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oracle0422 — Oxford: Chapter 4 Autumn Break
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It'd been a couple weeks since Mason had intervened to help Adder in the alley. Neither he nor Ashton has officially seen Adder in that time. But both knew she wasn't far as they'd notice her lurking about in the shadows following them. Ashton complained a little about Mason's 'stray pet' following them about. Mason figured she was following as her way of watching out for them to repay him for saving her from a severe beating. Mason had to explain to Ashton about the late night rescue and that it's probably why Adder was lurking about. Which of course Ashton chewed Mason out for doing something so dangerous. Autumn break was starting and Ashton and Mason planned to spend the week in London at Mason's family's house with their old private school friends Oliver Rogers and Andrew Stark who were attending university in London. Ashton has left early Mason having an exam in one of his elective courses that Ashton wasn't in.

As Mason was walking back to his dorm he noticed Adder up on a high wall eyes closed perhaps napping on the warm fall day and smiled a little walking over. Mason leaned against the wall and reached up to poke her leg. "Hey no loitering on university property you little urchin!", Mason yelled making his voice sound a bit rougher to mess with her. Adder nearly fell off the wall startled. "Ah'm goin'.", Adder muttered till she looked down and saw Mason laughing. " Bloody 'ell, mate. Fuckin' arse!", Adder swore taking a playful swing at his head. Mason ducked still laughing.  "What exactly are you doing up there Adder?", Mason asked. Adder sat up letting her legs dangle as she stretched. "Well Ah was nappin'.", Adder answered. Mason rolled his eyes. "I could see that. I mean why have you been following Ashton and I around?", Mason asked. "Ah owe ya from t'at nig't ya 'elped. So keepin' an eye on ya till Ah can find a way ta repay ya.", Adder explained. Mason nodded. "Well it can't have been very interesting. We go to classes and our practices then back to the dorm. Probably the best amusement you get is Ashton failing with women.", Mason joked. "Yea' t'at 'as been funny ta watc'. Is As'ton always t'at bad wit' birds?", Adder asked with a laugh. "Don't tell him I said this, but yes.", Mason admitted. "Your task of following us is going to get a lot more boring after today....unless.", Mason said getting an idea. Adder raised an eyebrow. "W'at ya mean?", Adder questioned. "Well it's autumn break starting Monday. Ashton has left ahead of me to meet our mates Andy and Oliver at my family's place in London where we are staying while my family is up in York. If you're set on keeping an eye on us might be easier to do if you come with us to London.", Mason offered.

Asset blinked her copper snake eyes. "Wait. You're invitin' me ta her 'ouse? W'at is t'e catc'?", Adder asked. "No catch, pet. You want to keep an eye on us and I want to make sure you stay out of trouble. So two birds one some. You can stay in my little sister Alexandria's bedroom. Gets you a comfy bed, hot shower, and good meals for a week.", Mason explained. "Yea' and w'at ya get outta t'is?", Adder questioned skeptical. No bloke could be this upstanding and kind. "Well for one I get peace of mind that you aren't running around Oxford getting in trouble. And another thing I think you make good company. The fellas will be more occupied with wanting to party trying to hook up with birds that get invited. So I'll need someone there that's not spending their time trying to get into someone's pants.", Mason answered. "And you won't be doing the same thing they are?", Adder questioned. "I don't really try getting laid. Not exactly something I struggle with, birds tend to be the ones pursuing me. So you in or not pet?", Mason questioned stepping away from the wall. Adder thought about this. She didn't exactly know Mason so did she trust getting in a car let alone going to some house with at least two blokes she didn't know. She looked at Mason and smiled jumping off the wall. He'd had many chances to do wrong by her and every time he'd been nothing short of kind and a gentlemen. "Alrig't so ta London t'en.", Adder agreed. "Glad you see it my way. My car is already packed so let's be on our way.", Mason instructed walking to the parking and getting in his car. Adder followed him having gathered her small amount of clothes into her rolled up into a sleeping bag and got into the front seat.

"So w'y ya bein' so nice ta me? Most just let me alone and don't 'ive me a first let lone a second t'ought.", Adder asked while they drove. "Because I don't feel anyone should be overlooked. We are the same, in a way that is. We are both mutants. And if I can help a fellow mutant I will. Besides can always use another friend.", Mason answered. Adder nodded and quietly looked out the window. It wasn't often that she traveled by car, bus maybe but never a nice car like this. She felt rather out of place sitting in the clean mocha colored leather interior of Mason’s roadster aston martin in her grungy clothes. She wasn't too surprised that he lived in a nice neighborhood of London or that the house they pulled up to was very nice indeed. But despite herself she did look at the house her copper snake eyes filled with a bit of wonder. Mason glanced to her and smiled a little as he parked in the drive next to Ashton's car. The garage door opened and inside Ashton was with two tall and rather gangely looking men unloading beer and food from the trunks of the two cars parked inside. "Oy Mason's here. And wait a tick. Who's the young bird?", Oliver questioned nodding. Ashton looked and shook his head recognizing the dirty face in the passenger seat. "Oh that would be Mason's pet. Who apparently he is bringing on holiday.", Ashton said with a sigh. Mason got out of the car grabbing his suitcase and her sleeping bag roll. " Hello fellas. This is Adder. And don't listen to Ashton. She's a friend we've made recently. And since she had no plans for the break and at least with her here I'll have one mate that's not off trying to make it with a bird that caught their eye at a party. Adder the blonde there is Oliver and the red head is Andy.", Mason greeted with a smile making introductions. Adder stepped out of the car and looked to the blokes with a wave. "Nice ta see ya too As'ton.", Adder teased. "Nice ta meet ya Oliver and Andy.", Adder greeted. Oliver looked to Andy who looked to Ashton then to Mason. Ashton rolled his eyes but Mason gave a stern look to his friends. The pair looked to Adder and smiled deciding it was in their best interest to not piss off Mason. "Our pleasure miss. Opin' ya won't be too offended by our antics durin' da holiday. We 'ave a tendency ta run bit wild.", Andy greeted. "Well except Mason, not sure he knows how ta be wild.", Oliver added.

Mason chuckled and shook his head. "Oh I can be, I just save that for being closed doors fellas.", Mason teased. Adder shook her head but did laugh a little. This was apparently going to be a more laid back Mason than she'd seen. "Come on, pet. I'll show you around the house and to the room you'll be staying in.", Mason said heading inside. Adder followed him inside looking around the house. "Nice 'ouse ya got 'ere. Ya still sure Ah s'ould be 'ere?", Adder asked. "Thank you and yes I'm sure. Now as you can see this is the kitchen and dining. Over there is the living room. Patio doors leading to the garden and pool. Water closet is here.", Mason explained waking and taping on the open door to a half bath. "Over there is the home theater great for watching films. And over there is the game room with the pool table.", he explained heading up the stairs. "This floor has my parents' bedroom which is off limits and the two bedrooms that the fellas will be staying in along with a full bath.", Mason continued glancing over his shoulder to check that she was keeping up. Which Adder was right behind him. "And to here is my room and my sister's room as well as the mini library and the shared full bath.", Mason explained. "So I'll be in this room.", Mason said opening his bedroom door and tossing in his bag. His bedroom a very neat and tidy space with pictures of friends and family along with sports trophies. Adder leaned in to take a look out seemed organized and well cared for, much like how Mason himself was. "Nice room mate.", Adder commented. "Thanks. You'll be staying in Alexandria's room. Now my sister and you are the same age and about the same size, so feel free to borrow some clothes while your other clothes get washed. Feel free to take a shower too. But I warn you... Alexandria is well..", Mason explained opening the door to his sister's room. The bedroom was painted lavender and had posters of make pop stars, movie stars and a random footballer that Alexandria thought were attractive. "She's preppy.", Mason warned. Adder stepped into the room and looked around. She was sort of afraid to even touch anything. The room was just as tidy as Mason's but all the furnishings had this soft pastel and delicate that she thought just touching something she'd leave a smudge. "Ain't really mah style mate.", Adder commented. Mason smiled and shrugged. "I know. But find something in the dresser or closet and can throw your actual clothes in the wash after you get a shower. I'll leave you to it. Going to head downstairs to help the fellas. Make yourself at home.", Mason said setting down her rolled up sleeping bag before closing the door and heading downstairs to help his friends getting things ready for the party they'd planned that night.

Adder looked around the room then down at the clothes she was wearing and to her rolled up sleeping bag. It'd been over a week since she'd had enough to take her three outfits to the wash. Been about a long since she'd had a decent shower. So with a heavy sigh she walked out of the room and down to the bath. The room was clean, much nicer than any bathroom she'd been in. She started up the shower and quickly peeled off her clothes stepping in. She sighed as the warm water from the rain shower head washed over her. As the fresh clean water rained down a swirling river of murky water made its way to the drain. Adder found a wash cloth and a bottle of vanilla body wash and started scrubbing her skin and scales. Downstairs the faint sound of running water could be heard. "I don't get it mate. Why are you so darn insistent on keeping that kid around?", Ashton asked. Mason looked to the stairs then back to his friends. "She's not a bad kid. She just has had a hard life. She's a fellow mutant and for that she deserves to be given a chance at a real life. She's like the little sister I wanted, she likes getting into scraps and doesn't bother with fretting over getting dirty. I wouldn't trade Alexandria of course, but nice to have a sister type around that can be a mate.", Mason explained. "Guess as long as she's a little sister type, mate. Cause she's a tad young to be something else.", Oliver commented. Mason rolled his eyes. "Don't look at her like that, it'd be like you looking at Alexandria that way. And just the same I'll knock you out cold.", Mason warned. Andy laughed. "Yup she's like a sister to him then. No worries though mate will be plenty of birds our own age about to fret over a kid like your pet.", Andy commented. "Yeah, maybe even Ashton can get lucky this break.", Oliver teased nudging Ashton. Ashton glared a little while the others laughed. "No worries mate. I invited a ringer. If he strikes out with her he just needs to hang it up and become a monk or priest.", Mason said. Ashton raised an eyebrow. "You better not have invited a hooker. Told you a thousand times I will not pay or have someone else pay to get laid.", Ashton said shaking his head. "Good thing my ringer isn't a streetwalker or being compensated for her time. She just happens to be a bird you've overlooked since private school that's wanted in your bed for years.", Mason said patting Ashton on the shoulder. "So don't screw up this time mate.", Mason added.

While they talked downstairs Adder had finished her shower, taking a rather long one enjoying the shower. She wrapped one of the very soft towels around her and sat down at what she assumed was Alexandria's vanity. She was a little curious what girls her age were like as she spent most of her time alone or at illegal fighting matches were she was the only girl to be found. As she looked through the drawers she found a comb taking that out and getting through the snarls of her short blonde hair. As she looked into other drawers she found make up, perfumes, nail polish, and other very girly products. Adder decided against trying any of that and instead found an unopened toothbrush and stick of deodorant. She quickly brushed her teeth and put on the deodorant before heading quickly back to Alexandria's room with her dirty clothes under her arm. "Now ta figure w'at ta wear outta t'is preppy bird's wardrobe.", Adder sighed opening Alexandria's dresser drawers looking for clothes that aren't too preppy. She settled on a pair of dark rinse jeans and a maroon polo shirt. The top was still on the preppy side, but at least it wasn’t one of the frilly blouses that were in the closet. Adder gave herself a look in Alexandria’s full length mirror and sighed. “T’is ain't mah style. But at least Ah’m clean.”, Adder said gathering up her dirty clothes and heading downstairs to ask where she could wash them. “Oy, mate? W’ere’s t’e was’ ya mentioned?”, Adder asked walking out to the main area where the guys were busy chatting. Andy turned and nudged Oliver who nudged Ashton who shook his head and tapped Mason. “Mason your pet’s talking to you.”, Ashton remarked. “Aint ‘is pet As’ton. So Ah suggest ya stop callin’ me t’at.”, Adder glared. “At least the your pet cleans up.”, Ashton teased. Mason looked over his shoulder and smiled. “You look nice, I know my sister’s clothes aren’t really your style. But you can throw your clothes in the wash it’s off the garage”, Mason said pointing in the direction. Adder stuck her forked snake tongue at Ashton and carried her things to the garage to wash her things, the sooner they were washed the sooner she didn’t have to look so preppy.

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