Vampire Academy (tamaracorine & goldcat)

[goldcat16471]

Nick looked up at Anna and held her closer, kissing her softly as he thought, "... I'm up for it. I want to do it. It's for a good cause, and it's a fight I want to fight." He smiled softly and looked down, "I never expected I'd actually be doing anything meaningful with my life...!" He chuckled softly, until the humor faded and he looked at Anna again, kissing her passionately, "I really want to do this."


Serene had continued looking away, nervous as Anna reassured her it'd be okay. The moroi agreed about leaving tonight, and she relaxed as Lukas kissed her. She kissed him back and smiled softly nodding. "Yeah..." A thought occurred to her and she looked at Lukas into his eyes, "What if I fail at the compulsion...? What if we get caught, before we even start?" She frowned.

 

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"You wont mess it up." Lukas assured her. "Let's go, Nick. We'll sneak our stuff to the back of the academy, and then get out that way." he told them. He stood up and leaned over to kiss Serene once more. "You'll be brilliant, babe." he told her firmly. "Now get packing."


Anna seemed reluctant to move off Nick's lap, but she did it anyway. She stood up and grinned at him, "I'd kiss you, but we have plenty of time to kiss later on." she told him. "We can get a bus out of town. I know there are a heap that go through here."

 

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Serene smiled softly from Lukas's words, feeling a bit more confident in herself. She kissed him one last time, then went over to her closet, grabbing out her suitcase, and beginning to pack things. She moved in a haste.


Nick released Anna as she stood and grinned from her word's. He nodded in agreement about the kissing, and whispered to her, "Sounds good to me." Then he looked back at Lukas, "Ready to go?" He asked.

 

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Lukas nodded and led Nick off to their rooms. They packed quickly and quietly, all of them focussed on the task at hand. Anna took both her own and Serene's bags with her, darting to the back of the school via a hidden route to hide the bags so that they could easily get to them once they escaped. She headed back to their rooms and grinned at Lukas as she saw him waiting in the room. She ran to her brother and hugged him tightly. "You're the best." she whispered, holding onto him.


Lukas laughed and returned the hug, "We're just doing what's right." he told her, swinging her around for a moment before dropping her. "Alright, Serene," he looked at her. "We've got to get out through the back. The bags are over the fence, we threw them over it so they should be waiting on the other side. We just need to get to them. You just need to compulse some guards there, and anyone we run into. Got it?"

 

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The four of them gathered in Anna and Serene's room. Serene nodded to Lukas, as he explained the plan. She wasn't sure how well she'd pull it off, and the nerves inside her were increasing. "Okay..." She muttered.


Nick looked to Lukas then at Serene noticing her fear, "We can both do it. If we both put in effort, it might be enough." He told her.


Serene looked at Nick momentarily then nodded, "Okay." She repeated, a little more sure then looked at Lukas and smiled softly.


Nick looked at Anna, and wrapped an arm around her, "Ready to do this?" He asked her looking into her eyes.

 

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"Let's do this." Anna said quietly, taking a slow deep breath. She took Nick's hand and walked out of the dorms. Lukas followed, his arm around Serene. Anna stopped after a while and kissed Nick when she realised a guard was watching them.


No one would question students kissing. It was normal for them to sneak around like that. Lukas did the same with Serene, kissing her gently for a few moments until the guard was gone.


They continued walking, eventually arriving at the gate. Anna climbed to the top of the fence and looked down at Serene, "come on, climb up and I'll help you over from here. Nick... Compulsion needed. Guard coming."

 

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When the first guard passed by, the Moroi panicked ever so slightly, but relaxed when Anna and Lukas did there own method of making the guard's suspicions disappear. Nick and Serene smiled at the Dhampir and the four of them continued moving.


Once they reached the gate, Anna climbed over. Serene was about to head up, when a guard started coming quickly. Nick's eyes widened alarmed, and the Moroi made eye contact. Nick muttered quickly, "I'll do the talking. Back me up if I falter...!" Serene nodded and Nick turned towards the guard and cast a small, calm smile towards the guy. Looking levelly into his eyes he spoke, "You won't say a word, and you'll let us go."


"What, are you crazy!?" The guard scowled, and started to come closer. Nick didn't falter his gaze however and Serene joined in, and slowly the man stopped in his tracks. His eyes glossed over.


"You'll let us go, and you won't say a word. After we're gone, you will not remember seeing us tonight." Nick told the guard.


Slowly the guard nodded, and mumbled. "You guys can go..."


Hesitantly, the Moroi released their hold on the guy. Serene took a deep breath, then rushed to the fence, and began to climb over. She made it up to Anna, and then Nick followed in suit.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna helped her over the fence, making sure she got down okay, and then helped Nick by pulling him up a bit. She jumped down to the ground and watched as Lukas easily scaled the wall. "Perfect." she grinned and began to throw everyone their bags, watching with amusement as Lukas realised he had torn his pants whilst climbing.


"Let's go get a bus." Lukas laughed, beginning to walk. "There should be one coming by in the next few minutes. We can get that and head south as far as it goes... then maybe we need to steal a car."


Anna nodded, and sprinted when she saw a bus coming. She waved the driver down and he stopped, the doors swinging open. "Ah, my favourite passenger!" he smiled at her. "Get on, get on, no charge."


Anna led the others to the back of the bus and tossed her bags onto the seats, then couldn't help but sit on Nick's lap, facing him. "We're not in the academy anymore. We can do what we want."


"Keep clothes on, sister." Lukas scolded. "And watch those hands, Nick."

 

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Serene and Nick quickly followed after Anna towards the bus, and got on. They all sat in the back of the bus. Nick happily wrapped his arms around Anna, "Sure is nice to be free." He whispered and kissed her softly. Then Lukas's words made him scowl softly, "Chill out." He told him.


Serene laughed softly towards the bickering then grabbed Lukas's hand, "Don't worry, I doubt they'd do anything too wild in front of everyone." She said then raised her eyebrows at Anna and Nick. "At least I hope not." She smirked softly turning back to Lukas and kissed his cheek.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna ignored Lukas, happily resting her head against Lukas'. "His warnings make me want to be anything but careful." she smirked. "And I don't mind your hand placement at all. In fact, lower them a little." she whispered, kissing him lightly again. "I dare you." she let her lips brush against his once more. "Just a few more inches... then a few more..."


Lukas sighed and looked at Serene. "I'll stop acting like I'm her father. But if I have to deal with this forever... God, I'll kill them both." he laughed and hugged her. "Anyway, sorry. Good compulsion back there."

 

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Nick chuckled from Anna's first remark, then smirked as well. He kissed her lightly back, "Oh you dare me, huh?" He asked amused, then slowly lowered his hands as she instructed. He looked into her eyes when they landed on her butt. "How about here?" He asked, then winked.


Serene laughed and hugged him back, then smiled. "Thanks." She sighed softly, "I can't believe we actually pulled it off." She laughed nervously, "I was terrified we wouldn't." She looked at Lukas.

 

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Anna's eyes widened for a moment, blushing. "T-that's good." she nodded weakly, kissing him again. "Now let's talk about how good you were back there... You did so well with the compulsion, Nick." she smiled. "You're amazing. What other tricks do you have?" she asked, tilting her head curiously. She turned her head to look over at Serene, "You did well, too... Thanks for this idea. You guys are great."


Lukas noticed Nick's hands, but forced himself to be quiet about it. "Thanks. We... we thought it was important. So we'll travel on this bus for the night, then go find a car. That old impound lot we used last time should still have some working cars." he suggested. "And we'll get some food while we're at it..."

 

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Nick kissed Anna's nose when she blushed, then smiled. "Thanks." He laughed softly, flattered when she called him amazing. "Other tricks? Well my element is fire. There's a lot of things fire can do. I'll have to show you some things later!" He chuckled, and kissed Anna again then looked over at Serene and Lukas.


Serene smiled at Anna then listened to Lukas. "Okay. Sounds good to me." She thought for a moment, "You guys... We're actually free from the academy!" She whispered excitedly. The words seemed to good to be true and she grinned.


Nick laughed excited as well, and kissed Anna passionately in celebration.

 

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Anna returned the kiss with equal passion, forgetting her surroundings entirely. She didn't want to pull away at all. So she didn't. Her arms remained around him and she only pulled away when she was out of breath.


Lukas held Serene tightly. "We'll get a hotel tomorrow night, maybe. We can sleep in beds for one night to celebrate, right?"

 

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Nick happily continued kissing Anna. The world around them seemed to disappear, and he lost track of time as they kissed. It was just the two of them. He cupped her cheeks and held her close.


Serene rested her against Lukas's chest and nodded slightly. "Yeah..." She whispered softly. She looked up at him, and smiled softly, then yawned. The night's events taking a toll on her. "We're probably going to have to adjust to human's sleeping schedule..." She told him, then closed her eyes.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna let out a small moan, and it was then that she realised she needed to stop. She looked at Nick, her cheeks flushed. "We should calm down." She whispered. "But God, I don't want to... I like this..."


"You do." Lukas agreed, "but maybe you'll have to start drinking coffee to deal with that. It's a brilliant thing." He grinned. "You'll love it. And it'll be wonderful. A new adventure for my beautiful Serene."

 

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Nick smiled and pulled away slightly too. He looked into her eyes and stroked her cheek gently, and kissed her much more softly. He whispered "I know... I like this too." He ran his thumb slowly over her cheek. "We probably should calm down a little though." He smiled more, "But don't worry. We're free, there's an endless amount of time to do these things." Nick reassured Anna, then hugged her.


Serene giggled softly, eyes still closed. "I think I might get a coffee addiction at this rate..." The thought of adventure excited her to no end. She smiled, "An adventure... I like the sound of that. Especially cause you're involved." She opened one eye, and grinned at him.

 

[tamaracorine]

She kissed the tip of his thumb instinctively, then nodded reluctantly, sliding off his lap to sit beside him. She closed her eyes and fell asleep a few seconds later, a smile on her lips.


"Sorry for being a jerk." Lukas whispered. "I'm not used to this. I guess I'm not used to any of this and I'm going to screw up and hurt you and Serene and Anna and I'll have to apologise again and again..."

 

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Serene fell asleep minutes later as well. She rested her head in Lukas's chest, and fell into a peaceful sleep.


Nick wrapped an arm around Anna's shoulders before she went to sleep. He smiled, watching her, then turned to look at Lukas. He smiled ever so softly. "It's okay. I get it. She's your sister, and you want to protect her. But you have to understand Lukas, that she's got another person to watch over her now. I would never hurt her, I promise. And I don't think you're going to screw up. Just understand Anna and I will take care of ourselves, and we're happy together." He smiled, "And I don't think you're going to hurt Serene any time soon. You're doing a good job already." He told him while gesturing to the girl sleeping in his arms.

 

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"Yeah." Lukas agreed. "I know you won't hurt her. I guess I just feel responsible for her and this is something I've never had to go through with her. Our parents would know what to do, but they're dead so... I'll just keep fumbling through." He kissed the top of Serene's head. "And I'll do my best to not hurt Serene. She's so damn beautiful."

 

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Nick smiled sadly from the mention of Lukas and Anna's parents, "It's very thoughtful of you to be looking out for her like you are. I'm really grateful you are. You're a good brother Lukas." He whispered, hoping to reassure him. He smiled and watched as Lukas kissed Serene's head.

 

[tamaracorine]

It was quiet on the bus as they travelled through the night. Anna woke up as the bus stopped, stumbling to her feet and collecting the bags. She waited for the others and walked off the bus, still too sleepy to really talk. Lukas held Serene's hand as they walked to an abandoned impound lot. Anna crawled through a hole in the fence and disappeared to the empty office to find the keys, then opened up the gate.


"This one looks good." Lukas decided as he approached a large mini-van. "Minivan keys, Anna!" he called out.


Anna returned a few minutes later with the keys to the van and smiled at him. "You're driving." she told him. "You know how bad I am with these sorts of cars."


Lukas rolled his eyes and opened the car, climbing in and waiting for everyone. "We need to get coffee, or Anna's going to never snap out of this mood. Seriously. She stayed grumpy for three days without coffee."

 

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Serene and Nick followed into the abandoned impound lot and over to the minivan. They filed in. Serene sat in the front seat by Lukas, and Nick sat beside Anna. He chuckled softly from Lukas's remark. "Let's stop at a gas station, and we can get coffee and donuts." He suggested, then glanced at Anna, "I think you deserve to treat yourself with a doughnut." He told as he recalled her telling him she didn't eat much treats.

 

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Anna turned and frowned slightly at Nick, "You know my policy about treats." she whispered. "Please don't make it a big deal." she requested. "It's not like... I..." she looked back down, resting her head on his shoulder and falling silent. "Just coffee, please."


Lukas drove them to a gas station and began to fill up the car while Anna went inside to get donuts for everyone, and coffee for herself. "Hey, Nick..." Lukas said quietly. "Anna... uh..." he began awkwardly. "The donut thing? She got pretty sick when she first began training. She obsessed over everything she ate and ended up not really eating anything at all for a few months. If you've got any influence over her, use it well... she needs to stop being afraid of that sort of food... but uh, she might cry."

 

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Nick bit his lip slightly when Anna rejected the donuts, and didn't bring it up again as they drove.


Once at the gas station, Serene went inside with Anna. Nick looked at Lukas as he spoke to him. He frowned softly and looked at Lukas, "I'll try to get her to eat some treats but... I really don't want to hurt her." He looked down, "Was she... Anorexic before...?" He asked quietly, concerned.