He followed her easily, stopping inside the dark pantry as he waited patiently. Normally he would try to find the lights, but he assumed she knew where they were better than he would. And soon enough he was proven right as the lights flicked on. Alex grinned at the selection of cookies that was now visible in the light and he studied his choices slowly. "How badly would I be smacked if I turned your words into a flirty response?" He asked slowly, already knowing his choice. It was a battle between his gentlemanly side and his flirty side as he spoke, but he hoped that didn't show in the grin still present on his face or the mischief in his eyes.
Lacey snorted, turning to look at him with a smirk and a wink. "Depends on who's listening," she purred to him, hair gleaming under the fluorescent lights. "If there's someone here besides me, then I think they might blow up the castle in the process of killing you. If it's me, though…" she trailed off with a suggestive grin, then shrugged. "Well, I'll let you decide that."
If her father had seen her now, in her nightgown, in a pantry flirting with a guy she barely knew, he would be so pissed. Lucky for me that he's not here then, huh? She thought.
Alex's grin only grew at the semi permission. "I think I made the choice on what I want as a treat, if I do still get to choose what I want," He started, voice holding a seductive edge as he winked, "I'd like to choose you…Princess." Any of his words were enough to get him in enormous amounts of trouble if Lacey decided she didn't like the interaction, and he knew that fully well. At least he figured it was worth it. "If you kill me for my words, I understand," He added on in a bit of a playful tone seconds later, "Just make it a quick death, Princess Lacey."
"Well, I hear that I'm quite tasty," Lacey said with a small grin. "I wouldn't know, though. After all, the chef never tastes their own meals." She pulled a piece of chocolate from the bag in her hand and popped it into her mouth, closing her eyes for a moment in bliss as it melted in her mouth.
And then she grinned at Alex. "I'll be sure to make your death as painless and… fast as possible."
"Why I thank you for your consideration, I'd prefer if my death is also not a public event," He replied again, grinning easily, "Maybe you can be my final meal? At least then I'm guaranteed something that I'll like." Alex was having more fun than ever flirting with Lacey. Unlike a lot of girls he spoke to, she actually flirted back, and as an extra plus, she was gorgeous. Definitely two things that he had no issues with. Easily he turned to look at the selection of cookies, then at her again, shaking his head and letting his grin settle on permanently, "Can I get you anything? Besides just your bag of chocolate?"
"I wouldn't be so sure," Lacey said, snickering. "You can't guarantee that I'll be up to your tastes." With a simple, practiced move, her head moved just enough to let her hair fall over her shoulders in glittering waves. She grinned at his question and looked him up and down slowly, dragging her eyes over him. "There aren't many things that taste as good as chocolate does."
"Hmm, I think you're perfectly suited to my tastes, princess." He didn't try to hide the quickly intensifying amount of mischief in his eyes, just crossed his arms and smirked, "But first, what comes in as tastier than chocolate?" Alex took a small and slow step closer, turning to look at the selection of food again as he waited for what she was going to do, ever aware that the game they were playing was dependent on what she genuinely thought of the step he took towards her.
A spark of excitement flashed through her, and Lacey's smirk widened. "Well, thank you, kind sir, but unless you've tasted me before, you can't know if I'm your type." When he took a step closer to her, she didn't move, just stared at him with her glimmering eyes, as if daring him to come closer. And to answer his question, she smirked. "There are a few things I could name, but I'm curious as to which you think I'll say."
(Gosh, Alex and Lacey, ya nasty flirts lol)
He turned back to look at her, his smirk only growing as he asked in a slow flirtatious voice, "Is that invitation to taste you to make sure you are my type?" Alex winked at her, the same mischievous glint in his eye, though this time he only took a half step closer, just enough so that he was in arms reach of her. "I think it would be more entertaining to hear what you'd name before I list off what I think you'll say."
(Right? Imagine if this happened around our innocent little Sam and Holly… I love these guys so much lmao)
Lacey shrugged. Her eyes glittered, mirroring the look in his eyes. "It depends. Is that how you want to take it?" She was in a pantry with no staff, in her nightgown, alone with a guy who could be her potential husband. There was no supervision.
It was perfect.
"Well, hot guys are definitely at the top of the list," she said, tapping her finger to her chin and pretending to think. She stayed where she was, waiting to see what he would do.
(Oh my lord Sam would be a flustered mess lmao… Sam and dirty flirting don't go together well)
"Is it vain to ask if I make the cut of hot guys?" He asked, "At least in your eyes?" Alex wasn't sure how much longer she would allow him to flirt like they were currently doing, but he was filled with ideas of what to say…as well as some ideas of what to do. "As for how I'd like to take it, yes princess, I would like to take that as an invitation," He continued, meeting her eyes before looking her up and down slowly, "If permission is given."
(Oof no. That would be something to see, for sure. And poor Holly would be dying…)
"Of course it is, but arrogance is my favorite trait," Lacey purred. She raised an eyebrow at him and rocked her weight onto her other foot, crossing her arms and looking up at him, meeting his gaze.
She pretended to consider, before smirking. "Permission granted. I'd like to see what you can do before we get caught."
(It would give me so much secondhand embarrassment but at the same time it would be so entertaining to write lmaooo…our two innocent beans)
Alex smirked and closed the space between them, leaving less than a few inches between them as he replied, "I'll suppose that means I can't take too long then." He glanced down at her, matching the look in her eyes as he reached out and slowly brushed a strand of hair out of her face. Smoothly, he gently rested his hand at the back of her head. "Can I kiss you?" He purred, bringing his face closer to hers but doing nothing more, just brushing his lips softly against hers, "Princess…?"
(Oh my goodness yes… that would be so much fun and I would be so embarrassed for them…)
Lacey smiled mischievously at him. Her heart was pounding pretty fast, but she was enjoying this a lot. She hadn't imagined that going to get chocolate would result in kissing a hot guy in a pantry. She stood on tiptoe and reached up to wind her arms around his neck. "I guess I'll have to say yes," she said with a smirk.
(I can honestly imagine it too lol….there would be so much blushing and tripping on words…gosh lmao)
Alex smirked when she replied and moved his hand to the small of her back, acting like a gentleman now in how gently his hand was placed. Without any more words, he closed his eyes and pressed his lips to hers in a soft but strong kiss, waiting several seconds before breaking it and looking at her again. The mischievous look was still present and he purred, “I was right, you taste perfectly amazing. Though…to be sure…another test can’t hurt.”
(Oh my goodness yes! They would probably have to read off of scripts, because they're too pure to know how to slide them into conversations very well, if at all XD)
When he rested his hand on her back, Lacey's face flushed ever so slightly in surprise. She hoped he didn't notice. She hated being caught off guard, but this… this had startled her. He pressed his lips across hers, and she closed her eyes, sparks flashing through her. He pulled away and she opened her eyes. At his words, she smirked. "I do have to admit, I think you taste exactly how I like. But, I'm not quite sure about that, so I think I'll have to try again." This time, she took the lead, pulling his head down to her level.
(Yesss lmaooooo Sam would probably write what to say on his hand so he didn’t forget lol)
Alex grinned as she pulled his head down to her level, meeting her lips again without hesitation. He seemed less cautious this time, though even as he wouldn’t hesitate to go rougher and less soft, he let her take the lead. After all, this was the princess. He was kissing the princess, she was kissing him back, and for what he assumed was the first time, he was actually getting butterflies in his stomach. It wasn’t enough to make him blush, but he did wonder if she had put some sort of spell on him to get him tied around her finger so fast.
(Oh, Holly probably would too. Or maybe Lacey and Alex would create a script of a bunch of stuff they knew, and how to respond to it. It would be over 100 pages long, probably lmao)
Alex was giving her the control, and so Lacey took the opportunity willingly. She kissed him harder than the first time, passionate… although passion was about the only feeling in the kiss. Her fingers clasped around the back of his neck, weaving into the strands of hair there, and she stood a bit taller to get him even closer. It was bliss. Strange little tingles moved from where his lips met hers to the rest of her body, and it took all of her willpower not to shiver in delight.
(Other roleplays: the first kiss doesn't come at least until page 30. And then there's these two XD)
(Lmaooo I can already imagine Sam asking Alex for help awkwardly and him just rattling off what to do while Sam scrambles to remember anything)
Alex met her with the same passion in the kiss, knowing fully well that if they were caught, it wouldn't be good. That didn't stop him from running his hands down her back until they rested on her hips, gently pulling her closer to him. He was more than tempted to lift her up so he could kiss her without having to bend down as much, but the same voice in his mind that warned him about being caught warned him not to do that. At least not without her permission. He had to be more gentle with Lacey, for both of their sakes. Still, in compromise, he slowly kissed her harder and his thumbs ran slowly over the material of her nightgown.
(These two are little flirtatious things lmaooo of course their first kiss is going to happen within the first ten pages)
(Or just having Lacey and Alex try to make them a script to follow, but the packet is over 100 pages and heavy as fuck, and they're just holding these giant piles of paper and trying to flirt dirty while stumbling over the words and dropping the script and blushing like crazy XD)
(And of course it happened. They're such adorable flirts and I love them so much. They're kissing in a pantry, no less lmao)
With Alex's actions, Lacey couldn't hide back the little shiver that coursed through her at his touch. He pressed his lips harder against hers, and she smiled, running her fingers through the hairs on the back of his neck as if she couldn't get away from him. His thumbs caressed her hips, and she made a small noise in the back of her throat, pulling him as close as was humanly possible.
"Your highness?" Came a voice from not too far away. "Where are you? Are you okay?"
(Because otherwise something else might happen… XD not that I'm protesting)
(Ohmygosh yes XD, Sam and Holly would be trying their best and yet they'd still be stammering so much and blushing whenever there was something dirty written (The entire script lmao))
Alex didn't hide the present smirk as he felt her shiver, nor did he hide the playful hum as he was pressed as tightly against her as he could manage. It was only when he heard a voice that he broke out of the kiss, yet it was very reluctantly that he did so, and he didn't move his hands either. "I suppose we'll have to come back to this at a later date," He said in a low voice, smirking before finally stepping away from her and turning to the shelves. "What kind did you say you wanted again, Princess Lacey?" He asked in an audible voice, tapping his chin as he pretended to look over the selection of food. He glanced at her, winking and shooting her a grin before going back to looking. He just hoped it was a good enough cover for their actions.
(Probably best this way lol, gotta drawww things out even if it's more fun to just get straight to the endpoint. Also…Alex definitely doesn't have practice doing things like this to hide frowned upon kissing…definitely not)
(Oh, absolutely. And then they would just fall to pieces, and Lacey and Alex would just be in the backgroun laughing their heads off XD)
Lacey hid the flush in her cheeks from the passionate kiss, and her reluctance when he parted. When he stepped away, she felt much colder than before. How was it possible for one person to provide such warmth simply from a kiss? She smirked back at him, seemingly unaffected. "I think we might. If only we weren't interrupted." She spoke in a louder voice. "Oh, anything good," she said. "Although I think my chocolate is good enough for now."
There was the sound of footsteps, and one of the kitchen staff entered the pantry. She looked suspisciously at Lacey and Alex, but as there was no evidence that they had been doing anything bad, she couldn't say anything. "Your Highness, what are you doing here?"
"Eating," Lacey said, with the most innocent face ever.
(I know, right? So sad… although right now, they're only drawn to each other physically, not emotionally just yet… and he totally doesn't, I'm sure. Neither of them have any experience with anything like what just happened or anything.)
(Lmao I can see it as clearly as if it was a clip from a movie XD Alex and Lacey would be dying of laughter just either hearing a snippet of how flustered they were or I can imagine them just wheezing because they know just what is written and how hilariously dirty it is)
“That’s the answer you gave last time, Princess,” He said with a smile and a sigh when the staff member walked in, plucking a package of chocolate chip cookies off of the shelf and handing them to her, “Good choice? Or shall I pick again?” Alex turned to face the staff, shining and shaking his head, now acting like ever the gentleman, “I was to guess which flavor was her favorite…clearly I have a lot to learn about Princess Lacey.” He glanced back at her with a barely hidden grin, hoping she would go along with his thrown together excuse.
(Yeah it’ll most likely take a little while for Alex to realize that he’s attached emotionally to her…most likely through getting jealous if I’m honest lmao. Also, nah..no…not at all..these two? No experience whatsoever in being little turds XD)
(Oh my goodness yes. This would totally happen. I can feel it in my soul. And poor Sam and Holly would be wondering why they're laughing so hard…)
Lacey nodded at the kitchen staff. "He was. And he got it right, for the most part, although at the end you made him lose his train of thought." She pretended to be serious. "He does have a lot to learn if he's gonna survive in this Selection, you know." The kitchen staff looked confused, and Lacey grinned, sending Alex a wink before sauntering out of the pantry, swaying her hips more than was necessary. She picked her bag of chocolate from the floor outside the pantry and went to go see what Kohen was doing.
(Oh, I can totally see that. And Lacey would probably not realize she likes him because she's never been in love before, and just… the surprise on her face when she'd find out would be beautiful lmao. And they totally don't. None whatsoever. At all. They're neophytes.)
(Yessssssss lmaoo)
Alex paused as he listened to her, grinning back as he watched her walk out. It was more of a saunter, and it seemed clear from how her hips swayed as she walked. Not that he was going to complain though. He quickly looked away from her as she left, smiling gently at the staff member before following Lacey out of the pantry.
Kohen had busied himself with making actual cookies while he waited for the two of them to get back from…whatever they were doing. He had succeeded too, and the smell of sugar cookies could be smelled from the oven as he cleaned up his supplies on the counter. Clearly, he hadn't seen Lacey or Alex walk out, as he was humming out loud as he cleaned. Kohen seemed comfortable in the kitchen, and he didn't seem to mind the alone time either.
(Yes they would both be in such denial around their feelings for so long and gOsh. They are definitely neophytes, mhm 100% true…definitely…)
