After a few minutes, when her muscles were feeling better, Ro pushed her way up from the floor. Gathering her water bottle and stone, she tottered her way back into the locker room. She paused as she passed the showers. Ordinarily, she showered in Momo and Aerie's rooms because she didn't want anyone to see her without the anti-glamour magic that was attached to her glasses. Today there was no one else around and it was late and the thought of the cool water running over her sore muscles was an immediate temptation that she could not resist.
She grabbed one of the white towels that were always available and stripped. Closing the curtain and hanging the towel up, she stepped into the warm water. She was right, it did feel great. Closing her eyes, she let the water wash across her tired body and she relaxed. It felt so good that soon she forgot where she was as she began to sing one of the songs from her music stone that was stuck in her head. She used the provided soap and shampoo to wash her hair and body as she sang.
Then Ro remembered where she was and stopped abruptly. She listened to see if anyone else was in the locker room. She couldn't hear anything over the rush of the water. Ro sighed in relief and finished rinsing her hair. She switched off the water and partially dried her hair with the towel. Then wrapping the towel around her body, she stepped out and headed for her locker.
She had just opened her bag and was fishing out her bra when a hand hit the locker beside her head. She jumped, dropping her bag, and turned, facing a red-haired male. Her heart beat fast in fear. Ro couldn't make out his face because she wasn't wearing her glasses. Her glasses, she thought and looked at them poking out from the bottom of her locker where she had just stuffed them and her uniform. She froze. He could see her. The fear swirled around in her stomach as she clutched the towel up higher.
"This is the girl's locker room. Please leave." She said with more confidence than she felt. She watched the fuzzy shape of the boy's head tip to the side.
"Are you a siren?" He asked as he leaned into her, completely ignoring her statement. His voice was light and airy, and he spoke with the lilts of an Aldic accent. "I was just passing by when a beautiful voice lured me in here. Then you appeared, like out of a dream. You must be a siren." His head dropped to the exposed skin of her neck and she heard him sniff. The breeze it created felt cool and raised goosebumps on her skin. "You smell so mouthwatering, it makes me want to taste you." He whispered. A tremor shot through her body. His free hand slowly reached up to play with the edge of her towel. Ro slapped it away.
"Get the Other away from me. I'll scream." She threatened. She heard him chuckle, a low rumble in his throat.
"Go ahead. No one will hear you." Ro stiffened as she realized she couldn't hear anything anymore. Not the sounds of the water running through the pipes, nor the sounds from the hallway. It was as if she were trapped in a sound proof bubble of air, completely disconnected with the outside world. He traced the tip of his forefinger down the side of her neck. The movement sent shivers to her toes. She was afraid, but this made her hypersensitive to his touch. He breathed again against her skin and let out a soft sigh. Afraid to move, Ro let him turn her head to the side. The fear was doing funny things to her body and she could feel it warming up. She was disgusted with herself. "Sing something for me." He commanded softly.
"Go to the Other Realm." She said through clenched teeth. He nuzzled her neck and she felt her stomach clench. He inhaled again.
"I can smell how aroused you're getting. Your scent is thick with desire." He breathed. His hot breath misted on her sensitive skin. She made an inarticulate noise. "Sing something for me and I'll let you go. This time." Her mind latched on to that idea that he'd let her go. She scoured her brain frantically for a song, while he nuzzled her again. "Or maybe you don't want me to." She felt him smile against her skin.
At last a song popped into her head and she immediately began to sing it. She heard him sigh and felt the air move against her pebbled skin. She squeaked interrupting the chorus when she felt something hot and wet slide against her neck, jolting her to her core. It was his tongue. He had licked her neck.
"Keep going." He ordered in a soothing tone. She glared at him but began the chorus again. She didn't stop when she felt his teeth scrape across her skin, even though the movement made her voice shake. She felt him bite down and suck. She ignored the mix of pleasure and pain that spun through her and finished the chorus. He lifted his head and stepped back. Normal noises reached her ears and she realized he had dropped whatever magic he had done. "That wasn't so hard, was it?" His voice was a little husky. "I'll see you around." He said and sticking his hands in his pockets he sauntered off, whistling a jaunty tune.
"Bastard." Ro spit out. She was pretty sure she heard him chuckling as the door closed. Certain that he had left, she put on her glasses and looked in the mirror. On the left side of her neck was a small but noticeable hickey.
That won't do she thought, and she closed her eyes to concentrated on the hickey disappearing. When she opened them again the hickey was no longer visible through her anti-glamour magic. She returned to her locker and hurriedly dressed before anyone else could come in. Ro grabbed her bag and raced away to tell Momo and Aerie what happened.