A love new and bold (Melda, private, Definitely M)

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He faintly heard Melda, and if he heard what he thought he heard, he chuckled softly but wouldn't call her out on it. He embraced her quietly when she leaned upon him but saw that she had a playful smirk as she strolled away and disrobed herself, leaving her shimmering, lithe body exposed in the moon and candlelight. He reacted in all the right ways, passion and desire filling him as he went to her when she wanted, taking her in for a deep kiss as he embraced her in the moonlight.

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She moaned lightly into the kiss, pressing her body closer to his with her hands against his chest. One arm snaked up and around his neck, her fingers tangling into his hair.

She didn't read fairy tales- she didn't enjoy the endings. "Happily Ever After"- and then what? What was after that? After marrying Lucas, she always wondered if all "happily ever after" meant, was that you lived on... exactly as you had before, but with a new name. But as she was holding and kissing Adrain under the moons light, she stopped feeling as though "happily ever after" was a myth created by love sick fools, and was more a feeling one had inside. The butterflies fluttering, the racing hearts, the raised skin. Of course she'd had all those things with Lucas, she loved him afterall... but with Adrain it was different... there was an added electricity that had Melda just as love struck as the fools she'd been rolling her eyes at for years now.

But she didn't care. She was enjoying every moment of it. After a few moments, she pulled back, looking up into his eyes. "How did you manage to get me to fall for you? After years and years of shutting it out, how in the Gods names did you "thin the ice" so to speak?" She was speaking very softy, her tone honestly quite adorable and mildly nervous.

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As Melda asked a question after a lovely round of making out and feeling each other's bodies and heat, he tilts his head, looking at her. "I didn't do anything special, neither did you. I think you and I have a special sort of compatibility, common interests and beliefs, and well...sometimes something special happens with two people in life. There is no simple answer other than love happens, so love happens?" he says calmly as he leans in to kiss her softly.

He would pick up the elven beauty and hold her in his arms as he moved to have her straddle him, holding her firmly by the rear as he lowers her closer and onto him for the intimacy that couples in love do. Moving with a steady rhythm, he would keep kissing her as he enjoyed her feeling and warmth.

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As he began speaking, a slow smile spread on her lips, eventually lighting up her entire face. She opened her mouth to respond, but was silenced by his kiss. Once she managed to pull herself away again, she kissed his nose. "Love happens eh.. Yeah that sounds pretty accurate." She laughed lightly, leaning in to kiss him again.

As he picked her up, she wrapped her legs around him out of instinct, before he really even had to move her. As the next series of events would play out, Melda would cling to him, kissing him every chance she got, and when she couldn't her lips were somewhere on his skin, be it cheek, or neck. Wherever she could reach really.

Various moans and gasps would be heard from the elven woman, her face scarlet but her eyes meeting his every now and again. One hand still tangled in his hair, while the other helped hold herself up, nails digging into his skin, leaving small crescent marks

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As the act goes on, Adrain would pause to slow himself from getting 'too excited', working Melda over time and kissing her lovingly, biting her neck, and all the fun carnal things, only when Melda made signs she was about to climax would he go in for the finishing blow and conclude the carnal act of love.

He carries her over to where they were sitting princess style since her legs were likely to be wobbly from the extended spread position and then sits with her, putting an arm around her affectionately.

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Melda sighed as he sat her down, his arm going around her. She leaned against him, the water rippling with her movements. She was still out of breath, her chest rising and falling as a result. After a few moments of silence, Melda giggles softly to herself, before it grew a bit louder. She pulled away from him, tilting her head to meet his eyes, still giggling, her cheeks rosey.

"I just... I never imagined this would happen. I mean, I Imagined it... but for it to be real..." she paused, her face glowing red. "Considering it's been somewhere around 180 years.... I'll admit I needed that. Wanted that. Whatever." She turned away then, the grin still on her face. She wasn't sure what she'd said would make any sense to him, but she didn't care. Her thoughts were still a bit fuzzy- a mixture of the wine and their recent activities no doubt.

She leaned back against him, idly swirling her finger in the air, making small water bubbles dance around them, like small crystal drops. She didn't have to hide anything from him- not her magic, not her personality, not even her Duchess act; for he knew exactly what it was. On a plus side, though she wouldn't necessarily run to the King with their news, she didn't have to hide that either. He was a Duke now. Same status as her. Perfectly alright in their political system... It was like everything was falling perfectly into place. If only mother could see this... She would be so proud. She thought to herself, her hand going up to touch the locket around her neck. She had been wearing it ever since Adrain had found it for her in the lake by her house.

"I love you..." She whispered softly, her head still resting against his shoulder. She was tired from the wine and activities, but she was fighting it, not wanting to fall asleep, not even as content as she was. Though she wanted to sleep beside him, she would definitely prefer a bed. She took in a deep breath, sitting up a bit again. "So. You're the headmaster. I'm a professor... Should we remain quiet for a while about this? I dont see it going over well if students know before Noku does..."

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The male laughed as Melda seemed to be stammering over her words to show affection, disbelief, appreciation, all sorts of things that the elven woman would struggle to get out. He only kept her comfortable in the position that they were in, enjoying her scent and presence as she spoke. The play with the water bubbles amused him: he was happy that this side of Melda was more and more common to him. A year ago he never would have guessed this was a thing deep inside.

Then words he didn't expect out of Melda, at least not yet. They were like a needle to the heart, but in the warm fuzzy sort of way. Was it the wine talking or was it her? At the very least, there was no reason not to reciprocate: it's not like the feelings weren't there, its just one of those things couples work toward to the first utterances of that phrase.

"I love you too." he says after a pause from Melda's declaration. When Melda asked if they should keep the relationship quiet, he shrugged.

"Well the Arch isn't exactly a child's primary school where it's a taboo. Adults can have responsible decisions and relationships, its only when there is an apparent conflict anything might be acted upon but both of us are mature and can act accordingly. That said, I imagine we should go about it 'properly' with regards to the King and whatnot, you know that side of the equation better than I do."

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Melda flushed as he laughed at her, sinking lower into the water for a moment, blowing bubbles with her mouth. She rose back up, leaning against him again, before she spoke those three words.

After saying them, she felt a shiver run down her spine. She had had too much wine. She shouldn't have said that yet! She knew she had almost said it in her dream before, but that didnt mean she should be saying it now!!! Her heart was racing, she was almost sure he could feel it with his arm around her like that. What if she messed it all up? It was too quick... to soon! Melda prepaired herself for him to leave, having seen it happen to so many women over her years and years of observing love struck fools... except... he.. didn't?

I love you too......

She blinked once... twice... her heart was still pounding away in her chest, but this time there was also a fleet of butterflies going absolutely mad in her stomach. ".... g-good." She whispered again, in shock. She couldn't make her heart slow down, no matter how she calmed her breathing. She turned her head lightly to kiss the shoulder she was leaning on, before tilting her head up again as he responded to her next question.

"Well... I'll tell him... once things calm down.. you know, with the Kingdom basically falling apart." she chuckled nervously. How would Noku react to this? She wasn't entirely sure... since everything with Claire, he'd shut down, hadn't really spoken to her much. "Let's play it by ear, shall we?" She smiled, despite the fact it still felt like there was a humming bird in her chest.

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As Melda stammered out 'good' he chuckled having anticipated that she might react that way. "I've come to know you over a long period of time, just because we are only now laying doesn't mean I don't have powerful affections for you that have built up over the course of a year or so. It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, should it?" he says stroking her hair as she kissed his shoulder. When he heard her response regarding the king, he nodded.

"Yeah of course, the King has far more on his plate than a new couple of the lovely duchess and the rogue, charming, ever so handsome duke." he says, obviously being coy and sarcastic on the second half of that line. He raises a hand of hers out of the water and kisses it softly.

"Of course my love." he responds at last to her comment to play it by ear. As if obligated, he took a finger and stroked the length of Melda's closest ear. She should have seen that coming.

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She felt the rumble of his chuckle vibrate through his chest, and in an odd way it was calming on its own. Hearing his explaination, her face plunged back into its crimson mask, nodding. "I suppose not, no... I mean, the same goes for me... I don't know, I suppose I just never believed this would really come true. These things... they're so rare now-a-days... " She admitted, having seen the changes in culture over her many years alive.

As he agreed to her methods on the king, it was her turn to chuckle, smiling as he kissed her hand. "You're rogue now? Charming and handsome are a given, but Rogue I'm unsure about... Perhaps..." she giggled to herself softly, unable to come up with a respectible word for the ideas popping in her head. "... seductive certainly fits." She finally said, still giggling.

Hearing him call her his love sent another soft shiver down her spine, though as his finger traced the outer edge of her ear, she squirmed lightly, pulling her head away from his chest. "Be niiice. You know that's a sensitive area... though... You know, I dont think thats fair. You know about how my ears are sensitive... but whats sensitive for you?... aside from the," She cleared her throat, "obvious answer."

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The rest of the night would be spent with soft banter between the two, culminating in the teleporation back to Adrain's chambers. Use your imagination because details cause trouble.

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