Douce Dépendouce

Chapter 23

My eyes slowly and reluctantly opened the next morning. Whether it was close to sunrise or not, there was barely any light finding its way in. I let out a silent breath as I adjusted my position, feeling a comforting grasp around my waist. Once I got more comfortable, I felt a familiar sensation in my stomach on where his grasp was, making me feel comforated but yet sent a thrill through me. I shutted my eyes again, feeling my body start to wake up. I still laid there, not wanting to leave or move from where I was. Along with his soothing grasp, I could feel his steady heartbeat against my back, my body pressed up against him; a faint feeling of his slow breathing tickling at my neck as I realised how close we were. I sucked in another breath, adjusting myself more while trying to not wake either of us up anymore. I laid there for what seemed like a few seconds before I felt a soft moment of his arm around my waist, my mind unsure if he was awake. I simply ignored it and took it in when he adjusted his grip fully, pushing me closer to him slightly when I felt my lower back against his lower chest. Seeming to somehow know that I was awake, he pressed his lips gently to my shoulder, holding himself there before moving it up to my neck, giving different spots light affection.

"Good morning my dove," he spoke lightly, almost a whisper to me.

Weather or not it was his accent or the sound of his voice from waking up, it sent my body high, making my heart beat slightly faster as I turned from my side over onto my back, letting out a small breath as I made my body move, an uncontrollable smile on my face when I faced him. His face mimicked mine as he rested on his elbow, his eyes tracing over me before they locked on mine.

"I sense somethings going in your mind," he said, smirking slightly when I smiled, feeling him scooch closer to me as he wrapped his hand back around my waist, pulling me gently towards him as he moved onto his back, my back resting slightly on his chest as my head rested on his shoulder, his arm settling where it was before as I settled in against him.

"I'm trying to not think where I have to be later on again today," I said as I could tell he was grinning, his mind knowing. "I won't go into it as I'm sure you've heard enough."

He laughed slightly. "You know I never get tired of hearing their ideas."

I grinned, turning my head and looking up at him. "Off topic, but I sometimes wonder what Jorvik would be like without its circumstances."

His eyes flicked to mine, his smirk still plastered on his face. "I think it would be an island that wouldn't have brought many here, or have as much interest as it does."

"Would it change a lot if it didnt have two separate universes," I asked. "Whether or not half the people know that."

He let out a breath. "Then I think Pandoria wouldn't be what it is now," he said, a slyness to his tone sneaking in. "But I agree, Jorivk wouldn't be nearly the same or mysterious without its Pandorian background."

I nodded. "What are the differences between Jorvik and Pandoria?" I asked, smirking at my own question. "That was an extremely stupid question to ask," I said, rubbing my eyes as I knew I already knew the answer.

"Are you asking what's making me not return back?" Ydris asked, turning to look at me.

I nodded. "If you dislike the Druids so much, why don't you?"

He grinned. "I don't dislike them all," he replied, eyeing me. "Just some get overly obsessive and strong headed about Pandoria. Whether or not I'd return, I wouldn't be able to take back what I have found now, or would like to," he continued, "if I have been here so long, then I doubt I shall return, but I do think proudly of it."

I smiled, remembering some past interactions me and the others had had. "What made me different towards you then the rest of them?"

His eyes lit up at my question, looking at me. "I see where you're going my dove."

I grinned deviously, watching as he turned onto his side, my body back against the bed as he rested on the side of his arm again, my eyes admiring some of his toned chest which sneaked out from under the covers.

"I could tell from the first interactions I had with you that you would be lead into being one," he started. "Whether or not you'd like it, I would have to wait and find out."

"I think you know now I would assume," I replied, watching his grin widen.

"You've always been a part of them deeply my dove, but what makes you different is simply your dwindling attitude towards it, unlike some of the hot headed ones. In my opinion, you just stood out to me the most as the wise and observant one."

I smiled, feeling him look over me. "I suppose you had that way on me too then," I said playfully, watching as he inched closer to me, moving up so his upper half towered over me. "That you stood out to me."

"I suspected a certain fling you felt for me," he said, his face inches away from mine as I smirked.

"We both know how that ended up," I said, his grin cunning as I laughed gently, feeling him guide my chin up slightly, his eyes locking on me which had an alluring look to them, soon feeling him press his lips to mine as hold me there, giving soft breakways for breath as I placed my hands on either sides of his shoulders, working them up to his neck and keeping them there. He eventually broke away, still keeping a short distance between us, giving me soft touches but ending them when I gave more than just a soft touch back.

"You always tempt me ma cherie," he said, finding my hand with his and interlocking it with mine. "You never fail to have that effect on me."

I grinned again, feeling him press his lips against mine once more, holding our touch fondly as we moved simultaneously, slow and gentle, but still holding and dominant. We kept it strong before he broke away, his eyes locking on with mine, a look of admiration in them as he observed me, seeming to never break away from my gaze before he moved back onto his back, guiding me closer to him on how we were before. Once I was comfortable, I let out a breath, feeling content as he still kept his hold of my hand with his, keeping us close and secure with each other. I turned my head so I could rest more on his shoulder, feeling him place his chin softly above my head, both of us sinking into each other. I laid there for a bit, maintaining the position we were in as I felt his steady heartbeat against me, our breathing just about syncrosinsed as I started to feel a slight feeling of fatigue form its way back in, making me close my eyes halfway. I truly didn't care about anything else that was going on when I was in his grasp or presence. Everything seemed to melt away and just keep him and only him on my mind, that feeling was something that neither of us were going to get tired of, and that was special for us between each other. This was something that me and him would always come back to, the actions, the feelings, and the sensations that we had together.

Truly of not thinking of anything else, I let my body relax into his, now shutting my eyes completely as I started to drift off in his grasp, both of us slowly starting to do so with one another, everything going through my mind within the last two months, time feeling longer than what it had been. I knew though, that with the next months to come, that there would be a lot more feelings like this, and that each time new ones would grow and become stronger, everything was going to seem like it was part of my imagination when truly it was all real.