The nightmares started again that night.
Shortly after Xelloss and Lina had come in from the rain, they had gotten changed, grabbed a bite to eat, and had retreated into Xelloss' room for sleep.
Lina had fallen asleep right away with no problems, but after a few minutes she began to kick violently and scream.
Xelloss had grabbed her hand and stroked her head, and tried to calm her down, but she kept crying.
Finally, he flicked the light on, and took her in his arms and rocked her gentley for a while until she calmed down.
He stayed as close as he could to her the rest of the night.
In the morning, Xelloss made coffee and Lina came out into the kichten in only one of his t-shirts,and nothing else.
She sipped her coffee at the table, not even noticing Zelgadis', or the fact that she wasn't wearing pants in front of him. She was too busy drowning in caffine. So Zelgadis pretended not to notice either.
After breakfast, Lina found herself in a bit of a predicament. She had no clothes to wear. She needed clean underwear, and Xelloss was running out of pants that were mildly smaller.
Since she was out of clothes, Xelloss had to go over the her dorm himself and collect her things.
This, was not an easy task.
It wasn't that Lina had a lot of stuff, it was that London had so much stuff and too many questions for Xelloss when he got there. He also didn't really know exactly what she needed, so he had to guess, or face the wrath of having to listen to London talk for hours.
Finally, he made it out alive.
Once he got back to the apartment, he dumped Lina's things on his bed and walked into the kichten where Lina was muching on a sandwich.
"I don't know why or how you are friends with that girl Lina-chan." he stated.
She almost choked on her sandwich.
After taking a sip of water she cleared her throat.
"What did she do?" she asked.
"Well, first she thought I was a rober trying to break into the dorms, so she hit me with her diary, and then when she realized it was me she had to apoligize a hundred times, and then she literally bowed to me and said she was sorry a hundred more times-"
"I get the picture, it was brutal. Sorry for that, thanks for getting my stuff though." she said with a wink.
He leaned in and gave her a quick peck on the cheek before walking briskly into the other room.
Lina followed him and started to gather her things up and put them into nice piles next to the wall.
...
It had been three weeks since Lina had moved in to Xelloss and Zelgadis' apartment. At first, it didn't bother her, spending more time with Xelloss was just what she wanted. Also, she wasn't about to go back to college after she finally found something to do with her life.
( I know, how ironic.)
The thing was though, ZELGADIS WAS THERE! If Lina and Xelloss had a romantic moment in the kichten while he made her breakfast..ZELGADIS WAS THERE! If Lina and Xelloss were sitting in the living room watching a movie and cuddling..ZELGADIS WAS THERE!
Pretty much if they were anywhere but Xelloss' room, ZELGADIS WAS THERE!
That night, was the last straw.
Now that Lina had all of her clothes from the dorm, she was actually starting to wear them.
She was getting changed after a long day of doing..well..nothing.
Xelloss snuck up behind her and kissed her on the neck, making her shiver.
That, was when Zelgadis burst into the room.
"Hey Xelloss? Are you going to call London back? She's getting pretty upset and WOAH! I am so sorry...I'll just leave..."
Lina's face so red Xelloss was sure she was going to explode.
She finished putting her clothes on, punched Xelloss in the face for good measure, and stormed out into the living room.
"My my, I wonder if Zelgadis prefers getting his insides ripped out or getting hung from the sears tower...hmmm...I should ask him." said Xelloss cheerfully.
He followed her quickly.
"Sorry Lina, I just hate that Zelgadis sometimes." he said, scratching the back of his head.
She turned around to look at him.
"I can't live here forever Xelloss, and I'm tried of Zel ruining everything! I'm starting to think that maybe.."
"I know, we need a place of our own. I've been thinking about that for a while."
She groaned.
He put a hand on her cheek and turned her face to him.
"My dear, there's no reason for you to be so upset! Why don't we just get some sleep and figure out what we're going to do tomorrow, okay?"
"Alright." she said, walking back into the bedroom.
He watched her as she got into the bed, he watched her as she got comfortable, he watched her as she watched him.
"What?" she said.
He was expecting the nightmares to be worse again tonight. It seemed like they had been getting worse lately. He wasn't sure why she was having nightmares, but he was trying to figure it out. It hurt him to see her so desperate and scared everynight, it frightened him and he just wanted her to be safe and happy. She didn't seem to remember the nightmares, or at least she wasn't talking about them. It would be better if she didn't know. He didn't want her to be scared or worried. That would be too much.
"Nothing at all love." said Xelloss as he took off his shirt and climbed into bed.
Lina blushed at the sight of him shirtless. 'God, I still haven't had sex with him.' she thought.
They had, had clumsy little intimate incounters, but it wasn't enough. She couldn't just jump him though! What if he wasn't ready? What if she wasn't ready?
He flicked the light off and wrapped his arms tightly around her middle. Inhaling her scent deeply. He could feel her tense up.
Smirking, he freed one hand and brushed the hair away from her neck, storking that spot lightly.
She gasped. Her face was extremely hot.
He kissed her and then pulled away, muttering a goodnight. It wasn't like he was actually going to sleep, but he knew she needed sleep. He was a little nervous though. What if this time she didn't wake up from her nightmare?
She grabbed him by the hips.
"I'm not tried." she said, kissing him hard on the mouth.
He quickly responded, making quick work of getting her to open her mouth and let him in.
He loved kissing her, it made him feel like a little boy on a sugar high.
Xelloss' hands began trailing lightly up and down her body.
She pushing him away. At first, he thought she was rejecting him. After a few secounds though, he realized she was taking off her shirt.
His eyes had just barely adjusted to the dark, and he couldn't see very well, but he did know Lina was only in her bra now.
Their legs were already tangled. He was kissing her from her lips to her stomach.
She moaned more than a few times. It sounded like crackleing of fire and the singing of birds all at once.
Her skin was like silk. So soft, so perfect.
Lina's hair became tangled in his fingers as they kissed some more. It felt like a cool river was running through his fingers.
He couldn't get over how beautiful she was, and how much he needed her.
He unclasped her bra and stroked her lightly. Not wanting to ruin any ounce of anything.
The rest of their clothing clumsily came off.
Then he was inside her. He was absolutely drowning from head to toe in passion and intense pleasure. The world went white and it was only them.
She came crashing over the edge. Moaning and gasping and calling for him over and over.
Xelloss. Xelloss. Xelloss.
Finally, he pulled out of her. Panting insanely, still trying to process what had just happened.
Lina looked at him, panting hard too.
He smiled at her, not sure about anything except the fact that he had just made love to Lina Inverse, and she was all that mattered.
Xelloss wrapped his arms around her, and for the first time in his life, he had a full night of utterly peaceful sleep.
