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True Endless Love

Chapter One:

Audit and Amazement

I awoke, drowsy and rubbed my eyes. I sat on my side of the bed, more of, it was my bed but Jade would slip next to me and keep my nightmares at bay.

"Morning my Beloved." Jade would would greet me as he would wrap his arms around my waist. The same hug, the same greeting every morning.

"Morning Jade, how well do you sle..." Before I could finish asking my question, Jade swung me around and...and...

Moist and hot, really hot! This was unexpected of Jade! He would normally kiss my neck and leave me to go make breakfast but...this...this was a direct kiss! My lips burned. Jade pressed me into my pillow and bed. My head spun. With even more passion, Jade's tongue made entry into my mouth. My cheeks burned. I couldn't catch my breath between partings, they were brief and shortly limited. With my shoulders weighed down and my arms pinned against my waist, I couldn't push Jade off.

As suddenly as it had come, it left. Jade smiled at me, not one drop of sweat on his forehead. Jade kissed me gently then began to work his way down my neck. I was gasping for air and stifled my moans of pleasure with-in them. I felt soft brushing below my collarbone and something hot stop above my heart.

"Lotus, you stole my heart when we first met. Now, its my turn to steal yours." Jade's handsome voice whispered in my ear. "I'll come at you full assault till I have your heart, my Beloved Lotus."

Jade kissed my lips one more time then he stood and left. I continued to lie there on my back, blinking at the ceiling above. I could hear Jade in the kitchen. "But, you stole mine before we even met..." I whisper into the air then smile. "A game? This will be fun. I let you try to steal my heart that you already stole. Lets see, I want you to admit defeat for once."

I roll from the bed and land ever so lightly on my feet. I wash the sweat from my face and neck, earlier, I noticed that Jade had moved the blanket wrapped around my shoulders to kiss me mid-left breast. I feel my face burn and I plunge it into the icy cold water, I emerge and with wet, red but cold face.

"Done washing your face already?" Jade slides his arms around my waist, I give a passive look at him in the mirror. "Well, Breakfast is ready. Hurry up and change my Beloved Lotus."

"Still finding ways to annoy me?"

"No, not at all." Jade's hot lips press behind my cold left ear. Leaving the sensation to linger even after we had left for the office. I became surprised when Jade ran his fingers lightly between my breasts.

"Finding nothing to do than sexual harassment?" I kept my passive face and suppressed my shuttering.

"Your no fun." He smiles and breathes on my neck. With just a simple turn, I snapped Jade's hold on me, and I left the bathroom.

"Cold are you?"

"I learned from you." I shut my bedroom door and lock it, I did the same to the door that connected my room to his. We shared jointed bedrooms. It was His Grace's idea. I swore to myself that I'd get him back for it.

"My, my." Jade spoke as I walked to my jointed office. Ignore him. "No kiss today?"

"You need to quit being a bastard for once Jade. And your confession this morning, not even convincing. You pushed the wrong girl at the wrong time by forcing yourself on me. Behave more like gentleman when your in my presence or around me, it too goes for home. I'll go and stay with Shei in the female barracks if you don't stop soon." I knew I hit home because Jade was in silence. It was not an imminent threat but I could make it sound convincing.

"Damn...Lotus knows me to well." I hear him mumble underneath his breathe.

"Quit that whining attitude of yours as well."

I heard no more from him the rest of the time we were there. I made his tea at interviews and cataloged the reports. Once noon time came around, we left for home.

Since Jade made breakfast every morning, I made lunch every noon time and every other night we take turns cooking dinner. It was a fare trade. We ate outside for lunch with a glass of ice cold lemonade everyday, no matter how hot it was, we had soup or something spicy or a sandwich or pizza, it was always something between Jade and I. Just between the two of us, having lunch out on the marbled porch underneath a soft ivory umbrella at the glass table and sitting in the two cherry wood chairs, this was our form of forgiveness. We could forgive each other without speaking but just with a simple look in the eye once the meal was finished. Well if it rained, we were back at the dinning table but if it was clear enough later that evening with no rain, we made up for eating out on the porch at dinner. But if it rained lunch and dinner, the next morning we were on the porch for breakfast. It was our time together.

Jade refilled my lemonade glass for me, it was a first! I feel Jade's hand rest on mine and I look up to meet his eyes. That was all, I nod and we return to eating our food. All was forgiven.

We parted ways slightly after the 13th hour, Jade would go to the throne room and stand as a personal body guard as Emperor Peony's right hand man and I...well, I teach self defense for those going into the Malkuth Military, I was their last stop before being deployed into their respective units and divisions with their commanding officers.

I caught Jade's warm wrist, I couldn't meet his eyes. "Please Jade, hold me for five minutes...just for five minutes, please." I hear him sigh then his warm arms wrap around me.

"Even you have your troublesome times." He kisses the top of my head, his hot breathe tingling my hair follicles.

I lean my head against his warm uniformed chest. So warm and comforting. I let my mind go of any regrets like I ever had any at all, all my troubles and pain. Gone. I'd make it seem long and dragged out in my mind when I asked for Jade's affection like this. I could fully put my heart into Jade when we were like this.

"I'm sure that you can't hear but also not feel my heart with this space between us." Jade took a shuffled step forward and our bodies connected. This...this...this sensational rush grew to such a magnitude...it was hard to put into words.

"Idiot." I mumbled.

"So, that's how it is, Lotus? Just feel my heart completely."

I let myself go again and immersed myself into Jade's compassion and affection.

I finally pushed myself back.

"Are you still okay?" Jade leans in and whispers in my ear.

"Yes." I smile honestly and give Jade his special smile and Jade's hot touch leaves my waist. "I'll see you at home."

"I'll be cooking tonight, you can stay a little longer and train with your students." Jade gives one more kiss to my forehead and we part ways, I turn towards the base and training fields as Jade goes towards the Palace.

"See you Jade." I smile a little wider and rush towards my waiting students.

"You too, Lotus." He smiles softly and turns his own way and walks briskly.

"I consumed his time." I rub my head, "That's me, always thinking for the better of Jade. Yet, he has the time to give me the needed attention. That is more than enough for me."

I walked on to the practice field and found that my students were doing there warm-up run, five miles, that was twenty times around the field. I had to get them started somewhere in case they had no choice but to run if their defense failed. Better to be faster on their feet so the enemy wouldn't catch them. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that the ankle weights were missing from the wall and that the lead bar box was almost half full.

"Resistant training huh? I guess that I have to make them run in full uniform soon. Armor and all. Including ankle and wrist weights." I glanced at the mile counter. "Wait, that, no! Seven miles already! They're gonna wear themselves out before training. They know better than to push themselves like this."

I sighed and crossed my arms. At least, they were going to wear themselves out and take responsibility. I just watched them practice that was until they sensed my presence and lined up after going five more miles. I was about going to lecture them when I took the time to consider there efforts.

"Stretch." Was all I had to say and my students grabbed their assigned partners.

I walked among the rows of my students, stretching. An Ensign to every cadet. I gave promotions to those who were falling behind to a status of Ensign. I had raised an uproar over that and Jade...well, Jade understood it clearly in what I was doing.

*Flashback mode activated*

"Major Snow Heart of the Third Division Imperial Forces of Malkuth.."

"Sir." I stood in front of the military power of Malkuth and His Grace.

"What you are doing, giving promotions to Cadets who are failing, it is a disgrace. How do you explain yourself?"

"Sir..." Before I could explain, Jade stood up and walked around the tear drop table to me and glowered at them for a brief few minutes.

"Major Lotus Snow Heart has not done anything wrong." I almost lost my balance. "I trust what she is doing is enough to encourage the ones who are failing to do better than before, I see no reason to Court Marshall the Major. Is it not the military's job to encourage the troops and arouse morale in those who are falling?"

"Colonel..." I tried to stop him but he silenced me with a single look. "Sir."

"This Court Marshall should not be held over such a trivial matter so small that one should not care about it. She has turned out better defensive soldiers for the battle front using her method. This small problem has went on for almost five years, till now...I find the accusations to be false against her person and the Cadets she trains. I will take responsibility for her actions and will not allow a burden to be placed on her for wrong doing. If you have anything else against her, banish it."

I kept my head up and my stance was found again, my heart fluttered at the words he had said and I was surprised at the following silence, they were swallowing his words whole.

"Give us an hour or more to talk."

"The Major and I will be out in the hall." Jade firmly gripped my wrist but his hand was gentle and lead me outside where I sank into a corner, the tension was so stifling that I literally breathed in fresh air.

"Lotus, are you okay?" I was shaking and could barely look into Jade's red eyes. I was nerve racked until I felt his warm hands on my shoulders, the heat seeping deeply. "You look pale."

"Jade, please hold me...please hold me." Even my voice cracked.

"Alright, if it'll help calm you down." His words were soothing as he picked me up and sat at the bottom of the stairs.

We were in that position for who knows how long, a guard brought water and something for us to eat but I wasn't hungry.

"Colonel, Major, please have this water to drink and these fruits to snack on."

"Thank you." Jade held a peeled orange slice to my lips. "Can you?"

I shook my head.

"You need your strength for when you go back into that room, at least get something into your stomach so if you need to later on, throw up if you want to." Jade encouraged me to eat. I slowly nibbled on the fruit, Jade often taking a bite first then offering the rest for me. At least I could hold the glass of water by myself but Jade ended lifting it and my hands so I can swallow the transparent liquid.

"Take a nap as well, I'll wake you when its time for us to go back in." I reluctantly fell asleep against his warm chest. How much time had passed? That was one answer that I didn't know.

"Lotus...Lotus...Lotus?" I buried my face into his chest, so warm and comforting. "Lotus, its time to go back in."

I shifted slightly so I could see his eyes, with a half drowsy moan, I kissed Jade on the lips. Savoring the warmth. It took a while for my mind to wake up and when it did, I pulled back quickly and ended up sliding to the floor after going down three steps of stairs.

"Lotus, are you all right?"

I laid there, registering what I had just did.

"Lotus...heh, you look so awkward." Jade began to laugh and he was laughing at me.

"Its like I didn't ask for this to happen, and where did the respect go all of a sudden?" I eyed him till he started coughing to clear his voice but his action spoke instead and he placed me on my feet after picking me up from the floor.

"Can you stand now?"

"I think I can." His warm hands left my waist. "You know, my strength has returned; I can stand."

"No matter the outcome, you might get house arrest and I might have to take your place in the prison for a few days; you are my responsibility, Lotus." Then I felt a short hot rush on my lips. "For what you gave me earlier. Use it for some more strength but do not let your mind wonder during this trial, you need your concentration."

There was something sweet in my mouth, a sugar drop? These are Jade's favorite candies, I make for him every once and a while when I saw his jar running low. It slowly melted on my tongue, I was tasting the love I put in them for Jade. More so, how did he slip it in?

'For what you gave me earlier.' J-jade kissed me? My cheeks burned.

"Lotus, have some water before you go in." I almost walked straight into the glass Jade held out for me. "Just don't spill it on yourself first, you need to be presentable."

As I drank the water, Jade kind of finger combed my hair, it was so impossible for knots to appear that Jade stopped half-way.

"You are a mystery unto itself Lotus." He sighed then pressed another sugar candy to my lips that I took with out hesitation. "Remember not to let your mind wonder."

I heard his hand on the knob. "Sir." I reverted back into my military self and Jade lead me in.

I took my time to study my accusers faces at the table, they were stoic and held no emotion, especially His Grace but I could feel that their attitude towards me had changed dramatically.

"Major Lotus Snow Heart, Colonel Jade Curtiss stood up for you and took your responsibility and placed it on himself. Do you deny what he said is true about your person?"

"I do not, sir."

"I see, your Majesty."

"Major Lotus Snow, please forgive the delay we had. Your students were standing outside the building and to our best interest and mostly in yours, we interviewed every single one and the ones whom had already joined the ranks after finishing your class." He cleared his throat with a drink of water before continuing. "They found no fault in your promotion and clearly understood that when one became a Ensign, it meant that they needed encouragement. Those who became an Ensign found they they could also helps those who were stronger than they were and allowed themselves to be pushed by the Cadets even harder. And as seeing by Colonel Jade Curtiss's words, five years is a long time to go unnoticed and the program you do has turned out better soldiers for our defensive line."

He glared at the people who sat at the table with them.

"Now, I see no reason to give this Major a punishment. Her work is among the best in Malkuth and Kimlasca surely is jealous of our defense. You could almost say that she's our secret weapon." I see the Military Powers' eyes begin to lose the stoic expression. "What have you say now?"

He was leaving it in their hands now.

"Major Lotus Snow Heart, for the testimonies of your students and your Commanding Officer, Colonel Jade Curtiss. We adhere by dropping the charges and giving an antimony for future accusations against your person and those you teach. There has been found not enough evidence that can claim you of going against Military protocol, you were merely doing your job as an officer and as an instructor. You may leave now, I am sure that your students are wondering about their beloved teacher."

I gripped Jade's hand as we left the building to find an anticipating crowed of students lined up.

"Lotus, you can relax." I loosened my hold but Jade picked up and firmly threaded his fingers with mine.

"Head Commanding Major of the Malkuth Imperial Forces, Third Division, Lotus Snow-Heart. I, Emperor Peony IX hereby recognize your program and titles it the Snow-Heart Valor Defense Course, it is official!" I turn around to look at the royal noble. "From now on, all who enter the Malkuth Military will take your class. Here is a certificate and permit of the authorization for your program."

Still shocked and usurped, Jade pushed me up to the Emperor.

"Will you accept this honor and take to heart what you truly love to do, to train your students and those to come in, the way of defense?"

My mouth was dry but the words came. "I hereby do honor this privilege and will continue to train my students and those still yet to come in what I love."

"With those words, I seal you to start the Snow-Heart Valor Defense Course program on your mark when you are ready."

I face my students and Jade, he used to be one of mine but I still think he is.

"To my students and the ones still yet to come, I shall begin the program, Snow-Heart Valor Defense Course today, at the stroke of Midnight."

A cheer of joy and celebration went up as I said those last words, I looked at Jade, he was satisfied, a rare look that he gave.

"Well, to make it more interesting, a party shall be held on the training defense grounds for the opening ceremony, I believe you need rest, Major."

"Yes, it would seem so if I am going to ribbon cut the program."

Jade ended up carrying me home, his strong, warm arms were comforting and I feel asleep in them, only to wake to find him right beside me on the bed! Well...more so, my head in his lap, what he sat on, I thought was the bed but was instead, the couch. His warm fingers stroking my hair and forehead. I savored the moment, there might not be another time like this and if so, it was going to be extremely rare.

"Your awake, I drew a bath for you so you could relax once your done with your resting." His red eyes turning to meet mine from the book page he was reading.

"Thank you, Jade." I close my eyes as his fingers did not move from their task, this was relaxing. "Jade?"

"Hmm?" He hummed in response.

"Is it alright if we took a bath together, for old times sake like whenever one of us become ill with fever or flu?" I was asking an extremely bold question with no hesitation. The task Jade gave his fingers did not stop, he was relaxed and predetermined as ever.

He leaned over me till our eyes were leveled. "Yes." I could bend his will so easily? He showed the gentle side to me and to me only, I was his true exception because I knew more about his life and never spoke a word of it to anyone. I had his complete full trust, and his faith.

Jade slid me into his lap as the throw blanket that was placed over me, fell off and onto the floor, all the while Jade breathed into my ear, his hot breath made me shiver as goosebumps ran down my spine.

*time forward*

A bucket of warm water hit my back as Jade rinsed the soap suds off, we weren't fully naked but in swimsuits. I had made Jade's to be more conservative and not to show too much skin. His wet hair stuck to his neck, shoulder blades and collarbone. We switched places so I could get Jade's back and it always ended up becoming a massage for him, he would let out a moan of pleasure when I scrubbed him. This time, he leaned into my hands, he must have been really stressed, his muscular build had a tight knot in them and were hard. I blushed when his head lay on my shoulder and I could see him without his glasses. He was at ease. It was at this point in time, Jade didn't care or worried, I had melted it with my hands and my soft touch.

I extracted a low moan when I kissed Jade. He became careless when we were together in this one setting, it was one place he didn't mind showing one side to me and not to others. I had his faith.

Jade rested his chin on my head after we sank to into the water once we were done washing our other extremities with our backs to each other for privacy. The hot liquid with some relaxation herbs.

*Time Forward*

Jade began to massage my back, his hands working gently up and down my spine. He always returned the favor. I sighed instead of moaning, it was basically out of the pleasure still. When he was done, I was half asleep underneath his straddled legs on my stomach.

"Lotus..." Jade whispered into my ear. "We will have to go soon." I rolled so I was facing him but still underneath Jade, not once did my hair come out of place in the process. He leaned forward so our foreheads were touching. "You'll be relaxed when it comes time tonight." One of his fingers curled a lock of hair that fell over my shoulder from my rarely-put-up hair, it was in a part bun with most of it a pony tail.

"Jade, you should put your hair up, you might look charming." I kicked myself mentally when I heard my own statement, I was still half asleep. Before I could apologize, Jade pulled a white ribbon out his pocket and tied the strand into his hair.

"How do I look?" He smiled charmingly, sending a rushing wave of shivers through my body. "I'll take the flustered look on your face as a "yes" then." His two hair locks that hung over his collar bones brushed my cheeks, I was blushing?

"Hmm..." He hummed and kissed me. It was light and also at the same time, tempting on my side to kiss him back. I felt breathless right there with Jade on top of me. In one fluid movement, Jade had sat up and picked me up so I was sitting as well. At the same time, his fingers caressed my neck, my heart quickened for a short while but calmed. Why did he give so much affection towards me? His lips formed a smile against my forehead.

"Its time, we should leave." His heat signature left my face but remained on my hips as he lifted me to my feet.

With my arm looped through his, Jade escorted me and I couldn't help but glance to the white ribbon in his hair. I sure felt like I had some how forced Jade to do that.

"Lotus," I look at his gentle smiling face. "Look alive."

I was bewildered, that was, until I heard music playing. I turned my attention and became dumbfounded that Jade and I had walked right to the middle of the training field, my students milling about and the Military Powers huddled in a cozy conversation. The Emperor? Who knows where he went? He could be anywhere! I staggered when his obnoxious-smiling face appeared before me. If Jade wasn't still holding onto my arm, I would have fallen to the ground, taking His Grace with me by throwing him over my shoulder in a form of defense.

"The Major is here!" He announced. All eyes turned towards me and undulating cheers burst out.

The rest was a blur, I officially opened my program by shooting the first firework instead of a ribbon cutting. His Grace was a joke unto itself, his party planning was out of touch.

*Flashback Mode Deactivated*

"Basics'." My students never argued when I commanded them to do basics', I wanted them to remember that the basic's were key essentials if their fighting styles backfired or if their defensive styles were wearing them down physically and mentally. Their last resort of strength.

"My, I see that our little teacher is doing her utmost job." The Emperors snide remark came from behind me. "Do you agree that the Major is the best?"

I watch my students actions but they ignore him and start their training. Not even the Emperors weekly visits stop them from graduating, they took after me. I join in with my students, encouraging them to see if they can hold off my attacks.

"May I point out your Majesty, it is you who made this program official, and I might add that harassing the Major, makes her ignore you all the more." Jade, always standing up for me, my heart beat jumped slightly but calmed.

"For once, you never side with me, do you?" I catch, out of the corner of my eye as he tilts his head towards Jade. Jade, becoming irritated, cleverly walks up to one of my students and push's him to the ground, before he falls he turns and attacks Jade. With a stunning amazement, and all eyes on Jade and the boy, Jade knocks the oncoming weapon out of the boys hands with a blow to the wrist.

"If the Major is the object of harassment," object...no, person, Jade, person! "You will earn the distaste of all females your Majesty." Jade's calm straight face never faltered but I could tell through his fonon frequency that he was upset. Jade approach's me and draws his spear, I knew that it was time for my audit if the Emperor was here to see for himself.

So, How did you like the hidden side of Jade Curtiss in my story? I'm sure that some you girls have been wanting to see a romantic side of Jade.

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