Page 73 of A Soul to Touch

Her breaths were growing more rapid, the speed at which she was stomping more tiring than the calmer one from before. She was exhausting herself needlessly to put space between them.That seemed impossible with the way he not only easily kept up with her but came forward to walk beside her.

“I’m going to Colt’s Outpost. I need more supplies.”

She considered slinging her bow back over her shoulder, but she kind of wanted to keep holding it so she could smack him with it if he tried to touch her. She grinned maliciously. That’d hurt.

“Would you like me to carry you on my back?”In her peripheral, his feline skull faced her, most likely so he could assess her from the front.“It will be quicker and easier for you.”

Yes, she would absolutely love that. She’d been hoping to ride him like a mighty stallion to and from the town before he left. She’d even rubbed her hands together while cackling evilly, imagining grabbing so many supplies because he would have been able to carry them for her.

“No, I’m fine. I don’t need your help.” Mayumi was growing more agitated by the second at his constant desire to assist her. She was feeling bitchy, rightfully so, and his kindness was getting on her nerves already. “Just... go away, Faunus. I’m not in a good mood.”

He took a few steps faster and was now slightly in front of her, making it easier for her to see him when she didn’t want to right now. She didn’t want to see that big, beautiful, bony head of his.

He tilted it at her.

“Did something happen while I was gone?”

Mayumi waited for some kind of apology that would usually accompany such words. Some pathetic explanation as to why he left.

Nothing followed, even after a span of a few heartbeats.

“Screw this,” she muttered to herself before loudly stating, “You know what? Fine, I’m angry with you.”

The yellow glow of his orbs darkened, perhaps to convey curiosity.“Why?”

“Because you just suddenly left, Faunus! Without telling me why or how long you’d be gone for.”

His steps lagged for a moment, but he shuffled them to catch back up.“But I am here now. Why should that matter?”

It’s like talking to a tree!

She knew he was a Duskwalker, but he said he’d been watching humans for a long time. Perhaps she was giving him too much credit, but she thought he’d be a little more understanding than this.

“Leaving right after what we did together is what most people would call a nail and bail. Or a one-night stand, if you will.” Her cheeks puffed in annoyance at having to explain this. “Most of the time, the person doesn’t come back. It’s also a really crummy feeling for the person who was left behind, and it often makes them feel used.”

Mayumi was aware she was calling the kettle black here, that she was being a hypocrite, but she couldn’t believe a fucking Duskwalker had done that to her! Human men she could understand. It happens all the time. But him?

When he’d told her it was his first time doing any of this, and the fact he’d jerked off to her riding his skulled face, she’d kind of hoped to have him in her hands after that. To have a curious, needy, horny Duskwalker to play with.

Not for her to wake up alone wondering where the hell he went.

Faunus flinched slightly, and his orbs turned a deep blue.

“I didn’t mean to make you feel that way.” He came closer and had the audacity to nudge her shoulder almost cutely with his own, like he wanted to be affectionate.“I needed to go to the Veil to see another of my kind.”

Mayumi ripped her arm away from him and considered smacking him with the flexible end of her bow. She decided against it.

“That’s great and all, but you could have told me you were leaving.”

Her angry march made sure she remained just that, angry. The snow was heavy and difficult to kick around, frustrating her further. She was sure if they’d started having this conversation back at the house, she would have begun calming by now. But she was moving, and it was making her more stubborn than usual.

He hasn’t even said sorry yet.It should have been the first thing he said. It only upset her further.

“So, if that’s how it’s going to be,” she continued, her brows narrowed as she lifted her jutting chin. The flames of spite swelled in her chest and then burst out of her mouth like she was a fire-spitting dragon. “If you’re just going to leave randomly and not return for a long time, then I’ll go find someone else to fuck since you don’t seem to want to.”

Mayumi was still pretty pissy about that. She’d offered herself to him, legs open and pussy bared, and he’d chosen to come against the ground. That rejection had left a stinging sensation in her chest ever since... like she wasn’t good enough.

The words that were coming from her now weren’t the truth, and she knew it. But her hold on her anger was like a sieve. Useless but to let everything fall through.

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