Welcome to the Stone's

Alexander apparated to the front of his house, exhaling the crisp, cool air as he looked upward, a slow sort of smile developing on his lips. Home sweet home. He'd owled his parent's before Alliana and himself had made the trip back, asking if Morgaine could come and visit. His parent's had been wary, but once Alex had explained that she was his girlfriend, they'd softened up. They weren't used to their Alexander having a girlfriend, and his mother was actually quite excited to meet the girl who'd been able to tame her son. He walked up the familiar walk-way toward the door, wondering what Morgaine's reaction would be to his home. He'd never let her know that he came from the wealthy Stone family - he didn't tell anyone, because he didn't want to be treated differently. He believed she would be able to handle it though, so he wasn't all too worried.

Walking into the familiar foyer, he was met with a kiss on the cheek from his mother, and a pat on the back from his father. Once the greetings were over with, he dismissed himself to his room to put his things away. Morgaine would be here soon, and he couldn't wait to see her.

Morgaine didn't know what to expect when she took the portkey that would take her to Alex's home, they never talked about their life outside Hogwarts, and she realized now how weird that must seem, in fact, no one knew anything about her family, and she was grateful for that, she had worked really hard to make it as it was; Still she was surprised when she saw Alex's house.

Standing on the entrance, she reconized immediately the kind of architecture that pureblood wizards liked, and the wards placed around were the ones used by her family, there weren't that many pureblood families that she didn't know, and it was a shock for her not having recognized this one, it's a good thing, she thought calming herself, that only mean they're not like them; and it was certainly a relief.

She was nervous, this was her first time 'meeting the parents' and she wanted to give the best impression; her heart was beating slightly faster as she approached the door, taking a deep breath and raising her hand she knocked twice.

Alex quickly and efficiently put his belongings in their places, where they would be for the next couple of weeks. He placed the bag containing Morgaine's gifts in his closet, shutting the door firmly to hide it. He wasn't sure if he'd be bringing her up here or not, but even so, he didn't want to take any chances of her seeing it. It was odd playing the role of the 'wonderful boyfriend,' but he was very slowly getting used to it. He was surprised by how nice it actually was to be with the same person over and over again. He went over to his belongings, fussing around with them for a bit before he decided to change out of his traveling clothes.

Within a few minutes he was dressed in dark-wash jeans with a black button-down shirt, the smell of his cologne dancing around the room. Just as he was turning around, he heard his mother calling him down, telling him that there was a knock on the door. Figuring it was Morgaine, he took the stairs two at a time before deciding to ditch them all together. Jumping onto the waxed railing he sailed down, flying off of just as his mother came around the corner, her heels clicking. "Sorry, Mom!" He tossed over his shoulder as he landed smoothly, dashing the few extra steps to the door with a grin. He straightened himself out before exhaling, his eyes dancing with excitement from his previous actions.

Pulling the door open, his grin widened when he saw who was there. "Hey, you. Glad you could make it." He paused, glancing over his shoulder, and he noticed his mother peering around the corner with a giddy smile on her lips. Rolling his eyes good-naturedly, he turned back to Morgaine as he stepped aside. "Come on in. They can't wait to meet you."

Morgaine could hear some people talking inside, and checked her clothes for a last time, she hoped she wasn't too undressed for the ocassion, she had always dressed like that just to make her parents angry, what if Alex's parents disaproved too, she was wearing some black classic converse, black leggins, a plaid red skirt, and black shirt, all covered with a long black coat and one of her favourite scarfs. her hair was pulled back on her left side and held with a simple hair pin.

Hearing the door open, she looked up, and her breath was taken away, just like everytime she saw him, she didn't know how that was possible, but he was looking better than ever, balck suited him perfectly; a smile crept up her face "hey stranger, I'm glad I could make it too, wouldn't want you to lose me in the snow" she said with good humor, feeling her nervousness fading slowly.

When Alex stepped aside, she took a look inside noticing someone inside, that by the looks of it, was his mother, inhaling deeply and keeping the smile in place she looked at him and smiled sweetly, "thank you" she said before stepping in.

Alex felt his smile growing when he saw her smile. It had been a couple of days since he'd seen her, and he was ecstatic that he was able to see her beautiful face again. He could feel the familiar butterflies beginning to swirl around in his gut, but it was actually a feeling he was beginning to like. He got them whenever Morgaine was around, and he honestly hoped the butterflies would never stop. While before attending Hogwarts, butterflies were a sign that he needed to ditch a girl before he ended up liking her too much - these were a sign that he really liked her, and he was glad they were together. He laughed a bit at her words, his head shaking back and forth. "I wouldn't rest until I found you." He teased lightly, taking in her attire. She looked great, and he was going to make a point of telling her so. She had her own style, and he liked that about her.

He nodded when she thanked him, and he closed the door once she'd walked in, turning back around to the warmth of his home. His mother had appeared from around the corner, still smiling broadly. She was a very lovely looking lady, with her perfect make-up, and not a dark hair out of place. She wore a gray pencil skirt with a white blouse, which she was smoothing down in attempt to make herself look presentable. "You look fine, Mom." Alex assured her as he stepped closer to Morgaine, leaning down to place a gentle kiss on her cheek. His hand found her lower back in comfort as he began guiding them toward his waiting mother. "You always say that, Alexander." She said with a small giggle, before turning her eyes over to Morgaine. "Oh, isn't she beautiful! It's so nice to meet you Morgaine, I've heard a lot about you!" She exclaimed in excitement, and Alex couldn't help but shake his head back and forth in amusement. Well, at least he could say his family was rather welcoming.

There it was, the familiar tug on her stomach that made its appearance every time he smiled that way at her, the small adrenaline rush that flowed through her veins whenever she was with him, she loved that feeliing and was slowly but certainly becoming addicted to it, she was getting addicted to him, and for the first time in her life, she liked it, and didn't want to run away from the attatchemnt that it meant.

His words only increased the warm feeling inside her, she loved it when he talked in indefinite times, never and always with him weren't enough, even though they were both teasing, it comforted her that he was willing to pronounce them.

The moment he closed the door behind them, she started to get warmer, so she took of her coat with a swift and elegant move, used to do it everytime her family decided to attend a social gathering; this place brought back all of those little things, and her demeanour changed as it always did when she was in elegant places, but this time, her mood wasn't sour, she actually felt welcomed, so all her poise flowed but not her snob attitude, it was a great change for a start, and she already liked it.

Taking in the way the woman looked, she couldn't help but smile, she was perfect, everything in place and beautiful, she could see where Alex had taking his looks from, she was still slightly dazed by the woman when she felt him kiss her cheek and place his hand on the small of her back; she basked in the feeling of his lips on her skin and closed her eyes for a moment to enjoy it, when she noticed what she was doing, Morgaine's cheeks turned pink, she opened her eyes once again, to find Alex's mother giving her the most warm welcome she had ever recieved.

"It's a pleasure to meet you too, Mrs. Stone, thank you so much for letting me stay over for holydays" she said while taking out a tiny bouquet of orchids from one of her coat pockets, and resizing it to their normal size, and offering them to the lady.

Alex couldn't help but chuckle a bit, rubbing the back of his neck with his spare hand as his mother continued to grin happily, her excitement still evident in her pretty features. "Oh, you're welcome, dear." She paused for a moment, her blue eyes glancing up toward Alex with a sly smirk on her lips before she looked back to Morgaine. "But thank YOU for making my Alexander so happy." She knew this would earn a groan out of Alex, and soon enough, it did. "Mom! Please!" He said, feeling the color beginning to rise in his cheeks ever so slightly. Her musical laugh filled the atmosphere, just as Alex's father came up behind her, placing an arm around his wife's waist. He was a tall man, like Alex, with broad shoulders, and defined features. He also had the darker hair and the intense blue eyes, a strong jaw, and a winning smile. "Alice, don't embarrass the boy. I'm sure he can manage that all on his own." He said teasingly toward his son, before glancing down toward Morgaine. "Oh, how rude of me. Hello, miss. Pleasure to meet you." He said with a slight smile. His father was a quiet man, but not a shy one.

Alex gave his father a smile, but glanced down when Morgaine pulled out a bouquet of Orchids and offered it to his mother. Her face lit up again as she reached out to accept the gift, her face positively gleaming. "Oh, dear, thank you! You're so sweet. They smell lovely." She said cheerfully as she brought them to her face, inhaling deeply. Alex chuckled, leaning down so he could whisper in Morgaine's ear, "Good call. Orchid's are her favorite." As much as he wanted to linger closer to her, he straightened up again, exhaling a bit. His mother was still admiring the flowers in her hands. "Well, I should go put these in some water. Alexander, honey, why not show her around the house? Dinner will be ready in about an hour." She said, before giving another wide smile toward Morgaine. A moment later she was striding in the other direction toward the kitchen. His father gave them both a quick smile. "Thanks for joining us for the Holidays. Hope you enjoy yourself." He said pleasantly to Morgaine, before he was following behind his mother.

Once they were alone, Alex turned toward Morgaine with one of his dazzling grins. "I think they like you." He said playfully, moving a bit so he was close to her again. With a glance toward where his parent's had disappeared, he slipped his arms around her small body, pulling her towards him so that they were touching. "Although I knew they would. You look beautiful, by the way." He said softly, then leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss to her lips.

Morgaine couldn’t help but giggle at Mrs. Stone words, her smile getting wider at Alex’s blush, she didn’t remember seeing him blush, and she was determined to try and make him blush more often, he looked way too good, with a chuckle she turned to her and said “that’s what I live for”, she was tempted to wink but refrained, remembering just in time she was talking with her in laws. It sounded so weird, ‘in laws’ she didn’t know how to act around them, so she was just trying to behave her best around them, it was important to her, that Alex’s parents liked her, cause they were obviously an important part on his life.

The appearance of Alex’s father showed her how wrong she was when she thought Alex had taken all his looks from her, Alex looked exactly like his father but a younger version, his voice was deep and it moved her; she didn’t know how she managed to keep her face firm, when all she wanted to do was drop her jaw. She was so taken away by him that she didn’t really pay attention to what he said at first, and hoped he wasn’t expecting an answer, that would be embarrassing. However, she got the last part of it and answered “Good evening sir, it’s a pleasure to meet you too.”

Noticing how Mrs. Stone smiled at the flowers with delight and smelled them, she smile glad that she had got something right. A shiver ran down her back when he leaned in to whisper to her and she hoped Mr. and Mrs. Stone didn’t notice it, it wasn’t that she minded people knowing how much he affected her, but it would be indeed awkward. She didn’t have time to answer to them before they left, but kept her smile on her face, she could see that they were really nice people.

Alex insisted on leaving her speechless with his smile, and when he talked to her she could only nod, it was overwhelming, him next to her, his parents being so welcoming, and then he went and smiled like that at her, she felt so dumb but couldn’t help it, the grin never leaving her face. When he kissed her, everything became a blur and she returned the kiss a little bit more passionately, begging in the back of her mind that his parents wouldn’t make an appearance in that exact moment.

Alex noticed how Morgaine hadn't replied to him before she kissed him back, but he didn't mind. From the look on her face, she actually appeared to be a bit overwhelmed, and he was going to try and do his best to put her completely at ease. He responded easily to the slightly more passionate kiss she gave him, biting down on her lower lip playfully as his large hands slid teasingly up and down her back. He allowed himself to get lost against her lips, his body relaxing against her touch. Whenever he kissed her, his entire body became alive, and everything around them faded, so that all he could even think of focusing on was her. The way she tasted, how soft her lips were, or how lovely she smelled. That day that they'd met at the park, he hadn't ever thought she'd be able to do these things to him, or make him feel the way he did. If anything, he'd thought she'd be just another flirtatious fling, with nothing coming from it. How wrong he had been, and for once, he wasn't upset with being wrong about something.

He allowed his lips to part against hers, continuing to kiss her for a few more moments before he reluctantly pulled away. He wanted to keep on kissing her and allow the amazing feelings to wash over his body, but he knew doing so in the open foyer wasn't the best idea. Reaching up to gently caress her face, he gave her another small smile before he reached down and laced their fingers together. "And the tour begins." He said, his voice a but husky from their kissing. Gently pulling her forward, he began walking up the stairs, figuring he'd leave the first floor for the last part of the 'tour.' Glancing back, he exhaled. He wasn't sure how long he'd be able to hold off kissing her, which was a slight problem. "You drive me insane, Ms. Arkanian. Did you know that?" He grumbled playfully, knowing she'd know exactly what he was referring to. He gave her another grin before he glanced forward again, nearing the top of the stairs now.

The air around them was filled with electricity, or at least that's how she felt, feeling her skin tingle everywhere he touched her, everything about him lured her and she liked it a lot, following the lead of his presence. while his hand ran up and down her back, making her get closer to him, she ran her hands up his biceps, moving past his shoulders on to his broad back, and playing with his hair. All the nervousness faded and he once again managed to relax her completely, with him, she felt at home, even though she had never wanted one, she welcomed the feeling, and embraced it. who would have known that she would be so lost for someone in that short span of time?.

Morgaine was glad that he stopped, she didn't know if she could refrain herself from taking things further, and it qouldn't be a good thing if that happened in the open, where anyone could walk in on them; still she had a need for him that felt weird, for she had never wanted someone so bad, his voice sounded so good like that, deep and husky, after the kiss.

Lacing her fingers with him, and smiling at the size difference between their hands, she let him lead her to the stairs, she caught him looking back at her while climbing the stairs and exhaling; and after hearing his words she felt a wave of desire run through her body control yourself Morgaine she thought and after managing to calm down again, she answered "That's a good thing Mr. Stone, it would be unfair if I was to be the only one crazy about the other in this relationship" she said with a flirty smirk, pleased that the word relationship had flowed so easily out of her mouth and how familiar it sounded now.

Alex held on to her hand firmly as he finally reached the top of the stairs, turning around so that he could face her, replaying her words and her flirtatious smirk over in his head. He could feel the desire beginning to creep into his body again as he gazed at her, but he did his best to fight the feeling off. The chemistry between them was off the charts, he realized. He couldn't be around her without feeling the insane physical attraction he had to her, and by the looks of it, she felt the same exact way. All she had to do was smile a certain way, or say something a certain way, and that was it for him. He felt himself licking his lower lip absently as he gazed at her, something he always did when he wanted something more. He knew Morgaine had probably picked up on that habit of his, but he didn't really care. It was no secret of how much he wanted to touch her, and kiss her, and be as close to her as physically possible. He wasn't just with her for the physical reasons though, and he hoped she realized that. It was a strange change, but a sort of nice one.

"It's not a good thing at all." He complained. "All I wanna do is kiss those soft lips.. and touch your smooth skin.." His voice had dropped to a husky whisper, and he was closing in on her before he realized it. "And feel your body against mine.. run my fingers through your hair.." He continued, kissing down her jawline, and along her neck as he whispered. "And please you." He finished, nibbling on her earlobe. How he managed to pull himself away he wasn't sure, but his eyes were full of desire as he did so, and he was feeling slightly breathless. Once again licking his lower lip he looked down, his body screaming. He wanted her, he wanted to feel her, touch her, kiss her. He mindlessly began walking forward again down the hall, trying to distract himself from his thoughts, but it was hard. "Here's the bathroom.. my parent's room.. Alliana's room.. the game room.. the second bathroom.." He began distractedly listing as he moved through the hallways, pausing briefly so she could look at each one. He finally reached one of the last rooms, with the door slightly ajar. "And this.. is my room.." He said finally, coming to a stop in front of it.

"Alexander Stone, you're going to be the death of me" she whispered, looking him straight to the eyes, those deep blue eyes that she loved, the way all the universe seemed to revolve around him when he held her, and kissed her. By the looks he was giving her, the desire she was feeling at that moment was just the same for him, she knew that for certain when he licked his lower lip while looking at her, she was starting to know him, his little tics and moves, and she felt a longing, for things she would get to know about him and have from him; suddenly the future seemed like a new adventure, where the price at the end, would be the pleasure of knowing each other all the way, and she not only meant that in a physical way, but them as persons, with a soul, she smiled at the thought.

Her smile was now permanently plastered on her face, as he said all of those things to her, and her skin covere in goosebumps as he whispered and kissed her jaw, whispering back, with her voice filled with desire, she answered back to him "then touch me, and kiss me, for all I want is to feel your full lips on mine, and your fingers touching me, and your smell wrapping me, and you pleasing me, so I can then turn, and touch you, kiss you, taste you... pleasure you" she had never before said something so passionately, yet so true, and it didn't feel dirty or hot, but just plain truth.

The tour through the floor was a blur for her, noticing they had a game room, and that Alli's bedroom was quite nice, until they stopped in front of his room, conveniently separated from the rest of the other rooms, she wondered where she would be staying... and her heart flipped, waiting to see what was going to happen next.

All he could do was replay her voice again and again and again in his mind after he'd gone ahead and said all those things to her. Her response.. how he wasn't kissing her oblivious right at this very moment was beyond him. How he wasn't doing everything he said he wanted to, was also beyond him. Still lingering in front of his door, he hesitantly pointed across the hallway toward the guest room. "Thats.. where you'll be.. staying.." He managed to get out, his thoughts clearly still all over the place. He wondered how she would feel about their rooms being placed so conveniently close together. Before, he'd hated how the guest room had fallen right across the hallway from himself, because he liked his privacy. But now? He couldn't have been more happier with the arrangement. Apparently, all those torturous family visits had payed off, because now his girlfriend was staying in that room. He was pretty sure his parent's weren't thrilled about it, but what could they do? Alex was tempted to chuckle at the thought.

As the silence settled he finally, slowly turned toward his room, pushing the door open completely. His bedroom was large, with high ceilings, and lots of space. His walls were a silver-gray, his floor a white marble, with a plush black rug surrounding the area under his bed, which was a queen sized. It was placed right where the scenery from the sliding doors leading out to the balcony could be seen. Also strategically placed in the well-decorated room was a desk with a laptop, a dresser, a flat-screen TV hitched up on the wall, a game system, a radio, as well as two couches around the TV. His parent's had been really into all the muggle technology at one point. Exhaling he turned around to face her, giving her a small smile. "Welcome to my kingdom, my princess." He said with a wink. Now with lack of something to say, all his previous thoughts were coming rushing back, and he had no choice but to let them.

She had to remind herself every second that they were at his house, with his parents roaming around, and it wasn't the best idea to act like a pair of lusty teenagers, even though she wished for him to do everything he had said moments before. It was a good thing that he seemed to have a great sense of autocontrol, and wondered if they weren't in a relationship, would have he refrained from doing alll that they had been whispering to each other.

Turning around, she saw the room he was pointing, and couldn't help but grin, 'really?' she thought with exitement this was, if possible, even more convenient, "I bet your parents never thought you would bring your girlfriend to stay" she said with a slight tone of sarcasm, and almost snorted. back at her house, every guest room was located in a different wing from their private quarters.

She looked back to his room, she stepped closer to him to stand under the door frame with him, running her thumb on the back of his hand, she took in his room. It was different, it looked too muggle, but still had that grandeur that the whole house exhuded, she liked it a lot, it wasn't like she imagined it at all, but it still felt like it was his own space. She almost felt like an inturder, that was until he welcomed her.

She felt a tug on her stomach when he called her 'his princess', no one had ever considered enough imoprtant to call her that genuinly, and her eyes teared up, but she blinked a few times, avoiding the tears to fall; trying to conceal all the feelings she smiled and made a courtesy "thank you very much my lord" she said with a slight mock tone.

Alex realized that even though he had this extreme desire for Morgaine filling his body, his parent's were in fact roaming the hallways, and if they caught them doing something they shouldn't have been doing.. he didn't want either of his parents to think he couldn't handle being alone with his girlfriend, even if in a way, it felt like he couldn't. He knew the chances of his parent's actually coming up here were close to slim though - they both loved to cook, and with dinner almost done, they'd be busy setting everything up. A little kissing wouldn't hurt... he shook his head, almost amused with himself. Since when had he ever been like this around a girl? He was tempted to laugh, but he refrained from doing so. Wouldn't want Morgaine thinking he was laughing because of her, since she always seemed to be picking up on his different expressions. Which wasn't a bad thing, but he didn't want her to get insulted again like she sort of had back at the Astronomy Tower.

"No, my parent's really didn't think I would ever bring a girlfriend home to stay." He agreed with a slight chuckle, his shoulders rising and falling in a nonchalant way. "I mean, there is three different wings with more rooms.. my parent's have more then one bedroom .. eh, I'll get to that later." He was smirking before he continued. "I'm sure they'll be saying in the one in this hallway though, especially if I insist on you staying across the hallway." He winked playfully. He turned back to his room before walking in, letting the door fall back to it's ajar state from before. Once he'd turned to face Morgaine again though, he noticed her eyes seemed to be filling with tears. He frowned quickly in alarm, had he said something wrong? "Morgaine, what's the matter?" He asked softly, pulling her closer to him by their clasped hands. He knew she'd been trying to hide her feelings, but they hadn't gotten by him, not for a minute. It was odd, spending so much time with a person that you began to know of all their little quirks, but he actually liked it. He cracked a small grin when she called him her lord. "I think I could get used to that..."

Morgaine smiled when he shrugged, it was so like him to do that. The first time she saw him, she noticed how everything about him seemed to give you the impression that he didn't care about a thing, and she had smiled at that, thinking that he could be one of her flings, what could be more perfect than someone who didn't care?; but then, at the train, he had showed her a different part of him, and that's when it all changed... she now knew that he did care about things...

Hearing him chuckle, she looked up "did you know that I love it when you do that?" she said referring to his chuckle "you should do it more often" she said with a wink. "oh really?, you insisted that I stay across from the halways from you? I feel flatered" she added with a laugh.

She cursed inwardly when he noticed her teary eyes, she felt so girly and flawed, how could he like her when she was anything but perfect? Looking at him with a small smile she sighed "everything is perfect" she whispered, and it was true, and it scared her beyond measure, cause she didn't think she would ever like to have it different.

"well, better get used to it, cause you're mne and I'm yours" she said nudging him a bit, with her shoulder "although I don't plan on playing the damisel in distress ever, so you might not get to be my knight in shining armour" she added with a laugh.

Alex realized he always acted like he didn't care about things. That was just the way he was, and that was just the way he dealt with things. He understood that Morgaine knew him differently now though. She could see through that facade he always had up, because she'd been around him enough to realize that he did care about things, even if it didn't always seem like it. It felt weird, someone knowing him more then he probably realized. But because it was Morgaine, he was alright with it.

He looked down at her, raising a brow when she said she loved when he did that. "Do what?" He asked after a moment, his expression confused. It took him a moment, but then he realized what she was talking about, and an amused grin crawled across his lips. "Your wish is my command." He said in a dramatic way, then chuckled again without even realizing it. He nodded with a laugh at her next set of words. "You should feel flattered. Do you know how hard it is to capture my attention? And yet you managed to do so..." He said teasingly, his eyes twinkling mischievously.

He continued to gaze at her in concern, still wondering why her eyes had suddenly gotten teary. He didn't mind that she was showing such raw emotion in front of him, he just hoped it wasn't anything he'd done. His head tilted to the side slightly when she said everything was perfect, blinking a bit in surprise. After a moment he reached up and gently wiped a few of the tears away from her cheeks. "Well.. good.. I'm glad.." He said quietly, offering her a small smile in response.

He chuckled once again at her next set of words, his eyes rolling slightly. "Damn right you're mine and I'm yours. But I wouldn't mind being the knight in shining armor just once.." He said playfully. Within the next moment he was leaning down and kissing her again, feeling like it had been too long since he'd last felt her lips. His hands slid down along her sides until they reached her butt, and they kept sliding down until they reached the backside of her thighs. Within a moment he was lifting her up and wrapping her legs around his waist, continuing to kiss her as he did so. Sliding his hands back under her butt to support her, he began walking toward the bed, carrying her on the way.

He nibbled on her lower lip playfully before letting their kiss deepen as he neared the bed, and he placed her down on it ever so gently. He continued to kiss her for a few moments longer before he pulled back, slightly breathless. "I have something I want to give you." He said suddenly. He gave her a sheepish grin.

She was falling hard for him, and didn’t even cared; among other things, she knew that because his chuckles affecter her more than anyone else’s, and he seems do perfect for her, he did all those things she liked so much without even trying or noticing. “Oh Really?” she said with a smirk after what he said “well then I hope that every wish I have is your command, because you know, that would be really convenient” there was a flirt tone with that statement and she tried to look sexy batting her eyelashes, but bursting into a fit of giggles after that, she was anything but sexy doing that but wanted to be cliché for that moment. “really? Is it that hard to capture your attention?” she asked, tracing with a finger his strong jaw line. It wasn’t really hard to capture hers, the hard part actually was keeping her interested.

Feeling his fingers wiping away her tear sent shivers through her body and she couldn’t hold back the smile that appeared on her face, maybe she should explain everything better, let him now that he was the one perfect for her, he was after all her boyfriend “it is good, no one had ever done this for me, or made me feel like you do you know, you make everything in my flawed life be perfect… thank you” she said in a whisper leaning into his touch, enjoying his smile and being with him in that exact moment.

Her laugh filled the room “then we’ll have to find a place where you can be my knight in shining armor, although I don’t really know how well my rol as a distressed damsel would be” she had always been on her own, so she had learned from a young age to see for herself, maybe she could let her guards once in a while now that they were together.

The kiss that followed blew her mind off and it was way more heated than any other, it was fired with a need and a longing, like they had waited for way too long to kiss; when he traced his hands down her back all the way to her thighs, she felt a heat pool in her lower stomach and wrapped her arms around his neck deepening the kiss. As he lifted her up without any effort on his part, she wrapped her legs around his waist, locking her ankles on his back for a better support.

She didn’t notice him moving until he placed her on his bed still kissing; but then he pulled away and told her he had something for her; she didn’t respond anything to that cause she was still flustered and breathing heavily, so she just leaned on her elbows and tilted her head questioningly.

Alex knew he felt things he'd never felt for any other girl when it came to Morgaine, and while before he'd been oh so scared to admit it, now.. he really wasn't. How he'd become such a changed guy in a matter of a few months with her he would never understand. Whenever people would talk about feeling like this before, he would just call them liars and laugh. But now.. now, he certainly understood. She made him feel things he couldn't even describe, and he knew without a doubt that he was slowly but surely falling for this wonderful girl he could call his own. Thinking about love scared the living shit out of him, but for some reason with Morgaine, he felt safe. She was slowly gaining each and every piece of his heart, and he knew that soon, she'd be holding it all in her hands. He wondered when would be the right time to tell her this. It was Christmas Eve after all, but he didn't want to scare her. Yes, he'd always told her he'd be nothing but truthful with her, but he felt as if he should keep this all to himself until he was completely sure of it.

He hadn't wanted to stop the amazing kisses they'd been sharing, but he knew dinner was in about ten minutes, and going downstairs ruffled and red-faced probably wouldn't have been the best idea. It had been torture pulling himself away from her addicting kisses, but he knew it was the right thing. Later, when his parent's went out like they always did after Christmas Eve dinner, they would be completely alone. What would happen then, he wasn't sure, but at least they wouldn't have to worry about anyone walking in on them. He leaned in and gave her another quick kiss on the lips before he turned around and walked toward his closet. He was going to give her the present's he'd bought now, and save the best one for later. And these presents would distract him from doing anything he shouldn't right now with her. Reaching his closet he pulled it open, and retrieving the bag with her things in it, he began walking over to her, smirking in amusement at her flushed face. "We'll pick that up later." He whispered in her ear as he sat beside her, kissing her again before handing her the bags with the wrapped gifts. "Merry Christmas, babe."


Gifts are: Enchanted mirror, a sweet box, two cauldron cakes, two chocolate wands, one exploding bon-bon, one wizochoc, Very Sexy perfume, Rainkissed Leaves lotion, a 20 galleon gift card to the Hairdressing Salon, a 25 galleon gift card to the Ice Cream Parlour, a 20 dollar gift card to Dumbledore's Secret.

It was a strange thing for her, caring for someone so much, being involved with someone else’s life in so many ways that being without them jus t made your life empty; she cared a lot for her friends and loved them cause they were in some sort of odd way, the family she had chosen to replace the pathetic excuse of family she had; but Alex, her feeling for him were deeper than anything she had felt before, she wondered if this was supposed to be the way love felt, it was an inner fight all the time, for she had always been a cynic when it came to love, but with him, all her previous concepts of love and relationships were torn apart.

She took the time to look at him while he walked towards his closet, and a smirk appeared on her face, she was indeed lucky to be with someone like him, she wondered what he meant when he said he had something for her, she had never liked presents, it was an awkward moment for her every time someone gave her anything, cause most of the time, it meant that they wanted something in return; but for some strange reason she was grateful that he had remembered her and took the time to buy some presents for her. “I’ll have to see you keep your promise my lord” she said while receiving the bag, she kissed him lightly on the lips and opened it eagerly to see what was inside.

Every time she unwrapped one of the presents her smile widened and she couldn’t help the girlish giggle that escaped her lips every once in a while, “you better have the other part of this” she said referring to the enchanted mirror, looking forward to talking the nights away and being able to see him sleep while they were still at Hogwarts; with the candies her smile turned into a full grin, she bit one of the chocolate wands and after swallowing she kissed him, enjoying the chocolate flavor. The rest of the gifts were just as amazing, and she felt for the first time in her life, thankful for Christmas, she already knew what she was going to get with the gift cards and she was pretty sure he was going to like it a lot.

When he said merry Christmas, she looked up at him and with the sweetest smile she answered back “thank you, merry Christmas to you too love” she said, and then realizing what had come out of her mouth she blushed deeply, she meant it, but she didn’t want him to get scared or something.

Alex watched with anticipation as she opened each one of the gifts, and his smile grew as he saw her grinning each time. That let him know that he'd done something good, and he'd been able to get things she actually liked. That made him very happy, knowing he was able to make her smile like she was. He nodded and pointed behind him toward his desk when she told him he better have the other part of the enchanted mirrors. "But of course." He said with a small smile, then laughed when her face practically lit up when she got to the chocolate. He kissed her eagerly after she'd taken a bite of one of the chocolate wands, his tongue sliding out and playfully teasing along her lower lip. "You taste amazing." He mumbled against her lips before pulling away, exhaling in contentment.

He felt his heart swelling when she gave him one of her sweetest smiles ever, and he couldn't help it - he leaned in, giving her a kiss filled with longing and passion. Once he pulled back he was pretty breathless, and definitely wanting more, but he held off just barely. Hearing her words, he reached up and caressed the side of her face ever so softly. He was a bit shocked by the use of the l-word, but he realized.. it didn't bother him. It didn't make him want to get up and run. He knew he was in this for the long-run, and he knew right then that she had him. "Morgaine.. I.. L.." He was cut off by a sudden knock on the door, and he flinched. "Alexander, honey, dinner's ready." His mother's voice came through the small crack in the door. She didn't come in though, and he heard her heels clicking down the hallway. He exhaled slowly, a defeated look sliding across his face. "Nevermind.. lets go." He mumbled, suddenly feeling a bit constricted. He'd almost let it slip.. so close.. but the moment had been ruined.

Slipping his hand into hers, he stood up, leaning down to give her another long, soft, and lingering kiss. He wouldn't be able to do that for at least another hour, and he wanted to make sure he'd be able to contain himself during dinner. Which should be eventful..

ooc: If you don't want to actually post through dinner, in your post, just briefly explain what happens at dinner and then we can just go right to his parent's leaving? If you want.

Morgaine smiled, this was by far the best Christmas ever for her, and she was sure it was going to stay in her memory as long as her brain worked. “of course I taste amazing” she said with a chuckle “I taste like chocolate, what can be better than that?” she teased him kissing once again his lips lightly.

Their kisses were growing in passion and every time he pulled away she wondered where did he get the strength to do so, she had no will whatsoever when it came to his kisses. She was worried after she called him ‘love’, what If he didn’t like her that much? What if he… ‘stop over thinking everything’ she scolded herself mentally. He was about to tell him something when his mother interrupted, good thing he was able to control himself, it would have been really awkward if she came in and saw them all flustered after a heated kissing session. She saw his defeated look and wondered what was it that he was going to tell her, what could be so important that he had made that face? ‘Nevermind? Nevermind? She mentally screamed, she didn’t like how he was ignoring it but there wasn’t anything she could do about it. So she stood up and followed him downstairs.

When they arrived at the dining room, she felt awkward and squeezed his hand a little, feeling anxious, every time she had been at the same table with her family the drama unfolded in a few seconds, so she had to remind herself that this wasn’t by far her family so she put a smile on her face and kept walking, wondering where was she supposed to be seated.

(OOC: if you want you can God model me in this thread )

Alex turned around and stopped, giving her a kiss right before they entered the dining room. "You'll be fine." He promised her, and then turned, giving her hand a squeeze, and entered the huge dining room. It smelt lovely, and his parent's were already seated. He took one of the empty seats and pointed to the chair beside him for Morgaine to sit in.

Things went rather smoothly, with his mother talking more than his father. Alliana chipped into the conversation every now and then, but as soon as she was finished with her dinner she excused herself from the table, waving to both Morgaine and Alex. She'd told them that she'd placed both of their gifts on Alex's bed, and to open them once they got a chance, and then she'd been gone. Dessert had followed afterward with some more talk of how school was going, how the grades where, how their friends were, and by the time everything was done and the table was cleared, his mother was a bubbly, happy, tipsy. His father guided her out of the dining room, waving to both Alex and Morgaine, and telling them to have a good night, and that he'd see them in the morning. He was much too eager to go out and have fun with his wife.

Alex exhaled a sigh of relief, and it was obvious that Morgaine was relieved everything had gone pretty well and was over too. He'd grabbed her hand, and now, he was making his way up the stairs toward his room, the house oh so quiet. "So.. that wasn't as bad as you thought.. right?" He said with a small chuckle, glancing back at her as he walked.

Morgaine was glad that she was with Alex in this situation, he always had a way of making her feel better and this was no exception. Returning his kiss, she entered right behind him. The smell was amazing and the room was decorated in a magnificent way, she would make sure to tell that to Mrs. Stone. She smiled and seated down where Alex pointed next to him, and grabbed his hand as long as she could under the table caressing the back of his hand.

It was a pleasurable dinner, with Mrs. Stone leading the conversation, and everyone making small talk here and there without being pretentious, She remained quiet only talking when specifically asked and enjoyed the nice mood that had settled around. When Alli stood up and left, she wondered if she was going to Patrick’s and smiled fondly. It was a surprise that she got along so well with her, for she tended to ignore if not hate almost all girls. The small and bubbly talk continued after the dessert (her favourite part obviously), when Alex’s parents left. She watched them leave with some sort of longing, it was good to see a couple like them, they obviously cared for each other and liked being together.

When the house emptied, two different feelings washed over her, she was relieved, the dinner had been a nice thing, and went smoothly, she liked Alex’s parents and Alli too, something that had helped to start changing her mind about family dinners. And secondly, there was a tangible expectation in the air, they were alone at last, and it was Christmas eve, she felt her excitement flow through her and followed him “it was amazing, it has been an amazing day, thank you” she answered back.

Alex continued to take the stairs slowly, not in any rush to be alone with her in his room considering... well. They were completely alone now, with the entire Stone house to themselves. And it would probably be that way until the wee hours of the morning, because knowing his parents, they didn't plan on coming home tonight. They'd spent the time they'd needed to with their family on Christmas Eve, and they would all see one another again tomorrow morning at around ten, so there was no need for them to come home. Then again, their son and daughter hadn't ever had significant others that had to be worried about, but for some reason, he highly doubted that it would even register. Probably would when it was too late. So now, he could expect an entire night alone, with his lovely girlfriend... he could feel the grin forming discreetly on his lips before he could help it. Already he just wanted to scoop her up into his arms and hold her as close as he could possibly manage, just to feel the heat of her body against him. He was nearly overcome with the want, but as always, he managed to control himself.

Glancing backward toward her when she spoke, he smiled softly at her words. She was so sweet. "I'm glad you're enjoying yourself.. you're welcome, babe. Thank you for spending Christmas Eve with me." He replied back happily, reaching the top of the stairs and beginning the stroll toward the end of the long hallway to get into his room. Once he got there he pushed the door open, listening to it creak quietly in the silent atmosphere. It was almost eery in a way, but he knew he wasn't alone, so it was fine. Seeing the gifts Alli had promised perched on the bed, he turned around with a slight smirk to Morgaine. "Ready for some more presents?" He teased, already sauntering over to his comfy bed.