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“She halted in her footsteps, just barely turning to him.

"I-" He paused. What was he doing? "Take this." He reached down and pulled out the knife he kept strapped to his thigh. He placed it in her hand, closing her fingers around it.

"Hei..-"

"I know you're supposed to appear non-threatening, but it's the only way I know how to protect you." He sighed. "Just make sure you keep it out of sight."

She hitched up the skirt of her dress, revealing the bare skin of her thighs to the sight of the sun. Hei inhaled a soft breath. ‘They look soft…’ He quickly averted his eyes, thinking it the right thing to do. A trickle of disappointment slid through his heart. He’d never seen her legs before, he’d hate for it to be over so soon. 

...Surely, a little glimpse couldn't hurt could it? He peered at her through the corner of his eye. She tucked the knife into her stocking and Hei pretended as though his fingers didn't itch to press against the pale canvas of her thighs. That his palms didn’t tingle at the thought of running across its smooth surface and squeezing ever so slowly. That his throat hadn’t dried at the mere idea of stretching her legs over his lap and sliding her stockings down further and further to reveal more of those creamy-