It had been an early morning for her.Off to her second job. She had two more students back to needing her help.So shed spent the early morning away from the manor and was now just getting back. While Cadaria was out, Drake had taken a little trip of his own. Getting back a few minutes before she did, laying the package he had brought back on the kitchen table.

She came in and hung her jacket up and her black bag and then eyed the package on the table. Her days lessons had gone well. She let down her hair from its bun and went to get something to snack on. He would come back down, then glanced to her. " Open it. " Wave of hand to the package on the table, with a smile going along with it.

She had an apple now and she saw Drake. "Open it?" She chewed and swalloed before speaking. "Is it for me?" He nodded lightly as he moved to get himself a snack. With him munching on an apple as well. She looked to the package and then shrugged then started to open it. Still mucnhing on her apple as she opened it. He leaned on the counter as she started to open it. Inside she would find a pair of wicked looking swords, and when she picked them up. They were a perfect match for her grip.

Her brows rose to what wa sinside the box. "Whats this for?" She lifted one of the two wicked looking swords.They were a nice , they seemed to fit her grip perfectly. "Just incase you need to protect yourself. " Winking at her as he tossed the core of the apple away. Her brows rose at him. "I could have used these before." She took up the other sword and looked it over. "A nice piece..fine craftmensship." He nodded lightly to that. " I know. Had I known when he would of attacked.. I would of had them made earlier. "

"Its not about angels not today."She slid the swords back in to their box. "I'll pratice with them, get better." She finsihed her apple and tossed out the core. "I had to deal with more than students today..." She was not happy about it, feeling weak,feeling helpless. " vampires..."she eyed him.. "at least some are a cocky lot.." was all she said.

His brow rose to that, then nodded lightly. " Do tell. " Wanting her to continue, letting her see he wanted to know about her day.

She sat down looking at the swords. "I am not one to favor long battles, Id rather talk my way out than fight.He had nothing of it."She looked towards the window. " I left my last student,and was walking through the market place.Admireing a few shopes.." How dull this would all seem to him, she shook her head.


He nodded softly to that, as he leaned off the counter and moved over to her. Wrapping his arms around her from behind. " And? "

She relaxed softly, not so tense. " I suppose I should have known he wouldnt give up. Vance..."She spoke the name with a slight growl. "He wouldnt let up.... I think he was waiting for me.. if it hadnt been during the day..."She shook her head. "I gave him what for, as much as possible."She had power, she wasnt defenseless. "But I am no vampire....if the guard hadnt stopped him...he would have gotten away with more.. than he did..." There was a slight brusing on her left cheek,very light.And other brusies and a cut he wouldnt be able to see. " I must say I always figured the Rhydin gurad was all talk..."


He nodded lightly to that as he carefully turned her to face him. Hands moving up to cup her cheeks, as he closed his eyes. She'd find out something more about the male before her, as a tender healing energy flowed from him and into her.

Her eyes closed as she felt that soft healing touch. She felt the bruise on her cheek heal, as well as the cut, and other bruises. "They would have healed... but thank you.." He smiled to that. " Welcome my dear.. and I will deal with Vance. " Openning his eyes as he moved his hands to her sides. Now looking into her eyes.

She looked back in to his eyes. "The Rhydin guard has him under arrest."She knew that would likely not last. He narrowed his eyes. " You think that is going to stop me? " Smirking down at her. " No..."She chuckled to that. "Thank you for the fine weapons."To the swords. "I will use them well.. should I need to."

He nodded lightly as he rested his brows to her's. " Good..now you should properly thank me for the swords.. They were created just for you. " Her brows rose to that. "Made just for me? By whom?" She rested her brow to his. "I already thanked ye twice." " No you didn't. " Kissing her lips. " Lang.. Hera's husband.. " Another stolen kiss to her lips.

She returned that second stolen kiss. She ndoded to the name Hera shed met Hera when Icer was recovering but never her husband..Lang. "Must be a brave man to marry a woman like that." She gave him a soft kiss of thanks then.


He kissed her back, before chuckling softly. " Perhaps.. but he is just as wild and bad as she is.. They are a perfect match to the other. " She tried to invison that.Though shed only met Hera briefly. "Hmm," She looked to the swords then. " You can give him my thanks,I am no swordsmen... woman.. but I know a good blade when I see one."

He nodded lightly. " I already did..and you have grown as a swordswoman. " A smile to that. " Just figured you should have a weapon more.. Fallen naughty angel. " Teasing her on that. She snickered to that, she had grown somewhat in the last few weeks. "Naughty? "What had she done to earn that title? She gave his nose a poke. "I am hardly that.." He kissed the tip of that finger. " Yes you are.. Falling for a guy like me. " Winking as he shook his head lightly.

She smiled to that. "It is far to late to go back on that.I have already fallen for you."A soft kiss then. "And your not wicked nor evil, a rogue sometimes...but gentlemen more often. "A tap tap to his nose. "Vampire or not.. your a good man." He returned that soft kiss. " And you are a lady. " Resting his brow to her's again, with a smile. Hands lightly rubbing her sides. She smiled softly and closed her eyes to his touch. "Guilty.." Her eyes closed. "How was your day?" Now forgetting all about her iffy day.


He smiled back at her. " Not that bad. Visted my friends while I waited for the swords to be finished, then came back home to find a cute little angel breaking into my house. " She snickered to the last part. "I have a key." He chuckled softly. " Oh.. you found my hidden key huh? " Trying to tickle her sides. " What should I do about it?" She giggled to the tickling. "You gave me a key, when I became your live in house keeper and dragon nurse maid..."wiggling now. "And a blind gnome could find the hidden key... by the way."

He chuckled softly to that. " True. " Kissing the tip of her nose, before stepping back. " Take them out.. I want to see if they are your. " Nodding to the swords. She looked to the swords then nodded. She rose then took the swords from the box, one in each hand. They were nicely done. He smiled as he took a step back to look at her. " Nice... You look dangerous with those. " That smile grew as she did look rather wicked.

She eyed him witha slight smile. "I dont think I could look wicked with anything.."She shrugged softly, she wasnt dressed in anything like someone who was wicked would be, no sexy clad leather.She gave the sword on the right a little pratice swing . "Nice, very light.." " Trust me.. You do look wicked. " Winking at her, before nodding lightly. " Aye.. They were made to suit your style. "

She nodded to that and lay the lovely swords back down to the table. "Hmm it must be my all dark colors look." ]A shrug. "Dont wicked women usually wear tight leather, and show lots of skin?" He shook his head lightly as he moved up to her, wrapping his arms around her again. " My wicked little angel. "

She snickered to that and wrapped her arms about him. " I feel as if I ran a million miles today..."She gave it a little thought. " A nice hot bath to soak in.. " A little sigh ".. I think I'll go make me one ... soak away this day..." The bad part at least though she didnt want to leave his embrace.

He nodded softly to that and kissed her softly. " Alright.. You go take that bath..and I'll work on dinner. " But she didnt let him go. She stole that kiss back.

He looked to Cadaria for a moment, then followed her glance to Vance. Not saying a word as he watched the male moving closer towards them. He'd wait for now. She felt like she might loose her lunch. She'd not left Vance on the best of neighborly terms.

He had liked her, and she had spent some time with him, but she never felt as if she played him or made him think she ever liked him.. not in that way... but the look in his eyes told the story. He had tried too hard, gotten his ass arrested for basically assaulting her. But in his stride she could tell he hadn't given up.

He stopped a few inches from the bench looking from Cadaria to Drake and back again. He didn't seem pleased. " Hello Cadaria. I haven't seen you in a while. " She wanted to get up and slap him, wanted to inflict the most pain she possibly could upon him. She narrowed her gaze at him. The bastard. Why couldn't he just drop dead? Or better yet get hit by some massive star falling from the sky.

Vance chuckled as he looked to Drake. "Hello to you Mr. Jones. I must say that's a fine hooker you have."He as he motioned to Cadaria. He smirked looking to Cadaria." This is what you gave me up for?" Then looked back to Drake.

Then without a word or warning, Drake popped off that bench. And sent a rather savage looking punch towards Vance's jaw. Aiming to either break it, or knock Vance on his ass from the force he used. She was about to say something..Maybe knock Vance off his high horse with a quick witted word.. but then Vance was on the ground.

Her eyes panned to Drake. He had punched Vance. Vance's nose bled, he spat blood from his mouth and with his hand snapped his jaw back in place. Pain was no issue for vampires.. least not a broken jaw. Cadaria cringed... Any mortal, hell half the immortals she had known would have stayed down. Any warrior would have backed off. But Vance was no warrior.. he had no honor..He'd come looking for a fight, to goat Drake. To torture Cadaria..

Vance chuckled as he sat there on his ass. " Was it something I said?. "He rose to his feet dusting off his nice dress pants. He smirked looking to Cadaria." Little Hero isn't he? " Then looked back to Drake.

A thin smirk crossed his lips. " That's merely a warning.. If you wish to continue living... You will not bother her ever again. Or you'll deal with me.. " His voice had taken a sudden darker tone. Cadaria didn't move didn't say a word. In her mind Vance had it coming. She wished she had the power to do it herself to not just sit there.

Vance rose to his feet and snickered looking to Cadaria. " Nice little watch dog you have there.. "He looked back to Drake then. " That's fine, she's not worth my time.. I can't believe you even bother with her.. "He gave Cadaria a look. " Or maybe I do understand why you bother... " A wicked little grin. Cadaria really wanted to smack him now. A wave of his hand another spat of blood and Vance turned on his heel and left.

Cadaria sat there awe stricken by the whole moment.

Yet before Vance would leave, he whipped around and sucker punched Drake, sending him staggering to the side. With Drake quick to recover, and caught Vance with his own hook to the jaw. Causing the two to start brawling right there.

With Vance mouthing off, low enough that Cadaria couldn't hear. With Drake growling as he grabbed Vance by the throat, and lifted him with ease. The boy just didn't know when to shut up. As Drake's hand started to squeeze slowly. " You attacked her.. and now you insult her.. That is a strike against her honor...and my own.. " Now a feral growl found it's way free from the young man.

Vance was up off the ground. His feet hung free. He tried and failed to kick at Drake. On lookers were starting to gather. But Cadaria couldn't move, couldn't tear her eyes from the unfolding madness. Vance wheezed lightly and let out a low snickering growl of his own. " She liked it.. "He cast a look to Cadaria.

Drake's hand tightened even more against Vance's throat. " You are just a coward, boy. " Pulling Vance close to look him dead in the eyes. " Try picking on someone that could snap you like a twig. And if you ever touch her again, or if I find out you stalk her when she is alone. If she doesn't kill you.. I will make you wish you were never born. " Then with a sudden turn and hard thrusting forward of his arm. He aimed to throw Vance into the wall of a nearby building.

And the aim landed true. Right in to the side pf the building. making a nice dent in the wall. Vance had no rebuttal for Drake as he was now knocked out cold. Alive still, he could thank immortality for that.

Cadaria watched as people who'd been watching went on about their business as if this was no big deal. No Rhydin guards even showed up.
Vance lay there, with rubble on him, blood about him. And Cadaria just blinked.

It took every bit of will power he had not to stalk after Vance as he looked down to Cadaria, as he hadn't even noticed that his eyes were a deep red now.. Or that his wings had opened from behind his back. She just starred at him. She'd never seen him this way. He'd been fierce with the angels.. but this was a new one...

" Maybe that will teach him not to lay his hands on you ever again. " His voice still held that dangerous tone to it as he held out a hand to her. She looked up at him. Then to his out stretched hand. She was speechless. Vance still lay crumbled by the far building wall, and she'd gone past her lunch hour and was missing her second session. She slowly took his hand in hers.

He slowly helped her to her feet, before snaking his arms and wings around her. As he rested his brow to her shoulder, taking in deep breaths. Which slowly got him to calm down. He then noticed how angered he was and how silent she had been. " Not going to say anything? "

She stood there running her fingers up through his hair as his arms and wings were wrapped about her. She could feel him calm down, but wasn't sure what to say. " I don't know what to say.. he had it coming..I've never seen you like that before. "

He smiled softly to her touch as it helped him to calm down faster. "He hurt you and insulted you... I couldn't let that slide.." Murmured softly to her a she leaned his head back to look at her. Soft blue now. She looked in to his eyes. " I understand that.. I guess its a myth..That older vampires are stronger.. " She ran her fingers through his hair again then down over his neck and shoulders. " Thank you.. for defending my honor..Though I might have liked a whack at him myself.. "She joked.

He smirked slowly. " I am older than I appear, and you should of said something.. I would of held him while you beat his head in. " A kiss to her lips. " No need to thank me.. You are my lady now.. He disrespected your honor, and in turn disrespected mine.. "

Her brows rose to that older than he appeared comment but she didn't say anything on that. " You did a fine enough job. "She returned that kiss. " Your lady hmm? I do like that. " He smiled softly as he spared a glance to where Vance was, then back to her. " Perhaps I should head home..before the Watch show up.. "

She pouted lightly to that then nodded. " I am late for my second session. "She eyed that spot again Vance was still just laying there, no sign of the watch. " I'd better go too.. before my student thinks I am not coming. "

" I'll walk you. " Turning to take his arm and hand in his. Then looked over his shoulder as one of the people that had gathered to watch the scene tapped his shoulder. " Don't worry, boy.. We'll tell them that Mr. Pompous over there.. provoked you into reacting. " The elderly man smiled then shooed them off.

Cadaria snickered and took his arm. Then headed off in the direction of her next session. He nodded his head to the elderly man, before turning to head off with Cadaria.

After they left the marketplace, the Watch finally arrived and saw the aftermath. Just as promised, that elderly male was the one that spoke to them. Telling that Vance who was just now starting to stir, had provoked the fight that had happened.

Which got the guards to haul Vance back to jail, with Vance cursing up a storm.

( author note: this post is rated 18 + not suitable for viewing by minors. )


She had made breakfast.. They had eaten their fill and she had gone back to cleaning. The kitchen was spotless even before she made breakfast now one could see their reflection in nearly ever surface. Her mind was not really on cleaning but on the night before,shared in his bed. She had shared that spot with him any times now. But every time made her heart flutter. She always forgot she needed not hide her feelings from him any longer. All the times they had shared together and she still felt like a smitten little girl after he kissed her.


He would of helped her to clean the dishes as he looked to her, taking note that she wasn't as focused as she normally was. " And what are you thinking about?" Grinning as he put the dishes up after rinsing and drying them off. Her brows rose at him. Had she been day dreaming again? "Nothing.."She shook her head and put the cups away along with the clean and shinning cook wear.

" Nothing as in what happened last night and this morning? " Making it clear to her that he had been thinking on that as well. Shed been sharing his bed more often, since after the battle with Luca. Not that he minded one bit.And after his honoralbe defendig of her with Vance.. shed snuggled closer to him. She nodded sheepishly. "Yes." He seemed to know her well to be able to guess that. Or maybe she thought, he was thinking about it too.


He nodded lightly to that as he moved over to her, then leaned to her ear from behind. " Tis no need to hide it from me anymore, Cadaria. " Now leaning back as he lightly trailed a few fingers up her spine, as he watched for her reaction to his tender touch.


She shivered to his voice whispered in her ear then more so to that touch along her spine. She looked back at him when she had regained some of her composure. " I know.." She did know, after all the time that had passed she knew very well.


" Good,"Leaning in to kiss her cheek softly. He then turned to head for the stairs, as he was still wearing his pants and her necklace. She nodded, blsuhing softly to that kiss and watched him go. She then realized she was still in her sorta pjs. She ran her hand through her hair and headed up to change.. maybe shed take a long hot shower first.


And by the time she got to the top of the stairs, she'd find him leaning back against the door frame of his room. " Do pardon me for asking on such short notice.. but do you think you could.. help me?" She stopped and turned. "Help... you with what?"She padded barefoot over to him.

" Well a long hot shower...picking out something to wear.. and perhaps anything you can think of. " Winking at her as he slipped into his room. She blinked at him. "You want me to go start a shower for you?Then pick out your clothes? "Perplexed beyond anything. She could help him pick out something to wear.. start a shower for him, but he was quite able to do both things. Shed never done those things for him before.


That he was as he was teasing her now. " No.. help me to take a shower.. but if you are to... innocent.. I can shower alone. " Said as he poked his head out of his room.

She just starred at him, like he was crazy for a moment. "Your serious?" Like she didnt already have issues with thinking of him too much and in too many ways, now he wanted her help in the shower. "I may be a fallen angel but I am not as innocent as you think." That came out before she had a chance to think of what she was saying.. that was a yes.. she relized..


" That so? " She got lucky as he had a towel around his waist, hinting that he was about to take that shower. " Prove it.. I dare you. " Free hand motioning her to prove it to him that she wasn't as innocent as "How am I supposed to prove something like that?" She stammered a bit as he was now in a towel again.. with the towel. " You know how. " Heading back into his room, a split second before he tossed the towel at her. He then moved towards his bathroom to the shower.

The towel landed at her feet and she looked down at it then away towards where his bathroom was. She cursed herself lightly. Then sighed. She wasnt innocent persay, just a bit shy. But he had dared her.. she could walk out now or strip wrap the towel around her and suck up her pride. Which is what she did.

She didnt leave her clothes in a messy pile either she folded each piece on top of the other, tucking her most intimate apparel under her pants. Then she wrapped the towel around her. "This is madness..."she uttered to herself as she edged towards the bathroom.

" Yes it is." Said as he shut the door behind her Sure to get a yelp from her at suddenly hearing his voice from behind. And when she turned.. She'd see him nude from head to toe, minus his wings flared out behind him.. Must of been quite a sight for her to behold.

She did yelp and nearly dropped her towel.Which she now clung to. She stared at him ,nude, with his wings flared out behind him. "Drake..."She stammered again.. "you scared me.." Stare,gawk, jaw to the floor.. blushing like mad for she could feel the warmth on her cheeks. " Not enough it seems. " Moving by her as his wings disappeared into his back, as he looked over his shoulder to see how well she was covering herself now.

She had that towel tightly around her form. Her dark brows rose at him as he walked past her. Yes she did stare, yes she did gawk, no she didnt hide it, nor did she try to hide her flaring blush. She turned her back facing the closed door. Still she clung to that towel.

" Was hoping to get you to drop that towel.. Oh well. " Winking at her from over his shoulder.. From being so sweet and like a gentleman, to being an utter rogue.. He had picked up some bad traits from his trainning.

She shook her head at him . She had hoped she could have gone in gathered her wits then while he was in a foggy shower dropped her towel and maybe gained the guts to join him. Now she had two choices stand there inncoently clinging that towel or drop it. She looked to him again, he had nothing to hide... so.. she took a deep breath and let that towel go.. inch by inch till it pooled on the floor at her feet.


And he just had to turn at the bathroom door to watch her drop it. Now freely able to look her over, from head to toe and back up. His brows rose as he done so. " You keep yourself in shape. " Murmured softly. If her cheeks hadnt been already brightly red, they would have gone to beet red. She knew she kept herself in shape, streching , working out, in her manor of speaking. "Thank you..." She gazed up to him from the towel pooled at her feet.


" Welcome. " Holding out a hand towards her now, lightly beckoning her towards him. " You can still take one alone..if you wish. " She shook her head. She just wasnt used to anyone seeing her this way. She tooka small step, then a few more towards him. "No.."She shook her head, she could do this. " No?" Now take a few steps towards her, just to see how she would react to him moving to meet her. At this rate they might not take that shower. She looked up in to his eyes. " I can do this.."She smiled lightly. Now he was closer to her as she took another step.


" You seem a bit scared to. " Coming to a stop in front of her, as he looked her over again. She was looking up in to his eyes, knowing her cheeks were virbant red. " I am.. I've never done this.. let anyone see me this way..." " Oh? " His hands moving up to catch her own. " Then you've never been with another? " Softly so to make sure she would know that he wasn't making fun of her if she said no.

She shook her head softly. And her fingers laced with his, "No.." She had never dared to be with anyone since falling, and if she had ever been with anyone when she was mortals he couldnt recall.. but something told her she had not.


He nodded softly to that, before he leaned in and kissed her softly. " Then I will not rush you on this.. When you are not scared of this.. You know where to find me. " Softly as he let go of her hands, and picked the towel up to wrap around her. A tap to her chin before he turned to head for the shower.


She blinked softly after that kiss. Then her brows rose as he walked away. She sighed lightly, she had gained a little bit of never there, but now she lost it again. She nodded merely and turned and left.

True, but he was letting her see that he didn't want to rush her into anything.. He wanted her to be ready without any doubt.. So into his shower he would go. She stood there outside his room for a long time with her neatly folded clothes in one arm. She didnt want to rush in to anything. She shook her ehad anf fled to go take her own long hot shower.


Once he was done with his own, and had dried off and dressed. He stepped out of his room, with a glance to the door to her's. Looking down a moment, before moving to it and knocking lightly.

She was in the shower for a while, before she ehard the knock on the door. Se turned off the water, wrapped the towel around her and padded to her door. Her hair washed, fresh and clean.. dripping wet though. " Yes?" " Let me know when you are dressed. " Softly through the door, before she would hear him heading downstairs.

She turned and went to dress. She took her time thinking over what had just happened. She couldnt expalin any of it.

After spending most of the day with Cadaria, which was relaxing and moments he treasured. Drake could be found sitting in the middle of his room. Hands resting on his knees with his eyes closed. As if he was in a deep trance.

She had enjoyed her day with Drake finding out so much more about him. After a while she tidyed already clean spaces,and now sat in her room. There was snow falling outside, and she watched it through her window.As the day had been spent inside she had meant to go out maybe do something outside but the snow had come in, so now she had worked on left over papers, read a little and streched. And now she watched the snow fall.

Slowly his eyes openned before he moved to stand, then slipped out of his room and across the hall to her's Knocking on it lightly. The door was open as it usually was unless she was sleeping or other wise engaged. "You can come in Drake."She said with out looking back to the door.

He openned it and poked his head in. " Come on. Let's go outside. " Grinning at her. Her brows rose at him. "Its snowing."Said as she rose to her feet. " So? I'll warm you up if you get to cold. " Openning the door to look around. Seeing if her room was messy.

It was very clean, tidy and well kept. She snickered and crossed tot he bed where she sat down to put socks and her boots on. "Promise?" She then rose and walked towards him. " Promise. " Grinning at her as he waitted for her, before heading for the front door. Openning it for her then followed her out.

She dawned her jacket at the front door. Then went out in to the cold, bundled up as much as she could be with scarf, and gloves and her long black jacket. Once outside, he moved off the steps and looked over his shoulder to her. " Not used to snow are you? " Nevermind he was kneeling down to gather up some snow. Then rose with a snowball, smiling at her.

"I have lived in Rhydin a while, I have gotten used to it." She eyed him knealing in the snow.She backed up slowly. "I am not a huge fan of the cold." " That so. " And tossed that snowball at her, before moving to make another. As if trying to get her to relaxed and have fun. She snickered as the snow ball hit her. "Nice aim."She bent down and made a snow ball herself and tossed it at his head.

" Thanks. " Looking up in time to get hit in the face, and so over sold it as he toppled backwards into the snow. She laughed and trotted closer snow balls in both hands. She looked down at him. "See what happens when you fight dirty?" She grinned. A smirk as he tossed two more at her at close range, then rolled to his feet in a crouch. Only to leap at her to lightly tackle her into the snow.

And she dropped her two snow balls as she was hit at clsoe range then back in tot he snow she went, snow flaying all around her as she landed in a snow bank. He grinned down at her. " Fight dirty huh?" Now trying to stuff snow down her shirt. Trying to of course. She tossed snowup at him as he tried to stuff snow down her coat. She growled lightly and sprinkled snow over his head. "Hey!"Wiggle wiggle. "Thats cold." " I know. " Grinning more as he started to toss snow over her. As he wiggled a bit on her lap as he was straddling her.

She giggled and wiggled and tossed more snow up at him. "Then why are you doing it?"She could playa tt hat game too as she tried to srpinkle snow down his shirt too. She wiggled more and a litle bit went down on to her neck. She shivered.. "But I dont want to be cold."Sprinkle, and now she grabbed more snow and shoved it down the back of his shirt.

He hopped off of her. " Yes you do. " Winking as he held his hands out to her to help her up. She reached up and took his hand, rising and shaking off the snow. She shivered a little and tried to shake out the snow from her jacket and shirt. And he got a little snow ball to the head. He shook his head to get rid of the snow. " Cold yet? " Grinning as he watched her shiver.

"Yes...very."She stuffed her cold hands in her pockets the gloves were soaked through. And she shook her hair free of snow. Guess that means I have to warm you up. " Linking his arm with her's to lead her back inside. Seems he was being a rogue again. She smirked a little and linked her arm with his. "Oh what do you have planned?" Towards the door they went, and she shivered again. " You'll see. " Openning the door for her as he paused to shake the snow from his boots and cloak.

She brushed the snow from ehr shoudlers and went inside.She shivered again as she took off ehr ice cold and soaked gloves, then her scarf and jacket both now a little damp and cold. She could feelt he cold in her boots as well, sos he pulled them off and sat them by the door. "I hope it involves tea, and a hot fire." He followed her inside as he removed his cloak, haning it on the hook by the door as he shut it. He then removed his socks and boots. " No tea.. " Slapping her rear as he moved for the fireplace. She'd note that it looked like a nice warm and padded area was prepared.

She yipped to the slap. "Why no tea?" She padded across the room tot he fireplace and the warm cozy spot. " You won't need it. " Moving to sit first, before laying down under the covers there. With him patting the spot beside him.

And she blushed before she sat beside him there by the fire.She held her hands towards the warm fire. "My frozen hands might." " Lay down. " Poking her in the side. " So I can warm you up. " Another few pokes. She snickered and laid down beside him. She burried her hands in to the warmth of the padded area.

He shook his head as he pulled the covers over them both. Him laying on his side as he looked down at her. " So.. " "So?" She snuggled in a little bit. This was a nice warm spot. He catch one of her hands then placed it over where her necklace hung around his neck. " After the ones after you are dealt with.. do you want this back..or do you prefer for me to wear it?" Hed worn it still even after Luca, Cadaria had feared their might be more.

She wiggled her cold fingers over the necklace and locket there. "You think it will be so easy.."She shook her head, "Id like it back, maybe Id be able to piece some things back together.."But she didnt mind him wearing it. She had given it back to him aftet the battle , like some coveited metal of honor.. or maybe one of love..

He nodded softly to that " Oh.. " Softly as he pressed his hand over her own. " I kind of like wearing it.. " Looking into her eyes as he said that. A hint of unspoken words. I feel as if I have a part of you with me. She blinked softly and blushed deeply. "You do." She placed her hand over his. "I suppose you could continue wearing it.I would have figured it would bother you. I could still do my research on it, then retun it to you.." She was honestly touched. She liked him wearing it as well. And now she had her own.. that lovely round locket about her neck.

He nodded softly as he lowered down to lay with her. " I do.. and I could help you if you want. " Softly as he brushed a few strands of hair from her face. She nodded to that. "I would like that."She closed he eyes as she felt him bursh her hair away from her face. She felt warmer already. A soft nod as he shifted so she could turn to lay against him, or if she prefered over him. Not that he minded either one.

She shifted closer to lay against him, her stll cool hands pressed against him. She wouldnt mind the cold if this was how she was to wam up. He smiled as he shifted her to lay over him. As she'd note that he was rather warm, dispite their trip out in the snow. Hands rubbing against her back to help warm her up more.

She let out a little comfortable sigh and nuzzled in to his warmth. She opened her eyes to look down at him. "How is it your warm after all that snow fighting?" " I have you to keep me warm. " Winking up at her as he moved his hands to rub against her rear. That needed to be warmed up too. She wiggled a little and blushed softly. Her hands now warmer gave a ruffle to his hair. "But I was cold as ice." " Now you are warm and showing it, by turning red. " Winking up at her again, as his hands finally rested on the small of her back.

She snickered at that. Then nuzzled down closer to hide her blush. She felt much warmer. " And why do you blush? " Slipping his hands up under the back of her shirt. With his hands being ice cold now. She shivered to that touch. "Hey.."She eyed him now. "I always blush around you." " True.. " Leaning up to kiss her lips, letting his eyes close as his now cold hands moved along her back. Just to keep her shivering against him,

She returned that kiss and shivered to his cold touch, now pressed tighter against him, goosebumps raced over her arms. Slowly his hands returned to being warm as she'd hear a soft and faint purr in his throat to the continued kiss. As his hands were now suddenly warm,she let that kiss continue. She even let it deepen a bit.


He deepened it with her as his hands stayed around her lower back, before slowly breaking the shared kiss. " Cadaria.. you have nothing to worry about.. They won't take this from me. " Murmured as she'd know what he'd mean. She opened her eyes and looked down at him.She knew what he meant. "I trust you,I just wish that you wouldnt be risking your life.." She traced a finger over his lips, then her other fingers down his jaw line, she had been the one to give it back to him. Even after Luca. But she still feared theyd come for it and him.

He'd kiss her fingertips lightly. " I know that.. but this way.. If you are with your students and they show.. They wouldn't be in danger, nor would you. " She shook her head at him. "But you would be in danger." She knew he wnated toprotect her, and those who were innocent. "I intend on being here when they show... "

He nodded softly. " Just if something were to happen to me.. Run.. don't be brave. " Wrapping his arms fully around her to pull her even closer. " Promise me.."

She was pulled in closer.She didnt want to think about something happening to him. How could she run away? How could he make her promise him that. "I ..." How could she run, she was trane dnow, she could fight with him. She looked down at him, shed hate herself forever if something happened to him. "Id never forgive myself if this fight that should be mine alone.. caused you any more harm...Id stay and fight too.. you know that"She wouldnt be able to bare it any how..

He shook his head. " It has been your's for a long time.. Now it is our's.. " Softly as he kissed the tip of her nose, letting his eyes darken. " They will not harm you any longer.. Not after all the training you've had.." He meant that she knew..Hed torn Dom apart, though she hadnt seen it and she had seen what he did to Luca.

She smiled to the term 'ours'. Her brows rose a lttle as she watched his eyes darken. She then kissed him,and she wasnt timid about it this time. Which got him to blink to the sudden kiss, yet he returned it. Not hiding how he felt either. She didnt know how else to express what she felt to him. There were no words that would fit and a thank you just wasnt enough. She loved him she knew, and she wasnt hiding that any more. Shed been quite open about her feelings and he was open about his. But she still felt a little timid...


Nor was he as he held her close while kissing her, before breaking the kiss again. While resting his forehead to her's. Not saying a word. Her eyes were closed and she just rested her foheadr to his.Not saying a word.

A soft sigh passed his lips, before a grin crossed his lips. " I think you are warmed up enough.. So.. you want to stay her by the fire.. or retire to my room?" She smiled, and opened her eyes. "Hmm.I suppose I am warm enough to retire." He openned his own. " You just want to get me into a bed. " Teasing her as he couldn't run from her.


He had teased her about it but she did like to snuggle with him in his bed, in his room. It was nice to wake up and know it wasnt all some dream.

Nor did he mind waking up to having her there beside him. Which he was doing now, as he was awake and looking down at her. Her head resting against his shoulder with her hand resting over his heart, and that pendent.

Drake would be in the kitchen after slipping away from Cadaria. Once she had let him slip away after he gave her a full body massage. As he was fixing them something to eat, with him playfully tossing his shirt over her head before he moved downstairs. Currently setting the table.

She had snickered to how playfull he was. And now dressed in his shirt she padded down stairs barefoot. She watched him set the table. It was nice to have someone cook for her, and so rare too.

He looked over his shoulder when she came down wearing his shirt. Getting him to quirk a brow at her. " That all you going to wear? " Teasing as he turned to fix them both a plate of food, as he kept looking at her. She nodded slighlty. It was big enough to be a small dress on her. "For now.." She padded to the table. "Unless your expecting some royalty at the manor, then I'll go change."

He shook his head lightly. " Just you and me. " Like he could say anything as he was just in a pair of pants. He then moved to sit across from her. " That all you got on? " Smiling innocently as he started to eat. She sat down and smirked at him. He was only in pants, she didnt expect anyone else would be by today. "Maybe." She started to eat. His brows rose to that. " Guess I'll have to remove it to find out. " Watching to see what she would say to that.

She nearly choked and stared at him. Of coarse she was wearing something under it. "Your silly, you think I'd run around in nothing but your shirt?" " Yes. " Winking at her as he took another bite of food. " Or I could fill a pitcher full of cold water and pour it on you. Get the shirt to cling and get you nice and perky. " The wild lupine was such a bad influence on him.

She starred at him all the more, peering at him with those green eyes. "You wouldnt do that to me."Another bite. She wondered where this bold, rash, and rogue side of him came from, but then again shed met some of his friends. "Besides you've seen it all already..."

He moved to stand as he set his fork down, then reached under the sink. Pulling out a picther and started to fill it with water. She had just dared him, and he was so taking her up on it. She watched him. "You wouldnt..." She pushed herself away from the table and stood. She was backing up for the stairs.

He turned to face her and slowly started towards her. " Wouldn't do what? " Slow yet large steps towards her. She eyed the pitcher with water. "You wouldnt pour that cold water over my head, just to prove a point." Backing away as she spoke, she knew he would. A smile as he tossed the water inside the picther at her. Just to try and catch her off guard as he got her to move to her feet. Thinking his goal was to pour it on her.

She dodge tried not to get wet but some of it splashed on her any how over her bare feet and legs. She shivered. "Hey!" She growled. He laughed to that as he snapped his fingers, cleaning up the water that was on the floor. Now turning to set the picther in the drain board. She watched the water on the floor go poof and her brows rose at him. She shivered a bit more then turned to head up stairs. "Now I am wet ..."up the steps to go dry off. " Get back here. " Looking over his shoulder. " Or are you running? " Teasing her as she moved for the steps.

"I am cold and wet, I am going to go dry off."She shook her head at him at the top of the steps. Looking up at her. " That so? " Suddenly disappearing from sight, only to reappear behind her. Leaning to her ear. " I could make you wet all over. " Yeah.. his mentors were a very bad influence on him.

She yipped to him suddenly being behind her, he was after all very stealthy. She turned to face him. "No more water..."She poked his chest. Then turned and headed on down the hall in to her room to find some pants and a towel.

He turned to follow her. " And where do you think you are going? " Not minding the view at all. She dried her feet and legs off one by one. "To dry off."She tossed the towel at him as she slipped on a pair of her streching/ training pants. He caught that towel then aimed to pop her across the rear. " I prefered you just in my shirt. " She remained for the moment barefoot. She didnt change out of his shirt as it was dry still. "Well too bad, its your own fault."She yipped as he poped her in the rear with the towel.



" That so?" Now moving towards her as he kept snapping that towel at her. She caught that snapping towel. "Yes, you got me wet."She used that towel to pull her self closer, and thus poked him in the chest. " I am sure youd prefer me many ways."Another poke this time to his nose.

He smirked to that as he let her have the towel. " That I do. " Hands coming up to try and slip those pants right back off of her. Not even hiding what he was up to either. " Not that you would mind those ways. " She dropped the towel on her bed and looked down at his hands trying to remove her pants. "Perhaps not.." She gave those hands a little whack. "Behave your self.. my legs are still cold." " No. I want these off of you. " Grinning as he contined to try and remove her pants. Even when she smacked them.

She shook her head at him. But didnt fight him as she felt the pants fall and pool at her feet. "Happy..?"She kicked them up in to her hands and laid them on her bed." Her legs were dry but still cold. Though his shirt wa smuch too big for her it didnt offer much warmth to her legs nor her feet.

" Better. " Smirking as he moved hi shands to the buttons on his shirt that she was wearing. " Now the shirt has to go. " He'd stop if she asked him to.

She eyed him. "Why?" She looked down at his hands at the bottom of her shirt. "Trying to freeze me to death?" She wasnt going to stop him nor say no, but her heart fluttered a little bit, that blush creeping to her cheeks. " Because we are all alone in the house. " Looking to her. " If it would make you feel better.. I'll undress. " Stoping on removing the shirt as he stepped back to remove his pants.

She blushed a bit more. "Just because we are alone?"Not that she minded the idea of him undressing, not that she hadnt seen it all before, she had a hard time not seeing him that way when she was alseep dreaming or just day dreaming, or any time of the day...or night.

" Maybe. " As he turned to leave with his pants on. Just to see if she'd let him get away with teasing her like that. Or chase him down.

She pondered the moment and went after him closing the door before he could reach it with a little magic. She didnt show her powers much, though she was trying to hone some of her skills again. The new skills that shed gotten from the fight with Luca. Eventually shed have no problem with magic. "Stay."

He came to a stop as he looked over his shoulder to her. His brows rose to that flash of power, as he turned to face her. " Convince me to. " She wasnt sure how to do that. but she crossed to him, and placed her hands to his chest then inched up to her toes to kiss him.

He wrapped his arms around her, trapping her hands to his chest as he kissed her back. Letting his eyes close slowly during it. She let her eyes close and her self relax in that kiss, even as she was inched to her toes, which she didnt mind. With her hands trapped to his chest she could feel the warmth of his skin,with made her heart flutter again. She pulled back softly. "Please stay..."She opened her eyes and gazed up to him.

" I will. " Murmured once the kiss was broken, and slowly let her go. Only to move his hands up to tuck her hair behind her ears. Softly looking down into her eyes. "You will?' She had convinced him? She smiled slightly, expecting it to take more than a kiss and a please.


" Aye. " Smiling down at her. " Or do you want me to go? " Taking a step back from her, towards the door. Yet stayed facing her as he done so. "No..."She reached for him taking his hands in hers. "I want you to stay.." " Why do you want me to stay? " Looking down to their hands, then back up to her.

She looked up to him. there alone with him, it made her feel bold at one moment, yet flustered the next. But both feelings were good ones. "Because I do..you are right.. we are alone in the house..." His brows rose as he leaned down a tad towards her. " That we are. " Murmured as he did enjoy their moments alone with the other. Which have been increasing as of late.

She smiled softly as he leaned down towards her. She linked her fingers with his. Not a moment ago hed had her heart bounding in her chest, her cheeks flared with blush at the idea of him disrobeing again,or was it the idea of him disrobeing her that made her heart pound and her cheeks flush even now. "We should find something to do..."

Tilting his head for a moment. " Something to do. " Murmured as he shifted to hold one of her hands, before moving to lead her from her room. Seems he had an idea on what they could do. She followed him as he led her from her room. Seems he had thought of something.

And he would lead her to the fireplace downstairs, with him moving to lay down on the rug in front of it. He then beckoned for her to join him. And she laid down beside him with out a momets pause.It was nice and warm there before the fire. "This is very nice.." She wiggled her bare feet across the rug.

He chuckled softly as he rolled to lay on his side, looking down at her. One finger drawing various designs on her stomach. " Yes it is.. Laying by the fire with a lovely woman. " She snickered and giggled looking down at his finger on her bared stomach.She blushed lightly before looking in to his eyes. "Your quite the charmer.. you know."


"I am? " Grinning down at her. " Never had anyone try to charm and woo you before? " Moving that finger up to tap her chin lightly. She smiled to that. "charm me, once or twice. Woo me? "She thought on that,"no."She wiggled her feet some more.

He nodded lightly. " And I the only one to be able to charm you? " Murmured softly as he traced the outline of her face with that finger. Then along her neck and throat. She nodded softly to that question with her eyes closing , she inched her head around as his finger traced the outline then her neck arched to his touch and she inched in closer to him.

A smile crossed his lips as she inched in closer to him. " Such a shame.. you are a caring and lovely woman. " Softly as he moved his hand down to lay over her heart. She smiled to that and opened her eyes. "Thank you."She pressed her hand to his chest over his heart. "And maybe I only want to be charmed by you."

" But you only just came to know me.. or have you been watching me without me knowing? " Teasing her as he shifted to lay on his back. Giving her the chance to move over him if she wished it.

She inched closer and hovered over him. " True I have only known you for a short time."She looked down at him tracing his jaw line with her fingertip. "But I know what i feel.and I hid it for long enough.." She pondered if she should say all this... lay it all out on the line. "I have lived a long time here in rhydin, longer than it would seem.. I am not naive.. not really. But the moment I met you I felt something, as odd as that may sound... I didnt know you.. and I still dont know everything.. but I want to."

He nodded softly to her words as his hands came up to her sides. Closing his eyes as she traced his jawline. " What would you like to know about me?"

She shrugged softly. "I like to learn as I go.. your a good subject for me to study."She smirked. He openned his eyes and smirked up at her. " So I am just something for you to study huh? " Playfully tickling her sides on that. She giggled at that. "No.."She gave his chest a poke. "I wouldnt know what to ask, I like just finding things out, like your wings, and your musical talent.."

He nodded softly to that. " The wings were a gift from my mentor.." Which was true as he kept his eyes locked on her's. " As for my musical talents.. That's just to help me charm and woo. " Winking up at her.

She snickered to that. "Both of which I found out,or you were willing to share with me." She snuggled closer. She traced a finger down the side of his neck . He moved his arms around her when she laid against him. " True.. but you shared your wings with me. " Murmured softly.

She nodded. "Aye, tis a rare thing."She let her finger flow back up then over his shoulder. She smiled down at him. He smiled up at her. " You were quite lovely.. with them out. " Leaning up to steal a kiss to her lips. She returned that stolen kiss. "I have not had anyone call them lovely, not since I fell."She blushed softly. "I am glad you like them..."

" Tis not the only thing about you that I like or find lovely. " Softly as he laid back to look up at her. She blushed a bit more. "Oh.."She looked down to him, tracing his jaw line again. "What else do you find lovely... and like?" " Your eyes. " Softly as he kept his eyes locked with her own. " The way you blush and look away when you catch me looking at you. " She smiled to that. She liked his eyes as well, they were so warm.. the most lovely color. She blushed now. "See charmer.."

" Charmer...maybe. " Murmured as he smiled softly. " I do like the way you try to hide the way you look at me. " She smiled at that. "And what way is that?" " All shy and loving. " Winking up at her before leaning up to kiss her softly. So to keep her from having the chance to say anything. She returned that kiss.Not that she would disagree. She was shy about it, and she did love him.She knew that. She did return that kiss with vigor.

He countined the kiss with her, matching the vigor she was showing him. Before he slowly pulled back from the kiss. " Not that I don't feel the same for thee. " She opened her eyes and smiled. "I know."She pressed her fingers to his chest. "If I didnt know I wouldnt be romping around in your shirt.. and kissing you like that,"

" That so? " Tickling her sides lightly for a moment. " And why is it I am missing a few shirts? Been stealing them when you wash? " Grinning slowly now. She giggled to the tickle and wiggled there. "I didnt steal anything..."She shook her head at him. "And you put this one on me.. still want it back...?"She reached down to the end of the shirt. Sitting up a little bit over him.


But he pulled her back to rest against him. " True.. I gave this one to you.. but you have a few of my other shirts.. For I've seen you wearing them. " She snickered to that. "When?" She eyed him on that, maybe shed barrowed one or two.. but she did intend to give them back.

He grinned. " When you are cleaning the house. " Winking up at her. " And you can keep them. " A kiss to the tip of her nose. Hed been spying on her, she peered at him. Then she shook her head. "I didnt steal them I barrowed them."She snickered to the kiss to her nose. "I can keep them huh.. hmm."She smirked. "Very well..and here I thought you wanted this one back before.."

He shook his head. " You could use a good sleeping gown. " Winking up at her again. She chuckled to that idea of his shirt as her sleeping gown. "It is cozy." He chuckled softly to that. " And what about me?"

She looked to him as if she was thinking it over. "Your cozy too."She tapped his nose softly. He nipped at her neck. " So are you. " Winking at her as he slipped away from her. She giggled to the nip and let him slip away from her. She watched him a moment as she stayed there basking in the warmth of the fire. He laid on his side again. " So Cadaria.. " Looking down at her again, as he went back to drawing arcanic designs on her stomach.

She smirked softly as he laid to his side and went back to drawing designs on her stomach. "Aye Drake?"She watched his finger run over her flesh,it was hard not to blush. " What do you dream about? " Smiling innocently down to her, as he shifted to cup his chin in his other hand. Her dark brows rose to that. As if he didnt know that she often dreamed about him. It had been sometime since she had any bad dreams. "About many things.. but I do dream about you often." " About me? And what ever do you dream about? " Grnning more down at her.

That grin was a sly one. And it made her blush.She had dreampt about him many times in many different ways since the day they met. "Different things." " And what kind of different things? " Smirking now as he tapped her nose. " And you might as well fess up. "

She blushed all the more when he tapped her nose. "Fess up huh?"She pondered that. "I have dreampt many times about you Drake from the moment we met.As time has gone on the dreams have changed a little. I used to dream of being bold enough to kiss you.But now the dreams are much more..."How would she word it. "Intimate."

His brows rose as she spilled to him about her dreams. He then leaned to her ear. " So you have been having dreams about us being more than we are now? " Softly as he placed one hand over one of her's. Her brows rose a little moe to that question. Her eyes closed to the whisper. "Yes.. if that is how you wish to put it." She looked down to where his hand lay over hers and she flipped that hand to link her fingers with his.

A soft nod to that. " One day we will be, my angel. " Murmured into her ear as he gave her hand a soft squeeze. She smiled to that whisper and emrely nodded.Her cheeks rosy with blush as she squeezed his hand back. She would never rush things, it wasnt her style. Nor was it his style. " Turn to lay on your side. " Whispered. She did so laying on her side. Her eyes still closed. He shifted to lay against her back, drapping one arm around her. Softly holding her from behind.

She smiled all the more laying in his arms her hands folding over them as they wrapped about her. It was cozy not only from the fire but merely from being there with him. "So Drake.." She looked over her shoulder at him.

" Yes Cadaria? " Murmured to her as he pressed a kiss to her cheek. She looked at him for a long moment. "Pay tell me what you dream about?" Might as well even things out. She smiled to that kiss,running her fingers along his arms. Not unless you can pin me down. " Grinning at her as he was teasing her that she had to get it out of him.

She starred at him hard with those green eyes. "I could do that."She continued to trace her fingers over his arms. "But I would rather you tell me willingly." " Scared you can't pounce me? " Grinning at her as he moved one hand to tickle at her side.

She giggled and wiggled around. "Scared?"She wiggled more around till she faced him once more. "Hardly that."A poke to his chest. " You are a scared little angel. " Poking her chest right back. " Scared scared scared. " Poke poke poke.

She wiggled and giggled to the pokes. "I am not."She poked him back and peered at him. "I'll show you."And with all the power she could muster she attempted to pounce him, or at least roll on top. And he actually let her overpower him as he smiled up at her. " Well.. looks like you were able to pounce me. " She grinned down at him. "Now my answer if you would."She lay there over him. her grin wide. He moved his hands to her sides. " What was the question? " Grinning.

"What do you dream about. "Looking down at him peering almost with those green eyes. She inched in closer when his hands moved to her sides. "Do you not think it fair that you answer the same question you posed to me?" He grinned up at her. " You. " Murmured as he leaned up and kissed hr softly. Just to see how much she would let him get away with.

She returned the kiss shortly ,pulling away before he got away with just that one word answer. "Me? What about me?" She wasnt giving up. "The same as you. " Murmured as he moved his arms around her. " But I do not wish to rush things. "

She blsuhed to him admitting that. "I know.. nor do I."She hovered there over him. She pressed a soft kiss to his lips. But she had to admit she liked that he dreamed of her in the same way. He kissed her back softly, before laying back on the rug. While shifting her to be able to lay her head to his shoulder. " And I do hope Jade didn't bother you to much with how she acted when she was here."

She laid her head to his shoulder. "Your mentors wife?"She thought on it.Jade was bold and didnt leave anything out. "No.. she didnt bother me, shes very blunt...and seems to like to cause trouble." He chuckled softly to that. " She does but she is a good woman.. " Murmured softly

She nodded to that nuzzling against him in perfect comfort. "You have many bold friends.. as I learned..." But she didnt mind that. They would all love to meet the one that has stolen my heart. " Resting ihs cheek to her forehead. She smiled to that. "I've stolen your heart?" She rested her hand over his heart then. " Aye. " Holding her closer. She snuggled all the closer. "Good."She whispered. "Youve stolen mine, so were even."

Cadaria lay by the hearth,though it was the middle of the day. She had her lessons laid out before her, books here and there. Drake would slip into the lounge and glanced over to Cadaria for a moment. Shaking ihs head lightly. " You look like a student cramming for a test. "

Her head turned to lok at him. "I am very orginized." She was, even with books here and there, she kept good notes, on her students, and her own slow progression.

He chuckled to that as he moved over towards her and kneeled down to look over her notes. " Let's see. " Playfully taking her notes and waving them at her. "Hey!"She snapped her hand up but missed the moving pages. "I need those." She rose to her feet. They were nice and tidy notes, on one of her students. But she had drawn in all the corners of the page,sprials and little zig zags.. and fluttering hearts on wings.


He moved to stand as well, and continued to wave them at her. While moving back from her. " No you don't." "Yes I do"She moved after him. "If I dont keep notes on their progress I will loose track. " He held them behind his back. " Kiss me then. " Winking at her. " That is if you just must have them back." Her brows rose at him. "What?"That stopped her cold. "Why should I kiss you to get what is mine?"

" Because you like kissing me and it's the only way you'll get them back. " Being playfull now. She eyed him. "Yes I do like kissing you.."She stepped towards him. "Very well."She stepped up close to him and inched to her toes to give hima nice slow kiss.


Which he would return as he let it linger for as long as she wished it to. Once she pulled back, he held out one of the pages he took from her. She took back the first page. "The others?"He had three more. "I need them all."

" That'll cost you. " Grinning at her, as he waitted to see her reaction to him being a touch bad now.

Her brows rose at him as she folded the page and stuffed it in to her back pocket. "I know you dont need my coin, so what will the last three pages of my notes, on my students cost me?"


" Three kisses.. and they better be good ones. " Free hand coming up to tap the tip of her nose. " Unless you don't want to kiss me now. " "What defines a good kiss?" She eyed him and that tap to her nose. "Was that last one not up to your high standards Mr. Jones? "She mocked him now openly.

" It was good enough for one page. " Sticking his tongue out at her. " And like the one you gave me after we got rid of Luca." She blinked at him. And blushed softly.She recalled that kiss, vividly. "Three of those?Alright..."

" Maybe. " Winking at her as he looped his free arm around her to draw her in. " Now kiss me. "

In she was drawn. Her ahnds to his chest then up over his shoulders. It wouldnt be exactly like that kiss, but hed do her best. She inched up t his level and kissed him softly at first like that long ago kiss had been.

Closing his eyes to the kiss as he kissed her back, slowly moving his other arm around her. Folding the remainning papers and tucking them in her back pocket. She felt him retun her papers and yes she could have stopped that kiss. But she let it slowly deepen.Her hands inching over his shoulders, and behind his neck.

Slowly he pulled back from her. " I'll let you get back to your lesson plans. " Another little kiss as he slipped away. She didnt let him go. "No... stay..."She hadnt been finsihed kissing him.He smiled to that as he kissed the tip of her nose. " I was going to fix something to eat. "


"Fine..."She let him go and padded back to her boks, She took the notes from her pocket and sett hem away then clsoed the books and ehr notebook and stacked them all and lifted them in to her arms to go put them all away. He chuckled softly as he moved to the kitchen to fix them something for lunch. Nothing all that fancy, just a nice light meal. She came down a moment later. To watch him work. He looked over his shoulder to her. " Yes?" Winking at her again as he had just finished setting the table.

She said nothing and sat down at the table. "Nothing.."A smile then. He nodded as he sat across from her. " Sure it's nothing. " A grin as she started to eat. "I like to try to distract you."He started to slowly eat. " Perhaps if you were nude, that would work. " She smirked at him as she chewed. " Is that a request?" She toyed with the idea,stopping to unbotton two buttons on her shirt. He said nothing as he looked over th etable to her, just to see how far she would go. And to see if she'd start blushing.


She undid another two buttons, only three left he said nothing, so she finished the buttons off. Shirt open she took another bite of food. A smirk to that. " You are becoming rather bold. " Winking at her as he didn't mind the view.

She snickered at that. She wore a nice blue bra under her black button down shirt. "Its not like I am going to strip down to nothing.."Another bite. "You've seen it all,I have nothing to hide." Another bite of food, as he playfuly frowned at her. " Oh well. " Blowing a kiss across the table to her. She caught that kiss. " Not at the kitchen table at least."She finished her food and rose plate in hand.


He chuckled softly as he finished his food, then stood as he took his plate to the sink. " Chicken. " She left her plate in the sink and eyed him. "Anyone could walk by, you dont close your drapes.."A tap to his nose. He nipped at that finger. " True. " Looking her over again all barefoot and near shirtless. She smirked at his look. She liked to go barefoot around the manor as much as possible. "Maybe on your birthday I'll dance around naked for you.."A tap to his nose again, "ina nice room up stairs.."

"Tease. " Moving by her with a slap to her rear end. " Such a playfull little tease you are becoming. " She yelped to the slap and watched him move by. She set to doing the dishes. Maybe she wasnt teasing.. But she didnt say anything as she washed. He turned and helped her to clean the dishes. By drying them and putting them up. He looked to her. " My next birthday? Why not here and now? " Turning to lean on the table, with an innocent smile crossing his lips.

She eyed him on that. Still standing there her shirt unbuttoned all the way. "In your kitchen?" " Yes. " Now crossing his arms over his chest, as he tilted his head. " Unless you can think of somethign else to keep me busy. "

She blushed a little,shed been bolder than normal. But still the idea was something. "Am I supposed to keep you busy?" " Well..no.. You don't have to keep me busy. " Leaning off the table now. " I'll let you get back to being a good little teacher. " Slowly turning to head towards the living room. She snickered tot hat, shed put away her notes,books and lessons plans. "Tutor.."She corrected him and followed. " Teacher. " Teasing her as he moved to sit in the large chair by the fire. " Not that you would ever want to teach me anything. "

She snickered. "Teachers teach, I merely help them out with the stuides, help them with questions.."She stoled over to stand by the chair. "What could I teach you?You know far more than I do, in most subjects." He looked up at her. " How to be the man that you want me to be? " Winking up at her as he gave her side a poke. She wiggled to the poke. "You are already that man.." She stood in front of him then.


" Oh?" His brows rose to that as he reached forward to take her hands into his own. Aimming to slowly pull her down into his lap, facing him. She let him take her hands and inched forward till she sat in his lap, facing him. "Yes, did you not know that?" The blush on her face was bright, she could feel it.There she was back staddling his lap.


He shook his head softly, as he placed her hands to his shoulders, With his hands moving to her hips, just looking into her eyes. She traced his jaw line with a finger. "I would not change a thing about you Drake."Her eyes looked down to where his hands touched her hips. Then back up in to his eyes. " Nor would I change a thing about you, Cadaria. " Resting his forehead to her own, still looking into her eyes. As a soft smile crossed his lips. " My little angel. " She smiled to that. Resting her brow to his. She was not so 'little' but she took the complement. "Nothing at all?"


" Nothing. " Kissing her lips softly for a moment. " You've been good to me since we met, and since we became more than just friends. " Murmured softly. " We both love the other and cheirsh the time we spend together. " She returned that kiss and her smile only got wider as he spoke. "Youve been as good to me.." She gazed in to his eyes. "I do cheirsh it.."" As do I, even when you are blushing and trying to hide. " Teasing her with a wink and a smile.

She blushed now, no where to hide. Which got him to smile even more. " You do light up a room. " She gave him a poke for that. "I do not.."Forgetting all together where she sa and that her shirt was undone. Till she glanced back down, so trying to hide... He chuckled softly to the poke, as his hands moved up to button her shirt up for her. While watching her reaction. She watched him, her brows rose softly. She wasnt really embrassed.It made her more nervous and oddly anxious. Flusterd..

He kissed her softly. " Not till later.. " Winking at her as he wrapped his arms around her to draw her in closer. She returned that soft kiss. His words made her brows rise a little more. But she inched in closer to him. " You promised me a private dance. " Winking at her again. " Someone might see you all perched in my lap nude. " Wiggling his brows now. She snickered to that and gave his nose a poke. "True.." He gave her nose a nip of teeth. " Not that you would care. " Not sayin on which either.

She eyed him on that. "Care? If someone walked by and saw me nude, yes..I would..perched here on your lap, thusly no..."She snapped her teeth back at him. He growled at her to the snap of teeth. " Carefull I bite pretty hard. " Playfully baring his teeth and fangs at her. She eyed his fangs. "All bark, no bite.."She wasnt scared of him. He smirked to that as he leaned towards her neck. " All bark and no bite huh?"

She watched him. "Yes, you heard me..You dont bite at all..your not that type of vampire.."A tilt of her head, playfully. " Perhaps.. but you are pure.. " Murmured as he kissed the side of her neck, starting just below her ear. And moving towards her collar bone. Seeing at which point got the deepest shudder.

Her eyes closed the moment his lips met her neck, as he kissed down from just below her ear, towards her collar bone, she shuddered the most when his lips were about half way between the two spots. Which got him to grin. " There it is. " Murmured as he traced his fangs in a circle around that spot. She shuddered more,her finger tips curling over his shoulders. She didnt say anything, she knew anything she tried to say would only come out as noise or something no one would understand..


He would understand it as he slowly leaned back into the chair. A sly grin crossing his lips, sure to get her to just stare at him. And possibly place a hand over that spot, seeing he found her weak spot. She eyed him, her fingers did rise to that spot.That soft sensitve spot. Hed found it with ease, and she had nothing to say now, she just looked at him.

" Never expected me to find that spot? " Tilting his head to her just staring at him. She shrugged softly. She knew gven the time hed find all her weak spots. "No.. I mean..."She just shrugged again... lost for words.

She found it funny how he now wanted to follow her to her classes. Her sessions with her students. He walked with her through good and bad parts of town. No one ever bothered her, with him at her side. Some times he would come in to the homes of her students,watch her teach.Be offered tea,coffee, meals from parents and older students who lived alone.

It amazed her when he knew the families of her students or they knew him. Rhydin wasnt a huge town, but still.To be known in a place like this meant you had power and respect. Or just enough power that people feared you.

He insisted on coming to her sessions held at night. Though she knew it wasnt to act as her protector.He liked to keep her company. Winters chill hung on , soon winter wiuld set in in full.

On this night after her final session she looked up to the moon, full and bright.The stars were out and only light clouds filled the sky.It was chill enough that she still needed her coat. Hed come with her again to her night time sessions. Amazed he seemed to be in all the subjects she taught. From science to art. Reading,writing, math, history. Both Rhydins and anicent history of earth and any other realms she had books on. She taught all types, some of her students were young children in the eyes on many, some were teens, others old enough for college. She taught them all with a firm voice yet a soft hand.

She felt him squeeze her hand now as they walked through the marketplace. Her heart fluttered,as it often did when he was near her. He didnt say anything as they rounded corners and bends, passing closed shops under yellow lights. She looked up at him and could almost see his smile or was it a smirk? "Whats so smirk worthy?"He glanced down at her. "Nothing." Still that devils grin. She eyed him as he led the way. It was then she relized they werent heading home. "Where are we going?"

"Its a surpise." He walked onward and she followed. There wasnt any where she wouldnt go with him.It was nearly impossible for her to say no to him. When they passed under a side carts booth made of fabric and through a door, she wondered what he had in mind.

But they only came out in to an open space. It looked like the glen. But how was that possible? There was a lake,and trees, and the air. The air did not smell of Rhydin. It was far to fresh and full of magic. She glanced around. Back the way they had come she saw only trees. She looked back at him. He smirked and walked forward towards the water. She lingered there a moment then followed him. She no longer needed her coat, the night air here, where ever they were was warmer. The smell of night time blooming flowers and the very essance of magic seemed to float through the air.

The moon was still in the sky but lower, as if the night was almost done.She followed him out on to a little dock over the water. "Drake where are we?"

"Some place special." She saw a few houses, no cottages there close to the waters edge. Smoke rose from chimneys and in the distance she swore she saw a mighty castle. "I can see that. But.." He turned and pressed a kiss to her lips. "We've been working hard. This is the place I took in most of my training.This is Nosgoth. Home of my mentor." She blinked, "how did we get here?"

He chuckled, " through a portal, simple magic if you know how to sense it. Remember how we got to GreenStone.?I thought maybe you might like it here.."He winked at her and took off his cloak. She already had her coat drapped over her arms and he took that and lay it with his cloak on the dock. "Would you like to come for a swim with me?"

She looked to the water,it was blue, deep black it seemed in some spots. She imagined it must be cold, like the lake in Rhydins glen. He was shifting out of his shoes, his shirt, his pants. Her eyes caught his as he winked at her and plunged in to the lake in the buff. His clothing in a pile before her. "Drake..."

She edged forward and saw him come up in the middle of the lake. "Its warmer than it looks. Are you coming?" He was in one of his playfull moods it seemed. She thought about it for a moment. Then slipped off her shoes. She looked back at him watching her. She turned her back at him and took off her top. She swore she heard him whistle at her. She took off her pants,and quickly slipped off her underwear, top and bottom and jumped in the lake before she could loose her nerve.

It was warm, amazingly warm. "Drake?" She looked around the black surface of the lake. "Boo.."He whispered from behind her. She spun around in the water and shook her head at him. "Nice isnt it?" She nodded sofly, knowing she was blushing. Since the other night... when he so easily found that soft spot on her neck her mind had been racing. The feeling of being in love was new for her,and all those new feelings too. Oh she was well read on the subject of romance. She enjoyed a few romance novels that Drake would have likely called naughty. But this was different.


"Yes its nice.." She finally managded to say when she could pull her self from staring in to his eyes.

He grinned at her and dove in to the water. She swam around sometimes dipping her head in to see if he was about under the water but she couldnt see much of anything. He would then come up and scare her or surpise her with a boo, a splash or a soft caress of his fingers.

So she swam with him playing off his playfull mood. Till there was light in the eastern sky.

( the following few posts will be for mature audiences only 18+ )

After everything that had happened that day.. well it was only dawn in Nosgoth when it had begun.Now it was long past lunch in Rhydin. The difference in time made sense, though joined through magic the two worlds, realms were very different.


For a while they had spoken with Hera and Lang . Cadaria had even held the wiggling Kane in her arms.The boy was full of enegry for one so young. He freely crawled around the grass by the lake, over the dock and back. Hera and Lang kept watch on him but didnt seem to worry. The little one would crawl away only to come romping back.

When Drake finally got them out and back to Rhydin. Cadaria didnt know what to say or think. They had walked hand in hand back to the manor. Her mind on what had happened at the lake before the elfess and her demon had appeared. Had it all be some dream? Some wild erotic thing? No she knew that couldnt be true she could feel the marks now on her neck with her fingers.

She had set to making a late lunch, when the memories of the lake flooded her mind.


She stopped in her work and closed her eyes.

She felt Drakes arms come around her waist. "Deep thoughts?" His voice whispered in her ear. She smiled and blushed, unable to hide the fact that shed been thinking about him, when her eyes met his. "About you." He grinned and took up his plate of food. She eyed him she was straving the morning fun had left her wanting a large plate of food.


After lunch and cleaning up Drake announced that he had business in town and would be back later. He kissed her deeply and ran his fingers over those marks upon her neck. "We can talk about things when I get back." She nodded to that and watched him leave.


She could have cleaned,done some light paper work,maybe trained off all the pent up feelings racing through her form but instead she figured shed take a cold shower, to wash out the lake and the cool down her racing heart.

( 18+)

For what seemed like a very long time she told him every sensation that rocked her form as he touched her, as his fingers caressed and his lips and tongue tasted. A few times she could find no words to voice, but she had a feeling he knew for she shuddered sighed and moaned. His roaming hands knew no bounds. There was no part of her he didnt touch. It seemed he was going to turn her in to mush right there, goo to melt through the bed .

But he did not push her too far.

Her hands were more shy, lingering on his chest,arms and back. As his hands and fingers explored every inch of her body he spoke softly in to her ear,he spoke of how much he loved her and how he had wanted to touch her like this,that the need and want had been there for some time.

Cadaria knew he was no novice, no man like Drake had ever been a novice with women. And although she was well read on the subject of romance and all that came with it,she was an eager student. As his fingers moved and his lips moved against her ear he showed her all that he had wanted.

As well read as Cadaria might have been she was not prepared for the feelings that rocked her form.His lips and fingers explored her body. She had never felt such a wild passion. It rose from with in her. It made her skin prickle with goosebumps. His hands were sure as were his lips and tounge as they touched and tasted every inch of her body. She though for sure she might melt right through the bed.

When his lips found hers again she sighed against them and pressed her fingers down his back. His eyes were blue as he gazed to her. "Would you like me to continue?" His fingers graced her sides, along her breasts, teasing her perky nipples, which were still wet from his lips being upon them. She nodded, seeing that excitment mirrored in his eyes.

His eyes stayed on hers as his fingers moved over her breasts down her stomach and down the side of her legs.First the right then the left, down both then slowly up the right. His fingertips worked their way slowly up her inner thigh,between her legs, in a soft yet kneading touch. She sighed softly, shivering to that touch. His fingers rose slowly along the soft moist fuzz. She shuddered softly, her eyes fluttering closed. She felt his fingers rush along the soft senstive area there between her legs. She felt his breath against her neck, as he whispered to her. How she felt so very warm under his touch. He asked her if he had made her feel so warm and she merely nodded. She felt more than warm, she felt hot and wet where his fingers lie.

Those fingers kneaded there softly along the soft peach fuzz,then suddenly one slipped between the folds and she felt it within her. She sighed deeply and felt him shudder softly against her with a growl.

His finger deleved inside,making her feel even more warm and wet. His lips found the side of her neck her hands cureld tightly along his back as she lay there sideways rapt with pleasure. His free hand took her breast in his hand and softly massaged it as another finger delved inside her body. This time she moaned,shivering.

His fingers pressed and kneaded within the wet confines of her body. His lips raced over her neck and down her chest over her breasts. Those working fingers pressing deeply in to her body. It was as if everything became bright even though her eyes were closed. As his fingers delved her body reacted to their delving touch, becoming warmer, wetter,more relaxed.

His fingers continued to knead and push,pressing deep within her. Cadaria thought she might just melt there under his control, her body yeidled to his touch, his kiss. And she felt it explode under that delving touch. She felt him growl against her neck as his fingers pulled free, glistening with wetness.

Breathing hard and feeling quite aroused Cadaria lay there with her fingers twinde behind his back. She watched him as he gave a deft lick to those wet glistening fingers of his and then she saw him grin at her.His eyes golden and mysterious. His movement was quick as he kissed down her body, across the most sesntive parts till she felt his lips where his fingers had been.

She gasped for air ,shuddering with surpise as his tounge took the place his fingers had been. Lapping up the flooding wetness like a kitten would lap up cream. Her fingers curled in to the bed. Her body shivered and seemed to being obeying its own wishes as well it seems Drakes wishes.

His tounge was a sure as his fingers had been delving deeply inside her body. Her hands gripped the bed sheets,as he continued to devour her. His tounge played there as one hand freely felt along her body, the other hand was on her thigh. And every so often shed feel his tounge slip out to be replaced by not one, not two but three of his fingers. Which caused her to moan and realx deeply.

(18+)

The night could have gone on forever there under the shadow of his wings. Her moans filled the room. His hands carressed her,as he made love to her. He was gentle,easing in and out of her wet body.Her legs had parted and her eyes had closed. Her arms wrapped surely about him. Her fingers raked soft red lines down his back and brushed over his wings.


Slowly and gently then to a little harder, as she felt him shudder against her.His eyes were on hers then they looked over her form,her body welled with desire. His lips found hers,now and again. They traced hot lines down her neck over the small bite wound which he would lick .

The night blurred in to sensations,wonderful sensations. When he pushed her to her peak,she moaned his name again and again. And she heard him whsiper hers ina soft moan against her ear as he finsihed with her.

She lay there with him beside her her breath deep and shallow as she let the feeling of realxation wash over her. Her body felt numb, but in a good way. She could hear him breathing deeply beside her.She opened her eyes to gaze over at him.

He smiled and looked over at her. The light of the midday sun flitered through the drapes. She rolled over to face him and snuggled her head closer. She would have remained there forever,but she knew her body would need to get up. "Breakfast?" She asked him almost sleepily. She felt him nod. She wiggled a bit and smiled up at him. "Pancakes or waffles?" She heard him chuckle, "Your far too good to me.. so waffles?" She snickered, "Waffles." She didnt want to move but she did and rose,she felt him watching her as she grabbed his shirt and put it on. She looked to him so realxed there in the rummbled bed. "I'll be back, you stay."

She padded to the bedroom door and out to make breakfast.

She had wahed the dishes,a nd cleaned up after breakfast. And now lay on her stomach in front of the empty fire place.

Drake had slipped off into town for a little bit, before slipping back into the house. With him hanging his cloak up, then looked in the kitchen first, before moving to the living room. Shaking his head as he caught her all stretched out on the rug in front of the fire place. Not saying anything.

She had a book in one hand. As the cleaning for the day was done, she ahd no teachign sessions planned for a w few days and this was her off time. She flipped the page and read on. He slowly removed his boots, before moving towards her. With him trying not to get her attention, till he had carfully straddled her hips. Then looked over her shoulder. " What you reading?"

She hadnt heard him gcome in her back was tot he door and she was fully in to her book. She yelped when he surpised her. "Drake..you scared me." She looked over her shoulder at him. "A book." " Well you should pay more attention. " Now making a grab for the book. " Well.. what are you reading? How to tame a dashing rogueish vampire? "

She snickered to him. "I was very in to my book." It wasnt how to tame a vampire, but it was some romance novel. "Give that back before you loose my page." He hopped up once he had the book in hand, and started to back away from her. More looking just over it than actually reading it. " My my.. Wishing this was us?"

She rose to her feet and reached for the book. "Give that back, and its just a book."She followed him blushing slightly. It was a little romance novel with some danger mixed in, she had just gotten tot he end of a great battle. The kingdom had been saved from doom and the queen was thanking the handsome knight for his services. With some detail. "And last I checked I am not royalty" She reached again for the book.

He pulled the book just out of her reach. " True.. but you were in a great battle with a handsome, and dashing knight. " Winking at her as he had to stop suddenly as his back hit the door frame. " And you still need to reward your knight. " Wiggling his brows.


She snickered at him. "We were in that battle side by side. And I did thank you."She smiled to him as he was trapped against the door frame she inched to her toes and gave him a soft kiss. "Your much better than a knight.."She gave him another kiss.

He looped one arm around her, while kissing her back each time. " You have not thanked me like in this book. " Tossing it onto a near by table. " You still owe me for that. " Teasing her to see if she'd blush at him, as he wanted to see if she had pictured them in place of the people in the book.

She blushed. "I did thank you." She looked up in to his eyes. "Would you like me to thank you like that?"Looking to the book now on the table. "I could.." That blush blazed brighter .He smiled slowly and softly to her blushing. " So you were picturing yourself as the queen, and me as the returning hero. " Now moving his other arm around her.

She inched in closer to him as his other arm went about her. "You are already my hero Drake." She walked her fingers up his chest and over his shoulders. "Shall I start to give you a heros welcome everytime you return home?"

He looked down at her fingers as they walked up his chest. " You could but you would never get any work done. " Teasing her as he turned and slowly pulled back from her, as he backed up towards that rug. " And you are always my lovely lady. " Winking at her.

She smiled to that, and would allow him to pull back. "Thank you." She let him go,and padded her way back for her book. "And it is just a book." She did make note to mark her page now before she forgot.

" Welcome." Smiling back at her as he waited till she was looking in his diretion again as he slowly started to unbutton his shirt. Giving her time to pad on over and help him as he moved to lay down. She stopped and eyed him as he uddid his shirt.She walked over to im and helped witht he last few of the buttons. "Anything new about town?" He shook his head softly. " Same as always it seems. " Watching her as he let her unbutton those three buttons, then turned to let her help him slip it off. : She nodded and easily sild that shirt off his shoulders and down his arms. "Ever the same." She looked up in to his eyes. " The kingdom in the book.. reminds me of GreenStone.. Rhydin will never have that kind of peace."

He nodded as he turned to face her shirtless. " I wouldn't know.. I didn't read it. " Winking at her as he slowly moved to lay down on his back on that rug. She snickered and followed him. She lay there beside him side long. "Lovely and green, with a massive castle. With peace till the battles break out at least. "She shrugged softly.
He looked to her as she laid beside him. " True.. but in the book.. You would be the lovely queen.. and I would be your hero. " Winking at her. She smiled and nodded. "yes, yet your still my hero, and I am still no queen."She laid closer to him, her head on his shoulder.

He smiled to that. " You are still a lady to me. " Slowly shifting to slip his arm around her. " You can lay over me you know. " : She nodded to both . "Yes I know." She ran her fingers over the chain that held that locket,then down his chest. She liked laying like this,here beside him she didnt feel as coy as she did when she laid over him.

He chuckled softly as he started to use that arm around her to tug her to lay over him. With a sly grin crossing his lips as he moved his other arm across his body to hel move her. He was a sly one, moving her closer and closer till she was over him. She blushed but nuzzled her head to his chest. So not to have him see her blazing cheeks.

He still caught them as he reached up and grabbed a pillow to place under his head. With his hands resting on the small of her back.She rested her head there,with her eyes clsoed, her fingers still traced up and down his chest.She was relaxed there now. Yet her heart still raced . He closed his eyes as he still smiled. " Listening to me breathe? " Murmured softly as he was teasing her over one of the songs she had sang for him. She smiled and nodded.Yet she knew he was teasing her, yet it was ture she was just doing that. It was a nice even sound,and she liked it,and the feel of him under her fingertips.

He continued to hold her as she rested against him. " I loved you from the moment I first seen you, and my love for you has grown ever since you have been here by me. " Softly to her. Her brows perked to his words. She proped her self up to look in to his eyes. " From that first moment?" Her love for him had grown since then, though she had not known him then.. as she did now.

That smile grew softly. " Aye.. Nothing else matters to me as long as I have you right here by me. " She smiled to that and leaned up then down to kiss him. "Well I am here, and intend on staying here. For I adore you." He kissed her back softly as he opened his eyes as he looked into her eyes. As his look was the same one when he sang to her earlier that morning. She smiled as she looked down in to his eyes, he had that same look he had before. She gave his nose a tap.

He just smiled up at her as he held her eyes with his own. With his hands running softly along her back, letting that look say more in that moment. Than words could say. She lay there,and smiled. Her smile grew with every passing second.Her back arched slghtly to his hands running along it. Her look said more than any words she could say.

He leaned up and kiss her again. " Seems we both have the same feelings running through us. " Murmured softly. She retruned that kiss and nodded. "Aye." She ran her fingers down the side of his jaw,then downa cross his neck. His fingers on her back made her skin tingle even though his fingers ran across fabric and not her bare skin. Her wings appeared,as if teased in to coming out.

He smiled softly up at her when her wings appeared, with him moving his fingers up to caress the inside feathers of her wings. " Been a while since you showed your wings. " Murmured up to her. She smiled and closed her eyes to that touch along her wings, they fluttered a bit to his touch. She didnt often show her wings.

He grinned to her being quiet, as he continued to toy with her wings. As he knew how much they got her to shudder when he did touch them. She sighed softly.And did shudder, her wings did as well. "You know what that does to me..." But she didnt have them disappear. She enjoyed his feather light touch.

" Don't you dare hide them from me. " Growled softly up at her as his hands moved to run along the top of her wings when she flared them out. " You are bad when you have me at your advantage. " She smiled down at him then flared them back out again.Her eyes closed to his hands running along the top. " You do not ever seem to mind." She gave his chest a poke.

" True, but I do love it when you are a lady. All blushing and trying to hide when I catch you looking at me, when you think I am not looking. " Winking up at her. She blushed now. Then shook her head at him, her dark hair spilling over her shoulders she batted it back before giving hima quick kiss. "I do that all the time." Her fingers rested upon his shoudlers, as she lay there half proped up. Her wings quivered a bit.

He stole that kiss right back. " Yes you do, as well as watch me sleep from time to time. " Wiggling his brows up at her.: She smiled at him, those wings of hers fading now,then disappearing as if they had never been there. "I enjoy to watch you sleep." Her fingers slid up then down his face,over his jaw line, then she gave his nose a tap,before running her fingers over his lips. "You smile when you sleep sometimes..tis most charming."

He chuckled softly up at her, with a pout following when her wings disappeared. With his hands returning to the small of her back, as his eyes closed to her soft touch. " That is because I dream of you while I sleep." She nodded to that. Her back arched to his touch. Her fingers lingered upon his lips then walked down to his chin. " And that is most sweet."

He would kiss her fingertips when they lingered on his lips. " But dreaming of you. " Now openning his eyes and looking up at her. " And seeing you are two different things. " She smiled down at him. " Well, its good then that I am planing on always being there when you wake. To great you with a smile, and a kiss.." She inched up so she was laying more over him.

He smiled up at her. " Not that you mind waking up to see me smiling down at you. " Winking at her. " As you tend to murmur in your sleep. " She blushed to that. Then more to tot he fact that she murmured in her sleep. "Do I say much?" He nodded softly. " Yes you do... and you tend to make little noise in your sleep too. " Wiggling his brows at her. Her brows rose. "What do I say? What? "

She blushed. " What noise..?" " Soft pleasing noises, and something about a very dashing man that you wish to marry." Hands rubbing her sides now, as he continued to look into her eyes. "I do not.."She blushed, knowing she likely did. She often dreamed of him. And the future she saw them having. "Well I am embrassed now."

" Doesn't take much to embareass you. " Teasing her as he leaned up and kissed her softly, as his hands continued to caress her sides. She returned that kiss, and let it longer before she gave his chest a poke. With every caress of her side her body tingled, more so when his fingers would brush along her bare skin.

Slowly he pulled back to the kiss. " But you do look beautiful when you blush, and light up the house. " Carefully shifting her to lay against him. She snickered to that. "Yes, make fun." She inched her fingers down his chest, and down to his sides .Her eyes on his were a bit mischeivious, then she gave his rump a good pinch. Before she lay against him. "And you aye a rogue in a good boys clothing."
He jumped a bit to that. " And you are a bad girl trying to get out of a lady's clothing. " Grinning up at her as he smacked her rear in return. She yelped lightly to the smack. "I am not bad." An innocent look. " And even if I were, who do you think made me this way?" She eyed him.

He tilted his head on that. " Jade and Hera. " Playing his own innocent card right back at her. She snickered to that. "I hardly know them." She gave him another pinch. "You did.. you coaxed it out of me.. the way you do. With your charm, and your ways.." A light growl this time as he answered with a smack to her rear. " I did nothing.. You were the one that pounced me.. and coaxed me. " She shook her head at him and yelped again. "I did not. " A smile We pounced each other."

" Nope.. you pounced me.. " Smiling up at her. " You were just hiding behind this good girl image in front of our friends.. " Lightly poking her chest now.

She sncikered at him. "I did not, you make it sound as if I came to your room, dressed in next to noting and had my merry way with you. The night.. that night we shared was much more romantic than that. " She smiled at him. "I do not hide from anyone.. and I am good, I am only bad as you say with you... and what friends would I hide it from? The whole world knows I adore you.. and love you deeply."

He smiled up at her. " I know my dear. I just wanted to hear you say it. " Winking up at her again, as he leaned up for another quick kiss. She gave him that kiss back. "You swave devil. "She wiggled abit to inch up to sitting slightly her legs still straddled around his legs.

He grinned up at her. " True..but would you have me any other way? " Tilting his head slightly as she shifted to straddle his hips. She gave it some thought,tapping her finger to her chin. "No." She grinned down at him. She leaned down to steal a kiss before moving to stand.

He stole that kiss back, before she moved to stand wiht him watching her. " Where are you going?" "I need a snack." She grinned at him. "And though I could nibble on you, I need something more."She winked at him as she padded for the kitchen.


He laughed softly to that as he rolled to his stomach, then moved to his feet. " Well I could nibble on you, but you would wake the neighbors. " : She looked back at him. "I would not." then walked in to the kitchen.

" You would so. " Grinning as he moved to follow her, with a pause to pick his shirt up and slip it back on. She was in the fridge. "Would not." She took out two apples and almost tossed one at him. But being good she went to cutting them up then searching for something else.

" Would so. You are a very loud woman.. Very loud. " Grinning as he leaned on the table to watch her, not minding the view from his point of view.

Cadaria had long been a morning person. Even more so now ,for when she opened her eyes she knew Drake would be there within her sight and ith in her fingers reach, sometimes closer than that.

He was still within the bedroom, but he was looking out the window at the moment. Still without his shirt on as he leaned into the window frame of that lead out onto the balcony. Letting her sleep a little longer. When her fingers found only a pillow and an empty bed ,she sat up. Then took a slow eep breath when she saw he was there looking out the window. She shook her hair out, and rose to her feet and padded to him.

He looked over his shoulder to hearing her slipping out of the bed. " Morning. " Murmured softly to her.

She smiled to him. "Morning.." She stopped mid way. She had worn his shirt again to bed. She looked at him a moment, then decied to let him return to his deep thughts while looking out the window. She padded on her way to get dressed.

" Come here, please. " Murmured softly to her when she started to walk away. As he turned to face her, probably knowing he looked to be off in his own world again. She turned and walked back to him. "Yes?" Her brows arched at him and her eyes found his.

He uncrossed his arms, before moving his hands up to softly start combing through her hair. Not saying a word." Sorry. " Murmured softly as he lowered his hands from her hair. He knew she'd tell him he had nothing to say sorry about. "For what?" Her hand rose and slid down his cheek.

He sighed softly and closed his eyes to that soft caress. " I have a strange feeling.. I can't place it at the moment, but I have been feeling it the last few days. " Her brows rose to that. "Oh? A bad strange feeling? "She lowered her hand slowly along his cheek then let it fall.

He nodded softly as he looked out the window again. With the sun's rays bouncing off that pendent of her's that stayed around his neck. " This one is not coming frm here.." Her eyes looked out the window, at the light of the new day over Rhydin. It wasnt the prettiest of sun rsies, nor the worst. She went to stand by him, and her fingers idly traced that pendant about his neck. "Is it.. from Nosgoth? " That was his home as much as Rhydin was.. maybe more.

Another light nod. " Aye.. I have been sencing this feeling for the last few days." Looking back to her and smiled to watching her play with that pendent. " If it keeps getting to where I feel it is going.. I will probably head back there. " He left out that he wouldn't ask her to come. He knew better than to try and deny her that.

"I will go with you then." She smiled to him. He wouldnt be able to stop her,even if what ever was going on was dire..shed find a way.. "I may not be of any help, but I do not think I could be here with out you." He shook his head softly. " You are strong, willed woman. Cadaria.. You know that. " Tapping her nose a few times.

She smiled to those words . "Yes.. that is true. " She playfully nipped at his tapping finger. " You are getting bolder. " Now leaning back on that window frame as he took a moment to look her over.

She grinned at him. "Why do you say that?" She crossed her arms over her chest and looked to him the the sun as it rose higher. " Normally you would blush when I look at you the way I just did. " Smiling at her, before he suddenly shut his eyes and tilted his head.

She smiled softly. There was that tale tell blush ,it was still there. As she looked to him and smiled. "I still do." She could feel her cheeks warm.She let him bask in the sun, she needed to dress and get to work,the manor needed a good cleaning,and breakfast had to be made first. She padded away softly,so to let him be there in the light,she looked at him as she went to dress.

It took him a few moments before he openned his eyes and looked to her for a moment. A smile crossing his lips before he moved to get dressed as well.She dressed and went down stairs to make breakfast. Working always helped her think. She could hum a long while making a savory yet simple meal for them both.

Once he was dressed he slowly started down the stairs. Arms crossed over his chest, as he moved into the kitchen. " Cadaria.. you are sure that Luca died?" She came out with two plates,toast,eggs,fresh fruit. Two glasses of juice amd two cups of coffee. She sat them down on the table. " Yes.. if he were alive.. I am sure I would not be. "She galnce to him. "Why?"

His brows furrowed. " Because.. this sensation I have been filling has him all over it. " Murmured as he moved to sit down, and shook his head. She stopped before she sat down, then lowered herself in to the chair slowly. She eyed the pendant around his neck. "May I see it...for a moment."She looked to the pendant then to him.

He nodded softly as he slowly removed the necklace from around his neck, then held it out to her. Once she took it, he started to eat slowly.
She took it by the chain then slowly lowered the pendant in to her hand. She closed her eyes as she did so. This was the only link she had to her past and in a small part to the angels. She wouldnt noticed what happened next. For she was focused. But the pendant began to glow.. she would feelt he subtle warmth it gave off.

He stopped eatting for a moment as he watched her. Remainning silent as he wanted to ask her what she seen. But didn't want to break her focus. She opened her eyes and lowered the pendant to the table. Her eyes panned to him then. As she now slowly handed the necklace back. She was quiet,her eyes moved to the food before her, she took a bite of fruit, and a sip of juice. But it was as if.. she was no longer hungry.

He slowly took the necklace back. " It's him..isn't it? " Murmured softly as he placed it back around his neck. She nodded. And looked as if she might almost burst in to tears, or even a fit of anger. But she stayed very still.. and closed her eyes.. "I saw him..."She whispered. "I dont know how... but hes alive.. or as alive as one can be.. after... " She thought back to the image again... "Hes... his wings.. they are black... "

He nodded softly as he reached a hand over to be placed over her own. " Then we must go and help, but try to eat..please. " Softyl squeezing her hand.She opened her eyes and nodded to that,she took comfort in his touch. She lifted her fork and started to eat. She hated good food going to waste.

He smiled softly as he kept his hand on her own as he started to eat again. Letting his mind race over what he had just been told..How was she to process what she had seen. She leaned over the sink full of soap and dishes. Now after eatting, and starring in to her coffee,she starred in to the bubbles. Luca was alive..

But his ash had coevred the manor floor, his feathers too. But shed seen him.Yet he seemed different to her,not only were his wings black as her own. But his face seemed some how different. Luca had long been the man in charge,never used to taking orders or having anyone above him. As she washed a dish she relized why he looked different. He looked submissive.. like someone who was taking orders rather than giving them. She closed her eyes and tried to recall whats hed seen.

Luca was there, looking as strong as he had before, yet his sword was gone. His right hand was bandaged. She had cut three of his fngers off. He would never wield a sword in his right hand again. His clothes were different,no perfect suit. He wore clothes more common,and simple.. and armor? She opened her eyes and almost dropped the plate.

"Oh my god..." She whispered to herself. She had seen it as clear as day now.. Luca stood in armor, and clothes for battle,on a lush green field, before a castle she had seen yet never really been inside of. The odd thing was he wasnt alone, but she couldnt really see the others with him. But they didnt bare black angel wings.. Luca hadnt fallen from grace. He had died.. and been brought back through some sort of magic. She finished the dishes and walked back out to Drake who had moved fromt he table and was pasing by the fire place. " I think we need to pack some things and go.. sooner rather than later to Nosgoth.."


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