Vampire Academy (tamaracorine & goldcat)

[goldcat16471]

Serene looked at Lukas, unsure. "I-I'm not sure..." She wrapped her arms around his neck and bit her lip, "But Lukas..." She whispered in his ear, "I think the only way for us to do anything is to... To get out of here." She looked down, "I want to run away... Maybe then, we could find the alchemists."


Nick kissed Anna back and let her pin him slightly against the tree. He looked into her eyes, pained, "Anna, they just won't stop. They'll never just... Leave us be." He clenched his teeth and muttered, "I hate them."

 

[tamaracorine]

"You mean..." Lukas' eyes widened. "But what could we do if we ran? What would we do? Where would we go?" He stroked her hair.


Anna stroked his cheek with one hand and left another wrapped around him. "Me too." She whispered. "But hey, we can kiss until it hurts a little less, right?" She smirked mischievously at him.

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene looked down nervously, "I don't know... But if we left here, there's got to be so much more we could do, to fix things...! We could leave, and then try to find the alchemists." She looked up at him hesitantly, "I mean... Only if you were willing to."


Nick's anger diminished some and he looked into Anna's eyes. He nodded slowly and smiles softly, "Yeah... Yeah that would help some." He smiled a bit more and pulled her close, kissing her passionately.


(I'm gonna head offline for the night. Goodnight!)

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas frowned, "I mean... I'd like to. But I don't want you to abandon your family and friends for the sake of this crusade, Serene. I don't want you to place all your bets on me and my sister keeping you safe." He kept his arms around her, tracing circles on her back as he thought.


Anna's tense muscles relaxed as they kissed, and her heart thudded steadily in her chest. She felt herself getting more and more caught up, and when her hand slipped into the back pocket of Nick's jeans, she gasped and pulled away, blushing and staring at him. "I'm so... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry. That was... Wow. I've never... Ever... I'm so sorry. I won't do it again."

 

[tamaracorine]

(Should I assume that you've disappeared and unfollow this thread?)

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene looked up into Luka's eyes feeling a bit more sure of herself, and the idea. She whispered softly, "I trust you... And I want to do this Lukas. I don't have much friends here, holding me back from doing this. And my family?" She frowned slightly, "Well, I think it will be worth it. I want the adventure." Serene looked at him nervously, "If you are willing to do this? For us, and for Anna and Nick, and for other Dhampirs as well! Would you be up for it...?" She watched him carefully, waiting for his answer. Serene believed their fates would probably determined from whatever he said.


Nick was surprised when he felt the urgency of their kissing increasing, but it was a pleasant surprise. He opened his eyes when Anna pulled back, immediately missing the contact. He watched her as she stuttered and blushed, apologizing for slipping her hand in his pocket. He felt himself smile ever so softly, amused. The anger from before was still there, but he found comfort from Anna's presence. He grabbed her hands reassuringly and gently pulled her closer again. Looking into her eyes he said, "It's okay Anna...!" He chuckled slightly then leaned his forehead against hers, "It's okay..." He whispered, voice trailing. One way or another, they were going to make this work... It had to work...!


@tamaracorine

 

[tamaracorine]

"Yes." Lukas nodded after a few moments. He wrapped his arms tighter around Serene and nodded again. "Yes, let's do it. We'll talk to Anna and Lukas later. But for now, how about we go make some plans? I've got a computer in my bag. We can go hide somewhere and do some research, yeah?"


Anna let herself be pulled forward, "Okay." she smiled, kissing him lightly again. Her eyes slipped shut and she let her head rest against his shoulder. "For the record, it felt good. Your butt." she teased, smirking even with her eyes shut. "I think sometime I'll touch it again, if that's alright with you."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene nodded then thought for a moment, "I know where we can go..." She took Lukas's hand and guided him to the chapel where Christian always used to go. She made sure the priest didn't see them go up then sat by the window in the chapel. "Does here work?" She looked up at Lukas, feeling adrenaline coursing through her. Even though they weren't taking direct action yet, just the thought of this plan was enough to get her anxious. Maybe they were being impulsive thinking like this. Maybe they won't even follow through. However, then again, maybe they will, and it scared her. In a good way. They are standing up for what they believe in.


Nick chuckled and hugged Anna tightly against him. He smirked and kissed her neck softly then whispered in her ear, "I won't mind..." He laughed, and kissed her cheek then cupped her face and looked into her eyes, "Let's go somewhere Anna. Maybe back to the lake, or just somewhere we can be alone. I don't want to deal with these people. I just want to be with you..." He thought again about what the teacher said, and held Anna tighter. He wasn't going to let her go. No teacher was going to dictate their love lives. Maybe if they had to, they'll just elope. Nick grinned slightly from the thought, and watched Anna.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas nodded and opened his computer, leaning back against the wall as he typed. He focused on finding certain people he had heard rumours of, chewing his lip as he focussed on what he was doing. "Okay. Okay." he nodded, "California looks promising." he told her quietly. "Can you cope with sun, though?"


Anna stood up and took Nick's hand, leading him through to the Dhampir training grounds. She opened a door and ducked through it, then led him silently down some stairs to an underground swimming pool. "We use it for training sometimes." she told him, "It's pretty good down here... But no one really likes it that much. I do, though."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene leaned against Lukas's shoulder as she watched him type away. She sat in silence as she observed everything that passed on the screen. When Lukas had a location she looked at him. "I'll manage. It's worth it." She knew there would be risks they'd have to take, and there will be consequences as well. She wouldn't let a little sun keep her from following through. She thought for a moment, then her eyes widened, "I... I might be able to help us escape. With... Compulsion..." She hesitated and slowly looked at him. The thought of it made her nervous. Compulsion was a big taboo, and it scared her to use it, but she knew it would be a valuable weapon. If she was actually capable of pulling it off.


Nick followed Anna as she lead him to the underground pool. He looked around taking in his surroundings. The Moroi had never been down here before. He smiled then looked at Anna making eye contact with her. "It's perfect." He grabbed her hand and looked around a bit more making sure they were alone, "As long as it's just the two of us..." He grinned at Anna and brought her closer. "What do you want to do Anna?" He asked watching her, and taking her features in. He was unable to stop himself from smiling more. He whispered, "You're so beautiful...!" Nick pressed a kiss against her cheek.

 

[tamaracorine]

"That would be helpful." Lukas told her, "I know it's hard for you to do it. But I... I don't know. This feels important, right? This feels like we're doing something that needs to be done." he turned to look down at her. "But if at any point you need out, tell me. And we don't even know if the other two will agree, do we?"


Anna wrapped her arms around Nick again, then suddenly ran backwards, pulling him with her into the pool. She came up from the water and grinned, spitting some water out.

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene's eyes widened slightly and she shook her head, "I don't want out. If it becomes necessary to try and use it... I will. And... I hope they agree. But Lukas, I want to do this no matter what. If they don't come with... I still want to go." She looked down. She hoped they would agree. This mission of theirs would be much more likely of a success with all of them. However, if Nick and Anna don't want to go... Well it still had to be done. "I think they'll want to. They were so upset about the thought of everyone controlling their love, I think they'll want to help..." She looked at Lukas in the eyes.


Nick felt the Anna start to run backwards and eyes widened immediately knowing what she had in mind. He laughed then fell into the water with her, and went up to the surface. He gaped at Anna in amusement. "You!" He laughed then splashed water at her, swimming towards her. He didn't mind that his clothes were all wet. Nick was just happy being in the moment with Anna. For a few brief moments, they could forget about their unlikely fates, and just enjoy being with each other. Nick wished everyday could be like this. He grabbed Anna's hand pulling her closer to him in the water and smirked softly.

 

[tamaracorine]

"I wonder if Anna cares more about being allowed to kiss Nick than the plight of dhampir." Lukas laughed, mapping out a few points on a diagram and then closing his computer. "We go to California. We find the Alchemists there and talk to them. They'll know more than we do, and from there we'll work out what to do... Hell, maybe we can get the Queen on our side..."


Anna grinned and wrapped her legs around Nick's waist, holding onto him tightly. "Sorry." she laughed. "I had that planned all along, but can you really blame me? It was too good to resist. And your smile indicates that you're perfectly okay with it. I may not treat myself with cake, but I will treat myself by dragging my boyfrie- I mean, uh... you... into the water with me."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene smiled softly from Lukas's comment and said softly, "Help the rights of the dhampirs, and then be allowed to kiss Nick..." She grinned, "I think Anna will join us. And Nick too if Anna goes, of course." She laughed then watched Lukas as he finished things up and talk through the plan. She nodded in agreement, then her eyes widened with an idea. "Maybe... Maybe I could talk to Christian...? He is my cousin after all..." The two of them didn't talk a lot, but Serene liked to believe they would have each others back's since they were family.


Nick smirked in amusement listening to her and, and her reasoning. He held her tightly in the water, "Yes, yes, I understand the temptation...!" He chuckled then raised his eyebrows, smiling. "Well I enjoyed being pulled into the water by my girlfrie- I mean.. You... Into the water." He winked as he teased her slightly, then kissed her, "Anna, you don't have to be afraid to use the term boyfriend, okay? Technically, that it is what I am to you." He laughed once more and kissed her again.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas' eyes lit up and he nodded, "Imagine if we could get the Queen to listen to us. I mean, she and her guardian were friends, so she could get it, couldn't she?" he leaned forward and kissed her lightly. "God, you're brilliant!" he exclaimed, "And beautiful and smart and man, I'm so lucky to have you." he wrapped both his arms around her in a tight hug.


Anna blushed and looked down, biting her lip as she tried to recover. "Okay." she nodded. "I've just never had a boyfriend, and I didn't know if you were or weren't, and if you didn't want to be, that would be okay, because I get that. I mean, I'm not exactly a catch. And I know it can be awkward with Dhampir and Moroi..."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene blushed heavily as his excitement level increased, and she giggled, kissing him softly, and hugged him back. She shyly pulled away and looked at him then down, "You're too sweet..." She watched the ground flattered from his comments. She gently grabbed his hand, "I'm lucky to have you Lukas. I think you're the only guy who'd ever put up with me...!" She laughed softly and glanced at him, "I don't think I've had someone as amazing in you in my life since... Well, forever."


Nick listened to her then gaped, "Not a catch!? Anna you caught my eye a long time ago!" He laughed softly then said seriously, "Trust me, you don't give yourself enough credit..." He watched her, "And I really do want to be your boyfriend, so long as you want me to be...? And I want you to be my girlfriend." He held her close again, "You already know I don't care if it's weird to others or not... I really care for you Anna..." He whispered softly then stroked her cheek.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas stood up and tucked his computer under his arm. "Come on, let's go hang out in your room and wait for Nick and Anna to come back. Hell, maybe we'll catch them naked and I'll get to beat him up." he grinned, wrapping his arm around Serene happily. He poked her lightly in the ribs as they walked about, his excitement still obvious.


"I want to be your girlfriend." she nodded, leaning down to kiss him. She let her hands wander this time, sliding into the back pockets of his soaked pants and letting them sit there as they kissed. She pulled away, but left her hands there, "We should probably go get warm at some point, huh? Not that I'm complaining about what we're doing..."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene smiled at nodded, then laughed and shook her head, "Oh gosh..." She face palmed, in amusement, and giggled more when he poked. They walked together making their way to her dorm. She was happy to be with him, and anxious about their little plan they made up. She wondered if they'd be able to pull it off...?


Nick kissed her back, and smiled as she was more confident in the placement of her hands. He chuckled and looked at her as she pulled away. "I'm not complaining either, but you're probably right..." He laughed and kissed her, then started swimming out of the pool with her. He got out of the pool and observed his drenched clothes with amusement.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas settled on Serene's bed and pulled her gently so she was sitting in between his legs. "At least we didn't find them naked." he teased. "Now how to we sell this adventure to them? I mean, Anna is feeling rebellious so she wont be hard to convince, but Nick... I'm not so sure. How the heck do we do this?" he laughed.


Anna grinned and jumped onto Nick's back, letting him carry her all the way back to her dorm. Once inside she tossed a towel at him and wrapped out around herself, smiling at Serene and Lukas. "Hey." she greeted happily. "You two look like you're up to something..."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene happily sat by Lukas on her bed, and wrapped her arms around his neck. She giggled from his first comment, "No kidding!" Then she looked at him smiling, "And I have no idea..." She pursed her lips then grinned," Let's just wing it! If Anna's convinced, maybe Nick will be too!"


Nick laughed and carried Anna back to the dorm on his back. Once they arrived he set her down and happily dried off with the towel then grinned at Serene and Lukas, "Hey you two!"


Serene laughed softly from Anna and Nick, "You guys are drenched...!" Then from Anna's comment, she looked over at Lukas, "Well, actually yeah, we kind of got... A plan. And we hope you guys will join us with it..." She spoke slowly and smiled nervously.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna disappeared behind the closet door for a moment, tossing her wet clothes over the top of it and changing into a pair of denim shorts and a black t-shirt before sitting down on Nick's lap after offering him her plastic desk chair to sit on. She rested her chin on top of his head, pulling his arms around her waist.


"Your hands are awfully low on her back, Nick..." Lukas told him. "Even if she puts them there..."


Anna laughed a little, "Relax. It's okay. I want them there..."


"Fine." Lukas sighed and sat up, "We want to go find the Alchemists and try to find a way out of how things with Dhampir and Moroi work. We want to change things. But we need information first. We need to know more and there's Alchemists in California, then we can go see the Queen, and then... who knows... but we want to run away from the Academy..."

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick waited for Anna to change then happily took her on his lap, and held her close. He looked at Lukas and raised an eyebrow at the boy, a soft smirk on his face. Even though the look was slightly challenging, internally he was appreciative that Anna had such a protective brother. She was so busy protecting everyone else, it seemed only fair that she had someone to watch over her as well. He chuckled slightly when Lukas gave in, and explained their plan.


Serene listened to Lukas as he explained and held onto him nervously, watching what the others reactions might be.


Nick's eyes widened from Lukas's last comment. "... What..!? Leave the academy?" He looked away slightly as his mind drifted into thoughts. If they left... There would be consequences. None of them would graduate for sure, and this was his last year. Anna would get a bad reputation... Lukas as well. Serene was royal. She'd be shunned even more than Ozera's already were. However, the queen ran away from school in her years. That meant it was possible. Also it was for a good cause. He wanted the Dhampirs to have free rights just as much as Lukas and Serene did. As he thought about this, he looked at Anna. Most of all, he just wanted things to work with him and Anna. More than anything. He glanced back to Lukas and Serene, "... Go on..." He said slowly.


Serene watched Nick as he looked around the room, there seeming to be a though process going through his head. Finally he looked agreeable. She glanced at Anna hoping the outcome would be the same, "Well, we have a couple of ideas... But we want to know if you guys are, by any chance... On board?"

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna rested her chin on top of Nick's head, closing her eyes as she listened to them speak. The idea was a good one, she had to admit, but she could tell by Nick's long silence that he wasn't yet convinced. She opened her eyes to look at Lukas, and then at Serene. "You've got me so far." she told Serene sincerely. "So tell me what the first step is? How the hell do we get out of here if we go?"


"Compulsion, and we leave in the middle of the day." Lukas said. "As for blood, we can either steal from blood banks, or you guys can feed off of me... I mean, I've got a lot of blood, and I'm not going to let you feed off of my sister, Nick."


Anna raised an eyebrow, "You don't own me, Lukas. Stop making claims for me."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene smiled in relief once she knew Anna would be up to it. The moroi continued to listen. She nodded along until Lukas mentioned drinking off him. Her eyes widened in surprise, and the thought of that taboo cursed through her. "What!? No way. No. We can't feed off you guys." She shook her head nervously, and looked at Nick, "Right, there's other ways..!"


Nick looked between Anna and Lukas. Both of them seemed willing. Lukas did not like the idea of Anna getting fed off of, and Nick at least understood why. However, Anna appeared as though she would do it, if it was a must. Nick looked to Serene, who was very uncomfortable about the whole idea. He hesitated as he spoke, "If we can avoid it... We will. But Serene, if there's an emergency and we need blood, we got to do what we got to do. Lukas already said he didn't mind... And Anna... Well..." He bit his lip and looked at Lukas, knowing how the boy felt about that idea.


Serene looked away, "I'm not drinking either of their blood...!"

 

[tamaracorine]

"In an emergency." Anna nodded, "It'd be okay." she looked at Serene, smiling and nodding again. "Let's do it. Tonight. The sooner, the better, before they realise that we're up to anything." she let herself grin, then looked down at Nick. "Are you sure you're up for it?" she asked him. "You can say no. I won't go without you and I understand if you don't want to."


Lukas leaned over and kissed Serene deeply for a moment, "I guess we should pack, huh?" he smirked at her.