Alistar grinned and stretched as she got the notification that Niels had bought the dorm pass. Drake had also been given the notification that he was free for the evening. While he wasn’t entirely happy that they weren’t forced to be in the dorm together; she was ecstatic. She really could use some pampering and a general feel good night. Plus she was excited to see if her wish for Niels had really worked or not. Unlike his where she had to wait until she left to see if it worked, her’s they could test right away. Thankfully Harper had agreed to be the guinea pig for this little experiment. 

Opening the door to her old dorm she called out. [a]”HONEY! I’M HOME!”[e] laughing loudly. There was a sense of nostalgia but she was glad to spend some time with Niels and Harper again.

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With several bottles in arm and a plate of less than suspicious brownies in her other hand and a backpack draped across a shoulder, Harper strutted down the hall in her favorite jacket and pj’s. No boots and hair in a bun, it was a nice sleepover outfit since she doubted they’d be sleeping all that much; they’d probably binge watch movies, shows, and eat junk food until the wee hours of the morning. That and she’d be a less-than-human experiment for Niels but that, too, wasn’t too far out of her realm either, considering what she did for Caira. Doing the same for Niels just made sense and, hey, it was for a friend. 

Approaching just as Alistar yelled that she was home, Harper decided to be dramatic by playfully shoving herself in after the other woman and shouting: [h]“Honey I’m also home!”[/h] before bursting into a fit of laughter. Showing the rows of sharp teeth to Alistar never seemed to bother the other woman or Niels so Harper ran with it. 

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Niels, the horse about town and grand scale playboy, stood in the kitchen meticulously adding mini candies on top of the cream cheese cookie cups he had made.  He had found the recipe online and it looked cute.  Plus, it was one of the few meatless party foods he had seen floating around.  Was meat really necessary for everything?  Already dressed for the occasion, he sported pastel blue pajama pants with Rainbow Dash napping on cloud and stars print, and the matching “Not a Morning Person” half-asleep Rainbow Dash partially submerged in a cloud t-shirt.  He had left the door partially open so that the women could come in whenever they got there, though that meant he didn’t have as much warning when they walked in.  Alistar solved that problem for him.  Soon as he heard her call, he stepped in to the main room, only to see Harper fall in right after, both of them calling him “Honey.”  [color=#9457EB][b]”Both of my best gals walking into my dorm and calling me honey?  How lucky can a stallion get?”[/b][/color]  If they’d let him, he’d give both of them a big hug.  [color=#9457EB][b]”Thanks for bringing food, Harper.  You can set it down wherever you like.  I made a little something too, let me go get that and the makeover equipment AllStar left over here.”[/b][/color]  He disappeared into the bedroom for a minute or two before returning with face masks, nail polish, and all sorts of spa/me day necessities.  Next, he went into the kitchen and brought out the cream cheese cookie cups he had just finished making along with some chips and dip.  [color=#9457EB][b]”Looks like we’ll be eating well.”[/b][/color]

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Alistar laughed when she was shoved from behind. Looking over her shoulder at Harper as she called out to Niels as well. Giggling with the other woman, she turned and took a few things from her arms to help her carry things in. [a]”Well now. This is a great way to start off a sleepover!”[e] Seeing the cookie cups he had made, she grinned brightly. Setting everything down, she made her way to Niels and gave him a big hug. [a]”Pretty damn lucky to get to spend the night with both of us.”[e] Shooting Harper a wink she laughed and patted Niels’ chest lightly. [a]”Ya’ll both know I can’t cook for shit.”[e] it was partially true. She could cook ok, but probably not anything that would have been tasty.

Watching the stallion go to get the makeover equipment she grinned as she flopped down on the couch. Grabbing the remote she turned on the movie channel and cued the random option. [a]”So what have ya’ll been up to? Anything interesting happened lately?”[e] Reaching out, she picked out a dusty gold nail polish and squinted at it. [a]”This one for me I think.”[e] she held it up to get their opinion.

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Harper set down the booze next to the weed brownies and smiled a bit when Alistar hugged Niels. These three had an interesting relationship; Harper knew damn well Niels wanted her (and [i]bad[/i]) but she’d turned him down a few times and now - here she is, sleeping in his dorm. What a weird turn of events. Then it was her turn for a hug and Harper was a bit more hesitant before she almost awkwardly hugged him back. To say that she wasn’t used to affection would be a severe understatement. Then the subject turned to food and Harper nodded with a small laugh, better to warn them now! “Yeah they’re the uh - special type of brownies so do be careful when you’re eating them!” Harper saw nail polish and snorted gently, looking at her own blackened claws; no need to do anything extra with them but she could paint the others. 

“I like that one,” the vampire chimed, sitting down on the floor in front of Alistar so she could start panting the tanned fingernails. To the question, Harper let any and everyone else go first before she fell into a relative silence except giving an opinion or a snarky comment. The vampire didn’t like talking about herself, much less the shit that had gone on recently. ‘I found my long lost brother’ didn’t seem to be a very conductive piece for a conversation… The movie, though, caught her attention. It was something about vampires and Harper motioned to the tv. “Check it out, they think I’m fabulous,” she jokes, scooting over to Niels to paint his nails should he want her to. 

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[color=#9457EB][b]”Come on, All-Star, I think most anyone would prefer your cooking over starving to death, so you have that going for you!”[/b][/color]  He was just kidding, of course, it wasn’t that bad at all, but it was more fun to give her a hard time.  [color=#9457EB][b]”Nice, special brownies.  We should dig into these on an empty stomach, right?”[/b][/color]  He gave Harper a quick wink.  Yeah, he had been high plenty enough times to know that was the exact opposite of what anyone should do.  [color=#9457EB][b]”Gold is definitely your color, Ali.  Oh, and maybe we could put some silver sparkles on yours, Harper?  Silver and black do go great together, and I think I saw a bottle of sparkle somewhere in the collection.  Don’t modern vampires sparkle anyway?”[/b][/color]  As for getting his nails done, he merely shrugged.  [color=#9457EB][b]”You can try doing mine if you want, but I don’t know how well they’ll do overnight.  Might end up with dotted hooves tonight and chipped paint in the morning.  But I’m not going to stop you if you want to do it.  And any color you want, though rainbow is definitely the best.”[/b][/color]  He flopped down on the couch, leaving a spot for Harper between Alistar and him or on the other side of him (though if she wanted in his lap far be it from him to dissuade her) then poured himself a drink.  [color=#9457EB][b]”Anyone want one while I’m bartending?  Alcohol makes most any movie better, I find.”[/b][/color]

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Alistar was happy to comply with Harper and let the vampire paint her nails. Glancing up at Niels she rolled her eyes. [a]”Uh huh. I wish I could say it wasn’t that bad but….”[e] she grinned shaking her head. Her cooking wasn’t [i]that[/i] bad. Taking her information about the special brownies into consideration. Glancing up at the TV when it was mentioned the unknowing goddess laughed. [a]”Of course they think you’re fabulous. You are.”[e] Waving her hands to get them to dry faster she smiled at Harper and Niels.

She had to snort when Niels asked if modern vampires sparkled anyway. [a]”How the hell do they hide if they sparkle?”[e] what were they some kind of fairy? When presented the option of alcohol she raised her hand. [a]”Of course me!”[e] Waiting for him to hand her one she sighed happily and took a drink. [a]”Alright! Game plan. You two get to pass out next to one another and I stay up to make sure that Niels here doesn’t get any funny ideas. Which, thanks again Harper for agreeing to help us out with this.”[e] The Egyptian said looking between her friends.

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