Badda Bing Badda Bang

[Alekay]

They had been accepted into a small village, their numbers not incredibly high to accommodate. After all, it was only a handful of them that were here. The others had broken off, trying to recruit but this time to a different end. Lexa was dead; that was all they had wanted. But the new Commander that took her place was not exactly well received for she seemed to be distributing something to the masses. Alekay was determined to figure out what that something was. But not tonight. Tonight, they would rest. Something he was looking forward to, not because he was tired but because he wanted to spend time with Lilly. She had joined them, mostly out of convenience though he found himself enjoying her company quite a bit. He was fond of her; developing feelings for her -- that he would not admit to the Skaikru woman. It would make him lose any hope of having the upper hand, and thus, defeat him in their constant bickering and teases that always made him smile even when it annoyed her.

While the village had accommodated them, they had to share rooms and Alekay, wanted to share one with Lilly. Mostly, because he wanted to make sure she remained safe. There was always the risk of her being discovered as Skaikru and if he was with her, at least he could fight off any threat or work to keep her protected. When he entered the room, he closed the door behind him and smiled, not having told her that they would be sharing the room for the night. "I made a deal with the head of the village," he began to say. "We have a night's rest here, in exchange for your labor tomorrow." He was joking of course, but he quite enjoyed the way he could provoke her, his lips curved into a smile as he spoke the words rather non chalantly.

Tag: Lilly Cartwig

[Lilly Cartwig]

Lilly was in the room by herself, and she pulled off her coat and over shirt. It wasn't hot in the room, but she didn't want to keep wearing it, until she had cleaned it some. Thankfully she still had, and often wore, her tank top. She had taken to wearing only it when she came to Earth, but once things went from 'this might be fun' to 'the grounders are killing us' she had stopped wearing only it, not wanting to feel so exposed. Alekay walked in and had on his normal look of self-pleasure. He was so pleased with himself, and it caused Lilly to pause. With the more time she spent with him, the better she was learning to read his smirks. It was hard, but she was spending a lot of time watching him--and just just to study his mood. She was starting to really enjoy his humor. She was starting to learn to reflect it back, rather then let it get under her skin too. It was fun. She wasn't used to having fun while everything was so serious. She liked how he made her feel, and knew that if he ever found out then it would be game over. He would have the power and he'd enjoy using it to win more of their little spats. "I made a deal with the head of the village," Lilly smiled, knowing that it meant she could sleep on something besides the ground! "We have a night's rest here,--" she looked at the bed with a bit of excitment. "--in exchange for your labor tomorrow." What?! Turning quickly to stare at him, her face went was happy, to shocked. Slowly her eyes narrowed. "And here I thought you said I couldn't go anything." She snapped back, a bit of dry humor in her tone. "You better be joking to annoy me. Or you are going to look really stupid tomorrow when I refuse." Because they had to keep going, and she wasn't staying behind to 'work off his deal'.

[Alekay]

There was something so endearing about that look she gave him. Something about it made his heart beat heavier in his chest. He continued to smile as she expressed her disapproval with the suggestion, reminding him of the words he had said to her. "Oh I meant it, and I told the others as much," he told her, continuing the joke, even though she had said he better be kidding. He was having too much fun to admit that he actually was. "I told them you were utterly useless at heavy lifting," he said teasingly. He knew Lilly was strong in ways that made him attracted to her. But, he couldn't exactly admit that now could he. "I did say that you were a skilled story teller though. So they'll be expecting that from you tomorrow." he paused, casually taking off his sword and over layer, leaving the under layer of clothing still on.

"Oh by the way, the villagers don't speak English, so I hope you've been picking up on our language." Because, they both knew the pressures of that, considering what would happen if Lilly was discovered as a Skai person. Alekay looked at her, moving to stand before her once more. "Don't worry, I'll give you a tip. Always start a story with this phrase." He led her to the bed and sat her on the edge of it as he joined her, sitting next to her. "Repeat after me: Smuch op ai." Kiss me.

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[Lilly Cartwig]

Story teller?! Lilly shifted her feet and kept up with her dry humor, even though she knew that he was just teasing her now. "I am going to tell them a story alright. It is going to start with you in the mud." Naked. Thought she left that word out because saying it out loud seemed to be beyond what she could do at the moment. She had often thought about him naked, or kissing him, but he was a grounder, and she knew that nothing could come form this. He was a warrior, and surely had girls he could have at home. The fact that she was starting to enjoy their time together only meant saying goodbye would be harder. He took her hand and lead her over to the bed, and Lilly felt her belly tighten, and breathing slow. A bed! They were sitting on a bed! Trying to hide her excitement at being this close to him and on a bed, and tried to keep her face blank--though she often failed at that. She knew her eyes were a little wider, and she had to fight to not keep looking down at his mouth--which was hard since he was talking in his language, and while that had been scary at first it was hot now. He was giving her practice, and Lilly narrowed her eyes at him. "If you are teaching me to call myself a name, I will hit you." She warned, knowing that he was telling her to say 'something me', since she knew the last part. She was about to say something about herself. She took a slow breath and then tried her best to get the words out without letting her 'Sky' accent butcher it. "Smuch op ai."

[Alekay]

Alekay smiled, a gleam of amusement evident in his gaze as she told him about the 'story' she would tell. Perhaps part of the fun he had in provoking her, was the way she handled it. The way she countered him. She always took it so well though instead of him feeling guilty for the merciless teasing, he felt encouraged. Some may consider that the mind of a child . . . but Alekay could not help it. "Don't be such a tease," he said with playful accusation as she threatened to hit him, acting as if he wouldn't mind. Which, he wouldn't he supposed. He liked getting a rise out of her. When she said the words though, he smiled. Briefly distracted by the his people's language sounded falling from her tongue. It was, more beautiful than he had ever heard it before. But he concealed such sentiment. Part of him had thought to make her actually say it tomorrow in front of a crowd -- not that he would let a stranger kiss her.

But now, he couldn't resist the temptation to fulfill the request that she didn't even know she was making. "Well, if you insist . . . " He began to say and leaned forward until his lips touched hers. In what was meant to be a brief kiss, one that he was going to pull away from . . . the contact left him, overwhelmed. The sentiment, the impact of it stronger than he could have ever anticipated. So instead of immediately drawing back, he let it linger, mouth gently moving against hers until he regained enough sense to know that if he didn't pull back now . . . he would lack the strength to for several more moments. So slowly, he eased out of it, opened his eyes to gaze at her and try to see what expression he saw there. "You're going to hit me now, aren't you?" He asked somewhat rhetorically.

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[Lilly Cartwig]

Alekay called her a tease, and she felt herself smile. Though it faded slightly when he smiled at her words. It caused her eyes to once again drop to his lips and that was where she was looking when he spoke. "Well, if you insist . . . " Distracted by her thoughts, she didn't understand until he moved to kiss her. She forgot to breath right before his lips touched hers, and for a extended moment she only just sat there in surprise. She had thought about kissing, but being kiss by him in truth felt other worldly. Her toes curled in her boots as the sweet feelings of anticipation filled her. Yet before she could begin thinking again and kiss him back, the perfect kiss came to and end. It took a second before Lilly realized she should open her eyes and another before they could focus on his face. He kissed her! Alekay--ALEKAY--had kissed her. "You're going to hit me now, aren't you?" He teased, and she felt her lips tug into a almost smile. Now that she was thinking again, she didn't wanted more. She wanted to not only be kissed, but to kiss him. "I can do better then that," she told him before moving forward to kiss him this time. While his has been the perfect first kiss, her's was more sure of what she wanted. Him kissing her had made it easy for her to kiss him like this. If he wanted it, she felt bolder in that wanting.