Just For Today, I Will Allow It [Fluff]

'Where am I?'

Currently, Lex was standing in the middle of a meadow. Lush green grass and flowers of various kinds surrounded him.

Lex tried to move his body but he found himself stuck to his spot.

'Wait, why do I look different?'

Lex noticed that his arms and hands were more muscular as compared to his normal self. Other than that, Lex was wearing formal clothes.

Black pants, a dark blue shirt with an old-style black coat. Lex never owned clothes like this which confused him.

'Elfie, you there?' 

Lex called out to the only person who might possess an explanation for him. However, no response arrived.

'Wait, I can move my upper body.'

Lex rotated his upper body to check his surroundings. 

'Wow…'

Turning towards the back, Lex's jaw dropped slightly. Standing a couple of meters away from his location was the biggest temple Lex had ever seen in his life.

The temple's outside was carved from granite and marble which seemed to reflect the light thrown at it. Various granite carvings were present on the walls of the temple.

Against his will, Lex's body started moving towards the temple. As he reached closer to the temple, Lex noticed that the engravings were actually words carved in a different language.

'This is one heck of a weird dream…'

Lex raised his gaze towards the top of the temple and noticed a marble statue placed at the top of the temple.

The statue belonged to a woman with wings coming from her back. Except for the wings, the rest of the features of the statue looked human.

'Wait, I have seen that face before.' Lex squinted to get a better look at the statue's face. Unfortunately, his time was up.

His surroundings went black as the dream came to an end.

***

"Ugh…"

The next time Lex's vision returned, he found himself staring at a familiar ceiling.

'Rio's room. She must have brought me here after I passed out.' Lex internally sighed.

Passing out in such a manner was not a cool move. If he knew about this exhaustion, he would have warned Rio that he was about to fall unconscious.

'I have to make sure that this doesn't happen again. By the way, this pillow feels so soft. I didn't know Rio kept such pillows in her room.'

Lex raised his hand to the 'pillow' to turn over. That's when something warm and thick came in contact with his hand.

"Oh, you are awake? Getting horny after waking up is a male trait I guess." Rio chuckled.

Lex immediately realized that the 'soft pillow' below him was none other than Rio's thighs. He was sleeping on a lap pillow…

"Here, now you should be able to see my face."

Rio's face came in Lex's vision after she moved forward. The latter was still stunned to say anything.

"Lex, are you in love with me or something? Whenever you touch me, you never let go." Rio smirked.

Lex's right hand was still planted on her thighs while he rested on them. 

"They are soft." Lex muttered before removing his hand from her thighs. Since Rio was wearing jeans, he didn't come in direct contact with her thighs.

Regardless, they felt soft and bouncy enough for him to rest his head comfortably.

"You should have told me that you were tired." Rio's expression turned serious. "What if you suffered from an internal injury which I couldn't treat?"

"I was trying to look cool and not bother you too much. I am your butler, after all." 

"To hell with that. You are not some random butler who I can sacrifice!"

"Well, you called me a butler in front of ParaDox." Lex pointed out.

"…"

A blank expression appeared on Rio's face as she fell silent. She planted both of her hands on the sides of Lex's face while staring into his eyes.

'Crap, she is going to break my neck!'

Lex was debating whether to push himself off Rio's body when something unexpected happened.

Rio gently twisted his face to the right before pushing it towards her thigh. 

'I can't breathe in a good way!'

Being suffocated by Rio's thigh was a nice way to die. Though Lex faced difficulty breathing, he also enjoyed the feeling.

"Hmph, I couldn't think of any other title to call you by. I was angry so my brain wasn't working." Rio pouted, finally releasing Lex from her grip. "Sit up straight."

'Aww…'

Lex felt a bit sad about leaving the lap pillow. Despite that, he followed Rio's orders.

Planting his hands on the bed, Lex raised himself. He sat up straight and felt a minor headache throbbing at the back of his head.

His body ache vanished after sleeping comfortably.

Lex saw Rio moving away from the bed and reaching for something on her table. She turned around with a plate in her hand. A bowl and spoon were visible on the plate.

"I was thinking of cooking up a nutritious meal but cooking one required me to stay away from you. Since I had no idea when you would wake up, I ended up cooking some rice porridge." Rio explained.

She settled down in front of Lex and placed the tray down. Lifting the bowl with one hand and the spoon with other, Rio looked at Lex with a smile.

"Just for today, I am going to feed you. Enjoy hehe."

Lex's mood shot up. He comfortably positioned himself close to Rio and watched as she brought a spoon of porridge closer to his mouth.

"It's not hot so need to blow on it." Rio added.

Rio spoonfed Lex for the next couple of minutes. Though Lex felt like a small child, he didn't complain.

Having someone care for you was enough to lit a person's mood, especially for someone like Lex who had a traumatic childhood. 

This was the first time someone took care of him when he fell sick. This warmed up his heart, making him feel happy.

"Thank you for cooking and feeding me." Lex thanked Rio once the meal was finished.

"You look a lot better now. Color has returned to your face." 

"My headache has reduced a lot and my body is not paining anymore, thanks to you. I feel a lot better now." Lex nodded.

"I was going to let you rest on my lap for another half an hour but I don't think that you need it anymore."

Lex paused for a few seconds before replying to Rio.

"On second thought, I do feel a little dizzy…" Lex placed his hand on his forehead, pretending to be dizzy.

Rio started laughing after seeing his acting. "Haha, fine. Just for today, I will allow it."

Rio swiftly placed the plate aside and folded her legs. She patted her thighs, silently asking Lex to lay down on them.

Lex enthusiastically put his head on Rio's lap and closed his eyes to rest well. Despite his acting, he did feel a little dizzy and wanted to rest for another hour or so.

Rio noticed that Lex was genuinely trying to relax. She started stroking his forehead gently, occasionally ruffling his hair in the process.

Between the gentle forehead stroking and the lap pillow, Lex fell asleep in a couple of minutes.

"He looks cute while sleeping…" Rio mumbled to herself.

Seeing Lex's peaceful sleeping face caused Rio's heart to race. Her cheeks began to blush when she realized what was happening.

'After this long… This feeling…'

Rio shook her head to clear her thoughts. She needed to ensure Lex grew strong enough to fight his opponents without injuring himself.

Stealing one last look at Lex's face, Rio bent closer to his ears and whispered,

"Sleep well, Lex."