Storms of Fate [ SOF ] [ BTS ]

Chapter 24 : Tides of Beyond

ANYA :

Anya skipped dinner that night. The events of the whole day were finally catching up to her as she trudged up the stairs to her room. Closing the door, she headed for a warm shower praying that it would help her body.

Her entire back was aching and sore.

Painstakingly, Anya turned on the spray and stepped inside the glass cubicle. She wrapped her arms around herself as she felt the soothing water trying to ease her ache, but all she felt was more stinging sensation on her back.

Ah, must have some cuts by the whip too.

Switching off the shower after a while, she dragged herself from the cubicle to the large counter in her bathroom in front of the mirror. While drying herself with the towel from the hamper, Anya did her nightly routine by brushing her teeth and applying the moisturizer. Not being able to reach her back due to sore muscles, she gave up on that and partially dried her long hair.

Well, at least I don't like a wraith.

She thought as she glanced at her reflection while donning her white satin nightdress. Her dark circles had lightened and her complexion was back to normal, but the weight she had lost in the 2 weeks was still in the process of catching up.

Ruefully smiling at herself, she exited the bathroom to cross the space in her bedroom and simply dump herself on her bed, face down. She tugged the blanket on herself with her legs.

Not at all elegant but quick and sparing herself from getting up at least.

Settling down after being buried under the blanket, Anya closed her eyes wanting the day to be over.

10 minutes into the cloud of bliss, Anya heard her door being opened and then closed. Not wanting to open her eyes, she just listened to the sounds of someone entering the room and heading for the couches in the center. After a pause, sounds of undressing reached her.

Already expecting the next, she wasn't particularly surprised when she felt the sensation of a cold, dry body slithering over her legs from beneath her blankets. She smiled as she felt the Snake steadily climbing over her horizontal body without going under her clothes. Usually her Silver menace loved taking that route.

The snake paused below the bare skin on her back exposed by the low cut of the nightdress. It slid sideways, not touching the skin, to reach her face.

I guess the bruises on the back must be particularly bad for him to react in this manner.

She opened her eyes to see the snake in front of her face. Smiling at it, she lifted her hand to gently rub its head while it flicked its tongue at her. Slowly, it came closer to her lips. It bumped its mouth on it once, twice, then coiled his body over her arms as it backed away.

A Cobra's Kiss.

Anya caressed the cold scaly body, her fingers trailing patterns over him. Once feared, now the sensations caused by the snake was dear to her.

Jimin slithered towards her neck, coiling and sliding around her body, to play in her long, unbound tresses, making her used to having him on her.

Anya blissfully closed her eyes, sharing her bed with the snake.

Just as Jimin slithered completely to her back, the door to her bedroom opened once again, this time, to admit Taehyung, Jin and Yoongi.

Anya blinked a little sleepily at the trio who silently crossed the room, their footsteps muffled by the soft rug on the floor.

No one switched on any lights other than the two nightshades casting a soft glow, mixing with the silver moonlight.

Anya remained where she was, as Taehyung and Jin climbed on the bed, Tae close to her face while Jin seating himself on one side of her by her waist.