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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 26, 2011 5:25:34 GMT -5
Kain roused slowly. There was something- someone- laying next to him. While at first he didn't care, in fact he rather liked the curvy body cuddled up next to his, he soon remembered the events of the day before. With a curse he shot up in bed, looking down at the red haired woman he had obviously spent the night with.
She reminded him a lot of Faizah, atleast in appearance. This woman's hair was almost the same deep red, and if he remembered correctly her eyes were a similiar shade of green. But the facial features were all wrong for it to be Faizah.
But Faizah had not mentioned to him that they were getting a new weyrling...
Kain wondered how the girl, woman, ended up in his bed. Had she volunteered herself to him? He could barely remember someone asking him where his weyr was, and he pulling them towards it. Was this the same person?
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Post by Stormy on Dec 26, 2011 15:26:58 GMT -5
Reya was, for the moment, sleeping peacefully. When Kain shot up, though, the movement roused her. With a small murmur, her eyes fluttered open. She started to sit up, mind still fuzzy with sleep, but winced. Then her green eyes widened as memories from last night came rushing back.
Sure, she was...sore; she was more sore than anything, but the night before was rather...fun. But she felt rather...awkward...when she looked at the man she had spent the night with. Her eyes travelled up along his stomach and chest, then she met his eyes.
A blush rushed into her cheeks as she gave him a nervous smile. "Well good morning, amore mio."
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 26, 2011 15:40:27 GMT -5
Kain looked down at her, still surprised that she looked so much like Faizah. If he didn't know better, he would think this young woman was her sister instead of any of the other Pandora's. But he did know better.
Kain smirked awkwardly down at her. "Amore mio?" He asked lightly. He wondered what her name was, and was immensely curious what that phrase meant. Instead he decided not to worry about the foreign words she said.
"What's your name, beautiful? And why did you offer yourself to me?" He asked, using a sweet voice with her.
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Post by Stormy on Dec 26, 2011 15:50:29 GMT -5
The blush became more prominent, and she said, "Reya. I'm one of the wher candidates. And why did I...? Well, I could see you needed help, and it didn't seem there was anyone else around to help you..."
Then she remembered he had asked about her Italian. "Oh, and amore mio. It's Italian for 'my love'," she stated with a small smile. She was sure her Italian accent was hard to miss, but she was so accustomed to it that maybe she didn't have such a prominent accent as she thought she did...
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 26, 2011 16:14:42 GMT -5
Kain nodded, smiling. "Thank you for the help, Reya." He was tempted to lean down and kiss her. But he didn't want to frighten the girl. And if the soreness he was feeling was any indication, Reya must be quite sore herself.
Kain listened as she explained what she had said. Italian for my love...? He smirked again. "Is it now?" His smirk had turned devious and he finally let himself relax fully.
Kain leaned down and pressed a light yet wanting kiss to her lips. If he was going to wake to a young and attractive woman in his bed, who called him her love, he might as well take advantage of it.
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Post by Stormy on Dec 26, 2011 19:57:54 GMT -5
Reya was about to respond to Kain's kiss when Till popped in from between with a shriek. He lunged at Kain, but the redhead reacted with speed equal to the brown's attack. She twisted away from Kain and caught the firelizard, glaring at him reprimandingly. "Till! I went willingly with him, and he didn't hurt me. So chill out, you geloso poco bastardo."
She threw the brown into the air away from them, then looked to Kain. "Sorry about that. He gets jealous if I don't pay enough attention to him. Now, I think I know your name, but I'm not entirely sure I have it right."
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 26, 2011 20:07:26 GMT -5
Kain blinked at the brown flit, while at the same time he heard a trill of curiosity from another part of his own weyr. He looked over and noticed his blue Hobbs. Hobbs seemed to be watching the brown, who was obvious angry at Kain. Seeing his blue watching the brown, almost with hesitant appreciation, made Kain laugh.
"I think your troublesome brown and my blue are going to be the best of friends..." He said to Reya.
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Post by Stormy on Dec 26, 2011 20:38:29 GMT -5
Till shrieked another defiant challenge at Kain, then dropped next to Hobbs, just as curious about the blue as Hobbs was about him.
Reya shook her head. "God help the Weyr should that happen, then. I've heard your blue is as much of a troublemaker as Till is a little scrapper."
Then she smiled deviously, tracing the tattoo on his shoulder. "So, bell'uomo, what is your name? Or are you going to keep a girl waiting?"
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 26, 2011 21:11:26 GMT -5
Kain laughed as her brown landed next to Hobbs. Hobbs was a devious and malicious flitter, and if there was a second flit just like that... Faizah would kill him. She complained quite a lot about Hobbs' antics alone.
It felt good, Reya tracing his tattoo. It had been a long time since he had been this close to a woman, atleast since he left Pern with Gorth still a hatchling. The last person to trace that tattoo was Aurora, and she had been gone for years now. He laid back done and pulled Reya down to lay on top of him.
"My name is Kain. Kain Tatsuya. I ride bronze Gorth, who has problems with his lungs, and I am the Weyrleader of Rocky. My best friend is Faizah Pandora, rider of white Surth whose defect was a bad leg and weak wings, and she is the Weyrwoman of Rocky. What more do you want to know?" He asked with a laugh.
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Post by Stormy on Dec 29, 2011 8:05:46 GMT -5
Reya laughed as well. "I asked your name, amore mio, not your life story," she said teasingly. She leaned down and nuzzled along his jawline, still feeling a little amorous.
She ceased her tracing of his tattoo, then stretched, feeling something pop. Most likely her shoulder, it always snapped, crackled, and popped first thing in the morning. Or more accurately, when she first woke up. It looked like it was getting dark, or maybe it was getting light...she wasn't used to the light filtering into the man's weyr.
As she pulled her arms back in, she noticed some dark marks standing out against her skin. Curious, she inspected them further and discovered them to be fresh, deep bruises. Apparently their time together was more rough than she thought.
"So, what do you think of a chance at kids? Because I don't remember any sort of protection, and I'm not about to abort," she mused.
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 29, 2011 8:17:26 GMT -5
Kain laughed as she laughed. "That is hardly my life story." He said, rubbing her back lightly.
Kain watched her stretch, wondering what had popped because he had heard it just as surely as she had. He then watched her inspect what could only be bruises on her skin. He wondered how rough they had been last night... He surely hadn't meant to put bruises on her...
Kain sighed in lazy contentment. He was feeling so very relaxed. He didn't believe anything could ruin that feeling.
Except what Reya said next...
Kain's face went blood red. Well, wasn't that awkward! "Kids...? Never thought about kids..." Was he stumbling over his own words?
Yes. Yes, he was. Because there was nothing in the world to make him more awkward than talking kids.
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Post by Stormy on Dec 29, 2011 8:52:49 GMT -5
Reya noticed him both blush and stumbled over his own words, and laughed a wicked little cackle.
"Is that a resounding no?" she asked, struggling to pull in the laughter. Failing miserably, but at least she was trying. "All right, all right," she giggled. "I won't bring that up again, amore mio. Bambini are out of the question with a reaction like that."
She settled back down, cuddling up against Kain, content aside from the slight disappointment. She rather liked him, despite being near complete strangers with him. "Mi dispiace, amore mio."
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 29, 2011 8:58:38 GMT -5
Kain laughed with her, although his was a little more forced. "Not a no. Just haven't thought about kids." He stopped for a moment.
Did he wants kids? He supposed one day he might. He did enjoy having his young nieces and nephews running about before he went to Pern. Even then, on Pern, he had enjoyed time with the Weyrbrats. Kain had to admit, he liked kids. Just the thoughts of himself fathering kids... That was the awkward thought.
Kain frowned as he heard her say children were out of the question. He was sure that she wanted kids- what woman didn't?- but she seemed to put the entire subject off to the side. Like it held no appeal to her any longer.
She cuddled with him again. Kain moved his arm so that she could cuddle closer to him. She even seemed disappointed...
She spoke again in Italian. Kain was beginning to think he should take the time to learn the language. Surely Faizah knew where he could get something to help him do that... She was always learning new languages. "What did you say, dearest?" He asked quietly.
He had a feeling she was upset, and he didn't want to upset her more.
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Post by Stormy on Dec 29, 2011 9:33:13 GMT -5
"It means 'I'm sorry'. I didn't mean to cause you such distress," she said, looking up at him with smoldering emerald eyes. She could tell he knew of her slight distress and mentally kicked herself, struggling to think of what to say to divert his attention from her disappointment. But her mind could come up with nothing that she deemed viable.
"So..." she trailed off, trying to think of something intelligent to say at this point.
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 29, 2011 12:22:58 GMT -5
Kain put two fingers under her chin and turned her head so that she was looking at him. He smirked down at her. "Don't worry so much. Everything will work out."
((Sorry. Kain-muse gave me nothing more...))
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Post by Stormy on Dec 29, 2011 12:50:42 GMT -5
Reya couldn't help but smirk back. "All right then, Kain. Children it is," she snickered teasingly. She reached up and played with his tattoo for a moment again, then let her hand run down to his stomach, feeling the muscle under the skin.
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 29, 2011 12:57:11 GMT -5
Kain's face went red again in his awkwardness with discussing children, but he didn't say anything. He had finally managed to get her to smile again, and he wasn't going to change that. She obviously wanted children, and while he didn't know if he would be the man to father them, he did hope she would one day become a mother.
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Post by Stormy on Dec 29, 2011 13:06:14 GMT -5
She snickered in her success. "Your blush gives away your thoughts. You're obviously uncomfortable about the idea of having kids, but I couldn't imagine why. You come across to me as the type who's really good with bambini piccoli," she said, propping herself up on an arm to look at him.
((Grah! Stupid muse not giving me something to work with!))
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 29, 2011 13:16:22 GMT -5
Kain shrugged, trying to make it seem like no big deal. "I do enjoy children. I just never thought about having kids of my own." He tried to explain himself.
It didn't seem to be working. Even to his own ears, Kain sounded like every explanation made less and less sense. He sighed, wondering what else he could say to try and explain his awkwardness with the idea of children.
Nothing came to mind...
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Post by Stormy on Dec 29, 2011 13:28:04 GMT -5
"Understandable," Reya said. "A lot of people don't think of having kids until it happens." She shrugged slightly, laying back down against Kain. Sure, there were plenty of things she could, and somewhat wanted, to do to him, but she wasn't sure if he was up to it now that the flightlust had passed. How did she know he wasn't just toying with her now?
She didn't.
But he didn't come off as that type of guy. Then again, most of them didn't. But in her whole Weyr experience, there were only two men she had discovered she eventually liked. N'ton, the Fort Weyrleader. And...Kain. Was it like she had a thing for Weyrleaders?
Maybe. But she doubted it.
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 29, 2011 13:38:46 GMT -5
Kain smiled, glad that he didn't have to explain anything else at that moment. But Reya did still seem somewhat distant. She had layed back down with him, cuddling up to him as if she hadn't moved. Kain began to rub her back again.
At the same time a devious thought came to him. While he still rubbed her back, Kain leaned up and pressed his lips against Reya's. Maybe this would make her a little more comfortable. Or atleast a little less on the hesitant side. He wanted her to relax.
Kain wasn't sure why he was so comfortable with Reya. He just was. He wanted her to be relaxed. He wanted her to be happy. He wanted her to smile. He just didn't know why...
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Post by Stormy on Dec 29, 2011 18:23:52 GMT -5
Reya was a little surprised when Kain pressed his lips to hers, but she responded to him in kind. She pressed herself closer to him, then smirked deviously and rolled away from him. She rolled right out of the bed, straightening up with a smug smirk. Due to the twinges she felt standing up, she assumed she had more bruises along her torso and legs.
"Don't think you're gonna get anything so easily, messere. You seem the man used to having women throw themselves at you. I'm not that kind of woman," she said, raising her head defiantly with a toss of her hair.
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 29, 2011 18:43:50 GMT -5
Kain was more than a little surprised when she rolled away from him. She had been responding to his kiss...
He watched her roll off the bed before practically jumping to her feet. She twinged a little, and Kain could clearly see why. There were more bruises adorning her torso and legs, even up onto her rib cage from what he could see.
"Shit..." Kain cursed, getting out of bed and going to stand in front of Reya. He ran his hands lightly over the bruises. "Do they hurt?" He asked, completely forgetting what they had been talking about before. He felt horrible that he had caused those...
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Post by Stormy on Dec 29, 2011 18:55:32 GMT -5
Apparently the bruising was worse than she thought. She followed Kain's hands, assessing each of the bruises his hands brushed over. Truly, she felt they looked worse than they felt, as she didn't really feel them other than when she moved or maybe twisted wrong.
"Not really. They sting when I move wrong, but that's about it. For now, anyway. Bruises usually tender up as they age," she said. She gave him a small, wry smirk, adding, "I learned that the hard way."
"In all truth, bruises no longer really bother me. It's open wounds that always are a cagna to deal with."
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Post by FaizahPandora on Dec 29, 2011 19:08:06 GMT -5
Kain arched a brow as she explained. "You're a tough cookie, aren't you?" He asked with an amused smirk.
Kain still worried about the bruises that were practically all over her body. Never before had he left a mark on a woman. He was ashamed with himself, and worried too. If he could do this in one night of flightlust... He didn't want to think about what else could go wrong.
"You should go to the Infirmiry just to make sure there is no real damage..." He said to Reya, his eyes still inspecting the bruises.
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