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“I’msure it was. But you’re part human, Mistress… it’s probablybest if you don’t eat toomuchfairy leaf.” Obi hooked his hands under her arms and pulled herinto a sitting position against the tree she was under, his touchsurprisingly gentle. Shirayuki found herself nuzzling back into hischest, tucking her head under his chin, smelling the scent of pineand clove. It was a scent she had been growing familiar with formonths, something she looked forward to each day - the scent of him.Her body tightened and she pressed a kiss to the underside of hischin, feeling him stiffen just a little.  

“Mistress.”

“Iknow. I know. No touching. At least, not like that.” She ignoredher own words when she was upright, and practically crawled into hislap, her hands pressing against his chest as she pushed closer tohim. “It was your only rule when we made our contract.”

Hehuffed out an annoyed breath and met her stare through heavy-liddedeyes. “Forgood reason.”

Shirayukifound herself watching him, fascinated with the way his pupils blewwide and dark. She watched his shadows consume his sight until hepushed her shoulders back a few inches, swallowing air as if it washis only saving grace. Shirayuki sunk down onto his thighs, lookinginto his face and trying to translate every expression that crossedhis eyes. She waited for him to explain further, but never chose tokeep her hands pinned tightly against his shoulders.

“You’restoned.” He repeated the words with authority this time, butShirayuki could feel a strange kind of heat boiling between themagain. She pushed against him, feeling his muscles tighten under hertouch. It felt strangely… nice,knowing that she had this kind of power over him. That she could makehim tremble, make his cheeks flush, make him…

Shecould feel the press of his cock against her inner thigh, andShirayuki shivered, her fuzzy thoughts suddenly wanting to know whatit would be like to lay with him.  She bit into her lower lipand watched as he met her stare again, his lips setting into a thinline.

“Human.”

“Onlypart human… isn’t that what you said?” Her hands trailed overher chest and she leaned closer to him, feeling that delightfulpressure between her thighs again. With the soft, cotton-like feelingof her thoughts at the back of her head, she didn’t care whathappened next, as long as he was with her. “Why does it matter ifI’m human.”

Hegritted his teeth and turned his head away. “Humans will always bemy downfall.”

“No…”She leaned over him, liking the way his wool shirt felt under herfingertips. It was rough and soft at the same time, and she couldfeel each muscle in his chest tighten and release with each pass ofher fingers. “… no, you said that you… you were told you wouldlose yourself to a human. That your love for them would break youentirely.”

Obitilted his head back, looking into her face. He huffed out asurprised breath, shaking his head. “You’re completely gone tothe fairy leaf, and yet you somehow remember something I told you amonth ago?”

“Yousaid-”

“Let’snot talk about that…”

Hesomehow managed to push her off his lap, and Shirayuki tumbled to theside, staring up at the night sky above her. Her limbs felt heavy,aching, wanting more than this body that she was in. Her thoughtsslid through her mind like a slow river, and she closed her eyes,feeling Obi settle quietly next to her.

“Isit me?”

Hestilled, his breathing nearly silent.

“Theprophecy… was… it me?”

Therewas a long stretch of silence between them, and Obi finally lay backagainst the earth. She could count his breath, hear it rattle betweenthem with each movement. Darkness swallowed them, quiet consumedthem, and it felt as though they had both been buried by the deepestpart of the forest, helpless against it.

“Doesit matter if it is?”

Shirayukiwas jolted out of her own listless drifting by Obi’s voice.

“Idon’t know.”

“Howdo you know I won’t lie?”

“Idon’t.”

Obihummed, the notes sounding like a nocturnal bird, and they fell intosilence again. Time stretched for eons, weaving between them untilthey had both become one with the forest, until they had both lostthemselves to each other.