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Chicago After Hours

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassi blushed and leaned up to kiss Nic's jaw. ”You, Ren, and Wayland need to pick out the cat. They have to like you the most, and well, all cats like me,” Cassi said with a cheeky smile.

She pulled Nic from the elevator and walked over to the SUV with him.

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Caden

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Location: Planetarium – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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”Well in that case, let's go see what we can find.” Caden kissed Nero once before they wandered the building.

They took in a couple more shows, plus some exhibits and interactive games. ”Alright my little imp, what did you have your eye on in the gift shop?” Caden thought he might look in to see what sort of literature the store had. Being surrounded by space had helped Caden develop an appreciation for it, but he wasn't ready to fly to space.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Garden of The God's – Chicago, IL
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Avery shifted, pressing himself into Kimiko's touch. He looked into Kimiko's eyes and shook his head. ”No, that's too simple. You know I would make them for you daily if it's what you wanted. No, it should be something else. Something I don't normally do, or something you've been nervous about and need an excuse to make it happen.”

Chicago After Hours

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassi smiled and took Nic's hands in hers.

”I don't think so. We'll have to see, but how he reacted when you came to my shop that day, and how he is even acting with your dad… I think he might want to stay with you and him. Wayland was always the cat to comfort my patrons at the store, but he took to you exceptionally quickly. If he has chosen you and Ren, it won't be like I'll never see him again,” she pointed out.

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Caden

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Location: Planetarium – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Caden kissed the top of Nero's head, smiling in agreement. He held Nero for the rest of the show before he stood and helped them up.

”Alright. I'd ask if you want to explore the rest of the planetarium but I have a feeling I've prolonged your need to go to the gift shop long enough,” he said, releasing Nero's hands. ”Am I right?”

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Avery Zain

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Location: Garden of The God's – Chicago, IL
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Avery laughed and slid his arm around Kimiko's waist. He pulled her onto his lap, grinning.

”Why do I have to come up with your winning prize? Isn't that your job?”

Chicago After Hours

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia smiled and nodded, saying goodbye to Ren before walking to the elevator. She stared at the buttons on the elevator for a while, lost in thought. She took a steadying breath before letting it out.

”I have a feeling Wayland may have found a new home,” she confessed, looking at Nic.

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Caden

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Location: Planetarium – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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”Ya. There's no light pollution where we live. We always get a good show out there whether it's just the stars or the aurora. Could be relaxing, romantic even.” Caden turned his head to look at Nero. He shifted his arm to rest their hand along their back and rubbed his hand along their back.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Garden of The God's – Chicago, IL
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Avery's eyebrows rose, questioning Kimiko's claim. ”I believe half your body is ticklish, at least the last time I tickled you proved that. But I'm glad your hips aren't,” he said and continued to rub his thumb along the front of her hip.

”And I'm giving you five chances to beat me at least once! That should be worth something,” Avery declared. He narrowed his eyes at her, daring her to laugh. However, he couldn't keep his own smile from his face.

Chicago After Hours

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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The image of Nic's dad playing with Wayland was a sight to warm anyone's heart. Cassiopeia smiled and wiggled her fingers at Wayland before scratching the top of his head. He meowed happily before focusing on the play with Ren. It looked like Wayland was going to be good for not only Nic but Ren as well.

”Do you want us to bring you food?” Cass asked Ren. She pulled on her jacket, fixed her hair, and grabbed her bag.

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Caden

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Location: Planetarium – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Caden laughed and shook his head. Nero's ambition was something to be admired, but Caden didn't think they would succeed with it.

Caden walked into a large, dark room with Nero. There were multileveled seating, plus a large open space on the floor to lay down and look up. Caden brought Nero over to the space on the floor and stretched out on the ground. He set his hands behind his head and looked up.

The show started by the room darkening first. Music came across through hidden speakers, and the ceiling lit up with thousands of lights that looked like the stars in the sky. They shifted and moved, matching the spin of the earth. Every once in a while, shooting stars or a meteor shower would happen. Then a constellation would be signalled out.

”We should do this at home,” Caden murmured while the show continued.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Garden of The God's – Chicago, IL
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”Only if I win all five! But if I lose one I get nothing. Seems like a lot of work to me,” Avery said with a grin.

Kimiko wiggled under his touch, and Avery looked at where his hand was. He raised an eyebrow at her. ”Are your hips ticklish, too?”

Chicago After Hours

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia's heart skipped a beat when Nic grinned at her like that. She slid her hands to his chest when he pulled her in to open the door and Cassi smirked. She wondered if he truly thought she would fall, or just wanted to hold her a little longer.

Cassiopeia batted Nic's hand away once more when he messed with her hair. She captured his hand though when he didn't take hers, wanting the connection now.

”Let's just wander until we find some place that smells good,” Cassi decided.

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Caden

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Location: Planetarium – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Caden chuckled and shrugged. ”The science is interesting, but all the emptiness makes me uneasy. There is too much distance between things.”

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Avery Zain

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Location: Garden of The God's – Chicago, IL
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Avery pouted from Kimiko's new stipulation. ”How is that fair?” he asked, rubbing his thumb along the front of her hip bone. He watched her wagging finger, remembering when she had bitten his in the restaurant.

Chicago After Hours

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia blinked when the door she had just opened shuts. She turned and had to look up to see Nic properly as he towered over her. She leaned back against the door and swallowed.

"We are rather good at teasing each other," she managed to say. She didn't miss the way his hair swooped across his forehead when he scanned her from head to toe. She also didn't miss the way he stalled on the little bit of skin she had showing.

Cassi smiled and tucked her fingers under his chin to tilt his head back to look into her eyes. Cassi still had to look up at him, but she felt like she was on an even playing field with him now.

"We still have shopping, and lunch I believe," she reminded him.

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Caden

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Location: Planetarium – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Caden smirked and pulled Nero close. "I don't think you understand how large I am in my dragon form. I'm confident you wouldn't be able to make a suit," he declared.

Caden turned around and pulled Nero on to the centre of the building where the night show always played.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Garden of The God's – Chicago, IL
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Avery's hand slid back up to Kimiko's hip when she turned away from him. He was worried she was going to pull away, and wanted to make sure she didn't. His eyes moved away from her lips to her flushed face and he grinned more. Her stipulation made him smile and he cocked his head to the side.

"Only one? What if I win more than one round? Shouldn't it be one outfit for every round I win? We can limit the rounds to five like a typical UFC bout," he offered her.

Chicago After Hours

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia gave Nic a bit of a look before she squirmed and batted away his hands to keep him from pinching her. "You want me to tease you more? Are you sure? I was fairly certain you were going to jump me in the kitchen," she teased him and made her way for his bedroom door.

She opened up the door and glanced back at him. "Do I need lessons or is it revenge on your part?"

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Caden

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Location: Planetarium – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Caden snorted and laughed, covering his stomach from the image Nero conjured in his head. Caden barely had time to recover from his laughter when Nero dragged them from the auditorium back to the gift shop.

"But what about the night show? Or the rest of the building for that matter." It was a rather large building with multiple exhibits that would rotate several times throughout the year.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Garden of The God's – Chicago, IL
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Avery grinned when Kimiko's eyes drifted to his lips. He nearly begged her just to forget it and kiss him, but Avery was competitive at heart.

"At least one round," Avery said and nodded. He laughed when she didn't have an answer for what the prize would be, but made sure to tell him what he couldn't have.

His eyes instantly drifted to her lips, and his hand twitched where it rested on the side of Kimiko's leg. He wanted to slide it over and hold her ass, but he refrained for now.

"No riffling through the underwear drawer. What about modeling for me what's in the underwear drawer?" His eyes looked into hers briefly with a challenge before they settled on her lips again.

Chicago After Hours

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia knew the moment couldn't continue, but she desperately wished it could. Her eyes remained shut after Nic pulled away from the kiss. She tried to regulate her breathing, to calm her heart rate, but the sensation of Nic's hand's on her body continued to claw through her mind.

She opened her eyes once her feet were on the ground, and fixed Nic's hair while he fixed her skirt. Part of her was hoping he was adjusting it to gain access to the zipper to free her from the fabric. When she saw his eyes after he pulled away, she guessed he was thinking the same.

Cassi sighed and tilted her head back against the wall. ”Right. Shopping.” She had all but forgotten they decided to go shopping to get Nic an outfit for Caden's bonding ceremony. Plus lunch.

Cassi leaned away from the wall, trusting her legs to support her and brushed her hands down her skirt and fixed her sweater.

”I think you sufficiently understand the concept of teasing now,” Cassi declared.

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Caden

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Location: Planetarium – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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The combination of being able to touch Nero and their scent enveloping him, kept Caden relaxed enough to watch the remainder of the show. He was even able to watch the theory section on black holes. He could admit the science behind it was interesting, as well as the formation of supernovas, but he didn't share the desire to be in a black hole like Nero.

As the show came to a conclusion, Nero scrambled back into their seat which caused Caden to chuckle.

”So I think we learned a valuable lesson today. No dragons in space,” Caden said and patted Nero's hand before he stood.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Garden of The God's – Chicago, IL
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Kimiko let go of Avery's hand but he didn't let it relax. Instead, he ran his hand down her side where it came to rest on her hip. Avery smiled lazily up at Kimiko while she hovered.

He chuckled from her challenge, and let his hand slip lower. ”What's the bet?” Avery's eyes danced, anticipation at the idea of possibly winning.

Chicago After Hours

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia tightened her hand in Nic's hair when he picked her up. She wasn't expecting to be pinned to the wall, but it made her grin on his lips all the same. He held her securely, the wall keeping her stable and she wrapped her legs around his hips, tightening her legs and core to keep herself elevated.

She sighed his name, giving him the access his tongue wanted. Nic's hand's were electric on her body. A tease all on their own since she could feel them through her lace underwear but not fully, either.

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Caden

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Location: Planetarium – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Caden looked at Nero when he felt them shift, alarmed they were leaving him. As soon as Nero moved closer, Caden understood what they were doing. He relaxed, wrapping his arms around his imp. Caden rested one of his hands on Nero's leg while the other rested on their hip.

Caden buried his face in the back of their sweater, inhaling their scent before he settled and watched the screen through the curtain of Nero's hair.

”Danke.”

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Avery Zain

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Location: Garden of The God's – Chicago, IL
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Avery grinned and booped Kimiko's nose with their joined hands. ”Nothing would make me happier,” he told her honestly. If she could take him down, Avery hoped that would settle him and his wolf, knowing she could more than look after herself if he wasn't around.

Chicago After Hours

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassi properly blushed when Nic said they would be missing for an hour. Part of her wanted to tease him more and ask why not longer, but she refrained.

She set down the boxes she was carrying when she heard the click of Nic's door shut. His hands were on her before she had time to turn to face him. Nic's lips moulded effortlessly to hers, and she sighed, tangling a hand into Nic's hair. The tension in her hand mirrored his hand as he groped her ass. Cass didn't mind the possessive way he grabbed and held her, if anything it was confirmation for Cassi on how much Nic was attracted to her.

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Caden

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Location: Planetarium – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Caden wrapped his arm around Nero, focusing his attention on the giant screen. Caden knew the proper protocol in public was to sit in your own seat, but Caden couldn't deny the disappointment when Nero took their own seat. The dragon had become far too attached to his imp.

As it was, he knew they recieved many eye rolls or averted stares from how affectionate they were to each other in public, but Caden didn't care. Nor did he care about the shocked looks from the appearance of an age difference. If only they actually knew.

Caden watched the show, admitting that he was impressed by the graphics and all the knowledge he was gathering. Still, when the dark parts of space showed with no real end, Caden's hand would tighten on Nero's arm. He really didn't like the open emptiness of space. The nothingness that it was.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Garden of The God's – Chicago, IL
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”If I had done it with malicious intent, I'm fairly certain Caden would have killed me. At the very least put me in a coma.”

Avery looked down at Kimiko, his eyes tracing the lines of her face, memorizing the shape and the colour. ”I think you should train with Cass, though… Just for a little bit.” He didn't want to risk himself becoming overprotective for no reason again. And he didn't want to hurt Nic because he couldn't control himself.