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Tried to make a play on words with the title, maybe a bit cheesy but I couldn't think of anything else haha. These two bump into each other yet again, this time at the Tuscany event. Anita again finds herself getting flustered after crashing into this familiar handsome stranger again, this time narrowly avoiding spilling her drink over him.

It was a cloudy afternoon when the banquet started up in full force most of the shows had already been and gone, tonight was all about relaxing and enjoying the beautiful sights and sounds of this incredible venue, tables beautifully adorned with bouquets of white flowers lay spread across the courtyard. Lights hung daintally above giving the illusion of stars hovering over the banquet, the smell of wine, good food and the flowers swirled playfully around as the guests decended upon the scene, before long it was a buslting busy scene people chatting, dancing and mingling all around.

Anita, Ariella and Hendrik had just arrived on the scene after choosing out their outfits for the event, the girls headed straight over to get themselves a glass of wine, while Hendrik took a stroll across the courtyard taking in the beautiful sights it wasn't long before he noticed a quiet looking lady sat off on the outskirts and decided to head over and see if she could use some company. Meanwhile the girls couldn't believe just how beautiful the decorations were and just how many other people there were.

"This is more people than I see at the night club back home on one of our busy nights!" Ariella exclaimed in shock as she looked around at the mass of people all around them "I mean techically this place is a LOT bigger than the club but still, I don't think I've ever seen this many people in one place before..." she added "hmm I wonder how my cocktails would go down with this crowd" she thought out loud before looking back at Anita, a sparkle in her eye "Hey what if one day we host our own show, I could then help out with the catering, and by that I mean get everyone pissed and fed" she suggested with a chuckle at her last comment. "Besides you know I could easily rope Hendrik in to helping out you know how much he loves a good party, and dispite his flaws he does know how to throw a good party. I could even make a new cocktail menu themed to the event which would be super fun, and we could always have wine and stuff for the less daring, come on Anita what do you think?" she continued to explain getting increasingly excite by the thought.

Anita listened intently to Ariella's ideas and nodded along in agreement "Well I certainly won't be apposed to the idea but it would take some serious planning and work, its not just as easy saying yeah lets host a show I hink if we all put our heads together though and start the planning as soon as possible it could be done." Anita replied with a smile "Though before we get to ahead of ourselves we would need to run this by my parents and see what they think of the idea." she added cautiously not wanting to get to excited by the idea incase her parents didn't think it was a good idea.

Ariella sighed "Yeah it would be a lot of work and depending whether we host it at Valhol or away it could mean us being away for sometime, I'm not sure your parents would like that idea..." she replied the sparkle in her eyes dulling slightly before resparking again "Wait what if in the case we host it away from home we invite your parents to it and let them use it as a sort of vacation from their usual work, they do often say how they wish they could travel with us to watch some of the shows, this could be a way to let them do just that." Ariella explained the excitement returning to her. "Besides it gives them a chance to see the badass boss bitch that their daughter has grown to be over the years, and you'd have us all there to help you, you wouldn't exactly be expected to do it all by yourself" she added as she placed a caring hand on Anita's shoulder.

"Ariella, mind your language, we aren't exactly the only people here you know!" Anita hushed as she looked around awkwardly checking if anyone had turned to look in their direction which it seemed no one had to her relief "I get what your saying and I appreciate your support but perhaps for now we just try to enjoy our time right here right now at this event, we can discuss more on this back home." she suggested with a soft smile "I do really love this idea, but lets just have fun here while we can yeah" she added softly as she placed her hand ontop of Ariella's hand that had been placed on her shoulder.

Ariella smiled and nodded "That's fine, lets enjoy ourselves while we can this can definatly wait!" she replied as she pulled her hand back "I'm gonna head to the restrooms, do have too much fun without me ok!" she teased playfully before turning and heading off towards the restrooms.

"I won't" Anita called out after her with a giggle before she decided to take a small walk around her eyes scanning around taking in the beautiful scene around her "Wow, this place is incredible!" she muttered to herself softly as she walked along not looking where she was going, until she turned back to look forwards as she suddenly colides with a strangely familiar chest "oof" they both murmered upon impact as they both tried desperately to tilt there glasses of wine so as to limit the spillage of their drinks. Anita looked up from the familiar chest until her eyes met with a pair of familiar deep blue eyes the realisation suddenly hits her *Oh no... Not again...* she thought to herself as she suddenly realises who she just bumpped into ~again.

"We must stop meeting this way!" the man stated softly with a chuckle as he smiled down at her the lights above making his eyes sparkle like shiny sappire gems, he brushed his shirt slightly trying to brush out any creases to insure his shirt wasn't too ruffled from their colision. "I hope your alright, I didn't spill my wine down your lovely dress did I? If I have will personally buy you a new one!" he added worriedly as his eyes glance over her outfit checking for any stains from his wine.

Anita blushed at his wandering eyes "Uh no, I think my outfit is fine... thank you for your concern though I hope I didn't spill my drink on you?" she asked while glancing at his outfit for stains she couldn't help but notice how good he looked in this outfit the tighter fitting shirt and trousers defined everything. She quickly flicked her eyes back to his face blushing from embaressment.

"It's good to see you again Anita" he said softly as he gazed into her eyes "how have you found the event so far?" he asks before he takes a small sip of his wine.

Anita returned his soft smile with her own she could stare into his eyes forever they seems to gleam and shine so much in this lighting that she found herself getting lost in them, suddenly snapping out of her fixation when she heard him stop speaking "Oh, uh.. Yeah its been incredible this place is so huge and all the riders have done fantastic so far... and this banquet is absolutely perfect, the decorations are amazing... it's so beautiful here!" she replied looking around at the stunning decorations around them as she spoke of them.

Desmond gazed at her as she spoke, he couldn't help but notice just how stunning she looked with her makeup, her hair flowing with the sutble breeze and her stunning dress. He nods in agreement as she speaks about how beautiful the venue is "It sure is beautiful here!" he replies as he gazes at her a sutble blush spreading across his face. She looks back at him catching him gazing at her as he spoke which made her blush brighter as she looked down at the floor smiling to herself before smiling back at him. He nervouly rubbed the back of his neck "You do look absolutely gorgeous toninght if you don't mind me saying" he stated as he let his hand fall back to his side.

Anita blushed at his comment by now she was sure he could see her blushing but it flattered her to hear him say such lovely things about her "Aww, thank you" she replied nervously just then Ariella returned.

"So much for not having too much fun without me!" Ariella calls out as she walks up to the pair "Well if it isn't Mr Bump again, let me guess you two just happened to BUMP into each other, hey?" she teased playfully as she nudged Anita's arm gently quite proud of her own pun. "Desmond right? How have you been since we last met then?" she asked politely "Anita here hasn't shut up about you since your last encounter" she teased as she pulled a face at Anita who was now glaring at her like 'did you have to say that' but Ariella payed no mind to her friends scolding face.

Desmond chuckled at Ariella's nickname for him and her comment about Anita "Is that right?" he inquired playfully before moving on to anwser her question "I've been as well as I can" he replies before pausing momentaerily "though if I'm totally honest its been pretty tough at my stable lately, we recently aquired a new stable owner due to money struggles and this new guy either doesn't know what he's doing or doesn't care about the state of the stable... a few of the other lads I ride with have already left to find other stables to work for or have just given up intirely..." he continues rolling his hand into a fist and closing his eyes before relaxing his hand and reopening his eyes again. "Anyway, lets not dwell on that now, we're here to have fun afterall right?" he adds trying to change the subject.

Anita and Ariella look at each other momentarily a little shocked to hear this news, Ariella smiled and nodded at Anita who somehow knew what her friend was trying to say. The pair look back around at Desmond "I'm really sorry to hear this Desmond, it must be tough" Anita replied as she quickly glanced back at Ariella who gestured her head towards Desmond which again Anita somehow understood "You know if you ever need a change of scenery or somewhere to get away from things you are always welcome to come to Valhöll with me... I mean us! with us!" she continued stuttering the last part after muddling up her words and thoughts she blushed at her own miswording.

Desmond looked down at the floor momentarily as if weighing up his thoughts on Anita's proposal after a few moments he looked back at them both with a soft smile "I really appreciate the offer, really I do, but I don't feel I could just abandon the old place... not yet anyways..." he replied a slightly sad and disappointed tone in his voice "Sorry..." he added feeling disappointed with himself for not just accepting but he felt like he still had some unfinished business that he needed to take care of before he made such a big decision.

Anita looked down at the floor a little disappointed by his responce but also feeling stupid for even sujesting it *of course he wouldn't just up and leave his stable just because some girl he met a few times at shows offered what was I thinking...* she thought to herself gritting her teeth slightly before looking back at him with a soft smile "I totally understand, it was a stupid idea... I just thought I'd let you know that you will always be welcome at Valhöll whether that be as a guest or as a part of the team, our doors will always be open to you!" she replied as she placed a gentle caring hand on his shoulder to show her turn sincerity of her words.

Desmond smiled up at her before placing his hand on top of her and wrapping around her hand gently "I appreiciate it, really!... and I'd deffinately love to visit one day!" he replied "Anyway let us go back to the festivities of the banquet shall we?" he suggested as he moved his and Anita's hand off of his shoulder but kept holding it, almost as if he didn't want to let go of her for fear that he may not see her again after this.

Anita looked down at their linked hands and smiled blush spreading across her face once again as she gazed up at him. Ariella glanced back and forth between the two and smiled *they look so cute together* she thought as she smiled over at Anita "Should I leave you two love birds along?" she asked playfully with a giggle Anita looked back at her before looking back at Desmond before the three of them broke into laughter.

The rest of the evening went well, the trio gossiped and laughed together enjoying each others company and the readily availible wine which by now was starting to get to their heads just a little, as Ariella decided to go off to try and track down where Hendrik had got to as the evening was coming to a close Desmond gave Anita a hug to say good bye before they both went their seperate ways. Anita couldn't stop smiling the rest of the night as she went to meet up with the others before heading up to their rooms for the night.

Characters & Art (c) Me/Apikalia96

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Tried to make a play on words with the title, maybe a bit cheesy but I couldn't think of anything else haha. These two bump into each other yet again, this time at the Tuscany event. Anita again finds herself getting flustered after crashing into this familiar handsome stranger again, this time narrowly avoiding spilling her drink over him.

It was a cloudy afternoon when the banquet started up in full force most of the shows had already been and gone, tonight was all about relaxing and enjoying the beautiful sights and sounds of this incredible venue, tables beautifully adorned with bouquets of white flowers lay spread across the courtyard. Lights hung daintally above giving the illusion of stars hovering over the banquet, the smell of wine, good food and the flowers swirled playfully around as the guests decended upon the scene, before long it was a buslting busy scene people chatting, dancing and mingling all around.

Anita, Ariella and Hendrik had just arrived on the scene after choosing out their outfits for the event, the girls headed straight over to get themselves a glass of wine, while Hendrik took a stroll across the courtyard taking in the beautiful sights it wasn't long before he noticed a quiet looking lady sat off on the outskirts and decided to head over and see if she could use some company. Meanwhile the girls couldn't believe just how beautiful the decorations were and just how many other people there were.

"This is more people than I see at the night club back home on one of our busy nights!" Ariella exclaimed in shock as she looked around at the mass of people all around them "I mean techically this place is a LOT bigger than the club but still, I don't think I've ever seen this many people in one place before..." she added "hmm I wonder how my cocktails would go down with this crowd" she thought out loud before looking back at Anita, a sparkle in her eye "Hey what if one day we host our own show, I could then help out with the catering, and by that I mean get everyone pissed and fed" she suggested with a chuckle at her last comment. "Besides you know I could easily rope Hendrik in to helping out you know how much he loves a good party, and dispite his flaws he does know how to throw a good party. I could even make a new cocktail menu themed to the event which would be super fun, and we could always have wine and stuff for the less daring, come on Anita what do you think?" she continued to explain getting increasingly excite by the thought.

Anita listened intently to Ariella's ideas and nodded along in agreement "Well I certainly won't be apposed to the idea but it would take some serious planning and work, its not just as easy saying yeah lets host a show I hink if we all put our heads together though and start the planning as soon as possible it could be done." Anita replied with a smile "Though before we get to ahead of ourselves we would need to run this by my parents and see what they think of the idea." she added cautiously not wanting to get to excited by the idea incase her parents didn't think it was a good idea.

Ariella sighed "Yeah it would be a lot of work and depending whether we host it at Valhol or away it could mean us being away for sometime, I'm not sure your parents would like that idea..." she replied the sparkle in her eyes dulling slightly before resparking again "Wait what if in the case we host it away from home we invite your parents to it and let them use it as a sort of vacation from their usual work, they do often say how they wish they could travel with us to watch some of the shows, this could be a way to let them do just that." Ariella explained the excitement returning to her. "Besides it gives them a chance to see the badass boss bitch that their daughter has grown to be over the years, and you'd have us all there to help you, you wouldn't exactly be expected to do it all by yourself" she added as she placed a caring hand on Anita's shoulder.

"Ariella, mind your language, we aren't exactly the only people here you know!" Anita hushed as she looked around awkwardly checking if anyone had turned to look in their direction which it seemed no one had to her relief "I get what your saying and I appreciate your support but perhaps for now we just try to enjoy our time right here right now at this event, we can discuss more on this back home." she suggested with a soft smile "I do really love this idea, but lets just have fun here while we can yeah" she added softly as she placed her hand ontop of Ariella's hand that had been placed on her shoulder.

Ariella smiled and nodded "That's fine, lets enjoy ourselves while we can this can definatly wait!" she replied as she pulled her hand back "I'm gonna head to the restrooms, do have too much fun without me ok!" she teased playfully before turning and heading off towards the restrooms.

"I won't" Anita called out after her with a giggle before she decided to take a small walk around her eyes scanning around taking in the beautiful scene around her "Wow, this place is incredible!" she muttered to herself softly as she walked along not looking where she was going, until she turned back to look forwards as she suddenly colides with a strangely familiar chest "oof" they both murmered upon impact as they both tried desperately to tilt there glasses of wine so as to limit the spillage of their drinks. Anita looked up from the familiar chest until her eyes met with a pair of familiar deep blue eyes the realisation suddenly hits her *Oh no... Not again...* she thought to herself as she suddenly realises who she just bumpped into ~again.

"We must stop meeting this way!" the man stated softly with a chuckle as he smiled down at her the lights above making his eyes sparkle like shiny sappire gems, he brushed his shirt slightly trying to brush out any creases to insure his shirt wasn't too ruffled from their colision. "I hope your alright, I didn't spill my wine down your lovely dress did I? If I have will personally buy you a new one!" he added worriedly as his eyes glance over her outfit checking for any stains from his wine.

Anita blushed at his wandering eyes "Uh no, I think my outfit is fine... thank you for your concern though I hope I didn't spill my drink on you?" she asked while glancing at his outfit for stains she couldn't help but notice how good he looked in this outfit the tighter fitting shirt and trousers defined everything. She quickly flicked her eyes back to his face blushing from embaressment.

"It's good to see you again Anita" he said softly as he gazed into her eyes "how have you found the event so far?" he asks before he takes a small sip of his wine.

Anita returned his soft smile with her own she could stare into his eyes forever they seems to gleam and shine so much in this lighting that she found herself getting lost in them, suddenly snapping out of her fixation when she heard him stop speaking "Oh, uh.. Yeah its been incredible this place is so huge and all the riders have done fantastic so far... and this banquet is absolutely perfect, the decorations are amazing... it's so beautiful here!" she replied looking around at the stunning decorations around them as she spoke of them.

Desmond gazed at her as she spoke, he couldn't help but notice just how stunning she looked with her makeup, her hair flowing with the sutble breeze and her stunning dress. He nods in agreement as she speaks about how beautiful the venue is "It sure is beautiful here!" he replies as he gazes at her a sutble blush spreading across his face. She looks back at him catching him gazing at her as he spoke which made her blush brighter as she looked down at the floor smiling to herself before smiling back at him. He nervouly rubbed the back of his neck "You do look absolutely gorgeous toninght if you don't mind me saying" he stated as he let his hand fall back to his side.

Anita blushed at his comment by now she was sure he could see her blushing but it flattered her to hear him say such lovely things about her "Aww, thank you" she replied nervously just then Ariella returned.

"So much for not having too much fun without me!" Ariella calls out as she walks up to the pair "Well if it isn't Mr Bump again, let me guess you two just happened to BUMP into each other, hey?" she teased playfully as she nudged Anita's arm gently quite proud of her own pun. "Desmond right? How have you been since we last met then?" she asked politely "Anita here hasn't shut up about you since your last encounter" she teased as she pulled a face at Anita who was now glaring at her like 'did you have to say that' but Ariella payed no mind to her friends scolding face.

Desmond chuckled at Ariella's nickname for him and her comment about Anita "Is that right?" he inquired playfully before moving on to anwser her question "I've been as well as I can" he replies before pausing momentaerily "though if I'm totally honest its been pretty tough at my stable lately, we recently aquired a new stable owner due to money struggles and this new guy either doesn't know what he's doing or doesn't care about the state of the stable... a few of the other lads I ride with have already left to find other stables to work for or have just given up intirely..." he continues rolling his hand into a fist and closing his eyes before relaxing his hand and reopening his eyes again. "Anyway, lets not dwell on that now, we're here to have fun afterall right?" he adds trying to change the subject.

Anita and Ariella look at each other momentarily a little shocked to hear this news, Ariella smiled and nodded at Anita who somehow knew what her friend was trying to say. The pair look back around at Desmond "I'm really sorry to hear this Desmond, it must be tough" Anita replied as she quickly glanced back at Ariella who gestured her head towards Desmond which again Anita somehow understood "You know if you ever need a change of scenery or somewhere to get away from things you are always welcome to come to Valhöll with me... I mean us! with us!" she continued stuttering the last part after muddling up her words and thoughts she blushed at her own miswording.

Desmond looked down at the floor momentarily as if weighing up his thoughts on Anita's proposal after a few moments he looked back at them both with a soft smile "I really appreciate the offer, really I do, but I don't feel I could just abandon the old place... not yet anyways..." he replied a slightly sad and disappointed tone in his voice "Sorry..." he added feeling disappointed with himself for not just accepting but he felt like he still had some unfinished business that he needed to take care of before he made such a big decision.

Anita looked down at the floor a little disappointed by his responce but also feeling stupid for even sujesting it *of course he wouldn't just up and leave his stable just because some girl he met a few times at shows offered what was I thinking...* she thought to herself gritting her teeth slightly before looking back at him with a soft smile "I totally understand, it was a stupid idea... I just thought I'd let you know that you will always be welcome at Valhöll whether that be as a guest or as a part of the team, our doors will always be open to you!" she replied as she placed a gentle caring hand on his shoulder to show her turn sincerity of her words.

Desmond smiled up at her before placing his hand on top of her and wrapping around her hand gently "I appreiciate it, really!... and I'd deffinately love to visit one day!" he replied "Anyway let us go back to the festivities of the banquet shall we?" he suggested as he moved his and Anita's hand off of his shoulder but kept holding it, almost as if he didn't want to let go of her for fear that he may not see her again after this.

Anita looked down at their linked hands and smiled blush spreading across her face once again as she gazed up at him. Ariella glanced back and forth between the two and smiled *they look so cute together* she thought as she smiled over at Anita "Should I leave you two love birds along?" she asked playfully with a giggle Anita looked back at her before looking back at Desmond before the three of them broke into laughter.

The rest of the evening went well, the trio gossiped and laughed together enjoying each others company and the readily availible wine which by now was starting to get to their heads just a little, as Ariella decided to go off to try and track down where Hendrik had got to as the evening was coming to a close Desmond gave Anita a hug to say good bye before they both went their seperate ways. Anita couldn't stop smiling the rest of the night as she went to meet up with the others before heading up to their rooms for the night.

Characters & Art (c) Me/Apikalia96