Aiden walked around in the forest. As usual he couldn't sleep. He wore his thrashed pair of pants and a hoodie with sleeves rolled up. His hair was spiked as well. It was quiet and dark, as it usually was at this time. He found a broke down tree and sat on it. Aiden looked up at the sky and began to think to himself.
Stacey was invisable. She waked through the forest undetected. She had been dared to stay in the forest all night by herself by a first year. A stupid first year. He didn`t know that she had spent countless hours in the forest. She came upon a student. She culdn`t tell who it was, but she stood and warched him.
Aiden thought he was alone. He looked up at the sky and recalled a song in his head that his old band used to play. He sang the song in his head. Aiden stretched his arms and leaned back on the tree.
Stacey smiled, she heard the song. She scooted back a few steps when he leaned back. She decided to wait it out, see how things would go. She carefully stretched out her arm and made a star in the sky, it looked like it was part of the normal night sky. She made it fly across the sky like a shooting star. *Make a wish.* She said in her head.
Aiden looked and watched the star. He made a wish in his head and watched it fly past. Aiden smiled to himself and put his arms behind his head and leaned back more.
Stacey took another step back, but she tripped on a log. She fell backwards, put didn`t yell out. She held her breath, waiting to she what he would do.
Aiden sat up. He frowned and looked around, confused. Apparently he wasn't alone. "Uh hello?" he called out. Aiden stood up and looked to see who was there.
Stacey stood and crept her way along until she was about two yard in front of him. She was thankful that she was invisable, there where leaves in her hair.
Aiden, feeling confused, scratched the back of his head. He looked around. He felt like a fool since no one was even out here besides him. Aiden glanced around a little more then looked down at his feet as he scraped his foot over the ground.
Stacey decided to have a little fun. She used her little air powers to conjure a breeze. The wind lazily blew around Aiden.
The wind suddenly got heavier and flew some of the leaves in the air. Aiden looked around and felt like he was being watched. He turned around. "Um hello?" he called out again, a little louder.
Stacey put her hand over her mouth to cover a giggle. She made the wind stop.
Aiden sighed. He frowned, feeling frusterated. "I know someones there" he called.
Stacey moved so she was right in front of Aiden. She lightly brushed his arm.
Aiden looked down at Stacey, suprised. "Ah ha I knew someone was there" he said, pointing.
Stacey stepped back, still invisable.
Aiden turned around bumping into her. He looked but saw no one. "Who is that" he asked, holding his hand out.
Stacey took his hand and kissed him on the cheek. *That should tell him who it is,* She thought.
Aiden smiled shortly. He knew who it was now. He held her hand. "You don't have to hide now" he said quietly.
Stacey finally laughed and became visable. "Darn, I was having fun." She said sarcastically.
Aiden chuckled "I bet. Laughing at me and making me think I was being stalked by a ghost is tons of fun" he said sarcastically with a smile.
"It was." She insisted, squeezing his hand.
"Don't worry. I'll get you back...sometime" Aiden said as she squeezed his hand.
Stacey stepped away, letting go of his hand. "Try me." She said, right before she made both of them invisable.
Aiden smiled. "I will" he said looking at her mischeviously.
((She`s invisable)) Stacey silently stepped away. "Catch me if you can." She said, starting to run.
Aiden looked around for her. "Don't worry. You won't be running for long" Aiden said, smiling. He was invincible too. He quickly followed the sound of her footsteps, not knowing he was close behind her.
Stacey felt him right behind her. She silently clung to a tree to her left.
Aiden suddenly didn't hear her anymore. "Ahh I'm scared" he said joking.
Stacey giggled and jummped on his back. "You should be."
Aiden chuckled. Even though he couldn't see her, he held her on his back. "Hang on" Aiden said. He paused for a moment and began to spin around while he hung on to Stacey.
Stacey let out a loyd laugh as she held tight to his shoulders, trying not to fall off.
Aiden stopped and stood there, his sides heaving. "Not too dizzy I hope?" he asked smiling, feeling a little bit dizzy himself.
Stacey giggled and transported ten feet away. "Nope." She stood completely still.
Aiden shook his head to clear it. He looked and saw Stacey ten feet away. "Trying to run away I see"
((shes invisable!))
Stacey laughed and transported another ten feet away.
(Ah I forgot)
Aiden looked around and scratched the back of his head. He looked around for Stacey, wondering where she went.
Stacey couldn`t help but burst out laughing. She fell backwards into a soft bush. She couldn`t concentrate any more, so she became visable.
Aiden heard a laugh and followed where it came from. He saw Stacey in a bush. He became visible and slid on the ground and layed down by the bush. "Found you" Aiden said.
Stacey continued to laugh uncontrolably, her voice high and shaky. "Couldn`t help it, you looked so dumfounded." She giggled.
Aiden chuckled quietly. "I was. This forest is confusing and also I couldn't find you" he told her.
Stacey got her laugh to slow. "Oh my, you looked so... so stupid!" She said, still gigling.
((in a good way!))
Aiden chuckled a little louder. He flipped his hair out of his eyes. "Yes...I know I'm stupid" He said, emphazing the word stupid.
Stacey laughed harder, her ckeeks becoming red. "Not in a bad way." She managed to say.
Aiden smiled "Well thats good to know" he said sarcastically. "I'm stupid but in a good way. Well don't I feel special?" He moved the rest of the hair out if his eyes with his hands. He laughed shortly.
Stacey smiled and looped her arm over his shoulders. "You should." She said.
Aiden held Stacey's hand that was over his shoulder. He rolled his eyes. "I never knew there was a thing such as being stupid in a good way. I guess I'm the only one who is....well besides you" He told her, flashing a brilliant smile.
Stacey smiled largely. "You should smile like that more often." She said quietly.
Aiden looked at her. "Do you like it?" he asked, flashing another smile.
"I love it." She said a little quieter.
Aiden smiled and leaned a little closer to her, his face a few inches between hers. "I love you" He whispered.
Stacey kissed him quickly. "I love you too."
Aiden kissed her back. His heartbeat slowed and his eyes turned a bright golden color. He smiled slightly as he noted the change in his eyes.
Stacey smiled when she saw his eyes. She moved a piece of his hair.
Aiden watched her. "I wish I could control what color my eyes would turn" he told Stacey "So it wouldn't suprise me so much when they do. I still have quite gotten used to them being this color."
Stacey shrugged. "It`s not that special to have my kind of eyes beacause everyone thinks they`re so great and guys all 'fall in love' with me when they see my eyes a bright blue." She said, emphsizing 'fall in love.'
Aiden smiled. "May I see? I'll be the judge of that" He said. He winked at her
Stacey sighed and turned so he would be able to see her eyes better. She made her eyes change a beautiful unnatural blue. It was brilliant; a mix of diamonds and saphires. They glittered magnificantly in the moonlight.
Aiden opened his eyes wider. "Wow..." He breathed "You were most definatly right"
Stacey blinked and her eyes changed to brown. "Whatever."
Aiden continued to watch her eyes. "What? You don't think so?"
Stacey shrugged again. "I don`t know. I guess I`m just used to it."
"Believe me. If you saw them like I just did, you would never get used to them" He told her.
Stacey smiled. "Well, I suppose I could believe you on that." She said sarcastically.
"You should. If only I had a mirror" Aiden said joking. He leaned back slightly.
"I have one." Stacey said. "But I`ve seen every possible color combination possible in my eyes."
Aiden listened and nodded. "I think mine can only truly changed a few colors. Mainly just light and dark" he said.
Stacey smiled. "That`s okay. I like them the way they are."
Aiden smiled a little "Thanks" He said. His eyes stayed their normal dark brown color.
Stacey made her eyes change the exact shade of Aiden`s. "Your welcome."
Aiden smiled as he watched her eyes. "Nice" he said as he laughed quietly.
Stacey blushed and her eyes turned light pink. "I thought you`d like it."
"I do" Aiden said as he watched her eyes more. He stood up suddenly. "Want to take a walk?" he asked, holding out his hand.
Stacey stood too. "Sure." She said, taking his hand.
Aiden held her hand and began walking in a direction, not sure where he was going. He began thinking quietly to himself.
Stacey swung her arm back and forth. "Whatcha thinkin`?"
Aiden chuckled "Actually I was wondering where we were going" he answered.
Stacey looked around; none of the area looked familiar. She dropped Aiden`s hand and took a few steps back the way they came. "I... I think we`re lost." She said quietly.
Aiden looked around and scratched his head. "I think your right...I'm sorry. I should've payed more attention" he said, frowning.
Stacey turned toward him. "It`s not your fault, Aiden." She said in a normal voice.
Aiden grabbed Stacey's hand. "Lets go back the way we came then" he told her. He began walking back the way he thought they came.
Stacey pulled Aiden to a stop. "This is the wrong way." She said, looking around again.
He stopped and turned around towards Stacey. "Er..are you sure?" Aiden asked. He began to scratch the back of his head. "How about that way?" He mused, pointing the opposite direction.
Stacey looked around wildly and she could feel her breathing become faster. "No... no we`re... we`re trappped." She said, turning in a circle and staring into the trees.
Aiden noted her breathing becoming heavier. "Its alright" He said comfortingly. He walked up to her and wrapped one arm around her shoulder. "I'll find a way to get us out of here" Aiden said as he looked around.
Stacey closed her eyes and tried to calm down, but her breathing didn`t slow. "When I say 'now' shoot fireballs all around the clearing." She said through clenched teeth. She crossed her arms and pulled her wand out of her sleeve, keeping it hidden behind her wrist.
"Okay" Aiden agreed. He backed away slowly and dropped his arm. He flicked his wrist and a flame appeared. He slowly made it bigger. He watched, out of the corner of his eye, Stacey.
"Now." Stacey whispered. She flicked her wand out and shot gold and blue sparks into the air that flew vertical and then drifted around Aiden and Stacey, forming a blockade around them.
"No!" A male voice shouted. A tall man ran to the edge of the barrier; he glared at Stacey, who glared back.
Aiden shot a massively large fireball at the trees, only to have it stopped but an unseen force. He quickly turned around and stared at the stranger. "Who are you?" Aiden asked harshly with authority.
The man turned his gaze to Aiden. He pushed his left sleeve up, revealing a Dark Mark. "Who are you?" He responded.
Stacey kept glaring at the Death Eater. "He is Les Goodman. Death Eater. Killed my wizard family and tried to kill me." She said coldly.
Aiden narrowed his eyes at the Death Eater, glaring at him. "That is none of your concern" He replied darkly. Aiden's eyes turned a dark, and completely black. "I suggest you leave." Aiden said after Stacey spoke. He put his hand behind his back and rubbed his fingers together and made a flame appeared. Aiden took a step closer to Stacey, trying to protect her incase this escalated into a fight. "Now." He told the man.
The Death Eater laughed and smiled like he knew everything. "Young man, you have no right to say anything in this matter." He said. "If I step through this shield, I can kill you." He added, pulling out two three-foot knives.
Stacye`s eyes suddenly held fear. "Aiden, if he comes in here, he won`t be able to use his powers, but neither will we." She whispered so the man wouldn`t hear.
Aiden looked at the man with rage. "Try me" he said darkly after a moment. He then looked down at Stace. "I don't see any other option then to fight him. Obviously we can't leave. Theres nothing else to do" He whispered to her quickly.
Stacey nodded as the man took a step closer, breaking the shield. He held up his two knives. "What will you fight with, young one?"
Stacey pulled out two short knives. She had them hidden all over herself, but no one knew that.
Aiden's eyes grew wide. He pulled Stacey's arm so he faced him. "No! What are you doing?" he hissed quietly.
Stacey faced Aiden but kept looking at the man. She handed him two knives and pulled a two foot knife from her waist. "Fencing class. Fifth grade."
Aiden turned her face so she looked directly at him. "Don't do this. You'll get hurt! Let me handle it" He said, deeply concerned.
Stacey finally looked at him and tried to appear less angry, but she was filled with the rage that the Death Eater filled her with. She held out the two-foot knife. "Here, two against one."
Aiden took the knife with hesitance. "I don't want you to do this" he repeated firmly, emphazing on the word you. However, he turned towards the man with reluctance. "Please..." he begged her quietly.
Stacey shook her head. "We have to." She responded quietly. She pulled another two-foot knife from her hip. She took to fighting stance, the kives held as swords.
The Death Eater laughed. "Do you really think you can stop me?" He challenged. He stood in the same stance as Stacey.
Aiden narrowed his eyes at the man before giving one doubtful glance to Stacey. Aiden didn't mind fighting him, but he couldn't live with himself if something happened to Stacey. This was all he thought about as he held his knife outward more. His lip curved up in hate. "I won't tell you again. Leave or face the concequences" Aiden challenged darkly.
((Lol, that sounds Twilight-ish.))
The man gave a sour laugh. He lunged toward Aiden and thrust his knife towards his arm.
Stacey quick-stepped backwards to slash at the Death Eater, who kicked her in the gut.
(Haha it does.)
Aiden stepped back as the knife was lunged into his arm. At first he couldn't feel it but then the pain become to come. However, his deep concern for Stacey as she was kicked over-shadowed the pain. Only for a moment. Aiden held the knife up and stabbed the death-eater, aiming for his chest. Blood began to flow from his arm, down his side.
Stacey fell backwards, not expecting the kick. She landed on her back and she struggled to get up.
The Death Eater laughed and ducked away from Aiden`s strike.
Stacey saw Aiden`s arm and wanted to rush to his side and try to heal it, but the Death Eater stood between them.
Aiden adjusted his grip on the knife and thrusted it towards the man's face, barely hitting him since he ducked earlier. He used his other hand and grabbed the man's neck. He held the knife to his stomache. "You want to rethink leaving?" Aiden asked him, his black eyes burning with hate.
The man laughed again.
Stacey snarled and jumped onto the Death Eater`s back; she held her knife at his throat. "Yea, leave." She said bitterly.
Aiden pushed the knife deeper into the man's stomache, enough to make him bleed. He felt no need to say more.
The DEath Eater growled and fell backwards, crushing Stacey, who tried to shove the side of the blade to his throat. She remembered her other knife and thrust it in his side.
Aiden stomped his foot hard on the death eaters throat. He held his hand out for Stacey, which made his arm hurt more. He winced at the pain. Aiden kept his other hand, which held the knife, facing towards the man.
Stacey shook her head and wriggled out from beneath the Death Eater. She stood and looked at her hands, which had a bittle blood on them. "Is he dead?" She asked quietly.
Aiden pushed his foot harder into his throat. He didn't move an inch. Aiden stepped off of him and looked at Stacey. His sides heaved. "I think so" He answered.
Stacey stepped closer to Aiden and looked at his arm. "I can heal that." She said, remembering the last time she tried to heal someone.
Aiden looked down at his arm. "Are you sure?" He asked Stacey. He too remembered the last time she healed him, and how it burnt her hands.
Stacey nodded, sure of herself. "I think."
Aiden shrugged and held his arm out. He still felt a little indecisive but he kept it there anyway. It continued to bleed.
Stacey pursed her lips and gently touched the wound. "It`ll burn." She warned, but didn`t wait for a response. A white light slowly emerger from her fingertips and melted into Aiden`s skin.
Aiden winced as it burned but tried not to show how much pain it caused him. He watched the white glow of the light.
Stacey pulled her hand away. "It`s done." She said as the wound healed itself.
Aiden looked down at his arm. It was completely healed except a white scar that was paler than the rest of his skin. He stood up suddenly and embraced Stacey in a hug. He stepped back. "Thanks" He mumbled.
Stacey touched his cheek as he backed away. She kissed him softly. "It didn`t burn me." She said, thinking he wanted to know that so he wouldn`t blame himself for anything.
He looked down at her hands quickly and took both of them in his. "Thank you" He repeated. "Why do you think it didn't burn you this time?"
Stacey shrugged. "I guess I`ve had more practice since then." Her eyes shimmered a thoughtful green.
He thought about that for a moment. He then looked around the trees, which had a passageway for them to get out. "We should leave" Aiden pointed out suddenly.
Stacey let go of one of his hands and led him off towards the path. She felt something. "This is the right way." She decided outloud.
Aiden followed her and decided not to question on how she knew where to go. He followed behind her, holding her hand.
After several minutes, they came to the edge of the forest. Stacey colapsed at the edge of the Lake, finally realizing how tired she was.
Aiden caught her before she hit the ground. He held her protectively. "Are you alright? Do you need to take a break?"
Stacey raised an eyebrow but smiled. "I meant to fall." She informed him. "I`m extremely tired."
Aiden sat on his knees. "Its alright. You can go to sleep if you want" He told Stacey.
Stacey didn`t move from his arms. "I don`t want to." She refused.
Aiden leaned back so she could rest her head on his shoulder. "I don't mind. And you need your rest" He said. Aiden leaned his back against a tree.
Stacey leaned towards him, but didn`t put her head on his shoulder. "I don`t want to sleep." She repeated.
Aiden glanced down at her and shrugged. "Well, what do you want to do then?" he asked.
Stacey`s eyes forced her eyes to stay open, even though they wanted to close. She leaned into him more. "Not sleep." She said quietly.
Aiden smiled ever so slightly as he watched her. He put his hand on Stacey's knee and sat there quietly.
Stacey finally gave in to commonsense and she fell asleep in Aiden`s arms. Her breathing slowed and deepened.
Aiden smiled victoriously as he noticed that she finally fell asleep. He sat there motionless as he listening to the sound of her deep breathing.
In her sleep, Stacey moved her hand to Aiden`s and murmured his name quietly.
Aiden glanced down at her, suprised. He was careful not to move so he wouldn't wake her.
((What now? Morning?))
(Sure, that'l work)
((Okie dokie then!))
**The Next Morning**
Stacey woke slowly. The morning was bright and she held her hand in front of her face to block the sun. She looked around once her eyes adjusted. She was in a clearing and she could tell by the trees around the clearing that it was deep in the forest. She suddenly remembered the night before. Where was Aiden?
((Oh, yea. She got kidnapped. =]))
(She got kidnapped?)
((Uh-huh. Just wake up and try to find her.))
(kk)
Aiden woke up. He had accidently fell asleep some time during the night. He leaned up and rubbed his eyes. He suddenly remembered the night before and noticed that Stacey was there. Aiden stood up swiftly and glanced around. "Stacey?" He called out. He began to walk around aimlessly, looking for her.
Stacey stood up, aware that something wasn`t right. A man came up behind her and grabbed her wrists. Stacey yell, but the noise didn`t carry. Another man came out of the tree and gagged her. She glared at the second man and shot a fire ball out of her hands. The first man yelped and jumped back. "You idiot." The second man called. He snapped a silver braclet on Stacey`s wrist and tied them together. "You won`t escape so easily today." He said as he tied. Stacey glared at him; she instantly knew she didn`t have her powers, these men knew about Neo`s inventions.
Aiden began to walk more quickly, unaware of where he was going. He suddenly came to an area where the ground as had drag marks on it. He put his hand on it and saw the ground was still wet their from the dew. Aiden stood back up and quickly followed the fresh trail. He hoped this was where Stacey was, and he hoped she was okay.
The man tried to push Stacey into a sitting postion, but Stacey kicked his shin and turned around, but the man took her shoulder. "I don`t think so Miss Black. The Dark Lord won`t be pleased with me if I have to bring you back dead." He hissed in her ear. "Who knows, mabey I`ll bring your little friends along." Stacey froze. More Death Eaters had entered the clearing.
Aiden heard a man speak in the near distance. He slowly walked up behind a tree and peeked over. He saw Stacey being held hostage by many death eaters. His eyes shot a dark black color as he stepped out from behind the tree automatically, without being able to control himself. A bright blue flame was in his hand. "Let her go" Aiden threated darkly.
Stacey whipped around to see Aiden. Her eyes were full of fear and brown, her natural eye color. Run! Her looked pleaded.
The Death Eater closest to Aiden lunged at him.
Aiden shot a bullet of flame at the death eater. It hit him but the death eater still knocked him down. He writhed in fury and kicked him away. He crawled a few inches and stood up, another flame ready. It was like Aiden wasn't in control of himself.
Stacey kicked the Death Eater holding her and tired to run to Aiden, but another man caught her before she had moved an inch. "Careful, sweetheart, you don`t want to see your buddy her covered in blood, now do you?" He hissed, and again, Stacey was frozen to her spot.
Another Death Eater came up behind Aiden and clamped a silver braclet on his wrist.
Aiden looked down at the silver bracelet the was locked on his wrist. He pulled the arm with the bracelet feircely, making the Death Eater holding it fly forward and slamming into the ground. He fought furiously to get to Stacey, his eyes still completely black. They were blacker than they have had been before.
One Death Eater that seemed to be in charge growled under his breath. He stepped closer to Stacey and held a knife at her throat. "Come on now, we don`t want any trouble here, just let us take her and go." He called sweetly.
Aiden stopped suddenly, his sides heaving. His ribs were bleeding some. "No" He growled. Aiden's voice was much deeper than normal. He took a step closer, but another Death Eater pinned him to the ground.
Stacey made a nise through her gag, but the Death Eater behind her drew the knife against her skin, so she stopped. "Well, I don`t know what you`re planning on doing, young man." He taunted as three men with long knives came forward and six vampires hid in the shadows.
Aiden tried to shake the man off of him. "Let her go" Aiden told the man with the knife. "Now"
The man chuckled. "Yea, no." He said.
Stacey tried to send Aiden a silent messege to run, but she knew he wouldn`t leave her.
Aiden tried to manuever free but he was unable. He looked at Stacey and saw her expression, almost like she was pleading with him. Suddenly, his eyes turned back to their normal dark brown color. Aiden stopped moving and layed their on the ground, his eyes closed shut.
Stacey gasped through her gag; she thought Aiden was hurt. The man behind her just laughed. Sudden fury bubbled it`s way throught Stacey. She kicked him, hard, and ran to Aiden`s side. The vampires got closer and the men drew their wands.
Aiden's eyes shot open. He looked at Stacey, then the nearing looked at the Death Eaters and vampires. "Run!" Aiden hissed, his voice back to his normal tone.
Stacey shook her head, she knew she didn`t have a chance when she didn`t have powers and she was surrounded by people who did. She looked at the silver band on her wrist. She hedseen it before when she had been kidnapped by Neo.
Aided looked at her. "Please...do something! Run, hide, anything. I don't want you to get hurt" He said quickly. He stared at the men as they approached.
Stacey put a hand on his shoulder and looked into his eyes with sadness. After a moment, she hugged him quickly, then dissolved.
"Where did she go?!" The leader yelled.
Aiden watched Stacey dissappear. He looked as the men approached closer. He quickly tried to break free, but failed.
The leader stormed up to Aiden. "What did you do with her?" He demanded.
Aiden's eyes became darker again. "Thats none of your concern" He muttered darkly to who seemed to be the leader. He tried to kick the Death Eater that held him down, but failed again as another came up.
The Death Eater came up to him so he was only about two feet away. "Tell me where she`s at, or I will kill you, then hunt her down." He hissed.
Several things hapened at once; the Death Eaters with wands dropped their wands and all slammed backwards into tree, the trees then held them still with their branches, the vampires all disappeared into the trees, and the lead Death Eater was reaching for his throat.
Aiden looked around, his eyes wide. He stood up quickly and looked around. "Stacey?" He called out.
Stacey was invisable on the leader`s back, choking him. She couldn`t answer Aiden, otherwise the Death Eater would hurt her. Her had used a method of magic transportion that was invented after the silver braclet and used the key she stole from Neo to unlock the silver band.
Aiden looked at the leader and saw he that he couldn't breath. Aiden stood up and took the knife out of his pocket that he had concealed there from earlier. He ran over to the leader and lunged the knife into his chest.
The man howled and thrust his back against a tree, crushing Stacey. Stacey yelped and pulled a small knife from the heel of her shoe. She thrust it into the side of the Death Eater`s neck. The knofe was only about three inches long and was under his skin. The Death Eater loosened and crumpled to the ground. Stacey became visable and fell to the ground, sides heaving.
Aiden quickly picked Stacey up and backed away from the leader. "Are you okay?" He asked, as he glanced down at the body.
Stacey nodded, unable to breathe. Her eyes were still brown from the effect of the silver band. Her magic would be limited for a while.
Aiden looked at her. "Lets get out of here..." He muttered. He led her away and started walking back to the school.
Stacey shook her head. "I can`t. They`ll hunt me. Someone will find out we killed him," She said, pointing to the dead Death Eater. "And what about them?" She asked, turning to the other Death Eaters that were still stuck to the trees, trying to free themselves.
"We can either run or kill them all" Aiden said quietly. He looked from one Death Eater to the other.
Stacey took Aiden`s wrist and unlocked the silver band. She picked it up and put it in her pocket. "I can`t, Aiden."
Aiden leaned down so he was at the same level as Stacey. He put on hand on each of her shoulders and looked her in the eyes. A dozen thoughts ran through his head at once. "Let me then" Aiden whispered, referring to killing them.
Stacey nodded and turned with her back to the Death Eaters. "Go ahead, but there will always be more."
Aiden looked to the Death Eaters then back to Stacey. "Can you do me a favor? I reall don't want you to watch this" He said quietly. He still had his arms on her shoulders. Aiden looked at the ground.
Stacey nodded and closed her eyes, knowing Aiden would trust that she wouldn`t look.
Aiden stood there for a moment with an indecisive expression on his face. He then let go of her shoulders and walked towards the Death Eaters. He flicked his wrist and curled his fingers up. Aiden uncurled them and a flame appeared. He slowly walked closer to them with a knife in his other hand.
After some time had passed Aiden walked back to Stacey. He had little blood on his shirt and a dead expression on his face. "Lets go" Aiden said finally, grabbing her hand.
Stacey opened her eyes and looked at Aiden, ignoring the blood. He took his hand gently, her own were shaking slightly.
Aiden held her hand. He began to walk away from the place and started to walk in a random direction. He wasn't sure where they were going to go. They couldn't go back to school, not like this. Aiden held her hand and walked silently.
Stacey followed Aiden without question. She didn`t look back to see what Aiden had done to the Death Eaters. She gently squeezed his hand.
Aiden continued to walk silently with an odd expression on his face. He could tell they were almost out of the forest. He could almost see the moon because the trees were less vacant here. Aiden squeezed her hand also as the finally left the forest and into an empty clearing.
((It`s morning))
Stacey followed Aiden into the clearing. She sighed as she leaned against a tree, exhausted.
(oh yeah)
Aiden watched her lean against the tree. He didn't bother to lay down so he stood there with his arms folded. The sun was just beginning to rise.
Stacey put her hand on her forehead, sheilding her eyes from the rising sun. "What now?" She whispered.
Aiden stared at the ground. "I don't know" He answered dully "We can't go back to school like this" He pointed to his clothes. "So I'm not sure."
Stacey looked up. She waved her hand and suddenly both of them had clean clothes on. "They will hunt me forever." She said.
He looked down at his new clothes. Aiden looked back at Stacey, pursing his lips together into a hard like. "I'm sorry...it's my fault" He whispered.
Stacey shook her head. "They wanted me, not you. My family was in the Order, they`re afraid I`ll follow."
Aiden shook his head slowly. "No. That's not what I meant. I meant I told you to go to sleep. If we had stayed maybe they wouldn't have found us...not then at least..." He whispered. Aiden clenched his hands into fists.
Stacey looked at him, her eyes brown still. "I`m the one that fell asleep."
"I told you too. I didn't mean to fall asleep, I ment to stay awake. Aiden said quietly. He closed his eyes tightly.
Stacey stood up and put a hand on Aiden`s shoulder. "Don`t blame yourself."
Aiden stood completely still. A few memories flashed through his head and he sighed. He kept his eyes closed.
Stacey hugged Aiden gently. "REally, I don`t blame you at all, don`t feel bad for my sake."
Aiden put one of his arms around Stacey. He didn't say anything for awhile. He looked back up at the sky. "Its alright. I'll keep you safe" Aiden whispered.
Stacey hugged him tighter and had tears in her eyes. "I know you will." She whispered back.
Aiden didn't say anything else. He breathed in. He watched as a tear fell from Stacey's eye. Aiden wiped it away. "Don't cry" He whispered. He hugged her tighter as well.
"I`m crying beacause no one has ever cared for me as much as you do, and it makes me feel happy." She admitted.
Aiden looked down at her. He kissed her forhead and hugged her so that his cheek was against hers. "I want you to be happy" He said very quietly.
Stacey nodded. "I know. I want to make you happy."
Aiden closed his eyes. "Don't worry...I will" he whispered back.
Stacey stood there, huuging him tightly, unaware that they were surrounded.
((Again))
Aiden stood there, without moving. He kept his eyes closed and took in a deep breath. He had the same dead expression on his face.
The group of vampires that had escaped closer in around Aiden and Stacey, staying to the shadows. Stacey didn`t see them through her tears.
Aiden pulled back so he could see her face. He saw another tear escape from Stacey's eye. Aiden caught it and wiped it away. He was unaware they were being watched.
A vampire was finally to thirsty to stay hidden; he lunged toward stacey and Aiden.
Aiden suddenly saw the vampire lung toward them. He quickly pushed Stacey forward as he was it by the vampire. Aiden fell to the ground, scarring his shoulder and hitting his head against a rock.
Stacey screamed and lunged at the vampire, trying to get it off Aiden before it bit him. The two other vampires had come into veiw.
Aiden tried to push it off of him but failed. His shoulder and head were bleeding. Which made the vampires more hungry.
Stacey growled and her eyes turned black. She used her power to become a vampire. She lunged at the vampire on Aiden and pulled it off with her new-found strenght. She whipped her last knife out and stabbed the vampire. She stood in front of Aiden and faced the last two vampires.
Aiden stood up quickly. He felt very dizzy from hitting his head. It still bled down his back, as well as his shoulder. Aiden suddenly flicked his wrist and shot a ball of fire at one of the vampires.
The ball of fire hit one vampire square in the chest, but it just dissolved into its chest. It looked up and hissed madly at Aiden. "You can`t kill a vampire like that." Stacey whispered as she went into fighting stance, challenging the vampire. There was a deep gash in her right arm, and it burned very badly.
Aiden picked up a knife on the ground that he had earlier. He ran towards the vampire and stabbed it into his heart. Aiden narrowed his eyes as he brought the vampire to the ground. His lip curled in hate.
Stacey screamed with rage as the last vampire lunged at Aiden`s back. She almost threw the knife, but didn`t beacause she was afraid to hit Aiden instead.
Aiden tried to push the vampire off but couldn't. He suddenly rolled forward, hitting his back and the vampire's as well. The force knocked the breath out of both of them. Aiden rolled to the side, trying to get away from the other vampire.
Stacey slowly approched the vampire from behind. She jumped onto its back, trying to get it off Aiden.
Aiden quickly grabbed his arm, that was bleeding heavily. He watched as Stacey attacked the vampire. Aiden quickly stood up and kicked the vampire in it's leg, knocking it down.
"Aiden, look away." Stacey oreded, hoping he would obey befor ehe saw what she was about to do. She grew vampire fangs and attached the vampire.
Aiden didn't have time to look away before Stacey used the vampire's powers. He stood there, shocked for a moment. It took him a moment to retake himself. Aiden held tightly onto the wound on his arm as he watched Stacey, with a horrified expression.
Stacey slashed at the vampire`s neck with her sharp teeth and stabbed it through the heart. The vampire colapsed to the ground and Stacey stood up shakily. She had blood on herself and she turned around to face Aiden. The teeth had shrunk.
Aiden looked at her, taking more control of himself. "Are you alright?" He asked urgently, stilling gripping his arm. Aiden took a step towards her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"I`m fine." Stacey replied quietly. She had blood all over herself, and not all of it was a vampire`s. She looked at Aiden`s arm. "How bad is that?" She asked, pointing to his arm.
Aiden gave her a doubtful looking, wondering of all that blood was hers. He then moved his hands, showing a deep cut mark. "I'm fine" He mumbled. Aiden looked up at Stacey. "Are you sure you're not hurt?"
Stacey ignored his question. She carefully touched aiden`s arm just below the cut; she waited to see how he would react.
Aiden frowned. He looked up at Stacey as she touched his arm, ignoring the pain. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me." Aiden said "Are you okay?" He emphasized on the you.
Stacey looked up to his eyes, which were inches from her own. "I`m fine. This cut is deep. It needs healed."
Aiden looked from her eyes down to his cut. "No, I'll live." He scratched the back of his head. Aiden looked into Stacey's eyes again. "Do you think they're anymore around?"
Stacey sighed and took her hand away from Aiden`s arm. "It is highly possible. We need to get out of here." She said, scanning the surounding trees.
He glanced the area around them, spying a gap in the trees. "There. Lets go." Aiden said. He grabbed Stacey's hand with his good arm. He lead her toward the gap in the trees.
Stacey saw the gap in the trees and gently pulled Aiden towards it. "Where can we go?" She asked, they had to go somewhere safe. She waved her other hand and the washed off of their clothes.
Aiden shook his head slowly as he walked through the gap. He stopped walking for a moment to clear his head so he could think more clearly on what they would do. "I don't know...." Aiden murmured, his voice detached and quiet. "Where can we go?"
Stacey sighed. "Well, we can go to my mom`s house." She suggested. "She`s in Florida right now."
Aiden looked at her. "How would we get there fast enough?" He asked very queitly.
Stacey looked at the ground. "Um, well, she has this big empty house in France right now." She explained.
Aiden frowned. "I don't think we can make it there in time..."
((Oops, I said France, I meant Great Britain.))
stacey slipped her hand in Aiden`s. "I can get us there." She said, trying to sound optimpistic.
Aiden held her hand and looked Stacey in the eye. "Alright." He agreed quietly.
Stacey nodded, took and deep breath, and closed her eyes, when she opened them again, they were in the front hall of an airy house. "Here we are." She said quietly. She let go of Aiden`s hand and looked around, from this spot, you could see into the kitchen, living room, and dining room. A grand piano sat off to the side in the living room and three hallways branched off in different directions.
Aiden looked around. "Wow..." He murmered. He looked at Stacey. "Where is your mom?" Aiden asked quietly. He continued to glance around the room.
Stacey shrugged. "Florida." She answered in a tone that silenced any unasked questions.
Aiden nodded. "Ah." He looked around the room. "So, now what? Do you think they'll find us?" He asked with a dull tone in his voice. He stared off blankly.
"Eventually, they`ll find us." Stacey said as she walked swiftly toward a hallway to the right. "Follow me." She led Aiden into a long hallway with three doors. One staright ahead and one on either side. She stopped and onpened the door to the left. "You can sleep here." Stacey said sharply; she wasn`t meaning to act the way she was, but the after-effects of the spell she used were working on her. "Bathroom`s that way. I`ll be over here." She added, pointing first to the door straight ahead then to the last door on the right.
Aiden nodded to what she said. He glanced inside Stacey's room and then the room he was supposed to stay. Aiden turned back to Stacey. "Whos room was this?" He asked quietly.
Stacey saw that Aiden had glanced into her room and shyly inched closer to her door, blocking the view. "Uh, no one`s. It was a guest room." She answered truthfully. The room was painted light blue and had dark wood floors. She pressed her lips together, hoping he hadn`t noticed her movement.
Aiden looked at Stacey from the corner of his eye, catching her small but noticable movement. He turned towards her. "What?" Aiden asked. He lifted his head higher to see what Stacey was trying to hide.
Stacey pursed her lips together. "You saw that, huh?" She asked. She stepped aside and pushed the door open. "My room..." She said, trailing off. Three walls were painted red and one was pure white. On one wall, there was a floral design in black. Her bedspread was black with red and white accents. The whole room looked quite exotic.
Aiden stepped closer as she backed away from the door. He looked inside her room. He turned back to Stacey. "May I?" Aiden asked politely, reffering to going in her room.
Stacey shrugged. "Sure." She stepped into the room before Aiden could and pushed some trash under the bed, realizing that she could no longer use magic without getting in trouble with the Ministry.
Aiden looked around her room. He too noticed how her room looked almost exotic. He ran his fingers over the side of her bed before he sat down on the edge of it. Aiden looked at Stacey. "I like it." He pointed out to her.
Stacey smiled and sat next to Aiden. "Thanks." she said, looking around. "I designed it myself." She looked down at the wood floor. "The floor is bamboo." She noted.
Aiden looked at her. "You designed it? No wonder why I like it so much." He said. He looked down at the floor and put his heel down as he noticed it was bamboo. Aiden then leaned back so he was laying on Stacey's bed and looked at the ceiling. He folded his arms behind his head.
Stacey turned her head slightly to look at Aiden. "What are you doing?" She asked curiously.
Aiden glanced at her without moving his head. "Nothing." He answered. "Today has been pretty rough..." Aiden pointed out "So, I'm just laying down for a moment." He took in a deep breath of air.
Stacey nodded in agreement. After a moment, she too laid back against the bed, looking up at the white ceiling. Her eyes were a dark grey from using her powers so extensivly. She sighed softly after a moment.
After a long while without moving Aiden turned on his side so he was facing Stacey. He began to think to himself.
Stacey turned her head to look at Aiden. After a few silent minutes she whispered. "What are you thinking about?"
Aiden shrugged without moving, not exactly sure of what to say. "Mainly about how much has changed in merely one day. Its an odd thing.." He answered Stacey.
Stacey nodded and closed her eyes. She hated the fact that Aiden had to see her become a vampire. Even though she had saved his life, she wished he handn`t seen that. She knew exactly how he felt right now.
Aiden turned towards her more. He leaned his head against his arm and tilted his head. "Are you alright?" Aiden whispered. His face softened.
Stacey nodded and slowly opened her eyes. "Just really tired from.... using my powers." She said, almost bringing up a topic she wanted to avoid.
Aiden looked at her, catching her hesitation. He began to lean back up. "If your tired, I can leave to give you privacy to sleep." He offered.
Stacey closed her eyes again. "You can stay if you want." She mumbled. "If you don`t want to, have sweet dreams." She added.
Aiden leaned back down and sat back in the same position. He watched Stacey slowly close her eyes. "Sweet dreams." He whispered, wondering if she was going to sleep.
Stacey knew she was close to falling asleep. "Are you staying?" She asked quietly in a hopeful voice.
Aiden looked at Stacey. "I will. I'll never leave if you want me to." He whispered.
The last thing Stacey remembered before falling asleep was smiling softly. Sometime in her sleep, she reatched out and slipped her hand in Aiden`s.
Aiden stood completely still as she slept. He listened to sound of her breathing. He gently took her hand and layed there quietly. Aiden was careful not to fall asleep this time.
((Aww, why you no sleep?!?! What now, morning?))
((lol I guess))
Stacey woke up slowly. She still felt tired and didn`t want to get up. She felt the blanket beneath her and remembered where she was and why. She botled upright, searching for Aiden.
Aiden looked at Stacey through the darkness of the early morning. He put a hand on her shoulder as she bolted up. "It's alright. I'm right here." He whispered. Aiden smiled at her, wondering if it was visible through the dark. "Good morning."
Stacey smiled and gently leaned against Aiden, wrapping one arm around his shoulders. "Good morning. How do you feel?" She asked, knowing he wouldn`t have dared sleep after what had happened the night before.
Aiden continued to smile at her. "I feel fine. How about you? Did you sleep well?" He asked, wondering if he had bothered her at all during the night.
"Slept like a log." Stacey answered quickly. "Are you hungry at all? I can make breakfast." She started to stand up.
Aiden watched her stand up. "Doesn't matter to me. I can wait if you don't want to make anything" He said.
Stacey shook her head. " No, I`m up, I can cook. What would you like to eat?" She asked, her tone making it clear that she wasn`t giving him the option to say he wasn`t hungry.
Aiden smiled at her tone. "Anything is fine with me" He said. He stood up as well and stretched his arms. They were stiff from sitting down for so long.
Stacey put her hand on her hip. "Tell me what you want to eat, not that you will eat anything. I know you didn`t sleep last night, so you get a special breakfast." She ordered.
Aiden put his hand over his mouth as he smiled, holding in a laugh. "How about some green eggs and ham?" He said playfully. He paused "Or some plain eggs will work" He added with a smile.
Stacey rolled her eyes. "Do you want green eggs and ham or normal eggs?" She asked, holding back a laugh. "I can make green eggs and ham if you want."
Aiden looked at her, seriously for a moment before he smiled again. "You can? I want green eggs and ham then." He answered, interested now.
Stacey smiled and took Aiden`s hand. She pulled him into the living room and gently pushed him onto the couch. She went into the kitchen and pulled the fridge open, pulling out eggs, ham, and milk. She set them on the silver-speckled counter and pulled out green food coloring. She got the eggs cooking and started to dice the ham. she looked up to Aiden. "What do you think?" She asked.
Aiden watched her with interest. "I'm actually kinda excited to see how they come out" He chuckled. He leaned back on the couch and rested his arms on the edge of the pillow.
Stacey looked back to the ham, making sure she wouldn`t cut a finger off. "Well, I did grow up as a muggle. I can cook some things ya know." She said, putting the food coloring into the eggs.
Aiden tilted his head to the side slightly. He rested his neck on the back of the couch. "I can't cook anything. I probably can't even fry an egg.." He mumbled, embarrassed.
Stacey took out two plates and walked over to Aiden. She sat on the couch next to him, her legs folded under her, and handed him a plate. "Here you go, eggs as green as they get and ham." She announced.
Aiden smiled and took the plate. "Thank you." He said. He took a bite of it and chewed. "Wow, it's good." Aiden announced. He looked at her before taking another bite quickly.
Stacey tilted her head to the side. "Really?" She asked, she didn`t want Aiden to eat it if he didn`t like it.
Aiden nodded. "Yes really." He assured Stacey as he finished chewing. He took took a bit off her plate and gave it to her. "Try it"
Stacey opened her mouth and chewed the green eggs. When she finished, she spoke. "Yea, you`re right. I make great fictional food." she said, holding back a smile and taking another bite.
Aide smiled. "I told you." He said. He gave Stacey another bite. "It's fun feeding you" He said.
Stacey let her smile show as she took the next bite. She picked up her own fork and held up a bite for aiden to eat.
Aiden neatly took another bite and smiled as he chewed. He fed Stacey another bite as well. He had an amused expression on his face.
Stacey`s eyes became an illuminated silver-yellow color. She spoke after she swallowed, holding up anther bite for Aiden. "Like I mentioned before, you can be so romantic sometimes."
Aiden took the bite and quickly ate it so he could speak. He chuckled and looked at her with the same amused expression. "I didn't even do anything this time" He pointed out. Aiden fed her another bite.
Stacey took the bite and rolled her eyes as she chewed. "That`s what you think." She said after she finished. Her eyed glimmered the color of the moon.
Aiden's eyes changed a lighter shade of their own. "Well, you don't know how romantic you are." He told her.
Stacey smiled shyly and batted her eyeslashes at him. "Yea, how?" She questioned.
Aiden smiled at her reaction. "Being yourself."
Stacey sighed. "Like I also said before, you can be so unpredictable."
Aiden looked at her, his eyes shone. "And, so can you." He said. Aiden leaned back against the couch.
Stacey finished her eggs and ham. "Well," She said as she looked down at her clothes. "I should probaby change," She looked at Aiden`s clothes. "You don`t live here, so we`ll have to go get you some clothes." She announced.
Aiden nodded. "Alright. Sounds like a plan." He agreed. "What about your clothes at Hogwarts?"
"Dude, I live here. I have clothes here. The ones at school can stay there until we go back." She said. She stood up and took aiden`s plate, putting both plates on the counter. She walked back to her room and came back with a small purse. She spoke as she got closer. "In case you haven`t noticed," She started, glancing at the grand piano and expensive-looking furniture, "My mom lives on the higher end of life." She sat down next to Aiden. "I have inherited some of that and have over five-hundred dollars right here."
Aiden looked at Stacey as she sat down beside him again. He lifted Stacey's hand and kissed it. Aiden then layed it back down and wrapped his fingers around hers. "Wow, that much? You do have a nice house." He pointed out.
Stacey snorted. "Yea, whne most of it was supposed to entertain me, distract me from my parents." She said coldy, setting the small purse on the couch next to her. She gently squeezed Aiden`s fingers.
Aiden rubbed his thumb on the back of Stacey's palm softly. "I'm sorry.." He murmered quietly.
Stacey shrugged. "Hey, it`s okay. You couldn`t have known." She said quietly.
His lips pressed into a line. "I know. But I still feel bad" Aiden said quietly.
Stacey held a finger up to Aiden`s lips. "Don`t." She pleaded. "If you feel bad, I`ll feel bad." She stood and and pulled Aiden with her. "Come on."
Aiden nodded and stood up obediantly. "Where are we going?" He asked Stacey, following her.
Stacey walked out to a garage and pulled a set of keys off the wall. "I`m not walking to the store." She said, opening the door of a silver Mercedes. "Get in."
Aiden raised an eyebrow. "Shouldn't I drive...?" He asked with a smile.
Stacey`s eyes glimmered silver. "Have you even started learning to drive?" She asked, holding up a junior driver`s ID
Aiden smiled and nodded. He searched his pockets and found what he was looking for. It was a small card, a drivers license. He held it up. "Thats the glory of being seventeen." Aiden said with a playful smile.
Stacey smiled mischeviously. "Okay." She agreed, walking over to the passenger`s side and getting in. "But if you crash it, sctratch it, or even get it dirty, we`ll both be in major trouble." She said as Aiden got in. "You do know how to drive this kind of car, right?"
Aiden smiled. He held the door open politely for Stacey. As she walked in, he closed the door and walked into the drivers side and started the ignition. Aiden smiled at her. "So, where exactly are we going?"
"Another reason why I should drive." Stacey persisted playfully. "To the closest clothing store to get you clothes. We can`t go back to school right away, and you can`t stay in those clothes for two weeks." She explained.
Aiden smile at Stacey. "Well, since I don't know my way around, you should probably drive." He said, giving in. He stepped out and held the door open for her. "Thank you." He added.
Stacey smiled as she stepped out and into the driver`s seat. "You`re welcome." She said sweetly. When he got in she leaned over and kissed his cheek. Then she pushed a button on the dashboard and the garge door started to open. She started to pull out.
Aiden smiled as he sat in. He looked out through the back window as they pulled out of the garage. "Are we going into town?"
"Yea, why?" She asked as she looked out the rear-veiw mirror to back up. As she got onto a main road she looked at Aiden. "Are you scared of department stores?" She teased.
Aiden smiled at her comment. "Nah, just being dragged to cheap women's clothing stores by my sister. Now thats scary." He chuckled. "But going with you would be much more fun." He added.
Stacey smiled and looked back to the road. "Well, I was just going to let you get your own clothes while I get some other things we may need." She offered. "I didn`t know you had a sister." She said thoughtfully.
Aiden nodded. "Step-sister" He corrected quietly. "Do you know Alexis? Yeah, her." He said. Aiden rolled his eyes as he thought of his family.
((lol))
Stacey nodded. "I know her." She said as she started to drive down a busy road. She took one hand off the wheel and found Aiden`s hand. She squeezed it gently. "What`s your favorite color?" She asked randomly.
Aiden smiled shortly and held her free hand. He looked out the window, then to Stacey. "I like black, but I also like red and green. Whats yours?" He asked, quoting her question.
Stacey thought for a moment. "Still black." She whispered under her breath. "I like red." She said in a normal voice. "Have you not seen my room?"
Aiden nodded, noticing the similiarity. "Yeah, I have. I liked the colors. Very unique." He answered truthfully.
Stacey laughed as she pulled into a parking lot. "The main reason it`s like that is beacause my mom hates it."
Aiden smiled at her remark. "Sounds like you." He said with a smile clear in his voice. He quickly opened his door and walked over to Stacey's, opening it for her too.
Stacey stepped out. "Thank you sir." She said sweetly. She grabbed her money and closed the door. As she started to walk to the door, she spoke. "So, what`s the plan?"
Aiden took Stacey's hand as they entered the department store. "I dunno. What do you think?"
Stacey looked around as they took a few steps into the store. "Well, I think you can get your own clothes. So I was just going to let you get your own clothes while I get a few things." She suggested.
Aiden nodded absentmindedly. "Alright. That sounds like a good plan. I'll meet you at the register in about 20 minutes or so. Okay?" He suggested as he glanced around the store.
Stacey nodded with a smile and she gently squeezed Aiden`s hand before walking off in one direction.
About twently minutes later, Stacey stood near the registeres, holding two backpacks full of miscilanious things. She looked around for any sign of Aiden.
Aiden quickly walked towards the cash registers. He spotted Stacey and stood next to her, holding a few various articles of clothings. "All done?" He asked.
Stacey smiled and nodded. She entered on on the check-out lines and put her things on the counter. The woman behind the counter started to scan things.
Aiden layed his things down and quickly took out some money from his pocket.
Stacey pushed the money away and looked into Aiden`s eyes, her own a warning red. She knew she couldn`t exactly say what she needed to with the Muggle right there, so she had to use a code. "No, Andrew. Mom told me to use my money, remember? Beacause you lost yours?" She pulled out her own money and handed it to the lady, making sure her eyes were back to brown.
Aiden quickly put the money back in his pocket, noticing his mistake. His cheeks went red. "Uh, yeah. Sorry.." He mumbled.
Stacey smiled at the lady behind the counter. "My brother, he always looses his stuff." She said, perfecting the image of a silly teenager.
Aiden pushed her lightly. "Yeah, you too." He said, a smile now.
Stacey kept up the image of an annoyed sister. "Stop, Andrew! Remember what mom said." She said softly. She smiled at the woman again as she handed her the change. "Get your stupid clothes." She said to Aiden. As she walked past him she quickly squeezed his hand, bu not so the woman would see. She picked up the two backpacks.
Aiden stepped closer to Stacey and held her hand. "Nice going.." He complemented in her ear with a playful smile. He held his clothes in his other hand.
Stacey had a huge smile on her face. Now that they were out of the woman`s earshot, and no one else had heard their brother/sister proformance, she didn`t have to pretend. She squeezed Aiden`s hand. "You weren`t so bad yourself." She complemented.
Aiden smiled and squeezd her hand as well. "Thanks." He said, playfully. He walked back to the car. "I'm sorry about that...I almost got us caught."
Stacey strugged as she opened the car door. "Nah, it was nothing. I didn`t even have to do that, it was just so she didn`t become suspicious. And if the police come after us, we`ll be less trackable." She said the last sentence with obvious saracasm.
Aiden waited for Stacey to sit down, he then closed the door for her. He walked to the passenger side and sat down, and closed the door. "True...true..." Aiden agreed with a nod. "Good thing you're smarter than me. Who knows where I would've been by now."
Stacey laughed loudly. She grinned at Aiden. "Who knows, probably jail for possesing gold coins." She said starting the car.
Aiden also laughed at her remark. "Yeah, you'd be in the cell beside me though...for armed robbery." He teased.
Stacey crinkled her nose as she pulled out of the parking spot. "Why? I didn`t attack anyone." She said innocently.
"Not yet. It's only a theory. You would probably keep me as a hostage." Aiden said, noticing her innocent tone.
"Who, me?" She asked, her eyes getting big. She kept her innocent tone, perfecting the picture of innocense, even though she was watching the road.
Aiden smiled at her eyes. "Yes, you. You're not that innocent." He said, emphazing the word 'that' playfully.
Stacey laughed again. "Hey, are you hungry?" She asked, looking at the clock and seeing it was after five at night.
Aiden followed her gaze toward the clock. He squinted his eyes so he could see the time. "Yeah a little. Want to go eat?" He asked.
"Sure." Stacey said. "Pick something. We have everything here." Her voice when she said this was almost bored sounding.
(Are they still in the car or at her house now?)
((Car.))
(kk)
Aiden folded his arms behind his head and leaned back. "Doesn't matter to me. You can pick."
Stacey stuck her toungue out, still watching the road. "Just pick something, anything. Or I`m going to take you to the fanciest, most expensive place I can find." She said.
Aiden frowned. He hated picking things. He quickly pointed to the first, most least expensive restaurant. "There." He said quickly. Aiden mimicked her and stuck his tongue out playfully.
Stacey wrinkled her nose playfully and coasted past the restraunt. She pulled into a restraunt a little farther away. It was a little nicer, a sit-down place. "Come on!" She said, jumping out of the car and over to Aiden`s side.
Aiden laughed. He opened his door and slod out of his seat. He closed the door behind him. "I finally got you to pick." Aiden said with a large smile. He took Stacey's hand and walked toward the restaurant.
Stacey squeezed Aiden`s hand. "You wish." She murmured as they stepped inside. A waitress led them to a booth. The restraunt wasn`t busy at all, and no one was close to them.
"Can I get you anything to drink?" The waitress asked, pulling out a receipt pad. Stacey looked over to Aiden as she replied.
"Pepsi."
"A water is fine." Aiden answered the women serving them. He slid into the booth and folded his hands together atop the table.
Stacey sat across from Aiden and rested her elbows on the table, resting her ching on her hands. Her eyes turned an amused green as the waitress walked away. She gave a tilted smile.
Aiden smiled a crooked smile back. "So, what are you getting to eat?" He asked casually.
Stacey shrugged. "I dunno. Mabey spaghetti." She said smiling.
Aiden smiled and pretended to lick his lips. "Mmmm...spagetti. My favorite as you already know." He said playfully.
Stacey laughed quietly. "You can get whatever you want, they have everything here." She reminded.
Aiden eyed Stacey carefully. "You know, I am paying you all this back later." He told her.
Stacey shook her head. "You don`t have to do that, it`s my treat."
Aiden shook his head stubbornly. "This can't all be your treat. Please let me give you something at least." He asked.
Stacey put her hands over his. "You`ve given me enough already." She whispered.
Aiden turned his hand over so he could hold hers. "So have you." He whispered back "That's why I want to keep it even."
Stacey stared into Aiden`s eyes, even when the waitress came back with their drinks. She set them on the table. "Are you ready to take your order?" She asked polietly. Stacey just raised an eyebrow at Aiden, indicating that he needed to say something.
Aiden frowned and sighed. "Two spagettis....?" He answered, trailing off expectantly. He hadn't let his eyes stray from hers.
Stacey nodded, her eyes not leaving his. The waitress wrote on the notepad and left quickly, probably not liking what this show might lead to. She smiled, holding in a laugh.
Aiden smiled and shook his head. "Thanks for that." He said sarcastically. Aiden decided he would just pay her back later without her knowing.
Stacey smiled back. "You`re welcome." She said happily, her hands still wrapped in his.
Aiden smiled. He sqeezed her hand. "So whats on the agenda for today?" He asked.
"Oh," Stacey sighed. "Whatever we decide on doing." She said.
Aiden nodded. "Alright. Sounds good." He replied as the waitress set down their drinks, and left without a word. Aiden quickly took a drink of his water.
Stacey took a long sip of her soda, still holding one of Aiden`s hands. "did you have anything you wanted to do?"
He thought for a moment before shaking his head. "Nope. Besides, I don't know what there is to do around here so you have to pick." He answered her. Aiden drank some more of his drink.
Stacey raised an eyebrow. "You`re still trying to get me to pick." She said, sounding slightly amazed. "Unbelievable. We have everything here. Rock-wall climbing. Arcades. Everything."
Aiden smiled. "Well, you know what, and where. You pick, I'm up for anything. Really." He said. He hated picking things.
Stacey stuck out her tounge. "Then I`m taking you to the arcade. It has three floors." She bragged.
Aiden smiled. "Okay. I haven't been to one in ages. I could probably beat you at wack-a-mole." He teased.
Stacey laughed. "In your dreams! I have an account there. And you only get an account if you`re in the top five players. I bet I could beat you at anything." She teased.
Aiden shook his head, and laughed. "Well, have to see about that." He said, taking another drink of his water.
Stacey took a drink of her soda as the waitress put came with their spaghetti. She smiled at Aiden as she walked away.
Aiden smiled back. He picked up his fork, and took a bite of his meal. It tasted pretty good. He swallowed, and took another bite.
Stacey shook her head slowly, with a smile, and let go of Aiden`s other hand to pick up her fork. She twisted the spaghetti around and took a bite of it.
Aiden took a quick drink of his water. He took another bite. "How is it?" He asked after he was done chewing.
Stacey looked up. "What, the spaghetto or the arcade?" Sh asked.
Aiden looked up at her. "Well, both I guess but I meant the food." He answered.
Stacey smiled. "I should be the one asking you about the food, I eat here a lot." She stuffed more noodles into her mouth.
Aiden smiled. "I'm taking that as a yes. I like it alot too." He said. He took a few more bites, then he was done. Aiden took a drink of his water.
Stacey finished her food and leaned back, drinking her soda. She tilted her head and looked at Aiden as she drank.
Aiden took a big gulp of his drink, finishing that as well. He wiped his face with a napkin, and folded his hands together.
Stacey slowly finished her drink, still looking at Aiden. She wiped her mouth and put her elbows on the table, resting her chin on her hands.
The waitress came back and put the check on the table, walking away quickly.
Aiden smiled, and watched Stacey. He was about to get some money out of his pocket, but he forgot he didn't have the right kind. He sighed.
Stacey smiled and picked up the check. "Don`t worry, I`ll let you pay me back." She said with a smile. She layed the money on the table and stood up.
Aiden smiled. That made him feel a little better about her paying. He would pay it all back soon. Aiden stood up also, and grabbed her hand. He began to walk out of the door.
Stacey squeezed his hand as she walked out to the car. She stopped as they got there. She turned to face him with a smile.
Aiden looked at her. "Are you letting me drive?" He asked, confused for a moment.
Stacey laughed. "If you want." She said, pulling out the keys.
Aiden grinned widely. "If you don't mind...?" He said. He held out his hand.
Stacey smiled and dropped the keys into his hand. She touched his hand for a moment before gently squeezing his fingers and turning to get in the passenger`s side.
Aiden smiled, and got in the car. He put the keys in the ignition, and started the car. He began to back out of the parking lot. "Which way?" Aiden asked, keeping his eyes on the road.
"Left." Stacey instructed. "But you`ve never driven a silver Volvo around, have ya?"
Aiden smiled, and turned the steering wheel so it took a left. "Actually no. It drives pretty smoothly." He pointed out. He looked at Stacey, and smiled before turning his eyes back to the road.
Stacey watched the road, occasionally telling him to turn a certain way. "Yea, but Turbo 911`s are better." She said softly.
Aiden nodded. "Yeah. I miss my car." He said absentmindedly. He continued to follow her instructions.
Stacey tilted her head. "What kind of car did you have?" She asked. She wondered if he would mind one mysteriously showing up for his birthday, whatever it was.
"It was a 74' Plymouth Duster. It was a peice of junk, but hey it worked for me." Aiden answered. He looked, and saw a sign for the arcade as they got close to it.
Stacey pointed out a parking spot as they approached the arcade. "Are you sure you`re feeling up to getting beat?" She teased.
Aiden smiled playfully. "Well, the question is are you?" He teased back. Aiden parked the car, and stepped out. He walked over to Stacey's side, and opened the door for her.
"Bring it on." She said when Aiden opened her door for her. She closed the door and took his hand, walking towards the three-story building.
Aiden smiled, and swung their arms playfully. He opened the door for her, and looked inside. It was full of running, screaming people, mainly kids. Near the left side of the large, bright room was where it seemed like most of the older people who were around their age were. Aiden led Stacey over there, away from all the screaming kids. Aiden looked around. "What do you want to do first?" He asked.
Stacey smiled and held up a plastic card. She indicated to a large table. "Air hockey." She said. She knew she would probably beet him, but she didn`t know how good he was. Still...
Aiden nodded, and walked over to the table. He smiled, and winked at Stacey playfully. Aiden waited on the other side of the table, waiting for the game to start.
Stacey flashed the card in front of a reader on the game and the air started. Stacey picked up the puck and a bumper. She set the puck on the table and set it soaring towards Aiden.
Aiden quickly reacted, and hit the puck back towars Stacey with his bumper. He smiled a little.
((Yea, I couldn`t think of what the little handle things are called, so I called it a bumper. Don`t I feel stupid....))
Stacey smiled and hit the puck again. It bounced off of the side and into Aiden`s...
((What, goal? Goal post? I still feel stupid...))
(Haha its alright. I don't know whats its called either lol)
(And yeah I think its a goal lol)
Aiden frowned, and looked into the goal. He picked up the puck, and got ready to hit it again. "That's the only one you're going to get." Aiden said as he hit the puck.
Stacey started laughing and shreiked when the puck went into her goal. "One to one." She said, still giggling. She picked up the puck and shot it straight towards Aiden`s goal. At the last second it twisted to the right and bounced towards his goal.
Aiden shook his head, and smiled. He picked up the puck, and hit it towards her goal. "Two-to-one." He said.
Stacey shot the puck away before it entered her goal. She stuck out her tounge at him, shooting the puck towards him.
Aiden smiled again, and blocked the puck with his bumper thing. The puck hit against the side of the table, and hit Stacey's side, but missed her goal.
((Bumper thing? Lol.))
Stacey laughed and shot the puck towards Aiden, missing by a big difference.
(lol I didn't know what to call it.)
Aiden chuckled, and caught the puck against the side of the table. He positioned it toward the middle, and shot it towards Stacey's bumper.
Stacey laughed as she missed the puck by millimeters. She picked it up and quickly shot it back. "Three to two."
Aiden smiled. He blocked the puck, but hit it against the wall back into his own goal. "Sh*t..." He mumled to himself. Aiden got the puck, and shot it back with a laugh.
Stacey laughed louder when she heard Aiden. She hit it back to him.
((I`ve done that before...))
(Haha)
Aiden smiled, and blocked the puck. He used the bumper to hit it back to Stacey.
"Cr*p!" Stacey mumbled loudly right before the puck entered her goal. But her eyes were not on the table. She dropped her bumper thing and rushed behind the table to Aiden. Her eyes were brown, her "natural" eye color.
"Okay, see that guy over there with shaggy blonde hair and green eyes?" She asked Aiden through teeth clenched into a smile. "That`s Alex. He thinks I like him; he`s a nice guy but he doesn`t give up easily. Please, please, please act all mushy and gushy when he comes over here." She begged, takking his hands.
"Stacey!" Alex called, making his way over to her.
Aiden quickly looked over at the boy named Alex. He squeezed Stacey's hand as Alex came over. He looked at Stacey before glancing at the boy again. Aiden moved over to the side of the air hockey table, and leaned against it. He gently pulled Stacey with him, and put one hand on her side, and the other on her shoulder.
As soon as Alex spoke, Stacey put on a loving smile directed to Aiden. It was a genuine smile, but it was strained under the circumstances. "Hi, Alex." She said, staring into Aiden`s eyes.
Alex cleared his throat as he glanced at Aiden.
Aiden smiled back for a moment, and looked back at Alex. He lifted his head up. "Hey man." He said to Alex casually.
"Hello." Alex said softly He glanced back at Stacey.
She leaned closer to Aiden, tilting her body towards him.
Aiden leaned closer to Stacey, almost hugging her. He looked at her, and smiled. He wondered what Alex must be thinking about now.
Alex cleared his throat. "So... I was wondering... if you would want to go out for dinner with me." His voice was doubtful.
Stacey kept her eyes on Aiden. "Really? Could Aiden come?" She asked.
"Well... I don`t know about that..."
Aiden looked at Stacey. He sighed quietly. It was pretty obvious that this Alex boy was crushing on her. "Would this be like a date?" He asked looking at Alex. He hated be straightforward, and rude. However, it couldn't be avoided.
Alex turned his gaze to Aiden. "Kind of..." He said softly.
Aiden pressed his lips together, and looked at Stacey. He used his index finger to tap her shoulder lightly. "Well, it is up to her." He pointed out.
Stacey turned her head so Alex couldn`t see one of her eyes. The eye he couldn`t see turned bright red for a moment, before going back to brown.
"Well, I kind of am already going out with Aiden." She gently squeezed his hand. "So..."
Alex sighed. "Okay." He said softly, starting to walk backwards. "I`ll be seein` you." He added, turning around.
Stacey sighed with releif when he was gone. "I know that was really rude, but you saw how he was."
Aiden watched Alex leave. "I don't mind at all. He was getting annoying actually." He pointed out. Aiden squeezed her shoulder.
Stacey looked up to Aiden. "Thank you." She said softly. "You don`t know how persistant he was. But I`m sure you can guess."
He smiled. "I can imagine. Well, since he is gone what should we do now? You know this place better than I do." Aiden pointed out. He watched as Alex finally left the room.
Stacey looked around. "Well, what game do you want to play? We`ve only been here fifteen minutes and there`s two more floors."
Aiden looked around the big room. "I promised to beat you at whack-a-mole..." He pointed out playfully.
Stacey smiled. "Whack-A-Mole it is, then. But I warn you, I`m a lot better at this than Air Hockey." she said, stepping up to the game.
Aiden pressed his lips into a line. He almost lost air hockey. She would defiantly beat him. "Alright. We'll have to see about that." He said. He put on arm around her shoulder, and walked toward the game.
((Air Hockey was like, 2-5))
Stacey leaned into his shoulder until she picked up a mallet. "Are you sure you wanna try this?" She asked, swiping the card in front of the game.
(Oh lol oh well. I need to pay attention more)
Aiden nodded. "Yeah, are you ready to get beat?" He asked. His face shown a mishcevious smile.
Stacey smiled and shruggeed. "Whatever you say" The game started and she hit two moles in just three seconds.
Aiden looked down at the game. At the time it took Stacey to get 3 hits, he had gotten one. Aiden clumsily tried to hit the mole things, but failled horribly.
((Mole things? Lol.))
Stacey smiled encouragingly, hitting two more.
(Haha I dont know what to call them either lol)
Aiden was able to hit a few more. However, his score was still about 500 below Stacey's. He hit two more, and smiled a little.
Stacey apused, letting Aiden hit a few more, then hit four in a row.
Aiden hit a few more. Then, the buzzer went off, and the game ended. He looked up at the score, and he still lost. "Alright. I guess you are better." Aiden admitted, as he put the hammer down on the game.
Stacey shrugged. "I just have experience with this game. Everyone thinks it`s really easy."
Aiden looked back at the game's score. "I must not have that great of an eye-hand coordination then."
Stacey smiled and took his hand. "Your hand-eye coordination is just fine."
Aiden squeezed her hand. "Thanks." He thanked her simply. He looked around the room. "Let's go see whats upstairs." He suggested.
"Sure," Stacey said, leading Aiden to an elevator. She oushed the botton and pulled him inside as the door opened. The back wall was glass and you could see outside.
Aiden followed her in. He hadn't noticed the elevator was right beside them. He looked down at the first level of the arcade.
Stacey smiled and squeezed his hand. The door opened and she pulled Aiden out the door.
Aiden followed behind her. He put both of his hands on Stacey's shoulders, and guided her. Aiden smiled playfully. "Where to?" He asked in her ear.
Stacey looked around, guided by Aiden`s hands. "I dunno. What looks fun?" She asked.
Aiden looked around the arcade. "How about that?" He asked, pointing towards the basketball game.
Stacey tilted her head towards the game. She wasn`t the biggest fan of sports, but she would watch it if Aiden wanted to. "Okay." She said cheerfully.
Aiden tickled her sides playfully as he led Stacey towards the game. He laughed playfully.
Stacey shrieked and wrinkled her nose as Aiden tickled her. She pushed him playfully to the side.
Aiden smiled widely. "Are you any good at this game?" He asked as he picked up a basketball.
Stacey stood beside Aiden and carefully picked up the orange ball. She eyes it suspiciously, then tossed it towards the hoop. It went right in, not even touching the rim. Stacey clapped. "Was that good?" She asked, turning towards Aiden again.
Aiden blinked in surpise at Stacey's skill of the game. "Wow. It was very good." He told her. Aiden picked up a ball, and threw it at the hoop. It bounced off the backboard before going into the hoop.
Stacey watched Aiden`s ball bounce against the wall. Tilting her head, she spoke. "This is like, the first time I`ve ever touched a basketball." She said truthfully.
Aiden looked back at Stacey, suprised again. "Really? I guess your naturally good at alot of things." He pointed out.
Stacey picked up the ball again and threw it towards the hoop, almost exactly the way she had the first time. It hit the edge of the hoop and flew back. She caught it right before it hit her in the stomach. "Or mabey it`s just begginner`s luck."
Aiden pressed his lips into a hard, straight line to keep from laughing. "Maybe, or only a bad throw." He pointed out. Aiden threw another ball in, and it barely made it through the hoop. He looked down, and they had no basketballs left. "Now where to?"
Stacey shrugged. "I decided that we would come here, now you have to pick what we play." She said, crossing her arms.