Dusk

XLV

"Mmm good afternoon," he hummed in a low voice, as they brushed past one another. The electricity fired wherever they made contact. Locking eyes with him, she scoffed and pretended to be unaffected. Positive he couldn't see her face any longer, she allowed herself to smile. Secretly enjoying his smell as he passed by.

Knowing she was truly irritated with him, he just shook his head and headed off towards the forest at a fast pace.

Freezing in place, she listened as he left. Biting her lip she spun around. Following his scent she silently ran in the exact direction where he ran, ignoring her desperation for a drink. Expertly running through just straight forest she tracked him, barely able to keep up as he started sprinting. Her muscles slightly weakened by her jog earlier but she pushed herself to run. She was listening to his footsteps and froze when he reached a small clearing in the woods.

Hiding behind a tree, she peeked around it.

Watching with desire as his muscles flexed underneath his sweaty skin as he pulled his shirt off with ease. Using it to wipe the sweat on his forehead. Orion's eyes greedily followed a bead of sweat fall between his shoulder blades and down the length of his spine.

Licking her lips, she gripped the tree harder.

Everest slightly turned his head, knowing exactly where she was and that she had been following him. Swiftly hiding back behind the tree, with her forehead pressed against it, she smiled with her bottom lip now between her teeth.

Without saying a word, he slowly walked to where she was hiding. She listened to every footstep as he grew closer and closer to her. Before he could touch her she spun around and looked up at him, her back pressed against the tree. He never seen the playful look in her eyes before and didn't expect for it to make him this happy.

He looked down at her, slightly tilting his head, "stalking me now?"

Reaching up she aggressively brought his face down to hers, smashing her lips onto his. Still not used to her strength he placed his hands on the tree, gripping into the bark. She shoved her tongue inside of his mouth, needing to taste him. Her leg wrapping around his hips to prevent his escape.

Breaking the kiss, he lifted his head as she placed kisses along his jawline and down his neck. He could sense how badly she wanted this and he felt the same. All he did was tilt his head to give her more access to his neck, enjoying this game she was playing. Dragging her lips against his skin they stopped right before his ear, "you wanna play games?" She whispered directly against his skin. Her nails digging into his back as she ran them down. His small growl letting her know that he truly did enjoy this.

Pulling away to face him she smiled before sprinting having no idea where she was going.

A gust of wind hit him as she ran off, turning to face where she went, he chased after her. This time struggling to catch her as she weaved in between trees. The guards disregarding them as they continued looking for threats. Suddenly she lounged for a tree and swiftly began climbing. Finding a sturdy branch she crouched on it, happy with all of her new capabilities. Looking down she smiled as she waited for him to track her.

After a few seconds all she saw was him appear as he halted to a stop. A small part of her happy to know that she still had enough power between the two of them to make him chase her.

Looking at the dirt he noticed her footprints disappeared. Looking around he began trying to find her scent. After his third spin she lounged. The sound of the branch creaking making Everest look up and reach for her. Catching her he fell onto the dirt as she straddled on top of him. Grunting he felt the air get knocked out of his lungs. Both of her hands were now in the dirt besides his head, caging him in.