[Nexus] Home V: Somewhere to take your family

[ApeofLight]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

Crissellea giggles at the wolf as she walks towards the door. " We really need to find a way to let you work out all your energy Thecla. Otherwise your going to drive people crazy with your running around. " She says and then giggles again as the young woman opens the door.

[wxdruid]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

Once Thecla steps over the threshold, she's as proper as can be. She walks quietly and wags her tail as she looks forward to a tasty lunch. Food always gets her attention.

[ApeofLight]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

Crissellea can't help but laugh at the sudden change of behavior in the wolf as they walk to the dinning room. When they arrive lunch is already set and ready to eat.

[wxdruid]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

Thecla is checking to see if she gets to eat on the floor or if she has to sit at the table again.

[ApeofLight]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

Thecla's special made chair is still there but her food is set on the ground for her. There is a server not far away to check if he needs to place the wolf's food somewhere else.

Crissellea sits down to a grilled cheese sandwich. Thecla has a meet and meet stew.

[wxdruid]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

Thecla happily wags her tail. Her favorite, meat, meat and juice. Ah, the joy! She wants to be dainty...but, that smell is driving her crazy. She wolfs it right down and licks the bowl clean!

[ApeofLight]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

Crissellea smiles watching Thecla eat as she munches on her own grilled cheese sandwich. At least the wolf had a good appetite.

[wxdruid]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

After she's finished, she licks her muzzle clean. She pads over to Crissellea and grins up at her. Thecla's tail is wagging so hard that her behind is wagging along with it.

[happyturtle]

Hartwater Inn (Located Inside, but moved here to avoid cluttering up the thread more)

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Hartwater Inn

Servants appear to take the young couple's luggage and get them settled into a comfortable suite, where bottle of wine is already chilling by the fireside. It's ever so convenient that in the hotel manager's office is a divination tool that predicts the number of rooms that will be occupied each night.

Tia had been with Milos so many times, but never like this. Never as a human. And that made everything different. Tonight was not about lust or hunger - or at least not a physical hunger. She ached for him, needing to try and heal him somehow, and knowing that she probably never could. But perhaps she could make him know that she loved him, and always would.

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San Aggelos S’Agapisa
(Like An Angel I Loved You)

I walk alone in my lonely sanctums,
The road is long and wherever you guide me, I will go
You crucified me, you made me bleed even when I was dying for you
My tears were flowing like blood, forgotten words.

I thought that angels live in our dreams,
But I believed in lies, they live among us
A desolate heart since you left me
Come back again, I’m waiting for you, my star and my happiness

To the garden of our love, I went to look for you,
But you got lost in the crowd, I could not cry
The crossroads of soul and our secret supper
Lost in your path, the cycle is now closed.

Like an angel I loved you, come back into my arms,
Tell me one more time that you love me, redeem my heart
Like an angel I loved you, come into my arms,
Come again and guide my wilderness to the light.

Like an angel I loved you
Like an angel I loved you

Hartwater Inn

When they get to the room, and the servants leave, Milos will pull her into a tight embrace, not wanting to let her go. "I'm sorry." he mumbles through a choked voice.

Hartwater Inn

"No, I am. I'm the one who is always hurting you." Tia says. If he allows it, she'll lead him to the thick rug in front of the fireplace, piled with cushions and obviously meant as a lovers nest. "Just let me hold you, please."

Hartwater Inn

Milos doesn't fight back int he slightest, and will lay on the cushions with her, just wanting to hold her close for a moment. This hurt him a lot, being with her, but he had to. It was worse when she wasn't there. Sure, he loved Atticus, but he just wasn't the same.

He kisses her neck even as he cries quietly. After a couple moments, he finally gives her a smile. "Even human, you're the most beautiful person I've seen."

She looks rather wretched at the moment, with her face all splotchy with tears, and her nose swollen. And there's still the two patches of short hair where her horns used to be. She usually has her hair styled to cover those spots, but her hair got a bit mussed with all the hugging. But Milos isn't exactly looking with objective eyes, is he?

Tia looks back into his eyes, gently stroking his face, and wiping his tears, before leaning in to kiss him tenderly.

[UncleWolf]

Hartwater Inn

Milos kisses her back just as tenderly before offering a smile and stroking her cheek gently. He doesn't care what she looks like, it's Tia, and that's all that matters.

Even so, she'll see that he meant it fully, and always will.

[happyturtle]

Hartwater Inn

And Gabriel feels the same way....

But for now, Gabriel is far from her thoughts. Tia is focused completely on Milos, wanting nothing more than to show him how much she loves him as she slowly and tenderly pulls the curtain.

[ApeofLight]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

Crissellea can't help but giggle as she eats. " Your so funny Thecla. " She comments before standing up. " Well, I'm going to go check on that new plant, see if it might make a good spice or possible a medicine or maybe just a pretty little addition to my garden. " She says and then heads outside to where the new and strange plan has been planted.

[KerfuffleMach2]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

The new plants hasn't moved at all. Of course not. It's a plant.

Wait a minute...the bulb seems to have shifted slightly...must have been the wind...

[ApeofLight]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

Crissellea smiles and goes over to it with a small pair of scissors. She hums softly as she takes one leave into her hand and tries to cut off just the very edge of the plant. The pale woman continues to hum picking up the small cut off part if she was able to cut it off.

[UncleWolf]

Hartwater Inn

And Gabriel feels the same way....

But for now, Gabriel is far from her thoughts. Tia is focused completely on Milos, wanting nothing more than to show him how much she loves him as she slowly and tenderly pulls the curtain.

Hartwater Inn

When it's lifted, Milos holds her gently, stroking her shoulder as he tries to think of what to do next, trying to keep the thought of her leaving out of his head.

The night had been...special to him. The reverse of their first night together, but no less wonderful to him.

[KerfuffleMach2]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

As she gets close to the plant with the scissors, she can hear a hissing noise from the plant.

If she goes to take a leaf anyways, the bulb will quickly move, and try to snap at her hand.

Like it's a mouth. Which, it is.

[happyturtle]

Hartwater Inn

"You're amazing..." she murmurs, kissing his fingertips as she lays spooned with him.

[ApeofLight]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

As she gets close to the plant with the scissors, she can hear a hissing noise from the plant.

If she goes to take a leaf anyways, the bulb will quickly move, and try to snap at her hand.

Like it's a mouth. Which, it is.

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

And as it hisses this gives the sickly woman pause. She must just be hearing things right? Well, let's carry on and Gah!

The thing tried to bite her! She luckily moved her hand away when it snapped at her. She blinks, confused. " Wha-... it... your not a normal plant are you? " She says and tentatively reaches out to pick up the scissors she dropped and put them away. " I'm sorry I tried to cut you, I... I didn't know... Are you a nice little plant? " She asks reaching out to try and stroke one of the leaves.

[UncleWolf]

Hartwater Inn

"You're amazing..." she murmurs, kissing his fingertips as she lays spooned with him.

He gives her a slight smile and kisses her neck as he keeps her close. "So are you, Tia." He stops for a moment, pondering his next words. "Thank you." He whispers, unable to bring himself to add in "My Love" like he needs to.

[happyturtle]

Hartwater Inn

She shakes her head vehemently. "No, please don't say that, like I was doing you a favour. This is what we both wanted. Needed."

[UncleWolf]

Hartwater Inn

He can't help but smile a bit. "That's why I thanked you. Because we needed it." He says, giving her another soft kiss.

[KerfuffleMach2]

[Crissellea's Mansion Home]

The bulb follows her hand, as if watching it with invisible eyes.

It doesn't try to take another bite, though.

[happyturtle]

Hartwater Inn

She twists in his arms so she can look up into his eyes. His demon eyes. He gave up his humanity for me.

"I wish I could have met you before..." she whispers.

[UncleWolf]

Hartwater Inn

Milos closes his eyes, unable to look into her's for too long or he'd start crying. "I know, Tia. I wish I could have too."

[happyturtle]

Hartwater Inn

Tia doesn't speak, just kisses his throat, and breathes his scent, content for now to be in his arms and worry about the future later.




In the morning, there's a soft knock on the door.

[UncleWolf]

Hartwater Inn

Milos wakes up to the knock, and gently peels himself away from Tia before wrapping a towel around himself and answering the door.

[happyturtle]

Hartwater Inn

A servant girl curtseys. "Sorry to be troubling thee, Sir," she says in a lilting voice. "I have brought breakfast for thee and thy lady."

She has a wheeled wooden trolley next to her with covered trays.

[UncleWolf]

Hartwater Inn

Milos smiles and steps aside. "Please, come in. Sorry for our...um...state of attire."

[happyturtle]

Hartwater Inn

The girl blushes a little under her freckles. "I'll not bide long, Sir," she says, and pushes in the cart. She quickly and expertly sets the table for breakfast, setting out a teapot that's obviously quite hot, several covered hot trays, and a covered cold tray. "It'll be staying warm for a short spell, if thou be not at the ready." She keeps her eyes averted from Milos and from the sleeping Tia as she works.

"Be there anything else thou desire, Sir?" she asks when she finishes.

[UncleWolf]

Hartwater Inn

"One moment." Milos says before rummaging through his clothes until he finds a small pouch. He takes out a couple gold coins, unable to carry silver, and passes it to the girl. "There are plenty of things, but for now. I think this will be all." He says with a slight smile.