Adrian sighed as he placed a tender kiss upon her neck and cheek, "Well, if she get's too wretched, stand up fer yerself. Jus'.. please don' ever make me choose between you 'n' me sister.. I won't be able t' choose 'n' I'll be forced t' lose both o' ye," he added in a saddened whisper. "I'm sorry she's bein' such a pain.. If ye like, I'll talk t' her.."

"I would never make you choose, Adrian." Lucina promised as she turned around to place a tender kiss on his lips. "But if Lori makes you choose." Lucina added quietly. "You should choose your sister over me. Don't let me come between you and your family." She suggested sadly, knowing full well she wasn't worth losing his sister.

Holding her tight, Adrian sighed as he gently ran his fingers through her hair, "'n' if you think I'm lettin' ye go that easily, yer crazier than I though' ye were when I first met ye," he added teasingly as he caressed her cheek and placed a long, tender kiss upon her lips.

Lucina felt herself fall into Adrian's embrace as she returned his kisses eagerly. "Adrian..." She murmured softly, enthused by the butterflies in her stomach. She couldn't remember any man treating her as well as Adrian did. Perhaps mortals weren't nearly as repulsive as she'd first thought...

Smiling into his kisses, Lucina curled her fingers into Adrians hair as the other slipped to his chest and made a fist around the fabric of her shirt. "You're very good at making me feel better." Lucina smiled as she rested her forehead against Adrian's.

Adrian smiled as he brushed his nose lightly against hers, "I hate seein' ye upset, ye make me happier when yer happy. If I can keep tha' smile I love so much on yer face as much as I can, then I'll be doin' sum'thin' right."

Lucina smiled as she stood on her toes to give Adrian a tender kiss. "I'm starting to think that Earth won't be so bad after all." Lucina teased between kisses, momentarily forgetting about the dusting.

Adrian smiled as he eagerly returned her kisses, "I'm glad yer comin' 'round. It'd be a shame fer ye t' hate th' entire year yer spendin' with us. 'n' maybe if we're lucky, yer sentence will lengthen 'n' we'll get t' keep ye longer."

"Maybe." Lucina grinned at the idea as he grip tightened on Adrian slightly. "I was pretty bad. But I think I could take a longer punishment." She murmured softly before giving him a passionate kiss. Lucina felt the hand from his chest wrap around to his back as she deepened their kisses, the butterflies in her stomach being replaced by a warmth spreading through her body. She'd certainly never felt so...right with any man before.

Adrian chuckled softly as he brushed his nose against her gently and teased, "Perhaps ye should behave badly more often up there. Then ye'll get punished 'n' sent here more often."

Pulling her a bit closer, Adrian resumed kissing her tenderly, warmly, passionately, realizing that he was falling madly in love with the Goddess in his arms, knowing that he could never have her, could never be worthy of her, yet couldn't bring himself to stop.

As their kisses quickened, Adrian whispered, "Lu.. I think ye may hate me soon.."

"That's impossible." Lucina assured him, her heart pounding nearly out of control at his kisses. She felt the smooth muscles of his chest against her thin frame and was suddenly comforted by how well they fit together. It soon occured to Lucina that she didn't want to go back home. She wanted to stay here forever, with Adrian. "What would ever make you think I'd hate you?" Lucina asked, tilting her head slightly out of confusion. She was so in love with him, something she'd never felt before but she was sure that if this was what it felt like then she quite enjoyed being in love with Adrian.

Searching her yes, Adrian admitted softly in a whisper, "I've fallen in love with ye. Despite th' fact tha' yer leavin' in a lit'le less than a year's time, despite only knowin' ye a few days. Despite all tha', I've fallen madly in love with ye Lu, 'n' I don' regret it one bit. I know it's th' last thing ye want t' hear, but I needed t' tell ye."

Lucina smiled as she once again pulled Adrian's lips to her own and gave him a passionate kiss. "I'm glad you told me." Lucina smiled against his lips. "I thought I was the only one that had fallen in love." She smiled as she rested her forehead against his own.

A grin spreading across his lips, Adrian picked Lucina up by the waist and spun around before pulling her gently against him and pressing his lips tenderly against hers. "D' ye mean it, love? Yer sure yer in love with a baby mortal like me?" he teased between kisses as he set her feet back upon the ground, yet kept his hold on her as one of his hands slid to caress her cheek.

Lucina had trouble keeping the smile from her face as she returned Adrian's kisses eagerly. "I'm sure." She promised. "I guess only a someone so young and naive could fall in love with someone with such a horrible attitude as me." She teased, giving him another soft kiss.

Adrian chuckled as he eagerly returned her kisses. "Then it's a good thing I'm young 'n' naive, eh? 'cause when ye really think about it, yer not much o' th' girl ye were a few days ago."

"Not unless I'm aggravated, I guess not." Lucina smiled as she placed another tender kiss on his lips. "I think that maybe you bring out the best in me. Or you just know how to not upset me." She teased.

Adrian smiled against her lips, "Let's hope it's option one more than option two, love." Placing another kiss upon her lips, Adrian teased softly, "Lu, love, don' ye 'ave some dustin' t' do if ye want t' go t' th' festival t'night?"

"Right." Lucina sighed dramatically. "You and your distractions. What am I going to do with you?" She teased, giving Adrian's nose a quick kiss before returning to her dusting.

Wrapping his arms around her waist and placing tender kisses upon her neck, across her jaw, and on her cheek, Adrian whispered softly, "Would it be terrible o' me t' say tha' I like distractin' ye? 'n' besides, yer distractin' me too, love. I've go' a window t' build."

"Yes but I'd much rather be kissing you then being all the way across the room from you." Lucina smiled as she finished dusting the dresser and turned back to Adrian. "And I like when you distract me as well." She added before giving his lips a quick kiss. "But if I don't finish helping then I won't get to go the festival tonight." Lucina pouted slightly as she put her arms around his shoulders.

Adrian laughed as he held her close and placed a long, tender kiss upon her lips as he teased, "If it makes ye feel any bet'er, I'll sneak ye out if ye can' go. But alrigh', alrigh', I'll let ye get back t' work. I'll see ye later t'night, alright?" he added softly with another kiss.

"I like the sound of that." Lucina smiled as she stood on her toes to give him another kiss before taking the dust rag in her hand and continued to dust the rest of Lori's room.

Smiling at Lucina, Adrian chuckled softly before turning back to the window and tossing the broken and old wood out the window to pick up later. Once that was finished, he turned to the new frame he had built the day Lucina came, and began putting it together on the wall.

Lucina smiled as she finished the dusting in Lori's room before heading back into the kitchen to wash the cloth. "Shinorah?" She called as she hung the cloth on the small dish rack to dry.

Shinorah smiled as she called out, "Have ye finished th' dustin' love? Ye can go around moppin' th' floors upstairs if ye like, includin' th' stairs. But ye can take a rest 'n' 'ave a glass o' lemonade if ye like first."