Chapter 3
Stanton smiled and turned his head so he could see her face. She smiled back. "What are you doing here?" She questioned. He shrugged and sighed. "I don't know. I've been kind of a little more than thoughtful today." "Oh yeah?" She nuzzled his ear and rested her cheek against his. "Yeah." She straightened and came to his side.
She was wearing a regular white top, and a pair of shorts. Her hair was in soft waves. Her beautiful face smiled at him. Just then, a tiny hint of pink came on her cheek and she bent her head. He grinned. "Don't be shy Serena. It gets to be quite useful when you're not." She tilted her head. "Alright. I think you're a very sweet, very handsome, and very loving boyfriend." She grinned mischievously, and sat down next to him.
"But then I guess you already knew that I thought that of you huh?" She said as if he knew it all the time. "Not exactly. Close, yet not exactly." He corrected with raised brows. "Close? Only close?" Serena said as if she hoped for more.
He smiled and put an arm around her. She leaned against his chest. So what have you been thinking about on this thoughtful day of yours? She questioned telepathically. Not too interesting. First, I had a strange need to go to the beach, then I thought of you, then Kelly showed up. From then on I decided to hang out here. He explained.
She sat up. "Did she try anything?" He shook his head. "Nothing different, except for the fake tattoo on her arm that she made shaped liked the cold fire." A thought suddenly struck him. One had to commit terrible crimes to become an immortal and step into the cold fire. Did she plan on doing something that involved him or Serena?
Serena's eyes widened as the thought came to her. He remembered Kelly's words, I was angry, but I'm not about to betray my teacher. Serena raised an eyebrow. "Do you think she meant it?" He shook his head, "That wasn't what she was talking about, but I'm not really sure in the first place. She's one of the few that stayed on my side through everything that's been happening." She nodded ruefully.
"Been rough." He looked at her and chuckled. "That's what she said." Her brows arched. "Well they have been. Don't you think?" She counted off her fingers. "Between Aura's possession; Lambert and the infidi; you becoming the pure evil, not to mention dying; and our rocky relationship; I'd definitely say that it's been rough."
Stanton leaned forward and put his elbows on his knees clasping his hands together. "Everyone but her, and few others left." "Even I didn't stay." Serena whispered reluctantly. He took her hand and kissed it. "I'd feel betrayed too. Anyway I don't think destroying the second in command would give her immortality. If anything, she'd probably get destroyed herself."
He looked at her and saw a dangerous glare in her eyes. As if she was just daring Kelly to try to destroy him. He smiled confidently and placed his hand around her waist. He gave her a light kiss on the forehead, and whispered softly, "Besides, if she did try to destroy us. I'd protect you. Would you protect me?" He raised his eyebrows and pretended to search her face. "You know it." She confirmed.
He let his lips press her temple, nose, and cheek. She leaned closer and kissed him. Happiness spread through him, easing his anxiety. Hearing her sigh, he pressed his lips harder against hers. Her arms circled his neck, drawing him in. (A/N: I'm stopping this chapter before things get too heated. R/R.)
Stanton smiled and turned his head so he could see her face. She smiled back. "What are you doing here?" She questioned. He shrugged and sighed. "I don't know. I've been kind of a little more than thoughtful today." "Oh yeah?" She nuzzled his ear and rested her cheek against his. "Yeah." She straightened and came to his side.
She was wearing a regular white top, and a pair of shorts. Her hair was in soft waves. Her beautiful face smiled at him. Just then, a tiny hint of pink came on her cheek and she bent her head. He grinned. "Don't be shy Serena. It gets to be quite useful when you're not." She tilted her head. "Alright. I think you're a very sweet, very handsome, and very loving boyfriend." She grinned mischievously, and sat down next to him.
"But then I guess you already knew that I thought that of you huh?" She said as if he knew it all the time. "Not exactly. Close, yet not exactly." He corrected with raised brows. "Close? Only close?" Serena said as if she hoped for more.
He smiled and put an arm around her. She leaned against his chest. So what have you been thinking about on this thoughtful day of yours? She questioned telepathically. Not too interesting. First, I had a strange need to go to the beach, then I thought of you, then Kelly showed up. From then on I decided to hang out here. He explained.
She sat up. "Did she try anything?" He shook his head. "Nothing different, except for the fake tattoo on her arm that she made shaped liked the cold fire." A thought suddenly struck him. One had to commit terrible crimes to become an immortal and step into the cold fire. Did she plan on doing something that involved him or Serena?
Serena's eyes widened as the thought came to her. He remembered Kelly's words, I was angry, but I'm not about to betray my teacher. Serena raised an eyebrow. "Do you think she meant it?" He shook his head, "That wasn't what she was talking about, but I'm not really sure in the first place. She's one of the few that stayed on my side through everything that's been happening." She nodded ruefully.
"Been rough." He looked at her and chuckled. "That's what she said." Her brows arched. "Well they have been. Don't you think?" She counted off her fingers. "Between Aura's possession; Lambert and the infidi; you becoming the pure evil, not to mention dying; and our rocky relationship; I'd definitely say that it's been rough."
Stanton leaned forward and put his elbows on his knees clasping his hands together. "Everyone but her, and few others left." "Even I didn't stay." Serena whispered reluctantly. He took her hand and kissed it. "I'd feel betrayed too. Anyway I don't think destroying the second in command would give her immortality. If anything, she'd probably get destroyed herself."
He looked at her and saw a dangerous glare in her eyes. As if she was just daring Kelly to try to destroy him. He smiled confidently and placed his hand around her waist. He gave her a light kiss on the forehead, and whispered softly, "Besides, if she did try to destroy us. I'd protect you. Would you protect me?" He raised his eyebrows and pretended to search her face. "You know it." She confirmed.
He let his lips press her temple, nose, and cheek. She leaned closer and kissed him. Happiness spread through him, easing his anxiety. Hearing her sigh, he pressed his lips harder against hers. Her arms circled his neck, drawing him in. (A/N: I'm stopping this chapter before things get too heated. R/R.)