A Series of Unfortunate Events

[Emilian Sota]

Emilian came down to the lake, steering clear of both the area near the Forbidden Forest and where he had met the Eloise girl. He chewed his lip, thinking of Adara. He couldn't believe it, he actually felt....guilty. Like he had betrayed Adara, even though they weren't in a true relationship it felt like he had done something wrong. He stared out over the water, his eyes dark, lost in thought.

[Adara Snow]

He'd told her that next time, she was to track him down. Somehow, she'd thought it would be more difficult. Adara smiled brightly as she headed toward the edge of the lake, her steps light and eager, journal clutched against her chest. She blushed as she thought about how close they'd grown, all the experiences they'd shared, and yet her smile only widened. She had no thought of regretting a single moment.

"Emilian!" Adara called, just loudly enough to be heard across the short distance left between them. She was already nearly breathless, and she knew now that it had nothing to do with the effort of crossing the lawns. Emilian made her breathless, in a way that made every energy inside her long for him. She had no words for such feelings, but she reveled in them all the same.

[Emilian Sota]

Emilian turned and, when he saw Adara, his entire face lit up and he took the few remaining steps towards her. "Adara, you're looking lovely today," he said, promptly forgetting whatever had been worrying him before, though it would surely come back to haunt him later. Emilian put a stopper on the urge to wrap her in his arms, knowing that the second he touched her words would become impossible.

[Adara Snow]

Adara felt the effort of Emilian's control and stopped just breaths away from him, dark eyes glittering as she chewed her lip, watching him. She knew what the tension was, and it was a short mental path to the reason he hadn't kissed her immediately. He wanted something else. Adara's smile returned. "Thank you," she breathed. She couldn't stop her gaze from jumping away from his, skating down his chest and imagining...she looked back up, blushing again, her smile more mischievous than guilty. "I tracked you down," she said.

[Emilian Sota]

"I see that," Emilian said, grinning at her. "Though I was beginning to wonder if I'd have to come after you after all." His eyes sparkled and, while he still kept his hands to himself, he let his eyes trail over her. They paused on certain select areas before moving up to settle on her cheeks.

[Adara Snow]

Adara's blush deepened, more with expectation than anything else. He was so close. She wanted to touch him, but she wanted more to savor this moment, perhaps to draw him out again. "Emilian," she began softly. "Would you tell me a story again?" What did she want to know? Her eyes flickered to his lips, then back to his eyes. "What does the Warrior most wish to see when he returns from battle?" Perhaps the story would only prolong the inevitable, Adara thought, her gaze flicking once more to Emilian's lips.

[Chase Firebrand]

Chase's tension was momentarily repressed. Dru was beside him, and somehow she'd convinced him that leaving the school to visit the Bloody Mary would be a good idea. He had very specific expectations of how she'd distract him once they were there, but even those thoughts weren't enough to relax him. And then he saw Emilian.

Chase's gaze had slipped lazily over the grounds, touching momentarily on the lake, then locking onto his prey, the very bastard he'd been looking for. Chase didn't feel Dru beside him anymore. He stopped in his tracks, every muscle tensing as his eyes flared crimson flame.

[Druscilla Grace]

Dru went a few steps farther before realizing that Chase had stopped. She looked back at him, tilting her head to the side, "What is it?" Her eyes followed his, trying to see what had stopped him, and she recognized the figure standing on the shore. She looked back at him and the look in his eyes clicked something on in her brain and her eyes widened. "Come on, let's go," she said, going back to him and taking his arm. She would drag him to the club if she had to.

[Emilian Sota]

Emilian looked up to her eyes, thinking. "Well, the first thing the warrior would want would be a nice long bath, I believe," he grinned at her. "When that's over a beautiful specimen laying on his bed. Of course, if the girl could be combined with the bath, he'd be in a veritable heaven." Emilian knew it probably wasn't wat Adara wanted to hear, but it was what he was willing to tell.

[Adara Snow]

Adara laughed, both with amusement and delight. She'd hoped he would want to see the Princess, and he had, but Emilian had first been practical, even inside the fantasy. Adara's eyes gleamed with interest. "Can they be combined?" she asked, her mind trying to work through the logistics even as it made a simple leap. Her eyes slipped past Emilian to the lake beside them, widening slightly as they returned to his.

[Chase Firebrand]

Chase absently shook Dru's arm off, common sense fleeing as tunnel vision set in. "Go ahead," he told Dru. "I'll meet you there." Dru's obvious reply didn't make it to his brain as Chase moved into the shadow of a nearby tree, mentally sifting through and discarding curses. There was a girl with Emilian, the one who'd stopped him last time. He'd have to use something undetectable, or follow them until she left Emilian alone.

[Druscilla Grace]

Dru's eyes narrowed slightly when he shrugged her away, "I don't think so." She followed him to the tree and stood in front of him. "What are you doing?" The answer to her question was obvious, she was remembering back to that day in the hospital wing, but she asked it to give her time to think about how to stop him. There was no way she was going to leave him with Emilian, even if Adara was down there, too.

[Emilian Sota]

"But of course," he said, his eyes sparkling as he came a half-step closer to her. "Want to try?" Then his mind leaped back to Eloise and he looked away just long enough to push the memory out of his mind before meeting her eyes again with a wicked smile.

[Adara Snow]

That moment of hesitance was enough to draw Adara's attention, even if his smile distracted her only a heartbeat later. She wanted to ask, but she could feel the smile and his nearness to the tips of her toes. She wanted to try, and though she knew that sex was a private act, she trusted Emilian implicitly. If he said that it could be done, and done here, and if he wanted to take her here, then she wanted to know. "I want to try," she said softly, looking up at Emilian through her lashes. "Tell me what to do, Emilian. Teach me."

[Chase Firebrand]

"I'm not doing anything," Chase said, the lie throwing sparks through his eyes. "Just go, Dru. It's better this way." He risked a glance at her only in the hope that she'd see she didn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of convincing him, then turned back to his observation. If only Dru was willing to help, he'd have her go draw Adara back toward the castle. He didn't want to stun the girl, but right now it looked like the only way. Chase's hand curled around his wand as he made his decisions. "Get out of here, Dru."