Poodle warriors: Yes this Cephera often lands on her ass. I thought it was amusing as well.

Chapter 14: Break up drama

Cephera sat in the baths alone as usual. Today she found the scent of oranges wafting off the water. She never realized they changed the scents from time to time. It made her smile. She enjoyed all forms of fruit.
It had been over a week since her last visit to Loki. He hadn't sought her out nor had she sought out him. Shiaji didn't seem to be visiting him and she was somewhat disappointed.
When she left his room after his major attitude change she had thought he perhaps wanted her out because he was expecting someone else. She had doubts in her head as to weather or not he was just playing a game with her. She was known to be very naive, especially where men were involved.
It was clear he lusted after her but yet he cast her away when he had her all to himself. Twice he had a chance to try and have his way with her and he hadn't even tried. Most would see this as a gentlemanly thing to do but not her. She found it strangely suspicious. He had quite a reputation. She had been keeping her ears open.
She had kicked herself for even listening to the whispers. She had been the one to tell Kat that rumours only cause trouble and now she was listening to them. She pushed all those thoughts from her head. What ever he was up to she would find out on her own.
When the water moved she opened her eyes and saw Kat climbing in. Her face was flushed and her eyes puffy and red. "What's wrong?" Cephera asked sitting stark straight. Her friend was clearly distraught.
"He left me." She said breaking into fresh tears and throwing herself forward to embrace and cry on Cephera's shoulder. Cephera gasped and awkwardly patted her friends back.
"He didn't deserve you." She said kindly. She wasn't sure who she was referring to. Kat wasn't known for her discretion with men. She often slept with one while dating another.
"I've never been dumped. I'm usually the one doing the dumping." She whined her voice cracking. Cephera had to calm herself. This was the kind of drama she tried to avoid. Her friend was crying not because she was broken hearted but rather because her ego had been bruised.
Cephera felt silly consoling her for such a thing. It shouldn't be surprising he dumped her with her inability to stay faithful. But Cephera couldn't bring herself to speak her mind. Doing so would just hurt Kat's feelings all the more. So she hugged her and told her it was all going to be ok.
"You know what would make me feel better?" Kat said sniffing and finally pulling out of Cephera's arms.
"What?"
"There is a rave tomorrow. I want you with me. I need a party but I also need a friend by my side." Cephera held in her groan.
"Alright, but just this once." She agreed after giving it q few moments of careful thought. "I have rules. I refuse to drink anything alcoholic and would rather you didn't either. I don't want to be the only sober one there. Also don't run off with some guy leaving me alone." Cephera said in her sternest voice.
Kat's bright smile returned. "Deal. Oh Cephera! We're going to have so much fun!" She said excitedly.

***

It was another hour before she got back to her room. Kat had gone into great detail about the guy that broke her ego. The longer she listened the more Kat seemed to find peace with her situation. Finally she left when she began to fall asleep in the water and her skin was like a prune.
Shiaji had been waiting for her outside the baths to walk with her to her room. The night was extremely hot. She removed her towel and didn't bother with her nightgown. She climbed beneath the sheets. She pulled out the journal and noted the happenings of the bath and her feelings on the rave.
"Writing about me I hope." Loki's voice made her drop her quill.
"You have to stop doing that!" She hissed glaring. She was grateful the sheets had her covered above her chest.
"And you should expect it by now." He told her grinning. She wanted to yell at him for not speaking with her for over a week. She felt if he was going to continue kissing her and leading her on he could at least send her a note or something.
He was once again wearing only his pants. She tried her best not to size him up. The room was only lit by a dim magic lamp making every detail hard to see anyway. "You've been having less nosebleeds in class." He said making idle conversation.
She nodded. "The more I seem to practice the same spells the better I seem to handle them." She replied making sure to keep her blanket tight to her.
"This is good progress." He agreed. "Your friend Kat was distracted today." She pursed her lips.
"She was broken up with. Is this why you're here? Idle chat? I was just getting ready to sleep. I think it's time for you to leave." She said in the same stern tone he used on her in his room. He gave her a strange bemused look before moving toward her bed. She nearly jumped out of her skin when he leaned down his knee pressing into the mattress.
His finger was pressed under her chin and forced her face to tilt up to him. He grazed his lips over hers but didn't kiss her. "You're angry with me." He sounded amused which only fueled her irritation.
"Yes, if you must know." She said narrowing her eyes but not moving her face away. "I feel like you're toying with me. I don't appreciate it."
He growled suddenly and grabbed her roughly and pushed her flat to her back. The sheet barely stayed across her breasts. He pressed kisses down her neck to her breast bone. "Is this how you'd rather me. Ravishing you like you're nothing more then a means to an glorious intimate end." His words were strained. He licked back upward to her neck again and then nipped her.
Everywhere he touched her skin felt like it was on fire. She shivered. "I sent you away in fear I might not be able to control myself and take you to bed before I took in any thoughts to how you might feel about it. I wanted you screaming my name beneath me but I feel you would have regretted it later." He didn't stop his kisses or licks in between his words.
She clutched her hands into fists. She wanted him but he was right. She barely knew him and she would have regretted it. She began to understand the amount of control it took him even now to not rip the sheet from her.
"I didn't realize, I thought..." He cut off her words with a kiss before disappearing. She lay on her back dumbfounded, feeling embarrassed and a steady heat in her groin.