Chapter 3- What Lies Beneath
Once in Iradisa's room, Luna sent Knuckles flying into the wall with force. He grunted and he looked up at Luna with strong hate. She smiled and she pulled out her dagger and pointed it at him.
"Go ahead, try something. You'll be dead by the time you get up," She warned with a cold chuckle. He didn't underestimate this priestess's powers, so he just remained where he was. "Damn. You are no fun." She finished as she put away her dagger and placed her hands on her hips, staring at him with a strong dislike.
"Does your princess always allow assassin's stay in her chamber?" He asked with bitterness. Luna sneered at him.
"No, she would usually ask me to slay you on the spot with no remorse." She replied as she pointed at him and twirled her index finger, forming chains from his wrists to the bed post of Iradisa's bed.
"So, am I to be her slave of desire?" He sneered. Luna glared at him hard.
"You dare accuse my mistress of such a treacherous act?" She swept her hand to the left, making him slam into the wall hard. The chains followed after him wrapping around his neck tightly. He fell to his knees gasping and Luna appeared in front of him. "Watch your tongue when you talk about the princess." She warned before loosening the chains on him. He took in the air with open lungs, grateful for it. Luna quickly made her retreat, slamming the door behind her.
He stood up and grabbed a hold of the chains and began pulling on the chains. He gave off an aggravated sigh and dropped the chains and sat down. He looked up to the ceiling and closed his eyes.
Her face…
He growled slightly at the sight, but that quickly died.
Her scent…
Her body…
"Oh princess…," He opened his eyes, a look of lust deep in them and he smirked slightly. "You'll pay dearly for making me feel this way…" He said with a husky voice.
Luna walked into the throne room and saw Iradisa was admiring the Orb of Selene. She smiled at this. Iradisa seemed to be out of place all of a sudden, Luna thought as she approached. Iradisa turned to find Luna was approaching.
"Oh, I'm sorry. This orb caught my attention…It's almost like a heavenly treasure." She said with hesitance.
"Quite alright princess," Luna walked passed her and picked up the orb and handed it to Iradisa. "This belongs to you by birthright." She finished. Iradisa was very careful holding this ancient treasure of old. Luna then thought that this was what the thief was after.
"Oh, it's so beautiful." Iradisa said, breaking her train of thought.
"Yes. It is." She replied as she watched Iradisa being careful with the orb.
"Does this have a special power?" Iradisa asked, catching Luna off guard. She was silent for a moment before clearing her throat.
"I believe it is time for you to go to bed, my mistress." She replied quickly. Iradisa nodded and handed the orb back to Luna. Luna placed the orb back on its pedestal before turning back to Iradisa. "Come with me mistress." She said as she began walking towards the exit. Iradisa blindly followed after her.
Iradisa sat in beautifully carved chair; she wasn't quite sure what the wood was though. Luna appeared before her with an armful of clothes. Iradisa looked at the armful then back at Luna with a confused look.
"Your nightwear, mistress," She answered the question that Iradisa's face produced.
"Oh." She took the clothes from her and let it fall before her. She then immediately blushed.
"Is there a problem princess?" Luna asked slightly confused. Iradisa shook her head.
"No, no problem. But could you turn around for a minute?" She asked. Luna nodded and turned the other way and allowed Iradisa privacy to change.
"Mistress, I ask you to pay no mind to the assassin in your chamber. He is chained and he won't harm you." She said while Iradisa changed into the nightgown.
"I wasn't going to pay him mind. I was planning on going to sleep." Iradisa answered as she pulled the nightgown down over her head. "You can look now, I'm dressed." She said as she pulled her hair out of the back of the gown. Luna turned to face her.
"Remember; yell for me if you need assistance." Luna said as she dismissed Iradisa. She nodded as she left the room. Luna saw that she was out and her room was instantly sealed down by her magic. She crawled into the bed and she stared up at the ceiling, deep in her private thoughts.
Iradisa made her way into her chamber and saw that Knuckles was on her bed. She blushed and stood at the door and she quietly closed the door behind her. Knuckles looked up at her and she saw that he had his eyes glued on her. Her hands instantly fluttered down to the bottom of her nightgown and tried pulling it down, but to no avail, that's as far as it goes.
His mouth watered at the sight of her. That nightgown hugged all the curves of her body, some of her cleavage was showing and it was slightly transparent in the light. She's pretty damn hot, he thought. She then approached and climbed onto the bed, kneeling before him.
"Don't you dare try anything." She warned. He cocked his eyebrow at her.
"You make it damn hard to not try anything. I mean, what with that slutty attire and everything, I'd say that you were begging to be ravaged." He said. She glared at him, blushing.
"This happens to be very comfortable." She argued. He rolled his eyes.
"Whatever you say princess." He said. She looked at him and he looked back. Their eyes met and then their breaths were held.
"Do you feel it?" Iradisa asked.
"A draw?" He asked.
"Yes…" She replied. He nodded slightly. She inched closer to him before he yanked her on top of him. She blushed slightly, butterflies fluttering wildly in her stomach, her blood boiling and singing beneath her skin.
His hands were on her legs and he slowly traced them up towards the curve of her hip. She closed her eyes and felt herself give into the warmth of his touch. She placed her hands on his. She took a hold of his hand and removed his glove then moved to the other hand and repeated the process.
He let his fingers trace the curves of her hips and up past her breasts. She stifled a moan, slightly biting her lower lip. She then heard the clinking of the chains and she looked down at him. He pulled her down onto him, crushing his lips against hers. She met his ferocity with her own.
Turning so that she was on her back and he was on top, he gazed hungrily over her body. She looked up at him, her hands grabbing a hold of his waist. His lips crushed against hers again, his tongue begging entrance. She allowed it entrance only to be greeted by the wrestling of her own.
His hand grabbed the thin fabric of the nightgown and he began pulling at it, she grabbed his hand and pulled back from the kiss. They were both panting.
"You were trying to rip it off me, you bastard…" She said breathlessly. He chuckled.
"Well, I'd rather have it torn so that you couldn't put it back on later." He replied. She took a hold of his face in her hands and smiled. He smiled back and lifted her slightly and slowly removed the nightgown and tossed it aside where his gloves were. He looked at her hungrily.
"You can stop looking at me like I was meat." She smirked slightly. His violet eyes seemed to glow in the moonlight with intense lust.
"You aren't meat…You're beautiful." He said. She blushed slightly. He leaned down onto her and kissed her breast through her bra.
"K-Knuckles…" She said. He looked up at her.
"Yes?" He asked as his hand trailed over her bare stomach and circled over it. She felt her skin tingle beneath his touch.
"I-I'm not ready…" She said. He looked at her with shock before it faded away.
"That's alright. We'll cuddle then." He said as he rolled them on their sides and he pulled her against him. She felt safe there in his arms. She pulled the covers over them.
"Thank you." She said as she nuzzled him. He allowed her to go to sleep and he watched over her for the night, protecting her from whatever was bad. He felt like a fool because he wanted to ravage her beautiful body…But something inside told him to wait and be patient. She'll come around when she's ready.
"Huh…What really lies beneath is a softy capable to love someone." He said as looked down at Iradisa. "I couldn't harm you even if I tried…" He said to himself. He continued watching over her throughout the night…
*~*End of Chapter 3*~*