"Oh, paano, bukas na lang?" Nakangiting saad ni Asha kay Elisse habang nakahawak sa baywang nito si Diamond na hindi na humiwalay rito simula kanina.
"Sige." She kissed her friend's cheek and smiled back. Nilingon niya naman ang kambal at sina Sam. "Good night."
"Good night!" Rin was energetic as usual. "Salamat!"
Tumango lang siya. Siya nga ang dapat magpasalamat dahil nag-effort ang mga itong magluto ngayong dinner. Ang nakakatuwa ay successful ang food experiment ng mga ito. Ang cute lang tingnan ng mga kaibigan na sobrang masaya dahil nagustuhan nila yung pagkain na pinaghirapan ng mga itong gawin.
Pagkatapos no'n ay nagkanya-kanya na sila ng daan na pinuntahan. Kaagad naman siyang hinapit ni Adrienne palapit dito habang naglalakad sila hanggang sa makarating sa sariling silid. Nauna siyang pumasok pagkabukas ng pinto at sumunod naman ito.
"Finally..." Adrienne's voice was monotonous but of relief.
Pagkasara niya ng pinto ay nagulat si Elisse nang bigla siya nitong sunggaban ng halik. Adrienne pinned her against the door with hands trapped above her head. She was being kissed hungrily by her lover like she's been craving for that moment to happen all day.
Halos mapugto ang hininga niya nang walang paalam na ginalugad ng dila nito ang loob ng kanyang bibig na para bang naghahanap ito ng isang mahalagang bagay na mahirap hanapin.
Elisse moaned at her lover's delicious assault and kissed her back with equal intensity. She felt satisfied when she heard Adrienne's moan, pulling her impossibly closer.
They were both catching their breaths when they stopped. Elisse was looking at the vampire's already blazing gold eyes and was mesmerized as to how beautiful the woman in front of her was. Napangiti na lang siya at hinaplos ang pisngi ng kasintahan. Adrienne closed her eyes and leaned on Elisse's warm hands and sighed. Nang magmulat ito ay bumalik na sa pagiging itim ang mga mata nito.
She kissed her forehead. "Maliligo muna ako."
Tumango siya at pinanood lang ito hanggang sa pumasok na ang dalaga sa banyo. Siya naman ay hinanda na ang susuotin dahil maliligo rin siya pagkatapos. Nahiga muna siya at napapikit.
It's been days since the conference about the war. At kapag naaalala niya ang araw na 'yon ay hindi niya mapigilang hindi mapaisip at mag-alala. Mas napagtatanto niya kung gaano kaseryoso ang itinatakbo ng mga pangyayari sa ngayon. Mas naiintindihan niya na hindi lang sila basta sasabak sa isang simpleng laban, dahil ang pinaglalabanan nila ay buhay ng mga tao at bampira. Nakasalalay roon ang kinabukasan nila.
She may be a newbie in a world she's in now but she's still willing to do everything, even though it was terrifying her ─ a lot.
Naputol ang pag-iisip niya nang makarinig ng mahinang langitngit ng pinto. Napalingon siya kay Adrienne na kakatapos lang maligo. Kaagad niyang kinuha ang damit at walang imikang pumasok na sa loob ng banyo.
She turned the shower on and her body tensed when the warm water hit her bare body. Unti-unti ay na-relax na rin siya. Kasabay ng pag-agos ng tubig ay ang pagdaloy rin ng mga nasa isipan.
Pakiramdam ni Elisse ay nailabas niya ang lahat ng tensiyon at sakit ng katawan sa halos araw-araw na training nila. Buti na lang at Sabado ngayon kaya nakakapagpahinga siya. Pero sigurado siya na hell day na naman sa Lunes. Hindi niya maiwasang mapabuntong-hininga.
Nang matapos na siya ay naabutan niya si Adrienne na prenteng nakahiga sa kama habang nagbabasa ng libro na ilang araw na rin nitong pinagkakaabalahan. Elisse unconsciously gulped after seeing her overall appearance. Nakasuot lang ito ng malaking t-shirt at isang black na panty na ngayon niya lang pinagtuunan ng pansin. Ang ganda talaga ng dalaga sa kahit anong gawin at ayos nito.
She shook herself mentally and sat on the bed while drying her hair. Naramdaman niya na lang na pumuwesto si Adrienne sa kanyang likuran. Napapikit si Elisse nang yakapin siya nito habang nakabaon ang mukha sa kanyang leeg.
"You smell so good."
"Kasi kakatapos ko lang maligo."
"You always smell so good."Adrienne tried making a point.
Hindi na lang siya sumagot. Kinuha nito sa kanya ang tuwalya at ito na ang nagtuyo ng kanyang buhok, ito na rin ang nagsuklay sa kanya. Nang matapos ay kaagad siya nitong pinahiga at pinaunan sa braso. She automatically hugged her waist and sighed contentedly.
This is so perfect, like always.
"Malapit na."
"Huh?" tanong niya.
"Your debut..." Adrienne breathed. "Malapit na."
Oo nga ano, nasabi niya na lang sa isipan. Sa dami ng nangyayari, nalimutan niya nang malapit na ang sariling kaarawan.
Pagdating ng araw na 'yon, magiging ganap na ang pagiging bampira niya. Kapag naganap 'yon, may iba pa ba kayang maaring mangyari sa kanya? Magbabago rin ba ang personalidad niya? Ang mga pinaniniwalaan niya?
Sana naman, kapag nangyari nga ang lahat sa hinaharap ay siya pa rin ang sarili ─ siya pa rin si Elisse Ayaka.
"Elisse..."
Nagising siya sa pag-iisip nang tawagin ni Adrienne ang pangalan niya. "B-bakit?"
Nailing ito. "I told you to stop spacing out when you're with me."
"S-sorry." She pouted her lips. Tinaasan lang siya nito ng kilay kaya hindi na siya nagsalita ulit.
Pumunta ito sa ibabaw niya at ibinaon ang mukha sa kanyang leeg. She shivered when Adrienne sniffed her. Ipinasok nito ang kamay sa loob ng kanyang damit at napirmi ang kamay nito sa ibabaw ng kanyang tiyan. "Adrienne?"
"I'm surely going to miss this warmth," She whispered, looking at her finally. "Elisse..."
"B...bakit?"
She didn't answer. Instead, the vampire leaned down to capture her lips in no haste, like she's savoring the moment between them. It's as if time itself decided to run slow, like the world would stay the same and nobody would notice. Elisse closed her eyes as she returned all the kisses with equal strength and desire, her arms on Adrienne's nape, pulling the vampire closer.
Nang maghiwalay ang mga labi nila ay napansin niyang kumikinang na ulit sa ginto ang mga mata nito. Adrienne was breathing so loud she could actually hear it. The vampire caressed her cheek, with its finger gliding down to her neck and collarbone, until it settled on the first button of her top.
"I want to feel this overwhelming warmth while it lasts," Adrienne unbuttoned the first one of Elisse's tops and she couldn't help but gulp. Her heart was a mess. "I want to take you, and make you mine...for the first time," Hindi katagalan ay natanggal na nito ang lahat ng butones ng kanyang damit. "Can I?"
Muling napalunok si Elisse, hindi maitatanggi na kakaiba ang namamagitan sa kanilang dalawa ng oras na iyon. The way Adrienne said those words made her want the woman as much as she was being desired. She wanted to give herself to her lover and accept all her ministrations.
Hinawakan niya ang laylayan ng damit nito. Adrienne's eyes sparkled in gold like there were glitters around its irises while slowly removing Elisse's tops, revealing a black brassiere. Elisse gulped, taking in the realization of how the vampire looked so gorgeous and breathtaking. She took a lungful of air, stroking Adrienne's silky hair until her fingers settled softly on the nape. Elisse pulled her closer, giving a lingering kiss. The vampire smiled after, as it was seldom for the former to initiate a kiss.
And as if on cue, Adrienne kissed her again and it was equally returned with new found desire and urge to explore further. Elisse moaned as they assaulted each other's tongue. Humiwalay ito makalipas ng ilang minuto at kapwa silang malalalim na ang paghinga.
"Can I?" Adrienne whispered, repeating the earlier question.
Without further hesitation, Elisse nodded. I'm hers...
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Adrienne felt like her heart throbbed furiously with Elisse's favorable response. She kissed her again passionately as her hands started to roam the woman's body. Bumaba ang halik niya sa leeg nito, at pababa hanggang umabot siya sa pagitan ng mga dibdib ng dalaga.
Her hand slid on Elisse's back to unhook her brassiere and quickly cupped and fondled her breast as she took one of the nipples in her mouth. Napaarko ang katawan ng kasintahan at halos sabunutan siya nito sa ginagawa.
Ipinagpatuloy ni Adrienne ang ginagawa habang unti-unting bumababa ang kamay niya. Halos bumaon ang kuko si Elisse sa kanya nang tuluyang maalis ang huling saplot ng katawan nito. Elisse helped her, raising her hips and then her thighs.
Her fingers touched Elisse's already wet folds and the latter quickly gasped and moaned. "A...Adrienne..."
The vampire smiled and nipped her lover's neck as she played with her bundle of nerves lying at the top of Elisse's core. She twitched and shivered as Adrienne continued, earning a moan from her beloved.
"Does it feel good?" She caressed faster. Mariing nakapikit ang mga mata nito, maging ang pagtango nito ay para bang nahihirapan pa. Adrienne could feel her beloved's juices flowing from her sweet, soaking core.
"A...Adrienne, uh..." Elisse moaned her name.
She was so aroused to the point that she could feel her own wetness. Elisse kissed her so hard, her gasping vibrated in her mouth.
"I love you," Elisse barely whispered.
"I love you," she answered back. And so, with her own new found determination, Adrienne slowly shoved a finger inside.
Napaawang ang labi ng kaniig, napatingin ito sa kanya para lang muling mapapikit ng sinimulan niyang kumilos. Her lover released a shaky moan as her finger fully reached the depth of Elisse's heaven.
"Does it hurt?" Adrienne asked. Elisse shook her head and motioned her to go on.
It was obvious that the latter was somehow in pain, given the expression. Elisse was nipping her lower lip and Adrienne tried to be as gentle as she could, desiring their first night to be special.
It didn't take long before Elisse's expression changed from pain into please. Her moans sounded so different that Adrienne felt like it was replaying in her head, it was shaking her soul and she couldn't help but want her lover more.
Adrienne held the girl's thigh up to her waist, and pushed her finger in and out of her. Nagsimula siya sa mabagal, nakikiramdam kung handa na ang kasintahan. She then started thrusting faster as seconds went by.
She pushed another one, earning a loud gasp from Elisse. Her lover hugged and clawed her back ─ her chest heaving ─ probably surprised with the sudden aggression. Adrienne couldn't control herself any longer, she wanted Elisse so much.
"Wait — Adrienne...ah —!"
Adrienne curled her fingers upward until she felt the girl's orgasmic spot. Within a second, she pushed it. Elisse's walls tightened around her soaked fingers, her face contorted with pleasure. She clenched her jaw, and once again her mouth opened ajar upon her release.
Her beloved girlfriend came long and hard to the point that she almost passed out. Elisse was writhing underneath her, flinching from the pleasure that washed over her. Adrienne felt equally pleasured, like she was touched the same.
Elisse looked so beautiful and sultry.
Adrienne continued to stroke her inside walls, until the latter relaxed. She's panting so hard. Elisse closed her eyes as she hugged Adrienne tighter.
"Okay ka lang ba?" She asked. "Was I too rough?"
Elisse shook her head with a tired yet pretty smile. She gave Adrienne a peck on the lips while the latter planted her forehead a kiss in return.
"Pwedeng magpahinga muna ako?" tanong nito. Natawa siya nang mahina at tumango. Humiga siya sa tabi ng dalaga at pinahiga ito sa kanyang ibabaw. Elisse buried her face on her chest. "Good night, Adrienne."
Adrienne caressed Elisse's arms down to her hands and laced their fingers together. "Sweet dreams...I love you."
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