Lexington carried his backpack and one bag into the dorm and looked around trying his best to now draw attention to his markings. He looked around the dorm to see if anyone could help him find his room. He sighed, "I'm one of the eldest here yet I'm looking for my room like a first year.", he shook his head standing there looking for some information on where his room might be.

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John didn't get a chance to reply as Aiden walked away. He sighed a bit, realizing Aiden was a tough person to hang out with. Still, it could be good to know where the Dining Hall lied so he hurried after the blond. As he passed through the Garden he let his look wander over the people there. Nobody caught his interest for long. He was looking for someone to get together with. But this new environment made him a bit unsure on who would be most likely to respond to his attempts. 'I wonder if there's any gay clubs in the area?' he thought. He knew for sure Aidan wouldn't be able to answer that.

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John walked into the Dining Room and looked around. He was slightly disappointed as he had thought it would be more like the Great Hall in J.K Rowling's stories about Harry Potter. It looked like any other Dining Room from school. He noticed that Aiden walked over to a woman sat by one of the tables. He went over in his mind if he should or shouldn't walk over there. The two of them seemed to know each other well, as Aiden nudges her at the neck. 'That's odd,' John thought. He hadn't expected Aiden, who he had taken for a player, to show such affection for someone. Perhaps he had been wrong.

A low grumble in Jonh's stomach reminded him that he hadn't gotten any lunch today. He looked around the room unsure where to go and if it would cost him anything. He walked over to Aiden and the other woman with the intent to asking that. "Excuse me but does it cost anything? To eat here?" he asked when there was a pause in their conversation. "I'm John by the way," he then added.

A chuckle pursed his lips. "Of course the food is free, John. It might not look that great right now, but that's because most of the cooks are preparing tonight's meal. After tonight, you'll notice that our food is better than anything you've ever seen on TV." Turning to Nerine, he realized an introduction was in order. "Nerine Pierce, meet John Jones. John is new to the school, a magician student. Nerine is an alchemist, like me. She's a fifth year. John's a newbie first year." Winking, he took a bite of Nerine's sandwich before he rose to enjoy John in getting some lunch.

"They have everything. If you ever have a special request, you can write it on that board over there and they will make it for you and everyone else. It's really neat." Picking up a plate, he handed one to John and then picked another up for himself. Tucking the silverware into his back pocket, he moved down the buffet line until he stood before the Chinese-style boneless spare ribs. Plopping a few onto his plate, he continued to weave down the line until his plate was filled with fruit, meat, and a sugar bun. "If you don't know what anything is, just try it out. If you don't like it, toss it in the trash receptacle below it. Nothing is really wasted. All the food thrown out goes to the mythical creatures."

Coaxing John to follow him back over to where Nerine sat, he took his original seat back. "Oh, to answer you question, I would love to teach you. But if I teach you how to endure your liquor, you'll have to entertain me at night with something that will please us both," winking, Aiden leaned in and placed a soft kiss on her cheek before he turned his full attention to the mouth watering food before him. "Thank you for the food," he said before he dug in.

"Alright, thanks," John replied. Then Aiden introduced him to the woman. John gave her a nod and grunted. He noticed that Aiden stole a bit from Nerine's sandwich. He gave the couple a small smile before taking the plate Aiden handed to him.

He then followed Aiden up to the buffet and looked with interest on the different dishes. He then looked up at Aiden as he spoke and grunted in response. He cast look at the board before looking back at the dishes in front of him. He did not recognize some of them. As he walked down the line he loaded his plate with some pork cutlets, salad and bread which he saw. He heard Aiden telling him to test out things he didn't recognize and if he didn't like it he could put it in the trash. However John decided to play it safe and just take thing he knew was good. As he reached the end of the counter he filled his glass with soda and then followed Aiden back to the table. He sat down and gave a nod to Nerine before he begun eating.

He only paid hal interest to her an Aiden's conversation but he got a feeling Aiden liked the girl but she didn't respond to his attempts at getting her. John had difficult seeing himself in that situation.

Seeing the new boy, she smiled lightly as Aiden introduced them to each other. She would have done it herself but he beat her to the punch. Since it was only one person though, it was much easier. "Hello there, John. It's nice to see a new face once in a while. As for him being a newbie, it's fine. I need Someone to replace you when you leave." It would really be boring without the guy there causing mischief and drama around the school.

She gave a small three fingered wave at them once they went to get their own food. For now, she was content with her sandwich, brownie, and some fruit. If she was still hungry after eating, she'd simply get up and get more food. Once the men came back from getting their lunch she looked to see what they got and smiled at Aidens words. "Oh, that's not very fair. For all I know, you could take advantage of a defenseless woman. Oh wait, you probably have already. And there's a couple things that come to mind fitting that category. So, maybe it could be arranged." She would have retorted with something else, but there was another person there that she didn't know. Thus she tended to back down and be more subtle around new people. At least until she knew they wouldn't misinterpret anything.

She let them eat as she also resumed to finish her food. "So, where are you from, John?" she asked curiously.

"Well I'm starving in any case I might as well get something to eat and come back when everyone is going to bed...", he muttered as he picked up his bags. He looked around and sighed, "Guess this is my new home until I find out what I need to know, maybe Jaden can tell me something about my parents."

Lexington picked up his bags and walked past everything inside the shapeshifter dorm and continued down the hallway following the smell of food even though he was far away due to his increased senses. "At least there are some advantages to being like this."

(going to dining hall)

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Lexington walked into the dining hall and noticed people at tables staring at him but remembered Afron's words and decided to try and ignore it. He walked to the dinner line and got mostly fruit and meat, anything to keep his body in perfect condition. He was walking and a guy tried to bump him with his shoulder but when he did, due to Lexington's increased body structure, the guy spun off of him and nailed his head into a wall. Lexington looked at him, "You okay?". The guy said something along the lines of 'freak'.

Lexington sighed, "You'd think we'd all be considered freaks." He walked around trying to find a table where the people didn't look like they'd run away if he sat down. Lexington shook his head and sat down by a girl and two boys, well not beside but not a long ways from. He looked at his food playing with it a bit occasionally eating as he pulled out a small black book and began writing in it as he ate. He looked at the empty seats around him and shook his head and thought, "Better off alone anyway I suppose, though I guess company would be nice at times."

John indulged himself in his lunch. The pork cutlets was very tasty. His mother used to do fantastic pork cutlets. It did remind him a bit of her which made him sad. He wished his parents had still lived. His brother Mark knew he loved that dish and he had tried to cook it once. It didn't taste good and he hadn't tried making it again. Then Nerine asked him from where he was. He looked up from his plate and swallowed before answering her question.
"I'm from Mansfield, Ohio. You?"

He then noticed a emo-looking guy siting down by the table. John glanced over at the guy and felt sorry for him as he had several scars running over his face. He wondered what had happened with the guy but didn't ask as it might be a touchy subject. His gaze then returned back to Nerine.

His eyes met with John's for a second, but the guy didn't seem to stare. Obviously John had noticed the markings but he didn't point or whisper which Lexington appreaciated. Lexington was writing and thought to himself, "At least some people are polite." Lexington used his tounge to fiddle with his lip ring and he thought to himself, "I suppose my attire doesn't help how people avoid me but I like dressing this way so why should I care?"

Lexington looked around at the students using their powers, most of Lexington's powers were completley battle based, but he would rather avoid a fight. He noticed that John's group seemed to be talking about where they were from, this made Lexington think about how he had know idea where he was from, after he became cursed he had lost all memories that happened before that day and had no idea where he was actually from.

"Excuse me," Aiden said rising from his seat. Walking over toward Lexington, the blonde haired young adult took a seat beside the male. Smiling, he pushed his shades into his hair so his yellow-green eyes became visible. "A handsome fellow like you shouldn't sit alone. You need to hang out with the cool kids. Well, me since I'm the hottest one here, which makes me the head of the cool kids club. But seriously, join us. I won't bite if you don't."

So Aiden was being a bit friendlier than usual. It was odd, but a few of the upperclassmen knew it was all for Nerine's sake. Everyone knew that Aiden had a crush on the woman (he wouldn't admit it) and he, since she first arrived, had been trying to impress her. To this day, he's yet to earn her approval. It had a lot to do with his typical prickly demeanor, but, when he really tried, he wasn't that bad.

"Oh, forgive me. I forgot to introduce you to the group. I'm Aiden. I'm the student head of the alchemist house. The chick down there is Nerine. She's a fifth year alchemist. Don't tell her I told you this, but I've called dibs on her. The handsome fellow beside her is John. He's a first year magician."

Getting up from the seat he'd taken, Aiden flashed on a wide grin and beckoned the male to follow him toward Nerine and John.

Unlike the others, Aiden didn't stare. He didn't even gawk. He actually called Lexington handsome. It was almost as if he didn't notice the scars and marks. But that would be arrogant, but it was fitting for the guy. Needless to say, Aiden would surely set the stage. If Lexington were to associate himself with this male, his worries would be over. No one would dare offend Lexington on Aiden's watch.

"Well, I live around here." She stated, smirking. "My parents were teachers in this academy. When I'm not living in the dorms, I've a house downtown I use for the summer." It wasn't a large home, only two bedrooms and the standard things that came with a house. The only good thing was that it had a nice view and the living room was a pretty big place. Good for company. She'd noticed the other male sitting near their table. She smiled down at him before she took another bite of her sandwich, finishing it off.

Looking up at Aiden as he stood and excused himself, she raised an eyebrow before nodding. It was a little odd, seeing him stand up when he had food in front of him. Silver eyes caught sight of his bun, sitting right there. Unable to resist, she quickly grabbed the sugar bun from his plate and onto hers. Taking a bite of it, she tilted her head and turned her attention back to John. "Maybe whenever you want, I could show you around the town. Any particular place you'd like to hit?" She asked as she glanced at the young magician. She knew most of the hot spots, even a couple of the unsavory places.

Lapis opened one eye when he heard his name called. It was that kid, Aphid or something, waving at him to come over to the fountain. The white-haired boy yawned, opened his other eye, and flicked his tails lazily. Making no move to get up, he just stared at the blond, waiting for him to come over to the tree. It wasn't like he was some kind of dog, that would come when called. It did well to remind humans of this.

When the blond got within hearing distance, Lapis said, "'Ello," and waited.

Ryota ran a hand through his long, muiltiply neon colored, human hair as he listened to what Jaden was saying, smiling, even though it was a bit pained because of his hangover, he was always slightly unconfortable around Mary but that was only because of what had almost happened when they first met each other, which was not something he cared to relive.
"I would have invited you to join me, my love. But alas you were off to Big Ben. Honestly I don't see what is so important about a dusty old clock. Not only that I don't think you would have been comfortable in a demon club." he said to him, as he rolled his eyes some, smiling at the kiss as he nudge him back before putting an arm around his shoulders as if to hint at something more that was going on then just a friendship even though a friendship was all that it was.
"Ah, they do some to be more energectic then the lot from last year, though I have yet gone to the mansion to see the new magicians. Ah, yes, i do have a terrible one today, Mary. I suppose that is what happens when one parties with family." He said to them both, eaisly holding two conversations at once since he did have a knack for it, it was just something he had picked up from clubbing all the time. "Something for it? Oh yes, carrot cake flavored if you can. Natrual ingredents right?" he asked her as he had to think about her question for a minute, he really did need something for the hangover, after all he wouldn't be able to funcition at night if he didn't.
"My summer was rather fun, i drank in Paris, i drank in Scotland, Ireland," he chuckled. "I drank all those poor Irish and Scottish sods under the table and then some. If you don't hurry Mary i will steal this handsome man away from you." he called after her, he knew that some of the students were giving him funny looks at what he had said, but he didn't care, not like they were going to see him in this form very often and only a few people knew about it, and to him it was the ones that counted and that was all that mattered to him.
"I basically travelled the world, partied and drank the poor mortals into thier grave. Oh did i mentioned that i took more art classes to keep up my talents? What about your summer, Jaden?" he said as he let him go to look him in the face, smiling some as he watched the students mill about them.

Mai shook her head slightly. “I’m fine. I should have been paying more attention as well. Sorry for running into you. My name is Maiara, but you can call me Mai.” She shifted slightly. This was a little embarrassing and uncomfortable since she wasn’t use to holding conversations with others. Her mind went blank as she tried to think of something else to say. Though it didn’t take her mind long to drift to other thoughts like about how unusual and mysterious the red head’s eyes were. What an unusually hair and eye combination. He is kind of handsome too. Gah, what are you thinking Mai. You don’t even know anything about him other than his name. In her mind she started to scold herself for the thoughts she was having.

After what seemed like a long silence she finally spoke up again. Her voice was quiet as if she wasn’t sure what to say. “So umm…what year are you? I’m a second year student.” This was the only question Mai could think of to ask at the time. What was there really to talk about with someone she didn’t know?

Mason tilted his head, smiling. He was glad she didn't take it for granted that he bumped into her. It was a rather embarrassing thing for him, since it was rare he bumped into people. "Both our faults then. But apology accepted. Nice to meet you, Mai." He said politely before offering her his hand to shake. Or, at least he hoped it wasn't anywhere awkward. He got the basic gist of where she was, but had no idea how close or far she was. Listening to her next question, he smirked. "I'm a third year this year. So, not that high up from you. What kind of shifter are you?" He asked curiously.

Lexington blinked and looked at the blonde man, he was astonished of the comments he made but didn't show it on his face due to his fear of showing weakness. "I thank you for your hospitallity, I suppose it would be better to sit with someone than alone. Don't want to appear as too much of a freak I guess.", he thought, "Too much MORE like a freak."

Lexington moved to the table with the others, "Uhm, hello I am Lexington.", he bowed to the girl not because of any attraction but out of noble courtasey he was taught. "Thank you for letting me sit with you, most people don't seem to like me being around.", he muttered a bit to himself. "I'm kind of new here so I'm still trying to learn about this place." He then allowed them to go back to their conversation putting his book away.

John nodded as Nerine spoke. He imagined there had been both good and bad things with your parents working at your school. He had never experienced that, although his father had been working at an university. Maybe he could have experienced that... he then pushed those thoughts away, too painful. He the noticed that Aiden went over to the other guy whom had arrived. From the corner of his eyes he saw that Nerine took Aiden's sugar bun. He frowned slightly just as he had did when Aiden had taken food from Nerine. The woman then asked him another question. John leaned back for a moment. There was a slight chance she might know any gay clubs. But at the same time he wasn't really of legal age yet. Hadn't stopped him from sneaking in once or twice... but he had been caught more times than that.
"I'm not of legal age really... What kind of places do you know of? Only out of curiosity," John spoke.

He then saw that Aiden and that other guy walked over to where they sat. John gave the newcomer a nod. As the man spoke John grunted in agreement. he knew how the guy fell, himself being new too.
"Hi Lexington. I'm John," he said and smiled at the other man.

Nerine almost frowned, having forgotten that he was a first year. Thus it would be a little harder to get him into places. "Hm.. we can always sneak you into places. Though, you'd have to ask Aiden about that. The guy knows more people in more clubs than I do." She stated, shrugging. It wouldn't be Too much of a problem. Shed been able to pass through the doors when shed been underage before. The trick was to act like you weren't doing anything bad. Or have a fake I.D. "If the bars or clubs are not your cup of tea, there are always the more tasteful of places. Movies, ice rink, shopping. You name it, we might have it."

She smiled up at Lexington when he came over with Aiden. It was surprising to see Aiden acting so friendly with the new people. Especially someone who seemed to not fit in. "No problem. You just have to not act so shy and, not give a damn about what they think. Worked for me when I first started." She commented, smirking. Ok, so she was still shy when out of her element, but shed gotten much better at it. "My name is Nerine. Nice to meet you, and.. could I call you Lex or do you prefer Lexington?"

Maiara smiled back. “Nice to meet you too.” His hand was a little to her right, but she understood what the gesture. So without much thought she took his hand and shook it firmly. She tilted her head slightly, curious about why he was smirking. Figuring it was mostly because he was her senior she gave it little thought. “It’s kind of hard to exactly explain my race, but we have two forms we can shift into. Well….actually three if you count the half form. The easiest way for me to explain is to that I’m basically a were. I have what most would consider a were-tiger form and a tiger form that I can shift into.” She could feel herself stumbling over her explianation and was getting a little flustered. “What about you?”

Shaking back, he smiled again. Her hand seemed smaller than his, and felt a bit softer. Most girls were a bit less callused than his. Probably because he used his hands for everything. Once they shook, he let go of her hand and listened to her explanation. He personally didn't even know how that would look, but he knew what tigers were. "I see. What type of were-tiger are you?" He asked. It wasn't just for small talk, but he was genuinely curious.

"Ah. I am a taniwha. A type of dragon, but I can shift into types of water based animals as well." He chuckled. "But I like to just say dragon. I don't shift into much else. I think the only other animals I shifted into was a shark. Or so I was told." It was a pain since he had to know everything about the animals in order to get it right. He was very young, but he still was expected to know it all.

"Lex is fine.", he chuckled. "Pardon me for overhearing but I have a way for you to fake your age, I have a book of alchemy that can be performed by non alchemists, it's limited due to not being an alchemist and mainly revolves around potion and elixer creation but it has a potion that can temporarily change your age.", he sipped his drink. "But in any case a fake ID can get you in serious trouble, why not use manipulation? Though I suppose it might be frowned upon."

Lexington ate some of his food, "I can easily whip it up for you though I'm curious why do you need it?" He looked at the girl, "Thank you for your hospitallity by the way, I haven't talked to a girl my age in a long time.", he laughed. "Most girls don't go for the physically deformed guys anymore." He ran his finger along his fork observing the metal, he had a weird habit of analyzing anything he touched, he was use to being attacked and out of habit took anything he touched to see if he could use it as a weapon. Being cursed did call for being prepared after all. "I also know a club that is underground that will let you in as long as you're over thirteen, it is sketchy and pretty violent but that might be something you're into."

With the change of tone in the discussion John felt he could be more open about what he wanted. He took in both Lex and Nerine's suggestions and listened carefully before replying. His lips twitched into a small smile as Nerine mentioned that Aiden could help him. He doubted that the blond could get him into the type of clubs he wanted to go to the most. But he could settle with another type of club if needed. "I've sneaked into clubs before. But I knew those places better," he said and glanced over at Aiden. He gave the older man an short nod. He was going to keep Nerine's suggestion in mind. "That could be fun too," he then replied at her second suggestion.

Lex's suggestion of altering his age was intriguing. John had never used his magic outside of the training environment of a small cave and later on the apartment he shared with his brother. However, the second part about the other club Lex spoke of were most likely not a place he would go to. Violence wasn't his cup of tea, although it might be Lexs'. "Didn't knew there was a way to alter your age," he replied with a curios expression. "Thanks but no thanks. Doesn't sound like I would enjoy that club," he then said in reply to Lex's second suggestion.

Smiling, he elbowed Lexington. "Stop being so hard on yourself. I only interact with those who I deem beautiful. Nerine, John, and you are all dashing characters in my book. If anyone dares to question that, I'll pulverize them. And, if you're looking to get into clubs, you could just ask me. I'm like a celeb in most of them. If you come in with me, they won't ask question... mainly because they fear my temper. Ha!"

As John mentioned how he wasn't sure he'd enjoy such a rough club, Aiden couldn't contain himself. "Pffffft, I'd protect you, Johnny Boy! Hell, I might even posse as your date," winking, he leaned across the table to ruffle his hair before he sat down on his behind beside Lexington. Pulling his plate over, he shot Nerine a glare. Hands shooting across the table, the male latched himself onto her shoulders. His knees were tucked onto the table as he towered over the woman. The commotion of dishes being shoved aside caused everyone else in the room to stare at the scene.

Shaking Nerine almost violently, but more playfully, he whimpered. "You ate the last sugar bun!" Lunging forward, Aiden tackled the woman onto the floor. Bracing her fall so she wouldn't bitch about being sore, Aiden looked down at the woman. Her face was priceless and he rather enjoyed the situation. Straddling her hips. A grin swept onto his face.

Bending into her personal bubble, his tongue graced her cheek, picking up a few dots of sugar that had been clinging to her skin. Aiden toyed with the idea of kissing the woman, he figured it might not end well for him, mainly because, if she were to kick, he would flail into the table that was pinned against his back.

A grin was on his face the entire time his friend spoke. Ryota was Jaden's closest friend and, secretly, his lover. They had spent a few (drunken) nights getting rough in the sheets. Although neither really admitted their little, sometimes sexual, bromance. If people didn't know better, they never would have guessed all the terrible things the two had done.

As Mary flew off to fix something up for the rabbit, Jaden rested his head on the male's shoulder. His right arm was wrapped around his stomach as those green eyes of his seemed to scope out their surroundings. A sigh pursed his lips before he shifted his eyes back toward Ryota.

"Like you, I was in Europe. I spent most of my time studying in England, but I did make it to a few other places. It was quite impressive. I know it's not your thing so I won't bore you with how the world has changed, yet again."

Releasing his grip, he turned around and stood before Ryota. Placing his hands on the male's shoulders, he looked his friend dead in the eyes. A look of concern worried his lower lip.

"Ryota. I... I'm in love and I'm scared. How can I be the man Mary wants me to be? I feel like... I would just hurt her. But... I've wanted her... I've wanted her for so long. We've shared in the hugs, kisses, and even sex, but I can't help but feel that she desires a better... man."

As he spoke, the life in Jaden's eyes seemed to dwindle. He looked as pale as a ghost, not that he was ever really one to have a pinkish-peach hue to him. But, compared to his typical color, Jaden looked awful.

"Ryota-kun, what do I do? How do I confess that I can't live without her and that I'm sick of having to live my life... without her by my side."

(>.> mene has new hair styles.......)

Ryota frowned as he petted Jaden's head, he could tell that something was on his firends mind but he also knew that he should pry for such things and let him tell him in his own time, like when they drank together and he was able to lossen up enough to talk about what was ailing him. "Yes, borring thing history.....I don't understand what is so impersevive about it when you were here when most of these things happened......that is why i like art better. It deals with the here and now even what they believe may come but the most beautiful thing i have seen so far is what they imagine." he said to his friend, blinking at the new position that they were in, he moved his hands to where he was holding the spot where his arms begin, a serious look on his face once more.
He met the green ones with his ultraviolet eyes, the only part of him besides his hair color that let people know he was the rabbit demon. He smiled softly before he pulled his dear friend to him, he was slightly hurt by this new knowledge that he was told but it was what Jaden had been waitting for, or so the magician liked to think. "Jaden, you are my dearest friend and the only one that knows me so well. We may have arguements about the point about history. I am not like blood sucking things and may have made an exception to Mary but one thing that i do know for a fact. It is that no one has ever made you like this before, and i have never seen her light up or blush such a deep crimson for anyone or anything." he whispered so that only Jaden could hear, not wantting others to get more material on his friend then what had all ready been given at the house of worship.
"Jaden, this is how you confess, you take her on a moonlight stroll through the garden, there is a section in there of some plants that she will like to collect......but a head of time get a love poem that exspress how you feel together. Once your in the perfect spot, hold her close." he said to him, demonstrating what he was talking about when he said hold her close. "Look deeply into her eye and say......For you my sweet angel I would die
I'd pick all the stars from the sky
And give them all just for you
To let you know how much I love you

My angel I'll love you thru all eternity
I would do anything for you sweetie
I wrote this poem from my heart
To let you know your my sweetheart

Please stay with me forever
Take my hand and lets be together
Lets fly up to the heavens above
And show everyone we are in love.......then if your purposing, pull the ring out but if not just....." he mumbled as he smiled softly, pulling the fallen angel into a passionate kiss before grinning widely as he pulled away, laughing. "Kiss her until she is blushing so bad that she is burnning from it." the dark skinned male said as he laughed some more, letting Jaden go, he wouldn't tell him that he had been thinking stupid things if him and Mary hadn't worked out to well. As he knew that the reality was, he was a rabbit and had sex like crazy, he couldn't even remember if he had kids or not but that was besides the point, he just could never seem to hold a love.
"Just tell her what is in your heart when you are both alone, be honest with her. The truth will not hurt." he was about to say that the truth wouldn't kill him but then again he knew that it might since Jaden was a fallen Angel and that God may see to punish him further.

"Then Lex it is! And, you're not ugly or anything. You can't help but have those markings or scars. If anything, they make you unique." She said with a light grin. Listening to him say something about him having an alchemist book he could use, her interest was peaked. "Could I see it some time?" She finished her food before seeing aiden glare at her. Probably seeing that his bun was missing. She gave him a look of innocence before seeing him reach for her.

Nerines eyes widened in surprise at the position she was now in. She hadn't really expected Aiden to make a scene. Noticing how everyone was now staring at them, she almost turned red. Instead, she smirked and stared up at him despite the shaking. "Ah.. maybe that's why it was so delicious." She stated with a slight purr in her tone before she licked her lips and cleaned them from the sugar, and chocolate. Just to tease him some more. The next thing she knew he lunged for her had her on the floor. Another look of disbelief graced her face as she gained an uncertain look.

So maybe taking the sugar bun was a bad idea. "Aiden, dear...I know how you like me on the floor and all, but please get up. I didn't wear shorts under this dress. And, it might have ridden.." she muttered as she realized the situation before seeing if she could fix the mistake. Then he too close and licked her cheek which caused her to gain a light blush and freeze. Now she'd done it.

Smirking, he rest his hand on her hip. A kiss was placed on her cheek before he rose and helped Nerine to her feet. Brushing off the dirt, Aiden even helped adjust her hair so it wasn't a wild mess. Standing so close to her, Aiden just wanted to lean in and seal the deal with a kiss, but, from the tone in her voice, he could tell that she wasn't pleased with his foolish maneuvers.

Head turning away, he walked silently out of the room before taking off in a dead sprint down the hallway. He had no idea where he was running, but he needed to get away from them. From her. Nerine. If he stayed around her any longer, he might have tried to pull some move on her, which might have ruined everything he had been working so hard to build. When he first came to Occultia, he wore dark, baggy clothes. Had the whole 'punk' look going on. It stayed that way for a year and then, when Nerine showed up, he decided to don himself in elegant clothes. He was just about always in a vest or a tie. His closet only contained dress pants and dress shirts. Aiden even took up smoking, as he knew a lot of girls thought smoking made a man look sexy.

Aiden had been trying for five years to win her over. She was the only woman he wanted. And, as odd as it will sound, he wasn't interested in sex. Well, he was, but that's not what he was after. He felt a deep connection with the woman and he did just about everything he could to impress her. He came more social. He tried to be nicer. He even took people under his wing in an attempt to show her that he could be fatherly (or brotherly).

"Shit," was all that came from his lips when he reached his location.

[[Aiden has run here.]]

Had he not just confessed his love for Mary, Jaden might have said the hell with that and asked Ryota to marry him. The poem was perfect. The kiss was flawless. Everything was just like what one would find in a fairy tale. A light smile swept onto his face. Placing a light kiss on Ryota's cheek, he thanked the male.

"Do you think I will be able to pull that off, Ryota-kun? I've never been that artsy. What if I mess up? She'll just laugh..." Frowning, the green-eyed male just looked at his feet. Oh how he wished he could be like Ryota. He was so passionate, so well-spoken, so... perfect. The male was great at all he did. There wasn't a thing that he couldn't do... besides history.

My Lord. I need your help. I pray that you give me the strength to ask for Mary's hand tonight. I hope you are not upset. I've waited a great many years for this day to come. As you know, I've found the ring that would best fit her hand. I what to keep her smiling. Keep her happy. She's been through so much. I can't afford to know that I couldn't push her to a new state of happiness. To bliss. Please, please do not look down on me. If I recall, you were the one that said 'Love has no boundaries.' I pray this be true.

She looked at him curiously now. Wondering what his next move would be. To her surprise he did get off of her. Letting him help her off, she smiled a little at him, the blush having died down by then. "Thank you." What she hadn't expected, was him to turn and walk away. What is that about?

It was both confusing and irritating. He did these sort of things in public to her, and it always left everyone to think they were a couple. But then they saw him with a girl that wasn't her, and the questions began. Only the upperclassmen knew that it wasn't anything serious. It was just how Aiden was. She didn't mind it so much since it was somewhat enjoyable. But this time seemed different. She just stared after him as he left without a word. He didn't even say any witty comment or anything. Her eyes concerned, she whipped her head back at everyone staring at her, sending then a chilling look to make them stop staring. Which they did. She had a nasty temper when riled up. Though it took a lot to set her off.

Her relationship with Aiden was odd, to say the least. She was his best friend, even with his reputation. Everyone told her to be careful around him, least she fall for his charm. She knew all too well how that worked by seeing the girls he'd played with. They'd dwindled down a bit though, to her surprise. Even so, she couldn't help but like him. He was always kind to her, among other things. He was getting tamer by the year. It was a good thing but bad.

Bad for her. She was, after all, a woman. There was only so much she could resist before she caved in. Five years was a long time. Nerine was surprised with herself for not caving in sooner. There'd been plenty of chances. Right now, she had almost wanted to go after him. But they still had two people to entertain. Grabbing her empty plate from the table, she smiled at Lexington and John. "Sorry about that.."