11-12-2014, 01:01 PM
Bas listened to the girl's story with curiosity. So there was some guy she was afraid of but had to talk to. For some reason, that bothered him. She mentioned she felt a sense of familiarity with him. Strangely, he felt one with her. Even weirder was that he felt protective toward her without the slightest sense of attraction.
The thought was so alien- especially since he knew she was attractive- that he felt a spike of anger. He almost wondered if whatever was in that weed had messed up something in his head. If so, God help whoever gave it to him. He would track that asshole down and make them fix. Nobody was taking that away from him. Not even.
She started clearing away dishes and he got up to help her carry them to the kitchen. She asked them about their first time. He snickered at the thought but knew that wasn't what she was referring to.
Pyotr talked about being a waiter and spilling something and Bas couldn't help but chuckle. Poor guy. He seemed to be doing better, but still, that kind of thing couldn't be easy to shake. After a lifetime of being a timid rabbit you didn't just turn into a lion. Bas would look out for him- as long as he behaved around Aurora, anyway.
"For me, it was at a business meeting."
He looked at her and Pyotr and winked. "You know, the kind they bring guns to."
He swiped at his his nose surreptitiously, sure they'd get it. "My buddy was leading the meeting and was betrayed by this asshat who'd pretended to be his friend. The whole thing blew up in our faces. This guy was gonna kill Roman and I ran to try to stop it. I couldn't get there in time though I was prayin' for all I was worth."
He shrugged. "That's when the guy flew through the air into a wall."
Without thinking he touched the arm where the tattoo of Mary was. "I always thought it was the Holy Mother who'd answered my prayers. Whenever I wanted to, I'd pray and then be able to do stuff."
He laughed at the memories. It wasn't until hanging out with Nox that he'd gotten to use his power for more than a bit of fun or a fight. Those creatures had been something else. He smiled. So had the night afterward. His face heated at the thought of Alex and he felt relief. Nope, not gone at all. That was good.
Which meant that he just liked this girl for who she was. Or at least felt a connection to her. Enough that he had her back. Like Pyotr.
"So this guy you're afraid to meet. You don't have to go alone. I'll go with you. Trust me, he ain't gonna do nothin' to you as long as I'm around."
He nodded to Pyotr. "I'm sure I can twist Pyotr's arm to come too."
He winked. "As long as his eye doesn't wander too much."
The thought was so alien- especially since he knew she was attractive- that he felt a spike of anger. He almost wondered if whatever was in that weed had messed up something in his head. If so, God help whoever gave it to him. He would track that asshole down and make them fix. Nobody was taking that away from him. Not even.
She started clearing away dishes and he got up to help her carry them to the kitchen. She asked them about their first time. He snickered at the thought but knew that wasn't what she was referring to.
Pyotr talked about being a waiter and spilling something and Bas couldn't help but chuckle. Poor guy. He seemed to be doing better, but still, that kind of thing couldn't be easy to shake. After a lifetime of being a timid rabbit you didn't just turn into a lion. Bas would look out for him- as long as he behaved around Aurora, anyway.
"For me, it was at a business meeting."
He looked at her and Pyotr and winked. "You know, the kind they bring guns to."
He swiped at his his nose surreptitiously, sure they'd get it. "My buddy was leading the meeting and was betrayed by this asshat who'd pretended to be his friend. The whole thing blew up in our faces. This guy was gonna kill Roman and I ran to try to stop it. I couldn't get there in time though I was prayin' for all I was worth."
He shrugged. "That's when the guy flew through the air into a wall."
Without thinking he touched the arm where the tattoo of Mary was. "I always thought it was the Holy Mother who'd answered my prayers. Whenever I wanted to, I'd pray and then be able to do stuff."
He laughed at the memories. It wasn't until hanging out with Nox that he'd gotten to use his power for more than a bit of fun or a fight. Those creatures had been something else. He smiled. So had the night afterward. His face heated at the thought of Alex and he felt relief. Nope, not gone at all. That was good.
Which meant that he just liked this girl for who she was. Or at least felt a connection to her. Enough that he had her back. Like Pyotr.
"So this guy you're afraid to meet. You don't have to go alone. I'll go with you. Trust me, he ain't gonna do nothin' to you as long as I'm around."
He nodded to Pyotr. "I'm sure I can twist Pyotr's arm to come too."
He winked. "As long as his eye doesn't wander too much."