4) Love And Light

I blink a few times allowing my eyes to readjust to the darkness. It's not pitch black but it is dark. I began to panic wondering what had just happened and if Mani was ok. I jumped off the bed and ran to where his body lie on the floor.

She wrapped her arms around him and lay next to him on the floor. He is asleep. Gently she brushes the hair out of his face and sees he is beautiful again, leaving her to believe she was ugly again but surprisingly she didn't care about how she looked or how he looked for that matter. She felt relief as she kissed his lips and said "Mani, I would be ugly for all of eternity, if it meant I could love you forever. And I don't care how you look, although you are the most handsome creature I have ever laid eyes on. I just want to love you openly and not hide it an longer. Please forgive me but I am not ever going to be good enough for you. You deserve a beautiful Princess or a Goddess even.. Not ugly fat old me.."

Just then he opened his eyes and began frantically looking around. His eyes fell on hers and he relaxed again. "Claire, please promise you'll never leave me. I need you. I feel like you are the only one who ever knew the real me and stayed loyal to me. You are my one true friend and the one who holds my heart. Please will you stay with me even if I stay ugly?"

"Haha! You are no longer ugly. I guess we traded back. So I must ask you if you are willing to stay with my ugly self?"

"Claire, but look" he said pointing to the mirror, "You have not transformed back either. Your outward appearance now shows your true beauty. The curse was lifted!"

Claire looked at herself in the mirror and for the first time in as long as she could remember, she was pleased with what she saw. It wasn't her beautiful face or her long red flowing hair or her slender body, but instead the sight of his strong arms holding her that made her happy. For the first time in her life, she felt truly loved.

"Mani" She said in a breathless whisper, which made him smile. He loved the way his name sounded coming out of her mouth, "Yes, Claire" he said equally out of breath and longing for their lips to touch again.

"Man.." so breathless she couldn't even say his name! "Mani, please make me yours and keep me forever!"

And with that, he got up and scooped Claire up off the floor. Holding her bridal style with her arms wrapped around his neck he carried her to the bed.

Gently he laid her down and began taking off his shoes, then hers. He climbed on top of her, spreading her legs and laying between them, pressing his very erect self against her most sensitive part. If it weren't for his pants and her panties, he'd be inside of her. Claire unbuttoned his shirt and helped him pull his arms out then he unbuttoned her dress and slid it open exposing her bra and panties and bare stomach. She grabbed his face pulled him towards her, their lips crashing together in another epic kiss. Mani reached around her back and unhooked her bra then leaned up and slowly slid it off, exposing her voluptuous breasts. Slowly he leaned down kissing her neck then trailing his lips across her collar bone and down the center of her chest between her breasts. Using both hands, he gently caressed both breasts and moved his mouth across her chest kidding, licking and nipping at her sensitive skin. When he reached her nipple he rolled his tongue around it causing it get rock hard. He moved on to the other nipple enjoying the soft moans he was causing her to make.

"Mani" she whispered so quietly, he wasn't sure he heard it. He stopped and looked into her eyes, "Yes my love?" he asked hoping she would ask him to keep going but willing to stop if she wanted.

"I've never been touched like this before" she said in gasping breaths.

"Do you want me to stop?" he asked, not wanting to do anything she wasn't comfortable with.

"No. I just wanted you to know something" leaning up on her elbows a little "You're my first everything. First true friend. First kiss. First love. And I don't want you to be disappointed if I'm.. Well, if I'm not any good at sex.." She said embarrassed that she had no clue what was expected from her during all of this. She felt like she should be doing more than laying there enjoying herself.

"Shhh" he said as he licked her nipple again and sucked on it gently. He placed both hands on her shoulders, laying her back down on rhe pillow and slid one hand down her stomach and under the elastic of her panties. Slowly exploring her most sensitive private place with his fingertips. Then he turned his head back to face her seeing the pleasure in her face. Suddenly he had to kiss her, his mouth missed her lips so he leaned in kissing her lips, letting his tongue mingle with hers. She moaned into his mouth, enjoying all of this. He began kissing her cheek and down to her neck and up to her earlobe where he whispered "Do you want me to be your first sexual partner?"

She looked at him and said "I really do. I have wished for you to be my one and only since we met. I have loved you from the first moment".

" And I have loved you too. I am so lucky to have you Claire" his words came out in breaths on her skin in between kisses as he moved back down her neck and down her chest, stopping to suckle on each nipple on the way down to her stomach. He licked and kissed every part of her exposed skin pointing out he was the first and only to kiss each place. She giggled as she pointed here and there waiting for him to follow and kiss her all over.

She pointed to where his hand was under her panties. Suprised at her boldness, he looked deep into her eyes to be sure she really wanted this. She did. He was sure of it. He was knelt between her legs with his face hovering right over her panties. Using his teeth, he pulled them down exposing some pubic hair and kissed her on the front of her most private part.

With one hand in each of her hips, in one quick smooth motion, he pulled her panties all the way off. Claire felt a little embarrassed as she had never been fully exposed in front of anyone, much less the man she felt such strong emotions for. For a split second she forgot the curse had been lifted and panicked, not wanting him to see her ugly body, she tried to cover herself up with her hands. Mani, playfully grabbed her hands and placed them above her head. Holding them in place with one hand, he trailed the other down her body. The whole time he kept his eyes glued to hers, watching to be sure he wasn't hurting or scaring her.

He felt her body tense up and reassured her that he wouldn't do anything she wasn't ready for. She was not tense from fright, but with need and urgency. She wanted him to take her virginity and make her his forever. Her privates ached for his touch. Her whole body was burning with desire.

"Take me! Make me yours Mani!" She moaned as she wriggled with need beneath him. He removed his pants and boxers and laid his naked body on hers. She felt his full erection against her thighs and spread her legs to allow him access. He slowly penetrated her, while staring into her eyes and seeing pure pleasure. Her breath came out in short pants and her eyes began to roll back. She lifted her chest into his and tilted her head back releasing a loud moan of extacy. He couldn't contain his excitement and moaned with her.

"Claire I want to be yours and only yours for eternity!" he moaned into her ear as he moved himself back and forth in and out of her. She began moving her hips with his movements and soon their bodies were one moving in sinc with each other. Moaning "I love you" and "I'm yours forever" to each other, they were both in pure extacy. He felt her orgasm and released himself inside of her, allowing them to orgasm together. Then they both relaxed into eachother and kay there catching their breaths. He rolled off of her and they lay in their backs next to each other, out of breath and both floating on clouds of pure pleasure.

"I have waited so long for this moment" Claire told Mani, "I was scared you'd never want me though." Sadness drifted over her sweet face and broke Mani's heart. He couldn't stand to see her sad, even for a second.

"Claire, you don't understand" he said, a bit shakey still "I was not lying when I said I loved you from the first moment our eyes met." Mani rolled onto his side and so did Claire. They were facing each other, less the 3 inches between them. Mani missed Claire's kiss and closed his eyes leaning towards her he puckered his lips. Claire saw this and followed, closing her eyes and puckering her lips. They leaned in to kiss each other.