An Evening At The Voss Temple Part 2 (PM unless otherwise tagged)

[Celiana]

We were pulling into the city when Aria said "One of my many guilty pleasures. Make sure you order large portions otherwise you'll be fighting to keep your share." Finally we found a spot to park and Aria released her hold on me and dismounted the bike rather smoothly I caught a generous glimpse of her thigh and my heart-rate sped up to swoop bike speeds again.

As I dismounted and clipped my helmet to the bike I noticed Aria trying to discreetly adjust her dress. Coming up behind her I said in a very husky voice, "Remind me to try to get you out of that dress later love." Then I wrapped my left arm around her waist and gestured for her to move forward with my right. I had a magical evening planned for us and I didn't want to keep her waiting.

[member="Aria Vale"]

 

[NightSister]

"You won't have to try very hard." Although her skin was tingling where Celiana's arm lay wrapped around her waist, Aria simply reminded herself that she had handled the life-or-death situations she'd previously faced - even the deadliest of which was less nerve-wracking than staying composed when all she wanted to do was melt - well enough and should be able to handle a dinner with a beautiful woman who clearly returned the feelings at least a little bit without problem, and so she gave the most seductive smile she could muster as her arm snaked around Celiana's waist and followed her to the restaurant.

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[Celiana]

I'd been doing a fairly decent job of controlling my heart-rate. Then Aria spoke saying,"You won't have to try very hard." I felt my heart-beat pounding an incessant beat against my chest chills tingling along my skin and I wondered if Aria had picked up on it. Her hand snaked around my waist and I felt her head lean on my left shoulder as we walked into the restaurant.

A younger man came to meet us at the door and offered his arm to take our coats. Slipping mine off with a nervous smile I handed my ebony riding coat to him while Aria shrugged out of her coat. "If you'll follow me Miss Dravyen, we have the room you'd requested ready for you now." Nodding to him I let my hand slip back around Aria's waist right above her butt then I guided her forward towards a fire-lit room with a table for two and a single lavender Rose as the setting. Pulling her chair for her I gestured for her to take a seat. It was time to add some fire to this evening.

[member="Aria Vale"]

 

[NightSister]

"Wow," Aria said, lowering her voice to a more sultry tone. "You've really outdone yourself now."

Sitting down, Aria crossed one leg over the other and leaned slightly towards where Celiana sat opposite. Taking great care to refine her movements in an attempt to appear more elegant, she scanned the menu.
"I'll take the meal of the day with...a Corellian wine," she told the waiter. Corellian wine was not only a delightful drink, she was well aware of its romantic implications and in all likelihood Celiana was too. Once Celiana had ordered and the waiter had scurried off, Aria turned back to face her with a smile.

"So...how did Miss Drayven get this amazing reservation?"

[member="Celiana"]

OOC: Sorry for the delay.

 

[Celiana]

"Wow, you've really outdone yourself now." Aria said in a rather sultry tone. Aria looked over the menu then ordered the house special and a Corellian wine. The implications of which were not at all lost on me. Then Aria turned back to me and said, "So...how did Miss Drayven get this amazing reservation?"

Laughing lightly I said, "Oh you know me. I've got my ways Aria. In all honesty I've been planning this for quite awhile and I wanted it to be as close to perfect as I could manage it." Glancing over towards Aria I could feel my cheeks flushing what was most likely a furious shade of pink. Then I snaked my left hand under the table and gently placed it on Aria's exposed thigh and said in a rather husky voice, "I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. By the way the implications of Corellian wine are not lost on me."

My hand was still on her thigh and I was relishing the feel of her skin against mine. Then I gave her thigh a light squeeze before starting to trace slow circles on her thigh with my thumb. We sat there waiting for the wine to be brought out and I couldn't help thinking that while the restaurant may not be perfect Aria was. She looked like a goddess and I couldn't help but think of how lucky I was.

[member="Aria Vale"]

OOC: It's okay love, life happens.

 

[NightSister]

"Oh really?" Aria laughed lightly. "Well, it'll take a lot of planning to live up to this. Oh, where can I take you? We've been clubbing, we've been shopping, we spar on a regular basis, and we're having dinner now. We've actually been doing pretty well. In fact, I can only think of one thing that's still on the list." Taking a long sip of the wine to let the implication sink in, Aria felt Celiana's hand move back the fabric of her skirt, exposing her thigh. It was making her tingle all over. Once she had checked that her hand wasn't trembling, she reached under the table, placing her hand on top of Celiana's and gently moving it further up her leg. What am I doing? she wondered. Who is this wannabe seductress and what has she done with Aria Vale?

As the food arrived, Aria thanked the waiter and reluctantly brought her hand away to begin the meal. She could hold her own against a handful of soldiers, but she most certainly could not eat one-handed.

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[Celiana]

My hand still on her thigh I could feel nervous, barely controlled desire on my end as well as Aria's. Then she said, "well it'll take a lot of planning to live up to this. Oh where can I take you? We've been clubbing, shopping, we spar on a regular basis and we're having dinner now. We've actually been doing rather well. In fact I can only think of one other thing that's still on the list."

She took a long sip of wine then I felt her gently place her hand on mine moving it further up her thigh. If my hand wasn't shaking before it was now. I gave this new area of her thigh several small circles with my thumb and lightly squeezed before the waiter arrived bringing our food. Then to my disappointment and slight frustration she removed her hand and I was squirming in my seat from the sheer fact of how much she'd turned me on.

Removing my hand albeit grudgingly as the waiter went to disappear I stopped him and said I'll go ahead and buy the bottle of this Corellian wine. Nodding his head he disappeared and taking a sip of the wine I turned to look at Aria and said, "I look forward to what the rest of the night has for us, though I do plan to continue where we were before dinner later love."

[member="Aria Vale"]

 

[NightSister]

Aria was tingling all over, as if Celiana had found every nerve ending in her body, but she tried her best to pass it off, as though it pleased her but that was all, as though she wasn't trembling and desperate for more, as though she wasn't new to the sensation.

"Couldn't say no if I wanted," Aria said, taking a bite from the barbecued steak at her plate. "And I very much don't want to." In a sudden lapse of sanity, she slipped off her heels and began slowly letting her bare foot slide up Celiana's calf. Meanwhile, she acted as though nothing was happening, digging into the meal with pauses to continue the conversation. "Tomorrow's a Saturday. Nobody will miss us if we decide wait until the morning to get back to the temple."

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[Celiana]

Hearing Aria say that she couldn't say no if she wanted and that she very much didn't want to was another rush in and of itself. She took a bite of her steak and then I felt her bare foot against my calf. I'd been about to take a bit of my own steak when I felt that and due to the shock I just dropped my silverware on the plate. Getting used to the sensation I picked my silverware back up and cut into my steak. Medium rare just the way I liked it, a little bit of blood was oozing and I soaked the meat in the juice and took a bite as Aria said, "Tomorrow's a Saturday. Nobody will miss us if we decide to come back to the temple in the morning."

Chewing my bite of steak I swallowed and took another sip of wine in thought. Speaking again I said, "That's true....However, there aren't classes on Saturday either and there's something I discovered in the jungles here on Voss. A natural hot-spring right where we'll be spending the night, perks of having your own ship love. So technically speaking we don't have to be back until midnight Sunday for class on Monday. Care to make it two days instead of one?"

I posed the question with what was probably a gleaming sparkle in my eyes then took another sip of wine as I cut into my steak and mixed my potato with the steaks juices. I relished her foot against my calf but she was playing a dangerous game teasing me, reaching out with The Force I lifted her foot higher then set it down on my upper thigh just short of my lap. Lowering my voice so only she could hear I said, "You should be careful playing with fire my love, lest you start an inferno that will rage and not only warm but burn you later." I projected an image of me kissing her neck before gently but firmly biting her into her mind. Then I waited for her response I highly hoped she'd cut a little more loose than just going back tomorrow and that she'd spend a full two days with me.

[member="Aria Vale"]

 

[NightSister]

Just as Aria was reveling in the fact that she had made Celiana drop her cutlery, that she was making Celiana nervous, the tables were turned right back on her as her foot was lifted up to Celiana's thigh in a clever maneuver that almost made Aria fall backwards in the chair - she was eternally grateful for the balance and fluidity she had gained from years of combat training - and a risque image was searing itself into her brain, one that made something between her thighs tingle again.

"Hmm..." for a moment Aria pretended to mull it over. "We might have to call in sick on Monday too." Celiana knew how to get her saying yes, that was for sure. But now it was Aria's turn again. Slowly she slid her foot back down Celiana's leg then let her toes hover so that she would hardly be able to tell if her foot was still there before slipping her foot back into her stiletto. If that didn't leave Celiana wanting more, then she didn't know what would.

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[Celiana]

I could sense her surprise at my lifting her foot though she'd have never fallen I'd also used The Force to root her chair in place. Scooping up the last of my potato as Aria seemingly mulled it over I finished that and went to finish my steak as she spoke. "Hmmmm....we may have to call in sick on Monday too." The hesitation I'd sensed wasn't for real and her comment confirmed it.

Smiling as she removed her foot from my lap I finished my steak as the waiter brought back the bottle of wine. "I'm sorry for the delay Miss Drayven we had the dinner rush just now. Would you perhaps care to look at our dessert menu?" Smiling I said,"Not a problem at all. I was just finishing up and I think we'll be alright I've got desert at home. I'll take the check whenever you have the chance."

He nodded leaving a near full bottle of Corellian wine on the table. Aria was trying to make me want more of her right her and now. Though I decided to be a little snot in response to Aria removing her foot and formed another thought mixed with memory. The thought was of the ice-cream we'd stashed in the freezer on my ship then of me laying on a couch aboard my ship with my chest completely bared a trail of whipped cream from my neck down to the V-line of my hips where my tattoos lay on either side. The memory of my mint-chip sugary lips against hers before she'd drifted off to sleep.

Smiling at her I said, "You don't have nearly the experience I do in teasing people my love. Though I'm sure you'll enjoy the results of your work later. You're getting quite good at the seduction and slow burn."

[member="Aria Vale"]

 

[NightSister]

"Ah, but you don't have nearly the experience I do in being teased," Aria said without missing a beat, "but you're giving me a wonderful demonstration, I'll give you that."

Refilling her glass with wine and taking a sip, Aria pretended not to notice the new image in her mind, but it was definitely there and she was definitely noticing. Celiana could tell that she had seen, and Aria had a sneaking suspicion that the lack of recognition was getting to her.

Aria found that she was beginning to enjoy this game. Who could make the other blush more, restaurant edition. If Celiana was going to keep going with her daring images, then it was a fun game indeed.

[member="Celiana"]

 

[Celiana]

Just as Aria made her comment about my not having her experience about being teased the waiter came back with the bill and I reached under the table under my dress and pulled out my credit chip informing him to run it for a 200 credit tip as I thanked him for his discretion I asked if he could grab our coats. Turning back to look at Aria I said, "Finish that glass love and then we'll be leaving. As much as I love the back and forth there's something you've yet to see about my ship and I still plan to turn you into my dessert and let you do the same. It's only teasing if I didn't plan to follow through."

I planned to have her enjoy this glass of wine then we'd leave and I'd take her to a whole new kind of high. The view Aria would fall asleep to tonight would be much, much better than the one we'd shared atop the Voss Temple. I let the memory of that night float to the surface and shared it with Aria. The shopping and tattoos then the view of the stars and then said through the link, "Where we're going tonight that view will pale in comparison."

[member="Aria Vale"]

 

[NightSister]

So Celiana wanted to cut all the back-and forth and get to the really fun bit. Good. Aria knew that what experience she had would pale in comparison. Their comforting, intimate yet never sexual semi-romance had been wondrous, but now it was over and Aria could only handle their relationship being in an undefined state for so long.

Draining her glass, Aria stood up and swept her hair back from her shoulders, letting her neck that Celiana had been so interested in earlier show for a few moments.
"In that case, don't keep me waiting."

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[Celiana]

I could see eagerness in her eyes and then she drained the rest of her glass before she said, "In that case, don't keep me waiting." Chuckling I slipped on my ebony riding cloak and helped Aria with her coat before I grabbed the bottle of Corellian wine and slipped it into a large pocket inside my cloak. Grabbing Aria's hand I led her outside and back onto my bike. Handing her a helmet I put mine on and engaged the auto-pilot that would take us back to my ship and load the bike aboard.

Looking back at her and taking my hands off the wheel I triggered the helmet comms and said, "Aria, I think you'll be very surprised at the place we're headed. I hope you like it my love." As we headed back aboard my bike I triggered the coordinates I'd labelled as "Home" so that when we arrived all we'd have to do is sit back and let The Cherry Blossom take us to my sinkhole sanctuary where I was nearly done with setting up my garden. I hoped she'd be surprised at the little slice of Eshan I'd built on Voss. The bike had taken us back aboard the lift on my ship. As I dismounted the bike and the cargo lift brought us aboard I pulled off my helmet and grabbed Aria's from her setting them both on the bike as the auto-flight program began take-off I pulled off my cloak and set it in my cabin.

I reckoned it'd be around five minutes give or take to reach my new home. But in the meantime I kicked off my heels and sat on a couch outside my cabin and patted the seat by me. Giving Aria a sultry, smoldering look in a low throaty voice I said, "Now, where were we at dinner?"

[member="Aria Vale"]

 

[NightSister]

"Oh, I'll show you where we were," Aria said with a wicked grin. She shrugged out of her coat, then gracefully stripped out of her remaining layers and was in the hotspring with her arms resting on the edge in a moment, letting only her shoulders and head show.
"Now," she said with a gesture towards Celiana's dress, "ten seconds or I do it for you."
[member="Celiana"]

 

[Celiana]

As we'd landed I'd been glued to Aria but I'd maintained some form of control over myself. Now she'd gone and peeled out of her clothes and was in the hot-spring so that only her head and shoulders were visible. She'd said, "Oh, I'll show you where we were." Pointing at my dress she said "now ten seconds or I do it for you." As much as I wanted Aria to rip my clothes off I wanted to keep my clothes intact so I reached down to my waist on either side and pulled the strings that were holding my dress over me loose then I slipped out of it.

I hadn't been wearing anything under my dress so after tossing the dress over a chair I slipped into the waters behind Aria and let my hands encircle her waist and I pulled her against me. Whispering in her left ear I said, "Maybe here is where I left off?" Then I ran my tongue along her ear trailing down to her neck before I kissed her neck gently. "Or maybe here?" Then I kissed her neck and pulling back for a moment I gently bit the side of her neck before pulling away and lightly kissing where I'd bitten her. I could feel her heart pounding against my chest and when I'd bitten her. Gods and Goddesses I hoped she'd be somewhat aggressive the way she'd been at dinner. I began wondering how she'd repay me for my efforts...

[member="Aria Vale"]

 

[NightSister]

*Fade to black*
Aria only realised when the sky began to lighten over their heads how long she and Celiana had enjoyed each other. They'd been soaking in the hotspring and each other for hours now without stopping, and it had been perfect. Hot-blooded and animalistic and thrilling and perfect.

Now Aria lay by the edge of the sinkhole with her body against Celiana's, revelling in the sensation of Celiana's heart still pounding against her chest. Once the high wore off, they would likely both be somewhat tired from the primal aggression of their fun - they were martial artists, after all. Gentle would've been boring.

"Yep," she finally said, leaning her head forward so it rested on Celiana's shoulder. "We're definitely calling in sick on Monday."

[member="Celiana"]

 

[Celiana]

Laughing at Aria saying she'd definitely have to call in sick on Monday I rested my chin on her shoulder for a moment just enjoying this moment and the bliss that came with it. Taking in her scent I said, "Well if you're planning on that then there are some other things you might notice about this place today that you didn't last night. I'm still in the midst of finishing this place up but I definitely enjoyed soaking with you and being soaked by you last night. Who knew you had such a tenderly primal side?"

The sun was starting to rise and turning to Aria I said, "As much as I love you and I'd love to stay here with you I do need to get dressed and breakfast started. Feel free to stay here and soak though love or wander about. There's quite a bit down here and there are plenty of surprises yet to come. Breakfast will be ready in around thirty minutes." Then before I got up I leaned against Aria and reaching my left arm around her neck I pulled her into a passionate kiss before releasing her.

Grabbing both her clothes and mine as she was still in a bliss-filled state I padded into my bedroom naked and opening my dresser I pulled out a simple pair of soft purple booty shorts and a very, VERY threadbare V-neck black crop-top that exposed my toned stomach and gave a very generous view of my cleavage I hung up our clothes and padded into the kitchen barefoot. I started up grinding the Caf beans as I turned on the stove and put a flat skillet atop it. Drizzling a bit of Olive Oil in the skillet and moving it around I got the homemade biscuit mix and pancake mix as well. Stirring the pancake mix together I poured it in the skillet and began cooking a squarish pancake.

The Caf grounds were done now and I poured them into a small filter and added water then clicked the Caf machine on to start brewing. I silently hoped that Aria would come in and wrap her hands around my waist but I wanted her to enjoy her time here and not have to do anything she didn't want to. The whole reason for my building this place out here was to allow myself to do the things I wanted to and to have a sort of permanent vacation spot that was within riding distance to the Temple.

I wanted this to be a place that I could have friends over to and that my girlfriend would want to come to frequently whenever time and training allowed her to. I wanted these three days to be something she'd never forget and that she'd cherish... Humming to myself I pulled a plate from under the island and set it in place atop the black marble island. Flipping the pancake I saw that it had been golden-browned on one side and was starting the process on the other. Padding over to the refrigerator I grabbed a package of bacon and turned on the oven to begin getting biscuits done. Smiling at the fact Aria was here I couldn't help humming contentedly. This would be a very therapeutically romantic bit of time off for us both I was sure of it...

[member="Aria Vale"]

 

[NightSister]

Grinning, Aria rolled back into the hotspring for a quick last dip and laughed aloud at the gorgeous sensation of the scalding hot water against her bare skin. After a few minutes, she reluctantly pulled herself out and padded into the house. She towelled herself dry before neatly braiding her brown-blonde hair and raiding Celiana's wardrobe for something to wear. Grabbing her handbag from where Celiana had left it earlier, she put on a delicate silver necklace and a quick spray of perfume before following into the kitchen where the smell and sizzle of cooking pancakes was growing more and more irresistible.

Spoiler

Taking a mug from a cupboard and pouring the freshly made caf into it Aria gave Celiana a peck on the cheek as she took a tray out of the oven before plopping onto the sofa.
"So, what's next on the agenda?" she asked cheerfully. "Is there an agenda? Because if all we're doing all weekend is wandering around the house in as little clothing as possible, I won't complain."

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