Zuke mansion , year 31010
From inside the locked room footsteps could be heard coming up the stairs. The sound got closer to the door on the east wing of the Grande staircase.
The footsteps suddenly stopped in front of the closed door. A pair of delicate looking hands reached out and touched the door knob, settling on it. Tiny whispers could be heard as they swirled like chants round the head of the being that stood in front of the door.
The hands on the knob slowly turned it and the being took a step in. Lucris, who was entering the house at about the same time saw the back of the young lady entering the room and time seemed to stop as he watched her. Running seemed to be futile. How would he get to her before it was too late?
At that thought he immediately grabbed his hand teleporter and without hesitation, disappeared and reappeared right behind her. He quickly yanked her back , a firm grip on her shoulders. When she was secured in his arms he glanced at the large swirling purple mass that stood in the room. A portal to another realm.
He closed the door and sealed it with a lock spell. He turned and looked at the young lady who had the audacity to enter the room and he froze for a moment. She stood there like a statue and her originally grey eyes blazed green.
" Madam, are you alright?" He asked her. She didn't respond as she continued to stare into the air as if possessed. He shook her a bit and that seemed to do the trick. The bright green glow from her eyes gradually dimmed and returned to her captivating grey ones.
She jumped a bit after returning to normal and looked at him with a confused expression on her face. Her eyes slowly widened as though she just realised something and her expression changed. " Lucris" she called with a slight gasp and threw herself into his arms. "Lucris, I don't know what happened. I tried to stop but the voiced were pulling me and I-"" Shhh, it's okay. Let's just be grateful I was here just in time.
Other wise we'd have to come looking for you in another dimension and timeline." Lucris said and gently pushed her shoulders back, breaking their contact." But next time this happens I might not be here Miss Lexi, so please be careful.
And don't be too comfortable to be throwing yourself at people miss, you know how Master Kian feels about such things" he ended not making eye contact." Lucris! You're our butler, why would he be .... ughh! I just don'tget it. You're like a father to me even.
Why should he get angry if I hugged you? It's not like he's even around all the time and I can't stay here, couped up in this huge house doing nothing. I don't go anywhere but the path around the house. Goodness, I even talk to myself like a crazy person .
So tell me Lucris, who can I hug for comfort apart from him when he's not around huh?" She said pouting.
Far from her notice did she realise Lucris had been quiet and his intermittent eye and head movements were trying to tell her something. She just continued talking until Lucris cleared his throat and spoke.
"Miss Lexi, I think that would be enough. We don't want any hassles to arise in the future now do we?" He said with his eyes simultaneously looking behind her. Lexi scrunched up her nose in a ' I won't tolerate that' expression and continued either way.
" No Lucris, it's not enough. So I get that he's my husband, my soulmate, my bond and i love him and only him. But that doesn't give him the right to lock me in this house like a prisoner. This life I've chosen could be a lot better if he actually took me with him on one of his many adventures. It's not like I'm useless. I could help on anyway I can"
As the last words fell from her lips a year rolled silently down her cheek. It dropped fom her face but before it could hit the floor a tiny vial captured it . The tear drop increased in volume and glowed red before finally turning gold in colour.
Lucris lifted it slightly and both of them stared at the vial in his hand for a moment before he placed it in his jacket pocket. " Madam..." he began." Apart from the fact that you are his bond, you are very dear to Master Kian and you possess certain abilities that evil people desire from you.
So please understand him" Lucris ended. " But I feel so long when I'm here without him. No offense Lucris" she said. "None taken my lady" she heard Lucris say before she lowered her head to wipe the tear stain on her face. But something suddenly changed. The atmosphere felt different and she knew where that different was from.
When she looked up, Lucris was gone. Her eyes widened before she turned around to meet the large body of a man.
She stared at him in utter disbelief. How long had he been standing there? Had he heard the whole conversation and how she ranted on and on and oh- her breath hitched for a moment at the thought that he heard her when she said she loved him, something she hadn't said to his face before since they got married.
Could that have explained the weird behaviour of Lucris? She gritted her teeth for not getting the hint faster. "Kian" she could only say. She opened her mouth in an attempt to day something else when the environment changed and they were in their bedroom.
Before she could assimilate what was happening she was pinned to the wall.Both of his hands trapping her on either side .
"So, you would like to be hugging other men in my absence is that So?" He asked with his eyes glued onto her face.Lexi don't respond and just returned his gaze. Hers showing slight signs of tearing.
Kian noticed it and drew his face closer to hers." It's alright Lexi. You don't need to cry. You know how it hurts whenever you cry. And didn't you say you loved me a moment ago? Lexi's eyes were wide at what he said and she pushed him back with her hands on his chest.
" Why are you acting so shocked. You said you love me right?He asked in an innocent tone.She didn't have the capacity to bear his teasing manner and gave him a shy nod in response. "That's my girl" he said and placed his forefinger under her chin to lift her face to look up at him.
" But I want to hear you say it with those beautiful lips of yours. To my face" he emphasised. " Since we got married I've been showering you with sweet words of love. Don't you think it would be fair if you did the same? Lexi looked down, her cheeks heating up at both his questions and his face so close to hers. But Kian lifted her head to look at him.
" A-ah-ah, look me in my eyes and say it Lexi" Kian said. She took a while but soon composed herself and looked in his eyes." I- I love you " she said in a faint voice." What was that Lexi? It was very hard to hear. Could you repeat yourself?" Kian said, a smirk forming at the corner of his lips.
"I said I love you" Lexi said a bit louder before continuing." I love you more than anything. With all my heart" she ended. A lone tear rounds it's way travelling down her cheek . She didn't understand why she was crying but it just seemed to have happened.
Kian leaned forward." It's alright Lexi" she heard Kian say as his lips kissed the placed where her tear was . He kissed it away and stood straight to look at her. His gaze lingered on her for a long while and Lexi couldn't help but shiver as his state sent goosebumps up her skin. He always had a way of looking at her whenever that got intimate. But something felt off for a moment.
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