Drake would be reading about some interesting seduction methods as well as ways to communicate with your partner. He had also read ‘what girls find gross from men’ article in a magazine so he had been learning a bunch of new terms and ideas today. His mind while reading kept jumping to Alistar thinking about their time so far together and he smiled happily with genuine warmth. After some more reading, he set the book down and went to go shower feeling like he needed one. Stripping in the bathroom he walked under the hot water and let it cover his body, the heat of the water no longer stinging like it once had but rather felt soothing.

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Tilting her head from side-to-side Alistar cracked her neck and yawned. Class had been a bore today. With a sigh, she scratched the back of her head and opened the door to her dorm. Blinking a few times, she looked around wondering where Drake was until she heard the shower. A wicked grin crossed her face. Closing the door behind her, she locked it and walked towards the bathroom stripping along the way.

All Drake would hear was the bathroom door opening and Alistar moving the door to the shower aside. Looking him over before stepping in, her eyebrow raised in question. It would be the only opportunity for him to tell her not to join him. Which if he did, she would pout but shut the door and leave the entire dorm. Of course, after getting undressed. If he didn’t object, she would step in with him. Her tan hand reaching out to slide over his chest. Her power activating on a very small scale as she pressed her naked body against his and wrapped her arms around his neck. Pulling him in for a kiss under the water.

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Drake’s hair hung down and covered his eyes from others to see as he washed himself before hearing the door. He turned looking to see why the door opened to see Alistar there, naked, and looking at him questioningly “Hello Alistar” he said smiling, always happy to see her. “I guess you would like to join me?” he asked before just nodding and would soon have her pressed against him as his lips were claimed being pulled into a kiss under the water. Drake was growing used to just having her come at him like this, so he was learning to embrace these moments. He remembered what he read and smiled, soon picking her up and pinned her to the shower wall still kissing her slowly sliding his tongue into her mouth.

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Hearing his greeting she smiled at him mischievously. A soft rumbling laugh coming from her throat as he guessed that she wanted to join him. ”Yes.” It was always a joy how easily he responded to her. He didn’t seem to mind or care when she wanted to kiss him or initiate more intimate moments. Happily kissing him, her eyes closed, enjoying the feel of his hands on her body. The swift movement of being picked up and pinned to the shower wall surprised her though. Gasping from the feel of the cold wall hitting her back, she purred and suckled his tongue as it invaded her mouth. Cupping his face and trusting him to hold her up, her legs wrapped around his waist.

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Drake smiled as she joined in his kiss feeling her legs wrap around him. He would easily be able to hold her slowly, breaking the kiss showing some affection to her neck “So how was your day?” he asked softly giving her small nips as he kissed her neck. After some of that he went back to Frenching her slowly letting her slide down but only enough for him to be able to enter her doing it very slowly to enjoy the moment. He smiled as he kept kissing her, loving these moments where the outside world didn't seem to exist. It was just her, and him, enjoying the presence of one another in an intense way. His heart both swelled and shrunk during these moments because he knew that that was all they were, moments. They weren't anything more, at least not to her. It was a bittersweet fact but one he needed to get used to but as time passed it didn't seem like it would be something he adapted to quickly.

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Tilting her head back as he kissed her neck, her hands caressed his shoulders and threaded into his hair. There was just something so sexy about the way he was able to hold her pinned like this, make love to her, and still work in asking her about her day. With a soft laugh, she opened her amber eyes and looked at him amused. ”Better now.” Playing with his hair she sucked in a breath as he entered her. Arching just slightly into him with a moan into his kiss.

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Drake would smile looking at her “I want to take it slow. I am planning to enjoy this moment” he said softly and would slowly push further into her at a teasing pace watching her expression. Drake would slowly kiss her in a more normal passionate kiss with no tongue, enjoying her lips against his as he slowly began pumping his hips. He wanted to make her really desire him, so he needed to do his best each and every damn time they did something like this.

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Goosebumps shivered over her skin at his words. He was such a romantic. Still, it didn’t stop the smile from spreading over her lips, and the moan that slipped from between. Biting her lip, she tried to angle her hips to take him deeper. Returning his kiss her breathing hitched again as he started moving. A hum of pleasure reverberated in her throat. ”Fuck! You feel so good.” she ground out against his lips, as her nails dug into his shoulders.

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Drake smiled loving how she talked to him in these moments. He smiled as he kept his slow pace watching her with fascination and lust. He always enjoyed noticing new things about her in moments like these like how her breathing would hitch, her trying to move her hips to be deeper, the telltale sign of how hard her nails were digging into him compared to how much he was pleasing her. “You feel even better Alistar,'' he said softly, kissing her and biting gently onto her bottom lip. He watched her for a moment “Alistar, why do you love sex so much?” he asked, wondering if at this moment she would be more honest while she was filled with pleasure.

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Shivering and smiling as he told her that she felt even better she chuckled. Kissing him back she growled softly and nipped back at him when he bit her lip. Leaning back against the wall, she kept her eyes open and smiled looking back at him. It was strange how he would watch her when they had sex but thrilling at the same time. Thinking about his question she moaned softly. Her eyes rolled back into her head from his movements, making her purse her lips and lick them. ”Mmmmm…. Why would I not? It feels amazing.” opening her eyes again her lips curled into a smirk. One of her hands came up to cup his face. ”When I have sex, it’s just me and that person, or persons if it’s multiple people. Either way, it’s a way to give and take pleasure. My life doesn’t exactly have that in abundance elsewhere.” she looked a bit sad at the end but closed her eyes and focused on him.

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Drake listened, watching her expression shift into one of faint sadness which hurt Drake a bit to see. Drake would slowly move his head to nuzzle her neck lovingly in an attempt to comfort her a bit. “Then let me try to fill you with an abundance of pleasure so you will have some for later” he said into her ear nipping her neck as suddenly he began thrusting harder and faster trying to give her the maximum pleasure he could. She sounded desperate for joy but also scared to find it at the same time which reminded Drake of himself. Alistar wasn't perfect, simply amazing so of course, she had low moments but if he could help it, he was going to keep them from being all that low.

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Feeling him nuzzle her neck she cradled his head in her arms and purred at his words. A thrill went through her when he nipped her neck. Arching her long back into him she cried out in pleasure as she felt him move harder and faster. Her insides clenched around him tighter, and she clung to him panting. Soft whimpers and gasps were all she could make as that pressure built inside of her and before long, he had her screaming with release.

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Drake didn't hold back, there was no reason to at this point feel her clenching him. He kept going hard wanting to match her release and did so just in the nick of time filling her with his seed as she screamed. Drake was left panting feeling exhausted after having gone rather hard today with their moment. He looked at her slowly kissing her before helping her to be on her feet. When he broke the kiss, he just looked into her eyes but said nothing simply aiming the water at them letting a nice warm wet feeling wash over the both of them. Drake would slowly reach over and grab some soap and begin to wash her in a gentle manner while one arm was still around her.

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Moaning as his hot seed filled her, she clung to him panting as well. Slowly she lowered her legs and stood. Returning his kiss, she let out a content sigh and watched him. It felt strange to have him hold her to him and clean her. It wasn’t a bad feeling at all, just very odd. Obviously, she had previous lovers take care of her… yet the way he went about it seemed different. He wasn’t cleaning her to arouse her again, he was doing it to do exactly what the act was. Clean her and take care of her. Biting the inside of her lip she let him finish but took the soap from him and began cleaning him as well. Using the soap as a type of lubricant to work over his muscles and massage them gently. There were no intentionally sexual touches this time around. She wanted to return the favor of cleaning him and making him feel good.

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Drake would finish only to have her return the favor getting a small, tender smile from Drake “Thanks, that feels nice” he said watching her be oddly gentle in her touch which felt new in a weird way he couldn't pin down. He would wait till she finished washing him up and that both had washed off all the soap before turning it off and moved to grab towels for the both of them. He would begin his usual method of drying himself off before getting on some clean clothes. “It was a nice surprise to have you join me. Did you come in wanting a shower and just join me or was relations the main goal from the start?” He asked her curiously. What had been her driving force for this besides what he had learned during the event. He looked her over as she dried, focusing on her stomach for a moment thinking about what he had done and began wondering what he would do if she got pregnant. He wouldn't leave her if that would end up happening, he knew that much. Having a family had been a bit of a dream of his since he was a small boy in the orphanage. “Are you not worried about getting pregnant Alistar?” He asked, looking at her to see her answer and reaction to his question...

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After rinsing off and getting out, she took the towel from Drake and started drying off. Wrapping the towel around her, she walked out into their bedroom and chuckled at his question. ”When I came into the dorm, I heard the shower on. So, I figured I would join you.” turning she looked at him and smiled letting her eyes travel over him slowly. ”Yes, relations were the intent. Thank you for obliging me.” smirking she took the towel off and twisted it into her hair. She didn’t like the water dripping down her back. As she stepped closer to her nightstand, she found a surprise. On top of it was an economy size box of condoms. Frowning she picked them up and turned the box over in her hands. Turning she hummed as she heard his question. ”Well, that explains why this is here.” she held the box out to him. ”Worried I’ll get pregnant?” she questioned as she moved about the room getting dressed herself. ”If it puts your mind at ease. I’ve taken care of that. I cannot get pregnant unless I want to.” Picking up her brush she quickly fixed her hair up into a wet bun. ”I have an ability that allows me to control the fertility of creatures. I’ve lowered mine to the point that I no longer ovulate and will not unless I want to. So don’t worry. You won’t have any random children popping up from me.” She smiled at him, watching his face as she explained her ability.

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Drake would look at her listening before seeing the box held out to him looking confused as he took them not knowing what they were. He would then get an explanation of her power to make it so she couldn't become pregnant looking amazed. “I see, that must be a helpful power if a bit specific. Also, what are these?” he asked her to hold up the box of condoms having never heard that word before. “And i was not worried, just a thought that comes along with doing such acts with another of the opposite sex.” he said just holding the box now as he waited for her to explain just exactly what was in his hands.

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Alistar paused what she was doing and stared at him amazed. He very obviously knew of sex and pleasing his partner… then how did he not know what condoms were? Walking towards him she took the box back and looked it over again to make sure she had read the label right. ”These are condoms. Have you never seen or heard of them before?” She was very curious. To the point that she went ahead and opened the box and pulled one of the foil packets out. ”A condom is a form of contraceptive. In this case, this is a male version. You wear it over your penis before, and during, having sex. It keeps your semen from entering the female and impregnating her. It can also help with preventing certain diseases from being spread to you.” tearing the packet open she showed him the small latex circle inside. ”If you’d like I can show you how to put it on.” she smiled mischievously. ”You just have to take your pants off.”

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Drake would listen to her explaining what the thing was, finding them curious. “I never heard of them when silent hill was still a normal town. Though my faith believed in making as many children as you could but that was mainly to have more followers for the cult to control.” he said and watched her take it out and when she offered to show how it worked, he nodded before hearing her say he needed to take off his pants. His ears got a bit red but after a moment he would take off his pants and nod. “I can't stop wondering about them so….sure” he said to Alistar.

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Smirking and laughing as she saw his ears turn red. Licking her lips, she shook her head and pointed to the bed. ”Go ahead and lay down. It’s a personal choice to wear condoms or not. Usually, you would wear them to prevent pregnancy. So, if you’re out there having sex with anyone else, I recommend them. Well unless you’re looking to knock someone up.” She said it so casually that it was obvious she didn’t expect to be the only person he had sex with. Waiting for him to lay down she would put the condom on his thigh and take off her clothes, giving him a mock striptease.

”First, we’ll need to get you hard again.” she murmured as she spread his legs and knelt between them. Her left hand would travel up his thigh, scratching lightly and massaging the muscle there. Pushing his shirt up with her other hand she picked up the condom and placed it on his stomach. Mimicking the massaging motion on his right thigh in unison with her left hand. ”I’m not particularly fond of using condoms, but I don’t object if a partner wants to wear them.” Amber eyes stared up at him with a sultry expression. ”I enjoy feeling your hot seed filling me.” she purred leaning down to nuzzle his pelvis, her hot breath fanning over his member.

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Drake listened to her and just went to lay down listening to her. He would nod as she explained her non-fondness of the items she was explaining. “I never really thought of anyone else being a sexual partner for me” he said to her calmly, no falsehood to his words. She began talking about getting him hard and felt her touching him knowing it wouldn't take long before she got what she wanted at this moment. Hearing more explanation his eyes moved to look at her seeing that sultry expression and well, that did it. He was at full attention. “So, it sounds like you don’t like these. I am also realizing it may not feel the same then” he said glancing at the item imagining it as a weird hat that wrapped around the tip of his penis still not fully getting the idea of what it looks like.

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Pausing the unknowing goddess tilted her head and blinked at him curiously. “Well, that’s silly. Why would you not want other sexual partners?” chuckling she continued to run her hands over him. Taking her time to explore his skin, caressing, and gripping his hips and legs in different areas. A satisfied smirk curled her lips as he grew in response to her ministrations. Inhaling she pouted slightly and kept her eyes on his member while her right hand came up and lightly stroked over it as she spoke. “Well, it doesn’t feel completely different, but it is noticeable. It shouldn’t hurt if you’re worried about that. As long as you make sure your partner is wet enough when you enter, it won’t hurt them either. If they’re not it can hurt quite a bit.”

Leaning down to kiss his tip, a pink tongue flashed out to lick over it. Biting her own lip, she would pick up the condom and place it onto his tip. “When you place it, make sure the ring here.” She pointed to it. “Is on the outside, so that when you pull it down it’ll roll easily. Pinch the tip to push out the air. Like so.” Pinching the smaller nipple-looking area poking up on top of the condom she pressed out the air and then rolled the condom down his shaft. “You want to make sure to hold the top like that. It leaves room for your semen. If you, don’t you risk breaking the condom.”

Wrapping her fingers around his shaft loosely, she stroked him slowly before crawling up his body. Shifting her own legs to straddle his hips, she would lean down and capture his lips with her own briefly. “Would you like to see just how different it feels during sex?”

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Drake heard her say it was silly wondering if it was. “I haven't found anyone who I am sexually attracted to like I am you.” he said calmly, enjoying her hands over him. Even without her powers it was easy for him to become sexually excited around her along with just normal excitement. She was so lively and fun to actually be around, never hiding who she really was. Her confidence was intoxicating, and her charm was undeniable not to mention there was a kindness that leaked through in a lot of what she did. His focus would be brought back to her listening to her saying it could her but only in the cases of non-aroused partners which seemed odd. If you were having sex both parties should really be aroused.

Then her tongue hit his member and a soft moan left him as he leaned his head back. Drake would look back down to her when she was showing him how it worked and watching it and wouldn't lie, it felt weird. Like a thin latex glove but that wasn't exactly right. Either way he would watch her straddle him only to have his lips claim his hand coming up to rub on her neck as they kissed. He would nod at her question about testing, and he would place his hands on her hips ready to start.

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Licking her lips at his nod, she would rock her hips over him. Grinding up and down his length as she stared down at him. “Well of course you haven’t. No one else is like me. I’m amazing and I have an ability to make anyone feel pleasure whenever I touch them.” She enjoyed the sounds that he made for her.

Letting out a breathy sigh, she rotated her hips shifting the way he was angled and sliding him inside of her. Goosebumps rose up on her skin and she shivered, moaning as she lowered herself slowly onto him. Her head fell back, her face morphing into one of pleasure. Her hands gripped his wrists at her waist and her nipples instantly hardened. There was a distinct lack of contact and warmth, but it didn’t completely prevent the feeling of him inside her.

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Drake would tilt his head “I think it is mostly just you being amazing. I am very attracted to who you are not what you can do” he told her before watching her slowly lower onto him and it felt good but….he didn't like it. He couldn't feel her like normal and it didn't have the same warmth. He could still feel pleasure, but he wasn't moaning. Instead, he was watching before after a moment a slight glare came over his features. Drake would suddenly pulled her off and switch their positions to being over her and rip off the condom “I don't like it, it feels distant.” he said before entering her again feeling the warmth he had noticed was missing and smiled “That’s better” he said before claiming her lips running his hands up either side of her head fingers going through her hair before holding her head. This Felt right, felt normal, that thing felt like it was trying to ruin that. Internally he could understand it as well as its purpose but for what he and Alistar did it was merely a nuisance that was unnecessary.

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His words registered in her brain and made her open her eyes to stare down at him. Rocking her hips over him she moaned softly. “Akl, you can’t say things like that to a woman mid-sex.” She laughed softly and brought her hands up to cup her breast. “Saying things like that will make a normal woman think you’re building attachments.” Her voice held a playful note to it as her eyes closed. She had to concentrate a bit more on feeling him with the condom on.

Completely missing his glare, it caught her off guard when he suddenly pulled her off of him. A started cry escaped her lips and her entire body flushed in anger that he would push her away until she heard his words. Her breath hitched and her back arched when he entered her again. Hissing in pleasure she could feel herself growing wetter and hotter around him. It was such a turn-on when he was more demanding of what he wanted. Shifting under him she wrapped her arms around him pressing herself tighter to him, returning his kiss passionately. Lifting her legs she wrapped them around his hips again, internally squeezing tighter on him.

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Drake never saw her anger busy being lost in the feeling of her, but he still felt his anger up for how it felt to wear that thing and how it felt it was pushing him away from Alistar. He would put more oomph into his thrusts then he usually did and soon he broke the kiss hungrily kissing down her neck before his mouth claimed one of her breasts a hand moving to play with the other. He was being more assertive than usual, and it came through in all he did being less gentle. Drake would nip her nipple a bit before he pulled his head up looking a bit more into it as well “That condom made this feel….sad in a way I can't name. It made me mad...is that normal?” he asked between pants his voice lower, rougher, and mixing with both his arousal and anger. He would suddenly pick her up sitting her in his lap but never pulled from her making their faces right in front of each other. “I never want to wear one with you again, is that alright?” he asked her before gently biting down on her shoulder.

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Tan fingers curled and dug into his back as he thrust harder than he normally did. It made it feel like he was going even deeper and filling her more. Panting she clung to him, whimpering softly when he broke the kiss. Only to cry out softly and press her breast up into his mouth and hand. It felt amazing and her noises reflected that, encouraging and borderline begging him for more. Rewarded with her nipple being nipped she sucked in a breath, slitted eyes staring down at him. His voice sent a fresh wave of goosebumps skittering across her skin. Trying to get enough breath to answer him he surprised her again.

Amber eyes went wide as he picked her up and changed their position again. Now she was able to wrap her arms around his shoulders. “Detached. It … it breaks the connection.” Her voice came out husky, borderline growling. “When I have sex with you… I don’t want to feel latex. I want to feel you.” Gritting her teeth, she rocked her hips with his, her hands threading up into his hair and gripping it. His question before he bit her shoulder had her shivering. The feeling of his teeth though had her moaning. Turning her head to nip his earlobe she replied in a raspy tone. “Please don’t. I hate them. I want to feel all of you. I want you filling me. I want to feel you leaking from me hours later.” Nuzzling his jaw, she would nibble his neck.

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Drake would listen, finding her word choice hit the nail on the head. “I want to feel you as well. The warmth, the wet, all of it” he said softly before biting her shoulder. She would respond to his question by hearing a please which was interesting to him since she usually never requested like that, but he didn't mind. Taking his teeth off her shoulder he would keep moving his hips, still very aggressive in his movements, the sound of their bodies hitting against each other filling the room. Drake would gently but firmly take her chin in one hand making her look at him “then I won't ever put another one on again while with you” he said, biting her bottom lip before passionately kissing her, going ever rougher with her wanting to really cause her to climax. He felt like he had screwed up putting on that thing and wanted to make it up to her big time

In Drake’s mind he was repeating her saying the part about the connection and how good it felt to hear her say that. It felt like an attachment, but he wouldn't bring it up since he was sure she would either deny it or do something to correct the fact it was. No, he would keep that inside as a nice moment the two shared along with some other moments he found to be similar.

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Gasping and panting she clung to him, moaning loudly her head buried in his neck. When he made her look up at him, it was like she was dazed or high on pleasure. His words struck a chord in her that had her core tightening around him, and she didn’t know why, but at that moment she didn’t care. Whimpering and nipping back at his lip, when he bit hers, she returned his kiss. Panting harder as she felt him continue to be more demanding. There was just something so incredibly sexy about it. Digging her nails into his shoulders she stilled before throwing her head back, her eyes going wide and letting out a scream as she climaxed around him. Her body convulsed and quivered in his arms. Feeling his thrusts just made her gasp and twitch, moaning. “God, yes. Yes, Drake! MMMmmmm.” She had to bite her own lip to keep herself somewhat grounded. Why did it feel so different with him?

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Drake would watch her loving her different faces, the feeling of her nails. He would feel her climax and quiver, but he still has some time before he did. He decided to stop and switch how she was having her back pressed against his chest as he reinserted himself and really began giving it to her as he held her tightly and just before he came, he would whisper in her ear “This is all for you” he said as he began to suddenly fill her with his seed and really held tight to her. Drake could feel the waves of pleasure along with just enjoying holding Alistar in this moment.

After a moment and the high and anger faded, he smiled “that was rather different. Maybe i should try being more aggressive in these moments. You seem to like it better” he said looking at her just admiring her beauty in this gentle moment they were sharing “are you hungry?” he asked softly

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It was like this was a completely different Drake than the ones she had met previously. Not even fully recovered from her climax she gave a sad cry as she felt him leave her body. It was an empty feeling, and she didn’t like it. Feeling blurry she shifted the way he directed and leaned into him when he pressed her back into his chest. Her hands instantly went to grip his, threading her fingers between his and holding onto him. Her mouth opened in a silent O as her face twisted in pleasure. “Oh fuck!” she cried, gasping, and giving short cries every time, he thrust into her. His whisper had a surge of pleasure shooting straight to her core. And when she felt his hot seed coating her insides she came again with a strangled cry. If it hadn’t been for him holding her to him tightly, she would have collapsed. With ragged breaths, she would lick her lips and try not to move. There was so much stimulation that it was going to take her a moment to come down. Still gripping his hands, she turned her face towards his and nuzzled the side of his face when he spoke. “Mmmm, it’s so different from how you are normally. It’s pretty hot.” She chuckled keeping her eyes closed as she relaxed into him. Hearing his question, she squeezed his hands. “Stay.” Was all she would really say not quite ready to move from this bubble they had created.

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Drake would listen to her say how it felt different and how hot it was smiling but what came next made his heart skip a beat. She asked him to stay. That had him looking surprised at her before a small, gentle smile came on his face “for as long as you wish” he said softly before gently kissing her. He wanted this so much it hurt to think of it ending. For her to push him away and want nothing more to do with him. That felt like a new hell he didn't wish for so he would fight against it. He would make it so she always wanted him to stay but he knew he would need to be vigilant and careful because one wrong step would make what he feared happened. So, for now he would indulge himself and enjoy the moment, but he needed to figure out how to stay beside Alistar.

Drake waited for her outside of the interfaith chamber. He was feeling nervous as the books he read said sharing one's religion with someone who didn't share it. Drake would pull out his pendant and rubbed on the religious symbol on the necklace as he waited. He had spoken about his faith to Alistar before, but she didn’t seem to be a religious woman which to him was fine. What this was about was showing her more of who he was so she could get a deeper understanding. Drake thought about Alistar and smiled “she is amazing” he said under his breath feeling calmer as he thought about her and what she would tell him if she saw him being a nervous nelly.

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Heading to the interfaith chamber she really wasn’t sure why Drake wanted her to go with him. She generally avoided places like this. They made her feel awkward. It was because of a deity that her people had been banished from Egypt in the first place. Granted she had been regarded as a blessed person because of the mark on her wrist all of her life. Seeing Drake outside of the center she lifted a hand in greeting. ”So what are we doing here?”

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Drake looked at her and smiled as she came up “I wanted to share with you something about myself and through these doors is something like that.” he told her. He was hoping maybe this would help her understand his faith so it didn't seem so weird and confusing. He didn't want to convert her or anything simply show her some more of what made him the person she was currently getting to know. “And before we go in, I am not trying to get you to be a believer. This is all just a hang and sharing more about myself” he said smiling motioning towards the door “shall we?”

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Dipping her head to him briefly as she joined him. "Yeah yeah. You owe me lunch and a massage. I generally hate these places." she eyed the door behind him but looked around curiously as they stepped through as he motioned towards the door. Immediately her skin crawled. It wasn’t because of his faith or what was here but just the idea of being inside a ‘church’ type place. ”So explain away. Also…” she turned and looked at him curiously. ”Why is it so important for me to understand this stuff?”

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Drake nodded “for sure.” he said and watched her not look excited. When she asked, he smiled nodding “right, I could make up a few reasons but to be honest I just want you to understand me better. This is something that guides me in my most confusing moments, and you seem interested in parts of me that involve my self-improvement or my push to be better. This is a part of that” he said calmly and walked with her into the big open area of the interfaith chamber with the big group of doors with different symbols. He pointed to a door with one of the symbols she saw on his body “that one.” he said calmly walking with her towards it. “And we shouldn’t be long so i can get you that lunch and massage after”

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Alistar frowned and gave him a skeptical look. ”Just to get to understand you better?” that seemed rather strange to her. His thought process wasn’t that bad though. So she decided to go with it. Looking around the room with all of the doors she saw one with the same symbol that resided on her wrist. Wrinkling her nose at it she followed Drake as he took them through his door. She didn’t comment when he said that they wouldn’t take long. ”I’ll remember, so we don’t have to worry about doing it today.” she wasn’t sure she would want to eat again today. She really really disliked these places. Looking around the ‘church’ for his faith she wasn’t exactly surprised but it wasn’t quite what she had expected either.

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Drake walked herein and once in the actual church area for his faith he looked to the stained glass window in the back at the center most imagine for a moment with a soft expression coming over him. “This way.” he said, speaking softly as he led her towards the front “that is my goddess.” he told Alistar with a smile “those beside her are the humans who helped create her. The man who offered a snake to the sun and a woman who offered the sun some reeds. Their cries and prayers for help allowed the goddess to be born. She descended with the yellow and red gods at her side. With her arrival she protected those humans from hardship while trying to create paradise where the humans she loved could live happily. She used her own life to create it and when it was done she laid before the faithful dying. She calmed those around letting them know she would always be with them and would one day return to finish and lead them all to paradise.” he said looking up to the goddess in a red dress. “Till then we are watched over by the red god Xuchilbara and the yellow god Lobsel Vith.” he said but then looked sad “well...thats how its supposed to be” he told her looking around “this is to me the place i don't need to worry in.” he said looking back at Alistar “it's the best part of my home to me.” he finished with a nod motioning that they could leave.

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Alistar followed him in silently. Looking up at the stained glass she pondered over his tale and smiled knowing this place brought him peace. ”Have you ever seen the yellow or red gods?” Turning she explored a little before following him back out into the room with many doors. Looking around her amber eyes settled on the door that had her marking. Lifting her left hand she looked at her birthmark. ”Why is there a door with my birthmark?”

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Drake couldn't help but sigh “yes...they were tainted by the action of the order and the influence of the otherworld….I have had to fight them multiple times'' he told her a hint of sadness “i looked for ways to fix them but….their original god selves are gone and all that's left are the horrors they became.” He finished saying as they left the church. He noticed her looking at a door then her hand “did...you want to go see what's inside?” he asked her not sure why her mark would be on a door. Was it a common mark perhaps or something else?

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Alistar listened and didn’t think she cared too much for the gods he spoke of. ”It sounds all too… terrible I guess… to me.” she had dealt with some shitty gods in her own lifetime. Blinking at his question about the door that matched her mark she frowned. ”I don’t know. I’m curious what’s behind it and why it matches my birthmark, but I also do not want anything to do with Ra or any of the other Egyptian gods…” she frowned staring at her wrist for a moment more before walking to the door and opening it. Stepping inside she recognized it immediately even though it was a place that she had never been to. It just felt right. Home. Wrinkling her nose she stepped further in and looked around.

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Drake would follow her in looking around the opulent place they found themselves looking amazed at it. He walked silently taking in things, seeing the cat statue walking over to examine it. If he remembered correctly this was supposed to be Bastet, who was a god from Egypt with more than a few duties. It still didn't explain why it had her birthmark on the door and Drake started feeling something clawing at his mind that made him think of silent hill. It must be the confusion of a puzzle being placed before you without many clues. Drake looked around not seeing too much dedicated to Ra here as he walked back to stand beside Alistar “so this is a place for Bastet.” he said looking around still before looking back at the statue. Coming here he knew gods were very real and wondered what sort of god bastet was in real life. He looked back “so does any of this make sense to you?” he asked her hoping everything was alright since this place seemed to be bugging her for some reason.

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Alistar stared at her surroundings mesmerized. She had this strange feeling of connectedness. Closing her eyes she tilted her head back and just let herself feel everything. As she heard Drake’s statement she opened her eyes unleashing the tears that had gathered behind her eyelids. The silent drops spilled unnoticed down her cheeks as her amber eyes landed on him. Staring for a moment she shifted her gaze to look at the cat statue behind him. ”When people separated Bastet from Ra they gave her new duties. It’s not well known outside of my family what she did before. After though… they made it seem like she was just a goddess of cats. Bastet was so much more than that. They split her role with Sekhmet when in reality they were the same. Sekhmet was the one who took over once Ra exiled Bastet.”

Reaching out she touched the cat statue reverently. ”Bastet was a lioness goddess. She was a powerful warrior and protector. When she was exiled they pushed her to be a common housecat.” venom dripped towards the end of her words as she turned and looked at the walls moving to touch some of the symbols. ”She was a protector of Ra. Some legends say that he is her Father, but we know that it’s not true. At best he was her adoptive family. She took the Eye of Ra because she fought against Apep for Ra.” with a wry smile she touched a symbol that was the opposite of Ra’s. ”She was called the Eye of the Moon. Bastet was a goddess of pregnancy, childbirth, protection, and before they exiled her; evil trembled before her.” turning to face Drake she inhaled a shaky breath before letting it out slowly. ”This is probably what her temple would have looked like if she hadn’t been exiled. My family would have looked after it all those years.” she said softly almost reverently.

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Drake watched her only to see tears fall from her eyes and pain gripped at his heart images of those he cared about crying flashing into his mind. Rage came and panic rushed his body, his eyes snapping around for a split second looking for what could have caused it but when she spoke her first words he calmed down following behind her not speaking but listening. She seemed lost in thought as she spoke aloud about Bastet. She seemed more involved with this topic than he thought she would be. Drake listened till the end where she talked about her family and Drake slowly placed a hand on her shoulder “Alistar.” he said in a calm tone “are you okay?” he asked with a faint bit of worry in his eyes as he looked at her tear-streaked face.

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Instinctually she stepped back as he placed a hand on her shoulder. Touch hurt too much right now and she didn’t want it. When he asked her if she was ok she looked up and around the room they were in again. Closing her eyes she sighed softly and put a smile on her face. Placing her hands behind her back she turned to him and nodded. ”Yeah.” she whispered, opening her eyes, which revealed that she wasn’t, but she wasn’t going to say so. She took a moment to wander around the room a bit more looking over things. She could feel voices whispering at the outer edges of her mind, like lost memories. They didn’t scare her, but seemed to bring her peace and she had no idea what she was supposed to do here… ”I don’t think I like this place.” it reminded her of things she had lost or would never have.

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Drake would watch her and seeing her reaction he had a small frown on his face from her reaction to him. He wasn't sure what he was hoping for but that reaction sure wasn't it. He then felt like he had done something wrong expecting any kind of specific reaction from her which would require her to feel attached to him in some form or fashion which he knew wasn't the case. He watched her answer and Drake could see the lie in how her emotions swam currently in her eyes but if she wanted to say she was okay he wasn't going to currently argue. Drake continued to follow her as she examined a few things before she said she didn't like this place. “Then let's leave it. Let’s go somewhere you want to be” he said with a gentle smile on his face “where do you want to go and what do you want to do?” he asked her, glancing back wondering what this place felt like to her. He knew the connection he had with his but hers was far from that and their connections to these faiths couldn't be more different either. Drake looked back at her thinking for a moment “I could fix you a sunday back in the dorm if you would like.”

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Alistar stayed silent as he suggested that they leave. This place was just overwhelming for her. It felt like home, but not at the same time. She didn’t know what to do with that since she had never really had a permanent home. Her family were nomads and they hadn’t cared for Bastet’s temple in generations. Somewhere she wanted to be? For some reason that made her feel worse. She didn’t have anywhere she wanted to be. Turning she looked at him and considered his words. ”When you’ve lived as long as I have… and never really had a home or occupation besides killing…” she sighed frowning. ”I have nowhere I want to be or thing I want to do.” Hell she didn’t even want to have sex right now, and that was a feat in itself. Tilting her head in his direction she shrugged at his suggestion. ”Sure.” she had no real desire to do anything else so why not.

Drake would wake up first looking at Alistar. She hadn't been quite herself since the interfaith chamber. It was one of the reasons he decided to start sharing a bed with her since it felt like maybe her being alone at all wasn't really the best right now. She hadn't been as sexual as she normally was and often just sort of quiet and lost in thought which for drake felt oddly painful. He knew it was because of his secret attachments to this woman but it didn't make the feeling go away just by understanding it. Drake wanted to try to bring back the usual Alistar and to do that he needed to try talking with her about what was going on which was not an easy task. There were times when she opened up and he knew he would need to put her in a moment like that. Slowly Drake moved over and began kissing on her neck while his hands began going over her body.

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Curled on her side she woke without opening her eyes. It was the feeling of having someone’s lips at her neck and having hands brushing over her body. At first, she didn’t really react much but after a moment she would take a deep breath and hum. It took her a moment to remember where she was and who was with her. Although, behavior like this was a bit out of the ordinary for Drake. Rolling to her back she would turn to look up at him, a hand coming up to lightly touch his cheek. With a soft faint smile, she asked, ”Good morning Akl. Did you sleep well?” It had definitely been an adjustment for both of them, sleeping in the same bed.

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Drake would smile and nodded kissing down her neck before going down underneath the blankets. He would kiss down her body before reaching her pelvis, giving it a few kisses before he began performing cunnilingus on Alistar. He wanted to fill her with pleasure before he started asking her a few things. His hands would keep roaming over her touching and messing with some of the spots he knew she enjoyed. Worry for her was in his mind wanting desperately to bring back the brighter side of this woman he was currently pleasing. That distant look she had brought up too many old and familiar pains for him that he would go above and beyond to push that away whatever was bothering her in any way he could.

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Closing her eyes again she hummed with a smile. She was of course more than a little surprised when he disappeared beneath the blankets. She would never turn down morning fun. Shifting to a more comfortable position she stretched her arms above her head and yawned. ”What is this? You’re being very affectionate this morning.” she chuckled with a grin. Feeling him reach her core her eyes rolled back, and a soft sigh escaped her lips. Spreading her legs wider for him. Her mind was a bit fuzzy and all over the place lately. Why could she not get that place out of her mind? It was that feeling that she was forgetting something very important. Which in her long life was not normal for the assassin. Yet, she couldn’t get the feeling to go away.

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Drake would hear her and smile glad she was enjoying it so far. As he continued, not really able to answer her at the moment with his current task, he was thinking of how to ask her how she was feeling. He wanted to share her burden in any way he possibly could but to do that he needed to know what the hell it was. Slowly stopping Drake would move up to pop out of the blankets kissing her neck, he asked. “You seemed down lately. Thought this may cheer you up” he said being honest. He held her for a moment looking into her eyes not saying anything but there was a hint of worry on his face. Drake then slowly entered her making sure to ease into it since she did just wake up. After a bit, he would go to his usual motion which had become more aggressive at her request after the condom incident. He would kiss her all the while not wanting to talk just yet since he still needed time to work out just how the hell to talk about this without it seeming like he was attached which would push her away.

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Alistar raised her arms to wrap around his shoulders playing with his hair a bit. Tilting her head to the side as he kissed her neck. Humming softly again as she heard him she didn’t answer right away. With a soft laugh, amber eyes shifted to look up at him. ”Did you now? How very thoughtful of you.” She could see the worry on his face as he looked at her. It concerned her that he was actively worried, but he had assured her time and again that he wasn’t forming attachments to her. Maybe this is just something that one did when you were around people for too long? She knew she was feeling roughly the same way about Niels and Drake. They had become more than just faceless people in her past.

Her eyes went wide as she felt him enter her. A pleased low growl rumbled in her throat, and she shivered in delight. Her Akl really had learned how to wake her up in a good way. Shifting her legs to wrap around his hips, her hands twisted in his hair tugging it gently. Licking her lips, she kissed him back nipping his lower lip and letting her hands roam over him.

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Drake smiled as he heard her but there was a pang of guilt knowing he was in an odd way lying to her. He knew he was attached to her; he knew he had feelings but having those was wrong for her. They would only upset her and make her mad at him. Drake would put his hand on her neck and turn those bad feelings into fuel and would begin to be much more aggressive, wanting to bring her to finishing as soon as possible, wanting to talk with her. He would kiss passionately, feeling some of those moans in his mouth which felt amazing. Drake would, with his aggressive actions, not last for too much longer and soon release his seed into her. Drake panted as he broke the kiss, moving to be on his side with her but didn’t pull out of her just yet.

Drake smiled at her resting his forehead to hers. “So, what has been on your mind lately?” he asked, feeling like now was a good enough time as any to bring up whatever has been weighing heavy on her mind. As he waited for her answer, he would gently move some hair out of her face so he could see all of it without a single obstruction.

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Feeling his hand on her neck holding her down, she smirked and wrapped a hand around his wrist. Not to remove his hand but to hold it there, only adjusting it if it became too much. She trusted Drake to know when he was actually choking her. She grew wetter around him, loving how aggressive he was being. It made her feel very tingly inside and out that he didn’t mind being so rough with her. His kisses were starting to leave her wanting but the feeling of him penetrating her and in a primal way… claiming her… had her panting and screaming her release the moment she felt his seed splatter inside of her. Rolling with him to keep him inside of her, she kept a leg hooked around his waist to keep him there. At least until he grew flaccid enough to slip out on his own.

Closing her eyes as he rest his forehead against hers, she smiled satisfied and content. Hearing his question she frowned though, confused. Pulling her head back to look at him curiously, she studied his face for a moment. What was he….? Hm… maybe she had been letting too much of her emotions or confusion show through around him. Granted she wasn’t even sure she understood why she felt so comfortable around him. ”You’ll have to explain what you mean.” she shifted to sit up on her elbow, a hand on his chest, looking down at him.

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Drake would hear her ask him to clarify thinking how to word it “You have been walking around lately distant and seemingly lost in thought. Your quiet and lack of libido were obvious signs that something changed after we went to the interfaith chamber,” he said looking her right in the eyes. “I won't lie, it made me somewhat concerned to see you acting that differently. “ he admitted slowly cupping her face with his hand “so I was curious if there was something I could do to help,” he said hoping him saying that would make her mad he had concern for her since that could be taken as an attachment.

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Alistar stared at him blankly for a moment, thinking about what he said. Breathing evenly, she tilted her head to the side just a hair. Feeling him cup her cheek she blinked and automatically brushed it away. Warning bells were going off in her head. Rolling, she shifted and got out of the bed glancing around and heading to the bathroom for a shower. ”I appreciate the concern Drake. I’m fine though. That place made me think of home and what I have to return to.” It wasn’t exactly a lie, but it wasn’t completely the truth either.

Going into the bathroom she didn’t bother closing the door all the way. Turning on the water she waited for it to warm before stepping in and turning her face up to the spray of the water. What was she doing? She had to remember why she had these rules for herself, and the purpose that they served. When he had looked at her like he actually gave a damn… she had wanted to spill everything to him. It was a dangerous line she walked. Taking a deep breath, she let out a sigh.

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Drake sat there as she left him there alone. Thinking about how she pushed the issue away and just left made it obvious this was something. Drake got up not bothering to put on clothes and just followed her to the bathroom having heard the water start. His expression was one of determination and purpose. He silently joined her shutting the shower door and looked to her “You should just say what's on your mind. Isn't that what you said to me a few times” he said looking at her “its obvious something about that place bothered you and you may have forgotten but you already told me you don't have a home so what you said in there was just a simple lie” he said his eyes meeting hers that look of giving a real damn still very present in those blue eyes of his “I know you don't want attachments but we are roommates as well as rather friendly so worrying about you is more than normal.” he said not really wanting to argue a case that allowed him to worry about her without there being an attachment and hoped she would just accept these reasons. Drake, while waiting for her reply, would just begin taking the soap and helping her by starting with her back.

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It didn’t surprise her when Drake joined her in the shower. She didn’t move though, except to step forward and give him some room. Closing her eyes as he tried to use her own words on her she could feel that same stir inside her. Turned away from him as she was, he wouldn’t be able to see the way her face morphed. Glaring at the wall in front of her she was furious. It was plainly obvious what he had been doing. The way he woke her, the questions… her body remained relaxed, even when he picked up the soap and started washing her back. Shifting away from him she turned and knocked his hand away slowly. Her amber eyes glittering dangerously even as she smiled at him. ”Drake. I do not owe you anything. I don’t give a damn if you’re worried about me or not. You’ve been asking a lot of questions about my home, my past, and trying to share things about yourself.” she paused letting that sink in. She knew he would understand what she was telling him. ”You’re edging that line pretty hard Akl. I am not yours and I never will be. Do you understand that?” taking the soap from him. Licking her lips, she steeled herself and shook her head. ”I never said I didn’t have a home. I said my home was always moving. You shouldn’t outright call people liars unless you can detect lies. Now. Get out before I kill you.” It wasn’t a threat; it was a promise. She didn’t care what she felt at that moment. He was threatening her and backing her into a corner. She would give him this one warning but that was it. A secret small part of her hoped he would just leave and not press her anymore.

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Drake looked into those eyes, and it was just like back then. Why did it always go this way where the people who he felt these feelings for looked at him with those eyes. His heart felt like it was being squeezed near to destroying it as an old, forgotten pain filled his entire chest. This could end up just like then and he would lose her if he did what he did then. Drake’s eyes filled with an odd emotion of what could only be described as desperate determination before slamming his fist into the side of the shower grabbing a shard of glass. He then placed the shard carefully in her hand, his eyes never leaving hers “my life is in your hands then.” he said calmly “you are in control of this situation. I never said you owe me anything nor that you were mine. I would never take your freedom from you.” he told her and once again no lies from him “and i only said it was a lie because of how i understood it. I have no home myself because what was my home has changed and become something no longer my home.” he explained never moving his hands towards her again showing she was in charge “so i am sorry for saying it was a lie. My concern has not changed and I'm sorry for asking but if i don’t i think I will only dwell on it because of how noticeable it is” he said then slowly got onto his knees “so you're in control, I will remain silent and take whatever comes. I would never stop you from being free to do what you need to” he said and knelt there silently watching her.

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Alistar glanced at the shower door as his first hit it. The door splintered but didn’t completely break. Lifting an eyebrow at him as he handed her one of the shards. Hearing his words, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She had warned him. ”I never lost control Akl.” her nickname for him truer than ever. He was an idiot. His words about freedom only added fuel to her anger. They struck a chord yes, but at the same time felt manipulative. This was why she didn’t share things with people. Obviously, he pitied her for her future in servitude to Ra.

Watching him get to his knees in front of her she stared at him blankly. He was obviously calling her bluff. She hated killing innocents, but in this case, Drake wasn’t exactly an innocent and she had warned him this would happen. He only continued to point out her flaws. That the turmoil that the Interfaith Center had caused was more noticeable to others than she thought. That in itself was terrible. She was an assassin and was not supposed to show inner emotions. This place was changing her, and she didn’t like it. Gripping the glass in one hand and the soap in the other she stared at him intensely. ”What I wanted. Was to finish my shower, alone, and in peace.” Gritting her teeth she stepped forward and brought her other knee up to his face, feeling it connect with his nose. She didn’t let him have a moment to recover. Never forgetting that she was fighting another assassin. The hand with the soap came out to shove it in his mouth to keep him quiet. As she brought the other hand down with the glass shard to slit his throat, she was tackled from the side with the tile wall. Crashing through the already cracked door she fought with the security bot that was trying to restrain her. Tossing it to the side, she rolled in the glass cutting herself multiple times and getting to her feet in a ready stance. This didn’t matter though as restraint tape coiled around her from behind. Letting out a frustrated yell, she glanced back to see a security bot sticking partially out from the shadows. Both bots picked her up and took her from the room as she fumed, not bothering to struggle. A medical bot was already seeing to Drake to make sure he was ok.

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Drake laid there staring at the ceiling of the bathroom as he pushed the bot away taking the soap from his mouth. An icy glare hit the robot “leave!” he said angrily before looking back to the ceiling. He had screwed up again and it was because he was too stupid to understand things. He lay there feeling multiple pains but the one that was the most noticeable was the feeling of pain gripping his heart. His eyes began stinging as tears began streaming out “I forgot how much this hurts” he said softly in a soft voice “I….I don't want to lose her like I lost Claudia” he said trying to figure out what he could do and all that was coming to mind was that he needed to stay away from her for a bit. Drake got up and got clothes on going to the couch. He would open a book and begin reading it, the title being understanding your partner. He knew he needed to learn and understand better if he wanted anything to happen so he would take his pain and sadness to help focus on his studies.

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As the bots tossed her back onto the bed, she used the edge of the blanket to dry off. Grabbing her clothes, she put on a decent set of workout gear and twisted her wet hair into a bun on top of her head. While the morning had started out great… it had just gone downhill. The unknowing goddess didn’t even bother to acknowledge Drake as she walked out of the bedroom. Stopping by the fridge on her way out to grab a water. She was already on her phone laughing and making plans with a friend to meet up for a sparring session. The door would slam shut hard behind her as she left.

Drake would be in the interfaith chamber in his own personal room to his faith praying for guidance. Things had been bad since he kept asking Alistar what was wrong and basically forced her to try and kill him. He would finish his prayer getting up to go and stopped wondering if it would be best to stop trying to know Alistar. It would be in line with what she wanted, right? He sighed and continued to leave his room being in the open area of the interfaith chamber only to see alistar. He was surprised to see her but even more surprised to see her going into the Egyptian room once again. Curiosity taking hold he would slowly walk over to the door thinking if he should do this but those feelings he had surfaced and he decided to go in shutting the door quietly behind him and stood there just right in front of the door inside the chamber.

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Alistar really had no idea why she had ended up in the Interfaith Center again. The place gave her the creeps but while she had been lost in thought her legs had brought her here. With a sigh she had glanced around and didn’t see anyone before entering the door that held the same marking as the one on her wrist. She didn’t even bother to shut the door behind her. Walking slowly inside she once again paused in the middle looking around at all of the hieroglyphs and statues. Why did this place feel so familiar to her? She had heard the stories but never actually been inside of Bastet’s temple. It felt nostalgic to know that her family would have been the ones to care for such a place. While she didn’t quite believe… her people did. So she knew the songs and prayers.

Gracefully she moved to one of the alters and began humming a soft tune while she arranged the alter in a more precise manner. Once she was done she knelt on the floor before the alter and her voice rose in a soft sing-song chant that moved in time with what her humming had been.

Beloved Bastet,

mistress of happiness and bounty,

twin of the Sun God,

slay the evil that afflicts our minds

as you slay the serpent Apep.

With your graceful stealth

anticipate the moves of all

who perpetrate cruelties

and stay their hands against

the children of light.

Grant us the joy of song and dance,

and ever watch over us

in the lonely places

in which we must walk.

As the song and prayer ended, she sat back on her heels with her hands in her lap. ”I hate you.” she whispered clenching her fists. ”Because of you, my life has been hell… Because of you… I’ll be given to Ra as his personal slave. Regardless of any person, I choose here. You have condemned any person I pick here to die.” Leaning forward she braced herself on her elbows and took several deep breaths. Those voices were back. Brushing against her mind insistently.

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Drake would watch with a stoic silence his eyes never leaving Alistar. It seemed there was a lot going on here he couldn't understand but could relate to. How many times had he screamed to his god to just let him die? How many times had he wept cursing fate for where his life had led him? He had lost count of his prayers to what sometimes felt like nothing but air in his weaker moments questioning if he had finally been abandoned by his goddess. He would close his eyes and stay right where he was remaining to be silent knowing there was nothing good, he could say right now.

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Leaning on the floor hot, rage-filled, tears spilled from her eyes. When was the last time she had ever cried? She couldn’t remember. She cried for the injustice of the life she had been dealt. For some reason, the weeping helped. Letting out the rage with a primal scream at her alter, she felt much better. Left only to sniffle as she stared at it. ”They mean a great deal to me. I’ve tried very hard to not form any kind of attachments here…. But Niels…. Drake….” she heaved a sigh and rubbed at her face, removing the tears. Turning her face up to the altar and walls. ”Choosing would only be condemning them to death. Ra would never allow me to have a companion. I knew this and still….either would probably die before allowing me to become a slave. And I will not watch them die.” she smiled sadly pushing back at the whispers in her head. ”Niels has never even known real happiness… I couldn’t give that to him or myself. Just to watch him die.” she brought a hand up to scratch at her head and then let it fall to her lap. ”Drake could hold his own for a while, but eventually, Ra would kill him.” Still she hung her head, staring at her hands in her lap. ”This is why I have my rule. It hurts too much, and I will never allow someone else to die because of me. Even if I have to be the one to hurt them and drive them away… it’s better than the alternative.” She laughed mirthlessly and shook her head.

”Why is it when I’m in here… I hear these voices? What are these damn whispers?” she groaned softly holding her head for a moment. Rubbing her face again she slowly stood and looked around at the chamber. ”You’re a cruel bitch Bastet. I hope you’re happy with what you’ve done to my people.” with a heavy sigh she turned and immediately stopped. Her eyes went wide as she stared at Drake silently.

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Drake would listen hearing two names one being his and one being a name he hadn't heard. Drake figured it was someone else she knew and probably cared for deeply here if she was bringing up his name. Drake was a bit saddened by this but in truth he just wanted her to be happy right now and it was all his mind could think about. Drake soon found rage filling his chest as she said the name of the one bringing this painful weight onto her shoulders. Ra was the name of the one causing her pain and Drake knew this to be a god but still images of him driving a knife deep into Ra’s throat came to mind. It had been some time since he imagined killing someone. Drake heard her say that both he and Niels would die from this, and she refused to let them die that way. He had known that feeling as well with people in silent hill for people like Harry, Heather, James, and Travis. They had been good people, and all had been a great help in the short time he shared with each. He looked to the ground knowing if he was in her position, he might be doing the same and couldn't really blame her.

Drake would look back up hearing her curse Bastet and watched her turn to see him. Drake said nothing, did nothing, just stood there looking at her. His eyes weren't showing pity, concern, or sadness but instead were looking at her showing only simple understanding as he silently stood waiting there for her to walk up.

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Staring at Drake she tried to figure out how much he had heard, but from the way that he was looking at her… All of it. Shaking her head and making a tsking sound she ran a hand over her head looking away. Why did he have to be here? Her immediate reaction was to just push past him and leave, but he would corner her sooner or later. Better to get this over with now. ”What are you doing here?” she asked a tad harshly.

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Drake looked at her, his features unchanging as she asked her harsh toned question. “I was curious and followed you into here.” he said calmly, not looking away, then stepped to the side so she could get to the door “Want to head back to the dorm?” he asked her, his voice relaxed and leveled, not showing any other emotion but calm. Drake had basically trespassed on her moment, so he had no reason to talk about what he heard or what he saw unless she acknowledged it or brought it up. “What sounds good for dinner?” he asked her.

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Amber eyes could only stare at the blonde as he spoke. Why did her chest suddenly feel tight? She didn’t like this raw, vulnerable side she felt. It was a state where she could get herself killed. The whispers in the room grew louder and more insistent as well. Bringing the heel of a hand to press against her temple she barely heard Drake ask if she wanted to head back to the dorm. Then he asked about dinner. She didn’t really feel like eating but she found it even more strange that he didn’t ask her anything. In fact, he was letting her have her space.

Blinking, she focused on him and took a deep breath. ”You damn near demanded I tell you what was happening, and now that you have an opportunity or glimpse… You don’t ask anything?” Why? It made no sense to her.

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Drake was silent for a moment thinking about her question he looked up to the altar “I was wrong to demand anything of you. What you share with me is your business.'' he said looking back at her “I am sorry, I was wrong. Please forgive me.'' he said in a calm yet sad voice as he stood to her side. He had let his concern get the better of him and he had ended up only cornering her that day as well as forcing her to simply push him farther away. He had been wrong and even though his intentions may have been good at heart it didn't excuse what he did. Anger seeped into his mind again remembering the name Ra, his eyes looking back into the temple and away from her. The anger was strong enough it showed on his face in a noticeable way. He was silent for a moment in his anger before looking at her, the anger quickly fading “I leave it up to you if you want to tell me anything about this…or really anything. I don't want to be someone who ever demands anything of you again.'' he said, his words being honest and well meant. “But if need be I am hopefully someone you will choose to confide in at times. Just to ease a burden you may have.” he said giving her a small smile “But for now…fuck this place, lets go back to the dorm and relax. Agreed?” he asked her softly in a relaxed tone.

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Alistar stared at him hard with a frown on her lips. His words registered as true, but she didn’t believe them. At least he saw the error in his ways though. She kept her eyes on him as he moved around the temple and her, and kept her mouth shut. The voices were growing louder and more demanding. Seeing him look angry as he looked around and then back to her, she blinked slowly. ”What are you angry about?” Wincing slightly as her head started to throb, she pressed the heel of her hand into her temple harder. It was difficult to focus on him in any capacity. ”I need to leave this room. I think I’m going to throw up.” with a grunt she set her teeth and unsteadily walked towards the door. It wasn’t that she was ignoring his questions or words; it was that she could hardly hold a single thought, her head pulsed with so much pain. Blood trickled from her ears unnoticed by her.

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Drake would nod when she said she needed to leave but then he noticed the blood. Quickly he walked over to her and in one fell swoop had her in a princess carry before getting them out of the room. He wouldn’t set her down just yet as he walked straight for the interfaith chamber’s exit with a serious focus on his face. He would glance occasionally to her to check on her condition but ultimately his goal was to get them back to the dorm. Anyone who was staring on their way back would be met with a cold glare from Drake himself which would be enough to make a majority stop. “We are almost there.” he told her; his voice soft as he was not sure how sensitive she would be to noise at the moment. Drake kept walking and soon got to their door. He would set her down on her feet before opening the door and helping her in “Are you still hurting? Do you need to lay down?” he asked her obvious worry showing through his usual stone face expression.

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Her vision was fading quickly when she suddenly had a sense of vertigo. Barely able to keep the contents of her stomach in place, she grimaced leaning into Drake’s chest as he carried her. She wasn’t even fully aware that he was carrying her. As soon as they left the voices in her mind receded, but the throbbing pain was still there. ”Thank Mut the voices are gone…” she grumbled in pain. Hearing Drake’s soft voice, she finally opened her amber eyes and looked up at him dazed and confused. The movement around them made her dizzy though. Turning her face into his chest and took a few deep steadying breaths. She trusted Drake enough not to kill her. He’d had enough of a chance to do that already if he wished.

As he set her down, she reached out and put a hand on the wall to help hold herself up. It was mortifying to feel so weak and feeble. Forcing herself to stand straight she still used the wall to hold her up and did her best to walk into the dorm normally. The way the floor pitched under her though did not allow for such a feat. Wobbling unsteadily, she glanced at Drake when he asked if she needed to lay down. Nodding she couldn’t help the fear that trickled down her spine. What the hell was going on? Why was that place like that for her? She felt this pull to it but every time she went in…. the voices… some pleading, screaming, crying…so many voices. ”Yeah. I should lay down. Maybe sleep off this migraine.”

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Drake nodded and helped her to the room and then to the bed, noticing her needing the wall to keep herself up. Drake would just silently help her into the bed and put blankets over her. She said she had a migraine so he would leave for the bathroom getting some headache pills like ibuprofen and Acetaminophen while getting a warm towel and wet to put on her forehead. He came back having grabbed a cup of water for her as well putting the pills and water on the top of the nightstand before putting the wet towel on her forehead “Do you want me to get anything else Alistar?” he asked her, his voice still soft so as to not aggravate her migraine further.

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Finally feeling her body hit the bed it felt like heaven. She was reminded of all the times she had returned to her bed after a particularly hard mission or one of her Father’s grueling training sessions. Fading out of consciousness as he moved away, her mind instantly warped and went down a very dark path, making her wince. When he came back and spoke to her it was like her body relaxed just because he was close. Pushing herself to a sitting position she took the medicine he provided and sipped on the water before reaching out and gripping the edge of his coat. ”Stay? I can’t explain it but the pain is easier to bare when you’re closer.” if she didn’t feel like her head was literally splitting open, she probably never would have admitted that, but as it stood, she would do just about anything to get this pain to stop.

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Drake would feel her grab his coat and look to see her hand her then to her face as she said what she wanted. He didn't say anything in response to her words or even nod, he just simply moved to get on the other side of her in the bed and moved to be by her side. He looked to where Alistar laid beside him, his eyes looking to see if there was any blood or obvious issues that he might need to either clean up or worry about. He had to admit it was odd having her be so vulnerable wondering if maybe the pain she had was from the school or possibly from something connected to that room. The first name that came to mind was Ra and a familiar anger started bubbling in him that was akin to his early hate of Leonard Wolf. Drake just silently let out a breath from his nose trying to relax and just watched her hoping whatever effect he had on her right now was still helping.

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Shifting to sit on the edge of the bed she kicked off her shoes as she felt the bed dip behind her. Turning to look over her shoulder slowly she saw him laying there in his coat, shoes, and she’d put money down that his weapons were still on him too. ”Laying like that is going to get real awkward Drake. You can make yourself comfortable.” she laughed softly but her voice sounded tired and drained. Slipping under the covers she took the wet cloth he had brought her and put it over her eyes to block the light. Waiting for him to get comfortable and rejoin her she tilted her head slightly towards him. ”Thanks. For getting me out of there, and not leaving.” The hand that was closest to him shifted and reached for him, grasping his shirt in her fingers she tangled them in it and held onto it, her knuckles brushing against his skin. It took a moment but eventually she was able to fall into a fitful sleep, never letting go of his shirt.

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Drake would look to Alistar and nodded getting back up and began taking off his weapons, then his coat, then his shoes before getting back into the bed seeing her use the cloth. Then she began thanking him for taking her away from there and staying like he was right now which had Drake rather speechless. He wasn't sure how to respond and while thinking about it she would grab his shirt holding it tight before, after a moment, she would fall into sleep. Drake looked at her sleeping form and simply gave her a nod “I never planned on leaving you” he said to her, softly petting Alistar’s head before making sure the blankets covered her fully as he would just stay with her there in the bed.