As soon as Arthur pulled Penelope in for another kiss, she let out a small whine, it made Arthur's body have goosebumps, his hands now trembled. He couldn't believe the amount of heat on Penelope's lips, and she felt it too. They both felt heat when they touched each others hands, and Penelope felt a hot sensation when Arthur healed her. But this was on another level, it was almost burning when they kissed.
Arthur couldn't help but move and lick her lips, it was too hot, and he suddenly realised why that was. Penelope giggled after he did that, and it caused Arthur to smile against her mouth. 'I HAVE TO STOP' he screamed in his head. 'OH GOD PLEASE MAKE IT STOP'. Penelope felt like her whole body was burning, and her lips were now on fire. They couldn't do this here, they had to stop, it was getting too hot for her liking, so she grumbled and parted their lips. They both breathed heavily as they leaned their foreheads against each other, their faces red.
Arthur's hand were still holding the back of Penelope's head and her petite waist, he moved his hand down to her surprisingly thick hip, he squeezed gently. Penelope however was very self-conscious about the lower part of her body, espiecially her hips and legs (as shown in her lucid dream earlier), and she pushed his hand away. Arthur moved his head back in confusion, 'ah yes I forgot'...
"Sorry" He whispered, smiling against her cheek as he gave her a quick peck.
"Sorry" She looked into Arthur's eyes, shuffling a little away from him, they disconnected their hands from each other.
"Don't apologise, it's not your fault it's mine, I forgot".
As soon as Arthur said 'I forgot' his eyes grew wide. 'YOU IDIOT'.
"What do you mean?" Penelope whispered in confusion.
"I forgot we are still strangers" Arthur had thought of a diversion, and this time it worked.
Penelope blinked slowly at Arthur, a small smile formed in the corners of her lips.
"You are not a stranger to me anymore, you told me a massive secret of yours, but I'm a stranger still to you..." She looked down at her hands.
"Well then, tell me something important about you" Arthur smiled sweetly at her.
Penelope raised her head to look into Arthur's eyes, he tilted his head slightly, making him look adorable. She tilted hers too, causing them both to laugh.
"Seriously though, tell me something important about you" Arthur nudged her with his elbow.
"Hey!" Penelope shoved Arthur playfully.
They both giggled again, 'I better tell him something about me, well here goes nothing...'
"So um, three years ago, my entire family pasted away in a house fire when I was in university for the day" Penelope gaze travelled back to the chestnut tree.
Arthur was shocked, but almost not surprised. 'The great loss... It all makes sense!' He realised. She had suffered a great loss, and so did he. 'That's why we are both affected by each other so much, the heat, the electricity between us, the feeling of, our souls together...' Arthur had realised straight away, but Penelope didn't catch on, she was too distracted at the thought of her family.
"I'm so sorry Pen" Arthur caressed her back with his fingers again.
'Pen, he just, he just called me Pen!' Her mind was now on him again, he distracted her so very much, all the time. She looked into his beautiful green eyes.
"Did you just call me Pen?" Penelope smirked at him widely.
"No you must of misheard me" Arthur smirked, quoting her from earlier.
Penelope burst out laughing.
"You are a little bugger" She laughed.
"Well I'm not little I can assure you" Arthur brought his face close to hers and smirked cheekily, sending a hot wave over Penelope.
"Arthur!" Penelope screeched and covered her face, they were now both crying with laughter.
"You need to stop it I can't handle it" Penelope giggled.
"Well lose control then" He whispered in her ear, another hot wave washed over hot.
"You know exactly what you are doing!" Her face burning red as her eyes pored into his.
She wasn't wrong, Arthur knew exactly what he was doing.
"What am I doing to you then?"
Penelope had come to realise, Arthur was a flirt, and it was getting harder and harder for her not to race back to her home with him and have her way with him, but she wasn't easy, not by a long shot.
"Arthur" She said firmly.
"Pen" He said back, equally as firm.
She smirked again at him, he smirked at her. Then she had a sudden thought.
"Hang on what's your last name?"
"Why?"
"Well I'm curious, you know that" Penelope smirked again.
"Um... Well originally my last name was Smaragdus" Arthur admitted.
"That's a cool name, what does it mean?" Penelope smiled.
'She's effortlessly cute, why did she have to be like this?' Arthur struggled with containing his feelings again, but decided to answer her question.
"Um well it's a family name, all of us have emerald eyes, but mine are the brightest, it's Latin for Emerald..."
"That's so cool" Penelope shuffled in excitement, Arthur couldn't help but smile.
"But why did you change it?"
"I didn't change it by choice, it happens when you are gifted with an animal soul. The Immortal King, my grandfather, has the last name Aquila Calvitium Smaragdus, meaning Bald Eagle Emerald. My grandmother, The Immortal Queen, has the surname Camarillo Equo Albo Smaragdus, which means Camarillo White Horse Emerald, the Emerald she adopted when they married. My father Struthionem Smaragdus, of course Ostrich Emerald. Then finally my mother, Equiferus Emerald, which actually means Wild Horse Emerald, but there is no Latin word for Zebra, but Zebras are said to have developed from wild horses, it comes into that catergory, so...".
Arthur stopped, it was obvious what Penelope was going to ask now, he swallowed.
"So, what's your last name then?" Penelope asked quietly.
Arthur looked at her with almost desperate eyes, but he answered.
"My last name is Picum Smaragdus". Arthur looked at his hands, she would surely ask what it meant.
"I like it" She said sweetly.
'Wait, why is she not asking what it means?' He thought. Arthur looked into her eyes, they were shimmering blue. She was so beautiful to him in this moment, not that she was ever not beautiful, but he just found her to be like a stunning goddess. Arthur suddenly asked her...
"Don't you want to know what it means?"
Penelope smiled and wiped her lipstick off his lips, that had been left there earlier, she smiled.
"It's ok, you've told me so much today, I'll just look it up when I get home" She smiled.
Arthur kissed her hand that was getting rid of the lipstick.
"Ok" he whispered, "just try not to freak out, again"...