Faint proximity of pine which gently interlace with lemon and fresh sensual rain water, coast overpoweringly into my nose as I inhale, my eyes fluttered open as the scent brought me out of my sleep, my heart pick up from its normal pace as my gaze connected with a unit of electric dark blue eyes.
It was the only thing that was present in the darkness surrounding me along with the sound of the crickets.
Normally in a right headed person, the first emotion they'd rely on was fear when they realize that an unsteady gaze of a person was on them, yet, I, in this situation felt completely and utterly quietude.
Years before becoming an assassin, I was always driven by fear but all of that diminish the very moment Achille took me into his organization, trained me into becoming one of his best assassin which stimulated my every behavior to confidence whether psychologically or physically.
With said air of confidence, I allowed it to overtook my frame as I shot up from my laying position, now realizing that I was not in the forest but was deeply encompassed by the warmness of a large hut, a soft glow from a lighting, glinted across the wooden walls.
His eyes drills into mine, never missing out on any of my emotion and I couldn't resist the shiver from it's intensity, it made me feel uneasy as the large male before me, lowered his face to mine, his lemon-pine, rain scent stuffed into my nostrils further as his body heat wrapped around me.
I pulled back my head quickly as I notice the white snake that was wrapped around his neck, instead of fear, I felt intrigue as the blue-eyed male stroke its head.
The dark blue-eyed male took notice of my reaction and tilt his head to the side, I could barely make out the man's remaining features and it had me narrowing my eyes at him in suspicion.
"Who-what the fuck..." I stuttered out as the thickness of his knee brush on my leg, his dark-blue eyes then unfolds into a deeper force from his fixed observance.
What I found weird was the nervousness I felt from his eyes, I never felt that before and I didn't know if I enjoyed it really, it driven me to bend my good leg up to avoid his knee from touching mine again from the highly strung feel.
I couldn't ignore the tingles that was thrumming through my system from that slight body contact and I swallowed harshly as he, the dark blue eyed man, drift his eyes down from what I did then tilt them up to hold my gaze again.
"Haven't heard such an angelic tone in so long." His guttural naturally low pitch voice rumbled from his chest in a thick Italian accent.
His snake hisses after his words, even though I was a bit intrigue about this large hulk of a man and his snake, inwardly I was slowly beginning to freak out because of the predator look his white snake was giving me.
The snake, almost as if he could detect how I felt, began to pull towards me, slowly, it's owner still watches me deeply.
Solely relying on instinct, I tap into my killing instinct that needed me to get the fuck away from this man, I accepted it by slowly pushing a hand under the pillows. I remembered placing a knife on the back waist of my pants a few days earlier so I brought my hands around my back to get it while holding this man's stare, trying to be subtle.
I wrapped my fingers around the handle, ready to yank it out when I froze, my breath stopping as his low-pitched voice said among my drive to survive.
"Don't even try that darling, it will be useless in trying to kill me, after all I saved your life. The least you could do is thank me, no?" He licked his pink lips while rubbing his hands on the side of the snake that was hissing in agreement.
"Not to mention with such a small frame as yours, it's futile."
"Stay away from me!" I hiss out, ignoring whatever he said as I swing around the knife to my front while holding it before me in protection. I narrowed my eyes at the brute's words, his obvious statement about my subtle move before.
I didn't appreciate this man's rapidness in analyzing visual communication, it threw me off, there was this coldness that was situated behind those dark-blue iris that bends the atmosphere to his will, it drew me in, I was curious about the power he held and why the heck it was affecting me.
I froze as he lift a hand while still busy petting his snake, I couldn't make out his hair, nose structure nor any body features except his stupid blue eyes that watched me intently.
I straighten my spine in awareness, knowing that I would have to use every strength that was left inside of me to locate Achille's son, just to fight this brute off if he tried something that was far from my liking.
"You are the one that came into my territory, darling, now tell me, how could I stay away from you when you clearly invade against my privacy."
His low-pitch thick Italian rough tone, trailed across the wooden walls as his face drew closer to mine.
I held my breath, while holding eye contact with him as his nose pulled forward to make contact with my nose, before I allowed that to happen, I bend my elbow and strike it harshly across his face.
His head snap to the side, the snake falling from his neck from his body movement as I, despite the pain I was feeling in my still swollen knee, widen both of my legs apart then wrap them around his waist, I swung us around which had the brute now laying flat on his back.
A hand of mine was wrap around his neck, while the other held the knife to his throat, our chest were pressed closed and I narrowed my eyes when I felt the muscular structure of his wide naked chest, his heart humming softly against mine which was pulsating at a fast rate.
He silently watches me as the tip of the knife, position just on the pulse of his neck.
"Listen to me you sick fuck, you clearly took my sleeping state as vulnerability earlier and brought me here..."
I begin to trail the knife from his pulse, up to the protrusion in his throat then right up to his chin, the roughness of the hair on his chin, scrub against the knife as his eyes still darkly watches me.
I knew if he wanted, he could have took himself out of the position but he didn't and I curiously wondered....why.
Shaking the thoughts away, my teeth grinded as I let out.
"You are going to stay here and watch me leave. Don't you dare think about following me if you do, I will not hesitate to slit your pretty little throat..."
I made my point clear as I apply pressure to the knife, making a sharp line which slightly split the bearded chin with soft glinted blood, the metallic red liquid trails down the silver blade from my promise.
He didn't react as I remove my body from his, he watched me from the bed as I walk backwards, the knife still before me as I look from the side of my eyes for the door.
It was to my side and I took backward steps towards it, it was slightly open as I rest my back on it, ready to bolt the fuck out of his presence.
He eased up from the bed, the rest of his features still concealed except for his eyes as he gaze at me.
"Sicuramente, fai buon viaggio, non è che la foresta non sia piena di specie pericolose, poi di nuovo... come sono affari miei?." (By all means, do have a safe travel, it's not like the forest is not filled with dangerous species, then again...how is that any of my business?)
I scoffed at his mockery, still holding the knife before me as I watch him stand and let me tell you, he was one tall mother fucker.
Stumbling back into the door from his height, it made an open entrance, which blew in the coldness of the night air right into the hut.
I swallowed as a hiss sounded right above my head and as I looked up, I saw his snake, it's head tilted towards me while it hanged down from the door frame.
This immediately had me tripping over my foot in slight surprise, I didn't expect that and to make matters worst, I found myself shrieking out loud as I stumbled backwards, my back slipping through another open entrance as I began to fall.
My eyes widen when I realize I was descending, before I could even do anything, I gasp as I fell right into the river, the water soaks me then and there and I didn't miss the stupid deep chuckles that rang out into the night right above my sinking frame.
I widen my eyes underneath the surface of the water, it blurs the dark skies above the swaying unsettled water body and I couldn't help but scream in utter fustrations as bubbles ripples out.
Stupid, blue-eyed bitch...