midnightstar | Shionne and Alphen in Menancia

They've all come a long way since Calaglia, both in terms of distance and... other things. Things Shionne was forcing herself not to acknowledge. Because what would the point be to acknowledge those thoughts when she couldn't act on them - when at the end of this journey, she had no future? Ah... but that was something she hadn't - couldn't - tell the others, who she's begun thinking of as more than just 'tools'.

Particularly Alphen.

It was the hardest to think of him when she knew how much she was keeping from him. Much to her frustration, however, the group had decided to take a break for a little while since Shionne's pace had been pushing the others quite a lot - and they did just gain two new companions. Shionne was avoiding them as much as possible, deciding to go for a walk through the city almost...baffled by how accepting the Dahnans and Renans were.

It was ... nice. But it felt so alien to her, at the same time.

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That look she gave him...was the most breathtakingly beautiful sight he had ever seen. So much so he gently reached up to rub his thumb against her cheek as he held it softly in the palm of his hand. "I should have said this a long time ago but doesn't mean I can't say it now and going forward. You are...the most beautiful woman I could ever have dreamed of."

She leaned her cheek against his palm with a soft smile, "You already have my heart, Alphen.." She teased gently, "But i want to give you more.." She pressed her lips against his palm, slowly moving her hand down to undo the fastening on the skirt half of her dress, "My most precious person~" She leaned in again, "I want to give you my body too."

Alphen...did not think she'd just come out and say it. There was no interpreting those words any other way than what they actually meant and if her hand had been on his chest she would have been able to easily feel it thumping even wilder in his chest.

"I..." Oh that was not a refusal of what she was offering. He was just struggling to come up with an answer that would be on par with what she was offering up. His eyes followed her hand and more of that exquisite body was revealed to his gaze as it grew hotter and hungrier to boot.

"I thought I would have to say it first..."

In fairness, she didn't even realize those words came out of her mouth. But she had to be brave and bold sometimes and she went with her instincts. But ohcrap she stole his thunder. There's a moment of dismay realizing that he might have wanted to say it first, "Y.. you still can..." she murmured. She was still curious about how he would phrase it -- though maybe he was more embarrassed, "If you want to.." The look in his eyes though...yeah, he's not embarrassed in the -least-.

Oh none of that. He doens't want to see her regretting those words. So he lightly turns her face so that she can only look him in the eyes.

"I want to. I want to more than anything in the world right now. Even though all I have in terms of experience is...my instinct about what to do next." After all before he got kidnapped by an alien race he was just a knight like any other. No real time for romance though he heard things from his less focused peers.

"The one thing I know for sure is that...there is no one I would ever want to give myself to completely than you."

She caught her breath when he tilted her face up to look at him, the blush filling her face from top to bottom. "...I... all I know is what I've read from romance novels.." she ..was a little embarrassed admitting that she read them when she was younger. "...but we can learn together.." And it was, as least to Shionne, too hot for clothing right now. She felt so unbelievably overheated, and there was an unspoken craving for more of his touches. "You're the only one I would want to give myself to too."

"That's still way more than I know." He chuckled not in a self deprecating manner but just light hearted while he leaned up close to run his lips over hers for a brief loving moment.

"I do like the sound of learning together. That..has been how we've grown so much since we met." So why not keep a good thing going if it worked so well?

"Just...don't hesitate to point out if I'm doing anything you don't like." Just wanted to have that covered though he'd be watching keenly on his side of things to make sure that nothing but happiness love and pleasure was lavished upon Shionne.

Shionne smiled sheepishly at his response, but was momentarily distracted from responding by that sweet brush of his lips. "That... is a good point." She leaned more over him, nodding slowly, "Okay but.. you have to do the same thing." She was.. hm. They were both still half dressed now weren't they, "So.." Wait, "The way you were kissing me before.. and everything.. that... was all instinct?" Because hot -damn- she was.. it was.. intense if so.

He blinks back at her with almost hootle like bewilderment. After all he wasn't even trying to hide it.

"Yes that was all just doing what I felt was right. What I wanted to do with you." He nodded simply before putting his other hand up against her other cheek and pulling her into another tender kiss filled with more love than lust but that was just to make it clear no matter how far they went, this was the true core of his heart for her.

As he stared at her he could see her face get more and more rosy with that explanation, until she was 200% blush, "I..." Well then. It took a moment to respond to the kiss, with as stunned as she was, but he would also be able to feel that warm smile curve her lips upwards. Sighing softly against his lips isntead, she leaned into him against the bed, returning that gentle kiss full of love in turn. Their affections felt like an eternal loop - and that wasn't a bad thing, she thought.

He just admires her throughout the kiss as his hands actually move to to tug more of her dress off while making sure to pause to let her do the same to his since it was only natural for them to be fair like that. Of course if she ever decided only one of them should lose their clothes the most that would be a thrill in of itself.

Ah, but which of them would keep their clothes? She shifted slightly when she felt him tugging more of her dress off, her own hands tugging at his pants a good bit less hesitantly than before. She could still feel that need and hunger, though tempered a little more by the passion of their love and that tenderness; altough there was a good chance they were going to lose control again. She barely had time to be embarrassed about her dress being tugged off with focusing on him, in fact, "I love you, Alphen," she half-whispered the words between those light kisses, sighing softly.

The moment she says those words his touches get much bolder, his rough calloused hand from all of the labor and sword fighting now wrapping around a breast as he groans under her own touches and kisses.

"I didn't realize how fast and how deeply I fell for you. But it's so obvious in hindsight. So let me show you too. Just how badly I fell for you~"

She uttered a surprised, soft squeak before settling down again at the feel of his hand groping her breast; the blush returned, but so did that brilliant smile of hers as she caressed his cheek through his words, "...then show me, Alphen.." she murmured softly, nuzzling his neck as her fingers and hands sought parts of his body to make him feel even better than before - exploring what would get a reaction out of him.

He felt immensely reassured when she didn't pull away from his sudden brazen grab. At her soft coaxing Alphen couldn't help but oblige, his hand changing the way he caressed and squeezed as he pushed as much of his own body into her touch.

"I will. And you can just enjoy me as you please too. After all I can't be the only one feeling amazing."

She shivered in response, letting out a soft moan and leaning her body against his more, "I want us both to.." and it was already pretty evident that they were able to make each other feel amazing. She was honestly amazed that they were finally going this far - after wanting and longing for so long. "Just..do whatever I want..?" What if she did something wrong, or something he didn't like?

"Yes. Shionne I trust you with everything I am and everything I have." Alphen reiterated as he put his other hand at the small of her back while he leaned up to run his lips along her neck while the hand at her chest slowly kneaded and rolled the mound that had caused those soft moans to spill from her lips. Unsurprising she was so sensitive to touch really.

"Ohh..Alphen.." She exhaled a soft sigh, before pressing her head against his shoulder as his touches started bringing more of the moans he wanted. If she didn't know better she'd have doubted his inexperience - it was like he magically knew just where to touch that would make her make those noises. Thoguh she also had discovered some quicks of his. Such as if she pressed her nails against his skin just enough to let him feel the pressure he seemed to like that. Which was also not surprising, for someone who couldn't feel pain to actually encourage her to give him those scratches with his reactions.

Maybe it was their feelings for each other bridging that gap between experience and theory. After all he was convinced he would not like that kind of light stinging a the hands of anyone other than Shionne. Gods she was so so breathtaking and beautiful even before the kisses. But getting to unwrap her from her clothes like the most exquisite present he could ever hope for was a delight that was impossible to put into words.

"SHionne~" He purred, his voice wanton and sultry.

That ..was pretty likely. After all she knew she wouldn't want anyone but him to touch her, even casually, as her hands wandered lower over his body, "Al..phen, you... the way you sound right now..." she murmured softly, "It...makes me feel like I'm on fire..and melting all at the same time."

"Mh I know what you mean. You feel so hot to the touch...but It just makes me want to feel you more." Alphen was not going to let up with his caresses and squeezes though he did shift the hand at her chest to try a different way to knead at her, maybe see if he could get more of those beautiful moans out of her.

"I could...really get used to this." Not in the way of not finding it novel after today but simply in terms of wanting to feel her so intimately.

Shionne arched her back slightly at the change in touch, her hand ..semi accidentally gripping his rear while it she was feeling adventurous with where she touched him, "hah...it.. the way you touch me makes me feel so good too." She hoped she was giving him similar sensations - the comment afterward earned an unconscious purr as she nipped his ear lightly, 'You .. won't be bored of it? Or me..?"

There was a slight jump but of surprise rather than discomfort. Honestly Shionne could surprise him like that any time if it's what she wanted. Alphen would gladly welcome it really.

"Never. How could I be bored of the one I want to spend all of my life with?" HE made it quite clear after all. Alphen slide his other hand around her bottom, pulling her flush into his lap as he pulled his lips up along her neck almost as if to get back at her for the purring.

"You're stuck with me forever~"

Ooh, that was a good reaction. And it wasn't from pain. She was about to repeat the gesture, though she was caught off guard with him pulling her into his lap - so she shifted her arms around him instead, in order to hold him closer - even of that meant he got a small mewling moan from him trailing his lips up her neck. It tickled, but it also felt good. She breathed a soft laugh, nuzzling his ear as she mentally tried to remember the things she read about what the male protagonists in romance novels were said to like when things started to get.. steamy.
She tilted her head a little in order to nip his earlobe with another purr, "I'm okay with that though, if you are~" Soooo, she nibbled his ear a bit more to see what his reaction was.

Oh he liked that. Turns out his ears were quite the soft spot for him given he spent such a long time with his head encased in that helmet. So having such deliberate and intimate attention lavished upon them got a very vocal reaction out of the man. Though while he allowed himself to enjoy that moment, his hands didn't grow idle instead his thumb brushing past the peak of her breast by accident more than anything else. A kind of directed affection and attention from him as well.

"Of course I am okay with that. Because its you~"