Tarot Beach Party

[lady_moon]

There are those of the tarot who know how to set up for a party.

Ruin had spent most of the afternoon building the bonfire. He has carefully made it much in the way he would have with the villagers of his mortal life when they would celebrate the harvests. Charity, Unity, and Skill had spent most of the day setting up food, both their sorts of foods and the sorts the sentients would be expecting.

Moon watched it all with rapt fascination, her eyes on the marshmallows Skill told her firmly she isn't allowed to touch yet. But they're white and fluffy looking and Moon is curious. Mons barks at her, warning Skill, and Moon is shooed off.

It's Fortune who puts out blankets, spread all over the beach area for everyone to use. Moon watches her family set up for a party, for guests... real guests who are coming simply to come instead of for answers. She watches Fortune set down a large stack of very warm looking towels, and she grins.

Swimming. Damian will like the swimming.

Her wolves run up and down the beach in excitement, and Moon knows it's time.

Disappearing back to Milliways, she sets it up so people can come and go as they need to, pleased with herself and her family.

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Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

Moon smiles up at him, tasting the purple on his lips.

"Good, because I don't think I could change," Moon murmurs.

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

He smiles down at her, amused. "You have, though. But I'm happy with the way you are."

He kisses her again, remember what they'd started in the ocean. "So, would it be in poor taste to smoosh you here in your forest, or should I take you off to find a proper bed?"

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

"Do you want a bed?"

Moon is quite easy-going about their smooshing and where it happens.

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

He shakes his head.

"Don't care. There's only one thing I want right now."

His face buries into her neck, nipping and kissing lightly. "Bet you can guess..."

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

"You always want that," Moon playfully points out before moaning, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

He chuckles. "Well, look at what I have in my arms: how could I not?"

He snakes his arms tighter around her waist.

"I can wait if you want, Moon. I still haven't seen where you live here, yet, if you want to show me."

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

"You want to see the castle?" she asks, teeth scraping a little against his throat.

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

His knees buckle slightly: he's already turned on enough without her playing at his throat. With teeth no less!

"It's your home, isn't it? I thought the boyfriend was supposed to be invited in when he came to meet the family."

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

Moon laughs, delighted.

"You'll have to take a step back so we can head back to the beach," she says, her fingers reaching between them to tease his groin a little.

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

He giggles, trying to arch away from her fingers. "If you keep that up, we're not going to make it to the beach."

He steps back, eyes only for her as he waits for her to lead the way.

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

She manages not to laugh this time, taking his hand and leading him back through the forest. It's not a rush, only quiet steps as she leads him to the beach, bypassing the bonfire, heading towards the towering castle against the night sky.

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

It's beautiful: the night, the party, the castle in the distance, Moon's world...Moon. He's deliriously happy right now, and that happiness is stirring feelings inside him that he's uncertain of, but oh how he wants them.

Her hand is warm in his, and he finds himself looking in turn from the beautiful world around them to her.

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

Moon doesn't peek into his thoughts, only knows the happy feelings radiating from her wolf. She smiles, resting her head against his arm as they walk.

"I'm glad you're happy," she says softly. "I like you happy, Jason."

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

He releases her hand and curls his arm around her waist.

"I like you happy, too, Moon."

He walks a bit further with her, struggling with himself in his head but not sure why. But he smiles all the same, holding her close as they walk.

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

It doesn't take all that long before they do come up to the massive, wide open doors to the castle. She giggles as she rushes ahead, running up the front stairs eagerly.

"It took us ages to come to a compromise on this thing," she says, glancing over her shoulder. "Spent a decade just discussing the battlements."

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

Jason snickers, following her up the stairs, hesitating only slightly at the massive doors. "I'd be impressed regardless: this is my first castle. So did you make it a grand compromise, or did you get your own parts?"

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

"It was a grand compromise," Moon says, motioning Jason inside. "But it's home, and we're happy. Lots of room. Skill keeps insisting we bring things here to make it ours, but my stuff keeps getting put into odd places."

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

"Like what kind of places?" he asks, following her inside and eyeing the surroundings. He almost feels like one of the cats the way he wants to lurk around and explore.

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

Moon hurries over to an alcove covered by a large tapestry and pulls it back, revealing an impossibly huge Hello Kitty doll.

"These sorts of places."

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

And see Jason fall back with a surprised shout.

"Jesus Christ!"

That's one huge-ass Hello Kitty. At least it's not on her bed? Talk about a cock-block.

He tries for a serious face. "I have no clue as to why they'd put that behind a tapestry."

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

Moon laughs, wrapping her arms around her waist as the tapestry falls back into place.

"You're very nice to say that."

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

He hugs her back, chuckling. "Any time, honey."

There's a sigh of relief as the tapestry falls back. Scary fucking cat...

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

"Is there something in particular you'd like to see?"

There were the lower rooms, filled with all the portraits and art and odds and ends... and then there were the upper rooms, each one for one of the tarot.

Re: The Forest

[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

Jason shrugs and gives her a quick kiss. "Your house. What do you want to show off?"

Re: The Forest

[lady_moon]

She drags him through some of the lower rooms until they stand near a large hearth. Over the hearth is a portrait of Moon, dressed as Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, in a perfect fourth position. Her hair is carefully pinned up, her neck long and arched, her expression one of sleepy dreaming.

"Ruin made me come home so Skill could paint me when I danced."