tsubasa

This is Different

Adrian spoke lowly so that only Cedric would hear him and even that was through the ear piece they wore. He knew well that Cedric did not particularly enjoy his surprises for Beatrice being spoiled, "Nothing special. Late lunch at some expensive restaurant... There isn't much to worry there... Although, he also wants to take her for a walk through Central Park. We'll have to keep our eyes open more then. It'll be late."

When the elevator arrived at the lobby, Cedric lead Bea out and to their car. He opened the door for her and stole a kiss as she climbed in before he made his way to the other side. He climbed in next to her and waited as Roe climbed into the passenger seat. Adrian would follow in a car behind, to ensure there was no danger following them and if anything happened to the car, someone wouldn't be stuck. Once Roe was seated, Cedric nodded and the car pulled away from the curb. They drove for a short while then arrived at a building with an awning over the door. There wasn't much giving it away but Beatrice knew exactly where they were, "Oh... Cedric... Why didn't you tell me to dress up! Daniel is nice restaurant! Very... Very nice... I can't wear a skirt and tank top!"

Cedric laughed a little, she couldn't believe she hadn't noticed that he was dressed up, "I know, I know.. But I couldn't give you any hints and how else was I ever going to get you in this," He handed her a bag, "Windows are tinted, change into this. Us men will step out."

He climbed out of the car and once the others had, Beatrice struggled to change into the dress while in a car. When she finally managed to get it on, she stuffed her clothes and coat into the bag and climbed out. She took a deep breath, which was kind of difficult to do in the skin tight red dress. It hugged to her perfectly, almost giving the allusion that she had more curves that she really did. The sweetheart neckline didn't do half bad in showcases her chest either and her already long legs seemed to go on forever in the short dress. She fixed up the beige heels she was wearing, slightly disappointed that Cedric hadn't grabbed a pair of shoes to match the dress. She took Cedric's hand as he smiled at her, drinking her in, "Stunning."

He then turned and led her into the restaurant.

Vampire Academy

Gunner didn't look at her as she undid his shirt, he really did not need those thoughts in his head... not at that moment. Instead, he stared at the wall until she managed to undo the last button. He pulled his shirt off and laid back with a bit of a grunt of discomfort. He sighed when he was on his back, "Injured or not, I'd still kick your ass, Ross."

The doctor came in shortly after and looked at Gunner. She smiled and shook her head, "I was starting to wonder when I'd see the two of you."

Gunner laughed a little, "Well, injury is kind of part job."

She chuckled, "Well, let's check you out."

She looked him over but other than the shoulder, there weren't anything too serious. She gave him some salve for the burns and covered them up to prevent any infection, a sling to keep him from using his injured arm and finally some meds for the pain before releasing him and Anna. Gunner sat back up, feeling a lot better with all the medication coursing through him. He pulled his shirt then the sling and stood. He grinned at Anna, "You know, I'm going to need a lot of help with... all of this."
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Serena followed Sebastian to the feeders but hung outside, since it wasn't required for Novices to be with their wards. When he came back out she gave him a weak smile and nodded, following Sebastian to his dorm room.

She saw Rae lying on his bed in just his boxers and an arm draped over his face. He cocked an eyebrow when he saw Serena, "You spent the night with him?"

Serena, not really wanting to deal with him, just looked at him, "Si," she looked at Sebastian and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Be quick..."

She then walked to his bed and sat down on it. When Sebastian hopped in the shower, Rae looked at Serena, "Really?"

She looked up at him, "What?"

"Him?"

Serena shook her head and playing with her charm bracelet, deciding it was best to ignore him.

Vampire Academy ~ Rememberance

Gunner looked at Anna and nodded, "Well... we can't force her to eat and I don't really know how to go about getting human feeders and... I'm not to sure how Seb's parents would react... and Anya would probably be flustered when explaining... why she wasn't okay with what they had..."

He glanced at Kenzie when she mentioned her parents views on Dhampir Blood. He grimaced, not particularly enthused by their opinion on anything. He was glad though when Anna laughed, not wanting her to accidentally take her anger out on the little girl. He patted Anna's shoulder, "She'll be fine. Don't worry to much, okay?"
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Anya smiled at Sebastian when he wrapped his arm around her. She gladly leaned into him and nodded, "A little."

Maybe not energy-wise but she was feeling better about the whole feeding on Dhampir thing... Now that she wasn't stuck with the dazed Dhampir and was now with Sebastian. She kissed his cheek and rested her head on his shoulder again, "Can we go play the piano again?" She asked, smiling, enjoying the thought of leaning against him and listening to him play.

Vampire Academy ~ Rememberance

Anya felt her stomach drop when Sebastian informed her that it would be a Dhampir and not a human. She stole a glance at Anya and Gunner. Gunner remained stoic but she could see the displeased look on Anna's face. She sat there silently until Sebastian led her away from the other two. She followed but she was seriously starting to contemplating going without. She was sure that the Dhampirs here and chosen this line of work, they weren't forced into it but she didn't like the idea of Moroi feeding off of Dhampirs. She looked at the bell when Sebastian made comment to his parents trying to make it like the court, "You'd be surprised on how many do try...."

She looked at the Dhampir as she entered the room and took a seat. Sebastian walked over and took her wrist drinking from that instead of her neck. When he asked her if she wanted him to wait outside, she hesitated a moment then nodded. Once he left, she took a seat beside the girl and took her wrist into her hands. She could see all the scars from feeding, similar to the humans back at the academy. She sat there for sometime, looking at the girl lost in La La Land from Sebastian's endorphins and decided that she just couldn't. It wasn't right. It made her feel.... cannibalistic... She stood and grabbed a tissue from the desk and wiped the blood off of the girl's wrist and balled it in her hand. It was only another day, she'd be fine. However, she decided not to tell Sebastian. She opened the door as she tossed the bloodied tissue into the garbage and smiled at Sebastian, "Thank you..."

Vampire Academy ~ Rememberance

Anya pouted when he told her to get used to it, "I don't wanna."

She became serious though when Sebastian's demeanor changed with mention of his father. Anya nodded and took Sebastian's hand, "I'll just have to stay with you for the rest of our time here then," She said with a smile and kissed his hand, "And Anna and Gunner can stick together if we get dragged away to do Moroi things... I think Gunner and Anna are scary enough that your dad isn't going to try anything there either."

Gunner didn't want to think about what the two would do when it was time for sleep if they were going to stick together. However, it was quite clear that Anya didn't just innocently sleep in Sebastian's room last night. Gunner bit into his apple to avoid saying anything when Kenzie ran into the room. Anya watched as Sebastian pulled McKenzie's gift out of his pocket and smiled at him, "Do you think she likes it?" She joked, seeing the young girls clear joy from seeing the glass doll.

She picked up a grape and plopped it into her mouth and rested her head on Sebastian's shoulder. She waited a moment before she decided that she couldn't wait much longer, "Um... What do you do.... for blood here?" She asked quietly. She was always a little uncomfortable mentioning it around Gunner and Anna, she didn't know why but she could already feel herself growing weak.

Vampire Academy

Gunner looked at Anna when she walked out of her room and his eyes widened a little. That was unexpected. He kept staring at her as she walked over to him and kissed him. His hand rested on her back and she was faintly aware of the fact that her fingers were fiddling with his shirt, even if it was just to close it up, he was is heaven. He smirked when she messed up his hair, "Only one fan I care about."

Then she was kissing his neck and Gunner didn't really know what to do but enjoy it.... and he really enjoyed it. When she pulled away, he met her gaze as she smiled at him slyly. He chuckled a little bit, "Remind me to mock you about your underwear choice more often."

He stood up when she walked to the door and followed her out. He smiled at her, "Can I babysit you more often? Or maybe, you can nurse me back to health," He teased as he wrapped his good arm around his shoulders. He was black and blue and burnt and even a little bloody, but he was happy. Sure, he looked and felt like he got run over by a flaming truck but nothing beat the fact that he could make out with Anna to his heart's content. He kissed her cheek, "You know... I really should have tried out this whole have a girlfriend thing a lot earlier... It isn't half bad."

He released her when he reached the infirmary. The nurse behind the desk eyes opened wide when she saw him, "What on earth happened?"

Gunner shrugged, "Was practicing some defense with a few Moroi," The nurse jumped out of her seat and escorted them both into a small room and instructed that Gunner lie down and remove his shirt. He laughed a little when the nurse left and looked at Anna, "And after all the work."
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Serena shrugged, "I do not... You do not mean to..."

She fingers ran over one of the charms and she nodded as Sebastian mentioned the feeders, "No, it is okay... You have to... I... I will come..... It is good to be around it... makes me remember that who I was... who I do not want to be..." She smiled at him weakly, "But thank you... for worrying...."

She stood there awkwardly for a moment, not knowing what to do, "Should... I... um.... come to your room.... You said you room with Rae.... And you do not seem to like him... It might be best to have someone make sure that you do not go all Gunner on him."

This is Different

Beatrice heard the front door open and looked up at Cedric, "Was that Rovnon?"

Cedric looked over the back of the couch and saw no one at the door, so he assumed it was someone leaving. He looked back at Beatrice, "I believe so," He grinned and climbed off of her, holding his hand out to her, "Come along, Bea."

Beatrice smiled and took his hand, allowing him to help her to her feet. She pulled her heels back on, realizing they had fallen off at some point during their little make out session. She walked over to the mirror and quickly fixed up her hair and insured that her makeup wasn't a complete mess. When she was satisfied, she grabbed her coat and looked at Cedric. He smiled at her and took her hand, pulling her out the door. He checked to make sure that both Rovnon and his own guardian, Adrian, was there. When he saw them both, he led Beatrice over to the elevator and climbed in with her, waiting for their guardians to join them and take them to the car. Beatrice leaned into Cedric on the elevator and smiled, "So where are we going?"

Cedric laughed, "I told you it is a surprise!"

Vampire Academy

Serena flinched a little when she saw Sebastian's hand pushing her hair off her shoulder and felt his fingers against his skin. Very slowly, she met his eyes, he had lowered to his knees and was looking at her, not her scarring, her. She listened to him but only slightly. She was a little dazed by the way he was looking at her, what he was saying. For so long, she'd been calling herself weak and Sebastian.... was saying she was strong.

She felt weird when he pulled his hand away. She wanted it back, she liked it... him holding her. Which was very strange... The last person to touch her neck she had judo thrown to the ground and ran off. Sebastian just made her comfortable, even when he was voicing that he might become very violent and hurt her or that he was basically incapable of not reading her thoughts. It had been a very long while since she felt this comfortable around a person, especially a Moroi. She looked at him and gave him a very small smile, "I do not think you would stand a chance, Sebas..."

Her fingers played a little with a small silver charm on the bracelet that Sebastian had given her. She realized she hadn't taken it off last night. She also realized what she was doing. She was leaning into Sebastian, who knelt in front of her. She rested her head on his shoulder and nuzzled her face into his neck, hiding away. It was just like the other day when she had hugged him, more or less. She stayed like that for a moment, just enjoying sitting there as they were before she pulled back, "Scusami..."

She climbed out of her bed, feeling a little silly and wishing she had pajama pants. She rifled through her drawer and pulled out some clothes, "I... will be right back."

She stepped into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. She came back out in a sweater and jeans, her hair off of both of her shoulder, not showing of but not hiding either. She grabbed a scarf and stared at it in her hands, wrapping it around her fingers. It was a thicker scarf, warmer than the small silk ones she had been wearing in September. She turned and looked at Sebastian, "I did not expect it to get so cold here... And it is only going to get colder," She shivered a little at the thought before she wrapped the scarf around her neck. She looked at Sebastian, "We... can go to the forest... Get away from people... If that makes... this better... I do not mind if you... see my past... There is not much left to hide from you...."

She began fiddling with the bracelet again and looked at him, smirking slightly, "No alcohol though... okay?"
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Gunner got changed as Anna stole his shower. He just put on a pair of jeans and a button up that he decided that Anna was going to have to do up. As easy as it had been to pull on, far easier than a t-shirt, buttons weren't something he really wanted to get frustrated about doing, the one button on his jeans had been enough. He walked over to the door when Niya knocked and thanked her for dropping off the clothes before the girl excused herself to go be with Jordan. He tossed the clothes on his bed and waited. He grabbed the clothes that Niya had dropped off for Anna when he heard her call and ask if they'd come, "Ya," He jumped to his feet and walked over to the door. He hesitated a moment before opening it, his eyes closed tightly, "Nice floral underwear," He held them out to her before pulling them away, "Am I going to get something for this? You know that most babysitters get paid."

He stepped forward his eyes still closed and stopped in front of Anna. He placed her clothes on the sink counter and wrapped his good arm around her waist and pulled her into a kiss before releasing her, "I'll leave you to get changed," He said with a smirk before turning and leaving the small room and closing the door behind him. When he opened his eyes again, he was pretty amazed with himself, his sense of surrounding was getting much better even if it was a small room, he had managed to kiss Anna's lips with his eyes closed, that was cause for celebration. He sat back down on his bed and called to Anna, "Hurry up in there though, I'd like to go to the infirmary this week, Ross.... And I need you to do up my shirt!"

This is Different

Beatrice drew away from Cedric when she heard the door open. Considering there was no knock, it was most likely Rovnon. She peaked around Cedric's shoulder to see the Guardian walk into the kitchen and moments later heard the blender. She smiled, wonderful if he was back that meant that she could leave. She smiled up at Cedric, "We just have to wait for Rovnon to have a shower and then we can go."

Cedric rolled his eyes a little when Beatrice said that they had to wait, "Why? He knew that I was coming over and that we were going out."

Beatrice placed her hands on Cedric's chest, "Because otherwise he'll be all smelly," She teased, playing with his shirt a little, "So... Where are you taking me?"

Cedric's smile returned and he shook his head, "Ah, ah, ah, that's a surprise, little miss."

Beatrice pouted, "Oh come on! Tell meeee."

Cedric laughed, "No way... If we're going to have to wait, let's get more comfortable."

He lifted her off the back of the couch and carried her around. Beatrice squealed and laughed as he dropped her onto the cushions before climbing on top of her. She smiled, "Where's your Guardian?"

"In the hall... Does it really matter?" He said with a laugh. Beatrice shrugged, "Just curious."

This is Different

Beatrice sat crossed legged on her bed her hair pulled back into a messy bun as she sat with her book on her lap. She'd moved out of her house, wanting to not live with her parents for the rest of her life. Her and her new Guardian were holed up in a nice Soho apartment. Okay, it was more than just nice, it was stunning. The place was huge and even had a second floor and the view of the city... It was... The best. She sighed, Cedric would be over soon. Cedric was her wonderful boyfriend, they were high school sweethearts and she could hardly think of an ill word for him. She returned her book to the shelf and got dressed into a skirt and tank top. She pulled on a pair of heels and a thin cardigan and let her hair down. She stepped out of her room, closing her door behind her. Rovnon was somewhere... There wasn't much worry of Strigoi in their apartment building after all, so they tended to mind their own business while in the apartment. It was nice, considering that wasn't really an option anywhere else in the world. There was a small knock at the door and she grinned.

Out of a habit that Rovnon drilled into her head in their first week at the apartment, she checked who it was through the peephole. Sure enough, there was Cedric waiting for her. She smiled and opened the door. Cedric's arms immediately wrapped around her and pushed her further back to the room, closing the door without breaking the kiss. When he did draw away, Beatrice found herself perched on the back on the couch and grinned, "Miss me?"

"Quite," he said, kissing her again.