From: anastas	Date: December 16th, 2010 09:29 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Stas/Emilie

He frowned at her openly. In his mind Emilie's smiles had a tendency to be endearingly eerie and entirely unnerving. He took the plastic bag from her and eyed the glowing ring for a good minute before opening the seal on the bag and dropping the ring into his hand.

"Do I have to put it on?" he asked enjoying for a moment the sick pleasure of dragging this out and making Emilie beg.

	From: babalon	Date: December 16th, 2010 09:36 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Stas/Emilie

Emilie scowled at him, her arms crossed. She tried her best not to look impatient but it was showing a little around the edges.

"Yes, Stas. You have to put it on."

	From: anastas	Date: December 16th, 2010 09:41 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Stas/Emilie

He smirked at her, that familiar, comfortable smirk. With a grand gesture he took the ring from his open palm and slipped it onto his ring finger. It was a bit loose, but it would work for whatever devious purpose Emilie had in mind.

His finger started to tingle. He watched as the glow around it shifted from green to pink. "Does that mean the curse is broken?" he asked while trying to pull the ring off.

Except that the damn thing wouldn't come off.

	From: babalon	Date: December 16th, 2010 09:54 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Stas/Emilie

Emilie's thin brows shot up, and she tried not to giggle as she watched the little ring go to work. It was a little bit like watching a live-action Cinderella.

In being that, the ring cast a rather impressive illusion that Anastas was wear a huge, lovely, pink dress. It must have been much more impressive in full light. Not that Stas would be able to see it, anyhow.

Still, Emilie feigned innocence. "I--no. It's supposed to glow blue. Do you feel any different?"

	From: anastas	Date: December 16th, 2010 09:58 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Stas/Emilie

He was unimpressed; an eyebrow flicked upward and he sighed at Emilie. "Not particularly," he replied.

He pulled at the ring again, but it wasn't coming off. "Your ring is stuck on my finger. What will you do now?" If he was pretending not to care earlier it melted a bit now. There was a touch of genuine concern in his voice. If she was really in danger this ring wasn't going to help her any time soon.

	From: babalon	Date: December 16th, 2010 10:09 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Stas/Emilie

Aaw, that slight concern was almost touching. If Emilie possessed things like morals, or regret, or an essential item like a human soul... she might have felt a little guilty for lying to him.

"Uhh, I think I'm going to go enjoy the dance." Emilie shrugged, grinning. She walked past him toward the exit, heels clicking triumphantly.

	From: anastas	Date: December 16th, 2010 10:15 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Stas/Emilie

He watched her go with deeply mixed feelings and the strong sense that he'd just been duped somehow. It was too early to tell how he'd been duped, so he followed her back to the dance with slower strides; he couldn't hear her clicking heels by the time he arrived near the door.

He peered through the glass to make sure Emilie was well clear of the door before entering the dance. If Sunny happened to be looking... Well, there'd be hell to pay. Emilie wasn't in his sight-line from the window in the door so he opened it up and entered the dance. Oblivious at first to the reactions of everyone around him he went looking for one of his friends or his girlfriend, whoever he happened to find first.