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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 17:21:47 GMT -5
Valentine's Day. In Rome. With A Beautiful Vampire He Was Falling In Love With.
Less that two months ago, Ben wouldn't have dreamed of this happening, but here he was awaiting Katalina. Once she arrived at the meeting spot in Hogsmeade, he would visualize the street the hotel he stayed at last summer was on, take her hand, and apparate there for what would no doubt be one of the most interesting and enjoyable Valentine's Day ever.
He couldn't help but get Katalina a gift too. He didn't go cheesy with the flowers or candy. Instead he bought her an emerald bracelet that wrapped around her wrist like a snake would. He thought being a Slytherin, she'd like it. He also sent an owl to a little cafe in Italy for dinner reservations, and just in time since Valentines Day was a busy day for the place. He really hoped the romantic atmosphere that was Rome would help the former Puff tell Katalina how he felt about her... and hoped she would react positively to it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 11:13:24 GMT -5
* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,
She had to admit. It was all very exciting. Of course, she hadn't been on a real date ever because the last person she was serious with she ended up killing. Even though it was more forced on her than actually serious. Plus, there was the added fact that it was Valentine's Day. It was all screaming romanticism and lovey-dovey nonsense, so she felt like it should be raising a few red flags with her. After all, Kat wasn't so sure exactly how she would handle that situation anymore. Now, none of that actually made it into her thought process. All the blonde was really thinking about was the fact that she was going to Rome, and was chastising herself for not actually thinking about just apparating to places before. That's what I get for spending my whole life around muggles.
The most important part would be how exactly would she dress for this. Even though Rome was made out of cobblestones, she decided on wearing actual high heels. Then there was her top, pants, the jacket, even the accessories she put on. None of it was very practical. She supposed if she needed to actually do anything she could try to make it work, but she was really hoping nothing went bad while she was dressed like that. She looked in the mirror and decided that she was ready for a normal day under the Tuscan sun. Before she was out the door, however, she went back to grab a fedora, because she couldn't very well go to Rome without a fedora. Now that she was dressed to impress, she had to leave to make it to Hogsmeade in time.
She blurred right through the castle and the grounds, and then decided to walk with a human pace the rest of the way. Kat trudged through the snow to get to the pub. Then she finally saw Ben. An excited jumbo smile stretched across her face. “HEY!” She practically yelled it at him, and then charged him for a hug. After she finally let him go she looked at him. “Oh my gosh I am sooo excited! I can't wait. I packed a few things in my bag, and I wore my fedora. I'll just have to be careful of the stone on the street because of my shoes, but I should be fine.” She realized she was talking a little fast, and a little all over the place, so she just zipped her lips and smiled. But she just couldn't wait anymore, so she wrapped her arms around him tight so he could lead her wherever they had to go. “Ready whenever you are.”
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 21:35:51 GMT -5
When Katalina arrived and hugged him, he accepted the embrace eagerly. He still wasn't completely sure what their relationship was, but he was glad the affection was there. Perhaps by the end of the trip he would know for sure. It was crystal clear that she enjoyed being around her as much as she did him. Hopefully they would get around to that little moonlight play in the woods at some point.
"Well you look amazing," said Ben when she spoke of deciding to wear her fedora. "The hat's a great touch."
He was lost in her eyes for a moment when she wrapped her arms around him and he in turn held her.
"I'm very ready," he said. He then realized just what he was supposed to be ready for. He chuckled and blushed a bit before he focused on the place and apparated with her.
They arrived successfully and Ben smiled. The place was just as he remembered it.
"Welcome to Italy," he said, finding he still didn't want to let Kat go.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2014 13:49:12 GMT -5
* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,
She giggled when he said she looked amazing. “You don't look so bad yourself doll.” He said he was ready to go, and she laughed when he paused before apparating them out of there. She closed her eyes because she wanted it to be a surprise for her. When she felt the air refill her lungs, he spoke up. “Welcome to Italy.” She opened her eyes and looked at him first. The big emerald orbs sparkling with excitement. Kat gave him a squeeze on his arm not paying attention to how much of her strength she was using because she figured that he could handle it. Then she finally turned around to take everything in.
“Oh my Merlin! Its the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.” Now she had no idea where in Italy she actually was, but it was beautiful all the same. The streets were put together with stones that looked centuries old, while people on vespas rode on top of them. The smell of freshly baking bread, pizza, and pasta filled the air around her. She could practically feel the vibrations of the ground as the roman army marched through the streets. The blond could almost hear the cheering as gladiators fought to the death in the Colosseum. The history that washed over her was just as powerful as the smell of all of the fresh food that was cooking in the present. And she didn't even want to think about all of the shopping she could do. “I can tell already that we won't be able to cover everything in one day.”
She turned around to look back at him. Her face was glowing with happiness, and she was definitely intoxicated on Italian air. “What should we do first?” Kat was being overwhelmed with things she wanted to do. She couldn't focus herself on what to do first. Thank goodness she had Ben with her. Another thing she was thankful for was the fact that she was Spanish. It meant she could easily blend in with the Italians. It was instinct to blend in with the other people seamlessly. It was always best to go unnoticed.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2014 19:33:32 GMT -5
Ben blushed when she complimented how he looked. He wondered what good deed he had done to have met such a gorgeous woman. The fact that she was over a century his senior or a vampire didn't matter to him. All he saw was a beautiful and amazing girl of seventeen who enjoyed his company as much as he did hers.
When they arrived in Rome, Ben smiled as Katalina reacted to everything.
"It's incredible, isn't it?" he said. "And yeah, definitely can't cover everything. We spent days here and couldn't accomplish that. But I'll take us to some great places." When she asked about where to go first.
"Well, that depends on what you want to do," he said. "Would you like to see the markets? Or maybe visit the museums? There's the big stuff of course- the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain. I'm just here to see you enjoy yourself." He then pulled the box with the bracelet out and presented it to her. "And here's a little something to get things started."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 12:26:16 GMT -5
* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,
She heard him say that it was incredible as if he was far away from her. In her head, he very well might have been because she was in such a daze. “It's more than incredible. It is absolutely awe inspiring.” Ben agreed with her that it would be impossible to see and do everything she wanted to do in one day, and she just giggled. “Maybe that just means we will have to come back and spend a whole week here during the summer.” Kat could definitely picture herself spending a week in Italy and taking in all of the culture.
Ben was trying to get her on a set path where they would actually be able to accomplish things one at a time. That was, after all, the only way they would get anything done. He started listing just a few things that they could do, and she wasn't sure if she was prepared to make such a decision. While she was trying to think of what to do first, she barely noticed him pulling out a box from his pockets. He handing it over as a Valentine's Day present. “A gift? For me? Oh Ben. Now I feel bad I didn't get you anything.” She smiled and nearly yanked it out of his hand. Kat definitely liked presents.
She opened the little black box and saw inside was a silver wrap bracelet. It was shaped like a snake and had little emeralds placed all over. Katalina was in complete shock at how beautiful it was, and how much more perfect it couldn't be. Her eyes snapped back up to his, and they glittered. Without dropping anything she had in her hands, she threw her arms around his neck, and pulled him down to her. Without any warning, or saying a word, she locked her lips together with his. When she finally pulled away, she beamed at him. “I couldn't love it more.” The blond dropped her hands, pulled off the bracelet she was already wearing, threw it in her bag, and put on the jewelry he gave her.
Then she grabbed his hand, and started to pull him in the general direction of the Trevi Fountain. “I know where where are going first.” She started trying to drag him through the streets to get to the Fountain. Then she realized they were going to need coins to throw in. Using a few skills she picked up back in the 20's, she stealthily slipped her hand into a guys pocket, and pulled out two Euros without him even noticing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 19:26:07 GMT -5
Ben liked the idea of spending a week in Rome with this amazing girl. He smiled and nodded when she suggested it.
"Yes, definitely!" he said. "We can stay at the hotel I stayed at during the school trip." Ben was good at saving his money from his tutoring job, which he made a lot of because both the kids and their parents liked him a lot and always recommended him to their friends. So this would definitely not be an issue. "When we get back home, we can work out the dates."
He shook his head when Kat said she felt bad about not getting him anything.
"You did give me something," he said. "A whole day with you, just enjoying ourselves." He was relieved she liked it. He never prided himself on being the best gift-giver, so this definitely was a good thing. It was an even better thing when she pulled him into a kiss. He gladly returned it, enjoying it to the fullest. It was by far the most incredible kiss he ever had. Was it because of who Kat was? Who cared? It was amazing.
"I'm glad you like it," he gasped when the kiss broke.
Kat dragged Ben to the Trevi Fountain, and he was so focused on being dragged by a gorgeous girl that he didn't notice her pick pocketing.
"You know you don't have to drag me," he chuckled. "I'd follow you anywhere, Kat." He blushed a bit upon realizing he had said that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 13:40:35 GMT -5
* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,
Ben was definitely up for the idea of spending the whole week there, but then she thought that if they got to all of the more important things they wanted to do today then there would barely be anything left to do for a whole week. She could always discuss it later, but she was beginning to think that if they made a whole week vacation, then they could go somewhere else. But again, that was a decision for later. “Yes. We will definitely work something out later, but for now.. abbiamo bisogno per godere Roma.” Italian wasn't that far from Spanish, and once she was taught Latin, it was really easy to pick up.
When he responded to her about she did actually give him something, she just blushed. “Well, aren't you sweet.” Then he returned her kiss, and she had to say he wasn't that bad at it. He managed to gasp out a few words when she broke apart from him, and she smirked. Yeah, she definitely still had the ability to make men speechless. Though, that wasn't why she did it, it still made her feel pretty damn good about herself.
He said he would follow her anywhere, and at that point she stopped her march to the Fountain, and turned to look at him. “You know, that might not always be the best idea.” She ended the statement with a smirk so that it wouldn't come off as threatening, although she did mean it. Ben was a sweetheart through and through. Kat was a criminal in both the muggle and magical communities, and while she did have a few decades of mostly just having fun and being free, it didn't mean that she was ever a good person. She didn't want the to be Ben.
She just shook it off, and walked over to the edge of the fountain. “Here. Real muggle money. That there is a Euro.” She gave him a genuine smile, and turned to face away from the Trevi Fountain. She grabbed his hand, closed her eyes, made her wish, and gently tossed her Euro over her shoulder. Granted, a gentle toss from her sent the coin flying to the top tier at the far back of the fountain, but that was as best as she was going to do. “Thousands of people every week come here to throw a coin into that fountain hoping that their wish is granted.” Kat was more concerned with making her wishes come true herself by any means necessary. That was why she was what she was.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 21:27:31 GMT -5
Ben was just glad there would be a "later" with Kat. He was glad she was willing to spend more time with him. And he found it really attractive when she spoke Italian.
After he presented the gift, he smirked when she said he was sweet, but it bothered him a bit. He knew he fate of many sweet boys, including himself as he had few relationships in school and none of them lasted long. Kat had an edge about her, and he could only hope she wanted a sweet boy in her life. The kiss made him feel better about that though.
He wondered what Kat meant by it not being the best idea to follow her. Did it have to do with her being a vampire? He thought they had worked that out.
"Well maybe I'll just skip following you and walk beside you for a while," he joked.
When Kat spoke of people making a wish by throwing a coin in the Fountain, Ben was about to throw his when he turned to her and took a breath before saying what he had been wanting to say.
"I'd like to tell you my wish now, Kat," he said. "I would like for you to be my girlfriend. I've never met another girl like you, and not just because you're... well... you know." He didn't want to announce she was a vampire at such a busy place. "I've enjoyed every minute with you since the day I met you."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 17:06:12 GMT -5
* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,
All she could give him after his walking besides her comment was a polite smile. Then she just looked back at the Fountain. The craftsmanship on the thing was absolutely incredible. People just didn't make anything like that anymore. Every creation became more for ease of use rather than beauty. It was really a sad prospect of the future. Out of the corner of her eye, she watched Ben sttempt to throw his coin in, but he stopped. Weird. She turned to him with a confused expression on her face. Why won't he make his wish? He turned to her and told her he wanted to tell her his wish. She just smiled at him. “But then it won't...
She tried to say that if he told her his wish it wouldn't come true, but he just kept talking anyway. What he said really did leave her speechless. He straight up just asked her to be his girlfriend. Now while she was a little disappointed that courting had really gone out the window, she was very impressed with how much nerve it took for him to spit it out. Honestly, Kat didn't think he had that kind of gut in him, and frankly, it was kind of hot. Though, in retrospect if he had more conviction it would have been hotter. Then the reality of what he said settled in on her. She looked at the ground because she couldn't look him in the face when she said that to him.
“Umm.. before we get into that. There is something you ought to know.” She turned around and walked away from the Fountain because she could exactly say what she was about to say in front of a butt load of people. “Before you ask me that again, you really should know what happened the last time this happened. The last time I got anywhere close to a man was when I was engaged to an ass awful pureblood back in 1911. It ended with me trying to.. my death and me... sort of.. murdering him.” She didn't really want to say that she tried to kill herself, and then she tried to ease the thought of her whacking her last serious ex on him. “Well, he's dead, but not dead. See I intended to kill him, but didn't intend on him.. you know, popping back up. Now we're kind of on each others short list.” She gave him a nervous little giggled, and then hid her face in her hands. There was a lot of history about Katalina that Ben didn't know.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 17:47:00 GMT -5
Ben listened to the story- how Kat had been with someone... how it ended. If there was one thing Ben was though, it was understanding... compassionate. He didn't see Katalina as a monster any more than he did himself. The person sounded like a wicked man, and no doubt gave her a good reason to do what she did. WOuld Ben become violent if given good reason? Of course, werewolf or not. Who's to say what he would do under extreme circumstances. Still, he wondered how to respond to Kat, and how to tell her he looked past that without sounding weird or uncaring for the incident. Finally, he just went for it.
"Kat, I can probably never begin to imagine what all you've been through in your existence," he said. "And I'm sure because of who you are, you've been faced with some pretty dire decisions that required drastic measures. I wasn't there for that Kat. But the Kat I know is beautiful, smart, witty, and fun to be around. As far as I'm concerned, I don't want to judge you on your past. I'd rather focus on a possible future together."
And with that, he drew it, taking the liberty to kiss her this time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 0:07:01 GMT -5
* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,
This was quickly becoming a situation where Katalina wasn't sure what was going to happen next. It was slightly unnerving considering she generally liked to be in control of the situation, however the unknown part was still a little exciting to her. It didn't stop her from being totally relieved when he finally started to speak. Now, maybe it was the nerves in her or maybe she really thought it kind of funny, but when he said he couldn't imagine what she'd been through, she snorted. He really had no idea. Her experiences included world wide tragedy, two muggle world wars, two wizarding wars, near death. She was quite the well rounded little lady.
Because of who you are. Yeah because of who she was, she had basically been labeled as un-dateable for over a century. He listed a bunch of adjectives that he thought described her, but he forgot an important one, criminal. Though she was kind of glad he didn't know about that one. He stopped speaking, so she assumed it was her turn to say something. Before she could actually strings two words together, she watched him toss his coin into the fountain, and pulled her in and kissed her. Kat was so taken off guard that her eyes flashed open in surprise, before closing slowly. And her whole body tensed before melting into him. When the kiss ended, she had to say she was severely impressed.
She looked at him a little breathlessly, and gave him a genuine smile. “Well, when you put it that way.” She really couldn't argue with his logic, and frankly, he was practically asking her not to go into too much detail about her past. She could definitely live with that. Then she pressed her lips gently against against his. It was only for a few moments, but it was a good few moments. “Hard to argue with that logic.” Now, that she saw and made a wish at the Trevi Fountain, and succeeded in not scaring a guy away, she didn't know what she wanted to go do next. What could top this? She glanced around, and failed to keep the wind from blowing her hair in her face. “Where to next, lover?” She giggled.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 22:52:37 GMT -5
Ben was taken away by the kisses. He was happy, perhaps the happiest he had ever been. He had a girlfriend now, an amazing one. The vampire and werewolf thing was not something he worried about. In fact, that part of it had been fun with their little romps under the full moon. In his wolf form, he was almost like Kat's loyal dog, joyfully playing with her and snuggling with her afterward.
When the kisses ended and Kat asked him what was next, he was distracted by the next word she said. Lover. He was her lover. He finally snapped out of it and smiled with an idea.
"Come on," he said. He took her to a cafe in the city with a high balcony. From it, they could see a great deal of the city as they sipped whatever drinks they ordered.
"Since we're just here for a day, I thought I'd let you see as much of the city as possible," he said to her. "Kat, tell me about yourself... I mean things like what you want to do after you graduate."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2014 14:18:52 GMT -5
* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,
He smiled at her, and her eyes narrowed playfully in suspicion. He told her to follow, and she didn't hesitate when she did. Which sort of surprised her because she didn't usually take orders from anyone. She followed nonetheless, and she was glad she did. They ended up on a balcony cafe with an incredible view. She was blown away by the sheer romanticism of the whole vision. “It looks like a Monet.” She breathed out the words and they were barely audible, but that was because she was completely breathless by the view. Rome was absolutely beautiful, and you could literally feel all of the Italian love in the air.
“Well, you certainly are accomplishing that.” She took a sip from her tea, and nearly spit it out when he asked her about what her plans were for the future. Shockingly, that was something that she didn't think about too often. After all, basically an eternity of life awaited her, and she had all of the time in the world to do whatever the hell she wanted. Making plans wasn't really something she ever needed to do. Well, unless it involved telling the delicious little morsel she left in her hotel room to go to Woodstock, because she had been planning on going to that since she heard about it.
Kat just took a deep breath, and figured maybe if she just started talking about it, some kind of idea would begin to form. “Well.. future. Let's see. I'll be “graduating” at the end of this year, so I'll have to find something else to fill my time. Maybe a job. Oh, like a curse breaker or something. I could be good at that.” Kat was a good grifter, a fabulous hitter, and an excellent thief, so she could safely assume that cracking curses that hide valuable objects would be right up her alley. “But first I guess I'll have to find a house. Or build one. I don't want to exactly have to go back to the Vega Villa in Spain. Bad memories. What about you?”[/.color]
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2014 20:21:00 GMT -5
Ben was thrilled that Kat liked the idea. They would of course do more in Rome as they day went on as opposed to just look at it. And perhaps soon they would have a full week in Rome to have fun. Ben sipped his soda as Kat told him about what she wanted to do. As Ben promised, he would focus on the future. Anything he asked her would have to do that with that... well or at least the present. He did not want to pressure her regarding whatever past she had. In many ways, he didn't want to know. He only wanted to know the Kat he fell in love with.
"That sounds great. I bet you'd rock that job, as smart and clever as you are," he said about her possible career. "Tutoring is a nice job now, but I would love to be a Professor at Hogwarts one day. I've been taking the courses for the job, but with Hogwarts it always depends on what positions become available and who's all in line for them. Guessing it will be a few years."
He then looked out for a moment and looked back at her.
"So, besides Rome, where else do you want to travel to?" he asked.
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