’t make her quite sound like a whore. Listening to Drake, she nodded. His hobby made sense. The goddess shifted away from him when he felt her forehead. Waving his hand off, she tried to control the look of annoyance that crossed her face. ”I’m fine. I told you, this is a difficult one for me.” she sounded firm and faintly annoyed, but it wasn’t directed at him. ”I think the assignment means, what if I or whomever you choose, want your attention and don’t want you to draw.” Taking a deep breath she let it out slowly. ”I would have to say socializing for me. I enjoy going out and spending time with other people, different people all the time. I’m not sure how much of it I would be willing to give up if the person I was with wanted me to stay with them 24/7. I don’t think it’s healthy to stay around the same person every minute of every day. At least not for me. I’m a loner by nature, and I’ll explain. I don’t depend on anyone, but I enjoy being around different people. I’ve been that way for 200 years. To suddenly be around the same person day in and day out sounds suffocating. I’d probably end up killing them out of frustration. I don’t know. It’s part of my mental health I suppose. It’s one I would at least need to talk to them about. If I had appropriate time away from them every day or every few days, I think I’d be, ok?” she ranted a bit, trying to explain.

She realized though, after she finished, that really, she had described her relationship with Drake. He was always wanting her to stay with him, and when he pushed for it was usually when she became violent towards him. She didn’t mind being around him, but she did need her space every now and again.

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Drake would listen and nodded, putting his hand back to his side “ right.” he replied when she brought up this being difficult for her. He felt a bit embarrassed but his mind had thought back to that time when she was in the interfaith chamber in the Egyptian themed temple. Seeing her weak and out of it like that still bothered and worried him from time to time any time she showed signs of being a bit out of sorts. When she asked her question he thought about it before answering “ Drawing was important to me when I was alone. It helped me forget all the things I hated around me. It was an escape from my reality at the time but now, with you, I don't need to escape. If you ask me for time it's yours, simple as that because I am happy with you.” he said smiling to her before she began explaining hers. It made sense and he and her had talked about as much recently but hearing her saying it like she was now showed how much stress he probably had her under when he was wanting all that time with her. Not to mention he had just learned how unhealthy it was for relationships to never have personal time away from the partner you have. It made Drake feel a bit foolish and a bit upset even at his ignorant self for all the situations that ended poorly between them that could of been avoided if he just gave her room to breathe. Thinking in silence for a moment he would look to her with an apologetic smile “ Im…sorry for being that way before…I was just happy to have those feelings again and scared that….you would just disappear from my life.” he said in a soft voice that was as apologetic in tone matching the smile he wore.

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Nodding at his reply, she had thought it was something along those lines. What was it like to be so in love with someone that you wanted to spend that much time with them? The pathway they went for their answers was so totally different that it made her feel a bit guilty as she explained hers. Amber eyes watched his blue ones as she could see the obvious decline of his inner thoughts. She didn’t know what was worse. Kicking a puppy or hearing him apologize like that. It didn’t match the man that she knew as Drake, at all.

”Well, to be fair; I never intended to stay in your life in the beginning. If we were in the normal world outside of this place… I can’t say for certain how much interaction we would have had.” she shrugged, not entirely sure why she was saying such harsh things. Especially when she knew he was already struggling after seeing one of his friends leave this morning. ”I’m told love is not an easy emotion and is often difficult to control. It makes you do crazy things.” wincing faintly, her head started to throb the more she tried to distance herself from thoughts of being in any kind of meaningful relationship with Drake. It wasn’t that she didn’t find those thoughts appealing. It was that they were too appealing and it scared her. Instinctually, she recoiled from anything that seemed too good to be true.

Raising a hand to her head, she pressed on her temple frowning. Fragments of memories flashed through her mind. Children running and laughing while they played. Someone holding her hand, a person she loved with the very fiber of her being… the emotions that came with the memories were confusing and disorienting for the Egyptian. What the hell had that been? A desire to be near them and with them lingered but faded quickly. Leaving behind a strange hollow feeling inside of her that she had never really noticed before.

Looking at her hand, she stared for a moment, lost in thought. Blinking, she curiously reached out and took Drake’s hand, threading her fingers through his and lifting it to look at their hands together. ”I suppose it’s a good thing we didn’t meet in the outside world…” Squeezing his hand the goddess looked up at him with a dark blue ring around both of her eyes.

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Drake would listen to her talking about not staying in his life and he thought about it. What would he be doing or where would he be at if he hadn't met Alistar? As for the outside world and how that would have gone...well it would have probably been disastrous to say the least knowing how he would have talked with her. When she brought up how difficult of an emotion love was Drake chuckled “ that…is a very big understatement. I have loved things before and it's like finding missing parts of your soul.It makes you wonder how you ever went along without those things before. It doesn't even change much but you just notice the things you love in your life more and it's hard to be without.” he told her, his eyes going distant as he retreated a bit into his memories.

Drake was back on a summer day laying in the woods on a blanket as Claudia and Alessa lay on either side of him. They were saying what they saw in the clouds and it was a nice memory but it soon twisted as Drake looked to see the older burnt Alessa he had met laying there in pain and on the other side was Claudia with a wound as she gasped shallow breaths. Pain filled the memory as he looked to see the wounds he had on the day he assumed he died and was struggling to breath as he looked back up seeing a gray lifeless sky with fog all around them.

Drake would jolt opening his eyes as he hadn't realized he had closed them before looking at the sensation that had snapped him out of that odd twisted memory. He would see Alistar holding his hand feeling her fingers start threading in between his as she lifted their now entwined hands. Hearing her words a small smile came over his features “ Yeah, I like how things are right now.” he said, giving her hand a squeeze, his eyes looking a bit faded but were gaining their color back.

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Alistar nodded and listened to the tall blonde. His words made sense to her. It wasn’t that she didn’t enjoy being around Drake. She enjoyed being around him a bit too much for her taste. She had found herself altering things she normally did to better suit the way they did things together. Seeing his eyes go distant, she briefly wondered if that was what it was like for him, when she did that. Feeling him jump, she squeezed his hand firmly. Instinctually, she could tell that whatever he had been thinking about, hadn’t been pleasant. Exhaling slowly, she sent a bit of her power into their joined hands. Just enough to give a warm tingling feeling to him. ”I think we’ve more than completed the assignment. It seems to have been beneficial though. In an effort to acknowledge the feelings you’ve expressed…” turning to completely look at him, she felt compelled to tell him more.

”I don’t dislike our time together Drake, and I’m not talking about just the sex. I mean all of it…. Well maybe not those ridiculous aprons you won’t let me burn…” she laughed shaking her head. ”Everything else… I enjoy being around you. The love you offer though… is a completely foreign entity to me, and I have no idea what to do with it. I don’t know how to love or be around someone for prolonged periods of time. Please understand that for my entire life… I’ve never stayed in one place for long. If I stayed in an area for longer than a month, it was usually for an undercover operation to kill someone. Meaning, the person everyone met wasn't me.” she hung her head thinking. ”I don’t know how to share who I am. I hope that helps explain why I am the way I am.” Hearing a call for time in the class, she knew the end was coming and that she would have to go meet up with Niels soon.

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Drake would listen as she spoke about them having finished the assignment and he nodded “ I..like talking about this stuff with you. It helps make things easier to understand.” he said softly to her, gently pulling her hand to his cheek to feel its warmth as she kept talking and he listened, frowning a bit “ there is nothing wrong with those aprons. They are fun and cool.” he said his words were absolutely honest. He would hold back a sad sigh as he nodded when she talked about how his love was foreign to her and how she often did not show who she truly was to people. “ I understand and it means a lot for you to be sharing these feelings with me. Thank you.” he said, kissing the back of her hand as he heard the call for time. Alistar would be leaving and he needed to find something to do that wasn't him being in the dorm.

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Alistar’s eyes softened as she watched Drake. His cheek against her hand tickled. Vaguely she felt some deeper part of herself melting at his words. ”While uncomfortable, I agree. These conversations help. And Drake, sweety… those aprons are hideous! Especially that bright pink and yellow one with the frills.” she looked at him and couldn’t help but chuckle. The thing had nearly given her nightmares the first time she had seen him in it. Squeezing his hand gently, she nodded. ”You’re welcome and thank you for your patience.”

Hearing the bell, she looked up. Had she heard back from Niels yet? Squeezing Drake’s hand, she leaned in and kissed his cheek softly before she even realized what she was doing. Blinking, surprised at herself, she blushed and hurried away. ”I’ll see you later.” she called over her shoulder. Pulling out her phone, she checked it and didn’t see a reply yet. Had she done something to upset Niels? Well… something more? Sighing and shaking her head, she had no idea what to think, and really wasn’t sure where to meet him. Shooting Niels another text she paused in the halls.

Katze Allemon-Schatten

To: Neils

Message: Hey? Where are we meeting up? I’ll head to the lobby and wait for a bit, but I swear if you no show me…

She was not going to be a happy camper if he stood her up. 

Well… that hadn’t been exactly what she had in mind. Just as confused as before, Alistar felt herself being teleported back to her dorm room. The burgundy dress that she had on earlier that day, still looked stunning on her. Not really sure how to take what had gone on today, the unknowing goddess felt rather bad for leaving Drake the way she had. Amber eyes went unfocused as she moved into the kitchen and looked through the fridge. Finding the pre-made lasagna that she had started to crave, she pulled it out and put it into the oven to bake.

That nagging feeling of guilt ate at her, but to be honest, she had made the plans with Niels a few days ago. Drake’s reaction to his friend leaving, really hadn’t been something she thought about. He hadn’t seemed to be well when she left him… how could she make it up to him? Was there a way she could distract him? But was a distraction really what he needed? There was a vague feeling that she should do more for him… losing someone was always painful. Biting her lip in thought, an idea started to form in her mind. It didn’t have a definitive shape, but she had at least a direction to go with it.

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Drake would reappear in the dorm and feel the dampness from his clothes starting to be a problem. He decided the best course of action would be to go take a shower and get into dorm clothing, as he liked to call pajamas. Walking by the kitchen he noticed Alistar in the kitchen but didn't want to bother her when he was all wet. Continuing on she might have noticed the sound of wet footsteps just before hearing the bathroom door open and close. Drake threw off his wet clothing and took a relaxing hot shower finding the shock to his system rather nice. He wouldn't take long though and soon came out with pajama bottoms on and still drying his top half with the towel that was in his right hand while holding onto his pajama shirt in his left. Coming into the kitchen Drake looked at her and gave a small smile “so, how was your time with Niels?” he asked her as he kept drying himself.

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Hearing the last bell ring, she frowned when she heard something squishy sounding. It was heading towards their bathroom. Looking towards the door with a frown as it closed, she tried to remember the last time that Drake had come back to the dorm and not greeted her right away. It… it actually hurt. Looking very confused, she rubbed at her chest over her heart and took a deep breath. When had she gotten used to him being there to say hello to her? Why did she suddenly feel like a kicked and neglected puppy? Shaking her head, she didn’t like the feeling in the least.

Heading back into the kitchen, Alistar stood with her back to the door with her ankles crossed. After a few minutes she heard the shower shut off but he didn’t come out right away. Still confused, she forced herself to focus and pulled out two glasses. Going to the fridge, she saw that the school had graciously sent another bottle of that amazing wine from last time, and an alcohol of choice for Drake. Taking them back to the counter she poured them both drinks as he came in. A smile lit her face as her eyes landed on him. Not just because he was shirtless, one of her more preferred states for him, but because he was actively looking at her while he spoke. Picking up his glass, she smirked making her way over to him. Normally she probably would have pulled him in for a sexy kiss of some kind, but tonight, she surprised even herself. Holding the drink out for him, she waited for him to take it before stepping in close and wrapping her arms around his neck. If he had tried to put on his shirt, she would try to stop him.

With her arms wrapped around his neck, she took a deep breath and let it out slowly. ”I missed you.” was her soft reply while leaning her head against his.

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Drake looked surprised by the drink but didn't refuse it, letting the towel rest on his head he took the drink “Thank you.” he said softly before having her wrap her arms around his neck and felt her forehead on his. A warm smile came on his face hearing her words which warmed his heart to hear that she had missed him even if their time apart hadn't been very long. “I missed you too. Everything okay?” he asked softly, reaching out and dropping the shirt on the counter before moving his hand up and gently rubbing her neck in a comforting manner. He knew asking that might be a mood killer or something of that nature but it wasn't often that Alistar would say or do anything vulnerable like this. “You're not normally one to say things like this.” he said softly, his eyes showing a gentle kindness and a warm concern for the woman in front of him but at the same time obvious enjoyment of how close she was being right now. “Not that I dislike it, but if somethings wrong I want to know.” he told her, giving her a soft and quick kiss on the lips before breaking it to take a quick drink of his alcohol before giving her a playful and well meaning smile.

He hoped nothing had happened that ruined her day because he really wanted to show her what he had gone out and did today to see her reaction. He was sure it would either be a surprised one or she would laugh at him which in his mind was fine. He also wondered if she had noticed him when she first entered but figured she must have since it wasn't like he had been trying to be stealthy about his entrance and being his size, covered in wet clothing, and not trying to be quiet would obviously get noticed. He almost chuckled at what she must have thought of him just arriving completely soaked like that but would wait to tell her till after he was sure everything was okay with her.

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Alistar sighed contently as his warm arms wrapped around her. What had it been like before that feeling? She could vaguely recall it but not easily. It was like Drake was pushing out the darker days in her memory. Returning his kiss, her body pressed against his seductively before he broke it. Hearing his question, she let go of him and shrugged. ”Yeah, everything’s fine. I feel bad for leaving you like I did earlier. You normally don’t show much emotion. So I didn’t think your friend leaving would affect you so much. Food should be ready soon. Are you hungry?” the smell of the lasagna would waft through the kitchen enticingly. ”I thought we could have dinner together and find something fun to do together. What do you think?” she asked raising her glass of wine to him. If he paid attention he would realize it was the wine that actually had an effect on her last time.

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Drake would glance at the wine before smiling and nodding, tapping her drink with his “Sounds like a plan and yes, I am hungry. I did more than I thought I would when we went our separate ways.” he said with a smile, taking another drink of his. He still wondered why she felt bad for going to do plans she had already. Maybe his reaction and words after seeing Jayden off made her worried about him which he wasn't sure how to feel about. On one hand it felt nice she was concerned for him in that way since it showed she cared if it was how he thought it was but on the other he didn't want to upset or worry her like that. “Also I feel like I have been showing a lot of emotions, mainly around you but still I feel it counts.” he told her smiling as he looked over at the lasagna taking in its scent before looking at her “it smells great Alistar.” he said with a kind expression “So what were you wanting to do? Play one of the board games the dorm has? Watch a movie? I am ready for us to enjoy the curfew.” he would say before finishing his drink and set it down smiling as his eyes would move to stare at her wine. “I am guessing that's the good stuff from last time?” he asked her with a raised brow but a playful smile on his face.

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Happy to hear that he was hungry, she tapped his glass with her own and then pulled out the finished lasagna. Bending over and giving him quite the view from behind. ”So what did you end up doing? You sound pretty happy about it?” Giggling as she reached up to one of the cabinets and pulled out two plates, she grinned at him. ”Of course it counts. You’ll get better with them, and you showed quite a bit earlier with how much you showed at the wedding.” Taking both plates of food to the table she put it down and then snapped her fingers. ”shoot. I could have made garlic bread…” thinking for a moment, she turned and found some French bread cutting it into slices. Toasting those and spreading garlic butter on them to melt.

Hearing his question, she shrugged. ”Hmmm I was thinking dance? I don’t know, something that would be fun besides a board game.” Glancing at her wine, she nodded as she brought the garlic bread back to the table. ”Do you need a refill on yours?”

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Drake smiled and did take in the view she offered him. When she set the plate down he would happily take his seat “When you sit down I can show you what I did. I took pictures and a video.” he told her a hint of excitement in his tone. It was obvious part of that was most likely from him having figured out how to do the video and having done so correctly. When she told him he showed a bit earlier at the wedding he looked surprised by that having not realized he was doing it. Drake Rarely knew when he was honestly showing his emotions but in a weird way he was happy he had shown some type of humanity for the moment.

When she brought up Garlic bread he was going to say it wasn't necessary but she was quick to get some made. Hearing her say dance he smiled and nodded “I wouldn't mind a dance with you.” he said softly before looking at his drink that was almost empty. “Yes, I wouldn't mind some more if you're offering. I will work on pulling up the pictures and videos.” he said the excitement was obvious as he pulled up the first picture and when she was comfortable and ready to sit with him he would go through the pictures “I plan to draw these views later.” he said smiling then got to the video at the end.

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Alistar smiled and refilled his drink for him. ”You took pictures and video?” That was curious, Drake normally wouldn’t be one to mess with his technology. Sitting with him, she giggled happily. ”Well of course we will dance. We should celebrate your friend and be happy for them.” Leaning close to him as they started eating, she looked over the videos and pictures that he would show her. ”These are some pretty crazy shots Drake! Wait! Did you really jump from the top of the waterfall?!” Grabbing his shoulder, she looked at him shocked and confused.

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Drake smiled and nodded feeling rather impressed with himself for being able to do that. He would enjoy his meal and drink as they looked through some of the pictures and nodded “your right, people dance to celebrate.” he said smiling about to put his arm around her waist when suddenly the mood changed and she was now holding him by the shoulders looking rather shocked and confused. “Yes…I thought it sounded fun and would be nice.” he said looking confused himself “is that against the rules of the school or something.” he asked, not remembering any signs that were there at the top saying not to jump. 

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Alistar stared at him in absolute shock. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to shake him to death or smack him. Not only was it dangerous to jump from there but into icy waters below. ”I don’t know if I should beat you senseless, toss you back into the water, or wrap you in bubble wrap! That was probably one of the most senseless things you could have done this time of year! Those waters were probably ice-cold Drake!” reaching up she felt his forehead for a fever. ”At least tell me you got out of there right away and came back to the dorm to warm up? You didn’t stay outside in the cold, or in the water, did you?”

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Drake looked very confused and did not understand what she was talking about. “Why was it senseless? I use to do that before Silent Hill became what it was. Cold water feels nice don't you think?” he asked her with a small smile before she asked another question and he felt like she may not like how he was about to answer her. “Well…I swam underwater for a bit, swam up to shore and then sort of…relaxed there with my feet in the water to enjoy the cool water.” he explained to her hoping this would not upset her further. He had really liked the swim, the jump, and as for how he felt he was doing just fine.

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The more he spoke the more frustrated she got. Eventually she just put her head in her hands and shook it. ”I give. Doing stuff like that can make you very sick or even kill you if you’re not careful. What if you’d gotten hypothermia and died?” when hypothermia sets in, the person generally just feels really tired and would go to sleep. She didn’t think Drake would question something like that and would literally just lay down to go to sleep.

She didn’t think he was stupid by any means, just that he wouldn’t consider something like that. Her chest felt tight and painful at the thought of him dying or not being here again. ”I’d be pretty pissed at you if you go off and die on me.” she murmured, trying hard to not blow up or break down.

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Drake would listen and think about what she was talking about and nodded “yes, I remember being forced to suffer hypothermia from Leonard.” he said calmly like it wasn't a terrible thing he just admitted. “But if I don't want to be, my body won't get cold. I can make my blood flow speed up, stay constant, or slow down. This allows me to regulate my body temperature.” he explained to her with a small smile as he reached out to cup her face “I also have no plans on dying on you whatsoever.” he said his words holding no lies in them as he spoke “but…sorry for making you worry.” he said being honestly apologetic to her “i thought you would enjoy me doing more spontaneous and fun things. Sorry I did it in a way that worried you.” he said and would kiss her cheek.

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Her eyes widened considerably as he openly admitted that he had suffered from hypothermia before at the hands of someone else. Frowning, she knew he could control his blood, and wondered if that was why he was always so deliciously warm when she cuddled into him? Feeling him cup her face, she instinctively turned into it, rubbing her cheek against his palm. ”You better damn well be sorry. I’d drag your ass all the way back from hell and make you pay for ghosting me. Literally.” Taking a deep breath she looked back at their food. ”Let’s finish eating and then I can have you make it up to me.” finishing off her now cool food, she took her plate to the sink and refilled her wine.

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Drake would chuckle at the dragging his ghost from hell comment “Understood.” he said and nodded at the part of him making it up to her before eating what was left of his meal following her to the sink with his plate and while she refilled her wine he would do the dishes real fast as he couldn't keep from smiling. Her words were showing a lot of care for him and it lit a warm flame in his chest as she showed such obvious concern for him. When he finished the dishes he would walk up hugging her from behind and give her neck a soft kiss just below her jawline. His eyes looked at her desire for the person in front of him very obvious as he would talk “So how did you want me to make it up to you?” he asked her with a smile as he began making her sway back and forth in his arms.

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Holding her glass of wine, she smiled to herself as she felt his arms wrap around her. Humming happily, she leaned back and tilted her head to the side as he kissed her neck. Feeling his chest against her back, she chose to enjoy the moment and let herself live. Swaying with him, a slow grin curled her lips. ”I can think of several ways, but I think I’d like to dance with you. We should celebrate for your friend, and one of the ways my people celebrate is to drink and dance.” Laughing softly, she threaded the fingers of her left hand through his and tugged his hand. Letting go she headed out to the living room and took a drink from her wine while flipping through the channels on the tv until she found a music channel she liked. A warm and fuzzy feeling from the alcohol made its way through her body. Swaying to the music she held out her hand to him in invitation. ”Show me your moves Akl.” The unknowing goddess challenged with a smirk and twinkle in her eye, setting down her wine.

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Drake would be pulled into the living room finishing his drink before setting his cup down on a nearby surface, chuckling as he moved into a waltz-like dancing posture with her “I really only know how to dance one way.” he told her smiling “But I will show you what I have my Albi.” he said and began to dance with her holding her as close as he could without ruining their dancing. He was relaxed and not as rigid as one would assume when it came to this but it was a slow and relaxed style of dancing so there wasn't much flair to it either. Looking at Alistar he smiled “how are my moves so far?” he asked gently, rubbing a small circle with the hand he had on her back as they were currently slow dancing as the song had changed. “Tell me how you feel in my arms Albi, I want to hear your voice telling me as I hold you in them.” he said softly, nuzzling her neck a little.

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Chuckling at him, she took his hand and moved into position to dance. Wrinkling her nose at his use of her new nickname, she blushed and looked away. Moving with him had become second nature, so it was relatively easy for them to dance together. It was comfortable and relaxing. That was until he asked her questions that made the warm feeling grow and her cheeks to grow redder. Not so much because of the question itself, but the answers that immediately came to mind for them.

A soft pink tongue swiped across her lips to wet them from her nerves. Biting her lip, she felt the words clog in her throat. This was what she had asked him to do… be more in the moment with her. Boy had that backfired on her right now. Her whole body shivered against his at the feel of him nuzzling her neck. Panicking slightly, she didn’t know if she could say those words right now. So she reverted back to what she knew. Turning her lips to his ear, she bit it lightly and flicked her tongue over the spot she bit to soothe it. ”Why not show you instead?” her husky voice whispered. Her power seeped into him through their hands and anywhere else that their skin touched. A lingering smirk on her lips as she stared up at him suggestively.

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Drake would smile having noticed the blushing before feeling her nip his ear and toy with it in a suggestive manner he did in fact enjoy. Hearing her words he felt an odd feeling rising up in him that was different than usual and brought a playful smile to his face. The feeling of her power got a pleased grunt from Drake before he leaned his lips close to her ear much like she had to him just he didn't nip hers, yet. “Because showing is easier for you.” he teased a little kissing just under her ear “And there isnt a reason both cant happen.” he said and pulled her to where she was tightly pressed against him as they slowed down to be still. He would slowly move his face to rest his forehead against hers meeting her eyes “And I would really like to hear your words. They would probably excite me more than the power you are using.” he said and gave her lips a quick kiss but pulled away before she tried to make it longer, currently in a teasing mood for some reason which was something that she had grown in him.

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The smirk on his face made her happy but also nervous. Drake didn’t smile all that often, but she found… she enjoyed seeing his different smiles, and this one was new. Laughing softly as he leaned close, she rolled her eyes at his words. ”Well yeah, actions speak louder than words Akl.” she teased trying to get out of the trap he was laying.

A soft laugh rumbled in her chest as he kissed under her ear, accompanied by a happy hum. When had he learned all of the small things that made her feel happy? Since when had such an act made her happy? Was it because it was Drake? The pleasant warmth from the wine relaxed her into his hold, her body molding to his. Pouting up at him in a bashful and embarrassed way, that red hue came back to her tan cheeks. ”Such a dirty trick. Using what you know I want, to get me to say such embarrassing things.”

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Drake smiled at her words and chuckled. “You have shown me some of these tricks you know so you only really have yourself to blame.” he told her as he noticed her blush, finding it very attractive to him. Drake would kiss her cheek suddenly and start swaying her slowly, starting to dance again wanting to see her blush more or at least find out more things that would cause the blush to happen. ”As for what I want, having you in my arms is just that and I have already accomplished that, haven't I?” He asked her, watching to see how she reacted.

He was feeling a lot better now and with his focus on her. The wedding had oddly hit him harder than he had even realized to the point it had obviously made Alsitar worry about him. As unneeded as that was Drake knew he shouldn't ignore that and be more careful also with how he cut loose. The last thing he wanted was to upset or even hurt the woman he currently held in his arms.

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Alistar openly laughed, leaning into him. ”I have no idea what you are talking about.” Swaying with him, she grabbed her wine as they passed it and finished yet another glass. Damn that stuff was good. Giggling amber eyes looked to blue. ”I don’t know, I suppose for the moment I can be all yours.”

Wrapping her arms around his neck, she held onto him tightly while kissing his neck. ”Every part of me, all yours…” she murmured softly. Making a sound that was very much like a purr, she nipped his jaw. ”You better not let go. I’ll never forgive you.” A rosy drunk hue colored her cheeks.

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Drake's smile only grew as she leaned into him, enjoying the heat of her body. “Then i will take advantage of this moment if you don't mind.” he said smiling as a relaxed sigh left him as she kissed his neck and a hard humm from the nip. “I wouldn't even dream of it.” he said in response to her saying to never let her go as he would move her face so he could kiss her passionately.

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Laughing softly to herself as he kissed her, she smirked knowing she had successfully side tracked him. The questions he asked made butterflies flutter in her stomach and she was not used to that feeling at all. The unknowing goddess didn’t understand how she was supposed to deal with such things and if he kept teasing her like that…

A hiccup from her broke their kiss and made her giggle. ”How are you feeling now Akl? Better? I don’t enjoy seeing you so upset.” The song changed to one that was a bit faster, making her move more with it. Leading him along.

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Drake would enjoy the kiss and even laughed when she hiccuped breaking their kiss. He heard her ask how he was doing and thought for a moment he would answer “I’m better thanks to you being here with me.” he said before getting swayed along with the new song and tried to keep up albeit a bit clumsily.

When the song ended he chuckled and grabbed his drink from nearby, finishing it off. He was starting to get a faint pink but he had not drunk much yet. “I am happy when i am with you Alistar.” he said softly kissing her jawling “And I love having you with me.” he said with a smirk.

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While he finished off his drink, she went back into the kitchen and refilled her own. ”Would you like another?” she asked. If he wanted another, she would get it for him, if not that was ok too. Coming back out to the living room area, he hugged her again and kissed her jaw. Smiling in what she thought was to herself, she took another drink with a hum. ”I’m glad. I enjoy when you are around too.” again she felt the weird urge to say more but was able to silence it with another drink. It wasn’t like she was going to confess her love for him or anything. ”Shall we dance more Akl? Or maybe I should have you tell me all of the reasons you love having me around you? Obviously, I make you feel cared for somehow.” she giggled and hiccupped again.

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Drake would nod as she asked him if he wanted to have another drink. When she brought back his drink he would enjoy it and finish it a bit fast before looking at her smiling at her words. When she offered for him to tell her all the reasons he loved her he would pull her against him. “You push me to be better. You look at me like I'm important. You try to understand my pain and ease it in a way I have never known.” he said kissing on her neck “you joke with me and tease me in ways that lights a fire of passion in me. You make me feel attractive with the way you express your interest in me. You call me out when I'm being foolish to make sure I don't do something that could hurt me.” he said slowly moving his hands to interlace his fingers in both of her hands.he forehead moved to press it against hers “you make me feel alive and that i won't be alone ever again…this and many more are the reasons i love you.”

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Blushing, the unknowing goddess rolled her eyes as she looked up at him. It was nice that he was saying all of these things but she felt like she should clarify some things. Starting to sway back and forth with him, she slow danced. ”I do things that should be expected Drake. You are important, and no one should have to carry the type of pain you do. You are very attractive and should never believe anyone else who may tell you otherwise.” Tilting her head, she leaned up and kissed him softly. ”You won’t be alone if you don’t want to be.” hiccupping again, her face had a permanent drunk blush on it now. It made her feel warm and fuzzy that he would openly state he loved her. It was so nice. She wasn’t sure she wanted to ever face a day where she wouldn’t hear it.

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Drake smiled at her words and moved his head to lovingly kiss on her neck “your perfect.” he said softly, his hands rubbing on her back before moving to her hips to hold them firmly. “I dont want to be without you.” he said softly as his hands moved to go under the bottom of her dress. A soft nip followed this action on her neck as he would whisper “I want you to strip for me.” he said softly to the woman he loved. He wanted her so badly but he wanted her to excite him more, make him go wild, and prove how much she truly aroused him.

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Alistar cocked an eyebrow at his words and chuckled. Well this was a different side of Drake. ”I suppose you’ve earned it, but you better make it worth my while.” pulling his face down to her own, she kissed him roughly. Walking him backwards towards the couch, she broke the kiss by shoving him back onto it to sit down. With a sly smile, she did as he asked and stripped. Of course such fun times and alcohol only had a few places it could lead and even fewer for a pair like these two. The rest of the evening would be spent exploring, laughing, and drinking.