As promised, I did the NSFW chapter. This is the first time I've ever written smut so I tried my best, I hope it's to your liking.
Mandatory R18 warning: If you aren't 18, you shouldn't be reading this.
EDIT: Aaron Hatake, thanks for helping me notice I left out something. It seems my first draft had some mixups with the third draft and I seemed to not notice I left it out. It should be better now.
I also expanded the scene using the advice from Abusamadres-Sama, after rereading it a few times I realize it did feel a little rushed.
Chapter 81: The Smut
R18 Warning: NSFW Incoming
They made their way back to Ruby's room, as they stood in front of the door Nova wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her close.
"At least let me get the door open first~" she giggled as he captured her lips in a tender kiss. She expertly opened the door without looking (Aura sensory has its perks outside of combat) and pinned him against the back of it. Her hands began roaming his abdomen, searching for the hem of his shirt. Once she found it, she slid her fingers under so she could feel the touch of his bare skin, he was so warm…
Nova kissed her harder when he felt the tingling static of her hands on him, pressing his tongue lightly against her lips, Ruby eagerly let him in as their tongues made contact she tasted only the sweet bliss of cinnamon and citrus, "Mmm~" she moaned as their tongues danced when suddenly she felt Nova's tongue tapping on her own as if guiding her forward.
Tenderly she made her way into his mouth when his lips clamped down over hers, sucking her tongue gently. The sensation was brand new to her, driving her mind insane as his hands moved from her waist and began roaming her body.
Unable to contain the furious emotions and sensations driving her, she broke their kiss, panting against his neck as she tore off her shirt, Nova undressing his upper half as well exposing his gloriously chiseled frame. Eagerly she traced her hands along his toned muscles, tracing the lines of his abdomen along his stomach and up to his neck, leaving trails of fire in her wake as she watched his pupils dilate as he shuddered under her caress. Resting her hands on his chest she leaned forward and kissed him hard again, this time her lips were hungry, Nova was at her complete mercy while she ravaged his mouth.
His hands rested on her hip as he also began tracing along her slender frame, if Ruby left trails of fire, then Nova left explosions of ecstasy as she shivered, his strong hands curling around her now exposed hip bone and all the way along her sides. The more he gave her the more she gave back as her body moved against his, desperate to feel even more pleasure. Their kiss broke apart as they both stared into pairs of eyes so full of both love and lust, endless oceans of desire...
She stared at him biting her lip, she wanted to taste him…
Nova seemed to have the same idea when she unclasped her bra, exposing her breasts to him. She blushed under his unwavering stare.
"D-Does it look weird?" she asked, unable to look him in the eye.
The dragon could only feel his brain fail to respond as he drank in her beauty. His choice of response was pulling her close again, pressing her hips to his, "I think I might be the luckiest man in the world…" he said softly into her ears before nibbling on her left lobe lightly.
"Fuck… that feels great~" she cooed as he moved down to her neck, kissing hard on her pale skin. Nova passed his lips along her neck, letting his kisses linger the more he worked, he could feel her muscles shift and tense whenever his tongue made contact, and her moans of pleasure coerced him. Her hands roamed to the back of his head as she grasped a handful of hair. Nova stopped a moment when he felt her hands pass over his horns he gasped at the sensation.
"S-Sorry, did that hurt?" she asked hesitantly.
Nova shook his head, "No... that... my horns are sensitive so if you touch them so lightly... it gives me goosebumps."
"Well... I guess I found your weakspot~"
Rolling his eyes he pushed his head more into her palm as she ran her hands through his hair, tracing circles around the base of his horns and moving her fingers along the length of them. He responded by kissing her more furiously, going lower and lower along her neckline...
She relished the feeling of his lips against her bare skin, his tongue dancing on the spot where he began sucking hard. She felt a slight pinch, "What was that?" she asked, "Not that I didn't like it…"
He smirked, "Just a dragon leaving his mark, don't worry about it."
"Wha-!" she was cut off by a gasp from her own mouth when Nova worked his way downward, his warm lips clamping around her left breast as he sucked tenderly, his tongue tracing circles around the nipple as he tenderly teased her.
She'd never felt such arousal before, and her mind began overloading when he used his other hand to begin toying with the other one,]gently massaging her. The moisture in her lower half was getting uncontrollable as he molded her in his hands, she was at his mercy now, practically putty in his hands and she wouldn't have it any other way.
"Nova~" she moaned as he pleasured her, "I… need you down here too~" she took his hand that was squeezing her breast and guided it lower giving him a chance to caress her toned stomach, tracing a line along her abs and into her skirt. His fingers were hot against her already heated crotch.
He felt her squirm against his touch the lower he got until he felt the soft fleshiness of her clitoris, the moment he touched it he felt all the muscles in her body tense under him, her nails gripping onto his back as she began unconsciously rocking her hips against his fingers.
"Touch me more~" she moaned harder. He was eager to oblige, not sure if he was doing it right but the way she gasped for more as he slid his fingers over it, rubbing it in circles and caressing it before one finger slipped inside her.
"OH FUCK!" she gasped as he acted on instinct, all rational thoughts had left the building, gingerly sliding his middle finger in and out of her while using his thumb to rub her clit. The way her walls contracted around his fingers he continued to pleasure her, it somehow felt as though their emotions were connected, that when she felt ecstasy it scratched something in his brain that made him so much more aroused. He felt her go weak in the knees as he curled his fingers in and out of her, she gasped and continued to moan loudly begging him to continue. The slopping sounds of her soaking wet pussy being skillfully manipulated by the dragon's touch seemed was almost too much for the dragon with keen senses to deal with when he pulled his fingers out of her and brought them up for inspection.
They were sticky and covered in her juices, she watched him curiously before he surprised her by licking them clean. "Oh god that was hot…" she mumbled, her hands working toward his pants, sliding through the hem and feeling the heat that was generated there, it was like a furnace. Eventually, she found the root of the problem, the rock-hard and throbbing cock that was practically begging to be set free.
Nova felt his breath hitch in his throat as she slid her fingers along the shaft before grasping gently onto it, "Ruby… oh my god…" he shuddered under her touch. She felt something unknown ignite in her, something deriving extreme pleasure from getting these reactions out of him.
She got down on her knees and slid his pants off, "Oh wow~" she cooed as it stayed there, resting on her face, practically the size of it as well. "I guess the dragon really is hiding treasure…"
"Ruby what are you…?!" he was cut off when she stuck her tongue out and slid it along the shaft from the base to the tip.
"Not bad~ I can get used to this taste…" she mumbled before taking the entire thing into her mouth. The warm soft lips and sticky tongue gently wrapped around it as her head bobbed back and forth.
"How the hell are you so good at this?!" Nova gaped as he was left completely at her mercy.
She giggled as she continued to suck him off, the pure bliss from his face was all the confirmation she needed to keep going. She tasted the length of him before burying it all the way down her throat. The dragon shivered as he felt the soft stickiness of her mouth and tongue wrapping around his cock like the strongest levels of bliss he'd experienced to this point. It took every ounce of mental fortitude to restrain himself from exploding in her mouth instantly when she sent it deep into her throat but he had been through torture, he knew how to rein himself in.
Eventually, as she feverishly slurped on his cock he found himself losing the battle, his mind going blank as she brought him close to the edge, he had reached his boiling pot and was about to explode. "Ruby… I'm about to cum!" he moaned as she just kept going until she felt it swell in her mouth before the space was filled with hot relief. She slid her lips off his cock and swallowed.
"According to uh… sources… I thought it was supposed to be kinda salty but you taste like cinnamon…" she said seductively climbing back up and pressing her legs against his still-hard member. "And you have the stamina to boot~"
Nova smiled sheepishly, his face flushed, "W-What can I say? I'm still not satisfied yet… and neither are you."
"H-Huh?!" she was surprised when he picked her up and lay her down on the bed.
Now it was her turn to question what he was doing when he climbed on top of her, his face in line with her hips. She blushed feverishly when he began sliding off her skirt and leggings leaving her exposed in just her black lace panties.
He noticed the pair and raised an eyebrow, "Expecting were we?" he asked jokingly.
She averted her gaze, "Let's just say tonight wasn't just your idea."
He chuckled as he bit down on the edge of her panties and began pulling them off with his teeth. "Fuck that's hot…"
Now she was completely bare before him. Nova didn't need any prompting as he went in head first between her legs, his hot lips aimed straight for her pussy, his tongue working its way along the outer lips before teasing her entrance, sliding up and down to stop at her clit.
"SHH- AH!" she grabbed onto his hair as he devoured her. The non-stop juices flowed as he kept attacking her clit. Ruby instinctively reached her free hand around her breast and began toying with the nipple as he went to work. His tongue danced circles around her, grazing up and across her labia while slowly entering, dragging along the full area, relishing in her taste when her hands pressed hard against his head, anchoring him to her crotch. Her legs wrapped around his head and draped across his back as if begging him to never stop.
His tongue continued the rapid assault until he felt her grab his hair hard, "Oh god I'm gonna…!" she screamed as her body convulsed, the endless juices lapped up by Nova as he got up from between her legs, licking his lips.
Despite just climaxing, she was still so very aroused seeing him hovering over her, the lust-filled look in his eyes. She wanted him to take her here and now, never in her life had she felt such intense desire to be one with another person. Ruby wasn't a sexual person, she didn't think about it as much as the average person but she found her thoughts only tracing back to one thing... she wanted him, she needed him.
"Nova…?" she whispered, cupping his face and guiding him down, "I… want you so badly… please~"
He was aching down there, at this stage, his mind desired her so much that it was overwriting any other thoughts, the scent of her, the raw unbridled pheromones of arousal driving him mad as he whispered huskily into her ear, "As you wish my love," he smirked.
She reached down to guide his cock to the entrance, just the sensation of it pressing against her lips was enough to send fires dancing through her.
Their eyes never left each other as Nova pushed forward, sliding into her slowly, with every inch she gripped the sheets harder and harder as the feeling of it penetrated her insides. Every increment of his cock sliding into her for the first time was like a shot of adrenaline and ecstasy all at once, it was burning but so was her desire. She'd often fantasized about this day but it couldn't prepare her for the mixture of pain and pleasure that followed as he slid inside. "Push through!" she encouraged him as he hit the wall of her hymen.
He nodded tearing through and once he was fully in she gasped for air as she felt it all leave her lungs. After burying himself to the hilt he felt as though he'd died and gone to heaven, the feeling of her wet, soft walls coiling around him and taking the shape of his cock, squeezing him so tightly he almost forgot to make sure she was alright.
"Ruby, are you okay?" he asked tenderly, wrapping his arms around her, noticing the specks of tears in her eyes. "Y-Yeah it's supposed to hurt the first time… keep going!" she encouraged him. They were now finally connected as one, hearts and bodies aligned.
He began rocking his hips, pulling out slightly before pushing back inside and Ruby felt the pain slowly melt away, now replaced but unbelievable waves of ecstasy.
"Ruby you feel so good… I can't explain it in words… holy shit my mind's going blank…" Nova growled in her ear as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Nova! Don't stop!" she moaned as he pumped into her steadily picking up the pace. Each thrust drove her wild. During the whole ordeal, she managed to find her strength and pushed herself up so she was sitting in his lap, still connected as she began moving her hips on her own, wanting more.
"I w-want to try taking over…" she said in between breaths as she pushed him onto his back.
Nova's hands wandered from her waist to her breasts as he massaged them while she pushed up and down on his cock.
The sensation of being pleasured from multiple angles was enough to drive her insane as she kissed him feverishly, plunging her tongue into his mouth as she rode him. They were both covered in sweat and the room was unbelievably hot as they continued to relish in the feeling of each other. It seemed the atmosphere and the sensations had officially thrown the world out the window as to them, nothing else mattered in this moment. There was only one thing on the other's mind and that was each other.
She closed her lips around his as their tongues eagerly found each other, the exchange of saliva and mind-numbing sensations coupled with the overwhelming pleasure of their joined hips. "MMMmm~ AH, MMM~!" she moaned when he began teasing her clit as she rode him. His lower half was practically covered in her juices as he moved her body in synchronization with his. The raw primal urges and desires were all that mattered to them. The searing sensation of his cock branding her insides as if to say she was his, permanently. She could never do this with anyone else, only he could satisfy her, and only she could satisfy him. There was no one else that could even dare to dream of coming close to what they had.
Ruby felt his cock swell inside her as she felt her own walls tightening around it, "Nova I… think I'm so close…!"
"M-Me too!" he grunted as she ground her hips against his.
Taking initiative Nova pushed her back down and began a rapid assault. All Ruby could do was lie back as she felt the sensations overwhelm her, Nova pulled her into a lip lock as her nails dug into his back, the dragon thrusting faster and faster as she tightened even more, practically crushing his cock with her walls while he seemed to just constantly be hitting her g-spot, it was like they were made for each other the way he drove her wild.
"R-Ruby I'm cumming!" he moaned, unable to think straight at all, he knew he should pull out, but the way her legs wrapped around him, locking him in place he lacked the strength to fight back, at this point he didn't care nor did he want to.
"FUCK! ME TOO! Do it, fill me with your cum!" she moaned out.
Nova felt her climax around him the muscles squeezing so hard he instantly burst inside her, flooding her with his cum. He slid out of her, her pussy overflowing with the sheer amount of cum he'd shot into her. She felt pure bliss from the warmth that now encompassed her, panting uncontrollably as he collapsed on the bed next to her.
"Oh fuck… that was great~" she gasped through the panting, pressing her body to his and resting her head in the crook of his neck.
Nova blushed, "G-Glad you liked it because it sure as hell was amazing for me…" he kissed the top of her head, he glanced down, noticing her pussy still dripping from his release, "You don't happen to have birth control do you?"
She giggled and nuzzled closer, yawning, "Nah... but would it be weird if I told you that I don't think I'll get pregnant?"
"Like the fates don't have that in store for us yet?"
"Yeah..." she sighed, tracing circles on his chest, "Call me crazy but I just know... today was a safe day" she mused feeling exhausted, "That… was a workout for sure. Still… makes me wonder how in the hell we lived without that before."
He laughed, "Guess we never had time?"
"Fuck if I knew it would feel that good I'd have done this with you a long time ago." She murmured against him. "But damn I'm tired…"
"Me too, we should get some sleep," he yawned.
"Yeah… good night my prince." She mumbled, "Love you~"
"I love you too, my warrior princess. Good night," he smiled and kissed her forehead. Together in the embrace of each other, they found blissful sleep.
End NSFW part
The next morning Nova woke from his deep sleep to find soft sensations pressing against his body, glancing down he saw Ruby's naked body curled up against him, a soft smile gracing her lips as she snored softly.
"Wow... that... really wasn't a dream." the sound of his voice and the deep reverberations of his chest made her stir.
"Mmm..." she murmured, tracing her hands across his waist and pulling him closer, "Is it morning...?" she asked sleepily, refusing to open her eyes as she buried her head deeper into his neck.
He chuckled, "Yeah... and from the looks of it we slept in a lot..." he glanced at his scroll on the nightstand, "We missed breakfast but I guess we're in time for lunch."
"I don't wanna get up..." she groaned snuggling harder.
"Well, we could stay in bed all day and starve to death," He kissed the top of her head.
That prompted her to latch onto him with her legs too, "I choose death!" her stomach growled loudly, "Or... maybe breakfast sounds good?"
"Breakfast it is," as he unfurled the covers he was caught by the sight of stained bedsheets, "After we take a shower and change these sheets..."
She blushed, "Yeah wouldn't want to give the cleaning lady a heart attack."
Once the pair were dressed they made their way to the mess hall, despite it being a heavy party last night, everyone was up and about like normal. The students were still going in and out of classes, with maybe the minor outliers, everyone else was more or less operational that day.
As per usual, Team ASHNRWBYJNPR were sitting at their joined table in the center of the room, Yang looked as if she was telling everyone a wild story about what happened last night.
"That's when Hex yanks the glass mid-air with her chain and shots it straight down her throat! Oh man, that was insane!" Yang exclaimed, her hand gestures wildly throwing around a sandwich sub.
Oscar burst out in laughter as he set his own food aside before he accidentally spilled it over himself, "I honestly don't remember much from last night..." he said awkwardly.
"That's because you drank yourself into a stupor and danced all night with Luna, honestly I thought you two would get tired but I had time to pass out and wake back up to find you still on the dance floor!" Nitro said smugly
"Looks like we missed out, huh?" Nova said as he and Ruby took their seats next to the team.
"Ah how nice of the lovely couple to finally grace us with their presence," Nora said with a light curtsies, she still bore the lightning scars from that incident in Atlas but they didn't seem to bother her one bit.
Ruby laughed and reached for a bottle of water, drinking it down gratefully as she found her throat incredibly dry after last night's activities.
"Yeah, where did you guys run off to? The party was just getting started and then suddenly you two just disappear," Jaune pointed out while reaching for a turkey leg.
Yang wiggled her eyebrows, "Oh come on Jaune, what else do couples do when they run off alone? Is what I would say if I didn't know those two. They probably just cuddled all night and nothing more..." her voice started to slow down when she looked at them. Nova refused to look Yang in the eye and Ruby was also avoiding her gaze, choosing that moment to find her water very captivating.
"Wait a minute..." the blonde stopped and really observed the two, "Did you two..."
"Oh my god they fucked!" Belle yelled out almost keeling over with laughter.
Nova stuttered, "I-I uh... don't know what you're talking about. Our night was just um..." he was glancing around for an excuse. "Ruby help!"
The reaper began whistling while looking at the ceiling, "Wow that's a nice chandelier..."
"RUBY NO!" Nova deadpanned.
Instantly Yang jumped across the table, "Holy shit, I can't believe it... my baby sister is finally a woman... and Nova's finally a man. If it were anyone else I'd string them alive but... goddamn congrats on finally doing it you two."
Blake nodded alongside her, "I thought you two smelled an awful lot like each other... took you guys long enough."
Luna and Oscar also nodded furiously, "It honestly surprises me that it hadn't happened until now." That's when Luna's eyes caught the gleaming piece of jewelry on Ruby's ring finger. "Say... Ruby? What's that?" she pointed to the ring.
Ruby blushed, "Oh this old thing... haha... um would you guys believe me if I said it was a family heirloom?"
Yang felt a sweatdrop, "Uh, Ruby we're literally siblings and I don't know that ring. I'm guessing it's brand new and... hold the phone," she raced around and grabbed Ruby's hand and examined it closely, "Guys, are you seeing what I'm seeing?"
The others crowded around looking at it, "Dragon, coiling around a rose... and that's a ruby gemstone... that's a really fancy ring to be just any old thing," Luna said her smile growing.
Nova let out a groan, "Alright fine. Ruby do you want to do the honors or should I?"
The red leader giggled and retracted her hand, "Well, my friends and family... um... Nova proposed to me last night and I said yes! We're engaged!"
There was silence around the table, broken only by Nitro speaking softly, "No way..."
"Is this for real?!" Jaune was losing his mind.
"Yes, I want no one else to be by my side for the rest of my life. Ruby is the most amazing person and I'm honestly the luckiest person alive to have her." Nova stated with such confidence that everyone blushed.
Hex let out a whistle, "Damn, Yang where's my ring?"
"I-In time..." the blonde blushed, "Never mind that! When's the wedding?! Do you guys have it planned?!"
Nova scratched the back of his head and held Ruby's hand with the other arm, "I think I speak for both of us when I say that we want a real wedding when the chaos is over. Though, I'm not against having a small wedding with just us... I want my dad to be there."
"I-If we can, I'd like to have mom there too," Ruby said almost solemnly as she wrapped her hands around Nova's dragon arm.
"What do you mean Ruby?" Yang asked.
The couple shared a look as they began to explain everything Nova had told her about Summer. The others sat down and drank in the heavy information.
"So Mom's alive..." Yang muttered, staring at the table.
"I... think I also need to share what happened to me. This seems as good a time as any." Nova said softly.
Ruby caressed his face, "Love, you don't need to... if it's too hard to talk about..."
He shook his head, "No, we're on the topic. If I don't say it now then I won't be able to in the future. If you guys will hear my story?" he looked at them. Yang having recovered from the information looked at him intently.
Taking a deep breath he began retelling the tale of his journey from the time he left them in Atlas to waking up in the snowy tundra of Solitas. Sparing no details, telling them about the horrors of torture and the way Summer tried to help but he hasn't heard from her since.
Luna gingerly scooted closer to Nova, wrapping her arms around her brother, "T-That's not fair! I knew something happened but... Onyx really made our dad torture you?!"
A loud crunch was heard as he saw Weiss stabbing into the table with a knife, her eyes dangerously venomous, "That bastard! I'll beat his ass when I see him!" Neopolitan tried to ease the Schnee.
"Ruby...?" he looked at his betrothed.
Tears were staining her cheeks and she was gritting her teeth hard, "Nova... what he did to you was unforgivable. What Salem did to my mother... what they're still doing to people... I really can't rest easy until the world is safe from them"
He gave her hand a soft squeeze, "Hey... we're alive. I'm alive, that's what matters, for now, right?"
She seemed to cool down, "Yeah... you're right."
Later on in the day, Ruby met with Raisa for their training. This time Nova accompanied her to see if maybe there was some way he could help. If he was being honest with himself he just didn't want to be apart from her any more than he needed to.
"Ah, Dragon brat, good to see you alive and kicking," Raisa said smugly as he and Ruby entered the arena after hours.
"And I see you're still up and walking. Thought the explosion knocked you off your rocker!" he joked.
She burst out into laughter, "Alright, Ruby my child," she turned to the reaper, "I've discussed with Raisa and we've managed to narrow down the requirements for the Silver Soul."
"Really?!" Ruby said gleefully.
"Silver Soul?" Nova raised an eyebrow.
"The next stage in her evolution," Raisa answered, "To anchor your soul we need two things. One is another Silver-Eyed person to connect with your soul and someone to house their soul inside yours to generate the anchor. For that we'll need someone you're very close to. Ideally the closer the better."
"Like my sister?" Ruby asked.
"She could work, but you're only half-sisters. Ideally someone you're connected to both emotionally and physically at some point, like a mother," she stated plainly. "If they also had experience in dealing with soul connections that would be even better! But where the hell are we gonna find someone that fits all those criteria, am I right?"
Nova felt a creeping sensation run down his mind, "Uh... Rai? Could I work? I um, did some spiritual stuff with my Maiden Powers to fuse them with the Primal Energy of the Agniseki. Is it something like that?"
She clapped, "That's... well I don't know anything about Maidens or those stones but if you connected your soul energies then that should be enough, but you're not exactly her blood relative. Well, there might be an exception..."
"What is it?" Ruby asked hopefully.
"Well the only way he could work is if you two share such a close bond that you're practically the same entity on the inside, of course that only works in the case of like long-standing married couples. The other case is if you've already been connected spiritually and emotionally, like if you had sex or something, but there's no way..."
They both looked at each other and blushed.
"You didn't..." Raisa faltered.
They both nodded slowly.
"Might I ask how long ago...?"
"L-Last night...?" Ruby answered.
Raisa almost fainted, "Well shit. Guess you were just one step ahead of me this whole time! Come on you two rascals, sit in the center and hold hands."
Nova did as he was told, sitting next to Ruby facing her with interlinked hands.
"Alright, I'll start the procedure now... just be warned this could get rough."
Nova snorted, his eyes closed, "Oh you don't have to tell me twice."
"Hold on to the thought of each other, let him into your soul, Ruby, don't try to fight it otherwise this will get really bad. Got that?" Raisa explained.
She nodded, tightening her grip on the dragon.
Rais placed her hands on Ruby's head and slowly silver light began to flow out of the woman as her eyes glowed brightly. Ruby's also began to leak out as the Silver Heart responded generating the shroud.
Nova felt the tug on his soul as he began to visualize his energy being drawn into Ruby's body, his body felt weaker and weaker but soon enough he left it altogether, finding himself floating in an endless space of bright light. Images and moving pictures floated around him, they showed different parts of Ruby's life, her childhood, growing up, their battles and struggles, but most importantly, their happy moments.
The bright space began to converge as Nova followed the path toward what appeared to be a glowing core made entirely of silver light, rose vines grew around it with little roses sprouting from multiple locations. He reached out and placed his hand on the vines, asking to be let in.
On the outside Ruby was struggling to handle the overwhelming amount of energy running through her, she felt as though she would combust or explode at any moment. When Nova's soul entered her body she felt his presence, like a soothing reassurance that she was okay, that she would be fine. Relaxing a little she let her thoughts flow until she felt something warm and comforting touch her from the inside. It was him, he'd finally reached her soul, at least she thought he did. The hand was asking to be let in, and as if by second nature, she willingly obliged.
The vines on the inside retracted making an entry for the dragon. He floated in and felt himself surrounded by what could only be described as pure Ruby energy. Sweetness, kindness, care, warmth and love, yet strong determination and endless drive to protect those she cared about. He felt her pains, sorrows, worries, and joys all at once. It was familiar to him, the bombardment of emotion.
He took up a meditative pose inside as he felt his soul integrate with hers, the two becoming one mind and body. The calmness and love that flowed around him eventually lulled him into sleep.
Upon waking up, he found himself back in his body, still holding onto Ruby's hands. She too seemed to wake up at the same time, both staring into each other's eyes lovingly.
"They're beautiful... she's beautiful..." Nova thought.
"Yeah, you are..." he heard her say... in his mind.
This prompted them both to blink rapidly, breaking out of their trance. "Did she just talk without moving her mouth?" he wondered.
"Me?! How are you doing that?! Wait... Nova?! Are you in my head?!" she mentally shook herself.
Nova recoiled slightly at the feeling, "I... can hear your thoughts?!"
"Alright you two, stop staring at each other, the process is over. Her eyes should be on full power from now on..."
"Raisa, I can hear Ruby in my head!" Nova yelled.
Ruby winced, "Is this normal? Raisa?" she asked.
The old woman blinked, "Um, did you two forget how to speak or something?"
They both looked at each other and realized they had mouths.
Nova opened his own, "Uh, Raisa? We can hear each other's thoughts."
"WHAT?!" The woman was blown away by that statement. She looked at Ruby for confirmation.
The reaper nodded, "Uh... yeah, um... is this normal?"
Raisa wiped the sweat from her brow, "Oh dear... well don't panic. It looks like the procedure was a success, the side effect? It seemed to work too well. I think you're both connected to your roots, as in your souls are entwined."
"Is that a bad thing? Is this gonna affect us?" Nova asked curiously.
"Not unless you hide things from each other. Well, not that you could hide anything from each other anymore. Seems you two were more close than I thought... then again there's probably something about true love in here or some bullshit but I'm a cranky single woman and you two are grossing me out, so why don't you take the rest of the day off? Try to get accustomed to having each other in your heads."
Nova looked at Ruby as Raisa left them alone. "So... we're psychically connected now?"
"Seems that way. Guess we're just special like that," she giggled.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" Nova asked in his mind.
"Apparently I am, and I'm so down to prank the others!"
"Then off we go to rain terror upon our friends. TO THE MESS HALL!"
And that's gonna be it for our 4 chapter release! I hope it was worth the wait. Sorry if this chapter is a little short but I figured this would be a good place to end it until I can finish the rest of the plot points for the future. I'm avoiding talking about what Onyx and Salem are doing right now because I want to wait on Volume 9 information, or until I can cement the concepts I have. I know what they're doing but I'm still toying with the way I want things to progress. For now I want to focus on the other couples and their growth now that I've gotten the main one out of the way. Until next time guys!
