Bathed in moonlight

A soft dusting of pink appeared on her otherwise pale white cheeks. She could not help but feel stupid, she was a confident woman and feeling this giddy emotion had her stumbling over words and feeling foolish.

The arms that she had wrapped around him tightened as she hugged him close, hiding her face in against his chest.

She liked this man, more than any other that she had been with but she felt uncomfortable trying to open up to someone like this.

When Alexis leaned in closer to Tahir, he himself brought his hands up from her hips, one resting on her shoulder and the other running over the back of her hair.

His heart beat was slow and steady in his chest, and he stared ahead into nothing. He took a deep content breath and let it out slowly through his nose.

"So now what?" He asked softly, wanting to know what her plans were, what she wanted from all of this.

"What do you mean?"

She asked softly, looking back up at him. She had never had to talk about things like this, relationships were not something she was well versed in.

Though Tahir was still a little stuck in how things use to be, things like dating in the modern world were very different to how they use to be, there was no comparison.

"I guess I'm just not sure how to do this... I've never actually been with a woman I cared about." He admitted, though he didn't seem ashamed of it.

"Do you wan't to go talk somewhere else? I think my fingers are wrinkling up." He said, holding his hand up to show her with a slight grin.

As fun as the pool had been before it didn't seem like the right place to be at the present moment. With the smile still on his face, the Persian man realized that to an extent his dreams from the other night were coming true.

Alexis chuckled softly.
"Neither have I to be honest, and sure if you want to talk we can talk."

She replied, before letting go of him and hoisting herself over the edge of the pool and getting to her feet, gathering the towel she had collected for the two of them earlier, wrapping one of them around herself and passing the other to Tahir.

"Any place in mind?"
She asked, looking over at him.

Tahir was right behind her, hoisting himself out of the pool as well. He took the towel gratefully and dried himself off before putting it over his shoulders.

He would have offered for them to talk in his room, but he'd gotten a few new roommates since he moved in. Having a room to himself didn't last long at all. Furthermore suggesting that might give off the wrong impression.

So instead he shook his head no, deciding they could just wander around aimlessly like they did the night before.

"So tell me Alexis, what do you men and women do in this day and age when they have a mutual fondness of each other?" He asked, smiling down at her as he started to walk around the outside of the pool area, towards the path.

He did not think he'd be having this conversation with someone so soon, and made a quick resolve to go to Arzu if he needed any advice that he was too shy on asking the vampire about.

She walked beside him, her towel wrapped tightly around her body as she looked up at him, her golden eyes shining brightly.

This seemed like an awkward conversation to be having, she was not use to actually dating someone, not someone she was very fond of.

"They date each other I suppose."
She didn't really know how to best describe the dynamic of relationships nowadays.

"Ah yes, date! Of course!" He still did not know what that meant entirely but he was sensing her nervousness and didn't want to make her uncomfortable with more questions. He'd need Arzu sooner then he thought.

"Alexis, would you like to accompany me on said date?" He asked, smiling down at her hopefully. He reached down and took her hand when he said this, caressing her knuckles with his thumb tenderly.

She chuckled softly as he took her hand and asked her out, she admired how grand he made everything sound though his choice of words.

It reminded her of a much older time where potential beau's would court women.

"Yes, I would love to."
She replied, smiling up at him softly as she gripping his hand.

Tahir could not help but smile even bigger then he had been before. He gave her hand a tender squeeze and led the beautiful vampire back up towards the mansion.

Time had seemed to have gotten away from the pair yet again. All ready it was the early hours of the morning and Tahir was finding himself exhausted, despite himself. He wanted to stay up all night with her, but sleep deprivation was settling in.

He'd have to slowly train his body to be nocturnal. Especially now that he and Alexis would be dating. The smile never left his face, he still couldn't believe his luck, that a woman as wonderful as she would have feelings for him.

He was so wrapped up in his thoughts he said nothing, instead he just walked with her in silence, a very content expression on his face.

She looked up at the sky as he lead her back to the mansion, it was a good thing he did, the sun would be rising soon and she had been so caught up in their little world to notice.

Alexis gazed down at his hand, such dramatic contrast between the two of them.

Her hand was small, slender and pale, then their were his, large, rough and tanned. Such an odd pair they were but she could not have been more happy at this moment.

He lead her inside the mansion and down the hall ways before stopping to face her, taking both hands in her own. He too noticed the contrast between the two of them.

He liked it though, how feminine and small she was, holding so much power and personality behind that little frame.

He leaned down and kissed her tenderly again, loving the way her velvety lips felt against his own.

She gave his hands and gentle squeeze and gazed up at him, she could not help but admire him, for such a large, rough looking man he was capable of great gentleness.

Looking at him now she could not imagine the ferocity that hid somewhere beneath the surface.

She leaned up, rising onto her tip toes and kissed him back, the height difference between the two of them was much more evident when she was not wearing her high heels.

He pulled his lips away from her after their gentle kiss, his eyes flickering with passion and excitement to what the future days could hold for them.

But now was the time to rest. Sleepiness had hit him like a brick wall and he was crashing fast.

"I don't want to leave to go to sleep." He admitted out loud, meaning it too. He wanted to spend as much time with her as he could, not wanting to miss a single moment with the captivating vampire.

A soft smile graced her lips as he spoke, she didn't want to leave either, not yet.

"I'd offer for you to stay in my room, but your sister is in there."

She would like to simply lay with the Lycan, curl up next to him like they had a few nights prior when they were transformed out on the lawn.

But with his sister in the room it would be too awkward for him to stay in her bed.

With her words a playful and yet surprised grin made it's way to his face. A boyish sense of excitement rose up in his chest as he continued to hold onto both of her hands.

"Would you want to join me in my bed instead?" He asked. Never would he have offered such a thing so early into their relationship had she not done so first. But luckily for him she had.

He was very content to let her lead the way with what she was ready for in their time together. He didn't want to move too fast, and he didn't want to make any mistakes. So because of that he would let her pave the way with what she was comfortable with.

There would be seldom that he wouldn't be okay with, that much was for certain.

A smile graced her lips and she nodded softly, her bright golden eyes shining up at him.

She didn't want to leave the Lycan's side, not tonight.
"Yes, of course."
She gave his hands a gentle squeeze, she had to remember that Tahir was stuck in a time where women were not so forward and relationships did not move along at such a fast pace.

But at the same time, he needed to catch up and she was more than willing to help him do that.

With that Tahir let go of one of Alexis's hands to open the door to his room. He'd gotten a few roommates since he moved in, but they weren't around much yet. Tahir liked this, especially now.

His room did not have many personal furnishings in it. After being locked up for thousands of years the man did not have many belongings. A few weapons, a wardrobe, some books. That was about it.

He was sill in nothing but his swim trunks and the towel hanging over his shoulders. Once inside the room he gave her hand one more tender squeeze before heading over to his dresser to pull out a pair of sweatpants.

"Here take this." He offered, handing her one of his t-shirts. On Alexis's small body it would probably hang down to just above her knee's, doubling up as a nightgown.

"You can take the bathroom and I'll get changed out here okay?" He suggested, wanting to still give her some privacy.

She smiled softly as he handed her one of his shirts, not her usual sleeping attire but she was far more fond of this.

"Thank you."

Alexis replied, all she had on was her still wet bikini and a towel so being able to change was nice.

"I hope you don't mind if I have a quick shower? I don't want to get in bed covered in chlorine."

She debated whether or not to invite him into the shower with her but chances were that it would make him a little uncomfortable so she gave it a miss this time, instead getting up on her tip toes and kissing the man softly before padding into the bathroom.

She shut the door behind her but did not lock it, silently hoping he would join her but doubting that he would.

Alexis layed out the shirt on the counter and turned on the water, nice and hot so steam billowed from the shower and clouded up that bathroom.

A smile graced her lips as she slipped off her wet swimsuit and stepped into the shower.

"Oh, no I don't mind at all." He said, his tone light and friendly. He closed his eyes and leaned down when she went in to kiss him, so he could kiss her back.

He watched her walk into the bathroom, his eyes trailing up and down her body once to shamelessly check her out.

We're she any other woman he would have had a really hard time resisting to join her in there. But still he associated moving that fast to be impersonal and he didn't want that with Alexis. She was too good for that to him.

So instead he changed himself, getting into a pair of boxers and a tank top. The fabric pressed against his large muscles in a snug fit, as most clothes he owned did. He was a giant of a man it was hard to find things in his size.

After which he laid in bed, slipping under the covers. Instead of laying in the middle of the bed like he usually did though, he rested to the side, giving Alexis plenty of room to slip in beside him when she was ready.

He didn't want to fall asleep until she was next to him, but his exhaustion was making it difficult for him to stay awake.

Alexis promptly showered and wash her hair, getting rid of all the chlorine on her body, instead replacing it with the scent of Tahir's soap.

She smiled softly as she stepped out of the shower, Alexis dried herself off quickly, towel drying her hair until it no longer dripped.

She grabbed the T-shirt that he had given her and brought it to her nose, taking in the rich earthy scent of the Lycan, it was heavenly.

The Vampire gave a soft chuckle as she pulled it over her head, it was far too big, the sleeves reached down to her elbows and the hem almost reached her knees.

Since it was so large on her it didn't even bother her that she had no underwear, no one would be able to see anything under this.

She pulled her almost dry hair over her shoulder and made her way back into the bedroom, smiling over at Tahir as she slowly crawled onto the bed and slipped under the covers beside him.

He slipped in and out of sleep, trying to stay awake but glimpses of dreams entering his mind. It was like he was in a limbo of consciousness.

In his dreams he couldn't help but see her, pieces of her up very very close. The curves of her body, the way the pool water dripped down her perfectly smooth and pale skin.

He vaguely felt the mattress move when she crawled into bed next to him. The Persian man rolled himself over and rested his hand against her stomach, pulling her in closer to him so he was spooning her small slim body with his giant one.

He leaned his nose into the back of her head, liking the way her soft damp hair felt against his skin. He hoped she wouldn't cut it, it was so beautiful how long it was. He always loved long hair, and Alexis had the longest hair out of anyone he'd ever met.

His heart skipped a few beats as he let sink in that he was resting beside her, holding her close like this. Even without doing anything sexual he felt breathless at being in her presence.

Alexis snuggled in against him, his large body practically wrapped around her completely as they lay together, his frame completely engulfed hers.

A small smile graced her lips as she wrapped her arms around his and held him tight, nestling her head in against him.

In all her years she had never felt as safe as she did curled up against him in his bed.

The Vampire let out a gentle yawn, letting her eyes flutter shut as she melted in against him, her body being warmed by his sun kissed skin.

They were completely different but she felt closer to him in the short time they had known each other than anyone else she had ever been with.