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It was hard to find good-looking men at the Topaz Academy in Portoa, especially since the Order tried very hard to keep the genders separate. All the more reason to spend time with Baromo, I supposed. Even when I could find them, the Order's mages were mostly a scrawny, pock-faced lot, but Baromo was over six feet tall with broad shoulders and a strong jawline. He was sweet, too, if a bit dense, so if I could find some way to hold onto him I wouldn't be opposed.
I saw him across the cloister, sitting on the edge of the fountain. It had been shut off for maintenance, but as I watched him I saw the fountain running, sparkling clear water pouring out into the air and filling the stone basin below. It was beautiful, and then it disappeared.
I smirked. Baromo was an Illusion Mage, and by the looks of the water streaming out of the top of the fountain, a good one, but he looked frustrated. Well, maybe
I
could help with that...
I sauntered over, wishing I could be wearing something a little cuter than my robes, even if they were pinned a little bit tighter than was strictly regulation. Still, I twirled my finger in my long, dark brown hair as I walked in front of him. Yeah, I may've been laying it on thick, but I'd been hinting that I wanted him to make a move on me for weeks and nothing had happened, so I felt like taking things into my own hands.
"Hey, Baromo!"
"Oh, hey Ilia." He looked distracted when he answered, but I could see the corners of his mouth turn up when he saw me.
Still, he started to turn back to his tome, and I couldn't have that.
"I missed you at lunch."
"Huh?"
Ugh.
"In the Banquet Hall? I didn't see you..."
"Oh, yeah." At least he wasn't looking at that damned book. "I, uh...I wanted to practice."
It had looked like just a basic illusion of moving water, so I wasn't sure why he needed practice.
"It looked good to me," I offered with a shrug and a cute, flirty smile.
He returned the smile. "Yeah?"
I nodded, making my loose curls bounce. "Yeah! I mean, I'm no Illusion Mage, but I thought it looked real at first, hee hee!" It was...a bit demeaning to put such a...
ditzy
inflection in my voice, but damn it I was horny.
"Really?"
Gods, just take the fucking compliment.
"Yes, really!" I gave him a playful slap on the arm, and had to hide my surprise when I felt his muscles. These robes weren't exactly form-fitting, so I hadn't expected to find
muscles
under there! I mean, I knew he had broad shoulders, but those biceps were a pleasant not-so-little treat!
Baromo laughed, and blushed. This was the trouble with him. Despite being objectively the most handsome man in our year and probably the whole order, he was painfully shy and didn't seem to think much of himself. It was sweet, and adorable, and it made me want him even more, but damn it it was not helpful at the moment!
"So, what's the trouble?" Maybe if I helped him practice it would lead somewhere? I could only hope.
The handsome young man sighed, and shook his head with a chuckle. "I just...I can't maintain it, you know? Moving illusions, that is."
Low stamina, eh? Hrm... "Yeah?"
"I..." Baromo blushed, and I tried not to think it was cute. I really tried.
"I don't know why."
Ooooooh, I suddenly had an idea. A
great
idea! So great an idea that I was pretty sure it was my best idea ever."
I opened my mouth and put on my silkiest, sultriest voice possible. Being a Body Mage, it wasn't that difficult. I also made my tits just a touch bigger, too, just in case.
"Maybe you just need...the right motivation, and maybe a simpler illusion than all that falling water."
Baromo raised an eyebrow. "Like what?"
I smirked evilly. Okay, maybe not exactly
evilly
, but certainly naughtily.