midnightstar

Since graduating from the Academy, life has been..interesting for Alisa, to say the least. She's been kept very busy, since she was upholding her promise to her mother on showing her the proper way to run the company, and it wasn't easy to put in those changes. Though it would have been a lot harder if she didn't have the support of those around her. But because of that, she hadn't been able to get time to get to visit Rean as much as she liked.

Translation: As much as she liked = every day. She did get to visit - or vice versa - at least on the weekend, and she talked to him almost every night thanks to the range on the ARCUS. Just as finished up for the night, she made her way up to the penthouse, glancing around to make sure she was alone (And you never know with Sharon) in order to take out her ARCUS once more and see if she could get a hold of Rean before bed. She was planning on seeing if he was in the area - alternatively, she was sure she could get away for a visit, if he wasn't busy.

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... it was going to be very difficult to say the least The hardest part of calming down was that she didn't really want to calm down- and that was just as dangerous as Rean's wandering hand.

She nuzzles his neck with no real intent to pull away, whispering soft reassurances and words of love as she felt quite content with snuggling against him, slowly threading her fingers through his hair. Though if his hand did wander lower, that would be quite a wake up call.

Each words, each soft breath and that smooth path her hand traces through his hair. He could feel everything so keenly that Rean couldn't help but be absorbed in the moment of it all.

"Ali...sah." He murmured breathlessly unable to say anything more complex than that. Though she might have found another weakness of his on his neck because from the surprise of it, his hand does slip past the small of her back and all the way against her rear.

"Reann..." Alisa murmured, each iteration of his name softer and more loving than the last. She had always wanted to know what it would feel like to run her fingers through his hair, and now she couldn't bring herself to stop, nuzzling against his neck and pressing her lips against the newest weak spot until she felt his hand drifting into even more dangerous territory. Which, regrettably, snapped her out of her love-haze from the surprise, pulling away, "R-Rean!" She would normally have slapped him for that- except she knows damn well that it was her fault as much as his. And she kind of did start it.

And yet, part of her....didn't really mind at all. It was more surprise than outrage. Still it was close, who knows how far she would have let him go -- how far she would have gone -herself- for that matter.

The fact that she didn't slap him was a mercy indeed! Though her reaction does make him snap out of the spell they'd woven together with a start and his hand shooths right back in place at the small of her back.

"S-S-Sorry about that." He stammered looking just as mortified as he did back when they first ended up in a compromising position.

If he hadn't moved his hand faster she would have, regardless of fault, "N. no it'..it's ... my fault too." she reluctantly admitted, "I got ahead of myself and...." And.. oh GOD, her face goes white, then red again, "Rean, your neck.." Both hands shoot to her mouth when she realizes there was -evidence- of just how invested she'd gotten when they were making out like that. And it wasn't just one mark either, there was one on either side. "Oh Goddess.." There was no covering that up.

Rean wasn quite relieved indeed to hear her accept his apology though her sudden paleness followed by the return of the blush in full force left him even more confused than before.

"My neck? What's wrong with it?" It did feel like of hot and a little sensitive after everything. On both dies of his neck actually...

She reached back to pull his hand away from her back so she could get off of his lap (reluctantly, but .. yeah, if she - they - stayed like that much longer they would end up missing their dinner date later. Cough.). "You... should probably see for yourself." At least if he had done that to her, she could cover it up with her hair-- well, depending on -where-, but he had short hair, so he didn't have the same luck in the matter.

"Now you're making me worried." Rean frowned faintly before he sat up next to Alisa and brought his hand up to one side of his neck before looking at his palm. Nope there was no blood. How bad could it be. Not that if it had been bleeding he would have freaked out or anything.

"Okay I'll just step into the bathroom for a bit." With that Rean slowly walked over to the room in question since his legs had fallen asleep while cuddling with Alisa.

No, if there had been blood Alisa would have been freaking out and apologizing a LOT. Watching him get up and walk away, Alisa let out a sigh, scratching her head a little, but she got up too, stretching her own legs a bit before she slowly followed after Rean, poking her head into the bathroom awkwardly. "... see?"

When she walked in she would find Rean prodding and touching at the marks almost in a daze before Alisa entered and his face went almost tomato read as he half turned around to face Alisa.

"Ahaha...ye-yeah I see now. Uhhhm it's okay though I'm sure it'll clear up quick..." He did NOT sound sure at all. At the very least he was fairly certain Sharon would definitely get to see those marks.

Funny how she immediately looked toward those marks on Rean's neck, blushing a little at how red he was in turn. "Y-yeah, I'm sure..." she sounded about as confident in this as he was. In fact, she was worried that Sharon would see it too, and oh, the teasing that would follow. "Um..." Deep breath, "I don't...regret any of it though. You know... because I got to see a side of you..." she fidgeted a little, glancing away, "I really liked."

She doesn't -regret- it, but oh BOY is it dangerous to cuddle with him. She knew she'd longed to be close to him like that, but -wow-. And the scary part is she still wanted to get close to him. Even with the 'danger' involved.

Well considering he wouldn't be here for long the teasing from Sharon wouldn't be nearly as bad as it would be for Alisa. Still he was surprisessd to hear she still didn't regret it though. But that fact alos made him immensely happy. So with a Bashful smile on hi lips he nodded.

"Well I saw a wonderful side of you too so I can safely say I feel the same way~"

She blushed shyly herself, folding her arms, "R-Really?" Actually that made sense - she's said his name enough for him to say that. Although she personally thought his reactions were far more intense -- probably because she had rather aggressively given him affectionate attention quite a bit. "Um...a..although I think...we should probably not.. get so close like that again." Not -ever- again, but just...for the moment.

"Oh. Yeah I suppose that would be prudent." Then again he couldn't help but feel a tiny bit worried she didn't mean that in in just the short term. Because that felt really nice and he hadn't realy wanted to stop until that little accident wiht his hands.

"Yeah.." She coughed awkwardly. "Um... I'm... I should..." She made a vague gesture. She needed to put her clothes together for their date, she hadn't even begun to start with that. Honestly part of her wished Sharon WERE here to help her get ready, even though it was probably at LEAST another hour or two.

Being alone with Rean was ..much too tempting. At least with Sharon there, it'd be easier to keep her distance. A little easier.

Vague gesture but he had a feeling he was supposesd to answer like this.

"Uh yeah of course. I'll ummm go check on Rumu then." As a distraction because just remembering what they'd indulged in was maing his heart rate increase.

Alisa nodded sheepishly, "Right, good idea." She backed out of the room slowly, "Thanks Rean." she quickly turned and padded up the stairs to her room. Where she quietly closed the door and sprawled on her bed to cover her head with her pillow for a few seconds for a silent freak out.

Then sat up again and started going through her room for appropriate outfits. Ah, but she wanted to match Rean, so that eliminated a few dresses. SHe couldn't wear her work outfit, but she did have something like it.

RUMU meanwhile, was in its inactive mode, though the music continued to play even then. Although it'll go active if Rean approached.

While ALisa was having her own freakout in the room, Rean was doing the same just in his own mind so his steps up to Rumu weer a little more stiff before he crouched down next to the 'sleeping' little construct.

"Hey Rumu. Charging up alright?"

Rumu's eyes lit up as it returned from inactive state, "Hello Rean. Charge is at 100%. Do you require assistance?" the little bot rolled off its charge station. "Your previously registered vital statistic have increased to higher, erratic rate. Contacting medical assistance ..."

Yeah that's all Alisa needs, paramedics to come charging to the door on a false alarm.

"No no no no no! Trust me Rumu we're fine. We just ummm uhhh...got excited that's all." Was this a preview of what it would be like to explain to a child what his parents were doing if they were ever walked in on. Still he had to stop the little helpful one from calling the medics up to the penthouse.

Yee-yeah, probably. The little bot stopped, redirecting its attention to Rean curiously. "Excited? Rumu does not understand the term. Searching database, please stand by." The music continues to play while he's doing this for a few minutes.

"Excited: Adjective, A feeling of enthusiasm and eagerness. Rumu likes excited. Rumu is excited to meet Rean and Alisa."

Rean lets out a sigh of relief as he managed to avert a public fiasco. Only to suddenly flinch and widen his eyes. Hearing him express such curiosity and honestly at that too. IT was simply too..adorable!

"Haha well I'm happy to meet you too Rumu. Say could you maybe do a favor for me?"

Rumu gave a happy little chirp when Rean said he was happy to meet him, and then chirped again at the question. "Yes, Rean. Rumu is happy to fulfill any command requested of it. What is your request?"

Honestly this little guy was too precious for this world. Or maybe Rean was more prone to growing attached to artificial beings after growing so close to Valimar. Regardless he flashes a guilty smile for a moment. "I won't be able to be here nearly as often as I would like. So I want to ask you to make sure Alisa is happy every time you're awake while I am gone. Think you could do that for me?"

Chirpchirp, "Yes, Rumu will make Alisa happy while Rean is not here." a pause. "Where is Rean going? Will Rean be happy?" Rumu asked, almost sounding curious with the questions. Meanwhile upstairs, Alisa was going through her entire closet until she found the perfect dress to wear, gathering the entire outfit into her arms and poking her head out of her room.

Mmm, she needed to get to the bathroom to shower and change, but she didn't want Rean to see her outfit yet. So she calls out, "Don't look - I'm going to into the bathroom to shower ..!"