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It's a Tradition

Chapter 4: Mistletoe

Neuro looked at the clock.

"Pathetic woodlouse."

Punishing Yako would be so much fun, and with how late she was, he would have to prolong her suffering.

Then he felt her.

He always knew when she was approaching because her scent was easy to track. It was a flowery scent, almost sweet in taste. He always wondered what a mystery from her would be like.

She was running full speed and he predicted that she would most likely trip in 5 seconds. He could smell the light scent of her blood, telling him she must have fallen before as well. And then down she went, face plastered to the cement. He felt it, and could almost picture it in his head. Neuro chuckled. Walking across the ceiling, and jumping over the fan, he went to the window. He couldn't see her yet, but knew that she was fine and had recovered quickly from her fall.

And then there she was.

Faded jeans and a black tank top, not exactly what she usually wore. But she probably just put on anything that was nearby in her rush to get dressed. He could imagine her scrambling to get ready in the pig sty she called her room. Yako slowed down and almost skidded into an old woman while trying to get into the building.

Now....it was time.

Neuro went back into his ambush position. His mouth watered in anticipation.

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'He's going to kill me' Yako thought as she ran towards the office door.

Even from where she was, she could feel an evil aura coming from the room. He had something planned. Neuro knew she was here, and was just waiting for her to open the door. Maybe a pen would be thrown, or a stapler, possibly even a book or god forbid all three. But she was so late; maybe he would resort to something even bigger…like the couch.

The thought almost made her stop.

But then Yako knew Neuro would just make it worse for her if she hesitated. Almost to the door, she took a deep breath...well, as deep as she could while still running at full speed. Her hand reached the door knob and she closed her eyes. She pushed open the door and ran in.

"Sorry I'm late!!" it came out almost like a plea for mercy and then she braced herself.

Silence.

Realizing her eyes were still closed, she slowly opened them. Yako was shocked. The dream came rushing back, and she was surprised by how much it was like the present situation. It wasn't pine, not this time, but mistletoe....the plant and tradition she hated the most. And it was everywhere.

Yako couldn't walk two steps without being next to, touching, or under mistletoe. She had to say, he was elaborate with his tortures. If she wasn't so shocked and disgusted, she might have even been impressed. She cringed away from the disgusting things and started to turn towards the door to flee when she heard it slam. She didn't even need to turn around to know that there was no way she was getting out of here anytime soon. Looking at the door, her gut instinct was right. There attached to the door, surrounded by mistletoe, was a demon creature she knew well. Neuro always let it loose when he didn't want her leaving the office.

"Hi Bella" she had even given it a name. If it wasn't for the big teeth and acid drool that spilled from its mouth, she would almost say Bella was cute. It wiggled a bit as if in answer, but she knew it would bite her head off if it was given the chance. She sighed.

'What is Neuro up to now?' she thought tiredly.

Trying not to touch any of the green that surrounded her, she stepped deeper into the room. It was empty as she had first thought.

"Neuro?" she called out.

She then heard the soft tap of feet touching the floor. Sudden nervousness paralyzed her, so much so that she couldn't even turn around. Yako could only stare out the big window like a sitting duck. She didn't hear footsteps, but then she had never been able to hear his movements. Neuro's actions were always silent; it was just his mouth that was loud and obnoxious. Yako could feel him though, sense him behind her. And then she saw his shadow walk right up behind her. She could feel his breath; it was as warm as she had dreamed it.

Yako shivered.

His nose lightly touched her hair, and she could swear he was taking in her scent.

"Surrender to me Yako" he purred softly into her hair.

She thought she could hear a slight tint of desperation in his voice. Her heart raced faster and warmth spread throughout her body. And just as quickly, he had his hands around her arms and she was turned around. Now fully facing him, she immediately spotted his mocking grin and saw the cruel humor in his eyes.

She almost felt like crying.

So he was toying with her, toying with her emotions and her fragile heart. Yako closed her eyes and looked down. Her reaction surprised him, but she couldn't see that.

"Its tradition" she heard him say, sounding almost not over-confident like he usually was.

Looking back up, she could see now that his mask was gone. Bright glowing green eyes stared into her chocolate brown ones. He was letting her see into him, just a little bit. She could see the same emotions in his eyes that she saw in her dream.

Desire and a strange hunger...a hunger for her she realized.

The warmth returned to her body and her heart pumped rapidly. But he wasn't moving, almost like he was afraid to. Neuro was never afraid, not even when it was a life and death situation.

He just needed a little push.

Standing on the tip of her toes, she wrapped her arms around his neck and brought him down to her. It felt like slow motion to her before his face was on level with hers. His eyes were slightly wide, as if in surprise that she was being so bold.

Smiling a soft smile, she closed her eyes and lightly kissed him on the lips. She couldn't see Neuro's reaction, but she could feel it when he relaxed under her lips. Gingerly, almost like he was afraid to hurt her, Neuro wrapped his arms around her to draw her closer, thus deepening the kiss. Yako moaned at this, surprising herself and encouraging Neuro to continue. His hands started to roam, and she made little whimpering noises. It felt good to have his hands on her skin. And she returned the favor, letting her hands roam a little as well.

Yako was so engrossed with Neuro and his kiss, that she didn't hear it when someone opened the door. Neuro must have been as into it as her because he looked caught off guard too. They both whipped their heads to look at who had come in.

Standing in the doorway was a very shocked, embarrassed Godai. It's amazing when someone can get even redder then their own shirt. Before Neuro could recover and react to the intrusion, Yako caught Godai's eyes from the doorway, which were wide with shock. She smiled sweetly at him.

"Its tradition" she whispered loud enough for Godai to hear.

And with that he slowly backed out the doorway, and quietly closed the door. There was silence for about half a second before running footsteps and incoherent cursing could be heard fleeing down the hallway.

Yako chuckled softly. She looked up to find Neuro staring at her intently with green eyes softly glowing. And then he smiled. And for once it didn't fill her with dread; it was a smile that warmed her heart. She smiled back at her sadistic demon.

Finally, they had found a torture that they both could enjoy.

"Mistletoe isn't so bad I guess."

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