Forget Tomorrow and Be with Me Tonight [ReD]

Adelene couldn't even believe that expression Lochlann made for Seth. And his question too. She didn't know if she wanted to laugh or if that split second scared her. "I'm technically still hiding from him, you know. To be honest... I have no idea why he hasn't followed me here. Maybe he doesn't know about the island, but that's almost impossible." Right. He could come anytime and everything will be ruined for her. Why hasn't it happened yet?

She shook that off easily, and settled with a laugh. Seth shouldn't matter here. She was with Lochlann, they were having a great time in a fancy restaurant, no danger or whatsoever. Well... there's the danger of landing into a really awkward situation, but that didn't seem likely at the very moment. "You're not my student, Loch. 'sides, your hits were mostly 'cause you always surprise me..."

Her face cooled down soon enough. She took the tiramisu hesitantly, giving Lochlann an unsure glance. What he said didn't leave her mind, and even managed to confuse her. She assumed Lochlann was talking about his drug and alcohol problems, though whatever it really was, she suddenly felt torn about him getting better. If he got better, then was he going to leave her?

"It'll be nice if you get to fix it. You can always make more plans after that."

She eyed the dessert again. "Tiramisu," she mumbled, before taking a bit into her mouth. She glanced at Lochlann as if she was wondering if he wanted a reaction. For that, she smiled and nodded approvingly. "It's delicious." She chuckled, and then took some more of the dessert. She loved how the... bread..? felt like it was melting in her mouth together with the cream and the other flavors. "I love the way you think. I think I'll still enjoy it after Veal Marsala, but this works too... Can we have more sweets later though?"
@"ReD"

"If he ever follows you here, I will probably kill him."

Adelene blinked. She believed in Lochlann and she believed that he cared about her, but hearing those words had a different impact on her. She liked how he sounded serious, but she was, at the same time, too afraid of Seth to think it was a good idea.

She let it go with a simple "Thanks, Loch."

She was a little worried she might finish her sweets sooner than she wanted, because it was really good and she couldn't pause eating. But then Lochlann asked about her thoughts of marriage, which kinda choked her a bit and she tried to cough out the bits of bread that was caught in her airway.

She's been very conflicted about that topic these past few weeks. To love or not to love, or who to love. And marriage was an even bigger question. Marriage meant starting a family and having kids, and she didn't want anyone to inherit her powers and possibly ending up having a ruined life like hers. She hasn't even decided what to answer to Leon's question.

"D-Dunno..." she uttered as her coughing subsided. She was clutching on her chest for a moment, but she relaxed her hand soon enough. "I... I want you to be in my future, that's for sure... And Leon too. Because you guys are my best friends. But that's all for now... What about you? Do you have... people you want to keep?"
@"ReD"

Adelene ate the last of her dessert while listening to Lochlann. Hearing him say that he wanted to keep her around honestly pleased her. She giggled, her shoulders rising for a moment before she eased more into her seat.

Their Veal Marsala was coming up, and she turned her head to the waitress the moment she noticed. Her eyes were following the food though. And she smiled at them as they were placed on the table.

"It does look good. I haven't tried that much Italian food yet, so I'm kinda curious."

Lochlann offered a toast, to which she responded immediately by raising her own glass and gently touched Lochlann's. A soft clang would then echo between them.

"Cheers to great friends. To us." And then Adelene brought her glass to her lips, taking a sip of the thick red liquid. She put the glass down a moment after, shooting Lochlann another smile. "Say, after dinner, are we gonna do anything else?"
@"ReD"

Italian was an interesting flavor. It kept Adelene guessing what was in their dinner, though the only thing she could really be sure of that was there was... the meat. Tasted like really good chicken. The wine was a perfect drink for the dish, giving contrast to the taste while the little alcohol content tingled her tastebuds constantly.

One glass was enough, though. She didn't want to drink too much again and end up lacking some memories of this wonderful night.

Her eyes followed Lochlann as he stood up and went to her. She stated at his hand, hesitantly taking it as she stood up as well. Her eyes were curiously searching explanation from Lochlann's own once more. "I'm not ready," she muttered. Her voice slightly trembled, yet she didn't even know why. "What are we gonna do?"
@"ReD"

Lochlann had to stop doing that. He had to stop touching her back, or Adelene was going to get used to it. And she didn't want that.

But she didn't wriggle away, nor did she do anything to make Lochlann let go. She let herself be led to the dance floor, even though she's never tried this before, and her heart was beating like a firing machine gun. Her face was red from the blood rush, from the nervousness and embarrassment. But she trusted Lochlann knew what he was doing.

"I'd love to dance with you," she answered, without even putting much thought to what she said. She wouldn't regret it though. Maybe tonight, it was okay not to deny her thoughts and just say them the way they really were; Lochlann was also being abnormally sweet anyway. "Winter dance sounds fun, I wish I were already here then. B-But... I've never really tried this before so... lead?"
@"ReD"