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^Ivy Bridge ~ Academy^
8:48 PM
Lucian and Kristin are walking out of the Academy gates and back to the bridge where they were earlier. Lucian wanted to make Kristin’s seventh birthday something. Since he’s never really had a good one. Kristin decided to formally thank his vamp buddy with a bottle of mouthwash and a date.
“Is that cinnamon?” Archie held the bottle out to Regis with a light smile on his face and a soft nod, his frizzy ginger locs bounced with every step he took. “Yep…” Said the ginger.
“Ah… Gotcha something too.” Regis stood at the bridge with a black cake box in his hand. “It’s an ice cream cake from Lulu’s aunt’s bakery.”
“Tri-Lu? ‘(truh-lay)’ The boy asked the vamp. Lucian shook his head. “That’s their potions shop. Lulu’s Hot Spot is what you’re thinking of.” He corrected. “Fuck, how am I supposed to know? I don't like Blossom’s racist aunt…”
“Her aunt’s racist? Shit… No wonder she changed her name… whatever, not important. Focus on the cake, and tell me if you like it.” Lucian pulls a fork out of his jacket and hands it to Kristin. Kris opens the box slowly and takes a second to admire it.
The cake was covered in marble frosting, to give it a galaxy vibe with some black letters in fondant that read, “Boy, you are out of this world!” And all the O’s were replaced with little fondant planets.
“It’s an ice cream cake?” He asked, gently beating the cake with his fork, causing the thick layer of frosting to crackle a little bit. “It’s fresh… Three days fresh.” Lucian scratches the back of his neck, sighing softly. “It’s fine if you don't like it…” He said to the ginger. Archie shook his head at the ravenette.
“No, I like it. It’s just that I never had… a cake before…” Archie confessed. Regis cringed and rolled his eyes. “You never had a cake before?”
“I never had a personal birthday cake or a meal. So this is a first.” Regis turns his head to silently mouth “oh” to an invisible camera. “Shit. That’s kinda sad… I mean, when Juno and Carter told me that I didn’t believe it.”
“They told you? How are you even in contact with them? T-they’re like… big shit. A fucking Princess and a Prince?”
“They suggested I get you the cake.” He rubs his neck, shyly looking away. “And we fuck sometimes…”
Archie’s mouth flies open, and he makes the most weirdest, yet relatable screech ever. Regis laughed a little bit. “You get bent over by some Prince…” He noted. Lucian shakes his head, “I do the bending over. But, yet again! Not important!”
“Alright. Nice cake… I’ll… eat it…” The ginger stabs his fork into the cake, collecting a nice chunk with his fork and shoveling it into his mouth. “Mmmhm~…” He hums in delight with a grin on his face. “It’s chocolate and vanilla…? fuck this is good...” Archie told Regis, holding out a forkful of cake to the vampire. “No thanks. You enjoy it, Archie.” The vamp giggled. “It’s all yours.”
“Really?” Regis rolled his eyes at Kristin, letting silence fill in the gaps for the boy. “Alright, alright, really... It’s all mine, I can be greedy, thanks…”
Regis and Kristin walk around town for a good while mainly talking about stuff… Stuff that Kris didn’t know about. He was the youngest of his friend group, being the only human coupled with a pack of monsters demons, and other dark creatures, and also being a fucking prodigy at his age.
His other friends had like, two different ages? Oddity years and human years… Oddity’s just filler for the species of a creature. Or would creature years be better? In this case, Regis is well over a hundred years as a vampire, and in human years he’s nineteen.
This academy is for senior humans and monsters, so Kristin is a very intelligent human child who is a prodigy-only being seventeen and graduating early, most students graduate around twenty-two since it’s essentially a college. Plus that, Kris is the only human here because half-humans and humanoids don’t count.
“Wait, wait… So, you’re a part of the royal guard too?” Kris asked. “I didn’t think that any ordinary creature would be that lucky to be assigned with such a task.” He told Regis, trying not to gush about it and smile. “It’s a long story, but yes.”
“What the hell are you doing at a place like this? Isn't there a different academy for royals to attend? Since you are technically one,” I’m royalty by affiliation? That’s a little far-fetched. “Let’s not focus on me. Tonight is your night, and we will do whatever you want.”
“I wanna learn more about you.” Kristin smiled. Regis shook his head and sighed again. “What’s so interesting about me?” The vamp wondered. Kristin giggled. “There’s a lot.”
Regis squints at Kristin for a little bit. He doesn’t wanna talk about himself, but if it’s what the birthday boy wants, it’s what he gets. “Five questions.” He says. Kristin whines. “Five?? But I got a whole list!!”
“Choose wisely.”
“Oh god… Wisely? Do anything but wise.” Kris starts counting to himself. “one… two… that’s too long… My first…” Regis whirled his head back as he smacked himself. “I was kidding…” He quietly mumbled. “A kiss!” Kristin blurted. “A what?” Regis cocked his brow at the younger boy. “A kiss? What do you mean a kiss?”
“I’ve never dated before, let alone been crushed on.” He bites into another forkful of his cake. “…I just wanna try it. It doesn't have to be a real kiss. mh… so good… ”
Regis blinked. “Are you asking me to kiss you?” Kristin nods a bit. “Yeah… I mean, there’s nobody else I’m close to and you’re… A lot of things…”
“Gods.” The vampire sighed. “I’m older than— By two years. It’s a small gap and just a friendly kiss.” Kristin chuckled. Regis shook his head and sighed again. “Okay, come here…”
Kristin sets his cake box on top of a bench sitting close by as Regis towers over him. They were both tall. Kristin is six feet, and Regis is almost seven feet. “Fuck, how are you taller than me?”
Regis cups his face in his hands and kisses him. Kristin stiffens in surprise for a moment at the sudden kiss, his eyes widening behind closed lids. Then, as if a dam has burst, he kisses back fiercely, pouring years of pent-up curio and frustration.
He holds the younger boy closer, his long, and slender fingers looping in his thick locs as he deepens the kiss.
Regis immediately pulled away the moment he noticed Kristin’s breathing had stopped. “Shit, my bad.” He pat Kris on the shoulder as he coughed. “I-i got too excited and forgot how to breathe!” He happily exclaimed. “You’re such a dork,” the vampire sneered. He threw his head back and laughed, the sound warm and genuine. When he looked back at him, his eyes were shining with amusement and something else - a spark of interest.
“A very cute one at that…” he reached up to gently brush his thumb over the boy’s freckles.
“Did you say something?”
“Nope.”