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((Oh. my. god. I just typed a nice long sweet romantic post!)) Now I have to make it even longer to accommodate for this new... encounter.))

((Nobody post until I'm done! *types furiously*))

Ialo blushed a little at the heater comment. But, he faithfully listened to Luna, even though her close proximity caused the occasional... loss of attention span. "I've known since birth that I was a dragon, and my mother would have high hopes for me as a businessman. But what hurt the most would be when my peers would make fun of me. They would make fun of me because I had strange hair, because I had money, and because they knew I didn't have the guts to stand up to them." He absentmindedly began to play with a bit of Luna's hair. "I tried to die my hair and wear old clothes, but I just stuck out even more. And eventually, everyone got bored and ignored me. It suited me, actually. I never liked being the center of attention." He began to braid the same bit of hair. "Eventually, one learns to embrace their flaws. Or at least, what they consider flaws. But, you have to come to terms with the fact that everyone is unique, and everyone has something they're ashamed of." His voice softened into a whisper. "But, I bet you've heard this already. Everyone gets told the same thing, again and again."

All of the sudden, a dark figure came into view. Ialo frowned, and pulled Luna close so he could protect her. His body heated up as he prepared his first line of defense (which was technically an offensive move).

((This must be my longest post yet.))
((Okay, I'm done))

In Ialo's eyes, the figure's cloak rose slightly, and in a terrible realization unfolded into massive black wings. A huge serpentine tongue came sliding out under the helmet, flicking through the air attentively. A massive clawed hand tore the helmet open, revealing the right side of the face and a glowing red eye. As the figure reared back, it leapt upon Ialo with a hideous roar. And just as quickly as it appeared, vanished.

In Luna's eyes, the figure began wheezing heavily as it tore its cloak off. It began to scratch at its armor, as the buckles and joints of the armor itself began to snap and crack as the body within became to large to contain. It began to hunch over, massive clawed hands scratching to remove the uncomfortable armor. Suddenly the front plate of the helmet began to creak, and as it smashed and fell to the ground with a solemn clang, the horrible beast let out a hideous roar and leapt upon Luna. And just as quickly as it appeared, vanished.

Luna smiled as he began speaking about his peers. That's what truthfully made her angry in the first place. Her peers and their reaction. Luna listened to Ialo speak as she laid closer to him, breathing his scent in. She memorized it in her mind and kept his face in her thoughts. She looked back up to him when he said his last sentence. She didn't realize how close they actually were until now. Her nose slightly touched his and she smelled his scent all around her. She couldn't even hear the ocean's waves crashing onto the shore anymore. "Actually, I haven't heard it before." she said, whispering back. "I've never spoken about how I felt about my curse to anyone." Her eyes lowered and raised up to look in Ialo's again. "My flaw." she corrected.
A dark figure came into view and Luna watched in fear, softly dulled by Ialo pulling her into him, as she'd wished. Her heater began to intensify as it seemed to attack but then vanished out of nowhere.

[[It's not really a bucketload. But your speech was awesome, probably something I would hear myself say if my friends didn't like who they were.]]
[[Dragon/Wolf babies ftw.]]

Luna let out a breath she wasn't aware of holding. She looked back at Ialo, their faces way closer than she'd expected and smiled. "No.. You're not the only one." she said softly, lifting up one hand to run her fingers through his hair. "I'm glad it didn't." she confessed, her cheeks slightly turning a pale pink.

Luna looked into Ialo's eyes. He's so witty.. she smiled. Luna's mouth curved in a serious form, and her eyelids lightly lowered. She lifted her left hand to touch his cheek slightly and let her right hand fall from the top of his head down to his other cheek. Don't kiss him. she ordered herself. Her hands seemed to want it though.. Don't. You barely know him. Yet it felt like she's known him for such a long time. Well, you haven't. Don't. She hated her thoughts going against what she wanted to do. Okay, if I can't make the choice.. let him. Say something smart. "Err.." That's not smart at all.
She decided to add on to his statement. "What other important things does your head do?" she asked calmly. She let a finger stroke the bridge of his nose. "It breathes.." she said as her hand brushed his jaw line up to his ear. "It hears.." she returned her hands to his cheeks and stared into his eyes, such beautiful eyes belonging to such a beautiful person. "It sees.." she whispered. "What else?"
A quick one... No! Don't give her anything!... But I want to feel him so badly.. Don't!... Just a quick one...

[[Her mind is pretty fudged up meng.]]

Luna smiled and the moonlight reflected in her eyes as she admired him. When he mentioned the word 'love' she blushed. She didn't think any creature was capable of feeling that much for her. Do I love Ialo? she thought. I love everyone I've met so far.. she thought. Colin was so polite to me and helped me learn.. Devin helped me find my dorm.. she looked back to Ialo. His blush made her thoughts side track. But I could live without them. After tonight.. Will I be able to live without Ialo? Luna blushed softly at the answer that her heart thought was obvious. She needed to know for sure before she said anything. Before she got hurt. "In love.. with who?" she asked, her voice sounding like a small child's. Sounding fragile.

Ialo widened his eyes in surprise at her question, but decided to use it to his advantage. "Well, there's this really nice girl. She's sweet and kind, but a bit unsure at times. She's got hair like pure light, and her eyes are richer than the velvet on a monarch's throne. She treats me as an equal, and accepts people for who they are. You don't happen to know her, do you?" All the while, a voice in his head was egging him on. It spoke harshly though, as if it held contempt. The serpent was damned by God to forever crawl on his belly, for leading humans into sin. I happen to have feet and wings and be quite innocent, thank you.

((Boom, you better be glad I'm nowhere near you right now. Now I have to get all philosophical on your a**.))