double the time to figure out whether he was being serious or not. When I didn't reply, he added, "I'm being serious. Jax has the same gold necklace as mine but it's carrying a black crystal. He revealed that it was the God of War’s stone and his sister had given it to him.
"Elsa," I whispered.
"MewMew!" We flinched as she popped right between us - her little body dropping onto the pillows before she looked between us, lay on her side, and began to roll around.
"Fufufufu."
We both looked down at the end of the bed to see Fuwa in his fuzzy unicorn ball form. He floated right over until he was covered with dark purple smoke and was in his little familiar form.
"Elsa! They weren't summoning you."
She paused in her rolling to innocently look up at him.
"MewMew?"
"Uh...sure," he replied. "We have to keep our energy usage low so Brianne can recover."
'MewMew!" she replied and rolled over, then moved to rub her head against my cheek.
"Thanks, Elsa," I praised and looked at Fuwa. "Thanks as well, Fuwa."
"Get lots of rest," he encouraged and glared at Finnick. "And you just fall off the bed."
"Hey! That's -GAH!" Finnick began but was literally tossed off the bed. The move left me snickering before I began to laugh.
"Fuwa! That's so mean," I said through giggles.
"Hmph," Fuwa replied and landed next to Elsa. "C'mon, Elsa. I'll keep you company."
"MewMew!"
The two of them disappeared as Finnick rose up and groaned. "Dammit. Why does he hate me so much?"
"Maybe he thinks you're almighty and powerful and is annoyed?" I offered with a pleasant grin.
"Tsk. He just hates me."
"Pretty much." I giggled and patted the spot he'd been relaxed on seconds ago. "Hurry up while the sheets are still warm."
He grinned before he pulled off his t-shirt and tossed it to the side. He proceeded to strip out of his black shorts, leaving him in dark pink boxers as he climbed right back onto the bed. The lights were already dimmed; the setting was completely enchanting as the moonlight shone through the slight gap between the curtains.
"Do you wanna go to sleep?" Finnick asked as he got comfortable at my side.
"I'm not sleepy," I confessed, which was genuinely true. After my unexpected power nap, I was a little energized.
That, or seeing Finnick strip like that in the stream of moonlight was doing other things to me that left me far more excited than I should be to 'sleep'.
"Then what do you wanna do?"
"Would be nice to see the stars," I admitted. "Though it's getting close to winter. It's probably cold outside."
"Who said we had to be outside?" he inquired as his face seemed to light up. The dimmed room suddenly seemed to be illuminated with tender specks of light, leaving me no choice but to lift my gaze to see the ceiling was now a sheet of wondrous stars.
Twinkling lights appeared of various sizes, some which glowed with intensity while others gave a tender touch against the dark sky that harbored the wondrous moon that shone brightly above.
"Finnick," I whispered with astonishment. "This is...outstanding."
"Like it?" he asked as if he couldn't tell with my shock.
"Purity at it's finest," I complimented the view and noticed Finnick was staring at me. "What?"
"You know what's the finest sight I've seen?"
"What?"
"You," he replied and watched my cheeks grow flushed by the compliment.
"Just trying to make me swoon," I muttered, and he reached out to stroke my cheek with his hand.
"Maybe."
I met his gaze, which was intense with longing, and the two of us gravitated closer to one another until our lips brushed. Soon we were kissing tenderly.
There was no need to think as our bodies did the moving, falling into the swirling emotions of desire while we were bathed in the starlight above. The warmth of his body was just as satisfying as I moved into his arms that greedily held me and trailed down my body possessively.
In the back of my mind, I wondered if this would go to the next level. I didn't want to rush Finnick, and yet I craved this dangerous connection.
He kissed me with a mixture of urgency and tenderness, some kisses slow and deep against my lips and flesh while others were sloppy and rough like this was our last moment together.
In the process of kissing, his hands worked on removing my shirt, but he broke the kiss for a moment to admire me - his eyes growing wide as he took me in, inch by inch.