Love Struck Delusion
Chapter 201 - The evil twin.
Pepper's POV, Six hours later.
"Ahhh…..oh god…...fuck." I moaned as I woke up to my back needing to be cracked. Sitting up in the large recliner to stretch myself out, I looked over to my left to find Zeta fast asleep on the hair was in the way of her face and I couldn't help but notice she was drooling a little.
"Fucking animal." I laughed to myself as I decided to get up and walk around. Making my way into the kitchen, I took a second before reaching the fridge to take down the hood I was wearing to my cloak. My head could now breathe as I felt my ears begin to start itching from the cool air. As I opened the fridge I did my best to scratch them down. The whole time I had my left eye closed because in the end this felt really good to me. Nothing better than a good ear rub and I'm almost positive this was about as close as I could get to getting high. The feeling was incredible at times and I was not about to stop just yet. Finding a bottle of water in one of the draws, I stood back up and shut the door. Now completely done with scratching myself into a coma, I refocused on the present and broke the cap to the bottle to begin drinking. It didn't take long for me to enjoy the feeling of cold water either. God if I wasn't easy to please in life.
However my tummy soon began to rumble and with that I started looking around the cabinets. After a few moments rumbling through Raptor's goods, I said to myself.
"Come on old man. You got to have something around here."
Bent over into one of the bottom cabinets just below the sink, I panicked when all the sudden I heard from behind me.
"Stop calling me old."
I smacked my head in the sheer shock of being surprised. The thud I hit the top of it with was enough to lift the microwave that was right above me up a few inches before landing back down on it's base. In a good amount of pain I did my best to remain quiet while pulling out.
"Owwwwwwww! My fucking….ohhhh my fucking head!"
As I turned around, I found Raptor standing no more than a foot away. His face looked lost and depressed as I expected it to be at this moment in time. But regardless he asked me.
"Are you okay? I didn't mean to scare you."
"You didn't scare me." I told him as I had my hand on the back of my head.
"You just startled me."
Raptor broke a smile as I pinned myself along the counter. Reaching over to grab back the bottle of water I listened as he asked.
"Are you hungry? You know you could have asked me to make something for you. Not like there is anything else to do right now."
Somewhat caught off guard by his kindness I replied.
"I'm not going to ask you to do that for me. What kind of girl do you take me for dumb fuck?"
"Not a smart one that's for sure. You keep calling me that. Even though I told you not to."
Walking towards the counter next to me, I watched as he bent down to check the cabinet I was just in. Once down there I told him with a joking manner to my voice.
"It sticks. What did you expect?"
I heard him grunt that one off. So I took another sip and watched from above as he asked.
"Are you ever nice?"
Reaching down with my left hand, I placed my claws on top of his head and began to scratch. His ears both went down as I replied.
"I am nice. You just don't know it."
His eyes were shut now and as I continued to scratch; I moved my way down his neck and back up to his ears. One of them was missing a decent piece but that didn't stop me from playing with it. After maybe thirty seconds I heard him urge me.
"Stop…..?"
Obeying I took my hand away and watched from that point on as he stood back up to stare me in my eyes. He now looked at least a bit happier than he did a minute ago so I considered that a win for him and win for me. Keeping his tone down he whispered to me.
"You trying to put me asleep?"
I chuckled very lightly as he then passed me by for the fridge. He took a second to look through it and then he went for the bottom which was the freezer. Once opened he asked me.
"You want to have a ribeye?"
Widening my eyes I questioned.
"Are you really about to cook for me?"
Taking out a two pack he replied.
"Not just you. The other one is for your sister if she wakes up."
"That brick won't wake up. Unless a gun goes off next to her head. You look at her? She's drooling."
Giving me another small smile Raptor walked by me to head for the oven. Soon I realized the top of it was an electric grill. While getting it turned on he said back to me.
"Yeah I know she drools. Don't take this the wrong way but I've slept with her before. I've seen it first hand."
Now I couldn't help but smile and question.
"Oh have you now?"
"Not like that." He replied as he opened the package. Making my way over to him to watch, I got along his side to again question his response. He just remained calm the whole time.
"Not like that? I know my sister better than you might think. I know she gets around. Don't bullshit me Raptor. You saved her ass once or twice. She owes you a lot and I can tell by how she is around you that she likes you. You can't look me in my eyes and tell me that something hasn't happened between you two."
The ribeye the second it touched the grill began to sizzle. I kept my position right next to the hedgehog and waited for anything. He just breathed to himself and I figured now was a time to just ask him bluntly.
"Did you fuck?"
His face went red, but he refused to make eye contact now. He probably thought I'd gut him if he said yes. Knowing that he didn't answer. He just tried to focus on his cooking. Which I was still shocked he was doing in the first place. It was late. The clock on the oven said it was only three am. I wanted to get him to say yes. So I knew I'd have to kick it up a notch. Something I knew I was good at. God or no god, I bet he has feelings on the subject. So leaning an inch closer I asked him in a whisper.
"DId you fuck my sister? Hmmmmm?"
Raptor's ears were tied on ends and I heard him gulp. He was getting nervous.
"It's okay to say yes. Zeta isn't a good girl. Nether am I. Just answer me dumb fuck. Did she ask for it?"
Raptor for once gave me something. Very quietly he mumbled back.
"Yeah….?"
Gently I reached down for his wrist. Raptor turned to look at me as I gripped him in my hand.
"Was it good?"
He looked scared more than anything being asked such questions. It had to be me. Slowly he replied.
"Pepper I don't think we should talk about this."
"Come on…...it's fun. You can't hide this kind of thing. Was it good?"
"Yeah." He whispered back as he pulled his hand free to try and refocus on the steak. After a second or two I asked him.
"How many times did you do it?"
I caught his right eye looking over to me as I waited for an answer. I think he was done being so nervous cause without much of a fuss he replied.
"Three or four times."
Widening my eyes I questioned.
"Four times? God damn she's a kinky wolf. Must be coming back for more for a reason." Now I gave him a wink and another chuckle as it was clear his face was still red from the conversation still. For about a minute or two more I just watched him cook. I took another drink from the water bottle and he tried his best to ignore my presence, but in all honesty I kinda wanted his attention. I don't know why but I was feeling a certain type of way right now. It's been awhile since I've been around someone like him. A well taught man with a good background and really hot body to boot.
"Good background?" He questioned as I widened my eyes and choked on my water. Raptor turned his head to look at me as I did my best to recover and wipe my mouth. In utter shock I was unable to respond. How the fuck did he know that was what I was thinking? Giving me a small smile he whispered.
"It's okay. I still wouldn't call it a good background. Unless you consider that being a trained killer."
Finding my tongue I asked him.
"Can you read my mind?"
Smiling he replied.
"Only a little."
Hitting him in the shoulder I shouted in a whisper.
"That's fucking rude!"
Pushing me aside a few inches he replied with that same smile.
"I'm sorry. Not like I intended to hear what I did."
Now I was the one blushing and he knew it. Now I couldn't help but feel embarrassed. This fucking guy just heard what I thought about. How fucking crazy is that?
"Pretty crazy." He replied as I widened my eyes and decided now the best course of action was to throw a punch. Raptor panicked and without even thinking about it I forgot he had powers. My arm went right through him and because of that I slipped from my momentum. In almost a spin going down I let out a shriek.
"Ahhh….!?"
My body nearly hit the ground when out of nowhere I felt Raptor reach down and grab me by my waist.
"I gotcha!" He replied as I took that moment to turn my focus back on him. With a strand of my hair getting over my eyes I asked him.
"Can you stop doing that walkthrough bullshit?"
Giving me this smile he replied while lifting me back up by my waist.
"Only if you stop being a bitch."
"I'm not being a…..? That's just how I show I care."
"By hurting me?" He questioned as he let me go slowly. With my mind in disarray I replied.
"No…...I just mean…...listen." Raptor gave me this look. One I knew very well. He thought I was kidding when I urged him.
"Don't say a fucking word about what just went down. My thoughts are supposed to be my thoughts, so do me a solid and stop invading my head. That's rude."
I was about to swing on him again when he responded with a slight laugh. But just as I went to do it he lifted up a hand towards my face. I went still as he gently moved in to part my hair back to the left side of my face. With a smile on him he replied softly.
"I'm going through a lot right now. Learning things I can do. I'm sorry it happened there and then. But hey? At least you didn't think of anything too bad. I might have been a little more forward….with my questioning."
My eyes were wide open now. I just stared into those purple orbs as he continued to smile. Reaching back down to his side he mumbled.
"You're not a bad person. I can tell. You're a lot of talk, but an equal amount of bite."
"Excuse me?" I questioned unsure what he was trying to say. Looking away and back towards the steak, I watched as he took his time to flip the two sides over. His focus was suddenly away from me as I grew more and more curious by the second. Was he ignoring me all the sudden? I thought to myself as I had to ask again.
"You don't even know me. How can you make an assumption like that? And just so you know I'm more than just an equal amount of bite. You have no idea."
"I think I have a pretty good handle on you Pepper." He replied as I again stared at him with wide eyes to listen as he explained.
"You're defensive. More so than Zeta when put in a corner. You feel the need to display some kind of strength of your own. As if you feel that if you don't you'll appear weak or useless. I'll admit you're probably an amazing soldier. But at the same time you….?"
He kept talking but I ordered him regardless.
"Stop it."
"But at the same time you are stubborn as all hell and to be honest a little irritating at times. However you're hiding a lot. I know there is more to you. I just haven't seen it like you said. Maybe you feel you owe me now for what I did, but I assure you that you don't."
"Shut up." I again ordered him as he took a step back to lean along the counter.
"You don't have to prove anything to me. You being here now is enough. You and Zeta are two of the only friends I have left. And I don't know what happened back home, but I can see you feel pain too for loss. What you said back upstairs to me? Your right. Running isn't the path to go. I can see that now thanks to you."
I began to shut my eyes and lower my head slightly into my chest. I was uncomfortable right now. What was he trying to say? I asked myself as I started to feel this weird heat in my head. Then it happened. I realized what was happening and I reopened my eyes to see he was standing right in front of me now. His left hand around my shoulder and grasping the back of my head. The same spot I bumped into with the cabinet. His grip was so soft and at the same time he was generating this very low but very comforting heat. I felt the pain leaving my body as he smiled and whispered.
"Thank you. Thank you for just being honest. It means….?!"
I lost control. Jumping forward into his lips, I pressed myself against him. His hand left my head the second I moved and remained stuck in the air as I had my right hand up holding the left side of his face. His lips were so soft and unable to move from my place now, I just committed to what I was doing. I began to move my lips and to my surprise so did he. He broke his frozen stance and lowered his left hand down to my back. I felt the heat reconnect right there and then, and without a moment too soon I leaned in closer. I could feel everything. Our chests connected and I moved my other hand around his back to reach up to his neck. I held him there for a good amount of time. We traded our affection and with my mind coming around slowly and his hand leaving my back, I pulled away in record time to breathe. Raptor however was still shocked by the ordeal and as I regained some control I begged him.
"Don't say anything about what just happened. I lost control and I…..I didn't mean to do that. I swear to god I didn't. Your a fucking asshole and I don't know what happened."
"Pepper it's fine." He tried to say as his response. I just fixed my hair and backed up to retake my bottle of water from off the countertop. He watched in utter loss for words as I took another drink. I couldn't even bring myself to look at him again. I was so unsure of myself and I was just embarrassed in general. In defense for myself I told him.
"I'm not like that normally. I'm sorry. That was wrong of me and it didn't mean anything."
Smiling slightly Raptor replied while turning off the grill with his one hand.
"You're okay. I'm sorry if I did something. Or said something I shouldn't have. I'm not going to say anything. So calm down."
I nodded my head very quickly after hearing that and proceeded to look at the steak which he began to collect with a plate. Offering me it he urged.
"Here. Eat a little."
"What about you?" I asked him back in confusion that he may be leaving. As I took the plate out of his hands he replied while walking away.
"I'm gonna get back to bed. I'm hoping I can sleep a few more hours before having to deal with any more shit. You should eat and do the same. I think we're both not thinking straight right now. Hehe."
I began to chuckle back nervously now and as he walked towards the living room I managed to whisper.
"Thank you."
He stopped for a second to just smile after that. Once he was done he nodded and left me to handle everything else. Putting the plate down on the counter next to me, I quickly reached up to my head. The bump and all the pain was gone. He was really a god and I can't believe I just kissed him like that. What the fuck is wrong with me? I wondered as I pulled out a chair to start eating.
mT Shadow.