Magnetism (SG)

[SongofWindchimes]

He didn't. He did. Oh Sweet Mew...

It was all Bianca could do not to start cracking up, because she was sure she was going to fall right out of the chair if she did, regardless of Alaric holding her. Besides, that soulful look was so completely adorable, and she didn't want to laugh in his face when he was wearing it. So, fighting down the amused grin trying to break through, she put a hand to her own heart with a tiny gasp and put on the sweetest, most tender expression she could muster, instantly taking on the appearance of a person who wanted nothing more than to spare another pain, as if Alaric had told her of some kind of terrible affliction.

"Oh you poor, sweet thing," she cooed gently, her fingertips brushing lightly against Alaric's cheek. "I had no idea." Hey, Bianca, couldja you overact a little more? Still trying to keep her amusement under lock and key, Bianca kissed his cheek softly. "If I'd known I making you suffer so..."

She moved to plant a kiss on his jaw, the faintest hint of her familiar purr beginning to creep in. "I have no problem letting you know what I want..." Obviously. "The thing is..." Her purr increased as she moved to his neck, her kiss still gentle. "...I'm not very good at telling." She kissed a bit rougher, but pulled back afterward of her own accord, rather than waiting for Alaric to recover from his reaction and pry her off again. The look she gave him was somewhere between asking for a suggestion that would help with the problem...and rather shamelessly undressing him with her eyes.

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[ Alaric ]

Alaric did his best not to laugh as she played completely into the act with him. While she went on, his reactions were rather more subdued than before; even at the particularly rough kiss, he gave only a soft gasp before loosing his hold a bit. "Aww..?" he somewhat whimpered, expression and tone alike something in the intrigued, thoughtful range, as though he didn't even notice the way she was looking over him. He definitely noticed, all right.. "Well then..."

And again he suddenly became darker as he pulled her in closer. "You could try showing me," he crooned, hazel green eyes locking onto her forest ones intently with a mischievous glint. Hmm... To lead her on further or...? Eh, he didn't want to torment the poor girl too long. That often enough turned out pretty poorly for him. ...Of course, occasionally it worked out extremely well, but he wouldn't risk that (any further) this time around, he supposed. Becoming somehow both softer and darker in the same move, he half-whispered, "Though you probably should know...."

He moved to near-whisper in her ear now, intentionally ironically mustering the most seductive tone he could. "I really do try not to sleep with a girl on a first date...~" It was all he could do to keep the following chuckle silent, curious just which way she'd respond to that.

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[SongofWindchimes]

He what? Bianca had been mentally celebrating a victory when Alaric took the bait and suggested showing him instead of telling, and then he had to go say that. Of all things, this was most certainly not something she expected to hear. The first thought in her head when she started to think clearly through her shock was, Why not? Not that people not sleeping together on a first date was an entirely foreign concept, but it was when applied to her 'love'life.

Bianca moved back to look him in the eye, and she imagined the mixture of a stunned expression and a mostly-put-on sad pout was quite priceless. She then rolled her eyes dramatically and let out a long, disappointed sigh. "Well, this is a first. Now you tell me." She gave Alaric an accusing look, putting her hands on her hips as best as she could in their position. "I should be mad at you."

Should being the key word. Was she disappointed and frustrated? Hell yes, but there wasn't really much of anything that could make her outright mad at somebody, and being led on really wasn't one of them; she'd noted the use of the word 'first,' after all, and she was most certainly going to see him again if she could help it, so it wasn't that big a deal, right? Certain parts of her body were strongly disagreeing with her at that moment.

"Wait..." Bianca suddenly smiled, though the look was more amused than seductive. "You said 'try.' Sometimes you can't fend them off, then?" She chuckled, mostly wondering what sort of woman could have worn down his defenses when she hadn't managed to.

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[ Alaric ]

This was a first? Alaric wasn't entirely sure whether that was a slight exaggeration, an overinflated ego, or if she was serious; but either way it was ridiculously amusing, and all he could do was smirk as she pouted. Naturally, 'should be mad' just added to the effect, considering his sense of humor. This only got all the worse when she caught onto his game, and he shrugged nonchalantly. "Well, I am only human," he teased. He wasn't about to let her know the usual circumstances, though. Being told would make it far less effective anyway.

"But.." He gave her a softer smile now, but then ended up in a rather awkward moment just holding it silently as he faltered and debated just how to shift from one subject to the other. He finally let out a small sigh and brushed what was probably just a few strands of hair behind her ear, though it was really more for effect and the end position of his hand anyway. "I also wanted to tell you.." Didn't want her frustrated over his putting off other things, right? .. Heh. Not that this was anything like the other, considering he'd been quite certain she wanted that, where this... Well, they'd see. Gaze gentle and adoring, he finally purred softly, "I would really like to date you..~" Because if he technically didn't ask he technically couldn't get rejected~

Not that he planned to leave it at just that, though, and without giving her time to really react, he went on more casually (and probably too honestly), "I can't say it would ever turn into anything serious and I'm honestly probably a terrible boyfriend, but.." He half-shrugged, smirking lightly again. "You're ridiculously fun to be around-" and beautiful, of course, but that went without saying- "and.. I really wanna... spend more time together I guess... Heh.." As that had gone on, he'd found himself growing rather more sheepish. One would think as many girls as he'd dated he'd have this down by now, but his naturally awkward nature couldn't hide completely even around a girl, it seemed. His general obsession with romance over all other aspects of even the briefest relationship probably didn't hurt either.

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[SongofWindchimes]

Well, this was the exact direction she hoped their conversation would never go. Ever. She'd gone from chuckling at his tease to an unexpected awkward moment, and that very quickly turned into one of the strangest bits of asking-out anyone had ever attempted on her. The initial sort of question made her stiffen, and when he stopped speaking she was clearly uncomfortable. The urge to scramble off the chair, and off of Alaric, very nearly won against her self control, evident in way that Bianca found herself hugging herself and moving back a little.

Bianca looked off to one side, trying to figure out the best way to say what she wanted to and wondering why it never got easier. "Alaric...I don't think our ideas of 'dating' match up with each other." Well, wasn't that a great way of opening this? The rest of her words came out a bit rushed, as if they were one big run-on sentence. "I'm not anybody's 'girlfriend.' I don't get exclusive. It's not that I never have more than first dates, or that I don't want to see you again or anything like that. You're fun too. I just don't want you to misunderstand me and end up upset because I still sleep around and I didn't know it'd bother you."

That bit of gut-spilling over, Bianca paused to catch her breath, glancing back at Alaric's face to see his reaction. That was more-or-less a 'yes,' though she wasn't sure how well she'd conveyed it. On the assumption that there was still a question after what she'd just said, of course. She wouldn't have even worried so much if he hadn't used the word 'boyfriend.' He himself warned against hoping for seriousness, after all, but some people had different definitions of 'serious' than she did.

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[ Alaric ]

He actually took it pretty calmly at first, but his flinch at the end was nowhere close to subtle. He couldn't nearly say he didn't care, but... well... Maybe with-... Or if.. eh... For all that that had been pretty brutal despite her efforts, he managed to focus for a moment on the terrible sense of humor and things in common that led him to ask in the first place. Comparing that to what she'd just said... mmm.. Yeah, he was still interested, if a bit less so. "... It'd bother me," he admitted. "But... more my ego than anything?" He forced an uncomfortable laugh.

"I'd just hope I could be enough on my own, but if not.." He gave a weak, lopsided shrug. "It's only fair to practice what I preach, right?" If he believed it fair for a woman to wander from any other guy who wasn't giving her enough attention, it was only fair that he was no exception. Faltering a bit more, he added a little hurriedly, "As.. long as it's just-sex." That was all she said, right? ..Sleeping around? ..Looking at it from just that angle.. He slept with Kael, right? It didn't mean anything, and he'd never thought of it as cheating. So fair was fair.. "I wouldn't wanna see or hear about it but.. Heh.."

So yeah thinking about that too much already probably wasn't the best idea- oh look! A different thing to focus on. Yeah he'd go with that. "But yeah.. I don't tend to be anyone's boyfriend for long if at all, but.." The look he gave her fell somewhere between a grimace and smirk with an oddly thoughtful accent. "Well. If you never take chances in life..." The smirk part won out just slightly as he shrugged again, a little more confidently now. By that, he mostly meant that they couldn't just keep jumping from instant gratification to the next or they were going to end up alone. Not that he magically expected this to be anything, but it was good to be in the habit of taking opportunities in general, just to see...

After the fact, it sort of hit him that she actually had less 'prime time' than he did, even, but that really wasn't the point. Just because he was terrified to get too close to anyone and was generally terrible with people didn't mean he didn't hate being alone, after all. Hell, that was why he was like this. He just knew he couldn't be forever. That and-- Oh hey! His eyes grew wider as he suddenly realized just what she could have been implying, as horribly unlikely as it seemed. Nothing but curious, now, he somewhat blurted out, "Hey, when's the last time you did have an actual 'boyfriend', anyway?"

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[SongofWindchimes]

Alaric's first words made Bianca flinch. Dammit. Dammit dammit dammit. She felt like a complete bitch right that second. But better he know her habits now rather than later, right? She became a little less tense and nodded at the mention of it just being sex. Of course it'd just be sex. That was all it was ever was. And did he honestly think she'd actually do that when he was around or tell him about it? Oh, wait, she hit on his sister. Right. Ahem. Well, she wouldn't do it anymore.

The mention of taking chances made her flinch again. Oh, she'd taken chances in life. And more than her had paid for them. But she knew, more or less, what he was referring to...and it wasn't that she'd eliminated the possibility, exactly...Bianca just didn't care all that much about having some special. She never had. And when someone had expectations she didn't meet all it did was get them hurt. But try articulating that to someone in a way that didn't sound cold.

The question rather quickly derailed her train of thought, and Bianca stared for a moment, blinking. "Umm..." A small laugh escaped her. "Honestly? I don't think I've used the actual word since high school, and he...we were more best friends than anything." She'd rather not get too deep into that bit of her history, however, and went on with a shrug, "I guess you could count a few people since then, but...Well, I guess I just don't like assigning names to things." Naming things gave them rules, and Bianca had never liked rules.

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[ Alaric ]

Ah. Well, that made sense enough. In his mind, the best friend thing really didn't count, and he had to wonder then whether or not the ones she 'guessed he could' really did. All the same, he just gave an oddly bright laugh as hugged her tight again and kissed her forehead. In his mind, despite the fact that for all he know she may well have been with as many or more women than he had (though that was certainly the last thing he'd actually allow himself to think of in such terms), not even counting the men, she now seemed adorably innocent when it came to relationships. "It may surprise you then, silly~" And that honestly wasn't even an 'I might surprise you'. He really did mean it just in general.

"I guess you might not care for it as much as I do, but.." He shrugged, holding an easy half-smile all the while. "It can be a really nice change of pace~ Just.. having a guaranteed thing and all?" His idea of guaranteed thing didn't even just mean in bedroom terms; for Alaric, it was nice to know he had someone aside from his singular friend he could hang out with just whenever. "I really do like names, honestly," he admitted, but half-shrugged again. "But they don't have to mean very much."

What did they mean, anyway? When he thought about it, the line between 'friends with benefits' and his usual relationship really was pretty thin and blurred. Probably a bit zigzagged too. But... Hm. Surely he could manage to pin somethi--? A grin broke out pretty hard as a thought hit him, and he quickly followed up. "I'd just be allowed to buy you shit when I want-- no ships or anything though, promise," he laughed. "And where you'd hang out with other-- peo..ple.." He faltered here; the plan had been 'other guys', but mid-sentence he'd remembered-.. and.. Yeah as uncomfortable as that made him he wanted it to be accurate. Shaking it off, he picked back up, "Hang out with them because you're horny and hang out with me because I'm awesome~" And he laughed a bit more and kissed the tip of her nose. Some part of him didn't want to stop there, or stop at all until he'd kissed every inch of her glorious body, but he'd refrain... for the moment.

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[SongofWindchimes]

The hug helped Bianca calm down a little. Not that she had that much anxiety at that point, but the fact that he was holding her again was something of a relief, and she found herself chuckling a little at being called 'silly.' That was something she didn't get much. When he mentioned a guaranteed thing, she made the decision not to comment. She also made the decision that Alaric would never know about her little red book for the sake of his ego.

The return to buying her things was a return to discomfort. Why did this bother her so much? Mostly because of the same reason she didn't like names. Gifts nearly always came with unspoken expectations. But Alaric had already explained how he felt about gifts, which was probably why she was only uncomfortable. How in the world could she possibly explain it without sounding paranoid? Did she even want to try explaining it?

His stumble at the words 'other people' managed to distract her a little and summon a smirk. Nice of him to make the attempt to be accurate, though the way he faltered like that was a little strange, even if he recovered quickly. She chuckled along with his laugh, but still felt that she should probably stay serious for just a little longer, as strange as it was for her to not be the most outwardly cheerful person in the room.

"I..." A tiny sigh escaped her. She couldn't believe she was going to say this. "Look, you've probably picked up on this..." If he wasn't completely blind, at any rate. "But I sometimes react to things in ways that aren't normal. I'm just saying, if I do something really stupid and insensitive at some point that doesn't make any sense over Arceus-knows-what, it's very likely I don't mean it, and don't say I didn't warn you."

That out of the way, she leaned in a little, not quite kissing him, smiling and letting a bit of a purr creep into back into her voice. "Though, if that hasn't scared you off..." Which she really doubted, given that his response to her sleeping around was 'just don't let me see or hear about it.' "You should also know that my reasons for hanging out with other people would break down more to 'I'm horny and you're not there.'" 'Hanging out with other people.' What a downright cute way of putting it. It did imply a lack of platonic friends on Bianca's part, but oh well. "You don't get off the hook that easily, sweetheart." She laughed; she really would respect it if he wanted to put it off, but she couldn't help but poke fun at that.

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[ Alaric ]

Lulz. What was she expecting him to say? 'Sorry, I don't think this would work out after all'? That was a little difficult when the one asking never expected relationships to 'work out' anyway. In response to her specification, he just smirked and pushed her back a bit. The reasons became quickly clear, however, as he shifted enough to reach into his pocket, retrieving a cell phone to hold up with a playful "See this?" He nodded in the general direction of 'outside' (though after the labyrinth of halls whether or not Bianca would still be oriented enough to know that right away was debatable). "And I'm pretty sure you got a glimpse of that whole 'giant speeding horse of doom' thing?" He gave a small, silent laugh. "I can get there."

He casually discarded the phone into the chair beside him, then; after all, it was taking his hands's attention away from her. Settling back into their previous position, he grinned and added somewhat dryly and not quite teasing, "And before you question that.. If you doubt me, you vastly underestimate just how little of importance I actually do." Pokemon training, reading, writing? Easily stopped. Gaming? Easily saved (usually, or he could redo it most of the time if it'd take too long, dammit), or quit for MMOs. It wasn't like he even raided; Kael was the raider, where he tended to stick to dailies and PvP. And anything else? .... Pff. What else?

Really, who else was the only thing worth questioning, and that was almost always only Kael if he had someone at the moment, and even she had been pretty busy lately with work and her damn guild. ... Of course he wasn't jealous of the fact that she could even manage to stay in a guild that wasn't full of n00bs and that certainly wasn't a reminder of just how bad his people skills really were. Hey look an amazing woman yeah concentrating on her again now. "Nobility minus responsibility tends to allow that," he teased. At least until the day he took over.. which... Eh, he'd say he hoped it'd be no time soon, but Alaric could never make up his mind as to whether or not he wanted it at all. On the one hand, responsibility and dealing with other stuck-up nobles sucked so hard, but on the other... =3= Heeeector..... Self-consciousness about Bianca's eyes on him was the only thing that kept him from shuddering outright.

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[SongofWindchimes]

Bianca...wasn't entirely sure how much Alaric was joking and how much he was serious. As much as the idea of him dropping everything and taking off on a giant speeding horse of doom for the sake of her over-active sex drive sounded good, there was the fact that his usual residence was in Orion and she tended to stay in the Capital when she wasn't Arceus-knew-where on business. If the choice was between a probably-days-long-even-on-Rapidash-back journey through unknown weather and terrain for Alaric and a trip to a local bar for Bianca...yeah, sorry, Alaric's ego, but the well-being of man and Rapidash alike had priority in her mind. He was probably also underestimating the frequency of calls he'd get...

"Lucky you," she commented with a slightly-quirked brow and a chuckle in response to his comment about no responsibility. Now, it would be pretty fair to say that the love of Bianca's life was her job (most of the time, anyway), and she was certainly well-off due to it, especially for a non-noble in this economy, but she'd be lying if she said that the idea of not having to do her job and still having money and the free time to enjoy it wasn't appealing. Not that she was green with envy at the moment or anything; that was probably a harder emotion to trigger in her than anger was.

Bianca's voice settled back into a purr. "And lucky me." She gave him a brief kiss. I'll keep that in mind...boyfriend." For how much addressing him like that sounded like some twelve-year-old girl latching onto the first boy who called her pretty, Bianca still managed to say it in a seductive tone. However, the word had only just left her lips when a 'my God, what have I done?' lump formed in her stomach.

She told herself she had nothing to worry about. She'd warned him that she was promiscuous, and she'd warned him that she was crazy, so if this all ended horribly, he'd only have himself to blame for going for it anyway, right? Right. Why didn't that make her feel any better? Of course, in true Bianca fashion, she dealt with this by simply kissing Alaric again.

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[ Alaric ]

She really, really underestimated the Rapidash species. Not that Boxer was by any means the fastest among them, being built more for stength and endurance himself, but... well... There was a reason Alaric had essentially forgotten he owned a vehicle. .. You know, a reason other than that jumping over things recklessly was fun as shit. ... And other than that riding a giant flaming warhorse made him feel like a badass. (Never mind that he'd probably be less keen if he'd ever considered the words 'flaming unicorn' in succession.)

Alaric more or less beamed at the title, about as age-inappropriately giddy as she was (if also ridiculously turned on), minus the whole feeling of rapidly impending doom that followed, of course. It was always a confidence boost when one could go from 'I'm no one's girfriend' to 'boyfriend~!' in five minutes or less. Savoring the kiss that followed, he did his best to prolong it as much as she would allow, becoming gradually deeper and rougher until he was starting to drive himself a little bit crazy.

Promptly breaking it off before he forgot his objective, Alaric grinned at her with heavy but mischievous eyes, panting very slightly. If anyone asked, not that anyone would, he was just a little breathless from that kiss; that was all. It certainly wasn't just because he wanted her so badly he couldn't see straight. ...Not that, given her position, she wasn't likely quite aware of that, but so long as he at least pretended otherwise, she might not catch it fully. After all, he'd been quite sincere in what he'd told her before... though...

The blond held his grin as he pushed himself upright slightly to move a bit closer. His hands moved up to run through her gorgeous amethyst hair- at this point, he had quite nearly forgotten she had a bandanna- while he stared deep into those incredible eyes. They weren't gold or amethyst, but.. well, various deeper shades of green were definitely among his favorite colors at any rate. "You know.." he whispurred deeply. "I told you I don't like to sleep with someone on a first date..." And he meant it, but somehow he again managed to make those words ironically seductive, as he did with those following. "That doesn't change even if you're my girlfriend..."

Something about his expression grew darker, and he leaned down then to kiss her neck, slightly roughly though fairly quickly. "But..." This proved to have been a distraction as his hands had moved to her chest, though they lingered only a few moments before trailing down to her hips, then back up. He continued this gentle caressing, paying little particular attention to any specific areas, but no longer avoiding them at all either; he was teasing her, no room for debate there. Tilting his head back up a bit, he whispered in her ear, "I don't see how you getting something from this conflicts with that...~"

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[SongofWindchimes]

Using the kiss to distract herself had been a success. Especially with the way he was kissing her...and the fact that, with the position they were in, she was rapidly becoming aware of how much this was affecting him. When Alaric broke the kiss, Bianca was left lightly panting as well, lips parted slightly and barely making a sound, even as she gave him something of a mischievous smile of her own. His next words almost summoned a pout, even in that voice, but the kiss to her neck and caressing stopped that before it started, and summoned a sound somewhere between a purr and a moan in its place; by Arceus, she wanted to grab his hands and make them stay somewhere, but she couldn't even decide where she wanted them the most at this point.

That last whisper...Bianca's body quivered ever-so-slightly, and she didn't respond right away. Mostly because she wasn't sure if she could talk. "I..." she breathed softly, trailing off; damn those hands. "What...did you have in mind?" she asked, still managing to purr. Alaric hadn't learn what Bianca's limit for teasing was yet, but if he kept this up, he would.

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[ Alaric ]

Had the man been privy to that particular information, he most likely would have kept at the teasing as long as need be. Unfortunately for him, Alaric had already made up his mind that he'd made his poor pirate suffer quite enough, and he needed to ensure she would not be disappointed that she'd bestowed his new title upon him. "First of all.." He kissed at her neck a little below her ear lightly, then reaffirmed his grip on her, with one arm around her lower back and the other grabbing her ass.... for support of course (also because it was glorious). He stood up with her, then, her bandanna quite forgotten in the chair. "I think we'll need to go somewhere a bit more comfortable~"

He carried her out through the still-open door into the hallway, then, and moved a few doors down. Miraculously, they didn't even bump into anyone this time. They really didn't have that many servants considering the size of the house, but Alaric usually had phenomenal luck for getting caught doing anything (or in this case--). Keeping the one
arm around her back and turning just enough to grab the knob, he opened the door and moved inside before pushing it shut with a foot, turning to lock it with the same hand.

Even if not for the context in which they were entering, there should have been no doubt from looking at even one wall that this was Alaric's bedroom. A good dozen swords and shields and a scant few other various medieval weapons hung upon the stone walls, which more resembled the outside of the estate than the smooth, polished walls in the rest of the inside so far; a very young Alaric may or may not have thrown quite a fit to achieve this. A few banners with coats of arms hung, and a several more bookshelves were all but stuffed, this time with all books, save for part of one near a computer desk. The desk itself... was, aside from a desktop PC sitting there, actually scattered with more dolls action figures collectibles and trading cards than a normal grown man (like that would ever happen) should even dream of owning, the prior of which were posed carefully either in rows or to resemble doing battle, the latter more scattered. Chances were good this was not the whole of his collection on either account.

Somehow, though, the thought that this might make even the slightest impression on Bianca never crossed his mind; hopefully, she'd be too preoccupied at the moment to really look around anyway. "Second of all~" Alaric whispurred as he carried her toward his rather large and currently very inviting black bed. He moved onto it and laid her down then before looking over her body... oddly hungrily, considering this was to be only about her. "I think we're going to have to do something about those clothes..."

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[SongofWindchimes]

Okay, if she hadn't before, Bianca decided that she really liked being carried around...though a chuckle did escape her at where Alaric's hand went. She wouldn't have believed that support excuse for a second. Bianca generally wasn't the type to give a bedroom much of a look beyond finding where the bed was...but there was something about swords hanging on the walls that could grab even her attention. She quickly filed it in the 'think about it later' category, however, when she was laid on the bed.

That hungry look seemed to snap what thread of self-control Bianca had left as she nothing short of yanked Alaric into a brief, but fierce, kiss. When she broke it, she smiled and ran a hand through his hair, purring, "Just don't hurt any of them. I like this outfit." Truth be told, Bianca wasn't all that attached to her clothes. The statement was more permission to take care of the problem of their presence himself. If he was type who liked to.

And if he really thought that she was going to be good and let this all be about her without making an attempt to turn the tables eventually...Alaric really didn't know her all that well yet. But he'd learn.

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[ Alaric ]

"Oh, never, my Queen," he teased in response to her concern. He really would be careful with them. Somehow it tended not to make a very good impression on a girl to literally rip her clothes off an hour after meeting her (even if this had been closer to three). ... Now, if this thing actually lasted more than a few weeks... Well they'd cross that bridge if they came to it.

Simply 'not hurting them' was a gross understatement, however. He'd resolved to stop teasing her (mostly), but this was different. It wasn't really taunting her, just... building suspense to ridiculous levels~ Ever so painfully slowly, he drew her clothes away from her body, savoring the sight of each new inch of skin as if she were the first and last woman who'd ever be naked. Eventually, trails of light kisses added in did help speed up the process, but only slightly. For several moments upon finally finishing, he simply stared over the woman somewhere between adoring and dumbstruck before finally cracking a wry if slightly goofy smirk. "So right... By my earlier logic, you really shouldn't ever wear clothes." A very light laugh followed this, but he didn't really wait for a response after.

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[SongofWindchimes]

It took a lot of restraint Bianca hadn't thought she still had to not try to speed up the process a little (and she was mentally cursing up and down the fact that she'd worn pants instead of a skirt today), helped by the kisses and the fact that Bianca was not a girl who was uncomfortable with being admired. Quite the opposite, really; Alaric's staring, while being a little frustrating, earned something of a smug smile. And the only response to his comment was a chuckle and being pulled down into another kiss.

However, being so thoroughly distracted, she didn't notice her pants, which were hanging off the side of the bed, slowly slide off to hit the floor due to gravity working on her belt buckle, taking a couple of articles of clothing with it. She also didn't notice the small flash of red light upon impact, what with it being near the ground and her eyes being shut.

However, not even Bianca would have been able to not notice the combination of screech and squawk that rang out. "My eyes!" Bianca jerked away from Alaric in surprise, looking for the source of the sound, only to see Fury (who still looked slightly singed from the last time he'd been out of his pokeball), perched on the side of the bed with both wings over his eyes and a look of horror on his bill. Bianca was too stunned to decide whether she wanted to be upset or burst out laughing.

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[ Alaric ]

Alaric flinched slightly before looking up at the source of the horrid sound. .... What.. the hell... As.. mildly amusing, he supposed, as the turn of events was, it was serious time now. "Hold on," he murmured dryly to Bianca as he moved off the bed. Locating the stray PokeBall, he recalled the Pelipper, placed it with Bianca's belt (and the rest of her clothes for good measure), and stuffed the lot under his bed for the moment. Huffing a rather small sigh he shook off his look of annoyance for an alluring smirk again as he rejoined her. "Now where were we..." he purred, obviously rhetorical as he went straight back to work, twice as determined now to leave her quaking, as if the distraction had somehow been his fault (though really he was the one who left the belt where it could fall) and must be atoned for.

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[SongofWindchimes]

Bianca stifled a snort of laughter when Alaric went to fetch Fury's pokeball; she was tempted to poke the immobile bird and see if he fell off the bed. By the time Alaric was moving to join her again, she was shaking a bit with silent laughter; maybe it wasn't right being so amused at her traumatized Pelipper, especially when the interruption really wasn't Fury's fault, but that look he'd had on his face had been priceless. He laughed at her often enough, anyway, the feathered jackass.

Alaric's question would have been the perfect opportunity to make her move, but any reply she could have made was lost in a moan when he didn't give her a chance to speak. Which she probably should have seen coming, given that the last time he'd asked her that she'd lunged at his neck. But...she'd get him...He had to let down his guard at some point...

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Or not. Not was fine. Oh, Sweet Arceus...She'd save returning the favour for when she could actually move again. Or think. She wasn't generally easy to wear out, but it wasn't often someone was so determined to do so. Bianca's eyes fluttered open. "You...are..." she breathed, trailing off; she wasn't even sure how she'd wanted to finish that sentence.

[Admiral Striker General]

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[ Alaric ]

Fucking awesome, he mentally finished, feeling just a touch cocky at the moment. He would take it from her reaction that he'd done a good enough job, then.. Heh~ He left her be briefly as he moved to the nightstand beside his bed, reaching in the drawer there for a mint before turning over and snuggling her. He lay half-propped on one arm, while the had of the other very lightly caressed her naked body; Alaric himself, on the other hand, remained fully clothed, barring the boots he'd kicked off in the floor at some point or other.

"Lucky," he finished her sentence aloud. Just a half a beat later he added, "To have you;" he didn't want her to accidentally take that as lucky to have succeeded, after all. Really, for all that he'd known she apparently had plenty of experience, he'd been a little surprised at just how long that had taken. Whether or not she'd be a bit easier to please (or, God forbid, harder; at least if he had to he could switch methods, though) in the full version than in the trial (what no that wasn't an involuntary WoW analogy), he didn't know, but he got the feeling he was going to greatly enjoy finding out. A few soft kisses later, he slowly grinned half-whispered a teasing, "And looking to be an acceptable boyfriend, maybe..?"

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