Chapter Five: Don't Make Me Wait

Vayne: Okay, the next few chapters are going to be for individual pairs. Just putting this here so you know.

4:00 AM, four days till Christmas

Raven woke suddenly, the silver rays of the moon shining through the window. His memories still would not leave him be. Alirah slumbered peacefully beside him, so he carefully snuck out of the room, and sat down on the couch in the living room. He only sat there briefly, then got up and opened the door, and stepped out into the cold night air. The harsh winds made his skin burn, but he didn't care. He needed to think. He walked to his truck, lowered the tailgate, and sat down, face in his hands.

"Why? Why can't I move on...accept my mistakes...and move on? All the wrongs I've committed, all the pain I've caused." Raven stared at his Nasod arm, the metal freezing cold, "And it's all because of this...thing!" His hands balled up into fists, then relaxed, "No. It's really...my fault...for being...weak enough...to let it take hold of me." Raven felt tears beginning to form, the icy air making his eyes hurt, "I'm pathetic." Raven jumped as he felt someone hug him tightly. He looked up, and realized it was Alirah. She must have gone looking for me. She stared into his eyes, obviously displeased.

"Don't you ever, ever, say you're pathetic again." Alirah sighed, and sat down next to him, "I know you're haunted by terrible memories, but that happens to us all." She placed a hand on his Nasod arm, "Raven, you're not weak. After all, you beat it in the end didn't you?"

"After wreaking havoc on the Pongos."

"But doesn't everyone need help at some point?" Raven looked at her, "No one can do everything themselves. For example." Alirah took Raven's hand, and placed it over her average bust to make him feel her beating heart, "Love can't be done by oneself. Don't feel weak Raven, because you're not. You have friends who care for you, who know they can trust you. To me, that makes you stronger than anything." She wrapped him in her arms, and whispered in his ear, "I love you." Raven held her with his human arm, not wanting to risk any pain with his other.

"I love you too Alirah. I'm sorry about that."

"Don't apologize, and let's get back to bed." Alirah shivered as she spoke, as she was still in just a nightgown that Rena had kindly lent her. As they walked back to the house, Raven coded his arm to heat up again, and gently draped it over her shoulder.

"Better?" Raven smiled as she answered with a sigh of relief. They quickly got back into bed, and Alirah laid down on top of Raven.

"Good night." She murmured, then fell asleep. Raven smiled, and ran his hand through her hair.

"Good night Alirah, and thank you."

8:30 AM that day

Alirah slowly woke up, now laying beside Raven. She looked at him, smiling. She got out of bed and hastily got dressed. As she went to the kitchen to make something for breakfast, she wondered what they might do today. She began to toast some bread and scrambled eggs in a pan, not wanting to do anything elaborate. Hm...maybe we could pay my brother a visit? I haven't seen him in years, and I think Raven would like to meet him. She finished breakfast, and noticed Raven still wasn't up. She headed back down the hall to wake him. She smiled as she looked at Raven's sleeping face. He looks so harmless when he's asleep. She put her hand on his shoulder, and shook him gently.

"Raven, time to wake up." She suppressed a laugh as Raven groaned, just like a child being woken by his mother for school. Raven slowly opened his eyes, and smiled.

"Morning dear." Raven sat up, held her face, and kissed her. Raven then began to tickle her sides, making her squirm and fall onto the bed.

"Ah! Raven! Stop it! That tickles!" Alirah squealed, helpless under Raven's assault. After another minute, Raven stopped tickling her, and kissed her again. Then, he began to kiss her neck, biting her skin gently, "Ah...Raven...that's so good."

"I aim to please." Raven chuckled, and pulled Alirah up, "Shall we eat?" She nodded, and they quickly ate their breakfast in the living room. While they did the dishes, Alirah remembered what she wanted to ask Raven.

"Oh! Raven, I have a request for something we can do today."

"Shoot."

"I was thinking, maybe we could take a drive down to Hamel and see my brother?" Raven looked at her, "And...I kind of want to get some last minute gifts for everyone for Christmas."

"Oh yeah, we all have our gifts, but you don't have any. Sounds good." Raven thought it over, "If we leave now, we should be back before nightfall if we're fast."

"Okay then, let's hurry!" Raven and Alirah locked up the cabin, got into the truck, and sped down the mountain as fast as safely possible.

12:48 PM

Hamel was not as loud as Alirah remembered. The city was significantly quieter when covered in snow. She gave Raven the directions to the mansion that her brother worked. They still had a way to drive, but it wasn't far off now. As they turned a right onto the last street, Alirah pointed at the large mansion at the end of the street.

"That's where he works." Raven parked the car on the curb, and they walked to the front door. Alirah knocked the door three times, then rang the doorbell. The door opened immediately, and an old maid, seeming to be about eighty, stared at her wide eyed.

"Alirah?" She spoke slowly, shocked.

"Ann! It's so good to see you again. Is my brother home?" Alirah saw Ann was wearing a black dress, and felt Raven walk up beside her.

"Has someone passed away?" He asked politely, and Ann slowly nodded.

"I'm afraid you've arrived at a bad time Alirah." She looked at her gravely, "Your bother past away last week, and we are in the middle of the ceremony." Alirah gasped, hands flying to her mouth, and Raven caught her before she fell to the floor. Tears began to pour from her eyes.

"H-H-How?" She choked out.

"An unknown sickness took hold of him. All we know is he died in his sleep, and he was not in pain during his last days."

"He...he must...hate me...I never...came...to see him...Why didn't...he...tell me?" Ann bent over, and placed a hand on the grieving girl's shoulder.

"Ali dear. Rick loved you. He went on every day after he fell ill that he was so proud of you. He was happy your business was doing well, that you had always wrote to him. He did not tell you he was sick, because he did not want to see you cry." Ann looked at Raven, then back at Alirah, "If you wish, you may come join us for the ceremony." Alirah slowly stood up and nodded. Ann took them inside, and led them to the main hall, where the family she and her brother had served were paying respect to a shrine. A young girl saw her, and a slight smile, filled with sadness, came across her face.

"Oh...Alirah." Raven walked by Alirah closely as she walked up and shook the girl's hand.

"Hannah, it's good to see you again." Without another word, Alirah and Raven stepped up to her brother's shrine, kneeled, and prayed. Alirah was still crying, and Raven was completely silent.

6:00 PM

After they had said goodbye to Alirah's friends in the mansion, Alirah and Raven drove back up the mountain in silence. Raven was in distress, not wishing Alirah to be in pain, and searching for a way to ease her pain. As they parked by their cabin, Elsword and Rena, who were in the cabin not far from them, approached them. Raven calmly explained the situation, and Alirah said she just wanted to be alone. They headed back to their cabins, and Raven sunk into the couch as Alirah locked herself in the bedroom. He could hear her crying from down the hall. Looking out the window, Raven spoke to himself.

"Rick, what should I do? How can I make her happy?" Raven stared out into the forest, and saw a blurry figure in the distance. Short and hunched over, Raven realized it was the spirit of Vayne's master, Bogi. Focusing, Raven saw he was beckoning him over. Raven silently left the cabin, and crossed the field to the figure. Don't know why I'm doing this, won't understand a single word he says without Vayne here.

"Raven." Raven almost had a heart attack as Bogi spoke his name, strong and clear, "How much do you love that young lady?"

"Enough that it pains me to see her in pain." Raven sighed, not sure what to do. He heard Bogi sigh.

"Fool." Bogi shook his head slowly from side to side.

"What?!" Raven could hardly believe him, and in a sudden fit of anger, shot a flaming round at the shriveled man. Bogi caught the round, crushing it silently in his hand, and sweeping Raven off the floor with his cane in one movement. As Raven fell onto his back, Bogi pinned him to the floor with his cane. Raven grunted, as it felt like a bus was being pressed against his chest.

"I said, fool. As in idiot, moron, nincompoop, buffoon, brain-dead." Bogi opened a single eye, his gaze piercing Raven's body, and peering into his soul, "If it pains you that much to see her in pain, then why are you out here talking to ghosts? Should you not be comforting your love in her time of need? Either you do love her, and will comfort her, or you don't and will continue to get angry at the truth." Raven then truly felt like everything Bogi had called him. Bogi let him get up, and watched Raven run back to the cabin. He smiled, "One fool down, three to go." Bogi turned to the forest, and walked into the trees, disappearing.

"Why now...why now?" Alirah sobbed, sitting on the bed. She looked up as she heard someone knock on the door.

"Alirah? Please, let me in." She heard Raven plead, and she got up and unlocked the door. Raven swiftly opened the door, and held her tightly. She cried into his shoulder, making Raven unsure of what to say.

"I can't believe...he's gone." She wept, and Raven brought her back to the bed, "I don't know what to do."

"Alirah, I never met Rick, and now I never will. But, from what Ann said, he obviously held nothing against you." Raven looked out the window, "He might be watching us right now, praying that I'll treat you right." Alirah sniffed.

"You think so?"

"Yes. So please, don't make me hurt by being sad." Raven cupped her face, turning Alirah to look at him face-to-face, "It's too much to bear."

"Raven..." Alirah wrapped her arms around him, crying, "I'm sorry...I need your...help."

"What can I do?" Raven stared at her as she slid her hand down his stomach, down to his crotch, "Alirah..."

"Please, make me forget what has happened today. Please..." Raven stared at his love, who was begging him to do something he was not truly ready to do. She stared at him, pleading for him to give in to her, "Please Raven, for me. For so long, I've wanted you, lusted for you. Every day you stayed in my mind. It was torture, you were so close, but so far." Raven closed his eyes, sighed, and placed his hands on her waist.

"I was hoping to save this for another time, but..." Raven kissed her cheek, then whispered in her ear, "I'll let you open this Christmas present early." Alirah held him tightly.

"Thank you." Alirah slowly got up off the bed, and sat down on Raven's lap, facing him. She kissed him, gently licking the roof of his mouth with her tongue as she began to ease him out of his shirt. Raven gently traced her spine with his claw, hearing her moan slightly.

"You like that?"

"I love how your arm feels on my body." Alirah smiled as she threw Raven's shirt to the floor, "Now, time to open my gift." Alirah slid off Raven's lap, and kneeled in front of him. Alirah slid off his belt, and eased his pants off. She stared at his crotch for a few moments, then gently wrapped her hand around it, beginning to jerk it off slowly. Raven groaned slightly, her soft hands gently massaging his dick. A minute later, with a few kisses, Raven was solid and Alirah was almost drooling, "You're so big."

"I'm not sure whether to be flattered or embarrassed."

"Why don't we go with turned on?" Alirah winked at him, then stuck the tip of his dick into her mouth. She sucked him like a popsicle, licking his tip inside her mouth, for a minute before sucking him deeper into her mouth. She moved lower slowly, but gradually. Raven expected her to stop when he felt his dick hit the back of her throat, but she easily forced it past, and soon had his whole dick in her throat. After a few seconds, she pulled him out, not even coughing, and smiled deviously at him, "Impressed?"

"Very, no gag what so ever?"

"Um...let's say, I practiced a lot at home after I met you." Raven stared at her, astonished.

"Did I really make that big of a difference in your life?" She nodded, and then he smiled, "Well, maybe I should get some kind of reward."

"That's what I'm-" Alirah was cut off as Raven grasped the back of her head with his metal claw, and moved her back down onto his dick. Half expecting a protest, he was rewarded with a deep, drawn out moan as he moved her head back and forth. Alirah gestured to be given a moment, and hurriedly removed her top before letting Raven continue. She groped her breasts with one hand, and rubbed her wet pussy with her other. I might not be as big as Rena, but I bet I can do this better than her. Raven pulled her off his dick, and laid her down on the bed.

"Are you ready?" Raven asked, slowly taking off her pants. Alirah waited until he threw her pants to the side to respond.

"I've been ready for years baby." Raven smiled slightly. Guess I really got her distracted from...oh fuck it, this is the best day I've had in many years. Raven gently pressed his tip against her wet cunt, making her shiver slightly, "Oh god...please, don't make me wait. I need you now!" Alirah wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down for a deep kiss just as Raven pushed into her pussy. Alirah, muffled by Raven's tongue, released a moan of utter joy. He eased his dick in until it couldn't go any further, and quickly moved back and forth, surprising Alirah, "Oh! Oh god, yes!" Alirah, and this was unknown to Raven, was a masochist. Oh, the dreams she had dreamt, Raven ravaging her body as his heated claws scratched her body, almost burning her wounds. She grabbed Raven's Nasod arm as he retraced it, as his body heat was causing his arm to heat up, and placed it on her breast. She yelped in pain as the hot metal touched her sensitive skin, then moaned loudly. It clicked then.

"Are you...a masochist?" Raven had stopped thrusting, shocked by this revelation.

"Yes...oh Raven, treat me as you want. I'm yours...only yours."

"You..."

"Oh I'm such a masochist. Pain and pleasure, it's all the same to me." Alirah, impatient, raised her hips and forced Raven's dick back into her cunt, "Now fuck me!" Raven continued, knowing that now he didn't need to change himself. He remembered how he had fucked Seris when they were together, as she too was a masochist. It would be slightly different, but it would work. Raven turned her over onto her stomach, and pressed his metallic hand against her back as he thrusted faster and harder. Alirah's eyes rolled into the back of her head, the perfect pleasure, and just enough pain from his hot arm to make it even better. Finally making up his mind that this was what Alirah wanted, Raven dragged his sharp claws down her back, the hot edges cleanly clawing her back. She shrieked, but in total ecstasy as she felt the tips of Raven's metal fingers piercing into her back ever so slightly, and glanced over her shoulder to see her back had four long cuts from the base of her neck to her rear, each cut bleeding, but only a little.

"Ah...Alirah...I'm close..." Raven grunted, tightly holding her thighs as he thrusted. Alirah winced in pain as the heat from his arm was almost too much, and was burning her left thigh.

"Oh Raven, keep going! In or out, I don't care!" With a final thrust, a scream of delight, and a loud groan, Raven shot his load deep into her cunt. Alirah had not expected this, "So...warm...oh Raven...ah..." Raven slowly pulled out, and headed out the room, "Raven?"

"Well, I gotta get something you wrap up your back. I kind of don't want to have to explain to the cleaners tomorrow as to why there would be blood on the bed sheets." Alirah nodded, then thought of something.

"If the cleaners are coming tomorrow, then why don't we go back to town and get my presents for everyone?"

"Sounds like a plan, be right back." Raven got a red towel from one of the bags in the bathroom, and when he returned, wrapped it tightly around Alirah's torso. They wrapped themselves up in the sheets, and stared into each other's eyes for a few moments.

"I love you." They both said, and drifted off to sleep.

On the hill overlooking Raven's cabin, the spirit of an old elf smiled. He cast his gaze off into the distance, onto the cabin of a couple that seemed quite interesting in Bogi's eyes.

"That young man." He muttered, easily seeing into the bedroom window, and gazing upon the peculiar couple, "Will have quite the night tomorrow. Poor kid. But, they came here to have a good time, and that's exactly what I will have these young'uns do." With that, Bogi glanced up at the moon, and returned back to his home in the mountains.

Raven: ...

Alirah: ...

Vayne: Um...that was a first.

Raven: No kidding.

Vayne: Hey, it was inevitable that I'd eventually bring in stuff like masochism into my stories at some point. And to all you critics out there, yes I know the story's moving fast, but I've been stressed lately so try to bear with it. Once again, check my profile and take a look over the poll. Please cast a vote, as you can choose all but one if you want (stupid poll rules D;) I love to see the pairs that people want to see, so I want your opinions!