Vampire Academy (tamaracorine & goldcat)

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Serene laughed softly and hopped over onto her bed excitedly. "Well for one... Let me just... " She had no words to say she held up double thumbs to Anna and grinned. "Nice job Anna! See! This night was a lot better than you thought it would be, wasn't it!?" She said quickly. Finally she calmed herself slightly and laid back on her bed, smiling. "And my night was spectacular... We didn't like kiss or anything, but just the talking... It was amazing. Lukas is sweetest. " She flushed softly and glanced at Anna, "Sorry... I'm forgetting he's your brother..." She frowned slightly, "That's probably awkward for you..." She bit her lip.


Nick smiled and looked over at Lukas, "You weren't harsh. Just protective. And that's good. I respect anyone who looks out for their siblings." Nick thought for a moment, "And it was a wonderful night." He smiled as Anna took over his thoughts. "Your sister is amazing. I'm so happy I got to spend time with her." Nick looked over at Lukas. "I'm sorry if I went further than you wanted me to, but the feeling was mutual with Anna and I." Nick told him, "We both wanted to. Anna makes me happy, and I think I make her happy too..." Nick tried to explain somewhat to Lukas.

 

[tamaracorine]

"Of course it's awkward." Anna laughed, "but I'm glad. I'm glad you like him. He's a good guy. He's... All I've got. He's the best guy I know, Serene. You're lucky to have him."


Lukas nodded slowly, "yeah, I could see she was on the same page as you. Did she... Explain about our family? I'm assuming, if she kissed you, then she trusted you with that..."

 

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Serene smiled at Anna, "Thank you Anna. He seems amazing. Maybe too good to be true." She blushed softly and looked down then looked back up at Anna, "And so you definitely like Nick, huh?" She grinned.


Nick nodded and looked down, "Yeah. She told me. I'm sorry about that Lukas. Horrible event to go through..." He sighed, "Anna told me that she was afraid to let people grow close to her, because she was pretty sure that she was going to die. I basically told her that everybody dies at some time, and it's worth to live while you can."

 

[tamaracorine]

"Yeah." Anna nodded, getting up to change into her pyjamas. "I'd rather not... talk about it heaps, though." she shrugged awkwardly as she changed, her back to Serene. "It'll probably go nowhere, anyway." she climbed back into bed, pulling the blanket over herself.


Lukas turned to look at Nick, "Yeah, it was horrible. Still is, sometimes, but we've got each other and that's enough. Anna never used to be so serious. It's good, though, that she is serious now. She's going to be a good guardian, and that means people will be fighting to have her by their side. She deserves to be wanted, you know?"

 

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Serene frowned, "I disagree with that. He seems into you too." She didn't want to push and pry too much, but she had to ask, "Is it because he's a Moroi and you're a Dhampir? Because if that's the case you shouldn't worry. I mean... I'm a royal Moroi and I like your brother whose a Dhampir too obviously. I believe it could work with me and him, and I think the same thing for you and Nick." She looked at Anna for a moment then stood up and changed into her pj's as well.


Nick nodded, "I agree with that. She will definitely be a good guardian. She'll probably get to guard some high class royal Moroi..." Nick frowned for a moment. Sure, it was still far into their future, but when the time came, Anna would be a guardian. Based off her efforts, it would be for a Moroi more important than Nick himself. He probably wouldn't get to see Anna much. Then again this was all considering if they would even be together at that time. Nick hoped that they would be. He tried to hide these thoughts from Lukas.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna shrugged, not wanting to continue the conversation. She closed her eyes and fell asleep quickly. Her alarm woke her again early, and she rolled out of bed and dressed to go for a run, making sure to be quiet and not wake Serene. She set out of the dorms, enjoying fresh air as she ran through the grounds.


Lukas woke slowly the next morning, sighing. "And tests begin today..." He peered out the window and laughed, "typical." He smirked as he watched Anna running in the distance. "You sure you want to date someone who runs early in the morning, wearing barely any clothes?"

 

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Serene let the conversation drop at the end of the night, and let herself drift off into sleep. She slept through Anna's alarm and the Dhampir getting ready. When Serene did wake, she was alone in the quiet dorm and she looked around. She quickly started to get ready for the day.


Nick woke up foggily, and muttered, as he kept his eyes close, "You're are setting me up to say a dirty comment aren't you...? But to answer your question, yes I'm sure..." He spoke to Lukas still half asleep. Nick resisted the temptation to quickly sit up and admire Anna as she ran by. Finally he did work up the motivation to get up, and to start getting ready.

 

[tamaracorine]

"I'm always going to set you up to make dirty comments, dude." Lukas laughed, putting his training clothes on. "And maybe I should talk to Anna about not wearing a shirt when she runs. Do, uh, other Moroi notice? When Dhampir train in very little clothing?" He asked curiously.

 

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Nick chuckled, slightly amused. "Well, Lukas, that depends. I mean it's not like a super uncommon sight. But there are a lot more male Dhampirs than female ones here, so yeah... Moroi notice the girls quite a bit. However, gentlemen, like me," He smirked, "Won't say or do anything to them that would make them uncomfortable about it." He thought for a moment, "Hm. This is an amusing conversation Lukas. What has you curious about that anyway? Looking out for your sister?" He looked over at Lukas, a little more serious.


Serene finished getting ready and began to head out her dorm, and down to get breakfast. As she made her way, she noticed some uncomfortable looks from other Moroi. She was fairly used to strange looks, however, these ones seemed a little different. As if, they were concerned. Serene did her best to ignore the glances and continue on her way.

 

[tamaracorine]

"Yeah." Lukas nodded, "I guess I'd never thought of her as someone people would be interested in, and now that someone is... It changes things. But she can do what she wants. I don't control her." He pulled his shirt on, then spotted Serene walking by their window. He opened it, "Serene!" He called out. "Coffee?!"


Anna got changed once back to the dorm, wearing black pants and a black singlet, typical training attire. She walked towards the boys dorm, hesitating. She wanted to see Nick.

 

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Nick smiled softly, then chuckled when Lukas saw Serene.


Serene looked up quickly at the sound of her name, and she grinned from the sight of Lukas. Instead of calling out back to him, she gave him a double thumbs up, and changed her direction to enter the boys dorm to meet Lukas halfway.


Nick finished getting ready and smirked at Lukas, "Well have fun. I'm going to head out and see if I can find Anna." He saluted then chuckled, leaving the dorm and walking out of the building. He nodded a greeting to Serene, and continued on outside. In the distance he noticed Anna coming his way. He grinned and picked up the pace, "Anna!" He called out to her.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas ran down the stairs to meet her, running into Nick on the way. "Whoa. Sorry!" He laughed, walking by and heading to Serene. "Morning!"


Anna looked up, grinning. "Hey!" She called, running to him, then hesitating, unsure if she should hug him.

 

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Serene laughed softly, "Hey!" She smiled at Lukas, and gave him a quick hug then pulled away excited, "So how about that coffee!?"


Nick smiled from Anna's hesitance and wrapped his arms around her, giving her a hug, "Hey you!" He pulled away and smiled at her. "Want to go get breakfast together?"

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas nodded, walking towards the dining hall with her. "How was the rest of the night? Was it okay? How'd you sleep?"


Anna returned the embrace, kissing him on the cheek. "Y-yeah, that'd be good..." She smiled up at him. "I... Yeah..." She laughed nervously.

 

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Serene smiled more, and walked with Lukas, "It was nice. I slept well. Anna's quiet, I didn't even hear her sneak out this morning."


Nick's smile grew, for he thought her slight stuttering was cute, and he gently grabbed her hand, and started to walk to go get breakfast.

 

[tamaracorine]

"Be glad, because she probably left several hours before you woke up." Lukas grinned, "what's on for you today? Anything exciting?" He looked down at her, obviously interested in her life and in her.


Anna blushed brightly as he took her hand, stumbling for a second as he began to walk. She bit her lip, intertwining her fingers with his and beginning to walk beside him. "Are you sure... You want people to see you with me, like this?" She asked quietly.

 

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Serene smiled happily towards Lukas, and thought for a moment, "No not really, unfortunately. Second day of class, and there's not much going on." They entered the commons, and Serene made way to the breakfast line, "What about you?"


Nick smiled reassuringly at Anna, "Yes, Anna. I'm sure. I don't care what others think, I'm just happy to be with you." He thought for a moment and looked at her, "Are you sure you're okay with this?" A lot of people probably at least recognized how serious Anna was about her training, and he hoped that this wouldn't seem like a set back.

 

[tamaracorine]

"I envy you guys sometimes." Lukas admitted with a smile and a shrug, "Your lessons are so different to ours. I guess it'd be nice to be in your shoes, but then again, you've got your own complications, right?" he opened the door to the dining hall for her, "Ladies first." he grinned.


Anna squeezed his hand and pulled him between two buildings nearby, into the shadows. She stood on her toes and kissed him gently, "I'm more than okay with this." she whispered, smiling up at him. "So much more than okay."

 

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Serene grinned softly and entered through the door, "Thank you." She looked back at him and shrugged slightly, "And I don't really know... I mean... We're lucky we get to pick our own future, but there are some things that can be hard." She bit her lip, momentarily as Strigoi crossed her mind, but quickly dismissed the thought. "Magic's fun though. I just specialized in an element over the summer. Air!" She said excitedly, and for a quick show she made a burst of wind go by, but made sure none of the teachers saw. She smiled at Lukas.


Nick watched Anna with admiration and smiled down at her, and kissed her softly once more. "I feel the same way Anna. I promise. So don't worry about that alright?" He had no care if Moroi and Dhampirs didn't usually have long-term relationships. Most of the time, the two species hooked up once and that was the end of it. However, Nick wanted more with Anna. He wanted to have something special with her, and he could already feel something like that blooming.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas laughed, delighted. "That's brilliant, Serene!" he walked inside with her, picking up two coffees and sitting down at a table in the corner. "So what do you want to do with your life? Is there a dream you've got? What makes you excited?" he leaned on the table to look over at her, his eyes meeting hers. "Sorry. I don't mean to be so eager."


Anna nodded, resting her hands on Nick's waist. She spun them around so she was leaning against the wall, resting her head against it. "I'm not worried. I'm so far from worried." she sighed, "I don't... I just..." she laughed, shrugging. "You make me smile. I haven't smiled this much in a long time. And Lukas... is protective and paranoid, but I think he trusts you with me... But maybe the question should be, does he trust me with you? I did just drag you into a dark corner and kiss you..."

 

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Serene took one of the coffees, and sat across from Lukas. She giggled softy from his slight rambling. She thought about his questions, "I want to explore. Go to different places and try new things. And be free to do what I want, I guess." She laughed softly and looked down. "I don't know. Sometimes I just feel held back. I want excitement, and to actually do something with my life. But I don't know what." She laughed and blushed softly, feeling silly.


Nick smirked amused from her words, and planted another kiss on her. "Maybe you are the dangerous one here..." He chuckled softly and watched Anna, "Should I be afraid Anna? If Lukas doesn't trust you, what will come of that?" He asked her joking slightly. He noticed that Anna was relaxing more and more around him. It made him feel happy. Her comment about him making her smile, made Nick feel extremely good. He felt honored to be a part of her happiness.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas shrugged, "Maybe... over the holidays... you could come exploring with Anna and I for a while. I mean, if anywhere is safe, it's with two almost guardians, right?" he smiled at her. "You could come explore the country. Heck, maybe Nick would come too. It'd be fun. We've good at having fun over breaks... but uh, you'd have to convince your family."


Anna grinned, "Don't be afraid." she laughed, "I'm harmless, really. Well, when I want to be, I'm harmless... but uh, apparently I can be pretty lethal when I want to be, too." she reached up and touched his cheek, sighing happily. "Hey, Nick... I... don't want to go to breakfast." she admitted quietly, "I... I just want to stay here and kiss you for a little while... properly... Not just a small peck..."

 

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Serene smiled in near awe at his suggestion. The whole idea itself was just amazing to Serene, and she wanted to follow through with it badly. Then she thought more. Would she be able to convince her parents to let her do that. What would stop them? Strigoi, the way her brother abandoned them, going with two dhampirs her parents don't know that aren't full guardians, fear that Serene might turn, lack in finding a feeder... Okay, so there were a lot of complications, but maybe, just maybe Serene could pull a convincing off. There were also things that would side for her, Serene just had to make a list of them. "I would love to do that. More than anything. I'm going to ask my parents, and I am going to do whatever I can to convince them! It just sounds like so much fun!" She smiled brightly at Lukas.


Nick grinned at Anna, watching her, and taking in her features. Her words left slight butterflies in his stomach, and he cupped Anna's cheeks, and lifted her eyes to meet his. "That... Is an amazing suggestion." He told her. Then he slowly leaned in and kissed Anna slowly, and passionately. He wrapped his arms around her and closed his eyes, smiling into the kiss. Nick has shared kisses with other girls before. However, none had made him feel like this. As the Moroi kissed Anna, it seemed as though the entire world stopped around them and time paused. It was just the two of them. Nick melted into the kiss. Then finally, he pulled away slightly and looked at her, "Is that what you want...?" He asked her quietly, breathing the words.

 

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Lukas grinned and nodded, squeezing her hand. "We'll try and work it out. Maybe I can convince Nick to come. Maybe it can be an adventure for all of us. It'd be the best holiday yet."


Anna's cheeks were flushed when they eventually parted, her arms wrapped around his waist. "Y-yeah..." She nodded, biting her lip. "That was exactly it..."

 

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Serene smiled happily and nodded, "It'd be so amazing, I'd love to try! Next break during school, do you want to do that?" She looked at him and smiled more. She let her mind wander to where they could go and what they could do. This could be the most exciting thing Serene had ever done.


Nick smiled softly at Anna, and stroked her cheek lightly, looking into her eyes, "I enjoyed that." He planted a soft kiss on her forehead, and kept his arms wrapped around her. "Do you want to stay here a little longer, until we got to go to class? Or do you actually still want to get breakfast?" He asked her. Nick was fine with either way she wanted, though of course he would happily stay here with her .