Blade glances around again at their surroundings. The high of a good battle won is still in his system, and will likely be for a while. They could certainly go further here. However, he found that he cared about her more than that. It was a quick kind of of care, true. Not quite love at first sight or anything silly like that, but in his mind this was a woman that deserved better, that deserved the best. Fucking over a kill was not the best. Perhaps the woman in the car might enjoy that, and perhaps there would be time for that later, but right now? The first taste of intimacy? No. Also, this was a place where people had lived and loved that had been defiled. He would defile it no more.
But that did not mean they had to go far. What limited knowledge he had of the fae said they were natural beings. As an unseelie, the night was her domain, under the moon and the stars.
"This way." He nodded to the back door and took her gently by the hand. After but a step, he paused and took his hand back. Without much ceremony, he pulled off the gloves and stashed them in a pocket. Then he took her hand again in his and lead her outside.
Half a mile of walking, perhaps less, took them to a wide open field. It was one unused for planting or harvesting. The family that had once lived in the house had likely used this area for picnicking and the children for play. It was a fresh, clean place, free of the stench of dead vampires. More, here she all but shone. He slowly lifted a hand to remove his sunglasses, wanting to see her without their dimming effect. His eyes widened, a bit of surprise in them at just how startling the change was. Or was it just that without the blinders of the mission and the worry for her safety, he was now able to appreciate her fully?
"Beautiful."
His various weapons and anything resembling iron fell to the ground as he unclasped them all. The kevlar joined them. In moments, he was just a man in black jeans and a shirt. Being stunned by her unearthly beauty didn't get in the way of the pragmatism of taking off everything that would either be harmful to her or come between them.
I had not known of Fido until I just looked it up! I may have to find that one now.
But that did not mean they had to go far. What limited knowledge he had of the fae said they were natural beings. As an unseelie, the night was her domain, under the moon and the stars.
"This way." He nodded to the back door and took her gently by the hand. After but a step, he paused and took his hand back. Without much ceremony, he pulled off the gloves and stashed them in a pocket. Then he took her hand again in his and lead her outside.
Half a mile of walking, perhaps less, took them to a wide open field. It was one unused for planting or harvesting. The family that had once lived in the house had likely used this area for picnicking and the children for play. It was a fresh, clean place, free of the stench of dead vampires. More, here she all but shone. He slowly lifted a hand to remove his sunglasses, wanting to see her without their dimming effect. His eyes widened, a bit of surprise in them at just how startling the change was. Or was it just that without the blinders of the mission and the worry for her safety, he was now able to appreciate her fully?
"Beautiful."
His various weapons and anything resembling iron fell to the ground as he unclasped them all. The kevlar joined them. In moments, he was just a man in black jeans and a shirt. Being stunned by her unearthly beauty didn't get in the way of the pragmatism of taking off everything that would either be harmful to her or come between them.