CLOSED - forward dated to New Year's Eve

[scorchedchivalry]

Characters: Saber (Alter) and Catarina Amanto
Setting: 11th Floor
Format: Action (cause I'm lazy today)
Summary: A majestic floor, a beautiful woman and the knight that may or may not be courting her.
Warnings: Catarina is her own warning, but nothing expected

[The knight had spent some time trying to find the right floor for this evening, so she had already been through the overwhelming specter of this floor with the flowers along the ceiling, the impossible waterfalls that pooled in the center and the open air about them.

If only it wasn't so cold. Saber wasn't cold, but she was worried about the succubus. That would be why Catarina would find it far warmer when close to Saber than away. The knight extended her prana into the ambient air around her, but without form it was only a few inches from her body.

Stepping out onto the Eleventh Floor and all its beauty, Saber turned and offered Catarina her arm.]

This is our destination tonight. I hope it pleases you.

Comments

[scorchedchivalry]

If the lady wishes to remain where she is, then I am obliged to make it so.

[There was a bit of a chuckle in her words.]

[divinitysoiled]

It's not often I am in the position of looking down at someone. It's... something I have to experience.

[scorchedchivalry]

Ah... Something I know well. All of my knights were taller than I.

[Saber shifts one arm under Catarina's backside to prop her up a bit more, to give her just a bit more height.]

Do you enjoy it?

[divinitysoiled]

Oh! [She laughed a little, hands on Saber's shoulders] I do, quite well!

[scorchedchivalry]

[With a grin, Saber walked a few steps, turning a small circle.]

Then I am glad I could provide, my dear.

[divinitysoiled]

[Catarina let out a small giggle, leaning down to touch her forehead to Saber's as they turned together]

[scorchedchivalry]

[A few more turns and Saber closed her eyes, a content smile on her lips, as she practically basked in the moment.]

I like this...

[divinitysoiled]

As do I, Arturia. This is... a very nice time. [She leaned down to give Saber a deep kiss, keeping the feeding of her prana to as much a minimum as she could]

[scorchedchivalry]

[Saber would not be able to articulate just how much she appreciated the restraint Catarina exercised right then with the taste of the demon upon her tongue. She didn't even realize how much she wanted this to be something other than just a passing fancy and a question of her prana.

But she could relay it with the way she kissed in return, languidly and full.]

[divinitysoiled]

[Catarina's hands came up to slide through Saber's hair, her mouth opening to keep the kiss deep and full. Slowly, she started to move the kiss off Saber's lips, kissing across her cheek to her jawline and across to her ear]

[scorchedchivalry]

[Saber caught herself missing the kiss and barely managed to stop herself from making a plaintive sound at its absence. Instead, her breath caught and she tilted her head a bit for Catarina.

And yet, part of her had to resist. She wasn't prepared.]

My l-lady, careful...

[divinitysoiled]

[There was a moment that it didn't seem like she was going to stop, that she was caught up in her own hunger, but she did, her breath washing across Saber's neck]

Careful for... what?

[scorchedchivalry]

[Yes, that was a shiver, easily felt since Saber was holding Catarina.]

...taking me past a point where I cannot stop.

[divinitysoiled]

[Catarina stopped for a moment, thinking. Then, her voice quiet and young:]

Would that be such a bad thing, for me?

[scorchedchivalry]

[Slowly, Saber set Catarina down but kept her arms about her waist.]

I do not want to hurt you. And I... [Saber swallowed.] I do not want to be just another meal to you. I care for you.

[divinitysoiled]

That's what it's really about, isn't it. You... have the human notion this should be more than a meal for me.

[scorchedchivalry]

I am human - one that has been hunted into bedding a manipulative woman for her own gain before. I do not intend on repeating that again.

I do care for you when I know I should not, and I do fear my prana will burn you to a crisp. And yet, I still want you. So, it will be on my terms when I bed you.

[She lets go and turns a bit to the side.] And if that is not acceptable to you, then I am sure there is someone in this Tower that will meet your impulsive needs. I prefer to be desired for who I am, not what I am.

[divinitysoiled]

[Catarina looked at her, taking in what she said. Saber had been burned on this before, which was why it was more than the usual human hesitance that stopped her. Was the chance at a meal, a constant meal, worth the risk? Was that really what she wanted from this?]

[And what from this felt so familiar to her?]

Arturia... if I wanted to feed, there are many I can go to in this tower that will give me what I want. At least one will with a mere twitch of my hip in his direction.

There is only one I have gone to a location like this with and enjoyed myself immensely and deeply even without feeding.

[scorchedchivalry]

...then let me control the level of our intimacy. I do not blind myself to what you are, but I have a deep concern of what will come after you have feasted fully on my prana.

[She looked back and, at that moment, if Catarina ever imagined what the tyrant Saber could be if she fully gave in, she would see it in her eyes then.]

For if I give in to what you so desire and you become just like Morgan, I will kill you. Mercilessly.

[divinitysoiled]

[And Catarina looked back at her, no fear in her eyes. Such a level of tyrant only comforted her, letting her know how dark Saber could be]

Allow me to tell you now... I don't know what I want from you. I desire you, yes. But that is natural of my kind, to take what it wants. But you... remind me of something. Something good.

[scorchedchivalry]

[And just like that, the tyrant was gone from her eyes, back to the knight.]

I do not know if I like that or not. But I accept it.

[And, after a moment, she holds her hand out.] Forgive my outburst. It was unbecoming of me.

[divinitysoiled]

[She took the hand with a smile]

It was quite demonic.

[scorchedchivalry]

[Saber brings the hand to her lips and kisses the back of it.]

I still apologize for it, even if you liked it.

[divinitysoiled]

[Catarina turned her hand to cup Saber's chin, leaning in to kiss her briefly]

You're fascinating. A mix of demonic and human... and I find myself wondering which side is more fascinating to me.

[scorchedchivalry]

Yet another that finds me fascinating. [She chuckles.]