The Past Meets the Present (tags: Aurora & Eric)

Eric grinned up at Naveen, "Well I still have the manuscripts you gave me, I keep them in my personal library." He admitted with a little blush. His smile grew as Naveen leaned over and kissed him on the cheek, "That sounds great, Just a reminder though I don't do seafood." He said with a little shake of his head. He felt eyes on him and looked up to see a familiar woman who turned to go but Eric waved at her. "Aurora! Hey, there's someone I'd love for you to meet!" He called and without really seeming to notice how uncomfortable both Naveen and Aurora seemed, headed towards Aurora. "Aurora this is my uh...friend Naveen, Naveen allow me to introduce you to my best friend Aurora." He said and smiled fondly at Aurora. Aurora gave Naveen a strained smile, "Naveen." She said tightly before turning her attention to Eric. Eric frowned as he slowly cottoned on to Aurora's reaction, "I see you two already know each other...it's not too bad is it?" He asked as his eyes flicked between both Aurora and Naveen.

Eric raised an eyebrow as Aurora and Naveen glared at each other. "Uh huh....well I was just showing Naveen my bookstore, you know you should join us for dinner." He said brightly as he slung his arm to wrap around Naveen's. "I mean it's been awhile since I've talked to you Aurora and I'd love to hear all about you two." He added. Aurora almost grimaced as she thought about spending an evening with her former lover and his new one. Definitely not something she wanted to do and she was positive that Naveen felt the same. "Oh Eric, I really shouldn't I'd be intruding and I have errands to run." She said in as an apologetic a tone as she could possibly muster at that moment. She was still trying to get over the fact that Naveen was with Eric....she had never pegged him as someone who would go both ways. Then she wondered why she even cared, he probably was happy with Eric and Eric...he needed someone who would be there for him. Naveen for all his faults could be that person for him.

Aurora had been on the verge of making her escape just when Naveen passed by her and wrapped an arm around her waist. If it hadn't been for his fast reflexes and her own restraint, she may have caused a scene. As it was, she merely glared at Naveen as he escorted both her and Eric towards the harbor. All the way there, she kept her body stiff and slightly turned away from Naveen. Eric didn't seem to notice her discomfort and instead raved about the books he had just added to his collection. If there was one thing, Aurora appreciated from Naveen it was how good he was for Eric. She hadn't seen Eric this open and enthusiastic about anything in a long time. "So Dimitri mentioned something to me about you and the new King...want to uh fill me in on the details?" Eric asked as they reached the resturant. Aurora froze and kept her gaze firmly away from Naveen at this question. "Don't believe everything you hear from Dimitri. He's still upset about what had happened with-" She broke off as she remembered that Naveen was listening to the conversation. The last thing Aurora wanted to admit was that one of her minions had disobeyed one of her orders and had attacked one of her friends. That would just make him mock her even more...something Aurora was quickly growing tired of.

Aurora's eyes narrowed as Naveen started choking on his water and looked unimpressed as he mentioned it. "Not that it's any of your business but I do love a man who knows what he wants." She said and leaned back in her seat before she took another sip from her drink. Eric smirked at her words, "I'm starting to understand how you two hooked up." He said with a chuckle as he glanced at Naveen with some interest. He was even more interested then ever in finding out how Naveen and Aurora knew each other. At Naveen's next words Aurora gripped her glass with a white-knuckled grip. "Dimitri's boyfriend ran into a...minion of mine." She said flatly, refusing to say anything more on the subject. Eric frowned, "Wait a minute, Dimitri was telling the truth? About you know....raising someone from the dead?" He asked in a hushed undertone. Aurora sighed, wishing that Dimitri hadn't spilled everything. "......Yes." She said eventually, raising the dead was extremely tricky and sometimes could end in death. That and she knew that Naveen might have a problem with her doing something similar to someone else. "You know people were saying that a dragon lady helped stop the chaos demon during the Masquerade ball. That was you, wasn't it?" Eric asked with a little smile on his face. Aurora made a face, "Well yes and no, all I did was give a witch enough energy to banish the demon into a different dimension." She admitted with a shrug.

Aurora's lips tightened at Naveen's words but she wisely chose to keep her mouth shut. Eric frowned as he glanced between the two of them. "Right, ok then." He said and nodded sagely, only looking up as the waitress arrived with the menus for them to look at. Aurora looked relieved at the distraction as she accepted the menu that was handed off to her. Eric grinned as he glanced down at his menu, "Well I already have an idea of what to eat, what about you Naveen?" He asked as he smiled gently over at Naveen. Aurora kept her head lowered but looked up at the question, "So how did you two meet anyway?" She asked after a moment. Eric grinned at the question, "Well Naveen was the first person I ever actually met. He helped me learn how to walk among other things." He said and then frowned as he remembered how things had ended between him and Naveen. Aurora frowned and flicked her gaze up to look between the two of them, "Was this before I met you?" She asked after a moment, she had met Eric when he had tried to find someone to shut off his abilities. She had never actually discovered the reasons behind it though. Eric nodded slowly, his expression becoming downcast as he remembered how desperate he had become.

Aurora watched them interact, her hand flexing just a little bit as Naveen kissed Eric. She knew the two of them were together but somehow seeing them like this made her feel...jealous. Eric kissed Naveen back before smiling at him, "You're right of course." He said as squeezed Naveen's hand back. Aurora looked down at her plate, feeling like she was intruding and hating it. "I'm sorry Eric, I didn't mean to bring up bad memories." She apologized. Eric glanced over at her, "Don't, you were there when I was at my worst and I owe you my life." He said honestly. Aurora had been the one to convince him to keep his powers, and had helped train him to keep his control stable. Aurora was about to reply but then the waitress arrived, "So what can I get you tonight?" She asked. The woman ran her eyes over both Naveen and Eric with undisguised interest. Aurora had to bite down on her bottom lip not to start laughing as the waitress winked at Naveen. Aurora had a very good idea of just what the waitress wanted to give to Naveen if her looks were anything to go by. Eric frowned and slung an arm over Naveen, "I'll have the chicken marsala with the house wine." He said with a forced smile at the waitress. "I'll have the sausage stuffed giant rigatoni." Aurora said as she perused the menu before giving the waitress a very icy smile.

Eric shifted as Naveen's hand landed on his area and he turned to give Naveen a wide eyed look. He wasn't quite able to protest as Naveen kissed him on the lips. Aurora cleared her throat after a few moments, seeming to sense Eric's downward shifting of thought. Eric blushed as Naveen's hand lingered on his covered area, it was almost torture not jumping Naveen then and there. "I can leave if you two want me too." Aurora said after a slightly heavy pause. She felt even more awkward as Eric gave her a confused look, "No Aurora, I haven't seen you in months. Besides I've missed talking to you." He said as he leaned against Naveen. He didn't even notice when the waitress came back and set a bucket on the table that contained ice and a bottle of wine. She set the glasses down with a thunk along with the corkscrew, and then left without even offering to open the bottle. "Well I'd say someone's a little jealous." Aurora commented once the waitress had left. She shook her head with amusement, she couldn't imagine getting upset over something so petty. Especially when the waitress had never met any of them before, it was a little mind boggling to say the least. "Well she sometimes swings by the bookstore, but I guess she just can't take no as a good enough answer." Eric slowly admitted with a little laugh. Aurora blinked at him, "Wait, she's been going to your bookstore?" She asked dumbfounded. Eric looked pained but nodded, "Unfortunately." He said as he watched the waitress leave.