The Morning After -Damien Only- "Mature"

[Victoria Alexander]

Victoria's eyes fluttered. Her vision a bit blurry at first. Looking around she yawned not realizing she was in her own bed. She barely remembered getting into it, actually she didn't remember at all walking into her own apartment.

Yawning she stretched and then looked down, she was still in the clothing she wore last night. Damien's tank top and sweatpants. Looking beside her at the pillow on the opposite side had no indentations that someone had laid on it. Did he leave last night?

Hearing something in the living room area she got up, did one final stretch and made her way bare footed through the small hallway. She heard it again, as if someone was straining. She looked and saw no one. Looking towards the couch she noticed a blanket bunched towards the one side. Moving a few more steps in she stopped in her tracks and saw Damien doing some push ups on the floor.

Shirtless and covered in a layer of sweat he gleamed as the morning light came through the small window, hitting his back each time his body pushed up. His muscles flexed and relaxed with each thrust of his arms. Her mind quickly turned naughty as she stood there quietly with her arms crossed, a grin on her lips and her eyes not tearing away from him as took no notice.

Letting him get a few more in she cleared her throat.

"Good morning. Would you like some tea or something to eat?"

Her eyes still not leaving his well toned body.

[Damien Blaze]

Damien had awoken early, his body far to used to that six-thirty schedule to abandon it just because of a late night. He had gotten up, feeling slightly refreshed, as though he had taken a power nap, only four hours having gone by since he had actually gone to bed. Upon awakening, Damien had sifted through his bag, grabbing a pair of Blue jeans and pulling them on over his Briefs. He tugged his shirt off, stretching a little to get rid of the tight, strange feeling that accompanied sleep. He stretched, getting his muscles nice and ready for the morning excersize. He rolled his shoulders, then brought up his fists, beginning to shoot out a few punches, his fists blurs.

Three hundred and fifty blows with each arm to an invisible enemy gave Damien a good start, the boy throwing kicks, three hundred each leg- one hundred low, hundred midsection, hundred high. He lay on his back, feet placed under the small gap that was between the couch and the floor, using that as a base for his five hundred sit-ups. By the time he was done with those, his body was covered in a small sheet of sweat, about an hour having gone by since he started his excersize. He stood, breathing heavily, then fell forward onto his arms, and began his round of four hundred push-ups. About halfway in, he heard the familiar, sexy voice of the Co-Principal of Hircine high, the stunning woman whose house he had slept at the night before.

He pushed himself up as he hit two hundred and thirty, grinning from ear to ear, his powerful body nearly dripping sweat, a window open behind him to gaurd off any kind of smell, though he had made sure to apply deoderant before he began. He was breathing heavily, slightly tired, though in fact he had about two more sets to go before he was done, his rather intimidating form seeming a stark contrast to the tiny body of the shapely woman standing before him. He placed his hands on his hips, looking down slightly in embarassment before smiling and looking back to her.

"Yeah...Yeah sounds great."

He'd follow her into the kitchen, taking a glass from the cupboard and filling it with water from the sink, intent to chug it, his eyes on Victoria and her extremely attractive body.

Hey, he was a good boy last night. Cut the man some slack,eh?

[Victoria Alexander]

"So what does a hardy man like yourself like to eat for breakfast. I would offer pancakes but I sadly don't have Hersheys chocolate and strawberry sauce. I'm sure I have some whipped topping in the fridge. But if you want something more healthy I'm sure I have some fresh eggs and something else in my fridge."

She said with a slight grin on her face. Turning towards her more or less very used and rather outdated coffee maker she filled it with water to make some hot tea. Pushing the on button she took out two glasses just in case he wanted hot tea.

"I have orange juice or cold tea in the fridge also. I don't have much other than that. Its just me and I tend to grab food when I'm out."

Hearing the steam of the coffee pot she opened the small cabinet in front of her and grabbed a small box of tea bags and a small teddy bear of honey. As he stood there, she then leaned over and gave him a proper good morning peck on the lips.

[Damien Blaze]

Damien thought for a moment, his hand scratching a small itch on his side as he leaned in for a quick kiss. Pulling back he took a deep breath, chuckling a little at his suggestion.

"Wanna go shopping?"

Most girls would shriek and ask for marriage if a man said something like that, or so Damien though. He wasnt the shopping type, but the girl needed some groceries, and he was sure to be over here quite a bit to visit her. Blaze was a growing boy. He wanted some serious substance, and the only way to get it was to go out and buy this woman some groceries like a proper man.

"It's on me..!" He said suggestively, offering to buy her some food while fully intent upon buying some for her whether she accepted now or later.

[Victoria Alexander]

Grocery shopping? Victoria knew she didn't have much but she felt that it was a waste since she was alone and she didn't eat much. Course since he was now in her life it would be a good idea. They wouldn't be able to just go out like normal couples, if they did it had to be no where near their normal stomping grounds. This lead Victoria to get the idea that home cooked meals were on the menu in the future.

So thinking about it, maybe it was a good idea. Course the thought of cooking made Victoria's head kinda hurt. She didn't know how to make anything but the basics. She would seriously need to talk to her friends Sally and Bob at the restaurant to teach her something fancy.

"I guess that's a good idea but I'm not going to let you pay for the groceries but if you insist, you can pay half. How about that."

She grinned and then looked down.

"But I'm not going to go anywhere like this. And since its pretty early. We can both get ready and can swing by somewhere to grab a bite to eat while we are out and about."

[Damien Blaze]

He laughed a little.

"Okay. You go get that sexy butt of yours dressed, i'm gonna jump in the shower." He would give her a wink, a little flirtatious pat on the bottom (which he quite enjoyed) and walked toward her bathroom, closing the door before turning on the fan. He knew that she wanted him to pay for half, and while he felt it his obligation to pay for the whole thing, he could understand that she would want to pay for some of her groceries, and he felt it okay to let a girl pay for some things. There was some kind of mis-guided perception stating that men had to pay for everything, but Damien felt that to be a somewhat one-sided relationship. It takes two to make a whole, and he tried to be fair in everything.

He stripped down, setting his clothes off to the side before stepping into her shower, pulling on the little peice of metal that started the shower. He shivered a moment at the cold water that came out, the heat slowly kicking in and giving him the opportunity to let out a small sigh of relaxation. His muscles ached. Too bad he didnt get to finish his workout. Oh well, he could wait until tomorrow.

[Victoria Alexander]

Hearing the shower kick on, Victoria pulled Damien's tank top over her head and placed it on the edge of her bed. Standing around in her bra she looked towards her closet and then back towards the bathroom door which was off of her bedroom. Biting her bottom lip, she couldn't help those devious thoughts that moved into her mind. The warm water hitting their skin. The thought of his hands, his lips. She seemed to shiver from the thought knowing that she didn't want to rush things. He himself said that he wanted to take some time before moving in that certain direction.

Taking a long breath inward she let it out slowly as she turned towards her dresser.

"Calm down, take your time on this one."

Opening one of her drawers she reached in and picked out a pair of matching bra and panties. Grey lace in color, she couldn't help but smirk with the thought of him peeling them off. Quickly shaking her head she mentally told herself to stop it. She couldn't help it. He was naked behind the closed door.

Deciding that her next step would be to pull some clothing out she would wait until he was finished. She wanted a shower. She knew the water from last night wasn't the cleanest but it was her ritual to take one every morning before she would do anything.

Thinking about it, she couldn't remember if there was a fresh towel for him, or even for her for that matter. So heading to the hall closet she pulled out two towels one for herself and one for him and made her way to the bathroom door. knocking twice she heard him moving around still in the shower. She opened the door and peeked in.

"Here is a towel for you, it will be on the sink. When your done, I think I'm going to take one. With last night and all.."

Her voice kinda faded towards the end as she placed the towel on the sink watching the silhouette of Damien move behind the shower curtain.

"If you need anything. Just holler.."

[Damien Blaze]

Damien, meanwhile, hadnt heard her when she came in. He didnt know if she didnt understand the softness of her own voice, or if it was the small groan he let out at the feeling of his sore muscles, but her voice was drowned out. He had heard something, however, and, wondering what the hell it was, threw open the curtain with his arms slightly spread, a regal open palm fighting stance waiting for whatever intruder happened to be-

His pupils widened a little at seeing Victoria standing there. He pulled the curtain closed enough to cover himself, though his face and backside were still visible, his eyebrow cocking (no pun intended) slightly at the woman who stood there.

"May i help you?"

[Victoria Alexander]

She nearly jumped as the curtain slid open. It was rather unexpected which she instantly turned around facing the wall. She didn't know he would think anyone other than her would come in. She didn't try to sneak in for no reason.

"I did knock. But I wanted to make sure you had a towel and that I was probably going to take one after you were finished."

Her cheeks were flushed and her hand was brought to her mouth to cover from her surprise and her other one pointed to the towel that now hung on the sink. As she spoke she wanted to turn to face him but stopped herself.

"I'm sorry."

[Damien Blaze]

Damien almost laughed, instead only a light chuckle coming from his mouth.

"Just a sec."

He rinsed off what was left of the soap on his body, having quickly gotten his hair done when he jumped in. He finished a few seconds later, hopping out of the shower while Victoria was turned around. He thought it cute. He could see from where he was standing how red she had turned. He shook his head lightly, grabbing the towel off the sink. He walked up behind her, putting his hands around her waist and planting a little kiss on her ear.

"Don't worry about it, beautiful." He whispered, suprising himself with the rather sensual sound in his own voice.

He'd turn to walk out of the bathroom, a grin on his face and if she looked, would see him wrapping the towel, finally, around his waist on his way to the living room.

[Victoria Alexander]

Her eyes trailed after him, tracing his spine own the the towel. drawing in a breath and then letting it go she went back into her room. Grabbed her own towel that she put by her clothing and walked back into the bathroom. Closing the door she then adjusted the shower to her own liking.

Taking another look behind her towards the door she then shed the rest of her/his clothing. Taking her own clothing, she placed them into a hamper and left his sweatpants that she had been wearing folded on top of the toilet lid.

Standing stark naked, she moved into the shower, placing her face in the path of the jet of water. Moving her hands over her face she shook her head not helping the grin the snuck onto her lips. Even thou she was not trying to look there was no stopping her eyes from taking every solid view of Damien.

Shaking her head from the thought she quickly washed and rinsed her hair as well and lather her body with her body wash. Turning the water off, she moved onto the bathroom rug and grabbed her own towel drying her hair before wrapping it around her frame.

After she was sure the towel covered the appropriate places she opened the door.

"If you need the mirror, its all yours."

She shouted behind her as she grabbed her clothing. Weaseling them on with the towel still around her.

[Damien Blaze]

Damien himself was tempted to walk into the bathroom when she was in the shower. He shook his head quickly, his brain and actions catching up with him in a sudden quickness. What the hell was he doing, hugging her while being totally naked? Was he out of his friggen mind? He never did stuff like that, and now, regaining his senses, he looked back on it. He guessed it was her flustered nature that had put him in that mood. He'd never had a girl be that way, act like she was so totally attracted to him. It was all so alien that he just felt a sudden urge to flirt back. It was totally uncanny, and he felt the need to apologize. He walked to her bedroom and knocked on the door.

"Um..Victoria?" He'd wait for an answer. "I...er...i'm sorry for that a minute ago. I'ts not like me to be so physically forward with someone and was uncalled for and rude. I hope your not disappointed with me."

He felt like slime, like one of those jerks and boytoys all girls seemed to hate. He'd be damned if he was gona let himself do something like that again. He'd keep himself in the right mind from now on, and he wanted her to know that.

He was a gentleman, after all.

[Victoria Alexander]

With only her under garments and her Blouse half buttoned up she walked over to the door hearing him apologize. Victoria then opened the door about half way, leaning her hip on the side of the door.

"If I was offended you wouldn't still be standing there in my towel. Now would you."

She raised her eyebrows in a manner that would suggest 'doubt me and see what happens'. She then moved forward and put both hands on his chest moving them up. Still very well aware that he was in nothing but a towel. As she moved very close to him, her hands rubbing slightly on his shoulders to his neck she spoke softly.

"Don't worry so much. If anything you just gave me more to think about."

She grinned.

"If anything you do doesn't sit right with me, you will be the first one to know."

She looked into his eyes.

"Okay?"

[Damien Blaze]

Damien didnt doubt her one bit. His eyes would widen for the second time in five minutes, his body's reaction trying to make itself known. He gripped control in his mind, trying not to let it. He needed to show her could be mature. He deepened to a strict red, eyes looking into hers, his brain trying not to concentrate on the hands and body pressing against his own. "Uh...Um...Ye-Yeah...okay, i understand." He wouldnt touch her for one obvious reason. It was plain as the look on his face that he was trying so hard to remain calm and in control. If she stepped away from him, he would clear his throat and walk back into the living room without a word, beathing rather heavily.

Guess thats what he got for being so distant from girls.

He reached into his bag, pulling out a fresh pair of briefs and a shirt, looking around quickly before taking off the towel and pulling them on. He would grab the same pair of jeans as the ones he wore when he excersized, pulling them on and buckling the belt with a skull and crossbones blet buckle- studded with diamonds. It was his favorite, though he didnt know the diamonds were real. He wore a white shirt and sweater over the shirt, the black zip up hoddie mixing well with the rest of his outfit. He cleaned his clothes, folded his blanket and watched the tea, waiting for the woman in the back to emerge from her bedroom, ready to take off.

[Victoria Alexander]

Victoria nodded sensing how uncomfortable he was. She could tell she had gotten a rise out of him, in more ways than one. So she smiled softly, gave his shoulders one last squeeze and removed herself from the hallway, back into the bedroom. Once there she finished putting on her clothing which consisted of a pair of dark denim wide leg jeans which were a little snug around her hips and a pair of socks. The jeans hugged her curves and graciously accepted her blouse which she tucked in.

Victoria then moved herself to the bathroom, looking in the mirror she ruffled her fingers through her hair along with adding some hair product to make her hair look messy without the frizz but in a good way. Giving one last check she brushed her teeth and placed on some lip gloss.

Giving him more than ample time to get ready she then came from the bedroom into the living room and walked towards the door where her black tie up boots, her favorite, sat by the door. Picking them up she moved towards the couch and placed one on after the other, pulling the jeans over her boots and stood up, moving into the kitchen by Damien.

"I'm ready when you are."

She again had a soft smile as she grabbed her keys and with the clip, clipped them onto her belt loop.

"I think I have some thermal cups if you want to take some tea to go."

She went into the cupboard and pulled out two different cups an placed the two coffee cups back in there. Making one cup of tea with only a teaspoon of honey she looked at him waiting to see if he would tell her how he would like his tea.

[Damien Blaze]

He smiled.

"You can give me the same as you, i'm sure its delicious that way." He doubted that the tea she made had the herbs he usually like to put into it, so he would take what she had, Damien more then willing to try anything once. As she worked, he would ask a question, his thoughts returning to the matters of monday and when he would return to the god forsaken warzone known as Paragon. He was none too eager to go back there, where it seemed like every day was a struggle. He wasnt the type to truly enjoy fighting, unless for the friendly sport of competition. Anything else was just pointless, Blaze having enough confidence in his own abilities to not feel force to prove it every second of the day.

"So, Principal, i had a thought." His use of her title was the signal that he was going to bring up school matters, perhaps for a short time only. "I have been thinking that, instead of becoming School Captain, i could start myself a group. A gang, if you will, though different from Genaht or Revelation. It would be a group likened to the Hierarchy, but with far more people, and would have zero distinction between either school." He would take the cup she offered him, stirring it a moment with the spoon before taking a careful sip. "I think it would help us both out considerably, since it would have free reign of Paragon and Hircine." He shrugged, taking another little sip, enjoying the sweet taste of honey mixed with his tea.

"I mean, we don't have to talk about it right now. It's just something you could keep in the back of your mind."

It wasnt like he wanted to ruin the time he had to spend with her by bringing up matters she may want left until she was at school. He just wanted to put it on the table, his thoughts sometimes going back to what neither him nor her could apparently avoid. He would give a small smile, wondering if she would take favorably to this or not. Regardless, he would do it- he just wanted to know her standing in the matter.

[Victoria Alexander]

Victoria placed a lid on her traveling cup and looked at him. she could understand his wanting to form a group of students. His view was like her own.

"To be honest Damien. I don't want to think about work right now."

She placed her hand on his that held his cup.

"There is so much rattling within my brain I just want a day to put it aside and think of something other than work. I want to think about us."

She didn't want him to feel that she was opposed to it. She would love to help him. Even if there was a chance of getting her Banger Boys on the list of allies. But she wanted a care free day. She didn't want to worry about work or students at the moment. She wanted to be selvage to have at least one day a week to think of only herself and now, her life with Damien.

"How about we talk about it at another time. I think it will be an idea that will need a lot of thought. It will not be something done over night."

She placed her hand on his cheek.

"Lets head out."

She moved her hand to his neck, smiled and then moved to the door. With a turn of the doorknob she opened it and then fiddled with the door lock.

[Damien Blaze]

He smiled.

"Yeah, your right. It can wait."

He truthfully said that for her benefit more than his. He knew she wasnt shooting down the idea, and he wanted time spent with her too. But he couldnt help what was on his mind. He would just have to stuff it down, for now, and bring it up at a later date. He wouldnt ruin there weekend with it. That thought gave him pause. Yesterday he had awoken with absolutely nothing in his heart for her, and now, here he was, giving her nude hugs and following her out to buy groceries, all with a smile on his face. He guessed thats what feelings did to a person. He walked out past her, the door shutting once she decided to follow him down. He called up to her, question in his voice.

"We taking my car or yours?"

[Victoria Alexander]

When he said my car or yours she had to laugh.

"If I had a car I would suggest mine but unfortunately I don't own one. Ive been saving up some cash for one but with the city having various ways to get around. It just hasn't been a priority. Course there is the fact that I don't have any forms of id. I would have to get Jackson to get them for me."

She would need Jackson to work his magic for her to get a social as well as her birthday certificate. The same way he was able to get the information that was required for her to put her application for her place now within Hircine.

As he would move into the hallway, she closed the door behind them and checked to make sure it was locked.

"Course if you don't feel like driving we can take a taxi?"

[Damien Blaze]

He chuckled lightly. Not at her not having a cvar, bu at the taking the Taxi part.

"Nah, its alright, i'll drive."

He would walk down the three flights of stairs to his car, opening the door for Victoria and letting her get in first, he would get around to the other side and fire it up, looking over his shoulder as he backed out. He drove out of the parking lot without much pazzazz, though he didnt need any with the massive blower popping from his hood. He turned left, driving a little ways before talking.

"Y'know, i've got a bike i never use. It's kind of a speed demon but its just gathering dust. Perhaps you'd be interested in it?" He lied a little there- he used the bike all the time. But he wanted her to have something to drive, and didnt want her to have to pay for it. With it being saturday and all, he figured if she wanted they could go get her licence too. That would be an interesting experience, after all, and an event he could bear witness to. Besides, he knew someone down there that would fit them in today, regardless of the time frames. He didnt like the thought of this beautiful woman having to walk or take the taxi or bus. He didnt have anything against them, he just thought she looked like the bike kinda girl.

He'd pull into the store, parking his car near the entrance as they made theyre way inside. The shopping part was easy- just get a bunch of food to stock your house with. By the time they were done, there was nearly three hundred dollars worth of food in the carts, Damien having insisted on using his bank card, telling her she could pay him back later in a way of her choice, the man behind the counter grinning in a typical male sort of way. He popped his trunk, loading all the food in the back and shutting it, the turnk being huge since there was no back seat. He got back into his car, looking about himself before trying to get his bearings.

He'd driven across town, the furthest away from the school or anyone who would know them that he could get. They'd head back, unload the groceries and stock her fridge and cupboards, before taking off again, heading back into the heart of town with a vengeance.He looked over at the female next to him, his heart fluttering slightly as he did so.

"Se where to now? We got all day to dedicate to me and you time."