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Night Swim || Para || Ella & Open

Ella was pushing herself more and more into her training. So much so that she hardly interacted with anyone anymore. A fire had started in her. She didn’t like being ignored by her mentor and it made her blood boil. She decided to take her anger and use it constructively. Tonight, it meant doing laps in the indoor pool. Her arms had already started aching but she felt powerful as she ripped through the water like a shark. 

She had lost count of how many laps she had done when suddenly the lights went out. She flinched and instantly stopped swimming, pulling her head up and looking around in the darkness. All she could hear was the water and her own heavy breathing. “Hello?” she called out. But no one responded. She swam slowly back to the edge where she knew she left her towel. She kept her arms stretched out, not sure when she’d hit the edge until she did. She blindly pulled herself out of the water and felt around on the ground till she found her towel. She dried herself off and blinked a few times, trying to adjust to the dark, and wrapped her towel around her. 

She felt around till she found the wall and flicked the light switch up and down. The power was out. “Fuck” she muttered to herself. Guess she’d have to find her way back to the barracks in the dark. Hair still dripping, she held her towel close and stepped out into the hallway, hopeful that she would run into someone who had a flashlight or something and help her get back.

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What happened in the last dream you remember?

Hmmm, that’s a good question. I don’t have dreams too often, I’m too tired and end up just falling right to sleep. Last dream I remember involved myself,a swimming pool and the cast of the Lion King. We were celebrating opening night on Mars. It was an odd dream!

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But Why || F2F || Ella & Open

Ella sat back from the computer after reading his last message. He was back, but didn’t want to see her. So many emotions flooded her that she didn’t even know what to think. If she couldn’t focus on her training before, it was going to be almost impossible now. She slumped in her chair and sighed. She looked around the room, but no one was in sight. She closed the window she was on, not wanting to see Alex’s message again. Why wouldn’t he want to see her? Unless...and then it clicked. Something must have happened. He must have gotten hurt. Ella quickly shut of the computer, determined to storm off to the infirmary when she walked straight into someone.

“Sorry, excuse me” she muttered, but the person held her there. “Woah hang on a second, are you okay?”

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Oh...uhm...okay then.

Well...

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Oh, okay well then I’ll just come visit you, where are you?

Well...

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OH THANK GOD ALEX I’M SO RELIEVED YOU’RE BACK!!!!!! I would tackle you right now if I could. Where are you? I want to tell you all about our second task!

Well...

It’s good to be back. Sort of.

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“This dog is going to be the end of me” Ella chuckled, accepting Margaux’s offer and sitting down in the grass. The French girl had prepared a cute little feast of goodies which Ella was more than happy to try. She undid the top part of her track suit and pulled it down off her shoulders, but even in a tank top the sun was still warm on her. “Grass stains never bothered me anyways. At least we don’t have to do our own laundry here, right?” she smiled, accepting a cup from her. 

She nodded at Margaux’s comment “Yeah, it’s gorgeous here. If we weren’t training all the time it’d feel like a vacation!” She took a bite out of a scone and melted a little. “Okay these are incredible, did you make these yourself?” She asked before going to take another bite. She didn’t get a chance to finish it as Fang had gotten up and decided to finish it for her. Flabbergasted at her pup, she picked him up and sat him in her lap. He flopped down and settled himself in her lap. She scratched his head and took another sip of her tea. “So how did the second task go for you? Like what happened in there?” she asked, curious at how the other recruits handled it, especially Margaux since she was the only other girl recruit.

David & Glinda - Para - Margaux & Ella

As expected, Fang leaves nothing but distraction in his wake and all the Frenchwoman can do is look up to the sky and sigh. Nigella happily bounced around Fang’s feet even after he’d sat down, barking her tiny little bark and playfully charging the larger dog who simple looked forlornly after his tiny friend. 

“It’s ok, I’ve come to accept your beast thinks himself much smaller than he is.” The dog flounced around with the air of something not quite familiar with it’s own size or strength. He was growing into his body still and had been left all long legs and big paws with an abundance of energy so Margaux couldn’t blame him. She was just lucky Nigella was so small and thus easy to handle, sleeping though most of her growth with only small bursts of energy that was easily curbed with a run or walk in the garden. 

 “No, please, join me. I think I’ve got a thermos of tea in the pail.” Margaux’s accent had started to shift the longer she spent in training, surrounded by a variety of British accented (most the clearly spoke “posh” accent). It had lost some of it’s French qualities, fewer dropped h’s and slurred th’s into zee’s. Instead, the purr of rolling Rs and a quiet Parisienne lilt still inflected her tone. It was a natural occurrence from years of adapting that she’d start to take on elements of the accents around her, for no other reason than it helped to blend in and become accepted by the locals. 

Standing up, making sure to dust of her knees and remove the gardening gloves which she chucked into the ground next to a flat of herbs. “Have a seat if you don’t mind possibly grass stains.” Righting the pail with it’s goodies and the thermos she sat cross legged on the grass and quickly sorted out the cups and scones. Unearthing a little glass bottle of Devonshire cream and home made jam she lined them up on the grass and smiled at the other girl. “It’s nice to have a relaxing afternoon.”

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You're so nice and friendly and lovely and if I don't get to be Lancelot, I really hope it's you <3

Oh gosh, I don’t know what to say! This is the nicest thing ever, thank you!

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She listened to him talk as she picked up her tank top and pulled it back on. He spoke softly as if it were a break up. Or he was just tired and realized the same thing she did: this couldn't happen again. He focused his attention on her, talking about properly sparring while she pulled her socks and shoes on. 

Sensing he was going on a slight tangent, she grabbed his chin so he was looking straight at her. His brown eyes softened as he looked at her and smiled up at him. “Hey, it's okay. I didn't think this would happen either...but I hoped. Maybe next week we’ll get it right” she giggled as she trailed a finger down his chest. She stopped just above his waistline and walked way from him to grab her bag. “"Besides, I think I needed this more than you. Alex being way this long has put me into a lot of different sorts of stress, so it was nice to some releif somewhere” she informed him as she walked back to him, bag over her shoulder. She fixed his hair, flattening it so it didn't stick out from where she had pulled it.

“Well, shall we go? We still have that run to go on. I can meet you out front in 15?” She asked him as she fixed her owns hair back into a ponytail

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He lifted her other leg off the ground, pinning her to the wall with every thrust. She could feel pressure and butterflies down below as if she was about to come. Merlin could sense it as well because he slowed down to tease her.  “Now now, ask nicely and I’ll let you come.” he murmured in her ear and nibbling it. Cheeky bastard, she thought, but she needed this. 

“Please, Merlin, oh god, please, let me come for you!” she moaned back for him. His soft laughter tickled her neck as he began to kiss it again and push his full length back and forth inside her. She held him close, feeling the pressure of her orgasm build again. and clawed him hard up his back as she came. Her body shuddered with pleasure to the point where she felt a little dizzy but in the most incredible way possible. 

Coming down from her high, she wanted Merlin to feel what she had just felt.  “Come for me, please, fuck me hard. I wanna make you feel like this as well.” She moaned into his ear as she entangled a hand in his hair, pulling it gently and held the other around his neck to help keep her up. She could feel him tense up, he was definitely getting close. A couple thrusts later and he moaned, giving her one final hard thrust as he came. He held them there for a moment, both of them feeling the exhaustion of their post-orgasm. He pulled out and set her back on the ground, her legs feeling like jello. Both panting, he leaned his forehead against hers. She gave him a small smile and closed her eyes. If she didn’t feel tired earlier she definitely was now.

That was when an alarm went off from Merlin’s bag. They opened their eyes, looking at each other for a moment, still holding each other, then looked over at the bag. He let her go, kissing her forehead before he walked over and checked his glasses. She walked back to the mat, picking up her clothes and started pulling them back on and watched him put the glasses on. He looked sexy in just glasses and that’s when it hit her. 

What if that alarm was Alex returning? Alex. Her mentor. The man who saw something in her that no one else did. The man who cared for her. Who looked out for her. Merlin was her superior. He was Alex’s boss. But then again, Merlin never claimed he had feelings for her. And other than sexual and respectful, Ella felt no romantic attraction towards Merlin. She had managed to pull her underwear, bra and yoga pants on when Merlin walked back to her, condom gone and had his underwear and pants back on as well.

To Be Alone With You || Para || Merlla

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When he lifted his hands off her, telling her it was still her turn she almost rolled her eyes at him. She had been hoping he would do some of that himself, but if this was how he wanted her this time, so be it. She stripped off her bra and underwear, completely exposed to him. She felts vulnerable for a moment, awkward almost just standing there completely naked, but he quickly closed the space between them. He began kissing her again and that vulnerable feeling turned to pure lust.

Shen couldn’t stand another second of him still wearing clothes. She wanted him just as exposed as she was. She pulled his lips from her neck to lift his shirt off of him. He quickly went right back to her neck as she felt down his chest, feeling his toned muscles. She grabbed the edge of his pants slid them down slowly, kissing down his chest to his waist as she went. She could tell from the look in his eyes that drove him wild. She stood back up and began to nibble on his neck as he kicked his shoes, socks and pants away. She reached down and rubbed his hard cock over his briefs and he groaned into her mouth as they kissed. 

He tore himself away and removed the last piece of clothing that stood between them. He stood there for a moment to let her look at him. For a man only a few years shy of being twice her age, Merlin was downright gorgeous. He grabbed her hips and began to push her to the closest wall. Once there he held her close, kissing her and making her moan already by his touch. She heard the crinkle of them condom wrapper and offered to help, which he happily accepted. She ripped open the packet, pulled out the condom and slowly slid it onto his cock. He moaned into her neck and began to bite it a littles harder. She tossed the wrapper to the side and kissed him hungrily. She was ready and she wanted him now. She lifted one of her legs and wrapped around him, pulling him closer and let him slide right inside her. She moaned as he went in deeper and tilted her head back against the wall. “"Oh fuck” she murmured as he continued to thrust. She clawed his back as if to tell him don't stop.

To Be Alone With You || Para || Merlla

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Ella shuddered under his touch and her breathing began to get heavy as he kissed his way down to her neck. As he muttered that he would do whatever he wanted to her she couldn’t help but let out a small moan. He mentioned a safe word, but if this morning was going to go the way she thought it was, then she wouldn’t need it. She made a mental note of his concern though; it’s kind of sweet that he cared for her enough to think he might do something she couldn’t handle. 

As he licked and kissed her neck she moaned a little louder, which echoed faintly through the gym. She managed to move her leg and nudged it between his, teasing his cock with her knee. She felt his reaction almost instantly and couldn’t help but let out a little giggle. That wasn’t morning wood. She gave him devilish grin as he told her she would pay for that. Good. She wanted it.

Suddenly he released her and stood up. She sat up on her elbows, panting slightly and feeling a little wet all over. But he made his order incredibly clear. Clothes off: She stood up as he left the mat and started taking off the safety gear. ‘Well those didn’t last long’ she thought to herself and watched him walk off. She wondered how much clothing to leave on for him to tear off. She decided to wait for him to start walking back to give him a show. 

She started by letting her hair down and ruffled it a little to give it some volume. She traced the bottom of her tank top with her fingers, revealing the skin of her hips before raising it even higher. She pulled it off, revealing a sports bra. Slightly inconvenient when trying to do a strip tease but she’d worry about that later. She kicked her converse off to the side as well as her socks. She then slowly pulled her yoga pants down over her hips and let them slide down the rest of her legs, which she had shaved the night before in case she had to wear her NLP dress, to reveal a dark purple lace thong, which she wore in case of this very scenario. By the time she kicked her pants away Merlin had walked back onto the mat. 

She walked up to him and grabbed him by the edge of his pants. She looked up at him and leaned in as if to kiss him but instead whispered into his lips.

“Your turn.”

To Be Alone With You || Para || Merlla

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As soon as she had pinned him, Ella had no idea what Merlin’s reaction would be. He was a hard man to read but she wasn’t on top of him for long before he grabbed her wrists, flipped her over and pinned them above her head. He gave her a devilish smirk that made her heart flutter. “Now, you were saying?” he asked her in a teasing voice. And then he did the one thing she had been yearning for since they last met; he kissed her.

Without a moment’s hesitation she kissed him back. Heat spread through her body like a fire, burning to touch him, to take all of him in. She attempted to move her hands from underneath his but he had her pinned down pretty good. So instead she arched her back, pressing herself against him even harder as they kissed. 

A voice in her head reminded her of Alex. He was still off somewhere on his mission and here she was in the arms of another man. She knew it was Alex she really wanted, but there was something about Merlin that made it easier to forget him. ‘No, not forget...just put aside.’ she thought. Another passion driven kiss took her mind off Alex again and Ella shifted again under him, wanting to run her hands through Merlin’s hair. 

“Touche, looks like you’ve got me. Now what are you going to do with me.” she challenged him. 

To Be Alone With You || F2F || Merlla

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Here they were. Completely alone. He took a stance in front of her, teasing her to fight him but all she could think of doing was dropping the weapon and kissing him. Her adrenaline started to build up again as she swung the duck at his right side. He pushed it away, causing her to stumble back slightly. He laughed at her and teased her again. That pissed her off. The gash on the side of her face, which had been healing, began to itch. She scratched at it only to accidentally make it bleed again. Not a lot, but it was there.

She charged at him full force, holding the duck in front of her like a battering ram. He caught it but the force of her push caused him to stumble back himself, but not as much as she had. He pushed her back and she grabbed his neck, pulling him down with her. They landed hard on the mat with him on top of her. Once again she felt sparks around them. Taking advantage of catching him off guard with the fall, she wrapped her legs around him and flipped him over. The gun fell away from them as she pinned his shoulders and sat on top of him.

“Pinned ya” she teased, knowing full well she was about to get some serious retaliation for that.

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Ella hated taken Fang out for an afternoon walk. The pup was already getting bigger but she had quickly grown to love the little animal. She had let him off the hook to practice sitting when he turned his head, sniffed, and raced off.

“ FANG! NO! SIT!” she shouted as the puppy leaped and bounded towards Margaux and her tiny puppy Nigella. Ella ran after him only to watch Fang knock over a small wheelbarrow and ruining Margaux’s afternoon tea. 

“Oh my god Margaux I am so sorry, forgive my puppy, he gets excited around the other dogs.” she apologized as she leashed Fang. She looked down sternly at the puppy. “Sit.” she commanded. He whimpered and sat down. Ella smirked a little and rubbed his head. “Good boy Fang. Now stay.” she instructed before turning back to Margaux. “Having afternoon tea outside? Mind if I join you?”

David & Glinda - Para - Margaux & Ella

Nigella happily frolics through the garden, diving through the bushes and batting at the perfectly tended pansies. Paws bottled brown by the dirt and though Margaux knows it’s going to mean bath for her puppy later (always and arduous task) but can’t bring herself to care. This is the most active she’s seen her dog since the day Nigella arrived in her life, all cuteness and teddy-bear eyes. The dog’s general state is either sleeping or chewing on something (laces in particular but recently she’d become smitten with the leather tongues in the recruits boots). 

Margaux knelt on the ground watching her puppy out of the corner of her eyes and elbow deep in soil as she settles a topiary into it’s place, a tall thin tree with a perfectly trimmed dome on top, the last of six that line the garden’s walk way. As she smooths the soil around the base a greyhound puppy, still giant from Margaux’s point of view, bounds through the garden, barking happily at Nigella as they start prancing around. 

In their excitement, the two puppies (let’s be honest, Fang) nearly tips over the small wheelbarrow and thus the lunch pail continuing tea and scones that Margaux had slaved over making. “Hey!” she yelled. “Aller!”She tossed her hand in a general direction away from her stuff while sending as harsh a glare as she could manage towards the playful pups. “Ella, you’re dogs a menace.” She jokingly called to the girl who was no doubt somewhere nearby looking for her dog. 

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His swift movement by taking the duck out of her hands surprised her. He was pretty damn awake for this early in the morning. Her adrenaline was starting to wear off as he handed it back and walked over to put on the protective gear. He kept his back to her, which gave her mixed signals. Should she stay where she is? Should she go over to him? She could tell he was trying to be as professional as possible but in the back of her mind she knew she was getting special treatment. And with someone like Merlin, well he wouldn’t be doing this unless there was a reason.

She decided to step onto the mat and wait for him but watched him the entire time. She hadn’t seen Merlin this dressed down before and his shirt showed off how fit he was. Ella pictured his arms around her, pulling her close...He turned back around and she looked back down at the duck, pretending as if she hadn’t just been watching him. 

She muttered to herself “outside the box” as he approached her. What the hell did he mean by that? Other thoughts crept into her mind and she mentally smacked herself. Not now, Ella...not yet...

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Merlin had spent the previous night setting up for the extra lessons for Ella. It was a stretch to say he was nervous, but but he took special care in making sure all the stuff he would need was set up just as he wanted it in one of the sparring rooms in the gymnasium. Flirting with her had been fun, and had almost come as second nature to the wizard, but he had to tread carefully. Archimedes was still at the back of his thoughts, a small niggle that would probably stay for him for a long time after this. But he was moving on, in more ways than one, and even though he really shouldn’t pursue it with a recruit, having someone who he could banter back and forth with was good for him. Although there weren’t any rules against fraternisation amongst actual staff, getting involved with someone who wasn’t yet part of Kingsman, was a very different matter.

But he had always been the pillar of professionalism, and would remain just that, even with such a formidable opponent. She wanted sparring and NLP instruction, and he would give just that. The problem would be which one would be the more dangerous for him. Not physically dangerous mind, but in which one he would have to make sure to keep enough distance to stay professional in his relationship with her. He was contemplating just that before going to bed on his walk with Cubitus, and had made up his mind by the time he had finished his last cup of tea of the day. “Well girl, seems like you can stay in late tomorrow.” he said to the ball of fluff at his feet. She was growing by the day, and was turning into an amazing companion for him. “Because Master needs to get up early, but I might have an extra friend to go running with after that. Come on, let’s go to bed.” Cubitus barked softly, and Merlin turned in chuckling. ‘Yes, I might find a new friend as well tomorrow’, he thought.

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When she heard him call out for her to come in, she opened the door and stepped in. She was relieved to see Merlin also dressed down and ready for a fight. Looks like sparring was first. He got up from leaning on his desk and motioned her to the door. 

“Oh, okay, great, good thing I showed up in this and not my little black dress.” she joked as she walked back out the door. They walked side by side down the hall. HQ was silent, with only the air vents and their footsteps making noise. 

“I’ve made sure one of them was free, not that many people are around there at this time of day. Most of the agents are still asleep, and those who were up late usually go to bed around 4.” he informed her. She nodded, adrenaline starting to kick in as they made it to the gym.

He opened the door and waved her in. There were more instruments in the gym than normal hours, many of them things she hadn’t even seen before. He mentioned the rubber duck, at least that she knew from their basic training. She walked over to where they were and picked one of them up. It was slightly heavy in her hands. She walked back over to him, fondling the weapon. “So, I’m out of bullets...and someone is coming after me, ready to attack...what would you say is my best approach for attack?” she asked, standing fairly close to him with only the fake gun between them.

To Be Alone With You || F2F || Merlla