Fear and Loneliness.
These are the oldest feelings Nyx can remember having. Almost fifteen years ago, she regained consciousness without any memories and only those bad feelings still imprinted in her soul.
Completely confused and full of questions, Nyx found herself starting from absolute zero within Arthur, who was the size of a grain of sand within Aria. She remembers the nine months of waiting and finally the day of his birth. After that, she saw him grow up and become a beautiful and happy young man.
But what about her?
Nyx didn't know what she was, where she was, or what her purpose was in Arthur's life. Everything she saw and heard was what was happening around him, and his happiness also made her happy.
But Nyx never forgot the fear and loneliness that were with her when everything began. She still felt alone inside Arthur's Nexus, and her greatest fear was to live there forever, alone.
But one beautiful day, Nyx felt her whole being called, a call that could not be ignored. That was when Arthur summoned her for the first time, a happy accident. After living eleven years hidden inside his Nexus, Nyx didn't know how to interact with another person.
She felt intimately connected to Arthur for having been with him from the beginning, but she had never been seen by him or spoken to him.
She felt exposed and vulnerable, far from her safe zone. She had seen all his experiences, learned languages as he did, learned to see the world through his eyes. But she had no idea how to interact with him, and it drove her crazy with shyness and frustration.
Also, being by Arthur's side and not inside his Nexus awakened feelings in Nyx that she didn't know. But even acting in extreme ways due to her intense feelings, Arthur always treated her very well. She would still be inside him most of the day, but she could be by his side all night...
And in those moments, she no longer felt alone and didn't need to feel afraid of loneliness anymore. The gratitude for Arthur taking care of her grew more and more, as did other feelings for him.
But the more powerful her feelings get, the less control she has over them. She fears something bad will happen and she will lose what she loves most, so she is always nervous, especially when interacting with him.
Nyx was satisfied with just being able to sleep hugging Arthur at night, but he wanted more...
She was afraid something would happen to ruin her perfect life, but it turned out that things only got better, and she was able to feel new feelings with him, very good feelings. That's why Nyx is determined to help and support Arthur so they can continue to feel good and grow together.
That's her partnership with him, a bond for life…
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"But why do I feel not embarrassed when he looks at me like that???" Nyx wonders as Arthur looks at her with those loving eyes.
She loves that look, his affectionate expression, and even his naughty ones, yet she always feels like a scared little bunny when she's in front of him.
Arthur notices Nyx's look become thoughtful and even a little sad for a second before she starts to blush.
He knows that if she becomes too shy, she may run away to his Nexus, so he tries to lighten the mood by teasing her.
"Oi, Nyx," He points to the ointment in her hand. "Do you know how to use this?"
"Baka!!" She exclaims one of the words she learned from him due to Liam's memories. "Do you think I'm dumb??"
Arthur hides nothing from Nyx, even his dark memories of Liam's life, although he doesn't go into details.
But she can feel that he suffered a lot, just as he also knows that she hides pain and fear deep inside her heart.
Yet, that's not the time to think about such sad things; Arthur just wants to enjoy Nyx's presence now.
After feeling the bloodlust that came from the part of him that is still Liam, Arthur finds it very comforting to interact with Nyx.
So he extends his arm to her with a loving expression. "Go ahead."
"Mm," She nods and begins to apply the ointment to his wounds kindly.
Unlike when Margaret did it, and she couldn't control her feelings for him, now it's his turn to get excited by Nyx's touch.
He uses his other hand to caress her shoulder tenderly. "Thank you for this, my dear."
"Who is your dear??" She gets very shy and ends up responding with aggression, as always. "I just don't want you to die..."
"I doubt I would die because of such scratches, but I really appreciate the way you take care of me," Arthur comments lovingly.
"I, I'm not… I... it..." Nyx is bombarded with intense feelings, but she tries to contain her shyness as she starts to bandage Arthur's arm.
Arthur feels in paradise being cared for by Nyx and being able to see her cute reactions. "You are adorable."
"Hold yourself a bit!" She pleads desperately. "I'm almost done..."
With great difficulty due to how good her body feels under his caresses, she manages to close the last bandage around his wounds.
Arthur fears that she will immediately retreat to his Nexus, so he quickly stands up, holds her by the shoulders, and presses her body against the bathroom wall gently.
"Mm~~" A cute moan escapes her lips as Arthur's rough yet gentle touch sends waves of pleasure through her body.
He becomes addicted to that sound as soon as it leaves her mouth but seals her lips with a vigorous kiss.
"What are you doing?!?!" Nyx exclaims in his mind, though she can't stop her own lips from dancing along with his.
Arthur likes her lips so much that he can't stop kissing them. "I can't control myself when you act so lovingly..."
"You have to restrain yourself," She asks but doesn't make any attempt to get rid of his kisses. "This isn't a good place for this... someone may..."
He ignores her pleas since her body also doesn't want him to stop.
After kissing for over a minute, Arthur needs air and breaks the kiss for just a second.
But instead of returning to kiss her delicious lips, he runs his lips over her face, kissing her cheek, chin, and then going to her neck.
"Mmmm... this... no... ahhh..." She can't prevent some low moans from coming out her mouth.
"Your scent is so good," He speaks in her mind while marking her skin with his kisses. "Damn, even your sweat is delicious!"
"You can't say those things!!" She exclaims in his mind angrily and shyly.
But she keeps his praises deep in her heart while feeling a pride that only a woman so much loved by the man she also loves can feel.
"You can't stop me from telling you how perfect you are," Arthur declares to her mentally while continuing to kiss her.
He kisses her skin and goes back to her lips before going back to her neck, but not too intense, or things may really get out of control.
But his hands start to go down her arms, too, which makes Nyx concerned. "You have to stop... it's going to turn me on so much..."
Arthur knows that Nyx is trying very hard not to run away due to her shyness, which puts him in a dilemma:
He can't push things too hard, or she won't be able to bear it, but he also doesn't want to miss such an opportunity, so he continues to focus on kissing her face.
But as they both feel so good with each other, the intense emotions make them lose control of their desires.
Arthur ends up kissing Nyx's lips so intensely that his tongue begins to want to make its way inside her little mouth.
That makes her very excited and shy, so she tries to avoid it and ends up bumping into a shelf full of objects in the small bathroom.
"Arthur?!" Margaret's voice sounds from outside the bathroom, concerned. "Are you okay???"
"I am," He quickly exclaims, trying to control his panting breath. "I just stumbled a bit and knocked some things over."
"Let me help you," Margaret quickly says and starts to open the bathroom door.
"No!" Arthur tries to stop Margaret from entering, but he and Nyx hear the sound of the doorknob turning.
They only have time to exchange quick looks, both sorry and frustrated because they were enjoying that so much.
Then Nyx disappears in a cloud of pink smoke, returning to Arthur's Nexus as Margaret enters the bathroom.
"Eh?" She is confused to see him standing with an excited expression and drops of sweat running down his handsome face.
Margaret notices that he seems fine, so she starts to look at the objects knocked down on the floor.
But her eyes stop before, on something she definitely doesn't expected to see now: a large tent in Arthur's pants, right in the direction of his thing.
"Ehhhhhhhh?!?!?" Margaret may act boldly to get his affection, but she is still a pure young lady and can't handle that sight.
Well, a part of her really wants to look more, but she also has a shy side, which forces her to turn her face, especially to hide her blushing expression.
"Arthur, are you really okay???" She asks while her heart beats faster.
In her mind, she can only think of naughty things. "Why is it so big?? Why does it seem so hard??? Maybe it's because of me?"
Arthur can't help but feel a little embarrassed, too, due to that situation.
He tries to compose himself and does it quickly. "Sorry about that, Margaret."
"No problem, for real!" She can't hide the excitement in her tone. "You're already like a young adult, and such things can't be avoided..."
It takes him a while, but he understands that she thinks he was in that state because of her.
Arthur feels a little guilty for Margaret, but he doesn't mind letting her feel proud; after all, her charm should awaken such a reaction in any man.
"Thank you for understanding," He speaks friendly and even gently taps her head.
Margaret feels like an extremely happy puppy; if she had a tail, it would certainly be wagging wildly.
"I'm done, thank you again," He comments and quickly puts the knocked-over objects on the shelf before leaving the bathroom.
Margaret stays there with a happy expression on her face. She waits until he returns to the tavern hall and takes a deep breath, feeling his natural scent still in the bathroom.
"How can he smell so good???" She doesn't understand how even after the fight against the trio of thugs, Arthur remained so fragrant.
Also, his perfume overcomes any other smell, even in such a place.
But that's not a synthetic perfume like the ones people use in the day-to-day, but his natural scent, which is so fatal to women due to his heart-shaped Nexus.