NINA
Ren sighed. What does he want to say that makes him sigh that much? But I didn't push him. I just smiled and said, "Tell when you're ready."
He smiled that dazzling smile at me and I couldn't get enough of it. I was drawn straight to his lips then to those dark, obsidian eyes.
"Nina," he whispered.
I didn't know I was merely inches from his face. Of how I got to that position, I have no idea. Suddenly, Ren caressed my cheek. Sparks flew on where he touched me. I love the feel of his hands on my skin. It makes me crave for more.
"Nina," he said, abruptly taking away his hand, making me shiver from the loss of warmth that is Ren.
"I know this is so out of context to say, but I needed you to listen to me."
His tone changed to serious, making me swallow.
"Quit the act of all these suspenseful words. Tell already!" I said to him, feeling my anger simmering in the surface. These days, my anger has been flaring up nonstop. All my emotions are so over the place that sometimes I might push people away.
He sighed that tired sigh again. Seriously?
I raised my brows at him, my eyes seeing red, finally on the verge of strangling him.
"I'm falling," he said, rather too faintly.
"Come again? Falling? Where? We're sitting just one level above the ground."
He sighed once more. I rolled my eyes. Ren is becoming the sigh guy. What is up with him?
"I said," he looked at me straight in the eye making ne freeze. "I'm falling for you."
I couldn't let out words. It was as if my tongue was tied into an unsolvable knot. My jaw probably hit the ground from all the shock and surprise Ren gave me.
"And I want you to know," he continued. "That I'm never going to stop showing you how much I love you until you tell me so."
I closed my mouth when I felt my drool almost out of my lips.
I raised my hands at him, "Okay, okay Ren. Let's backtrack. The first part, you said you're falling? Falling in love with me?"
He nodded, a sheepish smile playing on his beautiful face. God he is so handsome.
"And then, the second part, what you said about never stopping and letting me show how much you love me. Does that mean, you're courting me?"
He nodded. Phew, I don't like too much beauty in constructing sentences during confession time. I wanted straight to the point, that's why I can't help but clarify it all to him. I have to be sure that what he means is the one I assumed.
"Okay, took you long enough," I said to him and grabbed his head towards me and kissed him on the lips.
He froze from my actions for a split second. And then he cooperated and answered my advances. We spent a good time under the stars kissing. I love the way his lips feel on mine. I couldn't help but think this is the place where I should be, kissing the life away of this annoying but handsome mage.
As if on cue, I felt something growing inside of me. A power, so powerful that I feel I can kill all annoying beasts that stand on the way towards a peaceful life. Ren felt it too as he deepened the kiss, satisfying the hunger we both felt of this unknown power.
It was a little while when we stopped kissing, catching our breaths. I was feeling warm all over and I wanted to take it to the next step. But there are people inside and war looming over us. We have to focus.
"Ren," I said hoarsely. Well damn me to hell, that kiss was freaking hot I can't even find my voice.
He looked at me with so much lust and love. I'm melting, this moment is freakin' hot. I took a deep breath and cleared all my lustful thoughts towards him. Focus Nina, focus!
I cleared my throat before calling out, "Ren." He looked at me and took my hand in his.
"As much as I wanted to take this all further, we can't."
He raised a brow at me, a playful grin adorning his face. I smacked his biceps. Oh god those yummy biceps. Okay stop Nina.
"There are people inside, where would we even do it." I said with a laugh. "And as I said, we can't risk the consequences."
His grin disappeared at my statement, "Consequences?"
"You know, having a child, getting pregnant, getting married. I know we both know ways to prevent that but I won't take any chances. Accidents do happen. I don't want to bear a child when a war is looming over us."
He hung his head in deep thought before replying, "You're right. We're driven by our emotions and our bond –"
"Bond? What bond?"
"Our bond as soulmates. Did you read anything in the library?" he asked making me cringe.
"I hate libraries," I said exasperatedly.
"Well, as soulmates we have a bond. This bond enables us to connect with each other, allowing us to tap to each other's magic. The bond can also make us feel what the other one feels. It's like we can both look into each other's mind."
"Like mind reading?"
"No, we can't literally mind read. It's just you could understand what the other is feeling. Get snippets of events and places we see. Maybe that was the reason I found you in the cemetery. I felt you were sad, a very strong ache in your chest. I'm sorry I caused all that."
I sighed, "You don't have to be. I was and am pretty stubborn and willful. After that crying moment, I was more at fault that you were. But you were at fault there on some points."
He caressed my face, "Still a fault and added to your heartache. You know it was very hard for me to see you cry. I wanted to wipe your tears away but stopped, thinking that you wouldn't like it."
I smacked his shoulder, "Silly. I always wanted to be touched by you."
He chuckled, "It appears I wasn't only the one suffering from the effects of the soul-bond."
I laughed and kissed him on the cheek.
Later, I sat below him and he was hugging me from behind, his chin resting against my head. We were just looking up at the stars, a meaningful silence engulfing us both.
"So, what do we do now?" I said breaking it. I hate silence.
"We continue to fight and finish all of this. I can't wait to defeat that Asgard and his cronies."
"I know. I do too."
"I just can't wait for you to carry my children."
I whirled back at him seeing him smirk and I pushed him on the stairs. I ran back inside the house, looking back at him with my tongue sticking out.
I know this is once in a lifetime fun. But for now, I wanted to feel it first before venturing the harsh world of war.