�Hey, Daa-kun, was I too forward before?� He pauses a minute, and I can hear the smile in his voice as he speaks again, �Or now, maybe?�
�Yeah, actually,� I reply, with a slight smile of my own, �but I don�t really mind. I�m�kind of glad. It�s comforting to know that despite what I�ve done and been through, you still care. There isn�t anything you don�t know about me, yet you still love me despite it all. It makes me happy, even if I�m not sure how to react to it��
�You�re confused?� He asks this as he places a light kiss on my neck, the feather of his earring tickling the side of my throat with the movement and sending a second shiver through me. The question is a rather subtle way of asking if I don�t love him back, though I�m fairly certain that�s not what he intends it to be. And if he does, well I�m thankful he didn�t ask it directly.
�I�ve just�never really thought about it before. I haven�t had time to think about relationships when I have to deal with Ishiro. Actually, it kind of makes me forget that pleasant relationships exist.�
�Then I�ll be here to remind you�� he mutters softly, �I won�t let you forget.�
�You always save me. I can always depend on you��
�Yeah. Always, I promise.�
My mind brings up the dream that woke me up this morning, but I wave it away. I feel safe in his arms; like nothing can touch me. It was just a dream anyway, right? I shove all thoughts of it away and soon fall asleep.
I blink, wondering why it�s still so dark. I must not have slept more than a couple of hours. I sit up in order to see the clock, since it�s on the nightstand behind Delsus, and he tightens his grip slightly, thinking I�m going to get up and not wanting me to.
�What is it?� His words are slightly slurred due to sleep, and one eye opens halfway to watch me.
�Nothing,� I say with a slight shake of my head, �just checking the time.�
�Well, so long as you�re up�� he stretches slightly, then also sits up. A hand is placed on my chest and pushes me flat on my back before he straddles me, leaning down to brush his lips softly against mine.
�What are you�?�
�Hush�You don�t have to worry,� he says softly, pulling the black shirt I�m wearing over my head and off, tossing it behind him, �I�m not like him.�
�I�m not so sure�� I whisper, shudder running through me when he traces the scar running from my side to my collarbone. It�s an old scar; back from when Ishiro and I nearly killed each other, but it�s still extremely sensitive to touch for some reason. I place my hands on his shoulders, trying to push him back, but he�s not moving. �Don�t--�
�It�s all right, just relax��
�Dells--� He takes advantage of my open mouth before I can say anything else, kissing me deeply. I turn my head to the side, breaking the kiss and shivering as he leaves a trail of feather-light kisses down the side of my neck. �Please, stop this��
�You�ll be okay, I promise��
�I don�t want to be �okay,� I don�t want this at all,� I protest, trying to shove him to the side, �let go! Get off--� I�m met with another deep kiss, the combination of the way he lightly rakes his nails down my sides, and the motions his tongue makes on the roof of my mouth making me groan into his.
�Stop it��
�Stop what,� he teases, producing another shudder as he places a light kiss on the sensitive flesh of my neck, �you seem to be enjoying it.�
"Dells, I�m begging you--�
�I know something you�d like even more,� Delsus insists, slight smirk on his face showing he�s not planning on playing around anymore, �should I show you?�
�No! Let go of me, damnit!� I half-yell, thrashing around as panic settles in, �Get off! Get--� I�m cut off by another deep kiss, flinching as he gets a hold of my wrists as tightens his grip to bruising force.
�There�s no escape for you now, Daa-kun,� he says lowly, whispering into my ear right before I jolt awake again.
A few rays of early morning sunshine stream in through the blinds, and I blink, wondering if I�m really awake this time. The first thing I do is make sure I still have my shirt on, which somehow strikes me as funny in my nervously relieved state. I start laughing, burying my face in the pillow to muffle the noise, and eventually the nervous laughter turns into semi-relieved sobs. My hands are shaking so badly I feel like I don�t have any control over them at all. Actually, my whole body is shaking pretty badly, and if I tried to get up right now, my legs would probably give out before I could finish standing.
�Hey, what�s the matter�?� Delsus places a hand on my shoulder and I flinch, the dream still crystal clear. And the fact it was only a dream is not comforting in my current state.
�Please�don�t touch me�� I say into the pillow after I manage to hold the tears back long enough to do so, not sure if he even understood the muffled words.
�What happened?�
�I don�t want to talk about it,� I say, sitting up and using my arm to wipe away the tears, �I�m fine now.�
�You don�t sound fine. You don�t look it, either.� He gives me this look that plainly states I�m an idiot to expect him to believe that. I just shake my head, refusing to meet his gaze.
�I�ll�tell you later. Just--please�You have to go deal with Adel anyway��
He sighs, but realizes I�m not going to tell him anything and gets up to leave, pausing at the door for a moment to glance at me over his shoulder with that pathetic look I�ve seen in the mirror so many times.
�Whatever I did�I�m sorry.�
�It�s not your fault�� I say softly, afraid to talk any louder lest the tears make a comeback, �You don�t need this�not now. God, Dells--I�m the one that�s sorry��
