Eventide
Chapter XX
"It's so cold!" I yell as I try to regain my warmth on the blanket by the apple tree. My teeth clatter violently as I rub my arms with my hand in an attempt to warm myself with friction. It is failing really badly since I'm still just as cold as when Soul and I crawled up on the shore, getting loads of sand stuck to our clothes.
"I know." Soul says as he takes off his jacket and hangs it over the branch of the tree. My lips twitch when Soul takes off his t-shirt, exposing his perfectly tan and curved muscles. "You will dry faster if you take off your clothes."
My eyes widen and my fists clench. "You perv! You just want to see me naked!" I blush badly while I look away from him. Taking off my clothes is a tempting idea. With my clothes off, they would dry faster and hopefully the sun would warm my frozen body faster. Feeling Soul's skin against mine also seems like a great idea.
All I want to do is rip my clothes off.
"You know I'm pervy when it comes to you." Soul winks as his hands finds his fly and he undoes it. His pants pools around his ankles before he picks them up and they join the rest of his clothes on the branch. "Besides, you do get warmer and you know body heat warms you up the greatest." In Soul's half naked glory, he strolls over to me and takes a seat like he doesn't even know what he is doing to me. His chest glisters deliciously with moist and his black boxers are slim to his junk. I can see the flaccid junk of his in his boxers.
"Fine." I say reluctantly, although, I'm very willing to lose my clothes. I take off my shirt but as soon as I lose my skirt, I feel very self-conscious. Soul takes my clothes and put them up on the branch, his boxers hugging his ass. Best ass I have ever seen.
When he turns back around, his smirk disappears because I quickly wrapped the blanket around me, covering me from his eyes. He frowns toward me as he kneels in front of me. "I want the blanket too. I'm freezing."
"Oh really?" I put my hand on his arm, his skin much warmer than my hand. "You are way warmer than me."
Soul smirks wide and grabs the corner of the blanket. I'm surprised when he crawls underneath it and wiggle beside me inside of the cocoon of the blanket. His naked arm wraps around my bare waist and pulls me even closer to him. "The blanket has enough room for both of us." Soul rests his forehead against mine and smiles gently toward me. "With us two together now, you don't need to feel insecure about your body. I mean, it is okay to be insecure, I am too, but we don't have anything to be worried about."
"You're self-conscious? Oh my… Soul, you have literally the hottest body out there." Is he serious? He has those crazy muscles along with the perfect tan. Sure, he has a very unusual looks with his pointy teeth and his white hair, but that is more of a turn on than anything else. He is crazily hot! He has girls over him from right to left so how come he was insecure about himself?
Soul chuckles and nods. "Yeah, you know, the scar isn't that lovely looking exactly and my eyes and hair are very rare. Some people look at me like I'm a freak."
"But you aren't." I say and I rest my head on his shoulder. "You are a very unique person with unique facial features. You are so gifted and you know you are such an amazing person, sure, you do have your flaws but that is just a part of you."
"You know," Soul plants a gentle kiss on my head, "you always seem to cheer me up. With just a few words, you manage to make my day better."
I smile and gently plant a kiss on his neck in return. "I'm happy I c―" My stomach just has to ruin the moment by growling loudly. My cheeks heat up to an unbearable degree and suddenly I don't need Soul or the blanket to keep me warm; my cheeks are like heaters.
Soul chuckles warming while he pulls away from me. "You are lucky I did prepare for this." He grabs the plastic bag beside us and starts pulling out various types of picnic foods. He bought sandwiches, bottles of soda, whipped cream, melted chocolate and strawberries. That is a romantic thing to bring with you. I can just imagine Soul feeding me strawberries while I lay my head on his lap, it is a very nice picture.
"If I remember right, your favorite sandwich is chicken, right?" He hands me the sandwich and I accept it happily.
"You actually remember it? I'm impressed." I start to unwrap the sandwich and it looks delicious, exactly what my hungry belly needs.
"You know I like to know everything about you." Soul grabs his own sandwich and he moves closer to me again. Our arms are glued to each other's and I find myself more comfortable being in my underwear around him. "I'm still far from knowing everything about you, but I'm sure I know more about you than anyone do about you." Soul takes a large bite of his sandwich and I can only watch as his razor-sharp teeth rip the sandwich and chews it. His teeth are something very special indeed.
The sandwich tastes great, the fresh bread along with the crunchy salad. It stills the hunger of my stomach, but not for long and Soul is more than ready to go to the dessert.
"Do you prefer whipped cream or chocolate?" Soul holds up the two bottles and I immediately dive for the brown bottle.
"Chocolate. I will take it any day over whipped cream." I teasingly point my tongue out while I hold the bottle close to me.
"Chocolate it is then." Soul says and pulls out an empty cup. I then squeeze out the chocolate from the tube and Soul grabs a strawberry, dipping it in the chocolate. The strawberry disappears in his mouth and he makes satisfied noises. "It is good, but real melted chocolate would beat this every time."
"I agree." I say after I take a strawberry and tastes with the chocolate. Unexpectedly, Soul pokes the tip of the strawberry on my cheek, leaving behind a large chocolate circle.
"Soul!" I yell and I touch my cheek, the chocolate sticking to my fingers. "Thank, now I will need to go back to the lake in order to get it off."
"You don't think I would be that cruel toward you, did you?" Soul tilts his head while he slowly eats the strawberry, very sensually. Oh, he is on to something. "I could just get it off of you instead." His tongue darts out to my cheek and he slowly and very sexily licks the chocolate away from my cheek. His pace is slow as he licks small circles.
"Soul." I say, wanting to pull him closer to me, but at the same time wanting to stop this. Eating chocolate off each other seems like a thing I'm not exactly ready for. I mean, it could lead to something more, and that is the last I want to happen at the moment. Even though having sex with Soul would be utterly mind-blowing, I'm not ready for it.
"I know what you are thinking." Soul's hand gently cups my waist and pulls me closer to him. "I'm not going to do anything you don't want." His tongue disappears and his lips gently kiss my cheek, jaw and neck. "You are just so irresistible. You are unbelievable hot and you are sexy as fuck. I just want to be close to you, but not that close."
"Thank you." I whisper and his lips are dangerously close to mine. "For understanding." Our lips collide for what feels like the thousands of times. The texture of his lips to the taste of chocolate, it is all so intoxicating. He is going to kill me one day. I just want to spend the rest of my life right here in this moment, underneath the blazing sun, along with Soul where the word Kishin and Meister has no meaning.
Our lips part and I rest my head against his warm chest. "Soul, do you believe we can live a peaceful life without the Kishins?"
"Of course I do." Soul's arms secure me against his chest. Oh I don't ever want to ever pull away. "I couldn't fight the Kishins if I didn't believe it. It might sound kind of controlling, but I need a goal to everything. I wouldn't be able to do anything without a goal or a purpose."
"So what is your ultimate goal?"
"That is an easy one." Soul gently rubs my back. "A world of no Kishins. A world where I never have to face the moon and always stand beside the one I love. To live a normal life and forget everything about Kishins and the horrifying images."
"That sounds kind of deep."
"Kind of is." Soul smirks against my head while he caresses my hair. "So what would be the perfect place for you?"
"Kind of this moment right now." My cheeks heat up. I inhale Soul's scent, his spicy cologne still lingering on his skin. "No Kishins, no worries at all. Everything is just at peace."
Soul chuckles. "And here I thought you would say the library."
I pout and pull away from Soul. "The library is a good place too."
Soul chuckle turns into a laugh, he has to support himself on his elbows, making his abs look absolutely delicious. "Just a bookworm like you would think something like t―" Soul's voice is cut off when his cellphone starts ringing.
"Didn't that get wet when we were swimming?" I ask in sadness and confusion.
"No. It's waterproof." Soul sigh as he picks it up from the plastic bag he had put it inside. "It's Kilik. We better get going." Soul answers while he gets up from the blanket.
This ruined the moment and the day for sure. Everything was just great and lovely and Kilik has to go and ruin everything with stupid Kishin stuff. It is not fair, can't we just have one day off and do exactly what we pleases like two ordinary teens? Throwing in the towel and leaving the Meister life is a very tempting option at the moment, although, I know Soul wouldn't leave it. He would rather die than abandon innocent people who can't even see Kishins. Soul would always put those people and his duties before anything else, as much as it hurt to say and know it, he will put Meister duty and his gang before me.
Soul ends the call with Kilik. "We got to get back to the barn immediately. Something big is going on." I have never seen Soul get dressed so quickly, or gotten dressed for that matter. Soul threw on his still moist pants and shirt, throwing his jacket into the plastic bag. I was so much slower than Soul. When he was fully dressed and ready to go, I was tying my shoes with only my shirt still on.
"We got to hurry! Just to drive there will at least take fifteen minutes." Soul complains while he impatiently walks back and forth.
"I'm doing the best as I can." As soon as I get my skirt on, Soul has switched into his spiritual form.
"We are going to run. It is faster and we can take a shortcut there." He runs and I have a hard time keeping up with his pace. I considered myself fast compared to Hiro, but compared to Soul, I'm very slow. Soul is fast, strong, intelligent and has a ton of experience fighting Kishins, now I know why he is the one leading the gang.
Soul didn't really care if he left me behind. I could barely see him at one point so I had to rely on my instinct and run toward the direction I last saw him. At some times, I could catch a glimpse of his white hair, but it was still very hard to keep up with him.
When I arrive at the barn, Kilik and Black*Star look like they are ready to fight and Soul doesn't look much better. His eyes are burning and his fists are clench, I could tell he has to restrain himself and the others from not leaping and beating― Hiro― to a bloody pulp.
"Just fucking leave!" Black*Star hollers loudly while Tsubaki tries to keep him from leaping into a fight. "You left the group! You are no longer one of us!"
"Yeah! Why don't you do everybody a favor and fuck off! No one wants your shit around here!" Kilik glares daggers at Hiro.
"What are you doing here?" I ask and walk up to his side, attracting the eyes of the others in the gang.
"I want to get back in the g―"
"Like hell you aren't!"
"Black*Star!" Tsubaki yells.
"Everyone just calm the fuck down!" Soul yells, he obviously implies on himself as well. He breathes roughly and he looks like he is going to jump at Hiro and tear him apart in a savage matter. "Why the fuck should I let you back in when you left? You know you would be more of a burden than a teammate."
"Soul!" I yell, standing close to Hiro. "That isn't nice. If you were in your right mind, you would accept him into the group."
Soul snorts. "In my right mind? Are you kidding me? You know what he did, he walked out of the g―"
"It was because you bullied him!" I yell back, stepping in front of Hiro. Everyone is attacking him verbally and he is on his own, he needs my help. He has helped me before, now it is my turn to return the favor. "He couldn't stay because you hated him and everyone was against him! He just did what was the best for you and for Black*Star! If he didn't say anything, he and Black*Star could have both been dead today because of you!"
A large wave of hurt washes over his facial features before it quickly replaces with anger. If I had blinked, I would have for sure missed the hurt in his eyes and the twitch of his lip. "I didn't bully h―"
"Don't lie Soul! I have seen how cold you are toward him. You have already lost plenty of members in your gang, if I were you, I would cling onto the person that offers himself to the gang. He wants to help us, why won't you accept it?"
Soul stays quiet. His lips are almost nonexistent since his face is so tense and his eyes fill with the battle he fights mentally. His hands keep clenching and unclenching, when suddenly, he turns his back toward me and Hiro. "You are in. Hiro, you come with me. Tsubaki, take Maka home." Soul then starts to walk away.
"Thanks Maka." Hiro steps in front of me.
"You're welcome." He then walks away and Tsubaki joins me.
"What was that about? I know you and Hiro are close, but I didn't think you guys were that close."
I smile and gently shake my head. "We aren't, we should leave, there is something I want to tell you."