HEY EVERYONE! SORRY FOR THE WAIT! BEEN PLAYING AS DIFFERENT FRAMES IN WARFRAME TO BE ABLE TO WRITE THE WARFRAME STORY I HAVE GOING BETTER. ALSO THE CLAN EVENTS AND RAZORBACK NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, BUT I ALREADY HAD THIS ALMOST DONE! AND NOW IT IS! i HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS CHAPTER!
Chapter 16: Dating a Demon
Jaxson was doing pushups along with some of the knights for both Biscotti and Galette, since they wanted to be able to move more freely like Jaxson, so he agreed to let them join him in his morning training he did on his own. He was leading by example and not instructing them. After the ten sets of twenty he had them do with him, he jumped up and started to limber up. He looked to see the knights finish up the sets, and smirked.
"Okay. I'll start it off easy for you guys. Two laps around the city. Follow me," Jaxson informed, starting at a rather fast jogging pace, the knights following. After the first lap, which was almost two easy, they started to feel the toll it had, as the armor started to weigh some down and slow them down. "Pick up the pace!"
After Jaxson made it back, he simply sat down, and closed his eyes, meditating. The knights wondered what he was doing, as the only people to see him do that were the demon hunting squad he was going to be training soon. After thirty minutes, he got up, feeling mentally ready for the rest of the day.
"Hello Jaxson," Éclair whispered, wrapping her arms around Jaxson form behind.
"Morning Éclair. How did you sneak up on me?" Jaxson wondered, since it was near impossible to sneak up on him, and he preferred to do the sneaking around.
"I've been doing some training of my own," Éclair whispered sending a chill down Jaxson's spine, a devilish smile on her face.
"I can't wait to see how your training pays off," Jaxson smiled, kissing her cheek.
"You would think they would get a room," a Galette knight whispered to a Biscotti knight.
"You'll get used to seeing that," the Biscotti knight replied, two knives cutting some of their hairs.
"Did I hear you two want to go up against me?" Jaxson spoke, an evil aura surrounding him that everyone sensed.
"Jaxson," Éclair spoke, Jaxson facing her, his aura practically flipping a full one hundred and eighty degrees. "Play nice. One would think that you would know to get along with others."
"Sorry. But you two," Jaxson apologized, directing his attention to the two knights. "Face me in combat." Éclair punched his arm, Jaxson sighing. "Okay fine. I'll let you two off with a warning."
"So, want to do something fun?" Éclair asked Jaxson, blushing a bit when she asked.
"What do you have in mind?" Jaxson wondered.
"First a bit of combat practice," Éclair informed.
"Live demonstration? Sure," Jaxson started, turning towards the knights who wer talking about them a second ago. "Pay attention. You might learn a thing or two."
Jaxson grabbed a single sword from the weapon rack, spinning it to test the weight to see if it was a good match. He then grabbed a spear, which everyone including Éclair thought was a weird choice to accompany a sword, even for Jaxson. Jaxson sheathed the sword, taking the spear as his starting weapon. He went to the opposite side of the training area, making sure to put some distance between Éclair and him. He held the spear like a pole arm, and put his left hand out, motioning for Éclair to come at him. Éclair drew her daggers and charged at Jaxson, who noticed her speed had increased. At the last possible second, Jaxson maneuvered around Éclair, intentionally letting her break off the spearhead, making it a pole arm instead of a spear. He stood behind Éclair, and jumped back twice before repositioning his staff. He charged Éclair with the staff, and used the blunt end that wasn't broken to hit her stomach, and shot the same end towards her face. Éclair had already recovered from the stomach blow and chopped a good chunk off of the staff, Jaxson left with a wooden stick practically. Tossing the stick away, he drew the blade, using his left hand which Éclair found odd, as Jaxson was right hand dominant in combat. Jaxson rushed Éclair, running past her and dropped down as he ran past Éclair. Some of the knights saw what he did, and were impressed.
The sword returned to his dominant hand, with the broken spearhead in his left, holding it in a reverse grip. Jaxson and Éclair were scanning each other, trying to figure out what the other would do. Jaxson and Éclair charged at the same time, all four weapons clashing, locked in what looked like a stale mate. Jaxson knew that the makeshift dirk wasn't the ideal weapon, and knew he would have to pull back to save the weapon, or push even more and break it, and possibly get his arm cut. Jaxson pushed Éclair back, and flipped over her, bringing the sword to her neck from behind.
'Preform Helm Splitter is now off my bucket list,' Jaxson thought, sheathing the sword. Éclair doing the same with her daggers.
"You are getting more and more crafty," Éclair informed.
"And you are also improving. I can't afford to be reckless around you anymore," Jaxson complimented.
"Like you were before," Éclair joked, Jaxson returning the sword to the rack, along with the sheath. "So, now that you've done your morning training, do you want to go somewhere?"
"I'm game. Where do you have in mind?" Jaxson asked.
"Just follow me," Éclair spoke, dragging Jaxson off.
'This feels strangely nostalgic for some reason,' Jaxson thought. 'Why though?' Jaxson pushed the thought aside, deciding to enjoy the date instead of question himself. He found himself being dragged to his and Éclair's place, Éclair unlocking the door, Jaxson closing it.
"Care to tell me what you have in mind?" Jaxson asked, wanting to know how he should prepare for. All he saw next was all but expected. Éclair started to strip down in front of Jaxson, knowing full well that Jaxson was looking. Jaxson's initial reaction would be to cover or close his eyes, or avert his gaze. He found himself unable to, as Éclair stopped once she was in her undergarments.
"Turn around," Éclair spoke, Jaxson walking past her and into their bedroom, sitting on the bed, wondering what was going on. Two things were running through his mind. The first was that strange sense of déjà vu he's been having. The second one; is Éclair was about to do what he was thinking? All he knew is that Éclair was taking a while, wondering if Éclair was mentally preparing, or was doing that to tease him. Jaxson took off his shirt as he wasn't sure what was going to happen. He looked out the window, seeing his salamander walking through the town, people used to the amphibious animal wandering around. Éclair coughed, grabbing Jaxson's attention, making him turn his head, seeing Éclair dressed in his clothes, a rare sight for him. She was wearing his shirt he packed before landing here, which was a black shirt with the Triforce and bird on it in white, and a pair of his pants.
"I'm not going to ask why, only because you look good in them," Jaxson complimented.
"I figured to hold off of anything serious until you can properly see. Speaking of which, when is the bandage coming off?" Éclair smiled, sitting next to him, handing him the shirt he had taken off.
"I'm going in tomorrow to get it looked at again, and possibly get them replaced if they don't come off. Either way, I can assume we are going out today on a casual day?" Jaxson smiled, taking his armor off, which was very little, putting on his shirt and pants that Éclair hadn't used. He looked at Éclair, seeing the pants were loose on her, so he grabbed a belt. "You might want to use this if you don't want other people to see your unmentionables."
"Okay. Say, have you ever dated before?" Éclair asked.
"Not that I'm aware of. Like I said once before, I rarely had time for those kind of things, though I'm having some strange sense of déjà vu recently. I can't remember anything though. I've never dated, so I don't know why I have that strange feeling," Jaxson informed, scratching his head.
"Maybe you've had a dream of dating and now that you are things feel familiar," Éclair suggested.
"Could be. I don't even remember what I dreamt of back there," Jaxson informed. Éclair took his face in her hands, and made him look at her.
"If it pains you to think about your previous life, don't think about it. You're here now, and you have someone who loves you," Éclair smiled, Jaxson taking her hands in his.
"Thank you. I needed to hear that," Jaxson smiled, their faces inching closer together until they met, both exploring the other's mouth with their tongues. They broke after a minute, a trail of their mixed saliva remaining for a second before it seemingly vanished. They then moved closer again, but this time had their foreheads against each other, looking at their partner's eyes.
"Let's go to Galette for lunch. I know that you've been looking forwards to having some fresh fish products," Éclair suggested.
"Sushi actually," Jaxson smiled, Éclair giving him a playful push. However, she pushed harder than she thought, Jaxson grabbing her out of instinct, both of them falling on the bed, Éclair on Jaxson's chest, blushing before seeing a scar she hadn't before.
"What is the story behind this scar?" Éclair asked, indicating one on his shoulder. It looked like a stab wound, and judging by the size, a painful one when it happened.
"Well, um," Jaxson started, realizing he could remember what caused that scar. "Huh. I usually know the stories behind my scars. All of them. But I don't remember this guy's story. When I remember, I'll let you know. Say, what is it like?"
"What is what like?" Éclair asked.
"Dating me? I can be real strange and I've been told I'm hard to get along with," Jaxson clarified.
"It is true. You can be hard to get along with at first, but once I got to know you, I realized that you were simply having trouble admitting your feelings. And besides, I like that about you. It gives me chances to see how serious you can be," Éclair admitted.
"Like you weren't a tsundere yourself?" Jaxson chuckled, Éclair gently punching his shoulder. "It's true. But I swear, I never expected to meet an angel and fall in love with her here."
"If I'm an angel, that would make you a demon," Éclair giggled.
"I'm a demon, eh?" Jaxson smirked, flipping them over, Jaxson now on top of Éclair. He kissed her before she could protest, and broke it after a few seconds. Éclair flipped them over again, now with her on top.
"It seems like this demon wants to fight," Éclair smirked, pinning him down before kissing him.
/-/30 Minutes Later\-\
"We should probably leave soon," Jaxson suggested, both him and Éclair panting. They had been trying to be the dominant one kissing, and it had continued for quite a while. They were currently lying down, Éclair lying on top of him, resting her head on his chest.
"Once you put a shirt on. That was intense though. You must have a lot of stamina," Éclair suggestively smiled, Jaxson ruffling her hair a bit.
"Not yet. Soon maybe. I don't want to hurt you or force you into an uncomfortable position or force you into a situation you aren't ready for," Jaxson answered her grin, Éclair getting off of him. Jaxson grabbed the shirt he got while here.
'I need to get some more clothes since I'm staying here. I'll ask Éclair to help me. I do want to be presentable and have good armor for the games when they come around,' Jaxson thought, walking outside with Éclair. He spotted a flyer, and took a look at it before Éclair dragged him away from said flyer.
"What? I wanted to read the flyer," Jaxson complained.
"No," Éclair answered sternly.
"Can you tell me what it is then?" Jaxson requested.
"A tournament," Éclair answered.
"Why don't you want me in it?" Jaxson questioned.
"Leo-sama will be wed to the winner," Éclair answered.
"That would have made me forefeet instantly," Jaxson informed. "No point in entering. But I would like to watch it."
"It's in a few weeks, so we can go then. So, ready for our lunch date?" Éclair asked. Before Jaxson could answer, his stomach responded with a growl. "You must be hungry today. Maybe later we can-"
"No. Health first, then possibly. Have you forgotten about my eye?" Jaxson questioned, Éclair shaking her head. "Good. Because it would be a shame to have to further delay having some fun."
SORRY FOR THE RATHER SHORT CHAPTER. BUT THE FORESHADOWING IS REAL! I WANT TO SAY SO MUCH, BUT I'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE FIRST ARC IS FINISHED (HOPING TO MAKE THIS GO TO 20 BEFORE PUTTING UP THE NEXT ARC)! BIG PLANS PEOPLE. BIG PLANS. UNTIL NEXT TIME!