It was nice to have a night out, Natasha thought. She had enjoyed meeting with another of the Anlui house. She had been rather apprehensive of her Mistress and Lord Anlui, but actually had grown quite fond of him in time – a little hard not to after an evening of pleasure with him though. Natasha had just climbed out of the hot bath, the feel of the heat fading from her skin as the cool night air hit her. Wrapping herself in a white towel, she sat down at her vanity and began brushing her long hair.

She left her hair down, still damp from the water, but it would dry. Walking to her armoire, she choose a red satin dress, rather plain, but it flowed outward when she walked and enjoyed the way the layers billowed. Slipping the dress on, she turned to leave her room to perhaps sit in the library, as she rounded the corner she had just stopped short of one of the maidservants. “Hello Aurora” Natasha greeted the woman. “Good evening Natasha, there is someone at the door asking for you madam.” Thanking her and dismissing her, she walked down the stairs, her mind whirring to figure out who had come to visit.

As she descended the stairs, her eyes landed on a familiar face, though it had been a while since she had seen him. “Ah ο μεγάλος κακός λύκος μου*, Jace, it is nice to see you once again” she said as she rounded down the stairway into the entrance in which he was instructed to await her arrival it seemed. “And how is this evening finding you?”

*my big bad wolf

Jace smiled up at the friendly face of his former lover as she descended the stairs, she was breath taking and as much as he had changed from the last time she had seen him, she was no more different then the last time he laid eyes on her, it was remarkable really, the curve of her jawline and neck, the way her eye lashes melded together when she blinked, every small detail that made her unique in his mind was exactly like he remembered it, he was beginning to wonder if this wasn't some long lost memory tormenting him a few moments before he would get to see the real Natasha but, what are the odds.

He stepped forward and offered his hand as she floated from the final step down, he leaned down and pecked that hand gently, grazing his nose purposefully over the skin of her wrist and forearm to take a long waited drag of her scent, it was clean and old, and reminding him of past adventures. Sighing contently he stood to his full height, which was quite a bit more then Natasha'. But he liked that, being physically dominating to someone of such a smaller height gave the illusion of control which at this point he needed.

"It is good to see you again my friend." he said allowed, smiling no matter how unlike himself it may be. "The night is getting better and better the deeper into morning it gets." he smirked flashing a few white teeth. "I hope you don't mind the intrusion, and I hope I'm not keeping you from anything important, I remember how you hated to miss out on blood sucking business." he teased, giving her a gentle wink.

As Jace stepped forward and offered his hand to help her down the final step, she smiled with no hint of fang or irony, just a smile. It was nice to see him again, and his lips on her skin brought back some memories from the last time he had been in her Mistress’ manor. As he stood up she had to look up at him, he being slightly taller than she. It was both a reminder of how big he was and how small she seemed.

Her other hand moved to touch his cheek, so warm with life. “It is good to see you too. I was afraid I had scared you off not seeing you for more than a month’s time.” She gave a small laugh at his words. “No, nothing of importance was on my agenda tonight, not even ‘blood sucking business’” she gave him a half smile at the use of words, the wink not missing her attention. “What kind of hostess am I, leaving you to stand” she said as she turned down the hallway with a glance back saying without words to follow her. “This is a much more comfortable room” she added as they walked into the sitting room, well one of many. “May I ask my wolf, where have you passed your days since I had last seen you?”

"Well..." he began his story as he glided into the room she led, his face down to the floor, remembering, trying to put his story into words, he had thought about this moment many many times before this point, but now that it was time to tell his grand tale it just didn't come out quite the way he imagined it.
"I left, in the first place for you." he stopped walking and looked at her solemnly. "I really liked you, but my condition, the um, need for nightly encounters, well I know it made you uncomfortable. I met a doctor named Edward Vheric, brilliant man, he had a friend up north that was a professor of metaphysics, mainly the study of lycanthropy, Dr. Vheric and I both traveled to see him, he wanted a cure, I just wanted a cure of my lust. " his eyes fell back to the floor and he began walking again till he knew they were completely alone, away from the prying ears of the help.

"I wanted to come back to you new man in a way, but there is no cure for lycanthropy, and my 'condition' is neither a metaphysical one nor physical, its my wolf and I cannot just pick a new one... so defeated I came home, well I came here I mean, back to you, kinda hoping we could pick up where we left off." he ran his hand over the back of his neck nervously, he didn't really know Natashas feelings, or what she truly might of felt for him.

"That night on the beach was by far the single most, romantic, and spontaneous moment of my entire life, and the time we spent after I could not, and would not ever want to replace. Kinda nervous..." he laughed, his voice a bit guttural and dry, his hands squeezing the edges of his coat some. "I guess, what Im trying to say is, I came back to the city, because I love you, and I want to know if there is any kind of future with us." he stood tall, bravely, or at least what he thought was bravely.

She listened intently, a little taken aback at the why, but very interested in what he did there. Natasha turned to face him as he stopped inside the room, she watched his face and his posture as he told his story. It was the last words out of his mouth that took her by surprise though. She sat down on the chaise lounge and patted the seat next to her inviting him over. “I am sorry you traveled so far to no avail.” She had to smile at the description of their night on the beach; it was exactly how he had described it.

She had the same questions after their rendezvous, but thought they were answered when he left, not knowing what they had if anything. Now Jace was standing in her Master home with her and she was trying to find words. “Don’t be nervous, it’s just me” she said trying to ease him into calming a bit, he was rather adorable while looking abashed though, she thought. “ I would like to see what we have, I know it was fun” she said with a smile, another memory flashing through her mind as if it was happening just then. Natasha stood, walking over to the small wet bar, pulling out a crystal glass and filled it with water. She walked back toward Jace and handed the glass to him as she knelt between his knees as he sat on the chair. “I want to know if we have anything too.”

He took the glass of water from her gratefully, lifting it to his lips and taking a long needed gulp. He set the glass down onto a small table next to his seat, staring down between his legs at her. "I know that things could never be, really black and white between us, you could never be just mine and I could never be just yours, which frankly sucks beyond all measure." he gave a cold sigh, running his hands down his face and chin, eyes trying to find a comfortable place to look at her without becoming aroused.

"I'm sorry I'm not better at all the... talking." he said slowly, trying to choose his words to not make himself look like an idiot but well, failing clearly. "I'm really just kinda, scared, where all this would go, or not go, or something. I really hope I'm not being just some pathetic guy who latched onto one nice moment and imagined something that was never really there." he was now staring at her face, not the best place to look when trying not to ravenously attack someone but it could not be helped, she was lovely, more then lovely she was beautiful, with skin bronzed by gods that have longed since died. How could you not stare at something in that way?

"So, where exactly do we go from here? In my mind I got up to the point where I spill my guts and you shoot me down and go live happily ever after with some fang-tastic pretty boy. So now that things aren't going to plan, I'm all out of ideas..."

She watched his eyes searching her face and body as he spoke, finally coming to rest on her face again, bring a smile to her lips. “I would not want to take away all you cherish during the day as I slept ο λύκος μου. It would not be a fair deal.” She had used the pet name ‘my wolf’ with Jace since they had first met, always slipping back into Greek, she was sure he knew it was a term of endearment.

Natasha shook her head “You, Jace, do not give yourself enough credit. I do appreciate your honesty though; you don’t find that very often.” She moved her hand up to touch his cheek again, smiling at him, giving him another laugh as he spoke of a ‘fang tastic man’. She knew anything she and Jace did would be fun, he had the power to attract whatever or whoever he wanted into his life, whether he wanted or not. “Is there someone who holds your heart in the day? Or your body?” Natasha asked as she stood and moved to sit beside him, placing her hand on his thigh. Not waiting for an answer, she wanted to celebrate, but didn’t know exactly what to do, “Ideas…” she said aloud as she was trying to think. “How should we celebrate your homecoming?”

Jace found the touch of Natasha very comforting, each time he felt the skin of her hand against some part of him, more and more of his nervousness melted the situations tension into something a bit more easier to handle. Did he not give himself enough credit as she said? Probably not but, he liked the idea that he seemed better then what he really was. Smiling into her eyes he listened to her sweet tone, noting the few times she slipped back into Greek, he would have to take a few more lessons so as not to stop her mid sentence to look stupid and ask what she had just said.

He gave her first question thought, yes there was someone that had his body and his heart too, and he cared for them both equally. His mouth fell open and before he could give his reply she had spoke again, clambering up and put on the spot by the need for ideas and celebration Jace let his eyes wander as they did when he was giving serious thought. "I don't know, I've only been back in town for a few days now, I haven't had the time or the energy to really see any of the old sights or even some of the new ones, so if your offering to be the chairman of the homecoming committee then I am all yours to say the least."

He flashed her a smile, broad and sincere, placing his hand on her knee, giving it a small squeeze as it slipped up her thigh some.

Natasha did not miss that he had tried to answer her first question. "Well my wolf" she spoke in English instead of Greek now "it looks as if you have the time now and if I am not mistaken the energy as well." Her smile widened as he offered to be all hers for the night. "Then we shall leave then, I don't want to waist a minute of you being all mine."

Standing up, she turned back toward the wolf, "I did not mean to cut you off earlier. Please tell me about this other woman who has your heart" she said looking up at him with a soft smile. "If she can tame you I should want to meet her one night." Natasha walked by Jace's side back into the entrance hall. "We can walk until you feel you should hail a cab if you would like?"

Natasha watched Jace, he had not changed much since she had last seen him, he seemed a bit more...under control though and it even reflected in his aura. She could see the flashes of his wolf in his eyes, but it was not jumping out of him as it had been before. She was very happy for him. One of the best parts about being around Jace was he wasn't a vampire, there weren't all these rules and politics and policies you had to abide by.

She knew she had been staring off into space thinking and quickly pulled herself from her thoughts. "Why don't we just follow where the night takes us hmm?"

He could listen to her speak for hours without interrupting, she was the old, the wise and the forever beautiful, she would never change, her face would always be that beautiful. As she spoke, and as he listened he began to really wonder why he cared for her so very deeply, was it because she wouldn't change? Was it because she could do nothing but reach new plateaus of strength of wisdom, something he could only do a fraction of compared to her? Doubtful but it was true. There world was all about politics and power, who had the most charm and who had the most physical strength. But they were not of each others worlds, she was vampire, and he was wolf, they could never properly integrate into each others societies without the politics coming to be, but just being together, he forgot those things, forgot about being lonely, and untouched, feared and loathed by those of his own species.

He waited till she finished before he spoke up again, choosing his words carefully. "The girl, he name is Kelsi, shes beautiful, smart, funny, playful. Now that I think about it, you two are near opposites. But she's my best friend, and she's always there for me, ya know?" he did love Kelsi, the same way he loved Natasha, and all at once, he realized just how complicated his life had become, much to the delight of his wolf, which cackled maniacally beneath Jaces' skin. He buried the wolf beneath his control, Kelsi and he had made love recently and it afforded Jace the willpower to beat the animals influence back.

"Well we could just walk down our beach, soak our feet and catch up on the things Ive missed out on these last few months. And further discuss how this is going to work. Our romantic situation I mean...." he looked her up and down, so lovely, so tempting, 'Think we would get in trouble for mounting her here in the open?' he wolf chimed softly, this didn't anger Jace nor make him force the beast back, he had been thinking the exact same thing. But he didn't feel like taking the chance, with his luck the master of the city would waltz in and catch them, punish her and torture him, not in the good way either.

Natasha listened as she walked outside about Jace’s Kelsi. “So I am ugly, dumb, boring…” she asked as they awaited the taxi to bring them to the beach as he wished. “But yes I understand, it is nice to have someone isn’t it?” No, Natasha didn’t really have someone like that but she understood the human want to have someone like that. It was one of the downsides to being dead she guessed. The cab pulled up, a servant seeming coming out of the shadows opened the door, Natasha thanked her and climbed in waiting for Jace to slide in next to her.

When they were both settled Natasha explained the section of beach she wanted to be taken to and they began the trip. Natasha merely watched him, memorizing the lines of his face and his body. It had been 3 months since she had last seen him, thinking he got bored of her and left only to have him show up and say he loved her. Quite a different statement than she expected, wanted to go up to her room and continue where they left off was more of what she expected, but maybe this Kelsi had a calming effect on him and his wolf.

They arrived at the beach, Natasha leading the way to the beach, happy to once again feel the sand beneath her toes. She had been on a different part of the beach last night, but as Jace had said it seemed to be their beach. Turning back to face him as he came toward her she smiled. “Now that we are alone and away from prying ears” she started and waited for Jace to begin walking with her to the water. “We can talk about our situation as you called it. How would you like our situation to be? I am not the one who must be alone during the day my wolf, so I shall leave it to you to tell me what your heart’s desire is.”

The night had cleared the few clouds and a sliver of the moon shown around them, but except for that small light it was dark, the small bit of emitted light catching the breaking waves along the ocean. Natasha turned and took one of his large hands in her own which seemed so frail in comparison. “Do you get asked what it is you want out of the situation much?”

Jace wrapped his arm around Natasha as they walked from the entrance of the estate, his ears perking as he heard his companion say “So I am ugly, dumb, boring…” he felt utterly foolish at that moment, in complimenting Kelsi and saying she was the near opposite of Natasha he had inadvertently insulted her, this was a lesson he knew all to well, no matter how strong, or smart you think you are, when your with the one you want to be with, you will always, always stick your foot in your mouth. "No. no, you misunderstand me, I think you are perhaps the most elegant and beautiful creature I have ever laid my eyes on, why else would I come back to this city? And boring? The first night we ever met we played strip 20 questions in the middle of the ocean and then made love for hours. How would that be boring?" he smirked down at her and placed the smallest peck on her cheek as they slid into the cab.

Jace got comfortable quickly, his hands dancing against Natasha's skin, he was doing this without thinking, sliding his hand between her thighs, pulling her more tightly against him, Jace nodded solemnly as she described the beach that she wanted to be taken to, and it wasn't all that bad sounding to the wolf, hopefully they would have there privacy, nothing annoyed him more then wanting to be alone with someone in the middle of a crowd, but that's Miami for you I guess.

finally they had arrived at the beach, and it was everything he wanted it to be, there was no one in his sight, and his night vision would of easily picked up any strays that might be ducking into shadows. In fact it had been a fun game of his to walk down the beach late at night and watch the couples hidden beneath shadows making love, thinking no one could see them. "Our situation. I hear that word way to much. Situation." his face furrowed at the word, he heard and said the word no more then twenty times a day and it was beginning to drive him batty. "This 'situation' is something out of a soap opera. I know that we could never just be each others, not exclusively, you serve your master and Im sure that it demands you to be in there beds. Im an eros, and its my obligation to try and teach freshly turned how to not go furry on top of there lovers." kind of ironic since the first time they had made love Jace shifted on top of Natasha, how emberessing.

"Do I get asked what I want? No, not really. Kelsi haven't really talked how things are going to work, sometimes I think she just likes having the closeness of a lover and friend but... I dont know. So if you have any ideas or suggestions, I promise you I wont push them away." he sighed and lifted Natasha up with ease, tossing her onto his back like a child asking for a piggy back ride, he slowly waded out into the water up to his thighs, letting the waves strike them afew times.

A smile played at her lips as she heard Jace correct himself. She knew thats not what he meant, but she wanted to show him what he said. "Well that is good to know that you find me beautiful and not so boring" she said as she squeezed him around his waist. The kiss on the cheek made her turn and smile up at him. It was such a sweet gesture, she couldn't help her smile at him staring into those deep brown pools of his that seemed as black as night without light.

Natasha played along his shoulder and around his neck, running her fingernails along his skin as they drove. Her legs moved to accommodate his hand moving up and down her leg, closing her eyes to concentrate on the feel of him. She felt him pull at her and went to sit closer to him, moving her hand that was playing along his neck to rest on his leg, her fingers tracing patterns in the fabric.

"If you would like to call it something else, our relationship perhaps? instead of situation. I didn't mean to make you unhappy." Natasha shook her head, "No, it is my choice to go to my Master's bed, she does not require it of me. But politics can easily lead to the bedroom, especially if they want something you have." The ghosts of her past began to sneak up on her, the future husband she never truly knew taken for the pleasure of the Traveler. She shivered at the thought, the ghost of possession always lurking behind what she did. The scary thing was she was of his line - if she truly explored, could she do the same? Natasha had noticed if she concentrated enough on a person she could hear shadows of their thoughts.

"Eρως*" she nodded. "You seem right for the part" she added with a small laugh. "The God of lust, love, and sex" she nodded. "I believe your wolf king knew what he was doing giving you the title." Natasha let him pull her up, she seemed so mall in his arms, and wrapped her legs and arms around his torso, placing a gentle kiss at the nape of his neck. "I have not done this since I was a young girl" she laughed.

"First and foremost" she began her idea of that they would do in their relationship if you so wanted to call it that, "You need to be happy. Kelsi, she is a λύκος* no? So she knows of your requirements as Eros, Ναι*?" Natasha let her legs loosen and felt the water brush her toes, "Ahh." She continued more or less thinking out loud for possibilities "Is your Kelsi a possessive woman? If not I do not think you should have many problems in any of the choices you make." Natasha leaned down to get a better angle and kissed his neck, barely pushing her fangs into his skin, just enough to have him shiver under her mouth. "Ο λύκος μου*, let me join you in the water."

Eρως - Eros
λύκος - Wolf
Ναι - Yes
Ο λύκος μου - My Wolf

She smiled at him, such a soft gesture but one that could light up the sky in his mind. She was speaking but it took him a moment to realize just what exactly she was saying, he was like a 12 year old kid who had just realized he was madly in love with his math teacher, and right now Natasha was going deep into algebra if you know what I mean. "Not so boring, that's one way to put it. Another would be to say that your a vampire who is in like with a were wolf. I mean, how common can that really be? So just how boring do you think this could get exactly?" He was grinning from ear to ear. Talking had been something they didn't do much, in fact from the few nights they were together they had spent many hours in bed, where the only sounds coming from either of them were coos and gentle, and sometimes not so gentle, moans.

She was speaking now of what to describe the situation now, a relationship. And it was a relationship in some ways, give and take would need to be established very early on if this was going to work in any kind of way, he knew this, and had been wondering just how they would let chips fall. And suddenly she was upset, Jace knew she was remembering, something she wasn't very comfortable with. Something left undone? Or something that would come to fruition? he didn't know and he didn't want to pry so early on in the evening, things like that are best volunteered rather then dug up.

He was so taken aback at her laugh, at her teasing and her touch, he was barely speaking, barely replying at all. He just wanted to drink in the sight of her a little while longer, unfortunately he could not have her all night and day, so the few hours they would get was it, at least until the following night.

"Kelsi." he began, running his hand over his mouth. "I like her alot, I care about her a great deal also. Shes kind of like my best friend in a way, only when times get kind of rough or we need the comfort of another we turn to each other. But yes she knows what my job is, and what I have to do, and will do to help others, and shes, ok with it, I guess." his breathe was taken away suddenly by the feel of fangs to his neck, such a sweetly dark thing, like a rough kiss that marks you for life. So far only Natasha had ever taken his blood, and maybe because of it he felt bonded to her like no other, like because of him she gained something, probably not but it was a nice thought anyway.

He let his companion slip over his shoulder, off of his back and into the nook of his arm and chest, the waves were picking up a bit now, and the water was warmer then when they had last been in the water together, this was good, because the nibbles he was receiving had given him something of throb between his legs, and the warm water and feel of her body clutched to his was making it easier to deal with.

He stared down at her, leaning in and as she had done, kissed her neck, his teeth grazing the skin down to her shoulder, his hands leading down her arms until his hands found hers.

A soft smile grew on her lips, it was his choice of words that Jace used. 'In like'. It was such an innocent way of putting it, and innocence was not something she had seen for a long time. "Yes true, how boring can it get? I do not think life could get boring with you in it Ο λύκος μου. You seem to bring life and excitement wherever you go. It is a talent I admire."

Natasha tried to hide her emotions, but she was so open to Jace already, it was not in time. She had to give him credit of not bringing it up, good looking and smart. Now was not a time to delve into the past, her as a human, it would only bring a good evening down, and she did not want to be the cause of saying goodbye, the moon so early in the sky.

Natasha listened to him speak of his Kelsi. She could tell he cared for her, just watching the lines of his face and listening to his tone. "Friends, they are few and far between, you should hold onto her Ο λύκος μου" she whispered before placing the kiss on his neck. He did as she had asked, and Natasha slipped off his back and into his arms. She had her dressed hiked up, but the edges still grazed the water. No bother to her though. She watched him move in and begin kissing and biting at her own neck, her lips parting as she closed her eyes and enjoyed the sensation of his mouth grazing her tender skin. A small moan left her lips as he stood back up.

She opened her eyes and looked into those wonderful eyes of his. "We seem to always end up in a wet situation together" she smiled up at him. The water was warm, still holding the heat from the sun and the currents. Natasha waded in closer, pushing her full body against his, her head resting on his chest. She closed her eyes once more and listened to his heart beat. Her arms wrapped around him and her fingers began tapping out his heart beat against his back. "Jace" she said, her head still resting against his chest. "May I ask you something?" She turned up to him and took in his face, the water slushing around them both, too close for the water to slide in between them. "How did you become a wolf?"

"How did you become a wolf?" what a question to have t =o answer, but it was one she deserved to know he thought, maybe it would help her understand the reasoning behind his sexual compulsion, it wasn't from years of repression or abuse like most people, this was completely metaphysical and he knew Natasha had a problem with it. He took a long drawn drawn out gasp for air, his chest heaving somewhat, he stared down at the top of her dark head and placed a small peck on top of it, the water making it slightly moist to his lips.

"Well..." he started quietly and slowly, reliving the events in his mind, it was still as clear as day. "About 6 months ago now, I was just starting college, and when I had just finished getting everything to my dorm room I met one of my teachers, she was charming and took a lot of interest in me so I took interest in her, well we went back to my room and started fooling around, eventually it led to her on top of me and well, she shifted. I freaked out, naturally, and she tried to keep me from struggling by exposing my intestines. She left me for dead and I was found a few days later by a janitor, lucky me the smell of fluids and blood had hit the hallway or else I would be dead."

He gave the top of her head another peck, letting his lips linger on her hair as he stared out into the black swells of the ocean. "I woke up, a couple of days later in a hospital, the doctors sewed me up and didn't really want anything to do with me after they discovered I was carrying a strain of lycanthropy, I mean, it was a hassle to even get some pudding.... I checked myself out early and on the way out someone directed me to try some of the bigger cities to try and find some answers, and so here I am, in Miami, and that's when I met Adelphus, who took me in for awhile."

Natasha listened to him speak of his attack - that was what happened even if it was dressed up in sex - with her head resting on his chest and arms still wrapped around his waist. It was a hard question to ask and she wasn't even sure he would answer, but he did. She shook her head at the mention that he would be dead if someone hadn't found him.

A small smile played on her lips when she felt him kiss her head and she gave him a gentle squeeze to let him know she liked that. "Humans" she whispered with distaste. Natasha looked up into his eyes and couldn't help the smile she wore when she did so. "You haven't been a wolf very long then. I am actually surprised, I thought you had been a wolf longer." She didn't know exactly what to say after that.

She went up onto her toes and placed a kissed on his lips. She backed away just enough to where her mouth now hovered his, opening her eyes she looked into his again, "Thank you for sharing that with me." Natasha gave him another kiss, moving her hands up to wrap around his neck. She wanted to make sure he knew no matter how he was converted he was still her wolf, she could only hope he understood that with her lips.

He placed his lips back against hers, pecking her softly, letting it become something slightly deeper before sighing and pulling away some. "I don't mind sharing aspects of my life with you, I'm petty committed to doing what it takes to remain in your life right now." he gave her a nudge and a splash to the mid section, his eyebrows dancing in a myriad cluster of mock emotions as if to say 'oh ya whatcha gonna do?' his face was bright with a smile, maybe he was just trying to pull his mind back from his former experience or maybe just like before he left, it was still this easy to be himself around her.

"And what about you? How did you become all undead and blood suckery?" he wrapped his arms back around her shoulders and laid his chin on the top of her head, something he loved doing, one it made him feel like the more dominant and therefore powerful of this duo, even though he was more then certain that if driven to it, she could brake him in two without to much of a sweat."

"Tell me everything, like about what things were like so long ago, you ever wish you had just gotten old and lived a 'normal' life then?" it was what he wanted to know, he hated the thought that she would wake up night after night and secretly wish for a life that was not hers anymore. And if it was in his power, and that was her wish, he would spin the world backward to give it to her.

It was amazing what Jace did to her when he was around, she felt more human than she had in many years. She let out a playful squeal as he splashed her, giving him a mock glare not able to hide the smile on her face as she did it. Natasha splashed him back shaking her and coming back to him, his arms enveloping her. She was always reminded how big he was and how small she was when he held her like that, but she didn't mind being in his arms.

"Me, so long long ago" she gave a laugh that held no humor in it. He had shared his trying time and she wanted to tell him about hers. If she was human she would have taken a deep breath before starting, but the dead have no need for such things. "I was on my way to get married. His name was Kris, he visited my family often and we had become friends. He was a nice man, wealthy and it was arranged. Arranged marriage were very common back then you see." She stopped, the haunting image coming back to her as she prepared for the next part. "I was in the carriage when it came under attack. I thought I was as good as dead, and it turns out I was partially correct."

She huddled in closer to Jace, anytime her thoughts turn to that night she wanted someone to hold her and she had someone now. "I was turned then. The vampire who did it has the ability to possess people and he apparently wanted something my Kris had. He was a wealthy trade dealer and The Traveler was looking to gain a bit of business in Greece. I wasn't myself for a year or so and when he left my body I was left to clean up the pieces of my life."

Natasha looked up to him and gave a weak smile. "And now I am hear in Miami after being traded from one Master to another, nothing more than part of a political scheme until now." Natasha shook her head, "There was a time when I wanted to be married and have children of my own, but that was long ago. Now I look for friendship and someone to share moments with." It was hard talking about it, but she had gotten through it with Jace holding her. She let her hand trail down into the lukewarm water. "A friend and a home by the sea is all I want now."

He held her tightly the way he knew she liked to be, also reminded of just how much more physically daunting he was compared to her. 'All the better to shield you' he thought, placing his lips back onto her head. He listened quietly to her story, his mind trying to imagine every scene every detail that she uttered to him, it was difficult to say the least. Not because of the setting or the happenings but because the jealous and possessive side of Jace did not like the thought of Natasha married to another man. Trivial jealousy maybe but it was there, the wanting to hide her from the world, to lock her away so that no one else may look upon her but him, but he always wanted to strut her on his arm into crowded places, making sure everyone got to see that it was him she wanted and him she was with.

"Hmmm..." he was considering his reply, he wanted to try and make her feel better. "Well the only bit of comfort I can offer you is, things will get better, you've survived long enough to meet me and I promise you, I'm not gonna pass you around for my own personal gain." he flashed a brilliant grin, the sarcastic charming smirk that melted knees and made old women cry.

"And I'm sorry but I cannot offer you a friend and a place on the beach. One I can never just be your friend, its out of the question, truly. And second, have you seen the prices of these beach houses? There outrageous, makes you wanna go all furry in the middle of a real estate convention." he shook his head vigorously, his hair was getting damp and collecting water, luckily it was much shorter then the last time they decided to play in the water.

Natasha loved his smile, it made things tighten low and she gave him her own version of that smile, the one that let him know if he kept that up there would be a lot of fun to look forward to. At his next sentence she furrowed her brow and was about to ask him what he meant when he explained himself.

She only gave a small laugh at his first reason and then gave a full out laugh at the second one. He shook his head and small water droplets flew and few landing on her. "Okay how about I change it - a lover" she glanced up at him to see if he approved of the wording "and a home near the sea give or take thirty minutes." Natasha grinned full out, her fangs most likely showing, but she didn't care, not around Jace. The bottom section of her long hair was under water and she moved a step away from Jace, pulling it out and over her shoulder, ringing it out.

She had been so submerged in their conversation she hadn't noticed how high the water had gotten, but she didn't care. "Now that we know each other a bit more my wolf, what would you have us do?" She left the decision to Jace, as long as she shared her evening with him there was nothing he would suggest that she wouldn't do.

"Well...." he let the word draw out as he literally danced with her in the water, stepping side to side in small circles to the music in his head, "Well first off, we find this wondrous place we can afford so close to the beach and we move in together, I work my sleeping schedule around so Im up all night and part of the day, cause your utterly useless in that time ya know, but it is fine to play with you then." he winked and smirked brightly, he loved the sight of her fangs, it meant that the game was on, who could be the bigger predator, it was fun for all.

"Secondly we move in and every evening when the sun goes down and you wake up, you wrap that beautiful mouth of yours around my neck and do that voodoo, that you do, oh so well." his hands slid down her back to her backside, giving it the smallest squeeze. "Unless I am unworthy of such attention from the goddess that stands before me swaying in the water." he had a moment of looking away in mock pain, but it wasn't as mock as he thought it would be, truly if he was not hers in every way of the word then he would be crushed in some small way, childish, sure, hypocritical, possibly, but honest, you bet.

"And third, you stop flashing me those pearly whites. You know what your mouth does to me, I am in awe of it. The words that come from it, the kisses they give, the other skills it has." like her his body was reacting accordingly, becoming tighter and more aroused, this is how it was with them, no matter the conversation, no matter on what note it seemed to end on, they always ended up comfortably making love to one another, it boggled the mind sometimes, but he was not about to question perfection.

Natasha stepped, or better word may be waded, into his arms, taking his hands as he began dancing with her in the water. She watched his face as he spoke and was in partial shock at what he was planning but he couldn't have wiped the smile on her face away with future plans. She laughed and shook her head, "Of all the things I pinned you as necrophiliac wasn't one of them." It was a great plan thus far and she couldn't find fault one with it.

She gave him a quizzical look, "Are you offering to feed me every night?" Her look quickly changed to surprise as she felt his hand grip her and she let out a giggle. A noise she hadn't made in a long time. Natasha actually blushed at his words, "Of course you are worthy my wolf" she said in Greek and quickly said it again in English, she had gotten so comfortable with Jace she had more of a problem slipping into Greek when around him.

She bit at he corner of her mouth but only succeeded in showing more of her fangs off to him. She slid closer, pressing her body fully along his "Will two out of three suffice? It seems you have the effect on me that I just can't stop smiling and reminding you of all" she stopped and placed a kiss on his lips, snaking her tongue out with a tease "the", Natasha then moved to his neck, pressing her fang into his skin just hard enough not to break the skin, "skills I possess." She stood back and moved away from him. Turning Natasha began wading out of the ocean, heading back to the beach sure Jace would follow, not because she had any power over him. No, because if he had done the same to her, she would follow as well.

"Well if it makes you feel any better when I take advantage of you during your 'sleep' I'm very gentle. Well for the most part." he was kidding, mostly anyway, he did love to give her little pecks on the neck, and tiny licks around the mouth, mostly because in the back of his mind he felt since she couldn't drink anything for almost hours her lips would get chapped, and he loved kissing her to much to ever let that happen.

"Locked and loaded and ready to spill blood for you whenever you want my dear. Call me Mr. Bloodbank, as long as I get to call you Mrs. Bloodbank." she giggled, what a different and wondrous sound that came from her throat and mouth, it took his breath away for a series of moments, all of which culminated in the act Jace was growing more and more fond of the more it was performed on him.

That being the bite to his neck. During the several months he was away he wass studying the condition of lycanthropy and the nature of wolves in general and he learned that wolves used a bite to the neck to show affection and to instill dominance, he wasn't sure which one of those drove him more mad but it sure made things throb beneath his waist.

As he gasped she turned and began walking for the shore, like the faithful puppy he was he followed, his thick and powerful legs splitting the swelling waves like the trunks of massive tress. He was speechless now, not wanting to press his luck, if something was going to happen it was going to happen, but still in the back of his head he wanted to make a running leap for her and have her there on the beach beneath the moon.

"Oh well as long as you are gentle" she was laughing again and shaking her head. Natasha couldn't remember the last time she had laughed this much, if anything it was the last time she was with him. "Mr. Bloodbank, no I think I prefer Jace but I can definitely be yours. As long as your Kelsi does not mind me claiming you too."

As she reached the beach, her dress completely soaked. Natasha turned back to find Jace not far behind coming out of the water. The wind blew her hair forward, it dried quickly as soon as she got it out of the water. She met him as he got out of the water too taking his hand in hers, it still wet too. "Do you think the cab driver would be mad if we climbed in soaking wet? We can go back to the manor and take a nice hot shower then lay in bed..." she trailed off letting him decide what would be done. Natasha wrapped her arms around him, he was wet, but his skin was still warm. She placed small kisses on his chest waiting to see what the decisions was.

He let her lips kiss her chest, and he was suddenly aware that he was swollen and not just between his legs, his animal was filling his body and muscles, he felt his strength going all hulk like and could feel his clothes feeling less heavy and more tight. He ran his palm down her cheek afew times, cupping her cheek, he leaned down and placed his lips onto hers, letting his tongue, a quick wetness, taste her skin, it was so smooth, and reminded him of something like marble, beautiful tanned, pale, like firm wood only more alive. He kissed her more deeply and more hungrily, speaking into her mouth as he did.

"Cab....yeah, hot bath..........massage you all over......" he let his tongue slip between her lips for a deep kiss, his powerful arms entwining her form with his, he wanted to lift her off the ground but it was maybe not the most romantic thing in the world to be swept off your feet in a mini skirt on a very public beach.

"Bedroom......" he exhaled and pulled away only slightly, his mouth hovering over hers, the very first time they had ever made love he shifted on top of her, not because of anything she did, but it was his first time ever having sex after being turned and his lack of control was very prominent. Things were different now, he was going to ruin a second night with his feral tendencies, he took her hand firmly in his and walked her almost briskly to the street where he hailed a cab. It drove by without even the slightest braking.

Huffing in aggravated annoyance, when another cab turned a nearby corner he didn't bother hailing it, leaving her hand he strolled out into the street in front of the car, forcing it to a skidding halt. Smirking back at his intended he gave a wink and muttered "Ask and I will deliver."

Natasha tried smiling but her mouth was a little to preoccupied being enveloped in Jace's mouth. She could feel his hunger, but it wasn't her trying to read his aura, no, any woman would recognize this hunger. She fell forward a bit as he pulled away and nodded, she wanted him right now too, but luckily she was a woman and it wasn't as apparent.

She watched the first cab drive by and was a bit disappointed as it whirred without a single break light. She sighed, more for effect since she didn't need to breath at all. She watched as another cab came around the corner and then as the wolf walked out into the street. "Jace!" she explained as the cab came to a halt. More than likely the cab would have been the one hurt, but still. She shook her head trying to be angry with him for just walking out into the street like that but couldn't and broke into a smile as she climbed in.

Natasha gave the address of the manor and settled into Jace, basically melded to his side, her fingers running along the still wet fabric of his pants, teasing every so often as her hand got ever so closer to the his crotch. She kept her face as neutral as she could to give the impression it was by accident. "So when would you like to begin house hunting? Unless you know a realtor who works exclusively at night I don't think I will be making any decisions. Luckily I trust you, just remember you need a good place for me to sleep - no windows and such."

The cab pulled in front of the manor and one of the servants opened the door for the two of them. "Madame Natasha I will take care of the cab for you. Does your company need anything for the evening?" She smiled at the woman and shook her head. "Thank you but I think I can take care of everything he is going to need tonight." To anyone over hearing it sounded innocent, but it had another meaning to them. "I will need our clothes washed though, I will place them outside the door. I expect them in the morning ready for Mr. Deitor when he is ready to leave."

With that she took Jace's hand and led them up to her room. Natasha opened the door for them to come in. "New furniture, do you like it?" The whole room had the Greek inspiration whether in the furniture or coloring. The bed was a four pillar with a cream curtain drawn up around it, the bedspread was black soft sheets and a cream comforter. Natasha glided over to where Jace was and wrapped her arms around him. "You are still wet, I wouldn't want you to get sick because of wet clothes" she crooked an eyebrow. Again such an innocent comment, but it had a world of promise behind it.

Jace took his girls hand and opened the door for her letting her in first, as they slid together and the directions given, his hands like hers began to explore, began to knead and paw, to massage and caress, she was in a short dress which made it much easier for him to touch then it was for her, and he liked that since she was clearly playing coy with him, but she was doing a fantastic job of it, to much longer and his pants would split, and backseat sex was not something they had talked about. But the trip was not to terribly long, or maybe the trip just went faster with there touching. "I'll look for a realitor tomorrow, I just wanna focus on us tonight Mrs. Wolfman."

When they arrived he was reminded how different vampire and were-life was. More privileged and more decadent, but it came with the territory and he would grow more comfortable over time with being waited on. Or the staff would have to become more use to him walking around naked. Or hell maybe both.

He was led back into the manor which he had visited afew times, and as he entered the bedroom he was shocked to find that the decor was completely different then the last time he was there. And as she spoke his recollection hit like a ton of bricks, they had destroyed most of the furniture his first time staying the night. His hybrid wolf form was to heavy for the bed to hold and chairs and rugs were tattered by claws and quick movement.

He really wanted that bath, and her scent was that of lust and the ocean, he clapped his hands between her legs, putting ample pressure onto the hidden folds of her body. "Your all wet too...." he murmured his chest heaving as he drank in the air, running his free hand back over her face, tucking a stray hair behind her ear. "So..... very wet."