Sticks and Stones by Emmy41 (best ereader for manga TXT) 📖

groaned loudly, the loudest I’d ever heard her except for when she was in pain. I sighed, but stumbled to the middle of the room.
“ Left.” I obediently walked left until my shins hit the bed. I laid her down slowly, but I still heard her muffle a groan. “ I’m sorry, Sweetie.” I went to pull away, and she tightened her grip on my neck. “ where are you going to sleep?” I hesitated.

“ Probably on the ground. I’d turn your head into the pillow because I’m going to have to turn the light on.” She hesitated, then sighed.

“ If you want to, there’s room on the bed so you don’t hurt your back. “She finally said. I felt myself grinning. “Are you sure?” she hesitated again before saying, “Yes.”

“ Ok then. Can you scoot over or do you want me to move you?” she gave an indignant snort, and let my neck go. I heard the covers rustling, and then they stopped.

“ There.” I sat on the edge, taking off my shoes and chucking them. Something crashed, and I winced.

“ It was just a glass vase mom was wanting me to get rid of. It’s fine.” I shook my head, pulling the covers back and sliding in.

“ How do you know what it was.” She hesitated a second before sighing. “ I can see.” I shot an doubtful look to her side of the bed.

“ Don’t give me that look.” She snapped, anger in her voice. I felt my eyes widen, then hesitated before saying

“ Prove it. Do something you could only do if you could see.” She sighed.

“ Like what?” I shrugged. “ I dunno. Surprise me.” There was some movement from her side, and then the bed sunk next to my shoulder away from her. I figured she’d reached over to touch it. “ you missed.” I said smugly. Suddenly something was tickling my face.

“ No I didn’t.” she whispered, her breath washing over my face a second before her lips found mine without error. I had a second to realize she TASTED like the sun too before she was pulling back. My hand shot out and I grazed her hair. I found the base of her neck.

“ common now, we can do better then that.” I said softly, pulling her down again. she strained against my hand a moment, then sighed, leaning down again and kissing the corner of my mouth. I locked my fingers in her hair, my other arm snaking out until it was around her waist, pulling her down gently until her body was resting on mine. Then I went to lean up, but she beat me to it, lightly kissing me again.

“ This isn’t fair. You can see, and I can’t.” I murmured. She laughed lightly, surprising me.


(Her)

“Fine. Give me a second.” I said, going to lean away from him. He wouldn’t let me budge. “ Do your eye blinking thing. Just a lamp or something though, not the main light.” I hesitated, and then glanced at the lamp next to my side of the bed. It flickered on, and he laughed.

“ You look worried, Sweetie, what’s wrong?” now that he could see his fingertips trailed my jaw line. I felt my face heat up.

“ I’ve never willingly kissed someone before.” I murmured. He hesitated, then sat up; pulling me with him so I was half sitting on top of him. I went to pull away, and he squeezed my middle lightly.

“ Hold on. Do you want me to kiss you now?” I hesitated before nodding slightly. He tilted my head up and leaned forward.

“ You’re sure?” He said softly. I nodded again.

He leaned the rest of the way slowly, and then he was kissing me. He let me relax a moment, and then he hesitantly touched my lips with his tongue. I paused a moment, then allowed him to slip inside. He sighed, and I felt giddy at the feel of his tongue exploring my mouth so hesitantly, as if he wanted to make sure it was all right. I wound my arms around his neck, pulling him closer, and anchored my fingers in his hair. He pulled back suddenly, kissing along my jaw line slowly, making me shiver. He tightened his hold on me, squishing me deliciously closer. He used his other hand to tug on my hair until I tilted my head back. He began kissing my neck just as slowly, and I shivered again, biting my lip to keep from groaning. He suddenly kissed my lips again.

“ Now don’t do that. You’re holding back.” He said in a slightly husky voice, Before kissing a spot on my neck that made me gasp. He chuckled lowly before swiping his lips across it again. this time I let myself groan, and he kissed my lips slightly harder than he had before. He turned us slowly, then just as slowly pinned me under him, allowing me to pull away if I wanted to. Supporting himself with one hand, he just loomed over me, studying my face. I glanced away, and he laughed, kissing the neck I had just exposed. I involuntarily shivered again, and then groaned as he nipped In the exact same place. He pulled back slightly, brushing a kiss onto my cheek, then my lips lightly. “We need to stop.” He mummured, all the same bending to kiss my jawline again. I sighed. “Why?” He laughed lowly, skimming his nose along my jaw.

“One, Because my dad could walk in at any time. Two, Because at Midnight you won’t be able to control your limbs very well, and who knoes what Kyndil will do. And Three,” He leaned down and kissed me hard anough I was sure my lips would bruise. “I am getting way too addicted to your kisses already. And, if that isn’t anough, Reason Four is you need to sleep.” I rolled my eyes, but nodded. “ Alright. Fine.”
I didn’t even glance up and we where plunged into darkness again. he gasped, and I rolled to my side of the bed. His hand shot out blindly, and I froze, confused, as he found my arm. He pulled on it gently. “Come here.” I Rolled again, and he pulled me close to him, an arm around my waist. “Good night, Sweetie.” I smiled just slightly.
“Good Night, Baron.”


(Him)

I felt my eyes widen as she said my name for the first time. In her low, Gravely voice, it sounded amazing. I was going to kiss her again, but One, It was too dark to see, and Two, that was a very, VERY bad idea with my dad probably about to stick his head in the door in a few minutes.

“Baron, wake up.”I groaned, rolling onto my stomach, throwing my arm over her stomach.

“Go back to sleep, Sweetie. It’s…..2 in the morning.” She hesitated, and I turned to face her though I couldn’t see.

“He wont let me, Baron. Kyndil says I can’t until you two leave, or until I go to the basement.”

“Don’t you DARE!” I hissed, bolting up. She turned the light on so I could see her grimace. “I’m not that dumb. But I’ve been up for awhile now and im bored.” She sighed, running a hand through her hair.

“And I can’t walk. He has control of my legs now.”

“Well come here.” I held out my arm until she curled into my side. She suddenly clutched her stomach, gasping.

“What’s wrong!?” I panicked, brushing at her hair.

“Kyndil doesn’t like you t-t-touching me.” She gasped, squeezing her eyes shut. I squeezed her into my side.

“ I don’t care. Give me a moment.” I brushed my fingers along her forehead, and I felt her connection to my brother. It was stronger than I ever remember it being with any of the other girls.

Brother, hear me. Me and father are NOT leaving, and you had better leave her alone. She isn’t going down into that basement as long as I’m here. So let me say it again. leave. Her. Alone.

“You don’t have to do that.” She said softly as soon as I was done. I rolled so her head was resting on my chest. “ no, but I wanted to, so I did. How is it his connection to you is so strong?” she was quiet a long time.

“ I think it’s because for awhile, before the games began, he was… a friend, I guess. I trusted him, and allowed him in. then all of this started about a year ago, and… I don’t even recognize him now. He’s a completely different person.” I studied the top of her head.

“How close where you two?”
“we… when I had a problem, I went to him. He shared things, only the happy things, with me when I was upset so that I would laugh. And then, one day when we where talking, I said something he didn’t like and he hit me for the first time. And it wasn’t just a smack, either. He literally beat me, and then held me in his house for a few days until I could walk.”

“Wait, he has a house?”

“He did. He moved into the basement to ‘keep an eye one me’ as he put it. He put some kind of portal in it so that he can go wherever he wants to, though. And I’m surprised he’s letting me tell you all of this.” I brushed her hair away from her face.

“What did you say that made him hit you?”

“That I-“ she moaned suddenly.

“He isn’t going to let me answer.” She bit out.

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