79th Devotion: Changing Faiths
Nov. 29th, 2009 06:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
favoritetraitor[To Lilith Sahl and Father Abel Nightroad/ Unfiltered]
Lilith and Father Abel, I would like to thank both of you for coming to me in my time of need. Your guidance helped me to find my way through the darkness and back to God's light. I've given this great consideration and if you'll have me, I would like to request to transfer to your church.
[Private to Saya]
I was hoping that I might be able to see you. So much has happened in the last 24 hours and I'd like to share what I've discovered with you if you have time.
[ooc: STILL cursed into believing he's a priest, Solomon has discovered another branch that would allow him more 'freedom' in his vices. >.> GRAB BAG Curse: 'I'm a Professional']
Lilith and Father Abel, I would like to thank both of you for coming to me in my time of need. Your guidance helped me to find my way through the darkness and back to God's light. I've given this great consideration and if you'll have me, I would like to request to transfer to your church.
[Private to Saya]
I was hoping that I might be able to see you. So much has happened in the last 24 hours and I'd like to share what I've discovered with you if you have time.
[ooc: STILL cursed into believing he's a priest, Solomon has discovered another branch that would allow him more 'freedom' in his vices. >.> GRAB BAG Curse: 'I'm a Professional']
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Private;
Date: 2009-11-30 04:03 am (UTC)Private;
Date: 2009-11-30 05:34 am (UTC)Private; 1/2
Date: 2009-11-30 05:41 am (UTC)Private; 2/2
Date: 2009-11-30 05:42 am (UTC)Private
Date: 2009-11-30 06:05 am (UTC)Action;
Date: 2009-11-30 06:21 am (UTC)She smiles a little to anyone left in the church itself as she enters, letting her eyes skim over the architecture. It really is lovely.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-01 05:48 am (UTC)Standing, he turned and swiftly moved to greet her.]
Saya~
Action;
Date: 2009-12-01 06:09 am (UTC)She gave a light smile in return, not really taking note of his attire before he was in front of her. He had worn black when they had talked that time in the penthouse too. It looked so somber on him, compared to his blond hair and bright eyes. ... Or maybe that was how somber he had been.
Still, well... he was handsome. She couldn't deny that. He always has been though.]
It looks like you're doing well.
Action;
Date: 2009-12-01 06:51 am (UTC)[It was an instinctual need, the one to reach out to touch the girl who had swayed his heart away from the church. But they were in public and he still wasn't sure how she would feel about the unexpected turn of events.
Instead, he held out his hand to her and smiled.]
Saya, will you take a walk with me? I have something I'd like to discuss with you.
Action;
Date: 2009-12-01 07:02 am (UTC)She laid her hand in his as she nodded.]
Mm, alright.
[She really ought to question why they had to go anywhere to discuss this but... well, he seemed happy. She couldn't quite find it in her to argue with that.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-02 06:05 am (UTC)You've been well?
Not too lonely without me at the apartment?Action;
Date: 2009-12-02 06:20 am (UTC)I've been fine. It's a little quiet in the apartment now but not too bad.
[She wasn't about to go into detail on how lonely she had found it. It was hard to get used to being utterly alone, particularly when she never really had been before.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-03 04:02 am (UTC)Smiling to hide any nervousness, he turned to face his guest.]
I'm glad that it hasn't been too disruptive, this change... but I needed some time to figure out what God wished for me.
[With a small gesture towards a small sitting area, Solomon waited patiently for her to make herself more comfortable.]
Please...
Action;
Date: 2009-12-03 04:16 am (UTC)She gathered her skirt a bit before settling into a seat, looking back with a light smile. If she noticed his nervousness, she wasn't showing it.]
Mmm. I'm used to change. And if it makes you happy, that's even more reason to get used to it.
[After all, she had stepped into his life here abruptly. And he couldn't be happy back where they came from so here at least, she hoped he could be.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-03 05:15 am (UTC)[His eyes slid over to carefully watch her expression.]
I know, I haven't been the best servant of God. I've done things that went against my faith... committed many sins during my time with Diva, and even a few here.
[He paused, the smile having faded from his face. It was nothing that he liked to think about, but absolution would be impossible if he didn't address it.]
All of this has been my burden to bear, and so I decided to try to redeem myself in God's eyes by returning to the service of the Church. That's the only reason I left...
Action;
Date: 2009-12-03 05:58 am (UTC)But then, he hadn't always been as he was, had he. That was a sobering thought and her expression couldn't help but reflect that.]
... So that's why you had to leave so quickly.
Action;
Date: 2009-12-04 05:43 am (UTC)I think the guilt of my sinful ways had gotten to be too much for my conscience... God showing me the errors of my ways and leading me back into His light.
[He turned his gaze away from Saya, feeling a strange guilt over the thoughts that filled his mind when around her.]
I felt... that He knew of my lustful desires and sought to save me from myself by having me come here. At least that's what I thought...
Action;
Date: 2009-12-04 06:05 am (UTC)[There's Saya for you, saying something before she completely thinks it through. A few blinks and raised brows followed it, even if he didn't see her expression.
Her cheeks colored as she looked away herself, brows now lowered as she considered what he had said.]
I'm sorry. What I mean is... did you find the help you needed then?
Action;
Date: 2009-12-04 06:52 am (UTC)[It was what he'd been thinking over the last 24 hours...
Turning his body, he faced her once more, determined to follow through with his plans... assuming she would be willing to take such a leap of faith with him.]
I... believe I have. Although it's such a foreign concept to me.
[Reaching out, he took her hand in his.]
Saya... could you look past my being a priest enough to allow me to court you?
Action; 1/2
Date: 2009-12-04 07:15 am (UTC)Action; 2/2
Date: 2009-12-04 07:16 am (UTC)She couldn't help but blink down at her hand. Then there came the glance back up, a little mystified.]
Court?
Action;
Date: 2009-12-04 07:53 am (UTC)His voice softened, hoping that she wouldn't be too shocked at what he was suggesting.]
I'm afraid it's all that I can offer if I wish to continue to serve God... but this particular church will allow for discreet relationships for it's clergy.
I discovered that while speaking with two very well respected members of this Faith, and it just seems like the perfect solution to the problem.
Action;
Date: 2009-12-04 08:34 am (UTC)She was mostly in a state of blinking, if anything.]
I see...
[She wasn't sure what to say after that. She looked like she wanted to ask a question after a moment but then she appeared to bite it back. Instead she just gave him a bit of a puzzled look.]
But you didn't... I mean...
You've never said a word about anything like that since I arrived in the City. I thought...
Action;
Date: 2009-12-04 09:11 pm (UTC)You thought what, my child?
Action;
Date: 2009-12-04 09:19 pm (UTC)That you'd given up. Or... well, moved on.
Action;
Date: 2009-12-04 10:29 pm (UTC)[His features sobered, heart clenching unpleasantly even to say her name so soon after her death. Letting his hand fall from her face, he sighed.]
Marishka... was there for me in my time of need. She comforted me when I thought I'd lost you. And for that kindness, I have no regrets. Even though she was one of Lucifer's children, there was still something redeeming about her and I did love her.
[It was a hard confession to make, but one that was necessary in order to move on.]
But Saya, please believe me, I've never stopped wanting you.
Action;
Date: 2009-12-04 10:37 pm (UTC)She nodded to that lightly, giving her own sad smile.]
It doesn't really matter what someone is, as long as you care about them. I'm glad the two of you had that. I...
I'm sorry I caused so much trouble before. It... wasn't a good point in time for me. I think.
Action;
Date: 2009-12-05 03:05 am (UTC)We can't possibly know why the Lord gives us the trials that He does.
[Leaning forward he placed a chaste kiss upon her forehead. The hard part was in getting his body to cooperate enough to move away from her. She was so close, her scent so strong in his senses, enticing him to do more.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-05 04:43 am (UTC)Saya glanced up as Solomon moved away. She hadn't expected that. For whatever reason though, it made her smile. Maybe it was the chasteness of it or the obvious affection in it.]
I guess that's true. I'm afraid I don't know a lot about religion though.
Action;
Date: 2009-12-05 05:57 am (UTC)[Lifting her hand to his lips, he gazed up at her through the longer lengths of his blond hair.]
Does it bother you... that we won't be able to marry?
Action;
Date: 2009-12-05 06:51 am (UTC)[She can't help but trail off with his question. It just pokes her blush back into life.]
Marry? I... hadn't really thought of it...
[Saya can safely safe marriages and weddings had never entered her mind before.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-05 09:20 pm (UTC)[The blush that stained her cheeks made his breath catch in his throat, she was just so seductive in her own innocently charming way.]
Saya... we have all the time in the world for each other~ Let me be there for you. Just say yes...
[It felt sacrilegious to be making advances on her in the Cathedral itself. But the room was private, and his heart was overflowing with happiness that she didn't seem bothered by his proposition. Besides, hadn't it been condoned by both Lilith and Father Abel?
Releasing her hand, he wound his arm around her slender waist and leaned in for a kiss.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-06 12:24 am (UTC)Sol--
[That's all she managed though before he made good on that kiss. She'd managed to bring her own hands up to his shoulders. An attempt to push him away? Maybe. It would kind of help if she actually attempted to push, in that case.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-06 07:03 am (UTC)Action;
Date: 2009-12-06 07:38 am (UTC)Still, it was nice. A kiss without the taste of blood behind it. An action she was used to freeing the dam of memories within her with each awakening was... much sweeter than she had ever anticipated.
As he pulled her closer to him, she roused back into thought. Push him away. It's dreaming all over again, like that night.
Why was she so comfortable so close to him then? And why was her heart hammering so hard?
Her hands tensed a little, body wanting to act on her indecision.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-07 04:52 am (UTC)His pulse raced, finding such intimacy where before there was only painful longing. And like a dying man, he drank in every single moment as if it were his last.
It was undeniably obvious with this one kiss that they were meant to be together, just as he knew when they first danced that they would be compatible. Hopefully, she would realize this as well.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-07 08:01 am (UTC)She couldn't claim to be any better at this than she was at dancing but they fit together. Much like the dance too, it was more than likely his skill making up for her lack of it.
She was selfish. As much as she had denied his dreams before, she still had them. Duty had come first and for better or worse, that particular devil had been paid his due.
Her hands relaxed again. It was selfish, this desire to give in. For now though, couldn't it be like that dance? And couldn't she just let herself dream for a bit? A life beyond the loss and fighting that she had never planned on having.
Arms slipped lightly around his neck, Saya moved just a little closer. Finally she picked up her steps, her own lips moving in time with his.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-12 09:00 am (UTC)It was difficult, separating just what approach he should take in this new relationship. Long ago when he was human, women were to be courted, leaving the actual act of consummation until after marriage. At least that's what was done with respectable girls. But leaving his former life behind him, such simple moralities were set aside, and he willingly did everything in his power to satisfy his Queen in her every desire.
But Saya was not Diva. And so he debated on the best way to proceed, not knowing if he should go to her bed immediately, or cater to her human upbringing and take things slowly.
He didn't want to stop, didn't want to end the ecstasy of their new found intimacy. So he let the minutes drag by, one after another. Reveling in each passionate kiss, and the sensations of her body pressed up against his...]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-12 10:16 am (UTC)Was it part of her own instincts? Her sister's Chevalier and... like Rikku and Diva.
That was the first time that had occurred to her really in any sense other than Diva's Chevalier equating 'my enemy'. That definition was in the past but this second one, this one that Diva knew all along...
No one else could give me what this one man can.... That's the purpose of the Chevaliers. Something that I could never, ever have. And something that I never wanted before.
Something that I tried to snuff out with my own hands.
Alright, now she was breaking into a new flush. She had never even considered that avenue with Solomon but now that she had, she couldn't simply banish the thought.
What part of this was instinct calling to her? Was there more to this? She was comfortable in his hold, comfortable with his lips and now heatedly aware of just how close they were.
It was with reluctance on her part that she brought her hands back to those shoulders, gradually breaking that kiss. She had to end it now though. Now that she was... now that she was thinking things she had to pull away, put some distance between them and try to pretend that she wasn't flushed and a little dazed.
Even if she looked like it.]
Action;
Date: 2009-12-13 02:52 am (UTC)If she wished to be courted, then that is what he'd do. Gazing softly at her, he reached a hand up to brush softly against the skin of her cheek. For her, he would be patient. And if she asked, he would even leave the Church for her.]
Perhaps... you'd let me take you to an early dinner then? The night is still young...
Action;
Date: 2009-12-13 06:14 am (UTC)For a moment, Saya seemed just a touch distracted. It wasn't until the hand brushed against her cheek that she managed to blink a few times, gaze clearing as she regarded the blond.]
Are you sure you can leave?
Action;
Date: 2009-12-13 08:03 am (UTC)Solomon could still taste her lips upon his own, and with his arm still wound around her waist, his fingers toyed with the fabric caressing her skin. It was enough to speed his pulse, and completely derail any thoughts of his duties to the Church.
But her words brought him back to reality, and he couldn't help but to laugh at his own weakness.]
I suppose I really should ask...
Action;
Date: 2009-12-13 08:19 am (UTC)She broke into a light smile.]
That's the first time you've laughed in a while, you know.
Action;
Date: 2009-12-15 06:38 am (UTC)[Tilting his head, his previous humor slid from his features until all that was left was a small smile.]
Well, I suppose my sins weighed too heavily upon my soul for me to feel happy.
[Reaching up, he gently brushed a lock of her hair out of her face.]
But things are different now that I've reconciled with the Church, and am still able to spend time with you as I'd like.