Sorry for lack of updates, hope this longer chapter makes up for it!
Vampire!Fate VI
By:Satashi
Fate
I looked at the clothing in the store across from where I was currently shopping in the mall and felt an urge to go over and browse through it. Unfortunately, I was here for Erio right now and I needed to be in this kid's clothing store to buy him a wardrobe since he didn't get to pack much before Chrono brought him to me.
The boy seemed to know how to shop for things he liked so when my phone rang I didn't hesitate to walk a few feet from him to answer it. "Hi Kitten," I greeted Nanoha, knowing it was her by both caller ID and the ring tone. She hesitated briefly and finally spoke to me in a semi-embarrassed tone.
"Hello, Fate-chan. What you up to?"
"Shopping with Erio," I informed her, keeping an eye on the boy so he wouldn't get lost. "You?"
"Study break." I need to get some more things baked so I thought I'd call while doing it."
I sighed softly. "Do you ever have free time?"
"No," She readily told me. "Wake, school, bake, study, sleep. Every now and then I get to slack on a slow day but I still have to watch the store."
"Come over tonight?" I nodded at Erio when he held up a shirt to get my approval.
"Eh? I just told you-"
"Study date," I insisted.
"Five dates in five days?" She asked me, amused. "Are you sure you're not a stalker?"
"You're my girlfriend," I teased her, remembering last night's long goodbye at her door. Lots of stammering and blushing on her part, fueled by my teasing. "It's normal."
"Mmm... It'll have to be late because of my store..."
"I don't mind." I walked around a little more and waited for Erio to try some things on. "Come on. Please?" I pictured her laying on my bed with glasses, pigtails, and her dress clothes. "Mmmm sexy."
"What?"
"Nothing," I covered easily. It has been so long since I even considered being intimate with someone, my imagination was going wild. That and after last night my sex drive finally woke up after almost ten years of being dormant... This girl was starting to affect me, I should be careful...
"Well... If you really want me to..."
I did. Oh god I did. I face palmed, realizing that after last night I had started wanting a body against me again just as much as someone willing to let me drink from... Crap, this isn't good. "If you need to study..." I was trying to talk her out of it now... If I fell for a human...No! I got to call this off NOW.
...before I get hurt again...
"I'll come," She told me softly... shyly. "I...kind of want to see you."
No! Oh god what have I done!? My heart actually pained when I heard her voice.
No. No no no no no NO!
"Actually I think tonight may be bad for me, I forgot that Erio-"
"Oh... okay... It's fine then." She sounded disappointed and I obviously changed my mind halfway through...
"No!" I shook my head. "Come. Come over." What the hell was I saying? She's just a game! Just a donor... She's nothing more than a soft body and warm blood... That's it.
"Okay," She pepped up. "Help me study just a little? We can have fun too I promise."
A smart, pretty, warm body...
"Mm... come by at eight?"
"I'll be there." She giggle. "Thanks, Fate-chan. I need to get my mind off exams."
"Hey, what're girlfriends for?"
"Hehe. Bye-bye."
"Bye-bye." I turned off my phone and stared at it.
Hormones. I was horny. I wanted sex. That was it. That's all this was.
I wasn't lonely.
I wasn't.
I'm not.
No.
She was late.
The thought came over my head mind again, looking at the clock. My hands were almost shaking, a feel of adrenaline coursing through me. My head was filled with doubts and a small fear that I couldn't place.
I was worried about her.
It started small at first, a weird feeling in the top of my spine. It grew quickly, though, and soon I was pacing. Was it my mark? That first night we met... I decided not to bite her but instead drew a symbol on her neck with my own blood... A mark, a warning to others, a tracer that allowed me to find her.
That was it!
"Erio, I'm going for a walk." I shouted to the boy I was taking care of. He waved over his shoulder, eyes focused on the at-home studies he was currently doing.
I left my loft quickly, running down the small hallway and to the elevator. I have only marked a few people in my life, but they never lasted long. It was more of a "I can't drink now so I'll find you later" and a one-time- only deal. To have Nanoha make me this nervous could only mean that she was currently having a small panic attack.
The doors opened and I ran through the lobby. The sidewalk hit my boots and I stopped holding back. My speed was something that I never took for granted. I was fast, very fast.
Jumping up, I landed on top of a building and leapt a few more times to start making a bee-line for the scent of myself placed on Nanoha. It was close...
I saw her. Back pressed against the wall, sitting down with wide eyes and gasping breath. She was scared, and I felt every panicked thump of her heart pulsate through me. My mark was in danger, my donor was threatened.
My girlfriend was in trouble.
I jumped down quickly, landing on a lower building and eyes going wide as a girl knelt in front of Nanoha, speaking to her. An oxygen mask was placed over my friend's mouth and white mist filled it.
Then the girl struck Nanoha hard in the stomach, making her inhale it.
The ground cracked as I landed, the alleyway illuminating as my eyes glowed yellow. Nanoha's body slumped forward slowly and I ignited my scythe.
Four females and a wolf turned to look at me as I exhaled slowly, fangs exposed and snarling.
"Kill her." The one who punched Nanoha said softly...
...And they lunged for me as I shot forward, ready to strike.
The first clash of weapons sent a small wave through my hands from the force of it. The smallest of the fighters, who didn't appear to be older than twelve, was holding a large battle hammer that was quickly melting under the pulsating heat of my scythe. I powered Bardiche more, feeling the surge from my grip on the handle extend into the large yellow gem on my weapon's head. My blade pulsed, heaing the hammer blocking my strike to the point where molten metal dripped down it. The little girl jumped back and dropped her weapon, glaring at her seared hands.
I spun around to avoid a lash from their attack wolf and used my speed to grab it's neck and quickly pull upwards to bring it's body into an arch and slam it's skull onto the ground, sending small cracks out in the dirt. I was going to rip it's throat out but I had to move to avoid a blast of a type of energy I didn't know.
With a flip of my body I landed feet first against one of the walls of the alley and buried my fist into the brick, clinging onto it and glaring fiercely. Nanoha's body was below me, motionless, and I felt another surge of rage come from my chest.
She was so innocent, not even I could bite her without having her permission... and they dare to strike her!? "She's a human!" I yelled, ignoring the rasp in my voice as the inner demon in me started escaping my control. "She has nothing to do with this!"
The girl who hit her was still standing still, watching. "I heard rumors about you, but they said you were smarter than this." I narrowed my eyes at her, lips curling up and salaiva dripping own my teeth. "Look around you."
My eyes hit each of them in turn before I allowed myself to dart my eyes. At least six bodies were scattered around the alley that I hadn't noticed before. The one closest had his mouth open, fangs exposed. "we saved her," The woman with bright pink hair stated sternly at me. "You know the regulations, anyone who sees a paladin act must have their memory blurred. That's all we did."
Releasing the hold on my wall, I fell and crouched around Nanoha's body to inspect her. No bites, no bruises. I swallowed the feeling in my throat and repressed the voice whispering in my mind. "You struck her."
"She wouldn't inhale," The leader, I now realized, told me calmly. "I would never hurt a-"
"You have been!" I stood and yelled, my voice my own again. I brought up Bardiche and glared. "I thank you for saving her... but if you so much as touch this female again, I will skin you alive."
"Hayate." The pink one spoke again and the leader nodded. The female walked to one of the bodies and took out something that looked like a stake. With a thurst, she jammed it into the fallen man's chest and I watched the body explode into ashes.
"The hell is that?" I asked, watching the others dispose of the vampires.
"You don't need to know that," The small one spoke, finishing off another.
When the pink haired girl got close to me to kill the one I inspected earlier I flashed at her, sliding along the ground, and ripping the stake from her hand. Without stopping, I pushed up and ran to the side to run along the wall. The bricks cracked under my feet and I arrived at Nanoha again before anything could be done to her.
But I blocked an attack that came from my side.
"Signum," Hayate warned softly.
"My apologies, Leader." Signum sheathed her sword. The attack came so fast I was honestly amazed by it. Sniffing, I realized that I had a light sheen of gas misted on my side and I noticed that small sparks came from the blade when Signum sheathed it.
The smell of fire was strong and I noticed that some areas around me had recently been burned.
Burning straw, smoke filling my lungs, rope tearing into my bloody wrist, people yelling.
I bit back the memory and spat to rid my mouth of the flavor of gas that I inhaled. "Leave."
"Let's go, Vita, Shamal, Zafira." Signum turned her back and started walking. Although I could strike, I held back. I wasn't one to press a needless battle.
When I no longer sensed danger I crouched down to inspect Nanoha again. She seemed to have trouble breathing but I couldn't do anything about that. Gently I picked her up into my arms and looked at her face. A light ring was around her nose and mouth where the mask was pressed up against her and her skin was a little darker than the rest of her face.
I was infuriated again for a brief moment before calming down. I needed to get her home and into bed. I knew how the paladin gas worked. It would make her almost drunk and everything she did in the past few hours would be nothing but a foggy haze in her mind.
Her house wasn't too far away and I managed to get in after fishing keys from Nanoha's recovered backpack. I walked through her store and up the stairs to her bedroom.
Laying her on the bed, I noticed that her face was starting to get even redder, almost as if a rash had formed. To inspect further, I opened her mouth and looked down her throat. Her breathing was almost not there and her heartbeat was slowing. 'She's suffocating!'
I went into her backpack quickly, looking around to confirm my suspicions. I found what I was after and looked at Nanoha briefly before gripping the emergency needle container and slamming it on the girl's thigh. She flinched in her sleep but didn't move any further as the medicine seeped into her body.
'She's allergic to somethings... I guess the gas was too much for her.' To insure that she would be alright, I pricked my finger with one of my fangs and held it over her mouth to let a few drops fall.
Vampire blood was by means a miracle cure, in fact there were some diseases -like cancer- that it only made worse. However, I knew enough about it to know exactly what it was. My old master was right for hte most part: The things that make up a vampire's blood contain a highly reactive substance that speeds up the healing process and fights off anything not supposed to be there. I could heal woulds in a matter of hours, as well as fight off infections. Nanoha would be fine with this head start.
Once she was taken care of I went into her bathroom to look for a medicine cabinet. I needed to replace her emergency care item that I just used in case she got in trouble later. I was a big believer in privacy so I felt a twinge of guilt in my heart when I started opening her drawers.
I did, however, find interesting things. She apparently waxed instead of shaving, and also uses an enamel building toothpaste. She preferred spray deodorant and two-in-one shampoo/conditioner. That stuff always made my head itch.
About to give up, I looked around and spotted a floating cabinet with a single door. The handle stuck lightly and in my annoyed state, I jerked it a little too hard and made some of the contents fall over and roll out onto the counter.
I stared for a long time, eyes scanning over the many different bottles of pills. Some I knew while others boggled my mind. Slowly I picked the bottles up and replaced them, not knowing what to think. The girl had problems.
I stopped by her bed after replacing the stolen item in her bag and kneeled over her. Already she was breathing normally and the rash was almost not even there anymore. Slowly I brushed some hair from her face and went still when she slowly reached up to grip two of my fingers.
"Sleep," I whispered gently to her. She went still again and I departed, taking her phone with me and turning it on silent before calling it with my own. Her voice mail answered after a few rings and I spoke into it. "Nanoha, I know you're studying hard, but if you can't come over, at least tell me? I worry about you. Call me okay? Thanks."
I set her phone down on the coffee table and left as quietly as I could so she could rest.
Nanoha
I was confused when I woke up to say the least. Not only was the sun already shining brightly into my room, I was still wearing what I had on the day before. Slowly I moved to get out of bed and winced as I fell. My entire body felt tired, limbs not responding to what I asked them to do. Somehow I managed to get back up and limp my way into the bathroom to open my medicine cabinet. My breakfast was taken with a few long gulps of water and I coughed lightly. The world wasn't wanting to stay still and my stomach already complained at me in both hunger and cramps. Great, I was getting my period. Just what I needed.
After a quick change of clothes I waddled into the kitchen, picking up my cell along the way. Three voice mails greeted me so I turned it on speaker and placed it onto my counter so I could prepare breakfast. Home made pancake mix was unceremoniously scooped from a plastic bin and I retrieved the wet works from the refrigerator as the first message played for me. As Fate's concerned and slightly annoyed sounding voice came I winced. I had completely forgotten to go over to her place last night! I guess that's what I get for studying so hard and falling asleep doing it...
The tone played and I heard my mother's concerned voice come up. She requested to know why I wasn't at church and asked me to give her a call when I could. A glance at my clock told me that I had slept until late noon, probably sending my family into a fit of worry. I wasn't made of glass you know...
Again a tone came and this time I heard my Uncle tell me that Caro was staying with him for the summer and wanted to know if I minded if she stayed with me Occasionally. At least some good news came from this morning. Caro was my favorite cousin and she has been staying with my family randomly for years now. She could bake very well and last year she even requested a summer job with me. Really good for being only thirteen. Oh hey, wasn't Fate having someone stay with her? That little boy... Maybe they could become friends.
Fate... Oh wow, what do I tell her? The thoughts ran over my mind as I cooked, slowly eating to regain some energy. Truthfully I wasn't all that hungry but at the same time my stomach was demanding me to eat so the handful of medicine I took earlier wouldn't upset me.
I decided to hit up my uncle first, talking as I ate and even speaking with Caro happily for a while. She asked me again if she could help out and maybe even stay a few nights with me and I agreed readily. Not only would I get someone to talk to, but she could bake while I studied as well. A very nice trade off for a little of my money, even if it meant me skimping on meals to afford everything. My parents came next, followed by a five minute conversation of me turning down another doctor's appointment. I blamed my sleeping in on studying and left out the fact that I was really sore and felt like I had run for a long time last night.
Finally it was Fate's turn. By now I had decided that I just couldn't work today and made a brief trip into my store to put up an apologetic sign and request my customers visit the main branch for their treats. Sunday was my best day for sells too... Right now I had other things to worry about, though. Fate's number was selected in my cell and I called it, listening with a heavy heart as it rang. On the fourth one I was going to hang up but a voice came up after a small clicking sound. "Nanoha," She greeted me, voice actually pleasant.
Falling onto my bed, I covered back up and looked at the ceiling. "Fate-chan, good morning."
"Afternoon," she corrected me along with the sounds of rustling. "Though it might as well be morning, I got up not too long ago. Just got out of the shower."
"Oh, I'm sorry. Should I let you go?" She was obviously trying to dry her hair.
"If I didn't want to talk, I wouldn't have ran to get my phone while dripping water everywhere." She teased me contently while more rustling came.
I smiled lightly, a small feeling of satisfaction at having her rush to talk to me. "Fate-chan, I'm really sorry about last night. I... fell asleep studying."
"Really?"
"I can't even remember much," I told her lamely. "I just woke up and looked around and my backpack was open next to my bed. Get this, I didn't even recall going to lay down. I guess I'm really out of it..."
"Have you been sleeping enough?"
"...Not enough to be considered healthy."
"Rest today."
"I will. I need to study too, though."
"Sleep," She commanded.
"I need to study more."
Fate sighed into the phone and again I felt a little tug at my lips. My family always annoyed me when I told them things like that, normally ending with me being told to study while in bed...which irked me because that's what I planned on doing today. "I don't want to keep you-"
"I want you to keep me," Fate countered smoothly. "You stood me up, at least you can talk to me on the phone?" I coughed and groaned at how it echoed through my body. "Hey, really, are you okay? You sound... a little weird."
"Gee, thanks." I rolled my eyes. "I'm fine, just a little sore for some reason. I can't really explain it but I feel like I got hit by a truck. I have a few bruises too that I can't remember getting." I looked down and pulled my shirt up, seeing a few pecks over my milky white skin. "I need a tan too..."
"Tans are over rated."
"Says the girl who makes her socks look tan." I giggled and got one in return. "Really, I'm sorry about last night. I wanted to be sure you know that."
"Its okay... buuuut."
"But?"
"If you want to make it up to me..."
Oh great what was she planning? "What do you want me to do?" I made my voice sound more interested than I felt. I never took her for a 'you owe me' kind of girl...
"Let me come over and make you lunch."
I blinked. ".. Lunch?"
"Or rather, dinner I guess. A late lunch? I just nibbled breakfast so..."
The thought made me happy. I wasn't expecting her to use my standing her up to allow herself to come take care of me. I could tell by her voice that she was worried about me, and honestly I felt... a little pampered. "Okay. Anytime."
"Good," She sounded pleased. "I'll gather some ingredients and head over in a few hours?"
I got comfortable in bed and hugged a pillow. "Okay, that's fine... Thank you."
"Anything for you, Kitten."
My cheeks grew warm but I felt ten times better than I did a few minutes ago. "I'll see you then, Fate-chan."
"Bye-bye."
"Bye." I closed my phone slowly, laying it next to me and smiling into my pillow. Amazing how just a phone call could make me feel so much better.
... Maybe I should rest a bit. Studying could wait; I wanted to be at my best so I could be happy later tonight. As I rolled over to get comfortable again, I buried myself in the covers and pillows.
And for the first time, allowed myself to be giddy about seeing a special someone.
I awoke to my cellphone ringing, pulling me away from a dream that was fading by the second. I recalled walking on the streets and being pulled into a back alley, where I was saved by Fate. The dream didn't make much sense to me and it flew from my mind as the song on my phone started to repeat itself. Ever so slowly I reached up and flipped it open to hold against my ear. "H-hello?" My voice was obviously sleepy and anyone could tell I had been resting.
"Was you still asleep?" Fate asked me with an amused tone in her voice.
"Were you still asleep?" I corrected her language with a yawn. "And I was... What time is it?"
"About four... did I come too early?"
"Come?" I repeated while sitting up.
Fate laughed. "I'm outside your store. You told me I could drop by remember?"
"...Oh!" I almost fell from my bed. "I'm... I'm sorry." Quickly I made my way across my home and over to the stairs to enter the bakery kitchen. I saw Fate at the front door in my shop and waved while clicking my phone shut. For some reason I was still tired, and I greeted her a little less enthusiastically than I had wanted to. "Hello, Fate-chan."
"Hey," she looked at me curiously. "Are you okay?"
"Fine... just tired." I yawned again and shook my head. "Strange... I slept so much today." Fate gave me a concerned look just moments before I found myself scooped up into her arms. "W-whoa!?"
"I'll carry you," she stated the obvious while moving through my store.
I felt a strange sense of déjà vu... Almost as if I had been carried like this before. "I can walk," I protested after getting my thoughts together.
"I'd rather you rest." Her words were firm and I couldn't find it in myself to argue anymore. I was placed on my bed and laid back, sighing as Fate took my temperature with the 'hand on forehead' method. "You're burning up."
"I'm fine."
"Your skin is clammy," She continued her inspection and took my wrist. "And your heart rate is wrong."
"You can't tell that without counting for a minute."
She grinned. "I'm that good." Her face turned serious almost instantly, however. "You're sick."
"I'm just... tired." She looked at me softly and I would give anything just to know what she was thinking right now. "Really. I'll be fine." I tried to sit up but was pushed back down. "...Fate." I dropped the honorific to show I was starting to get slightly annoyed. "I won't break."
"I don't care," She replied. "You're resting. If you keep pushing yourself."
"I'm-" I cut her off, voice starting to get firm.
"I don't care!" Fate interrupted me, just as firm. We glared at each other a few seconds before her head moved to touch against mine. "Nanoha... I know you're tough. I know you're dedicated. I know you're strong... that's why I care. You can and would keep doing your best, even if you need to sleep. That's why I need to be firm and make you take care of yourself... Not because I don't think you can, but because I know you would over do it."
I didn't really know what to say. One moment I was pissed at her for acting like she knew me so well and the next I was flattered because she...did know me so well. Unlike my family, who were used to me by now, Fate had an honest worried expression... so honest that it seemed to bother her just a little. "...Okay." I sank back into the sheets and felt immediately better. I just wish I knew why I was so weak... It's not like I had any flame-ups or outbreaks to sap my energy...
Fate sat on my bed and took one of my hands. "Are you hungry?"
"Yes."
"I'll make us something... what do you want?"
"Something good," I replied easily, avoiding picking something out. "I'm not sick to my stomach, so I can eat anything... Although I don't have much here." I blushed softly. "Money has been kind of tight lately, and my cousin is coming over too soon. I can't believe I didn't open shop today..."
"I'll take care of it." Fate placed a finger over my mouth before I could protest. "I'll get just enough to make us something. Don't worry about it."
"...I'm sorry. You've spent so much on my already, I can't-"
"You can." Fate leaned forward and spoke against my lips. "Because I like you." Her eyes widened slightly before going soft again. "I like you," She repeated, resting her forehead against mine once again and closing her eyes. "I... haven't said that in so long."
"Fate-chan?" Her tone was so...sad.
"Okay, I'm going." She nodded and pulled back. "I won't ask you to stay in bed, but please rest?"
I nodded at her, wondering why she seemed so... scared and happy at the same time. The blond left my bed and walked to my door before I called out again. "Fate-chan?" She turned a little to look at me. "I... like you too. Okay?" We had rushed into being girlfriends so fast, we have never even said it so plainly to each other before...
Fate's mouth turned up again. "Can I inspect your kitchen?"
"Please." I watched her leave and laid back. My kitchen downstairs was the main one but I still had a small section up in my apartment that I could cook in. The shop downstairs had originally been a simple store but I converted it to a bakery using grant money. Although I normally cooked down there, it was only because I had more ingredients to work with. My upstairs kitchen was almost bare, holding a few things to cook on a whim, a nice sized pantry that was just about empty, and a refrigerator/freezer combo that I was a little embarrassed to have anyone look in.
Fate poked her head back into my room. "Can I borrow a key? I don't want to leave your front door unlocked?"
"Okay," I reached beside my bed and rooted through my backpack to fish out my keyring. "Here, it's my spare key." I handed it to her and blushed darkly when I realized exactly what this felt like. "Um... you can give it back whenever."
"Yeah, okay." She placed her hand on mine and left it there a few moments before taking the key. "I'll be back." To my surprise, she leaned forward and kissed my cheek. I felt happy from the motion and in return I tapped her nose. I wasn't really a good flirt, but I thought it was a cute thing to do.
When Fate left I got out of bed and went to my bathroom to take a pill for my headache. A quick gulp of water helped it go down and I looked back into my room. A few clothes were scattered across the floor but for the most part it was still clean. I wish I had thought to tidy up a bit before Fate saw it for the first time, but luckily she didn't seem to look around too much yet. I used my time wisely and began to slowly pick up and straighten things. The last thing I needed was for Fate to find some of my underwear strewn across the room...
I moved to the sitting room next, simply arranging things and getting a spot for us to eat ready. I didn't have the strength to do much else so after almost half an hour I called it quits. Going back to my room, I sat on my bed and took out my flash cards from my backpack. A little study session would do me good.
I lost track of time but Fate still wasn't back yet. As I closed my books I sighed softly and stretched. In mid move, I turned and sniffed my shirt. I had the scent of sweat lightly hanging over me and I realized it was from being in bed so long. I really didn't want Fate to see me like this so I picked out a few clothes to change into and decided to turn on my shower for a quick rinse. My clothes were stripped off and placed neatly into the hamper by my bed.
The warm water was welcomed gratefully and I felt my body relax under the spray. I had it a little warmer than normal and enjoyed the slight stinging of the drops and the sinus clearing steam that I inhaled. I lathered my shower puff ball and placed it against my neck first, slowly scrubbing myself. White suds ran along my arm as I cleaned, gently pressing it against my wet, warm skin. My eyes closed as I trailed it over my breasts, enjoying the feeling of washing away the sweat I had gathered from sleeping all day long in my warm bed. I trailed the luffa down lower, across my tone stomach, and running over my skin with slight pressure. I gasped softly suds washed down my legs, aided by the hot water steaming around me that also acted to block the readers from seeing the good bits of the gratuitous shower scene.
Once my hair was cleaned I cut off the flow and stepped out to dry off, patting my body down and observing the areas around myself that were tainted with a dull discoloration. I had no idea how I got bruised but they were almost painless now thanks to the hot water. The only ones that still gave me a feeling of soreness were the ones littering my neck, but at the same time it was a... nice... kind of pain.
I looked at the clothes I had brought in to the bathroom with me and mentally kicked myself for not getting a bra as well. Oh well, I was sure Fate didn't wear one while home alone either... Then again, her massive boobs probably jiggled so much she had to... Dang it, it wasn't fair! I pouted while pulling up my underwear and covered them with loose bluejeans before pulling the shirt over my head and freeing my hair. I didn't bother with a ponytail, as my hair was still too damp to work with properly, and escaped into the cool air of my bedroom.
Judging from the sounds, Fate was in my kitchen again. A quick trip revealed the girl putting a few things up in my freezer but she spotted me before I could ask. "Hey Kitten," She greeted me in a flirting way. "Enjoy your shower?"
"I did," I confirmed for her.
"Next time, wait for me to get back. I could go for one as well." She winked and I blushed darkly. An unbidden image of her naked, covered in suds, came to my mind. In my mental picture she grabbed me, saying something about scrubbing me with her breasts, and then proceeding to shove my face between them, making me flail spastically to try and get some air. "Ooh, you're turning red." Fate walked over to me and my eyes went to her jiggling breasts. "Up here," She lifted my chin with her finger and grinned at me. "Although, if you want to look..." She pulled down her top, showing me a pitch black bra with purple lace accenting it.
"H-hey," I looked away quickly. "You're so tall, and I'm used to looking forward. I'm not staring..."
"You sure?"
"I'm sure," I held my ground.
"Okay, but the offer is still there."
I smiled lightly, almost used to how open she was when it came to flirting with me. "What did you get?"
"Things," Fate avoided my question and I found myself being lifted again to be carried.
"I can walk..."
"I just like carrying you," She told me honestly. "I know you need to study, so please get it done while I cook? I want to talk to you later okay?"
"... Okay." I allowed her to place me on my bed and looked up at her. "...What?"
"May I kiss you?"
I looked into her red eyes and felt my heartbeat thunder in my ears. I... didn't really mind if she did or not but... the mood wasn't right. "Just one," I allowed her. "I... don't think I'm comfortable with random kisses just yet so... I'd rather the mood be right. Does that make sense?"
"Yes," She leaned forward and kissed my nose. "I'm sorry, that was rude to ask like that."
"It's okay." She was obviously thinking about it for a while now so to her it might have been right to ask. Fate nodded at me and some of her hair fell onto my face. She looked at me again and moved slightly, making her hair tickle me and forcing me to sneeze rather violently on her, point black.
"...Ew."
I wanted to die.