He smirked, "see something you like?"
Her face turned bright red and she pulled the blanket over her head. He bent down at the edge of the bed and produced a bowl that he had stashed. "Looking for this?"
She gasped, "the other bowl of strawberries! Did you hide them?"
He chuckled, "of course I did. How can I feed you strawberries if I let the others eat them all!"
She chuckled, "you could have asked me to grow more."
He smiled and nodded, "I could but the point is to pamper you. How is it pampering if you have to work for it?"
She smiled, "I don't know. You put me in a whole new world. All of this is new to me."
He popped the leaves off a strawberry and placed it in her mouth, making sure to brush her lips ever so gently. She bit into it, rolling it over her tongue, savoring it. She'd never forget the day she discovered this plant in the forest and insisted on studying it. She'd kept it a secret through her time in the orphanage. They weren't monitored that well anyway.
"What are you thinking about? Your face looked like you went to a memory."
She laughed, "how do you do that?" she looked up at him. "I was thinking about the day I found this plant in the forest. They were so wonderful I insisted on studying it so I could grow it. It was one more secret for me to keep but it was added to the short list of good ones."
Blaine ate one while listening to her. "I like that you have some good memories in there as well."
"Do you have any good memories?"
He thought for a moment, "most of the good memories got corrupted. Like my sister treated me really well and took good care of me once my days in the school were over. It wasn't until the… nature of our relationship was forced to change by my grandmother that I couldn't stand her anymore. It wasn't even her fault."
Lana nodded. She felt the energy change and Kyle was lying next to her. Her body started heating up instantly, being this close to him. "What about you, Kyle, do you have any good memories?"
He laughed, "you mean other than Blaine doing all the horrible things for me? I would say all the friends I had in school. They were really good people and would have had bright futures."
He lay on his side facing her with his elbow resting on the bed, hand on his head. "Have you ever slept with a man in your bed before?"
She raised an eyebrow, "well, I already told you Dobin and I slept in the same bed for years but other than that, no."
"Were you expecting anything?" he fed her another strawberry to give her time to think while he ate three. Blaine was the one who had the shortcake. He had to miss out. He was thoroughly happy at the moment.
"I was expecting to sleep in your arms and maybe I'd feel safe enough to not have a nightmare tonight."
He nodded and fed her another strawberry and took a few more for himself. Them being small, it was easy to eat a few at a time. They were about the size of a raspberry.
"Do you mind if we kiss for a few minutes?"
She chuckled, "no. I don't mind."
He set the bowl on the floor and leaned in, kissing her tenderly then it started to heat up. Within moments, they were caressing each other's bodies. Kyle was just as inexperienced as she was. He did want to give her some pleasure before allowing her to sleep hoping it would help. This was going to be an experiment for him. Was there a magical physical component he could come up with that relaxed her to the point the past wouldn't haunt her? He aimed to find out.
She soon was making sounds indicating he did something right and allowed her to sleep.
At some point in the night, she started whimpering. He moved so he was tight behind her as she was sleeping on her side. He softly caressed her face, brushing back her hair with each stroke. She soon quieted down and was peaceful again. He put an arm around her and went back to sleep. A few hours later Kyle lay there awake watching her sleep. A few moments later, her breathing changed.
"Good morning beautiful," he smiled.
She chuckled with her eyes still close, "your voice is music that I could listen to for an eternity."
He smiled, "your laughter is my music. The sound of you happy. Well, and the sounds you made before you went to sleep. Do you remember any dreams from last night?"
She thought for a moment, "I do… but there's something strange. The dream changed. You changed my nightmare."
She rolled over to look him in the eye, "how did you do that?"
"I put my arm around you."
"But Dobin did that, too!"
He chuckled, "I'm not Dobin."
She giggled, "that's for sure." She leaned up and kissed him. "We need to get up and get going on breakfast. Those crystals won't harvest themselves."
She was in a very good mood. Kyle decided to stay in control until the others were in sight. She knew they were awake and told the tree to unlock their doors and let them down when they were ready. Lana and Kyle were quickly washed and dressed. Kyle removed the hardened earth from the doorway. Lana grew food. Chekof came in looking hungry so she pointed where the meat was. Lana decided to do the cooking and Kyle wanted to help since Chekof just grabbed a few slabs of meat and walked back out.
Kattie walked in telling them both good morning and Kyle switched quickly. Blaine and Lana wished her the same. She had a book in her hands on the beasts of the planet. Lana smirked, knowing her plan.
Kattie sat on the bed where she could see everything happening and touched her watch. She sat there pretending to read. Dobin came in next and saw his sister all happy and he just needed to know why.
Blaine got a pot of water on the stove to boil for oatmeal while Lana pulled Dobin close.
"Blaine changed my nightmare last night! I actually slept!" she whispered in his ear.
"But HOW?"
"He claimed by putting his arm around me," she whispered again.
Dobin pulled way from her and put a hand on Blaine's shoulder. "Can we go talk for a few minutes?"
Lana got a chuckle as Dobin lead him out. The tree kept her updated on everything said. She was so busy focusing on them and cooking she almost missed something.
Star came in right after Blaine and Dobin left. She used telekinesis to wrap a rope around Lana's throat. Lana did two things. She put in her stage-1 armor and she grabbed the pot of boiling water thankful for Paul's stove having good heat conduction.
Star didn't see the pot and walked up behind Lana screaming obscenities.
"Blaine loves me. He does. You are confusing him. Once you are out of the way, he will see clearly again. Die Bitch!"
The rope tried to get tighter but it was impossible with Lana's armor around her neck. Suddenly, around her feet, in the same fashion as the current vine, a climbing rose vine intertwine around her. Soon she was covered and the vine was strong enough to get underneath the rope being manipulated through telekinesis. Lana's vines were infused with the white energy she works with every day. All her plants were. It was what made them so effective and strong.
Star moved closer to try to be more effective at strangling Lana. This was what Lana was waiting for. When the tree told Lana, Star was in range, Lana threw the hot water over her shoulder at Star. She let out an ear-piercing scream. No one came to her aid because she screamed over every little thing.
Lana then turned round and slammed the hot pot down on her head, knocking her out. She created a climbing rose whip, tied one end around Star's neck and the other was used to bind her hands together behind her back. She left the girl on her stomach under the watch of Kattie while she resumed cooking.
Meanwhile, in Dobin's room, Blaine had no idea what Lana told Dobin and was a bit nervous about being called away by her brother after the level of kissing they did the night before.
"What did you do to my sister last night?" Dobin got straight to the point.
"We kissed. That's all." Blaine said hoping he didn't upset the man he considered his future brother-in-law.
Dobin looked shocked, "you kissed her out of her nightmare?"
Blaine looked very confused. "Her nightmare? Well, I woke to her whimpering, so I put my arm around her tighter and stroked her cheek and her hair. She quit whimpering and I went back to sleep."
Dobin smiled, "I never got her out of her nightmare. It's amazing that you could. Now… As for you kissing my sister… What are your intentions with her? You are from a prominent family. You know our situation. I won't allow you to use her."
Blaine sighed, "if I had my choice, I'd run away with her right now and never see my family again. They are monsters. You don't see it but we secretly talk. A lot. We're helping each other and grow closer each day. I don't want a life without her."
"You said your family are monsters. Is she in danger being with you?"
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