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By then my breaths were coming out uneven. Beads of sweat rolled off of my skin, unlike Dante who's sweat made him glow brighter under the shining moonlight. Why was life so unfair?
"How-long?" I breathe out. Dante looks back and smiles. I scrunch my brows as the though of him smiling at my monstrous huffing self. I raise an eyebrow as he suddenly starts making his way back to me.
Suddenly he bends over and grabs my foot while supporting my back with his hand. I squeal as he places me in his arm. He's giving me a princess carry...
I inwardly swoon. He looks down towards me smiling half of his chiseled self being illuminated by the tender light of the moon while the other hidden in the darkness.
"Better?" I nod and snuggle my heating face into his shirt. His chest vibrates up and down making me snuggle deeper. Closing my eyes I lay my head down and listen to the beautiful sounds of the forest.
A light breeze softly touches my skin as it was passing by. I sigh in content at the peacefulness of it all. No rouges, no attacks and no guy in black hood.
I missed days like these.
"Me too" I snap my eyes open and look up towards Dante who was staring ahead. Did I imagine it?... I look back up and sure enough he was still staring ahead. Beads of sweat roll down the side of his face indicating me he was getting tired. I gently pat his forearm.
He looks down at me with concerned eyes. "You okay?" My heart almost turns to mush at his protectiveness. I nod but wipe some of the sweat from the corner of my sleeve.
"I can walk the rest..." He shakes his head and keeps on going. I furrow my brows and pinch his arms. He flinches slightly before looking down at me.
"I can do this forever you know." I raise my brow as if asking him to test me. He stares at me for a little while longer before sighing. Gently he lowers me to the ground. When I feel my foot touching the ground I push off by using Dante as a step off. He stumbles back while I jump. Laughing I twirl around. I stop and look at Dante who's smiling back.
"How long?" I ask once more. Dante comes up and takes his hand in mine.
"Just a bit farther." I breathe out in relief and follow him. I close my eyes and inhale the beautiful scent of the forest. Suddenly the sound of running water enters my ears and I look towards Dante. He smiling and looking ahead knowing I can hear it.
An overwhelming excitement bubbles in me. Even though we hadn't done anything this was already the best date ever. I look towards Dante, the person who turned my world upside down with one smirk.
And I wouldn't have it any other way
Suddenly there's a clearing in the trail and I run ahead letting go of Dante's hand. Squinting because of the sudden bright light I put one hand in front of my face and stare ahead in awe. There was a tiny waterfall flowing down into a lake that was illuminated like the sun underneath the gentleness of the moonlight. But that wasn't the thing that made my jaw literally drop.
Filling the lakes surrounding were thousands and thousands of fireflies shining brightly.
"Mesmerizing." I whisper.
"Down right." Dante's voice breaks me out of my trance. Walking forward I walk right into the middle of a bunch of fireflies. Closing my eyes I laugh and twirl around astounded by the beauty of it all. Opening my eyes I see a tiny fireflies sitting on my finger. Slowly I lift it and bring it close to my face. I watch as the light slightly buzzes and it turns around, ready to take off. I push my arm forward and propel it to fly.
It takes off and buzzes around joining his pals. I smile and look back at Dante. He had his hands outstretched towards me. Walking over I take it. He leads me towards a clearing on the other side of the lake towards a picnic?...
I freeze and stare at the beautiful but simple display of kindness. An expensive looking blanket is laid out on the grass decorated with candles. On the side there's a table with expensive cutlery decorated on it. In the middle there's a huge baked chicken with different kinds of sandwiches surrounding it.
The breath is knocked out of me as I stare at it. Dante slips his arms around my waist and I lean my head onto his shoulder.
"This is amazing Dante." I look up at him. He smiles and looks as at me through his dark long lashes. He brings out faces together.
"I'm glad" His breath fans my face. I push forward and peck his lip before withdrawing. He looks up confusingly. I point towards the food.
"First food. I'm starving." He chuckles and shakes his head.
"Only you Laura. Only you."
Making my way over I sit down and make myself comfortable. My stomach rumbles subtly indicating I should dig in. Taking a piece of the chicken I close my eyes and savor the amazing taste.
"My god Dante. Where did you get this from. It tastes heavenly." He chuckles while taking a seat on the other side of me.
"I made it." My eyes almost pop out of my sockets and I basically chock on the amazing chicken.
"You made this" He nods slowly digesting my reaction with a smile.
"I guess thousands of years would improve someones cooking style." Dante bursts out laughing at this. After calming himself he looks back stuffing a piece of chicken in his mouth as well.
"I was this amazing to begin with." I smile and roll my eyes at his modesty.
Hours pass as we talk while stuffing our mouths. Once Dante made me laugh so hard I fell down almost taking the table along with me. Somewhere along the way we both had ended up on the ground staring at the starry sky the loomed over us.
Suddenly Dante stood up and walks on over to an object covered in white cloth. I hadn't noticed that. He tears the cloth off and reveals a stereo. Sliding a disk in he presses the button while walking over to me. Classical music plays softly in the background as I smile and softly take his hand.
I pull myself up along with Dante's support. He slips his hands on my waist and pulls me in. I lean in to his ear my breath fanning his ears. I feel his visibly shudder and a smirk forms. I guess I'm not the only one effected by each others presence.
"You know that I'm a shit of a dancer right." He whisper to me. I remove my head from his chest with an amused eyebrow.
"So then why did you do this?" He shrugs.
"Romantic?..." He supports weakly. I chuckle and shake my head.
"Follow my body language and sway your body alongside mine." He nods and follows my instructions, catching on surprisingly fast. It was until no time we were both swaying our bodies to the music. I lean in and rest my head against his chest.
"Thanks for this Dante." He nods before pulling away. I look up at him in confusion. He stood there awkwardly scratching his neck while fidgeting from one foot to the other. I chuckle.
"What is it Dante?" I ask through a smile.
He then moves closer our breath mingling with each other.
"I know you humans love this soo....." I stare at him. He then whispers lightly in my ear.
"Laura Clinton would you do the honor of being my girlfriend?" I keep staring at him my eyes wide as saucers. His face suddenly transforms into panic.
"I-I mean if it's too fast, we could not." He blabbers on. I move closer and crash my lips to his to shut him up. Pulling away I smile.
"It would be my pleasure."
I look back up at him to see him watching me intently. I smile weakly. Slowly but surely he starts to lean in. I do the same and my eyes flutter shut. His lips finally meet mine in a slow and passionate kiss. I move my lips against his, our lips fitting together perfectly. Panting I pull away before going back in. This time I crash my lips against his in hunger. He replies back equally intense. He pulls me in by the waist deepening the kiss. He bits my lip and I moan.
Biting was my weakness.
Smiling against my lips he moves down to my neck showering me with gentle kisses all the way down to my collarbone. He bits and a moan escapes my mouth. I move my hands through his hair while arching my back at the pleasure. He then comes back and kisses me. I let myself fall into the blissful persona of Dante. I hungrily kiss him back biting and tugging on his lip. I smile as I hear him moan against my lips. Finally we both pull apart. I lay my head onto his chest as he hugs me close.
"This was the best day I've had in a while" I look up at Dante. He leans in and smiles against my lips.
"Likewise." I look up at him in awe.
"Out of all all the nights in the centuries?.." He nods without hesitating. I smile at him. This man had dragged me into something unimaginable. Something dangerous... Something life threatening... I once again look back at him, he smiles back.
And I wouldn't change it for anything in the world.
Hya readers,
Here's chapter 20. I posted two chapters in one day, yay! I hope you enjoy and see you next update!
Lot's of Love, Lillith Smith
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