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Alex breathed again, resuming playing with her beautiful hair.
O/O The Goddess is in Trouble (Open)
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Aukai realized that Alex had been tense while he asked who Seth was. "Who did you think Seth was?" she asked curiously.
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"Just… Someone from your past." He twirled the ends of her hair in his fingers.
Aukai's eyes narrowed at him suspiciously. "Not much of an answer." But she just yawned and let it go. "Your mom was nice… I feel bad about barging in like this though."
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"Don't worry about it. She needs the change in routine." Alex gave a small smile.
Aukai sighed. "How long do I need to bother her with my presence in her house?"
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"At least fifteen more minutes." Alex rubbed his thumb on the back of Aukai's hand.
"It was a concussion."
Aukai's forehead scrunched. This was worrying…. She stretched out a hand and formed a flower, which she started playing with.
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"Is spending fifteen more minutes all that bad?" Alex asked, seeing her forehead scrunched up.
Aukai shook her head. "It's not that…." Her eyes exploded into a dark blue with dark gray.
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"What's wrong?" Alex asked, seeing her eyes change color.
Aukai just breathed, "It means I'm dying…"
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"What?!" Alex nearly yelled. Dying?! How?!
"Alex, calm down please." Aukai's head hurt suddenly at the yell. "Yes. Dying. It's just a part of this curse."
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Alex wrapped his arm around her.
"So now we have a time limit on figuring out how to break the curse?"
Aukai rolled her eyes. "A couple years, yes. Don't worry. We have time. It just means I'm going to be extra delicate and prone to injury."
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"I see. You know I'm gonna protect you, right?" Alex smiled, a genuine smile that light up his eyes.
"You're never getting rid of me."
Aukai looked at him with confused, pine-green eyes. "You puzzle me sometimes."
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Alex gave a soft laugh.
"How's this; I'll protect you." And he meant it.
Aukai shrugged. "Alright. I don't know why you're even helping me in the first place. I've never done anything for you."
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"Cause you need it. Or maybe it's cause you saw me half naked in my room." Alex winked.
Aukai groaned at that and covered her blush of shame. "I'm so sorry about that…." He looked pretty hot though… She mentally smacked herself.
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"Don't be, it was my fault." To be honest, he didn't mind it at all. Of course, there was another reason he was helping her, but he kept that to himself.
Aukai squirmed uncomfortably. "Still embarrassing…" Gods he was handsome though…. She hated herself so much.
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Alex ran his hand through her hair again. It was so soft, he could do this for ages.
Aukai couldn't help herself. She scootched up onto his lap and pressed into Alex's gentle hand.
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Alex stopped for a moment, then smiled softly. He brought her hand up to his cheek as he gazed into her eyes.
Aukai's breath caught as she looked into Alex's eyes, her own turning a soft, bight, sparkling blue. She gently stroked his cheek with her thumb, unconsciously leaning closer.
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Alex seemed to purr almost, his chest rumbling softly. His hand in her hair moving to hold the back of her head.
Aukai's breath was becoming more rapid, her other hand reaching up and slipping over his shoulder.