Kissing Booth (For Everyone|Open)

[Brindle Sterling]

Brindle was breathless too, though this kiss hadn't been anything as intense as Ryan's. But it had been Dare. She couldn't stop herself from giggling a little. She reached into her pocket for another Sickle, then took half a step back. "Um, thank you!" she said. She was grinning when she turned back into the crowd.

[Dare Blackwood-Hardt]

Dare watched Brindle go with lightly parted lips. Then he laughed. Markise wouldn't believe it even if he were stupid enough to tell him. He shook his head at himself and pulled a deep breath as he picked up the Sickles she'd left behind. That girl was going to drive some guy crazy, and he'd love every minute of it.

[Annabelle Hennessy]

Anna walked away from the Runes reading still contemplating the outcome. The stones had hit so close to home that she couldn't just pass it off as a a silly carnival game. Inguz. She would have to remember this stone and research it. She got the basic idea of it, perhaps, but it never hurt to be sure. Turning the corner, she found herself face to face with Dare in a booth.

A Kissing Booth. Dare of all people, in a kissing booth. She was about to turn and walk away when she finished reading what the proceeds were going towards. How could she refuse a little kiss for such a cause? She fumbled through her pockets for the proper coin, then threw a few spare knuts into the jar as well. St. Mungo's was far more important than a box of chocolate frogs.

"Nothing beats a first kiss." She gave Dare a half nervous, half flirtatious smile as she leaned against the booth slightly. If she didn't pretend to be brave she knew she would completely chicken out. It is just a little kiss, no big deal.

[Dare Blackwood-Hardt]

Anna. Dare's brows arched, and he couldn't help a reflexive glance around, nor a low exhalation at not seeing Michael. He liked Anna, but after that mess by the lake, it was just better in general not to have too much fun with her. She was Michael's ex, he reminded himself.

It didn't matter today. Today, it was for St. Mungo's. Today Michael was probably staying away so he didn't have to see anything, no matter how innocent it was.

Nothing beats a first kiss, she'd said. His lips curved into a crooked grin. Then he gestured for her to come closer. "Check this out," he said.

[Annabelle Hennessy]

She obeyed, leaning across the booth partway, only then realizing that he'd quoted back, as the steroid taking brother of all people. She held back her laugh, but her face relaxed into a genuine grin. She blocked all thought of Michael from her brain. She got along with Dare, he was funny and easy on the eyes. One kiss would be fine. Not able to think of anything witty to say, she simply raised her eyebrow and looked into the colorful greens in his eyes. "Yes?"

[Dare Blackwood-Hardt]

Dare's gaze dropped to Anna's lips, and he had a thought that there was no way he was telling Michael about this. He couldn't help having thought about kissing her a couple times, and it was for a good cause. His hand curved lightly around the back of her neck as he leaned closer, then tossed his head lightly to move back his fringe before closing the distance between their mouths.

[Annabelle Hennessy]

Anna braced her hands on Dare and closed her eyes at the last moment before their lips touched. She had been paying more attention to Dare's eyes then his lips, as crazy as that seemed, and had therefore completely forgotten about the lip ring. The thin piece of hard metal was such a contrast to the firm yet softness of his lips on hers. Her lips parted slightly, just enough for her tongue to run across their lips and briefly explore the unknown object in surprise before darting back where it belonged.

[Dare Blackwood-Hardt]

It was a reflex for Dare to part his lips at that questing tongue, and in some fit of insanity he forgot where he was. Her lips were so soft, and his caught hers a moment, pulling lightly against the pad of her bottom lip. Then he remembered himself. Their lips slid against one another, and he let go, backing away breathlessly. His eyes glittered behind the colorful fringe that swept back into place and he tried not to smile, to questionable success.

[Annabelle Hennessy]

Annabelle reluctantly opened her eyes as the warmth of his lips left her. Her tongue slowly caressed the soft flesh that was left wanting. Wow The kisses hadn't blinded her with passion, but something about it felt so nice. It had been ages since she'd been kissed and he was so good at it. A shy smile and light blush spread across her face. "Thanks. That was, um...." She stopped herself before she said anything stupid and instead pulled out a tube of chapstick. Popping off the cap, she breathed in the scent of cherries as she busied herself with applying the balm.

[Dare Blackwood-Hardt]

Dare had parted his lips to finish Anna's sentence when he saw the chap stick in her hand. Then he smelled cherries, and speech was impossible after all. Cherry Chapstick was so the hottest thing that could go on a mouth. Dare wished, not for the first time, that Michael saw it that way. "Can I have one last first kiss?" he teased, the words out before he could think to censor them. "You put in more than a Sickle."

[Annabelle Hennessy]

Anna's blush turned from a dusty rose to Playwizard pink before she threw caution to the wind and reached for Dare. Her fingers raked through his hair at the back of his head as she pulled his tempting lips toward her. She remembered a thing or two from when Chase had demonstrated so many pleasures and she set to showing them off. For some reason her mind focused on some long-ago words It's all about the balance of power. Firm against soft, hard meeting hard head-on, soft melting into soft. She worked to show off her powers of soft persuasion.

[Dare Blackwood-Hardt]

This was unexpected. Dare had been surprised by Anna before, but now he couldn't even think. Her slick lips begged for his to take a taste, just a small taste of something he hadn't had in years now. Had it really been that long? Her hand was so small and light, and her mouth...

Instinct responded for him, temporarily kicking aside reality as he took the kiss over. The balance of power shifted, and with that shift, the kiss deepened, intensified. One of his hands pressed to the counter, balancing him, but the other found the edge of her jaw to hold her steady as he forgot himself.

[Annabelle Hennessy]

Anna was so easily swept away in the moment. She was no longer thinking as the moment took control and she was merely a puppet enjoying the play. The scene moved on as she took advantage of the opportunity. They wrestled for control until the heat built to a point that she was vaguely familiar with. Anna forced herself to slowly let kiss fade until their lips were a breath apart, panting as she tried to find her mental footing.

[Dare Blackwood-Hardt]

It took a moment before Dare could lift heavy lashes to look across at Anna. That had gone so much farther than he'd meant it to, and yet all he could seem to do was take light tastes of the edge of his lips, where the slick cherry clung. His mind wasn't yet functioning in words, but he could feel the tension and more than a little danger.

[Annabelle Hennessy]

Anna opened her eyes and watched Dare as she stepped back to try and break the spell. Slowly her pulse stopped racing and her breathing evened out enough to speak. "That movie had it all wrong." She didn't want there to be any awkwardness; she had enjoyed the moment and didn't want to taint it with either one of them expressing regrets. That notion brought reality and Michael back to her thoughts and she wanted to leave before they returned to Dare. With a playful smile and a wave she disappeared among the other booths. If I had known then what I know now, I wouldn't have blamed Michael for wanting Dare. I might have tried to take him myself.