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It'd been a hectic several days after that... rather confusing (and rigged - there was no one in Halloween that could convince Gabrian otherwise) spin the bottle game. It'd taken the demon quite a while to sort out his thoughts, feelings and... well, honestly, it'd just taken him a while to work up the metaphorical courage. Even when he arrived to the Monster dorm rooms, he realised he had no idea what the hell he was even doing, or how he was going to accomplish his mission; not only was the damned building huge, but he didn't even have an inkling of a notion where LW lived. That aside, he wasn't even too sure if he could just quite happily stroll in. After all, he'd never even been to Alessa's room, even if she'd been to his.

This was awkward, and as he stood there, debating whether or not he should just go on in and brave the place, he realised what an idiot he was being. Scowling at the looming building, he took a moment to look right, left and then swiftly shifted into his serpent form. Granted, he was rather huge in it, and granted he wasn't going to manage 'inconspicuous' in this form, but at the same time... he felt this form would actually blend in easier while travelling the halls than his natural form. As soon as the transformation had finished, he took another moment to look around and then then slithered into the hallways.

It was only after several minutes had gone by and Gabrian realised he was pretty lost that he rolled his eyes and decided this particular mission was a big, fat failure. Which meant that he should probably turn tail and ... leave while his pride and ego were intact, since it seemed things weren't really going according to plan (or rather, what little plan he'd had to begin with anyhow). Problem was that, as previously mentioned, he was lost, and the lack of windows in the hallways were making it impossible for him to escape.

Peeking around the corner of the hallway wasn't really proving to be of much use; all it showed him was... yet another corridor, and while the whole building seemed to change depending on the corridor and the needs of the inhabitants of the room, well, it was all the same to Gabrian. He had no idea if he should look on higher floors or lower floors, and as such, the fact he had charged into this particular battle both unarmed and without a plan soon became evident to him. Letting out a sigh, the large serpent took a moment to softly smack his head against the wall, reclining his forehead against the cool surface.

"I give up," he drawled out, and it was right as he was about to turn around in an attempt to retrace his path back to the outside of the dorms, that he felt someone jump over him. His initial reaction was to hiss out a warning, opening his jaws at the figure that had jumped over his body, though the threat lasted a mere few seconds before his eyes recognized LW, "I..." before he could so much as get another word out, something bumped against his body and rolled over him, falling on the ground beyond his coils. Looking slightly confused, not to mention swiftly deciding that remaining stretched out across the corridor was hazardous for his health, the serpent coiled up and pressed his frame against the wall.

For a long, awkward moment, Gabrian remain looking at both Hazmutt and she-wolf, his tongue slipping out and in, before repeating the process, "I was looking for you, actually," he realized this did not really explain why he was using this form though and he let out a sigh, "I figured I'd be a bit more inconspicuous if I traveled this place in this form," it was a soft spoken admittance, and he actually lowered his voice a touch more before continuing, "I got lost. I couldn't find your dorm," he took that moment to close his eyes and shift back to his student form, reaching with a hand to move his hair out of his eyes before reaching out to pat the hazmutt on the hear, "I didn't know you had one of these," amusingly enough he seemed perfectly content to er, remain sitting on the floor of the monster dorm room.

Awkward.

"You," Gabrian told her as he dragged his gaze off the Hazmutt, "Yes you," arching a brow, he regarded her from his place on the floor, deciding if maybe, just maybe, this whole idea was horribly stupid, because she seemed honestly surprised he was here to begin with. Which probably meant that she hadn't been thinking about... well 'this', nearly as much as he had. The notion was slightly off putting, but then again, he didn't particularly like the idea of being deemed a coward, even if it might've only been in his mind alone. Her sweeping gesture was enough to distract him momentarily and the demon took a look around, his eyes hooding just a touch, "Yes well, I've never been here, so I had no idea if I'd be particularly welcomed, if found waltzing in with no idea where I was going."

And... yes, yes he had seen all the different species they had roaming around. Not that he had anything against monsters, or anyone in general, really. It was just that it was such a different scenery from the demon dorms that it, quite frankly, intimidated him more than just a little bit. He blinked as LW's hand lowered to swat at her pet's ears and then she sort of... turn around and began to lead the way, "Uhm..." he hesitated just a moment before he scooped up the Hazmutt and got up to follow the she-wolf. He was distinctly out of his depths here; he hadn't really been expecting the ghoul to happily lead him off over to her dorm room quite so easily, and without so much as questioning his intentions, "So.... if you don't mind me asking; why is it you're NOT asking me about my intentions and why I seemed keen on finding your dorm room?" a pause, "I'm not used to people not questioning my motives or thinking I don't have some ulterior motive," then again, given the fact he was talking so freely about this, it was obvious he had no such motives.

Maybe he'd been spending too much time around demons in general, though he wasn't too sure his sister would have approved of that general thought, "Ah, Austin," he turned to glance down at the pet in his arms, then up at it's owner, "Lovely little thing. I don't own one of these, but I've always liked them," he made motion towards the hall, "Well then, please do be so kind as to lead the way. I shall follow."

LW would probably be pleased to note that Gabrian was happily oblivious of her inner turmoil; his gaze had been first on the back of her head before it'd lowered down to her swishing tail. After that, he'd decided that he really should not be looking there at all and thus he shifted his gaze onto the safety of the hazmutt in his arms. As such, when she turned to face him, he missed it entirely in favor of... well, looking anywhere but at the she-wolf. Austin was just providing a lovely distraction as it was, specially when she mentioned that she did not mind him coming and going from her room as he pleased because he wouldn't be the fir-

... waitaminute.

That didn't sound particularly normal. At all. The demon blinked out of his daze and turned his head to look up at the wolf; she could not see it due to walking in front of him, but his brows knitted into a frown, or rather, almost a pout, before he recovered himself. Just in time too, because she suddenly turned to him and opened one of the doors, welcoming him to her dorm room, "Lovely room," the words were murmured as he walked into the doom and waited for her to close it behind him. Unfortunately for him, his mind was still intent on nagging and bugging him because honestly, her earlier words... were bothering him on levels that really shouldn't be, "Uhm, so if I'm not the first person to come and go... does that mean you're taken?" okay, so that was a bit blunt and probably hadn't come out like he wanted it to. If at first you fail, try and try again.

He lifted a hand and covered his eyes for a moment, making a 'tsk' sound of disapproval at himself before he lowered his hand and then placed the hazmutt on the ground, "Right that didn't sound callous at all. Let me give this another try," he walked over to her and reached out with a hand, allowing himself to grasp a few locks of her hair lightly before letting them cascade out of his hand, "What I'm trying to say, and obviously failing at, is that I very much like you and I would like to know if you feel the same way. Because I would very much like to you to be my ghoulfriend, if you're not opposed to the idea."

The stuttering and broken sentences... he had not anticipated at all. That much was clear, because as soon as she begun, his whole demeanor seemed to change from charming to slightly concerned, not to mention mildly perplexed. He considered asking the she-wolf if she was feeling quite alright, but soon decided that might be a bit callous too, specially if it was his words which had caused her this much ah... discomfort. He just hadn't been expecting this reaction at all; a normal yes or a rotund no was much more likely. At least it had been in his mind, "Breathe, LW, breathe," he couldn't help but voice when he noticed she was running sentences into each other and making little to no sense.

To Gabrian's credit though, he was patient and seemed perfectly content with waiting for her to regain her bearings despite his anxiety. He lowered his hand back down to his side and tilted his head to one side, the motion making him look more like a curious, almost expectant puppy than the serpent he was, "Well... it's good to know I didn't make an utter fool of myself by coming here then," he couldn't help the mirth that was evident in his voice when she mentioned she was not spoken for, "Really, really," he was still mildly amused, but the previous anxiety had vanished with her words.

He seemed to pause for a moment as he came to a rather earth shattering realization, "So," he drawled out, extending a hand out for her to take, waiting for her to slip her hand in his before pulling her nearer to him, "I just realized I hadn't really planned any further than this," it was apparent that when he said 'this' he meant the confession in question, "I hadn't really expected a positive answers, actually," his free hand raised up to sink into his hair, where he scratched his head at the base of his horn, looking almost... bashful and out of his depths for a moment, "That means, I'm not entirely sure how to proceed, but instinct tells me this is right about the time I ask for permission to kiss you," well, in his defense, blunt had worked not even three minutes ago; of course he was going to give that route a try again, "May I?"

It was slightly comforting to note that her breathing had, in fact, slowed down to a semi normal rate, which meant there would be no panic attack (he wasn't sure why his mind seemed keen on thinking the ghoul might have one, but it did). This was technically not his first time doing something like this, but this was no doubt... the most awkward to date. Mostly because it had been a mostly spur of the moment thing; he'd thought on it... and he'd acted. Heck, he hadn't really even put much thought on it. Instead, he was going on instinct; having chosen to follow the feelings she had evoked during spin the bottle. After all, in his legitimate defense, while others didn't usually mind getting close to him in his student form, he'd yet to have anyone kiss him in serpent form, or touch him in quite the same way she had while he'd been in that form.

He wasn't used to telling others, but that form had... slightly more feral feelings to it; it was a lot harder for him to deny what he felt, and almost impossible not to act on feelings while he chose to roam as a serpent.

When she spoke up, dragging him out of this thoughts, he found himself smirking, "Good to know," it was drawled out slowly before he shook his head, "No, no I did not. What... would you feel anything other than anxious doing what I just did? I feel like this was pretty much a gamble," it was, really. He hadn't known her for that long, and she seemed to be nice to, well, everyone. What would have made him think he was anything special? Aside from that kiss she'd given him in serpent form... he'd had no clues to guide him. And he wasn't even sure it'd affected her quite as much as it had him; after all, moments before, she'd been kissing Alessa rather passionately. Not that he'd er... had a problem with it at the time. Yeah he was just going to stop thinking about that right this moment. Good. Right. Where was he again?

Oh. Yes. Permission. And kissing. Good, okay. He could do that.

"Oh, but I must, my dear ghoul, because if I just swooped in, I'd be doing nothing more than stealing a kiss," he he wagged his free finger, making a 'tsk' sound with his tongue, "And wouldn't that be a pity? I'd be risking you being too surprised to responder. I'd rather not take that gamble. I'm merely looking out for my general wellbeing," the hand he'd been holding within his was guided down to settle on his side. Then, once free, he lifted his hand to her cheek and moved in until their foreheads met, "You know, I admit that I'd been wanting to do this since that damned game," and that out of the way, he dipped in to kiss her. It was chaste and sweet at first and slowly, ever so slowly, grew more passionate until he felt the need to withdraw, "Kissing a serpent might have not been nearly as good for you as it was for me. I'd been wanting to give you something in return that you could enjoy."

"I always look out for my general wellbeing," he drawled out, trying to sound as serious as demonly possible, which... given his current position was probably comical, if not downright silly, "I'm quite good at it, actually," it was right around then that he finally seemed to come down from whatever cloud nine he'd been in and took a moment to look down, where her hand had clutched his clothes. He let out a soft, low chuckle and then leaned his head away from her so he could actually look at her full face without trouble, "You're adorable, but there's really no need to clutch. I'm not going anywhere," oh yes, he could tease too. It was just that he was usually not... comfortable enough around people to allow him the opportunity to do so.

He found it rather interesting that he'd become so found of the lithe she wolf in such short time, though figured it had a lot to do with the fact she knew a side of him that almost no one else had seen. Not to mention that true to her word, she'd kept quiet about it. She had, in no way, shape or form, used this knowledge against him, and that gave her points in her favor in his book, "I'm very glad you enjoyed that, seeing as how you not enjoying it... would mean no more repeats," he let out a mock, "That would have been rather sad," when she seemed to turn shy all of a sudden, the nix tilted his head to one side, his hand dropping from her cheek and to his side, "I can safely say that you are the only one to date that has done that, so congratulations. I believe you might've accomplished your mission, little wolf."

Amusingly enough, the more LW flicked her tail about nervously, the more Gabrian's gaze lowered down to follow it. He found the movement to be almost hypnotic, actually, but something told him this was not the time to address that and instead lifted his gaze back up to her eyes, looking very much like a child that had been caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar, "Errr... yes, well, anyhow" he reached up, curled his hand into a fist and coughed into it, clearly embarrassed if the slight blush came across his cheeks was any indication. Funny how he'd been able to kiss her and yet... now he found himself blushing over something others might deem minimal, "I'm afraid I didn't really plan any further than barging into your room and asking you out. So that means I've no idea what to do past this," a pause followed as he offered her a smile, "I guess I could fulfill your wish from the other day and make some lovely music for you. Though I'm afraid it might need to be vocal - I left both the guitar and the violin back in my dorms and I don't quite feel like relocating right now."

The demon tilted his head to one side once they were outside the werewolf's room, all but giving up on keeping a serious expression on his face, "Yes, I do," he smirked down at her, thinking that indeed, she looked very much like a puppy demanding cuddles and tummy rubs, "My point exactly," he reached out with a hand to scratch her under her chin, slowly lifting it up along her cheek until he was able to bury it in her hair, scratching at her left ear slightly, "See? How can anyone think you're anything but absolutely adorable when you react like that?" he watched the ghoul's pleasure dissolve into confusion as she questioned the fact she'd been the first one to grant him a kiss in his other form, "Yes, well... I don't think kissing serpents is quite up high on others' to do list, LW. Not that I mind too much really, given the fact that means most people don't know I react far more powerfully when people treat me in that form," those last few words were whispered in her ear as he leaned into her as they walked, almost as if he felt the need to keep it a secret despite the fact there was no one around to listen.

Unfortunately, when he took the chance to lean away from her... he caught sight of her tail once more as it swayed from side to side. For a snake, he has acting more like a cat than anything, suddenly going serious faced once more as he followed the sway or the red fluff, back and forth, back and forth. So distracted was he by it, that he almost missed what the wolf was talking about, "Hmmmm?" he tore his gaze away from it and sought out her eyes, attempting to not look like a child that had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar, "Well, of course I do vocals," he drawled out as he shoved his hands into his pant pockets, "I think I would be a particularly bad nix if I didn't. We can't always rely on a musical instrument after all. Vocals are essential," he paused suddenly, taking a glance around as she she guided him through the monster dorms, "Just where are you guiding me to, by the way?" he hadn't managed to get that question out of the way when the ghoul mentioned... scareoke.

He stiffened slightly and looked away, once more looking distinctly embarrassed, though this time it was brief. His gaze slid over to her after just a few beat, "I love scareoke..." he told her truthfully, taking a moment to lift a hand up to cover his mouth and face, as if to hide the blush that had formed. It was right around then that he caught sight of her tail and the only warning she got was the slight narrowing of his eyes before the hand he'd been holding against his face shot down and gripped her tail as it swished in mid air. There was an almost pregnant pause as he looked her in the air, "Your tail," he told her slowly, deliberately, "Is extremely distracting..."