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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">Luca groaned as he was awoken by the sounds of Marissa bringing their food into the room. The sensation of Aries leaving his side had Luca turning his head to peer out from over the pillow that his arms were currently curled under. Somehow he'd ended up on his stomach, but the position was rather comfortable. It made it difficult to get up. With a sigh, he buried his face for a moment before he finally pushed himself up. Turning, he sat with his legs off the edge of the bed and rubbed his face. "Good morning," he replied whilst giving a yawn. It made his words distorted. <br/>
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He reached over to the platter that Marissa had left them and took the steaming cup of coffee. After a deep drink of the hot liquid, he felt a little more awake. "I do feel better," he answered and he truly did. The rest and the medicine had done wonders for him. A quick look at his body also showed that he'd mostly healed too. The bruises along his chest were almost completely gone, and the ones on his arm were less prominent. Luca took another drink and nodded to Aries in answer to his second question. Standing up, Luca took a step closer to the tray and took the medicine that was laid out for him. He washed it down with the coffee before beginning his search for the shirt he'd tossed aside the night before.<br/>
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"Yeah," he said as he headed for the bathroom. "It's best to leave today anyway. Pushing our luck with the local vampires." Luca pulled on his shirt once he found it and ran his hand through his hair briefly, combing the wild black strands. He left the bathroom and pulled on the vest with the knives attached. "I'll ask and see if any of the hunters can give us a ride there. Shouldn't run into any problems with this lot," he said, the last bit mostly to himself. After eating breakfast, Luca led the way toward the lobby of the hunter headquarters. He spoke with a handful of hunters before he finally secured them a ride back to the last town they'd been in before Alex separated the pair.<br/>
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As per usual, Luca stretched out in the back seat of the vehicle they got into. He hid himself against the seat on his side and promptly went to sleep the moment the car was in motion. Soft music played from the radio which helped Luca relax. He woke again when they reached their destination later that day. Thanking the hunter, Luca led Aries down the familiar streets. Once again, the giant library loomed ahead in the distance. Luca made his way there, his gaze going from shop to shop as they wandered. Luca's steps faltered as he came across something that caught his eye. He glanced over at Aries, his thoughts wandering as he idly amused the idea of seeing Aries wearing what he was looking at. <br/>
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"Hey, let's go in here real quick," Luca said and pointed to the jewelry shop he was standing in front of. "Look around if you like. I'm going to get something." He entered the store and went over to the counter to speak with the woman there. It took a bit of time, and he kept an eye on Aries as he waited. When he had what he wanted, he paid and thanked the worker for her time. Luca walked back over to Aries and tapped the vampire on his shoulder. With a smile, he presented the black earring to Aries. "Do you like it?" He asked. Alongside the earring was a necklace of the same color and style. Both held a brilliant green gem encased in black steel. Luca took the necklace and held it up to examine. <br/>
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"I'll wear this, if you would wear the earring." He let out a soft cough as a dark blush crept across his face and he couldn't look at Aries for very long. "L-like a pair. A-a gift. For you. And we'd match..." Luca took a breath and held it as he waited for Aries to answer him. <i>I hope he likes it...</i></span>