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Jul. 1st, 2009 04:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nathaniel_kittenIt had taken him some time to figure out who to talk to, but Nathaniel had finally managed to score the stage in the club in Delicate Flowers from 5am until 7am. It was perfect, with two poles set up for their use.
Nathaniel unlocks Jason's door and steps in, grinning.
"Jason?" he calls, looking around the empty room. He hears the shower shut off and goes to the bathroom door, opening it. "You suck at being ready on time, you know that?" he asks with a laugh. "I left a perfectly nice vampire in a lovely, warm bed to come and dance with you."
Nathaniel unlocks Jason's door and steps in, grinning.
"Jason?" he calls, looking around the empty room. He hears the shower shut off and goes to the bathroom door, opening it. "You suck at being ready on time, you know that?" he asks with a laugh. "I left a perfectly nice vampire in a lovely, warm bed to come and dance with you."
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:08 pm (UTC)The latter is said with a warmer smile. He's happy that Nathaniel has someone; he's happy Asher has someone; and he's happy that they're both happy.
"So we're dancing today? Where?"
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:12 pm (UTC)He leans against the door frame and smiles.
"I managed to convince the proprietor of the club here to allow us the use of their stage." Nathaniel grins. "A stage with poles, which will help with your muscle tone."
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:14 pm (UTC)He'd love to get his hands on his straps again, but he knows he's nowhere near ready for that. Still, he's drying off much faster now.
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:18 pm (UTC)"If you're a good boy..."
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:20 pm (UTC)He dressed quickly in some loose-fitting shorts and a light T-shirt. He'll lose the shirt there, but he'll need something. "Oh, grab some of those towels, huh?"
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:33 pm (UTC)"I'm glad you like this idea more than the running."
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:37 pm (UTC)"And dancing will work much more, plus it'll get me back into the groove so I can get back to work sooner."
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:39 pm (UTC)Nathaniel practically skips along the way to the club.
"I think you might feel a lot better once things are settled between the two of you."
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:49 pm (UTC)He wants to go back home so badly, but he doesn't want to face all that just yet. Not when he's finally feeling a little like his old self.
"So what are your plans? Just some basics to start with, or are we going to work some old sets as a warm up?"
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:52 pm (UTC)As they enter the empty club, Nathaniel grins.
"We can go through some basic warm ups and then move onto one of the old sets, 'kay? Don't want to move too fast with you."
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:55 pm (UTC)Normally Jason would protest, but he knows he's not in the shape he was.
"Ok." He slows to take in their surroundings. "Posh place. Wonder if they'd ever let us do a show here one night."
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Date: 2009-07-01 09:11 pm (UTC)"You could always ask."
He misses dancing, having spent so much time in Milliways instead of at home, and he's looking forward to this. He goes to the soundboard and starts some slow, relaxing music, and then jogs up onto the stage.
"Come on, let's stretch and warm up."
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Date: 2009-07-01 09:15 pm (UTC)When he feels warm, he rolls to his feet. "What should we start with," he asks eagerly, looking much like a bouncy puppy.
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Date: 2009-07-01 09:25 pm (UTC)"I'll queue up the music and we can start with the basics."
Nathaniel heads up to the soundboard and changes the music, rushing back up to the stage.
"Remember that routine with Bad Things?" He grins. "We can start there."
The music starts, and Nathaniel begins to move with the beat.
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Date: 2009-07-02 07:16 am (UTC)When he loses his balance on a turn, he slams a palm to the floor in frustration. "Christ, it's only been a month or so! You'd think I'd never danced before."
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Date: 2009-07-02 08:26 am (UTC)"Coke does a lot of damage, and Ruin didn't help things."
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Date: 2009-07-02 08:32 am (UTC)He runs a hand through his hair, and for a moment he's calmer, happy that he hasn't gotten it cut yet. "How long we got? Two hours? I've got two hours to get this set down, and I'm not stopping today until I can run it. Cue it up."
He stands, determination in his entire stance.
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Date: 2009-07-02 08:41 am (UTC)After the fourth time around, Jason makes it almost to the end before completely losing his count. "Nat, you wanna go down there and watch; call them out for me?" he asks wearily.
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Date: 2009-07-02 08:53 am (UTC)He picks up a bottle of Gatorade and sips it as he resets the music once more and sits on a table.
"Two, three, four, spin, and dip!" he calls between sips.
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Date: 2009-07-02 08:58 am (UTC)He makes it to the end at last, albeit clumsily. He rolls over the edge of the stage to the floor and shuffles over to Nathaniel. "Holy fucking shit, what a train wreck," he says, grabbing up a Gatorade and mopping at his forehead. "I'm glad no one else was watching that."
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Date: 2009-07-02 09:02 am (UTC)He finishes his bottle.
"But I did invite Asher to watch us sometime."
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Date: 2009-07-02 09:07 am (UTC)He does smile, though. "You think if I dance horribly enough he'll get up here and show us how it's done?"
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Date: 2009-07-02 09:10 am (UTC)"If he dances half as well as he fucks, I think you're in for a treat if you get him up there."
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Date: 2009-07-02 09:22 am (UTC)He gives a stretch, then drop to the floor to do a more thorough job of it. "We'll have to find a way to set him up: I can't pass this opportunity up."
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Date: 2009-07-02 09:39 am (UTC)Nathaniel joins Jason, working through a cool-down stretch.
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Date: 2009-07-02 09:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-02 09:50 am (UTC)He'd always wanted Asher, though, so the healing of the scars didn't much matter to him.
"Everyone turned away from him because he was scarred."
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Date: 2009-07-02 09:54 am (UTC)He frowns. "Though he did turn me down. Very politely, but..."
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Date: 2009-07-02 09:56 am (UTC)"Well, of course he would. I threw my version of a fit when I realized what his birthday gift was going to be for you. If your past self was asking his current self to roll him, after I'd been jealously childish, I'm not surprised Asher turned you down."
Nathaniel thinks it's rather sweet, really.
"When did you offer?" he asks, trying to pinpoint when that had happened.
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Date: 2009-07-02 09:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-02 10:02 am (UTC)"It was stupid, Jason. I hadn't been with him long and I thought... I thought maybe what I was hoping was happening between us really wasn't if he could just... well. I was being dumb."
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Date: 2009-07-02 10:04 am (UTC)He doesn't want his friend to hurt.
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Date: 2009-07-02 10:08 am (UTC)"He loves me. Even if he never says it, I know he does. I'm secure in that. I don't mind."
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Date: 2009-07-02 05:54 pm (UTC)He sighs, craning his neck for a clock. "I don't think I can take any pole work today and we're close enough to time. You want to get some food? I need to get something in me before I go help Teja in the forge."
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Date: 2009-07-03 01:43 am (UTC)"He really is that good, Jason, and I'll miss it."
Not that Asher's orgasmic bite had been why he'd wanted to be with the vampire, or why he'd stayed, but it had been quite lovely.
"Let's get some breakfast. We can work on the pole tomorrow."
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Date: 2009-07-03 06:10 am (UTC)He gathers up his things and follows Nathaniel out. "I think I actually have an appetite today. Let's see if the kitchen can keep up with us today."