knew they were real.
When he had shown up at my house with the costumes I had laughed for 10 minutes straight at the irony. What had been funnier was Avalon dressed like Lucy Westerna. She had on a white nightgown and black eye make up, looking the part of deranged vampiress.
Then I'd almost laughed until tears had leaked out of my eyes, Julian had originally wanted us to go as the couple from Married with Children but Avalon and convinced him out of it. I just couldn't see Julian watching that stupid show.
We danced, slowly, past Mel and Killian who were beautiful as Hamlet and Ophelia. Mel smiled at me, we were better since our movie night and I was as excited as I could have possibly been. I hadn't attended her Halloween party since the year I had been diagnosed. Julian and I danced and laughed; we chatted with high school friends, ate junk and were content with having a drama free night.
"Oh Rhodanthe you look beautiful," Avalon told me as we stood together. She was watching me drink sugary sweet punch. She frowned as I took another sip, "be careful all that sugar is bad for you, your mom told us to make sure you didn't eat too much junk food."
I rolled my eyes at her and we stopped talking to watch a couple dressed as Romeo and Juliet walked by. And not just a normal Romeo and Juliet but ones that had already died complete with a stab wound and poisoned green skin.
"They look, interesting," I heard Julian's voice behind me in my ear. I turned in his arms.
"Well I guess it's creative," I shrugged.
"I've already seen Antony with Cleopatra, and Jackie O with JFK; people have been quite original tonight." Julian said. We turned back to Avalon, Julian keeping an arm, tight, around my waist.
"Did you guys see the Bill and Hilary Clinton or the couple dressed as Christine and Phantom, I wish I'd had someone to come with, I would have used their idea," Avalon gave a little pout, and with her make up she looked like a little dead girl crying over a broken toy.
Just as I was about to tease her Mel and Killian danced past us, they paused long enough for her to warn me, "Athol just showed up, he and all the losers he hangs with are dressed like the cast of Wizard of Oz, he's the Scarecrow." Then they were gone.
Julian looked down at me, "Don't worry love, it will be okay."
"I hope so," I murmured. Then I perked up as they began to play My Chemical Romance, I gave a small yip and pulled Julian back onto the dance floor. We'd found a way to get around the no dancing rule. He held me close to him and basically lifted me off the ground a few inches. It looked like I was dancing and felt like it without me having to do any of the real work.
I could feel his hard marble chest beneath my hands. His smell filled my nostrils allowing my heart to keep a slow rhythm as we moved in time to the beat. I nuzzled his neck and sighed as he pulled me a little closer.
I opened my eyes and noticed that every couple was on the floor, each as close to their partner as could be allowed with clothes on. Even Avalon was dancing. Feeling more brazen than usual, my mouth hovered over Julian's neck leaving little kisses on his skin. The scent from his skin got stronger so that I could almost taste the floral essence in the back of my mouth. I licked him to see if his skin tasted like it smelled and it did. He stiffened as my tongue darted out again to draw in the taste of his skin. I felt him shudder beneath my ministrations.
He moved his hands up from the small of my back and suddenly my hair was out of its bun, flowing down my back. With a
When he had shown up at my house with the costumes I had laughed for 10 minutes straight at the irony. What had been funnier was Avalon dressed like Lucy Westerna. She had on a white nightgown and black eye make up, looking the part of deranged vampiress.
Then I'd almost laughed until tears had leaked out of my eyes, Julian had originally wanted us to go as the couple from Married with Children but Avalon and convinced him out of it. I just couldn't see Julian watching that stupid show.
We danced, slowly, past Mel and Killian who were beautiful as Hamlet and Ophelia. Mel smiled at me, we were better since our movie night and I was as excited as I could have possibly been. I hadn't attended her Halloween party since the year I had been diagnosed. Julian and I danced and laughed; we chatted with high school friends, ate junk and were content with having a drama free night.
"Oh Rhodanthe you look beautiful," Avalon told me as we stood together. She was watching me drink sugary sweet punch. She frowned as I took another sip, "be careful all that sugar is bad for you, your mom told us to make sure you didn't eat too much junk food."
I rolled my eyes at her and we stopped talking to watch a couple dressed as Romeo and Juliet walked by. And not just a normal Romeo and Juliet but ones that had already died complete with a stab wound and poisoned green skin.
"They look, interesting," I heard Julian's voice behind me in my ear. I turned in his arms.
"Well I guess it's creative," I shrugged.
"I've already seen Antony with Cleopatra, and Jackie O with JFK; people have been quite original tonight." Julian said. We turned back to Avalon, Julian keeping an arm, tight, around my waist.
"Did you guys see the Bill and Hilary Clinton or the couple dressed as Christine and Phantom, I wish I'd had someone to come with, I would have used their idea," Avalon gave a little pout, and with her make up she looked like a little dead girl crying over a broken toy.
Just as I was about to tease her Mel and Killian danced past us, they paused long enough for her to warn me, "Athol just showed up, he and all the losers he hangs with are dressed like the cast of Wizard of Oz, he's the Scarecrow." Then they were gone.
Julian looked down at me, "Don't worry love, it will be okay."
"I hope so," I murmured. Then I perked up as they began to play My Chemical Romance, I gave a small yip and pulled Julian back onto the dance floor. We'd found a way to get around the no dancing rule. He held me close to him and basically lifted me off the ground a few inches. It looked like I was dancing and felt like it without me having to do any of the real work.
I could feel his hard marble chest beneath my hands. His smell filled my nostrils allowing my heart to keep a slow rhythm as we moved in time to the beat. I nuzzled his neck and sighed as he pulled me a little closer.
I opened my eyes and noticed that every couple was on the floor, each as close to their partner as could be allowed with clothes on. Even Avalon was dancing. Feeling more brazen than usual, my mouth hovered over Julian's neck leaving little kisses on his skin. The scent from his skin got stronger so that I could almost taste the floral essence in the back of my mouth. I licked him to see if his skin tasted like it smelled and it did. He stiffened as my tongue darted out again to draw in the taste of his skin. I felt him shudder beneath my ministrations.
He moved his hands up from the small of my back and suddenly my hair was out of its bun, flowing down my back. With a
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