Carpe Noctum

Artemys’ eyes shot open to reveal amber-green irises when she heard a knock at the door followed by Lenard’s voice. As she struggled to get up into a sitting position, she brought a hand up to her head as if to relieve the dizziness that was suddenly clouding her mind. The first question that popped up was why he was there until she realized how dumb it sounded. If she was in his position and she hadn’t heard from her boyfriend for days then she most certainly would go out on a limb to see him. Still… for some reason she was feeling a little nervous which wasn’t helping her migraines any better.

Contemplating on what to do, she sighed heavily before removing the covers off of her and very slowly making her way to the door. Her head felt like it was spinning as she did so. It was like the headaches were getting worse with each step she took; perhaps getting out of bed was a bad idea. Just as she went to grab hold of the door knob, she had to pause for a moment as she winced from a sudden throb. Immediately she let out a frustrated growl before bringing a hand up to her forehead and rubbed her temples. It was then that she finally opened the door although partially. She didn’t look at Lenard right away but when she did so she merely made eye contact briefly with her now white eyes from behind her hand. "Hey… Sorry I have not called or visited lately... Haven’t been feeling well." She quietly said before opening the door all the way. "Please come in…." Artemys then headed back for the bed although this time she just sat on the edge. She then bent forward a little and hid her face in her hands as she let out a long deep sigh.

Artemys didn’t answer right away but when she finally did, she removed her hands away from her face and wrapped her arms around her stomach. Her eyes had changed back to gray and simply stared down at the floor. "Reira’s apprentice… well, he’s a friend of Celia’s too… he discovered some new ability a while ago and he was not able to control it. Although my sister is his mentor she could not be of help to him… Apparently she figured since I have immunity over illusions and those sorts of things that I would be more useful and sent me over to help him." She explained softly. Feeling another migraine made her grimace and lean more towards Lenard. She stayed quiet for a few moments before continuing. "I’m just feeling side effects is all… Migraines… my old enemy…" She mumbled unhappily before looking up so that she made eye contact with Lenard. Her eyes were still a grayish color but slowly transitioned to amber. "And apparently my eyes keep changing colors… think it’s to my mood or something." One would think having ‘mood eyes’ would be cool but she thought otherwise… She felt odd not to mention it allowed others to know how she was feeling… which counteracted with her Perspicuity seeing as it kept others from knowing her thoughts, feelings and the likes. It made her uncomfortable to say the least.

Artemys had to say she was feeling a little bit better with Lenard around. She looked thoughtful for a moment when he offered to ease her migraines and hearing his last comment made even a tiny smile appear upon her lips. It made her think though…. She was able to uplift her ability if she wanted to…. Thing was that she had never done so before. If she did just that right now then Lenard would be the first to get a glimpse of what her ability’s been keeping from everyone… her mind. "As tempting as that sounds then I have to decline… You could say I’ve grown used to it after having to bear it for so many years…" She quietly said as she wrapped her arms around his waist. When she looked up at him with blue eyes, there was a tired grin creasing her lips. "When I get better... if you want, I can uplift my ability just for you… Let you in on what’s going on in my ‘pretty head.’" She chuckled a little but really she was being serious. "I haven’t actually attempted to do that before or for anyone so you should feel privileged I am even offering." Artemys coyly smiled.

"Well, I am offering am I not? So does that not imply that I do want to?" Artemys tilted her head with a smile. Even though the migraines weren’t letting up at all, Lenard’s presence and touch alone was distracting her from it which in a sense was making her feel even a little better. When he told her to get some rest and if she wanted him to stay, she looked thoughtful. "Of course I want you to stay. If you don’t mind that is… Think you being here is making me feel much better." She smiled before narrowing her eyes a little and looking away. "Not sure I will be getting any rest though. I have been attempting to do so for the past few days and still nothing… I am very tired and exhausted though." Artemys sighed a little sadly as her eyes changed to amber.

Artemys was most definitely not in the mood. She however didn’t say anything on the matter when he started to kiss her neck. Even though she wasn’t looking at him then she had rolled her now white eyes (frustrated) and let out an annoyed sigh. "Honestly…" She grumbled as she briefly observed his movements before craning her head up and closing her eyes as she felt another migraine; a sharp quick intake of breath indicated so. She did have to admit though that Lenard was already starting to ‘take her mind off things’ as she tried to relax from his touch. The feeling of his hand brushing up her thigh not to mention his kisses was driving her nuts. "Mmm…" She sounded almost inaudibly as her fingers somehow entangled themselves in his hair. A shiver ran down her spine as he whispered in her ear and before she could say or do anything she suddenly found herself lying on her back and in a heated kiss with Lenard. She immediately kissed back and groaned in their kiss loving the feeling of his hands moving up her body.

Although the pain was still lingering, then the pleasure was making it somewhat more bearable. She however for whatever reason did in fact break their kiss by placing her palms against his shoulder and pushing him off inches away from her. She eyed him momentarily with amber eyes again (uncertain) feeling a little hesitant. After giving the thought a few minutes, she let out a small sigh before a small smile appeared upon her lips and her eyes had went back to blue (at ease). "Fine then… I will trust you…" She said. If this didn’t make her fall asleep then she didn’t know what would. Casually she pulled her hands back and rested them above her hand as she shifted her body a little to get herself comfortable. She grimaced as she did so though feeling her head pounding. Artemys shut her eyes and turned her head; a low whimper escaped her making her bite her lip. She didn't like feeling or acting so 'weak' especially with Lenard right there.

Artemys still hadn't opened her eyes just yet so she was merely 'feeling' the things that Lenard was doing to her while at the same time trying to avoid focusing on the pains from her migraine. Soft gasps and light breaths would escape her while winces were sounded every now and then. It was strange to her how she was feeling so stimulated even though his touch was scarce and it was actually making it easier for her to 'almost' forget that she was even in pain although the throbs always came back to remind her. Her back arched very slightly when he started to kiss and nip the skin upon her stomach region. She was trying so hard not to moan by biting on her lip even to the point of bleeding but the sounds would lightly resonate the air in the end. Whatever he was doing was working she had to say. Peeking a half-closed red-brown eye (aroused) open, she carefully watched and waited for his next movies.

Even though Lenard had already 'seen' her, Artemys still felt a little modest when he pulled off her nightgown. The thought was pushed to the back of her mind though when her lips were caught in another intense kiss which she would always return back -although not as completely as she wanted to because of her migraines- and when he started to trail kisses pretty much all over her body she thought she was going to explode. She was a little taken back when he planted her hands on both sides of her head and once again kissed very passionately. For some reason she was feeling something odd going on with her mind. It wasn’t migraines per say but she did feel like something was trying to get through to her. She wasn’t sure if she should allow it to penetrate the barrier preventing anything from getting to her head but after a few seconds of consideration, she decided to just let it. A burst of emotions overwhelmed her immediately both warm and rather lustful…

When Lenard broke their kiss to pull his shirt off, Artemys looked at him with an unreadable expression and gray eyes letting the emotions sink in momentarily. The moment he took his shirt off, without warning she pulled him towards her rather forcefully and kissed him fiercely. She then flipped them over so that she was on top and straddling him before breaking the kiss. Red-brown eyes mischievously stared back into his while she sent him a sly grin. The migraine pains were still pretty much there but she was practically ignoring them at the moment. "Was that ‘really’ a wise idea?" She asked with a low chuckle referring to how he projected his emotions over to her, well... more so the lustful ones. Tilting her head slightly still keeping that grin, she took his face into her hands and gave Lenard another heated kiss. Her hands then ‘discreetly’ trailed down to his shoulders down his chest and before anyone knew it, she was undoing his pants.

If things were going to end up like this with Lenard every time she had a migraine or headache then she would actually be looking forward to them at this point. Even after their very intense session though, the throbbing headaches returned back but during it all it was like she was never in pain at all. It certainly did relax her she had to admit and the headaches weren’t as bad as before. "Mm…" She lightly moaned as she felt him kissing the back of her neck. Her hand had reached behind and placed itself on the back of Lenard’s head…. fingers entangling themselves with his hair. "Better than before… The headaches aren’t so bad now." She answered before turning her head back a little so that she was looking into his eyes. "Thank you very much." A small grin appeared on her lips as she gave him a brief kiss and returned her head back to its previous position. Blue eyes closed as a satisfied sigh escaped her. She felt like she could fall asleep at any minute. "Think I will call you over here every time I don’t feel well or have a migraine." Artemys softly chuckled as she pressed her back even closer against Lenard’s chest, liking the feel of him being so close to her. "You would not mind, right?""

Artemys was quite surprised by what Lenard said… in a good way though. It was just that she was expecting an answer more along the lines of playful. Nonetheless it sent the butterflies fluttering again and a warm smile to crease her lips even though he couldn’t see it. "Okay…" She simply replied before letting out a light giggle as she felt him kiss the spot below her ear and nuzzle her. A relaxed sigh breathed out from her lips as she shut her orbs and eased into Lenard’s hold. It was comforting to say the least not to mention she felt safe there wrapped in his arms.

As the time passed, her breathing became more rhythmic and she might as well have fallen asleep already… but something was bothering her… the silence perhaps. And even though she wasn’t directly looking at Lenard then she could sense something was a little off. "Something on your mind?" She asked quietly not really sure if something was wrong but it didn’t hurt to ask. Her eyes were half open at the moment. Sure she was sleepy and it would really help her headache if she got the sleep she needed but her concern for Lenard came first.