(Part 3/3)

The cold water felt amazing against my skin, and I made sure to submerge myself all the way to my shoulders.

“Sonya,” Ehleon murmured, “How do you feel?”

I looked up at him, and his glowing eyes were focused intently on me.

My hands went up to rest on the sides of his face.

His skin was cold against my fingers. I didn’t hesitate to press my lips to his.

He didn’t kiss me back, and I was quick to pull away.

I didn’t have the words. I thought he was okay with this.

“What were you doing?” he asked.

His fingers went over his lips, but his eyes were searching my face for answers.

“You guys don’t kiss here?” I asked.

“Kiss?” he asked, sounding the word out.

“When one person presses their lips to yours.”

“Lhaine told me something about it before,” he said, “But I still didn’t know what it was.”

I pulled his face close to mine before slowly pressing my lips to his again.

This time I felt his lips move just a little against mine.

“Do as I do,” I said before deepening the kiss.

A low sound erupted from his throat.

I pulled back to see if that was a good sound or a bad one.

“Why do humans kiss?” he asked.

I felt a little let down by his question.

“Humans kiss to feel closer,” I said, “It’s a way of being intimate without having sex.”

“But you kiss even while you mate,” he said, “Right?”

“Sometimes,” I said, “But a kiss can mean many things.”

“I didn’t get that impression,” he said.

I opened my mouth to retort, but I shut it.

“If this kiss makes you more comfortable with me,” he said, “Then I am not opposed to doing it again.”

I wanted to show him an amazing kiss. I just needed a chance.

I stood up so that he didn’t completely tower over me anymore.

“It would probably be better if you didn’t leave the water,” he said.

“I will be fine,” I said before resting my hand on the center of his chest.

His eyes went down to see where my hand would go from there, but I didn’t move it.

“Ehleon,” I said to draw his gaze back up to mine.

“The heat from your skin feels strange,” he admitted.

I was quick to withdraw my hand. Part of me felt bad that it might have hurt him. His skin was naturally cold, and I didn’t want to hurt him, not after he was already doing all of this for me.

He took in a deep breath before I felt his hands on either side of my face.

“I was told some humans use their tongue,” he said against my mouth.

I was surprised when his lips touched mine. I didn’t hold back this time. I kissed him with all the feelings that tore through me. I kissed him like I ached only for him. I kissed him like if I didn’t, I was going to suddenly fade from being.

His tongue was cool in my mouth, but the taste of him was sweet, like the fruit that got me into this whole mess in the first place.

I groaned into his mouth, and he pulled back to catch his breath.

My lips turned up into a smile.

The nerves I had earlier were gone, thanks to him.

I moved closer to connect my body to his, and I wrapped my arms around his waist.

His gaze met mine, and I felt him take in a sharp breath.

“Humans really do things differently.”

My hands went up his back, and the ache nearly consumed me.

A whimper escaped me once I was completely pressed against his cold skin.

“Do humans usually touch this much?” he asked.

I made a face as I looked up at him.

“Am I touching you too much?”

His eyes met mine again, “It is not what I am accustomed to.”

I dragged my right hand over his side and up to his shoulder.

“Touching,” I said, “Is another way of showing affection.”

“Affection?” he asked.

“That I care,” I said, “And that I want you to feel good.”

His lips pressed lightly to mine for just a moment before his hands went around my waist.

“How would I show you affection?” he asked.

“Touch me,” I said, “Wherever you want to.”

His hands went up my back, but they didn’t move from there.

“Ehleon,” I said, moving back just a little so that I could take his hands in mine.

“Here,” I said, guiding his hands to my breasts.

I was stopped momentarily by the glow emanating from Ehleon.

“What is happening?” I gasped.

He moved back a few steps, and it is evident that the glow was coming from him.

“I don’t know,” he confessed.

After a few minutes of us being apart, the light glow faded.

“That was…” he paused, “Odd.”

I felt dizzy, and the ache between my legs was unbearable.

I had to duck back under the water. I hoped it would help cool me down.

“Sonya,” Ehleon came forward and ducked down to be level with my eyes.

“It hurts,” I admitted.

I felt his hand under the water come to rest on my leg.

“We probably shouldn’t put this off much longer.”

“Yeah,” I nodded, looking at his eyes as he looked down at the water.

His hand moved to the back of my knee, and he pulled me forward. His other hand came up to pull me forward by my hip.

My body collided with his chest, and I gripped his shoulders.

“The fruit should make this next part painless.”

I was dreading this part, but if he was right about the fruit, then I would be fine.

“Alright,” I said quickly.

“Are you…” he began, “Are you ready for me?”

“I am,” I whispered.

I felt my knees dig into the small rocks and dirt on either side of his hips.

His right hand left my leg, and I gasped once I felt him at the crux of my legs.

“I will try my best to be gentle,” he said before I felt him slowly push his way into me.

It felt uncomfortable at first, but once he hit my barrier, he had to force his way through.

That was when I felt pain. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It was momentary just before I felt the entirety of his length.

I made a strange sound, and even to me, it sounded a little pained.

“Are you alright?” he asked, searching my face.

I didn’t know when I could finally see him clearly, but I couldn’t decipher the expression on his face.

It felt strange with him inside me. I felt strange and full.

“Sonya,” he said into my neck.

I grazed my nails over the back of his neck, and he groaned.

“Move,” I said.

He picked his head up before adjusting my position over him.

“How,” he said, looking down at the water.

My eyes followed his, and where our bodies connected, there was a glow emanating from him.

“What is that?” I asked.

“I’m not sure,” he said, “I think it is a reaction when your skin lingers on mine.”

I didn’t hesitate to pull his hands up to cover my breasts. This time I was not letting him pull away and ignoring if anything were to distract me otherwise.

“You’re…” he made a face as if embarrassed, “Soft.”

“Are Lhurs not soft?” I asked.

He opened his mouth to respond, but he didn’t say anything. I followed his gaze to my chest, at the light glow coming from his hands.

“Now we know for sure,” I said.

He withdrew his hands to look at them, and I could see the confusion and even the amazement on his face.

I was his first human, and he was my first everything.

“Ehleon,” I pleaded, “We have to move.”

He dropped his hands back into the water, and I felt them grip my knees.

Part of me wanted to ask how that would make a difference, but once he pushed my legs open, I felt his intentions.

He pushed me back a little, but he stopped.

One of his hands came up, and he pulled my hand to rest on his shoulder.

“Do the same with the other,” he said quickly.

I linked my hands together behind his neck, and he didn’t hesitate to move my hips forward to sheath his full length again.

I moaned as he repeated the same motion over and over again as he thrust in and out of me.

I wasn’t sure if it was because of him or because of the fruit, but I felt everything so intensely.

When he made contact with my skin, I felt every skin cell making contact with me. Was the fruit giving me extra sensation?

A strange sound came from Ehleon as he pulled me closer to him and gripped the back of my thighs.

I wanted to say something. I wanted to ask how he was feeling.

It startled me when he started to stand up with me still on top of him.

“Is everything alright?” I gasped.

He moved deeper into the cave before leaning me against a rounded rock.

I was out of the water except for below my knees. He pressed himself to me harder than before.

My skin was on fire, and I was still amazed that his skin reacted to mine.

“Kiss me,” Ehleon said roughly.

He didn’t need to tell me twice.

I leaned forward to connect my lips hungrily to his.

His hips roughly collided into mine, and he broke the kiss to moan into my mouth.

I gasped at the pain and the pleasure of his action, and I moaned.

My orgasm buildup was coming faster and faster, and when it hit me, I cried out.

He thrust into me a few more times before he let out a groan.

I think I was in a daze. I still felt warm.

He pulled himself out of me, and I could only shiver at the sensation.

“Let’s get you back into the water,” Ehleon said.

He picked me up again before setting me into the water and slowly inching me further into the cave.

The darker it got, the brighter the glow from his skin got.

“You’re beautiful,” I said.

His orange eyes stared back at me, and it felt strange, staring back at him.

“How are you feeling?” he asked me.

“I’m not sure yet,” I admitted.

Slowly the glow from his skin was depleting.

I raised my hand to rest on his chest, but he stepped back to avoid my touch.

His rejection hurt more than I would like to admit.

My brain shuffled through all kinds of excuses to leave until I finally decided to leave without one.

I awkwardly brought my hands up to cover my breasts, and then I moved around him.

It felt rude of me to leave this way, but he was already acting weird. Why did this need to be so awkward?

Part of me just needed to hurry up and get away from here.

I moved quickly through the now shallow water until I was entirely out of the small cave, and light poured over me.

“Sonya.”

I stopped, but I didn’t turn around.

His steps were loud as he followed behind me through the water.

“I don’t know what I am supposed to say,” he admitted.

I crouched down to pick up my hoodie, and I was quick to pull it over my head before I turned to face him.

His eyes seemed pale in comparison to earlier. It was like they glowed just for me.

I knew that wasn’t the case, so I was quick to push it from my mind.

He stood in the sun, completely bare, and I very obviously stared.

The blue tint to his skin was still hard to get used to, but it didn’t change the fact that he was beautiful.

His broad shoulders made him look bigger than he felt. I take one look at him, and I can’t help but see us in the dark lit up by the glow of his skin and feel the ghost of his lips on mine.

My gaze couldn’t help but land on his blue nipples.

“Sonya,” he said again, “Are you alright?”

I nodded quickly before I even thought about it, “Yes.”

He didn’t once move for his clothes.

I felt guilty for staring.

“As I said before,” he said, “I don’t mind if you stare.”

The guilt increased tenfold.

“If you feel guilty, let me see you.”

“What?” I asked, feeling strange.

“Take off your clothes,” he said, “Let me see you.”

I found myself looking around, just in case there might be someone around.

“I haven’t seen anyone else here since I first found this place,” he said.

“I’m not sure you’ll like what you see,” I said.

“I’m pretty sure that should be up to me,” he said.

I took in a breath before I made my way closer to him.

Once I was practically in front of him, I pulled off the hoodie.

He was tall, so when I stood in front of him, I didn’t even reach the shoulders that I was admiring.

“The color of your skin,” he said, running his eyes over me, but they stopped, “Your nipples are brown.”

I glanced down but quickly covered my nipples with my hands.

“I wasn’t saying it as a bad thing.”

“Your nipples are blue,” I said back.

He glanced down and ran his thumb over his nipple once as if trying to direct my attention to it.

Against my will, it worked, and my gaze was right there.

“Are your hands dry?” he asked.

I nodded. I knew they were because I had wiped them on the hoodie.

“Let me see your hand,” he said, holding out his hand for mine.

I gave him my hand without even thinking about it.

He directed my hand to his chest and placed it on his breast.

“Go on,” he said.

I thought it was a little strange, but I ran my hand over his chest.

“You asked me if Lhurs were soft,” he said, “What do you think?”

His skin was a little rough, but it was smooth. I enjoyed the feel of his skin. I ran my hand over his blue nipple and giggled a little to myself.

“What is so funny?” he asked unamused.

“It’s not really funny,” I said, “It is just a reaction to doing something that feels naughty.”

“It’s only fair then if I get to return the favor.”

I dropped my hand and puffed out my chest a little.

“You can use both hands if you want,” I say like he is trying to challenge me.

I half expected him just to start touching, but he seemed a little awkward.

“Go ahead,” I said.

He meets my eyes before slowly bringing his hand up. His fingertips connect lightly below my sternum.

My skin tingles under his touch.

I turn my gaze to his face, and I watch as his fingers slowly move up between my breasts.

His hand flattened out on the middle of my chest like he was really trying to feel my skin.

I brought my hand up to cover his, and slowly I directed it to my breast.

“It works better if you actually touch it.”

“This is a normal human act?” he asked.

“The situation varies.”

“When does a situation call for touching like this?”

“When you do what we just did,” I said.

“When you mate?” he asked, “You touch like this?”

His hand dropped back to his side.

“Yes,” I said, “It’s also part of foreplay.”

“For play?” he asked.

“Foreplay,” I nodded, “It is kind of like touching and kissing before sex to make it more exciting.”

“Sort of like we did?” he asked.

“Sort of,” I said, “Except it starts with more passion, and that’s where the touching and the kissing start.”

He nodded as if he was thinking about it.

“And you have hair,” he indicates lower, “There.”

I made a face and glanced quickly to his genitalia, but I don’t see any pubic hair.

“Are we more different than you thought?” he asked.

“The only thing I am thinking about now,” I admitted, “Is putting my clothes back on.”

He smiled lightly, “That sounds like a good idea.”

The small smile made my heart flutter. I don’t know if I’ve ever really seen him make that kind of a face for me.

It was a little more difficult than I thought to tear my gaze away from him, but us getting dressed was probably the best thing to do.

Once we were both fully dressed, I found myself wanting to try one more thing.

“Ehleon?” I asked, just above a whisper.

He looked up to answer, but his WCD went off, and he was quick to answer it.

“What is it?” he asked in his usual tone.

I stood there for a moment, and it made me think how bad it would feel to go back to the way things were before this. Even though I wanted it to be better, Ehleon was who he was.

I wasn’t sure who he spoke with, but I knew I needed to go, and I needed to go now.

Before he had the chance to say anything, I was gone.

I felt myself practically running all the way back to the house. I needed to think about what just happened.

My brain needed to go over everything I had just done.

It didn’t help that a familiar pain was settling in my stomach.