Magnetism (SG)

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Bianca couldn't help but laugh a bit when Alaric realized what he'd said. Admittedly, the idea of living in a lighthouse actually seemed kind of nice to her, just not the spooky abandoned one. "Obviously," she repeated with a smirk.

However, his idea did sound interesting, if not for the fact that Bianca hated Orion. Well, maybe that wasn't fair. She loved the beaches, loved that little family-run restaurant she went to every time she came back to the city, and she loved her sister and niece. She even loved that old lighthouse even though she never went there anymore. They just didn't make up for the part she hated.

"For the record, ghost stories don't really scare me." Much. Bianca chuckled. "If you're there the next time I get up the nerve to head out west, I think I could brave that lighthouse." Her tone was light, but the first part of that sentence wasn't as much of an exaggeration as she would have liked it to be. It wasn't that Bianca was afraid of her family, exactly...

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[ Alaric ]

Alaric grinned as she went on about the lighthouse's stories. He'd certainly never seen ghosts around there, or none aside from the occasional Ghost-type.. although granted, he did tend to go during daylight. To watch the sunrise they'd need to be around at night first. So who knew? He might be surprised, as much as he doubted it. "It's a date," he purred.

Satisfied with this, he sat thoughtfully a few moments before finally slowly shifting back into showering her with affections. The kisses came more tenderly now, though his self-established boundary line did seem to be moving slightly lower. Without looking up to her, he murmured softly, "Have I mentioned yet... that you are exquisite?" And a moment later, just for the reaction, he lunged at her neck with a rather rougher, lightly biting kiss. With any luck, her dusky skin may hide it to a point, but that was almost certainly going to leave a mark.. Not that Alaric had thought about that fact for even a fraction of a second.

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Bianca smirked a little at the word 'date' and chuckled. That wasn't exactly the kind of date she usually went on, but it could be fun. Maybe she could even get him to go to that restaurant she always went to; even if he lived there most of the time, it wasn't likely that he knew about it. Rita would tease her about coming in there with yet another new man, but Bianca hardly minded.

However, her mental plans were put to a premature end at more kisses, a little softer than before. Without any questions to answer, Bianca let herself melt again, just soaking up the attention as she closed her eyes. Though, part of her mind was trying to figure out the best way to turn the tables on him, preferably in a way that didn't make him try to make her talk again.

Bianca considered replying to Alaric's compliment, but the rougher kiss broke any potential train of thought. Her eyes snapped open again in surprise, and a moan escaped her. She knew that part of her strength of her reaction was shock, and she also immediately knew from extensive experience that the kiss would leave a mark, but her first thought was still, Do that again...

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Apparently the request was clear enough, or Bianca just happened to be lucky, as he just smirked a bit at her reaction before complying, if just slightly softer now. After that, he continued still, though each kiss became a little lighter than the last as again he slowly trailed down. Suddenly, smirking again for a brief moment, he reached up to grab the back of her head and pulled her into a rough kiss on the mouth. Keeping this up for as long as she'd allow, one arm stroked her side softly while the other stayed where it was, seeming to play with her hair. Something about his movements there may have seemed a little odd, but he did his best to keep her attention elsewhere.

Meanwhile, some way down the hall, Avelina approached. "Alaric?" she called weakly, glancing into one room. He hadn't been in the study anymore (of course Kado had been, but at least he was moved, and she had no reason to suspect that was actually just luck rather than her brother's doing), so she hoped he was somewhere around this wing, or she didn't know where he might have gone. Surely he would have said goodbye before leaving again, at least.. She sighed a bit, continuing until she noticed an open door. "Al'ric?" Of course, the young man in question was a little too preoccupied at the moment to notice.

Glancing in- Alaric having been far too distracted by OMGGAMETIME to think of closing the door before- she caught sight of her baby brother making out with the woman he'd somehow dragged home from the forest some hour earlier. Facepalming rather loudly, she gave a heavy sigh before pivoting around to stand back against the wall next to the doorway. "HEY, Al'ric," she called rather firmly and obviously a touch annoyed if not perhaps even flustered now.

Alaric broke the kiss with a small sigh of his own, glancing half-heartedly in that general direction with an equally irked "What?" Ava was truly his most precious person in the entire world. He'd give his life for her without a second thought if it truly came to it. But that certainly didn't mean he didn't mind being interrupted at all, or that he was eager to drop everything over just anything she might want on a moment's notice.

"I just came to tell you guys there will be food soon if you want it." He opened his mouth to say something, but was quickly silenced as she apparently called his reply. "I convinced dad to have dinner alone with mom tonight. They need more time alone anyway," she explained. "So you shouldn't have to worry."

... Ah. Well that did make things much better. Their window of opportunity would probably be kind of small, but it would be nice being able to roam freely without having to worry about his mother's paranoia or his father's jackassery. He was actually pretty grateful for the gesture, but somehow couldn't resist replying with a simple, "Kthxbai." He did want to get back to his queen, at any rate.. Ava simply sighed loudly again and shook her head before starting to walk off. Alaric meanwhile looked back up to Bianca with a soft smile and a "Where were we again?"

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Bianca's reaction was more subdued at the second kiss, giving a softer moan, and she found her eyes slipping closed again as Alaric continued down her neck. Then he grabbed her and pulled her into that kiss, and he could be doing pretty much anything with that hand in her hair and she wouldn't notice or care. Her arms slipped around his neck as she kissed back, toying with his hair in return.

Then, of course, there was the interruption. Bianca blinked and glanced in the direction of the open door when he pulled away, but she let the siblings talk. Even without knowing exactly what was up with Alaric's parents, she was grateful for what Avelina had done, though she knew it was for Alaric's sake and not her own.

Which was why the very simple and quick thanks earned a raised eyebrow in his direction. "...You do realize I'm not going to die of impatience if you use more than three syllables to thank her, right?" The look Bianca was giving him was more amused than anything, but she had meant what she said. Heck, if her sister had done something like that for her, she would have hugged the girl for it; not that, with their current position, she blamed Alaric for not trying to move.

However, a moment after, Bianca leaned forward and whispered seductively, "But I think...we were right here," before lunging at his neck. Her kiss wasn't nearly as biting as the one he'd given her, or even really the one right after, but still had some roughness; Bianca personally preferred not leaving marks on people unless they were begging for her for it, even though she didn't mind receiving a few.

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[ Alaric ]

Alaric wasn't sure whether to laugh or be a bit embarrassed at her calling him out; in the end, he settled for a somewhat sheepish smirk and a slightly cocked eyebrow. "Eh.." He really didn't think she'd have cared, and went to tease, "But I m--ah!" His 'might', however, was cut short by a gasp at her kiss.

For the moment, he seemed temporarily disabled, powerless to fight her with anything more than caressing hands. However, soon enough managed to utter a slightly strained, as if having a little trouble breathing properly, "That's not right..." He pulled her away a bit then, smirking again at her. "I distinctly remember now. We were more here~" And he drew her back in to continue their earlier makeout session.

In the meantime, his hands went back to their previous positions, the one in her hair just as sneaky as before. If he could just... slowly.... He should.... Ah-hah! Breaking off the kiss, he breathed out a bit hungrily, "Bianca..." Seconds later, however, that longing look had morphed to pure mischief and mirth as her bandanna, now untied, was quickly snatched off her head and tucked behind his back. Grinning wickedly despite (hell, because of) being fully prepared for a very unpleasant reaction, he teased, "I'm keeping this~" All the same, his eyes rushed to take in the full unobstructed view of her face in the event she didn't allow him to see for long.

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Alaric's reaction earned a bit of smug satisfaction from Bianca, though she hardly complained when he interrupted her and went back to making out. He was a good kisser, after all, and she'd get him with something else eventually, she knew. When he pulled back and breathed her name like that, she shivered a little. And then he, of all things, stole her bandanna.

Expecting an unpleasant reaction was fairly wise. Bianca did not like people touching her possessions and, for a moment, her sharp eyes narrowed slightly, and the hand she'd had sitting on Alaric's chest while they were kissing tensed; this would possibly be the only time he'd ever see genuine anger on her face, albeit more at the level of 'mild irritation' than 'punch the offender in the face.' It left about as quickly as it came (she knew Alaric was just teasing, after all, but it had taken a second for that knowledge to catch up with her body's reaction) and Bianca moved a hand to brush the hair from her face and pout at him.

"I need that," she whined as she pushed the purple strands away. She wasn't particularly good at puppy eyes, or any cute sympathy-inducing expression, and didn't really try, letting her small pout and tone of voice carry the weight. "Give it back!" she demanded, lunging forward and trying to snatch the bandanna; of course, the fact that it was behind Alaric made it difficult, so she mostly just ended up pressed against him, but that was more-or-less the entire point of the movement.

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[ Alaric ]

Annnnd gold~ She didn't react quite as much as he honestly might have liked, but it was still extremely amusing and earned a deep chuckle from the overgrown child that was Alaric. However, for all that it certainly didn't kill his high, he didn't like that word need. "Oh come now, Majesty," he started in a rather odd tone, somewhat teasing, but otherwise almost cryptic despite the fact he was being quite straight-forward. The hand not holding her bandanna hostage moved to stroke lightly from her hair line down a cheek and finally stopping to cup her chin; during this motion, he asked, deeply and softly, "Why would you want to hide such beauty, even a little?" He tilted her head down then and leaned up to kiss her forehead lightly before just going back to his staring. All the while, the amused grin never left his face.

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Bianca backed off on the attempt to steal back her bandanna for the moment, her pout giving way to a smile when he touched her face, and a small giggle escaped her at his question and kiss. She met Alaric's amused grin with a mischievous one of her own, an eyebrow quirked slightly.

"By that logic, I should walk around naked," she pointed out, looking like she was trying very hard not to burst out laughing at her own words, which she was. "Unless you're saying only my face is beautiful," she added, putting on another pout that lasted only about half a second before the amused smile was back in place.

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[ Alaric ]

... OH SWEET GOD YES<3 With that remark- both the actual content and the smartass nature- his level of adoration at least tripled. For all he tried to hold back, he couldn't help but laugh a little. This really wasn't too bad, though, considering how much he'd be dying if he wasn't resisting. "Hey, I wouldn't be complaining~!" he chimed, still trying to fight off the laugh a bit. Grinning wickedly, he shrugged and added, "Hell, I would if other people didn't mind."

And... Okay yeah he could not just let that pass by. He thought about being nice, but that sounded terribly boring by comparison. Thus, the grin turned to a rather dark smirk as he sat upright a bit, causing her to do the same. "But of course, to be fair.." Letting his hands and eyes both run down and back up her slowly, he went on, "You clearly are, but I don't exactly know just how beautiful the rest of you is-" his eyes locked back on hers; his words were growing deeper and more purring by the word, it seemed- "now do I?"

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The mental of image of the two of them walking around with no clothes on that Alaric's comment gave her chipped away at Bianca's will to control her mirth, causing a small laugh to escape her. She was going to give some sort of return compliment along the lines of her not complaining if he did either, when Alaric decided at that moment to not give the sweet response she'd been expecting to her tease.

With him running his hands over her and looking at her body like that and oh Sweet Mew that voice, Bianca was momentarily speechless. That can be changed. Please let me change that. She managed to summon her usual smirk. "Well," she said, her own voice taking on a seductive purr, "You certainly didn't let my bandanna stop you from getting a good look at my face." She still wanted it back, too, but that could wait. For now, she practically lunged into a kiss on the lips.

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[ Alaric ]

Oh she was fun~ He couldn't help but wonder who would actually win in a true drawn-out battle of wits between them. He honestly had no predictions, save that it might vary on subject, and that just made him even more interested in trying eventually, and by extension getting her to hang around long enough to try. "N-" He was cut off as she lunged, and he couldn't help but laugh slightly even into the kiss. He tightened his embrace as if he thought she could actually get any closer and returned the kiss in full, pouring out all the passion he could muster.

After several minutes, he finally seemed to remember he'd been doing something. A hand ran up the back of her shirt and grabbed at the hem just a bit, but rather than try to start a collection with her clothes (not that that didn't sound mildly amusing), he actually broke the kiss and pulled the shirt down. "Now Highness, I'm not sure that would be appropriate," he teased her horribly, tone entirely too serious and dramatic despite the smirk on his face. "The pirate queen with a new recruit? What would the crew think!"

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Bianca could have screamed. Part of her wanted to. But she was becoming more and more aware of the fact that she was enjoying this. Not that Bianca didn't like a bit of a battle of wits here and there normally, but usually it ended at the kind of kissing they were doing. Thus, rather than showing her frustration, she started to laugh in a way that seemed like a slightly toned-down version of when he'd called her 'princess.'

"You really don't know much about pirates, do you, sweetheart?" She continued to chuckle to herself after she said that; admittedly, she knew all those novels she had were not interested in being even remotely historically accurate, and a decent percentage of them were erotica, but the concept of the imaginary crew objecting was still hilarious to her. Bianca planted a quick kiss on Alaric's lips and let a hint of a purr creep into her voice again. "The crew's women will just have to deal with the fact that I saw you first."

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[ Alaric ]

Oh he had to. Simply had to. "Well you can't expect me to know much," he started with a shrug, looking off nonchalantly. "I'm not even sure if I have my see legs yet." As he turned back, however, his grin turned suddenly incredibly cocky. "But what happens if I take a fancy to some of them? Mm?" In all honesty, her 'claims' of sorts on him had made him feel quite giddy, but he simply could not refuse an opportunity like that to be an ass. At any rate, There were still a few things he wanted to know, and that she needed to know.

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Bianca's eyebrow rose, genuinely surprised by that reply. However, the smooth, confident pirate queen persona slipped into place as easily as breathing as she looked at Alaric with a smirk of her own. You'd take a fancy to a common pirate girl when you've caught the eye of the queen?

"Well, I wouldn't throw you overboard, if that's what you're asking." she replied. "Or the girls. That's when it starts not being appropriate." She broke character somewhat to chuckle and add with an amused grin, "I said 'I saw you first,' after all. Not 'I'm going to chain you to the captain's quarters.'" She hoped that got the point across clearly, because while Bianca had spelled out her feelings on commitment for people before, that would ruin their fun somewhat.

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[ Alaric ]

Alaric would have been amused to say the least of it if Bianca had voiced that particular thought aloud. Not that it would have made a difference in the slightest, but he did love some good irony- the irony here being that in reality, he was nobility and she was a common 'pirate' girl. Somehow, though, at her commitment hint, he found himself almost involuntarily grinning wildly as the response flew from his mouth, "Baby, you can chain me to anything you want as long as you let me go eventually~"

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Bianca stared at Alaric for half a moment. 'Baby?' Not that she hadn't been addressed as that before, many times by many people, but she wasn't sure how he'd mentally jumped from 'Majesty' to 'baby.' However, the rest of what he said caused a grin of her own to cross her face.

"Anything I want?" she purred, giving him a quick kiss, "You should be careful saying that..." Another brief kiss. "...I just might take you up on it." She chuckled a bit. It wouldn't be the first time, she mentally added, though she decided not to voice that part. Bianca didn't want to scare the man, after all.

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[ Alaric ]

A very deep laugh came in response. "Just don't hurt my hair...~" he purred back, somehow managing to say such a seemingly petty thing in a very sensual tone without even the slightest hint he might be teasing. He debated for just a moment exactly where to go next before deciding he should stall for time while he made up his mind. He kissed her shoulder then and started a trail up her neck. With each movement, he feigned becoming swift and rough, yet each time just as he reached her the kiss itself was gentle and tender. About the time he reached her jawline, he had quite decided to go ahead and tease her a little more. As such, he placed another light kiss on her cheek, then actually followed through slightly on his threat as he nipped her ear lobe. Upon releasing it, that abysmal silk-like voice just-above-whispered in her ear, "What'd you have in mind...?"

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Bianca's blinked. Hurt his hair? She was fairly certain that there was nothing in the world that could make her hurt that beautiful blond hair, and she had a half a mind to say that right now. The kisses that started at her shoulder and made their way up her neck silenced her, even though the fakeouts stopped working pretty quickly. Bianca let out a chuckle and smirked at his question.

"I think...I'm not going to tell you," she purred in response. Saying anything else would require her actually having some sort of sinister plan in mind for him. "Though I will say..." she added as reached out to gently play with a lock of his hair. "...That it would take a crueler woman than a pirate queen to harm your hair." She carefully drew the lock to her lips and kissed it, then giggled a little as she let it go. Bianca officially gave that sentence a place in her top ten strangest things she had said to try to seduce someone.

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[ Alaric ]

Alaric's ego swelled to nigh-dangerous levels at the odd compliment. "You know, it's actually accepted as currency in some small countries," he purred with a light smirk. What, conceited, him? Never. As many things as he didn't like about himself, though, why not take a little pride in the few he did, right?

However, at this point he seemed to get a little disappointed. "Of course.." he sighed, turning away a moment. "I do pay a terrible price for it myself.." Such woe in those words, yet his smirk kept pushing through the mask, engaging in a rough battle with his will to keep it down. "If you don't tell me what you want-" he looked up with soulful eyes- "I might have terrible trouble figuring it out." ...Yes. Yes, that actually was a blonde joke.

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