That one exception

Part 34

"I have some questions, I want you to answer yes or no" I kept my voice low as I took the padlock off the end and held the ends of the rope in both hands.  he nodded, his gaze never leaving the rope in front of him. "I told you what I would do if you snuck out when we were together...do you accept the punishment I said would happen?"  he took a deep breath and made a distressed sound but he nodded and nervously tilted his chin up towards me giving me access to his neck.  I slowly put it around his neck and hooked the padlock through both ends but didn't lock it.  The ends of the rope where under his left ear and the rope was barely long enough to circle his throat, it wasn't tight enough to restrict his breathing but I knew it would be causing an uncomfortable amount of pressure for him.

"Do you trust me?...answer properly I won't accept a nod or shake of the head"

"Y-yes" he mumbled, he was still trembling but it was not as bad as it had been when I caught him.

"are you going to sneak out ever again?"  I leant down to his ear wanting to bite and nibble on it but somehow was managing to keep myself from doing it.

"No" he gasped as if the thought was a nightmare he'd didn't want to have again.

"are you mine?" I almost growled, the thought of him giving me an answer that confirmed it sent a trickle of pleasure up my spine

"Yes" he whimpered his hands gingerly moving onto my stomach.

"Are we in a proper, full on relationship?"

"Y-yes"

"this collar...temporary collar... is a declaration of how committed I am to you, I'm going to stand by you, protect you, listen to you, do what ever it takes to keep you safe and love you until the day we decide to call it off...are you willing to promise the same thing?" I felt myself cringe inwardly, I had no idea where that had come from and I knew it sounded far too serious for the amount of time we'd been together like this but I wanted this commitment from him. I wanted to hear him say that this was all real and not just for here and now.

"Yes" he swallowed hard and he was almost whispering but his voice didn't falter even the slightest.  a flood of excitement gave me that butterflies in your stomach feeling. "but if it's a declaration why am I wearing it and not you?" he half whined, the nerves still evident in his tone.

"Because you broke a promise" I growled a little as I curled one arm around his waist. "if I lock this...you can't break that promise, I'll never trust you again if you do...I'm going to lock it unless you tell me not to" I paused and waited to see if he would say anything "can you keep this promise Min..."

"lock it" he breathed, I felt his lips press lightly against my jaw for a moment.  His arms slid up my arms and rested on my shoulders as his breathing sped up.  I pressed the two sides of the padlock together right under his ear so he could hear the click of the lock, I heard a slight gasp and whimper from him as the metal clicked together.  I turned it so that the lock rested at the back of his neck then stepped back away from him, slowly letting him go.

"are you going to remove the rest of your clothes or am I going to have to take them off you?" I smirked as I watched him.  he looked a little shell shocked and his fingers touched the restrictive collar around his neck.  His gaze found mine as I finished what I was saying and colour flooded his face.

"N-no I've got it" he mumbled and knelt down to take off his shoes. I moved to the side of the bed and sat down to watch him strip off, my body already reacting to what had already happened as was showing it's approval  by pointing at what it wanted.  Mini looked over at me as he stood to undo his pants, he paused and rolled his eyes.  "do you mind...that's kind of distracting" he unzipped his pants and began pushing them and his underwear down.

I cleared my throat and leant back on my elbows making it much more obvious that I was enjoying what I was seeing.  His flushed face turning a darker shade of red as he tried not to look in my direction, he pushed his pants down to his ankles and stepped out of them kicking the pile of fabric to one side.  He turned and walked over to me his hand absentmindedly fingering the black ring of silk around his throat as he moved, he straddled my thighs and settled himself in a comfortable position, his hands resting on my stomach, tilting his head he looked at me with a calmness I hadn't seen in his eyes for what felt like years. 

"You're an asshole" he chuckled as he leant forward and kissed me, a slow, deep kiss that made me feel like my toes were curling. it was at this moment that I realised we had just officially become a couple, that this wasn't just a one time thing.  I quickly scooped him up and turned us so that he was under me hearing him gasp and start chuckling as I nibbled down his neck and chest. "take it easy" he laughed running his fingers through my hair "it's not like I'm going anywhere" I felt him tense up then sigh sadly, looking up at him I noticed the look of regret on his face, I guessed that it was because he had just remembered that we only had a few more hours together.

"you're damn right you're not...now that you've made that promise it doesn't matter how much distance is between us physically you're still going to be my wifey"  I rolled to the side and pulled him against me, I didn't want to sleep anymore, all I wanted was to lay like this and talk with him or just hold him while he slept.  I was trying not to think about having to let go of him, I didn't know how long we had left but I was dreading the time we would have to leave and go back to how it use to be.  We spent the rest of the night like that, just laying together and talking, at one point I was able to get mini into a giggling fit which turned contagious and we spent a while just laughing at nothing.  But eventually sleep caught up with us, Mini fell asleep first and I followed a short while later, unable to keep my eyes open any longer.  conventions always made us tired, even the others would take a few days to catch up on sleep after previous con's.   I will admit falling asleep with mini in my arms was easily one of my favourite things to do, but it wasn't a patch on waking up and finding him still there.