The two traveled together for what seemed like ages. The trip had taken slightly less time due to the fact that Miyu kept pushing them onward. She didn't know what she was going to find when she got to her mothers village.
"I haven't been to my mothers village in so long. I'm sure we'll recognize each other when we see each other. It's not like we have aged or anything." Miyu said as if talking to herself more then Lava.
"I hope your mother will not try to kill me. I can't see her being a vampire being overly excited to have me by your side."
"My mother will not be please but I have been a live this long and guardian for almost all of my life. My decisions keep me alive and she will respect whatever I do." Miyu knew her mother would not be pleased in any fashion. She was hoping what she had just told Lava was true.
"We will reach the village by tomorrow evening. I don't know what we will find but I sure hope that it's all right and that Reiha was just wasting my time. I'd like to see my mother again but for personal reasons not for business."
"I too hope everything is ok. We have had many battles lately and I know that you are weary. Since we don't have much further to go and the light is waning we should bunk down for the night. I'd rather have rest and be ready for whatever maybe waiting for us then rush in blindly and be worn out from traveling so far in such a short amount of time." He kneeled down where he wanted to set up camp not waiting for her reply.
Whether she was tired or not he had a gut feeling that what they would find would not be pleasant by any means. He had a feeling that Reiha was right and the village was probably destroyed by now.
"I agree and even if I didn't I see your ready to do it your way anyway. I'll get some wood for a fire. It will probably be a chilly night." She looked over at her shoulder to him and smiled a wicked little grin.
Tonight before they reached her mother's village she would strengthen the bond she had with Lava in the physical way. She had seen how he had been looking at her lately and she had chills run up her spine.
He had a way about him that just made her want to cling to him and never let go. She hummed happily to herself as she began to collect wood for the fire. All the while imagining the events of the night that she would create.
He knew her sly smile and he was ready. He was beyond ready. She had been teasing him lately and their last little encounter had almost wound them in a predicament he wasn't ready for at the time.
He was as sassy and adventurous as the next guy but sex right after a battle and blood everywhere was not his cup of tea. He knew that tonight he would sweep her off her feet and show her how much she meant to him.
As she came into view and laid down the wood they exchanged glances. The unspoken meaning like a spark that spoke volumes. Miyu started the fire and moved closer to Lava. He laid his cloak on the ground and grabbed her hands.
She was slightly trembling, as was he. He had never felt this way about anyone in his entire life. She looked into his soul and kneeled down in front of him without breaking eye contact.
"I love you Lava and I know you promised to be by my side but I will also promise to be by yours as well. I've never met anyone like you and I want to show you how much I care."
She moved towards him and he tilted her chin gently.
"I Love you too Miyu." He kissed her gently on the lips.
The sun was setting behind them creating the perfect scene for the two lovers. He laid her underneath him on his cloak and put his face into her neck and spoke so softly she had to strain to hear him.
"I will always be with you and protect you. I know you're the guardian but even the guardian needs help every now and then. From now until eternity I will love you and take care of you. I promise you." Lava hugged her tightly in his embrace.
It oddly felt like this was going to be there last night together. They held onto each other well into the night. Cuddling and whispering sweet nothings into each other's ears.
They made love under the stars with the moonlight shinning upon them. The lovers bathed in the moonlight seem less to everything and everyone but how they felt about each other.
They finally fell asleep as the dawn was breaking on the horizon. The blood red sky was a bad omen that Lava hoped had nothing to do with them. He drifted off to sleep with Miyu wrapped securely in his arms.