Serina smiled brightly when Izzy came to take a break. She giggled softly at the wink and the little joking comment. She could feel her pulse racing just being this close to Izzy and the soft squeeze on the shoulder sent a slight shiver up her spine. She joy she felt was fractured when Izzy called her 'kid' again. She simply nodded and mumbled her thanks to the offer. That's the way Izzy would always see her, as the youngster that was always underfoot, not as the woman she had grown into. Serina watched Izzy simply turn away and go to Cam. Izzy's posture changed when her eyes fell on Cam and Serina's heart went out to her. As odd as it was, she felt a lot of sympathy watching her friend struggle with her feelings. It was a struggle she knew only too well.<br/><br/>Adrian's voice jolts her from her thoughts. While he was agile, he was not stealthy yet in was the third or fourth time he had startled her. Clearly she was focused on Izzy more than usual today, or he merely had impeccable timing. His complement had her blushing and fidgeting but she smiled brightly, her fangs showing.<span style="color: green">"Thank you, you are too kind." </span>She managed, feeling very self-conscious with his eyes on her. Her head tilted to the side and her eyes lifted to his. Did he see her as more than just the little girl she had been?<span style="color: green"> "You were excellent asss well. Your ssskill at handling your..."</span>She let the sentence trail off, realizing that what she was about to say could be taking in a way other than intended.<span style="color: green"> "Your act isss alwaysss ssso enthralling. I enjoy it very much." </span><br/><br/>At his comment about her smoking, she shrugged. It was a brush off, though. She knew exactly why she smoked. Izzy had let her take her first puff years ago and it was honestly a terrible experience and she almost got sick. It had been something they shared though; their little secret that, for the longest time, no one else had known about. When she had gotten a little older, Izzy used to pay her in cigarettes for little favours here and there. As stupid as it sounded even to Serina, she had started smoking as pretence to spend more time with Izzy. She sighed softly and smiled to Adrian. He really was a nice guy; she thought and took a final puff on her cigarette before butting it out.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>