Thread: Lord and Lover [Raziel99 & BlinkyWinky]

Aria's dreams were strange, filled with different scenes of her running...running from what? Her mind didn't have the answers, and she was blindly turning corners and walls, lost in a maze that took the form of a house that looked similar to the De La Crux estate. It was empty of all people save for the few rooms that she ran in, where there was a slave auction going on. Each room terrified her to no end and every time she walked into one, Guido was waiting at the entrance, a hungry smile on his face while beefy fingers reached out to grab her. In each situation she turned and ran, but not in fear from the slave owner. It finally dawned on her that her mind was searching for someone someone that evaded her every time. But she caught glimpses all around her bright red hair, a wrinkled pants leg, a crisp white shirt against a dark suit. No matter how close she wanted to get, she kept getting lost along the way, making her confused. But, she knew that wherever she was, the red-haired man was not too far behind. When she woke, Aria blinked sleepily, sitting up and stretching her arms, yawning lightly before taking in her surroundings. Darkness was what registered the most, though she would tell what other items were in the room. A couple dressers, a side table, and bingo, the door to the bathroom. Detangling herself from the arms of the sleeping man beside her, she poked him a couple of times just to tell him she was leaving, but he didn't wake. Weird. Hello? she asked, giving Zalera a light shake. Um, Zalera? Master? ...whatever. She turned away, walking forward then letting out a sharp yelp as she stubbed a toe into a bed post. This wouldn't do at all she needed light. Stumbling into the bathroom, she closed the door and flipped a switch, squinting as the brightness suddenly bathed the room. Two sinks with mirrors were on either side of a large tub that was placed in the far corner, and a full-length mirror was next to what looked like a small closet for towels and linens. Good. Taking a look into the mirror, she cringed as she saw her image. Her usual wavy locks were tousled messily, creating an awful vision of sex hair. Granted, she hadn't really had sex but it was a close second. Flashbacks of the night of passion played through her mind, lingering on the heavenly orgasm that had nearly shattered her entire being. But there was a price to pay, and it was in the form of hair. Beautiful, light brown hair. She rummaged through a few cabinets, managing to find a comb to fix her long hair before messily tying it up in a loose bun with a spare hair tie she found in one of the cabinets in the opposite vanity. There hadn't been much makeup on her face to start with, so she just washed her face with some generic soap before closing the light and heading to the dressers. The first thing she pulled out? A pair of black boxers. Cool, she would take it. She slipped the baggy shorts-like clothing on her body, rolling up the waist so that it was cleverly disguised as short shorts for a woman. The next thing she pulled was a collared button-up, dark gray with a satin sheen to it, and she immediately began putting it on. Starting from the bottom, she buttoned it up as high as she could while leaving her arms out of the sleeves. Then using the long sleeves, she twisted and tied them in the front of her chest, making a bow in the front to make it look like the shirt was from fashion boutique. There, now she looked a little more lady-like! Slipping on her nude pumps, she tried one more attempt to wake Zalera before opening the door to explore his house. She left the door open so that she would know which room she would have to come home to. What time was it? Candles lit the hallways, but as Aria made her way to the front, bright sunlight shined through to the foyer. It was sometime in the late afternoon, probably around three or four, just before evening. A grandfather clock told her that her estimate was right it struck four o' clock, and a soft ringing could be heard as it chimed the time. Why wasn't anybody around? Strange, she thought, that for such a large home, there was no one during the day to tend to it. Curiously, she made her way to a kitchen area, suddenly aware that she was starving. Her stomach grumbled loudly, and she grabbed a couple mandarin oranges off a fruit bowl, peeling them and eating them before returning to her journey. The girl ended up in a large library that held everything from encyclopedias to romance to fantasy, which made her very excited. Reading had always been one of her past-times, and she found an interesting book called The Red Queen , a summary of psychological studies done that found the basis of human sexuality and attraction as well the act of mating. She skimmed through the pages, finally settling down in a leather chair to read it, time quickly slipping away into the evening.