When we arrived at the old man's house, sorry, the chief's house, the man was lounging on the couch in all the pomposity you could think of. He was sipping rum in an expensive jug using a straw.
His fat fingers would swirl the straw before he took a sip and then groan and sigh in satisfaction. Such an arse! (Please forgive my language. I just can't help it. Haaa! He's just so annoying and being in his presence just nauseates me.)
He seemed to be living 'the life' with no care about all those who were dying around him. The People he had sworn to protect. He ate their bones and flesh. I felt pissed off and I wanted to get it over and done with by just killing this pompous ass but Adrian brought reasoning back to my mind. We had to take it a step at a time because for all we knew, he had strong backing and us being visitors and strangers at that in this land, we didn't want to draw unnecessary attention to ourselves.
One step at a time. After talking to Oni for a while, we both agreed that he was just another idiot who had been privileged enough to get a position of power because of his family's connections. Otherwise, he only cared about his stomach. He had no leadership qualities because if he did, he would have seen that at this rate, his section would die out soon leaving him with no one to lead.
We tried questioning him subtly about his leadership qualities and he was answering us with a grin showing that he didn't see any problem with the way things were. If anything at all, he was happy with the situation.
"Er.... Chief, we noticed that there is no spiritual energy here. Why is that? Is it that people have cultivated over-zealously depleting all the spiritual energy here?" Adrian asked curiously showing that he had no ulterior motives other than just mere curiosity.
"Hahaha! There is a lot of spiritual energy here. Mmmm.... You see, I can't allow my subjects to just cultivate as they want. What if they grow stronger than me and decide to overthrow me? No... I can't allow that to happen now can I? That's why I had to control who cultivates and for how long," he answered and it just drove me madder but Adrian was able to placate me through our mind bond. If it were just me, he would be a lump of meat by now.
We couldn't question him for long because we knew if we did, we would seem suspicious. All in due time. We would do our investigations fast because we needed to leave here. And fast at that.
After leaving the chief's home, we went back to the hotel because we didn't know anyone else around and I felt tired anyway. The chief had offered us a staying his house but we refused. I'd rather sleep outside in the cold than spend a night in his house. It felt like an insult to the people in that town if we did. Good thing was that we still had the gang that accosted us that first day to support our stay here. They seemed too eager to please us.
When we got to our room, l was so pissed off that I wished there was something I could do to alleviate the suffering of these people as soon as yesterday. It was just wrong.
"Come on baby. You know we will work it out and we won't leave without making sure that the situation has changed," Adrian said hugging me from the back.
I sighed and relished that contact. I needed it and I had missed this man, my man.
"I know. I'm glad that you are here with me to keep me in check. Otherwise...," I said then turned and stood face to face with Adrian. "I need you. Hold me tonight and make love to me. I need something to keep me grounded and I know your love will," I was still down and I knew that Adrian's touches and caresses would placate me. It had been a while since we made love. It was about time.
"Your wish is my command love. Come here," Adrian said as he pulled me into another hug and sniffed between my shoulder and neck. I felt butterflies flutter in my stomach just at that action. I needed him. Badly.
"Mmmm... I miss you so much. Are you sure you are up to it? By the way, how are you? I haven't heard you complain today. That means you are okay, right?" Adrian asked me worriedly as he remembered how I have been lately.
"I'm okay just a little bit tired and yes, much better. I told you that I'm not sick. Just tired sometimes but I'm good. And yes, I want to feel the whole of you tonight. I need to be re-energized before I deal with that fucker tomorrow," I said as Ipulled him towards me and this time, I connected our lips.
That was the feeling we had both been looking for and missing. Our scents mingled as we ravaged each other's mouths. We weren't gentle at all because we both wanted to express how much we had missed each other. Our lips, tongues and saliva melded together amplifying the feeling. We kissed, nibbled, bit, and sucked. We groaned as we tasted each other and only when our lungs started complaining due to lack of air did we separate and for us, that was a long while. I
felt like devouring Adrian alive due to the emotions swirling in me. I wanted them placated and fast. Adrian smiled, that sweet smile of his that always unhinges me and I knew I was doomed. This man could make me do unthinkable things when he smiled at me like that. That smile was reserved for me only and I loved it. It spelt love, care, need, want and many many other emotions melded together. It could make damsels kill themselves at command and I felt blessed that it was reserved for me only.
"What are you thinking about?" Adrian asked pulling me out of my thoughts.
"I'm thinking of how much I love you. Of how much I've become so dependent on you. Of how much my life without you in it makes no sense anymore," I said and he gifted me with that smile again. It wasn't always that I, Gael, spoke my heart out. Today I was just feeling emotional. I wanted to release these emotions by feeling Adrian in me. I wanted him to take me to the throes of passion and back.
"And I love you too. You are my life. The air that I breath. You know that, right? Sometimes I wonder how I survived twenty-four years of my life without you in it. You are me, Gael. And I am you. You are stuck with me for life," he said and kissed me again.
We kissed as I led him to the bathroom. I needed us to take a quick shower and make love because I felt like I would explode if we didn't.