His eyes softened. And his tensed muscles came loose in the presence of her grief.
"Tiffany. . ." he called softly, sliding his feet across the lush brown carpet; "It's Nexus. . .I'm here alone. . .you don't need to–"
"Don't!" she shrieked; "Don't come any closer!!"
The folds on Nexus' forehead collapsed- looking at her in sadness. He answered quietly;
"I'm here to help. I'm not gonna gonna hurt you Tiff."
From her mascara-drawn eyes, trickles of tears rolled down her cheeks;
"Hurt me?" her grief-stricken voice cackled; "I'm a monster. You're gonna get killed Nexus. Please, don't come any closer. . ." her voice broke as she begged; "I don't want to kill you. . ."
He held his hands up; "You're not going to kill me."
With a jiggle of her hair, she shook her head sadly; "You don't know that."
"But I do,"
"No, you don't," she exhaled- and he heard it come out in a low wheezing sound. Quietly, she raised her knees higher, curling into a tight ball before saying;
"I can't. . .I can't control it yet Nexus. . .I'm unstable. . .I'm in pain. . .and I can't block out the noises. . ."
Each word was like the groan of a widow. Her tone was riddled with so much pain, it hurt just to listen to her.
". . .you need to go. . .I don't want to kill you. . ."
She groaned- throwing her head back against the wall- thrashing her feet on the moldy carpet. Through her pleading eyes, she besought him;
". . .I'M ABOUT TO TURN. . .please-" she gasped; "GO."
Nexus, pulsing with empathy for this girl, damned all the consequences.
In a confident gait, he strode towards her- covering the distance in long strides- feeling the ground thump under his feet. Tiffany's eyes widened in surprise. Her body stilled- gawking at him as he dropped to her side- squatting on the carpet- right beside her!
"You're not a monster." He announced- throwing his hands around her; "You're a decent person Tiff, that hasn't changed at all. . ."
"Nexu–"
"Don't worry about it. I know you can't control the shift yet. But one thing I know of, even in your wolf form, you won't hurt me."
Pools of water formed in her eye sockets. Her breathing slowed. And her lips parted. For a moment, she didn't feel alone anymore. The warmth of his embrace seeped into her body- coursing down to her heart- all the way to her soul.
And so, she closed her eyes- and let her head fall- landing on his broad shoulders. She began to cry.
"Shush now," Nexus comforted her; "It's gonna be okay. . .you're gonna be fine. . .it's going to be oka–"
[SYSTEM ONLINE.]
oh shit.
[BE ADVISED, NEURO TOXINS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN TIFFANY'S BODY.]
[THEY ARE CLOSELY ENTWINED WITH WEREWOLF ANTIBODIES.]
[AND THEY CAN BE SUPPRESSED.]
His eyebrows arched- how?
[WITH AMPLE AMOUNTS OF YOUR SEMEN.]
what the actual fuck!
His blood boiled. On his skin, he felt his temperature soar in real time. This damn system! You didn't think to tell me this much earlier?
Tiffany must have felt his whole body growing tense. In a daze, she broke away from the embrace, inclining her head backwards.
"What's wrong?" she asked dryly; "Did I do something wrong?"
"NO." he realized he had said it too fast, and relaxed; "I mean, no. You didn't do anything."
She said nothing. But her sunken eyes kept boring into his face. A pregnant silence hung in the air. Poor Nexus held his breath- inwardly cursing the bloody system- at the same time, thinking of how-
"Well?" she nudged him; "What's wrong? You look- troubled?"
Nexus exhaled- allowing the last of the curses to fade away from his thoughts.
"I was thinking, what if I told you there might be a way to actually beat this thing. . ."
His breaths slowed down. But his pulse quickened- especially when Tiffany's eyes flared open in hope.
"W-w-what?" she stammered; "What do you mean beat this thing?"
"I mean," he cleared his throat- turning to face her; "I mean your werewolf side. What if you had a chance to suppress that part of you? Would you take it?"
Tiffany's heart was pounding now. She straightened her spine against the wall, turning to face him;
"Nexus, what are you saying exactly?"
"You still haven't answered me. Would you take the shot?"
Desire leapt in her eyes like balls of flame; "Nexus- I would do anything. ANYTHING."
"Good," his shoulders slumped; "Now, don't freak out,"
He paused. She shrieked;
"For heavens sake, you're killing me here!"
"My sperm," Nexus blurted it out; "My sperm can suppress those toxins."
He watched as Tiffany's expression went blank. He watched as logic crawled into her eyes. He watched as she desperately tried to make sense of what he had just said.
"Y-y-your sperm?" she stammered; "You mean- like-?" she glanced down at his breeches, nervously eyeing his groin area.
"Yes. It's exactly what you think. You remember Lady Russell? You know how terminal her sickness was?"
He didn't wait for her answer;
"Well, this was the secret cure. . ."
He watched her eyes widen as it slowly dawned on her.
"Wait. . ." her cheeks flushed with pink heat; "Like? You mean-? you used-?"
Nexus nodded.
Tiffany's face burned with intense shyness. She looked away, lowering her gaze to the floor, then to the window- then finally, to the bed. Nexus touched her cheek;
"I want you to be fine," he said softly; "But I also want you to be comforta–"
Nexus' words died out.
His mouth stopped moving.
But that was only because of the kiss.
Tiffany's face covered his- drowning out his words. Together, as one, they stopped breathing- suspended in that moment. Her lips pressed up against his- her rising pulse quickening in her chest.
With a start, Nexus realized she was waiting for him.
Waiting for him to make the first move.
He moved, and behind him, the wooden panel on the wall creaked. His upper lip gave way. And with a short gasp, he took her lower lip between his. Tiffany shuddered. Smoothly, he ran his hand around her waist, pulling her closer to him.
She responded with another gasp- bobbing her head against his- moaning straight into his mouth.
Shyly, her inexperienced hands remained by her sides- not sure of what to do. Gently, showering her with tender kissed, he pulled her close to him. With his back to the wall, and his legs resting on the carpet, he pulled her in, bringing her to rest on his laps.
As soon as her butt landed on his groin, Tiffany shuddered.
She felt the thickening bulge, pressing against her ass- poking her with a relentless energy. She shifted forward, only slightly, and felt Nexus' loud groan.
Feeling the surge, he slipped away from her mouth, sloping downward with a barrage of slippery kisses- landing on her neck with a sensual thud.
"Nexus. . ." his name trickled out of her throat.
He drew her closer- travelling his palm along the curve of her back, sliding his other hand under her left thigh. Quietly, he breathed in her scent through her clothes. She purred like a kitty, melting as his mouth landed on her right boob.
His eyes softened. And his tensed muscles came loose in the presence of her grief.
"Tiffany. . ." he called softly, sliding his feet across the lush brown carpet; "It's Nexus. . .I'm here alone. . .you don't need to–"
"Don't!" she shrieked; "Don't come any closer!!"
The folds on Nexus' forehead collapsed- looking at her in sadness. He answered quietly;
"I'm here to help. I'm not gonna gonna hurt you Tiff."
From her mascara-drawn eyes, trickles of tears rolled down her cheeks;
"Hurt me?" her grief-stricken voice cackled; "I'm a monster. You're gonna get killed Nexus. Please, don't come any closer. . ." her voice broke as she begged; "I don't want to kill you. . ."
He held his hands up; "You're not going to kill me."
With a jiggle of her hair, she shook her head sadly; "You don't know that."
"But I do,"
"No, you don't," she exhaled- and he heard it come out in a low wheezing sound. Quietly, she raised her knees higher, curling into a tight ball before saying;
"I can't. . .I can't control it yet Nexus. . .I'm unstable. . .I'm in pain. . .and I can't block out the noises. . ."
Each word was like the groan of a widow. Her tone was riddled with so much pain, it hurt just to listen to her.
". . .you need to go. . .I don't want to kill you. . ."
She groaned- throwing her head back against the wall- thrashing her feet on the moldy carpet. Through her pleading eyes, she besought him;
". . .I'M ABOUT TO TURN. . .please-" she gasped; "GO."
Nexus, pulsing with empathy for this girl, damned all the consequences.
In a confident gait, he strode towards her- covering the distance in long strides- feeling the ground thump under his feet. Tiffany's eyes widened in surprise. Her body stilled- gawking at him as he dropped to her side- squatting on the carpet- right beside her!
"You're not a monster." He announced- throwing his hands around her; "You're a decent person Tiff, that hasn't changed at all. . ."
"Nexu–"
"Don't worry about it. I know you can't control the shift yet. But one thing I know of, even in your wolf form, you won't hurt me."
Pools of water formed in her eye sockets. Her breathing slowed. And her lips parted. For a moment, she didn't feel alone anymore. The warmth of his embrace seeped into her body- coursing down to her heart- all the way to her soul.
And so, she closed her eyes- and let her head fall- landing on his broad shoulders. She began to cry.
"Shush now," Nexus comforted her; "It's gonna be okay. . .you're gonna be fine. . .it's going to be oka–"
[SYSTEM ONLINE.]
oh shit.
[BE ADVISED, NEURO TOXINS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN TIFFANY'S BODY.]
[THEY ARE CLOSELY ENTWINED WITH WEREWOLF ANTIBODIES.]
[AND THEY CAN BE SUPPRESSED.]
His eyebrows arched- how?
[WITH AMPLE AMOUNTS OF YOUR SEMEN.]
what the actual fuck!
His blood boiled. On his skin, he felt his temperature soar in real time. This damn system! You didn't think to tell me this much earlier?
Tiffany must have felt his whole body growing tense. In a daze, she broke away from the embrace, inclining her head backwards.
"What's wrong?" she asked dryly; "Did I do something wrong?"
"NO." he realized he had said it too fast, and relaxed; "I mean, no. You didn't do anything."
She said nothing. But her sunken eyes kept boring into his face. A pregnant silence hung in the air. Poor Nexus held his breath- inwardly cursing the bloody system- at the same time, thinking of how-
"Well?" she nudged him; "What's wrong? You look- troubled?"
Nexus exhaled- allowing the last of the curses to fade away from his thoughts.
"I was thinking, what if I told you there might be a way to actually beat this thing. . ."
His breaths slowed down. But his pulse quickened- especially when Tiffany's eyes flared open in hope.
"W-w-what?" she stammered; "What do you mean beat this thing?"
"I mean," he cleared his throat- turning to face her; "I mean your werewolf side. What if you had a chance to suppress that part of you? Would you take it?"
Tiffany's heart was pounding now. She straightened her spine against the wall, turning to face him;
"Nexus, what are you saying exactly?"
"You still haven't answered me. Would you take the shot?"
Desire leapt in her eyes like balls of flame; "Nexus- I would do anything. ANYTHING."
"Good," his shoulders slumped; "Now, don't freak out,"
He paused. She shrieked;
"For heavens sake, you're killing me here!"
"My sperm," Nexus blurted it out; "My sperm can suppress those toxins."
He watched as Tiffany's expression went blank. He watched as logic crawled into her eyes. He watched as she desperately tried to make sense of what he had just said.
"Y-y-your sperm?" she stammered; "You mean- like-?" she glanced down at his breeches, nervously eyeing his groin area.
"Yes. It's exactly what you think. You remember Lady Russell? You know how terminal her sickness was?"
He didn't wait for her answer;
"Well, this was the secret cure. . ."
He watched her eyes widen as it slowly dawned on her.
"Wait. . ." her cheeks flushed with pink heat; "Like? You mean-? you used-?"
Nexus nodded.
Tiffany's face burned with intense shyness. She looked away, lowering her gaze to the floor, then to the window- then finally, to the bed. Nexus touched her cheek;
"I want you to be fine," he said softly; "But I also want you to be comforta–"
Nexus' words died out.
His mouth stopped moving.
But that was only because of the kiss.
Tiffany's face covered his- drowning out his words. Together, as one, they stopped breathing- suspended in that moment. Her lips pressed up against his- her rising pulse quickening in her chest.
With a start, Nexus realized she was waiting for him.
Waiting for him to make the first move.
He moved, and behind him, the wooden panel on the wall creaked. His upper lip gave way. And with a short gasp, he took her lower lip between his. Tiffany shuddered. Smoothly, he ran his hand around her waist, pulling her closer to him.
She responded with another gasp- bobbing her head against his- moaning straight into his mouth.
Shyly, her inexperienced hands remained by her sides- not sure of what to do. Gently, showering her with tender kissed, he pulled her close to him. With his back to the wall, and his legs resting on the carpet, he pulled her in, bringing her to rest on his laps.
As soon as her butt landed on his groin, Tiffany shuddered.
She felt the thickening bulge, pressing against her ass- poking her with a relentless energy. She shifted forward, only slightly, and felt Nexus' loud groan.
Feeling the surge, he slipped away from her mouth, sloping downward with a barrage of slippery kisses- landing on her neck with a sensual thud.
"Nexus. . ." his name trickled out of her throat.
He drew her closer- travelling his palm along the curve of her back, sliding his other hand under her left thigh. Quietly, he breathed in her scent through her clothes. She purred like a kitty, melting as his mouth landed on her right boob.
