Adam had his pants half pulled up when Ciara gasped and turned a bright red. A small smile pulled at the corners of his mouth as he watched Ciara look over his body. A laugh rang aloud from his mouth but he quickly stopped and looked back at Jay who did not seem to be disturbed. He pulled his pants up all the way and closed his eyes again. “I could have warned you, but surprising you was just so much better.” He replied in a cocky tone that still held a hint of laughter. Honestly, he had not thought to warn her, he did not think she would care, much less react so strongly. “Have you ever seen a male naked before?” He asked as soon as the thought occurred to him.
Flustering Ciara was starting to become second nature to him, and he couldn’t help but smirk as he asked if she would like him to go without a shirt. Her flustered cheeks and cold response were exactly what he was hoping for. Shortly thereafter, they decided on a place to meet and broke off the communication. As he was leaving, Adam turned around to make sure Jay was still asleep before he slipped out the door and began to make his way silently through the echoing halls. What he did not realize, however, were a pair of eyes watching him from the shadows. Once he started getting closer to the door he pulled his invisibility over his body and walked right in between the guards that were posted to keep members in rather than enemies out.
Back in the building, a man moved from the shadows and followed Adam out into the night. With a few quick moves, the man had silently knocked out the two guards and continued towards the forest. Adam let his invisibility slip once he was safely in the comfort of the forest, and as he walked he allowed his mind to wander while his hand rubbed over the mark on his arm. In the fresh air of the forest, he was really able to start pondering over the marks that Ciara and him shared and what she could have possibly found.
No conclusions came to mind before he found himself standing in front of the alley way from earlier that day. As he slowed down and came to a stop, he had to reluctantly admit to himself that it was just a little too chilly outside to go without a shirt. Nor did he think about all the cuts and bruises on his upper torso that would be more visible now than they were in the darkness of his bedroom. It was too little too late though, so Adam stepped out of the shadows and into the small ring of light cast by Ciara’s magic.
“Fire can be dangerous, you know?” He said as he crouched down on the back of his heels. “It makes it harder to see what is coming in the distance, and it is a beacon to those who are trying to find you.” He reached out his hands and let the fire warm his hands.
