c'mon and pretend with me {Aiden}

[Aiden Mumble]

Aiden felt weighted, but not heavy. She felt the warm comfort of the alcohol dulling her senses and swaying her judgment. She spun the contents of her glass slowly as she watched Cal speak. She was starting to pay less attention to her words and more to the way she moved her lips. One drink was whiskey. That was a good choice. Aiden was a large fan of whiskey, though her poison of choice was dark rum. Like a pirate. Aiden felt like she'd make a pretty decent pirate... wait what was she doing? Ok so she was maybe feeling all these drinks starting to catch up to her, but she insisted on keeping a straight face. She glanced at Cal's drink. Right. The red one. Her eyes flicked back to Cal as she vaguely explained. Energy drink and...blood. It was totally blood, right? Vampire's weren't unheard of around here, obviously Todd didn't shy away from serving it to her. Cal also mentioned nibbling. She was definitely a vampire, this wasn't just her being drunk and crazy...right?

Aiden stopped swirling her glass and raised it to her lips. While the glass obscured her face, she tried to force herself to decide what to do with this information. Nibbling sounded nice-no wait she was a vampire, focus. Ah, what did it matter? She'd been chugging blood all night, what were the chances she was going to try and murder her? Well, there was a little bit of a chance, but that's half the fun. Besides, Mordred would probably be listening at the door and she could say something if she thought she was legitimately going to die.

Aiden shot back the rest of her drink and set it back down on the counter a little too hard. "That was rum, cognac, and triple sec" She said. It tasted delightful, it felt delightful. Aiden was ready to move this party elsewhere. "Todd" Aiden said, her eyes lingering on Cal for a moment longer than she had to, then she turned her attention to the bartender fully. "What time is it?" She asked, playing at sweet. "Just past Two," Todd said, checking his phone. Aiden made a face, grimacing and turning back to Cal. Mocking concern she said "that's past my bed time," and began to slide out of her seat. She closed the gap between her and Cal in a step, but didn't touch her. She just let the static hang in the air, tightening her heart and strengthening the moment.

"What about you?"

[Cal Karnstein]

Cal nodded, keeping her eye on Aiden. She swore she could almost see the wheels turning, and she found herself turning to look at the bartender as well. Cal probably would've said something pithy regarding the time, but Aiden was already on top of it, looking back to Cal, and of course Cal met that gaze. She held still while Aiden slid out of her seat, letting her gaze do another sweep. That was so a dancer's body if Cal had ever seen one. Lean, lithe, flexible.

And to think Cal had just wanted to play pretend.

"I dunno," Cal slid off her seat, closing the last few inches. Her hands ran along Aiden's sides, trailing along those slight curves, just flickering over them with the lightest of touches. Cal lowered her head. "I think we should probably stay up a few more hours, don't you?" without waiting for a response, Cal lowered. What happened next was less a kiss and more a statement of intent. Lips seized, a tongue coaxing out almost immediately with quite a bit of dexterity. It lashed, moved, and there may have been a bit of biting... and by a bit, probably just a hair more than most people would've engaged with. The shared taste of their drinks would linger on their mouths when Cal finally pulled back, taking one last nibble at the bottom lip.

"Your place or mine?"

[Aiden Mumble]

Aiden licked her lips slightly as Cal's hands ran along her curves. Her eyes flicked down towards the rest of Cal and up again just in time for the kiss. Hungry, hot, and fast, Aiden matched her enthusiasm instantly. She wrapped her hand around Cal's back and pushed their bodies together. If people were staring again Aiden was finally past the point of caring. Her tunnel vision had focused on Cal and her troubled mind was grateful for the distraction. Oh, what a pleasant distraction it was. Even the biting excited her further, knowing the potential danger behind it. What a nice way for a night to turn out.

Ending the kiss was like breaching the surface of a hot spring. The water had been so warm and enticing and engulfed her entirely. Ending the kiss was like stepping out of a beautifully crafted fantasy and Aiden wasn't ready. Her eyes flashed with desire as Cal asked the question she'd been waiting to hear most of the night.

"Mine." Aiden said with a bold certainty. She reached her hand over to lace her fingers with Cal's and lead the way home.