Love... What Is It? (3 X 8)

Love Goes Both Ways

3 POV

I was back in the apartment, lying on the couch, waiting for 8, and probably the rest of Squidbeak, to return. As I lay there, I thought about new ways I could make the love of my life happy, because I didn't know what to do with myself without her smile, her presence, nearby. I wished she was here now, so it was just the two of us, and I could shower her with kisses and love, and if the opportunity arose, please her like I did a few nights ago. Knowing that she enjoyed and wanted to be intimate only made it sweeter. Though not that far, never that far, at least, not yet. No matter how much we wish for it, we have not been together long enough to take that step, even though we know each other down to the most minute detail, and therefore know that we will never be apart, it is in neither of our natures, and I don't plan on changing. I sighed and closed my eyes, wishing for her warmth. She really doesn't know how much power she has over me, and I'm not sure I care that she's the one who does... I sighed and got up. Might as well go work a salmon run, I'm so fucking bored when 8's gone.

8 POV

The whole Splatoon was at the mall, minus 3, because they wanted tp go shopping. Alex was only there because he didn't make up a convincing excuse, and 3 is 3, no one is going to force him to do anything. We walked past a store, and it looked familiar, like someone warned me of it.
   "We should go in there!" Callie said.
    "Let's go yo!" Pearl agreed. Marina looked skeptical
    "Not so sure about that guys."
Then I remembered.

Flashback

3 and I were at the mall, spending time together. I pointed at a store I wanted to go to.
   "Sorry 8, but you shouldn't go in there." 3 said. I was a little confused, but 3 wouldn't lie to me, so I went with it.

Present

   "I shouldn't go in there." I told them.
   "Why?" Callie asked.
   "3 told me I shouldn't, though I don't know his reasons." I said
   "It's just a toy store." Pearl replied. A toy store? Like the plushies I have? The bunny and the blue squid? Why would 3 want me to not go in here? There's gotta be a reason, so I'm still going to listen to 3.
   "I'm not supposed to go in there" I reiterated.
   "3 is such a party pooper." Callie grumbled.

3 POV

I sneezed out of nowhere.
   "You good?" My teammate asked.
   "Someone is talking about me behind my back."
   "How the fu--"

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I was waiting at the apartment for 8 to return, But then I got too comfy and fell asleep on the couch. When I woke, I made sure my breathing was steady and unchanged, so no one was alerted.
   "8, is something wrong?" A voice asked. Marie I thought.
   "No, just thinking about 3." 8 responded. My heart warmed at that.
   "What about?" Another voice asked, Callie.
   "It's just, 3 is always loving me, taking care of me, and making me feel good by being there. But whenever I try to return it in kind, he just reverses it back to me, saying I deserve it." She said.
   "Why don't you stop him?" Marie asked.
   "No. I can't stop him, because I don't want him to stop. I love the way he treats me, and I want more of it, him treating me like a queen. But if I'm a queen, then he's my king, and deserves to be treated as such, but he won't let me, and he turns it around on me every time, telling me I deserve his administrations, and my shellfish parts stop my resistance and lets me enjoy it. But I need to return it to him, love goes both ways." 8 finished. You know you can tell me anything, so why didn't you? I broadcasted. 3? You heard that? She sent back. Yes, but why didn't you tell me? I sent. Because my shellfish parts won't let me, because I love it, I do, but you deserve some too. She came over and gently laid on top of me, nuzzling  me lovingly. I smiled, and then we both fell asleep.

Hey guys! Sorry about the late chapter, robotics had picked up and then we went to competition. Getting a shiny gold was nice. Anyway, if I made any errors let me know. Gold out!