Family Reunion Party (Circe & James)

This was either going to be extremely boring, or extremely fun. She couldn't see herself having an ordinary evening. It would be one way or another cause these kind of parties were not just.. casual. No no no. There had to be some kind of drama during this lovely gathering. But this time, she wa going to be the cause, she believed.

Miles, her adoptive brother, had finally found his biological family, and that included a few other brothers. And that meant that Circe did not know what exactly would be changing from now on. From the looks Miles was giving her, it seemed she wasn't really accepted by them, which brought to surface the posibility of having no place to live, and no last name to use. She was an orphan. Without Miles, she was nothing.

So this was a family reunion Miles ha dcome up with, in order to bring the family together. She had to make them like her, or else she might seriously have some problems with her future.

Wearing her long red gown, Circe made her way through the crowd with ease, holding a glass of red wine between her fingers. Her curls were flowing down her back and her red lips were up in a smirk as she met the gazes of all the men.

They all wanted her. Shame she wanted none.

"Miles.. A word please," she whispered in his ear as she passed by him. He caught her eyes and nodded. Circe walked towards the buffet, not really touching anythign as she waited for her brother.

(Meanwhile, Roman was admiring the Mansion as his best friend was busy finding someone to seduce, when his eyes caught something red pass by him. He immediately followed the shadow to lay eyes on a beauty. He couldn't lie she was extravagant, but his mind was already occupied with that little brunette of his.

So instead, he moved closer to James and nudged him.
"Check that out, man."
Roman was sure that woman would be something James would be interested in, so instead of letting him wander around trying to find him a girl, Roman decided to get him busy as soon as possible.

Never taking his eyes off of her, he watched closely as a man approached her, whispering something in her ear. He was close. Too close. It was kind of annoying.
"Looks like you have some competition there.." Smirking, he took a sip from his drink and turned away from the scene. It was not his problem from now on.)

( "She's the one I told you about."

Roman was surprised. It was rarely that they would bump into one of James' 'girls', and when they did, it was as if he was a magnet. They were running behind him in a matter of seconds. Those girls would never learn, seriously.

But this time, it was different. So different that Roman had to stop whatever he was doing in order to look at his best friend. James never talked about his ‘girls’ with so much interest, but he had deemed this one worthy enough for some reason. So Roman had assumed she was just another one chasing after him, but maybe a bit hotter than the rest?

Though the only thing he could make out here was the fact that she was hot, obviously, minus the chasing part. She was not like the others. And to add to that, she already had some company ready, which meant James was played just as much as he had played her. ”And here’s where I thought this was really boring…,” Roman thought as he turned to look at his best friend with amusement.

He could see the jealousy forming in James’ eyes, and Roman almost choked on his drink. James? Jealous? ”Just another girl, my ass,” he muttered under his breath as James excused himself and started making his way towards that woman. Oh dear, this was definitely going to be fun. And he would have to ask James a few questions about his feelings towards that woman. )

Miles did not take long to reach her and Circe was thankful for that. She was hiding how scared and nervous she was just fine, but she didn’t know how long she could keep it up. If his brothers did not accept her, they could very well stop this party and throw her out right now. And she was not ready for something like that.

”Everything is fine,” Miles whispered in her ear, drawing a smile out of the woman before him. ”Your charm and elegance seems to have changed their minds completely… They want you, Circe. And they’ve seen your work. They are impressed.

Circe was so happy she could die at that moment. She was ready to thank him and give him a big hug of relief, when she felt a mass on her, pushing her out of balance and causing a mess. Her glass of wine –after being spilled on Miles- landed on the floor, and a pair of strong arms caught her body before she could touch the ground.

Hearing her name, Circe immediately looked up in complete shock. James. No. This was a bad joke. It had to be.

"What are you doing here?"

But Circe was too shocked. She was still wrapped in the arms of the man she had spent a night with a few months ago, with Miles staring at her, and some of the guests who heard the crash, trying to figure out what had happened. Reading her mind, Miles motioned for them to go back to whatever they were doing, and reassured everyone that there was no problem. A house elf came to clean up the mess, and Circe was ready to turn to Miles, completely ignoring the man who was oblivious to where he was going.

But he obviously had other plans.

"Not that it really matters, I'm here now. We should get a drink..."

She gave Miles and apologetic look that meant she would explain this mess to him later that day, and grabbed the other man’s arm, pulling him through the guests, and leading him to the balcony. She knew no one would be there since it was her favorite balcony and Miles would never allow someone to spoil it. She had to have a word or two with this young man here.

It didn’t take long, and once they were outside, Circe crossed her arms over her chest and looked up at him expectantly. There were so many things she wanted to ask him, but the moment she stared into his eyes, she felt her heart sink just a bit.

”What were you thinking?”

She didn't know what to make of this. Circe believed that she would never see James again after that night. She knew what she was going into when she gave herself to him and it was fun. It was exactly what she needed at that time to get her head off of the things that tormented her.

Though she had caught herself thinking about him multiple times, she had never paid attention to those thoughts. It was simply the fact that he was a charming man who stood out. She was drawn to him and it was magical. For that night.
She didn’t hide the fact that she wouldn’t mind to see him again after that, since he was different enough to make her want him, and it was obvious that he kinda wanted her too, but you could never know with men.

After all, something else was offered before and after her, so there was no possibility for her there, right?

"What do you mean? I'm not the one flouncing around with others."


Circe wanted to laugh. Was he serious? He was accusing her of what? Cheating on him? It was impossible. She didn’t, couldn’t, believe that he was actually jealous, so she was trying to find a good enough explanation for this kind of attitude. James was a strong willed man. He could have anything he wanted. He had whatever he wished. So what was happening to him now?

"I'm here to party, like everyone else. Thought we could catch up, perhaps pick up where we left off. I mean, you can't be serious about him."

Ah, now I get it…

A devilish smirk touched the woman’s lips and she took a few steps closer to the man, biting her lower lip rather seductively as she stared into his eyes.
”My Merlin, James… Are you actually jealous?”
Of course she did not expect an answer from him, since he would never admit that, but just the idea that James was jealous, worried of losing her, fed her ego too much for his own good.

"Also, a hello wouldn't go amiss."

The woman grabbed him by the tie and pulled him closer, lips crushing against lips as she kissed him furiously. Pulling back she smirked and shrugged.
”Hello.”

The woman knew that James would never accept the fact that he is jealous. But just the look on his face proved that much,and it made the witch wonder. James Balan was not a man that felt jealousy. He had any woman he wanted, any time he wanted her. She was almost sure there was some girl already dreaming about him in that Hall. And that made her angry. She already had to put up with the thought of him with someone  other than her, but in her home? Here, he belonged to her, and she would make sure every female knew that.

Circe caught his eyes as he mumbled a quick 'no', yet turning to take a good look at Miles, as if he felt more than a tad bit jealous. The woman decided to hide her smirk for now, and maybe torment him just a little more before he learned the truth about the guy he was so glaring at.

"I don't think I'm ever going to be the jealous party if that's my hello."

She had missed his lips. And just the thought of all the other girls that had the chance to have him made her angry. Circe didn't share. And James was hers. Or well, he would be.

"So, what's brought you to this stupid party?"

"This is my home, love. My party. Did you even had the time to ask who was throwing this party,or was the girl you had on her knees good enough to make you forget, hm?"
Circe was vicious when she wanted to. And the fact that James was making somewhat of a scene about Miles while he was allowed to fuck any girl he wanted was not going to be accepted.

"Though, by the looks of it, she wasn't that good since you came here to find someone new, right ?
Jealousy was obviously lacing her every work this time, and she didn't even bother to hide it.

Circe wasn't going to sit back and let him act as if he had some power over her. Sadly, she had feelings for that obnoxious man, but she wouldn't admit it to him. She actually had to admit it to herself first and this wasn't going to happen anytime soon.
As much as James made her want to do all kinds of things with him,  she knew he would never be faithful and would never be hers. But that did not stop her from having the power to destroy every opportunity he had with someone else,  right?

His nasty comment about not being here if he had a girl waiting for him made her scowl and she shook her head in disbelief . She had to understand he would never change.

"Unless, of course, that was an offer?"

Circe felt the small smirk forming on her lips and she let out a small laugh, loving the fact that he was serious about that statement.

"Oh, so I'm one of the girls you remember?

She wasn't  very pleased with his words though. She growled low in her throat as he talked about a friend of hers making him forget.  She had no friends and the girls at her work would love to make her angry. She would not give them the chance to have an affair with her man.
"Believe me, they wouldn't dare.

"Of course, if you'd wanted to see me again, you need only have asked, I do love a women who knows what she wants."

The kiss left her wanting more and she was indeed easy to give in to him. She wanted to scream yes and let him do as he pleased but no. She would be the predator this time.
Pretending to have fallen in his trap, she leaned in,  pressing her body against his roughly as she whispered in his ear, "I'm not one of your whores."