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As she rode up along side him, keeping pace for the almost 20 minute ride it would
take to get to the castle she spoke quietly to him.
“So..”
She sighed and shook her head.
“So how’re we going to do this and survive?” she asked quietly.
D shrugged and replied,”Kill everything.”
They rode on silently, D carefully watching for more monsters as Kat looked at
him out of the corner of her eye. She had many thoughts running through her head as she
looked at his emotionless face. She sighed again and looked forward blurting one of the
thoughts out before she really had time to think about it.
“If he turns me, kill me. But no matter what.. if I die... could you leave at least
one flower to mark my grave....”
D was silent then said quietly, with determination in his voice,”You won't die.”
She looked at him and said,”Just promise me.. So I have that comfort going into
this even if I have no others....”
D slowed his horse to a walk as he firmly stated,”I’ll protect you. No matter
what.”
She slowed her horse down to just a little slower than his and shook her
head,”That isn’t going to be possible in that castle. You’ll have to watch out for yourself
as well as me and that’s too much for you to have to worry about.”
D was silent then stated,”No. I will protect you.”
She stopped her horse, still looking at him.
“It’s too much even for you.”
“I won’t let the count turn you. Ever.”
“D.. Just worry about taking care of the count. I can take care of myself probably,
but if I can’t. Well. Just leave one flower please. I mean it’s not like I haven’t had a full
life,”she paused then whispered so he could barely hear it,”It’s not like I have anything
else in this world anyways...”
D was silent then said with a voice barely masking his emotions,”A live as precious
as yours deserves more than just one flower.”
She looked up at him, her face a mixture of surprise, sadness and shock.
“I....”
He slowed his horse to a stop and looked over at her. She seemed at a loss for
words as she regarded him, her mouth opened and closed again. He remained silent and
she finally broke the awkward silence.
“D.. I....”
As D stood there he suddenly heard the symbiot’s voice quietly speak to him.
“Just look at her. She’s upset... you could go comfort her you know. Even if you
won’t admit that you like her as much as you do.”
D didn’t say anything in return, he just sidled his horse up beside hers and reached
his hand out to gently touch her cheek. She looked at his hand then at his face as if to see
what he was thinking. At the same time as she searched his eyes she struggled to keep the
pain from being evident in her eyes. The pain she felt from him basically brushing her off.
D could see though that some of the pain was clearly there, able to be seen by anyone who
looked at her, as well as confusion and her feelings for him. D was silent, his face an
expression of sorrow and caring, unsure of what he should do next. Kat though was the
one who bridged the gap and took a bold step. She leaned forward as much as she could
without falling off her horse to hug him, even if it meant only for a moment til he pulled
away. To her surprise though he returned the hug and at that moment both the horses
seemed to step away simultaneously. They landed on the ground in a pile, and the horses
just looked at them. If horses could express emotions they probably would have both
worn smiles as they seemed to have brought the two together.
As she realized the situation Kat blushed a light shade of red. D was quiet though
a hint of a smile crossed his face as he realized the same thing as her. Laying on the
ground she was there in his arms. Seeing the smile Kat looked at him almost incredulously
for a moment then smiled her self as D looked up at her. When she realized the other fact
that their bodies were so close she blushed a darker shade of red and in response D moved
his face closer to hers, his eyes still locked onto hers. Her mouth opened slightly as if she
was about to say something but her mind failed her as D leaned close and kissed her
deeply, holding her small body close to his.
She responded to the kiss, kissing him back while she moved her arms to hug him,
her fingers playing in his hair. D closed his eyes as he kissed her more, letting all the
bottled up emotions he was feeling flood out. She also held tightly to him, pressing their
bodies closely together as his kisses traced down her cheek and over her neck, moving
slowly over her pale skin. A quiet gasp escaped her lips as she felt his lips moving over
her neck and in response he gently pressed his fangs against her neck, careful not to break
the skin. Kat opened her eyes again for a moment then closed them as she quietly
whispered, while stroking his back.
“D... I love you...”