Cherries and Cream (Darya)

[Requiem]

Happy happy happy. If he were a kitten he'd be purring. Shards, he practically was purring anyway. Upon waking up to a Darya (and no, his memory did not suffer in Flights because Eve was too logical to be all hormones and lust anyway) still entangled with him in a mass of furs, X'rx merely extracted a limb long enough to rearrange the furs so half his ass wasn't getting chilled and one of her legs was no longer exposed, then snuggled shamelessly with her as she continued to sleep off their extracurricular activities. The last time he'd touched or even spoken to Darya was back at the Hyphen Gather. She was undeniably one of his favorite people, but due to depression at the loss of the rest of his family to the earthquake and the assumption that Councilmembers didn't get time to breathe much less associate with needy little greenriders, he hadn't sought her out.

No doubt due to this lack of time for anything, she hadn't sought him out, either.

Well, now he had her all to himself, and his dry spell was broken at the same time. He was definitely going to capitalize on it. His plan was pretty simple; stay coiled up here and don't disturb her, because the longer she remained asleep the longer he got to keep her before she had to go back to boring mucky-muck business. And once she woke up? Distract, distract, distract. Or at least get a promise out of her to come see him sometimes whenever her schedule cleared up for a little bit, because he refused to let the Council monster eat her any longer. His favored bedmate and partner in crime (poor miner boy, heh, not that he'd seemed to mind any after he got over being shy) was not someone X'rx was willing to give up so easily.

Eveyth, for her part, was equally pleased with her acquisition. She was a generally friendly green with most males (chromatics more than shinies but that kind of came with the territory of being a green) but there was no denying that she clearly favored her teachers and her clutchsiblings. And, in terms of Flights, experienced dragons were always the best. Maybe she got that from Hers a little; he preferred older, too. So now that you've captured me, what are you planning to do with me? she purred to the half-dozing male still twined with her. Naturally they'd already done a few things, but Eveyth was still in her pleased afterglow and more than willing to spend some time with one of her favorite blues. Particularly after he'd performed so beautifully for her.

[Kisha-Ra]

Darya’s mind was rising reluctantly from the depths of sleep, this sluggish stirring prompted by slight movement beside her. Unusual, the bluerider analysed without opening her eyes, but not entirely unpleasant. At least her leg wasn’t cold any more, and presumably this wasn’t a prelude to being kicked out. These perceptions drifted to the surface, mostly without any emotion beyond a sleepy satisfaction attached. However the thought that she might be ejected from this most comfortable of beds was one that had the woman shifting closer to fling an arm and leg over the form beside her with a sleepy mumble.

A few moments later the bluerider nuzzled into X’rx’s neck and opened her eyes with a sigh. ‘You smell nice.’ She noted, her voice softer than usual. Indeed the young greenrider did, so much so that Darya’s tongue flicked out to brush over his collarbone, curious to know if the scents that clung to him tasted good as well. ‘I’ve missed you X’rx.’ She said then, with apparently no connection to her previous statement, though in her mind the two statements were well connected by a series of thoughts on time during their previous encounters when X’rx has smelled nice. In turn this prompted a soft chuckle. ‘Without you how am I supposed to lure in fresh meat?’ She joked affectionately.

Likewise Azrath’s mind drifted, though the dragon was much more of a morning person than his rider. He was simply being idle; idleness in the presence of one of his favoured greens had a great deal to recommend it though. At Eveyth’s teasing comment the blue stretched as much as their partially entwined bodies allowed and let out a light rumble of amusement. You mean I haven’t done enough with you?[/color] the dragon’s voice held a wealth of affection as well as teasing although he quite certain the green knew all his opinions on the matter. In truth I would do whatever you wish Eveyth. I wouldn’t think our riders will be available for long trips though.[/color] That last was added with a tone of pure amusement, although he could understand Darya’s reluctance to move, he felt much the same way.

[Requiem]

More than pleased. Somehow Darya was managing to snuggle in even closer to him than she already was, and you certainly weren't going to catch X'rx complaining about that. Only when she nuzzled his neck and began speaking, telling him how she missed him, did the greenrider realize that he had had some doubts. It was almost a stunning revelation. Consciously he'd never entertained a thought about Darya wanting to keep her distance, but the quiet relief stirring in his belly seemed to indicate that subconsciously it had been a different story. It had been so long...

Squirming a little when her tongue tickled over his collarbone, he then chuckled and ran his fingers through her short hair. "Don't be silly. If you tried you'd have plenty of fresh meat. Would forget me entirely," he teased her gently. "Though it probably wouldn't be nearly so much fun without me." Grinning down at her (whether she looked up to see it or not) the greenrider shifted as close as he could manage.

He grew slightly more serious, then, even as one hand traced almost idly over the familiar body he hadn't felt for so long. "You should come when you have the time. I never know whether the Council monster has you or not," the man chided softly. "I've missed you terribly." X'rx didn't add that she was the only one he'd wanted since he got here. Really wanted. Iski a little, but it wasn't the same and he didn't want her enough to pursue her. Darya had always been there for him in more than just her body. Not that he was going to tell her that. Somehow...he thought it might make her uncomfortable, since she was about as free with intimacy as he was.

No, it doesn't seem like they'll be going anywhere anytime soon, Eveyth agreed, an amused rumble joining in Azrath's amusement. Might even need someone to prise them apart. You have been too long away, if they are acting so silly, she added to her blue teasingly. (Though she already didn't recall precisely why they had all been apart, she knew that it had nothing really to do with Azrath or His.) Perhaps we should just go sun somewhere. You have worn me out, I think, my teacher.

[Kisha-Ra]

Darya let out a sleepy chuckle and gave the greenrider’s skin another swift lick simply because the squirming amused her. ‘Untrue.’ She disagreed lightly. ‘There hasn’t been much fresh meat around for me to try my alleged skills on anyway, and it really is just not as much fun without you.’ A positively wicked smile curved the woman’s lips as she thought back to their meeting at the Hyphen gather. That was an amusing day indeed. ‘You pick the best targets, too. It’s a shame one of us didn’t steal that miner away from the hold.’ Darya joked. Although she didn’t know how they’d settle the argument of just who got to take him home.

Darya snorted at the mention of the council. ‘I don’t mind being dragged away from the office, it’s the tedious meetings that take forever.’ she complained with an eyeroll that X’rx probably couldn’t see as close to her as he was. ‘Not even sure how I ended up on the council anyway, certainly I’m no substitute for Meira.’ Darya sighed and dropped her head against X’rx’s shoulder and closed her eyes, a slight shudder running over her body at the memory of clicking claws in the darkness that always seemed accompany any memory of the young goldrider. ‘I’d rather have your company than the council’s any day.’ She mumbled into the greenrider’s skin, effectively distracting herself from the memories.

Indeed. Azrath agreed blandly I think there’s a tool for that. We may have to ask for one later. The blue’s tongue trailed across the nearest patch of Eveyth’s hide with the same mischievous intent as his bonded displayed. I am forced to agree again, we shouldn’t have been apart for so long. Azrath might have agreed but he wasn’t really focused, they were all together now, that was what counted, right? A slight movement of his tail, still partially bound up with his green’s proved that indeed it was. I didn’t know it was possible to wear you out, but if that is what you wish…[/color] The blue however, showed no signs of movment.

[Requiem]

Indeed, neither did Eveyth show any sign of wishing to part from the ledge or her rather warm companion. Why should she? Sunning could wait...You flatter me, my teacher. I am still only just a green. With a green's endurance. Eveyth had absolutely no illusions as to her abilities, even if she did have a strong competitive streak. The blue's questing tongue had her curling up a little tighter in response and delivering a playful nip to his shoulder. Do I taste good?

That lick was no less ticklish the second time than it had been the first, X'rx making a half-hearted grab for her tongue that missed. "He really was a good deal of fun to play with, wasn't he?" X'rx mused aloud. For some repressed holders, just getting a chance to act on some of their wilder fantasies away from prying eyes was a thrill all in itself. And they all knew that no dragonrider was likely to judge them for whatever fantasies they might have locked away from their fellow holders. Getting them young...was the best. Too bad he didn't often get the opportunity.

A little surprised to feel the faint shudder from his bedmate (he'd heard rather vague details of Meira's passing, but, even had they been more gruesome, X'rx simply wasn't used to this sort of reaction from Darya as she often seemed rather unflappable to him) the greenrider tightened his arms around her in a wordless expression of comfort. Shifting slightly so that he was taking more of the woman's weight and their positioning was a bit less awkward, he looked down at her face, reaching to thread his hand through her hair.

"All right, then. I suppose I'll just have to kidnap you periodically if that's the case," he commented lightly, deliberately ignoring the part about Meira. The part that had made her shudder. "What do you suppose the penalty is for kidnapping a Councilmember? We may have to be extra sneaky so I don't get caught. You wouldn't happen to know any back ways into your office, would you?" he questioned her teasingly. Cause, yeah, kidnappers always plotted with their kidnappees just how to go about the actual kidnapping.