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"Why has this guy to hide in this goddamn ice dessert of all places?" Cassandra pulled her thick cloak tighter around herself as her eyes scanned the never-ending white of her surroundings. "There probably aren't many people who would come here to go after him", the low voice of her companion replied to her theoretical question. She huffed, her breath building a cloud in the cold air "Well, aren't we lucky to be the one to do this?" sarcasm was dripping from every word, but it still earned her a surprising chuckle. Like all the other times, she was allowed to hear that rare sound, it caused a tremor to run down her spine. She looked at Lucci stomping beside her through the snow and the sight of the small smile that still was playing around his lips caused her heart to flutter.
Nothing unusual these days. Since that disastrous mission that had her tied to the bed for weeks, many things had progressed between them. Not the mind- blowing sex, in those term nothing had changed but the way he was treating her. In private just as well as in front of others. Their affair always had been hidden. As hidden as the heated gazes and the sounds from his bedroom at various times of the day had been but at least it never had been openly announced. There had been many unspoken rules like that had forbitten any kind of physical contact outside the bedroom or any direct flirting. Now he was seeking closer contact ever so often, from small touches to possessive kisses. Especially when he found a man too close to her. Turns out that he could be quite proprietary. They now also were talking, had real conversation and just as she was learning more and more about this man, she felt like he also wanted to learn more about her. He all in all had become gentler with her, more open and at many times even loving. Not that he had changed his whole being, he still was the stoic man that she had fallen for but within the borders of his personality, he was showing her that she was important to him.
That was at least what she was hoping this all was supposed to mean. She loved this new attention that she was getting from him, loved how he was treating her and how it caused her to feel but at the same time she feared every day that he eventually would grow tired of her and leave. But he was there. Every morning when she woke by his side, every evening when she retired to her, no their room as they somehow had moved in together over time and every time, she was send out for a mission as he had joined her himself on every operation. Not a second time, he would allow her to be hurt again.
And just a mission like that had caused them to land on the mountainside of a winter island in the hunt for a man that had stolen important information from the world government. They were supposed to get back that information and either retrieve the man or get rid of him. Spandam hadn't cared which way they would hinder him from spreading anything.
A sharp gust of wind blew a load of snow in her face and shuddering she pulled up her collar. She had been born on a tropical island and wasn't made for those temperatures that seemed to drop with every minute that they were up there. While she was grumbling curses into the fur, Lucci eyed the sky where dark clouds were starting to build up, then looked back at Cassandra. She already was trembling and though he would have no problem in remaining outside, he didn't want her to be in that storm. "Let's find a shelter" After searching around for a while, they found a cave that fortunately seemed to be used as a regular hideout by someone, judging by the stack of firewood that they found there. Maybe by smugglers or just some local teens. Not that she did care much about it, just was happy about the warming fire that soon was crackling in the middle of the cave. But despite the flames, she still was shivering violently. The stone simply was too cooled down and sucked any remaining warmth faster out of her than the fire was providing new. Curled up in a small ball, she sank into her coat. While Lucci appeared to just unfaced by their surroundings. Relaxed, he sat on the ground and looked into the flames. Huffing, she thought about crawling over to him but wasn't sure about how he might react to this. They might have gotten closer but that didn't mean that he all of sudden was into cuddling and constant physical contact that didn't involve being naked. Just when the next violent trembles were shaking her, he all of sudden stood up and unzipped his coat. For moment, she thought that he had some special things in mind to warm her up but as soon as he had slipped out of his clothing, he draped it over her shoulders.
