"And what have you been doing with your mouth until now?" Aselia blurted out before she could stop herself, making him heartily laugh. His beautiful voice filled their vicinity and she clasped her hand to her mouth before she would say anything else.

"You know what I meant," he slid down and gazed at her drenched panties and slowly licked his lower lip, making her core clench even more and for her heart to uncontrollably palpitate.

"Umm," she shakily moved her hands and covered her most intimate part, thinking the wet panties were not doing a proper job of it. This made Xiran cackle even more. His eyes began to water at her antics and he declared still laughing:

"You can’t hide it forever, you know that."

"I do, but will as long as I can," she scowled and reached out to the pillow with one hand before lifting and banging it on Xiran’s head. He raised his gaze and mischief danced in them.

"Oh! You want to fight. Hmm!" Before Aselia could wriggle out of his grasp, he got hold of her thighs and pulled her down and began tickling her stomach.

"Noooo! Stop, you idiot," she was extremely ticklish and writhed under him like a snake but he paid no heed to her and blew raspberries on her abdomen making her laugh wholeheartedly.

Soon their giggles permeated every corner of the room, filling it with their love and joy. The room which had been Xiran’s permanent abode since their separation had only held his miseries and sorrows. That gloominess was replaced today by her sweet laughter.

Finally, Xiran stopped and collected her in his arms, holding her close he stated:

"You are not ready for it. So I will let you go today. Now we have plenty of time and I want to do it right. Instead, I am going to sleep some more with you in my arms," Xiran buried his nose in her hair, taking in her fruity scent.

"Shouldn’t we be getting up," Aselia apprehensively asked, enjoying his warmth. She had been too cold for too long.

"No, I am staying in bed with you. Are you hungry?" He inquisitively asked, kissing her hair, his hand untangling her locks.

"I ate on the plane so I am not," she pressed her cheek on his toned chest, "I want to stay like this forever," Aselia closed her eyes, her heart finally at ease, she was where she belonged, right in his arms.

"Stay," he tenderly breathed into her hair, rocking her in his strong arms, which were affectionately draped around her. His gaze drank her in, not believing she returned to him.

Soon she was in deep sleep and he covered her with his quilt, placing one last kiss on her forehead he let her rest and drifted off as well.

Aselia was the first one to wake up, her back was pressed against his naked torso and his arm was elegantly wrapped around her. She made no effort to remove it and just murmured:

"Xiran!"

"Hmmm," he mumbled in his sleep, pulling her even close if that was even possible.

"I need to use the bathroom."

"Ok, be back soon or I will come inside," he warned.

"Don’t, we need to set up boundaries. You can’t barge into the bathroom when I am there," she told him, a bit annoyed.

"I will try, no promises," and Aselia had to roll her eyes at him.

"Lift your arm," she requested and he grunted before letting her go. She went straight to her suitcase, which she had earlier placed in his room and extracted a fresh pair of panties and a pink dress before rushing to the bathroom.

He was watching her with hooded eyes but stayed quiet, an amused smile played on his lips as he sat up in the bed. Slowly Xiran got up and went to his cupboard and extracted the rectangular chocolate box from it. He took out the bloody tissue with her hair from it and placed it back inside safely and closed the cupboard.

Carefully, the Silver-haired vampire carried it back to the bed and waited for her return. Aselia emerged soon freshly bathed and neatly dressed in a long-sleeved pink dress which fell below her knees. A towel in her hand to pat dry her hair.

"Come here, Leia!" he ushered her holding out his hand like he always did and she obeyed. Once close enough he pulled her into his lap and took the towel from her. Xiran gently began to dry her hair with it and she let him do it, enjoying the treatment with her eyes closed.

Once he was done, he placed the towel on a side and picked up the box and handed it to Aselia before asking:

"Open the box."

She was a bit perplexed but did as he said. Removing the lid she peered inside and found her pendant, phone and the bracelet she had given him laying inside. She gasped, she had lost her phone to Phantom and they never found it. But Xiran had kept her previous phone.

"You kept all these?" She side-glanced at him, her voice cracking under the emotional dam which broke inside her.

"Of course, my love. It’s time we put this back where it belongs, don’t you think," Xiran picked up the emerald pendant and it reflected the light from the night lamp, falling directly on Aselia.

"Yes," she swiped her hair on her shoulder and he placed it on her neck before clasping the lock in place and she pressed it to her skin, feeling whole again. She kissed her pendant, this was the gift he declared his love with and she never wanted to part with it.

"I missed it," she confided in him and he kissed the side of her neck where bruises were still visible, before murmuring.

"I know my dear," he rubbed her arms and rested his chin on her shoulder. Aselia picked up the bracelet next and placed it on his wrist and clasped it shut, making him grin like an idiot. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Thank you! And I never went through your phone, I just kept it with me, a reminder of you, sometimes I texted on it though so ignore my cringe messages when you charge it," he nervously told her and rubbed the back of his head. His action made her laugh and she pecked his cheek and teased:

"You are adorable for a vamp, too adorable."