Edmondia: mew?
EnsTren: mew
Edmondia: waah
EnsTren: eh?
Edmondia: cold, headache, waah
EnsTren: gah
Edmondia: yes
EnsTren: edin is fan's canon
Edmondia: ?
EnsTren: edin is goddess of ygo
EnsTren: fan
Edmondia: oh. that's good to know.
EnsTren: *pets da goddess*
Edmondia: ^_^
EnsTren: hmn
EnsTren: how often did seth touch her during the deal?
how many times?
Edmondia: hmn. am not sure. not v. much after that first time
EnsTren: did something happen the first time *brain has
flown awaaaaaaay*
Edmondia: not really, he just snuggled up to her and ran a
bath for her
EnsTren: I think...the temptation, too much for him
again
EnsTren: he tried to cut down the touching time, tried to
stop it even, but there she was, all he had to do was say
something and he could have her in his arms
Edmondia: mmhmm
EnsTren: so he eventually said something and touched
her all over, eyes wide in wonderment and licking his lips
lavaciously (actually they were dry cause he was nervous
but to her it looked that way)
EnsTren: and laid on top of her a few times
Edmondia: hm
Edmondia: yeah, I can see that
EnsTren: and...it was an addiction
EnsTren: he couldn't stop after that, and he found that if
he didn't look at her face/head it wasn't so bad, he could
pretend that it wasn't just a bussiness deal
EnsTren: and he tried to make her enjoy it, tried to treat
her right
EnsTren: bathed her, kissed her, pleasured her when he
dared
EnsTren: he realized what he was doing and tried to
stop, but, as I said, an addiction
Edmondia: yeah
EnsTren: and all this was not helping her brain at all
Edmondia: naturally
EnsTren: she hated every second of it
Edmondia: mmhmm
EnsTren: she didn't like it, it wasn't pleasent for her
Edmondia: mmhmm
EnsTren: poor dear
Edmondia: yeah
Edmondia: I wonder...
Edmondia: does she feel strange about actively seeking his
attentions now?
EnsTren: yes, but now it feels good and he doesn't
force it on her
Edmondia: true
Edmondia: but still would feel a bit odd
EnsTren: yes
EnsTren: and she's seeking his pressance and the
pleasure he gives her
EnsTren: it's not always purely sexual
EnsTren: her sexual feelings and desires are really
messed up
Edmondia: true
EnsTren: she's...not that intrested in sex
EnsTren: the sensations are good
Edmondia: mmhmm'
EnsTren: is...hmn...
EnsTren: it's "supposed" to go Sexual desire leads to
wanting sexual pleasure and sex
EnsTren: but she...wants sexual pleasure, because
sometimes it's not very sexual to her
EnsTren: I don't know how to put it in words really
Edmondia: wants the closeness?
EnsTren: that too
EnsTren: or just the pleasure
EnsTren: or to get rid of a headache
EnsTren: *there was research done, she thinks, on how
female orgasms can reduce migranes*
Edmondia: *pity that migranes come at a time when it's a
difficult trick to get an orgasm*
EnsTren: so most of the time she's not intrested in sex
EnsTren: the pleasure, yes, but not the...extra
conotations
Edmondia: extra connotations?
EnsTren: want for sex
Edmondia: ah
Edmondia: doesn't want sex, just fun
EnsTren: or just pleasure
EnsTren: kinda reducing it to a backrub in a way?
Edmondia: hn
EnsTren: or the way a guy wakes up in the morning
with wood even though they didn't have sexual dreams
EnsTren: and then jerks off to get rid of it, without the
sexual desire
Edmondia: ah
Edmondia: just something to do
Edmondia: that feels nice
EnsTren: yeah
EnsTren: there are...she's aware that it is sexual, but she
doesn't feel it all the time
Edmondia: ah
EnsTren: want for pleasure doens't nessicarily equal
want for sex
Edmondia: ah
EnsTren: am making sence?
Edmondia: yes
Edmondia: makes sense for her
EnsTren: I wonder if seth is aware of that
Edmondia: probably not on a conscious level
EnsTren: hmn?
Edmondia: he might realize that she doesn't want him the way
she should, but not exactly how
Edmondia: he'd feel a bit used if he did know
EnsTren: it makes her happy and she is willing to return
the attention
Edmondia: I didn't say he'd mind it, did I?
EnsTren: hehee
EnsTren: she...doesn't know how not to feel used
unless she is in a firm position of control
EnsTren: people having sex ='s people using each
other, at best
Edmondia: ah
EnsTren: and I think she needs him to pleasure her, as
she isn't very comfortable with her body, or sexuality
Edmondia: hm
EnsTren: cause she's really repressed.
Edmondia: true
Edmondia: and, again, I doubt he minds
EnsTren: heh
Edmondia: but I think he wishes she'd be a little more certain
of herself
EnsTren: at least certiain of them
Edmondia: them?
EnsTren: them, together
Edmondia: ah
Edmondia: yeah, he does
Edmondia: doesn't like hte uncertainty of trying to kiss her
EnsTren: I think she's starting to like kisses though
Edmondia: that's good
Edmondia: Seth has just glomped her
EnsTren: awww
Edmondia: his exact words: "You like me! You really really
like me!"
EnsTren: she's threatening to paint him green
Edmondia: "Green?!"
EnsTren: "Yes, green"
Edmondia: "Why would you paint me green?"
EnsTren: "Because you were being cheesy."
Edmondia: "What does that have to do with the color
green?"
EnsTren: "...You haven't watched the Mask?"
Edmondia: "...no?"
EnsTren: "Okay, maybe I won't paint you green."
Edmondia: "...thank you, I think."
EnsTren: "It would have been a bright lime green too."
Edmondia: "...you're a very odd person, my light."
EnsTren: "Watch the movie tonight and tell me that in
the morning."
Edmondia: "Hn. I'd rather watch you."
EnsTren: She poked him.
Edmondia: "What?"
EnsTren: She pouted.
Edmondia: He poked her. "What?"
EnsTren: "You can watch me all the time."
Edmondia: "So?"
EnsTren: "Watch the movie so you know phrases and
actions not to do."
Edmondia: "I never go out in public without you," he pointed
out blandly.
EnsTren: "It's an old American movie."
Edmondia: "I don't wanna watch a movie, I wanna play with
you."
EnsTren: "I'll be your toy later. And then you can be
my silly cat toy."
Edmondia: "Why can't you be my toy nooooooow?"
EnsTren: "..Okay, but you have to watch the movie so you
can understand the green comment."
Edmondia: "...okay."
EnsTren: She hesitated for a few moments, "Okay, now we
can play."
Edmondia: "Yippie!" And he promptly hit her with a pillow.
EnsTren: And she whacked him back.
Edmondia: He pounced.
EnsTren: She giggled.
Edmondia: He promptly started tickling her.
EnsTren: She squealed and squirmed and fought him.
Edmondia: He grinned evilly and fluffed her hair.
EnsTren: She settled down suspiciously.
Edmondia: He attempted an angelic smile.
EnsTren: "Can I have my toy now?"
Edmondia: He shrugged.
EnsTren: She stared at him.
Edmondia: He grinned devilishly, leaned forward, stole a kiss,
and promptly leapt to his feet, "Catch me if you can!" And ran
out of the room.
EnsTren: Hikari was a cheater.
EnsTren: Hikari turned on the shower and went in and
said things in his head like Mmnn the water feels
soooo gooood.
Edmondia: He pouted.
EnsTren: Ooh, look, my feet are dirty, best clean
them.
EnsTren: And the evilest of them all.
EnsTren: Whoops, I dropped the soap.
Edmondia: He sulked.
EnsTren: Mnn...I wish Seth were here.
Edmondia: That's cheating!
EnsTren: She pretended like she didn't hear him.
EnsTren: Hmn... My back needs to be washed... And
yamimine looks very pretty when wet.
Edmondia: Lalala, I can't heeeeeeeear you...
EnsTren: Hmn... This feels almost as good as when
Yamimine does it.
Edmondia: ...urgle.
Edmondia: And you're SO cheating.
EnsTren: Hmn... slippery.
Edmondia: Cheater! he accused, refusing to admit that it was
working and that he was standing on the other side of the
bathroom door.
EnsTren: She panted harshly. Nn... Want but... How
does Yami do it to meee?
Edmondia: His brain shut down.
EnsTren: And honestly, she really had very little
knowledge of what he did, as she had never done it to
herself. Right now she was pushing a little above and
around the pubic bone, afraid that she might hurt herself.
Edmondia: His self-control snapped, and he marched into the
bathroom, slamming and locking the door behind him.
EnsTren: She flinched and jerked her hand away from
herself. Her head swung around so fast towards the
angry sounds (the locking did not bode well to her
subconscious) that she became dizzy.
Edmondia: Hikari, he purred, lazily strolling towards the
shower and stripping off his shirt, Don't stop on my account.
EnsTren: Frightened me, her mental voice had an edge of a
whimper to it, bravely held back. Please unlock the door,
please yami?
Edmondia: He paused. You'd want to risk Mokuba walking
in on us?
EnsTren: She started and shook her head though internally
her distress increased.
EnsTren: It rang a bit too much of how HE had used Mokuba
to get what he wanted from her. She was able to cognate it now
that she wasn't completely startled, but she could not stop her gut
reaction.
Edmondia: He turned back to the door and unlocked it. We
really need a bunch of those 'Do not disturb signs' to carry
around.
EnsTren: We'd forget them, she said shakily.
Edmondia: He frowned at her, mid-sock removal. Hikari...
EnsTren: And you can lock the door if you want. Shaky
laughter it sounded to him, though it was an extraordinarily good
act. He's a perverted little bugger and I wouldn't put it past
him to hook up a webcam or something.
Edmondia: Do you want me to lock the door? he asked,
hesitating, fingers lingering on his belt buckle.
EnsTren: Whatever you want.
Edmondia: He eyed her critically for a long moment, then
silently padded over to the shower and stuck his head inside.
Are you going to freak out if I lock the door?
EnsTren: I'm fine, aren't I?
Edmondia: He stepped fully into the shower and gave her a
long, searching look, ignoring the fact that his pants promptly
got soaked. Are you?
EnsTren: What do you think?
Edmondia: Hn. And he rested his hands on her hips and
pulled her flush against him, worming a knee between her legs.
EnsTren: She sighed and wrapped her arms around him,
leaning on him. Ooh his pants felt nice.
Edmondia: He tilted his head down and nuzzled her ear,
running his tongue down the soft curves and nibbling lightly
on the lobe, hands slipping downwards.
Edmondia: You should touch yourself more often, my light.
EnsTren: She sighed softly, slowly relaxing into him. But...
And she was blushing hotly.
Edmondia: But what?
Edmondia: He raised his leg a little and rubbed it against her.
But what, my light?
EnsTren: ...Idon'tknowhowto!
Edmondia: Ah. And he gently pulled her down to sit with him
on the floor, carefully settling her back to the wall. Then you
must figure it out, mustn't you?
EnsTren: I might hurt myself. I---I've not done it before...
Edmondia: It's not so difficult - here now, you have to open
your legs for me, love, if we're to do this right.
EnsTren: She didn't at first, instead folding her arms across
her abdomen and linking her fingers with his.
Edmondia: He blinked curiously at her. What are you up to,
beloved?
EnsTren: Nervous.
Edmondia: Why?
EnsTren: Because.
Edmondia: He scooted against her, caught her lips in a kiss.
Of me?
EnsTren: Never done this.
Edmondia: I'll help you.
EnsTren: ...Why do you want me to touch myself?
Edmondia: He blinked at her. I want you to feel more
comfortable with your own body, my light.
EnsTren: Why?
Edmondia: He blinked at her. Why do I want you to be more
comfortable with yourself?
EnsTren: Yes. Because as long as I can't do this for myself I
need you to do it.
Edmondia: ...you shouldn't need me for mindless pleasure -
you should want me for it, but not need me.
Edmondia: It's not that I mind, pretty light - gods know I love
seeing you squirm - but that you might feel more confident with
yourself if you do.
EnsTren: But... how do you know that I will call for you to do
that to me if I can do it to myself? She was thinking in terms of
business, supply and demand.
Edmondia: I'm pretty, he explained simply.
EnsTren: What does that have to do with it? Indeed, she
didn't care if her yami were pretty or the creature from the black
pit, same as her yami thought about her.
Edmondia: He gave her a very sultry smile. Which is better -
your own hands, under your own power, knowing where
they'll go and be at any moment - or the element of surprise
you get by having a warm body in your bed, a mouth to kiss, a
body to hold and explore...?
EnsTren: She started shaking, it was a nice shake though,
once she forced that edge of fear away. I don't know, she said,
tilting her hear so the warm water fell upon her neck. I've never
touched myself before. I was afraid.
Edmondia: You have nothing to be afraid of now, he pointed
out quietly. And people seek out bedmates for a reason.
EnsTren: But they leave if they aren't good enough and
there's no love. A man is easy enough to pleasure, and from
what she had observed from her colleges' bad taste, that
seemed to be all that mattered to them.
EnsTren: Men use women, but if the woman could not use
the man adequately in return, well, she usually up and left him.
Edmondia: Beloved?
EnsTren: Aha?
Edmondia: He leaned over and kissed her softly.
Edmondia: I'm not going to leave you.
Edmondia: He gently tugged at her fingertips, lightly pulling
her hands down to skim over her belly.
EnsTren: She shivered and watched their hands travel
together with a strange sense of detachment.
Edmondia: Beloved, you're not going to enjoy yourself if you
don't pay attention.
EnsTren: I am.
Edmondia: He kissed her again, slowly, gently licking her
mouth and coaxing her lips into parting, sliding their joined
hands lower.
EnsTren: She was shaking again, like their first truely willing
kiss.
Edmondia: Ssh... it's all right, beloved, I'm right here...
EnsTren: She was so sweet and warm and sweet.
Edmondia: He paused, resting their joined hands just above
the soft nest of curls between her legs. Are you all right, pretty
light?
EnsTren: Nervous.
Edmondia: Do you trust me?
EnsTren: Should I?
Edmondia: To make you feel good? Yes.
EnsTren: She bit her lower lip and he wanted to kiss it.
Though he always wanted to kiss her.
Edmondia: If I'm making you uncomfortable, I'll stop.
EnsTren: You make me feel good.
Edmondia: He smiled sweetly at her. I love you, my pretty
light, and I want you to feel good. Will you relax, for me? You
can wrap your legs around me, if you like...
EnsTren: He immediately felt she was not inclined to that idea.
They were wet and she was naked and he was half naked and it
was too close to a position for intercourse for her tastes.
Edmondia: Hmn... then will you sit in my lap? I'm trying to
figure out how to do this without either one of us dislocating
something...
EnsTren: She moved and sat between his legs with her back
to his chest. Will this work?
Edmondia: I think so, and he took her hands again, pressing
them flat to her abdomen. Are you ready?
EnsTren: No, she wasn't, but she nodded anyway,
because... power beckoned.
Edmondia: He carefully guided their joined fingers
downward, gently sliding along and parting soft flesh. Be very
gentle, pretty light, he whispered, careful not to scrape or
scratch with their nails. Here, just feel around, gently now...
feel how you're made.
EnsTren: There was a faint impression that boys were made
better. ...Oh!
Edmondia: He nipped softly at her ear, Personally, I find you
to be much more fascinating. Careful now, not too fast at first,
just feel your way around... you don't have to touch that if you
don't want to, pretty light...
EnsTren: Pretty, nervous and shy, following his lead.
Edmondia: Press gently at first, pretty light, decide what you
like - pressure isn't bad, friction feels good, but you don't want
to get so caught up in it that you hurt later on - just be
sensible.
EnsTren: She was nervous, finger tips trembling and following
his lead.
Edmondia: Soft and warm, my beloved, that's what you are -
don't be afraid, it's all right, here, touches are good, make you
feel good, try to rub, see if you like it.
EnsTren: She twitched and gasped and she pushed just a
little bit more as her fingers drew up. She turned her head and
nuzzled her nose into his chest, whimpering very softly.
Edmondia: Like that? he breathed, Good - aa, don't be shy,
it's you and you're absolutely beautiful, go on, see what else
you like.
EnsTren: She was squirming and whimpered, legs moving
just a little, gasping and pretty pretty lips parting.
Edmondia: Yes, he purred, Go on, that's it - learn what you
like, how to move... He slowly released her fingertips, sliding
his hands back up her belly, gently cupping her breasts. There
- keep going, you like that, don't you?<
EnsTren: Ahhhh-hhhHH.... She curled slightly, knees
bending so the soles of her feet were planted on the ground and
she pushed back against him.
Edmondia: He moaned softly, rubbing against her, dragging
the pads of his fingers over the smooth swell of her breasts,
tracing random patterns over her softsoft skin. Hn... he tilted
his head down and nipped lightly at her neck, scraping his teeth
lightly over her skin. Nn, so sweet, pretty light...
EnsTren: She whimpered and choked on a sweetsweet cry.
Her legs parted more and she cried out. Oh oh, so pretty, soft soft
and gorgeous and she was Hathor and she was Bast.
Edmondia: He groaned and pushed against her, rubbing her
harder, sucking on petal-soft flesh. Ah - gods, pretty light,
mmm - sweetest life and light and love...
EnsTren: Pretty choked little sobs, tinytiny delicate cries,
reaching back with her free hand and hooking around his neck
and holdholdholding onto him as if she were about to die.
Edmondia: He showered her throat and cheek with kisses,
lingering and wet, holding her tightly to him and still rubbing
softsoftsoftsoft flesh. Mmm, pretty goddess-light,
pretty-mine...
EnsTren: She was so needy, needing him, wanton, wanting,
himhimhim. She was so close and he was spiraling in her mind and
she needed it so badly and suddenly pulled her hand out and
bit her knuckles, sobbing. Did she hurt herself? Yesno, just a
little. She wanted to go on. She wanted him to finish it for her.
Edmondia: Are you sure? he breathed, and slid a hand down
her belly, hesitating.
EnsTren: YesyesyesyesyesyesyesYES!
Edmondia: Love you, he whispered, and gently slid his
fingers down and stroked the spot that would make her scream.
EnsTren: And she howled and it was good and good and
perfect and wonderful.
Edmondia: He smiled and held her while she trembled.
EnsTren: She was crying too. Not big sad sobs, not tiny little
tear trails either. No it was like his light was choking on her
own breath while slowslow tears came out simply because her
tearducts were trembling with the rest of her.
Edmondia: "Love you," he breathed into her ear, against her
hair, pressing his lips to her skin and stroking her chest and belly
with gentle hands. "Love you so much, never ever leave you,
pretty light, pretty goddess-mine..."
EnsTren: He loved talking to her, telling her this, when she
was like this. Because he hoped it would seep into her
unconsious and mix with the warm feelings so she'd finally
truly and fully believe him.
Edmondia: "Love you so much, pretty light, wanna be with
you forever, have you forever, for always and always and
always..."
EnsTren: He was babbling, he knew, but he couldn't help it.
Edmondia: "So pretty, sweet hikari, so wonderful and strong
and brilliant and lovely and right..."
EnsTren: It was easy to babble when you had so many true
things to say.
Edmondia: "Love you forever, loved you forever, pretty
strong beautiful radiant wonderful lovely hikari-mine, so perfect
and sweet and bright..."
EnsTren: Slowly to the tempo of his voice she relaxed against
him, not sleeping, not even dozing, but definitely not completely
awake.
EnsTren: Nn... Next time we do this under a waterfall in Fiji, I
think.
Edmondia: He hid his smile in the kiss he pressed to her
throat. I would like that, pretty hikari.
EnsTren: You...Deep breath, letting it out in a sigh, What I
love about you the most?
Edmondia: He nuzzled along her jawline. Hm?
EnsTren: That you can't be brainwashed, that you can't be
taken away from me like that. I used to think that
Mokuba... that nothing could come between us.
Edmondia: He squeezed her gently, kissing her throat again,
humming in soft encouragement.
EnsTren: If you say you hate me I don't have to worry,
because I'll know it's true.
Edmondia: !
Edmondia: Neverneverneverneverhateyou!
EnsTren: You should.
Edmondia: What?! Why - love you, love you, love you.
EnsTren: Even after all I've done to you?
Edmondia: Have always loved you, will always love you, no
matter what - always and forever love only ever you.
EnsTren: She called up the memories of what she did to him.
Edmondia: He called up the memory of what he felt for her in
those moments - breathless adoration and enthralled
fascination, for she was beautiful when she was angry.
EnsTren: She didn't like that, it smelled of Stokholms.
Edmondia: ?
EnsTren: When captives start to sympathize with or even
love their captors.
Edmondia: Start? Been in love with you since I was seven.
EnsTren: But you should hate me.
Edmondia: As you should hate me, yet here we are.
EnsTren: You never hit me though.
EnsTren: You just... took what you wanted, and I agreed to it.
Edmondia: Not fair - and you hated me for it, he pointed out
quietly.
EnsTren: Was it real hate?
EnsTren: It... was like it. But it was empty too. Like there
was a hole in my soul and everything was being sucked into it
and going away forever. And I wanted to make it so you
couldn't hurt me anymore, wouldn't.
Edmondia: I'm sorry I hurt you, beloved...
EnsTren: ...I'm no better than Gozaburo.
Edmondia: What?!
EnsTren: I hurt you in an attempt to get what I wanted.
Edmondia: As did I you.
EnsTren: I hurt you to get the result I wanted. I resorted to
brutality and crude attempts at terror tactics.
Edmondia: I did the one thing you feared most.
EnsTren: You didn't rape me. You only said you would.
Edmondia: I said I would. It's nearly the same thing.
EnsTren: There's a big difference between saying and doing.
Why the hell am I defending him?!
Edmondia: Beloved, I frightened you half to death. It was
completely cruel of me.
EnsTren: She was shaking from the reminder. D-did not. Ah
the joys of visiting Egypt and viewing its mighty river.
Edmondia: Even so... beloved, you're trembling. He kissed
her neck, squeezing her gently. If it still upsets you even now,
then yes, it was that horrible.
EnsTren: You wanted it, I should have been able to give it.
Edmondia: It wasn't right of me to want that. It wouldn't
have been right of you to give it. That is an act only for lovers,
my light.
EnsTren: As a woman and as your hikari I should have been
able to put out, satify you or something.
Edmondia: As a woman and as my hikari you should have
clawed my eyes out.
EnsTren: I made a deal.
EnsTren: I keep my word.
Edmondia: And you did, even if it was the deal from hell with
a complete idiot.
EnsTren: She turned and tucked her knees under her and
started to cry into his chest.
EnsTren: I HATED it!
Edmondia: He wrapped his arms around her and rocked her,
clutching her close. I know, I know... gods, I'm so sorry, I'm so
sorry for being so terrible to you, you don't know how sorry I
am...
EnsTren: I hated it I hated it. I hated every second of
every day leading up to it because I knew what was coming
and when you didn't it was almost worse.
EnsTren: She was sobbing and spilling her soul to him.
Showing him the grievous wound he had inflicted on her proud
dragon heart.
EnsTren: Nighttime terror, reduced sleep, tense, migranes,
fear. It would have been so easy for him to rape her in the
night, sleeping next to her naked body.
EnsTren: Raped kisses.
Edmondia: He cried with her, apologies slurring into apologies,
unable to bring words to express his grief and shame and regret.
EnsTren: And, in some strange miracle, she let him touch her.
Edmondia: Sosorrysosorrysosorrysosorrysosorrysosorry...
EnsTren: Her personal hell, that was his gift to her. And she
had slid from her body to be half in and half out of her soul
room to scream and sob and crycrycry.
EnsTren: And her monster had laughed at her.
Edmondia: He clutched her tighter and hid his face in her hair.
Sosorrysosorrysosorryathousandmilliontimessorry...
Edmondia: Love you so much, he whimpered, Love you so
much, so sorry...
EnsTren: It was a miracle that he wasn't dead, by her hand
or...by cousin's. Because if she had asked cousin for it, had told
him what he did to her cousin... might have.
Edmondia: He shuddered and snuggled closer to her warmth,
wrapping his adoration around her like a blanket.
EnsTren: It was all a string of miracles--but not of the gods.
EnsTren: It was, as ever, hikari's self made luck, self made
miracles.
Edmondia: Goddess, he breathed, and clutched her tight.
EnsTren: And he realized exatly why he wasn't as "dark" as
he should be. His hikari's light was overwhelming him.
Edmondia: He gently nudged the realization against her mind,
letting the delicious warmth of it all settle deep within him.
EnsTren: No... No, she was filthy.
Edmondia: Never that, he breathed, and brushed his senses
against her, Just light and light and light.
EnsTren: No, that's Yugi.
Edmondia: You.
EnsTren: Yugi.
Edmondia: Okay, Yugi too.
EnsTren: I'm just... misty... shadowy.
Edmondia: Light, he breathed rapturously, and squeezed her
tight.
EnsTren: Hikari made her luck, made her miracles, and made
her light brighter.
Edmondia: He whispered these things into her ear, pressing
kisses to her skin.
EnsTren: And all that, she believed, and it still wasn't good
enough.
Edmondia: Wonderful, my beloved.
EnsTren: No, not good enough.
Edmondia: Perfect.
EnsTren: No.
Edmondia: He tilted her chin up and looked into her eyes.
"Beloved," he purred lowly, "Light."
EnsTren: No. Not bright enough, not good enough.
EnsTren: She always measured herself against cousin and his
hikari.
Edmondia: We're different from them, my beloved.
EnsTren: Yes, I'm not good enough
Edmondia: Nor am I, if we're comparing ourselves to them.
EnsTren: I should be good enough.
EnsTren: I should try harder.
Edmondia: You're perfect for me.
EnsTren: I should be better.
Edmondia: As should I.
EnsTren: Hikari didn't want to play games any more.
Edmondia: Well... most games.
Edmondia: He didn't think she minded playing with him.
EnsTren: She didn't like playing Duel Monsters, though she
kept her deck on hand at all times.
Edmondia: That was sad. He knew her dragons missed her.
EnsTren: Hikari needed to stop measuring herself up against
little Yugi and little cousin.
Edmondia: They were different.
EnsTren: Hikari didn't understand that.
Edmondia: He didn't know how to explain it to her.
EnsTren: He had to find a way, because it was hurting her
badly.
Edmondia: He didn't know what to do, so he picked her up
and shut off the shower and wrapped her up in a big fluffy
towel and dried her hair.
EnsTren: She was so sad.
Edmondia: He kissed her fingertips and her softsad mouth
and carried her into their bedroom and tucked her into their bed
and gave her her Blue Eyes plushie to hold while he put on dry
clothes.
EnsTren: She snuggled up to it and curled up into a small
hikariball.
Edmondia: When he was dressed again, he found a long
nightshirt and managed to coax her into it and a pair of panties,
and then kissed her mouth and walked out of the room.
EnsTren: It made her sadder that he did and she didn't know
why.
Edmondia: He returned a few moments later with Mokuba in
his arms.
EnsTren: She smiled and held her arms open
Edmondia: Mokuba squirmed out of his grip and dove for
her, snuggling against her and tucking his head beneath her
chin.
EnsTren: She held and rocked him and radiated contentment
and sadness.
Edmondia: Seth settled down at her other side, wrapping his
arms around her waist and nuzzling her neck affectionately.
Edmondia: They snuggled her tight between them.
Edmondia: (bed)