An Egyptian Assassin
Monday, December 4th
Alistar Bastet
Alistar woke that morning and stretched. The last month had been a very eventful one and most entertaining. Rolling out of bed she gave herself a good stretch before heading to the shower to get cleaned up. Once she finished she pulled her hair back into a loose braid and got dressed. She wasn’t sure where Niels was. Maybe he had gone out to find Harper or some other lady friend to occupy his time? Chuckling and silently wishing him luck she left the dorm and made her way down the hallway. She wasn’t sure what to do with the time before class but maybe she could find Alexandru and bug him this morning? The vampire had been a decent pass time for the unknowing goddess. So pulling out her cell phone she gave the staff member a call. With a large grin when the other answered she asked, ”Oi, Alexandru. I’d like to see that handsome face of yours this morning. Where are you at?” hearing that he was still in his suite she couldn’t help the grin from growing. Of course he wouldn’t mind her showing up at his suite. Waiting near the entrance to the staff dorms she looked around curiously.
Hearing someone approaching her she turned and saw the very vampire she had hoped to see. Giving him a wolfish smile she lifted a hand and saluted him in greeting before following after him back to his room. ”So what have you been up to recently my blood sucking friend? Have you been eating well?” Stepping into the room lightly she made herself comfortable and waited for him.
♛ After he had finished his blood Alexandru had decided to fix himself up a bit. The usual hygiene and washing one’s body and whatnot he was fresh when he was done. Yet this did not transfer to his clothing choice he was not in the mood to dress elaborately this day. Instead, he wore a black shirt to match his raven-colored hair. A black button-down shirt with the shirt hanging open to show off his abs. Black comfortable pants complete with a black belt yeah, he was not in the mood and it showed. There were ways with dealing with this little funk he was in and that was the violin, thus he pulled it out from his bag of holding. Finding a nice chair he would sit and play with his hands moving the bow according to his will.
♛ He was lost in his music his mind wandering into the realm of serenity, ah he could do this for hours. Time was not on his side when he got a call from Alistar pleasant surprise. Replacing the violin with his cell phone he answered “ Hello madam Alistar I’m in my room I look forward to seeing your beautiful face once more.” Paying her a complement with one of his own it is a treat to hear from, that mysterious lady. In preparation for their, meeting Alex summon Zase and told him it would be a private day, so he would need his space. Zase agreed in a puff of black smoke he was gone he need not witness what might happen this day. On another note, he took out his pipe picked lemon-scented tobacco lit it, and took a deep drag. Four times in a row feeling the room with the scent of lemons.
♛ When she arrived he let her in greeting her with a handsome smile and his cane in one hand. “I’ve been ….exploring so to speak meeting interesting people along the way. As for eating I’ve been well fed” he said all this as he let her in. Closing the door behind him he walked deeper into the suite looking at her neck then opening the window. Opening up the blinds to let the light in he turned to face lifting up his cane in a gesture to her.” What say you have you been having fun lately? Can I get you anything?” He was eager to know what she had been doing all this time, and he did love stories after all. This whole time he was trying to keep himself composed, but the rogue in him slipped out. He found himself looking at beauty almost entranced but not enough to become a witless fool, but he was interested.
Alistar Bastet
Sitting in one of the overly stuffed chairs of the room she could smell the faint tang of lemons but ignored it. ”Glad to hear you’re eating well. Does the school give you any kind of blood you’d like?” she let her eyes travel over him appreciatively before wondering around the room. ”There do seem to be lots of interesting people here at this school. I’ve gotten to know quite a few. Some are not as fun as I had thought they would be, but others… “ she grinned a content and happy grin thinking of a select few. They were people she was indeed fond of spending her time with.
Watching him open the window of the suite she sat back watching him gesture with the cane. ”Swing that thing around too much and I may just take it from you.” she warned playfully. For some reason the way it swung about made her nervous. A smirk quirked her lips as he asked if she had been having fun recently. ”You could say that.” she purred and laughed thinking of a particular blonde she had met. ”It’s fun to tease people and watch them grow.” feeling a tad antsy sitting in one spot she stood and strolled around the room looking at things and finding his violin. Picking it up gently she turned to look at him. ”Do you play?” she was curious how he was with it. From what she knew it took a great deal of talent to be able to pull of some of the more advanced pieces. Bringing the instrument over to him she handed it to him. Leaning in close she whispered. ”Play me a song?” before pulling back and going to a seat and reclining while watching him.
Drake Barlow
Drake would hear her reply and simply nodded going back to watch the coffee. He had gotten use to the routine of making food and coffee but this last month had been interesting. He had met Alistar who was an interesting new person in his life, Jayden helped him learn some serious stuff about himself, and he had met with Toni again to learn some things about her. He was making so many new connections and it was honestly a lot for him to process. Drake had never thought of himself as someone who would ever have meaningful relationships other then with Alessa and Claudia. But now that seemed to not be the case as his birthday showed him. It honestly put his mind in an odd place if he was being honest as to what he thought about himself since a bit of it seemed to be getting proved wrong. Drake would see the coffee finish and begin fixing their cups like he knew each of them liked it before placing it on the table. Charlotte came in complimenting the foods smell "I am glad it is still pleasing" he said nodding to her sipping softly on his own coffee.
Charlotte was one of the people who had come to change his way of seeing himself. The more the two interacted and got to know the other the more they seemed to find relatable things between them. It had been helpful to Drake meeting her and he was glad she had become his roommate. She mentioned it being a cold day and asked if he had plans today. Drake didnt so he was about to tell her that when his phone went off and Drake checked it. He saw a message from Alistar asking if he would be free in the evening.
To Alistar:
Dear alistar, I will be free this evening yes. From Drake
Even with his practice his texts were still pretty damn formal. He would put his phone back into his pocket looking at charlotte "It seems i now have plans in the evening with Alistar" he told her with a nod thinking back to the thoughts he had before the text. "Charlotte..." Drake would say pausing so he knew she was focused on him "I wanted to let you know how lucky I feel that you are my roommate. It has been a blessing to have someone who has been able to understand me even when I was still...well more socially inept." he said looking at her and smiled "I just wanted to thank you for letting me be your friend." he said, his features soft and joyful "and know I wont ever forget you for however long of my life there is." he said before going back to eating his breakfast.
♛“They seem to provide me with whatever I desire I do miss the thrill of the hunt sometimes. This arrangement is not so bad I get what I need no complaints” he spoke fondly of this whole arrangement. Alex caught her eyes searching his frame there was a faint smile on his face. “Perhaps I need to broaden my horizon a bit then am I among one of these interesting people?” He didn’t care too much of what she might say but it would be nice to know where he stood. Judging by her expression they were enough of them to give her that look on her face a knowing grin. He knew a bit about her enough to know that she was the type to get around in more ways than one. Alex wouldn’t judge her for it frankly he didn’t give a damn, he was no saint. At her playful banter, she smirked to face her “ I would like to see you try Lady Alistar’ he looked her in her eyes. There was a crispness and smoothness to his voice as he was daring her to come closer see what happen. “ Well that is telling’ he said in her response to having fun and that purr and laughter sent a chill up his spine....the good kind.
♛“I have got a certain friend I’d like to see grow myself, she has potential far greater than she knows.” Watching her move Alistar was not content on staying still and picked up his violin casking if he played. “Yes,” he said taking the violin from her gently like holding a baby. Alex smiled when she got close to him whispering for him to play her a song. “You’ve charm Alistar and for that charm, I shall play you a song,” he said smoothly watching her sit back. His eyes were not roving her nice figure rather he was staring into space. A trance came over him as if he was reliving a past event when he was younger. Playing in front of a crowd of people he picked up his bow and got into the signature Volin pose.
♛He decided to play a song that was close to him in fact it was one of the songs he played before she arrived. It is called the Promise and so Alex played the song close to his heart. One that went out to his fallen sister for the promise he could not keep all those years ago. When he was done he stood composed looking to Alistar’s eyes a smile slowly forming on his handsome face. “How did you like it? I know it may sound a bit sad but I’ve my reasons” he told her while setting the violin down on a stand nearby.
Alistar Bastet
It didn’t surprise her to know that the school provided whatever he needed. She could sympathize with the desire to hunt. It was the thrill behind it. An amused smile graced her lips as he asked if he was one of the interesting people. ”Of course. Would I be in your room if you weren’t?” she teased only laughing at him as he called her challenge to take his cane. ”Oh a challenge eh? One day that cane of yours will just be gone and you can thank me later.” she scrunched her nose at him playfully and blew him a kiss still chuckling. Reclining and listening to the song that he played her she liked it. It was a beautiful song and one he was obviously fond of as well. As he finished she stood again and grinned at him. ”You’ll have to tell me those reasons sometime.” she would have continued the conversation but the bell for class rang. Looking up and then back to Alex she waived at him as she was teleported to class.
Once in the class she was not very pleased to hear the announcement from the headmaster. A frown came to her face as she looked around. Waiting for a bit until she could make her way up to the board to see who her partner was she didn’t quite understand what was going on. She had never met her partner before so she had no idea who it was but something about switching their powers? What could this Lauren girl do? As long as she didn’t touch anyone she would be fine from Alistar’s powers. Did she even really need to go and find her? ”Lauren?” she called out to the people in the class generally seeing if anyone even answered her.
Niels Van ’t Hout
There was nothing like an early morning gallop to get your blood pumping! Though the best part of these morning runs didn't happen until after he returned to the dorm. As soon as he was in his dorm, he grabbed a pair of basketball shorts and transformed into his full human form. Quickly donning the shorts, he grabbed up his phone and found a wall with good lighting he could lean against. Looking at himself through the camera on his phone he made some little touchups, like making sure the pants were riding low enough that just a little bit of the v of his pelvis was showing, then snapped the picture. The sweat glistening on his sculpted body and the emphasis on its contours…yeah, this was definitely a thirst pic. He didn’t take them every day, but there was a large folder on his phone for them. Usually after taking one he’d send it out to a few people then store it in the folder where he would never look at them again…well, not unless some hot dating app (or seriously most any social app) came along. ”Hmm, I wonder if I could set up a site where people would have to pay to see my more risqué pics? Call it something like “Only Fans”…nah, that’s a dumb name. Besides, I don’t have the tech skills for something like that and there isn’t much of a monetary system around here.” Those thoughts aside, he went through his list of thirst recipients and sent them the following messages along with the pic:
To: Alistar
You missed a good workout this morning. Maybe when curfew hits we could work on marathon endurance training
To Harper:
Just thinking of your majestic beauty enflames my body and mind. Wouldst thou quench my burning passion, oh Gothic Queen?
To: Viv
How’s this for my Canterlot High yearbook photo?
Then to some of his flings he sent a simple message of “Hope this will tide you over until you’re back in my arms” with the pic.
With that taken care of, he took a quick shower and properly dressed before heading off to class. Once inside, he didn’t feel anything weird, but when he read the board he knew shit was up. ”I’m paired with Mari, huh? She’s the hyper pink haired one with light curves but great-“ He kept himself from going further down that thought trail cause who knows what lustful thoughts plus unknown powers could do. Spotting her in the crowd of chaos he spoke like, well, himself. ”Hey gorgeous, I hear you got my powers and I got yours. What sort of mischief can we get up to?” Ugh, he was starting to feel a little weird, but then again the weirdness seemed oddly familiar. Maybe she could do something similar to what he could do?
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She was glad to be of service to Myst. Even if it was the littlest things like letting her rest the rest of the day. After all, she had to keep her end of their deal. Teasing Varg was also amusing as well. But before she knew it, the afternoon bell rang and it was time for class. As expected, the cafe faded and she opened her eyes. Appearing to be in the classroom that she needed to be in.
Lauren fiddled with her fingers as the teacher went on about the announcement. One thing that caught her attention was that powers would be swapped for the bell. 'Um... what?' she thought to herself. Maya was teleported to her dorm so she couldn't glance down to see what the bird thought. Her mind began racing as she looked around the room. Who would she be swapping powers with? Some people walked up to the board to read the names.
She heard her voice being called out. Bringing her back from spacing out. A girl with purple hair was saying her name. Lauren raised her hand and gave the girl a little salute. Letting her know where she was and that she heard her. "You called?" she said to her. Rather curious as to what the girl could do as well. What kind of capabilities did she have?
Drake Barlow
Drake would shake his head "I wont use your powers unless absolutely necessary. I can fix my nose when my strength is back to normal." he told her not wanting to exhaust himself incase something happened to make their situation worse and knowing his powers that was almost a guarantee. As he finished standing up she saw panic in her eyes and began looking around before seeing something beginning to form and appear. "Relax." he said in a stern voice "The more you let fear grip at you the more you'll make and the stronger they get. Not to mention you could end up hurting yourself if you get too excited due to my other power forcing your blood to go wild." he said slowly taking out a dagger from under his coat. "I will deal with what you summon till class ends. I am sure we can survive whatever comes till then." he said before going to the horror she had summoned and did what he knew best, killing monsters. He would go for the animal and with the first swing of his dagger he knew he had not thought this through and he split the horror in half right down the center getting some blood on him from the beast. He remembered the strength and looked back to her "Okay, I am more then equipped to deal with the horrors but i cannot help you with the blood. You need to calm down and let your blood flow like normal" he would tell her trying to be supportive but he was using his usual monotone.
Drake would be there and as helpful as he could , fighting off monsters and talking Evelynn through how to keep her blood from hurting her, until the bell rang and almost the instant it did he felt his powers return. Sighing he would check on Evelynn to make sure she was doing okay and once he was sure she was he would say goodbye and leave the class room after breaking his nose back into place . Drake would come out of the class drained from the experience of having his abilities swapped with someone else's. He would go to his dorm and get cleaned up wanting to be clean for his meet up with Alistar. In truth Drake never really considered his hygiene much. He always made sure to get a shower in, brush his teeth, and comb his hair but that was the extent of it. But when he thought about going to hang out with Alistar something inside told him he should get cleaned up before going so that is what he was doing.
Cleaned and refreshed from class now Drake made his way to her dorm having brought along his sketch pad and some pencils. He was planning on showing her how he drew since she had shown some interest in it before. He arrived at the dorm she had told him was hers and began knocking on the door. He stood feeling a slight raise in his heart rate but was unsure why.
Draw me like one of your French girls
Spotting a woman raising her hand and saluting her Alistar saluted back. Walking over to her it didn’t take long for the two to strike up a conversation and discuss their powers. There were a few comedic moments but over the course of the class they seemed to avoid any major snafus. Alistar knew she wouldn’t mind meeting up with the blonde again even to just hang out.
After class Alistar had headed back to her dorm and cleaned up. It had been an experience just like always. Drake had finally earned that time to draw her so she knew he was coming over. She sent Neils a quick text to let him know that she was having someone over and saw that the stud had texted her before class. Laughing at his picture she saved it in a folder she had made just for him before replying.
To: Neils
Message: Such a drool worthy photo. I shall save it to my ‘special’ file. <Insert Kiss Emoji> Hey having someone over to the dorm. See ya at curfew handsome.
She honestly didn’t think anything would happen, but she wanted to be on the safe side and avoid any awkward situations. Hearing a knock at the door she made her way to it and opened it. Seeing a cleaned up Drake she cocked an eyebrow at him before stepping back and letting him in. ”Well hello. You ready?” heading back in, she raised her hands and did a turn to show him the place. ”I’m told they all look the same aside from color and decor. You want anything to drink?” might as well play good host while he was here.
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Drake would nod “ Hello and yes.” he said respectfully before walking in looking around the place with a silent stare noticing the similarities but also the differences. When she offered him a drink he thought for a moment before answering. “ I would enjoy some water.” he said, holding his sketch pad. His eyes would look her over, taking in the minute details there were thinking about what poses he wanted her to be. Thinking about her in different poses his cheeks didn't change color but the top of his ears got a little pink which with his hair combed neatly were actually visible today. Drake would sit down his mind racing with possible poses for her and Alistar would notice he seemed to be somewhat excited and a tinge nervous.
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Typically she would have told him where the glasses were and to help himself but he seemed a bit distracted. Not really sure why she shrugged and headed into the kitchen to get him his water. Bringing it back out she let her amber eyes rove over him for a moment before setting the water down nearby. ”So you’re going to paint me like one of your French girls today?” she joked thinking back to a movie she had seen once. She hoped the joke would help him be at ease. Was it because they were in a dorm and not someplace more public? She could only guess.
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Drake was going over possibly poses that fit her best, arguing with himself to the point that he didn't notice her come with the water. When she spoke he looked up and took in her words looking very confused for a moment. “ I don't believe I know any French women.” he told Alistar, trying to double check his thoughts and was sure he didn't know any. “ I am trying to think of a pose that fits you best but I am finding myself unsure which to choose.” he told her while taking the water giving her a nod and drank some of it. He always seemed to double guess his words around her. He wanted this to be done right and he found himself surprised how much he seemed to care.
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Alistar laughed softly at his cuteness. ”I’m sure you know some somewhere. Have you never heard the reference before? It came from a movie about a sinking ship. The male lead drew the female lead nude.” She couldn’t help but chuckle more as she stretched her arms above her head grunting as her shoulders snapped. Sighing as she relaxed she watched him expectantly.
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Drake thought about it being unsure if he did know any but wasnt going to dwell on it. What his mind was focusing on was Alistar talking about nude drawings and he wondered if that's what she thought he had come over to do. “ Alistar...Were you wanting me to draw you nude?” he asked unsure if that was true as the words left his lips. Sure she made it apparent she was sexually confident but would she really want to be nude around him just to be drawn. He didn't see how that was sexually gratifying to her in any way and more so that he was here. He had to take a breath and calm his thoughts as well as excise the negative ones remembering how irritated him thinking that way made her.
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Crossing her arms under her breast she leaned to the right and tilted her head. His question surprised her a bit and made her lift an eyebrow in question. Did he really not know the reference? Laughing and wondering if she could make him squirm a bit she purred. ”Do you want me to be nude for you to draw?” she fully expected him to say no. Drake didn’t seem quite confident enough to ask for something like that. Amber eyes searched his face as she waited for his reply.
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He found himself just staring after she asked. Was she offering to get nude for him to draw? His eyes soon met her amber ones and he finally felt an answer rise up in his chest. “ Yes, I think I do want you to be.” he said, his voice honestly and without hesitation. “ I find you beautiful and if you would be willing to do that I want to try capturing the essence of that beauty” he said holding the pencil and the drawing pad. For some reason he could really hear his heart pounding hard in his chest as he waited to see what she would choose. Drake’s mind while he waited began taking all those poses he had imagined and were now imagining them nude which only made his ears go more red.
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Her eyes widened slightly as he requested that she get naked for him to draw. A slow grin made it’s way across her lips as she chuckled. ”I’m sure you would Akl.” winking at him she shrugged and started to undress tossing the clothing off to the side. ”Do you have a preferred position?” She grinned at him for a split second before continuing. ”For your drawing of course.” seeing his ears grow redder she felt a sense of satisfaction that she at least seemed to have some kind of effect on this iceberg of a man.
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Drake would watch her undress his eyes focused on each miniscule movement she made until there she was before him undressed. She asked that question clarifying it a moment later but they only barely registered to him as he thought about her form. His eyes snapped from each new detail to the next one and memorized everything he saw. Finally he spoke “ I want you to choose if you would” he said speaking a bit more softly as he sat there still just staring at her. His ears would be even more red now and she would see him starting to breathe just slightly faster to the point it was almost not noticeable but with her trained eyes she sure did.
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Standing fully naked in front of him she didn’t seem phased at all as she looked around the room. Her body littered with scars. Some old, some newer, like the bullet wound on her left side that had been ripped open several times when she first got to the school. It was a pale splotch of lines from the stitches against otherwise olive colored skin. “Hmmm. Ok.” She murmured before taking a seat in one of the fluffier arm chairs in the room. Watching him she saw the difference in his breathing and could tell that he hadn’t lied to her yet. Was he nervous? She didn’t think he had a reason to be.
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Drake would watch her take her pose and nodded as he began focusing on drawing. He would slowly and carefully draw her his posture showing just how into this he was. His eyes would be very focused as they would jump from the pad to her then back again showing only a glint of determination. Drake wanted this to be as amazing as his skills could allow. The silence would be long besides the sound of his pencil moving but finally he finished “ Okay….I have finished it”
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A playful smirk danced on her lips as she watched him draw her. He was done much quicker than she thought he would be but that was ok. When she said he was finished she stretched both arms above her head with a soft groan and arched her back into it before fluidly standing and moving to stand behind him. Looking over his shoulder at his work she kept her hands on her own hips studying it. “Not bad Akl.” He had even managed to capture some of her scars in a flattering way. She was indeed impressed with what he could do.
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Drake would watch her get up his eyes following all of her movement and stretching. He felt the drumming of his heart grow and was now starting to notice just how hard his heart was beating in this moment. Watching her come over and stand there still undressed and would show her his art of her but he was looking at her body. Her scars kept attracting his eyes, especially the one that seemed the most recent one that was pale. What happened next Drake didn't realize he was doing. His hand moved to gently touch and feel the scar with all the imperfections it had against her skin. He would look entranced before talking as he touched her. “ Imperfections like these are so beautiful.” he said, his voice more relaxed and soft than she would be used to. “ They carry stories and memories that form us. People don't often care for them but….I think they are important” he said looking up his eyes locked with hers “ What do you think Alistar?” he asked, tilting his head slightly as he found himself just lost staring in her eyes.
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Completely comfortable with the way she was she had noticed he stared at her, but then again… Drake stared a lot at things anyway. Maybe it was just the way he saw the world around them? Looking over his drawing she blinked and raised an eyebrow at him. Looking down at his hand she made a tsk sound before asking. ”Do you always so readily touch someone?” bringing her eyes up to his she tilted her head fully waiting for an answer. It wasn’t completely out of character for him to ask questions, but this seemed new. ”Scars are the roadmap of a life. As you can tell, I’ve lived a long one.” she gestured to herself before shrugging.
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Drake thought about her words looking down thinking why he touched her. “ No I don't. I normally try to give others a lot of space because I know I make them uncomfortable. You're not uncomfortable around me as well, you are not anyone. You are Alistar Bastet and you're a very amazing person from what little I know about you.” he said, frowning as a thought came to mind “ Was my touch upsetting to you?” he asked her, hoping he hadn't made her feel uncomfortable or disgusted.
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Staring at Drake for a moment she could see why he would make people uncomfortable. He stared at things intensely. ”I wasn’t uncomfortable because I’m confident in my own skills, and I recognize you for what you are.” she said softly. Leaning back but not shying away from his touch a cocky smile grew on her face as he called her by her first name, but it faded as he continued with her last name. ”At least you didn’t call me Ms. Bastet again..” Laughing softly she gave him an incredulous look. ”If I didn’t like it… You wouldn’t have a hand still now would you?” Lifting a hand she tapped the tip of his nose gently.
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Drake shook his head “ no, I wouldn't. You are more than capable of taking my hand from me no matter if you are armed, dressed, or not.” he said, showing he understood and respected her skills. She also inferred she didn't dislike his touch which raised a question in his mind screaming to be asked. “ Alistar...Does that mean you liked my touch? Is it okay to ask you why you enjoyed it and what about it was enjoyable?” he asked her, not moving from his sitting position and his hand was still touching on the scar as he was curious how old it was. He was getting conflicting answers from what he knew about wounds but that might be due to her abilities.
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“Now why wouldn’t I enjoy it? You’re not trying to harm me.” Briefly doubt flashed through her mind and she tilted her head at him. Why did he want to know about this now? A frown creased her brows. ”If it feels that odd then you don’t have to continue touching it.” Drake always had been a bit odd when it came to people. He’d told her that much and she had noticed he didn’t react to her abilities quite the same way that others did. Heading back to her clothes she picked them up and started putting them back on. “Did you get everything you needed?”
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Drake looked at her “ I doubt I would ever wish to harm you.” he said then looked confused when she said it felt odd. “ It doesn't feel odd.” he told her “ I was curious when you got it but I couldn't figure it out. I usually am able to.” he told her watching her walk back to her clothing “ I don't think anything about you is odd if i'm being honest. I find most of what I learned interesting and impressive.” he explained to her. She then asked if he got what he needed to which he nodded “ I got what I needed. I think I put my best effort into this one.” he said looking at the picture before looking back at the real Alistar as he felt more questions forcing their way out. “ Can I ask you what are some things you enjoy?”
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Finishing dressing she walked back to the chair and sat, crossing her legs and watching him. “Sex? Killing those who deserve it? What are you looking for?” Resting her head in her palm again she sighed softly thinking. ”That particular one was as I was pulled into this school. I was escaping from a mission and the warp threw me off balance. A bullet grazed my side as I came through. I tried to stitch it close myself but the next day some vamp tried to rip it open to drink my blood.” he had succeeded too if she were being honest. Recalling how she had been sent back to the infirmary and having Niels help her heal it was not exactly something that had her smiling.
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Drake listened and wondered why she found sex so enjoyable. He had had sex before and enjoyed it but wasnt sure if it was the act or who he was with. Killing those who deserved it brought back a lot of memories that would earn a nod from the man. Then she asked him what he was looking for and he thought about that “ Anything really. I want to know whatever you would be willing to tell me.” he said before listening with great interest to her story about the school, the warp, and the vampire. He found it all to be so much more intense and rather magical then what he had been forced into doing. “ You really are an amazing person Alistar.” he said with a small smile as his eyes seemed to shine showing a great interest in her.
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“I know. What do you enjoy?” She countered glancing at his drawing and waving a hand dismissively as he called her amazing. She wasn’t sure how she liked the way that he was looking at her. Sure she had seen men look at her with lust or interest before but never whatever was in his eyes. It was just different and different generally wasn’t a good thing for the unknowing Goddess. Then again this was Drake she was dealing with. Her Akl. So given what information she already knew about him… she just couldn’t think it was anything that would be harmful to her. Honestly, he reminded her more of a puppy, as she had called him before, than an assassin.
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Drake noticed her avoiding talking about herself again and weirdly enough the word cute came to his mind. “ My interests? Well I enjoy playing the piano. You have learned that I enjoy art or specifically detail sketching. I often enjoy reading fantasy books often with knights, elves, dwarves and the like. I learned baking here and have found it to be something I really enjoy.” he said no hesitation or lies “ I also enjoy the time we spend together. It has been really uplifting for me.” he went on to say and she wouldn't feel any lies from his words. “ So now will you share more of what you enjoyed now that I shared what I do?” he asked her in his usual calm voice.
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Alistar watched him carefully taking a deep breath. “Information has a price Akl. What are you willing to pay?” She had already technically answered him but he seemed hell bent on asking her for more. Uncrossing her legs and recrossing them in the opposite direction she wondered what it was that he was getting at. Granted he should have already been able to deduce some of the things from previous conversations but he did like things to be laid out plainly before him.
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" Yes." he said calmly, not showing any hesitation. " I will pay the price to learn more about you." he said to her and watched her move her legs finding his focus pulled to the act. Drake often found himself staring at some odd movements that Alistar did more and more frequently. Subtle things like how she messed with her hair and such. Drake was often confused at his staring afterwards and luckily Alistar hadn't pointed the stares out to him even though he knew she noticed with her skill. He would remain where he sat waiting for her to name her price.
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Raising an eyebrow she just stared at him. “Yes to what Akl?” She stared at him for a bit longer obviously getting bored. “Yes I know. That wasn’t my question. My question was what are you willing to pay?” He was doing his observing thing again to her. This time she let out a soft huff and cleared her throat to draw his attention back to her face. Giving him a pointed look she waited.
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" Oh I see, my answer wasn't clear. Name your price is what I meant." he said with his usual tone, wondering why she was growing bored. Was he boring her? Had he ever cared before if he was boring someone? Yes! He actually did once but it had been some time ago. As he tried to remember the time he had been this worried about another person's mood the memory suddenly hit him. He had always cared deeply about how Claudia's mood was whenever they were together even before the two of them admitted to having feelings for one another. Drake looked back at Alistar and wanted to see that playful smile she usually had so he knew she was enjoying herself. He wanted to hear her call him Akl with a jovial tone in her voice. She wanted to see her looking playful and teasing him about something he did or said because all of that he enjoyed.
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Patiently Alistar explained. “No. Then I am telling you what I find valuable about you. I want to know what you think is valuable.” this had turned from him drawing her to her giving him another lesson. This time she was trying to get him to identify things about himself, or that he had, that he found valuable. Instead of finding validation externally she wanted him to do it internally. Drake had confidence in his skills but he seemed to lack them about his person. This was something she just couldn’t let stand and felt a strange need to help him develop it.
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Drake thought on it for a moment before getting up and walked over to her with odd clarity to his eyes. " you admire confidence, skill. You seem interested in growing confidence in me and helping me in accepting the skills I have. You value survival which is why I believe you are not keen on sharing info about yourself." he said leaning in close so their eyes were level " you like affection but i think only if you control it. you also seem to enjoy teasing along with being a step ahead." he would say gently moving his hand to gently stroke her cheek with his thumb " you also value respect from what i can gather but not formality, you would rather see that respect earned." he explained watching her reaction. Drake was silent again just staring at her for a moment taking in the minute details of her face " you see a me i can't yet...but i think i am seeing the outline. It makes me want to see a you others can't." he explained with a small smile appearing on his face " it's why i want to know more about you Ali."
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Amber eyes lifted to watch him as he came over to her. Listening to him she wondered if he still hadn’t understood her instructions. Would she have to beat it into him? Her eyes narrowed dangerously as he assessed her and knelt in front of her to bring himself level with her eyes. The hackles on the back of her neck rose as a low rumbling growl made its way through her throat as he touched her cheek. ”I am fully aware of what I appreciate and enjoy, Drake. I did not ask for what I find valuable. I’ll say it one last time.” her tone took on a full warning clip. ”What do you think is valuable about yourself? What are you willing to pay for information? So far you’ve just redirected and restated what you think I want to hear.” a snide smirk grew over her lips as she looked at him coldly. She had slipped into her more murderous mood that very much reflected a cat playing with a mouse, intent on killing it.
Her nose wrinkled and her eye twitched as he called her Ali. ”You should find yourself before you try to find others Drake.” she gave him a very disapproving look waiting to see what he said. It would decide on if she stayed or if she left. She was not a fan of wasting her time with someone who refused to answer questions. It would be sad true, she enjoyed her time with Drake, but she wouldn’t stay if he didn’t want to grow.
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Drake watched her and saw she...disapproved? He had redirected and restated? Isn't that what she did? Her words didn't make sense and the smirk she had seemed too familiar. Then he remembered Leonard asking him a question but with different words. For a moment a cold murderous expression came over his face for only a mere moment. It made sense now in his head what she was asking. She wanted to hear what he always wanted to say to that fucking bastard. A smile came over his face as his eyes with confidence met hers “I am a survivor, I am adaptable. I won't be broken again and I will defy fate. I will make sure any fucker who tries to bind me like they did dies by my hand” he said as he stood up “ I will live my life baking and drawing and anything else i want. I will embrace passions and better myself until I become the person I desire.” he said and straightened his back thinking deeply about it “ I am kind, I am strong, I am curious” he would list off reaching to his shirt and pulled out his pendant opening it up “ I am loyal, I will protect what matters to me. I am faithful yet not a zealot.” he said, feeling his heart hammering. This was so deeply pent up within him that letting it out made his heart feel lighter “ I am trained with skills that make me deadly to those who would cross me or hurt those i love. I can see beauty in people through my Art. I can express my feelings through song. I can spread my kindness and love with my cooking.” he said looking at her for a moment thinking about his words and what they meant.
Drake took a breath slowly letting his heart calm down “ I value this life. I apparently lost it once already but I value it because it has allowed me to grow and be who I am as well as who I wish to be. I value my freedom because I can pursue my desires and my chosen path without tethers holding me like a puppet. I value my emotions because having had to hunt for them I realize how much they matter to me.” he said then took a moment to think on his words and hers “ I offer my body for information” he said and stood there waiting to see if that was right because beyond that he had no answers left.
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Carefully Alistar watched him as he seemed to be thinking over his answer for her. An eyebrow twitched as she saw the smile that came over his face and the way he looked at her. Her gaze turned sour though as he spoke. She really had hoped that he would understand and answer her directly this time. It seemed though that this would be the last time she would see her Akl. His words were nice and he seemed passionate about it but to put it bluntly, she didn’t care. This was all stuff that she had heard before from him in some form or another.
Letting out a soft sigh she was about to get up and leave when he finally, FINALLY said it. A devious smirk spread over her face as she looked up at him with pleased half lidded eyes. With a soft chuckle she fluidly moved to her feet to stand in front of him. Her hand coming up to cup his cheek almost lovingly. ”Very good Akl.” she purred at him her thumb brushing his lower lip. ”Now. What would you like to know? You have five questions. Use them wisely.” She would probably answer more than that, but it would force him to ask the more important ones faster.
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Drake would watch her get up touching him but didn't move at all letting her do as she liked his ears going a tad red. Seems he had five questions and that was it for now. He needed to think this out to get the best information that would be helpful for him. “ What makes you the happiest?” he asked her for his first question. “ What makes you sad? What do you hate? What disgusts you?” he said thinking for a moment. The last question needed to matter and he knew that. It needed to be the best question he could ask. Drake was silent for a moment just staring at this complex and amazing woman. “ What does it take for something to be important to you?” he finally asked, not able to find a better way to word it.
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It was nice to see the faint red color hit his ears. The only indication that her touch even remotely did anything to him. Of course that was without her ability. She chuckled to herself wondering if she should give him a surprise like the first demonstration for him. Shifting away from him she headed into the kitchen to get herself a glass of water and came back listening to his questions. Motioning to the couch for him to sit if he wanted she resumed her spot in the chair thinking about how to answer him. They were difficult questions for her but she had promised him this reward. ”Happiest?” taking a deep breath she tilted her head back and thought about that. A thoughtful look coming to her face. ”This is a tricky question and I’ll answer it to the best of my abilities.” she looked at him with a soft apologetic smile. ”In this very moment, here at this school. Spending time with you or some of the other people I’ve met here. The thing that makes me sad?” It made her chuckle that he had asked that. He would have some forethought. Taking a drink from her water she bought herself some time. ”Being alone. What do I hate?” she scrunched her nose looking to her birthmark. ”The Pharaoh. He also disgusts me. Injustice, or abuse.” her voice lilted with anger as she thought about it. ”Slavery disgusts me.” it was like she spat the word from her mouth. Turning her wrist so she couldn’t see her birthmark she calmed and thought of his last question.
An emotion that wasn’t quiet recognizable flashed over her face. ”To answer that I’d have to tell you what is important to me. My life, my freedom, the ability to choose… all of those things are important to me.” with a sigh she leaned back and looked up at the ceiling. ”Other than myself, I don’t have things that are important to me Akl. You should know with the lives we lead… having something important to you is a weakness and can be exploited. If I had an object or something of that nature it could be taken from me. If it were a person….” she trailed off grimacing. ”I’ve done terrible things to beautiful people Akl. I know what could be done and I refuse to ever put another creature in a position where it would be harmed like that because of my love. So while I may love something physically for a short time. I will never build an attachment.” she shifted her head to look back at him. Waiting for the moment he would tell her to build attachments and that people could protect themselves and blah blah blah. Words, that’s all it would be.
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Drake would listen to her answers putting them to memory as she spoke but then it went to the last question and he felt his mind drift to old memories of things he had done. Without thinking he grabbed his pendant and opened it up thinking of the words she was saying. When she stopped talking he just sighed “ you're not wrong.” he told her slowly closing the pendant “ the pain of those important things being ripped from your or twisted and being used against you….i know those well. There were many days I cursed them for becoming important to me only to weep and beg for forgiveness I knew would not come.” he said, sighing looking up to the ceiling. “ Those attachments did help me in a few important times but there were a lot of sad times. I wonder if I was wrong for ever making those connections with them knowing where things went.” he told her before smiling “[]But it's who I am. I can't let them go but that's just part of me.” he said looking at her “ And I don't expect you to be like me. If your choice is to not build attachments then that is your decision. I was just hoping I could build one with you.” he told her, showing he was being truly honest.
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Amber eyes watched him toy with his pendant. It was important to him. She could tell just by how he held it and always kept it on him. She heard his words and only once narrowed her eyes at him. Drake had never lied to her before but as he got to the end she felt it. He had told a barely noticeable white lie. He even had the gall to tell on himself. This was probably the only reason she didn’t get upset with him for lying. He had wanted an attachment with her. She would have to be careful with him now. ”I don’t do attachments Akl. They are messy and costly. Even if we were to have sex it would be a one time deal.” she paused obviously thinking on that one. ”Well I suppose maybe not considering we are both stuck here, but that’s all it would be. Fulfilling a physical need. Nothing else. I know this place is all about finding love and kumbaya, but 200 years of habit is a lot to break.” she gave him a rueful smile and shrugged.
Shifting to sit up she put her elbows on her knees and leaned forward. ”So was this it? You finished your drawing and got your questions.” she looked at him quizzically to see what else he would do.
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Drake nodded “ I understand” he said simply and would look to her “ and If you want me to leave i will or we can continue just enjoying one anothers company” he said with a small nod “ I enjoy being around you and I don't see that changing anytime soon. You're fun to be around” he told her with a small smile “ so what would you like to do now?” he asked her wondering what she would choose for them to do or if she would send him off. He would go with either since he had gone through an intense and overall good time with her today.
But then he wondered if he would be satisfied with that. Was he really happy with leaving already as things had gotten to be interesting and fulfilling for him? No! He wanted to stay and learn more about her. To have her learn as much as she wanted to about him. Then an idea came to mind that he knew was sure to grab her attention. There was a bit of hesitation inside of him but that, he was sure, would fade. “ I should pay you back for answering my questions and it seems we did agree on a price.” he told her as he took off his coat, then his holsters. Then Drake began to take off his shirt showing off the scarred torso and arms along with the three horrible marks the cult leaders had given him. He would continue till Drake stood there completely unclothed before her “ I guess it is my turn to stand and model” he said trying to make a joke but his deadpan delivery really didn't see it through.
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Staying silent as she watched him and listened she could tell he wasn’t happy about leaving but would if she wanted him to go. It made her smile when he told her that he enjoyed being around her. There was no lie there, so either he completely believed it, it was true, or both. He seemed to take a moment after asking her what she wanted to do and was thinking hard about something. It was amusing to watch him try so hard. Curious about what he was thinking about she stayed quiet and waited.
She didn’t have to wait long and she was rewarded for her patience as he finally moved and spoke. An eyebrow receded into her hairline as he actually shocked her. Alistar wasn’t even sure why she was surprised but the openly shocked, curious, and amused look on her face probably was enough to help someone see the full scope of her reaction. Drake was someone who seemed like he would follow orders but to actually be as comfortable in his own skin as she had been? Now that was interesting. A faint blush tinted her cheeks at his boldness but a soft sexy smirk graced her lips as she let her eyes trail over him. Making a spinning motion with a finger she wanted him to turn for her. ”Slowly.” Taking him in she let out a content sigh as he completed the turn. ”Put your pants back on. I’d rather not be distracted while talking with you. Tell me about the markings.” her tone was a command but not a harsh one. Lazily she let her gaze travel over him more before stopping at his eyes and smiling at him encouragingly.
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Drake would do the spin as she asked before hearing her say put his pants back on. Drake followed the order before hearing the question about the markings knowing instantly what she was referring to on his body. Once he had his pants on he pointed to the one that had been burned into his arm “ The seal of the order, the Halo of the sun.” he said then pointed to the other one “ The cross of the brethren using stitching and cloth from the clothing of the original founders of the brethren and done in a way that it is dangerous to remove.” he said then pointed to his stomach that had deep scarring that was different then the others “ The seal of Mettatron carved into me by the descendents of the founders.” he said simply not having much emotion in his voice when talking about it “ They are all religious symbols of my faith that they used to brand me as their property and weapon. They said it was to help bless me with the goddess’ protection but I know now she would never make her children suffer for her blessing” he said before holding out his arms “ as I touched you, you can touch me” he said watching her his mind thinking about what could be distracting for her that was now covered up by his pants. He was sure from how she spoke she had seen what men had and his wasn't much different from most….was it?
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A vague pout flitted across her face as he finished doing up his pants. Such a shame really. Shaking her head to herself she watched him point and explain the different markings on his body. The explanations made the smile on her face fade to a look of muted anger. She hated fanatical groups. The factions for the Pharoah at home had been the same way. ”Would you ever want them removed?” she asked surprised at herself for thinking of offering to heal the scars for him. Healing was something that took a lot out of her and for the amount of work those would take… it would take a while and it would probably put her out of commission for a couple of days at least.
When he offered for her to touch him she stood and moved towards him. Her hand going out to lightly touch the marking that was stitched into him. Figuring that the stitching may be tender when touched she would push a bit of her ability into her touch, making it at least a pleasant sensation. Of course any time she shifted her touch and lost contact with him the feeling would fade almost instantly. ”You should be mindful of who you invite to touch you Drake.” she looked up at him meaningfully. ”As an assassin you should know better than to invite someone like me this close.” she reprimanded him gently. Exploring the burned arm next she noticed the other scars and occasionally touched one or two of them thoughtfully. ”You’ve met other gods and goddesses here. Does that not shake your faith even a little?” she thought of the ones she had heard of and seen at the school. ”What if you end up with one of them? Wouldn’t that be awkward for you?” it was a confusing thing to her. Sure she believed in the Pharoah and the other gods or goddess’ of her country, specifically Bastet, but she wasn’t ruled by them or as attached as Drake was.
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Drake looked to her as she asked about having them removed “ If I am being honest...I never thought they could be. I said before that scars tell stories and such and I believe mine do as well. A cautionary tail of being blinded by grief and faith without considering reason.” he said softly “ but...maybe in a different form. I learned of tattoos here and if these were to be healed by someone's power then...I might desire them to be placed as tattoos. Using them to show I have healed from their marks and live freely with my faith still with me.” he said before watching her touch him before she reprimanded him for letting her touch. “ You may be right but the same could be said before for me touching you. Regardless I chose to trust you in this moment and i do not regret it” he said before she brought up faith. “ I think being here has only made me more sure of my faith. The goddess teaches of compassion, understanding, and redemption. To see one for who they are, not what their pain has made them.” he told her smiling “ my goddess, unlike many, was there in my most desperate moments. I do not need her to be powerful nor all knowing. I only desire her ear to hear my worries, her kindness to help my sorrow, and her guidance as i try to become the person she sees in me.” he told Alistar his expression softening
“ It makes sense to me and has helped me become the man you see now as well as to grow into the man i will be.” he said looking into her eyes “ and if by chance i find love with a goddess that doesn't mean i would be left in a horrible place. I believe I would be rather lucky to have two divines who care for me in different but important ways.” Drake told her with certainty “ But my faith is mine and not for me to force on others. My goddess would not wish me to do so either”
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Alistar hummed in response as she dropped her hand to his stomach and traced the scars there lightly as he spoke. ”I’m sure someone here could heal them or remove them. There are quite a few who have healing abilities.” At first she didn’t understand his desire to have them tattooed on himself but as he explained it made a bit more sense. ”I think I understand.” as he tried to turn the reprimand back on her she grinned wickedly as she tilted her head and looked up at him. ”I let you touch me because I knew I could take you.” to reward him for his trust though she gave a bit more of a push from her powers running her hand up his bare chest before laughing softly and reaching up to cup his cheek. A cheeky smile on her lips. ”So does that make me your Goddess? You’ve said the same things about me before. That I see someone in you that you cannot.” with a snort of a laugh she let him go and stepped back. He really was an odd one. To have such blind faith yet skill to back it in deadly ways. She couldn’t quite tell if she found Drake to be an old soul or a young one. Some of his beliefs and mannerisms reminded her of the young devout clerics back home who were fanatical about their temples. Yet at the same time he occasionally reminded her of something from those who had seen far too much death or caused it in their lives. ”You really are an odd one Drake. I can’t quite figure you out.”
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Drake would listen to her talking about those who could heal them and he thought about it “ Perhaps it is something i should consider more” he said with a nod glad she understood the want for the tattoos. Then she brought up him touching her and being able to take him making Drake smile “ yes, but I would not go down without some sort of fight Alistar” he told her, chuckling some his little chuckle being soft. He felt that sudden pleasant feeling and figured because of how much and sudden it was that Alistar had used that power of hers. Then she made a joke about her being a goddess and he just smiled at her. “ I don't see why not though you just said you don't want attachments and I did mention love being part of me finding another goddess.” he told her looking at her “ But i wouldn't be upset if that came to pass.” he said to her “ i feel like anyone would be lucky to have you as a partner but as you said that is not happening.” he said calmly, slowly putting his shirt back on when she made the comment about him being odd. “ I cannot argue that, I know I am far from normal.” he said but still seemed in a good mood.
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She was most definitely having fun teasing him but she rolled her eyes as he once again turned the teasing around to her. Laughing outright at him, in a non-harsh manner she tossed up her hands. ”Alright alright you win. I’m not a goddess, or your goddess. You Sir are an expert assassin. You’ve even learned how to kill a mood.” still laughing she shook her head at him watching him put his shirt back on. ”You got that right.” she chuckled, clapping her hands together. ”I suppose this is it then. I have collected my debt, you’ve drawn me, and we bonded. I do believe this will be a good place to stop for the night since it’s late and you never seem to notice my advances anyway.” again she laughed good naturedly as she helped him collect his things and walked him to her dorm door. Opening it for him she leaned on it and smiled up at him as he left.
Turning and pulling her phone out of her pocket after shutting the door she sent an all clear text to Niels just to let the pony know and went to flop down on the couch. Hugging a lonely pillow while channel surfing.
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Drake would be confused and after he was out in the hall he was mulling her words over in his head. Advances? What advances did she mean? Drake wouldn't make it to the end of the hall before stopping and looked back with a look of surprise “ wait….did she want to have sex with me?” he asked aloud, looking surprised at the realization. After a moment he would make his way to the library before going to his dorm snatching up a book on seduction and began studying about all the different ways seduction worked as well as a few magazines that read ‘10 ways to know someone is into you’ right on the cover.
Drake Barlow
Drake entered the dorm holding the books and magazines on seduction putting them on the couch grabbing the one that read '10 ways to know someone is into you' and began fervently reading it. Drake would take notes his mind racing with the knowledge he was gleaming from all the magazines and the books he had. Drake wanted to make sure he didn't misunderstand any signals Alistar would send his way in the future and maybe send some of his own. His mind had honestly been thinking about her more and more and from what he was reading as well as what he was feeling inside he knew what he really thought about her. He sighed looking down and smiled at where he knew the locket laid "I bet your both smiling at me wherever you both ended up. I guess moving forward can sometimes feel good....makes me feel a little guilty that I'm feeling so happy about it." he said but shook his head "right, no being down and trying my best. I didn't forget. I think you both would of liked her. I know Al-Heather would." he said and began writing plans for Alistar for tomorrow wanting to make sure things were clear between them. She might get mad, she might not but he wasn''t going to worry about it and just try it.
He would feel a presence and stood up looking around soon finding Charlotte. He nodded to her walking into the kitchen making some coco for them "How was your day Charlotte?" he asked her from the kitchen doing as he always did and kept an eye on the Kettle. He had hoped her day had been nice but after fixing their cups and walking to where she was something seemed off "is everything okay? Did something happen?" he asked a soft hint of concern coating his words as he looked her over making sure she wasn't hurt. He knew they had shared the same class so maybe things hadn't gone well with her partner which drake could understand as he had been pretty worried the Evelyn was going to bleed out. He gestured towards the couch so the two could sit down and discuss things while they relaxed. Drake had been planning on sharing what had happened between him and Alistar but feeling he was getting told him that might need to wait till they talked about her day but there was a part of him excited to share that was always there in him.
Alistar Bastet
Wrapping the blanket from the back of the couch around her she huddled on it and mindlessly stared at the tv screen. She wasn’t sure why she acted the way she did around Drake. He intrigued her and made her want to see him grow. Settling on a random movie she watched it without really seeing it until she heard the curfew bell going off. Glancing up she knew that Niels was going to be back soon.
With a yawn she wondered what her friend had been up to since class? The memory of his photo made her chuckle. Pulling out her phone she went through it. She realized she had a lot of photos of Niels. A handful of Drake, and that was about it. She never really had been one for mementos like this, but she found she wanted keepsakes like this so that she could remember the people she was meeting. This line of thinking made her pause. Were these attachments? Darkly she considered that. If she were home, she wouldn’t be this close with them. What was this place doing to her?
Niels Van ’t Hout
Go fig class had actually been fun and damn that Mari chick was actually pretty hot especially when she adopted that terrorpony form. He would need to hit her up more often, but not like creeper hit her up, just sort of find out what attention she wanted and give it to her. Why was all of this still sounding like one giant innuendo? Anyway, it hadn’t made sense to him to follow up today, much too early, so he had just sort of done his own thing around campus afterwards. Flirted with some npc chicks, hung out in the forest where he practiced his Euphoria spell, that was his typical evening. Well, euphoria wasn’t entirely typical, but it was something he needed to be working on.
His last attempt was a doozy: he managed to target himself with a concentrated blast of high. Certainly made the forest more interesting. Had the leaves always burned with such fiery hues? He was almost afraid to touch them lest he burn himself. Staying out in the forest all night would have been the perfect way to end the day, but alas the school didn’t like that idea. No, it ported him back into the dorm, but hey that was alright too cause there was a different exotic beauty waiting for him there. ”Hey All-Star, you ever notice how in a warm light, your skin looks like a chai latte? I mean, the color is the same, not like you suddenly become a liquid cause that would be fucked up. But you’re warm and spicy like one too. I think I like chai lattes a lot better now cause they remind me of you.” Wow, even when high he could still coin cheesy pick up lines. Now that was a skill. ”You want anything to eat? I could eat like a horse, but I’ll stay human cause I’m better company that way. At least I think I am. Am I better company as a person?” Now that he was waiting on her for a couple replies, he leaned against the wall chill as could be. Almost as an afterthought he muttered, ”Hot damn did I get lucky to meet you.”
Alistar Bastet
Hearing the familiar voice of Niels speaking to her she put her phone away and laughed at his comment. Walking towards him as he leaned against that wall she smirked. He was definitely in one of his moods and it amused her. ”A chai latte huh? I’ve never been compared to one of those before. Not even sure I’ve ever really had one either.” reaching out she put a hand on his chest and rubbed lightly. ”Careful Neils. Keep talking like that and you’ll make a girl think you’ve caught feels.” shifting her hand she cupped his cheek and smiled at him a devilish look to her eyes.
”You’re good company no matter what form you’re in. Pony, man, half and half. It doesn’t matter, you’re still you.” Tugging his hand she pulled him to the kitchen and directed him to sit at the table. ”What are you feeling like eating tonight.” grinning she gave him an appraising look up and down. ”Besides me of course.” with a short laugh she opened the fridge and looked inside to see what was available for a dinner. It kind of sucked that they couldn’t order take out. Turning to look at him again she thought of curry. She had known of this vegetable panang curry that had been amazing. Shifting she looked in the fridge again and was surprised to see a large take out container with the very logo of the place she had been thinking of. Confused as all hell she pulled it out. ”This school weirds me out sometimes.” shaking her head she made each of them a plate and brought it over to him along with a drink. ”Dig in!” Taking a seat across from him she made sure he was eating before starting her own.
Niels Van ’t Hout
He didn’t have an immediate response to the feelings, accusation, and the thought of finding one got shoved to the back of his clouded mind as soon as she started her flirtatious teasing. The kitchen was a nice place to go, the kitchen table was kind of a kinky spot to try or they could get dinner and both were really good ideas. ”I’m not going to straight up eat you, that would be cannibalism, I think. Or would it not cause I’m mostly horse? But horses don’t like meat, so I think I’m safe there. Now if you add one little word to the end of that, that is definitely something I would do, and would like to do. But yeah dinner sounds like a good idea I’m kinda freaking starving and also chai lattes seem like a dessert thing to me.” He didn’t give a rat’s ass (or anyone else’s for that matter) about where the food had come from, all he cared was that it was there and available and the munchies were about to eat him alive. ”I mean, at least it is weird in a good way sometimes. Like bringing dinner into being. Or giving me threads I would never be able to afford in real life. Or, you know, putting us in a dorm together.”
She had only gotten through the word “dig” when he dove into the food. It was spicy, not a thing he was used to, but it had a pleasant burn. ”Ha! I finally thought of it. When you said I might make you think I caught feels, it’s cause I have. But, like, not the ones you told me not to get. There’s a metric shit ton of different feels. So, like, whenever I see a trail of your clothes leading to the bedroom, I get k.o.’d by the horny feels. And when we’re chilling together, I get the happy feels. Did you know you’re my best friend? I bet you didn’t. For real, there’s no one I would rather commit a misdemeanor with than you. Well actually you and Harper then we head to my place for a victory threesome, but that’s kind of a different matter.” That, apparently was all he had intended to say on the matter for as soon as he had said it, he returned to devouring his meal as if nothing had just happened.
Alistar Bastet
With a lopsided grin she listened to his rambling. She was very amused as he contemplated if it were cannibalism or not if he ate her since he was technically mostly horse. ”I’ve seen horses eat meat. Doesn’t happen often but they can.” Waving her fork dismissively she smirked at him enjoying her time with him. His comment about putting them in a dorm together really was sweet. ”You’re worth more than you give yourself credit for Niels. You are invaluable. Never let anyone tell you otherwise.” she watched him eat for a bit before continuing herself.
Lifting a surprised gaze at his exclamation she cocked an eyebrow at him as he admitted to catching feelings. This was a problem. Putting her fork down she kept quiet wondering where he was going with this. They were going to have to have a pretty hard conversation if he really had caught feelings for her. Leaning back in the chair she crossed her arms over her chest. She tried not to let her heart melt as he called her his best friend. Feeling better after he explained she chuckled and shook her head at him. Her dark purple hair swinging behind her. ”You asshole. You scared the shit outta me.” she smiled at him fondly and then got a curious look on her face. ”I think…. I think you’re probably the closest thing to a best friend that I’ve ever had too. So thanks?” she wasn’t sure how she would feel about that…. Shouldn’t she be upset? Finishing off her meal she waited until he was done before cleaning up.
Helping him clean up for the night she made sure he was well taken care of before tucking him into his usual sleeping spot. Crawling into bed herself she yawned and passed out. Too much had happened, and she didn’t feel like being conscious anymore.