Magical Bonds

@ BearGirl

Esther happily kissed him back, keeping her fingers laced with his even after buckling up her seatbelt. She squeezed his hand when the plane took off, having never flown before, but once she got over her nerves she leaned back in her seat with a happy sigh, glad that the seats practically turned into beds so that she could rest easy on the plane ride.

After a while of trying and failing to sleep she squeezed Blaise's hand again, looking over at him with a little frown on her face, rubbing at her eyes sleepily. "Blaise.. Blaise, I can't sleep.." She whispered softly, not wanting to wake him if he'd already fallen asleep.

@ katahdin

Letting out a long hum, Blaise slowly opened up his eyes and glanced over at Esther. He turned his head slowly, glancing over at her before squeezing her hand back. Blaise had actually been close to drifting off for the next few hours until Esther started to speak to him. Though he did not mind much, especially as he saw the frown on her face.

"What is wrong?" Blaise asked her softly. "Are you scared of flying sweetheart?" Esther had told him that this would be her first time on a plane. So it wouldn't be unusual if Esther found it uncomfortable or frightening to be so far up in the air. But he hoped that was not the case, wanting her to be able to relax during what would be a long flight.

@ BearGirl

Esther blushed a little as he asked if she was scared, giving a shy little nod as she squeezed his hand, rubbing at her eyes sleepily. She was exhausted, and wanted to sleep, but just couldn't seem to calm down enough to do so. Plus, she'd grown so used to falling asleep in Blaise's arms, that it was odd to try to do so without them, even if he was right next to her.

"Can I sit with you?" She asked softly as she tried to stifle a yawn, already scooting closer to his seat. Luckily, if they put both of their seats down fully it gave them plenty of room to cuddle up to one another, although she wasn't sure if Blaise had wanted his own space for the flight, so she'd remained on her side. She also wanted to change out of her jeans into something more comfortable if she was going to spend the flight sleeping, but Blaise had put away their carry ons, and she wasn't exactly sure where he change of clothes was.

@ katahdin
((Esther would still have her carry on. They are in their pod seats)

"Yes, come here." Blaise whispered as he brought his seat the rest of the way down. The nice thing about it was that it could go down low enough that they were able to lay down, and their pod ensured that they were not interrupting anyone's space. Once he put his seat all the way down, Blaise opened his arms so that Esther could come to cuddle with him.

He wrapped his arms around her, pulling Esther into his body before he rested his head against the pillow and closing his eyes. The man let out a tired sigh as he laid his head against the top of hers. "There is nothing to be afraid of," Blaise whispered to her. "Planes are actually pretty safe and even if something did happen, I'll use my magic to save us, okay?" He started to run his fingers through her hair.

@ BearGirl
(Lol i wasn't sure if he'd put them up in like overhead storage or something)

Esther changed into a pair of leggings and a sweater she'd 'borrowed' from Blaise a few months ago and fuzzy socks while he adjusted his seat, moving into his arms once he opened them for her. She tucked her face into the crook of his neck, letting out a little sigh as she breathed him in, relaxing a bit as he tugged the blanket around them. "You're comfy.." she murmured tiredly, pressing a little kiss to his jaw before snuggling closer, fingers lightly gripping his shirt.

She nodded a little as he explained how safe planes were, humming happily as he ran his fingers through her hair. "You're always so willing to protect me.. I wish I could protect you too.."

@ katahdin

"You protected me from your father, don't you remember?" Blaise whispered back to her, his fingers beginning to move a bit slower. He was ready to head back to bed, but he wanted to ensure that Esther was comfortable before he did so. It was important to him that she would not stress out too much during the trip. He wanted them to be well-rested when they got to Greece.

"Also, don't be too hard on yourself. You are a fast learner, but it takes more than a year to learn the harder spells. I bet by next year though, you'll be able to protect me magically as well if you wanted to focus on fighting magic instead." Blaise let out a light chuckle. "But we can focus on whatever you want within Earth Magic."

@ BearGirl

Esther hummed tiredly as he pointed out how she'd protected him from her father, closing her eyes sleepily as his fingers brushed through her hair soothingly. He had a point, but it had been her fault that he was in danger in the first place, so it didn't seem right to take credit for that. She frowned though when he mentioned learning fighting magic, shaking her head a little as she snuggled closer, hiding her face in the crook of his neck as she gripped his shirt.

"No. I don't want to ever fight again." The events with her family had scarred her, and she never wanted to go through anything like that ever again. "Can we talk about nice things..? Like what we're going to do in Greece?"

@ katahdin

"How about you tell me what you want to do once we get there." Blaise murmured softly. He could tell that Esther just wanted to change the subject and that was fine with him. In truth, Blaise knew that he should have known better than to bring up her father and that whole situation at all. But now they could move past it quickly and onto something much more pleasant.

"Because I have some ideas of what we will do, but I did leave plenty of time for you to choose what we should do," Blaise told her as he gently tucked some of her hair behind her ears before pulling the young woman closer into his chest. "So, tell me, love. Now that you know that we are going to Greece, what is it that you wish we will do? Is there somewhere you want to go or see? Something you want to eat?"

@ BearGirl

Esther hummed a little in thought as he spoke, her legs tangling with his as he drew her closer, resting her head comfortably against his chest as she thought. "Hm.. I want to see the ruins, and go to the beaches.. It might be fun to try to go to one of those little islands, too. Maybe we could rent a boat? And I'm happy eating whatever is there. I'm sure all of the food is good." She murmured with a little smile, happy to be thinking about how wonderful and peaceful their vacation would be.

"Maybe.. Maybe, if we visited one of those little islands, we could stay the night, and lay out somewhere and look at the stars.." She snuggled closer with a content sigh, growing tired. "Maybe our first time will be under the stars... Wouldn't that be romantic?" She was half asleep as she spoke, her voice barely above a whisper as she began to drift off.

@ katahdin

-Skipping hours later-

It was quite a while later until the plane finally landed. Blaise felt rather jet lagged, so he was pleased that they would be heading straight to the hotel. Their taxi ride to the hotel was pleasant enough, but a bit quiet as both of them were tired. Though, once they arrived there, a light smile came over his face. He headed out of the taxi as one of the workers at the hotel headed over and grabbed their bags out of the back before leading them up to the check in.

The check in was a rather smooth process and before both of them knew it, they were entering their hotel room. Once their bags were inside and the door was closed, Blaise headed over to the couch and fell back into it with a tired sigh. "We made it!" He said happily, smiling over at her.

@ BearGirl

Esther had managed to sleep right up until Blaise had shook her awake and told her they had to get off the plane, and had even dozed off a little during the taxi ride to the airport, her head resting comfortably against his shoulder. Although, once they arrived at the hotel she perked up a bit, happy to finally relax and start their vacation. She held onto Blaise's hand as they checked in, and on their way up to the room, but once there she released it so that she could explore the massive room, wandering through the bedroom and sitting area before moving out on the balcony to take in the view, smiling widely as she struggled to contain her excitement.

She returned to the room after a few moments, giggling as she looked at Blaise sprawled out on the couch, moving to sit next to him, her arms wrapping around his waist as she tucked her face into the crook of his neck. "It's perfect, Blaise. I love you so much."

@ katahdin

Blaise chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her tight. "I am so glad that you like it, sweetheart." He whispered to her before pressing a kiss against her lips. He then continued on. "And I love you as well." With that said, Blaise leaned down and pressed another kiss against Esther's lips. But this one was longer and a bit more passionate. Even nibbling at her bottom lip a little.

It took Blaise a few moments until he pulled away from her and spoke. "I made us reservations at the hotel restaurant. Besides that, nothing is planned for tonight. But we should rest because we are going to have a lot to do tomorrow. We are going to see the Acropolis of Athens."

@ BearGirl

Esther smiled up at him as he spoke, happily kissing him back as she shifted closer. She liked it when they kissed like this, when they took their time, and it felt like they poured all their love for each other into the action. She also liked when he nibbled at her lips, a soft, breathless moan escaping her lips as they kissed, although she hoped that he wouldn't hear it.

Once he'd pulled away she scooted closer, smoothing her fingers through his hair as he spoke about their plans, eyes lighting up when he mentioned where they were going the next day. "Really?" She asked with a large smile, pressing another kiss to his lips to try to contain her excitement. "That'll be so much fun! When is dinner, by the way?" She asked curiously as she moved to sit in his lap, fingers gently tracing over his nose and cheeks.

@ katahdin

"Dinner is at 7:00 tonight," Blaise told her softly. "Which means we have some time before we need to get ready to head down." The man closed his eyes as he felt Esther brush her fingers along his skin. It felt so amazing to have Esther so close to him, to feel her touch. His hands dropped down to her hips, pulling Esther in as close as he could, a little smile moving along his face as he did so.

Blaise leaned forward and pressed another kiss to her lips, just for a moment before he pulled away and looked back at his darling. Reaching up, he trailed his fingers along her cheek and down Esther's jaw before pushing her hair away from her face. He wanted her so badly. Blaise wanted to take all of her, but he needed to be patient. After all, he had a plan for tomorrow and he hoped she would enjoy it.

@ BearGirl

Esther giggled as he grabbed her hips and pulled her closer, bracing one hand against the back of the couch as he did so she didn't lose her balance and fall into him, although as he kissed her again her hand moved to read against his chest. She smiled down at him softly as his fingers brushed over her cheek and through her hair, leaning her head into his hand as she closed her eyes for a few moments.

"You're up to something.. I can tell." She murmured teasingly, turning her head to press a kiss to the inside of his palm as she laced her fingers with his other hand to give it a squeeze. "Are you going to tell me what you're up to, or do I have to wait?"

@ katahdin

Blaise let out a low hum, as though he was pretending to consider whether or not he should let his secret loose. Though, after a moment, the smirk came back onto his lips and the man shook his head no. "I do not think I'll tell you quite yet. So, you will have to wait and see what I have in store for us both tomorrow."

Not wanting Esther to dwell on it too much, Blaise leaned forward and pressed a kiss against her neck. He wanted to distract the young woman. Though, of course, he wanted to have a bit of fun while he did so. Blaise lightly nipped her skin before pressing another kiss, his fingers sliding under her shirt just slightly to run his fingers against her skin.

@ BearGirl

Esther's nose scrunched up as she saw his smirk, laughing soflty as he refused to tell her. She wasn't surprised that he wasn't going to share, and she wasn't going to push him too much, but she wasn't going to complain when he began distracting her.

She hummed as he kissed her neck, her fingers tangling in his hair as she tilted her head back to give him more access. She knew that he was very aware of how much she liked it when he kissed her neck, and she quickly forgot about whatever it was they'd been talking about before he'd begun to tease her. "Blaise Reonas, you're a bad man, teasing me like this.." she breathed with a little laugh as she tried to hide a moan when he nipped at her skin. But she could tease him just as much as he could tease her.

Pressing closer, she shifted until she comfortably straddled his waist before she began to move her hips against his tantalizingly slow, just enough to feel good but still be torturous. Once she could feel his hard underneath her she stopped, pressing a long kiss to his lips before she pulled away completely to stand. "I think I'm going to go take a bath." She mused, doing her best to look innocent, but she rather liked the way he looked with his hair all ruffled and his obvious arousal.

@ katahdin

"Such a tease," Blaise said with a groan as Esther pulled away from him. Of course, he hadn't expected her to fuck him then and there... Though it would have been nice if she did. But, in a way, it also somewhat ruin his plans for the following day. But as he watched Esther head off to the bathroom, Blaise stared at her ass.

When Esther finally came out of the bathroom, Blaise was off of the couch and in the bedroom, now getting ready for their dinner tonight. He wanted to look somewhat decent and his airport clothes were not going to cut it. Plus, he didn't want to head there looking like a disheveled mess.

@ BearGirl

Esther giggled and blew him a kiss as she turned and walked to the bathroom to bathe, blushing faintly as she noticed him staring at her. She spent almost an hour soaking in the tub, finding it incredibly relaxing after such a long flight, although she sort of wished that Blaise would come join her, not necessarily to do anything intimate, but just so she could be close to him.

Once out of the tub and dried off she walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, pressing a kiss to his cheek before moving to rummage through her suitcase for an outfit to wear to dinner. "I'm assuming that my leggings and sweater from earlier are not appropriate for dinner?" She asked with a smile as she looked at what he'd changed into while she'd been bathing.

@ katahdin

Blaise glanced over at Esther and let out a chuckle. "They could be if that is what you wish to wear. It is more of a formal dinning area but I also doubt they would kick us out for your clothing choice." He assured her before looking back in his suitcase. "Besides, it is our vacation. You should do and wear whatever you wish, my love." As he was saying that, Blaise pulled out a dark gray button-up shirt and pulled it on.

He then turned to Esther and headed over to her, despite the fact that she was still wrapped in a towel and clearly not ready to go. "Perhaps you would like to wear that to dinner?" Blaise asked her with a bit of a smirk on his face. Of course, he would never let her go out like that but he didn't hate the idea of having dinner with Esther when she could become exposed to him so easily. "I would like it if you fixed my hair for me. You always do it better than me."