Hypocrite.

Unbeknownst to Ariann, her private space had been encroached upon by the person she considered her best friend.

Busily caressing her body with a sponge. As a vampire, Ariann had extraordinary senses, picking up small sounds behind her. 

'Stress is a bad thing,' she thought, blaming her hearing on fatigue.

Behind her, Gabriel abruptly headed for the door, closing it gently to avoid Ariann's senses.

'What did I do?!' Gabriel thought, leaning his forehead on the wall. 'How can I let my desire get the best of me?!'

Gabriel was infuriated by his behavior but couldn't help the urge to view such a spectacular scene again.

It was an instinctual reaction on his part… as a male. 

'Calm down Gabriel… it wasn't your fault.'

'Calm down Gabriel… it wasn't your fault.'

He said repeatedly, trying to divert the blame… what better way to get the guilt off, than put it on something else?

"Ha ha ha"

Gabriel did a breathing exercise for some seconds, calming down his emotions. Vampires were very sensitive to emotions; things that could only make a normal man sad for hours can horrifyingly affect vampires.

Knock knock

Gabriel knocked gently on the door, patiently waiting for Ariann's response.

On the other hand, Ariann was still engrossed in her fantasies.

Knock knock

Picking up the sound of knocks, Ariann looked at her door, noticing how wide she left her bathroom curtain open. 

"Ohh…! Seems Gabriel heard everything," Ariann muttered as she put the shower off.

Moving to her bed the way she arrived on Earth, she picked up the towel from her bed.

The towel had a pink color, with teddies depicted in different areas of it.

Knock knock

"I'm coming!" 

Immediately putting on a white nightgown, she headed for the door. It was a knee-length gown, good enough to hide her nudity but not her curves.

Opening the door, Ariann caught sight of Gabriel who had a stoic expression.

"Why did you make such a request?" Gabriel inquired in a sober tone.

"..."

Ariann found his whole demeanor strange. She expected an annoyed male, to barge into her room, and break everything in sight.

But, Gabriel was strangely calm and in some way… submissive. "What happened?"

"Nothing… if I'm not wrong, you are asking due to my behavior?" Gabriel said as he held Ariann's hands.

'I'm sorry Ariann. I'm such a degenerate…'

"...?"

"I'm alright… I couldn't feel your pain… despite being so close," Gabriel said as he caressed Ariann's cheeks. 

"No…"

"Shhhh!" Gabriel placed a finger on her lips. "I don't need to be boot licked… I know my faults."

"I've ignored your plight for too long," Gabriel said, simultaneously analyzing his words. 'I'm such a hypocrite; only noticing my fault after such a shameful act.'

Gabriel recalled the sight of the alluring Ariann taking her bath. It was something he couldn't get out of his mind.

"I'm ready to follow you, Ariann… and I'll protect you to the end!" Gabriel held Ariann's head in between his palms, rendering a peck to her forehead.

"It's surreal; you… Gabriel, saying all this," Ariann was touched by Gabriel's words, causing her to tear up.

"So, where do we start?" Gabriel inquired, looking at Ariann's dress.

He was tempted to keep staring at the magnificent scene but used his willpower and shame to ignore it.

"Umu… let's get comfortable," Ariann said, gesturing that Liam moved to her bed.

"O-okay…" Gabriel stammered, following closely behind Ariann.

'I need to calm down,' glancing at Ariann's back, Gabriel raised his head, struggling to avoid temptations.