A few days have gone by and I feel like I've got a good idea about where the over all story is headed and what campaign the characters are going to take.
Chapter 3 Begin
Character Perspective: Angel
I woke up feeling slighty groggy from just how well I'd slept on my first night in Sanctuary, but above all else, I felt great. I opened my eyes, noticing that I'd fallen asleep on a rather strange pillow that was also very tough. The coloring was also quite odd, It was black with grey patches and also had a rough texture. I lifted myself out of bed enough to look more intensely at the fabric when I realized that it was not really a pillow at all. I inspected the object for a few seconds, noticing a red, painted 0 on the left side of the thick, leathery fabric. This fabric belonged to a suit. Zero's Suit! My face began to burn with embarrassment and guilt as I started to lift myself from his chest. I soon realized that my legs were wrapped around his, one over top his upper thighs and the other wrapped in between his lithe legs. I froze with embarrassment when I looked up into his faceplate to try and guess if he was awake. I knew he likely was, but I was hoping that he wasn't; I really didn't want to try and explain something as embarrassing as this to an assassin, especially not him. His helmet lifted from the pillow and he desplayed an emotocon smiling winky face. I couldn't even stutter out syllables that were even remotely close to a coherent sentence as I looked into the dark sheen of his faceplate. I couldn't move, my mind was blank and my muscles limp, I was paralyzed with embarrassment, completely and utterly trapped by my feelings. He chuckled softly in his disguised vioce, causing me to blush even more, hiperventilating before everything went dark and I felt light-headed.
Character Perspective: Zero
I watched her awaken and look at my chest confused. She followed the stitching of my suit up to my faceplate when her groggy, confused expression melted to one of sheer panic at the realization that I was what she'd been sleeping on. Several seconds pass and I decided to act, desplaying a winking smiley face to show her that there were no hard feelings about what had occured while she was asleep. Her face grew redder and she stopped breathing. I chuckled slightly to try to lighten the mood, but her eyes grew hazy and she fell unconcsious on my chest. I desplayed an exclamation point when this happened, leaning up to check if she was alright. Her heart rate was steady and her breathing was normal so she wasn't ill, but I could not be sure. So I eased out from under her and got out of the bed. I walked over to the sink and washed a glass for her to drink out of if she so needed it. I then got a hand-towel and moistened it lightly before returning to Angel at the bed. I placed the hand-towel on her forehead and stepped away, beginning to meditate as I waited for her to awaken.
About an hour passed before she stirred from her unconsciousness. The sound of the sheets and blanket rustling beneath her moving frame roused me from my meditation, causing my eyes to open. I looked over to where she rested as her eyes opened and she weakly looked around the room in confusion.
"You seemed rather ill/ I was worried about you/ I opted to help." I said in a calm voice, standing from my cross-legged position on the floor at the far side of the room. I walked back to the sink, filling the now clean glass with some fresh water and brought it to the stand at the side of the bed. I set it down, going over to the chair in the southern corner of the room and sitting down.
"...Thanks... But I'm fine now... Really!" she said with an embarrassed expression on her face, waving her hands back and forth, her eyes closed. She turned away after that, looking to the glass on the nightstand and taking it wearily.
"Please drink." I said plainly, gesturing a tipping motion with my hand. She saw this and began drinking slowly. She got a few sips into the tall glass before grimacing and coughing as she put down the glass. "It may not taste good/ But this water is quite pure/ It should be helpful." I said slowly, standing up from the chair.
"Ugh... Th-thanks... I think..." she replied, a grimace still on her face as she slid into a seated position at the end of the bed, rubbing her face. "Oh... I feel like I got into a fight with a skag and won..." Angel said in a low voice.
"Pandora does that/ You can't escape the chaos/ A world all its own." I said lifting a finger as though giving a lecture.
"Uh... Y-yeah... Hey Zero?" she replied, confusion ovious on her face. I didn't say a word as I desplayed a qustion mark. "Can I ask you to not talk in Haiku so much?"
I continued to desplay my question mark for several more seconds before I allowed it to disapate.
"I... just..." Angel began, starting to redden. "I feel like after what we did in our dreams... has brought us closer..." she stuttered, her eyes averting my gaze. I got out of the chair and stepped over to the foot of the bed, taking the glass.
"After everything that you've done for us and everything you have been through, I suppose I could grant your request." I said as I walked away. Confused, she followed me with her eyes. When I put down the glass, I turned around and flashed her a winking smiley face, she again turned away and her face turned red. "...And after bonding our minds, I don't need to act as distant with you, do I?" I asked rhetorically as I made my way back to the edge of the bed.
Angel's eyes widened at the sight of how close and relaxed I became, her cheeks turning a thick cherry color. "Uh... Y-yeah..."
"Very good. Then get yourself ready for your Vault Hunter Training in the afternoon." I replied, holding my hand out to her. She accepted it wearily, allowing me to pull her up. Her suit was exactly as it was the day she died, only with the absence of the collar, the skin-tight synthetic fabric causing her to glide over the bed with ease. She planted her feet under herself easily enough, standing without much issue either. However, when she looked up into my visor, she froze again, her eyes growing glazed over with emotions I could not recognize. "Angel?... Are you alright? You seem ill..." I asked, releasing her hand.
She shook her head as to clear it of the distracting feelings that confused me and smiled weakly, replying in a quiet voice."I... I'm alritht, I just need some fresh air is all..." she answered, stepping past me.
"Then your training will start as soon as everyone is made aware of your return." I said swiftly, walking over to the exit to the cave. She followed close behind me, gripping my wrist and pulling me to turn around and look at her.
"Um... I wanted to talk with you about something before we meet everyone else..." she said in a quiet voice, subverting my gaze.
"What is that, Angel?" I asked, purposely neglecting to desplay a question mark. She noticed this and lunged forward into a tight hug around my midsection, sobbing.
"Zero... I'm still scared! After all that in our dreams, I'm still afraid!" she said in a choppy voice as her sobbs interrupted her words.
"Of what are you afraid?" I asked, placing a hand on her upper back, holding to her softly.
"I feel so alone... Like I'm in that damn prison again... Like I'm still waiting for you and your friends to end my life..." she wimpered, burying her face in the cruck of my neck as her arms tightened.
"Angel... Eh... What can I say to help you that hasn't already been said? I have already sworn to you that I would act to protect you and allow you to have the life that you never could under Jack. I have already given you my word as a warrior that I would never leave you... There's nothing left for me to promise you..."
"Promise me that you'll be with me... In every way a protector can be..." she sniffled, her voice growing more steady and calm.
"I promise. I will protect you in every and any way possible." I said desplaying a smiley face before Angel's hands gripped the sides of my helmet with the intent of pulling it off. I now flashed to projection to an exclamation point as the seals on the bottom of my helm released at her fingers' delicate touches. I stared into her eyes, they were glazed over with the same unrecognizable emotions as before joined by a new, seemingly more powerful one. Her cheeks were a vibrent pink and her lips were slightly opened, allowing me to get a glimpse of her perfect teeth. The last lock on my helmet released and a heavy hissing escaped as the internal atmosphere joined with that of the one around me. She pulled the helmet away, never faultering at my peculier appearence. My skin was a sickly pale and faint blue, my eyes a thick crimson with black where the whites of human eyes resided. My hair was a silver that glistened as though it was truely made of metal. The emotions that she was feeling were far too powerful to allow her to stop and she just continued to lean in closer, her lips parting even more as her eyes gave way to a hollow grey due to a small amount of her power being released.
"Zero... Please... Always protect me..." she wispered, her breath touching my face before she closed her eyes and finnished her quiet address. "...And...I'll... Give you... My... Heart!..."
I was speechless at this statement, the only thing I could say was agree due to my previous promises to her. "I will..." I replied, my unmodulated voice barely echoing in the small cave. With this response, Angel pressed her lips to mine, her arms tightening around my neck. As if hard-wired, my lips parted a small amount and my arms held steadfast to her shoulder and the small of her back. I felt hot tears drip onto my lips as we continued to hold to one-another and our lips began to move. I now began to feel a radient heat fill the left side of my body and my heart as well as a much fainter heat all around me. I struggled to open my eyes for several seconds, noticing that Angel's wings had appeared and were wrapped around us tightly, only a few inches from our bodies. Despite the massive amounts of questions on my mind at that instant, I simply could not keep my eyes open any longer and they fell shut quickly, my lips moving more frequently. Angel began making small noises, half-sighs that permiated into my mouth as her tongue tried to gain entry soon after. I obliged her request, sepparating my teeth more as to grant enough room. Instinctually, my tongue met with hers, the serpentine, two-pronged muscle wrapped completely around Angel's. She gasped at the strange sensation, her body tensed slightly before a heavy sigh leapt from her throat and she fell limp in my arms. More sighs and tears followed her body's weakening and soon, the only moving parts of her body were her mouth and tongue. We were in a trance and could not stop if we tried, our every cell forcing us to continue, challenging us to follow instinct. Before I could comprehend what my body was doing, I was lifting Angel from the ground and carrying her back to the bed, her legs wrapped around my waist. Her body temperature was increasing and I could feel it through my suit, specifically in her lower stomach and pelvis.
"Z...Zero... I... Feel..." she panted almost silently, leaning away from me, her eyes opening very slightly. I pressed my forehead to hers, my skin feeling the increase in her body temperature. I dropped her gently onto the bed, leaning over her and beginning to press my lips to hers again.
I leaned back again from our embrace and softly asked, "What is this?" She giggled, opening her eyes just enough to look into mine.
"It's called a kiss. This is what people do when they share their hearts..." she replied, sliding her hands through my hair, pulling the ponytail out of it.
"I find it enjoyable... I wish to continue..." I said in a low voice, locking my red eyes to hers. Angel smiled, kissing me again. I forced my tongue into her mouth this time, a change that Angel readily accepted, her tongue sliding forward to meet mine as it slithered deep into her mouth. In response to my new drive, Angel slid her hand up in my hair, rubbing my long, pointed ear, eliciting me to grumble with an odd satisfaction. I tightened my grip on her lower back, further pressing her lower body to mine, grinding our suits together. Angel let out a moan that forced her to tip her head back and her body to fall limp in my arms.
"Mmm... Wha... What was... tha... that?" she sighed, her eyes flickering open.
"I am unsure, though you seemed to enjoy it... Should I attempt to repeat it?" I asked in a slightly confused voice.
"Yes!" she shouted, her hands falling free of my body as she fell onto her back. Her arms rested above her head in a submissive position, her breathing shallow and fast. After a few seconds of panting, waiting for me to act, she impatiently pulled my hands to her body. "Please... I feel so... hot... in this... take it off me?" she purred, her eyes fading into a haze similar to the previous. I nodded, beginning to unlock the several buckles on her suit. As the buckles came apart one by one, Angel began leaning into my every touch, arcing her back up from the bed. It seemed as though she was pleading me on, begging me to touch her bare skin. I leaned farther over her to continue removing her skin-tight suit, inadvertently granting her the opportunity that she was waiting for. She wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled herself up to whisper into my ear. "Can I remove your suit too, Zero?" I pushed her down just enough to look into her eyes once again.
"I'm unsure if I should remove it. I feel vulnerable as it is..." I replied, a confused look on my face as I subverted her eyes for several seconds, my hands stopping.
"Well that isn't fair. I'm not going to be wearing anything, so why do you get to?!" Angel shouted, her eyes filling with mischivous intent.
"That's because without my suit, I cannot perform my Deception." I replied, a serious expression finding its way to my face.
"We're under Sanctuary, Zero! There is no one that can find us down here! Now relax for a little while, sheesh!" Angel shouted, her eyes glowing a bright white as she used her phaseshift to find my suits openings. After a few seconds, she found them and began undoing the clasps and zippers on my suit. As more and more parts of my suit were stripped away, Angel began breathing heavily again, soon forcing my hands back to the buckles on her suit. The last buckle opened and the front piece folded to the side, revealing the softer fabrics that made up the inner linings of her interface suit. The inner lining came open simply enough, being only held closed with a single, large zipper that went down the center of her body. When it came free, she quickly lifted herself up from the bed and allowed it to fall off, leaving only the thin clothing that she wore underneath.
Her exploitation of my armor's quick-releases was proving only half as productive as my undoing of hers. Eventhough she could find the latches and zippers easily, she often found them difficult to unfasten, and there were two layers to each: A buckle or a clasp that covered a zipper that would be covered still by other clasps and buckles. My suit was designed to never need removal. I now began helping her, doubling the time needed to remove the thick, leathery suit. When the final zipper gave way to our collective hands, Angel immediately threw the top portion of my suit off the bed. Our hands then gripped our waist lines, forcing down the other's pants, kicking them off the edge of the bed when they reached our ankles. I looked down into her eyes as she batted her eyelashes at me, removing the final layer of clothing from her body.
I lowered myself onto her, our bodies pressing to one another's. She released a heavy sigh as her soft skin pressed to mine, her tattoos glowing white with energy.
"Kiss me!" she shouted, her hands holding to my shoulders. I obliged, sliding my hands to her lower back and pulling her up into a kiss. Her lower body pressed to mine, allowing me to feel a strange wetness as I kissed her. My outer theigh was pressed in between her legs, up against her pelvis, eliciting another moan from her.
"Is this where I rubbed you before?" I asked, leaning up from our kiss, sliding my finger to the moistened opening, beginning to explore the outer flesh.
"Ah!... Yes!... That's it!" she panted, arcing her back and grinding her pelvis into me. By now, I was feeling a pressure in my lower abdomen, as well as a desire to be with Angel in a way that I didn't understand. "Do you... want... to..." Angel panted, pushing her core against mine. I was genuinely confused and did not realize what she was suggesting at the time.
"What?... I have no proir information as to what this is... Sorry..." I replied, looking into her eyes.
"I should have figured as much... I'm new at this too, but I had an entire network to teach me about it... So... Nevermind... Hold still..." Angel said impatiently, holding tighter to me and forcefully rolling us over as to position herself on top. She then slid down my chest, her hands trailing to my groin. Confused, I watched as she took hold of me, beginning to rub softly. Positioned on her knees and allowing me to inspect her body, I soon realized that I saw her as beautiful.
Her hips trailed at the end of the gorgeous, uniform shape of her back, producing an hour-glass that was the epitomy of the female form. I followed her hips back down to her legs, becoming more excited as I observed. My heart was racing and I was breathing heavily enough to actually make noise as I exhaled. I was incapable of restraint at that point and pulled her back up to me, kissing her intensely and sliding my hands to her shoulders. After the kiss, I observed her front with greater scrutiny, paying close attention to every detail that my eyes took in. I trailed down her clavicle, meeting her chest with confusion. I slid my right hand to the space between the gentle slopes of soft flesh, watching as she inhaled deeply. I now slid my hand over the mound, rubbing it softly. My finger slid over the pink point at the center of the flesh. She reacted sharply, releasing a moan of enjoyment and arcing herself up from the bed. I teased the hardening node, pinching it with care as to not hurt her. Angel started panting heavily, falling back to the soft bed beneath her, her hands sliding over mine and dragging them down to her lower stomach.
"This beautiful flesh/ Looks not unlike a flower/ Nature's purest gift." I said softly into her ear, eliciting a groan of desire.
"Please don't say those things... My pussy is nothing special..." she replied, blushing heavily.
"That's what it is called?/ That name does it no justice/ I prefer 'Flower'." I said locking eyes with her.
"Why? Do you really think it looks that beautiful?" She asked, her blush fading slightly. I now slid my right hand to its opening, rubbing it with my index and middle fingers.
"Yes I do, Angel/ I am surprised that you don't/ Just look how you feel." I said softly, rubbing harder, making her moan louder. My middle finger slithered inside of the flowery flesh, gliding over the small node that was slightly hidden above the opening. The core of the sodden rose was dripping fluids profusely, causing the hairless petals to glisten in the midday light beautifully. "Look at your body/ Tell me if you believe me/ That you are perfect." I said with a resolute voice.
"I... Yes!... I believe you! I... I'm... Beautiful!" she shouted, tightening her legs together around my hand. Triumphantly, I removed my finger from inside her, kissing her softly. After the kiss, she looked down to my shaft with a desire that I felt I understood. I pressed it against her opening, awaiting her response. "Yes... But be gentle, I've never done this before and this hurts for a virgin girl." she said.
I nodded, pushing myself into the dripping petals slowly. She groaned softly, clenching her eyes shut as her fingernails dug into my shoulders and her legs tightened around my waist. She let out a loud moan and several sighs as I pushed deeper. She pulled herself up from the bed and past my face into a hug as she nibbled my ear. Angel sucked at my earlobe, biting it as a way of dealing with the sensation. I pushed her back enough to see where we were conjoined, noticing blood.
"I... Said... It... Was... AHH! HAHN!... Painful!" Angel cried, feeling a mild snap inside herself, gritting her teeth. I stopped my pushing to see if she was alright. "N-NO! Don't Stop!... I'm... I'm fine! Keep going!" She shouted, her tattoos glowing even brighter. I listened to her request, pushing as far in as I could reach. I then began to pull myself out of her when Angel stopped my with her legs around my waist. She then began bucking her hips slowly, her fingernails no longer digging into my back. "Please... I feel tired now... I need you to thrust into me... and do it gently..." she requested, hugging me again.
I complied, pulling the two of us up into a seated position with our legs around one another as I started to thrust into her opening again. I moved slowly as I went in as far as possible and out all the way to my end with every thrust. Her arms tightened around my neck again and I began to feel tears drip onto my back. "Yes! Just like that! Don't stop! It's so good!" she said in a husky voice, nibbling my ear again. Her hips started moving in unison with mine once again,forcing me deeper in less time. Moan after moan filled her throat as we continued, her movements slowly gaining speed. I pulled her into a kiss, muffling the sounds that she was making into quiet groans and heavy sighs. My tongue wrapping up hers as it did before, further stifling her moans. With every thrust, even while I kissed her, she became louder and louder, her insides tightening around me, twitching in strange ways. In several thrusts after my realization of her tightening, I started feeling a growing pressure inside, forcing its way up to the surface in an uncontrollable burning. At the moment the burning became too much to bear, Angel's insides constricted around me in waves, spraying out a thick, clear liquid. I then released the heat inside of me, a surging sensation overtaking my nerves. Angel cried out loudly, every muscle in her body tensing and relaxing in rapid succession before she fell limp in my arms for one final times. I lowered her to the bed, sliding myself out of her now filled flower and laying down next to her, beginning to feel an overwhelming relaxation. I looked over to Angel as she rested in the bed. Her eyes were closed and a faint smile graced her lips. Several motionless seconds passed before she clenched her legs together tightly, preventing the fluids within her from escaping.
"So warm... Zero... Thank you..." She said drousily, slowly falling to sleep. She rolled over and rested her head and hands on my chest, still holding her legs together as she relaxed.
I just turned toward her, smiling slightly as I chuckled quietly to myself. I closed my eyes, holding her by the shoulders as I retrieved my sward hilt from the waist of my suit on the side of the bed, drifting into a calm sleep.
End Chapter: The Human Condition