old loves, new places (Altair)

[Bijou Wilks]

Bijou leaned against the metal frame of the form of housing she shared with Drake, watching the sun sink down under a veil of clouds. Her hands were busying themselves redoing one of her twin braids that she had fastened that morning, even with the covering of fluffy clouds, it was hotter than hell out. The telepath had been forced to abandon her favorite jeans and hooded sweat shirts for skirts and sandals.

The back of her mind was searching-out of pure habit-for a familiar train of thoughts. Mr.Tall was off with Mr.Creaspley doing lord knows what and it appeared that since Drake hadn't come back last night from seeing what he called 'old friends' that he most likely wouldn't be back tonight either. Bijou bit her lip, she couldn't help but think of him. She hadn't seen Altair in what her young mind considered to be an eternity. Her pride refused her to admit it out loud, but she missed him.

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outfit

[Altair Silvera]

Altair had gotten some information from a friend in high places that the cirque had stopped again. His mind translated that to Bijou is waiting for him somewhere. He had slipped on a crimson red t-shirt and black jeans pulling on his swords. It would have been unreasonable to wear such dark colors in hot places but that meant little to a vampire. Even at night the heat didn't let up and he could feel it slightly as he was out of the mountain. He had been given directions and he memorized them quickly so he could be off. He started off at a jog and then a run and a flit followed right after. He was a blur to trained eyes and invisible to most others. He reached the cirque in what seemed like no time at all. But the time that separated their last encounter was more than long enough to cover it.

He reached grounds and quickly sought out Bijou's trailer. He picked up some roses along the way and held them tightly. He had to remember to loosen his grip or he would crush the flowers before they got to his lover. Finding the home of his love he stopped to ease his breathing and approached the trailer. He was sure she could have picked up his thoughts but told her to just wait until he knocked first. He tried his best to broadcast his thoughts to her so it could be as romantic as possible. Knocking on her door he knelt and held out the roses. "Juliet will you come see me this night?"

[Bijou Wilks]

She had just been about to go outside, she reasoned that she might as well go see the little people since she had nothing else to do. Right when she finished slipping on her bracelets she felt it. Some idiot had managed to put the wolf-man's cage a few feet away from the collection of tents and trailers, and she had been listening to his incoherent ramblings for a few hours. But one word caught her attention in his mad thoughts, vampire.

Bijou couldn't help but grin, for not a moment after did she hear her love's thoughts. All she wanted in that one moment was to rush out and meet him, but his silent request made her pause. He wanted her to wait? She laughed, she had no patience but for him she could wait an eternity. Finally, he knocked. Taking a deep breathe to calm her racing heart, she eased the door open with a smile. She gasped when he saw him, holding out roses on one knee.

A light blush crossed her cheeks but she nodded shyly and replied, "Oh Romeo, of course I will." Her heart was racing in her chest, she had never met anyone so romantic before. Bijou knew that he was the only one who could make her feel so special.

[Altair Silvera]

Altair waited patiently for Bijou to come out and see him. He wanted to see her again so badly but he cooled down his young raging heart and waited. His mind was spinning in anticipation. He briefly thought about her having fallen in love with someone else but for some reason he trusted her heart. They had spent a lot of time together and did so much together. The act was just unthinkable and it set a bright smile on his face. Bijou his true love the one woman that he could depend on to hold his heart and protect it. He heard her heartbeat stop racing and slowly thud against her chest. She had missed him as much as much as he missed her and he was sure of that now.

As she opened the door blushing she still kept up the romantic scene. However he couldn't and rose from his knee wrapping his arms around her. He lifted her up pressing his lips to her's wanting to taste her sweet kisses again. "I've missed you my love." He quickly remembered a trick he picked up about her telepathy. Now that they were touching his thoughts would be clear as well as his images. He played over his lonely nights whispering her name out loud but to himself before he slept most nights. The images of him using his love for her to train his hardest when his thoughts were about protecting her. Even a beautiful necklace that he had purchased that was in his pocket at that very moment. Another symbol of his love for her. That one had slipped and he wanted it to be another surprise but it was too late for that.

[Bijou Wilks]

Bijou couldn't stop smiling, he looked so handsome in red. She was quick to return his embrace and kissed him back like her life depended on it, perhaps it did. "I missed you too." Her breathe caught in her throat as his thoughts entered hers. All of those memories, it seemed she wasn't the only one who longed for her lover. She buried her face in the crook of his neck, sighing in contentment. It was moments like this that she thought of when she missed him, when Drake would awkwardly try and comfort her when she cried because she missed him. "I love you." She whispered, smiling softly. It was then that she realized just where his thoughts ended, the telepath grinned. "Altair, you shouldn't have." Her voice had a playful teasing tone to it, but she couldn't hide her delight. "Just having you here is enough."

[Altair Silvera]

Altair's heart skipped a beat when she said she loved him. He heard those words many times before but even still now they made his heart skip a beat or speed up. "I love you too. You know its so hard to conceal things from a telepath when you want to surprise them. But it makes the game that much more fun. " He put her back down and reached into his pocket. Opening the case he pulled out the diamond necklace displaying it for her. "You say I shouldn't have but I still had to. You can carry a piece of me around with you always. And it was hard to find something just as beautiful as you are so I gave it my best shot." He smiled dipping back into his more romantic side. He always knew it hurt to have to leave her and for so long too. Sometimes he wished to turn her but that thought he kept buried so deep even she couldn't pick up most of the words to that thought. He didn't want to influence her to make a choice. He didn't even want to plant the idea if she did not already have it.

[Bijou Wilks]

Bijou smiled, for a moment she thought he was going to scold her for being in his head, but rather he said that he liked it. It was strange to most, but it took effort to get out of someones head rather than in, it was simply a force of habit to her. She was drawn out of her thoughts when she felt her feet hit the ground. Her heart skipped a beat when he pulled the necklace out of his pocket, it was beautiful. "Oh, love." It was a rare moment when she was at a loss for words. She was so caught up with the necklace and her own thoughts that she barely even registered his. "I love it." She said softly, giving him a sweet kiss as a way to show him just how happy she was in that moment.

[Altair Silvera]

At least the surprise had her lost for words and that made up for a lot. To see her so happy put a smile on his face. That's all Altair wanted for her was to know true happiness and love and he was glad he was the one that was able to provide it. "I'm glad you like it." Slipping behind her he moved some of her hair out of the way. He brought his hands around her and placed her necklace on. He nuzzled her neck as he pulled away and looked at her for a moment. "It fits you so well. I think you might just make the jewelry better looking and not the other way around."

[Bijou Wilks]

She grinned, watching him place the necklace on her from the corner of her eye. She loved being able to hear his thoughts simply because it proved to her how much he loved her and it honestly startled her just how much she loved him in return. Bijou shivered in delight when he lightly nuzzled her neck, it brought make far to many memories. "Oh hush, it's more like the man I have on my arm." Her teasing tone couldn't be helped, she was young, playful, and in love. While she loved his statement the loss of physical contact sent her mind reeling, and she laced her fingers with his out of sheer habit, glad to feel his rough hands in hers again.

[Altair Silvera]

Altair had a spur of a great idea. He wanted to show her more of his world the supernatural world and his his shined. He started walking and grabbed her hand pulling her along. He closed the door behind them getting excited. "I want to take you flitting to the ocean. That fast run thing I do to get here. I can take you anywhere but I wanna go visit the beach first. " He didn't really give her a chance to respond but more so pulled her onto his back. He began picking up hispce and jogging. "I want to show you the world I live in. I want to share all of my experiences with you."

[Bijou Wilks]

Bijou couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when he started tugging her towards the entrance-and exit-to the Cirque. It had seemed like forever since she had been outside of the trailer, and was eager to be out of it. She was silent for a moment as they walked, but let out a gasp on surprise at Altair's sudden movement. The telepath instinctively wrapped her arms loosely around his neck, surprised and thrilled at his sudden decision.

"You're the best, you know that?" The excitement in her voice was hard to miss, as well as her broad smile. When she first started touring with the Cirque Du Freak, she thought she'd see the world and all it's glory. Yet it seemed like all she had seen so far was tents and gawking strangers. The fact that Altair was wanting to show her something so amazing as the world she had yet to experience made her heart pick up it's speed in anticipation. "I know this sounds stupid," A light blush tinged her cheek, she felt so naive. "But, I've never been to the beach."