63 Wishing for love (2/2)

He brushed her bangs back cupping her face in his palm, ”It's never too soon to think of making a family with you.” He leaned down and kissed her deeply. He kissed her several times, savoring the taste of her lips before resting his forehead against her and whispering, ”A healthy boy with your radiant blue eyes, my dark hair...” he chuckled, ”Your brother's hard head...” They both laughed together, Rin's hand clasped gently over her hand that still rested atop her flat stomach.

Shelly went quite, turning her head around to better look him in the eyes. Her questioning, troubled gaze burnt into him. ”How would it work?”

Rin furrowed his brow, ”Shelly we've made love several times... unprotected-”

Shelly cleared her throat loudly a deep crimson blush coloring her cheeks, ”I know how 'it' works, I'm not that naïve. How would it work with us, a gin and a werewolf? Would our child be a hybrid?”

”Oh, that...” Rin said trying to cover his amusement. ”The child would be gin. It doesn't matter what else is mixed in, it will always only be a gin, kind of like vampires...” He cut himself off realizing the error of his word choices too late. He looked away, not wanting her to see the irritation in his eyes.

Shelly lifted her small hand to his jaw and carefully turned his face back to her, ”It's ok. I'm here now, with you.” She sent him an encouraging smile. ”Tell me more.”

Rin gazed tenderly down into her warm eyes. ”I don't know much about it. Where the bonds could only be made with virgins, there wasn't much known about crossbreeding for the longest time. It was typically just masters forcing their gin to mate with another to produce more gin. ”That's how it was for my parents. The original masters were pleased with the offspring the combination of my mother and father made so they continued forcing them together...” Rin looked down at her stomach as he continued to speak. ”Many generations of masters came and went before they were finally passed down together as a mated pair, instead of constantly pulled apart and separated then forced together again.” His voice trailed off with the pain of the story.

Shelly cuddled closer to him. ”I'm so sorry to hear that about your poor mom and dad, they seem to love each other so much. I could never imagine them apart.”

Rin frowned as his eyes met hers, ”It was a bit worse than that. The children were pulled away as well, as soon as their powers had fully developed.”

Tears stung Shelly's sad eyes as she asked, ”At what age do they develop?”

Rin ran his hand lightly across her stomach. ”Gin are born with power that is fully developed by age five.”

Shelly drew in a quick gasp of air. ”Five?! Oh my!”

Rin laughed, ”Yes, five. I know that may sound young to you, but it is the way we are.” He laughed thinking back at his childhood here in the palace under the care of his parents and a very gentle caring master. ”I would love to tell you that all gin handle their powers with maturity and respect...” he snickered as he stroked her stomach, ”But that would be a lie!” His eyes gleamed as they met hers. ”I was the only one of my siblings raised by my parents and boy was I spoiled! I would throw temper-tantrums and disappear for hours. It used to worry my mother sick until finally, my father cast wards on the palace so that I couldn't teleport out.”

Shelly's eyes bugged, ”I don't know whether to laugh or be worried about that news.” She cupped his hand against her stomach and snuggled against him. ”At least I'll have you by my side.”

Rin held her against him tightly, resting his chin atop her head. ”Um... yes...” He kissed her head, trying his hardest to mask the pain he felt inside. ”Yes, you are right about that, no matter what happens, I will always be with you. No force in this world could pull my heart from yours.”

She wrapped her arms around his narrow waist and held him tight. ”Rin, I love you.” She leaned up and kissed him on the lips. As she sat back she cocked her head to one side and asked, ”Do you think there is any way to help Russ? To get back with Jos, I mean?” A tear slid down her cheek, ”It feels wrong for me to be this happy, knowing I was the one who ruined things for them.”

Rin pulled her forehead down to meet his lips, ”Don't worry about them. There is no doubt in my mind those two will find their way back to one another sooner or later.” He grinned warmly down into her eyes. ”There's no power in this world strong enough to keep true love apart.”

She smiled up at him. ”Promise?”

Rin's face lit up with happy mischief as he whispered, ”Promise.” against her lips as he gently nudged her back against the mattress. He took extra care not to bump her stomach as he worked his way between her eagerly spread legs.

She leaned forward to meet his lips as he lowered down atop her, circling her arms around his neck and tangling her legs with his. ”Um...” She purred between kisses. ”My only wish is to always be yours.”

”And I yours,” Rin said as he tenderly caressed her sensitive ears with his fingers. His eyes glistened as he gazed down into hers, ”Forever and always.”