"huh?what are you talking about?" Chris asked tilting her head as she stared at him confused.
"Oh.. was it my misconception then?" Austin asked with a raised brow. He glanced at her with the cigarette stuck in his mouth.
He leaned closer towards her. His smoke puffing on her face. Chris coughed out trying to move back.
"Ew...stop that! Do you want to give me Cancer?" She fanned her face annoyed trying to push the damn smoke away from her face.
Austin chuckled and moved away from her. He stared at her flabbergasted.
"You do know you are a demon right?" He asked her
Chris rolled her eyes"yeah..whatever am also human too"
They sat in silence for a while both minds on a different path. Chris kept on sighing drawing Austin's attention on her.
He dropped his cigarette on a small ash tray and turned towards her.
"Okay tell me what Lust did to you?" He asked her already tried of her constant sighs.
"I--i never mentioned his name" she replied timidly keeping her head down.
"You don't need to. It's written all over your face" He stared at her waiting patiently for her to speak up. Something he wasn't used to.
Chris started explaining "I-i just never expected him to say that you know. I mean, he was acting all weird today and being harsh towards me but I never complained about it...."
Austin kept silent. He felt like she was bottling up so much. Honestly he wasn't the right person for her to be confiding in. That's Leo's speciality because of his aloofness. He can't remember when last he ever had the patience to listen or comfort a woman. The only thing he loves listening to is their cries and whimpers when they are under him. But now he finds himself doing the opposite.
He listened to her closely till she finished explaining. Her voice already cracked due to the sobs she was trying to keep in.
"H-how could h-he say that, when he knows how much my mum means to me and how much guilt I carry after her death" Her voice broke as she broke down in sobs.
Austin scratched his head confused on what to do. He moved closer and stiffly wrapped his arms around her. Not knowing what to do with his other hand he patted her head gently.
"It's okay. Maybe he was just having a bad day. I'm sure he regrets it already" He spoke to her softly comforting the sobbing girl.
Her heart was so heavy that the little warmth he provided her made her crave for more. Like a little kid she wrapped her arms around him and hug him tightly. Austin stiffened in her hold. His arm around her loosened but she still held him tightly sobbing on his chest.
Austin could feel her tears soak his shirt. He felt like somehow their was more to her tears than the words of his friend.
Chris sniffled and raised her head from his chest a little, still holding him.
"You think he will apologise?" Her blue teary eyes stared at him.
Austin felt weird in her hold. Her face was so wet with her tears and cheeks red. She stared at him with that blue eyes that made him weirdly not want to disappoint her at all.
He raised his hand against the will of his logic side and wiped the tears on her cheeks.
"Hm..am sure he will apologise. From what I understand my friend holds you close to his heart. He will surely apologize later" He smiled softly at her.
Chris nodded like a baby and loosened her arms around him. She stared at the snort on his shirt and how wet it has become because of her tears. She felt embarrassed.
"I'm sorry about that"She said to him pointing at his soaked shirt. Austin stared at his shirt and waved it off.
"It's okay"
Chris wiped her face still embarrassed by her actions.
'why the hell did I hug him?'
She chasted herself.
Austin adjusted himself making her realize how close they were. With cheeks hot as sauce, she gave him space and stared blankly at the wall suddenly shy.
She was still staring blankly at the wall,when she saw him stand up and started popping the bottons on his shirt not without staring deeply into her eyes.
Chris could feel her heart racing in her chest.
'w-what is he doing?'
Austin had a mischievous glint in his eyes as he kept on unbottoning his shirt.
Chris jumped up shocked when he was about to pop the final botton.
"W-what are you doing?" She asked with red cheeks.
"Why, taking my shirt off of cause" He stared at her faking ignorance.
"B-but why?" Chris asked trying to keep her eyes away from his well sculpted, attractive chest.
She could already see his entire chest and damn she couldn't help but imagine how hard it was. It was smooth with no chest hairs but firm. She could already see his tiny pink nipples making her cheeks more hot. Her heart was pounding so loudly in her chest that she was worried he would hear it.
"Hello?....Princess?" Austin called out but her mind was elsewhere.
Austin looked at the girl who looked like whatever she was imagining was not so clean. He didn't miss how her gaze swept over his chest specifically his nipples making him smirk already figuring out what she was imagining.
"Need a picture?" He asked her knocking her out of her dangerous thoughts.
"Eh?.. I'm sorry what were you saying?" She asked feeling embarrassed of how lost she was staring at his body so shamelessly.
"Nothing.." he smiled.
Austin walked towards his bathroom and halted when he felt her gaze still on him.
"Aren't you leaving? You won't want to be found in the famous playboy's room right? What would people think? A visit to the hot Lord or a conquest...hmm I wonder?"
Chris could hear the mischievousness and ego in his words. Not wanting to stay another moment and fed his ego,she decided to save her face before it combusts, she turned around and opened the door ready to leave when she stopped and turned to him.
"... definitely not me being one of your conquest. We both know you can't have me,stop the underlining meaning behind you words " she smiled slyly and walked out of his room feeling so much better than before.
He was able to make her smile, uncomfortable, embarrassed and comfortable all at the same time. She felt like she just found a new friend.
Chris walked with a smile still on her face. She reached her room and opened the door when the figure of a person inside shocked her to her bones.
"W-what are doing here?" She asked shocked.
Lust stood up from the chair and dropped the book he was reading. He stared at her with his face still morphed in a frown. He crossed his arm around his chest drawing Chris gaze their.
Her face inflamed when she saw he was only wearing a joggers low on his waistline. His chest was not clothed. His arm bulged as he crossed them.
'Oh God why is he so hot!!'
Chris felt her anger wavering by the sight. He looked like he was just coming out of the shower cause his hair was loose and wet.
"Where have you been?" He asked with a hard face.
Chris frowned when she heard his question. Her anger multiplying.
"And why do you care?..how does it even concern you?" She asked angry at his question. She sat down on her bed and crossed her leg annoyed.
Lust sighed and combed his hand through his hair. He moved towards her and sat down beside her.
He held her face and forced her to look at him. His face softened as he saw the tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry I was so hard on you and about what I said about your mother. I have just been having rough days and you didn't show up for the training that day and some Lords kept getting on my nerves saying I am too soft on you and let my feelings cloud my duty. That's why I was so hard on you. I didn't want to give any special treatment...." He explained .
Chris nodded even though she felt like he was withholding some information from her.
"I'm sorry I didn't show up that day. I...was delayed" she said not knowing why she couldn't tell him the truth.
Lust nodded and smiled at her. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her hair making her blush.
Chris held his arm and welcomed his warmth with a smile.
Chris chuckled. She felt like he was just like a baby cat because of the way he keep rubbing his nose on her head and her neck.
"I missed your scent so much"he mumbled still smelling her scent.
"I missed you too. It.... felt like we were drifting apart you know"
Lust pulled her gently away from him as he stared at her face.
Chris saw as various emotions she couldn't place a finger on crossed his face.
"We won't" he smiled at her.
The mood suddenly changed as he leaned into her pushing her down on the bed gently.
"W-wha--"
"Shhhh... don't say anything" his voice came out rough and dangerous, sending shivers down her spine.
He climbed over her as his hand made its way into her shirt. He ran his hand over her smooth skin making her shiver.
He leaned in and kissed her neck, sucking it gently.
"W-what are you doing?!" She asked as she felt electric shock flow through her body by his actions.
Lust didn't stop his ministration on her neck as his palm kept running up and down her belly.
"Apologizing.."he mumbled on her skin as he sucked her sweet spot on her neck.