(From Leandro's Perspective)
It was difficult to keep my hands away from her. But I was determined not to let down my guard just because of a girl.
I had pretended to be asleep, but she kept talking. I listened to everything she was saying. My heart skipped more than one beat when she said that I had a heart as well. No one had ever told me this. Everyone said that I was a heartless monster. But she did not. She said I had a heart and even showed me the reason why she said it.
And the moment she removed strands of hair from my forehead, I had the urge to take her right away. That was the moment I knew that there was no way I would be able to stay away from her. I needed to do something. At least, I wanted to feel a bit of her.
The next morning, I had woken up at four. I had woken her up as well, as she had to go the castle as her first day of work. I was worried about her. But I did not want to show it. She said that she was going to be alright. She was a bit innocent, but she was smart. I had a feeling that she would be able to keep herself safe.
I made tomato soup for both of us. She came to the kitchen for breakfast after getting ready in the brown dress. She looked very beautiful and perfect, even though she did not know that herself. She was yawning again and again and was not talking much. She definitely did not like mornings.
She was not looking at me directly as well. It was as if she was embarrassed about touching my hair last night. She was having her soup silently, keeping her eyes focused on the soup, yawning frequently.
"Have you taken the drawings of the routes?" I asked.
"What?" she asked.
"The drawings? Have you taken them with you?"
"Yeah. I've placed them inside my bra," she replied. She had no idea what her innocent words did to me.
"Remember I told you that I'm going to make another deal with you?"
"Hmm. What is it about?"
"It's about the food," I said.
"What?" she asked, surprised. "You want to starve me?"
"We agreed that you would bring me information from the castle in exchange for a place to stay," I said.
"Yeah."
"However, we did not discuss food. The deal only mentioned a place for you to stay. I've already given you that. But when it comes to food, we need to make another deal."
"Really? For food too?"
"Yes. Food is precious. I need to go hunting for small animals and bring back fruits and vegetables from the forest. It consumes a significant amount of my time."
"Alright. What's the deal?"
"You are going to eat with me twice a day, right? You can have as many times as you want, but you have to let me do something for that as well," I said.
"I don't have any money, you know that," she said.
"I'm not asking money."
"Then what? Do you want me to kill a person every single time I eat here? Or do you want me to sing you a song? I can't sing, I'm telling you," she said in her usual fast-talking.
"I'm not going to tell you to sing."
"Then what?"
"I'll show you. But first, finish your soup," I said.
She was very curious. She finished her soup very quickly and then waited for me to finish. She was not yawning anymore. Perhaps she wanted to hear more about the deal. Her curiosity was the thing that led her to this position today.
After I was finished, I saw that she was looking at me expectantly. "Tell me now."
"I said I'll show you," I said.
"Alright. I don't have much time. You got to show me quickly."
I nodded and approached her. She was surprised to see that I was not stopping getting near her. She backed away until her back touched the wall.
I locked her between the wall and my tall stature. She looked at me wide-eyed. "You said you are going to show me."
"I'm showing you," I said.
"What..."
She could not finish. I pressed my lips on her pink petals, my mind racing with overwhelming emotions that were completely new to me. Her soft lips brushed up against my rough ones. A rush of pleasure and warmth rushed through my veins the minute our lips touched. I tightened my grip on her neck and drew her closer to me.
I moved my lips against hers, taking as much of her lips as I could, feeling every part of her soft lips. My one hand was on her neck, pressing her towards me, while my other hand was clawing at the stones on the wall behind her, attempting to cope with the pleasure and weird sensation.
I felt her hand on my chest. But she was not pushing me away. Rather, she was clutching my shirt hard, attempting to steady her slightly trembling body.
She kissed me back with all the perfection she could muster. But she was a bit hesitant. It was clear in the way she was moving her lips. But I was not hesitant, not even a bit. I wanted to taste more of her.
I bit on her bottom lip, and a faint groan escaped as she parted her lips. I did not want to miss the chance to taste her. I pushed my tongue inside her, teasing every part of her. My heart was racing in my chest, craving her, wanting to see every part of her perfect body.
Our mouths were sealed together with my tongue inside her mouth. I tilted her head slightly to get a better taste of her lips. She did not expect my tongue to tangle with her tongue. But I knew she liked it. Her sweet soft moans said it all.
I did not press my body on hers even though I wanted to. I did not know if I would be able to handle myself in that case. Perhaps I would rip her clothes right away and make her mine.
I realized that she was out of breath. I pulled back from the kiss though I did not want to do it at all. It was my first kiss. This girl had gotten my first kiss. I wondered if it was her first kiss as well. At least, I hoped it was. The thought of anyone else touching her could lead my beast form out of me and kill every single person who touched her or was planning to do so.
Her face was scarlet, her lips were swollen calling me to seize them again. She looked shocked as she was panting for breath.
"What have you just..."
"This is our deal. The many times I'll give you food, the same times you'll let me kiss you. I won't touch you in any other way. But I'll just kiss your lips, and nowhere else."
"You... it's unfair. It's a pervertish deal," she said, her cheeks flushed like a budding crimson rose.
"I don't care what kind of deal it is. You can agree or you can deny. If you deny, you won't get any food," I said. "And by the way, there is no word 'pervertish'."
She sighed and looked angry. She looked even adorable when she was angry. I had never thought I would make such a deal with a girl only to kiss her lips. But I knew there was no way I would be able to handle myself with her around me.
"What do you say? Do you agree?"
She kept her gaze on me and seemed to be thinking. Then she nodded. "Alright. Just kiss and nothing else."
"Yes, just kiss. But what if you ask for more?"
"I won't," she said firmly. "Why would I ask for more? I don't need anything else. I'm only agreeing because I need food."
"You have no idea what you're doing to me, little girl. You are driving me crazy. I've never felt like this towards anyone. I might have fucked a lot of women, but that was only to fill my need. But the way I want you, I feel like I need to have you, to touch you, to kiss those swollen lips of yours, to do things to you that you'll remember all your life. The moment you will say yes to me, I'll have you as much as I want and you will scream my name. You even got my first kiss, little Ella.