Fantasy AU The Lady of the Mansion and Her Warlock (Orion)

[FaeWhisperer]

"Well.." she trailed off and she glanced at him a bit shyly, "I guess..I'll be able to find you if-" she paused when he teased her about being centuries old. "H-Hey! I'm only half a century old!" she made a pouting face next.

 

[Orion]

He began to laugh after seeing her reaction. “Hey, you said it not me!” he took a second to catch his breath only thinking about how cute she looked like that for a few seconds. “ now what were you saying before you started pouting?” Dante move a hand to his side. “How exactly are you going to find me?

 

[FaeWhisperer]

She pursed her lips at his question and then she smirked a little. “Your scent..you have a very distinctive smell..” she admitted, finding the way he was looking at her was making her more flustered.

 

[Orion]

Now it was his turn to blush. “My scent huh?” He put a hand in front of his face hoping that she wouldn’t notice, but he did a horrible job of hiding it. “Well… I… I hope I smell nice.”

 

[FaeWhisperer]

"Oh..um.." she turned a little, shying away from him. "I..I think you do," she said shyly. "I don't really know how to describe it though," she admitted to him next.

 

[Orion]

“At least you enjoy it.” His eyes go wide as if he had been shocked by something after realizing what he just said. “Not that it matters at all!” he moves a hand to the back of his neck, and looks away from her in embarrassment. “So…, when will the masquerade be again?”

 

[FaeWhisperer]

“Three nights from now,” she spoke, not catching on to his embarrassment. She then wondered for a brief moment. “Say if you are to find me first- before I find you..I’ll owe you a..dance?” It was like she didn’t want to say the word dance, but something else.

 

[Orion]

“I… sure.” he answers, completely missing whatever she could’ve been alluding to. “I can barely do more than sway, so maybe you could show me a thing or two.” he begins to space out a little imagining what it would be like to share a dance with her.

 

[FaeWhisperer]

She blinked from his words and then grinned a little. “What? You..of all people, never learned how to dance?” She didn’t seem like she was teasing him though.. “Well.. I can certainly practice with you before hand if you’d like,” she offered to him next.

 

[Orion]

“I would love to.” Dante reached for her hand as he finished. “I was to busy learning how to sing and play music for dance lessons.” He looked down at his hand a bit Sheepishly after realizing what he was doing. “You did mean now, right?”

 

[FaeWhisperer]

“O-oh well..” she would begin as she noticed his hand on hers. “Let’s start,” she agreed and then pursed her lips. “Would you mind making some music to play from your magic first?” She asked, her hand remaining on his.

 

[Orion]

“I wouldn’t mind at all.” he responded as his eyes began to glow a soft silver light. A soft breeze began to pick up, and the sound of a piano, accompanied by a few stringed instruments, playing something similar to the waltz followed. Dante looked into her eyes as the music began to play. He didn’t think he would be learning how to dance with his best friend today, but he was more than happy that he was, and it showed. “What do we do now?” he said, with slight hesitation in his voice.

 

[FaeWhisperer]

Her eyes glimmered underneath the starlight and she blushed ever so faintly. “Follow my lead,” she tells him next, leading him in this dance but it was quickly and easily learned- helping him throughout it.. the music flowed around them almost like they were lost in the middle of it with one another.

 

[Orion]

Blue sparks of light swirled around them as they danced together. If Dante was paying attention, he would’ve noticed that he was the cause, but even if he did, he wouldn’t have cared. The only things he cared about were her, and the moment that they were sharing. if it were up to him, this would last forever. He moved in closer to her with a blush on his face as he did so. “You’re a great teacher Rae.” He whispered.

 

[FaeWhisperer]

Raelynn blushed a little bit more as he leaned in, and she gave a soft smile. “Well..I’m certainly no novice when it comes to these things..” she was trying to hide her shyness.

 

[Orion]

He smiled back at her, a small laugh escaping his lips. “Trust me, I could tell.” he responded, attempting to seem more confident. “What should we do now?” Slightly panicked after realizing what that could’ve sounded like, he quickly adds, “Not that there’s anything wrong with this.” he sounded a little flustered.

 

[FaeWhisperer]

Eventually, they stopped dancing -and she couldn't help but giggle a little at his flusteredness. "Well after, you give each other space and everyone claps for the band's song.." she mentions now, "And then either you dance more or spend the night drinking and being merry with one another." She didn't pull herself from him just yet. She knew her heart was not living..but she could have sworn it was beating rapidly in her chest.

 

[Orion]

he perked up a little after hearing that. She had eased his worries much more than she knew. “I think I’ll be fine now. The only thing I was worried about was the dance, but as long as I have you, I should be fine.” he clasped his hands around one of her’s.

 

[FaeWhisperer]

She watched him, and could have sworn felt her cheeks become even rosier than they should have been able to from how his hand felt. "Dante..do you..ever think that.." she trailed off a little, biting her lip slightly at what she wanted to say.

 

[Orion]

He tilted his head slightly, curious to know what she was going to say. “Have I ever thought what Rae?” he wanted to know what she was thinking, but he didn’t want to seem too forceful. If it was what he was hoping this could be the chance he had been waiting for.

 

[FaeWhisperer]

"Have you ever thought that perhaps...your marriage was.. a mistake?" she asked, lightly of course. She didn't want to offend him for any reason..but she just felt that's how he supposedly felt.

 

[Orion]

Dantes expression darkened and he looked away from her. He took a deep breath before speaking again. “My marriage wasn’t a mistake.” The wind began to pick up around them, and his voice grew harsher with every word. “It was very intentional actually. we met, she fell for me, and she used her family’s power to “show all of the things she could do for me.” until I agreed to marry her! And do you want to know the worst part?!”
The wind abruptly came to a halt, and he turned back to her completely deflated. “My entire family, myself included, are in a more comfortable position than we have ever been.” His gaze dropped. “…So no. In fact, my marriage went exactly as planned.” he sighed as he thought about what him and Raelynn could’ve had. “It just wasn’t my plan.” His voice lowered to nearly a whisper. “And because of all she’s done for me,I don’t even know if I have the right to complain.”

 

[FaeWhisperer]

Raelynn watched, and as his expression and voice hardened, she worried something would happen with the way the wind was howling. Then all of a sudden, it stopped, and his rage disappeared like it was nothing. She wanted to say- And you think I couldn’t have provided that for you?

But, the words wouldn’t come to her mouth. Her stomach turned a little, and she closed her eyes. “I’m sorry,” she spoke, it was wrong of her to ask. She stood, not even looking at him. “I’ll see you at the ball then,” she brushed the skirt of her dress with her hands and turned away from him, deciding to leave him there in the garden.

Once up in her room, she shut the door behind her, and a dark shadow fell upon her pretty face. Foolish girl, she could hear her mother say in her mind. She needed to marry for power, not for love.

 

[Orion]

He stood there long after she left, not really knowing what to do. He could’ve just said yes, but he couldn’t keep his emotions in check. He had always thought that romance was just a pretty thought, but he felt like it was possible with her, and he may have messed up whatever chance he could’ve had with that outburst.

He eventually left the garden, slowly making his way back home. “What have I done?” he asked to no one in particular. Hopefully he’d be able to make up for this soon, but right now he had a masquerade to prepare for, and a wife to go back to.

 

[FaeWhisperer]

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The ball came, and there she was, coming down the steps with her fancy dress and mask. Although she clearly wasn’t trying to hide who she was. She looked over the guests and smiled brightly. “Esteemed guests, I welcome you to the eclipse ball…” she trailed off, as if she was looking for someone in particular in the crowd but then regained her composure. “Eat, drink..and be merry,” she encouraged the crowd and once the music started up, she went to go greet guests personally, thanking them for attending.

 

[Orion]

Dante stood with the other guess. He wore a tuxedo, with a white fox mask covering his face, and a glove on his right hand. he couldn’t recognize anyone that was there, but just standing there wouldn’t get him anywhere, so he decided to go find someone to talk to. He did love a good party after all, and he needed something to occupy his mind.

 

[FaeWhisperer]

(Idk if you saw the updated photo :3 )

And occupy his mind..Rae would- unintentionally though.

Raelynn pinpointed Dante out easily, but before she could say hello, her..fiancé decide to make it known he was there. He didn’t even bother hiding his face. Even as she physically and publicly could not pull back from the kiss on the hand, she gave him a smile, although Dante could sense she was uneasy.

 

[Orion]

I saw it. I didn’t even know that you could change the pictures appearance like that.

He saw how uncomfortable she was, and he walked over after getting a glass of wine. Dante walked over to her fiancé and spoke with as much flamboyance as he could while also disguising his voice. “Hello good sir!” He drew closer to the man, stopping right next to him. “May I say it is quite the esteemed honor to meet…” Dante tripped over a table leg, temporarily losing his balance, and spilling the wine all over her fiancée.

 

[FaeWhisperer]

Peter practically hissed when he was splashed with wine, but he regained composure pretty quickly. “I see someone has had a few too many to drink,” he sighed and apologized for losing his composure. He then went to excuse himself to clean up a bit, and Raelynn couldn’t help but stifle a bit of laughter. So that’s where Dante was hiding.

“Well well…pouring wine on my fiancé..I don’t think that was your brightest plan yet..” she chuckled to him.

 

[Orion]

He chuckled along with her smiling underneath his mask. “You say that, but I have a question for you Rae. Did it work?” He gently elbowed her in the side.