KazAlkemi

Chicago After Hours

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Caden

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Location: Shopping – New York City, New York
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Fit

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Caden smiled at the quick Peck from Nero. He looked down at the necklace sitting on their neck and he felt the vibrations of a happy hum from the dragon within. There was some primal satisfaction of seeing that type of necklace around Nero's neck, especially since they liked it and wanted a second.

Caden glanced at the other similar necklace and nodded. ”Yes we can.”

“Would you like that necklace boxed up or do you wish to wear it out of the store?” The salesman gestured to the necklace Nero wore. Caden smiled at Nero, leaving the decision up to them.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
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Avery chuckled and took Kimiko's hand. He walked them through the house and into the backyard while they talked.

”It'll take me some time to shift. I'd keep your distance while I shift. It isn't pleasant and while I do, the wolf and I are unstable. I don't think I would hurt you, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.”

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Cassi’s House —> Ren's House – Chicago, IL
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Cassi smiled and rested her hand on Nic’s leg happily while they drove to Ren's old house. Once Nic helped her get the supplies to the backyard, she gave him a kiss.

”I'll let you know, but take your time cleaning. I have fun with this kind of work,” Cassi said and glanced around the garden. Her eyes flicked from plant to plant, a happy little wiggle in her feet as the sleepy plants seemed to wake and greet Cassiopeia. A breeze blew through the garden and a grin split across Cassi's face.

Chicago After Hours

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Caden

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Location: Shopping – New York City, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden laid the necklace around Nero’s neck, brushing stray hairs aside before he joined the two ends of the necklace together. The salesperson set a mirror on the counter and angled it for Nero and Caden to see.

Caden beamed, enjoying the look of the dragon on Nero’s throat and how the emeralds sparkled along their white skin.

”Was denkst du, mein kleiner Kobold?”

translations

What do you think, my little imp?

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Avery Zain

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Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
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Avery nodded, his eyes flashing yellow. ”The entire time,” Avery said and brushed his fingers along her cheek. He would never leave her side again. Not unless she asked him to, and even then he would protest.

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Cassi’s House – Chicago, IL
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Cassiopeia nodded her assent. ”I would like that. A lot,” she declared. Even if it was just the two of them curled up on her couch, watching old movies or just talking. They deserved that little slice of happiness. Of quiet.

Chicago After Hours

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Caden

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Location: Shopping – New York City, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden agreed with the ring decision and added it to Nero’s purchase. Caden slipped his hand into Nero’s, and they continued to walk along. ”Gefällt dir, wer du jetzt bist?” Caden asked them curiously.

He stopped in front of a unit of necklaces. The thing that caught his attention was the fact that there was a flying dragon with emeralds and black and white diamonds highlighting the wings. Caden pointed to it and waited for the necklace to be handed over before he looked at Nero.

”May I?” His eyes glanced at Nero’s neck, wanting to place the necklace on them himself.

translations

Do you like who you are now?

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Avery Zain

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Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
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Avery grinned, running a towel over his face and neck. ”You’ve mentioned it once or twice,” he said. He walked over to Kimiko and rested his hand on a piece of her equipment, looking at her with a searching look in his eyes.

”I think you should at least try before you run away,” he said, seeming to read Kimiko’s thoughts. ”It’s like ripping off a bandaid. Just let yourself go. If you don’t want to enter the woods, that’s fine. Just tell me if you want me to hunt something down for you.”

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Cassi’s House – Chicago, IL
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Cassi shook her head, smirking at the man she was dating. ”Goodbye for now, kittens,” Cassi crooned to them before following Nic out the door. She locked up behind her and headed for the SUV.

Chicago After Hours

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Caden

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Location: Shopping – New York City, New York
Skills:
Fit

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”Why is that?” Caden asked, following alongside Nero to look over the items they had on display. Caden spotted a ring he quite liked and pointed to it. The salesperson brought it out for him, and Caden slipped it onto his left pointer finger.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
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Avery goes through his weight routine, aware of Kimiko's eyes on him, but he doesn’t pause to think about it. He started off slowly, with lighter weights, but by the end, Avery was doing his usual deadlifts with an inhuman amount of weight on either side of the bar. His muscles rippled every time Avery picked up the bar of weights to lift and then pushed it over his head before doing the reverse back down. He did this a handful of times before stopping. Avery finished off his water, feeling a comfortable burn in his muscles from a hard workout.

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Cassi’s House – Chicago, IL
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”Hmm, they do, not the fact that I live alone?” Cassi said, her eyes shifting with mischief. She gestured to her box of gardening items. ”Help me carry these out to the SUV. You can visit more with your cats later.”

Chicago After Hours

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Caden

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Location: Shopping – New York City, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden beamed when Nero agreed to the ring choice. Caden pointed to the ring for the salesperson to box up in Nero's size. Caden handed the salesperson his black card to run, and waited with Nero.

”Es ist möglich. Fast jeder war in dieser Zeit,” Caden agreed.

Once the items were ready, the couple was escorted back to the door before Caden was handed the bag of items he'd purchased for Nero. The security guard held the door open for them, and on the other side stood the driver from last night.

Caden knew walking around with this much money in jewelry was a robbery waiting to happen. And although he could fight anyone off, that wasn't what he wanted to do.

Caden set the item's in the back seat of the car and the driver got back in, locking the doors after Caden closed the back.

”One more store, and then we will return to the hotel to get ready for this evening,” Caden said, and walked down the street with Nero into another jewelry store.

translations

It is possible. Almost everyone was during that time period.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
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Avery laughed and nodded. ”Alright. Take it slow to start. I'll correct you if I need to,” Avery said before he went to one of the weight machines, and started working the muscles in his leg

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Cassi’s House – Chicago, IL
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Cassi gathered everything she needed and hauled it back into her house. Max appeared out of nowhere to watch her. She set the item's by the front door and scratched Max's head before she looked at Nic sitting on the floor with her cats.

”Clearly you need to come round more often,” she observed.

Chicago After Hours

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Caden

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Location: Shopping – New York City, New York
Skills:
Fit

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”Good. As you should,” Caden said and kissed Nero softly. He was glad Nero was so understanding and didn't feel jealous of his relationship with Cassi, despite their long history.

Once they were sized and the jewellery they picked boxed, Caden gestured to the gold bracelet to have it boxed as well, and then something else caught his eye.

Caden's eyes were drawn to the diamond and ruby ring, and a smile tugged at his lips. ”Nero, what do you think about something like this on your finger?”

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Avery Zain

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Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
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Avery beamed and squeezed Kimiko’s hand. ”Not in the least.” He guided her over to the weights and set her up with some. ”Do you remember the exercises I had you doing from before?”

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Cassi’s House – Chicago, IL
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”Oh, no. You and your child can catch up. He clearly has a lot to say.” In fact, Wayland was still meowing and rubbing his head all over Nic as he told the human all about the days he had missed. Calypso joined the boys' club, trying to look prim and proper, while Max was nowhere to be seen, but that was typical of Cassi’s familiar.

Cassi exited her house into the garden and pried open her shed. She started pulling out shears and small pots to add cuttings to. It wasn’t a small undertaking but it wasn’t a difficult task, either.

Chicago After Hours

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Caden

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Location: Shopping – New York City, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden was looking at a collection of knot bracelets when Nero flagged them over. Caden smiled, walking up to them and rested his hand on the small of Nero’s back. Caden chuckled but nodded and had the attendant bring everything out Nero had their eyes on.

”You certainly have a flair for the dramatics, my darling. But I think this collection will suit you,” Caden agreed. ”Would you mind if I bought Cassiopeia something while we are here?” Caden asked, staring at the black and gold jewellery Nero had picked out before he glanced at them.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
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Avery accepted Kimiko’s hand, not that he needed it, but so he could keep touching her. ”I want to get a bit of weight lifting in before we go. Give me twenty minutes?”

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Driving ---> Cassi's House – Chicago, IL
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Cassiopeia bit her bottom lip from Nic’s reaction to her words. She knew he had a kind and gentle soul, but she wondered if there wasn’t a bit of a darker side when it came to his loved ones.

They made the turn onto her street, and Cassi laughed. ”Using me to get to my cats, hmm? I see how it is,” Cassi joked. They stopped outside her house, and Cassi got out before Nic opened her door.

She climbed the steps and opened the door. Meowing started instantly from a grey fluff ball. Wayland bound out onto the front step to greet Nic immediately, and once again, Cassi was sidetracked by the thought that she had found Wayland for Nic.

Chicago After Hours

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Caden

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Location: Shopping – New York City, New York
Skills:
Fit

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”Whatever catches your eye,” Caden informed them. ”Earrings, bracelets, necklaces, rings. There is another store I want to go to for a watch and rings. I’m sure they will have things you’ll like there as well, but I wanted to stop in here first,” Caden explained.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
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Avery smiled, hoping she would be comfortable enough to allow him to massage her taunt shoulders. He could feel how much they were resiting, but Avery also thought a shift would be good to loosen everything up. The body moved differently on four limbs than on two.

Avery finished with her shoulders and instructed her to go into an active stretch with her neck before he applied pressure to help her body stretch further.

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Driving – Chicago, IL
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”How badly did you want to kill them?” Cassi asked, amusement playing on her features. She wrapped her hand around Nic’s while he drove. She remained focused on his face and the task at hand rather than how he looked half-naked in the kitchen and his muscled arm behind her head while he backed up.

Chicago After Hours

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Caden

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Location: Shopping – New York City, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden grinned and wrapped his arm around Nero. ”That’s because this isn’t my store. Come on along, Mein kleiner Kobold.” Caden walked to the front and paid for Nero’s clothing. Everything would be shipped to their house in Chicago once it was ready.

Caden led Nero down the street before walking into a store that was full of suits. ”Now you may watch me be poked and prodded,” Caden whispered into their ear.

They were treated much the same as the other place, except here Caden was offered a cigar if he so desired, as well as a drink. Caden stepped up onto a pedestal and was quickly measured and asked a series of questions before material and suits were brought out. Eventually, Caden decided on two new suits, plus a new red one made from scratch. He was rather looking forward to it as it would match the red velvet dress Nero was getting.

After that store, Caden led Nero into another clothing store for them to get some nicer everyday clothes that weren’t dresses. There was a men’s section, and Caden selected some general slacks and dress shirts for himself.

”Nearly done, Mein kleiner Kobold,” Caden said and guided them into the Tiffany Co. store.

A security guard greeted them at the door before an attendant came over to guide them around the store. Several security guards were stationed around the store. Some were obvious whereas others were dressed to go unnoticed.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
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Avery felt Kimiko’s shoulder resist from scar tissue that was starting to build. He gently put Kimiko’s shoulder through passive movements before stretching it again. This time, he got her shoulder to release and stretch a little more.

”I look forward to reminding you how good they are,” he said.

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic’s Old Apartment – Chicago, IL
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”If I cursed you with lust for me, do you really think I would have allowed anyone to have interrupted that moment?” Cass pulled her seat belt on and patted Nic on the back. [color=#DB709]”No, my dear, but it seems we are being asked to wait for something. It better not be much longer, though.”[/color]

Chicago After Hours

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Caden

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Location: Shopping – New York City, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden chuckled and ordered them scotch. Caden wandered the store, looking for dresses and outfits that caught his eye. He found a short black leather dress, a velvet red, and another black dress that showed more leg. Caden had them sent over for Nero to try with a glass of scotch. Caden then took a seat outside the curtained room and flipped through a catalogue for things not yet in the store.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
Skills:
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”Of course. If you want, I can give you a bit of a massage tonight after supper. That’ll help loosen everything up, too,” Avery said and joined Kimiko on the floor. He took her arms and started to rotate and stretch them in different ways to stretch all the different muscles in Kimiko’s shoulders and rotator cuff.

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic’s Old Apartment – Chicago, IL
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Cassi smiled and nodded at the landlord while she packed up the cleaning supplies. She glanced at Nic, still feeling flushed but more stable. She winked at him while the landlord was looking over some of the patches Nic made.

It was torture having their moment of passion interrupted, but at least Cass knew that Nic wanted her as badly as she wanted him. At least she knew the sex was going to be earthshattering when they finally got to it.