[ He laughs. He can already imagine the looks on the faces of Ai’s “family” when they meet him. Their top idol coming home with a real jerk of a boyfriend… he expects to be met with more than a few threats along the lines of “if you treat Ai badly…”
Is it wrong of him to find entertainment in that? Probably. ]
Yeah, I know… still had to give you some grief, though.
[ He got boyfriend-shirt Ai out of it among other things so it’s not like he has any right to complain. As she strokes the back of his head, he reaches up to caress her cheek, brushing some of her disheveled hair away from her face. ]
Well, whatever happens… hah, it might be a pain in the ass, but… for once I don’t think I’ll mind.
[ To think such words could come out of him… for all of his villainous vibes, she’s changed him so much. ]
Believe it or not, I think all this might be the easy part. After Aqua and Ruby, I think Prez Saitou's prepared for just about anything. So long as I tell him first and let him come up with a battle plan, he'll come around.
[ Is she that sincerely optimistic? Is Saitou really that much of a pushover when it comes to Ai? Honestly, both of them are probably true at once.
Still, though. Thinking of Aqua and Ruby makes another thought pop up in her head, and her hand stroking his hair comes to a stop. They didn't bathe - her thighs are still sticky with the mess they'd made. The proof of the mess they might have gotten themselves into. ]
... hey, Oberon. Last night... Well. We both said it was irresponsible. I don't... regret it, but...
[ Her fingers curl into his hair. ]
If it turns out... you know. What do you want to do?
If your president is prepared for this, then I seriously pity him...
[ He raises an eyebrow as he feels her hands stop stroking, his eyes meeting hers, and ah...
He supposes the topic does deserve a more serious answer, but...
Now that he's thinking about it, if it does turn out that way... what would it be like? Somehow it had never even crossed his mind... though in his defense, this is by all means his first time being human. A child... her child... their child... what would they be like...?
A certain blonde, twin-tailed rascal of a girl comes to mind, and all of a sudden his cheeks are red all over again. ]
W-Well...
[ His hand starts to twirl a lock of Ai's hair in his finger. His eyes flick back and forth, away from her and back to her again and again. He notes to himself that it's embarrassing to be this embarrassed, especially with how much of her thighs are sticky with the results of what he did. ]
I... it would be a bit too early, I think, but...
[ Part of him can't help but wonder. Would she really want to? Want to go through it again, with his child instead? ]
[ For a long, long moment, Ai just stares at him. From the blank, entirely too honest expression of shock on her face, it's evident that she wasn't expecting an answer like that.
Her thoughts are churning at a hundred miles an hour. Ever since she knew they existed, she's been so wholly dedicated to being Aqua and Ruby's mother that she's never even imagined what having another child would be like - even if she wanted to and she could, who would she even have it with? And for all that she teases him about being such a possessive sort, needing to stake his claim and leave his mark on her, it's never occurred to her that he'd want something like this.
And yet here he is, admitting that he wouldn't mind. And he says it with a face like that.
It feels like her heart's in her throat.
She tries to let herself imagine it. The whole mess that her first pregnancy had been, the secrecy and the isolation - and the feverish excitement, the anticipation and the quiet joy of it. But this time, having someone to share it with - marvelling over progress, squabbling lightheartedly over names and decorations and themes and plans for the future.
( - a small, stubborn boy, the spitting image of his father, with the same stormy temperament and a scowl that's just as charming, a sharp-witted girl with a smile that's all Oberon's, mischievous and cunning and with a mouth that runs like the tide - )
And suddenly it's so, so hard to breathe. She feels heat flood her face and realises that she, too, is screaming scarlet red.
She drops her head to rest on his chest and laughs, shaky and bright and enormously overwhelmed. ]
Oberon... you weren't supposed to say something like that.
[ Ugh, he can feel his ears burning... but he tilts his head down to rest his chin on her head as she rests hers against his chest. What the hell, she's the one who asked! Ugh, being honest sucks, actually. Maybe he should go back to lying...
But god, that look on her face... ]
We should still hope it doesn't, you know! It's too damn soon, but... y'know that thing they say... I'll take responsibility, so...
What happened to you being such a no-good guy, huh? It's not very villainous of you to take responsibility.
[ Even with her face pressed to his chest, though, it's clear as day just from her voice that she's smiling. Her heart's pounding so hard and fast that she feels a little dizzy but she more she turns it over on her head, the more she likes it.
It's definitely too soon. But not yet isn't not ever and the thought of having a future like that, blissfully mundanely happy with a family of her own that she gets to make with the person she loves...
Isn't that exactly what she wished for? ]
Mm. Then... we'll just be a little more careful about it from now on. And... when things settle down and we work out what normal is like for us, we can talk about it again and decide what we want.
[ How does she always get him to fall apart like this. Here they are thinking of something like that... he can already imagine how low his standing would be with her president and the woman pretending to be her children's mother if Ai got pregnant now. Getting pregnant now would just be awful timing, really.
But the happiness in her expression, the rapid beating of her heart that he can feel as her chest presses against his...
Ugh, when she looks like that... how can he not be sold on all of sappy, happy family dreams? ]
...Then here's hoping we haven't already crossed that line.
[ He says with a small laugh, it having occurred to him that for all their talk of waiting until they've worked everything out... the mess between her thighs says otherwise. ]
I hate to break it to you, but we've definitely crossed all sorts of lines already. [ Her bitemarks. Are SO obvious. ] You're gonna have such an uphill battle to get into Prez Saitou's good books... Or at least out of his bad ones.
[ Even as she says it, though, she knows that's never gonna happen. Saitou's too protective and Oberon has way, way too much fun picking at people's sore spots. What exactly does it say about her taste in guys that even with all that taken into account he's probably only the second worst choice of boyfriend to take home and meet her family...? ]
Maybe... we'll see how things go when you meet Aqua and Ruby. I mean, we're getting way ahead of ourselves already. You'll have to get your head around looking after those two before we can even think about adding another one.
[ She gives his cheek a poke. ]
And this time, you've gotta do it without teaching them how to make explosives.
[ He laughs. She's certainly not wrong about that. Honestly, from what he's seen of that president, he can't exactly imagine not being the subject of his ire.
Oh well. He can blame Ai's taste in men for that. ]
Hah... well, I'm ready to expect the worst.
[ As if he isn't going to end up asking for the worst... he grins his typical grin at her. ]
She tips her face back up towards him, meaning to poke a little more fun... and then she pauses when she sees the mark on his own neck. That imprint of her own teeth.
... She's going a little pink again. ]
... Jeez. Did I really bite you that hard? I didn't mean to...
[ she totally did, it's just a little embarrassing to be faced with. ]
[ He blinks... before letting out another laugh. ]
Hah...! Sure, of course you didn't. I didn't mean to bite you that hard either.
[ Except he decidedly bit her even harder. The marks on her body are even darker, including the especially obvious one on her neck. Seriously, her m-streak was as long as he remembered...
Speaking of, that mark on her neck is going to be one hell of a struggle to hide, isn't it? ]
[ He raises an eyebrow. Oi, what is this strange pressure mixed in with such a stunningly soft smile? Damn it, lacking Fae Eyes is infinitely more pleasant, but one can't help but miss them in situations like this.
...Well hey, it's not like it's in his nature to balk in the face of pressure. ]
...Yeah, all of it saved up just for you.
[ And that really is the truth. Not that he intends to say it out loud, but... by all means, he technically just lost his virginity last night. ]
You're telling me. I wasn't kidding when I said you'd made a mess.
[ It's not like he would've had very many other, uh, opportunities (and he certainly wouldn't have taken them even if he had) but Ai's all sorts of disheveled and dirtied considering they only went at it twice.
Twenty four years really is a long time to wait.
It's that thought that has her gazing up at him, fond and mischievous all at once. ]
Hm... I wonder if you'll actually clean up your mess this time. I didn't get a chance to take a bath before bed last night, after all. That shower barely counts.
[ She can't help but laugh. So this is for sure karma, huh? ]
You sure did! And there was poor little me having to try and keep up with you every time you went and had your way with me. Even when I was telling you there was nooooo way I could handle it, you just went and did whatever you pleased...
[ This would sound a lot like a scolding if it wasn't for her mischievous grin and her warm, delighted voice. ]
Jeez, if I didn't have to go home, this'd be the perfect excuse to get a little revenge on you for all that. But maybe next time.
Yeah, yeah... just you wait, I'll be overwhelming you all over again eventually...
[ Ai is simply too cute when she's all overstimulated, overwhelmed, and at her limit... he's sure as hell not giving up on that. They're both greedy, he supposes... though one can question the validity in using this as motivation for keeping in shape.
She gets a kiss in on his jaw, and he returns the favor by leaning forward to kiss her on the lips just as she starts to pull away. ]
...Ai. I love you.
[ The words leave his mouth... and there's no feeling of the world twisting his words into lies. They're just words, ordinary everyday words... but they're as worthy of the truth as any other. ]
[ At those words, the look on her face warms and softens into something gentle and sweet. They've both been saying them over and over since last night, an overflowing of words neither of them have ever been able to say out loud - they're both liars, after all. That's its own kind of curse before mages and magic ever so much as enter the picture.
But when they're together, none of it matters. Maybe this will be the only kind of truth they'll ever be able to speak... but if they can speak it, then isn't everything else secondary?
If Ai knows that her love is the real thing, hasn't her wish already been granted? ]
Mm. I love you too. [ Then with a laugh, breathless and giddy; ] I still can't believe I'm allowed to really say it. That I can say it... and I know it's the real thing.
[ She chases the kiss with another of her own. They should really get up and at least get something to eat but... she doesn't want him to let go of her just yet. ]
[ He's achieved something impossible... impossible for him, at least. For him to speak of love was something he considered impossible, and yet Ai managed to drag that feeling out of him so violently he couldn't control it any longer.
...not that he has any room to complain, since he did much the same to her. Both literally and figuratively. ]
It still feels strange to me, saying it and meaning it... so you'd better make sure I start saying it more and more.
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[ He laughs. He can already imagine the looks on the faces of Ai’s “family” when they meet him. Their top idol coming home with a real jerk of a boyfriend… he expects to be met with more than a few threats along the lines of “if you treat Ai badly…”
Is it wrong of him to find entertainment in that? Probably. ]
Yeah, I know… still had to give you some grief, though.
[ He got boyfriend-shirt Ai out of it
among other thingsso it’s not like he has any right to complain. As she strokes the back of his head, he reaches up to caress her cheek, brushing some of her disheveled hair away from her face. ]Well, whatever happens… hah, it might be a pain in the ass, but… for once I don’t think I’ll mind.
[ To think such words could come out of him… for all of his villainous vibes, she’s changed him so much. ]
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[ Is she that sincerely optimistic? Is Saitou really that much of a pushover when it comes to Ai? Honestly, both of them are probably true at once.
Still, though. Thinking of Aqua and Ruby makes another thought pop up in her head, and her hand stroking his hair comes to a stop. They didn't bathe - her thighs are still sticky with the mess they'd made. The proof of the mess they might have gotten themselves into. ]
... hey, Oberon. Last night... Well. We both said it was irresponsible. I don't... regret it, but...
[ Her fingers curl into his hair. ]
If it turns out... you know. What do you want to do?
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[ He raises an eyebrow as he feels her hands stop stroking, his eyes meeting hers, and ah...
He supposes the topic does deserve a more serious answer, but...
Now that he's thinking about it, if it does turn out that way... what would it be like? Somehow it had never even crossed his mind... though in his defense, this is by all means his first time being human. A child... her child... their child... what would they be like...?
A certain blonde, twin-tailed rascal of a girl comes to mind, and all of a sudden his cheeks are red all over again.]W-Well...
[ His hand starts to twirl a lock of Ai's hair in his finger. His eyes flick back and forth, away from her and back to her again and again. He notes to himself that it's embarrassing to be this embarrassed, especially with how much of her thighs are sticky with the results of what he did. ]
I... it would be a bit too early, I think, but...
[ Part of him can't help but wonder. Would she really want to? Want to go through it again, with his child instead? ]
I wouldn't... mind...
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Her thoughts are churning at a hundred miles an hour. Ever since she knew they existed, she's been so wholly dedicated to being Aqua and Ruby's mother that she's never even imagined what having another child would be like - even if she wanted to and she could, who would she even have it with? And for all that she teases him about being such a possessive sort, needing to stake his claim and leave his mark on her, it's never occurred to her that he'd want something like this.
And yet here he is, admitting that he wouldn't mind. And he says it with a face like that.
It feels like her heart's in her throat.
She tries to let herself imagine it. The whole mess that her first pregnancy had been, the secrecy and the isolation - and the feverish excitement, the anticipation and the quiet joy of it. But this time, having someone to share it with - marvelling over progress, squabbling lightheartedly over names and decorations and themes and plans for the future.
( - a small, stubborn boy, the spitting image of his father, with the same stormy temperament and a scowl that's just as charming, a sharp-witted girl with a smile that's all Oberon's, mischievous and cunning and with a mouth that runs like the tide - )
And suddenly it's so, so hard to breathe. She feels heat flood her face and realises that she, too, is screaming scarlet red.
She drops her head to rest on his chest and laughs, shaky and bright and enormously overwhelmed. ]
Oberon... you weren't supposed to say something like that.
[ But she certainly doesn't sound displeased. ]
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[ Ugh, he can feel his ears burning... but he tilts his head down to rest his chin on her head as she rests hers against his chest. What the hell, she's the one who asked! Ugh, being honest sucks, actually. Maybe he should go back to lying...
But god, that look on her face... ]
We should still hope it doesn't, you know! It's too damn soon, but... y'know that thing they say... I'll take responsibility, so...
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What happened to you being such a no-good guy, huh? It's not very villainous of you to take responsibility.
[ Even with her face pressed to his chest, though, it's clear as day just from her voice that she's smiling. Her heart's pounding so hard and fast that she feels a little dizzy but she more she turns it over on her head, the more she likes it.
It's definitely too soon. But not yet isn't not ever and the thought of having a future like that, blissfully mundanely happy with a family of her own that she gets to make with the person she loves...
Isn't that exactly what she wished for? ]
Mm. Then... we'll just be a little more careful about it from now on. And... when things settle down and we work out what normal is like for us, we can talk about it again and decide what we want.
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[ How does she always get him to fall apart like this. Here they are thinking of something like that... he can already imagine how low his standing would be with her president and the woman pretending to be her children's mother if Ai got pregnant now. Getting pregnant now would just be awful timing, really.
But the happiness in her expression, the rapid beating of her heart that he can feel as her chest presses against his...
Ugh, when she looks like that... how can he not be sold on all of sappy, happy family dreams? ]
...Then here's hoping we haven't already crossed that line.
[ He says with a small laugh, it having occurred to him that for all their talk of waiting until they've worked everything out... the mess between her thighs says otherwise. ]
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[ Even as she says it, though, she knows that's never gonna happen. Saitou's too protective and Oberon has way, way too much fun picking at people's sore spots. What exactly does it say about her taste in guys that even with all that taken into account he's probably only the second worst choice of boyfriend to take home and meet her family...? ]
Maybe... we'll see how things go when you meet Aqua and Ruby. I mean, we're getting way ahead of ourselves already. You'll have to get your head around looking after those two before we can even think about adding another one.
[ She gives his cheek a poke. ]
And this time, you've gotta do it without teaching them how to make explosives.
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Oh well. He can blame Ai's taste in men for that. ]
Hah... well, I'm ready to expect the worst.
[ As if he isn't going to end up asking for the worst... he grins his typical grin at her. ]
Aww, but that was the best part~
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[ isn't that deadpan stare of hers just so nostalgic... ]
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[ Oh, how he missed that look in her eyes... as if he didn't miss everything about her already. ]
But alright, alright, I'll behave...
[ ...At least, he'll behave partially. What? He's still at least a little bit of a liar. ]
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[ why does she sound so happy about that...
She tips her face back up towards him, meaning to poke a little more fun... and then she pauses when she sees the mark on his own neck. That imprint of her own teeth.
... She's going a little pink again. ]
... Jeez. Did I really bite you that hard? I didn't mean to...
[ she totally did, it's just a little embarrassing to be faced with. ]
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Hah...! Sure, of course you didn't. I didn't mean to bite you that hard either.
[ Except he decidedly bit her even harder. The marks on her body are even darker, including the especially obvious one on her neck. Seriously, her m-streak was as long as he remembered...
Speaking of, that mark on her neck is going to be one hell of a struggle to hide, isn't it? ]
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Mm. I know. I mean, you couldn't hold back at all, right?
[ She lets her hand drift up and she strokes some of his sleep-mussed hair back from his face. ]
This is just everything you'd been saving up to give me, right?
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...Well hey, it's not like it's in his nature to balk in the face of pressure. ]
...Yeah, all of it saved up just for you.
[ And that really is the truth. Not that he intends to say it out loud, but... by all means, he technically just lost his virginity last night. ]
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You're telling me. I wasn't kidding when I said you'd made a mess.
[ It's not like he would've had very many other, uh, opportunities (and he certainly wouldn't have taken them even if he had) but Ai's all sorts of disheveled and dirtied considering they only went at it twice.
Twenty four years really is a long time to wait.
It's that thought that has her gazing up at him, fond and mischievous all at once. ]
Hm... I wonder if you'll actually clean up your mess this time. I didn't get a chance to take a bath before bed last night, after all. That shower barely counts.
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[ Didn't she say something along the lines of asking him to make a mess of her? If anyone is at fault, it's her. ]
I dunno... I might be tempted to make an even bigger mess...
[ He says it with his usual shit-eating grin before letting out a sigh. ]
...Is what I would say, but man, I underestimated how hard this shit is on a human body. Looks like I've got my work cut out for me, huh?
[ Well, extra stamina is never a bad thing for an actor anyways. ]
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You sure did! And there was poor little me having to try and keep up with you every time you went and had your way with me. Even when I was telling you there was nooooo way I could handle it, you just went and did whatever you pleased...
[ This would sound a lot like a scolding if it wasn't for her mischievous grin and her warm, delighted voice. ]
Jeez, if I didn't have to go home, this'd be the perfect excuse to get a little revenge on you for all that. But maybe next time.
[ Another kiss to the underside of his jaw. ]
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[ Ai is simply too cute when she's all overstimulated, overwhelmed, and at her limit... he's sure as hell not giving up on that. They're both greedy, he supposes... though one can question the validity in using this as motivation for keeping in shape.
She gets a kiss in on his jaw, and he returns the favor by leaning forward to kiss her on the lips just as she starts to pull away. ]
...Ai. I love you.
[ The words leave his mouth... and there's no feeling of the world twisting his words into lies. They're just words, ordinary everyday words... but they're as worthy of the truth as any other. ]
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But when they're together, none of it matters. Maybe this will be the only kind of truth they'll ever be able to speak... but if they can speak it, then isn't everything else secondary?
If Ai knows that her love is the real thing, hasn't her wish already been granted? ]
Mm. I love you too. [ Then with a laugh, breathless and giddy; ] I still can't believe I'm allowed to really say it. That I can say it... and I know it's the real thing.
[ She chases the kiss with another of her own. They should really get up and at least get something to eat but... she doesn't want him to let go of her just yet. ]
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[ He's achieved something impossible... impossible for him, at least. For him to speak of love was something he considered impossible, and yet Ai managed to drag that feeling out of him so violently he couldn't control it any longer.
...not that he has any room to complain, since he did much the same to her. Both literally and figuratively. ]
It still feels strange to me, saying it and meaning it... so you'd better make sure I start saying it more and more.