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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 0:04:25 GMT -5
Shadow smiled, setting her in the tent when they came to it.
"Get some sleep," Shadow smiled, laying on his blanket, "We've got a long day ahead."
~~~~~
"I don't mind," Arsen smiled, "I enjoy it. I've missed it."
He carefully rolled on his side, wincing when he moved too quickly, "I've missed this."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 0:12:45 GMT -5
Eryn yawned a little and then shook her head back and forth a little, smiling up at the werewolf, even if he couldn't see it before taking his hand in her own and then curling up on the blanket around it as she had last night.
"What's happening today?" the little shifter asked after settling herself into a comfortable position.
~~
Jaenelle smiled softly, even her human eyes catching the small wince since she was watching her mate's expressions so closely.
"I've missed it, too, but you're hurt and need to sleep, Arsen. Sleep- it's kindof necessary, silly."
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 0:19:32 GMT -5
"A meeting with Arsen and Jaenelle later. Thats about it, but theres alot to talk about," Shadow said, and gave her hand a quick squeeze, "Just sleep, little one. I wont leave."
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Arsen sighed softly, "Fine, Jae. I'll get more sleep. I need to feed if I want this wound to heal, love.
"Besides, it doesn't hurt as much as you'd think it does."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 0:32:08 GMT -5
Eryn looked at Shadow warily and then turned away, nodding resignedly. She was past the point of asking for promises; all promises could be broken and they would be- Eryn knew that they would be, even Shadow's. The little shifter turned away from the werewolf, letting go of Shadow's hand, and instead hugging herself. She would not rely on the werewolf, no more werewolves...or vampires. Only herself.
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Jaenelle giggled in triumph, grinning at her mate almost predatorily.
"Yea, you will, but you can go after you sleep. And, if you come back, could you maybe bring me some too? Please?"
Her gaze was hopeful before she laid her head back onto Arsen's shoulder and hid her face in his neck, refusing to look in case he refused her request.
"It never hurts as much as I think it would, but it still hurts enough."
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 0:39:52 GMT -5
"Eryn," Shadow said, poking her playfully, "Eryn, whats wrong? What I do?"
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"Jae," Arsen sighed, "You're more human now. You should eat human food. But I'll bring you some."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 0:50:36 GMT -5
The little shifter grumbled and stuck her tongue out at Shadow over her shoulder, curling up tighter around herself.
"I'm not listening," she started saying in a singsong voice. "Not listening to you, Shadow!"
Eryn was giggling by the time it was over, though, laughing to herself and squirming around as he hit her ticklish spots.
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Jaenelle suddenly lifted her head from Arsen's shoulder, smiling brilliantly at her mate at the promise of blood. Even if she was mostly human now, it would take a while to get used to eating human food again, especially after drinking blood for so long.
"I know, I know. I will eat human food as long as you bring me back some blood! Promise?"
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 1:03:19 GMT -5
Shadow smiled, eventually pulling Eryn onto his blanket and cuddling her in a fatherly way, "Time to sleep, little one."
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"I promise I will, Jaenelle." Arsen kissed her forehead, "You need to eat solids now too."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 1:10:38 GMT -5
Eryn continued giggling, cuddling into Shadow's warmth, and tucking her head underneath Shadow's chin. She enjoyed the the warmth and comfort provided by the larger male and snuffled softly, refusing to place all of her trust in him. The werewolf would take care of her, but, for how long? Definitely not forever and that meant she had to be wary.
The little shifter resigned herself to sleep with a small sigh.
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Jaenelle closed her eyes briefly at the feel of Arsen's cool lips on her forehead, enjoying the feeling immensely.
"I will...eventually, Arsen. And I don't want to get too used to eating human food....I'm only going to be mortal for about a week or so, silly."
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 1:47:40 GMT -5
Shadow smiled, snuggling her closer before falling asleep as well.
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"All right, all right," Arsen smiled at her, "Now, what would you rather me do? Go to sleep or get food and bring it back?"
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 1:56:32 GMT -5
"Sleep!~" Jaenelle said happily, smiling softly. "You need to sleep to get your strength back to go hunt...and...I don't want you to leave me yet. Stay with me a little longer, please?"
Her voice was soft, but her expression was earnes as she placed her hands on Arsen's chest pushing him backwards to lie back onto his sotmach as to not damage his back anymore. As she pusehd him back, she started laughing a little as she realized that Arsen didn't have any cloting on besides the blanket that was covering him from the waist down.
"Plus, I think you're going to want some clothes before you go out."
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 11:43:58 GMT -5
Arsen smiled, pulling her close to him once he was on his stomach again.
"Yeah, probably," was his only reply as he buried his face in her neck, kissing it softly.
"I love you, Jaenelle. I've missed being like this with you."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 14:49:07 GMT -5
Jaenelle hummed in response, tilting her head to the side and merely enjoying the feeling of Arsen's mouth on her neck. It felt good and she had missed it too, but now was a time to sleep and relax, not sully the air with words. SO Jae relaxed and just let herself fall into sleep again.
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Daemonar paced.
His guardsmen watched the pacing and, though he longed to join in, refrained. The King was irritated and that could only mean the worst for him.
"M'lord, your orders?" the vampire asked after a moment and Daemonar turned on him, snarling.
"What do you think, captain? That I will say 'let them all go free'? No, we're going to mercilessly pound those rebels, we're going to drive them far away from the capital an make them keep running until they forget that they used to be something more than animals!" the King growled out, glaring death at his guardsmen as he advanced across the polished marble floor towards the other male. "Hunt them, captain. Hunt them until your men cannot run anymore, then return to me and receive you so-called 'orders'."
Daemonar turned away as the captain of the guard took a few startled steps backwards and fled out of the room. The King closed his eyes and rested his arm on one of the pillars around the wide open space that constituted as his office. There was no time...he hadn't had enough time to reach out to Jaenelle and make sure that she was following through on the mission that he had given her. Daemonar was just going to have to wait and be patient, give her mind time to heal after his first deprecating touch, but he had never been a patient waiter.
A small noise made Daemonar whirl around, glaring, but, when he saw who it was, his eyes went dull and he turned away.
"Oh, it's you."
"Is that all I get?" the vampiress snarled darkly as she came closer, glaring at the King, her mate. "That's all I get while I'm carrying your damn whelps?"
Daemonar snarled at his mate, Kyrii, before turning away, trying to remind himself that she was pregnant and in a bad mood. Though a born vampire's gestation period was only about three months since they developed much quicker than a human despite aging much slower, Kyrii was milking her pregnancy for everything it was worth. Sometimes, Daemonar wished that he had never slept with the bitch.
"Shut up, Kyrii. Both you and I know that you need me to have any sort of status in the court. The children that you're carrying," here, Daemonar turned and was suddenly in front of his mate, hands on both sides of her belly, cradling it while glaring at her darkly, "will only gain you more personal status. So just shut up. Your term is almost over anyways, a few days now and you won't be so encumbered."
Kyrii snarled at Daemonar but turned her head resolutely away as Daemonar leaned forward and bit her neck harshly as punishment.
"Now go."
Kyrii turned and walked away in defeat as Daemonar's thoughts turned to Jaenelle and Caya, whom he was beginning to miss.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 16:13:07 GMT -5
Arsen smiled and settled himself in, closing his eyes and falling asleep.
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Remus made his way to his tent, deep in thought.
He pushed aside the flaps to his tent and enetered. Unlike Shadow's, with the blankets on the floor, Remus's had the maps in the dirt, weighed down with rocks.
Gaurdian may have been attacked, Remus still had work to be done.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 21:39:31 GMT -5
Several hours later, Eryn startled awake in the darkness, smothered by Shadow’s embrace. Quickly, she kicked out of it, refusing to be held by any male, but relaxing when she realized that it was Shadow, smiling softly at the werewolf’s still sleeping form. Then, the tightening around her heart started again, making the small shifter gasp and stumble to her feet. Her vision blurred and, though her steps faltered, her feet carried her silently out of the tent and through the encampment to a small cliff that overlooked the ruins of Guardian and the city of Crimson Moon in the distance. The little shifter stood on the cliff, shivering, as if waiting for something and nearly stumbled over the edge when the painful tightening and tugging began. The magic began pulling at her heartstrings, trying to force her to go to Crimson Moon, go back to Caya. Her feet started moving again, but Eryn leaned back, hugging herself and keening. “No! I don’t want to go back,” she sobbed, trying to keep the magic from making her move, though the homing spell was doing its job in making it her heart’s one desire to go back and serve her brutal mistress. “I don’t want to leave Shadow! Stop it Caya! No more betrayals, please, not of him.” Eryn sobbed again as the homing spell tugged her down the side of the hill she was standing on, forcing her feet to march her, against her will, towards the ruins of Guardian where there were sure to be vampires that would be more than happy to bring Daemonar’s prized concubine back her little pet. The thought made the little shifter sob. ~~ Daemonar, frustrated by his meeting with Kyrii and unaware of what Caya was doing at the moment to obtain information for him, reached out to touch Jaenelle’s mind in his impatience. The King needed information, he needed to know that his plan was working, needed some reassurance that taking down the First would be accomplished through his mate. The King had to know if that whore was following his orders; the child that Jaenelle once-van Arryn would bear from Arsen’s seed would be more powerful than Larial had been, especially if conceived while she was still partly human; Daemonar needed this child to defeat its father and, in order to have it, he had to control its mother. ~~ Jaenelle stirred in her sleep, her face scrunching up as a slimy psychic touch slid past the flimsy barriers that her mind had set up to try and protect her. The ex-human groaned a little, sliding closer to Arsen in her sleep before settling back down as Daemonar dug deeper into her mind, past her abilities to sense him at the moment. The slimy feeling still remained, but it was muted now and didn’t bother her as much. The only thing that was really beginning to bother her was the mantra that Daemonar began to chant within her head. You will seduce Arsen. Seduce Arsen. Now. You will seduce him.((Blah, I typed up a post and tried to put it up and then the site logged me out ))
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 21:57:43 GMT -5
It only took Shadow a few seconds to realize Eryn was gone. And once he realized it he jumped up and chased after her.
"Eryn!" He caught her easily, pulling her against him, "Eryn, what are you doing?"
Shadow exhaled softly and stood, lifting her up, "Eryn, you need to tell me what happened to you in Crimson."
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Arsen started a little when Jaenelld moved closer. He could barely sense something bothering her, but it wasn't strong enough to worry him.
(Hey, don't worry about it. I understand.)
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 22:35:28 GMT -5
"Can't tell...hurts," Eryn cried out, scratching at Shadow half-heartedly, as the spell continued to try and tug her towards Crimson Moon.
The pain around her heart grew stronger and more furious the longer it took her to move and, since Shadow was holding her, she wasn't moving and the pain was burning her. The little shifter continued to sob, clutching at her chest with one desperate hand while the other reached out towards Crimson Moon and Caya, almost as if beseeching her to please stop.
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Jaenelle sat up as the message finally pierced past her subconscious, glancing at Arsen, and feeling desire welling up inside her, but she turned her face away. He waas hurt, she scolded herself silently. He would go hunt, bring her back food, and then leave. There would be no time for messing around like that....even if she did want to. The ex-Hunter turned her face away, slinging her feet over the edge of the cot instead and looking at the sliver of sunshine falling on the dirt floor.
There was never enough time for anything that either of them wanted anymore.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 22:47:43 GMT -5
Shadow held Eryn closer, "I need to know. I can't stand seeing you hurt."
In actuallitly, Shadow saw her as a little sister. Even as a daughter at times..
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Arsen blinked sleepily, glancing at Jaenelle as she moved.
"Jae? Jae whats wrong?" He propped himself up on his elbows, rubbing his face with a hand.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 22:58:05 GMT -5
"Caya....spell," Eryn choked out before the burning around her heart overwhelmed her enough to actually make her hiss and spit at Shadow, raking the claws on her right hand down his arm hard enough to puncture the skin and leave angry red marks.
She slipped out of the werewolf's arms and ran a few steps, relaxing a little as the burning eased slightly from even just those few steps. Guiltily, the little shifter glanced back at Shadow, wanting to walk back to him, but knowing that it would hurt. One step backwards towards him and Eryn was on her knees, gasping for air and holding her chest as her heart felt like it was about to fall out into her hands. One step forwards and she was fine again, only feeling the dull tugging and the reminder of pain left burning around her already straining heart.
"It's a homing spell," Eryn managed after a moment, taking a step every few moments in order to keep the burning allayed. "Set to werewolf magic....Caya's drawing me back. Not going hurts, stopping hurts."
Tears welled up in the little shifter's eyes as she watched Guardian get closer and closer one step at a time.
"Caya's mad...very mad at me. I took a punishment for her and ran away and now...she wants me back. I think she expects me to give her information, but I don't want to go back Shadow!"
Eryn turned and raced back to the other werewolf, keeping going despite the burning that the spell produced in her chest, collapsing at the werewolf's feet and grabbing onto them, sobbing at the pain in her chest. If she was going to die out here from it, then so be it. Better than to die in the city, a hated slave....
She would finish telling Shadow what happened in Crimson if she survived this, Eryn decided. She would.
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Jaenelle hummed slightly before glancing over her shoulder and shaking her head, smiling brightly.
"It's nothing, Arsen!" the ex-Hunter said before turning around to stare at the tent's door before breathing. "Absolutely nothing..."
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 23:12:06 GMT -5
"Oh, little one," Shadow lifted her into his arms, cradling her to his chest, "I can take that spell of you. I can deal with Caya for you. That thing isn't truely my sister."
The reason Shadow had left Crimson Moon in the first place was Daemonar had brought back Caya. Shadow had been opposed, but Daemonar wouldn't listen.
As always.
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"Somethings wrong, Jae. I know you tell me," He said softly, "Please."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 23:20:59 GMT -5
Eryn sobbed, burying her face in Shadow's chest as the burning continued. Caya's magic had always been strong, but the little shifter had never had to deal with the full front of it and, now that she was, she found that the werewolf had always held back on punishing her before, but now, now, Eryn was feeling the full force of what Caya could do when she was enraged and it hurt like hell.
The spell began to choke off her airways as if making her heart feel like it was going to burst wasn't enough. The little shifter sobbed again, screaming as a particularly nasty jolt was sent through her heart, making her body arch and then sag back tiredly. Eryn was too tired to fight it anymore, too tired to get up.
"Make it stop," she pleaded with Shadow in broken gasps. "Please, make it stop..."
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Jaenelle glanced over her shoulder at Arsen before slowly shaking her head, keeping silent. Her desires were selfish; she was being selfish by wanting him. The refugees needed him more than she did right now, they would always need Arsen more than she did, until the end of the war. She would not burden him 'til after that.
"It's selfish," Jae murmured after a moment. "We can't afford to be selfish right now, Arsen."
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"DAMN HER! DAMN HER AND HER THRICE-CURSED SENSE OF DECENCY!" Daemonar howled as he listened to Jaenelle deny her body's cravings through her mind. The girl had become a vampire, but had never truly become a vampire at heart because a vampire was a primarily selfish creature and this damned whore was not acting very selfish at the moment.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 23:31:05 GMT -5
Shadow held Eryn closer, cradling her in his arms, "I will. Caya is no match against me."
He rested his forhead against Eryn's and began to murmur the words that would release the spell.
Shadow knew that Caya would know he did it. And he knew she would tell Daemonar.
But Shadow cared about Eryn.
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Arsen grabbed Jaenelle's hand, "Love, lay with me. You need more sleep. As do I.
"And we deserve to be selfish. This may be one of the few times we're alone for a while," He wasn't quiet sure why he said it, but Arsen was secretly glad he did.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 17, 2009 23:40:42 GMT -5
Shadow's cool forehead against her burning one was a relief. The long bangs that usually covered the burned side of her face were pushed back and her green eyes were pressed against the band that hid Shadow's eyes. Eryn sighed softly as the tightened hand around her heart loosened and the pain started fade away, making her shiver slightly as the pressure was released. The little shifter sighed softly, her fingers digging into the cloth sleeves of Shadow's tunic tightly as the pain continued to alleviate and lessen, becoming no more than a mere whisper and memory of the burning that had permeated her very being earlier.
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Caya screamed in outrage as she was thrown out of her own spell by a voice like rolling thunder that she hadn't heard in a very long time.
"Shadow," she spit out before rushing out of the door to her rooms and towards Daemonar's chambers. Her Lord would know what to do, he always knew what to do.
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Jaenelle squeezed Arsen's fingers before turning around to face him fully. Her eyes glowed dully red, though remaining primarily green, while staring at him, challenging him. The vampiric nature that characterized the First's mate, despite her being mostly human at the moment, was at the forefront.
"Sooo, you really mean that we can be entirely selfish right now?" Jae asked playfully, her mood taking a complete 180 from the way she had been acting earlier, as she whirled around, slipping up beside Arsen and leaning down to kiss him, biting his lip a little with her fangs. "Absolutely, completely selfish?"
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Post by †Arisen† on May 17, 2009 23:47:19 GMT -5
"Is that better?" Shadow smiled, standing from his crouch and holding Eryn, "She won't bother you again.
"Now, what say you to getting more sleep, eh?"
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Arsen smiled, rolling onto his side, "Yes, we can. No one will disturb us, Jaenelle."
He pulled her down suddenly, pinning her onto the matress with his shoulder. He growled playfully, nipping and kissing the side of her neck near the bite.
Just as he'd done all the other nights.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 18, 2009 0:00:28 GMT -5
"Yes," Eryn murmured softly, unsure what she was saying yes to, just knowing that....no matter what, she was completely lost to Shadow now. Her trust had once again been place in a very precarious position; she just hoped that he didn't lose it.
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"Daemonar!" Caya yelled as she scrambled into his study, looking around wildly for the Vampire King and rushing towards him when she found him. "Shadow's still alive! I felt him, he disrupted my homing spell on Eryn! He took it off, that bastard! He took my slave away from me Dae!"
Daemonar looked down at Caya's slightly distraught form, smiling softly, before reaching out and pulling his werewolf into a tight embrace, kissing the top of her head.
"Don't worry, Caya, just be calm, love. We'll get your kitty cat back, don't worry," he murmured soothingly, letting his voice wash over the werewolf and calm her.
From the shadows, Kyrii watched jealously, one hand placed protectively over her belly, the other one had claws extended and was slowly shredding one of the tapestries that had Daemonar's likeness woven into it.
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Jaenelle laughed, beginning to wrestle with Arsen for dominance, mindful that he was much stronger than her, but just trying for the sake of it. Her teeth were nipping him everywhere, leaving little bite marks, while she looked for a way to pin him down without hurting him too badly. The vampiress found that she wanted to be selfish; she wanted Arsen all to herself for a few hours.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 18, 2009 0:09:29 GMT -5
"Good. Lets go back to bed," He carried her back to their tent, once again laying her down when they were inside.
"Now, sleep, little one."
~~~~~
Arsen laughed with her, at times letting her come close to tipping on his back while being mindful of his wound.
And eventually he did settle for rolling onto his back, being mindful of the burns.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 18, 2009 0:18:00 GMT -5
Eryn looked around at the tent which had become the scene she was most familiar with in camp. She and Shadow always seemed to come back to right here, always saying they were going to sleep and then something interrupted them. It was almost comical...almost. The little shifter kept a tight grip on Shadow's hand this time instead of pushing it away, pulling the werewolf down next to her before curling up and beginning to doze contentedly, purring gently like a kitten. Her tail curled and uncurled in time with her breathing, burshing agianst the leg of Shadow's pants as she calmly settled into the rhythm of sleep.
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Jae let out a little whoof of air as Arsen fell backwards, tumbling her forwards as he did so. She started laughing immediately, pushing herself up on her elbows just enough to be able to see his face since she was sitting/straddling his lap at the moment, before looking up into her mate's eyes. Her happy, carefree mood suddenly turned a little more serious as she watched the First for a moment before making a decision. Then, Jae did something she hadn't done in a while- she leaned in and shyly kissed Arsen, her green eyes fluttering closed for a moment before she quickly pulled back, blushing a little- something that she normally couldn't do either.
This reminds me of the first time... Jae thought fondly, unable to look up at Arsen for the moment, blush still coating her cheeks.
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Post by †Arisen† on May 18, 2009 0:27:18 GMT -5
Shadow smiled at the small shifter before changing forms into the large black wolf.
He curled around Eryn, keeping her close against his side, and fell asleep.
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Arsen smiled, playing with a strand of her hair, "You're blushing. I haven't seen you blush in a long time."
He propped himself up on his elbows and kissed the tip of her nose, "I love you."
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 18, 2009 0:34:22 GMT -5
"Yeah, you haven't seen me blush because I can't ususally, silly," Jaenelle said laughingly, the blush staining her cheeks only growing darker as Arsen teased her.
The kiss on the nose, however, made her look up at him, startled out of her contemplation of the past. The ex-human returned the gesure, kissing the tip of Arsen's nose and murmuring, "And I love you too." before sliding her hands under Arsen's blanket and beginning to mercilessly....tickle him, giggling a little.
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Daemonar felt the laughter coming through his bond with Jaenelle and let out a gusty sigh, pulling away from Caya and snarling a little.
This girl was hopeless...
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Post by †Arisen† on May 18, 2009 0:40:54 GMT -5
"Jae...! Jae, stop it!" Arsen started laughing with her, squirming to where he didn't aggrivate his back.
So what if it didn't really tickle him? He just wanted Jaenelle to be happy.
After a few moments, he rolled her over, pinning her against the cot and began nipping at her neck, the playfulness fading. But, he was like this before too.
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Post by callingxforxblood on May 18, 2009 0:46:51 GMT -5
Jaenelle knew Arsen was just playing along with her, but she enjoyed it, enjoyed their time together and the thoughtfulness of her mate. When Arsen flipped them, she groaned a little accepting his weight over her body and letting her hands slide up to his shoulders.
At the moment, Arsen's biting was teasing, but it was driving Jae crazy. She wished that her fangs would elongate a little more because, truthfully, she really wanted to bite Arsen. Gods, she hadn't gotten to bite him in so long and, whenever she did, it felt heavenly; the feelings that flowed between mates during blood sharing were special and Jae really loved feeling that way. Of course, Jaenelle also just liked the physical part of the biting; it felt good to be able to slide her teeth into Arsen's neck, into the side of his neck that no one else had ever claimed and that was super-sensitive to her touch. It just made her feel...loved.
The way Arsen was nipping right now, though, reminded her of the past, of how things used to be...before Crimson Moon and while they were there- before Larial was born and died, before he changed everything.
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