What, she already wanted away from him? Yes, her powers did things and blah blah blah. This was a kiss, and she wanted away from it for whatever reason. Though, he wasn't giving up on this, he loved this sensation that his lips were getting. Though, he kind of hated the next feeling that they got. Wincing as she bit his lip, he moved his head, holding his lip. There was obviously blood to go along with the throbbing that she had caused. "God- ow Eroshay." Auden rubbed his lip, trying to get back the sensation in his lips; there was none without her. Of course, he wouldn't say that he hated the biting, but it was more so that he was shocked by it. "I didn't know I was that repulsive to kiss."
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She gave him a hard look and tried to sit up, further pushing him off of her. She felt so much lighter without his body pressed to hers. Her lips were cool, and she was empty, but that wasn't important right now.
"You're great to kiss, just I wanted to stop, and you kept kissing me. That's a no-no, Auden." She eyed his bloody lip. Damn, had she gotten him that good? "It's easier when... I'm the one doing the kissing, I guess."
Shay made a face and twiddled with her hair, eyeing him coyishly. "I was kind of thinking about my folks, actually, and what they might think of this."
He sat in front of her, but no part of his body was touching hers. In a way, he felt unwanted by her. Yes, there was a feeling that what he had done was wrong, but there was nothing he could do about it now. "Sorry okay? I got carried away is all. But, you're saying you like to be in control?" He had never considered having someone else be the dominant one, but he would at least give it a try. "You can be for a bit then, we'll see if I push you away."
"About your parents, while you were kissing me?" It made his stomach turn a bit, until he realized what she actually meant. "Do you mean because, we aren't dating?" Now, being able to date Eroshay would open up so many windows for him. Gentle now Auden, don't mess this up for yourself. With a nod, he took one of her hands in both of his, before looking up at her. "D-Did you want to date me?"
"About your parents, while you were kissing me?" It made his stomach turn a bit, until he realized what she actually meant. "Do you mean because, we aren't dating?" Now, being able to date Eroshay would open up so many windows for him. Gentle now Auden, don't mess this up for yourself. With a nod, he took one of her hands in both of his, before looking up at her. "D-Did you want to date me?"
"I'm saying it's easier when I'm in control, yeah, but I think I like both." Shay crawled closer to him, moving his hand so she could check the damage of her bite. She snorted, only half-playful. "I didn't get you that bad."
"Now hold on," Shay laughed, tugging her hand from his and sitting back. She crossed her legs at the ankles. "Why would you wanna date me? We kind of barely know each other. I mean, you're fun to kiss, and I like -- you know -- but beyond that? I don't know anything about you. I can't show you off to my dads and be like, hey, here's my boyfriend I know nothing about!
"Is it just 'cause you like kissing me too? Something else? It's something else, isn't it? Matter of fact, you wanted to meet up and apologize and don't think I'm still not suspicious of that. It has to do with my last name, doesn't it? I mean, granted, you had the decency to wait awhile before you stopped acting like a complete douche, but here we are."
What was he supposed to say to all of that? He grumbled to himself as he tried to think of something to say to her. "Well..." He wasn't the best with long and sappy explanations, but he a going to give it a shot. "You see, yeah I like kissing you and you smell nice and you didn't get afraid of my other form. I appreciate that all. It's not just your last name that I like, I mean maybe at the start and all that but you're nice and that's rare for me. I think it's because well, you're the first person I've liked like this. I-I don't think that we need to date right now, because I wouldn't want to disappoint your parents or you, but, I don't know, I thought that was what you meant from that statement is all." He rubbed the back of his neck. "Maybe we could, ask each other questions or some shit. Would that even help?"
"I've lived on this island my entire life; I'm not gonna be afraid of a giant bird in my face." Despite how harsh her words may have come off, the look in Shay's eye was gentle, and she wore a slight, soft smile she didn't bother hiding from him.
"Yes, I think a little talking would help, honestly, but I don't mind dating you officially.... Just I'd rather know you a little by the end of this meeting." Shay laughed breathily and looked away, cheeks ablaze with rouge.
"Like, for instance, how old are you? What are your hobbies, besides beating people up. How did you get to Manta Carlos? Normal things like that."
"Hm, that's true." He knew that yes, he wasn't the most majestic thing on this island; nor was he the most unique. SO when she flashed him a bright look, he felt as if his true species was nothing to be ashamed of. "Well then you aren't like a lot of other people." Which was another reason why he liked her so much. "Talking yeah, I mean there is a lot that we could talk about..." Where were they supposed to start? Was there a manual on what to talk about in order to date someone? If not, Auden needed to make it.
"Um..." Yeah, they didn't even know how old each other were; that was pretty bad. Not that he could play it off, but the urge to say that he was 19 was very strong. "I'm 14. My hobbies... Um... I like to run." More so running away from people that want to kill him, but tit was all under the same roof here. "I don't have a lot of things that I do." The next question was a little less innocent. "Was just trying to escape my past. What about you?" The Raven Mocker waned a subject change as quick as possible.
"Um..." Yeah, they didn't even know how old each other were; that was pretty bad. Not that he could play it off, but the urge to say that he was 19 was very strong. "I'm 14. My hobbies... Um... I like to run." More so running away from people that want to kill him, but tit was all under the same roof here. "I don't have a lot of things that I do." The next question was a little less innocent. "Was just trying to escape my past. What about you?" The Raven Mocker waned a subject change as quick as possible.
Shay wasn't sure what to say to such a heavy compliment, so she opted to say nothing and tried to act normal even as she blushed furiously. Different? She wasn't -- she was just.... she was Shay.
"I'm thirteen," she grinned. She had figured they weren't far apart in age. "And I also like to run, but I'm getting more into the community because of my family. Clubs, charity work, community work, things like that." Her interest piqued when he mentioned running from his past. That was the type of stuff someone didn't want to talk about, and Shay wouldn't make him (for now). "I've always lived here. I was an orphan, met Klaus, and now here I am."
Shay pursed her lips, trying hard not to pry further into his past. "Do you... um... Okay, I'm sorry, but you can't drop a bombshell like that and not expect me to be nosy and ask!"
Good, they weren't too far in age at all it seemed. No that Auden had a problem with age gaps, but it was just easier when they were closer in age. It made things less complicated for the both of them. "That um.." Auden stared at her, his train of thought going away as his eyes pierced at her blush. What an adorable little face she had, it made him want to kiss it. No No, it was talking time now. "That's really nice that Klaus is your dad and all." He knew that they weren't blood related, but he wouldn't pry on that; even his own backstory was touchy for him. Though, it seemed that it didn't stop Shay from being pushy about it,
"My past isn't nice, Shay." No doubt, there were many people on this island who's stories were dark and gruesome. It was still a fresh wound for him, so talking about it was definitely going to sting. "I don''t like to talk about it really." No, he couldn't be a little pussy in front of his maybe almost girlfriend. With a breath, he spoke. "My parents were drug dealers and that's all i really know. My sister and I grew up on the streets, never with a proper education or a childhood." He was staring at Shay, but his eyes were somewhere else, as if they were looking through her.
"Once they... Died, i had no real choice but to continue on and get my revenge but..." Did he really have to keep sharing? Auden closed his eyes in dismay. "I got captured and tortured to send and message to my sister and anyone else that gave a damn about me. They wanted me dead for trying to upstage them but... I took all their souls instead." After that, his entire body turned away from her. "When I got out I-.... Saw a newspaper with my sister jumping off a 30 story building." With a long and painful sigh, he opened his wet eyes and made two fits in his hair; he wanted to pull it out. "You all good now? Are you happy and satisfied with asking me?"
"My past isn't nice, Shay." No doubt, there were many people on this island who's stories were dark and gruesome. It was still a fresh wound for him, so talking about it was definitely going to sting. "I don''t like to talk about it really." No, he couldn't be a little pussy in front of his maybe almost girlfriend. With a breath, he spoke. "My parents were drug dealers and that's all i really know. My sister and I grew up on the streets, never with a proper education or a childhood." He was staring at Shay, but his eyes were somewhere else, as if they were looking through her.
"Once they... Died, i had no real choice but to continue on and get my revenge but..." Did he really have to keep sharing? Auden closed his eyes in dismay. "I got captured and tortured to send and message to my sister and anyone else that gave a damn about me. They wanted me dead for trying to upstage them but... I took all their souls instead." After that, his entire body turned away from her. "When I got out I-.... Saw a newspaper with my sister jumping off a 30 story building." With a long and painful sigh, he opened his wet eyes and made two fits in his hair; he wanted to pull it out. "You all good now? Are you happy and satisfied with asking me?"
Shay watched -- just stared and listened and tried to imagine the story in her mind's eye. Auden told it like someone who just wanted to get it over with. Awkward, in that early stage of grief that Shay knew so very well. It was how she used to mention her parents had died, but she'd never been able to remember exactly how that was.
And he was mad at her by the end of it. She'd opened a wound, cleaned it out with salt and left it unattended to a chilling wind and other such elements. That was fair. His frustration was fair, but that didn't mean Shay wasn't going to make it better or that it didn't hurt.
"I didn't happen that long ago, huh? The way you told it, that's how I used to tell mine." She rolled to her side and reached out to brush the tips of her fingers along his spine. It was a way of settling a person in the moment, keeping them from those horrible memories when you could.
"All I remember was I was six, and there was a whole lot of blood all over me. In my hair. Hands. Fingernails. It was dark, and there were trees all around. I was trying so hard not to cry, and everything was just spinning. And someone -- not my mom or dad -- told me to go. I can't remember if I did it on my own, but I remember them being with me.
"Then it was just the orphanage and a month of silence. I never went back. Never knew where they'd died, if they died. Couldn't remember how. Never visited my old house. It was just one night, and everything changed. It was all gone. I was taking care of myself.
"The orphanages here are better than other places, I think, but it's still plenty of troubled children to manage. So I kept to myself, snuck out at night just tried to get by."
She was quiet, letting her fingers explore the muscles of his back, wishing she could translate some of her apathy to him. "It gets better."
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