Chapter 11 The first kiss

Chapter -11.

Hearing Lucien's query, a small smile takes its place on her lips; the feeling which had been bubbling up inside her finally comes out a little as she says, "Anything you ask."

Lucien, hearing that couldn't help but smile; with understanding the situation between her and Gilbert now he could even understand her hidden intentions; so without wasting much time he said, "alright then, come closer Aleena."

"Why? so you could take advantage of me again, huh?" Aleena replied teasingly, but her expression was devoid of anger, merely a playful smile danced on her luscious lips.

"Well, I wouldn't mind doing that, but if I can ask for anything as a reward after teaching you sword, then why should I waste my time playing those small tricks." Lucien said confidently, putting away his somewhat shy demeanor from earlier.

Aleena seeing lucien's confidence fell her body warming up for some reason, wiping a bead of sweat from her brow, as she takes a step closer to him; the apron she wore over her simple dress swayed with each moment, revealing the curves of her hips and the slight swell of her breast. she felt slightly nervous but for some reason she wanted to determine herself as well.

Lucien's eyes didn't fail to notice this spark in her eyes, so giving her a smile Lucien approached her and then turned her around, his hands coming to rest gently on her slender waist, trying to guide her into a proper stance. Lucien could feel the warmth of her body through the fabric of her dress as he stood close behind her.

'She's so soft and gentle.' Lucien couldn't help but feel, while a desire to hold her like this from behind emerged in his mind.

Aleena, feeling the warmth of Lucien around her body, her breath hitches slightly, and asks, "are you going to just hold me or do we have to do something else?"

hearing Aleena, a small laugh escape from lucien's mouth, "haha, of course... how about, first, raising your sword." he said.

Aleena, hearing the instruction, tentatively raises the sword Lucien had given her, her arm muscles straining slightly under the unfamiliar weight, she grips the handle tightly, her knuckles turns white as she tries to poise a stance.

Seeing aleena struggle slightly, lucien hand wraps around her firmly, guiding the the sword in a slow arc through the air; he could feel her body tensing up with each touch of his, but ignoring that, you brush your thumb against her palm, saying "Keep your eyes open, beautiful; there won't be any mercy from goblins if you were to do this in front of them."

Aleena nods her head, her cheeks flushing shade of a soft pink, and opens her eyes to meet yours in the reflection of a nearby pot.

"Alright, the next move we will learn is to thrust the sword at your foe." Lucien said, his body brushing against Aleena more intensely than before.

Aleena, hearing the command, lunges forward with the sword, her hips and legs pushing off the floor; the motion was clumsy at first, but Lucien's firm grip on her hand and the gentle touch of his body against her back help her find the right balance.

the sword sliced through the air, aimed at the invisible foe she could see in front.

"Good, very good." Lucien murmured, his eyes focused on her soft milk like hands; but then instead of stopping her here Lucien asks her to do the same for more than ten times.

"Aleena, i.. I must say, you have talent." Lucien couldn't help but say, as her movement had become quite fluid then before.

Aleena stops her sword thrusting, her breath coming in short gasp as she turns to look at lucien; her eyes scanning Lucien to search for the truth. she had seen a similar scenario where a certain person liked her cooking or perhaps used to, but now she hadn't seen the same expression on that certain person for more than years.

She lowered the sword in her hand slightly, her grasp on it loosening hearing the praise, Lucien on the other hand could see her chest rise and fall with each breath, her nipples hardening against the fabric of her dress, she asked, "are you telling the truth?"

"Ofcourse, I'm telling the truth; so I'm going to ask what I need as a reward right now." Lucien said, feeling that this moment was going to be a good point to let her know about his thoughts.

"Is that so? I'm all ears." Though Aleena said nonchalantly, deep down her heart began to beat wildly; she had hoped that he would ask what she herself was thinking, but she couldn't bring herself to push him in that direction, so all she could do was wait.

Lucien, seeing her nonchalance, takes a step toward her, and said, "Aleena, i.. if i can i want to teach you swordsmanship for the rest of my life." hearing the phrase that had come out of his mouth, lucien wanted to facepalm himself; he had thought that he was confident in saying his true desire, but in the end he still hid his intention in the web of words.

Meanwhile on the other hand, Aleena's eyes widened at lucien' proposition, her pupils dilating with intrigue, she for a moment went speechless, the sword in her hand loudly falling on the floor. she is finally unable to handle her rigid heartbeat, takes a step forward as well and whispers, "Just sword? or is there perhaps something else too?" she licked her lips slightly, before her gaze dropping to Lucien's chest and then returning to his eyes.

"Sigh.. of course there's something else too." you sighed at your own cowardice, but then leaning closer to her, you whisper, "I'll not disappoint you till the end." and then his hands slide back to her waist and then to her shoulder, gripping them gently as he pulls her toward him.

Aleena gasps, at the sudden straightforwardness of Lucien but she instead of pushing him away, wraps her arms around his neck, her body pressing against lucien in a sudden rush of passion; lucien mouth finds her, and the kiss he had waited to experience for how many years, finally comes.