Heyyyy people of earth! Again, it has been quite a while but I do have a reason. I'm really busy with school stuff and when I do get some time off, I honestly only wanna spend it sleeping... But I didn't wanna keep u guys waiting so here is C25. It is quite short and even though I said that the battle might take place, it wont. Sorry :( But it will. Soon.
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Previously On Blood Moon
"I really am sorry, Princess. Forgive me?"
"No," I replied and felt him smile against my skin. "Well then what can I do for your forgiveness?"
I turned around in his arms and looped my arms around his neck. "Don't ever think that I'm afraid of you. Please."
He smiled and brought his head down to nuzzle his nose against my own. "Okay."
"Good," I said before pulling him closer to connect our lips together. He immediately reciprocated by tightening his hold on me. "I love you so freaking much," He mumbled against my lips and I smiled into the kiss.
I love you too.
Austin POV
My face still stings.
For a petite person, Ally can really do some damage if she wants to. Words cannot begin to explain how shocked I was when she slapped me. Not that I blame her. I really did deserve it. I shouldn't have thought that her seeing me in that way would cause her to run for the hills. She isn't like that.
I honestly have no idea what the fuck happened to me. After killing Ethan, everything had stopped. The pain, the ringing in my ears, everything. But then after two minutes, it was all back and the next thing I know is Ethan's body is hanging limply between my jaws as I sprint away from the cabin.
I don't even remember how I had gotten to that place. Everything was all a big blur up until the pain stopped and I ran down the hill.
I haven't asked my father if he knows what the hell is going on with me yet. I'm banking on him knowing what's up.
I hope that he does...
Whatever it is, I wanna know. It's driving me freaking crazy.
"Austin, are you okay?"
Breaking away from my thoughts, I glanced down to see Ally looking up at me in concern. We were on my bed with my back resting against the headboard and Ally snuggled against my side, my arm slung over her shoulder.
"Yeah. I'm fine it's just..." I trailed off and sighed, shaking my head. She sat up abit straighter and smiled lightly. Her chocolate coloured doe eyes pulled me in and I had to refrain from getting lost in them for a moment.
"I'm sure that your dad will tell you everything that you need to know. As long as you're okay right now, you shouldn't be thinking so hard about it." My heart gave a few erratic jumps at the fact that she was able to pick up on my mood without me even saying anything and I immediately felt the tension leave my body at the sound of her smooth voice. "Yeah. You're right."
"Aren't the pride supposed to be here by now?" I glanced at the digital clock on my dresser.
10:14
"Yup. But I'm not really in any rush to see them so I'm not complaining," I said with a shrug of my shoulders and Ally gave me a pointed look. "You should really try to be nicer to them. They don't seem bad to me." I rolled my eyes and scoffed. "You mean that I should be nicer to Snowbell don't you?"
She chuckled and nodded. "He always takes your insults in a stride."
"He can't afford to be testy with me right now. Not after us agreeing to help them out." Ally nodded. "I suppose. He seems sweet though."
An image of him scratching my face, almost taking my fucking eye out, surfaced in my mind.
Ha! Sweet indeed. Damn stupid housecat.
I huffed out a breath and she chuckled, scooting down into her original position with her head resting on my shoulder, causing the scent of her strawberry shampoo to fill my nostrils. I took a deep breath and exhaled.
I've really come to like strawberries...
I dipped my head down and nuzzled the side of her face before giving her earlobe a playful nip. She giggled and I smirked in return, nipping at her ear again. She ducked her head down and raised a hand to lightly shove against my chest. "Austin," She chastised, still giggling. I chuckled and pressed a big kiss to her cheek, taking note of the redness that spread across her face once I pulled away.
"Thank you." She looked up at me, her face still slightly red. A small frown settled on her features. "For what?" She asked me and I again leaned down, this time to rest my forehead against hers.
"Just for being you. For being here. You have no idea how good it feels to have you around, Ally. After everything that happened with me..." Vanessa's face appeared in my mind and I lightly shook my head, not prepared to have my thoughts on her. I continued.
"I didn't think that I'd ever be able to trust anyone again. I didn't think that I would find someone who is so understanding. So level headed. So caring. So beautiful," I listed off and she looked at me intensely, her eyes shimmering from the lighting in my room.
I paused and curled my other arm around her waist, pulling her onto my lap. She gasped at the sudden movement and blushed at the position of her straddling me, both my hands now resting on her hips. I inched my face closer to hers, feeling her steady breaths fan across my face while my ears honed in on the sound of her heart beating almost in sync with my own.
"So amazing," I breathed out before crashing my lips against hers.
I swallowed her gasp of surprise and tightened my hold on her hips. Her hand flew to the back of my neck, cradling it while the other rested on my chest. I nibbled on her bottom lip and groaned in appreciation when she immediately gave me what I wanted. My tongue dove in and coaxed her own into a dance that she readily accepted.
I felt fire coursing through my veins. The feeling of having her so close to me was enough to clear away all thoughts from my head except for her.
Everything in this moment was just; AllyAllyAllyAllyAlly.
Her scent overpowered my senses and her careful but sensual touches made my entire body shudder in ecstasy.
I reached up and cupped her cheek, kissing her harder and pulling her closer. She moaned against my lips and pulled at the strands of hair at the nape of my neck, eliciting a growl to rumble its way up my throat.
Fuck. I really love it when she does that.
I squeezed her waist and she let out a sultry moan, pressing herself closer to me. I moved my hand away from her cheek and dragged it down, skimming past the side of her breast. Feeling her jump slightly, I pulled away from her lips and returned my hand to her hip.
Her cheeks were red and she was breathing heavily. The blood pounded in my ears and I bit my lip at the sight of her chest heaving up and down. "Sorry," I muttered upon realising that she might have gotten uncomfortable at my roving hands.
Her pupils were dilated and I felt my breath hitch when she licked her upper lip. Her hand slid up my chest and she dragged her index finger down the side of my face, close to my lips. Fighting the urge to take that finger lightly between my teeth, I tightened my hold on her hips.
"Its okay, Austin," She whispered and as a way of reassuring me aswell as making my heart swell, she mumbled, "I trust you."
I smiled and brought my face to hers, intent on claiming her lips once again. However, I was stopped when she pressed two fingers to my mouth. I pouted against her fingers and frowned, causing her to chuckle. "I know that you said that you do but... I just want to make sure. You trust me too, right?"
She asked me this with a smile but I could clearly make out the seriousness of the question in her tone. I brought one hand away from her hip and used it to gently pull hers away from my lips. I placed a kiss to her knuckles and watched as that pretty pink blush highlighted her features once again.
Even though I didn't think that it would ever happen... Yes. I do trust her. So much so that it freaking scares me.
"I most definitely do," I mumbled against the smooth skin of her hand. She smiled and leaned forward, looping her arms around my neck while mine went around her waist, hugging her back with my face buried in her hair.
Once we pulled away, I leaned forward again but this time, I stopped myself, a thought interrupting my mind. "Something wrong?" She asked me and I gazed at her. "Ally. What did Ethan exactly do to you?" The moment the words left my mouth, I regretted them. Her face blanked and I saw her lips slightly quiver. She leaned away from me and looked down at her hands that had drifted down to my abdomen.
"I don't want to talk about it."
Even though I knew that I should understand and that I shouldn't push the subject, I still said, "Not knowing is killing me. I know that I can't do anything to change whatever happened but I just want to know." She looked up at me and I was slightly taken aback by the hard look in her eyes.
"Are you ready to tell me about your past?"
I clenched my jaw and felt anger rise within me. However, it wasn't directed at Ally. Her mention of the word past immediately brought Vanessa's face into my mind along with the image of my mother's neck falling limply to the side after being snapped.
The sound of it echoed in my ears and I winced. Shaking away the thoughts and realising where Ally is coming from, I took a breath and exhaled heavily through my nose. "No," I whispered. "I'm not."
Ally cupped the side of my jaw. "Exactly. Once we are ready though, we'll both be here to listen to eachother." I reached up and took hold of her hand, turning my face to place a chaste kiss to her palm.
We're both keeping in a lot of baggage that we haven't unpacked yet. We're both still hurt. Speaking about our past isn't gonna change it but it may help us cope with our emotions and while we aren't ready to unpack just yet, atleast I know that she plans on sticking with me.
And after knowing her for almost a year, I know damn well that I'm sticking with her.
"I love you, you know that?" She blushed at my words and tucked a chocolate curl behind her ear. "I know," She whispered before closing the distance between us.
As soon as I felt her hands go into my hair, pulling at the strands, the intensity from earlier returned immediately. I gently bit down on her bottom lip and swiped my tongue across it. This time though, she didn't let me in. I thought nothing of it and dragged my lips down her jaw before connecting with her neck. I sucked on her pulse point and was pleased when I felt her shudder in my arms. Her breath was hot on my ear and I pulled her lower body closer to mine at the hips.
I hissed at the contact and felt myself becoming aroused. Dragging my lips back to her own, I bit down again, still not gaining access. I smirked into the kiss.
You asked for it, Princess.
I slowly inched my hands lower, taking into consideration her sometimes timid nature. I caressed her as I went and she sighed against my lips in content. Upon making sure that she was okay with my actions, I reached around and used one hand to give her bottom a playful squeeze.
Her reaction had the desired effect. She gasped and I took the opportunity to slide in my tongue, seeking hers out and proceeding to engage in a heated battle. Her answering moan and her hands coming to grip the front of my t-shirt had me becoming even more aroused.
When the need for oxygen became apparent, we pulled away but our faces remained close enough for our breaths to mingle together. She grinned shyly at me and bit down on her lip, now swollen from our actions.
"That was...nice."
I chuckled and placed a kiss to the corner of her mouth. Moving my mouth to her ear and sliding a hand up her shirt, I flattened my palm against her skin while rubbing back and forth with my thumb.
"Really nice," I breathed out and licked the shell of her ear.
Not waiting for her to say anything else, I effortlessly flipped us over to where I was now hovering above her. She mock pouted and twined her arms around my neck.
"I'm beginning to think that you like taking advantage of my small stature." I laughed and rested my elbows on either side of her face, settling myself between her legs. "That said small stature is one of my favourite things about you. You're perfect for snuggling." She giggled and I smiled warmly down at her.
"Don't you think that we should be going down now?" She asked after looking to the side at the digital clock that was currently showing, 10:38
"Yeah, probably. You go ahead though. I gotta calm down a little."
"Calm down?" She asked and I pushed my hips forward, grinding our centres together, causing her to feel my predominant situation. The slight friction made me bite down on my lip and she whimpered beneath me. "Yep. Calm down." Her face heated up and I smirked at her.
"Thanks to you, I can probably punch a hole through steel with my dick."
"Austin!" She reprimanded my crass language and slapped my chest. I rolled off of her, laughing. We got off the bed and I noticed that she was still red in the face. My laughter died down to a chuckle and I stepped towards her, pulling her into my arms and nuzzling my nose against hers. "You're too adorable, Princess."
She smiled and laughed, playfully pushing on my chest to break our embrace. I held on tighter and dipped my head down to press my lips onto her neck. "I'll be down in a few, alright?" I mumbled against her skin before pulling away and releasing my hold on her. She bit her lip and reached up to brush away the strands of hair that had fallen over my eyes.
"Okay."
Shooting me one last shy smile, Ally turned around and headed out of my room.
Ally POV
I made my way downstairs and couldn't help but replay everything that had happened just a few seconds ago. Without even intending to, I felt myself smile dreamily as I walked into the kitchen.
The smile though, was wiped off of my face the moment I saw all the gazes directed at me.
More specifically, the gazes of some of the Crystal Claw pride members.
There were six of them. Two at the counter, one stood at the sink with a glass of water in her hand and three at the table set somewhere towards the corner.
"Oh, uh.. Hi."
They all politely greeted back and I noticed that one of the three at the table was Phillip who got up and made his way over to me. "Ally. Pleasure to see you again." I smiled at him and took his offered hand. "Same to you, Phillip." He raised my hand and placed a light kiss to the back of it, the action reminding me of Austin and our heated session a few minutes ago.
I felt myself blush and Phillip released my hand.
"Ally! There you are. Where the hell is Austin at?" I turned around to see Anthony entering the kitchen, his blonde bangs falling into his face as usual. "Oh uhm, he's in his room. He'll be down in a minute."
The tall blonde looked me up and down, his eyes lingering on the bottom of my shirt that had gotten crumpled when Austin had ridden it up.
I tried to straighten myself out as best as possible before I came down.
Obviously I did not do a very good job...
Anthony smirked and gave a casual nod. "Okay then. Well how about we all take a seat in the living room and wait for him, yeah?"
Upon entering the spacious living room and taking a seat, I asked the question that was on my mind. "So what's going on? Aren't you guys supposed to be out in the field?"
No one had even a slight chance to answer seeing as how we had all snapped our attention to the entry of the living room where Austin stood, not looking at all happy at seeing the six occupants currently in the cabin.
"What in the absolute fuck is going on here?!"
Austin is angry... Aint that a surprise?(Not really)
So Austin and Ally both have extremely emotional pasts that they aren't ready to voice out just yet. When will they be ready? It could be in the next chapter. Or the next one.. Or the next one after that.. You never know... I don't even know. I just go with the flow :P
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