Young Love

Late nights

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It's been about a week since me and Tonowari mated and it's been fun sneaking around the others, I'd stay up late waiting for him to sneak out of his Marui pod and come to mine to spend the night with me

Tonight was no different from the rest, everyone has been asleep for quiet sometime, I was sitting down on my makeshift bed, waiting to hear the familiar sound of Tonowari's footsteps

It's taking him a bit longer than usual to come tonight making me feel a bit nervous if he was going to come or not, I've gotten so use to falling asleep in his big warm embrace and his sweet words that drifted me to sleep

I was so busy thinking that I didn't hear him enter until he pulled back the leaf curtain to my room and I saw him standing him there in all his beautiful glory

It felt like every time I saw him it was like the first time seeing him all over again and it always made my heart pound but I'd never admit that to him, he'd definitely tease me about it for the rest of our lives

He came and sat in front of me and I could feel my tail sway back and forth in excitement

He smirked and laid a kiss on my cheek

"I'm sorry it took me so long love, mother and father wanted to talk to me" he said, he looked nervous

"About what?"

"They questioned me about me and you, if anything's happened, sadly father couldn't change mothers mind so they are still trying to go forward with mine and Ronals arranged marriage" he squeezed my thigh knowing this was my worst fear

I could feel my heart sink, I couldn't let this happen but if his mom finds out about us being mated then what if they exile me from Awa'atlu, I'd have to go back to the forest where I'm not welcome either and be apart from Tonowari

"Baby calm down, like I said we will get through this together" he could see the cloud of worry going on a rampage in my eyes

"I love sneaking around with you Tonowari and our long nights together but I hate having to avoid you during the day, I'm not sure if I can do this much longer"

"You don't want to be with me anymore?" He said scared

"What? of course I still wanna be with you I just been I wanna openly be with you, I want you to show me off and I want to go swimming with you and not be scared of others seeing us together" I vented everything I've been feeling over this past week, the stolen glances when we'd pass or see each other down the beach but all I wanted to do was run and jump into his arms

"Oh my baby, I know this has been hard I feel the same, how about tomorrow we confess to my parents, I hate having you feel like this and if this'll make things hopefully better than I'll do this for you" he said as he laid both of us down, with me sprawled out on his chest as he had his arms wrapped around me

Being with him was so simple it always seemed to calm me down, I laid my head against his chest, listening to the rhythm of his heart

"Tonowari?"

"Yes?"

"I.....If something happens and I had to leave would you come with me?"

It was silent for a moment but that moment felt like forever

"I've thought about this, and yes I would go anywhere as long as it's with you, how could I be away from my mate, Eywa brought us together so I wouldn't want to be separated from you, we still have so much to do together" he said as he gently rubbed up and down my back

"I'm glad you feel the same way, I've been worrying what would happen if I had to leave you but knowing you'd come with me makes me feel a lot better, I just hope it doesn't come to that and we can live her in peace"

"I hope so to my love, now sleep it's been a long day" and with that and the sound of his heart I drifted off to sleep in the arms of my mate