The hidden beast inside - Closed

Caleb smiled and relaxed back into the tub. He closed his eyes, letting his hands rub over her skin slowly. "This is nice, a change from the normal," he said.

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"What is your normal like?" Alma asked curiously, hoping he wouldn't mind sharing with her. She didn't want him to have to change his whole routine because of her, but didn't want to be forced into doing what he had always done.

Caleb looked at her, "solitary, alone and boring," he said softly. He held her, "I much prefer having someone around," he added.

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Alma frowned a little as he spoke, wrapping her arms around him as she snuggled closer. "You won't be alone ever again, Caleb.. I promise. I can't promise I'll be able to keep you from being bored, but at least you won't be alone." She kissed him gently.

Caleb smiled softly, "Oh I can't be bored, just looking at you, is something to do," he said softly. He kissed her back, "shall we get dressed, and explore the grounds again?" he asked.

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Alma giggled a bit, snuggling into his arms. "I suppose... And yes, a walk sounds nice." She smiled, standing from the tub to dry herself off before heading to his room to look for a clean set of clothes.

Caleb smiled and nodded. He stayed in the tub, watching her for a moment, before following suit.

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Alma turned to him after a while, pouting a little. "I don't have any clean clothes left.. I'll have to do laundry before I can go anywhere."

Caleb frowned gently, "Yeah, we probably should get some more of your things, maybe you should go back to your place for awhile," he said lightly.

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Alma frowned when he did, looking at him. "You wouldn't come with me..?" She asked worriedly, wondering why he wouldn't want to come with her.

Caleb smiled weakly, "of course I'll come with you," he said lightly. He moved over to her, "you can keep me calm, and make the other me leave if he shows up".

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Alma smiled happily as he agreed to come with her, wrapping her arms around him and pressing a gentle kiss to his lips. "Good. I wouldn't want to go without you, and I'd worry if you were here all alone."

Caleb nodded lightly, "Okay good, I will like to see more of town, I used to keep away from fear of hurting people,' he said lightly.

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Alma smiled, pressing a loving kiss to his lips before stepping away to pull on her least dirty clothes and putting the rest in the washing machine so that by the time they returned they'd be cleaned. After finding her bag with her keys she turned to him, smiling a little. "Ready to go?"

Caleb paused for a moment, the hesitation clear on him. He looked at her, and managed to bolster the confidence, "yeah, lets go," he said softly. He took her hand and walked out of the castle towards town.

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Alma pressed a reassuring kiss to his cheek, squeezing his hand. "It'll be alright, Caleb, I'm with you, I love you. I won't let anything happen to you." She reassured him before following him out of the castle and toward town. She pointed out different buildings as they passed, eventually leading him to her apartment.

Caleb relaxed slightly feeling more in control when he was around her. He smiled following her through town. "It's a beautiful place, Alma," he said softly following her inside her place

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Alma squeezed his hand as they walked through town, pressing a kiss to his cheek as she led him up to her apartment. Once inside she dug a bag out of her closet to begin packing her things in, humming in thought as she moved through the small apartment looking for what she wanted to bring. "I should probably come back at some point to just move all of my stuff back to the castle so I can sell the apartment... Unless you wanted to move in here?"

Caleb helped her pack away somethings, and at the same time had a small look through her apartment. He looked up when he heard her speak, "Uh, how about, you keep it, just in case you want to spend a few days away from my craziness," he said lightly.

He moved over to her, and put his arms around her, "I want you to feel you have the option, at least," he said.

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Alma leaned into his arms as he moved over to her, resting her head against his shoulder. She shook her head a little when he said she could keep it so that she could get away from him for a few days if she wanted, looking up at him. "I'm yours, Caleb.. I wouldn't want to leave you alone, ever."