Spark in Darkness: Unworldy encounter/Prototype

Spark 7: The two who make up the Mark

Rinya awoke with a start. She looked around, only to find that she was in her own room. She was lying on her king-sized bed, and she realised she had a fresh change of clothes, now in her pyjamas.

"So you're awake now, Rinya. Don't give me scare next time like this." The door opened and the man with azure blue hair sighed in relief as he saw Rinya sitting on her bed.

Rinya remembered what happened, and she quickly hid her face in her pillow. She had fainted in front of Denire! Gosh, that was way more embarrassing than anything she had done! But sadly, the bed had no hole to swallow her up. So she had to make do with covering herself with the blanket.

"How're you feeling?" Denire said as he placed the tray he was holding to onto the bedside table.

"Much better now..." Rinya peeked out from above the blanket.

The smile on Denire's face vanished, and what replaced it was a serious look. "I'm glad to hear that. But I would like to hear about the Mark on your thigh."

Rinya's eyes widened in shock. So Denire did see it after all...

"Denire! It's all a nisunderstanding! I found this Spark in the forest and then-!" Rinya was getting more and more frantic with her answer, but she was interrupted when Denire placed a finger on her lips.

He broke into a smile again. "Sorry, did I startle you? You always stutter when I'm scary."

Rinya's face became a beet red as she realised Denire was touching her lips. She shook her head and took a deep breath. "You're not...scary. Anyway, as I was saying, I found this Spark, who claimed that he was from another world, and then when I was trying to chop him up an accident happened and we...uh...kissed..."

Rinya was looking away by then, but she quickly added,"Ah, but it wasn't intentional! Even though it was my first kiss, I still liked you, Den---"

The combination of the fact that Rinya had just confessed to her finace out loud and that something soft was pressed against her lips made her dizzy. She was practically steaming.

Finally Denire pulled away and smiled his signature smile. "I'm glad to hear that. I love you too, Rinya. And I always will. Now that I know it's not intentional, I can feel assured."

Now, coupled with Denire's own confession, Rinya was pretty sure she had enough pleasant surprises for today. He had just kissed her, and she wanted to think of it as her first rather than the one she shared with that barbaric Spark.

"Err...so...how long was I out for?" Rinya asked, trying to change the topic to try and cool herself down.

"Two days. But I managed to convince your parents not to enter your room, though. Or the maids. It wouldn't be that good if they saw your Mark after all."

"Oh, thank you, Denire. If it wasn't for you, I'm sure I would be waking up in some foreign land by now. Who knows what my parents can do." Rinya sighed in relief.

"No problems. I'm just doing it for you, Rinya." Denire kissed the back of her hand.

"But wait, if nobody entered my room, then how did I change into my pyjamas?"

"I changed your clothes for you. Like, duh. But still, you really have grown." Denire was still smiling, like it was no big deal.

"EHHHHHHHHHHH?" Her face puffing out smoke, Rinya collapsed into the bed. Denire had seen her stark naked! This was even worse! But still, a smile tugged at her lips. They were going to get married soon, so it would not be that strange.

"You didn't do anything to me, right?" Rinya peeped out from her blanket again.

"Of course not. Do I look like I'm someone who can take advantage of my fiancee?"