Chapter 6: Tension in the Room
They arrived at their destination as the dark of night was finally settling in. Walking in to the room Fenix noticed a familiar sharp pain in his gut. In all the excitement of today, he had forgotten to eat anything. Closing the door behind him and turning on the lights Fenix got ready to ask Neo if she was hungry as well. A loud noise that sounded like a Beowulf's growl mixed with the rumble of an earthquake pierced the silence of the room. The petite girl hugged her midsection in an attempt to muffle the noise. She was clearly embarrassed but the sound of Fenix's attempts to muffle his laughter broke the silence of the room again. He decided to save his neck before she threatened him this time.
"That was adorable. Also…" he stopped mid sentence to walk past her and reach for a small pamphlet sitting on the hotel room desk. He glanced through it until he found what he was looking for. Holding the pamphlet open to a certain page, he handed it to her and finished his question.
"What would you like? We have room service, fast food, Chinese food, or pizza as our options." He left her to look over her options as he walked over to his bag to find her a pair of makeshift pajamas for the night. He then noticed an issue due to his personal choice of wardrobe.
"So, uh, slight problem here. I either have button up dress shirts, sleeveless shirts, or skin tight athletic shirts."
She gave him a look of 'are you serious?'
"Hey wielder of the flame here" he said with a joking tone while pointing to himself with both thumbs. "Kind of have a permanent high body temperature. So I have to compensate with wearing less layers of clothing. Don't get too excited." A playful smirk crept onto his face. Neo calmly went for her scroll and typed in her response.
You are going to have to do better than that to get me excited ;)
"Oh I know, and I'm prepared to turn up the heat before the night is over."
Oh my God you make puns too? Marry me. Her sarcastic look said otherwise but he understood it for what it was. The joke had amused her enough for her to not be so mad at him for his poorly timed innuendo earlier.
"I don't know. Do you think you can handle being treated like a queen the rest of your life?"
His response to her not-proposal caught her off guard. She decided to get off this topic before he flustered her anymore. She admittedly found it curious how he was able to have that affect on her with what appeared to be such ease on his end. She pointed to her choice in the pamphlet in an attempt to slow the continually growing pink of her cheeks.
"Ah so pizza is your choice for this evening?" He asked with a slightly French accent in his voice.
She nodded.
"The lady's preferred toppings?"
Pepperoni, Mushrooms, and Bacon.
Fenix's jaw dropped. "Marry me."
I don't know. Would it be wise to turn the jester into the king?
"Touche milady." He thought of what he could do to get back at her but decided best not to test his luck. She was basking in the glow of her small victory as he decided to get a move on with the evening.
"Ok so skin tight shirt with shorts or white dress shirt? Either way it's going to show off your, umm, womanliness." He tried not to act as embarrassed as he felt but it wasn't working. Too many pleasant images of what she might look like in either outfit flooded his mind.
Neo to her own amusement decided to play with the boy who had acted so gentlemanly so far. Throughout the day he had been winning the unspoken battle of who could make who blush the most. She decided to use the rest of this situation they found themselves in to her advantage and exact a little revenge.
Dress shirt.
"Ok well I have this blue one." He pulled out a cobalt blue shirt to show off to her. She shook her head in disapproval.
Not my color scheme.
"Ah, well only other one I have is, uh, white." He blushed again realizing what that would entail.
Perfect!
She grabbed it from him as he pulled it out of his bag. Throwing it over her shoulder she walked to the bathroom making sure to swing her hips a little extra. As she reached the bathroom door she turned her head to give him a sly look and wink. She quickly slipped into the bathroom and shut the door.
Fenix sat there completely stunned from her sudden change in attitude towards him. The whole walk here she had acted upset with him and no matter how hard he tried to apologize she still wouldn't accept it. Then as soon as they got to the room she began flirting hardcore with him. To make it worse he was pretty sure she was teasing him on purpose. Well two can play at that game he thought to himself. He began hatching his plan to fire back at her flirty mood as he dialed the number to the pizza place to place their order. 'Pizza shack huh? Original name' he thought to himself with an extremely sarcastic tone.
After he had placed the order he sat down on the chair to turn on the TV. As he did he heard the shower start up in the bathroom. This was followed shortly by a ping from his scroll. He looked to see Neo had sent him a message.
No peaking ;)
"Oh she is good" he laughed out loud to himself. Then he realized he had missed something from earlier.
She didn't lock the door when she went in.
'Oh testing me is she? Well as nice as that sounds, I'm sure it's a setup. Just going to have to wait out here until I get my chance at the shower.' His thoughts were attempting to run wild with thoughts of what could happen if he decided to join in for her shower. You know, to conserve water. Purely eco-friendly intentions here.
After awhile she emerged from the bathroom. Her multicolored hair was up in a towel but that's not what had Fenix's attention. His shirt covered her well enough. The sleeves were rolled up to her forearms so her hands wouldn't be swallowed by them. It stopped just above her knees in length so that wasn't the problem. It wasn't even how she had left a few buttons at the top undone so to show a little cleavage. It was the fact that the shirt was slightly see through. Her pink bra and underwear were completely visible through the white shirt.
His jaw hit the floor at the heavenly sight before him. She was already good looking but something about a girl wearing a guy's shirt just raises certain feelings of pride and attraction within him. Fenix was no exception to this flaw of the male gender as he sat there completely immobilized by how good she looked.
"Uh… wow. You look; well the term fantastic doesn't do you justice."
She beamed a smile in appreciation of his compliment. She knew it was going to get his attention but his not demeaning remark was a nice gesture. Of course also seeing the look of pure desire in his eyes while he simultaneously attempted to keep his composure was satisfying as well.
"I need to take a shower!" He slurred his words together as he ran into the bathroom. Neo didn't have enough time to be shocked as the door immediately re-opened. Fenix ran to his bag grabbed a pair of shorts and disappeared back into the bathroom. As she attempted to bask in the feeling of another victory in their battle of flattery, the door creaked open again.
"Just a heads up the pizza guy should be here in about twenty minutes. If I'm not out by then just get the money out of my wallet. It's over on the desk." With that he slammed the door shut and the noticeable clicking noise of the door being locked rang through the room.
Neo reveled in her victory by lying on the bed and switching the TV to a channel more her liking. She found the local news station as the nightly news had just begun. She sunk into the pillows and waited for the coverage of the story of the day. Sure enough they quickly dove into the juicy story with a title she felt was rather poorly done.
'White Fang Attack Schnee Distribution Center' was the headline.
Not to brag but she didn't think the heist was all that difficult. She got in easily, dispatching the security guards with little difficulty and avoiding the cameras. She then stole the Schnee dust shipment manifests for the next month from the office. On her way out she made sure to grab as much of the precious dust powder and crystals as she could. The sprinkles on top of her magnificent crime sundae were the pieces of evidence she planted to make it appear that the White Fang were the ones responsible for the crime.
From the news report it appeared her ruse was successful. The police were looking for anyone who knew anything about the crime to contact them. Likely because she knew that their search through the security camera footage would come up empty. She just hoped that the group of teenagers didn't put two and two together and contact the authorities. They hadn't seen anything but they approached her as soon as she had made the drop at the designated spot in a hidden compartment in the alley. She had her semblance activated so nobody could see her carrying two large duffle bags with the Schnee logo on them.
As the report ended she heard the door open and turned to gaze upon a sight to behold. Fenix had emerged from the bathroom donning nothing but a pair of bright orange sport shorts and a towel around his shoulders.
His physique was very attractive for someone just barely reaching adulthood. A tan complexion graced his skin evenly with no fading in the typical areas. He had a lean yet fit muscle tone to his body. This included nicely accented abs, tone biceps, and nicely developed pectorals gave him an athletic appearance. At this realization she realized she had sat up straight to help her study him more intently.
What caught her eye wasn't his incredibly attractive appearance. Although she really liked what she was observing on that topic. It was the sight of his crest tattooed onto his left pectoral over where his heart would be. It was located right at the same place where it was on his shirt. However, the tattoo was different compared to the plain blue like it was on his shirt. The color scheme of his tattoo followed his attire but it split so that one side of the hollow flame heart was orange and the other side was blue.
This was a problem for Neo. Not only was he physically very attractive but she also had a weakness for guys with tattoos. Something told her his tattoo seemed to have a sort of hidden meaning to it. Not many huntsmen that she had ever encountered had a hollow crest. The very few that she had run across that did often had some meaning for it. She then noticed the look he was giving her. She realized she had been staring at him with her jaw wide open. In an attempt to regain her composure she meekly pointed at the logo etched into his chest.
"Oh this?" He asked pointing to his crest to which Neo could only nod. "This is my personal coat of arms."
She then used sign language to ask him if it had meaning to him.
"Oh, well yes of course. I don't think there is a hunter or huntress alive whose crest doesn't symbolize something important to them in some way."
Using sign language once again she asked him what exactly the meaning was. He pondered his answer for a little bit before shrugging.
"It's honestly something that I would prefer to show you some day. I could explain it somewhat but I feel showing people for themselves seems to answer the question much more clearly."
She seemed to reluctantly accept that answer but made sure to make a mental note to hold him to that. She was genuinely curious about him at this point. He had been so open up to this point but the sudden secrecy of something that obviously had a significant meaning in his life intrigued her.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door and Fenix grabbing his wallet to answer the door. He paid for the pizza and then placed the food on the bed in front of her. He then grabbed a soda from the mini fridge for her and himself. They sat in comfortable silence with each other enjoying their meal. Once they had devoured the entire pizza he cleaned up the trash and returned to sit on the bed. He turned off the TV with the remote and then situated himself to face her. She noticed a serious look on his face and straightened herself into a similar sitting position across the bed from him.
"Neo this has been picking at my brain since I first met you. I understand if you don't want to answer this but I would really like to know. I won't think less of you in any way here but I want the truth." He paused and she was slightly caught off guard by his somber tone. She couldn't help but feel uncomfortable with how grave he seemed about whatever was bothering him. After a quick sigh he continued.
"Have you ever killed anyone?"
Needless to say she was caught off guard by that question. She didn't know what she was expecting it to be but it definitely wasn't that. As if catching her confusion he elaborated.
"It's just back in the alleyway I had to stop you from killing that girl. You were going to run her through. You weren't even going to give her a chance to defend herself. I saw the look in your eyes when I had to interfere. I have my own conclusion from past experiences in seeing that look in my previous mentor, but I need to hear your answer directly from you. So I'll ask again. Have you ever killed somebody before?"
She nodded
He bit his lip to stop himself from saying something rash. He didn't want to ruin the moment and cause her to shut him out because he was not pleased with her answer. She had answered a bit too quickly for his liking. Realizing that he didn't need to let the silence between them linger he decided to press forward.
"Me too."
This revelation sent Neo into an even deeper state of shock. This boy who hadn't even participated in his first day of hunter training just admitted that he too had taken a life. He seemed like such a good person though. The opposite of what she viewed herself as. He definitely didn't come across as a killer.
"It was always reluctant." Fenix felt the need to explain himself every time this topic came up. He didn't know exactly why but it felt like he was defending his honor that was somehow tarnished at his admitting to having to kill another person before.
"That is I never wanted to. I grew up with no family. Was in the family care services for a long time because nobody wanted a kid who could potentially burn their house down at any moment. Plus the orphanage I was basically raised at for eight years was in a village in the borderlands. Even at a young age I was used as the main source of protection for the village. Mainly I had to help the local militia handle Grimm attacks, but as I'm sure you have heard the outskirts are not a forgiving place. My first encounter with a group of marauders was at age nine. Long story short, to stop them from killing the townspeople I had to basically incinerate the entire band of outlaws. I knew it had to be done but that didn't make my first kill any easier. Eventually I accepted it as a necessary evil that I had to shoulder for the greater good. All the lives I have ever had to take were either in self defense or out of necessity to protect the innocent. It sounds cliché but it's the honest to dust truth. Now the reason I told you all that is that I want to know something from you."
"Why? Why were you going to kill that girl in the alleyway? Why were you going to kill a kid who you could have easily handled with less lethal force?"
The intensity of his story was immobilizing to Neo. He spoke with such calm ferocity about his past and seemingly unbeknownst to him when he asked her why his eyes had caught fire. They only stayed lit for a moment but it was enough to get the message across. Her explanation was important to him. He genuinely wanted to know if her intentions were pure or evil when it came to taking a life. She realized most people would hesitate to kill, but she wasn't most people. She had been trained from the beginning to not shy away from what had to be done. Kill without regret, and never give your opponent the chance to take the advantage over you. For if you do they will not show you the same mercy. Truth be told she never questioned it either. She had felt remorse at first when she was forced to kill but now that feeling was numbed. With the sheer amount of times she had been used as the angel of death's blade she was accustomed to it now. She felt no pain, no sorrow, and even some thrill from it. For that was what she was now, a finely tuned instrument of death.
Her bloodlust had always been a topic of issue during her training at Haven. Her professors never liked to encourage her violent tendencies and scolded her often for it. His approach was different though. The teachers at Haven had never asked her why she felt the need to fight the way she did. They just told her it was bad and needed to be fixed.
Yet here was this young man making her rethink her stance on this subject. Fenix was diving into the source of her fighting style after barely witnessing it. How the hell was this amateur attempt getting to her when professionals couldn't make her rethink her ways? Now she found herself asking herself why she felt that was the best course of action against the young gang in the alleyway. She thought on this for a short period of time before she pulled her scroll up to type her answer.
To be honest it was just second nature to me. I didn't think about why. I just did. Now that you explain yourself to me sure it seems like I was a bit too quick to rush to that conclusion. That is how I was raised. How I was trained from day one. To show no mercy because none will be shown to you. To act upon instinct and not let yourself be slowed down by thinking of possible outcomes or consequences, but rather dealing with them once it is over.
He just stared at her scroll. Wide eyes did not move from the device until he slowly looked up at her and moved to hand her device back to her. His look of complete surprise left his flickering eyes staring into hers for an uncomfortable amount of time. When she had had enough of it she waved her hand in front of his face to try and break his trance. She was successful, earning a sudden gasp from him and looking like he didn't realize he had been staring at her the whole time.
"I'm sorry. It's just that one of my combat trainers said something exactly like that. Like word for word exactly like that. Just weird how much deja vu that gave me."
Well it's pretty sound advice wouldn't you say? Trust your instincts and not overthink things in the middle of a fight?
"I mean sure it make sense at first but you have to look deeper at it. I'm wanting to be a hunter to help save people. What good would I be as a hunter who doesn't care about collateral damage? You have to always be aware in a fight. Not only for yourself but for your comrades, civilians, heck even your enemies. It may be just my point of view, but I wouldn't want any more people to be hurt or possibly die in my line of duty if I could help it."
I see where you are coming from but you have to understand casualties are going to happen. It's just part of the job.
"I know and understand that. Doesn't mean I have to like it."
Another long awkward silence that consisted of each party staring at the other one enveloped the room. Both of them were hoping the other would find something to say so the uneasy situation would dissipate. Finally Fenix broke and spoke up.
"Look, uh, lets agree to disagree on this one ok? It's obvious you have more experience in this subject while I'm more of an aspirant. So how about we change the subject?"
Neo nodded and gave a 'yes please' look. She then typed in her scroll to start the new tangent conversation off.
What do you think of me?
"Uh…What?"
Neo rolled her eyes and typed again.
What do you think of me? Now that you know a little bit about me I'm curious if has changed since our little coffee break.
"Well I'll admit I may not completely agree with your attitude towards priorities during a fight."
Neo began kicking herself mentally. Of course that was going to be an issue. It had always been a hang up point with all of her associates outside of a few people she worked with/for and a few of her previous trainers. She just wanted somebody to look past that for once. It was her style, her choice, why should it bother them that much? Come to think of it why was she finding what he thought of her to matter again?
Before she could start on that thought process he put his hand on her chin to turn her attention to him. Her eyes met the fiery gaze and she found herself getting lost in his eyes. Those bright glowing orbs seemed to penetrate her soul. She couldn't help but wish that maybe he saw something in her that nobody else saw. What that was exactly she wasn't sure of at the moment though. He snapped her attention back to reality when he removed his hand from her chin and began caressing her cheek.
"As I was saying, you and I may not see eye to eye on a few things, but it's only been one day. We just met this morning and look I already have you in my bed."
Neo snorted and slapped his hand away from her face with one hand while shoving him off the bed with her other one. He landed gracefully on his knees though, as he pulled a backwards roll while tumbling off the bed. He smiled at her and she couldn't help but grin back.
"Sorry, but I had to lighten the mood. Anyways as I was saying it's only been one day. I haven't learned all that much about you but what I do know about you I like." With that he winked at her and began moving towards the chair.
He stopped at his bag and reached in to pull out a silver colored metallic briefcase. He set it down on the table next to the chair he would be sleeping in tonight. This caught Neo's attention as she sat up straight in the bed again to get a better view of what the contents of the case could be. He entered a code into the electronic lock and popped the clasps open to unlock the lid. As the lid was raised Neo felt the anticipation growing since she still couldn't see what was in the briefcase from her current angle. Silently cursing her small stature she waited as patiently as she could for him to unveil the treasure.
He withdrew a pair of wrist gauntlets. Well they really looked like thin wrist pads that children learning to roller blade would wear. As he began putting them on and tightening them so they would fit properly she noticed the Schnee symbol on the posterior side of the gauntlets. They also appeared to have a small remote embedded into the material of the gauntlets and that further piqued her curiosity.
After Fenix had secured the wrist gauntlets, he turned to notice Neo staring at them with interest. More importantly he noticed her gaze focusing on the Schnee family crest and the dials on the device.
"Aura inhibitors." He answered her unspoken question. She tilted her head to the side to ask for further clarification and he complied.
"They help restrict how much aura one can put out. I use it to sleep more soundly without risking burning the building down. Long story short at a young age I almost burnt down the orphanage I was at when I had a bad dream. I got an older version of these thanks to the Schnee family so everybody could sleep without risking their lives around me. A few years ago I upgraded to this pair. Fun fact, this newer pair can also be used for training purposes as well." To emphasize his point he typed into the remote on the right gauntlet.
She watched as he somehow seemed to dim. She hadn't noticed it before but now it made his normal appearance to give off the look that he somehow lightly glowed. She glanced at the remote and noticed the small screen showed five percent as the indicator. So he couldn't get a decent night's sleep unless he had his aura turned down dangerously low? 'How much aura does this kid have?' she thought to herself.
"I think we could use some rest though. Foiling a young teenage gang's attempt to rob a beautiful young lady, escorting her through the city, and then avoiding the police with her, it has been a full day for me." As he gathered his makeshift bedding and settled in he noticed Neo was getting comfortable on the bed. He also noticed she positioned her parasol on the side of the bed where she could get to it easily.
"Don't trust me huh?" He nodded towards her weapon to explain his question. All she did was smirk and shrug. Fenix killed the lights and began settling in. As he got comfortable he began reflecting on the events of the day only to have his thoughts interrupted by something hitting him in the face. He grabbed it and found it to be something wiry yet padded. It also felt… lacy?
Wait.
He flicked his scroll on to use as a flashlight to check if his suspicions were correct. Sure enough, he found himself holding a pink lacy bra.
"Oh it is not nice to tease." He said with a sultry voice but flicked his scroll off so he could exact his plan of revenge. He threw his covers off noisily so she could hear that he had done just that. He then stealthily grabbed his bag and located his desired object. He shuffled a little in his chair to make it sound like he was doing something and then threw the object where Neo's head had been.
Neo, feeling proud of her little game she had played with Fenix, had her internal victory celebration interrupted by something hitting her in the back of the head. She grabbed at the object and noticed it felt like another object of clothing. It wasn't her bra so he wasn't just returning that to her so easily. After feeling the object for a few moments she concluded it was a pair of sport shorts. Then her eyes shot open as she realized all he was wearing for pajamas tonight was a pair of sport shorts.
Neo quickly spun around while simultaneously grabbing her own scroll to unlock it. The light shone on Fenix to reveal his blanket was thrown to the side. He was still in the same sport shorts he had gone to bed originally in and grinning from ear to ear.
"Couldn't resist could you?" He teased.
She quickly spun back around, threw her bedding over herself, and turned her scroll off to hide in the dark. She was blushing furiously from embarrassment as well as a little annoyance he had played her so easily.
"Good night sweet thing." He chuckled as he covered himself back up and slowly began drifting off to sleep.
He couldn't see it but his response from her was a hand raised as high as it could, presenting a single finger in a provocative manor.
Fenix woke up the next morning feeling a tad cramped in his chair. There was a pressure on his left side. He opened his eyes and to his surprise found Neo cuddling up to him. She was hugging him from the side and had her left leg slightly draped over his stomach. He flushed a crimson red at the compromising situation he had just found himself in. He sat there caressing her shoulder, pondering how he missed her crawling in with him or why she had left the comfort of her own bed in the first place.
After a bit he realized he had only two hours until he needed to be at the docks to catch the airship to Beacon. He somehow managed to wriggle his way out from under the petite girl without disturbing her sleep. He covered her back up with his blanket and sent a small flicker of aura into her to warm her up. She smiled and snuggle further into the blanket. He smiled in contentment at her adorable persona. He then removed the aura inhibitors from his arms, placing them in the briefcase and locking it. He threw a shirt on and made his way out of the room to go grab himself and his guest some breakfast.
While he was gone Neo woke up noticing she was in the chair and alone. She searched the room for her source of warmth but noticed he was gone. She assumed he had left and began to get frustrated. In her angered state she was completely oblivious to his bag and other belongings still strewn about the room.
'Maybe she had scared him off? She had only joined him in the chair because she was naturally cold. Even at five percent aura he was still amazingly warm. In the middle of the night she woke up shivering so she decided to cuddle up to him. She was not disappointed and slept soundly through the rest of the night.'
The more she thought about it the more she got angry. She grabbed her parasol and quickly impaled the pillow on the bed out of fury. She continued to assault the pillows of the room with a vengeance until the sound of the door closing behind her caught her attention.
Fenix returned to a small warzone in his room. The shreds of pillowcases and feathers littered the floor in the aftermath of the pink and brown colored girl's war on the room's furnishings. She was on her knees on the bed still holding her parasol that was currently embedded in the last remaining pillow in the room. Her head was turned over her right shoulder staring at him with wide eyes in embarrassment at him finding her in this situation. She withdrew her weapon from her most recent victim and put it down. She turned to him looking completely flustered as she tried to find a way to explain herself to him. Something caught Fenix's attention and he immediately averted his eyes from her. He set the covered tray down and walked over to the chair. Not even looking in her direction the entire way.
"You might want to at least put this on." He held up her bra that she had tossed at him the night before. She looked down and noticed she had forgotten the white shirt was slightly see through. She blushed so hard she felt her entire body turn red as she grabbed the article of clothing from him and ran to the bathroom to put it on.
When she returned from the bathroom she noticed he had uncovered the tray revealing a wide variety of breakfast foods. She made herself a plate and joined him on the bed watching the news. The same report of the Schnee distribution center robbery was playing and he was deeply paying attention to it.
This unnerved Neo to an extent. She knew he wouldn't find out it was her but an unfounded sense of nervousness still overtook her thoughts. After a few minutes of Neo internally worrying the report ended and Fenix muted the TV.
"Well did I do well with grabbing breakfast? Was there at least something you liked there?"
She grabbed her scroll to reply.
Yes you did good. I love eggs and toast for breakfast. BTW I'm sorry for this morning.
"The cuddling me to death, destroying the room, or free show of some of your womanly assets?" He smirked as he finished.
Yes to all.
"Ah its fine. I've got some extra lien so don't worry about the damage to the room. As for the rest of it, well let's say it started my day off right."
She punched his shoulder and rolled her eyes at him. He just smiled a wide smile and got up.
"Well time for me to start getting ready. Big day. Got to report to the docks to go to my first day of Beacon in an hour and a half."
As he slowly prepared he began asking Neo questions about her first day at Haven. Wondering if he could get any insider information as to how initiation might go. When she replied that each academy does their initiation differently he turned his questions to about her experiences at a hunter academy. She didn't seem to annoyed with his questions and he figured any advice from somebody who had gone through it before would help at this point.
After they had prepared for their day and changed into their normal combat attire. They only had thirty minutes until Fenix needed to be on the dustplane. Fenix checked out and they began walking towards the airport.
Of course as they walked Fenix insisted on Neo holding onto his arm. She took it knowing he was going to keep insisting until she finally took it. It was his preferred way to walk with her after all. They strolled down the streets of Vale engaging in small talk, and enjoying each other's company for as long as they could.
They eventually reached their destination much to the displeasure of both parties. In the same way Neo had done the night before, as they approached the place where they would have to split ways Fenix instinctively slowed their pace. He turned to face her, not wanting to say goodbye but realizing the time was quickly approaching.
"So, think we could do this again sometime? I mean not spend the night in a hotel room again, but like go on another date?"
She silently giggled at him and nodded yes.
"Great, well…" He leaned into her and before she could realize what was happening he kissed her on the cheek. He then whispered into her ear, "Until next time m'lady."
He turned to walk away but Neo wasn't going to let it go at that. She grabbed his arm to turn him back around. As he turned back towards her she leapt into him and planted her lips on his.
First thing Fenix had to pay attention to was the small beauty throwing herself at him and him having to catch her in his arms to support her. It took him a moment or two to notice she was kissing him. When he recovered from the shock he absorbed the feeling of sensuality and kissed her back.
Her lips were cool and soft against his own. Much like the rest of her body, her lips were small compared to his as he engulfed them. The more he kissed back the more he noticed the sweet taste on her lips that seemed to intoxicate him and draw him further in. He put his arms on her petite hips and aggressively pulled her up against him. He had to halfway hold her up to him so that the difference in height didn't interrupt their embrace. She seemed surprised by the bold move but made no effort to stop him. In fact she wrapped her arms around him so that her left arm was around his lower back and her right hand was cradling the back of his head. He brushed his tongue along her lips begging for access to her mouth so they could delve further into their lust for each other. She not only allowed it but initiated the battle of tongue supremacy. After a quick bout she broke off the kiss and lightly pushed herself away from him.
"Wow, that was, really good." Fenix had difficulty getting the words out due to the lack of oxygen going to his brain from not breathing during their short make out session.
Neo raised her eyebrows and nodded as she attempted to catch her own breath.
Just then the intercom came to life with a high pitched squeeling noise. Will all Beacon students please report to terminal twenty three in ten minutes? All Beacon student report to terminal twenty three in ten minutes. Thank you." Fenix found himself disappointed as he realized he needed to start heading that way now.
He grabbed Neo's hand and kissed it in the typical suave gentleman move. He went to pull her into another embrace but before he could she smiled at him and handed him a piece of paper. As he took it she curtsied and flickered from sight, teleporting away.
He looked down to see a scroll number and the imprint of a kiss accented by pink lipstick on the paper. All he could do is stare at the paper and smile a goofy smile. He entered the number into his scroll and nicknamed it sweet thing. 'I think she'll appreciate that nickname' he thought to himself as he turned to walk into the terminal.
He checked his bag in but was allowed to keep his swords on him as he stood in the waiting area. He began scoping out the other prospective students and few stood out to him. First of all he noticed the two sisters from outside the nightclub the night before standing together. The little red hooded one seemed to be scolding the older blonde haired sister for something. A girl with short ginger hair was talking animatedly to a stoic looking boy in what appeared to be western styled clothing with a green color. In the center of the room was a Spartan looking woman being bombarded by people trying to get her attention. One said person trying to gain the Spartans attention was a girl with white hair and a similarly white dress with a familiar logo on the back of her coat.
"A Schnee huh? Well that makes this a little bit more interesting." He muttered to himself.
His gaze then fell across somebody who looked rather familiar. He squinted his eyes to inspect the person further to determine if it was indeed who he thought it was. As he noticed a signature item on the person his suspicions were confirmed. He started making his way through the crowd to intercept them.
"No way…"
(A/N): Alright next chapter is the first day at Beacon! The upcoming chapters are going to be getting a little bit longer due to so much content being put in before a good stopping point. Also thank you to all who have reviewed and followed this story! If you haven't yet make sure you do!