Author: ON TIME! As promised ;D Hope you guys like this chappy!
I had changed yet again, but this time into a sparkly brown dress. Unlike usual, I wasn't wearing any underskirts, and so the skirt flowed freely down my body. It was covered in sparkles, and with every move I made, the light would reflect off of it in pretty patterns. Many had come to me, asking for some quick alterations to their dresses, which I did happily for them. Their stiletto heels sounded through the hall, followed by men's dress shoes.
I walked out, wobbling a bit on my heels. Echo had insisted on me borrowing some, and thus I was wearing them as to not hurt her feelings. Slowly I regained balance, and bravely walked up to the deck. My heart kept on beating faster and faster as I looked around for Ace. I hadn't seen him since I kissed him on his cheek. Would he chuckle? Or would he be annoyed, that I hadn't dared to kiss him on the mouth?
Nobody paid attention to me, and I pushed my hair back. It curled fully now, framed my face, and blocked my vision. I still had all my skin covered, except for a tiny bit of my chest. Only faintly could you see one scar, but it was alabaster against alabaster, almost impossible to recognize. And then I saw him. His hair was combed back, and he wore an unbuttoned suit jacket with a white dress shirt under it. My heart beat even faster now, and he saw me.
I froze, wondering what I should do? Postpone his reaction for a bit longer? Or face it with courage? However, I could barely walk in these wobbly bronze heels, much less run. And so I hesitantly walked toward him. He motioned me to come to a private spot. Well, as private as it could get, but nonetheless. I followed him, and I bit my lip.
"You know that's not the gift I wanted." Ace said, grinning handsomely. Chocolate was still on his breath, but his teeth were a shiny white.
I shyly looked away. Focused on how his ear just slightly peeked out from under his hair.
"Gimme my proper birthday kiss." He now whispered, his chocolaty breath hot in my ear. His hair tickled my cheek. His teeth nipped my earlobe, and goose bumps were raised on my skin. Fireworks started lighting up my vision, bright and colorful in the sky. Without my command, my hands cradled Ace's face, his skin smooth. His chocolate eyes smiled at me, knowing exactly what I was going to do.
Our breath mingled as I let my lips near his. And then I slowly mimicked the movement I remembered from Christmas. It was better, a slight chocolate taste appearing on my taste buds. His lips were warm, and his teeth nipped slightly at my lower lip. Quickly he took over, one of his hands at the small of my back, pushing me towards him even more so, the other one pushing some of curls out of my face. One of my hands moved into his hair, soft and still slightly damp from his shower.
His lips stopped moving slowly, and roughly continued. As if he couldn't get enough of me, his lips were devouring mine. My lips started doing so too, and our kiss became heated. I let my teeth nip his lips, and his breathing became uneven. His mouth moved to my neck, kissing and nipping there. His breath seemed to be even hotter there. He then moved to my collarbone, and then came back up, littering my skin with butterfly kisses.
His cheeks were flushed, and he was grinning. His hair, first neat for his doing, now in its regular mussed up state. Ace's lips were swollen and reddish.
"Now, that's a kiss." Ace panted in my ear.
Fireworks lit up my field of vision. Inside, I was exploding too. My heart was beating so fast, and all it wanted was more, more, more! And so I slung my arms around his neck, and kissed him again, not caring that anyone could see us, not caring about anything but that kiss. Our lips crashed again, and Ace all to happily obliged. My fingers once more knotted in his hair, and Ace's hands were at my waist, my hips…
His tongue slowly traced my lips, adding even more heat. And I realized what he wanted, and I did exactly so. It was even better, and my tongue soon learned how to dance with his. We broke apart, panting for more air. We looked at each other, Ace grinning in a knowing way.
"Happy New Year Vignette."