Vampire Academy (tamaracorine & goldcat)

[tamaracorine]

Anna shifted to look back at Lukas, "I'd probably win, too." She told him with a smirk. "I'd enjoy every moment of it." She turned so that her back was against Nick, pulling his hands around her waist. "What are you smiling about, Serene?" She asked curiously.

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick smirked more from Anna's response, happy to have her go along with it. He kept his hold around her as she shifted then glanced over at Serene smiling.


Serene raised her eyebrows, surprised. She almost felt like she was a little child caught peeping in on some PDA or something. She reminded herself that wasn't the case, but couldn't help the slight flush that filled her cheeks. "Oh, uh... I just think you two are cute together..." She said, and laughed softly then looked at Lukas, "You can't deny it Lukas. They are cute." She grinned.


Nick chuckled amused, and rested his head on Anna's.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas rolled his eyes, "Yeah, yeah. It's a little cute but she's my sister. So not entirely." He shrugged and sat down, keeping Serene's hand in his. "At least I didn't see them making out in the alley way this morning... Unlike one of my friends."


Anna turned bright red, "I... Uh... Oh..." She mumbled.

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene raised her eyebrows and looked over at Anna and Nick in surprise, "Oh!" A smll smile started growing on her face, more amused than anything.


Even Nick found himself blushing from Lukas's remark, and he laughed softly, "Ah... That's, uh, nothing for you to worry about." He muttered and glanced up at Lukas, then he grabbed hold of Anna's hand.


Serene started laughing, thing Nick and Anna's embarrassment was too cute. She looked at Lukas, hoping he wouldn't give them too much of a hard time about it.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas caught Serene's gaze and sighed, "I guess an alley is better than a bed..." He shrugged. "If I ever catch you... In bed... You're both going to die, got it?" He told them sternly.


Anna blushed and nodded slightly, "got it..."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene looked down, trying to hold back her smile. Even though the threat may be scary to the others, she didn't think Lukas would actually go that far. So all in all, she found the whole situation still amusing.


Nick, on the other hand, felt his eyes widen and he looked away blushing. He felt the temperature heat up around him and Anna, and realized he was the cause for that with his magic, and he released Anna, suddenly uncomfortable from Lukas. "Sorry..." He muttered to Anna about the small burst of heat, then glanced at his roommate, "No need to worry Lukas." He muttered.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna turned to look up at Nick, frowning slightly. "Are you okay?" She whispered, biting her lip nervously.


Lukas frowned as well, then looked to Serene. "Want to go for a walk?"

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene glanced over at the others curiously then looked at Lukas and smiled softly, "Yeah, sure, let's go." She said, grabbing his hand. With one glance back at the others, she started walking out the dorm room.


Nick flushed even more and looked at Anna, muttering embarrassed, "Yeah. Just... Sometimes when I get... Embarrassed or whatever... I kind of heat up. Literally." He sighed and glanced at her shyly. That was the only thing Nick didn't like having specialized in fire. Many fire users had learned to control it, but Nick never quite got the hang of it. "Sorry, about the, uh, momentary heat flash." He sighed. Nick was usually pretty confident, but when he really was embarrassed, it came off strong.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas walked with her, sighing. "Sorry. They looked like they needed to talk. I came on too strong, didn't i?" She mumbled. "I'm sorry. I get protective."


Anna shook her head and pulled his arms back around her. "Don't be sorry. Please. You... You've got no reason to be. And uh... I... I liked making out with you..."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene smiled softly at Lukas and squeezed his hand gently, "It's okay. I understand. You just scared them a little." She thought for a moment and looked at him, "Do you dislike Nick? Or not trust him?"


Nick smiled, relieved she wasn't disturbed or freaked out in any way. He relaxed and let her pull his arms back around her, and he held her gently. He whispered in her ear, "I liked it too..." He told her then smiled more.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas shrugged. "I'm worried that he'll hurt Anna. She's already falling for him. What if he decides he doesn't want her? She'd be shattered. Moroi often discard the Dhampir who love them..."


Anna laughed, "don't do that... It tickles..." She mumbled, squeezing his hand tightly. "Please... Oh god... You're going to tickle me, aren't you?"

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene looked at Lukas momentarily then looked away. It was true. Moroi did discard their Dhampir romances often. Which was exactly why Lukas and her's, along with Nick and Anna's relationships were getting gossiped about. She could still see surprised glances getting cast their way. "Um... Well I mean, I think Nick really likes her. I don't think he'd hurt her..." She bit her lip. Even though she didn't know Nick that well, she had heard some things about his reputation. He was considered a party boy to most. However, now that she knew him a little more, he seemed a lot more than just a party boy. "Not all stereotypes have to be followed Lukas..." She said it with a double meaning. One about how Moroi don't always dump their Dhampir romances, and the other reason about how Nick didn't actually seem like a party boy.


Nick chuckled and grin grew across his face as he looked at her. "Well... Now that you mention it..." He smirked then started to tickle her sides and stomach. He laughed watching her, and enjoying their friendly banter. "You brought the tickles on yourself Anna! You're the one that brought it up!" He told her evily, joking around with her.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas nodded after a few moments, "you're right." He smiled at her. "I'm sorry. I'll stop." He leaned over to kiss her cheek, only an inch from her lips.


Anna squealed as he tickled her, squirming in his arms and giggling uncontrollably. "Nick! Please!" She begged, gasping for air between giggles. "Stop it!" She tried to pull his hands away away but couldn't get a grip on them.

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene smiled then blushed from the kiss and looked at him into his eyes. She glanced at his lips then shyly looked away. "It's okay, though, I mean... I understand your concern..." She muttered, then glanced back at him, the blush evident in her cheeks.


Nick laughed with her and continued tickling her a bit longer then pinned her slightly, and looked at her smiling, then kissed her passionately, "You're perfect, you know that?" He told her, while admiring her.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna let him pin her, no hint of discomfort in her expression or body language. She looked up at him when he pulled away from the kiss, lips parted as she began to catch her breath. "I'm not." she whispered, somehow feeling like speaking too loudly would ruin the moment. "I'm neurotic and stubborn and sad a lot of the time..." she closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. "Kiss me again." she requested quietly.


Lukas sat down underneath a tree with Serene, wrapping an arm around her. He was silent for a long while, tracing circles on Serene's shoulder with his finger and peering down at her occasionally. He leaned down eventually, placing a small kiss on the tip of her nose. "Serene, I want to kiss you." he whispered. "But... not unless you want me to."

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick continued looking down at Anna, into her eyes, listening as she responded. He smiled softly and whispered, "Then let me be the happiness in your "neurotic, stubborn, sad self." You are certainly my happiness." He told her. Then with that he leaned down and kissed her passionately once more. He never cared this much for anybody. He was so happy to have Anna in his life now. After so long of having her on his mind, he was glad he finally got to be with her.


Serene relaxed into Lukas's arm and listened to the world around them. Few students passed by casting glances at them, but Serene ignored them, happy to be with Lukas. His words caught her off guard, and she blushed more. However, she suddenly felt a strange amount of confidence and looked him in the eyes, "What are you waiting for...?" She asked him, a smile growing on her face.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna closed her eyes as he kissed her, her body easily following the shape of his as they got closer. She didn't pull away for a long while, but eventually rolled to the side so she wasn't underneath him anymore and sat up, laughing quietly and touching her lips. "We don't want Lukas to walk in on that..."


Lukas smirked, raising an eyebrow. He pulled her close, leaving his lips just inches from hers. "I was trying to be a gentleman." He whispered.

 

[goldcat16471]

The world around Nick, was just the two of them. He slipped into that highly passionate kiss, and everything seemed to melt around him. She was the one the pulled away, rolling to the side, and Nick sat up and sat beside her, a dreamy smile on his face. Her words woke him from the dreamy feel slightly, and he laughed softly wrapping his arms around her, "Yeah... You're right. I'm pretty sure that's almost exactly what he didn't want us to do!" He laughed again and smiled at her, and a slight rebellious feel took over him. It was almost as if Lukas was Anna or his own father, and he was a teenager going against his rules. Nick wasn't sure what to make of that feeling.


Serene's lips trembled ever so slightly from the closeness of his. She looked into his eyes, then his lips, and closed her own eyes. She didn't respond. Instead she just filled in the rest of the distance between them, and felt their lips touch. She forgot everything around them. She never had a kiss feel like this for her. She continued the kiss, her cheeks slowly heating up.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna returned the smile and leaned back against him, falling silent. She took a deep breath, trying to keep her heart from racing. It thudded in her chest, at what seemed like a million miles an hour. "He's just trying to protect me..."


Lukas grinned as he parted from her. "Well, that was nice." He laughed quietly. "Thanks for being so bold.."

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick looked at her and smiled softly, letting her lean against him. He considered her words, "I know..." He smiled, "I'm glad he protects you, I just don't want him to like... Try and control you..." He bit his lip, "Sometimes it seems that he doesn't trust you. I mean I understand if he doesn't trust me, it's not like we've known each other forever, but you... He should be able to trust you." Nick explained to Anna as he grabbed her hand.


Serene blushed heavily and looked down, a smile on her face. She laughed softly, and her smile grew, and muttered, "Thanks for admitting you wanted to kiss me..." She grinned, "I'm happy we did." She told him.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna nodded, "he does trust me. He just... I mean... I..." She looked up at him and shrugged. "Ask people about how I was a few years ago. I... Always had a guy. Always. And I... I got hurt a lot." She looked away, biting her lip. "I... I guess he doesn't want me to go back to that."


Lukas pulled her closer and laughed happily, "yeah, me too. So... Where should we go on break? Do you have somewhere you want to explore?"

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick looked at her listening and nodded slightly, understandingly. "Ah. I see." He pursed his lip thinking, "Well Anna... I would never intentionally hurt you, I promise. You can trust me on that... I will do all in my power to keep you from getting hurt."


Serene rested her head on his shoulder and smiled thinking. What places did she want to visit? There were many places that's she thought about, and it was hard to choose between them, "It'd be cool to go to Crater Lake in Oregon... Or maybe we could travel around to Washington and go to the Olympic National Park..." She smiled thinking about the places. It really would be a lot of fun.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna's eyes flicked down to Nick's lips as he pursed them. She nodded, reaching up to trace his jawline with her thumb. "I believe you. I really do. But Lukas... He's just trying to make sure I don't let myself get hurt. He isn't controlling. I promise."


Lukas grinned, "Consider it done. We'll explore wherever you like. It'll be the best holiday you'll ever have, babe." He played with her hair for a second, then blushed. "I mean, uh.. Serene..."

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick looked at Anna into her eyes and smiled softly as she traced his jaw, "Okay. I believe you too then." He thought for a few more moments, "He must be a good brother, looking out for you like that. I really respect him for it. I just hope things don't get tense between me and him, because he doesn't trust me." Nick shrugged slightly, speaking the truth to Anna.


Serene blushed and laughed slightly as he titled her 'babe.' She looked at him with a grin into his eyes, "Okay, I'm excited, it'll be a lot of fun!" She didn't mention about him calling her babe, but amusement laced her voice. For a moment, Serene worried that she wouldn't be able to convince her parents to let her go on the trip, but she decided that was something to worry about later.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna smiled, continuing to trace his jawline and then his lips. "It'll be okay." She whispered, resting her forehead against his. "I don't know why... But I just... I want to be close to you. I want.. I could kiss you forever."


"You'll convince them." Lukas assured her. "I'll help you. I can be charming sometimes." He shrugged and kissed her forehead. "I want you to experience these holidays."