SHAMED DREAMS

'Hmmm… ah, it hurts…'

'What's that? I've smeared the wound ointment on my body earlier. But why does it sting like it's touched by something soft and hmmm-'

'Do not do it. Don't unbutton my pajamas. This is embarrassing! Whoever you are, stop this! Don't lick my body like this ah-,'

'Wait, don't take my pants off! What do you want to do there? No, don't lick my knees like that, it hurts! Ahhh, stop it!'

'Not! Don't go down there. Stop what you're doing, hey!'

'Whoever you are, please stop right now! If you're human, I'll tell you that I have a boyfriend! Yes, I have a boyfriend!'

'If you're stealthy, stop what you're doing and go! I'm a Hybrid stealth bride! I'm Ichigo's bride!'

'I'll blame you on Ichigo! So stop it right now!!!'

Cenora opened her eyes as soon as she screamed as loud as she could in her heart.

"Haa haa haa!" she sighed heavily and erratically after sitting up and awaking from her slumber. As her breathing stabilized, Cenora glanced around her.

"Ah, thank God I'm still in my room. I'm also still in my bed. And it looks like it's already light," she muttered in relief. But a second later her mind came back to her senses.

"What? It's already morning?! Didn't I just sleep? Why is it so early?! And-" Her muttering stopped as she tried to remember what she'd been through all night in her short sleep.

"Who licked my body last night-" she stopped again while examining her body which was still wrapped in clothes.

"Then that cat? Was that black cat doing that to me while I was sleeping? And where is that cat now?" she continued suspiciously at the black cat she was with last night.

Cenora glanced at her window which was already open.

"Is the cat gone? Yesterday when the cat was sick, he also disappeared and was not at my house when I woke up,"

"But-" Cenora hung up again as she looked at the bedroom window while remembering the strange occurrence that she didn't know what it was.

Yes, last night Cenora had a strange experience. It felt like a dream as Cenora felt her body being licked by something. And what's more embarrassing, her pants were also pulled and she felt licked at the knees, just as it felt on her hands, arms, and chest.

And when the licks that felt sore in several parts of her body went down to her groin, making Cenora feel a different sensation that was ticklish and felt delicious, it was Ichigo's name that became her mainstay to stop the strange licking on her body.

It was only during the last scream that Cenora opened her eyes because even though it had been a dream before, for some reason Cenora's eyes couldn't open to knowing who and what was roaming her body and showering her body with licks.

"Why did I mention Ichigo's name? I'm so bad!" Cenora cursed to herself.

"But if that cat did that to me, would it be possible for a cat to be able to unbutton my pajamas and my long pants?"

"Is the cat also a demon?"

Cenora's whole body had goosebumps at the thought that the black cat she had slept with more than once was a demon.

Cenora's mind flashed back to the time the wound she got from Stu's knife slash that time. Ichigo licked and sucked the wound on her face until it disappeared.

Cenora looked back at the friction wound from the previous accident that had been smeared with ointment before she went to sleep. And yes, the wound miraculously disappeared.

"If the cat was a demon, could it be Ichigo? But the lick of his tongue didn't hurt, and what I felt from last night's embarrassing dream was a real pain,"

Cenora's face reddened for a moment as she remembered Ichigo's embarrassing behavior. And when she thought last night's dream was different from the previous one, Cenora felt a little disappointed if the cat she suspected of being a demon last night wasn't Ichigo.

"This is crazy! Why would I imagine such a thing? Hey, Cenora… Wake up from your dirty daydream. It's still early!" Cenora grumbled to herself as she ruffled her hair into a mess.

She began to prepare and clean herself to go to school. After getting ready, Cenora who had just closed the gate of her house turned to Ichigo's house whose gate was open.

'Is he well?' she muttered worriedly, 'Ah, let it be. Whatever the situation is, it's none of my business!' she continued silently and started walking.

However, as Cenora walked and crossed Ichigo's gates, her footsteps stopped for a moment.

'If it wasn't him last night and another demon came into my room and did that crazy thing to me, why didn't he or Leon act at all?'

'Even if he was sick, would he be willing if another demon touched my body that intensely? I'm his bride, right? Isn't this area also included in his power? Surely no one would dare to harass his bride in this place, would they?'

Cenora began to suspect something odd that happened to her last night.

"I have to ask him first! I want to go to school with a calm mind apart from enduring minor demonic disturbances all day long! Yes, I have to ask Ichigo directly!" she muttered with a determined mind as she stepped into Ichigo's courtyard.

Cenora walked into the beautiful house while remembering the route Leon had directed her the other day. And when she approached the Hybrid's room, she saw Ichigo's door open.

'Ah, he's awake. Maybe he's fine,' she thought happily, 'But why is my heart beating like this? Why hesitate to ask him about it? I'm embarrassed!' she continued to say in her heart while covering her red face in embarrassment with her palms.

"Miss, what are you doing here? Come inside. Master is awake and having breakfast!" said Leon greeting until Cenora gasped in surprise.

"Ah, hi, Leon. Good morning!" Cenora responded awkwardly and her attitude made Leon smile amused.

"Hey, what made you laugh at me like that? Is there something wrong with my face, huh?" Cenora asked confused.

"Yes, your face looks funny, Miss. Especially after I heard your heart's content, hahaha! How can I not laugh now, hahaha!" Leon's laughter made Cenora even more embarrassed and immediately lifted Leon's body to carry her.

"Leon, shut up! Just watch out if you tell your master what I think! I'll keep hugging you until you're limp again. Do you want it?" threatened Cenora half whispering to Leon.

"No no no! Don't do that, Miss!" Leon immediately refused, "Besides, besides I will be suffocating and weak from being hugged by you, I will also get a sharp killing glare from Master! He will be jealous of me if you hug me but don't hug him!"

Tap!

Leon jumped from Cenora's arms and said, "Come in, Miss. I won't overhear anything from your chatter inside, even if it's useless, hahaha!" he said before running away from Cenora.

'Yes, you're right! But at least I can hide what I'm thinking from your master!' Cenora muttered to herself and turned to walk to Ichigo's room.

***

"Hi!" said Cenora curtly, "How are you?" she continued.

"Hmm, not bad," replied Ichigo who was also curt, "then how about yourself? Leon said that you were escorted by a man and your body is also full of wounds," he continued asking.

'Ah, surely the one he's talking about right now is Ken,' Cenora thought to herself.

"I had a minor accident and was injured, but it doesn't matter because Ken immediately took me to the clinic to receive treatment," replied Cenora.

"Do you like it?" Ichigo asked briefly as he looked at Cenora.

"Like what? Please explain your question so I don't misunderstand! Are you asking about Ken or the accident I had?" Cenora protested Ichigo's convoluted question.

"Both of them. Just answer both because I want to know what do you think after having a lover? At the same time, I want to know how would you feel if I wasn't by your side to protect you? Is it comfortable?" Ichigo now clarified his question.

Cenora gasped after knowing what Ichigo's question meant to her.

'Why would he ask me that? And why do those two questions make me sad? What exactly is wrong here? Or am I the one who misinterpreted his expression when he asked as a disappointed expression?' Cenora asked confused in her heart.

"Should I answer such a question from you? I also don't know why it hurts my heart to hear you say that to me, Ichigo," Cenora replied.

"If it's about Ken, I don't know. I don't know how I feel about him. We even just met yesterday and that too was under unpleasant circumstances," continued Cenora, answering honestly.

"And for your absence near me, I admit that you are very influential. I have a lot of trouble dealing with the stealth disturbances around me," she continued again.