that's the thing about magic

[demonic-affairs.livejournal.com]

Who: James, anyone in Twilight Town
What: he's sort of not dead :\
Where: Twilight Town
When: twilight :|

There was something to be said about eternal twilight.

Not that he personally cared for it.

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[songbird9.livejournal.com]

She shrugged, carefully ignoring the - to put it bluntly - rampant lust in the air. It still flushed her cheeks and gave her movements a more sensuous flow, but she, at least, could resist acting on it. She wasn't entirely sure that she'd have the conviction to push James away if tried anything, though.

"I thought not. She seemed different from you, even when I was just getting to know her. How long has it been for her, do you know?"

[demonic-affairs.livejournal.com]

"Ah, now that is something of a mystery. I would say a couple of hundred years, but it's very hard to place to tell the age of someone that doesn't." He absently toyed with her shortened hair, frowning thoughtfully. "She doesn't tell me much, unfortunately - me, her darling older brother who is only looking out for her."

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

She stepped away again, removing herself from his reach.
"If you ever acted this way with her, I'm afraid I can see why. You should know she doesn't put up well with teasing and unanswered questions." She smiled sweetly.

[demonic-affairs.livejournal.com]

"Mmm, you're right about that, but I always attributed that to her stubborn personality." He laughed, low in his throat, unable to hide his amusement. "But she is another matter entirely. I find the present company much more interesting at the moment, and that company's insistence on asking certain questions."

"Would you take me up on an offer if I suggested we continue this conversation elsewhere?"

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

She crossed her arms, but the smile hadn't yet disappeared.

"Not if that's your way of trying to get me into a bedroom. I'm not quite that foolish, James."

[demonic-affairs.livejournal.com]

He winked at her. "My intentions could have been entirely honorable, love. A shame you automatically assumed the more... entertaining of options." He shrugged, putting his sunglasses back on. He reached out to brush a thumb against her cheek, and a sharp burst of that electric energy passed between them, much stronger than it had been before.

Smiling faintly, he nodded at her and then began to walk away. "Next time, perhaps."

Then he disappeared. Not walked around the corner or melt into the shadows - just one minute he was there, and the next he was gone.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

Now that was just not fair.
She wondered if things would have been any better had she agreed... Probably not.

Well, she'd survived another encounter with the local demon, and acquired a bit of useful information. It was honestly more than she'd hoped for when she ran into him.
And she had to admit it was fun, if somewhat unsatisfying.

She would go home, drink tea, and put that unreleased energy into magic practice while she rehearsed what to say to Lilith next time they met.