Page 199 of A Soul to Touch

Faunus carefully shuffled them until he could place his back against the wall so they could rest together while still joined. He liked that she was comfortable enough to sleep on top of him like this, with his cock still nestled deep within her so he could hear and feel her fragile yet strong heartbeat all around him.

He'd sit like this forever if it was what she needed.

Pressing the side of his bony snout against her hair, he pet her with it as his hand continued to play along her flesh everywhere he could touch.

She did not sleep while I was gone.

He didn’t need to ask why she had chosen to have sex with him if she was so exhausted.

She speaks with her body.He knew this about her.

This was Mayumi’s way of letting him know that she missed him, cared for him, loved him, just as he did her. It was also her way of showing that she needed him, not just in body, but in life. That she’d been deeply hurting before he was returned to her.

He brushed the backs of his fingers against her cheek and even down the soft edge of her nose.

I will never leave you again.He brushed his knuckle up her nose this time and then over to the short hairs of her quirky, always expressive eyebrows.I will follow you wherever you want to go, and help you achieve whatever it is you wish to achieve.

If she wanted to go south to the sea again, he would take her there. If she wanted to bait and fight Demons, he would be more than happy to help her – especially since he would be much better at staying sane while doing so.

And if she wanted to do nothing but fuck him half to death, he’d be absolutely delighted.

He’d started his life lonely. Now he knew it would be filled with naughty, joyful, and teasing memories. All of them of thisbossy, downright annoying female, he had cherished from the moment he first met her.

His sight found the mirror to properly look at his face, seeing the glint of gold reflecting in it, as well as her beautiful soul. His orbs turned the brightest pink he’d ever seen.

My face is made of her will to keep me by her side.

3 months later

Mayumi gently swayed side-to-side as she sat on Faunus’ back in his monstrous form, feeling the warming winds softly wisp across her face. The sun was balmy as it shone through the canopy of leaves while they travelled through the forest.

Birds chirped cheerily while wildflowers crested through the thinning blanket of snow to dance hello for the first time in months.

There were scents in the air, pleasant to most, but for Mayumi...

Her loud, deep sneeze caused the birds to scatter with fear. She rubbed at her itching, sniffling nose.I fucking hate spring!

“That was a big one,” Faunus chuckled, being careful of where he stepped to make sure he didn’t disturb the environment and cause a plume of pollen to lift in the air around them.

“Allergies... I swear.” She continued to itch her face. “I wish I could peel my nose off.”

They usually weren’t too bad, but she’d never travelled relatively fast on a Duskwalker’s back before. She lifted her scarf over her face, which had been a decent barrier up until about fiveminutes ago.

“You said there were no flowers in the Veil, right?” she asked on a pained wheeze.

He lifted his head in a random direction, hearing something she couldn’t. “There are no flowers. Only the mist and trees.”

“Good. Hurry up and get me away from the pollen-infested surface world before I shoot my brain through my sinuses.”

He twisted his neck in that damn creepy fashion to peer at her on his back. Mayumi leaned on a straightened arm behind her and raised a brow.

“Are you usually this...” He paused when he was trying to figure out the right word to use.

“Bitchy?” she answered for him. “It’s like spiteful and irritated.”

He clicked his tongue as he took the word in. “Are you usually this bitchy during spring?”

Mayumi suddenly wished she hadn’t helped him. She pouted.

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