"Linky is totes a great guy!" Leni cheerfully blurted out with a wide smile as the shy girl eagerly nodded her head in agreement while sitting on the blonde's bed with her.
"Like sure he could probably improve his fashion sense a bit but orange is totes his color, like it made his white hair and blue eyes more appealing." The older blonde gushed out while Shay listening intently for what the teen girl have to say in understanding.
It was weird how all of this transpired, from one simple sentence to another and they eventually found a topic that they both fortunately shared in common, their adoration for the white haired boy who held a special place in their hearts.
And it all started with a simple question from Leni.
"So, what do you think about him Shay?"
The shy girl mulled the question over in her head, thinking back of all their time together, of all the stuff they had went through. His gentle touches, his soft and joyous voice, the delightful taste of his lips against hers. Each and every moment they spent together was precious to her, she can't even remember how she used to be before meeting him, her once blurry and mundane memory was replaced with memory of him, the white haired boy who she can call her boyfriend.
"L-Lincoln is a nice guy, I can't really explain it but I know that he really wanted me, that he will always be there for me, that he will take good care of me, and that he will always love me just as much as I love him." Shay said with a fond smile.
"Linky has always been like that, whenever one of us are in trouble, he will always be there to help us out." Leni agreed. "I don't understand why other girls can't see that about him before, like he's totes a perfect guy any girl can wished for." Leni pouted at the thought.
"S-sorry but I don't think I can say that he is perfect..." Shay said while slightly lowering her head. "But I don't exactly dislike his flaw either."
"What do you mean Shay?" Leni curiously asked.
"It... It was terryfing, his love for me, it can be quite overwhelming sometimes." Shay hesitantly replied, nervously rubbing her left arm. "I would sometimes looked at him and asked myself... Do I really deserve to be loved by someone like him, am I really his girlfriend or just a stupid burden, what if I'm not the right girl for him, would he leave me when he realized that. Will I be able to be the same girl he expected me to be." Shay spiraled in uncertainty as the corner of her lips curled up in delirious.
"I... I don't want to disappoint him." Shay choked out.
Her eyes slightly widened as her small body jerked in alarm when the older girl wrapped her slender arms around her, hugging her closely against her chest.
"Shhh... Calm down Shay, take a deep breath, you're way overthinking this." Leni assured her while gently patting her head, not noticing the tears escaping from the corner of the shy girl's watery eyes.
She felt weird... It was sharp, like a knife being pierced into her chest, inches away from her heart, and yet it was still beating along with her heavy breathing. It was foreign, a feeling she never thought existed with how vague it was to describe. It wasn't sadness, it wasn't joy, it wasn't anger...
It was one of longing and yearning, a dim light of a dying candle being engulfed into flame, into the comfortable warmth of the older girl's embrace around her body. It was just like with Lincoln, but this time it was different, she don't know how to describe it.
It was painful, and yet it was also comforting. How can she find comfort in pain?
But the pain has always been there, she had already accepted it as part of her life, as part of who she was. It was only now that she realized how long she had been living with this pain, with this lingering doubt and fear shackling her down. It was only now that she can show her pain to the world, to let it out, to be fix, to accept and to be accepted.
She sobbed into the older girl's embrace, letting all of her frustration out while tightly clutching the back of her green dress. Her body shook with each of her sob as Shay poured her feeling out to the girl she barely know. If Lincoln trusted her than why should she ever doubt him. Even from the beginning he had been doing nothing but helping her in any way possible.
"I... I don't even know... W-what he sees in me." Shay muttered between her cries. "I-is it really. alright for me to have his love." She desperately asked for an answer, a permission, a validation.
"You're wrong Shay, Lincoln sees a lot in you, but most of all he probably see the sadness in you. After all he had always been like that. Whenever one of us are upset he will try his best to help and comfort us." Leni pointed out with a smirk. "He has a fragile heart... You can see it as his flaw since he would easily be influenced by the emotions of the people around him but I think it was his strength."
"Not many people can act on their feeling without having doubt.
"But that isn't what you need to worry about him..."
"You need to understand how selfish he is, how selfish he can be when he wanted something, especially if it was for someone else, someone that he hold dear, like you Shay."
"Lincoln didn't only see your sadness, he saw how you smile, he heard your laughter, and he felt the warmth of your touch hidden behind your sorrow. He know it existed and he want to see more of it." She don't know why but she almost felt like she was starting to tear up with each words about her brother slipping out of her lips. This was her honest thought about him, about the white haired boy she called her younger brother, Lincoln Loud. The one who will inherit their family name as his own.
"For someone like him, that was more than enough." Leni tightened her embrace. "For someone who just can't stop loving that was everything he could ever wish for."
"So please Shay, as his older sister, I'm begging you, stop seeing yourself like this, Lincoln chose to be with you because he really loves you." Leni simply said with a soft smile. It was the truth.
"He will not take your hand in his, he will not give his heart to you, and he will not kiss you if he didn't feel anything for you Shay." Leni whispered. "His love is a strange one, it was overwhelming to some people because they don't think they're ready for the commitment, for the relationship he wanted, for the love he was seeking for."
"You don't know how long it took him to find you, the one who truly deserve his heart, so you should never think that you don't deserve his love, after all it was all for you. As long as you're happy, then he will also be happy."
"That is just the kind of person my Linky is." Leni cheerfully said. "A weirdo, a dork, and a passionate lover."
They stayed like that for quite awhile, Leni gently comforting the shy girl as Shay letting out all the pent up emotions she had been holding onto for most of her life. In the end of it, she felt completely spent and relieved, her body was lighter than when she first stepped into the household ridden with anxiety that she would be judged and rejected by his sisters. But that was never a problem to begin with. Just like he said, there is nothing he should be worried about.
"T-thanks Leni." Shay pulled away from the hug, wiping the trail of tears away with her hands.
"It's fine Shay, like you're totes a part of this family already, you can just treat me as your sister." Leni responded with a genuine smile. "I will totes be here if you need anything."
"Heh, I've always wanted a sister before." Shay let out a low chuckle.
"And you got one." Leni poked the tip of her nose with her index finger. "Speaking of which, as your older sister I totes am responsible to teach you everything you need to know about your body."
Leni slid out from her green dress, exposing her hourglass figure and caramel skin with only a black bra and panties covering her modesty, startling Shay who instantly looked away from the older girl.
"L-Leni, what are you doing?" Shay nervously asked, her hands covering her eyes from looking at the older girl.
"Come on Shay, like Linky asked me to tell you how to deal with your period, I don't really understand why she asked me since he's probably better at this stuff than me, but I will do my best to show you the step." Leni confidently said.
"D-do you really need to take off your clothes?" Shay asked further, her cheeks slightly turning red.
"Lincoln also told me about your mother... So I can't hold back with you. I will do what Lori used to do for me, a demonstration so you will understand ever you need to know." Leni replied.
"Like it's fine if you don't want to follow me, you can just watch how it is done." She assured the shy girl.
"W-well, if you said so..." Shay relented at hearing his name. If Lincoln think this would be good for her, then she will do her best to fulfill her expectation.
"That's totes great." Leni cheerfully said, unclipping her bra as Shay's eyes widened at the shocking sight before her.
Needless to say, the shy girl was having mixed feeling for the rest of that day.
...
You've killed an enemy!
Lincoln moved his mouse, looking away from the first player he killed before seizing his screen for any sight of the enemy. When he found one, he threw a flash grenade and quickly sprinting forwards, shooting another player hiding behind the building.
Double kill!
Hearing a few gunshot coming from his back, Lincoln retreated behind a wall, reloading his rifle and throwing a hand grenade at the oncoming player. Upon contact, the grenade exploded, taking some of his health while also killing the other player. He lost a lot of his armor durability due to the wide range of the damage. But a quick use of the medical kit and repair kit was enough to get his character back to his former state at the cost of his inventory.
Triple Kill!
"We have a hacker here." One of the dead player spoke through the mic.
"Can someone report the guy to the admin already." Another dead player typed in.
Another guy typing in Mandarin, though he don't really understand what it meant. He should probably try learning new language after this while improving his Spanish.
Ignoring the provocation, Lincoln sprinted to to the enemy's territory, searching for their base while still being careful enough of the last enemy still left in the map. A bullet hit his character's head almost killing him instantly in one shot if not for the passive skill he has put in effect, lowering his health to -15. He was kind of expecting something like this to happen actually considering what the meta weapon was currently at the top. He just wasn't expecting one of those player to be put in a match against him so soon.
Sighing, Lincoln scrolled through his inventory, first using a bandage to heal some of the damage, then changing his armor to a lighter one with less defense and weapon to a knife with melee advantage for short combat.
The thing about camper is... They depends too much on the reliability of their main weapon.
Lincoln calculated the place in his head with how much he had played in that certain map in particular before, all of the hiding spots, from the popular to the most obscure one and put a bet in one of those places nearby from his position to get a clean headshot. When he found one he was certain with, he used the long route to cover his presence.
The corner of his lips curved up when he found a player lying on the top of the building while looking through the scope of his special grade six star sniper rifle, the most powerful and expensive item in the game which can only be acquired by a daily slots. And it would cost 100 stars shards which in American currency would be 20 dollars for a spin. Only two types of people would buy this type of weapon, a pay to win player or an idiot.
The thing that most people don't know is, the sniper rifle was never a good choice against melee weapon, especially the knife he was using at the moment.
With a quick slit of the throat of the other player, Lincoln leaned back as a game over screen appeared before him with his character getting the MVP for carrying his team for the entire game.
"Congratulation Lincoln, you won." Shay calmly said with a smile while leaning further into his chest, enveloping herself in his boyfriend's warmth.
Though her eyes slightly lowered at the reminder why they were even here in the first place. "Sorry if this isn't how you see your first date to go." She apologized only to jerk when Lincoln flicked her forehead.
"Stop apologizing for something you can't control, and what are you talking about Shay, we are going on a date right now." Lincoln smirked, hugging the blushing girl closer against him.
"Here..." Lincoln turned on his mic and put it on speaker. "Just say whatever you want." He added while watching the chat going wild with accusation of him being a cheater and a hacker from the losing team.
"H-huh, what should I say?" Shay nervously asked.
"Anything you wanted to, you will see..." Lincoln shrugged.
Shay looked at him then turned her gaze to the screen of his computer in uncertainty. She leaned forward and like Lincoln asked spoke into the mic.
"G-good game everyone." Her small voice was low and anxious, but it was enough to put the chat into chaos with the assumption that they were defeated by a girl.
"What the hell is the admin doing!?"
"This can't seriously be happening."
"I already reported the girl, why didn't the admin do anything!?"
"Yo SilverAce11, are you proud of yourself, using a cheap cheat to win!?"
With a smirk, Lincoln turned off the mic and exited the lobby, satisfied with the result he wanted as the shy girl giggled in his embrace.
"Why are they so angry?" Shay curiously asked.
"Who knows, people are just weird." Lincoln simply replied. "So how did your talk with Leni go?"
At the reminder, her face reddened even further. "I-it's fine, she taught me a lot." Shay responded, lowering her gaze downwards to look at her own flat chest.
"L-Lincoln..." Shay hesitantly spoke as her boyfriend rested his chin on her shoulder while looking at her conflicted face.
"D-do you think mine would also grow as big as hers?"
"Huh?" Lincoln raised a brow in confusion at the question. What is she talking about?
"M-my chest, y-you liked them big right?" She asked for his confirmation with genuine anticipation in her eyes. Where is this even coming from? W-what did Leni do to her?
Sighing, Lincoln raised his right hand as the shy girl squeaked when he fondled her chest in his palm.
"L-Lincoln..." Her voice wavered as Lincoln peppered the nape of her neck with light kisses while playing with her budding breast.
"There's nothing wrong with them." He whispered into her ear. "They just filled my hands right and I like them the way they are... I like you Shay, all of you."
Shay swallowed the lump in her throat at the hot bulge poking her back.
"You don't know how much I just want to eat you up right now." He seductively said before gently biting into the slope of her neck, eliciting a moan from the aroused girl frustratedly squeezing her legs together.
"Yo Lincoln, can you-" Luna bursted into his room only to instantly stop mid sentence with her eyes wide open at the sight before her.
Silence filled the air as none of them speak, Luna still struggling to figure the situation out as Lincoln raised a brow in confusion with Shay hiding in embarrassment in his arms, making herself as small as possible under the older girl's gaze.
At the realization, Luna quickly looked away from them. "O-oh... S-sorry dude, I didn't know you've someone else with you." She awkwardly rubbed the back of her neck.
"I'm just going to-" Luna slowly slipped out from the room when Lincoln called for her.
"Luna wait, I still didn't introduce you to my girlfriend." Lincoln said, shocking his older sister with the information as Shay blushed at the way he said it. His girlfriend... Just at the mention alone was enough to make her feel hot and bothered. Maybe it was how casual he said it, but thinking that she was his, as he was hers, make her heart skipped a beat faster in delight.
"Shay meet my rockstar of a sister Luna, Luna meet my girlfriend Shay Florence." Lincoln introduced them as Shay nervously waved at the older girl.
"So what is it that you want to ask from me?" Lincoln asked, already getting ready to get up when Luna stopped her.
"I-it's cool brah, I don't want to disturb the two of you, just stay here with her alright." Luna hurriedly said.
"Are you sure Luna?" He genuinely asked.
"It's not that important dude, just have fun will ya." Luna said with a nervous grin before finally leaving his room and closing the door.
Huh, that's weird...
"Um Lincoln, you got a message from someone." Shay pointed out as Lincoln turned his gaze back to the screen of his computer. Looking at the bottom corner, he realized that he just received a personal message from one of his teammates. The one which he can say was quite a skillful player considering how many matches they have won together as a team to get to the highest rank in the game so quickly. And the guy was also the one who invited him into this match earlier before being the first one to die much to his shock.
Opening his text screen, he looked at the message with a brow raised in confusion.
CrystalSkull07: Hey, sorry about earlier my sister just suddenly came into my room, panicking that she can't find her dress.
SilverAce11: it's fine, I know how that feel like, that would explain you dying earlier.
CrystalSkull07: I know right! Seriously I can't believe I almost lose a rank because of her stupid dress. Thanks for carrying the team though, I've my doubts for a moment there.
SilverAce11: Huh, I can't believe you doubted my skill as a gamer.
CrystalSkull07: Don't flatter yourself too much. We're still stuck in a tie remember?
SilverAce11: Really now, I'm pretty sure my score is higher than you.
CrystalSkull07: Hah, you wished!
SilverAce11: Check for yourself in the ranking if you don't believe me then.
CrystalSkull07: Fine.
CrystalSkull07: ...
CrystalSkull07: ...
CrystalSkull07: How... Just how did you rank up higher so quickly?
SilverAce11: I told you I'm a gamer. I supposed it's my win then, you still remember the deal right?
CrystalSkull07: I'm not going to change my username to Princess Pony!
SilverAce11: Suck to be you then, plus I'm not the one who suggested this deal in the first place, you're the one who said whoever get up to a higher rank the fastest will be the leader of our team and have the right to change the loser's username when we first met up after a match together as a team.
CrystalSkull07: That was months ago!
SilverAce11: With how long we've been a team, you should know how much I don't like people who don't keep their words. Maybe we should stop being a team after all.
CrystalSkull07: Wait, there must be something we can do!"
SilverAce11: Calm down, I was just joking.
CrystalSkull07: ...
CrystalSkull07: ...
CrystalSkull07: ...
SilverAce11: Hello?
CrystalSkull07: Ugh, sorry, my sister was bothering me again, the gall she have to accuse me of taking her dress!
SilverAce11: Hm, from what you're saying you're either a crossdresser or a girl.
CrystalSkull07: Crap, I wasn't supposed to say that, and what the heck is wrong with you to be that attentive anyway?
SilverAce11: I won't get this far if I didn't think everything throughly.
CrystalSkull07: You got me I guess, yes I'm a girl, but so do you right?
SilverAce11: Sorry to disappoint you but I'm a guy.
CrystalSkull07: But that voice earlier.
SilverAce11: That's my girlfriend.
CrystalSkull07: You're kidding right?
SilverAce11: The greatest lie is the truth, it's up to you if you want to believe me or not.
CrystalSkull07: Heh, quit flattering yourself wise guy, fine you got my trust. Anyway about our deal earlier, how about we meet somewhere?
SilverAce11: Don't you think that would be quite careless of you, I might be an obese 40 years old basement dweller still living with his parents?
CrystalSkull07: Yeah, I don't see you being that kind of person, the fact you've a girlfriend is good enough to make sure you at least take care of yourself. I'm just curious of who the guy behind SilverAce11 is.
CrystalSkull07: and how exactly do you expect to do that, we might live on the different side of the world?
SilverAce11: You're not the only smart guy here, I at least know you live in Michigan from looking at your current position as the top player in the district area.
SilverAce11: wait, are you stalking me, great now I don't feel safe.
CrystalSkull07: Jeez, has you always been this condescending or it was just because you've a girlfriend now. I pitied the girl if you're really like this with her.
SilverAce11: Don't worry, I'll asked her later.
CrystalSkull07: Anyway, there's a place in Royal Woods, Michigan called Gus's Games and Grub, it is an arcade, if you don't mind we can probably meet there this weekend.
SilverAce11: I hope it's fine with you since I'm bringing my girlfriend with me.
CrystalSkull07: Showoff, sure, do whatever you want, look I need to go now, see you this weekend alright? Bye.
With the girl already leaving the chat, Lincoln looked at Shay quietly snuggling into his chest before she lifted her head up to look at him, a faint tinge of red crossed her cheeks when their eyes met.
"So Shay, is there a movie you want to watch?" Lincoln asked
...
Night eventually came as Lincoln walked Shay to her house, bid their goodbye with a chaste kiss on the lips, which still managed to make both of them blush and reluctantly separated for the day.
The sky was slowly getting darker as Lincoln walked along the sidewalk back to his house. Even if his date didn't exactly go as he planned he can't say that he wasn't satisfied with the result he got. He even get to introduce her to some of his sisters, and they didn't make a big hassle out of it, which is already a huge success in his book. If only he can introduce her to mom and dad next time they're out on a date, then he don't see a reason why he should complain about anything else. To be honest, even though his date didn't work out like what he expected from one those romance show, today was quite peaceful compared to what life usually thrown at him. Or maybe he was just overthinking stuff like usual, either way he can't help but feel great about himself.
Today just can't get any better than this...
With a smile on his face, Lincoln skipped all the way home, confusing a few of the passerby when he jumped into a short dance, even his body was unconsciously being infected by the joy radiated from his smile.
He was none the wiser of the dark cloud gathered above the sky as cold wind building up in the emptying street.
{God of Misfortune is watching your fate unfolding}
{God of Misfortune is frowning}
...
"Ahhh!!!" A girlish scream woke Lincoln up along with the the lack of light in his small room. A flash of lightning struck, lighting his surrounding for a quick second before everything going back to black with the thunderous crack of the sky splitting open under the heavy rainstorm currently going on harsh.
It was a blackout...
And it was also a bad one...
Lincoln rushed out from his room only to see all of his sisters were already gathering in the second hallway with Lily crying in Leni's arm. Lola and Lana slightly shaking while hugging tightly onto Luna's legs as Lisa instantly went to his side when she saw him. Lynn and Lucy just came out from their room, the former rubbing her eyes with a yawn while the latter held out a candle in a small saucer. Luan holding onto a flashlight while looking at the screen of her phone.
"I can't get any connection." Luan said, looking away from her phone with a small frown.
Another flash of lightning struck, startling all of his sisters as they closed the distance between them. As for Lisa, the little girl was slightly shivering against him in fear.
"Lisa, can you tell me how far the blackout is going on." Lincoln said, gently hugging her in his arms, trying to comfort her as best as possible.
"I-I believe i-it would be for the e-entire neighborhood." She stuttered, making it harder for him to understand her, but it was enough.
His eyes widened and his heart sank as a sudden sense of lingering nausea enraptured his chest in a close binding, choking the air out of his lungs. It was painful... Like a thin veil of string tightening against his heart.
[Devotion Activated]
[Your 'Pride' is calling for you...]
[Your 'Pride' is calling for you...]
[Your 'Pride' is calling for you...]
The text screen kept popping up into his view sending his already anxious heart into overdrive.
Shay...
"S-sorry Lisa, I... I need to go." Lincoln hesitantly said, his eyes darting from one sister to another, at the scared look on most of their faces.
He didn't notice the look of shock Lisa was giving him, of the way her small fists tightening against his clothes.
"Lynn, I'm going to leave for a moment, take care of the others while I'm gone!" Lincoln said.
"Huh?" Lynn recoiled at the request. "What the heck are you talking about, are you insane or something, can't you see it is raining outside!?" She argued.
"Just do it Lynn, I'm going to be back soon, I promise!" Lincoln said, gently pushing Lisa away from him as she avoided his gaze, looking at the floor, lest he would see her in her most vulnerable state. He would see her weakness that she had kept hidden from him for so long.
But she doubted he would do anything about it, at least not now, not anymore...
"Where do you think you're going dude!?" Luna angrily asked, grabbing his wrist when he walked downstairs. "You can't seriously think I would just let you go out there in a storm like this." She knitted her eyebrows at him.
[Terror Activated]
"Let me GO Luna..." Lincoln seriously said, his blue eyes returning her glare with his much dangerous one.
But it wasn't enough to effect the older girl as Luna gritted her teeth in retaliation. "Not a chance in hell dude." She sternly replied.
[Your 'Pride' is calling for you]
His heart sank deeper...
A looming shadow casted over his forehead, hiding the color slowly fading from hie eyes, leaving nothing but fear and despair behind them.
Fear for his pride...
Despair that he wasn't there for her...
[Unique Skill: Hollow Acquired]
[You've acquired and activated two unique skills with similar property, 'Evolution' will be initiated...]
[Evolution Complete]
[Terror/Hollow(Obsolete)]
[Unique Skill: Obsolete Acquired]
[Obsolete Activated]
"I said... LET ME GO LUNA." Lincoln coldly muttered while staring right at her with nothing in his eyes. Not even a hint of any emotion could be seen within him, like a thick mist covering everything she used to know about her brother, and replacing him with this emotionless puppet instead.
Luna instantly pulled her hand away in shock at the weird and intimidating look her brother was giving her. He wasn't angry, it was different, like he wasn't even looking a her as his sister, or even another human being with how small and vulnerable she felt like under his empty gaze.
"LINCOLN!!!" He was abruptly woken up from his trance when Leni suddenly raised her voice much to their shock with the soft nature of the current eldest sister in the house.
"S-sorry, I... I lost myself there." Lincoln sighed. "Leni, I... I need to go, this is about Shay... I've a bad feeling about her." He reasoned with genuine concern in his voice.
"Please... Just please let me go..." Lincoln begged in desperation.
Leni looked at him in concern then at Luna still dealing with the shock from his sudden change.
She... She don't know what she should do...
"Please Leni, I trusted you to take care of the others, so please... Please let me be there for her." Lincoln choked out.
"She... She have no one." He sadly added through gritted teeth, struggling to even say the truth of his fear.
[1 Leni's Point]
"Go." Leni said, still staring at him under her hard gaze.
"L-Leni, you can't be serious, it's storming outside, he might get hurt out there." Luan pointed out.
"Go Lincoln." Leni sternly asserted, no longer looking at him as her disdainful eyes fell to Lola and Lana staring at her in disbelief and confusion while clutching onto her night dress.
"Thanks Leni." Lincoln quickly turned around and stepped down the stairs when Lynn stood in front of him in the living room with her arms crossed in defiance.
"Don't stop me Lynn." He clearly said.
"I'm not going to, even I need to admit that you're strong enough to take care of yourself after your training with me." Lynn responded with a shrug.
"Then what is it?" He seriously asked only to have his shoulder punched by his older sister.
"Quit it with that shitty attitude Stincoln, you don't want to be there for her like this." Lynn said before suddenly wrapping him in a hug.
"Even if you're strong, it doesn't mean I will stop worrying about you as your sister." She whispered. "Just... Just be careful out there." She said, finally letting him go.
"Now don't go around telling people about this alright, I've a reputation to ke-" She didn't even get to finish her sentence when Lincoln tightly hugged her back, catching her by surprise with the sudden warmth enveloping her figure. Her eyes lowered as Lynn let her hands hang her sides.
Would she really let him go if she hugged him back right now, would her body listen to her instead of keeping this comfortable warmth only to herself. She wanted to believe that she is strong enough, but even someone like her have their moment of weakness.
And for Lynn, it was her brother, her strength and her weakness, how ironic.
"Thanks Lynn, I really mean it." With that out of the way, Lincoln quickly sprinted out of the front door and rushed through the heavy rain, ignoring his clothes getting instantly soaked with each of his step. He didn't realize the atmosphere in the house slightly changing with the lack of his presence. Amongst the fear coming from the sisters, confusion, disappointment, disbelief, and shock, resonating in the house at the new change they were all facing in the face of their brother.
And this is just the beginning for all of them...
...
Darkness loomed eerily around her as Shay curled on the couch in the living room, cold and ridden with fear at the shadow swallowing her whole sight, leaving her blind and vulnerable like an injured little prey in the face of imminent danger sniffing for her blood.
The room suddenly lighted up by a quick flash of lightning, scorching her already fast heartbeat on fire. Her small frame was uncontrollably shaking as thunder splitted the sky apart, shaking the ground beneath her. Even in the safety of her own house, she felt like she was being exposed to all the danger the world could offer. Like even the same wall of the building around her was falling down.
And there is nothing she can do about it...
She can't even get her phone to call for Lincoln with how her body was refusing to do anything, lying limp as if already accepting her fate. How pathetic.
Why can't she do anything for herself, how long does she want to stay like this, how long does she want to keep depending on other people, how long she want to be a coward in the face of her own fate.
Her eyes instantly opened as her ears perked up at the small sound being drowned by the heavy rain. She must have heard it wrong but it felt like there was someone knocking on the front door.
"Shay, it's me Lincoln, are you in there!?" At the familiar voice, she lifted her body up from the couch, her wide eyes staring at the direction the voice was coming from.
"If you're in there, please answer me!" She didn't even realize as her body was moving on its own towards the front door before opening it and hugging the soaked white haired boy on the other side.
And her body eased down when Lincoln hugged her back with a small smile. "Sorry I'm late Shay."
It was at this moment that she was reminded of what Leni said to her.
Her boyfriend is a selfish person...
He will do anything to protect the source his happiness, which is the happiness of the one he loves.
Leni was right...
He is the most selfish person she ever met. Even at the risk of his own safety, he still can't stop from thinking of her.
Lincoln carefully led them inside her house, closed the door behind him and sat on the couch with the girl still close by his side, not at all bothered by his wet clothes.
"It's alright Shay I'm here with you." Lincoln said while holding her smaller hand in his. "You're not alone, you never are alone." He added. "I will be here as long as you need me."
Her body shook when lightning struck, startling her to get deeper into his embrace.
"Hey, Hey, just look at me Shay, look at me." Lincoln cupped both of her cheeks in his cold palms and lifted her face to meet his, looking down on her.
"There's nothing you should be afraid of, I'm here, I will always be here for you." Lincoln assured her. Even in the veil of darkness obscuring his vision, he could clearly see her face, her eyes glinted with fear as her slightly parted lips almost sobbed along with her shiver.
[Dew of Desire Activated]
Slightly tilting his head, Lincoln planted his lips against hers, startling her a little as Shay eventually let herself be pulled closer against him, her boyfriend.
Lincoln caressed her face in his hands before slowly and sensually trailing one of them down her throat, her collarbone, the middle of her chest, her thin stomach, and the valley sloping down to her neither region, staying there a bit longer while playing with her bellybutton.
As he deepened the kiss, his right hand slid underneath both her shorts and white panties before resting on her smooth cameltoe. And her body shook in pleasure when his index finger gently brushed against the small nub of her sensitive clitoris.
Shay wrapped her arms on the back of his neck, now desperately seeking for his warmth while refusing to let go from the kiss, her soft tongue met his in a battle for authority.
Though she should already know how that would end up.
[Domination Activated]
[You've activated two unique skills with similar property 'Evolution' will be initiated]
[Evolution Complete]
[Dew of Desire/Domination(Ruler's Wine)]
[High Level Skill: Ruler's Wine Acquired]
[Ruler's Wine Activated]
Lincoln pushed her onto the couch and pinned her down beneath him, his right hand pressed along her wet slits already getting wet and sticky with her dew of sin and arousal.
His entrance was easy as Lincoln slid his lubed middle finger into her damp opening clamping onto his digit while Shay let go of his lips with a loud squeal of pleasure. The desperation in her hazy eyes grew stronger with their mixed saliva sticking to her parted lips panting for air.
Not giving her a chance to rest, Lincoln licked the saliva from her lips before kissing her jawline and peppering kisses after kisses on her throat, even leaving some of his mark on her skin as the girl bit her bottom lips at the assault of pleasure running throughout her entire hot and frustrated body yearning for release.
"L-Lincoln... P-please..." She pleaded. And like an order, he granted her wish.
Lincoln stroked his middle finger into her tightening walls, smothering his digit with her nectar. With each of his strokes, her moan grew louder in intensity. Shay squeezed his hand between her sticky and damp thighs, trapping his finger inside her each time he pulled them back.
He increased his pace, curling his middle finger upwards to touch the top of her wet walls. It didn't take long before he noticed her moan getting louder when he touched a certain spot.
And with a final, strong thrust of his finger against that bump, Shay squealed with her back arched as she reached her climax, soaking his hand with her warm essence.
Shay dropped limply on the couch, panting heavily for air with both of her arms placed over her head in exhaustion.
Lincoln carefully pulled his middle finger out from her red opening before looking at the wet digit, smoldered by the proof of her arousal. Curious, he inserted his finger into his mouth, licking her essence clean from his digit before pulling it back out and smiling at the blushing girl watching him from below.
At least she was no longer shaking in fear, and even if she was, it was probably from excitement.
Lincoln backed away from her and lowered himself before pulling her shorts and panties further down her slender legs until they stopped at her ankles. He then slid his head between her thighs with his face right before her wet sacred flower still a little bit red from her climax earlier.
"Aah~" Shay moaned when she felt his warm tongue licking the wet area around her slits, drinking in her essence and sweat sticking to her skin. With each times his tongue lapped near her opening, her legs trembled as Shay bit her bottom lips while running her fingers through his messy white hair.
When he was done drinking everything he could from her, Lincoln backed away, put her panties and shorts back onto her waist and laid beside her with the girl snuggling into his chest.
"W-why did you do that?" Shay asked in a low voice.
"I'm just curious how they would taste like... I kinda like it." He simply replied.
"I-it's dirty you know." She said, pressing her face into his chest with a growing smirk on her face.
"I wouldn't want to waste anything I could get from you." Lincoln seductively whispered before planting a kiss on the top of her head.
"Are you still scared?" He asked.
"No... No I'm not."
...
As the night goes on, Lincoln changed into a new clothes Shay gave to her, a white shirt and black shorts, the same clothes she wore during their stay at the McBride's when they first met.
With the lights still out, they stayed in the living room and started talking for a bit, mostly about their day at school and their date earlier. And it didn't take long either before Shay eventually fell asleep by his side. When the electricity finally recovered and turning the ceiling lights back on, Lincoln sighed in relief before carrying Shay bridal style into her room. He gently laid her down, pulled the blanket over her body and kissed her forehead one more time before closing the door when he exited her room.
It was already 3:45 a.m when he looked at the clock hanging against the wall. His eyebrows knitted into a glare as he returned to the living room and sat on the couch. They still have school later that day, but he can't afford to leave like this, not when the problem is still obvious to him.
Sighing Lincoln looked at his broken phone resting on the glass table. He should probably get a new one since it was far beyond repair with how long it had been exposed under the heavy rain. He don't even know what to tell to his family when he get back later, and not to mention the amount of grounding their parents would punish him with after they get back from visiting Aunt Ruth due to the sudden call to the hospital. Maybe he should get a waterproof one.
Even with his heart racing in his chest, Lincoln waited, and waited, and waited even more until the front door finally opened with a man standing there, raising a brow when he saw the white haired boy looking back at him.
"We need to talk."