New Players In The Pattern

[Nox]

Cruz tapped Nox on the leg when they finally arrived at his home. Nox wasn't alseep, no he couldn't close his eyes, just numb. It had started out a great night. A little flirting with Sage, a kiss before he left, and then he saw Jay. Got to dance with a pretty woman, and then everything fell to hell and back. The Ascendancy cut his dance short. The ijiraq showed up and tried to kill the Ascendancy again. And then more came and then Nox truly knew what hell felt like. He thought being boiled alive was hell feeling the power ripping through his body had been worse. And then the shield. He'd only been trying to help and he was protecting the innocent - doing his fucking job.

Nox growled as he walked into the house and set the alarm behind him. Sage should get the trigger that the house was locked up tight. The only one of the house should be Dorian now. Wherever the fuck he was. They had to find him, but Nox was too tired to do it now. But he couldn't sleep. Cruz had waved to him as he went up stairs mumbling something about calling Rachel. He had a girlfriend - good for him. Nox thought to himself as he brewed a pot of coffee.

Tugging the coat from his arms Nox set the tux down on the counter and loosen the tie. He had to get out of the monkey suit, but first he needed coffee. It was going to be a long night.

Coffee cup in hand and his coat flung over his shoulder by the crook of his finger Nox headed into the basement. The lights were dimmed but not off which meant Sage hadn't gone to bed yet. The smell of burnt cloth made the basement reek and Nox wondered what the hacker had burned down in the basement. No one let him cook, unless it was programmable cause he burnt water on a regular basis. Mostly because he never paid any mind to the real world.

Nox found the offending smell coming from the burnt couch as he stepped on to the basement floor. Nox wasn't sure he wanted to know what had happened here.

As he walked he unbutton the tux shirt and untucked the ends from his pants. He had to get into decent clothes and it wasn't like Sage hadn't been staring at his naked body a few days ago... Nothing his friend hadn't seen before and Sage had wanted more... though tonight was pushing Nox's limits already.

"Awww come on little brother. You know you'd have a good time." Nox growled. "Stay out of my head tonight!" Nox sat down on the his bed and pulled off the shoes. The door to Sage's room was open, he had to know he was home. Maybe he was asleep and they could do a rain check. He'd suggested he could take off the tux. Which sounded great in theory at the time... now not so much. Nox just wanted to drink the coffee and do some yoga... he needed to stay out of his head.