Aiden stood in the common room, patiently waiting for Stacey to come. It was the moment he had been waiting for since they had gotten married. With months of planning himself and Stacey's father had created ideas for their new house, and now he was anxious to show her.
Aiden kept his arms out in front of him. He wore some dark blue pants and a white dress shirt. His heart raced in his chest as excitement fluttered in his stomache. He was both nervous and anxious to show his wife where they would live. Their first house to themselves.
((Oh, yes. This is closed peoples.))
Stacey looked at herself in the mirror once more. She also wore dark pants and a light blue button-up top. A delicate silver necklace accented her neck. She wanted to be just right. Maybe not perfect, but close.
She hopped down the stairs, barely touching each one of them as she raced down them. "Good morning, my moon." She greeted, stopping in front of Aiden with a large smile. She took one of his hands. "Are we ready?" She had waited long enough; she wanted to know.
((Yes, please.))
Aiden grinned brightly as Stacey arrived downstairs. He took her hand, his ring shining in the light. He was so used to holding her hand, it even felt different not having her around. He slowly leaned forward to kiss her lightly on the lips.
Aiden leaned back, his eyes bright.
"Yes. Are you?" He asked, raising an eyebrow as he continued to smile.
Stacey was practically bouncing up and down.
"Duh." She sighed. "Why are you tormenting me?" She asked sarcastically. She squeezed his hand, his skin hot in hers.
Aiden rubbed his thumb gently over the back of hers. He always thought it comforted Stacey and it a way it comforted him. He slowly led her out of the door, and into the courtyard around the school.
"I'm only savouring the moment. You can read the excitement on your face." He said with a grin.
Stacey wrinkled her nose and whined. Her eyes gleamed a bright lime green. She was too excited for them to be blue.
"Come on! Are we teleporting? Walking? Flying?" She asked quickly.
Aiden chuckled, but not loud enough for Stacey to hear. He looked around at the school.
"Well, we could teleport if you want." He answered.
Stacey gave Aiden a look.
"You would have to transport us. I don`t know where its at or what it looks like." She complained.
Aiden smiled at her tone, and held both of her hands. He closed his eyes, and in a few moments they were teleported on a hill. He didn't want to teleport them exactly there.
Aiden opened his eyes, and looked at Stacey.
"You ready?"
Stacey`s eyes scanned the distance.
"Yes, but why did you have to put us on a hill?" She asked, excitement still leaking from her.
Aiden wrapped his arms around her shoulder, and rubbed her arm gently.
"Because I wanted us to walk there. I didn't want us to appear magically in front of our new house, whats the fun in that?" He pointed out with an amused smile.
Stacey wrinkled her nose, but leaned into Aiden.
"It`s lots of fun." She mumbled, but smiled. She just couldn`t wait. She was finally going to be in a house with her husband.
Aiden squeezed her gently, feeling comfortable having her near to him.
"I am honestly excited about seeing your reaction more than anything right now." He said, walking down the hill.
"That`s easy for you to say." She complained, bouncing slowly down the hill.
"You`ve already seen in, been in it, oh, is there already stuff in there?" She asked, turning her eyes to meet his.
Aiden shrugged his shoulders. He tried to distract his mind, knowing Stacey would probably like to read it and get a sneak preview of their house.
"Well, some. I actually figured you'd like to pick out the furniture. I thought you would have fun doing that." He replied, trying to speed up his slow pace.
Stacey smiled.
"You know me too well." She said, instantly matching his faster pace. "How long of a walk is it?"
Aiden looked up ahead as they walked down the hill.
"Not far now. Maybe a few minutes. You'll know when we're close. I want you to close your eyes so it will be a surprise." He said with a large grin.
Stacey wrinkled her nose.
"Do you want me to close my eyes now?" She asked, stopping where she was.
Aiden smiled even more. He walked behind Stacey, and covered her eyes with his hands.
"Sure." He answered. "I won't let you fall or bump into anything, I promise."
Stacey smiled brightly, closing her eyes under his warm hands.
"Thanks." She said sarcastically and began walking again, but a little more careful.
Aiden grinned with an amused but bright smile. He walked slowly for a little awhile until he suddenly stopped.
"Ready?" He asked, knowing the answer.
Stacey grinned, suddenly nervous.
"Yeah," She said softly with anticipation. She chewed the inside of her lip, waiting.
Aiden smiled even more, and slowly uncovered his hands from her eyes. He could feel the nervous and excitement coming off of her in waves.
There, standing in from of them, was a two-story house. Nothing espeically large, but a pretty good size that would suit them. It had large white windows that matched well with the tan walls. Surrounding the house were deep green hedges fitting the large nicely cut yard where the stood upon. The cresent driveway matched the scenery perfectly, and if you looked in one of the large windows a long spiral staircase could barely be seen.
((Great job wording that! Wow.))
Stacey was almost bouncing up and down again as Aide slowly removed his hands from over her eyes. She couldn`t help but giggle as she opened her lime green eyes. She stopped bouncing as soon as she saw it, her jaw dropping slightly. Her eyes raked over the house, scanning every detail. She looked over it again, then once more.
It was beautiful. Perfect.
"Aiden... wow." She breathed.
((Hehe thanks.))
Aiden laughed, and squeezed her hand as a response. He couldn't help but notice the glow in her eyes as she looked at the house. Their house.
"I hope you like it." He replied, his very own eyes brightening.
Stacey suddenly turned around and wrapped her arms around Aiden, hugging him tightly.
"I love it, and I love you." She said softly. This was there house. It would be their home. The thought of living with Aiden for the rest of her life made her heart flutter.
Aiden grinned, and lifted her up as she hugged him. He squeezed her tightly as he embraced her.
"I'm glad you like it." He whispered in Stacey's ear. "Would you like to see the inside?"
Stacey beamed brightly.
"Of course." She said, wrapping her arms around his neck.
((How did he pick her up?))
((She hugged him so he leaned back, picking her up.))
Aiden chuckled, and sat her back down gently. He squeezed her hand, and looked up to their house.
"I hope you like the inside." He said quietly.
((K.))
Stacey wrinkled her nose. "I won`t know until I see it." She said with an impatient tone. She was bouncing again, and she clutched his hand tightly.
Aiden nodded taking that as a sugesstion to go inside. He squeezed her hand back, and walked over to the beautiful house. When they arrived at the front porch he stopped at the large door.
"I want to give you something first. Think of it as a welcome home gift." He explained.
Stacey wrinkled her nose.
"Aiden, you`ve given me so much, you don`t need to give me more." She argued half-heartedly.
Aiden's teeth shined brightly in the light as his lips were curved in a wide smile.
"Don't worry about it." He said, his tone almost playful.
Aiden reached in his back pocket, and held out a small box.
"Want me to open it or you?" He asked, a grin in his voice.
Stacey wrinkled her nose, bouncing on the balls of her feet.
"You can open it." She replied, her bright eyes flashing an impatient green.
Aiden held back his laugh as he saw her impatientness. He slowly opened the box, revealing a small, silver key which had two hearts carved into it. There, beside the key, was a small silver bracelet with tiny stones in it.
"It isn't much." He noted with a shrug.
Aiden held the key up to Stacey.
"This is the key to the front door. Your key." He explained.
Stacey squeeled and was fully bouncing up and down as Aiden lifted the key to her. She took it from him gingerly, turning the metal different ways so it caught the sunlight. The two little hearts made her grin broadly.
She looked back at Aiden, then wrapped her arms around him, managing not to drop everything.
"I love you." She giggled, taking a step back and looking down at the bracelet. "And it`s beautiful." She said.
Aiden grinned, and kissed her gently on the cheek. He looked at the key, then at the bracelet.
"It looks good on you. However, you're much more beautiful than any bracelet." He pointed out.
He hugged her tight.
"Well?" He asked with a smile in his voice, looking expectantly at the door.
Stacey smiled widely, her teeth flashing in the sunlight.
"Come on!" She laughed, grabbing his hand and pulling him towards the door. She stopped abruptly when she got to the door, however, and looked at Aiden.
"You open it." She said, bouncing once more.
Aiden grinned, and took another key from his pocket. It was small and silver, plain unlike the two hearts engraved into Stacey's. He put the key into the hole, and turned the knob.
When he opened the door, immediatly the smell of new paint caught his attention. He had been here many times before, but still found it exciting to know he would share this house with his true love.
The room before them had oak floors, which were a light raw umber color. The walls complimented the floor with a medium shade closer to the floor. The main room was well sized and had room for much more things. The furniture it already had, which included a few couches and a tv, was obviously knew and fitted well with the color and feel of the room. To the right you could see an archway leading into another room that couldn't be seen from the front door.
Stacey stepped into the house, gripping Aiden`s hand with her mouth wide open.
"Oh my... I-- it`s perfect." She whispered, a smile starting to stretch across her face. The smell of paint was strong, and everything looked new. It just... seemed to fit. Like this was what she had been waiting for.
"Aiden, this... this is amazing." She said, her eyes sweeping over every detail.
Aiden smiled at her jaw-dropped expression. The house wasn't much of a shock to him since he'd seen it many times before, but Stacey's face was worth every detail, every second. He couldn't wait to spend their first night together.
Aiden circled the room slowly, mainly aware of Stacey's hand holding onto his. He mostly watched her instead of looking around the room.
"I'm glad you like it." He said with a large grin.
"Would you like to see the rest or look around here more? We have all day."
Stacey let Aiden lead her around the room, looking at everything.
"I want to see the rest of it." She said with a 'duh' tone in her voice.
She grinned and squeezed his hand. This would be amazing-- to be in her own house with Aiden and his wife.
Aiden began to chuckle at her tone. She could be so impatient, but he loved that. He stopped walking, and slowly leaned against the arm of the new couch.
Aiden his fingers entwined with hers as he looked at her face.
"Hmm. Name a room and I'll show you it." He asked, wanting to see what she was most anxious for.
Stacey made a face.
"I can`t pick." She said. "But I`ll pick a random one."
She closed her eyes and turned around in a few fast circles. Then she pointed up and to the left. "That one." She said, opening her eyes. She didn`t know what room she was pointing to, but she wanted to.
Aiden grinned, and squeezed her hand. He looked at where her finger was pointed, and it directed toward an archway away from the main room.
"Kitchen." He pointed out.
He suddenly started walking towards the kitchen, puling her along.
Stacey giggled and followed Aiden closely. She so badly wanted to see this house. She could have just pried the informaton from him, or just searched through his mind with a fine-tooth comb until she knew every detail about it, but what was the fun in that?
((Shortness.))
Aiden pulled her into the kitchen, but stopped in the archway. He leaned against one of the arches, and stared across the room he had seen many times before. However, he was still excited to see Stacey's reaction, considering she would be living with him. He wanted her to love it.
The walls, like the other room, the walls were a pretty, medium brown color which matched the beautiful wooden floors. The cabinets were a light tan color that looked very well with everything else in the room. There was a new refrigerator, stove, oven, and many other kitchen appliances placed over the countertops. There was a bar that was placed in the middle of room, which had three pretty black stools pulled up under the counter.
Stacey stopped when Aiden did, and looked at him before she looked into the new room. She tilted her head, then smiled. She squeezed his fingers as she turned to face the kitchen, and her mouth dropped.
"Wow...." She whispered. "This is... just perfect." She giggled, her eyes glowing a bright blue. She felt like she had to touch it, to see if it was just a picture, or if it was really here. She couldn`t believe that she would actually be living her with Aiden.
Aiden smiled brightly as his eyes shined. He still leaned against the archway as he pulled Stacey to him, and put his hand under her chin to kiss her lightly on the lips.
"I'm glad you like it." Aiden said as he leaned away.
He stood up straight, and wrapped his arm around her waiste to look at the room.
Stacey grinned and leaned into side.
'You just... everything seems so perfect, like you took the image right from my mind, and then made it better." She sighed happily, unable to continue.
Aiden grinned, and hugged her to his chest again. Her wrapped his arms around her shoulders, and rested his chin on her head.
He shrugged his shoulders.
"It's nothing. I just want you to be happy." He told Stacey.
Stacey smiled against his chest.
"It is something. It`s everything. It`s our life together. It means so much to me." She said softly and quickly, not having to think to get the right words out.
Aiden grinned, unable to hide the happiness rolling off of him in waves.
"Well, just think...this is only the first night. We have a long time together. I hope you don't get sick of me." He teased lightly, watching her expressions.
"I`m not going to get sick of you." Stacey replied in a fake defensive tone. She wrapped her arms around his waist, pressing her cheek against his shirt.
"I`m just worried that you`ll get sick of me." It was her turn to tease, now.
Aiden almost laughed, apparently amused by what she said. His eyes glowed as he shook his head, shaking off his laugh. He ran his hand up her back to her shoulder.
"Oh Stacey, there's no way in hell I could get sick of you." Aiden replied.
He lifted Stacey's chin and touched her nose with his fingertip.
"You're too..." He trailed off, struggling for the appropriate word. "you."
"It's why I love you."
Stacey smiled and moved her face to kiss his fingertip.
"We all know that I`m me. There`s no way I could ever be someone else. And you made me who I am." No matter how many times she said it, he always seemed to deny the fact that he had changed her in amazing ways. He just seemed to brush it off, giving her the credit for changing him.
((Hehe. Shortness. I can`t think of anything to sayyyy.))
Aiden ran his fingertips over her lips as she kissed them. He kissed her on the cheek softly before moving his lips to her ear.
"Well, you know you are a part of me and who I am." He whispered quietly in Stacey's ear.
Aiden then leaned back to kiss her softly on the lips. He stood there for a moment before leaning back, opening his eyes again and grinning.
"Would you like to see the upstairs?" He offered.
"Do you have to ask?" She replied quickly. She had almost forgotten where they were, but now that she did remember she wanted to see everything. This place just seemed to amazing to be real, and she couldn`t wrap her mind around the fact that she would be living here with Aiden.
"Where we going first?" She asked, already turning to an unexplored area.