Chapter 3: Sunlight and Darkness
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Man. No matter how much I wish to.
[A/N: Many thanks to UpperClassk9 who gave me the idea about the elephant dragging Lavi and Allen along….and also to all the people who have read and reviewed my story. Hope you'll enjoy this one…this chapter shifts the rating up to T. I was thinking of Flyleaf's "All around me" this time.]
"Kanda-kun…do you like me?"
After what seemed like an eternity, Kanda was finally able to move. He looked down at Lenalee's face, the expression that could make an angel's heart melt…let alone his. Her eyes were almost pleading, and the sight of her lips made him remember the kiss, that single light touch.
"Lenalee….I…." Kanda let the words trail into the silence. Then, deciding that words couldn't express his feelings, he abruptly stood up, making Lenalee take a step backwards. Bending his head down, he pressed his lips to hers, hard. Simultaneously, his hands clenched into the pouffy material of her dress, and then he involuntarily wrapped his arms around her and crushed Lenalee to him. It felt so good that Kanda had to suppress the urge to moan. Where he was hard, she was soft. Lenalee tasted like cherry blossoms, like the sunlight. Pausing for breath, he looked at her. Glazed eyes, the lips he had ravaged stung pink. So…beautiful.
"Kanda-kun—" Lenalee started, but never got to complete the sentence, as Kanda's mouth crushed down on her open one. His tongue explored her mouth, teasing her, licking her lips, and giving her no time to even gasp for breath. Kanda tasted…like havoc raging in the night, like a delicious darkness that threatened to consume her whole. So why was she…not afraid? Lenalee could feel his arms tightening around her, her breasts pressing against his hard chest, and the unbearable heat that grew inside of her. Lenalee threw her arms around him, fingers combing through his dark hair, tangling her fingers in it.
At this, Kanda opened his eyes, and broke off the kiss.
"Kanda….kun?" Lenalee looked up at him uncertainly. Her porcelain cheeks were flushed, and she faltered at Kanda's silence, which felt so cold to her now, so distant. "What's wrong? Why did you stop...." Lenalee couldn't bring herself to utter the word "kissing", so the rest of the sentence came out as an unintelligible mumble. Kanda felt a smile quirk his mouth, but quickly banished it and continued to stare at her.
"Oh." Lenalee loosened her grip on Kanda's hair, adn whipped her hands away, just the noticing the tangled mess she had turned it into. "Sorry. I forgot that you hate people touching your hair...."Along with this. she realised how closely he was holding her, and flushed.
"Never mind." Using one hand, Kanda slipped the pink strap of her dress off one shoulder, and brought his head down to kiss the bare lenght of skin.
"Kanda-kun--" Lenalee gasped, clutching at his back as she felt him run his tongue over her shoulder, and proceeded to the sensitive area behind her ear. She could smell his scent; the dark fragrance of the roses, and pure snow.
The smell of cherry blossoms pervaded Kanda's senses, engulfing him. Lenalee's skin was vulnerably soft, as if she had never been exposed to the harsh outside world. He smiled at her gasp, and moved on to kiss her jawline. Feeling her shake in his arms, Kanda knew that all this was too much for her, and kissed her forehead gently instead. He just held her like that, until she stopped trembling.
Then he whispered against her skin. "Lenalee....I......"
[Ending note: Sorry for the false alert that day. I wanted to post an author's note, then decided not to, as it was against the rules. Yeah, I know....pathetic....*bangs head against the wall and dies*]
