[hotel verse]

[duke_of_illusions]

The masquerade ball has taken over the second floor of the hotel. People move about, beautiful and glittering and masked.

Barma watches Al quietly, from afar.

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[info-barma.livejournal.com]

"First, one of you should tell me how you two know each other?"

He leans in to kiss her throat idly, before giving Al a quick, encouraging smile. This is going to be lovely.

/passes out, night guys, welcome to play around him if you like

[hero-of-sabrie.livejournal.com]

Jack laughs gingerly amused by the little kiss, appearing so much like a woman in his mannerisms one could wonder.

"Alphonse saved me when I was changed to-chained to the bed," Jack smiled and leaned in a little to far to whisper a bit too loud to Rufus, "I like him, darling. I may keep him, right?"

/gonna follow actually

[al_truism]

Al smiles warmly. Jack is such a cute drunk, and he's just beautiful, dressed like this. Of course, Al has seen so many things it makes him wonder.

"You both may, if you like."

Though the voice is quiet, the offer is utterly sincere and heartfelt.

night night!

[info-barma.livejournal.com]

"Alphonse,"

He decides, proclaiming quietly,

"has a place at our sides so long as he should desire it. Together or separate."

Promising.

[hero-of-sabrie.livejournal.com]

Jack slaps his hands together in front of his face and smiles, "It's decided then." The emerald gown pooled all around him as he sat, now only in stockings, "Hm, I wonder what this alter is for?" He laughed again, trying to come up with different explanations inside his head. Jack had quite the imagination.

[al_truism]

"Rufus had an idea," Al suggests, smiling. If one could manage to look both innocent and wicked at once, he managed it.

[info-barma.livejournal.com]

"We'll show you."

Urging her to lay back, slowly.

"Maybe not quite the same explanation, but something like it. Although I doubt you're much of a virgin sacrifice either, my lady."

[hero-of-sabrie.livejournal.com]

Jack liked it when Rufus played along and was excited that Al would be there too, "How dare you sir? I'm quite pure, I'll have you know!" It was a bit hard to say with a straight face. Maybe it would have been easier had he not been drunk.

[al_truism]

"Well, a virgin would end up being a sacrifice, wouldn't they?"

Al taps his lower lip, giving Jack a hard-to-read sort of look.

CHOICES.

[info-barma.livejournal.com]

"Then I suppose we'd better save her, before it's too late!"

He decides, cheerfully.

[hero-of-sabrie.livejournal.com]

Jack laughed, "Oh-ah!" and then he practically leaped into Alphonse's arms, "Save me Alphonse! I'm too young to die!" He was still laughing when he kissed his cheek.

[al_truism]

"Woa-ah!" Al sputters, but keeps Jack from falling, gathering him closer with a laugh, fingers tangling in his hair.

"It's our duty as gentlemen," he agrees, trying very hard to sound serious.

[info-barma.livejournal.com]

"Careful-"

Barma moves to help support, getting Jack settled down on the altar.

[hero-of-sabrie.livejournal.com]

Jack laughed, "My heroes!"

He looked around the maze, "We should hide! If we escape, I'll reward both of you!" he giggled a little after giving Rufus bedroom eyes.

[al_truism]

"Where can we hide?" Al asks, leaning down and over him, brushing Jack's hair aside to brush his lips up against his neck.

[info-barma.livejournal.com]

"The shadows."

Barma proposes, nipping Jack's other ear.

[hero-of-sabrie.livejournal.com]

Jack laughs again, far too preoccupied with how adorable both of them are to really follow what is going on exactly, "Where ever we go let's do get there quickly."

Whether red in the face from the wine or the touches, it didn't matter. He had these two together in the same place at the same time, so they had better make the most of it.

[al_truism]

Al checks where the moon falls, making a nearly black shadow on one side of the hedges.

"There," he murmurs, pointing it out. He gives them a mischeivous smile, quite nearly a smirk, and trails his fingers down Jack's thigh before he moves to scoop him up without any apparent trouble.

"Rufus? Where should I put her?"

[info-barma.livejournal.com]

"Right on the grass is fine."

Dodo steps in, and closes the hedge around them, so they're in their own small room.

[hero-of-sabrie.livejournal.com]

Jack watched as the hedge was formed, "Why do I feel as though I've only been saved from the lesser of two evils?"

[al_truism]

Alphonse settles him down, hair and dress pooling around him on the soft carpet.

"Well, this is going to ruin your dress."