Subconscious Magic [Tag: Adrain/Request]

[Yuki D'Avranches]

Time: Late at Night
Tag: @adrain

It was one of those rare days that Yuki stayed at the Arch of Ages over night, though instead of returning to her room even if she did have a room she didn’t feel like it home since she barely stayed in it. She had gone to her room and changed into her white nightgown and had a cloak wrapped around as she wandered the halls of the Arch. It wasn’t until she made it to the ARC that she stopped realizing where she was, walking into the room she grabbed a pillow, making only to outside the ARC when her body collapsed from exhaustion thankful the pillow had slipped from her hands landing where her head would have been.



It was that moment that her mind awaken and spirit of herself seem to float from her body, mana could be seen around the spirit like being that left the spot and started wandering the halls. Taking the normal path she would have as she made her way toward the main entrance of the school. Spirit Yuki looked up at the sky as she thought all things that has happened and wandered if Adrain could help her fall asleep. With a destination now in mind she headed towards Adrain’s office wondering if he was still awake and in his office this time of night.



During the moment the spirit like being left her body Yuki was truly fast sleep curled up in a ball laying on the floor outside the ARC. Her mind was in a half awake half sleep state when she created the astral projection of herself wandering the halls, while the part that was asleep thought it was all a dream.

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Adrain this particular night was making his way to the ARC himself, completely unaware of the interaction with Yuki in the chamber right now. He held his a large, dragon motif spear in his right hand and his outfit was light: a sleeveless tunic and slacks. His feet were bare, he didn't go through as much of the outfit process as he normally might being so late and since his main work required the dream chamber it was largely unneeded.

As he stepped off the pod elevator, he walked past Yuki the darkness concealing her for a moment but the scent from the perfume Yuki had drew his attention as he soon found Yuki on the floor. He knelt down nudging her shoulder.

"Yuki?" he inquired, not wanting to go straight into the dream chamber after the last time he found someone asleep accidentally.

[Yuki D'Avranches]

Ghostly Yuki felt someone touch her physical body, not sure what was happening she quickly rush back to her body, passing though the person that was touching her. Stopping in front of her body with her arms out trying to protect herself, until she got a clear look at the person. Her eyes widen a bit seeing that it was Adrain, a bright smile appeared on her face. As she opened her mouth to speak no sound came out, now she was in a mini panic if she couldn’t speak how could she communicate with someone.



Sighing the ghostly Yuki took a seat next to her body as she looked up at Adrain. Her eyes betraying her emotions, worried, surprised and exhausted. She felt that her connection to this form slowly fading as she started to flicker in and out feeling the draw to her body, but also feeling the amount the mana it took for her physical form to maintain her current state.

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At no response, Adrain kneels down and pulls Yuki's head into his lap as a cushion and elevating, caressing it softly. He looks at her fondly, and exhales deeply.

"You deserve so much better and more. The life you've lived...it ill suits a brilliant, charming mind as yourself...one who has the strength to still act like a greater woman than her mother day to day. Maybe if you were a little older or I were a little younger things could have gone a different direction with us..." he says, thinking and speaking softly not aware of the astral projection.

He is quiet, then thinks...having a mild 'aha' moment.

"...I think I have a solution...your mother tends to treat you like an object more than a person. Perhaps I can give her some ridiculous amount of money to adopt you and claim I need an heir...a bit unconventional, but if she gets what she wants, why would that matter.." he says, again not aware.

[Yuki D'Avranches]

The astral projection reached her hand out brushing the hair of physical body, she watched as Adrain lifted her she didn’t miss the look on his face it was one she was not used it. It was a look that she had hoped her mother would give her to look at her fondly instead of the hate and detest she saw most of the time.



She was about to return to her body when she heard Adrain speak, if she could cry she would be at that moment. The words he spoke made her heart ache even if she couldn’t feel it in her present form. Reaching a hand up to touch his face to tell him it’s okay and that she did wish that things were different as well bit her fingers went right through him reminding her that she currently couldn’t touch anything.



Hearing his words her eyes widen she didn’t think that he would consider adopting her she had for sure thought he would just keep an eye on her but considering adopting her and name her his heir she didn’t know what to say. It would be an honour but she didn’t think that she deserved it after all she just simple baroness. At that moment she felt the pull to her body not being able to resist it any more she allowed herself to be drawn back to her body.



Once back to her body the mana around her started to fade back into her body a soft light green glow surrounded her for a moment before it disappeared. Feeling tired but very comfortable her eyes started to flutter open slowly. She vaguely remember what happened when she was projected outside her body it was like a dream that upon waking she did not remember most of it. As soon as her eyes focus she notice that her head was on Adrain’s lap a light blush graced her cheeks as she looked up at him. “Ad-rain…” Her voice reflected her tired status as she tried to remember what happened and where she was.

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As Yuki stirred, Adrain smiled and ran his fingers through her hair soothingly to keep her comfortable. "Hey Yuki...are you okay? I found you asleep here. Have you been not sleeping again? Perhaps I need to make you a filling meal of some sort so you pass out in a bed properly." he says, waiting for Yuki to come to her senses.

[Yuki D'Avranches]

Yuki closed her eyes relaxing she felt content, happy for the first time that whole day she just wanted to stay there but she knew that she couldn’t. Opening her eyes feeling a bit more awake than she was just a few moments ago she, “How did you know I have not been sleeping again?” She asked all the while slowly pushing herself up so that her head wasn’t on Adrian's lap any more. “Though I don’t think I am handle any filling meals right now.”

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"Because you drink tea like a fiend and push yourself on a good day. You also have inherent insomnia it seems, sorta like me. I wonder if you have a lesser shadow attribute to you" he says half laughing, half musing.

As she said she wouldn't hold a filling meal he raised a brow. "Why? In any case I don't think you can say no to pastries or cheesecake." He says holding hia hand up as a portal manifests to Adrains quarters.



On the other side, Adrain quickly produces a plate of cheesecake and cookies for Yuki along with a milk tea. Serai makes his way in and seeing Yuki approaches her and puts his head on her lap when she sits, able to sense the strife in her heart.

After a bit of time, Adrain speaks up.

"I'm sorry"

A moment later a soft face looks at Yuki. "It's taken me too long to figure out what you are to me. Since we met I've felt something unique about you. It would drive me slightly mad trying to figure it out." He says, pausing.

"A sense of duty, a desire to protect and grow...and in time a deep love..among other things. At first I thought it might have been a romantic love but its deeper than the lust of flesh. A sort of kindredness I still struggle to put into words. Plua romantically I would stress you out with my penchant for life threatening situations.." he says with a slight laugh.

"Which brings me to the point of touchy feeling time. I want to adopt you, to get you out of your mother's grasp because even now I sense she gets to you" he says unaware of the prior events.

"Plus I need an heir...I feel like you would be best for that as well. In the event of my untimely demise. I want to support you and help you grow fully independent of all the wrongs you were made to believe growing up." He says, then pausing for a few minutes to allow her to process it.

"So what do you think? "

[Yuki D'Avranches]

“Well tea is relaxing and gives me energy.” Sticking her tongue out at him for mentioning her inherent insomnia. “Sleep doesn’t come easy when there is a lot on one mind.” Looking away from Adrain she wasn’t ready to tell anyone what happened during her meeting the other day or what happened once she went back home. “Food just doesn’t seem to agree with me, that all. Pastries and cheesecake does sound nice.” Her eyes lit up a bit at the thought of sweets, taking his hand she took a deep breath as she went through the portal.



Once on the other side of the portal she was thankful that she didn’t eat much that day since portal travel tends to make her nauseous. Taking a seat at the table Yuki watched Adrain for a bit before she felt the familiar softness of fur looking down she scratched Serai behind his ear. Brushing his fur as a small sense of calm passed over her, it was strange how animals seem to know when she needed some comfort.



Hearing Adrain say that he was sorry she looked up wondering why he was sorry. Her hands reached out, her fingers wrapping around the teacup as she waited, she wasn’t sure what he would say but she had a feeling that her heart wouldn’t be able to take anymore sadness. As he started to speak a few tears started to well up in her eyes, she remained as calm as she could feeling that he would say that he didn’t want to be around her anymore that she wasn’t the ideal person to be around. She was prepared for him to say that he wanted to adopt her.



Her eyes looked up to meet his own, Adrain would see the confusion, hurt, worried, and even a bit of hope all swirling in her eyes. “You… you want to adopt me? The girl who can’t even remind quiet in marriage meeting. The girl who is now nineteen and still unmarried and doesn’t have a betrothed. I feel like I would just be a burden to you and your family name.” At that point a few tears manage to fall. “I’m just an ignorant daughter who can’t see herself being an object in a marriage.”



Wiping away the tears she turned her eyes to Serai taking what little comfort the large feline could offer as her mind replayed the moments from the meeting the day before. Of what her mother did once she returned home from the moon temple, and how she wish she could return to that small moment of happiness at the moon temple when she was curled up under the statue of Ai.

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As Yuki stammered out her concerns and disbelief, Adrain would get up and walk over to Yuki, standing behind her and calmly embracing her, firmly yet softly until she settled.

"Why do you think I would care about that. You are a strong, independent woman despite all the shit life has thrown at you over time. I may be too old to be a lover for you, or inappropriate for such, but I think my duty to you is to provide for you what you have been denied your entire life. A fair, unquestioned love of someone who accepts you for what you are and supports it no matter what." he says, calmly sitting back and pulling out another chair near Yuki.

"You would enrich my family name...you could keep D'varanches if you really insisted, I will leave that choice to you if and when that time comes. I will teach you all that I know, support your strengths and shore up your weaknesses. Providing you this foundation, will give you everything you deserve and more for your life...lover or otherwise. You can remain single, or find someone who truly complements you, not as an object. It may be unconventional by the bullshit of the court, but since when have I been conventional. I will protect you." he says, looking at her softly though his eyes shifted to that of a concern.

"Though...I feel like there's more to this response than I know as of yet. Should I scry?" he says. Serai meanwhile purrs to offer the girl comfort in the way that he knows best.

[Yuki D'Avranches]

Yuki felt the arms embracing her she flick upon the contact not used to it before her mind realize that she wasn’t being hurt instead was being comfortably. She finally relaxed, wiping the tears from her eyes as a small smile appeared on her face she was happy since at least one person wasn’t going to judge her because was a strong person. As much as she would have liked the idea of having Adrain at her side on day as a partner in life having him at her side as a father that she never had was even better.



“You can’t say that it’s expected that I marry I would be looked upon with strange looks from the court if I don’t marry. Though I don’t think any male in the court would want a head strong girl like me…” Another set of tears began to fall as she finally said it out loud, her personality would leave her undesirable by any one looking for a wife.



Looking up at Adrain she sighed. “Promise not to speak of this to anyone?” Once she got the promise from him she told him in detail what happened during the marriage meeting the day before of how upon meeting the guy that his eyes reminded her of her own that he been through so much pain and how she wouldn’t have mind agreeing to be his bride until he opened his mouth. She told Adrain of how he wanted control over her inheritance, and wanted all the trades that she had worked so hard to get. Yuki laughed a bit as she continued to the story of how she told Kyler off that she didn’t need his title and she didn’t want to his object then ripped up the marriage contract and threw it out of the window and even her half heart almost disrespectful end to the meeting when she apologized for it not working out and leaving.



“See… I couldn’t even remain silent when offered an advantageous marriage.” She said once she finished her tale, having left out what happened after she left the castle.

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As Yuki settled, he allowed her space, then shaking his head with a soft laugh. "Yuki, that is your mother's brainwashing still making you think such things. The KING is marrying a commoner of his choice, even when he has had beautiful women thrown at him from other nations. Maybe you will stay single, maybe you will find a man you love commoner or noble, or maybe a woman is more your speed, after all you were at first a male. Some of that still shows in your behavior and your inner strength. In any case, love has a way of working out when you don't expect it. You have to trust me on that. I love you, even if it isn't the put a baby in you sort of way." he says, hoping to get some sort of amused response out of her.

"Of course." he says, promising to Yuki to keep things quiet on this. He chuckled a little at Yuki's acts of defiance especially towards the end.

"Then he wasn't the right fit for you if he saw you that way as property, a source of income, and all the other sorts of unpleasant 'tradition'. You did the right thing. Yuki, listen to me. Times are changing, slowly. These archaic methods are fading gradually. Princess Lucinda was actually in complete control of her romantic life, she is a close friend of mine. King Noku's story, you know of already. Even Aveline chose Roland, with relatively minimal consequence, most of which weren't even related to that. Let that be more an example to consider. People are actually starting to evolve a little." he says, putting a hand over hers, then quirking an eye as he noticed something. he grimaced a little, but decided not to act just yet.

[Yuki D'Avranches]

“I guess that small part of me even when I wasn’t completely aware of it when I was still male reminded with me till now.” She laughed a bit at the about about him not loving her in the put a baby in her way. “Well Noku is king he is sort of setting a good example but he is only one person. Though I have met Lady Lilith she is very sweet and a good fit for Noku she compliments him in ways I don’t think anyone else could.”



“If I did the right thing then why do I feel like I didn’t, I ended up at the Moon Temple crying under the statute of Ai.” She did cheer up a bit more hearing Adrain mention the other example of those who are above her in rank that decided to follow their hearts and find love. “Though I guess you are right love seem to have a strange way of working out even if there are some consequence.” Yuki closed her eyes thinking for a moment as lend against the chair exhaustion from crying and from pain causing her to fall into a light sleep. “Maybe you’re right love would find me when it is time.”

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"The right thing isn't always easy." He says simply when Yuki asked why she felt wrong. "Ai is...an interesting sort. Did she respond to you?" He says.

As Yuki seemed to be tapering off, he would stand up and pick her up carrying her gently to his bed, laying her down, taking any obviously uncomfortable things like shin or forearm guards off, then pausing.

He sits down and enters an Astral projection state himself, not aware that Yuki had that same talent. The male would float around Yuki looking her over around her body, not in a sexual sense (and indeed he avoided thr breasts and groin) but a medical one.

It turned out fresh welts were on her back, along with a number of other injuries. Her mother's handiwork no doubt.

He pulls a silver bottle from a drawer nearby and dabs the fluid inside on his fingers, dabbing Yuki's lips with it brielfy. It might not be entirely effective this way but it was better than nothing. It'll probably at least reduce the pain and heal a little.

Returning to his body he was incensed. For now though he pulled the covers over Yuki. Naturally Serai invited himself to the bed and lay next to Yuki with concern on his face.

"Watch her for now Serai" he says. "I have contacts to reach" he says as he left and closed the door behind him.

[Yuki D'Avranches]

“I’m not sure…” She yawned a bit, “If Ai heard me but I felt like arms were around me comforting me… when I looked up no one was there but a rose was in Ai’s hands, when it picked it up…” Yawning more as she started to allowed her body to finally drift off to sleep. “It’s turn into an Ai Feather.”



Yuki vaguely remember coming carrying as she started to sleep trying to think of a better future that could in store for her. Even as her body slept her mind was working, all the stress from the days before allowed her with what little energy she had left to enter her astral projection form. Seeing Adrain’s she hugged his form it being the only solid thing she been touch as she mouthed the words thank you before last of her strength faded like the projection.



Her mind finally at ease for the first time in two days as she rolled over into Serai, her body naturally reaching out for the warmth as she wrapped her hands around Serai’s paw like she normally did her own cat Sir Kane at night.