A Gifted Pair of Hearts (Lance O_0 here)

[elphy_and_fiyero]

When Lance had walked back in she had just finished cleaning the floor of all the egg yoke and milk that was everywhere. He walked up to, those eyes just staring. For a moment she had forgotten where she was because those eyes were really the only thing that she was concentrating on. They seemed to look at her whole body. For once, she wished she was a mind reader. Ember couldn't help but look at his own. His strong physique. He was so close she could feel his breath. Ember felt her temperature rising as he just stood there. At least now I know what heats me up.........Wait, what am I thinking?!

She suddenly pictured him wrapping his arms around her. Wondering if they kissed, would screaming come to her mind or would they just disappear for him. Something inside of her wanted to stop that for him. End his suffering so that he wouldn't be angry all the time.

All of a sudden Lance yelled out of frustration which made her jump. She pulled her thoughts together before following him. A choice she almost wished she had never made. "Hey are you ok- wow sorry." She said as she turned around. Her cheeks, she could feel, were turning red at the sight of him in his boxers. Thankfully, her back was facing him so he wouldn't see. "Um, I'm........uh......just going to a........go back in the kitchen. Yeah." Ember walked back in the kitchen and pretended to stab herself with an imaginary knife. Wishing her life would end after that embarrassment. The worst part was she couldn't get the sight of him out of her head. Why couldn't I be a lesbian? She wondered as she imagine him once again.
 

[Lance789]

It took several moments for him to think up the next lesson, deciding to keep his day rather simple and argument-free, but with the idea he had in mind now, he hardly doubt if his day wouldn't be frustrating. His next lesson for Ember would be to practice keeping her cool, but the thought of viewing her body her body and skin....

He changed himself into some trunks and grabbed a towel from the bathroom, knowing she wouldn't need one, and walked into the foyer and kitchen. She hadn't realized he was standing there watching her, but he was curious as to what she was doing, however, his mind quickly wandered elsewhere to a wishful dream of burying his face into her hair and grinding into her from behind... Just like a guy to think like that, he thought as he gave himself a mental eye roll. An idea rushed into his mind then, one that put a very wicked smile upon his expression.

"Ember, strip off your clothes to your bra and panties... We're going swimming." Even as he stepped into the kitchen to catch her attention, he hadn't expected to sound so polite about the command and it bothered him. This time he spoke with forced annoyance. "And no, you will not being wearing any flame-retarded swim wear. If you cant learn to cool off, then i'll be walking your naked a** back here." That’s for purring milk on my head! He though, allowing her to see his conniving smile, but another thought killed his smile. If he had pissed her off at the pools and was forced to escort her to their room with no change of clothing, then everyone else would definitely catch interest. They’d all marvel at her beauty and shapely features -

WHY THE HELL AM I THINKING LIKE THIS? Lance looked annoyed them, more at himself that to Ember, then decided that maybe the pools wouldn’t be a good place for this particular exercise. “Better yet,” he started, his expression turning from annoyance to devious interest. “We’ll be having this practice in the tub. So my advice would be to try not to boil the water, otherwise I’d have to embarrass you.”  

[elphy_and_fiyero]

Ember's jaw dropped. He can't be serious?! She thought and then folded her arms. "Men." She sighed. "What is with you guys and wanting to see half naked women? Isn't porn enough for you?" She asked. Maybe I can.......tease him a bit. She rolled her eyes and stripped down to her to her underwear. Thank goodness I wore a bra. She walked into the living room and placed her clothes on the bed.

As Ember stood in front of him only in her underwear, she wanted to jump on him and wrap her arms around him and lock lips with him. His body pressed up against her, her temperature rising as she thought of it. Ember forced the image out of her head, her temperature slowly lowering. "Let's just get this over with." She sighed and headed for the bathroom. She filled the tub with water and got in. Ember hugged her knees, almost hoping he would get in with her. Ok, concentrate. Think cold. Once again, she imagined Lance climbing into the tub with her. His arms snaking around her. The water began to get warmer. I hate men...............Think......arctic. Cold, ice, chilly. She thought.
 

[Lance789]

He had literally forgotten to trail after her. Lance had been standing there with his mouth slightly parted and his eyes filled with lust as they focused on her breasts and butt as she left the room. It took a moment for him to realize that the lingering figure of her body was nothing more than his full imagination at work. He took a few steps forward to enter the bathroom after hearing the water running for a while before stopping and checking himself, only to find that he was marching at full alert.

Dammit! his mind bellowed as he stood for a moment, trying to ease himself out of his sudden rush of lust. He tried to think of Mrs. Fulton, but that surely didn't help at all...

He entered the bathroom after about four minutes of calming himself to see her closed up with her knees to her chest. He went to her, kneeling to rest on both knees and put his hand in the tub water. the water was indeed hot, but luckily not enough to burn him. "Not bad," he said, standing. "But to answer your question, no guy dont want to see a half naked girl." Lance slipped himself into the tub across from her, knowing that either the fact of him joining her in the tub would piss her off or would embarrass her, but either way, he knew it would make controlling her body temperature all the more harder. "And if you dont want to grant my wish by spending the rest of today's lessons being my eye-candy, then i'd suggest you not cook your last garments."

Eye-candy? s**t i complimented her body!.... Dammit! Lance mentally slapped himself, but his eyes were fixated on Ember, trying to clear the rippling waters for a better view of her.Shifting both legs, he slipped both his own under hers to force legs around his own. He thought up a pretty good way to piss her off and fail her for this lesson, this way, he could stare at her all day until night fall, wandering how her nipples would taste beneath his tongue. Lance smile an evil grin. "And incase you're wondering, i am sexually harassing you."

That should piss her off pretty good. Lance snickered silently.  

[elphy_and_fiyero]

Ember glared at him. "You go any further and I will not hesitate to burn you to a crisp despite what Mrs. Fulton said. And I'm sure you would be ever so glad to find an excuse to fight me." The water was not cooling down as her anger began to flare. Ember closed her eyes and breathed in and out through her nose and mouth. Concentrate. Don't let him get to you. Think cold. Ice. Chilliness. She thought to herself. Ember could feel her body slowly cooling down. Lance's leg moved, proving to her that their bodies were still so close. Her body temperature began to rise. "Dang it! I had it." She cursed to herself. "Ok, I can do this." Ember told herself, her eyes still closed. She tried with all her might to think of something other than Lance.

Something he said came to her mind. Suddenly, her eyes opened. "Wait, your........eye-candy?" A smirk suddenly came to her face as she found the perfect opportunity to make his life miserable. Slowly, she crawled up to him. Their lips almost touching. "So......you think I'm attractive. Interesting. Very interesting." She whispered to him. "Do I.........stir any feelings that can be" She looked at him shorts and then back at his eyes. "shown?" She asked. Even though she was teasing him, her body was heating up as they were so close. Steam rose up around her body but Ember hardly noticed the burning. There was a moment where her mind was being couldn't help but want him. Her heart raced as their bodies almost touched.
 

[Lance789]

Lance couldn't push himself any further back as their lips nearly grazed each other. This turn was so unexpected of him that her question and actions left an expression of udder shock on his face. Lance had to do something quick because for every moment she remained so intimately close to him, the more he wanted explore her body, feel every inch of her.... wanting to taste her. Lance was becoming lost in those beautiful eyes. The burning water brought him out of his trance, pushing himself up and over the tub, spilling the both of them to the floor. Lance had fallen on top of her, only realizing then that her under-garments had been completely singed from her body, and what he felt left him too weak to move immediately.

They were touching in all the right places, her soft breasts were pressed against his chest, their thighs and legs pressed together... his member resting against her, solid and stiff against her warm and wet -

Lance rolled and ordered her to leave the room, followed by the command to dress herself.  

[elphy_and_fiyero]

Ember froze as he fell on top of her. Her heart raced and her breathing increased. He brought her out of her trance as he told her to leave and change. "Gladly." She mumbled before she burned her remaining clothes off. She quickly changed into new clothes and grabbed her book. Ember found that she couldn't help imagine him over her once again. Their bodies so close and their lips almost touching.

Ember tossed the book aside but the words still came to her mind.

I cannot fix on the hour, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.

The thought of him still being in the bathroom was almost too much for her to handle. She groaned and got off the bed, not even telling Lance where where she was going. She walked into the LAN and told the computer her name. Targets set themselves up in front of her. Fire erupted from her hand and she destroyed each one instantly. When they were all burning, she lied down and groaned. "I hate my life." She cursed to herself as she looked up at the ceiling.

 

[Lance789]

Lance was staining on the floor as he let the time pass by. His hand had unwillingly grazed his member in the memory of her body, and the sensations she brought. Sighing out of frustration, he was finally able to stand and exit the bathroom in search of clothing, only to find that she had left him again. Lance couldn't really understand why she had such a difficult time following a simple rule, but then, maybe her escaping him for a moment was a good thing. After all, he had spent the last forty minute sprawled out on the bath room floor refusing to give up the feeling of her body beneath his own.

Even as he fought to zip his pants, the sight of her naked body was nothing more than his imagination at work again. lance hadn't looked at her when she left, he didn't want the temptations of her figure processing control of the creature that lay dormant within him.

I wonder I wonder...

Came the crackling in his head. Lance froze to gaze up at his reflection in the mirror. His physical expression displayed worry, but the reflection of his darker self, smirking back at with taunting eyes, glared back at him.

Looks like you've found me some fresh meat... A very beautiful one at that!

Lance backed away from the mirror as if his darker self were standing before him, nearly forgetting that this creature was only visible through the host's body. Lance's heart began to race and his breathing became more frantic... it was happening again... for the third time it became self aware. Lance almost began to panic when he felt his heart slow in pace without his will.

Calm down, it not like you haven't done this before... And besides, you've taken to her lots, but since you've rejected my pleasure from your previous pupil, i guess i'll be taking this one...

He laughed then and Lance staggered, falling to his sheets. Lance was frightened, not wanting the horrors of his past to become real again. For two years, the creature Johnathan had remained dormant since Lance, with the help of all staff, managed to contain him from a blood hunt which killed 17 students and 6 staff personnel. The women were all raped and most eaten alive out of the casualties where as the men and boys where mauled beyond recognition. As far as Lance knew, the original target was his former pupil and former lover, he he avoided at all times. Lance never wanted to live through that again, but then again, his lover should have been able to contain the creature simply by her show of love. This creature of Lance was always attracted to such affections by the opposite sex, which maybe why its now become aware again after Mrs. Fulton and her deceased sister (killed by Lance) had sealed the creature two years ago. Lance thought for a moment to think on why Johnathan had resurfaced from his sub-conscious domain. Sure John was attracted to beautiful women, but the mere appearance didn't wake him... it must be something more...

Lance, there is no point contemplating what i have concocked, but i assure you that will have a good time...






It had been awhile since he had left the room and began wondering the halls during classes of the younger tenants, half wanting to discover Ember about her own exploring and half wanted her to stay away from him for a while. He had no intention of retreating to his room anytime soon and actually feared for Ember's safety, even though he constantly told himself that he didn't like her. He frowned at the thought and realized that she hated him, but then, her eyes told him something different now that the memory sliped into his mind. He stopped walking to appreciate the angel that pissed him off, how she looked at him then... how her scent teased his senses... How she felt against him, touching one another in all the right places. What should he have done then/ Could he have touched his lips to her neck and shoulders? Lick a trail down her collar bone to her breasts? Run his hands up and down her body? Lance sat on a counch outside a Language Arts class and cursed silently at himself. How he longed to taste Embers breast and nipples, how he longed to run his tongue lower to her -

The HELL MAN!!!! Lance shook his head in fustration a** he smacked his palm against his head. His sex drive was at full alert again and it was plainly visible though his jeans. Its been only a day and i already want to ******** her. A few students passed and Lance tried to break his mind of all thoughts, replacing for a moment his lost for his new found rival and occupied his mind with an image of himself eating the flesh off the group of students who were comming to pass. Two of the seven students looked at him, one recognizing his thoughts and ushered that a different route to class be taken.

He sighed then, wondering where Ember had run off to. She knows she wasn't supposed to leave his company, but then again he hadn't told her not to leave their room. Lance couldn't figure out why she confuses him so much, did she hate him or did she love him? He didn't really know, but if anything, she was probably a flirt by nature and only did such things to tease men. If anything, he really needed to do something about it and quickly, the last thing he want is to be tricked into falling madly in love with her.  

[elphy_and_fiyero]

Ember lied down on the ground for what seemed like forever. Why couldn't she get him out of her head when she hated him so much? Or did she? No she couldn't love him that was impossible. They had known each other for just a day, it was not likely that she could have already fallen in love with him. She couldn't. She wouldn't. Her body began to tingle as her temperature rose. This time she didn't fight it. Ember pushed all the fire that was building up in her body out. The flares surrounded the entire outside of her body. Suddenly, water sprouted from her the ceilings in attempts to "distinguish" her. Her skin ached at the pain.

Ember looked at her clothes, now most singed. "Perfect." She sighed to herself. She walked into the locker room and began to look through the P.E. clothes. One in particular had a note on it along with sneakers and socks.

These won't burn. They were made for you. If you have any problems or concerns just see me.

Mrs. Fulton.

"Sometimes I wonder if her seeing the future is ever a bad thing." Ember said to herself as she changed. The clothes fit her perfectly. The uniform reminded her of her old school. Gray shirt and black shorts. The black pants shorts seemed to come up to he upper thigh but that was normal for her. And she didn't really see any other shorts that were longer. She threw her singed clothes in the trash. "I need more clothes." She told herself and headed out. The note from Mrs. Fulton reminded of where she ought to be and who with.

She walked out of the LAN in search for Lance. One person she did not want to deal with at the moment. She had walked almost all over the school, first their room then the LAN but he was no where to be found. Maybe he killed himself. She thought. Part of her wanted that to be true but the other part never wanted to see that happen to him. Why does he have to get to me?! I can't let that happen. He's just a boy and the sooner our training is over, the better.

Ember finally found Lance on the couch. His eyes just staring at her. "Don't ask." She told him as he noticed her new clothing. "The good news is this stuff is fire proof." She lit her hand and moved it all over her shirt, not burning anything. She distinguished her flame and folded her arms across her chest. "So, I was thinking.........since everyone else is basically in class right now, we could use the LAN. My clothes won't burn so we could practice as long as needed. And I promise I'll try not to burn you.......again. Although, the other times were merely accidental.......I think. So what do you think, teach?" She asked.


 

[Lance789]

Lance just stared at her with a lot going on in his mind. For one, she wasn't being a total jerk to him... well, not that he can say she has since he's the one whose been conducting all the insults. As he checked her out, studying her legs without worry of whether or not she was aware of him doing so, he had been thinking about her proposal, to do some sessions in the LAN while most younger students were in class. She was snappy now, nor was she being rude and even though her tone still carried annoyance, her initial attitude toward him had changed. Maybe this break they've had for one another was a good thing, after all, she had gone looking for him apparently bored with her day if anything. His eyes trailed up her body to her chest and face when she demonstrated her new clothing. Listening to what Ember had to say, Lance became instantly irritated, not at her, but Mrs. Fulton.

Mrs. Fulton knows everything about Ember and not all that much about Lance, and with her added ability of not only being able to read minds but also being able to make accurate predictions, she knew everything that could happen in the future... mostly... So hadn't she known that Ember might have needed flame-retarded clothing? Of course she knew... But why wait this long to provide them? Lance had thought on the matter for about a second before the reasoning hit him. She wanted him to become interested in her, possibly sexually involved in Ember's life... Possibly her lover... If that was the case, predicting that he'd fall over her and using that to her advantage was flat out brilliant. An if that be it, then thats why she is forcing us to remain in each others presence all day and night... She probably make us shower together to... That though paused as he had recalled sitting in a bath tub with her and the two of them nearly naked.

"a*****e," Lance mumbled, now looking annoyed. "Not you, Mrs Fulton." He made the correction when Ember beamed at him. "If anything, you'll have a few suite cases of flame retarded clothing waiting in the room... which sucks. I had plans on pissing you off in the tub again." He crossed his legs, wanting to see how she'd react to that statement, not caring if she knew he actually intended to compliment her. He really wanted to know if she'd be pissed or jest with him... he'd even except a disregard of the comment before deciding he should take her suggestion to go to the LAN.  

[elphy_and_fiyero]

As he looked her up and down, Ember couldn't help but help but feel almost disgusted. Pervert. The thought of him thinking of her as his 'eye-candy' made her want to vomit. Ember gave him a fake smile.

"I'm sure your goal was for me to burn all my clothing. Because I'm you're eye-candy right?" She teased and sat on the couch, still leaving a gap between the two of them. "And what is it with you and trying to piss me off? Do you want me to burn you? Or do you just want to fight with me? Because the only way I see it is you want someone to take all your anger out on and, at the moment, it's me. But you know what, buddy-boy? I'm tired of getting angry and yelling at the time." Ember hugged her knees and looked at Lance. There was still something in him that she wanted to get out. Something that was causing him pain that she wanted to stop.

"But if you want me to get all pissy fine? I wouldn't mind burning you, whether accidental or not." Her own words stung her. The image of him in even more pain made her cringe but she didn't show. Ember tried to shake it off. STOP IT, EMBER! He's just a boy. That's it. Don't let him get to you like you are right now. Stop this madness. She thought to herself. Ember stood up and flipped her head over as she began to put her hair in a ponytail. When she was done, she turned to Lance. "So are you coming or what? Cause I'm going anyway and even if you don't I'm still going to imagine your cute little face on the targets." She said the last part in a baby tone while pinching his cheeks.
DANG IT! I just called him cute!!! GAH! She screamed in her mind. If she could, Ember would have burned her whole body until welcoming death. But with her luck, killing herself with her own gift was impossible. Then again, did she really want to end her life and leave him now?
 

[Lance789]

"Cute?!" Lance's irrational was as loud daunting as his expression. He began barking at her in a low voice as so the students in surrounding classes wouldn't over hear. "And to think i was complimenting you, thinking we were actually gonna have a shot at cooperating. But since i'm just the cute angry guy with no ******** soul, then i dont i vent myself on your hot a**!" He stood to stomp ahead of her but stopped to realize what he had said. Vent myself on your hot a**... His mind repeated slowly. He wished someone would just blast him out a window to at least save him from half of this embarrassment. He had to force himself forward now from the images and scenes that played in his mind... scenes of ways he really wanted to vent on... or rather in... her a**.

He tripped and stumbled on absolutely nothing, sighing after he failed to regain his composure so no one would have noticed... but he bet Ember sure as hell did. <********> His mind exclaimed, as he hurriedly walked to the LAN, not knowing if Ember was right behind him or not.  

[elphy_and_fiyero]

Ember tried to hold in a laugh as she followed him to the LAN. "Are you ok?" She asked him. "And thank you for the compliment. I never said you didn't have a soul. Don't put words into my mouth. The only reason why we haven't cooperated yet is because you want to piss me off. I've tried to not yell at you since you already have a like a million of them in your head, apparently. I'm trying to be one less so excuse me for having the guts to try and act civilized." Ember told the computer her name and stepped in. "Now, if you want to start over we can. We can end the fighting here and now. It's up to you but if you want to continue to bicker then so be it. I won't stop you." She waited for his reply.

As he stood there, the image of him attacking her with his lips entered her mind. His lips traveling up and down her neck. His arms exploring every part of her body. Her heart racing as he slammed her against the wall. His-

This had to stop. Ember could feel her temperature rising as she tried to cool it down. The only way of cooling it down, so far, was actually thinking of things that were cold.
I know what's cold..........his heart. Pain began to ache in her chest as she wanted to help his pain. Ember cursed in her head as she wanted to die. Darn that man.
 

[Lance789]

Lance said nothing to her as he stepped aside to allow Ember to enter first. Once inside, he looked up toward the observation/control box and yelled out a command to its current operator. "Load platform #232!"

Grids began to form around them in a mixture of different colors coming to form realistic trees, boulders, and mountains in a exotic frosty scenery. The sun shown brilliantly through clear skies, the mountain hawks crowed as one or so flew over head, and the temperature dropped to nearly 31, despite that there was no wind chill nor factor. Lance and Ember only stood feet from a frozen pond as he ushered her close. "This assignment you'll be maintaining a steady temperature, warm enough to keep your self from freezing, but cool enough to heat only a three foot radius around yourself. Sounds easy right?" Lance said in a average tone, but polite none the less, with his expression being one of a mix of boredom and mellow. "Just keep me alive okay?" He suggested as he began to strip off all his clothing.  

[elphy_and_fiyero]

The ice beneath her feet began to melt but she could feel her temperature dropping. Ember stood close to Lance and looked at him up and down. She didn't need to concentrate that hard. Just looking at his tight chest made her temperature rise. Ember closed her eyes to make it look like she was actually concentrating. She thought of the fight with her parents. The fire that burned the house. How the heat felt. Ember tried to imitate the temperature. She could feel her heat rising, even more as she thought of him.
Just great. He's my motivation. She thought sarcastically.

Ember opened her eyes as they glowed dark red. The ice around them was melting. The falling snow turned to water before it even touched her body. She looked in the far distance to try and hold her concentration. If she looked at Lance now, she would lose it and he would call her a failure again. Every time he called her a failure she thought of her parents and how she had murdered them. She would be a failure no more.