"Looks like somebody beat us to Noishe." Sheena remarked with a quiet chuckle, winding her arm through Lloyd's and leaning on his shoulder as he followed her gaze to the grassy field. The protozoan was busy entertaining Genis and Presea in a game of tag, which he seemed to be winning. "Presea must have wanted to see his paw pads again."
"Why does she love those things so much?" Lloyd asked mostly to himself, receiving an idle shrug from Sheena. He watched as Noishe turned on a dime to bowl Genis over, the young half-elf downed in a fit of laughter as the protozoan stood over him in victory. Presea came to his rescue, helping the boy up so the two could turn on the protozoan with laughter in their eyes. Lloyd smiled in response to the bell-like sound drifting over the plain, remarking quietly, "I think this is the first time I've ever heard her laugh."
"She's got a pretty sounding laugh." Sheena agreed with a smile of her own, noticing Genis' confidence as he whirled around Presea's back to take the left instead for better protective measures. She didn't speak as she watched them play, smiling a little more to herself. 'We all deserve a nice relaxing break... It's good to see them actually taking one and behaving like children... We're all still human, we all need rest sometimes... I think we forget that sometimes, burdened with all that we know...'
"Should we leave them be for now? They look like they're having fun..." Lloyd suggested half-heartedly, a little downcast that their plan had been ruined. Sheena simply smiled for an answer, and the swordsman found himself content again almost immediately. 'Weird, just one smile and I'm back to being happy...' Kissing the crown of her hair, he asked pleasantly, "Anywhere else you'd like to go?"
"Mmm, not really. I kinda like just hanging around with you. We don't need to do anything special." Sheena answered somewhat awkwardly, her face reddening a little as she spoke the words. 'Just spending time with you is special to me...' He smiled brightly at her, causing her blush to darken but she didn't release her grip on his arm.
Lloyd paused for a moment, thinking hard. Raine's words came back to him suddenly, explaining something about the castle. Closing his eyes for a fraction of a second to catch her words, the idea came to him like lightning. Smiling brightly, he turned to Sheena and announced cheerfully, "Actually, I think I know a place you'd like."
"Oh?" Sheena was immediately curious, but he simply grinned at her and began to walk back into Meltokio without another word. She tried to get him to talk, but he simply shook his head and kept silent. Frowning and pouting, she still couldn't get him to say anything. "This better be a damn good surprise..."
"It is, I promise." The words slipped past his mouth before he knew he had even thought them. Mildly surprised with himself, he wracked his mind for any proof that his words were honest. 'I don't even know if she'll be bored with this or not, why am I suddenly so certain she'll enjoy it...?' The bubbly feeling in his stomach told him not to worry, and he followed his instincts. They approached the castle, and before she had a chance to say something, he turned around and told her cheerfully, "You gotta close your eyes now."
"Excuse me?" Sheena raised one eyebrow in disbelief, glancing around the area. She had never been particularly fond of the large city to begin with, and she had no intention of going anywhere near the royalty if she could help it. Remembering Lloyd's minute attraction to the princess was adding fuel to the fire of dislike on top of everything else. 'I'm from Mizuho, this is not my element. Now Lloyd wants me to go in blindfolded? What the hell does he take me for?' Staring at him now, she could see the innocent excitement in his face, there was no sign of a lie or deviousness in his handsomely boyish face. She groaned inwardly, she could already feel her resolve melting away. 'Jizou... What is this guy doing to me...?'
Lloyd saw her resignation, and pumped his fist in victory. 'Wow, I can't believe I won.' Kissing the tip of her nose, he stroked her cheek and told her cheerfully, "It won't be anything bad, I promise. I just can't have you seeing the surprise before I take you there, that's all. It'd ruin the experience."
"Considering you just came up with this on the spot, I have a real hard time believing you." Sheena grunted, but with another gentle kiss, this time applied to her mouth, she let her resignations go. 'He wouldn't hurt me...' Making a show of closing her eyes, she let him pull a piece of fabric around her eyes to blind her. The noise around her rose to a near clamour as her senses heightened automatically, and the ninja took a deep breath to steady her balance. 'I don't like this...'
Lloyd's hand closed around hers, and she could feel his mouth tenderly brushing against her ear. His voice was tender as he spoke, with a warmth that sent shivers up and down her spine. "I've got you." Both of his hands around hers, he led her up the stairs of the castle with little difficulty and inside of the giant place. "Be right back, stay here." He let her go for only a moment and she could hear his footsteps fading away from her, leaving her alone.
'I'll kill him if this surprise isn't good.' Sheena muttered to herself despite the tiny kernel of excitement growing in her stomach. Folding her arms protectively around herself, she listened intently to her surroundings. Her training kicked in at the loss of one of her senses, she could feel the floor moving beneath her feet, every word of the conversations around her was as clear as a bell, as if they were whispering into her ear. 'I can't hear Lloyd's voice though... He must be trying to keep himself really quiet... What the hell is this surprise? What could the king possibly help him with?'
Footsteps approached her, and despite herself, she tensed in a defensive posture. She knew it'd be so easy to remove the blindfold and fight her way out of any danger, but her hands stayed clenched at her sides anyway. 'This might very well be the death of me. How could I ever let him talk me into doing this?'
Lloyd chuckled at Sheena's posture, gently squeezing her hands to soothe her anxiety. She relaxed almost instantly, her lips quirking into a smile. Laughing silently at this, he kissed her on the cheek and whispered, "I'm sorry about this, you really don't like not being able to see, huh?" Her answer was a swift punch in the shoulder, he was amazed her accuracy was still that spot-on. Rubbing the injury, he chuckled and surrendered, "Alright, I get it, I won't ever do this again."
"You better not, and this surprise better be worth it, because I feel so out of place it's not even funny." Sheena muttered, letting his voice and touch guide her forward. She took each step hesitantly even though Lloyd's grip was firm, her stomach twisting uncertainly. To say she didn't like being blind was a understatement, her entire body was rebelling against it. But she followed Lloyd's gentle instructions and continued to walk forward.
"Almost there." Lloyd told her cheerfully, fighting to keep his excitement from his voice. He felt like bouncing as he walked towards the last door, but with much self-control he managed to keep steady. 'I'm glad the king didn't ask me any questions about this, he just told me it was fine... I hope that Professor Sage wasn't exaggerating about how pretty the place was...' Turning before he opened the door, he instructed her pleasantly, "Breathe through your mouth now for the next few seconds, alright?"
"I'm already blind, and now you want me to lose my sense of smell on top that?" Sheena asked him indignantly, wishing she could let him see how annoyed she was with him. Even as she spoke the words, she was already following his instructions, her stubbornness melting against her affection. 'He's already led me this far, and he sounds so excited... I can't do anything now... Jizou, why do I...?'
"Okay, open your eyes!"
Pulling off the blindfold with an odd eagerness combined with relief, she was nearly blinded by the bright light of the outside. Once her eyes adjusted to the sun, the colour overwhelmed her and she was well aware of her mouth dropping open with a soft pop. Breathing in deeply to catch the nearly uncountable scents, the summoner spun in a circle in an attempt to see everything at once.
The two warriors stood in the centre of a giant garden, surrounded by flowers and plants of all sorts and origins. The colour was wild and bright, it was impossible to look around and not see something completely foreign and beautiful winking back at them. The sun shone brightly down on them, encouraging the two to look around and soak up the wonder.
"Oh my... This is... It's..." Sheena scrambled to find words, but nothing appeared, her mind was stunned into blankness. She spun around again, breathing in the scents of the flowers. Her smile was spreading across her face before she could control herself, and with a girlish giggle, she turned to see Lloyd smiling sheepishly but hopefully at her. Getting her words, and sense, back she asked him softly, "You got permission from the king to go into the royal garden? This place is off-limits to pretty much everyone but the royalty themselves and the gardeners. How in the hell did you manage this?"
"We rescued the princess, I figured he owed us a favour. Looking around the garden didn't seem like such a huge one." Lloyd answered with a mild shrug, though he was grinning from ear to ear at Sheena's expression. Her topaz eyes were wide and glittering in excitement, she looked as though she was having trouble keeping still also. 'It helped when I told him it was for her... He just kind of smiled and told me I could take her there...' "Do you like it?"
"That's like asking if the sky is blue, this place is beautiful!" Sheena exclaimed in delight, pouncing forward to wind her arms tightly around him. He laughed and hugged her back, nuzzling into her neck and lifting her off the ground for a moment. Pulling away so he could see her curious expression, she asked, "How did you know I liked flowers...? I don't think I ever told anybody that..."
"At Zelos' place, remember when we first spent the night there? You liked the flowers in that huge vase. I figured maybe you'd like this place too." Lloyd reminded her with a little smile, the memory coming back as clear as crystal. She had blushed when he asked her what she was doing, and defensively snapped if it was weird her enjoying the scent. He had enjoyed watching her smile, the way she had tenderly stroked the petals of the fragile plant, it had let him see a side to the ninja he had never seen. 'But she's always been like that, hasn't she...? Tender and warm...' She was blushing now and smiling sheepishly up at him. "So you like it?"
"I can't believe you talked the king into letting us enter this place." Sheena repeated, turning her head to get a glimpse of the millions of blotches of bright colour. His arms were tight around her waist, and she could feel his breath against the bare skin of her neck, sending delightful shudders of pleasure through her body. As if he sensed this, he gently moved his head so his lips touched her sensitive flesh, slowly peppering it with kisses. Biting her lower lip, the ninja closed her eyes and relaxed with an audible sigh.
'She likes this?' Lloyd wondered absently to himself at her little sigh, clutching her close. She tilted her head to give him more room, and it took everything he had not to continue. Her pale skin was oddly enticing, his lips twitched in response to push themselves against her. He was aware of a new throbbing somewhere in his lower body, the feel of her pushed against him was so pleasurable is was nearly a pain.
"Lloyd..." Sheena whispered, forcing her eyes open as his touches stopped. Swallowing hard, she was well aware of the shivering in her legs and the ache left in her middle. All because of him. 'If he hadn't stopped, I don't think I could have pushed him away...' Taking a deep breath to steady her nerves, she whispered again, "Thank you... This was definitely a beautiful place to have a date."
"Really?" Lloyd asked her huskily, having a hard time controlling himself. His hands were shuddering as he tried to pull them away from her body, and his body practically screamed as he pulled away from hers. She was smiling shyly at him, he could see that she was as disappointed as he was from having to gain control of themselves. 'I don't... I don't know what I would've done if I couldn't stop myself...' With a shaky chuckle, he touched her cheek and then he grinned in response to her gentle smile. "Wait here for a sec, okay?"
"Um... Sure?" Sheena watched as he turned around and began poking around the large flowerbeds with a seriousness that surprised her. He bent over then, and she found herself turning crimson as her eyes lingered on his toned body. 'Jizou!' Trying desperately to avert her gaze, she bit her lip and began to pray. 'Please I'm begging of you, don't let him see me staring at him, it's bad enough that I turn into a puddle whenever he kisses me, this is insane!'
"There, this'll do." Lloyd exclaimed cheerfully, fighting to keep his hunger from his voice. He stood with a vanilla coloured flower in hand, returned to Sheena in two strides then examined her face intently. With a little chuckle when she turned crimson, he tucked the flower behind her ear, stood back, then nodded to himself. "Yep, that'll do... Makes the flower look a lot better."
"Do you have to say it like that?" Sheena asked in a higher pitch than she intended, raising a hand to remove the precious flower from her hair. Lloyd caught her by the wrist and set her hand by her side, winking playfully. She tried with the other and he repeated the performance, earning a glowering stare for his efforts. "Let my hands go." She ordered in what she hoped was a firm voice.
"Nope. Not unless you promise to keep it there." Lloyd answered cheekily, winking when her scowl grew more pronounced. He didn't release her, waiting until she grumbled in defeat and dropped her head. Laughing, he let her hands go and then continued pleasantly, "The flower looks very beautiful when its worn in your hair."
"Okay that's it." Sheena announced, dodging out of his grasp when he thought she meant to take the flower from her hair. Laughing as she danced out of his reach, she found a violet and plucked it gently, not really caring that what she had just done was illegal. 'This is way too fun... It's just one flower...' Waltzing up to her soulmate, she avoided his restraining hands and set the flower in his messy hair. "There, now we're even. You look quite pretty yourself now."
She took off laughing before he had a chance to catch her, and with a laugh of his own he began the chase. She spun out of his reach constantly, her girlish laughter blending with his own chuckles as she ran through the rows of flowers. It didn't take long before he cornered her, and with a mocking growl, he pounced.
"No!" Sheena cried out in glee as he knocked her into the air with his tackle. He turned in the air before they landed, safely cushioning her landing with his body. They landed on the grass, but before she had a chance to escape he pinned her to the ground with his body, his hands forming handcuffs around her wrists and holding them above her head. "You cheat!"
"I'm not a cheat, I caught you fair and square." Lloyd replied with a chuckle, kissing the tip of her nose. She blushed pink at the action and he smiled gently, enjoying the sight. Her face matched well with the bow she wore around her waist, and he remarked cheekily, "Though I guess you could use some sort of special ninja technique to escape if you want."
Sheena didn't reply, though her blush grew more pronounced. 'If I wanted to escape...' She absently lifted her hands and entwined them behind his neck, slowly running her fingers through his hair. The light feeling of it around her fingers brought a smile to her face, and she continued the treatment.
Lloyd turned his face to kiss her wrist, the thin fabric of her sleeve not deterring him. She had frozen beneath him but her sharp inhale was enough of a sign that she wanted him to continue. He slowly brought his kisses down her arm and to her neck, glad to finally be able to touch his mouth to her bare skin. Mostly to himself, he whispered, "You drive me crazy... I want to touch you everywhere..."
"Who said that's a bad thing?" Sheena answered breathlessly, closing her eyes as the warm kisses moved up her jawbone to finally rest on her lips. She reacted instinctively, replying into the kiss and her fingers curling around his neck to pull him closer. All rational thought simply vanished as the kiss grew deeper, the ache in her middle had grown to a roar of want that was too loud to be ignored.
Lloyd groaned inwardly as she moved underneath him, the friction causing a fire to erupt in his bloodstream. Her left leg had somehow wound itself around his, and his hands were moving on their own to slide under the back of her shirt to touch her bare skin. 'It feels so good. I don't think I can stop.' He felt her fingernails digging into his skin as she tensed and she pulled away from the kiss to gasp.
"Lloyd." His name fell like a litany from her lips and her eyes squeezed shut, focussing on the way his gloved hands moved up under her shirt to her shoulder blades. His fingers moved in slow circles on her skin, the massage nearly driving her out of her mind as his mouth travelled down her neck to find the sensitive spot just below her ear. She almost moaned. 'Is this what heaven feels like?'
"Oh my– Martel! Lloyd, Sheena!"
Sheena reacted first, wrenching away from Lloyd's kiss to shove the swordsman off of her, straightening her messy shirt hastily. Lloyd had fallen back with a grunt of shock but he was moving quickly to straight his hair and belt. Wondering if her face could go any redder, the summoner looked up in absolute horror to see Raine and Regal staring at them with mirroring expressions of shock.
'Kill me.' Lloyd groaned as he met the wide eyes of his professor, and the amused ones of Regal. Pretty much jumping to his feet, he felt the wanting disappear from his blood to be replaced by an even angrier emotion; shame. His eyes trained on the ground, the teenager was completely silent as Sheena stood beside him, equally guilty. 'This is so bad... The Professor is going to kill me!'
Raine was speechless, unsure of how to even begin to phrase the horror, shock, and great amusement that was running through her mind. Regal was shaking at her side, his huge body wracked with mirth though his expression was frozen. Neither of the two warriors were looking up, faces wearing matching expressions of guilt and embarrassment, both as red as the roses they stood beside. 'This certainly wasn't what I expected to see going into the garden of all places!'
Regal, knowing that Raine had no chance of saying anything in her current state, motioned to Lloyd. "Come on Lloyd. Follow me." The swordsman spared one glance over his shoulder for Sheena, but her eyes were stuck to the ground. The two males left the garden quickly, leaving Raine and Sheena to stand in awkward silence behind them.
"I honestly have no idea what to make of what I just walked in on, Lloyd." Regal began as they left the castle, turning to see Lloyd staring resolutely at the stone path below his feet. He paused, glad for the bustling noise around him to disguise their conversation. Turning completely to face the young man, Regal allowed himself a moment to brush his hands over his face before asking quietly, "What in the world was that about?"
Lloyd didn't answer, but his eyes did all the talking for him. They flickered back to the castle where he knew Sheena and Raine still were, the adust colour was still dark with pleasure as he recovered. Palming his face, the swordsman listened to his heart racing in his ears and sighed weakly. 'This is so embarrassing... I can't believe I was... What the hell is wrong with me!? I can't control myself around her!'
"Lust is a powerful motivator in our actions, to deny that would be to deny the very thing that makes us human, our emotions and physical urges." Regal began awkwardly, feeling a rush of heat to his face. He moved from one foot to the other, coughing once to clear his throat as he continued, "Though there is a time and place to... Er... exhibit those sort of... urges. I have to say that the king's royal gardens would not be such a place..."
"Regal, I know you're disappointed in me." Lloyd spoke harshly, gritting his teeth at the wave of self-loathing he felt. Regal's voice was considerate, something that only furthered his annoyance, 'I don't deserve that, I'm acting like a lecher! Dammit!' His voice acidic, he snapped at the man, "But can you please just stop trying to excuse my behaviour and just let me have it?"
"D-Disappointed? What gave you the impression I was disappointed?" Regal asked with a blink, stunned by the boy's angry voice. When Lloyd looked up with equal surprise, the duke attempted valiantly to keep himself together and not stumble over his words in his rush to explain, "Ah! That is not to say that I condone that sort of behaviour, quite obviously I do not! H-However.... Ah..." He grunted and took several deep breaths, willing himself to be calm and in control again despite his embarrassment. 'This is utterly foolish...' "Lloyd, lust is nothing to be ashamed of, it is a natural human impulse to have in the presence of an attractive female. Especially one that you have such a strong affection for."
"Then why does Sheena beat the hell out of Zelos whenever he makes all of those comments towards her?" Lloyd's voice was flat and still carrying a edge of anger, his hands had curled tightly at his sides. 'I'm a lech. I'm sick. This isn't right, I can't keep looking at her and having these fantasies, I care about her too much to think about her like Zelos does.'
Regal nearly laughed as the puzzle pieces clicked into place, letting himself relax. His embarrassment trickled away and was replaced by understanding, something he was glad for. 'I see... Of course he would create a taboo on this after everything he heard from Zelos and our responding reactions... I almost feel sorry for reacting so angrily to the Chosen...' "Lloyd, there is a large difference between your feelings and Zelos'... actions." Regal coughed once at the very light term for the word, though he had no idea how else to politely phrase it. "Zelos has no or little affection to the women he engages in activities with, you however feel very strongly for Sheena, do you not?"
"Of course I do, she's my–" Lloyd stopped abruptly, feeling a flush rising up his neck to colour his face. Regal watched him curiously, and the swordsman grit his teeth as he raced through his cluttered mind. 'This is so stupid!' Gritting his teeth tightly, he muttered the words she had spoken to him only a short while ago. "Kokoro no tomo. That's what she told me I was to her. She's my best friend, my comrade, she's my everything. There aren't enough words to describe how much she means to me."
Regal smiled and shook his head, remarkably pleased and embarrassed at the same time. Lloyd had spoken the words with surprising passion, something that touched the duke in a way he had not anticipated. With a soft chuckle, he bounced his fists off of Lloyd's head in an affectionate gesture and spoke gently, "Good... Then you know that what you feel for her isn't a mere physical attraction. You love her, and you wish to show her that in ways you cannot express through words. That is not a crime, nor is it something to be ashamed of."
"But Zelos...?"
Regal shook his head sharply, Lloyd's curious but dark tone causing the duke to scowl. 'Comparing Zelos' behaviour to Lloyd's emotion is almost like comparing night to day. Completely wrong.' "No. Zelos... He is a... special case to put it simply. Ignore him and his antics entirely and do what you think you should. I will not tell you anything further. This matter is for Sheena and yourself to settle in your own time."
Lloyd sighed loudly, rubbing his hand over his face as his body seemed to sag under the relief. Regal's words made sense to him, allowing him to unlock the guilt and annoyance behind his wanting and turn it into something better, more pure. 'I'm glad... I was worried that I... didn't deserve her... But he said... love... Is... Is that what it is...? I... love her...?'
Raine watched the silent Sheena carefully, uncertain of what words to use to phrase her mess of emotion and thoughts. With a deep breath, she tried to settle herself, still picturing the scene she had just walked in on. 'I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised, considering how well they've got on already... But... What can I possibly...?' "Sheena..."
"Look, I get that you're not happy about what you just saw, but do we honestly need to go there right now?" Sheena demanded loudly, her voice rising in time with her embarrassment and frustration. Her entire body ached with loss, the fire he had kindled in her was slowly going out and it seemed content to linger in her blood to tell her what she was missing. 'Then they had to see it... Dammit! They're honestly going to think I'm some sort of hussy!'
"I'm not upset, more... confused, and slightly embarrassed." Raine clarified, the hint of rouge around her cheekbones giving evidence to her words. With a shaky laugh, the half-elf palmed her face in an attempt to calm her nervous laughter as she continued sheepishly, "I didn't expect to see you two get along so well so soon I suppose..."
"Raine, seriously, can we not?" Sheena asked weakly, wondering if her face could get any redder. Her body was still moaning, the reminder of Lloyd's harder one against hers nearly clouded her mind all over again the moment she gave it thought. Flustered, she quickly attempted to sort her thoughts out so the professor wouldn't notice her preoccupation. 'I'm so stupid... Some ninja I turned out to be, I can barely control myself around him!'
"If you avoid the obvious, I doubt it will get any better." Raine pointed out none too gently, though she felt nothing but sympathy for her young comrade. She watched Sheena wince, topaz eyes downcast, hands curled tightly at her side. "You're in love with him, to feel desire isn't wrong. To act on it is up to yourself and him, however I'd ask you to try to, er, exhibit your affection in a more private place."
"Raine, honestly!" Sheena exclaimed loudly, now entirely sure that steam was blowing from both of her ears from inside of her body. She stared at the sheepishly smiling professor in horror. She had definitely not considered ever speaking about this to anyone, let alone the older woman she had begun to look up to. 'Does everybody know!?'
Answering her unspoken question, Raine nodded and adjusted the collar of her robe. Sheena refused to meet her gaze, prompting the half-elf to close the distance between them and gently set a hand on top of her hair. Her voice was gentle, almost motherly as she spoke again, "I'm pleased for you and Lloyd, it's about time you two sorted things out and reconciled. Yes, everyone knows, or at least has suspected, but that is nothing to feel shame of. Love is love because we cannot control it. Being in a relationship will only give you more to fight for, those emotional bonds we all cling to give us meaning and reason to live on. You will never hear me say otherwise. For what it's worth, and because I want you to know, I am happy for you, and I wish you all the happiness life can bring you once this entire mess is sorted out once and for all."
Sheena said nothing, though she felt a familiar stinging sensation in her eyes. Her heart ached oddly, and her arms felt heavy at her sides. She had never heard that sort of tenderness in Raine's voice before, it was overwhelming to hear it now when it was directed at her. Blushing slightly, she whispered to the ground, unable to look up to see Raine's expression, "Genis really has made an impact on you. You sound more like a mom than a big sister."
"Regal told me the same not too long ago, I think he may be onto something." Raine remarked with a weak smile, gently ruffling Sheena's messy hair. Gently, she wound an arm around the summoner's shoulders, feeling her tense in response to the unfamiliar embrace. 'This girl... Who has never felt the warmth and affection of a true parent... All of these children... I feel responsible for them.' "Sheena, there is something I wish to tell you before we part."
"Yeah?" Sheena did look up this time, though she still felt mildly embarrassed to be embarrassed by the older woman. They had started off quite coolly, something the summoner had always regretted, she was glad they had become such close allies in the passing months. She couldn't imagine fighting without the professor at her side, just as she couldn't think of living her life without the people she had come to call her friends, her family.
"You are my student. I will always think of you as such, but you are also something more. You are my friend, and I wish you well." Raine's voice was light as she ruffled her friend's dark hair once more, turning her back o nthe girl as she walked towards the door. Her heart felt oddly lighter as she smiled to herself. 'A student who is also my friend... I turned out to be quite a failure as a teacher... But I could not be more happy with myself.'
Sheena watched in bewilderment as Raine disappeared from the garden, leaving her alone amongst the flowers. 'She never called me her student before...' Smiling weakly, the summoner lifted her eyes back to the sky and examined the fluffy white clouds above her. For the first time in a very long time, the emptiness in her chest was filled with a warm and comfortable feeling she didn't know. 'I feel... complete... Is it honestly them that's doing it to me...? Heh... I'm so soft...' But she knew there was something missing, and as if on impulse she looked to her sides and smiled bitterly. 'I need him here with me... Even being separated for a few minutes is too much for me. To spend the night away from him in Luin was like murder... But now... After we... It's even worse. Part of my body feels like it's missing... I need to find him again.'
Laughing weakly at herself, Sheena ran a hand over her face, pressing her fingertips against her lips. "You drive me crazy... I want to touch you everywhere..." His words sent a shudder of pleasure down her body, as though he was back again, holding her tight and speaking the words seductively into her ear. 'Oh Lloyd... You drive me crazy too.'
AN
Blah for Wordperfect. The damn thing refuses to open at home (sob), so I'm writing my update at school. Which gives it a messy look, doesn't it? XD Sorry about that!
Sex is a really touchy topic on FFN I've noticed, lol, especially when it comes to writing out an entire scene. So I'm mildly nervous about doing it at all if I plan on having it in this story. (Now that's not telling anything at all, is it? XD) But yeah. I'm struggling to reach a middle ground with my thoughts, so my next few chapters might be slow in the coming process just to let you know. Blahah. Woot for pain in the asses?
Since I'm updating from school, sorry for the nonreview replies here, but I think I replied to most of them through pm. If I didn't, XD I'll reply in pm form again just in case, I like conversing with my readers XD This has been me, thanks for sticking with meh!
Jesus XD I come home and edit it and immediately go "WTF?!?!?!" I was not pleased with myself, lol. This is what happens when you write at school, you keep busy glancing over your shoulder to make sure a teacher doesn't see you, then you don't look at the goddamn keyboard and end up making MANY mistakes. (Evie: That's who's fault again...?) Evil plot fairy BEGONE! XD I need to take my pills. o.o/XD
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