Disclaimer as usual.
I do not own the characters, just the order the words are put together.
The rating is as the manga, with a pinch of salt. No smut but a lot of hot, messy make out sessions. (sorry, can't help it…)
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Finally -the wait is over!
… Let's begin….
Setsu woke up first and slowly slipped out of her brother's grip to not wake him up. She barely got out of the bed before the heat hit her and she glanced at the door to the balcony to make sure it was closed.
The thought of their usual breakfast with bacon and tea made her sweat. She pulled out the menu and called the front desk to order something lighter. She pulled her clothes off in the cover of the bathroom door and jumped into a bikini with a bra-like top. She was about to pull on some shorts when there was a knock on the door and she pulled Cain's shirt on instead.
The boy that brought their food turned into a stoplight when the girl opened the door and he saw her bare legs. He stayed frozen when she unloaded the trays from the trolley.
"You are excused." She threw over her shoulder and kicked the door closed before he could react to her words.
She glanced towards her sleeping brother and saw his relaxed face. She softly smiled his way and set the breakfast quietly.
He still hadn't moved from his position when she was done and Setsu smirked widely. She tiptoed over to his side and slipped into bed. Her brother slightly stirred when the mattress dipped down from the added weight but then stilled.
She shifted her leg over his midsection and settled on his stomach. He moved again and she saw his eyes slip open.
"Morning." Setsu smirked and Cain blinked several times before he focused his gaze.
She didn't wait for him but leaned down and dragged her nose along his sternum. She pulled a breath all the way up to his ear and then sucked on his earlobe. A pleased hum travelled his body and his hands found her waist.
"Morning." He breathed out in her ear and flipped them around. He returned the favour but she steered his head to hers.
The kiss was warm and sluggish. It started slow and then turned hot and close.
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Setsu frowned when the director repeated the words.
"Beach day!" He said again and smiled like he expected standing ovations.
Setsu shivered just by the thought of a day in the sun and stepped into deeper shadows like a protest.
"We are filming some location scenes. Murasame and his friends are on the beach in the beginning of the movie." He said and Kyoko perked up with excitement inside their head.
'What if we meet Corn?' She was thrilled while Setsu rolled her eyes mentally.
"Setsu, you should return to the hotel." Cain's voice called her attention and Setsu glanced up at her brother. She saw that he was worried about the heat but it just made her more eager to keep an eye on him as he was dressed in black from head to toe.
"No." She simply said and followed the director when he led them to the bus that would take them to the sea.
Cain let a displeased grunt escape but then followed.
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'Of course they are going to film her.' Kuon sighed when Setsu kicked off her boots and peeled off the small bustier she had over the bra-like bikini top. She had only taken one step into the sand when the producer pointed her way with a wicked grin.
The seemingly countless men in the staff all began to smirk when they laid eyes on her figure.
Cain felt the possessiveness burn like a fire and stepped into the frame and hid her body behind his. The murderous air made them all freeze up.
'Hell no.' Cain snorted and faced the camera head on. The men turned away but the women slipped their eyes discreetly his way instead.
Cain usually didn't take any action in actively showing his body, but the weather had forced him to open the robe and his toned body was on full show for a change.
Some girls couldn't hide their stares and even some of the men flushed red when caught staring at him.
At least it seemed like they stared at him before he noticed that Setsu was shimming her shorts off just to his right.
She had a bikini on but it was black and tied with straps that looked like they could break any moment.
"Nii-san." Setsu cut him off when he opened his mouth to complain. "It's hot. Nothing else." She sighed and Cain frowned even further.
"I know." Cain said and tried to swallow the defeat.
He caught her adjusting the straps on her hips and the lingering eyes from the male crew. He was in for a long day.
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Kyoko blushed when Setsu dived down onto the bath towel and stretched out like a big cat. She usually didn't like the sun but the soft breeze from the water felt good on her skin and the heat turned manageable. The sweat only collected under her wig and on her neck, so it was an improvement.
She flipped the hair to one side and noticed the camera pointed her way. Cain was still in the way but she wouldn't have given it any thought even if he had ignored it.
"Setsuka!" The Director called and she slowly turned towards the man. He smiled widely and pointed to the camera. "Is it okay if we film you? We want to set a good mood in the beginning. Murasame's character will be staring at you! Is that okay?" Director Konoe asked loudly and Setsu shrugged her shoulders.
"If it's all right with Nii-san." She tilted her head and the director smiled even wider.
"Perfect!" The man decided and gestured for the team to continue even without the brother's permission. Setsu ignored all the fuss while Cain moved to the side. Her only mission was to keep an eye on Cain and the amount of water he drank. She would be able to do that even within the frame.
She turned her head and glanced her brother's way. He was standing in the shadows in BJs robe and glared at a pair of teenage boys two towels away from her. She could guess that they were eyeing her, judging by the fury on his face.
'He is furious but it's different. It's not desperate or angry. Just, irritated and warning. Like Cain should be.' Kyoko thought as she relaxed down on the towel.
Something has changed inside of him and she had to hide her face to not show her smile.
The team of actors began to move and took place around her. She was in the focal spot and she ordered her face again.
She saw the filming crew get into action and peeked her brother's way again. His face stayed fixated on the teens and Setsu wanted to roll her eyes. She knew how to get his attention again.
'It must be hard to be that worried all the time.' Setsu mused and arched her back to get up on her knees. Cain's eyes burned and snapped her way when she got up in that provoking manner.
'This is too easy.' Setsu smiled his way as she pulled out the sun lotion she had nicked from one of the beauticians. She held their gaze as she slid her hands over her neck and then down over her chest. Cain's jaw tensed slightly and she smirked before she laid down on her front again.
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Murasame found himself staring at the girl shamelessly in the cover of the statists. It didn't mean that he didn't check occasionally what the brother was murdering with his gaze but he seemed fixed onto some teens a few towels away from the girl.
He couldn't blame them from watching.
'She is confidence and sexiness personified into that body.' Murasame thought and quickly glanced at the brother to see if he noticed his mental voice. Cain was still watching the teens and Murasame exhaled in relief.
His eyes found Setsu again and he bit his lip.
'Maybe I shouldn't have let it go. She could do much better than her own brother. Someone to show her the world… Someone to take her out and…' He had no time to finish the thought when he saw the brother's sudden frown and the girl's shoulders tense up.
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It wasn't long before shadows fell over her face and Setsu glanced up to the side.
"Hello girl." A blond man she didn't recognize said. "Are you a model?" The man had an open shirt and flower printed swimming shorts. Behind him was four other guys that all towered over her.
Kyoko started to shiver in the back of their mind but Setsu just snorted and laid her head back down.
'Pests. Better ignore them as brother is watching.'
"I'm talking to you beautiful!" The man obviously minded getting ignored and reached down and grabbed her shoulder.
Setsu flipped around when he pulled her hard. Setsu gave him an unimpressed rise of her eyebrow.
"I do not talk moron." Setsu tilted her head. "So, I'm sorry I didn't answer."
"What did you say?" The guy still smirked like he didn't hear the insult and then changed his grip to pull her up to her feet. He didn't scare her. He was a slight annoyance even if Kyoko had made a run for it inside their head.
"How annoying." Setsu sighed and glanced to the side. The full cast stared their way with pale faces. No one made a move to help her as they all seemed too shocked to even think. She didn't know why but Murasame's face caught her attention. It looked like he was in pain, hesitating and fighting with his mind.
The guy still talked to her and she slowly turned her gaze to him again.
"We just wanted to talk to you. Nothing else." The blonde said in an unconvincing sad tone and she didn't even bother to point out how fake he was.
"I do not want to talk to you."
"How mean. You hurt my feelings." He made his own lower lip tremble while the eyes still shone like if he was playing with a new shiny toy.
"Is that so? Then run to your mother. She will kiss the pain away." Setsu snorted. The guy pulled her closer and smiled wickedly.
"I like this one." He said and switched from gripping her arm to grip her neck. "Let's get to know each other more intimately."
'Has that line ever worked on anyone?' Setsu sighed while Kyoko raked her own mind for solutions to the situation. She didn't have to think for long as a cold breeze made the hair on the back of her neck stand up.
"I give you two seconds to disappear." Setsu said with confidence as her anger antenna indicated impending doom.
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Murasame couldn't really blame drunk him for trying to move things along with that girl. He also shouldn't be able to blame the teenagers that obviously hit on the girl, but he did.
Something in their way of standing reminded him of the Yakuza youngsters he had fought in his days.
"Who are they?" Someone on Murasame's side asked and he frowned. Something was wrong with the situation and he shifted his weight to get up.
'I have to help.' Murasame was halfway out of his seat before his knees gave up.
He wasn't afraid of fighting. Well, with any other than the Heel brother. No, what stopped him was the girl that turned her head his way and stared him down with total indifference on her face.
She didn't expect him to help her and Murasame wanted to hit himself when he exhaled in relief.
'I shouldn't risk my face… or reputation.' His own mind serviced him with excuses but the damage had already been done.
He hadn't rushed up to help her and his face had been dirtied in his own mind. Everything he would do after would be fake and to save face.
He wanted to be the one to help, but when the brother stepped into his view with confident steps did he exhale in relief again.
'I'm a coward.' Murasame followed the tall brother with his eyes as he walked up behind the sleazy teen and gripped his neck.
'Look at her smile.' A small voice pointed out in his head. She knew all the time that he would save her.
'There was no way you were good enough for her.' Another voice told him and Murasame cursed as he could not prove it otherwise. 'I wouldn't be able to save her.'
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"One." Cain said with the voice from hell and the skin beneath his hand started to prick with goosebumps. Setsu grinned his way and then caught the guy's eyes.
"Two." She said and he dropped his grip of her as if he had been burned. The guy jumped out of Cain's reach and the brother had the pleasure of seeing his eyes grow wide.
"Scram." Cain said and the teen backed another step.
"Who?" The teen stumbled over the words but Setsu took it as a serious question.
"This," She nodded Cain's way. "is the man I love." Setsu smiled and Cain had to focus to keep the grin away from his face.
"Whoa! Sorry man, we meant no trouble." One of the guy's friends said and started to pull him back. The teen looked one more time Setsu's way and then turned tail when his friends pulled him along.
'She has to be a magnet for trouble.' Ren sighed and Kuon snorted mentally.
'You know that girls like her, with that confidence and looks, are like a fire for all the bugs.' Kuon sighed and Cain wrapped his arm around Setsu's shoulders and gripped her chin.
"Did they hurt you?" He asked and Setsu lifted an eyebrow.
"No. There is no way I would let him harm me." Setsu snorted and slipped her arms around his neck.
"I would not let him."
"I know." Setsu smiled and Ren felt the calm claim him again. The episode had not put any dent in his façade and her smile told him that she knew. He even surprised himself by letting her go when the Director called for attention. The confidence that always should have been a part of Cain Heel grew in his body and completed him.
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Kyoko noticed the change too. The confidence burned in his eyes and her gut had a sunny and confident feeling every time she caught his gaze. She didn't worry for him and that was a first since the whole act started.
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Cain walked over to her every moment they waited for the crew to watch the footage or change the angle. Sometimes, someone on the beach screwed up the scene but the camera focused on Murasame and Setsuka for the most part and the background was blurred enough to not depend on the civilians.
BJ only had to lurk in the shadows and pass through the corner of Murasame's eye. It didn't challenge Cain and he was bored.
There were just a few things that could amuse the man and the number one was busy in front of the camera. Booze and cigarettes didn't fit the set either and Cain started to get annoyed. Setsu was not hired by the Director and his patience soon ran short. He started to seek her gaze and he was pleased to catch it just moments later.
It was like a jolt into his soul when she watched him through hooded eyes and twitched a knowing smirk. She knew that he was bored but her smile told him that he wouldn't be for much longer.
He saw her get up and stretched back and forward like a feline getting ready after a nap.
'She is just mine.' Cain smirked inside their head and Kuon snorted.
"You done?" Setsu's voice caught him unguarded but when he sought her eyes, she had turned them to the director.
"Just a little more."
"I'm not hired by you. You are done." Setsu snorted and the Director could barely hide his smile. Ren got the feeling that he had been done for some time but waited for this to happen.
He had turned into a valuable ally.
"Setsuka-san." The cameraman complained but she ignored the boy and began to shimmy the shorts and small bustier on again.
"Let's get out of here." Setsu called her brother and he joined her side. He didn't know if he was done filming but no one stopped him.
Cain slipped his arm around her waist and steered his steps to the trailer that was crammed in between a tattoo parlour and a small shoe-shop.
"Nii-san. Change and I will join you shortly." Setsu said with her low-key voice and Ren didn't think twice before he nodded. His newly found confidence let him trust her and he had no idea that it soon would bite him. In good faith did he climb the stairs to the trailer and stepped into the shower without even suspecting that his provoking sister was up to something.
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'Setsu! What are you doing?' Kyoko shivered mentally but didn't even try to step out and stop the sister from what she was doing.
'What? It will fit me, and my brother is sure to blow his top. It will be fun.' Setsu smirked and laid down on the plastic bed.
'But Setsu! Wha….'
"This will sting a bit." The man by her side warned and Setsu smirked.
"Oh please." She rolled her eyes as the pain almost made Kyoko cry.
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Kyoko walked on needles the whole time since they joined up with her brother but he had yet to notice. She felt like a ticking bomb the whole time they walked from the trailer and to the hotel.
They took it slow and even visited some stores but Kyoko was too high strung on nervous energy to look for any clothes seriously. Cain offered her some different hairpieces and she took them all except one, pink with white lace, that she suspected he had used to check her mental state. A small furrow between his eyebrows made her focus more on letting Setsu out fully.
She could only be nervous for so long while surrounded with distractions before it started to slip her mind. Her head seemed tired from walking on needles all the time.
The next time she saw something that would fit the sister she lifted it up and gave it a serious thought before she put it down again.
She felt her brother's hand stroke her own and Kyoko realized that he probably had done it before. It would explain the concern on his eyebrows and the tension in his shoulders.
Setsu intertwined their fingers slowly and gave him that smile that always soothed him. Kyoko's burned red mentally when Cain's face melted and a smile grew on his lips. Even Setsu couldn't help a little colour to paint her cheeks when the feeling of burning scotch travelled down to her gut.
"Let's buy something to bring to the hotel." Cain brought her back from the depths of her mind and Setsu followed him to the food stand district where they had bought the fish and chips their first day.
It was something in their proximity that affected her more than usual. Without the worry to taint her feelings, she was bare as a nerve and it felt like he tickled it with his every move. Kyoko started to get overwhelmed when he brought a finger to her jaw and slowly stroked it to the tip of her chin. His eyes held hers the full time and they were soft and burning at the same time. Setsu let out a slow exhale when he moved his thumb along her lower lip.
They settled for some stir-fried vegetables and brought it to their room. They had talked on and off the whole time but something in the air now left them silent.
The mood was vibrant and Kyoko almost felt like it was too easy to breathe. It was hard to describe but when she glanced at Cain and met with his burning eyes, she was convinced that he felt it too.
"I took a shower before. You go ahead." He said when she pulled the empty food containers and pushed them into the bin.
They were on an edge and both the girls wanted to know what rested on the other side. There was no time for them to separate.
"Hmm." Setsu pouted and wondered how she could test the mood before it ran out.
She moved slowly to the bed and he followed her with his eyes. It was a good first step.
She moved her hands to her bustier and for the first time did he not look away.
Kyoko knew she had the bikini under but it was different to undress when she knew he was watching. She didn't know if Cain was affected by the air or if his confidence let him trust her judgement of their limits.
Whatever the reason, the temperature in the room began to climb and her palms started to get sweaty.
She managed to get the constricting fabric off and then meet his gaze again. The pure shock in his face confused her for a moment before Setsu purred inside their head.
'He has seen it.' She felt all too good about herself and Kyoko shivered with the intensity that began burning in his eyes.
"What is that?" His mouth moved and the words were hollow like he had emptied them of emotions.
"It's a piercing." Setsu answered coolly and then her back hit the bed.
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He had no way to keep his composure when her bustier fell off and he followed it past her stomach. The stare had been a dare from his side and she had not hesitated one moment.
But it was not the extra few inches of skin that made him lose it but the new piece of metal that decorated her stomach.
"What is that?" Cain's mouth and mind echoed into the deep pit of emotions that waited to erupt.
'Is it real?' Kuon stammered and moved their body forward.
"It's a piercing." Her voice told what he already had seen and Ren had no way to stop the other two when they pushed the girl down on her back.
"When?"
"While you showered." Setsu didn't seem faced by his sudden assault and their change of orientation.
"Why?"
"I think it fits me." Setsu said coolly and tilted her head. Ren was tiptoeing on the edge of a sea of feelings. It was amazement, shock, horror, and desire.
Cain on the other hand thought of something totally different.
"Who?" He asked and Kuon fuelled that question from his own direction.
"The guy at the tattoo shop." Setsu lifted an eyebrow but Ren wondered if she was not waiting for something.
'A guy…' Kuon growled and Cain moved his body too fast for the host to follow.
"Do not let other men touch you." He said as he gripped her waist and Setsu's mouth undoubtedly turned into a grin.
"Sorry." She said while Ren started to catch up.
'This is real. It is a real piercing. Not like the lip ring, but a real one.' Ren was stunned and stared down on the girl that looked back at him. Cain recognized her but Ren did not.
There was not one hint of the girl that he loved and it confused him, but he also loved it.
She was so deep into the role that she didn't hesitate. It was well into Setsu's range to get a piercing and she had.
Ren wasn't used to meeting an actor or actress that could lose themselves so profoundly. There had been no one before that could do it as well as him.
He used to lure the deep secrets out of people and made them act honestly. He could bring an act out of everyone but this was the first girl that surpassed him and lived the role so deeply that it almost frightened him.
The word 'sorry', said with a tint of humour and excitement, lured out the deep-rooted feelings inside him and Kuon, and they both fed them into Cain. Act.
"If you wanted one. You should have asked me. It would have been a mark made by me." Cain hummed over her head and her pupils widened. The air was on fire and he could feel every place where her skin touched his.
"Then make it yours." Setsu challenged and the smirk played in the corner of her lips.
'Oh, I love that smile.' Cain hummed.
"Everything for my sister." He said and reached for the bottle of scotch that sat on the desk behind him. He saw her eyes widening and he loved the thrill that hovered in the air.
"Stay still." He ordered and she turned her breathing shallow to not rock her stomach. She knew what he was about to do and didn't mind.
'Oh hell. I love this girl.'
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Setsu purred pleasantly inside their mind when the liquid flowed heavily out of the opening and onto her stomach. It pooled into her belly button but also dripped down her sides. The smell was thick in the air and she almost had a hard time to breathe.
She just didn't know if it was the smell or the tongue that had started to follow the path of the liquid to be the cause.
Her breath hitched and two hands gripped her waist to steady her. The slow steady licks moved from the shorts to the edge of her bra and lit fires in her gut.
'Whoa.' Kyoko's mind was close to short-circuiting when Ren moved without hesitation or pause. He moved from her left side to the right with slow methodical strokes that collected all liquid.
'Wow. I'm pleasantly surprised.' Setsu hummed as she watched his head move over her stomach. She had expected him to freeze or hesitate but he had done neither.
Cain was the only one behind that face and it sent an electric jolt through her mind. It made Kyoko feel something between extreme excitement and the feeling of wanting to cry. She had no idea why. It just felt like something had happened and she wanted to laugh and cry.
Setsu didn't fold for the emotions and just laid her hand on his head in case he got the stupid idea to stop the motion.
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She didn't complain and that was already more than he expected. Her hand on his head that kept his head low and connected to her skin was the cherry on the top and he enjoyed the act without a worry in the world. Everything he would do would be in the act and they would not pound over it later.
He moved his hands from her waist to the piercing and undid the little ball that fastened the jewellery to its place. She didn't make a move to stop him and he slipped it out of her skin. The hiss of her breath was a tell that the alcohol took the piercings place and burned the wound.
He had saved the liquid in her bellybutton and dropped the piercing into it.
"Now, it is disinfected." He hummed and started to thread it into the wound again.
He smirked when it slipped into place without problem. He leaned down and slurped up all alcohol. He pulled back with a satisfied grin and stared down on the breath taken girl.
"Now, it is a mark made by me." He said and stroked a stray strand of hair from her faintly pink cheeks.
"Possessive." She hummed and Cain smirked when she let one hand trace his bare front from his bellybutton to his neck. She had to sit up to reach and he melted their lips together when she did.
"Always." He said and dragged the tip of his nose from her temple, to behind her ear and down to her neck.
"I count on that." She said and then slipped past him to the bathroom. The smile played on both their lips and then she closed the door.
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Kyoko crumbled on the floor and her face exploded in a beet red shade that clashed horribly with her pale hair.
She gasped for air and clenched her neck while the shaky smile still painted her lips.
'I survived that… I honestly survived a full-on Cain Heel…'
'You did well.' Setsu complimented and smiled. 'You did good for your second to last day.'
'Is it that close?' Kyoko's smile melted off her face and Setsu pitied the girl.
'Yes, but it's not the end.' The sister pointed out.' You will continue even back in Japan.'
'I hope so.' Kyoko murmured but the smile grew again.
'Let's get going. Nii-san is waiting.' Setsu urged her on and Kyoko shakenly got up on her feet again.
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Ren was standing on the balcony and gazed out on the setting sun. He couldn't remember when he had this much fun before.
'Never in my life.' He loved acting and it was always fun, but this… This was the first time he could lose himself in the act and not worry the slightest about the other actress. It had just been his character against hers.
'It's trust.' Ren zeroed in on the answer inside his mind and smiled. That was the difference, what separated her from all other actors or actresses, and he knew what it would mean to him.
He would not take the jobs in America. Not until she could join him.
He craved more, wanted more. Two or three months away from her would be a physical pain that he knew would set him back for years.
He accepted the feat as soon as it dawned on him. She was his anchor, safe harbour, and most nutritious meal. Even if the two offers would take him closer to his promise and his parents, he knew that he was the one to choose the way and there was only one.
The ridiculous smile on his face continued to grow. He felt like a kid again. Full of hope and vigour. Pure happiness that he hadn't let himself taste for so long burned through his veins and lit fires in his gut.
She would have to hurry out of the shower before his craving for the act would force him to follow her.
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Setsu hardly got out of the bathroom before she was scooped up into her brother's arms and her back hit the wall. The dull pain only heightened her senses and made her exhale in a pant.
"Nii-san." She breathed and he hosted her legs around his waist and pushed her to the wall.
"Yes." He smiled against her neck and she dragged her hands through his hair.
"You must have missed me today." She said as he kissed her jawline.
"All day." He breathed and she smiled.
"You didn't like them filming me." She pointed out.
"No." He said easily but his mood stayed on the positive side.
"You could have said no." She tilted her head to the side to allow him access.
"It was you that said you had gotten an interest in my job." He hummed against her pulse point.
"How could I not when it is something you love?"
"I do not love my job. I love you. Nothing else in this world but you." He whispered into her ear and felt her shiver.
"You know how to please me, do you not?" Setsu hummed and closed the distance between their lips. He melted them together and sucked her breath into his own. He lifted her off the wall and pushed her onto the bed that had escaped the scotch-bath earlier. He lifted her high until her head rested on the pillows and grabbed her waist instead.
"I'm restless. I will not be able to sleep without you by my side."
"Of course." She gasped breathlessly and turned them around. He smirked while she balanced on his stomach and then when she leaned down and nuzzled his neck.
"Just lay still, I will make you relax."
Ren let his mind soak in the feeling of her touches and her hand stroking his hair.
'Just two days left.' They both echoed but then smiled. 'No, we have the future too.'
Author's note!
Hello dear people! I'm honestly devastated about the slow update this time! But have no fear! I'm back on track and the next one is 80 % done!
Thank you for all your encouraging words and the one that whipped me back to the keyboard (my fiancé).
I had plans to post this in the weekend but I kid you not, I thought I would die.
Some brilliant person (ME) came up with the fantastic idea to float on the big river that runs through our town. Me, my fiancé, and my baby sister each got a small rubber boat and my dear mother drove us upstream. It was freaking amazing. Just the wide river, some apple cider, and the warm summer air (no sun unfortunately). BUT! I had thought we would float on the river and reach our town again within some hours. No, we had head wind all the way and had to ROW 10 KM! 10k in a small rubber boat with small plastic oars. Took 2 and a half hours. My arms were semi paralyzed for two days following. I can move them somewhat today and hence the story is finished.
It was amazing but never again with head wind. Or at least not 10 km.
Next chapter will be up this weekend or next and it will be the first one edited by a fantastic person that offered to be my Beta.
Love all you amazing people. I hope I did not disappoint this time around! Hugs.