More Dazzling than the Lights

Avacyn was lingering there in front of her brother and she wasn't sure how long she stayed like that, her breath caught in her chest as she tried to make heads or tails of the powerful surges of emotion that were running through her. They weren't unlike the closeness and bond she had always had with her twin, but they ran even deeper and hotter than that. Ever since they were little it had always been so easy to look at Saracyn and let the world fall away. He quieted her anxious thoughts, dispelled any doubts she had in herself, and somehow made her believe all of the sweet things he ever said about her. But right now, in this moment, all of those things felt amplified and as if they were the only two wolves that existed in the world. Then Saracyn broke the frozen stand off they were caught in as he leaned closer making something inside of her jitter with nervous excitement while her mind was still reeling trying to figure out what it was that she was feeling and why the magnetism between them was suddenly so much stronger. He hesitated, something that felt so unusual for her bold, brash twin, but somehow even that slight moment of hesitation made her heart skip with anticipation. Then he finally leaned forward and he gave her what she hadn't even realized she wanted or needed.

Sara's lips found hers and for a moment her eyes widened with shock as the nervous, excited, jittery, hot emotion that she couldn't quite name was suddenly cranked all the way up and hit her system hard enough to knock the air out of her lungs. Her thoughts reeled for a moment as she realized what was happening. She was kissing Saracyn. Saracyn had kissed her. But within a few heart beats she began to melt into that kiss and her eyes fluttered closed with a soft whine, every instinct and desire telling her that this was right, that this feeling she had was good and that she should crave it. She pressed back into that perfect first kiss, suddenly feeling as if the cold water around them was nowhere near cool enough to keep the fire flashing through her under her skin from burning her alive. It wasn't until he pulled away a few moments later that it seemed to break the trance and her eyes flickered open so her gaze could find his once again. She was blown away and taken aback, euphoric and confused. She was torn down the middle of what she should be doing and what her body wanted from her and in that moment she didn't know which side to listen to.

When she looked in his eyes again she found her anchor and supporter again and she knew he was everything she needed in that moment and so much more. The emotions she felt were complicated, but allowing herself to simply revel in how he made her feel and the thrilling rush he gave her was all she really wanted. Before she could over think anything again she allowed herself to follow her instincts and tipped her head forward to catch his lips with hers for a second time, immediately feeling a rush of relief from her uncertainty as she returned to this feeling that was at the same time completely new and strangely familiar. Usually she was so careful about her decisions and wanted to think them all through, but this time she followed the wild ride of emotions and let them take her wherever they wanted to go. His lips felt soft and warm on hers and while she kissed him with a tender passion her eyes closed again, savoring this feeling like it might be the last time she ever felt it. When she did finally slip away from his lips again it was with a soft gasp and her eyes flickered open, her eyes finding his and the special marking that connected them both. A little grin pulled across her lips and her tail wagged behind her, disturbing the water around her with the passes of it through the surface of the water. "Wow..." she whispered with a soft giggle, giving his nose a teasing lick.

"Avacyn Mendacium"