... kinda at a loss, but can't stay in the inn like this, getting up and heading out to try and catch her.

thought he might come after her so she's already hid herself in the forest.

calls for her with a careful voice at the outskirts of town.

goes to answer naturally but covers her mouth, she can't be caught yet.

listens carefully, but figures that he doesn't see her on the path, so she must be in the trees... looking around quietly...

curses him for not giving up, staying still and waiting for him to leave.

keeps poking through the bushes and trees, probably only a few feet away, now...

forces herself to stay in her spot, and will pretend she was napping if he finds her.

catches a flash of her hair and frowns, "Alise..." walking over next to her.

closes her eyes quickly and pretends she's asleep.

kneels down, "Errands... I knew you weren't," brushing some hair out of her face.

tilts her face away and sighs, hoping that it sounds sleepy enough.

cups her cheek, leaning down to kiss her nose, "Wake up, you shouldn't sleep in a place like this..."

opens her eyes slowly. "Ahh Torsten! I fell asleep while picking berries, sorry!!"

doesn't believe her, "Alise..." frowning quietly.

pats his cheek. "Good thing you came to find me, I might have got attacked!"

scoops her up into his arms, deciding that he'll take his chances with her strength.

yelps. "T-Torsten, put me down right now!"

shakes his head, "I want you to stay; not in town, but... just don't... sneak off, I want to go with you." Suddenly!

pales. "Y-You what?"

takes a deep breath, "Don't say no...please," he thinks he probably sounds stalkery, "I don't want our time to have been so short."

squirms. "You can't! Your life is here, your family is here! You'll get killed travelling with me!"

shakes his head again, "I won't, and I could go back home any time! I know how to travel," assertive, assertive.

tries to push him. "What if I leave the country and don't plan on coming back. You can't follow me."

kisses her nose, "We'll deal with that later, stop coming up with reasons why not when we could focus on good things..."

glares. "No. You can't come with me. I'm not staying."

sighs, "I could care less where we go, Alise."

((...*will kill double post when i'm at a computer instead of a dental office*))

continues to struggle. "You'd leave your brother and your home for a girl you've just met?"\

hums, "They'll still be here, we could visit once in a while. But I don't want to stay here any more than you do, so," adamant...

shakes her head. "He's your only family, think of his feelings! You just met me, but he's always been there for you."

retorts, "All he wants is for me to be happy, and if you go and I never hear of you again, I damned well won't be happy..."

shoves at him. "We don't know each other, you can be happy with another girl. You'll get over me!"

frowns, "Why are you so sure that we couldn't just be happy...? Did something happen to make you... so negative about this? ;;"

huffs. "I'm not being negative, I'm being realistic. You won't be happy with me.

starts back toward the tavern, since it's close, "Please, stop saying that. It isn't true."

shakes her head. "It is true. I kill people Torsten, how can I make you follow me in such of life of destruction?"

opens the door with his foot, setting her down at a table in the back and giving her a look as he goes and gets something to drink, sighs.

isn't going to sit around waiting for him, quickly getting up and heading for the door.

prepared for that, cutting her off at the door, "Just... have something to drink, at least. I'm paying." He hopes that she'll just...listen.

goes to the bar and grabs his drink, chugging it down and slamming the empty mug on the counter. "There, I had my drink."

's patience is starting to break, staying at the door because she'll leave that way, "Calm down; have the other one or something."

figures he can't get over there to drink it himself, anyway.

drinks the other, leaning over the counter and filling the glass and drinking that too. "Isn't that enough now?"

takes a deep breath, "Yes, that's enough. Come on, let's get y'r stuff," trying to keep himself in line.

pushes past him. "I can get it myself. Lets not make this any harder than it has to."

just grinds his teeth a little and follows her, determined to... do something D:

walks faster until she reaches the inn, slamming the door in his face and running upstairs to the room.

isn't surprised by that, running up after her and feeling surprisingly secure, knowing that he has the key to the room so she can't lock it.

stands there with her arms crossed, refusing to look at him.

sighs, wrapping his arms around her, "Stop this, Alise...;"

turns her head away. "Stop it Aland."

rolls his eyes, "I won't stop if you won't."

glares. "Just unlock the door Torsten!"

to shout, but just... channels his frustration into crushing his lips against hers. He won't let her go so easily, if he can help it...

doesn't want hurt him by fighting back so she goes unresponsive, hoping that will deter him.

be hurt if she doesn't respond, not planning on doing anything too weird, but thinking of at least... trying to touch her.

closes her eyes and forces herself to stay as still as a statue, just waiting for him to get fed up and give up.

decides that inhibitions can just jump off a cliff, reaching and finding a handful of breast to caress, through her shirt, of course.

pushes him back immediately, although a bit harder than she intended. "H-How dare you! Treating me like some whore.. right in the hallway!"

takes a breath, "Would it be better in the room?" He figures he ought to try, if this is all going downhill, anyway.

speechless as tears begin to form. "That's all you want from me? A quick fuck? If I do that can I leave, my purpose fulfilled?"

aghast, but should have expected this much, "I don't want to do that to you if you don't want it, don't try and make me a bad guy...!"

swallows a lump in her throat. "J-Just open the door so I can get my things. I'm leaving."

sighs, turning and unlocking the door, "...I'm sorry, I just. I don't want to end this way. Can't we end on a good note, if we have to end?"

brushes past him and gathers her things. "You made it quite clear what kind of note you want to end this on."

sighs, following and leaning against the re-closed door, "C-can you blame me? For being upset, or a little selfish? For wanting to know what

you look like, under all of that? I don't need to /have/ you, if you don't want me, but... Damnit, Alise."

stares at him blankly. "You treated me like a whore you'd get off the streets. Are you going to pay me for my services when we're done?"

to punch the floor or door, "Is there anything I could possibly say...? If I said yes, that'd be bad. If I said no, you'd still be angry."

sits on the bed and looks at the ground. "Just go Torsten, I'll be gone when you get back."

scoots forward so he can look up at her, "I really am sorry. That you got that impression, Alise. I like you too much to want you to go."

turns away. "It's not me you like, it's my body. You made that quite clear."

scoots again, "If that were true, I could have done something earlier, right?" He leans forward and kisses her knee, "I didn't, right?"

nods, hugging herself as she looks at him, although quickly looking away again. "I-I guess so."

takes off one of her shoes; he doesn't have a shoe fetish, but knows that this is the furthest place from her lips. A show of good faith.

rubs her foot in a way he hopes is soothing.

looks at him. "What are you doing Torsten?"

hums, "Not kissing you, not trying to have sex with you. Just enjoying your company," blunt, but not saying it in a harsh tone at all; soft.

pulls her foot away. "By touching my feet?"

laughs a little, "Better than doing nothing..." He doesn't try to hold onto the foot, thankfully.

huffs. "You're very odd."

hums, "I want to make my intentions super-clear." He smiles, reaching up to brush some hair away from her face.

touches his hand. "Will you always treat me that way when you're mad?"

shakes his head, "I won't do anything like that again, without your approval," blushing a little.

stares at him. "It hurt you know, being treated like that. I thought you had more respect for me."

holds her cheek, "I do have a lot of respect for you... I snapped. I'm sorry."

leans into his hand slightly. "I don't know if I can forgive you yet.."

nods, "I deserve that," but it makes him sad that it seems like he won't have any chances after she leaves... D:

smiles. "You know.. your sad face is really cute."

blushes again, "P-please don't give me more reasons to be sad, just because of that...;;"

tilts her head. "Hey Torsten, why do you want me to stay so much?"

looks at her like she's crazy, "I don't... I want to have more time with you. You seem so intent on running away, and not letting me follow"

smiles sadly. "So when we've spent more time with each other you'll let me go?"

frowns, "I... if you have to go, and leave me behind... I would rather have more time."

sighs. "More time for what Torsten?"

presses his forehead to hers, "Just time with you. Since I'm not allowed to want your body, after all."

closes her eyes. "So we spend time together, time wasted when you could be out finding a wife and I my duty."

hums in affirmation, kissing her nose again, afraid that she won't kiss back if he tries her lips, "Sounds like fun, to me.'

pulls away. "I'm not playing around with you Torsten. There's no point dragging this on."

sighs, "Don't you want to marry /someone/ one day?" He IS NOT going to propose, don't worry.

nods. "I do. Which is why there's no point in me staying."

doesn't understand why she's so sure that she wouldn't marry /him/. Or doesn't think he should want someone like her for a wife. D:

starts to get up, reaching towards her things.

sighs, "I've never met someone I felt safer around that didn't share the blood with me. You're so strong. And beautiful. And. I...love you."

freezes, slowly turning back to face him. "Y-You what? W-what did you say?"

can't face her, "I love you, o-okay?" The little spurt of confidence quickly trying and failing to survive.

nods. "I-It's okay.. it's more than okay. Hey Torsten.. I love you too."

looks up now, blushing furiously, speechless.

leans forward, slowly closing her eyes. "K-kiss me p-please.."

does, closing his eyes and kissing her quietly, not sure what kind of attitude is appropriate at all anymore.

moves closer, resting her hands on his chest and tilting her head so he can deepen the kiss.

takes the opportunity, a new, totally different sort of confidence rushing through him, glad not to be rejected.

moans quietly, brushing her tongue shyly against his lips as her hands start to clutch onto his shirt.

trying to send away the thoughts of his vivid imagination, resting his hands on her hips and making a soft noise. She tastes so sweet...

pulls back quickly for air before reconnecting their lips, moving her hands to his shoulders so she can press up against him.

sighs happily, pulling her a little closer. He's afraid of letting his hands wander at all, even with their mutual confession...

((...*will kill double post when i'm at a computer instead of a dental office*))