8

"I don't believe you, you'll leave and never come back. I know well the cunning tricks of people. You're willing to lie to get away from me. Loni has already done this to me..."

"My grandmother!?" Kiri was dumbfounded. "Did you have an affair with her? Ah, that's why you have a crush on me, I look a little like her..."

"She promised to return... but she never came," Ingris said sadly. "I went for her to your village, it turned out that she was married. She deceived me, in one word. I was shocked when I saw her with another man."

"Did something serious happen between you?"

Ingris did not answer, but chuckled meaningfully.

"Sorry... probably too personal question, and I shouldn't know such details about my grandmother."

"She fell in love with me at first sight and confessed, and I was so happy that an ordinary girl was not afraid of a horned forest monster. I invited her to live with me."

"You are not a monster!"

"Really!? You said so… " Ingris's voice perked up in surprise and he appeared in front of Kiri, his eyes flashing brightly.

"I mean..." Kiri shrank into a ball. "For a woman, you are undoubtedly handsome! If I bring you a few girls from the village to choose from, I think they..."

"Again?" The fae interrupted him, approaching closely. "Are you offering someone instead of yourself? I told you that I fell in love with you! Exactly in you! I know every resident of your village by sight, because I can be invisible and enter the yards. And I noticed you there, watched you grow, play... waited for you to grow up and we would meet here in this place."

"Were you following me from the very beginning that day?" Kiri was horrified, dropping the knife and wooden cup from his hands. "Was everything planned?"

Ignoring the question, Ingris settled down next to him, wrapping his arm around his waist, and locked his lips with the shocked boy, who slapped him on the back with his palms from the unexpected action.

Considering the sharpness of the fangs of the forest fae, Kiri had to hold his breath and not twitch so as not to get hurt, and the deer guy, without meeting any resistance, quickly penetrated his tongue to his mouth, caressing it inside. He then licked him behind the ear, down the neck and again attacked the boy's defenceless lips. It was useless to make indignant sounds and beat his fists on the strong back; Ingris enjoyed the spontaneous caress for a long time and with a purr.

"Bastard!" the young man squeaked indignantly when his mouth was freed and wiped it with his sleeve, but did not slap the offender on the cheek. "Your sharp fangs! Almost hurt me!"

"Did not like?" Ingris grinned slyly. "I'm so excited!"

"I've never kissed before! It's disgusting."

"But I like... when you're in love, any caress is sweet..."

"Your tongue was inside me! Yuck! It's like an eel got into your mouth!"

"And not only do I have a tongue..."

"Shut up! I know perfectly well what you have... I have it too! I don't want to listen to your vulgarities!"

Ingris, with a satisfied grin and obvious admiration, endured the verbal stream of indignation from his captive, squeezing his arms tighter. His clawed fingers ran softly through tousled hazelnut hair of boy.

"Gorgeous..." could be heard his enthusiastic whisper.

"And you smell like a sweaty horse!" Kiri inserted another caustic remark, noting that he could do nothing more to offend the self-satisfied deer guy, who had already received his prize today.

"Let's go bath then! Wash me as you can!" Ingris cheered and dragged him with him into the seething water of the flowing pond.

"Bath again? My clothes!" Kiri cried helplessly, getting wet to the skin. "I don't have a spare one!"

He began to furiously splash Ingris with streams of cool water, causing him to laugh loudly and joyfully.

"Gotcha!" Ingris flashed a dazzling smile, abruptly grabbing Kiri into a wet embrace and pressing him to himself.

"Why are you letting your hands go like that?" The young man was indignant. "You are out your mind! Enough of this wetness for today! And in general, I still need to dry my clothes before evening..."

His words were drowned in hurried kisses as Ingris pulled off his wet shirt and pants. The clothes flew up, fluttering in the whirlwind on their own and did not fall down.

"While it dries, I'll take care of you," Ingris whispered playfully, sliding his hands along the young man's waist and hips.

"No, no, go get some soap," Kiri shrank with excitement and coolness. "I'd rather rub your back..."

"Don't think you'll distract me with this trick... Yeah… right! Soap is a good idea for…"