Dressed to the Nines

[Nox]

Cruz had it all wrong, Nox thought as he pulled on the shirt that was going to be uncomfortable. His train of thought distracted easily from Sage's advances. He was not looking forward to this whole thing. He was going as bodyguard of sorts. Cruz would rather have brought Rachel, but his father had insisted that Nox or himself go to protect Cruz from the Atharim.

So not only was Nox going to be in the presence of the Ascendancy for a third time, he was going to be on the lookout for Atharim. Not that I could imagine them trying to attack with such faces in the mix. Life was chaotic. And now he was going into danger to protect those he considered family.

"Just kiss him and get it over with."
Nox turned to glare at him, and he laughed then added, "It's not the kissing that bothers you."


Nox looked away. He'd called it right. But he was still far from the mark. There were a lot of things wrong with the whole situation. Sage had slept with Aurora. Aurora had been in love with him for a while. Granted Sage probably never knew because the computer hardly translate anything well. But Aurora had fallen for his smile and his smarts and his ability to talk to computers. He'd heard all about Phaser from her. Sage was no longer Phaser. He was just Sage now. But still he'd been with his sister...

Nox finished with the whole white-tie getup and looked at himself in the mirror. Cruz had fallen into his own thoughts as he got dressed with him in the over sized dressing closet... WHAT the fuck! This was not something he ever thought to be doing. This was so not him.

Someone cleared their throat in the doorway and Nox didn't need to know Cruz had left and Sage was standing there. Nox asked, "How do I look?"
He turned in a slow circle showing off the outfit Dorian had chosen for him. The black tails and the white tie were very dapper, if they'd been on anyone but him...