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[daisies]

Rue turned to find Stephen inches away. A surprised smile played upon her lips, her dark eyes wide with curiousity. They were close, very close. Just one slight motion, and they'd be kissing. Rue didn't move away, but didn't move closer either, though something in her young mind was urging her to kiss him. Biting her lip anxiously, she smiled.

[flint]

That smile was the push that Stephen needed. Without even thinking he let the teenage hormone-fueled thoughts take over his brain. He kissed her. It was brief, only their lips touching for about a second before he pulled away again, but it had felt so right, but at the same time so very wrong. Stephen immediately began to mentally debate whether he should have done that or not, but it was too late, he had done it.

[daisies]

Rue was slightly surprised by Stephen's kiss, but welcomed it. She was actually a bit sad when it ended. Opening her eyes, she watched him for a split second, before throwing her arms around his neck and kissing him back gently. Electricity coarsed through her veins, and as confused as she was, she didn't stop.

[flint]

Stephen found himself relieved when Rue did not appear to be angry, but he felt like he was going into forbidden territory. He was not going to do that again. He was however, quite surprised when she came onto him instead. He nonetheless welcomed it, as his hormone-clouded mind continued to shove him in that direction. Stephen's hands guided themselves to places resting on her hips as he continued to kiss her.

[daisies]

Rue had never done this before. Sure, she had kissed a boy before, but never had it sent such a shiver down her spine. It was like forbidden fruit: she wasn't allowed to taste, but that made it all the more pleasurable. She held onto Stephen rather tightly, the kiss growing in intensity, without her say. Her mind was clouded, she couldn't think straight. But, Rue's brain was pushing her to do this, to go all out, to make Stephen swoon.

[flint]

As Rue began to increase the passion, Stephen mirrored her eagerly. He had had a few girlfriends in the past, but the relationships had been trivial, lasting at most a week or two. He wasn't going to waste his efforts on someone he didn't think wasn't the right person. But now here he was, making out with Rue who was still a relative stranger to him. Stephen decided that he liked what was happening too much to care, it wouldn't feel right if he shouldn't be doing it. Using his left hand, Stephen lightly grasped Rue's thigh and slowly brought her leg up so it was level with his waist, most of her weight leaning against him. He hoped he wasn't making her uncomfortable, but Stephen was barely conscious of what he was doing at that moment.

[daisies]

Rue was concious, but, at the same time, she was definitely having an out-of-body experience. It was the strangest thing. However, she was enjoying every second of it, hoping desperately that Stephen was as elated as she was. This was so unlike her, but she couldn't care less. Rue pulled herself even closer and tightened her leg that was positioned around his waist without much though. It was instinctive.

[flint]

Stephen had never been so high, yet so confused, before in his entire life. He just knew that he was enjoying this, whatever it was that he and Rue had. Stephen for the first time didn't have words to describe what he was feeling, any word he could come up with just didn't sound good enough. As Rue inched closer to him Stephen stepped up his intensity, allowing his instincts to pilot his actions.

((OOC: Exactly how far should they go? I had a vague idea that they would sleep together and Stephen would get Rue pregnant, then he would raise the baby so she could finish school, but we don't have to do that. Do you have any thoughts?))

[daisies]

Rue was entirely confused. However, that didn't stop her from migrating from the wall to the floor somehow. Someone, maybe her, had gotten their wand out and locked the door, but she wasn't sure whom it was. Part of her brain was telling her stop this, to leave, bid Stephen goodbye. But what the stranger had with her... It was special. So, her brain clouded over once more as she began picking at his shirt.

((OOC:I was actually about to suggest something similar haha xD))

[flint]

This is far enough, stop, Stephen's conscience whispered to him. But it was only that, just a whisper, not anywhere near enough to conquer his primitive instincts. Besides, he was having fun ignoring what he shouldn't be doing, and as Rue wasn't showing any signs of stopping- but rather unbuttoning his shirt, he decided that he would just go with it. Stephen was excited by where this was going, he probably couldn't have stopped if he wanted to.

-some time later-

Stephen looked over at Rue, gazing only on her face, still being under the blanket he had conjured for them. He wondered vaguely why they had done that, it had felt so right, but it seemed... too soon. They barely knew each other. "Will I ever know what to expect from you?" Stephen said with a smile.

[daisies]

Rue smiled, bringing a hand to his cheek. Her dark hair was in disarray, her face flushed. Had she really just lost her virginity to a boy she had hardly met? Still, it felt good, felt right. His comment caused her to laugh lightly. "I could ask you the same thing," she commented, smiling. She watched him quietly, not sure what to do, or what to say.

[flint]

Stephen chuckled a bit, he supposed that neither of them was going to know what was going to happen until it had passed- the both of them being just as much of a mystery to the other. He maintained the silence, allowing his thoughts to come and go as they pleased. The course of the day had differed greatly than from what he had thought it was going to be when he woke up- for one Stephen had not been planning on sleeping with anyone that day, especially not on the floor in the Shrieking Shack with a relative stranger. "We sort of went about this out of order," Stephen said after a pause, smiling, "but would you like to have dinner with me on Tuesday?"

[daisies]

Rue smiled. "I would," she replied softly. The pair were still together, still touching, still lovingly glancing at each other. In less than a week, they'd be going out to dinner. She was thrilled. Still, there was a nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach, something bad. Rue tried to ignore it, but it continued to grow. To compensate, she inched forward and kissed Stephen lightly.

[flint]

Stephen smiled when Rue accepted his date, his mind already subconsciously putting together what he would do. Perhaps they would use the Room of Requirement, he could sneak down to the kitchens for some food, and the Room would take care of the rest. He had not been expecting her to kiss him again, but he wasn't going to refuse. Stephen kept the intensity soft, it was still passionate, just in a gentler way.

[daisies]

Rue smiled through the kiss, then brought her face away slightly. The pair was still close, still touching, but it felt right to Rue. It wasn't wrong, or awkward, but perfectly odd, in her mind. Sure, she regretted it, slightly. But, she found something in Stephen. She wasn't entirely sure what that something was yet. Rue definitely had strong feelings for this boy lying next to her. To what degree they were, however, she couldn't say.