Dorm #5:

[Leena, Love yourself]

"I think I'm offended... should I be?" He was only teasing, liking that she actually laughed. Darius put a heap of rice into his mouth and chewed, taking his time. "So, tomorrow. I have a lunch thing I need to go to, but the afternoon I'm free. Wanna do something?"

[ɯɐɔ]

"Actually, yeah," Poppy said, nodding, "That would be cool. I have to attend class at least once while I'm here, and I think there's a writing class calling my name. I'm thinking about joining the academy's newspaper."

[Leena, Love yourself]

"The newspaper?" He asked her with interest, his dark, brooding gaze swept over her as she ate. "I think that would be a good extra curricular activity for you," He said honestly, Darius took another bite and thought about what that would mean. IF she wrote for the paper then he would have a bit more time to work and get to know his sister more. Though he enjoyed spending time with the dark headed vixen in front of him he had other things to do as well.

[ɯɐɔ]

"Really?" Poppy said, grinning. "I like journalism...the things that are unsaid are the things worth being published. I just have to find out what."

[Leena, Love yourself]

The things that are unsaid are the things worth being published... Darius didn't know if he exactly liked the sound of that. He chewed his food slowly, mulling over what she said. Darius could see that she was an inquisitive being, so journalism really was right up her alley. What if she found out about the real him? His work? Would she feel the same about him? Would she reveal him? Or worse publicate his life? Darius held back a groan as he realized how badly this could all turn out. Then he looked at her, really looked at her. She was more than he deserved, sitting there with that perfect grin on her face, her eyes sparkling with excitement of the unknown. He found himself smiling back at her, his eyes crinkled at the edges with the action, "Yeah you're made for this kind of thing babe."

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy watched Darius. He was hiding something, she could tell. Something deep, something undo able. Does it have to do with his work? Or his past? "Thanks," she said, masking her equal concern and curiosity, "That means a lot."

[Leena, Love yourself]

"Mhmm, well I'm full," He pushed the cardboard carton of unhealthy food away from him. He swore to himself he was going to make time to go grocery shopping, get some green stuff to make himself feel better. "Want to head to bed?" He asked Poppy with a questioning look, he felt exhausted, and he wasn't exactly sure of the reasoning. Darius glanced at the table, it was a mess, but could wait till morning.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy laughed, scarfing down her last bit of rice. She nodded, smiling. "I thought you'd never ask." Pop stood, her eyes mischievous.

[Leena, Love yourself]

Darius stood as well, he took her by the hand and led her to his room. He flipped a lamp on next to his bed, his cool grey room flooded with light. His bed was mussed from the morning still, he hadn't had the chance to make it yet. Darius shed his shirt, then his pants, he walked over to his dark wood dresser and pulled out a pair of dark blue sleep pants. He pulled them on and shifted through his drawers until he pulled out a long gray shirt, he threw it to Poppy. "You can sleep in that tonight," He told her with a lopsided grin.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy looked around, and she analyzed his room. It was simple, with grey bring a main color theme. She raised an eyebrow when he changed, then caught the shirt with ease. Pop turned away, and stripped down to her panties and bra, slipping the soft grey shirt on. She padded over to him, crawling into bed.

[Leena, Love yourself]

Darius had been fixing his bed while she changed, once he was almost finished he felt the bed move some. He looked over his shoulder to see Poppy crawling towards him. He abandoned the fixing idea and sank against the pillows to wait for her to nestle into his arms. It was rare that he invited a person into his bed. Usually he 'slept' with a girl and kicked her out of his house.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy curled into Darius, her black hair around her face like a curtain. She loved him, but love wasn't a two-way street. "Darius," she murmured softly, "You're wonderful." Pop felt the warmth radiate off of him, and she snugged deeper into his arms.

[Leena, Love yourself]

Darius snaked his arm around her shoulders, "Thanks. You too," he replied to her, Darius kissed her temple. A females warm body curled up against his side felt nice. He hasn't even gone all the way with her yet. As much as he wanted her he decided to wait. In that moment he had made the decision. He let his eyes close and sleep take over him.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy smiled slightly, and let herself relax. She could feel his deep breaths, and slowly, but surely, drifted off into sleep.


(( Skip? ))

[Leena, Love yourself]

(Yep, puts us with everyone else)

Darius slept soundly, he had forgotten to put his alarm on the night before. His limbs were entangled with Poppys, his breathing was deep and steady. He was dreaming of a car chase, him being the one chased of course. Cops were trailing him but he was driving a Toyota Supra modified to the max, nothing was catching him. The thrill of it all made him grin in the dream.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy was softly breathing, and she stirred a bit. She was dreaming of...nothing. Poppy didn't really dream--it was out of the ordinary, but it was what happened.

[Leena, Love yourself]

Cole woke up to his damn alarm going off, he reached over and threw it at the wall, it shattered with a loud noise. He growled and threw himself back against his pillows. He hadn't heard from BB in a while and it was really starting to get to him. He was actually attending classes! Him! That's how much it was bothering him that she had the nerve to snub him. Cole had called a girl last night, one that had sneaked him her number in class. She'd come over for about an hour and then he'd kicked her out when he was done with her. It hadn't satisfied him enough, he didn't know what the hell was wrong with him. Cole got out of bed and went and showered. Then went back to his room to dress in his school uniform, shirt was untucked, and his tie was askew. But hey at least he was wearing it. He pulled his messenger bag over his shoulder and walked out of his room, he slammed his bedroom door, making the wall shudder with the impact. He had no thoughts for anyone else in the dorm. Cole walked out the door, ready to find some girls to occupy his time with. Who the hell needed BB anyway?

Darius woke up when a door was slammed, he sat up quickly, making Poppy slip from his arms onto the soft pillows. What the hell was going on? He disentangled his legs from hers and slipped from the bed to go have a look. He went down the hall to the main living space but found nothing amiss, and not a person around. He wondered if his flat mate, who he still hadn't met, had just left. He raked a hand over his face, the stubble there reminded him he needed to shave.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy stirred and jolted awake when she heard the door slam, groggily opening her eyes. "Darius?" she said cautiously, not seeing him next to her, "Darius?"

(( Sorry for short posts--Aagh at the architecture convention, and barely any bandwith on the free wifi.))

[Leena, Love yourself]

(It's okay :P)

Darius heard his name being called, he started back towards his room. He was truly curious about his nonexistent but obviously there flat mate. "I'm here," he called as he entered the room. His eyes took in the tousled hair nymph in his bed, a smile crept to his face. "Mmmm no man could resist that face in the morning," he muttered as he stalked towards her like a panther hinting its prey. He jumped into bed and pinned her down, gently. His lips wandered over her cheek bones, the softness of her neck, he pushed some of the fabric of her no his tshirt out of the way to nibble along her shoulder.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, and relaxed. "For a second, I thought something bad happened. Who's your roommate--" she started, but was interrupted by Darius' morning surprise. Poppy smiled, and kissed him softly, starting from his jaw to his collarbone.

[Leena, Love yourself]

Darius felt her exploratory lips on his skin, it was like a fiery trail as she went along. He nudged her head back down, not letting her have her way. "Stay," He ordered her in an almost demanding tone. Damn she was driving him crazy, he took his time edging her shirt up with his teeth, his hands held her down still. Finally he had the shirt to her neck, he edged it the rest of the way off with his mouth and then looked down at her mostly bare flesh. His mouth went to work eagerly at her collar bone, and then down some.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy murmured a protest, wanting to continue, and just let her hormones take charge, but she relaxed. Her heart fluttered, and she arched her back slightly, smiling. He was like her drug, her adrenaline rush. She looked at him, in the eyes, every kiss an electric shock. "Darius," Pop said, "I don't care what you've done with other girls, or how many, but I want you to do it now." Poppy knew she was ready--both to lose her virginity, and lose it with him. She didn't want to come off as desperate, or lovestruck, but simply...willing.

[Leena, Love yourself]

Darius froze, her words took time to sink in. She was ready, she'd voiced it. Poppy was ready for him to take her V-card. Darius didn't say a word, instead he took her bra off swiftly, then her underwear....................

Sometime later............

Darius flopped down onto his side beside Poppy, sweat glistened on his body, the sheet lay in a pool at his waist, clinging to him almost because of the moisture. His breath came quickly, his face was flushed from their activities, he looked down at Poppy with wonder.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy closed her eyes, almost panting. She let loose a giddy laugh, her whole body on fire. Pop looked over at Darius, grinning. "That...that was amazing." Her mind was frazzled, all she could focus on was him.

[Leena, Love yourself]

"Hmmm it was," He agreed with a lazy smile on his face, he traced invisible designs on her bare stomach. "So you don't regret it?" He asked her mostly out of curiosity.

[ɯɐɔ]

"How could I?" Poppy breathed, happy. "I probably will later, though, nothing against you. I'm just glad I was willling to lose it, not forced." She lay there for a few moments, then realized what she had said. "Oh my god, Darius, I didn't mean it like that. I know you wouldn't...I know that you--"

[Leena, Love yourself]

Darius had a smile still on his face until she said those last words, then his expression turned stormy. Darius got up off of her and left the bed, nude. He went over to the dresser and pulled on some boxer briefs. "Poppy I would never do that," He told her gruffly, at least not to her. He left the room without another word, and disappeared into the kitchen.

[ɯɐɔ]

"I-" Poppy started, the euphoria gone. "Darius, I know--" she stopped trying to explain her previous words, and sighed. When he left the room, she stood and changed back into his shirt, and her bra and panties. She padded out into the kitchen, taking her phone off the counter and checking her texts. Nothing that she needed to reply to, but when she saw the time, her eyes widened. "Darius...it's already noon. We were supposed to attend class today!"

[Leena, Love yourself]

"So?" he said without emotion, his head was in the fridge, he was scrounging around for something to cook. Of course there was nothing, he slammed the door to the fridge. "Not a damn thing in this place to eat, I need to go shopping," He sighed loudly, the food wasn't the issue. Poppy's words nagged at him. "Well do you want to go to class?" He asked her with a raised brow, "I'm not going to my classes today. No point its already late."

[ɯɐɔ]

She shrugged. "Good point." The tension in the room was thick, and Pop cringed. She closed her eyes, and sighed. "I didn't mean it like that, I meant it differently," Poppy struggled to explain. "I'm glad to have saved it for someone I genuinely am interested in."

[Leena, Love yourself]

Darius sighed loudly, he knew she didn't mean it that way, but it still irked him. Probably because he had forced it once on a girl, he'd been drunk as hell and stupid. "Its okay.. so do you want to go grocery shopping with my grumpy self?" He asked her and walked over to her. Darius wrapped his arms around Poppy and looked at her with a feeble grin.

[ɯɐɔ]

"Sure," Pop said, smiling a little. It was forced, though, and she still felt...off. She knew she was hiding something, and felt that their relationship wasn't the same.

[Leena, Love yourself]

"Alright lets go get you some pants, and me some pants and a shirt," He pulled on her hand gently, leading her back to his bedroom. He let her sit on the edge of the bed and went to dig around in his clothes. Finally he produced a pair of sweats for Poppy that had a drawstring so that she could tighten them to her slim waist. He pulled on a pair of white washed jeans and a gray t-shirt much like Poppy's shirt, "We're slummin' it today."

[ɯɐɔ]

"Hell yeah," Poppy said, laughing and tugging on the sweats. She tied them at her hips, and laughed. "If my dad saw me..."

[Leena, Love yourself]

"Lets just hope that doesn't happen," Darius said with a smirk. "Though I could tell him we were at the store for home ec, or something," He pulled her out of his room and toward the front door. "Uh do you have a car?" He asked her with wide eyes.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy laughed, then blushed at his question. "No...I don't have a car..." she said, trailing off, "I have a bike. A Vespa."

[Leena, Love yourself]

"Its okay, I'll take care of it," He took out his cellphone and dialed a number, he talked quietly with someone and then hung up and took Poppy by the hand once more. "A car will pick us up in the parking lot, maybe I should get a vehicle while we're in town.."

[ɯɐɔ]

"Hah." Poppy said. "You didn't have to do that. You do realize that when I say bike, and Vespa, I mean motorcycle?"

[Leena, Love yourself]

"Oh... well do you want to take it instead? I haven't paid for the car, so its not like I'm out anything by not showing up," Darius put his arm around her shoulders and waited for her to lead the way.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy grabbed her phone and a few dollars, and looked at him, laughing. "Up to you. I don't care."

[Leena, Love yourself]

"Hmm well I think maybe the car would be better since we're bringing groceries home.." He looked at her and then walked with her toward the school parking lot so they could wait for the hired car to pick them up.

[ɯɐɔ]

"Good point, again." Poppy said, cracking a smile. She walked with him out into the Russian air, relishing the feel of the breeze on her skin.

[Leena, Love yourself]

A sleek, black car pulled up, Darius held the door open for Poppy and waited for her to get in. He spoke rapid Russian to the driver, letting him know where they needed to go.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy raised an eyebrow, and got in the car, thanking both Darius and the driver in Russian.

[Leena, Love yourself]

Darius looked broodingly out of the window, he wasn't really in the mood to talk. He was worried about a lot of things, his feelings for this girl that invaded his life and seemed to be the only thing he thought of, his job, school, and the sister that wanted nothing to do with him. BB acted like he was lying, but he was telling the truth. He was her twin brother, and he wanted to get to know her in person, but she wasn't ready yet. He would wait, but he was so stressed it made him a bit impatient.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy glanced over at Darius, and saw his unease. She adopted a look of both concern and puzzlement, and set her hand on his thigh. "Hey, you okay?"

[Leena, Love yourself]

Darius jumped slightly, he put his hand over hers on his leg. "Yeah, just thinking about my sister.. she wants nothing to do with me." He picked up his arm and put it around Poppy's shoulders instead and drew her close, almost protectively into the shelter of his arms.

[ɯɐɔ]

Poppy looked at him, her green eyes clear. "Maybe I can help? I am a girl, as you know." She winked, and laughed slightly, remembering their impromptu event that morning. Her body was still excitable, but had toned down some...like being on a high. Great high, maybe long, but terrible afterward, an made you feel tired all the time.

[ɯɐɔ]

(( Save me from my boring class full of baaaaad puns!))

[Leena, Love yourself]

"Are you sure you want to put yourself in this drama?" He asked her with surprise. "I mean I'm not saying I don't want your help but I don't want to drag you into all this. BB is very..... Hard to get along with." He brought her close to him and searched her face with his eyes. Darius was concerned for her because of BBs attitude.