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The library is black as night, shadows enveloping everything but the tight aura around her computer screen. She's been here since long before the light faded, working furiously away as the hours to deadline slip away from her. The staccato rattling of the keyboard is loud in the cavernous room and I look around me, staring at the bookshelves disappearing into the distant dark. She is the only noise, the only light in this space, but she is far from alone.
I slide closer, wanting to see her more clearly. The green light caresses her face like a halo, illuminating just the lightest edges of her features. I tiptoe closer, knowing I don't need to be quiet, but wanting to observe the forms anyway. A strand of her hair moves under my breath, but still she stares at the screen, oblivious. I inhale deeply, breathing the sweet perfume that she put on this morning, before this mad all night dash became necessary.
A cheap satisfaction of the hungers can be had any and every day, but tonight is a rare opportunity. All Hallows: the night when the spirits floated close to this world and sometimes travelled twixt one and the other. I feel a chuckle roll in my throat. "You have no idea what's to come," I murmur quietly.
She doesn't react, but just continues her work. My hand creeps around the side of her chair and I trail my fingertips along the line of her shoulder. I half-expect her to turn, but she's still. I stretch my hand out, my palm laying flat on her shoulder and I feel her heat warm my skin. She's so warm.
I trail my fingers down, tracing a line down her front as I step around beside her. The contact doesn't make her jump, but she shivers slightly, closing her eyes as my fingers roll softly over her skin. She rolls her head back, flexing her shoulders tiredly. The movement shifts the material of her blouse and my eyes are inextricably drawn to the triangle of cleavage revealed there. My fingertips slide further, underneath the edge of her blouse, pushing it away to reveal a little more warm skin.
The movement draws her out of her reverie and she opens her eyes. My hand withdraws, letting her alone as she twists in the seat. I step back, wanting to see the moment of uncertainty on her face.
She can't hear or see me, but she knows I'm there. Her eyes are wide with sudden, sharp alarm and I watch her, noting the makeup-disguised folds underneath her eyelids that the weight of her cares have created. I can see apprehension on her face as she realises just how alone and lonely she is in this giant building.
"Who's there?" Her voice echoes into the darkness and I smile as she looks in vain for the presence that disturbed her.
I step around her, placing my flat palm against her cheek, feeling the soft, warm skin under my own. I want her now and for a moment, I consider just doing it, taking what I want and going. I temper my passions. I'd waited a long time for this and it had to last if I wished to do it properly. The first rule, the only rule. Patience brings all.
She turns to look towards me, her body reacting to the touch that she's not sure she even felt. I slip around behind her, trailing my fingertips across the top of her chest, to tease against the topmost button of her blouse. I pop it open and then the next, pulling the fabric further apart to bare a little more of her to the room.
The sound of her breathing is intoxicating and I watch her chest heave as my fingers trail across the upper curve of her breast. My palm grazes across her skin and I flick open another button, revealing a deliciously low-cut bra. The dark lace stretches wickedly across her pale skin and I stare, transfixed, as it stretches and flexes with each breath, so deliciously taut. So warm.
I run my palm across it, sliding my hand under to cup her, the whisper of skin against lace seeming the only sound in the room. She stares at her computer screen, but I know she can feel what I'm doing to her now. Her legs shift, thighs squeezing together as she stares at the screen, teeth worrying at her lip. The thesis still needs to be done and the night's not getting any younger.
She runs her hands through her hair and sighs, muttering to herself. "C'mon Rina. Get it together." I slide my hand under the strap of her bra, guiding it down so I can hold her breast, skin to skin. A sigh escapes her lips, long and drawn out as her eyes flutter closed. The thesis is still there, but pretty soon I'm going to make sure she won't care.
Her gaze is still on the screen, but her body is warming to me, reacting without her will. I lower my lips to her chest, allowing my teeth to nip at the warm, soft skin. She tastes so sweet; smooth and fresh under my lips and I can feel her heart thumping fast, pulse throbbing to the beat.