Chapter Five
Awoken
"Rinna?" The thick Kellish accent is the first thing she recognizes. "Oh, Rin, please wake up."
"She is still not awake?" Isi!
"It's been three days." Scandlan. A rush of memories flood into her mind. The trees were talking too much and too loud. The pain was excruciating. And then there was no pain. The lightest feather touch of lips to skin, took all the pain away. Scandlan took the pain away.
"Be patient." Isi scolds. "She'll wake up when she is ready." Rin's ears make out retreating footsteps.
Hot breath is against her ear. "Come back little tree speaker. Speak to my heart again." Rin tries to respond, but her mouth won't open. Mustering up all the strength she has, Rin peels her eyelids back. Everything is blurry.
"Scandlan?" she groans. Then everything is black again. She finds that her face is pressed up to hard lean muscle.
"You're finally awake." He murmurs into her hair.
"You waited?" She asks, confused.
"Three days, my little speaker. I was so worried."
Rin is about to speak, when suddenly his lips descend over hers. His kiss is so soft. So gentle, it could have made Rin cry. She pushes her lips up, and kisses him back. His arms encircle her waist. Rin has waited for so long, to be held, to be touched, to be kissed this way. She has waited so long for this feeling. Lighting. She feels like a tree who has just been struck by lightning. Fire. Fire is everywhere. Everywhere Scandlan's hands move, there is fire, burning with white hot desire.
She moves her arms around his neck, and twines her finger in that soft red-brown hair. Scandlan leans, lies on the bed next to her, and kisses her once more, before curling his arms around her. He watches this beautiful black haired, Forest Born girl, all night as she slept in his arms.
