Usually, a good way to end a day was to fall into a deep sleep with peaceful dreams and someone you hold dear’s side pressed against your own. Instead I was stuck sniffling and blowing my nose as Inum looked at me frowning. Her new eyes were even more beautiful than they had been before, but now the edges were crinkled a bit with concern as she handed me another tissue. “I told you you would get a cold silly…” she sighed, shaking her head in bafflement.
“Worth it, your hair didn’t go out and I got to hold you for the first time,” I responded happily, wiping my nose before relaxing a bit.
Incarnation’s immune systems worked incredibly fast, and the cold would be gone in the morning we both knew. They couldn’t get sick, diseased or die by any natural causes, especially since most personifications could turn off if they are seen or not. Its like fading out of the world into another identical one, just where your not noticed. I myself could technically speed up the ailment and make it pass faster, but I was avoiding doing that both for the eye pain and that it would make all the symptoms hit at once, and I didn’t think sneezing that hard would feel exactly pleasant.
A hand reached and gently wrapped around Inum’s shoulders, and after just a moment’s hesitation, she leaned in just a bit. I gently drew her in and pulled her to my side, giving her a gentle squeeze. She looked to me, smiling just a bit before leaning over and gently resting her head on my shoulder. I smiled back, and after a second rested my head on hers, the flames seeming to gently lick at my face. Her body was warm, like standing at the perfect distance from a fireplace.
After a bit she shifted a bit pressing closer, then asked a simple question softly, one so simple that all it required was yes or no.
“Do you love me?”
I thought about it for only a second, vision going red and hazy before I turned my head just a bit and kissed the top of her head delicately. “I want to share every moment of the rest of my life with you, I want to get to know you and all your cute little quirks, I want to grow friends and meet new people with you at my side, and I want to be with you like a fire wants fuel,” I said slowly, looking into her eyes as I spoke. “So if that's love, then yes, I love you Inum,”
“... good, just wanted to make sure,” she said with a smile, her cheeks turning rosy red. I had the feeling it would take her a bit before she admitted any feelings, but I knew they were there, growing and growing and I loved to see it develop.
Some might think being able to see the future means you can’t be surprised by what happens in life. That seeing the future is like knowing the ending, and because of that it makes life boring. Instead though, what it really did is let you see every moment that the people you currently know evolve and grow into what you see, and it's an amazing sequence. The best part about it, is you get to love them and help them every stage of the way. People say the past is what makes the person, good or bad. But really it's the decisions they make that shows what they really think and their true personality, that's what determines what kind of person they are. Everyone is the hero of their own story, and if someone keeps trying to make the right choices, make the right changes, then they really can be the hero they hope they are.
Squeezing her gently I smiled, then thought for a second before gently poking her stomach. It took a few more pokes before she opened an eye looking up at me. “Mmm?” she questioned, snuggling her head more into my shoulder. “We should get washed, i don’t think rain counts as a shower~”
“Mmm… nu,” she said, before hiding her face in my shoulder. I smiled playfully and gently began to rock her, slowly hiding one hand under her slow enough for her not to notice though. “Come on Inum, you’ll feel a lot cleaner when your showered,”
“Nooo I don’t wanna, and you can't make me,” she pouted, looking at me with that same pouty face she did earlier. My smile only grew as I shook my head, eyes closed while very gently scooping her up and carrying her to her room. She clutched close to my chest, evidently not wanting to fall and looked up at me with a disgruntled glare. “Strong meanie…”
“Come on it's for your own good little death~,”
“Hrmph,”
I put her down gently inside her room, before retreating into my own to pick out pajamas for after the shower. Then I simply waited, laying down on the big bed while in the bathroom I heard the water turn on. Time seemed to pass like a stream, and soon I realized thirty minutes had passed and even the quiet humming that had been coming from down the hall had stopped. Slowly I stood up, just a bit worried, and holding my clothes walked out into the hallway and rested an ear on the door to see if everything was okay.
I could hear the water running, but that was it no sound of movement or action besides the rushing water. Now I faced two options, either open the door and make sure she was alright, or go back and wait for her to finish. Of course I picked the first option, and slowly opened the door so it wouldn’t make a sound and peaked in. My cheeks lit up a bit as I saw her in the shower, water running down her form and outlining her figure, but she wasn’t moving. She was on her knees, head down with her hair flickering and seeming to almost absorb the water, letting me guess she had the water hotter as a preference.
After another second of consideration I walked in, pulling off my own clothes and placing them neatly on the floor out of the way before putting my usual towel on the rack. I reached a hand in next, testing the temperature of the water to find it was fairly hot, making my skin slightly uncomfortable from the heat. I turned it down just a bit before slowly going in, closing the glass door behind me and crouched down next to her. I put a hand on her back gently to find her chest steadily rising and falling, and almost instantly I realized she was asleep, a small smile curled on her lips.
I slowly sat down, making sure my length was pressed down and away before very gently sliding her into my lap, wrapping my arms around her stomach gently. I leaned her back against me to let the water run on and off her front before resting my head gently on top of hers. “Morrow…” she murmured softly in her sleep, and I blushed thinking she must have been dreaming of me. After a second though I also smiled a bit, and proceeded to gently wash her back with soap, feeling the slippery bar slide over her lean muscle and smooth skin.
“M… M-morrow!?” she cried, suddenly waking up and finding herself being held froze almost instantly, cheeks flushing bright red. I blushed as well in embarrassment, and slowly kissed the bridge of her nose looking at her. “H-hey… I didn’t hear you making any noises so I came to check if you were okay… then I saw you sleeping and didn’t want to wake you up,” I explained a bit nervously, not sure how she would react. She was silent for a second, seeming to think then her cheeks somehow turned more red and she leaned a bit away, gesturing to her waist.
I slowly began to wash her waist and a bit lower with her permission, making sure not to go anywhere private while she watched my face, her own blush starting to fade as she got used to me being there. Once I had got everywhere she stood up, keeping her legs closed and let the water run down her back and wash off the soap, cleaning her and leaving her back partially shiny. After a second I stood up as well, and gently kissed her on the mouth tilting her head towards mine. She returned it, and we stayed like that for ten seconds before smiling I turned around and she washed my back while I got my front.
Both of us felt even more comfortable with each other as we put on our clothes, even though we both faced the other direction. It wasn’t the time to do anything, and neither wanted to be “spoiled” about the other, although we both had gotten small glimpses. We both still wanted a bit of privacy, and neither felt quite comfortable enough since we still hadn’t known each other too long. After clothing we shared an embrace before going back out to the couch, sitting right next to each other and looking at the tv. “Hey, any shows you want to watch?” I asked, picking up the remote and turning it on, putting it to NETFLIX,”
“Hmm.. ever seen Harry Potter? I haven’t gotten a chance to see it yet and I would be interested too,”
“Sounds good, and if that's the case lets start with the first movie,”
“Wait… there is multiple?”
The next hour was spent watching the first Harry Potter movie, both of us enwrapped by the concept and action scenes. She joked and complained as she watched, pointing out some of the plot holes while I just smiled and listened and watched, amused by her critique even though she had never seen it before. Our world had those with horns or wings, those with horns being able to cast magic and it seemed to be based on that, an entire school of gifted magicians practicing the arts.
As the movie progressed Inum talked less and less, and before long we were both laying down on the couch, Inum having ended up on top of me while we watched contently. One arm was wrapped around her waist while her head rested against me chest we both watched as Harry had his very first adventure. After the hour passed the movie ended, and we both relaxed with each other, in our own little perfect world as the night went by.
After a bit more time she turned towards me, resting her gaze on my own before we pressed closer together. My arms twined around her back as her own found themselves around my shoulders, and we pressed close enough that I could feel her warm breath tickle the skin of my throat. I tilted my head down as she tilted her own up and we kissed again, both closing our eyes and enjoying the peaceful moment. Time and death intertwined into a kiss, the universe seemed to have everything go… perfect, in that moment. Everything clicked into place, crime stopped all over the world for a minute and those who should have died managed to survive. Those with not much time left found themselves with enough to speak, and those hurt with fatal disease found a cure suddenly insight. Then slowly the moment faded, and the universe went back to how it was except changed by a single unity.
The two of us slowly pulled away from each other, then smiling I placed another gentle kiss on her throat. She smiled back, and then slowly turned back around to face the TV again.
“Hey Inum, up for another movie except this time with popcorn?” I asked softly, rubbing her sides gently.
“Hmm… sure, but you can’t eat all of it I want some too,”
“No promises~”