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Nightshift 33: M21-M30 Hallway

[from dinner post]

... the doctor sounded tired. Shawn wasn't sure if he preferred that voice or the more youthful one in the second announcement but either way, he figured, this guy's still fucking nuts.

Talk about Sci-Fi gone wrong. Gus would've loved this, even if Shawn knew the other wouldn't have been able to stop shaking in his slippers long enough to go into full dweeb mode. Shawn committed both announcements to memory-- just because authenticity sounded verified, it didn't mean he could trust anything that was being said especially when it involved so-called advanced technology, a "shield", and some kind of super hacker. Hackers, honestly. If the act didn't involve Angelina Jolie in any way Shawn just wasn't interested.

He held pushed at the prematurely opened door, looking out into the dark hallway warily. Pulling back in, he cast an almost-cautious grin at Peter. "After you...?"

Like he was going to go out there first. Yeah. Right.

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"We can find the time," Valyn promised. "But... we should give our respective brothers warning not to come looking for us. I imagine if Keman walked in on that, he'd die of shame and Shadow...."

Shadow would stand there and watch.

Or worse.

"Would make things awkward," Valyn finished.

Shana couldn't help but break into giggles at that. "Oh, come now, give him some credit. Although knowing Shadow.... he'd probably want to join," she finished after a moment of speculation. Then she flushed a deeper shade of red.

Valyn closed his eyes and flushed as well.

"That's what I was implying when I said 'make things awkward'," he clarified. "Shadow is... still very much ruled by his desires." He knew it was only his cousin's age, and mostly he didn't mind, but sometimes it could be a touch tiring.

"There's nothing wrong with that," Shana replied with a crooked grin. "He knows what he wants and goes after it. I think its an admirable trait."

Even if it did land him in trouble now and then.

"Mmm." Valyn rolled over onto his back, one arm still under Shana. "But there are things he shouldn't want, and times he shouldn't move to acquire what he wants. And I'm sure you remember the Triana incident." Which had been a mess.

"I'm not blaming Shadow for anything, simply pointing out an instance you're aware of where chasing his desires wasn't a good idea. He'll grow out of it, though. I...was much the same at his age."

"Were you?" Shana sounded absolutely delighted at this revelation as she rolled over, half sprawled against his chest. She propped her chin in her palm and grinned down at him. "Oh, do tell."

"Oh, there's nothing much to say," Valyn said, shrugging. "I just meant... I met Triana when I was around his age. And I was an innocent young man, and Triana was... Triana. And I was silly and let my physical wants cloud my better judgment."

And he supposed he didn't regret it. Triana had known what she was doing, after all, and it had been a most enjoyable night.

Shana shoved away an irrational pulse of jealousy at this admission. "You and Trinana?" she echoed skeptically. "Really?"

"You didn't know?" Valyn blinked. "That's how she and I knew one another. We...were lovers, for a very brief period of time." He had to laugh a little.

"And I do mean very brief. One night. She seduced me at one of her parties; and I was very easy to seduce. I was a sixteen year old innocent and she was a beautiful, talented older woman who allowed me to think it was all my idea."

He shook his head at the memory, knowing full well now that she had played him like a fiddle.

Shana's expression turned into a faint grimace at this and she wrinkled her nose at him. "I think we should go back to talking about now instead, thanks," she informed him wryly.

"Shana...." Valyn shifted, propping himself to put his arms around her. "I've had lovers in my past. And there's nothing I can do about that. But that doesn't change how I feel about you. You don't have any reason to be jealous of... old memories."

She curled against his chest comfortably, liking being able to get so comfortably close to him. "It's not that I'm jealous about your past lovers - I know you've had more than I care to know about. But at the same time, I'd rather not have to think of you and Triana." She wrinkled her nose again, a distasteful shudder slipping down her spine.

"I know. But...Triana is a part of my past. I'm not proud of that, but she is. I didn't feel anything for her, though. And I know she felt nothing for me. I was a conquest, and she was... there."

And perhaps that sounded cold, but that had been all it was.

Shana glanced up at him, her chin propped on his shoulder as she reached up to brush his hair back from his face, studying his expression intently.

"And now?"

"And now if I see that woman again, I'm going to throttle her." Valyn was perfectly honest as he answered Shana, because he would throttle the woman. He had no patience or good will left for her, after what she had pulled on them all.

After what she had done to Shadow.

Shana bit her lip and debated on correcting him. Finally, she gathered her courage and hedged another reply. "I wasn't asking about Triana."

"Oh." Valyn was perplexed. "Then I'm not entirely sure what you're talking about, Shana."

"What is this?" Shana asked, surprisingly subdued and patient with him for the moment.

Then again, she had him shirtless in a bed and her lips were still swollen from his kisses. She could afford to be patient for the moment.

"Is this the same for you?"

"Shana...."

Valyn knew he couldn't answer her properly, because he couldn't speak the words. He couldn't just tell her that if he just wanted a woman, there were plenty he could have. He cared about her, was attracted to her, and was willing to go against all of his training and Elven law to have her.

But he couldn't say that. So instead he shifted and drew her face to his, catching her lips in a hungry, passionate kiss.

"What do you think?" he asked, pulling away, his voice and expression blank and serious.

The kiss caught her offguard, but she was hardly about to protest it. She curled against him, kissing him back with just as much eagerness, making a quiet moue of disappointment when he pulled away again.

"Think?" she murmured dazedly, dark lashes fluttering over bright green eyes. "Who's thinking?"

"Well, I hope you...understand."

That was all Valyn could say, and he kissed her again, because he wanted her to know. "You know I can't say the things I'd like to say. This is all I have to give you, Shana, and I'm sorry for that."

"I'm not sorry for that," Shana replied, forcing herself to be coherent - much more difficult than it normally was with her senses still reeling form that kiss. She met his gaze and gave him a shy, crooked smile. "I like what you just gave me. And even if you can't say the words... well. That certainly said something."

"Although..." her tone changed, sounding hesitant and unsure as she dropped her gaze away from his face once more.

"Although?" Valyn cocked his head. He didn't understand what he'd done wrong now. He was trying so hard to do things the proper way with her tonight!

"What's wrong, Shana?"

She gave a light laugh and leaned up to kiss him again, tangling her fingers in his hair. She could get used to this so, so easily.

"I think you should tell me again. Just so I make sure I've got all you were trying to say."

"Ancestors, Shana!" Valyn flopped back against the pillows after their kiss, putting a hand to his head. "Don't frighten me like that! I thought I'd upset you somehow."

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