After the Rain Stops

Soft-Hearted Demon

Kara took a giant breath, opening her eyes to see Dragon holding her wrist.
"You invaded my mind."
It wasn't an accusation, nor was it a question, but it did make her feel bad.

"Y-yeah... You were having a nightmare, so..." She gulps.
Why was it so hot in the room?
Then Dragon pins her to the ground, his body over hers as he looked into her eyes.

His eyes were icy blue, like a frozen jar. But they were slit, like a snake's eyes.
Kara, without meaning to, touched his face.
Surprisingly smooth, just shaved...
She... Felt... Strange...

She expected him to make a big deal out of it, tell her off or even hurt her.
But, instead, he snorted at first, like a puppy hesitant to receive praise. Then, blinking, he slowly, surely leaned into her touch.
She gulped, her throat suddenly dry when she realized:
He was in his underwear.

"Why care about me?" He asks, eyes closed and face willingly on her hand.
She tried to gulp, to move, but she couldn't.
Or wouldn't.
"Because," she says, remembering the birthmark on her left thumb, "Everyone has a demon they have to face, no matter if they want to or not."  

Dragon tilted his head to the side for a moment before he leaned in to get a closer look at her eyes.

Green. Like the grass, or the lights that filled a cave.

His nose was touching hers, and her heart was racing. Her breath was quick and quiet, and something urged her to..
No, she couldn't do that!
Could she..?

He huffs, sitting up.
"Darkness consumes your heart." He says, laying back down on his mat. "I... Find it... Attractive." He states, not looking at her as he says it.

She sits up, then realizes how cold it really is and begins to shiver slightly. "W-well, you're not exactly pure yourself, you know... I saw what happened in your nightmare."
Dragon snarls quietly. "Bullshit."
She scoots closer to him. "I... Can make it to where you don't have anymore... I think there's a tome for that..."
"No. My sins. My burden." He states, not needing a blanket.

She scoots even closer, where she was laying directly behind him.
"Are you sure..?"
He nods, not turning to face her.

She bites her lip, then kisses his cheek to see what he would do. "Goodnight, Dragon. I'll be here if you need good dreams." She says, laying down and closing her eyes.
Dragon mumbles something.
"What was that?"
He says it a tad louder.
"My name. Its Sesa." He says, not saying a single word after that, instead cuddling up to her, his head in the crook of her neck.

She smiled to herself.
Maybe he wasn't such a demon after all...