[tori/max] a pleasant outing

[kael matthew bane]

AND IF YOU GOT SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO SAY

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‘cause we’re moving on and we can’t slow down.
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He made his way to his walk-in closet, accompanied by the Chairman, and examined himself in his floor-to-ceiling mirror. Something was neutral to him today and Kael didn’t like the idea of neutrality. It wasn’t his outfit; in fact, he took a picture of his outfit with his cell phone’s camera in order to be reminded of how dashing he looked. He didn’t have too less of glitter on, or too much. He hadn’t applied any eyeliner or anything like that today, so nothing should be flawed. Furrowing his brow, he brought his fingers to his hair and tugged on them. He smirked; his hair was the problem today. He was feeling good, bold even and his hair was just so…natural. So without another moment’s hesitation, he ran his fingers through his hair, magically dying it right on the spot. When he’d finished, he shook out his hair, fluffing it up as he did so and re-examined himself in the mirror.

His smug smirk portrayed a look of…well… me gusta.

Alec was the one to stop him at the bottom of the stairwell this time. Normally it was Magnus, who seemed more cat-like than the Chairman himself and could hear the boy’s attempts to sneak out every time. He asked where he was going, with whom, and for how long; the usual. Kael refrained from rolling his eyes. They still treated him like a child in every way they could and perhaps he still was a child in warlock years, but in mundane years, in the years that seemed to matter in this world, he was very capable of handling himself. Alec was at least nicer about his bombardment of questions; Magnus would have magically locked the door and put a ward up if the boy refused to answer. When he’d finished speaking, Alec said his goodbyes and be carefuls and headed back up the stairwell. Kael assumed he was getting ready for another hunt with his sister and brother-in-law and he only assumed this because he saw a nice, shiny seraph blade hanging from the man’s belt casually.

Kael was bored, put simply. Now, this happened a lot and normally, he’d scroll through the many of his contacts in his pretty phone and pick a victim at random, but for once and this time, he had in mind what he wanted to do before he picked up his cell phone. He was bored and hungry, hungry for some Italian cuisine. He’d contemplated on bringing Carter and his girlfriend, in all honesty, just to have some calm, sit-down company, but thought better of it when he realized that the girl didn’t seem fond of him/hardly knew him. That’s when he sent a quick text to Tori and then after thinking of what he would look like in a monkey suit, smirked, and sent the same message to Max. He made his threatening texts a little less threatening this time, simply inviting them along for some free lunch. However, they both knew that if they denied, well…Kael was ready to go to their appropriate residences and drag them out kicking and screaming. The only thing that kept him from doing this was the realization that Theo was most likely home around this time in the afternoon and he was one man Kael never liked encountering.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, the host raised an eyebrow at his ensemble and warned the boy that they were booked full. Kael smirked, refraining himself from decking the man in the jaw or doing something silly to him like giving him pimples all over his face, and gave his name and the appointed table he’d reserved earlier in the week. Flabbergasted, the host apologized profusely and showed Kael to said table, all while the boy smirked and mocked him. Hey, just because he wasn’t technically a child in the mundane world didn’t mean it wasn’t fun to act like one sometimes.

He hadn’t been waiting long before he saw the two of them come in with the same bastard of a host. He waved politely at them and let them settle into their seats. He looked them both up and down, not terribly disappointed with what he saw, but honestly: would it kill them to stand out a little? Age their bodies and add some wrinkles and they could be a happily married couple. But, since they were cousins, Kael shook the thought from his head. “I’m glad you two came,”

[/b] he said honestly. “Lunch is a terrible waste when alone.”[/b]
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Word Count: seven five eight
Tags: Tori/Maxi xD
Notes: Aw, Kael being alone would be a sad image.
Lyrics: Graduation (Best Friends Forever) by Vitamin C
Outfit: lunch with the trio!
With the same blonde hair as in the opening graphics xD

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[victoria scarlet lightwood]

why live life from dream to dream

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Victoria strolled down the institute hallways in an outfit that Lillian had wanted her to try out. It wasn't so bad, really; the heels were more easy for her to walk in, rather than some of the other shoes that Lil had put her in. At least the heel stayed under six inches and the dress wasn't horrifically short. It was a dark color, granted, but Vic could deal with that. Could timid-Vic, though? She considered this as she stopped in front of a mirror that decorated one of the strips of wall. It was modest and didn't show a lot of skin, so she deemed it worthy. Her inner-actual-self adored the dress. She'd prefer pants, but dresses weren't so bad when they had tights under them, which this one did not. However, Victoria didn't mind... too much. The dress came to a few inches above her knee, and it wasn't too bothersome a length. Maybe she'd convince Lilly to let her keep it later, when Lilly wasn't dashing around in the kitchen due to her attention being pulled there.

Suddenly, she felt a faint buzz on her ankle. Raising a confused eyebrow down at her right foot, Vic properly bent down and remembered that she had put her phone there so it would stay safe. Checking it, Tori grinned. Free lunch with Kael at Cipriani's? Only a fool would pass that up. She did feel bad about having him pay for basically everything, but she was a little nervous about how he would feel if she either brought money or chose not to come. Deciding the best option was to give in, Vic bent back up after shoving her phone back into her boot. Would Lilly mind if Vic just walked out with her clothes on? Well, the girl had walked away, herself, and it wasn't like Victoria wasn't going to come back and give them back to their rightful owner. Lilly probably knew that, too. Vic nodded to herself and began walking the opposite way down the hall, liking the sound the heels of the boots made against the flat floor of the building.

Kael had become a great friend of hers in the past few weeks. They hung out at least once a week, and it was always a lot of fun. It almost felt like he saw right through her facade and was looking straight at the person she couldn't see, herself. He seemed quite fond of her, too. Victoria just wished that she could see what he did, beyond her struggles to stand out among her siblings and past the mask she wore in order to do so. She'd been hiding herself all of her life to be somewhat appreciated and to measure up to her siblings in one way or another. There was a definite downfall to her plan, though. As a kid, she thought that the plan was infallible. Now, she didn't even know who she was behind the mask, and that was enough to drive her crazy. It was nice to know of another person besides Uncle Simon that could help her to bring out who she "was." It was frustrating just to think of that expression at a time like this.

Lost in thought and without paying attention, Vic looked up just as she bumped into an all-too-familiar face. "Max!"

[/color] She'd managed to blurt before the collision. He was dressed nicely, as was she. Were they going to the same place? They were always the masters of coincidences and both fortunate and unfortunate irony. Laughing at herself, she took a few steps back as she regained her balance. She put her hands on her hips and gave him a once-over, examining just how elaborate his outfit was, today. "Have we both been invited to a lunch with Kael?"[/color] She inquired with an innocently curious tone to her voice. Her cousin looked so nice dressed like that. He wasn't even like a cousin to her, he was more like a brother. They'd always been close, even as infants, and nothing had changed between them. All they did was grow to be even more alike than they'd originally been.

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Once the two of them had arrived, Victoria walked in first and held the door for Max. As they were guided to the table, Vic couldn't spot Kael. When they came up to the table, though, she recognized him immediately. Raising an eyebrow, she slowly settled into her chair and tilted her head. "Kael, when did you dye your hair?"[/color] She sounded more surprised than she was. Honestly, the boy was a warlock! However, this was the complete opposite hair color than he'd had the last time she saw him, which wasn't even long ago. It wasn't that it didn't look spectacular, because it did, but it was just more than unexpected for someone to go from black hair to a vibrant blonde. [/justify][/blockquote]

tagged; kael & max <3
words; 833
outfit; click!
notes; new layout style woot woot.

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