Ariella had felt a million different things when she’d heard those soft words of his. She felt a deep pain in her heart, yet she couldn’t deny that she also felt happy. She could tell he had more to say, and she probably should have given him a chance to do so, but she hadn’t been able to hold back any longer.<br/><br/>She was thrilled when he kissed her back, suddenly feeling like everything else just disappeared. It was funny how dramatically different she felt when it was his lips on hers. It always seemed to stir something inside of her; it made her want more, and she felt that desire spread through every nerve in her body. It drove away the pain, sadness, anger, everything that had weighed her down, leaving only him and the many—and much more pleasant—feelings he brought with him.<br/><br/>She smiled against his lips, putting her arms around his neck as he moved to lay over her. As he moved over her, she giggled lightly, the sound fading into a soft moan as he pressed against her while kissing her back with as much passion as she’d kissed him. She almost pouted when he broke the kiss and pulled back just enough to look down enough her eyes, but instead, she just tilted her head just a little, moving her right hand to caress his cheek as he spoke.<br/><br/>“Oh?” she asked curiously, only barely managing not to grin at him instead. “How’d you manage that?” she wondered, her voice taking on that same airy tone she’d spoken with back when they’d met. “It seems a little reckless of them to leave me in your hands. Not that I’m complaining. I’m quite happy with them,” she mused, her left hand moving to trace across his left hand as she leaned up as gently kissed his chin. “Then again, it really doesn’t surprise me that you pulled it off,” she corrected herself with a light, playful smile.<br/><br/>“That said, I would very much like that,” she added, smiling a little more sweetly this time. “I will always be happy to have you,” she almost whispered, her deep purple eyes gazing back into the violet of his own. She wanted to tell him just how much she wished it were him and not his brother, but he already knew that, didn’t he? And it wouldn’t do to ruin the moment with such things.<br/><br/>The hint of mischief in her eyes belied the innocent smile she gave him before she leaned up to kiss him again. Her left hand slid up his arm and came to rest on his chest as she kissed him deeply. She wanted to remove the fabric that separated them, and she would have, but she didn’t know if it was advisable, since she didn’t know if anyone knew he was here.<br/><br/>If they were caught, she could only imagine what the consequences might be. She couldn’t bear the thought that he might be hurt even further because of her. Rather than asking, she decided to let him lead. If he thought better of it, she would resist. If he thought they could get away with it, she was more than willing to try.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Rosalie waited impatiently for what seemed like an eternity before Jalice finally came into view. She didn’t realize it, but her face lit up at the sight of him. She couldn’t help but smile when he grinned at her at way.<br/><br/>The next thing she knew, his arms were wrapped around her, and she hugged him back just as tightly. She savored the feeling of his arms around her, feeling like it had been forever since she’d felt them, even though it hadn’t even been a full day. So much had happened, it seemed like the whole world had changed, like an eternity had passed.<br/><br/>When he pulled back, she looked up into his scarlet eyes, not even noticing that someone had approached. “Jalice—“ she began to speak just as he did, but before either of them could say anything else, another voice could be heard behind him. She recognized the familiar voice, but she still felt herself tense up as she looked behind him to confirm that it was, in fact, Kera.<br/><br/>She didn’t want to let him go, but she reluctantly did so when he pulled away, trying to explain what it was they were doing. She knew that there was no way she could sell that lie, not to Kera, so she didn’t even bother trying. It seemed that she’d been right in thinking this, as Kera seemed entirely unconvinced by his words.<br/><br/>Of course, he hadn’t seemed at all convinced himself, so of course there was no way that anyone would believe such an unconvincing lie. But that part of him was cute, so she wouldn’t complain. She just smiled a little to herself, watching the exchange between the different Kera’s with amusement, in contract to the discomfort she could tell Jalice felt.<br/><br/>She guessed that she could kind of understand why she might make some people uncomfortable, but to Rosalie, she was fun, interesting, and exciting, rather than odd. Rather than making her uncomfortable, Kera somehow managed to make her feel comfortable, and she was always amusing, which made it easy for her to forget her troubles, at least for a little while, whenever she was around.<br/><br/>When Jalice asked what she was doing here, Rosalie perked up a little, wondering the same thing. “Really?” she asked, taking a step forward so that she was standing next to Jalice, rather than behind him. “You’re really coming?” she felt excited knowing that she would have her cousin around. Then again, what Angry Kera said gave her a little pause.<br/><br/>Would Kera try to get in the way of what she would probably see as them<span style="font-style: italic">misbehaving?</span>The main reason she was looking forward to this trip was to spend time with Jalice, and that definitely included some misbehaving—assuming he would allow it. Kera usually wasn’t the type who got in her way, so she hoped that she would not, and that she would get a chance to enjoy her time with both of them.<br/><br/>“Define misbehaving,” she narrowed her eyes incredulously, not wanting to give away her intentions, but also wanting to know what exactly Angry Kera was getting at.