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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 13, 2010 21:19:30 GMT -5
Kaito wandered into the kitchen and thumbed through her fridge, picking up a steak that looked pretty fresh and taking a bite out of the rare meat with his fangs. He hummed in pleasure as he leaned his back up against the fridge's door and watched Aliya wander about the apartment, searching for the cat.
The girl was beautiful and he didn't understand how come she was alone.
"Your kitty probably won't come out while I'm here," the vampire warned, watching the girl's hips as she walked before asking the question that had bothered him since he'd met this amazing woman. "Why haven't you been snatched up yet?"
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 13, 2010 21:40:25 GMT -5
Aliya continued to look for her cat, huffing softly as she sat back on her heels with her hands on her hips.
"Snatched up? You mean single?" She didn't look back at him, but brushed her hair back before simply answering, "I don't like men."
She stood up, brushing herself off, "That is, to say, that I don't trust them."
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 13, 2010 22:13:15 GMT -5
Kaito swallowed dryly. Damn, that girl was just tempting him bending over like that and acting all sexy-cute like she didn't know what she was doing to him. He took another bite of the steak to stave off having to reply and make an inappropriate comment about how her ass looked in those jeans.
With great effort, the vampire managed to maintain his gentlemanly facade and instead decided to continue his line of questioning, "Why not? And if you don't trust guys, why're you trusting me so much? I mean we only just met tonight."
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 13, 2010 22:20:51 GMT -5
"Hm.... Not sure," she shrugged, "Like I said, you remind me of my brother."
She paced around the guest bedroom a few more times before going to her room, "There you are, Diana!"
The kitten was curled up on her bed, simply a black ball of fur.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 14, 2010 22:41:05 GMT -5
"Diana?" Kaito asked nervously, finishing up the steak and going to stand in the doorway of Aliya's bedroom, watching the girl as she found her kitten. "Well, isn't she an adorable ball of fluff."
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 14, 2010 22:43:52 GMT -5
Aliya nodded, "Found her just a little while ago out on the street."
The girl picked up the kitten and moved her to the cat's bed in the corner.
"Ah, right. The bathroom is over by the closet near the kitchen. Uhm.... There are blankets in the closet and extra pillows if you need them," she smiled at Kaito, "If theres anything you need, just hollar."
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 16, 2010 17:24:14 GMT -5
Kaito nodded cordially, grinning back at Aliya and looking at the small kitten, curiosity in his gaze. He hadn't been near a cat in a very long while and he longed to cuddle the small creature, but he knew that it would most likely end in a slashing blow of her tiny pinprick claws.
With difficulty, he turned his face away from the animal and looked at the other predator that prowled the room. In the bedroom, Aliya looked like she was in her element and Kaito didn't forget that this temptress was a succubus.
"Thank you," he said sincerely, slipping away from her doorway to go examine the guest bedroom. The bed looked nice enough and squished down under his weight as he sat down, bouncing on the edge a little. His eyes turned to inspect the curtains on the window which didn't seem like they would hold out every crack of sunlight. The vampire mentally reminded himself to go grab an extra blanket to throw over the window.
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 16, 2010 18:25:38 GMT -5
Aliya smiled and closed her door quietly. She changed into her pajamas-a large shirt and sweatpants. With a soft sigh, she crawled into bed.
She soon fell asleep, dreaming of her brother's death. Rhe woke up with tears running down his face.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 16, 2010 23:19:58 GMT -5
Kaito wandered into the bathroom before he settled down and jumped into the shower and rinsed off the smell of stale beer, women's perfume and chalk from that damned illusionist. When he finished, the vampire wandered, with only a small towel wrapped around his waist, into Aliya's laundry room and shuffled through her clean clothes. He chose an oversized sweatshirt and pair of sweatpants which he then yanked on, going commando.
Then, he pilfered her fridge once more before going to grab an extra blanket and throw it over the window's curtains to black the room more thoroughly. Once the room was pitch-black, Kaito jumped onto the bed, snuggling down beneath the comforter and smelling Aliya's scent clinging to the old sheets.
The vampire turned on the guest bedroom's TV, turning the sound down very low so that only he could hear it and settled in, cuddling one of the bed's pillows that smelled a lot like the human girl in the next room. The boy decided to just veg out until it got a little later for him, or earlier for a normal human- he didn't even notice when Aliya woke from her nightmare.
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 17, 2010 1:15:41 GMT -5
The girl silently got up from her bed and opened her door. She wandered to her bathroom and splashed water on her face, then grabbed a book and returned to her room.
It wasn't long until she was sobbing softly.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 17, 2010 17:35:34 GMT -5
Kaito heard Aliya get up and decided not to disturb her until he heard soft sobbing coming through the wall. The vampire sat up slowly, slipping out from under the comforter and then walking out of the room to crouch by Aliya's door.
As he listened to hear silently, the male kindof froze, not exactly sure what to do. Should he comfort her? Let her cry? He wasn't a very good source of comfort. His story had been a lot like her brother's and wasn't sure she would appreciate him interrupting her crying session. Finally, Kaito made a decision and straightened.
His hand reached out tentatively and his knuckles lightly rapped on Aliya's bedroom door.
"Um, can I come in?" he asked unsurely.
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 17, 2010 19:00:38 GMT -5
Aliya sniffled softly, brushing her tears away, "Y-Yeah, you can."
Diana was sitting beside her now, mewing for attention as Aliya petted the small kitten. She brushedaway her tears, snifflinf a bit, and turned her attention on the cat.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 17, 2010 22:29:51 GMT -5
Kaito edged into Aliya's room nervously, shutting the door behind him and looking at her curtains to make sure that they were drawn tight against the impending dawn. When he saw that they were, he moved carefully towards the bed and sat on the edge, away from the crying girl, but still close enough to offer a comforting hand if needed.
"What's wrong?"
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 17, 2010 23:13:40 GMT -5
"Just a bad dream," Aliya said, lifting the kitten into her lap. It mewled, licking her fingers, "... It happens alot, actually."
With a soft sigh, she looked at her guest, "I didn't wake you, did I...? s-Sorry..."
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 18, 2010 10:13:44 GMT -5
"No, no, you didn't wake me," Kaito reassured Aliya, setting a comforting hand on her foot which rested near him. "I....go to sleep pretty late and I've been having a bit of trouble letting getting to the point where I'm tired enough. So, I was up."
He gave her a small smile.
"What was your dream about?
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 18, 2010 14:54:31 GMT -5
"My brother," Aliya muttered, "... In highschool... he jumped off the roof, right before my eyes... He was kidnapped when we were little and was found for his senior year..."
She rubbed her arms, shivering.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 18, 2010 20:56:16 GMT -5
"Kidnapped?" Kaito asked, slightly stunned by what he was hearing, yet also vaguely intrigued. "Would you...like to talk about it?"
The vampire had to admit that he was interested, simply because this girl he wanted to get to know kept comparing him to her brother. He stretched out on the bed next to Aliya, not next to her exactly, but just close to her.
"Would you like to talk about him a little?"
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 18, 2010 21:48:39 GMT -5
She drew her knees to her chest, thekitten tumbling aside, and rested her chin on her knees, "... We'd gone to the zoo. One moment he was there, the next he was just... gone..."
She shuddered, "He turned up walking along the highway. He'd been badly beaten and was taken to the hospital when the called us... he was lucky to be alive. When he came home, he wouldn't stay alone and would sleep in mybed with me. He kept telling me taht they would always find him when he was alone...
"We hadn't been going to school long when he showed me the scars. it was durning lunch, so no one noticed.He told me taht it let him know that he was still alive... Then, he got up and walked out. I ran after him, but he was already on the roof and..."
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 18, 2010 22:05:29 GMT -5
Kaito slipped an arm around Aliya's shoulders, putting his head on top of hers and breathing in the scent of her hair. He needed to offer her comfort in some form, but Kaito didn't know what to do. He just didn't want to see her tears drip down anymore tonight.
"I'm sorry," he murmured quietly, kissing the top of her head. "So sorry..."
Because I know exactly how your brother felt....
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 18, 2010 22:25:37 GMT -5
Aliya leaned into him, exhaling softly, running a hand over her face, "... I didn't even really know him either... he even told me that before he died. that we didn't know who he was.... 14 years of his life, he was gone..."
She turned and clung to Kaito, burying ehr face in his chest and holding him tight.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 19, 2010 13:25:24 GMT -5
Kaito ran soothing hands up and down Aliya's spine, keeping his head on top of hers. A vague memory itched at him for a moment, reminding him of a boy that he'd met once upon a time several years ago. The vampire froze for a moment, his hands stilling on the girl's back as he remembered that boy.... what had his name been?
"What did you say your brother's name was?" Kaito asked softly.
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 19, 2010 14:37:19 GMT -5
"Alex," she told him softly, "Is what we called him. He was Alexandrite."
She squeezed him tight, "I-I'm sorry..."
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 20, 2010 23:50:12 GMT -5
Kaito drew in a sharp breath at the name, turning his face away momentarily and trying to school it back into normalcy before he turned to look at one of his best friend's sisters. Of course, he hadn't known that Aliya was kin to Alex, but still...
Alex, you bastard, why'd you leave me this job? the vampire thought darkly, looking down a the girl who he'd heard so much about from her brother.
"What do you have to be sorry for?" Kaito asked finally, trying to keep his voice even and normal despite the shock he'd just received.
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 21, 2010 0:04:26 GMT -5
Aliya released him then, running her hands over her face, "... I invited you in and now you're putting up with me..."
She sniffled, wiping her eyes. The succubus seemed so terribly human then. Yes, she had been raised with her powers locked. Yet at the same time, her 'other side' was lurking below the surface and showing through, as though she were tempting him. And, unconciously, she was.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 21, 2010 0:10:29 GMT -5
Kaito shook his head a little at her answer, smiling a little, but inside battling himself as his hunter instincts arose at the sight of Aliya's defenseless face. He wanted to lie this girl down and simply...take what he needed from her, but his respect for her brother demanded more than that.
As Kaito looked down at the girl, he mentally tried to distance himself from her by thinking of Alex. He'd have to tell Aliya all the stories about her brother one day, but for now....
"There's nothing to apologize for. Just....please, don't look at me like that, Aliya. You're testinc my control," Kaito murmured, loosening his hold on the female and scooting back a little farther from her on the bed.
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 21, 2010 0:16:56 GMT -5
Aliya looked at him, confused. She reacked over to her nightstand and grabbed the tissue box and started to dry her face.
Diana, the small kitten, tumbled and flopped its way to Kaito and sniffed his hand. The kitten mewled and butted him, demanding attention rudely.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 21, 2010 0:20:35 GMT -5
Kaito looked down at the small kitty in surprise and, every so gently, picked up the small ball of fluff that fit into one of his large hands. With one careful finger, he pet the tiny skull and cradled the little gal against his chest, marveling at how small this tiny creature was and that she trusted him. Elation filled the vampire as the little kitten continued to demand his attention. She wasn't afraid of him!
"She likes me," Kaito breathed.
The man looked up, wanting to share this moment with Aliya, but then froze up, not knowing if she'd understand his excitement.
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 21, 2010 0:28:52 GMT -5
Aliya smiled at Kaito, "... Thats good. She hasn't really met anyone else."
The girl got her face clean and threw out the tissues, curling in bed.
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Post by callingxforxblood on Oct 21, 2010 0:31:40 GMT -5
Kaito hummed in response, trusting himself enough now to recline back onto Aliya's bed next to her with the small kitten tucked into the crook of his arm.
"What do you usually do after you have one of your nightmares?"
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Post by †Arisen† on Oct 21, 2010 0:45:09 GMT -5
"Usually read a bit, then go to sleep," the girl answered, reaching over to pet the kitten.
"I've been having this dream for so long...." Aliya muttered absently.
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