11 11. The Emotion (1/2)

Later that afternoon I was sitting down in front of the bathroom mirror, with her behind me cutting my long hair saying I need to fit in. I didn't argue with her, I didn't feel the need to. I was feeling all kinds of emotion after our intimate time just hours before.

I was sated under her touches, hundreds of years of being with the nymphs and even the succubus all fades with one morning of our sexy foreplay. I didn't even try to push for more, somehow her feelings matter to me the most. Somehow it gives me another kind of pleasure just to be there for her, to become her protector.

Her elders might just alter my way of thinking towards her, but deep down I felt like this was how it was supposed to be.

”Arkael? Did you hear what I said?” She looked at me trough the mirror, looking adorably annoyed that I was lost in my own thoughts of us.

”I'm sorry, but I was thinking about us...about you, about my feeling towards you...”

She pouted to my reply, obviously thinking that I was ignoring her.

”You're done. Why don't you just take a shower, and clean yourself...” she was tidying up my mess and about to leave me for my privacy.

”Thank you...” I pulled her down for a kiss.

”Mm hmm...shower, now. I'll wait for you in the living room.” She said breathless, while she backed away from me.

I finished my shower quickly, she was drinking and sipping her coffee looking outside the window. Our leftover from our brunch was still at the kitchen counter. I could see that she only eat a small portion of her plate.

Her expression was unreadable, she looked so serene yet so sad at the same time. I felt a thud in my chest as I came up to her, and caressed her hair. I was already dressed when she looked at me in appreciation.

”You clean up nicely my dark lord...” she said as she patted the seat next to her, telling me to sit down.

”Thanks to you of course, are you okay?” I sat down and took her hand in mine and kissed it.

”I will be...” she said taking my arm and drape it over her shoulder, she was snuggling herself and resting her head on my chest.

She said it very lightly like she was saying it more to herself, like she was trying to convince herself rather than saying it back to me.

Shani...you will be okay...I will take care of you now...

I was shocked with myself, when I thought of the words so hastily in my mind. But when her body molded perfectly to my side, while her breath was easing under me, I knew...I knew exactly that I have fallen for her. She was taking a piece of my heart and keeping it with hers.

”You want to talk about it?”

”I...I don't know what there is to talk about...it's just that some times, in this kind of silent afternoons I would missed them, it's silly...they're gone. I will be fine...”

”Do you want to...” I was about to ask if she wanted to rest, when she stand up and tugged my hand.

”...ok, I'm good, let's go to the store and get you some new outfits...” she was suddenly back to her cheerful bubbly self again. I was still amazed at her rapid change of demeanour.

”Err...yeah okay, but I don't have any currency and I've been taking advantage of your hospitality. I should find work, where would you think a person like me could work?”

”Arkael, I don't think there's any vacancy for a former king of hell at the moment. Look, I have money...when my parents passed they leave me the house, and they both took insurance and I got my savings from my side jobs. Come on, my treat...until you can pay me back...no hurry.” She smiled and pushed me out the door after grabbing her bag and keys.