Chapter Thirteen
While Lark decended down the stairs, the shadowed figure silently poked his head into Emerald's room through the door as if it was opened. Emerald lay on her front with her light-green silk sheets laying just up to her mid-back while her hair lay spread out over her silk matress cover as she slept peacefully and the shadowed figure seemed to shakily sigh at her beauty from the doorway from which her head faced away, but he could still imagine the blissful expression on her face as he slowly walked over and crawled slowly onto the bed to lay on his side behind her with a propped elbow keeping his upper body up. His shadowed hand slowly reached out to brush his fingertips along her spine and he traced the Club mark on the small of her back which made her subconsciously purr while she shifted without awakening and this made him swallow silently to her reaction while he felt slight heat transfer to his cheeks. Out of all the Alices, Emerald was always the one he treasured the most without showing it and he had no idea why, for he created her from his dreams and she was exactly the way he wanted her, but he never intended to fall in love with one of the Alices that he himself created and he never intended for Emerald to have this effect on him. He got increasingly jealous everytime Lark took her in the very bed he was now laying upon, he got angry whenever Lark would leave her while she slept and to tend to the mechanical doll girl, and he always found himself staring at only her from the shadows or through the eyes of the white rabbit she held dear.
"...Emerald...why must you be so oblivious to me...?" he asked softly as he gently brushed some of her green hair away from her back.
Of course, he knew he had no regrets for punishing only the Four Alices he'd transfered to this world, as far as they knew, but his true feelings were kept a complete secret to only himself and he'd never reveil that the only Alice he regrets punishing was Emerald, even if she never cared about his feelings before and even if she wouldn't accept them now. He admitted to himself that he missed looking into her green eyes as he slowly ran his fingertips lightly along the back of her neck to her lower back and she responded by subconsciously purring once more and she once again shifted without awakening, then he slowly leaned forward and brushed his lips against her bruised neck that bared a hickey from Lark's seemingly innocent lips. She subconsciously whispered Lark's name as she slowly turned onto her back with her head slowly rolling towards him and the shadowed figure felt his heart sink into the depths of anger even as he gently brushed the back of his hand along Emerald's cheek just under the bandages that, even with her eyes open, prevented her from seeing his face. She knew Lark by scent and he felt a sickening feeling develop in his core as he slowly took on the scent of the one Alice he hated the most for stealing his Emerald and he slowly lowered his head to brush his lips against her cheek while his fingertips slowly brushed between her exposed breasts that he tried to avoid looking at and she slowly leaned up and kissed his cold, shadowed cheek without noticing the deference in body temperature between him and Lark. He felt his heart skip a beat as he felt the warm brush of her lips against his cheek while he once again swallowed in his throat and he then slowly lowered his head to kiss the side of her neck gently while his hand slowly slid underneath the sheets that hid her lower regions from his view.
"L-Lark!" Emerald gasped as she quickly grasped onto the shadowed figure's shoulders while rolling her head back with her loud gasp after feeling a gentle massage to her clit of two fingers.
The shadowed figure frowned once more at the mention of Lark's name once more and Emerald let out a shakey loud moan while his massage to her clit became faster and rougher and he gently bit over where Lark had left a hickey on the the side of Emerald's neck only to earn himself another loud gasp as her grip on his shoulders tightened. Over and over again she whispered Lark's name and over and over again as her shakey moans grew louder and louder with the angered massages to her clit and probing to her vaginal entrance that grew more and more intense until she began screaming out loud and the faint growls in her ear earned himself purrs of delight since she didn't catch the anger in the growls and mistook it for sensual frustration. The shadowed figure continued his assault until he heard her whisper something he dreaded and with a rough jerk of his fingers into her entrance came Emerald's loud cry that shook the room and his nerves while her body rose against his that had loomed over hers so he could listen to her purrs, then she slowly lowered back down onto the matress with heavy shakened pants and her hands slowly fell to the matress limply while the figure stared down at her with pain-filled eyes and a tint of satisfaction that seemed to overcome the anger he felt in the pit of his heart. Emerald slowly reached up and brushed her fingertips against the side of his face and this made him slowly close his eyes with a blissful sigh that ended as soon as her strokes to his cheek did and he slowly opened his eyes to see her staring up at him with blinded eyes that he knew were felt with realization and slight fear. Her hand slowly left his cheek while she continued to silently stare up at him while her hand slowly took a gentle hold of one of his arms that remained under the sheets and he frowned slowly once more feeling her hand tremble and he silently jerked his fingers free of her entrance and from the sheets and this made her cry out painfully from the sudden jolt of pain that erupted from him doing so.
"...D-Dreamer..." Emerald whispered shakily as she felt the form leave the matress and she slowly turned her head towards where she sensed his presence from the vibrations in the floor while her arms shakily went around her chest.
The Dreamer silently stood with his back facing the matress as he heard her shuffle across the matress and he silently looked back at her to see her looking up at him while gripping onto his shadowed hand gently and he felt a lump slowly develop in his throat as he felt the want to see her eyes pleadingly look up at him instead of him having to look at her bandages. He silently turned back around towards her and leaned down to kiss her lips lightly with his cold ones that felt like cold rose petals against her summer warm, petal soft ones and she instantly responded while he kept his eyes opened to watch the crystal clear tears leave her eyes as her arms reached up to wrap around his neck. Her arms were stopped by a pair of cold hands before they were slowly lowered to her sides as he slowly broke the kiss to shake his head slowly at her before he slowly straightened himself and he slowly turned to leave until he felt a tug in his chest as he heard her begin to sob softly into her hands, then he slowly looked back at her and the tug in his chest got worse seeing her hiding her face from him as she sat on her knees now facing sideways. The Dreamer slowly turned back towards her before he slowly lowered down and whispered into her ear something he desired and she slowly stopped her sobs while she slowly raised her head from her hands to look up at him slowly and he slowly took a hold of her cheeks to wipe away her tears delicately from face while he stared into her bandaged eyes. Emerald slowly raised her hands to gently cover his hands with hers and she softly whispered something he wanted to hear all along from her lips.
The Dreamer slowly closed his eyes satisfyingly before slowly re-opening them to look at her and he smiled faintly, "...Do you mean it...Emerald...?"
"I do...please, don't leave me like this...I did what you asked..." Emerald said softly and pleadingly.
"...Say it again...and I promise to finish this..." the Dreamer said softly.
Emerald once again whispered the three dangerous words with passion in her voice as she repeatedly said it while he closed his eyes to store the sound of her voice whisper the words and he silently allowed her to dig her face into his chest while she continued to whisper the words into his chest, then he slowly opened his eyes feeling her tug on his shirt and he looked down to see her looking up at him through the bandages that blinded her eyes while repeatedly tugging his shirt pleadingly as she continued saying the words and she kept getting louder and louder by the minute until she was practically screaming the three words. The Dreamer finally silenced her with a deep kiss to her lips while his hands took a gentle hold of her shoulders and he slowly moved onto the matress while gently pushing her down onto her back to the matress as her arms slowly wrapped around his neck lovingly. He slowly broke the kiss to look down at her as he slowly rose her arms up above her head gently before he slowly sat up ontop of her to look down at her exameningly and he smiled faintly seeing her not move an inch while he continued examening her with his eyes before he slowly ran his fingertips carefully over the hand mark bruises on her sides as she shivered slightly underneath his touch with a shakey moan, then he slowly loomed over her once more to kiss her lips gently and earned himself an eager response while his finger nails slowly and deeper raked down along her sides while she shakily moaned into the kiss which gave him access to her cavern which he eagerly explored with his cold tounge that he extended in length so he could explore her entire cavern. Emerald shivered underneath him repeatedly while moaning softly into the kiss as his tounge slowly explored her mouth while his hands massaged her sides the way he knew would earn himself shivers of delight and soft loving purrs that vibrated against his lips during their kiss as she slowly began to reply by running her own tounge along and around his playfully while the kiss slowly became more passionate. Their hearts beated irregularly in unison with one another as their kiss deepened with their passion and he slowly broke it a few minutes later with faint pants that she equally shared.
"...Dreamer..." Emerald whispered shakily.
"Patience, Emerald..." the Dreamer playfully scolded while he slowly sat up ontop of her again as he began slowly unbuckling his pants.
"Dreamer...tell me your real name...please..." Emerald said pleadingly while looking up at him.
The Dreamer paused in his action to un-button his pants at her request and he blinked slowly down at her before resuming in un-buttoning his pants before he slowly loomed over her while lowering his head slowly to whisper something into her ear which she responded by smiling faintly and nodding in understanding as she felt him raise her bended legs around his waist while he situated between them. Meanwhile, the twins, Rona and Ronald, were occupied with playing tag in the garden while Lark watched them from a distance from his chair at the white table the Alices owned that sat on he back patio of their large mansion that looked aged and was painted black on the outside with black window frames and crimson doors in the back and front while Scarlet sat across from him with a book in her hands. Shira slowly walked out onto the patio with a small tray in her hands and a silver tea-pot sitting upon it with three cups sitting around it and she slowly walked over to the table to set the tray down gently while bending overslightly to do so, then she looked over slowly to see Lark looking over at her with his single exposed eye as his gloved hand slowly came up to run slowly along her back and down her back-side as she stayed perfectly still with a dark-red blush forming on her metallic cheeks before both of them turned their heads towards Scarlet after hearing a clearing of a throat and Lark slowly lowered his hand to his lap after seeing the slight glare in those crimson eyes he'd always tried to avoid while he muttered an apology to his "sister". Shira bowed her head apologetically before she carefully began pouring the fresh tea into the three tea cups and Scarlet muttered an acceptance while returning her gaze to her book while Shira lowered the tea pot after filling each tea cup. The mechanical doll girl then slowly passed around the cups to Lark and Scarlet before she slowly sat down in the empty chair with her own cup and she slowly looked over seeing Lark hold out one of his gloved hands that she soon slowly placed her own in before she gently returned the gentle grip he instantly placed on hers while he silently began sipping at his tea.
"...Lark, darling, you'd better start behaving before the children notice your naughtyness. Two women you sleep with live in this house and the agreement was no going back and forth between them between day and night." Scarlet said softly as she slowly closed her book before she met eyes with the blue-haired male sitting across from her.
"Forgive me, sister, but you know how Emerald is..." Lark replied softly while looking over as Shira laced her fingers with his.
"Mm...you used that excuse the first time and it didn't work." Scarlet said softly before she gently sipped at her tea, then she looked at Shira to thank her for making such fine tea.
"Thank you, Miss Scarlet." Shira replied shyly with a thankful nod of her head.
Scarlet nodded back in return before putting the cup to her crimson lips once more before she slowly looked over to where the twins were playing and she slowly blinked her eyes seeing them on their knees by a rose bush while looking as if they were looking at something, then she slowly lowered her tea cup to the table before slowly rising from the table and walking towards them to see what they were looking at so intensely. She slowed to a stop behind them and they slowly looked up at her with innocense while she looked at the bush to see a black pod-looking object nested in the rose bush while it pulsed crimson like a heart-beat and revieled a shadow of an infant in a fetal position within the pod. Scarlet slowly put a hand to her chest while she slowly stepped closer between the twins before she slowly lowered to the ground on her knees to gather the pod carefully into her arms and she cradled it against her chest motherly as the twins gathered on either side of her to look at it as it continued pulsing crimson. The Spade Alice slowly rose her eyes back to the rose bush and saw a white-haired rabbit laying motionless in the rose bush near where the pod was lain and a pool of blood was slowly forming underneath it as it laid in a position that made it seem like the small creature was only sleeping and Scarlet slowly looked back down at the pod while she slowly traced the area where the infant's head was from inside the pod only to receive no response since the infant was sleeping. Rona and Ronald continued to watch the pod before they slowly looked up at Scarlet questioningly.
"...He's getting closer...and it seems there is also a Fifth Alice we don't know much about..." Scarlet said softly.