The Second One

It took everything Kyran had not to kill the customer that was continuously bothering Gaia. Especially once the man hugged her and it was clear she felt uncomfortable. That one time, the shop owner placed a hand on Key's chest to stop him. "He's not worth it." The man said in a low tone. Kyran was grateful to the customer that did what Kyran had wanted to do. When she hugged him, Kyran pressed his lips to the top of her head. "Next time, baby girl, I rip into someone that touches you like that." There was an undertone of repressed violence in his voice. He barely managed to keep himself calm through the rest of the job. The one thing he was grateful for was Gaia's obvious reaction to the disgusting customer. Claudia, she would have encouraged the touching, rubbed up against the man then complained about it later. It should've been a clear sign to the kind of girl she was. Gaia didn't leave Kyran guess as to how she felt. She was nearly an open book.

The owner handed Kyran a bag when he winked at him. Looking inside, Kyran saw the two costumes he'd been forced to wear. He had to force a smile towards the man. Kyran winced when Gaia called him Ran. "Please don't call me that. It's what my ex called me and I... well we didn't end on good terms." Kyran said slipping his hand into hers. Tugging her closer, Kyran sealed his lips to hers. His kiss was both gentle and demanding, burning with passion yet calm. When he pulled away, Kyran licked his lips. "Tasty. Shall we go? I want to see this city at night." He walked toward the city square, gently tugging Gaia along if she was frozen from his kiss. This date would hopefully go better than their first one had.

Gaia smiles quietly to Kyran as he had kissed her head, and nodded slowly to him as he basically made a promise to harm anyone who tries to touch her. She hoped things wouldn't come out to that, but she was glad none the less that she had someone looking out for her. As Kyran had his two costumes in the beg the owner gave him, Gaia grins with a blush on her face. His request to not call him 'Ran' made her nod her head quickly. "It's alright, I-" Her words were cut off from his kiss, in which she smiled brighter and kissed him back. She was slightly trying to catch her breath when he pulled away, and blushed even deeper at his words calling her.

She slightly ducked her head as Kyran tugged her along with him. She hadn't realized she had been a bit frozen from the kiss, enjoying it very much. She smiles more and puts her bag on the crook of her elbow before she brought her arm around to hug his while he held her other hand. "I kinda liked it a lot that you called me 'baby girl', I was trying to think of something to call you... Ran did sound good at first in my head, but after I said it aloud... not so much." She admits to him as they walked along. She smiles softly at the glittering of all the lights around the capital of her new home. She giggles a little and takes a deep breath. Her jitters from earlier were already leaving. "I don't think I want to do that again..." She murmurs quietly. There was something else on her mind, and she bites her bottom lip before she realized she was doing so. She was thinking about when he first came to the shop, and how he had got her confused once again. She was still rather confused actually.

Kyran stifled a groan when Gaia hugged his arm. Instant arousal. Malinda did some kind of weird snake dance in his head. Apparently she had recovered from Erebus knocking her out. His body simply didn't listen to his head. He didn't want to have sex with Gaia. Not after his time with Claudia. Sex was a scary scary thing that he never wanted to repeat again. Malinda hissed angrily at that thought. Medea was awoken by it. She took it as a challenge to get Kyran laid by Gaia. Or anybody really judging by how the cat watched various passerbys.

He was glad when Gaia distracted him from his demons. A slow grin crossed his face. "You don't have to call me anything, baby girl. I like hearing my name drop from your lips. It's like you've got something precious on your tongue." Malinda projected images of Gaia doing other things with her tongue. Kyran waved them away, not letting the sex demon ruin this moment. He nodded in agreement when Gaia professed her desire not to repeat the job they had just completed. There was no way he could hold back next time if someone touched Gaia.

Kyran couldn't stifle his groan when he noticed Gaia was nibbling her lip. He didn't need Malinda's encouragement for bending down and capturing those lips with his own. His hand came up to cup Gaia's face. This time, he didn't care if she felt his arousal pressing against her stomach. That would only let her know how he felt. "You're thinking about something" He murmured against her lips. "Tell me what you're thinking about." His teeth gently nipped and nibbled their way across her bottom lip until he was kissing her cheek. Malinda screamed for more, tried to push into control but this was Kyran's moment with Gaia. The stupid sex demon couldn't take this. He drew away from Gaia, a little out of breath. What was this effect she had on him? Why did he react so easily? Why did everything some easily with her? Questions for later. His eyes were hypnotized by her lips. He wanted another kiss. His teeth sank into his cheek in an effort to stop himself. Kyran wanted to know what she had been thinking about.

Gaia couldn't help but blush again as Kyran called her baby girl once more, and then proceeded to tell her he liked her saying his name. She couldn't help but grin up to him as she cuddled his arm a little, nodding a bit to him being okay with her not calling him anything besides 'Kyran'. She did like his name anyways, so it didn't entirely bother her too much anymore. She had glanced around at the closed shops and takes a deep breath. When she noticed she had been nibbling her lip, she quickly stopped and tried to look away, but Kyran had already gotten her lips and was holding her there. Instantly her breath was taken away, and her face burned as she blushed deeply. Part of her blush was from feeling him, which made her feel even more confused.

When he broke the kiss a little to speak to her, she pouts to him, and continues to as he asks her to tell him what was on her mind. His nibbling distracted her and she had to bite her lip to keep any noise escaping her mouth. Her whole face felt like it was burning, especially the places Kyran kissed on her cheek. She blinks a moment before she shook her head and looks up to him, pout back on her lips.

"I'm confused. Again." She finally admits. She lets her head hang a bit before she grabs his hands and tangles her fingers in his. "You say you don't ever want sex with me, but..." She glances up to him before briefly glancing down in between them before she looks right back up to his face again. "Your body clearly feels otherwise... I'm not sure what to do fully... Your words and actions contradict themselves greatly." She notices a fountain and lightly drags Kyran with her to go sit on it with her. She sits down and crosses her ankles as she observes their surroundings. Gaia honestly liked Crocus, it was a quaint city, despite all the hustle and bustle about. The little fluffy creature on her shoulders looked up at Kyran as Gaia hung her head a little. She honestly felt a little bad for voicing her thoughts like she did in public. She was only glad that there weren't too terribly many people around that could hear them.

Kyran was a little surprised by Gaia's frankness. However, he found that at the same time, he enjoyed it. Not many people liked being entirely truthful about how they felt. He was one of them and Kyran didn't know a good way around this subject. His fingers tightened in Gaia's, his thumb stroking the back of her hand as she moved them to a fountain. When she hung her head, Kyran used his free hand to tilt her head back up. "None of that now. Don't be ashamed for speaking your mind. I like that you felt comfortable enough to do so." Kyran brushed his fingers across her cheek. As much as he wanted to make this relationship work, this topic was too much for him right now. "I'm not trying to confuse you, Gaia. Honestly, I'm not sure what my body is doing. I haven't reacted this strongly to anyone in a long time." Malinda chuckled softly in his ear. I always had to give you a little extra push before. Red crept onto Kyran's cheeks. The snake wasn't wrong. While Kyran had been more than willing to throw his heart into the ring over and over, his body had never really followed. Except maybe in the cases of Adalinda and Yona but even they hadn't elicited a reaction this strongly.

Pain haunted his eyes as he gazed into Gaia's. Was a physical relationship something she wanted? Something that she would eventually want? That wasn't something he could give her. Not with all his issues regarding sex. Plus sex seemed more like a one time thing for guys. It couldn't be like the sex in his books, with multiple pleasurable encounters. Yet how to tell that to Gaia? "I'll tell you my issues with sex eventually, baby girl but right now... I can't. The memories are fresh. I can taste my own terror on my tongue when I even think about it." Kyran allowed himself to shiver. Yet those memories couldn't make his arousal wilt. It was as if Gaia was wiping that experience away, filling it with her and only her. Kyran leaned forward to kiss Gaia's cheek. "I'm sorry you're dating such a broken man. I should have told you I have a few issues before we began dating."

Kyran pulled Gaia into his arms, bridal style, before standing up. He wanted to make up for his problems, for the things about him that would disappoint Gaia in the end. This date would be magical, or as damn close as he could make it. "If you wouldn't mind climbing onto my shoulders again, Lady Noya, we'll be off. There is a park nearby that I overheard one of the customers say was beautiful under the stars. Seems like a perfect date to me." Though for Kyran, simply spending time with Gaia was a perfect date. It was all he really wanted. Life was full of the simple pleasures for Kyran. The redhead set off, ignoring any of Gaia's protests if she made any, looking for the park. Along the way, Kyran set Gaia down briefly to buy the both of them a few sweets. He also bought Noya a bag of goodies too. Then he swept Gaia into his arms again to try and find the park.

Gaia was still pouting as Kyran tilted her head back up to him. As he told her he couldn't tell her about the issue right now, she takes a deep breath as she nods slowly. She honestly didn't expect him to tell her, not out here in public at least. She didn't realize how bad it was though till he said he could 'taste his own terror'. That made her feel a bit bad. "I'm sorry..." She murmured before he kissed her and apologized himself. She softly chuckled before he picked her up, and she blushed deeply. Clearly the tarot reader wasn't expecting to be picked up like so. "You already told me before you were in experienced and your past wasn't too great when I first said I'd like to date you. So I knew there would be bumps already." She mutters before Noya jumped onto Kyrans shoulders.

A grin was on Gaia's face as Kyran brought up the park nearby being beautiful under the stars, in which she moved her arms to wrap around his neck, and kissed his cheek. "It does sound like a perfect date." She couldn't help but grin before she nuzzled her head on his shoulder. Noya moved to be on Kyran's head instead, letting her tail rest down like it was a ponytail on him, despite the difference in color. As Kyran bought her sweets, Gaia happily munched on the treat, and was caught off guard when Kyran picked her up again, and giggled quietly. Of course the people whom were out and about during this time noticed the couple and how Kyran carried Gaia. Some people gave them faces, while others thought it was sweet. Gaia blushed, before she clears her throat and turns around to look at someone they were coming up on. She had asked them for directions to the park, and the person told them it was literally just down the street.

Gaia was already enjoying the walk on it's own with Kyran, looking up at the sky despite the lacrima lights that blocked the stars from her view. She takes a deep breath as she closes her eyes, eating the last of her sweet treat Kyran got her with a smile on her face. "Thank you, Kyran. For going on a date with me again." She muses quietly to him when she opened her eyes again. "Maybe next date we won't do a job beforehand." She chuckled quietly.

"I wouldn't miss a date with you for the world." Kyran exclaimed honestly. It was a surprise to himself and his demons. They retreated deep into his mind, giving him the kind of privacy he hadn't had since the day they were born. He silently thanked them as he beamed down at Gaia. Following the instructions gave him an easy route to the park. A beautiful metal gate barred entrance to the park. It had apparently closed for the day some time ago. "Are you ready to be a little naughty?" Kyran asked Gaia, his arms tightening around her. He didn't wait for her answer before he leapt the fence. He was glad he wasn't wearing his WFTC uniform. Otherwise there would have been a mite of trouble once he returned to Tolgalen. If he ever returned to Tolgalen.

Kyran put Gaia down and held a hand out to her. "Show me your naughty side, baby girl." He even dared to throw in a wink. Whether she took his hand or not, Kyran strode into the park. When he felt safe enough, he leaned his head back and looked up. The stars twinkled and sparkled above him. "Beautiful. Yet nothing to compare to the beauty I've already found." If Gaia had followed him, Kyran looked down at her now. The smile on his face eased the lines of tension that had been evident in his face all day.

When the little tarot reader saw the gate was barred off from them, she begins to pout. His question instantly made Gaia blush though before she looked at his face to question his question. His grip on her startled her, but his jump over the fence made her gasp quite loud while she wrapped her arms around his neck slightly tightly. She was speechless that Kyran would do this honestly. Him telling her to show him her naughty side, and winking at her, made her raise an eyebrow to him a bit, and she hesitantly grabbed his hand. "I don't think this is a great idea..." She mutters to him as she let him lead her around the park a bit. She was glancing up at the sky to see what she could see already while Kyran lead her about.

She had a slightly worried look on her face as she couldn't fully concentrate on the park. She was worried a guard would spot them and they would be in trouble. Kyran's words distracted her enough though. She looks over to him and couldn't help but giving him a soft smile back. "You're crazy right now..." She couldn't help but mutter to him. She had a blush on her cheeks though, and leaned in close to Kyran regardless of her uneasy feeling about trespassing into the park. Noya was seeming to keep an eye out for anyone else, sensing her masters uneasiness. "We could have come to the park at a different time, you know?" Gaia looked up to look at her boyfriend. Her eyes glance to the stars again, and she gasps as she points up to the sky. "A shooting star!" She couldn't help exclaim to him as she looked a bit in awe at the sky.

Kyran laughed low in her ear. "I'm always crazy, sweetheart. You just haven't seen that side of me that often." As much as he kept trying to deny it, Kyran noticed that his body was reacting to Gaia leaning close. He wrapped an arm around her and ignored his reaction. It was inconsequential. Gaia didn't want that and neither did Kyran. "We could have come at a different time that's true. But then we wouldn't have the park all to ourselves. We'd miss the stars." He smiled as she pointed out the shooting star. His lips brushed against her cheek. "A beautiful sight but it doesn't compare to the one in my arms right now." Kyran murmured in her ear. "I have a gift for you if you want it. More of the Dark Phoenix series since you seemed enjoy those the last time I gave them to you." His demons swirled lethargically in his mind. Kyran couldn't figure out why they were so sluggish but he didn't mind the break from their constant nagging. His body pressed as close to Gaia as he could manage. "You have no idea how glad I was to get your letter. I was missing seeing your lovely face, hearing your musical voice." He wasn't really thinking as he nuzzled her neck. Standing here, under the stars, woke something inside Kyran. Something that no one else had access to and that would forever be Gaia's if she only fanned the faint sparks. Whatever became of the two of them would dictate how Kyran approached the rest of life, especially in regards to other people.

Gaia lightly pouts to Kyran as he tells her he's always crazy, but she doesn't comment and was a bit distracted by him wrapping his arm around her. She blushes rather deeply when she felt his lips on her cheek and complimented her. "Kyran..." She started to grumble before he said he had a gift for her. She raised an eyebrow a little and put her hand on her hip. "If I ever don't want more of the series, shoot me. I'd love more of it." She chuckles to him a bit. She hugs him a little, as she takes a deep breath. Kyran's comment on missing her voice and hearing her 'musical' voice, made her blush deeper. "I-I don't have a musical voice..." She pouts to him while she looked away from him. She was trying to control her blushing, when she heard a rustling in a nearby bush behind them. She looked a little panicked and patted Kyran's chest. "Next time we go on a night date, lets go to a park we're allowed to go in at night... I want to leave... I don't want to get caught for trespassing... Please?" She leans up enough to kiss him on the lips, and reach up to mess with his cat ears he wore, and giggles a bit. They were quite cute on him to her. "Or maybe next time, we have a nice dinner date with some of my favorite wine while we look up at the sky?" She gave him a shrug and smiles sweetly as she gave him that little bit of information away to him.

Kyran chuckled at Gaia's adamant admission of love for the series. He was glad she liked it so much. "What about when the series eventually ends? Shall I get you duplicates?" He teased in her ear. Her hug brought strange reactions from his body. When Kyran was about to deny her claim of not having a musical voice, she jumped at the rustling bush. He bit his lip to keep from laughing at her but he stopped in time to return her kiss passionately. Kyran dipped to place his hands under Gaia's butt and lift her into his arms. "Oh a dinner date huh? I'll have to think about it. After all, wine, dine and stars sounds quite lovely." Kyran's teasing was coming more easily. He wouldn't have thought it would be so easy to flirt or simply to talk to another person. Kyran carried Gaia to the fence. A little hop took them over it. "There you go" Kyran laughed. "Shall I give you your gift now? Or must I hold you until all your fears finish running away?"

Gaia whines at the mention of the series ending, and she pouts. "No. I don't need duplicates, unless a book get ruined... even then, only if it's beyond repair..." When she got scared at the bush rustling, Gaia had been caught by surprise from Kyrans kiss, and she blushed deeply, till he grabbed under her but and picked her up. Her face burned a brighter shade of red as she groans to him. "I can walk myself..." She mutters to him after he talks about her date idea sounding lovely, her blush not disappearing. Gaia was a little happy that her idea sounded good to him as well though. As they were over the fence again, Gaia looked at Kyran, and she pouts to him. "Ha. Ha. We shouldn't get in trouble for just being next to the fence... And may I please have my gifts you like to tease me with?" She raises an eyebrow as she holds out her hand to him. She was trying to not smirk too much as she was excited for the new books. Noya was silent on her shoulders as she looked up to Kyran a bit. Gaia wasn't seeming to mind her either.

Kyran grinned at Gaia. He carefully set her down. "As you wish, princess" He rummaged about in his bag and pulled out the stack of books he'd grabbed for her. Gently placing them in her arms, Kyran gave her a lingering kiss on the cheek. "I'll wait eagerly for your next summons, my lady. Until we meet again." The back of her hand was brushed with his lips. He swatted her butt as he stepped past her, shooting a grin over his shoulder. Perhaps that hadn't been such a disaster of a date as the first had been. Still it hadn't been perfect. He could only hope that the next time they met, they would get even closer. Whistling to himself, Kyran put his hands in his pockets and headed for the edge of town. It was only once he was leaving the capital that Kyran realized that Gaia had nearly distracted him completely from his brother and the looming threat over Kyran's head. That, more than anything, meant he should try hard to make the next date extra special.