Aurora

All I could do was stare at my own reflection, was that really me? Had all that really just happened? I had been in many battles before but never had I been a captive. I remembered That man no that creature from a battle long ago, he was called Deimos. And he had almost stolen me away entirely.
I traced my fingers over my skin, I could still feel that horrid sand as it forced its way into me causing me nothing but excruciating pain.
I jumped as I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up at jack. His eyes said it all he was hurt as if I had broken his heart, and I might have I called him a monster.
I opened my mouth to speak but My insides still felt as if they had just been clawed at. It hurt to much to say a word. I reached up to touch his cheek, But realized that I was wearing his sweater, I was in such a daze that I was unaware.

. I had been in a daze and only now had snapped out of it.

"I'll draw you a bath." he said and turned away from me.
I sat down against the white tile wall pulling my legs in to my chest. I could still hear it's words in my head, I knew what it wanted with me and I was scared. It had used that fear to nearly trap me in my own body.
It was like a nightmare I was being dragged into the darkness away from the light. Being Consumed by my fears and self doubt. And some how I could still hear jacks voice begging me to come back. Then I felt this inner warmth and then I was in jacks arms and now I'm here.
Had Deimos really gained control over me. I felt so helpless. My hands pressed against my head as to try and rid myself of all the poisonous thought he had filled me with.
I felt the sudden cold air and felt his hands on mine. I looked up into his hypnotic pale blue eyes. The more I looked at him the more I wanted to say something anything to him. I tried but not a word came out, I had completely lost my voice, and I couldn't even say thank you for saving my life. This was worse then when i couldn't speak English. He reached up and wiped a tear from my cheek.
"let's get you cleaned up." he said lifting me up and carrying me behind the wooden screen to the tub. I just starred at the water as if it was mocking me, making me feel paralyzed by its presents.
"come on Aurora." he said and began pulling off the sweater. He then removed my dress, which had survived by being made to resist my fire but was destroyed by the fearling, though the underwear was not so lucky. He removed my necklace, then placed me in the tub where i curled back up into a ball.
"your not even going to clean yourself?" he was mad at me. I felt ashamed for reasons I couldn't understand and I buried my head in my knees. I felt a damp towel against my scalp as he wiped it clean.
"aurora, look at me." he said. But I couldn't. I wish I could forget everything that Deimos made me think and feel. I was useless after eons of solitude I couldn't even take care of myself and I was a burden to others.
"please Aurora," he was begging and I felt his wonderfully cold hand on my shoulder. I looked up into his gentle eyes. Jack would never hurt me, he had just saved my life, Deimos was the one that had violated me.
"I..." I tried to speak but it hurt.
"does your throat hurt?" I nodded and with out a second thought his lips were on mine opening my mouth and it felt as though a blizzard was sweeping threw my lungs numbing the pain.
I took a deep breath "hi Jack," I smile. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed my cheek.

Jack had climbed into the tub, and sat behind me washing my hair. My heat canceled out his cold so the tub never steamed nor froze. My mind still felt numb and confused so jack had explained everything that had happened.
"and so here we are now," he said running his fingers threw my hair. There was a long silence between us, until "Aurora, when you told me about your life before you made earth your home, but you didn't tell me everything did you."
"no," I took a deep breath, "I never thought things would get out of control nor did I ever imagine that they would ever find me here. I thought I would be back home by now, and..."
"and that you'd never see me again?"
"No! I never thought that, I thought that you would think less of me if you knew everything."
"I will never think poorly of you," he leaned forward and kissed my cheek. "so will you please fill me in on everything."
"Pitch Black is my uncle Kozmotis Pitchiner, Humans called him the sand man."
"which is why the fearlings are using him?"
"correct, but it's not the fearlings, it's Deimos, the true nightmare king. Nothing pleases him more then ... Then spreading terror." I winced at what he has done.
"he's terrorized you in the past before hasn't he?"
"do you see the scar on my back?" I felt him lift my hair up and trail his fingers along the black crescent shaped mark that stained the skin on my lower shoulder blade.
"I battled against Deimos and his army long ago. With my power over light we were defeating the darkness. But I miss judged his power of manipulation. He struck fear into my heart rendering me almost helpless and he easily cut me with his celestial scythe, nearly killing me."
"what exactly is a celestial scythe? I understand that it is a weapon but does it hold special properties?"
"to make a celestial blade it must be made of star dust and forged on a dying sun. They are the only weapons in the universe that can kill immortals." there was another gap of silence. He wrapped his arms around me pulling me close.
"I promise he will never hurt you again." I smiled but then our current situation hit me. I was naked in the tub with jack! I was so scatter brained, of course I would be naked, but jack was here! My face went red and I pushed myself away from him and curled up in a tighter ball.
"Babe what is it?"
"Jack this is highly inappropriate."
"your saying that now." he laughed.
"I know. It's just no man... No one has...well." I heard him chuckle and rest himself against the marble tub.
"no ones seen you naked before." he chuckled. "Aurora have you noticed that I have been staying behind you, I've trying my best to be respectful of you while cleaning you up." I turned to face him
"then why are you in the tub?"
"because you refuse to get your hair wet or move and it's easier this way."
"oh" that's when I notice the blood stains on this shirt. Instinctively I jumped back at to examine his wound. "did Deimos do this to you?" there were large Scratch marks that were almost healed.
He grabbed my wrists making me look at him. His glacier like eyes were filled with worry and temptation as if he was restraining himself from looking at my exposed body.
"Aurora you need to stop and relax or your going to explode...again." I swallowed hard.
"but...but how can I relax?" he released my wrists and turned me back around.
"let me help you enjoy your bath." he whispers. I could feel his long fingers tracing along my back work my mucles.
If he thought that touching my back would, oh... He hit a sore nerve and instantly the pain was gone.
"lean forward," and I gladly did. He was now massaging my lower back and all the tension and the pain was being released from my body by his skillful hands. I let out a sign. I saw his legs slide next to mine in the tub and he pulled me up right and closer to him. I closed my eyes and felt as though I was melting against his frozen chest.
"isn't it nice to just relax."
"m hm.." I moaned as he massaged my shoulders.
"your enjoying yourself aren't you?" he teased his lips pressing against my ear. A moaned my remark and heard him chuckle. "your enjoying yourself too much that your glowing."
I looked down at my luminescent skin. I was truly enjoying his... Company. He kissed my ear and draped his arms around my shoulders and waist. My face became flushed.
"you look so beautiful when you shine. A little light that can overpower the darkest nights. When I found you I couldn't believe how strong you were, I could see it in your eyes that spark that showed you'd never quit. He will never lay a hand on you again Aurora, I will always be by your side now and forever." I looked at him. No one had ever spoken so kindly to me. What Jack did to me was really the fist of many. He is the only one in the universe to treat me this way and i never wanted to let it go.
"Aurora, I..." he took a deep breath as his face became red As he tried to find the words to say. "Aurora... I um... Well ... I..." I threw my arms around his neck and pressed our lips together. He didn't need to say anything else.
He became passionate cradling me in his arms bringing me as close as possible, pressing me against his chest. Our lips became a way for us to reconnect. He began working my lips; nipping at them, and running his skilled tongue across them. It was incredible. His hand grabbed my hip tightly and I held onto them never wanting to leave this feeling. I could hear the water splashing around us but I didn't care, Though i was still amazed that it wasn't frozen.
I could feel the tension in him, he was afraid to go any farther than this, because he must have thought that I would shy away. But I didn't want to be so uptight anymore, I wanted to let go. I held his hand on my hip and guided it up my rib cage to my exposed breast. He parted from me to gaze down at them. He gasped and began fondling with them. It was as if watching the wonderment of a child at a new toy, but his playfulness made me moan as he caressed my breast. He began licking them slowly occasionally flicking his tongue against the nipple. I bit down on my lower lip to trying and suppress the throbbing sensation that was building within me. I ran my hands threw his wind-swept snow white hair and suddenly he wrapped his mouth around and began suckling. I gasped at the strange sensation and pulled him in closer. He was so cold, and felt wondrous, it made me feel alive. He grabbed my other breast with his hand and began pitching the nipple. I let out a moan, what he was doing to me, it felt so good I didn't want it to end.
But he pulled away and looked at me panting heavily, his icy breath stinging my boiling scarlet glowing skin. There was that look again, burning desire and I knew I had the same look in my eyes.
He pulled me onto his lap where I could feel his throbbing erection.
"Aurora," he whispered flicking his tongue against my ear. "remember that little wager we had in the clouds? Where if I caught you I could do what ever I wanted with you." my body tensed and I began curling back up into a nervous ball. "well I caught you didn't I?"
"you...um you want to..Are we going to..." he looked at me pressing our foreheads together and chuckled.
"believe me, nothing would give me more pleasure than making love to you ...passionately." the last bit he said while running his fingers down my thigh sending a shiver of delight threw me. "but I just want to pleasure you," he pressed my back against his chest and used his legs to spread mine apart. He wrapped one of his muscular arms across my chest restraining me. My body felt like it was on fire I was so nervous that I was starting to create steam from the water.
"relax," he cooed flicking his tongue against my neck. His Free hand began caressing my skin working his way down to my between thighs. There he began rubbing me, gently stroking my folds with his fingers send shock ways threw my entire body.
"Jack... I..." I panted feeling my face grow red from this foreign feeling. I squirmed in his arms, but he was much stronger than I and held me tighter.
"shhhh... Just relax," he said pressing our lips together. His fingers going faster now exciting me, causing me to let out a loud moan. Suddenly his fingers slipped inside of me and I let out a gasp parting from his soft purple lips. I threw my head back, In such pleasure, i never felt this way before it was incredible. The world outside this room no longer exist it was just the two of us. My heart was racing and I couldn't stop panting. Jacks skillful fingers were working their magic on me, going faster causing the water to splash around us.
"jack!" I moaned.
"Awww I fucking love it when you say my name." he buried he face against my neck tantalizing it with his tongue and lips. There was an incredible pressure building within me.
He pulled me closer to him, so that I was sitting on his erection. he began bounding me up and down all while thrusting his fingers in me. I was crying out his name in extacy, this felt so incredible, our heated passion was starting to create a ring of ice
around the tub while the water steamed. We were defining nature with our intimacy.
The pressure was becoming to much for me, I was reaching my climax. I let out a loud cry falling back against jack as a wanton of emotions swept over me. He cooled my heated body and pulled his fingers out of me. I stared affectionately at
Him.
"...oh jack..." I sighed still out of breath. I was sated, never before did I know such pleasure.
"did you like that?" I nodded. "are you relaxed?" I nodded again. "good." he pressed his lips against mine in a passionate kiss.
He pulled me onto his lap, and lifted me out of the water. He placed me back on the ground, and I watched as he went to grab a towel.
My cheeks were still flushed, and I was biting my lip still enjoying the wonderful sensation that he had just given me. He returned standing in front of me situated so that our noses were touching.
"you really enjoyed that," he smiled, nipping at my nose. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled myself in closer.
"thank you jack, for all that you do." I nuzzled my face against his neck. He kissed the top of my head and began drying my hair off.
" Well your dress is completely ruined. " he teased, slipping his sweater over my head. "but I think you look cuter in this."
"it's so soft" rubbing the sweater against my skin. Neither of us could stop smiling at one another.
"would you like to see where I stay when I come to visit?" I smiled and nodded. He scooped me back into his arms and carried me out the door.
"Jack I can walk." I said in protest.
"I know you can, but I just wanted to keep holding onto you." the winter solace was soon approaching making the night as black as Deimos's heart. I was relieved as the solstice approached I wouldn't need to sleep and would no longer be torched in my dreams.
He carried me down a corridor To a room that seemed a bit out of the way. He placed me on the bed, panic began to set in as the thought of having to go to sleep.
"jack, I... I don't ...no I cant.. Not after." I turned my head as tears began to form. I felt his cold hand on mine.
"Aurora, remember how I said that last night was the last time that you would have a nightmare." I turned to him and saw a little golden bag in his hand. I hadn't seen one in a very long time.
"jack where did you get that?"
"I've had this for a very very long time. I've never really found the need for it until now, for you." he opened the bag revealing the golden dream sand. He took a pinch of it and sprinkled it on my head.
"now you will have a peaceful rest" he said and took the sweater off.
"jack..." I said in mocking protest a little embarrassed that he had once again undressed me.
"I would have thought that you would want to change into something more suitable for bed." he held up the white night gown that Jessica had made me.
"oh Jack, I thought I destroyed everything." he slipped the dress over my head, and kissed me.
"you really seem to like white."
"I do, it's so pure, unstained. It has the possibility to be anything." I stood up to pull the dress down, but he grabbed my hands and held them in his. There was something in his eyes, a longing as if there was so much pain and loneliness that he desperately wanted to end. I know that look for it was the same as the one in my eyes, the unbearable sadness of being alone for so long. Jack was a kindred spirit, we both wish to share our lives with someone, and threw tragedy we had found each other. I couldn't stop staring into his eyes, I was entranced. My heart was pound and my skin began to grow a shade of pink. Jack began guiding me to sit on the edge of the bed, then slowly lifting my legs and sliding me to the center, our eyes were locked the entire time. As I lay in the bed I watched as jacks limber body lay above me, he rested his arms on either side of my head so that our foreheads were nearly touching. My heart was racing my skin was burning, I was being overwhelmed with a strange new feeling. Fatigue was kicking in. Tears forming. I had to tell him how I felt before I fell asleep. I wrapped my arms around his muscular and broad shoulders.
"I... I love you jack.." I chocked. Fear began to build up what.. What if he...
His arms were instantly around me, holding me as if never to let me go.
"I love you too." his voice was like a chill. I felt a weight leave my body putting my mind at ease and to blissful sleep.