I'm not stalking you or anything

Maverick only looked slightly concerned as she told him that he was mostly safe from Chimera’s ire. Thinking about a masculine display did warm her along with the bit of alcohol she had already enjoyed. She raised her brows and took a drink as he offered his observations, wondering if it was the Abraxas side of her or the Klein side that was the true ruler. She tried not to let her mind wander too far down that path because it was something she thought far too much about. She struggled with which side should be dominate her whole life, and she wondered how those two families had ever come together to create herself and her siblings. As far as she knew they were the only ones of that particular mix of blood lines.

Before she could give him a well thought out answer he was offering a toast, and his words were eerily accurate. Like she had become the phoenix, Venom was burned but felt herself reborn as Maverick showed her a different path she could walk. She really was a new woman with only a little effort on the rogue’s part. Despite the short amount of time they had been together he had left a lasting impression on her life already. "Cheers,” she returned softly, wondering at the profound statement as she indulged alongside him.

They both drank deeply and then Venom teased him about the current state of affairs and he made quite the show of looking offended she would entertain the thought. Besides his theatrics the grin that spread over his features told the real truth, that was exactly what he had in mind. Maverick wasn’t being made to work very hard as she indulged in the drink and the possibilities of the night ahead of them. "I will not be ashamed of stating the truth.” Venom chuckled along with him for another moment before Mavericks gaze flicked away from her and scanned the room around them.

Venom lifted a curious brow and had a look herself, Chimera’s attention was taken, everyone was rather deep in their own conversations and she wasn’t likely the topic of any of them now. She realized what he was looking for when he silently led her away from the large gathering. Her sunset eyes flicked to the different parties around them but she was quite confident there wasn’t anyone who cared about the two of them sneaking away.

He led her out of the hall and into the gardens beyond, it wasn’t lit by much more than the moonlight above. Maverick veered towards a beautiful wisteria, and lowered himself into the lush grasses. He made himself comfortable and invited her to sit beside him. Venom took him up on his offer and lowered herself beside him, crossing her white gloved paws and gingerly leaning against him. "’Whatever’ hmm?” Venom teased. "I have a couple ideas about what you could mean by that.”

"Venom"