Another Step Forward

Left all alone sitting on the bench Tearia put her hands on her face as she slouched over looking at the world around her. With her elbows on her knees she repeated the words he said to her over and over in her head for a couple minutes before she tried on her own. Similar to how she turned her body into Lightning at the start she focused on her finger as she tried to form a piece of armour for herself to use. After a couple failures she eventually managed to get a few strands of lightning to form into a solid form that covered a part of her finger.

"About as hard I'd thought it was gonna be."

Staring at her finger she removed it as she remembered something else the King had said.

"The closing of the exit wasn't his fault but if that's the case who did it."

She had only one thought in mind when it came to potential people who would trap them in here. Now it was just a matter of what to do next and that was something she would have to talk to Xilo about. The others could decide on their own but she wanted to know Xilo's plans. "This world is crumbling." Watching different strands of the world begin to blur and fade she guessed the King's power that held it together was fading. Preparing herself she waited for herself to disappear from it too.

"Thanks."

Time passed as Xilo slept while all their wounds and fatigue healed until eventually he felt himself beginning to to wake up. Instinctively moving around a little bit he felt something enter his arms as he was reminded of Xelfia. "Comfortable..." Enjoying that warmth for a few seconds he knew he would have to wake up soon. Letting a couple minutes pass he began to open his eyes as he was greeted with the sight of purple eyes staring straight at him face to face while a wicked smile crossed the woman's mouth.

"Tearia!?"

"Morning Xilo, enjoying the feeling?"

Wondering what she meant with that he looked down as he saw his arms wrapped around her body while pushed against him slightly. "How the hell did this happen...." Untangling himself a bit he didn't definitely remember falling asleep next to Tearia. Which meant Tearia had woken up from her sleep and laid down next to him. "She did this on purpose." Looking back up at her face as that grin grew bigger he knew he was right or at the very least he hoped so. It was hard to be sure sometimes especially when it came to Tearia. His thoughts about her were all over the place and hard to get a grasp on. With that in mind he stopped letting go of her and pushed her closer.

"I see you had some fun while I was asleep, Though I don't let go so easily you know?"

Feeling slightly flustered in the moment Tearia lost some of her smile as her face went slightly red.

"I don't think you of all people should be acting tough, especially right now."

Taking the moment to be a little more bold she wrapped herself around Xilo as she leaned in more bumping their heads together as she breathed quietly while looking into his eyes. "Where do we fit together?" Not saying anything the two of them laid together like that for a few moments before Tearia slightly pushed forward more bringing their lips closer. Touching his lips she was surprised for a second that he didn't pull away as she enjoyed the feeling as she pressed his body harder against him. Still shocked by the sudden advance from Tearia, Xilo calmed down as he let it happen and enjoyed it.

His thoughts of Tearia had changed a lot in a small time however there was one thing he was sure of. He was tired of pushing her away repeatedly especially when she was trying so hard. What she did was hard to forgive but Xilo didn't mind giving her a second chance. "She at least deserves that." Coming to that conclusion he stopped being passive in this little kiss of theirs as he hugged her tight as possible as her breasts grinded up against his chest. Enjoying the taste of her lips he let it continue until eventually Tearia broke it off in surprise while she gasped a bit for air.

"Xilo..?"

"Tearia it's been a while now, but welcome back. I'm glad you're in my life."

*sniff*

Hearing those calm words from Xilo she felt her eyes begin to water a bit as tears started to flow down her face without stopping. "Do I deserve this?" With thoughts like that running through her head she didn't know what to think as she felt Xilo pull her in once again. Crying they kissed once more as Tearia's mind was being flooded with emotions. "I'll...just prove I deserve it if i have to." Coming to that conclusion she tried to enjoy the moment as much as possible before something interrupted it or Xilo pulled away.

"Hey lovebirds."

Both Freezing they heard the sound of Marie's voice as they stopped and turned to see them staring at her.

""Marie....""

With two very similar reactions Xilo knew this moment was over as he began to untangle himself from Tearia. With Marie's voice everyone had started to look there way and he didn't feel like continuing it with all of them watching. It was already embarrassing enough as it was, he didn't need even more embarrassment. With Tearia out of his arms he checked over her body once more to make sure she was alright as Marie walked beside her as well and sat down.

"I was surprised to see her awake but that was a little more surprising."

Looking at Tearia try and hide behind Xilo, Marie smiled at the cuteness of her actions. It reminded her a tad bit of how she used to act with Zilan before she grew more comfortable around him. "I hope it works out for them." She didn't much about them or what had happened but that didn't mean she wanted them to be unhappy. After what just happened they were all a lot closer then before.