" Rebecca , what's wrong ? "

Shiki asked since it was night time and it was just the two of them .

She hesitated to answer , but then gave in .

" Sometimes , I feel scared in space . I don't know what we'll do if there was a meteor that hit us , or we crash into something , or there's a whole in the Space Ship , or - "

He stopped her mid sentence when he put his hands on her shoulders . He looked into her beautiful eyes in the perfect lighting of the ship , it was dark , and there was just a little light for him to see her body look luminescent . She was wearing there matching clothes they got from their last battle , he always loved her thigh high socks on her , they gave her body an even more perfect look .

" It's ok to feel scared , I know I was . But then I met you "

Her eyes brightened in response .

"You showed me that there's nothing to be afraid of as long as we have each other . We're best friends right ? "

She started to tear up , she never knew how much she meant to him , she thought that she could always be there for him , but never knew he would be the one to be there for her , and make her feel special again .

" Shiki , I - "

His hand lifted up one of her long blonde curls , and pulled it away from her face gently .

" I want you to know that I'll always be here for you , ok love ?"

Is it just the lighting , or could there be ? No , no way , He wasn't falling for her , was he ? Rebecca was dumbfounded , she was now pressed against the wall , with one hand above her and the other twisting his finger through her curls . His face was slowly getting closer and closer . She was starting to lose her mind , and she was getting a little nervous .

" Thank you , I'd do the same for you . "

Shiki's face was blushing , and so was hers , and when he finally got close to her face , he went to her ear instead .

" You know , it's getting harder and harder to hold myself back from you . "

Rebecca stood there in shock , did he really just say that to her ? She thought that he didn't even know one thing about human interaction , let alone flirting ? He let go of her hair and took his hand off the wall , and walked towards the door leading into the ships main room .

" Goodnight Rebecca . Don't think about me too much ,"

And before he closes the door he gives her a smirk and waves so all you could see was the back of his hand ,

" I just might have to give you a surprise later tonight . "

As if she wasn't blushing enough already ! She tried to comprehend all of the events that just happened , and her heart was beating uncontrollably . Does she really like him as just a friend ? Does he see her as just a friend anymore ? Where did he learn to make her feel this way ? Enough questions , she had to worry about tonight !

It was past midnight , and Rebecca was fast asleep . She forgot to put on her pajamas and just wanted to get in bed . Shiki was in his own room , preparing for her , looking in the mirror . He went to her room , and slowly opened the door . He seen her laying on her side , her skirt was so short he could almost see under it . The ship was now lowered into the atmosphere just enough to see the moon . It wasn't helping that the moonlight was making her even more irresistible . He closed the door behind him , and laid down next to her , careful not to wake her . He put his hand and caressed her lower back , and made his way under her arm towards her stomach . He let his hand wander all around her , slowly and gently , she was so fragile to him , if he made one wrong move it's like she could fall apart and break . She moved a little , but he didn't mind , he loved her spunk , even in her sleep , she was so beautiful . His hand went to the front of the skirt , lifting it up , just a little bit .

" ...sssShiki... " She whispered , she was still fast asleep .

Is she dreaming about me ?

He wondered . This excited him even more . He resisted the urge to touch everywhere else on her body , and gave her a kiss on the cheek . He'd want everything between them to be special , and still he didn't know how she felt about him so he didn't want to mess anything up . He put both arms around her and brought her closer to him . He slowly drifted into sleep .

" I love you Rebecca . " She heard that and smiled ,

" I love you too , Shiki . "

They were both blushing , but now with cute little smiles on their faces as they went to sleep . They thought to themselves , is it possible to be this happy ?

When he woke up , she was gone ?! It was like she vanished ? He never remembered any time last night when she left ? He's a deep sleeper so maybe he could've forgot . He searched the ship , he couldn't find her . He became frantic and drove the ship to the nearest island to find her , he thought that she couldn't have gone far given how long she'd been gone . He started towards any place that she would most likely be at , until he was hit in the head and passed out .

He struggled to open his eyes , and tried to move his body , he was tied up and Rebecca was across from him on the other side of a room .

" Rebecca ! - " He screamed her name multiple times but she wouldn't wake up .

He tried breaking free of the ropes but they were too strong for now . He'd need a lot of power in his Ether Gear to make it possible , he just needed to build up enough strength .

" Well , well , well , Shiki Granbell ."

It was Lavilla's brother , another B Cuber , Muag . He slid his hands across her hips .

" Look who I have here - "

Shiki grew with rage and moved about .

" Get your hands off of her ! She's mine ! "

Rebecca was unconscious , but she was starting to wake up .

" Shiki ? "

She looked around her and saw Muag next to her , and Shiki across from her tied up . Her eyes widened , she looked at her arms , and saw she couldn't move .

" Rebecca don't worry I'll get you out of here ! " .

Muag cut in .

" I'm tired of hearing you two talk , it's time for some fun " .

His smirk scared the both of them , but Shiki had enough . Muag started to take off her top when she screamed ,

" Shiki no ! Make it stop ! Heeelllp ! "

He finally awakened his Ether Gear and blasted the restraints off . His voice was raspy from screaming .

" I told you if you ever laid even a finger on her you would pay ! "

Muag's face shook with fear .

" What even are you ?! Those were supposed to be unbreakable ?! "

He ran and jumped into him with a kick In the face and knocked him through three walls , and when he was done , he turned to see Rebecca's crying face . He walked over to her and took down all of the ropes tied around her legs and arms .

" Love I'm so sorry , I never meant to put you in my mess . Are you ok ? Did he hurt you ? I'm so sorry . "

She cried even more .

" I was so scared , " In between even more little sobs ,

" I thought you would never come for me "

He put his hands on her cheeks , and wiped away her tears and looked down into her eyes , and she opened her eyes at him . He was so much taller than her , yet he made her feel on top of the world .

" Rebecca . All I see is you . There's no way I would let anyone ever touch you , especially without a punishment , he got what he deserved and you will never have to worry about him again . "

" Shiki - "

He put his hand around her neck and brought her closer to him . They looked at each other with longing in their eyes , and finally he went in for a kiss and Rebecca was shocked at first , and then leaned in for more of the kiss , never wanting it to end . After a few more seconds , they stopped and opened their eyes . They smiled at each other and laughed with the biggest smiles on their faces , blushing of course . He picked her up and swung her around into the air and she was overwhelmed with so much happiness she began to cry again . Shiki felt so happy he cried too .

" You mean so much to me " . He told her .

" You mean the Universe to me "

She said back , she knew how much seeing the entire world meant to him , which is why they were on this adventure in the first place . They were so happy and he felt so special knowing how much he meant to her . They walked out of the building and it was sunset out . The colors of the sky made Shiki see her as even more of an angel , they made everything about her stand out . Like the shine on her hair , and her legs , or her boobs , he loved looking there . He was hoping she didn't notice because he knows she'll hit him when she sees him blushing .

" Rebecca , how do you feel about me ? Do I invade your personal space too much ? "

Her eyes lit up and she was blushing really hard .

" . . . . How I . . . . Feel about you ? . . . "

He looked down at her from where they were walking and was curious so he couldn't look away . Her face was so shocked , he could hear her heart beating from here .

" Why . . . Do you wanna know all of a sudden ? "

He turned away and lowered his eyes .

" It's just . . . Every time I'm with you , you make me feel this feeling , I don't know what it is - "

He heard what he was saying and instantly felt embarrassed .

" Aww geez why am I even saying this I sound retarded - "

She quickly cut in and grabbed his arms .

" It isn't ! " She softened her voice and looked into his eyes .

" . . . Continue . . . "

His eyes widened and blushed followed by him turning away in embarrassment .

" I . . . Think I'm in love with you . "

She started to tear up .

" I don't know what this feeling is but I never wanna let it go . It's like when I'm with you , ever since that day , you changed the way I see life . I don't know anything , but yet , you showed me everything I could ever know . I don't know if you feel the same , or you even see me that way , but I can't make these feelings go away . You're the one I wanna talk to when I feel upset or down , the one I wanna tell everything too , the one I wanna hold hands with and go on adventures with forever . You make me feel so happy and I think I want more , I don't wanna be too greedy , but I don't want anyone else around you , no other guy to even talk to you or touch you . I wanna be the only one who is allowed too . I know Weisz has the hots for you and as would anyone but I wanna be the one for you , I'm sure Homura and him would be perfect for each other anyway . "

She laughed softly . He smiled back at her with tears in his eyes , he was so sensitive .

" Do you . . . Feel the way I do ? "

His heart was pounding he was so nervous . She gave him the biggest smile .

" Oh Shiki . . . I'm in love with you too . "

He gave her the biggest smile in the world and picked her up again and twirled her around , this time they were both crying . Finally they settled down and were close to each other . He leaned in , he put his hand on her cheek , but before that moved a little hair away from her face , and very slowly gave her a kiss , he wanted it to be the most passionate kiss . He used his other hand to hold her back into him , she leaned into the kiss and wrapped his arms around him , she was so happy . He wanted more but he stopped himself .

Not just yet , I want it to be special . When it's the right time for both of us .

Their arms were now around each other as they left the kiss . They looked into each other's eyes , they were only inches apart . Her hands moved to on top of his chest , her eyes were sparkling .

" You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen "

They were smiling uncontrollably by now .

" You're the sweetest and most handsomest guy I've ever seen "

The continued blush for both of them was so common they felt it was impossible for them to return to being normal , but they didn't care , they were so happy . Rain droplets were falling and it was now turning into a dark sky , you couldn't even see past the long grey cloud covering above them . Shiki took off his jacket and placed it above their heads and grabbed Rebecca 's hand to move towards her house in Blue Garden . The two were speed walking to get out of the hard pouring rain , and now thunder was introduced . Her thigh high socks and her mini skirt with slits on the sides became a little soaked , and his shirt was getting the most wet . Her little top was so revealing he was getting distracted , he almost slipped and she caught him .

" Shiki . . . What's wrong ? "

He slowed down a little bit but was still gripping her hand , careful not to hold it too hard . He was staring straight down her cleavage , noticing it was a straight across top but short enough just to see her belly button . The bottom of the top was a V shape and it accentuated her curves even more . The rain had made it even more harder not to notice that he was starting to see through her top .

" N - Nothing "

He hesitated in telling her about her top but he couldn't go through with it . He wished they would hurry and get to her place so he could contain himself . She followed him with no second thoughts and were walking up the stairs to her Mansion she got from one of her adventures when defeating Lamia Scale . She was covered in rain water and her hair was still wavy , coming all the way down to the bottom of her skirt . She struggled to find the right key , so Shiki used his Ether Gear to open the door . She smiled and went in after him , She noticed he had been quiet . He was blushing intensely while trying not to look at her , he couldn't grasp how she had no idea what she was doing to him , being so open to him being around her without a second thought .

Would she have just let anyone in here ? Looking like that ?

. . . . She can be so careless sometimes .

She stood there stretching her arms up and was excited to be home , she put her hair to the side and rung it out a little bit . She seen him looking away but turning back to get a peek at her at moments .

" Is . . . Something wrong ? "

He looked down at her , still blushing .

" . . . . Would you please be a little more mindful of your surroundings ? "

He was panicking , not knowing if he should go further or not . She looked confused , questioning why he would be saying that . She continued to be her innocent self and replied .

" . . . ? "

She started to look around .

" But . . . Who else is here besides me an you ? "

This was it , if he went to far he would just have to get over it later .

" . . . Look at you . . " She looked at herself , blushing too .

" Do you get it now ? I'm not just some person , I'm a guy . How do you think it makes me feel when I see you that way ? "

She couldn't respond , she was so embarrassed , she hadn't noticed that he would feel that way , they've always been best friends so she was used to going everywhere with him through any kind of weather . His anger rose up in him .

" Would you have let just anyone see you this way ? "

She was going to respond but he was now walking slowly towards her , and it caught her off guard .

" How do you see me ? Do you see me as some guy who is completely oblivious ? You think I don't notice your body at all ? "

She cut in , " N - No I don't . . . "

She was now against a wall and she looked behind her and didn't even recognize she'd been walking back so far . He put his hand above her and he picked up one of her long curls , he loved her hair a lot .

" Look . . . "

He looked at her up and down , then back up at her , now inches away .

" You're completely helpless against me , you haven't even pushed me away . You haven't even told me to stop . . . "

She turned away , still blushing furiously . She didn't think that he could ever say such things to her , she was feeling so different she didn't know how to react . Of course if it was any other guy she wouldn't have let them get this far . Something about him . . . After some thinking she came up with a few words .

" . . You're only trying to help me . . So . . I understand why you . . "

She was getting distracted from his hand around her hip , and he was moving elsewhere too .

" You're soaking wet . "

He was pushing her to her limit , trying to see what would make her push him away . But it wasn't working .

" It's not safe for you to be in these clothes . "

He started at her top , and one of the straps already fell down her shoulder , she was even more tempting to him . She was emotional and didn't know what he was trying to do , she felt like he was making fun of her .

" Will you stop teasing me . . I get it , next time I'll wear a jacket , if that's what you want . . "

This was it , this was his limit .

" I can't hold myself back anymore . "

He bit her neck , and careful not to hurt her , he did it lightly , then started to lick it . She tried to put her hands on him to push him away but it didn't work . He grabbed them and put them above her , she couldn't help moaning a little , it was incredible , this new feeling .

When did he become like this ? Why do I like it ?

He slid his hands into her top and began to grope her . She didn't protest too much , she continued to fight back but her body was on fire . It was such a newfound feeling . And it was with Shiki so why wouldn't it feel this good ? As he kissed the other parts of her neck , he made it to under her chin , he licked it and made his way to her lips . He stopped and placed his forehead on hers , looked at her . She was blushing hard but her eyes were half closed , and she couldn't speak , it felt like a grandeur to do so .

" . . . What are you doing . . . ?"

She said slowly , and quietly , like it was a secret she didn't want anyone else to hear .

" You have no idea the way you make me feel . . Do you . . ? "

He leaned in and kissed her softly , he let her hands go and they fell to her side . He grabbed one wrist and placed it on the wall , making sure she couldn't run away . Since he was taller than her , he put his other hand easily on her cheek , and continued to kiss her more , it got hotter and hotter . She didn't fight back anymore . Until he put his hand on her thigh , he slid it higher and she closed her legs and tried to push him off , but he kept her in place and instead of going back to her thigh he picked her up with one hand holding her wrist and the other picking her up by her thighs and threw her on the bed . She felt so powerless , even though she can be so strong against everyone she fights , why was it now she was completely weak ? She tried to get up and tell him to stop but he was already on top of her . He was blushing just like her , this wasn't even due to being drunk or anything , they were completely sober .

" . . . Don't look at me like that . . "

She covered herself with one hand pushing her top down to cover more of her stomach and the other over her boobs , they were bigger especially when she was laying down , she felt so vulnerable .

" . . Don't do this . . Please . . I can't take it anymore "

I can only fight back so much until . .

" . . .You don't get it . . . This entire time I've been holding back . . "

He smirked and took both of her wrists off of her and pinned her down . She tried to get out of his grasp , but of course she failed against him .

" I mean come on Rebecca , is this the best you've got against me ? "

This made her angry . She was going to kick up her knee but he was quicker and put his knee between her thighs , she couldn't move at all . All she could do was thrash around .

" If you wanted me to stop so much you would've put up a much better fight than this . . "

She turned away , embarrassed .

" . . How can I just leave you here when you look like this . . "

He studied her blushing face closely .

" It's almost like you want this too . . "

She spoke up quickly turning back to him .

" That is not true ! Even though I really like you . . . It doesn't mean that I was wanting this in just the first day ! I'm not usually like this . . "

She said the first part of the sentence a little under her breath because she thought he wouldn't hear her . But he did , and he was still finding her entertaining .

" What was that ? That first part ? I think someone just confessed their love to me again ."

She refused to look at him again , even though he was inches away from her face . He chuckled to himself .

" . . You are so amusing "

She kept thinking to herself , where did this side come from ?! Never has he ever been like this . He was moving his knee a little bit , he knew it would make her feel good , and he knew she couldn't deny it . She was holding the urge to make a sound , as he kept looking at her smirking .

" It's ok to admit you like it . . "

She was moving her legs trying to close them but it made it feel even better , she was heavily breathing now and couldn't hide her emotions in her face .

" S - Stop it . . . "

He bit her lightly again on her neck , she smelled so good to him , like vanilla and flowers . He licked the spot he just bit and went to kiss her , and she let him when she took another breath , he let himself in . They kept kissing , an then he put his tongue in . She accepted it an added hers too . They kept going until they finally reached a point where they both knew what they wanted .