ROLEPLAY HQ - edge-of-life

TW: Gore, non-con, death more to be possibly added later.

2030, a year that people barely keep track of these days. When the days of technology are long gone and the people must return to nature, where they originally began, that is a time that people have barely started getting used to. Within the world, about 90% of the human population was wiped out from a Great War, one that started all because of a scientist who found a way to alter the genes of a person. Changing their genetic code and giving them abilities that even God chose not to give. Dr. Andrew Oakes, a man of high regard found a way to change the human race. But nothing easy comes without a hard cost.. The sunlight peaked through the small basement window, shining it's bright ray of light onto the face of a young woman. Within this basement that was no bigger than a bedroom, was an assortment of things. A rouge couch that had some wear and tear over the years, a small indent in the cushions that showed someone clearly spent their nights. It faced the window with the only light pouring in. There was a bookcase off to the side, along with a table that held many different books and knick-knacks that looked to have been scavenged for. A coffee table lay in front of the couch that had many drawings on old notebook pages. Realistic sketches of buildings, people, places. Supposedly.. a reminder of the life outside. In a corner was a section that led to the bathroom. Next to that other room was a locker large enough to hide a body in it. It was mainly used for special belongings and personal treasures. The walls were a faded gray color, with the couch being that splash of vibrant color that stood out among the rest of the room. There was a set of stairs just behind the couch that led up to the basement doors. The house above was ruined to hell, but this? This room underground was safety to her. It was home. Abby opened her eyes slowly, groaning as she stuck a hand out in front of her to block the sunlight. Seems she had slept for a good while this time around. *Bet

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ter than no sleep..* she thought to herself. Pushing herself up from laying on her side, the female glanced around the room tiredly. Everything seems to be how it was left. Nobody tried to get into her room this time, which was good. She always hated having to hide from people trying to ransack her little abode. With a big stretch, her arms held up in the air, Abby stood to her feet, lowering her arms with a content sigh. Walking over towards the stairs, she stopped to pick up a aluminum bat that she had, taking it with her up the stairs towards the doors. I hate having to get up early for this stuff, but if I don't, others will find it.. And I would much rather survive on my own than around others.. Raising a hand to unlock the chain lock she had for her doors, she pushed them open, being greeted by the warm sun's rays. However, she kept her head down to make sure that the coast was clear for her before getting out fully and shutting the doors. Good, nobody looks to be around this early. I should be fine to check that house I was wanting to look through yesterday.. I hate when it gets dark though.. Without lights.. it's scary how dark the world becomes..

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Abby moved slowly, holding the bat firmly in her hands as she walked. It used to be a spread out neighborhood, where homes weren't right next to each other. They were also surrounded by trees. A good way to stay hidden, for both her and others. It would be quite a walk down the dirt path to the street. The asphalt was cracked and worn to hell and back. The painted lines fading almost completely. The young woman seemed to be wearing a white t-shirt that was a bit dirty but looks to have been washed a few times. A green jacket with a fluffed hood. Dark, thick pants and a pair of worn dark green Vans. Her hair was a light chocolate color tied in a bun. Her face was soft, with dark brown eyes. She stood at a height of 4'10" which didn't show any intimidation factor despite carrying a bat. Even worse? She didn't have an Oddity. That's what people these days named the powers given to them. Maybe it had no affect on her or she just didn't know what her power was. Each person was unique to their own ability. But, Abby didn't like interacting with others, especially men. A bad ex was the reason for it, and since then, she had distanced herself from others. Even in the apocalypse. Abby stopped walking after a moment, standing along the dirt path that led up to a worn house. It had two floors by the looks of it. Slowly, she made her way up the little driveway and towards the home, searching around back for any signs of people. She did hear a couple male voices, which prompted her to back away. Shit.. I didn't know there were people inside already.. Damn it, they can have it then.. Just as she had backed up and turned to leave, she bumped into someone, staring up at a man who didn't look all too kind. Fear washed over her and the female moved out of the way just in time before he could grab her, hitting him in the back of the knee with the bat before taking off as fast as she could. She could hear shouting behind her, and the sound of a few footsteps chasing after her

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. She needed to get back home, where it was safe. Where they couldn't get to her. Rounding the driveway she had walked up and continuing as fast as she could, Abby made it a good ways back to her home. She threw open the doors and climbed down the stairs enough to close and lock the doors. The men had caught up it seemed as their voices were louder outside, banging on the doors. She couldn't understand what language they were speaking though, probably Spanish. While the door seemed to keep them at bay, Abby tried to find a spot to hide. Her eyes scanned the room until she found the locker. That would have to do for now. Quickly, she moved towards the tall locker, unlocking the Lock and forcing her way inside, making sure to shut the door as it locked itself. She was doing this purely based on fear. She wasn't going to let them get to her, to harm her or whatever they had planned to do with her. The sound of the door upstairs breaking open made her flinch, hearing the heavy footsteps coming down the stairs. Abby did her best to keep quiet, not wanting to make any noise to alert them. Please go away.. I can't.. I can't fight you all off.. She clutched the bat close to her, as it was the only thing she had to protect herself if the men found her. I'm.. going to die here.. Aren't I? @I have Naka to do with it!

For Ace it was just another typical day. He didn’t have a home, not really. He roamed from place to place, scavenging what he could and moving to the next. He found that staying in the same place only held him back. Eventually people found you and eventually people would steal your shit. Now he was the one doing the stealing. So he travelled lightly, his most important belonging hidden away somewhere in the forest. He had his bow slung over his shoulder, a holster of make shift arrow on his hip, a knife in his boot and a small handgun in the small of his back. He was dressed mostly in brown and camo, not one to stand out in bright colors. A worn leather jacket one of his most priced possessions. His hair was dark, held back in a braid to keep it out of his face. A gnarly scar running down his nose and in between his eyes, a reminder of his narrow escape in death. Today he only had one goal, food. Wether that food came from someone else or a goddamn deer in the forest he did not care, but it had been a while since he had gotten a good meal and he was starving. He found the edge of the forest line and was starting to make his way around a neighborhood it seemed. Buildings where everywhere and he stayed near the tree line. There were bound to be people here.. but at least it seemed like loners who tried to live together instead of some of the more well organized groups. He kept his eyes out, his ears peaked and more then anything his mind sharp. Even if a person could be quiet as a mouse, their thought usually spoke louder. This was exactly how he found the group banging on that door, though perhaps he would have found it in other ways as well. They were not exactly being quiet. Though they spoke Spanish, Ace could get a jist of what they wanted. The beautiful thing about thoughts.. they usually held no language. There is someone in there? he thought to himself as that was what they were thinking. He watched them break down the door and just paused. It was

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not his deal right? Why should he care about whoever was down there? They go caught, sucks for them. So why did he feel like he should help? Goddamn humanity still strong in him even after his two years of a hermit. He sighed at himself before drawing his bow and going in after them. There were three of them, only one of him. If he could down one with his first arrow, he would still need to deal with two after. This was a bad idea.. even he knew it. But the more their thoughts reached him the more he knew that he had no choice. Whoever was hiding from them was going to meet a painful death.. if they even let her die at all. He steadied his breath as they were about to round the corner to the stairs and then let his arrow fly. It hit the male in the back, going right through his chest and dropping him in the ground. Bullseye. But this was only the start. They turned around, knowing what was happening. Ace quickly loaded his second arrow, letting it go as well. The male tried to dodge it but still got his right in the shoulder, remaining behind. It was the third that was the issue. He did not have time to load a third arrow and who knew what kind of Oddity this guy had. He could fel his breathing staggering in his chest as he started to run. “GO!” He would shout in that space loud enough to reach that locker. If she stayed and he this guy came back, she was fucked. @Fauna

Abby did not move, did not stir, did not breath even a faint whisper of air. She wasnt about to be found by these men. Not by a long shot. She shut her eyes, hoping they would go away, hoping they wouldnt find her. Though, when they neared the locker, she was waiting for them to break it open, waiting for them to take her. These days, good people hardly existed anymore, that's why she lived her life alone here in this basement. As she stayed motionless, unable to see much through the slits in the locker, she heard a yell of pain. The thump of a body hitting the floor. Abby's breathing hitched as she listened closely. Was there a fourth person? Where were they? It was hard to see but she watched another male go down.. It didnt sound like it came from an Oddity or from a gun. Was this guy some sort of silent assassin? He was so good at hunting these men down.. The only way she knew it was male was the shout he gave towards the last man. He was smart enough to put his hands up, surrendering to the man before taking off past him and up the stairs. Once those footsteps faded away, Abby let out a shaky breath. She was safe, but not entirely. Clearly there was still a male down here and she didnt want to be anywhere near him. But if she stayed silent, didnt speak or anything she would be fine. Right? He.. cant find me.. Cant get to me.. Cant hurt me.. Just.. wait for him to leave.. Just.. have patience.. Her mind was clearly terrified, and she expressed it well enough. The fear that swelled in her heart felt like it was ready to burst. I dont have an Oddity.. please.. dont find me..

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@I have Naka to do with it!

He did not trust the last guy to not come back. So as his back was turned and he was walking off he drew another arrow and landed it in the back of the guys skull. He tumbled down the stairs that he had been walking up on, decorating the floor next to his fellow, blood seeping into the floor. He relaxed a bit more, letting out a sigh. She might believe that she was being quiet, but to him her thoughts were as clear as if she had said them out loud to him. He even knew where they came from.. the locker in the corner. No Oddity? What person is still alive these days without one.. He couldn’t help but wonder, but he decided to ignore her. “I know you are in here.” He said out loud, though his eyes were not on that locker currently. “Stay in there if you want. I am not here to kill you.” He said to her as he started to look around the space. She had to have food here somewhere.. there was no way that she didn’t have at least a small stash. “Just taking my payment and leaving.” He spoke as he looked through, pulling away blankets and opening cabinets. He wasn’t exactly making a mess, but he was not being super careful either. The whole time he kept an ear out in case she decided to get out of the closet. The gun still at the small of his back if he needed it. He hated wasting bullets, but if it came to it he wasn’t afraid to use them. “Just need some food to get me through a day or two. Where you got that huh? Just a simple I help you, you help me.” @Fauna

Hearing the man running past and up the stairs, she thought she was safe. Until the sound of his death echoed in her mind. This guy.. he had to be merciless.. There wasnt anything else she could think of besides the fact that he could probably kill her the same way. Besides, how did he know where she was hiding? That was the scarier part. Swallowing, Abby reached for the lever inside the locker to unlock it. It opened slowly, revealing a short woman holding a metal bat in her hands. She was shaking. This is a bad idea, Abby.. He'll kill you if you tell him you have nothing. But.. maybe the house I was gonna scavenge in.. the ones those men were holed up in.. would that be enough for him? I'd have nothing but at least.. I might live.. "T-There.. down.. street.." She tried to form a sentence but the sight of the man scared her too much. He wasnt bad looking by any means, but men frightened her. Looking around her room to see three dead bodies just made her shiver even more, holding the bat firmly but shakily in her hands. She could see he was well equipped with various weapons. The bow was an obvious one, as well as the handgun behind him. He'll kill me.. dead.. if I try to fight him.. Maybe.. just tell him.. where that house was.. that should be fine, right? I dont know if it has any food in it, but it should get him to leave me alone... "3 Ho-Houses.. d-down.. street.. s-should.. f-food" God, I wish I could talk normally.. but it's like my brain forgets how.. Fucking trauma..

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@I have Naka to do with it!

He would look up as he heard the sound of the lever of that locker open. The woman.. or well.. more like a girl that was behind it was not really what he was expected. She was short, tiny even. The bat in her hand shaking so much it might as well emit a cooling breeze. She lived here? Alone? No way.. He couldn’t help the ‘tsk’ sound that left his lips as she was convinced that he would kill her. Just saved her ass and now this? Great.. But what annoyed him probably even more was the fact that she didn’t seem to have anything either. He had been dumb to try and scavenge, should have just hunted a deer. This long aft the whole thing went down, regular food was hard to come by. Chocolate and coffee? Those things had gone straight up extinct. God he missed smoking.. No time for that though. He just looked at the girl, standing up straight with his hands down trying to not seem threatening. “Got nothing huh? Great..” he said, not going to wind around the bush. “Guess that is just my luck.” He looked over his shoulder to the three bodies that were left behind on the floor and walked over to them. Without much of a second thought he pulled the arrows from them, ripping the flesh of the bodies with the edges of the arrow points. They seemed intact still, he could use those and put them back in the quiver at his hips. “Well.. guess I am off then. Good luck with.. those.” He said, giving one of them a short kick. He was not gonna help haul them around. She could take care of that. He just saved her ass after all. @Fauna

The young woman stood there, still clutching that bat close to her. So he wasn't here to hurt her? He was just.. scavenging? Looking for food? Well, she did try to tell him where to go. Maybe.. now that those men were.. well, dead.. It was safe to venture to that house now? If they did have anything worth it, at least she could pay this guy back for saving her. If he planned to leave her alone. "Wait.." she said quickly, taking a step forward but no more towards the male. "I.. There is.. a house.. that I was.. going to.. take from.." she started. "These men.. came from it.." Come on Abby, use your damn voice.. He saved your life, sure.. But what if he backstabs you? All men do that.. she thought to herself, taking another step towards the man. Now that he stood up straight, he was much taller than her. Abby was a short woman, though only 25 years of age. She did look quite young though but it might be because of her height. "I can.. take you.. to the house.." She had to remember to breath for a moment before confirming that she would be okay. "I'll show you.. but.. keep your distance.. please.." Abby was conflicted with herself about whether or not she should really leave the safety of her home that was now riddled with dead bodies. Blood staining the rugs and clearly too heavy to move up the stairs herself. Quickly, she walked towards the stairs, past the male and up to get outside. She seemed rather skittish, but she wanted to at least help this guy since he stuck his neck out for her. @I have Naka to do with it!

He did stop in his tracks and look at her from over his shoulder. He still didn’t see how she was surviving on her own if she was shaking in her boots at just this. But he couldn’t say that he was not interested in the prospect of finding some food, perhaps some ammo. Even if the changes for that were low. As she got closer, their height difference did become very much more appearant. He himself was quite tall at 6”3, making him a good head and a half taller. If she were to stand before him she would probably just reach his chest. He studied her again. “I am not going to hurt you.” He said again. “You scared because I killed them? Would you have rather have me let them live to find you?” He suggested as he motioned to the bunch. “I thought not.” “Alright, lead the way.” He said and would step to the side to let her pass comfortably if she choose to. What could go wrong? She seemed to scared of him to really do anything and she had claimed to have no Oddity. If worse came to worse he could just compel her and make away. Though he was hoping it didn’t get that far. If she did move past him he would come up the stairs after her, keeping a respectful distance as she had requested. “So A..” he quickly stopped himself, he was not supposed to know her name. “Missy, what is your name? I am Ace.” @Fauna

She listened carefully to the male, watching him with even more alertness than before. He said he wouldnt hurt her? Was that a promise? Could she really trust this man? No, he'll do something for sure. Men always want something. Taking a deep breath, Abby made her way up thr stairs and outside into the fresh air, or as fresh as it could get. She looked around to make sure that they were truly alone and that she wouldnt get jumped or anything by other people. There were none, so she relaxed a bit more but at the reminder of the male when he spoke made her tense up again. "M-My name?" She stuttered, walking slowly down the long, dirt driveway. "Its.. Abby.." her voice was shy, soft even, but still held that twinge of fear in it. He's not going to jump me.. is he? I dont think I can stand getting raped again.. Abby held the bat close to her, checking every few minutes to make sure he was keeping his distance. Once down the driveway, she turned towards the direction she had run from and made her way along the side of the road. The man introduced himself as Ace. Interesting and a bit silly how both their names started wi th the letter A. @I have Naka to do with it!

As they walked his body posture would be relaxed. It seemed that he was not that worried about anyone being around. Or perhaps he had simply accepted the fact that if they got jumped they might be fucked either way. The truth was.. he relied on his ability to hear thoughts to let him know if anyone was around. But the only thoughts that filled his mind were hers and they were… alarming to say he least. He couldn’t help the soft almost growl as she talked about having been raped. He hated the culture that had came to exist in this world. It seemed that you were either a law abiding citizen of a community, or a feral roque that did whatever they pleased. What happened to being a peaceful hermit? Sure he had killed those men, but he had done that for her. He didn’t even know why he had done, perhaps he just hoped someone would do the same for him. He still kept his distance behind her, his eyes scanning her over. How old had she even been when everything went down? Where was her family? He was sure she wasn’t as young as she looked, but at the same time he wondered why she didn’t have anyone. She honestly looked like she wouldn’t last a day out here, yet she had. “Well, nice to meet you Abby. Wish it had been different circumstances.” He said with a soft chuckle in his through. “Is it that building?” He asked as they started to approach a house in front of them. “Want me to go in first?” He asked, wanting to make sure she was comfortable. His hand went to his bow, taking an arrow in his other hand but not loading it in yet. @Fauna

The walk continued for a bit more, and she flinched suddenly at the faint growl she heard behind her. Was she.. upsetting him? Was he getting impatient? Best pick up the pace then. Abby walked a but quicker down the street before stopping to turn towards another long driveway. She slowed her speed a bit, walking up the dirt driveway. "D-Different.. circumstances? I.. dont know about.. that.." she said softly. "Men frighten me.. so.. I am sorry for asking you to keep your distance.." It was scary enough just being around a male. Add talking to one and she felt like she could die with how fast her heart was beating. Ace asked her if the building ahead was the one she told him about and she swallowed, nodding her head. "Y-Yeah.." What surprised her though was the fact that Ace was willing to scope out the house for her. Would that be okay? He wasnt going to try anything, right? "Yes.. please.. Th-Thank you.." @I have Naka to do with it!

“I mean..” he said as she admitted to being afraid of guys. “Can’t blame ya. I don’t think any girl these days wouldn’t be if they travel alone.” And it was the only thing he was going to say about it. He was not going to tell her to not be afraid of him, it was useless. Besides, he just needed food to last him a few days and he would be moving on again. Leaving this place behind like he had so many others. So he was just letting her be as comfortable as she could be while getting his own shit as well. As she agreed that he would go in first he would finally load that arrow into the string and put some tension on it. The bow before him with the arrow pointing to the ground. “Just stay quiet for a bit.” He said. He meant thought wise too.. but he was not going to say that out loud. He made his way to the house, closing his eyes to concentrate his mind. He heard nothing but her, but her thoughts were loud after all. He pushed the front door open and went inside, still nothing. But he could not trust just that. They could be asleep and most people didn’t have thoughts during sleep. So he opened his eyes again and started to scope out the house. It was overrun, dirty, not really in any condition to have someone living there. He found the basement and checked that too but all was clear. He took the tension from the bow and put the arrow away again and the bow around his front before he opened the front door. “All clear.” He told her before simply disappearing inside again. He didn’t waste time starting to open cabinets and drawers. There were some supplies, perhaps the people who were here had als needed to run from someone. He found some bandages, batteries that were probably dead, paper with small scribbles on it and some other small things. But nothing like what he was hoping to find. But he was not going to give up. He went to the other room, completely ignoring Abby now in favor of finding supplies. @Fauna

The short woman waited outside while Ace went in with his bow loaded. She stood outside for quite a bit, lost in her own thoughts and keeping quiet verbally. He.. doesnt seem like a bad guy.. but he could have ulterior motives if I'm not cautious.. He is a bit nice though.. scary.. but.. * her mind traveled a bit before jumping as soon as she heard the door open. Abby took a step back, seeing it was just Ace who motioned for her to come inside. The home was certainly dirty, the opposite of hers, minus the dead bodies staining her rugs. Looks like this home was a bit of a bust, huh? Abby did her part and searched around the house, trying to find things that would help her. But with how dirty this place was, she was afraid to really touch anything. She moved to the stairs, climbing up them slowly to search the other rooms while Ace checked downstairs. Still nothing.. no matter where she searched, she couldn't find any food anywhere. Coming down the stairs, Abby looked around for Ace, staring at a vent in the living room. There.. looked to be something behind it. Abby moved towards the floor vent and tugged on it. Looks like it would need a screwdriver of sorts. Maybe one of the men had one on them? Abby kept tugging until she noticed an object under a ruined couch. Pulling out a worn out and slightly bent screwdriver. *Maybe they.. hid their food.. she thought, slowly unscrewing the vent and popping it open. There were indeed a few cans of vegetables hidden inside. I found some! I should.. give some.. to him.. she thought excitedly. "A-Ace.. I.. um.. found the food. They were hiding them.. in the.. v-vents.." Best to let him take what he needs. He was wanting the food first anyway.. @I have Naka to do with it!

“Goddamnit..” he was already starting to mumble to himself. There was nothing here. Nothing at all. This was a complete bust. Should have gone hunting.. but you just had to check the houses. Animals don’t have ammo, but neither do these places. He grumbled inside of his own head. At the same time he could still hear her moving around, her thoughts so loud. She was not good at keeping the to herself, but of course she didn’t know he was listening in. So when her thought said that she found something he was already on alert to see if she would share the bounty. Good or her she did. He got up from where he had been searching with a soft grunt from how much he had walked today already and came over. She had just been stalling it out on the floor and he just bend down to look at them. Taking one can in his hand and tossing it to look at the date stamp. It was old.. but it should be edible. “Nice.” Was all he had to say about it. He counted the cans, 7 total. He was all about letting her have the majority, but as he looked her over again he decided against it. She was tiny.. she probably didn’t need much food either. “Pick any three. I am taking the other four. I am a growing boy, need my vitamins.” He joked, not wanting to just call her short as a reason for claiming the fourth can. @Fauna

Abby was so engrossed with looking at the cans, she didnt notice the tall male had found his way to her, looming like a tall tree. She almost jumped out of her skin when he spoke, dropping a can back into the vent. "G-Geez.. I.. thought I said to keep Y-You d-distance.." she stammered before reaching into the vent and pulling out the cans. 7 in total. Great. Though by the looks of it, he was claiming 4 of them and leaving her with three. She would have argued, but.. he did save her life so it was only fair. "O-Okay.. 4 it is then.. I dont eat much anyway.." she mumbled quietly to herself. This is fine.. I wont have to worry about food for a bit.. and Ace will leave after this.. she thought quietly, her hand gripping one of the cans before grabbing two others and standing to her feet. "Thank you.. for.. um.. saving me..* @I have Naka to do with it!

As she almost jumped from him just being near her he couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. “Jeez.. sorry.” He said, perhaps a small bit offended that he had still not won the smallest bit of her trust. As she agreed and searched for the cans that she wanted he would grab the rest and put them in a small pouch that was at his hips. They clung together as he got up. Four goddamn cans.. sure it would last him a day or two/three. Had it been wrong to hope for more? Probably.. He would just need to go hunt tomorrow. Leave the cans for some emergency supplies. But then she surprised him by thanking him. Had she said that out loud? He had to look at her lips to make sure. “You are welcome.” He said as he also rose back to his feet. “Guess this is it then Missy. You clearly don’t want me around.” Something that was clear even if he had not been able to hear her think it over and over again. “So.. I am just going to be on my way again.” He said. The same like every other encounter. Alarm, awkwardness and then a goodbye. They never lasted. He always ended up alone. He had tried to join a community.. but his Oddity made him hard to be around. Even harder for people who wanted to lead a community without drama. Secrets didn’t exist around him, cuz the mind had it’s own way of letting those thoughts slip past. “See ya.” Probably not.. He made his way to leave. @Fauna

She watched the male carefully as he rose to his feet, taking the cans that were left and putting them away for safe keeping in a bag he kept on him. Honestly, she woulsnt mind the company, but with her phobia.. it made things harder for her to interact around others. She at least wanted to be kind to him, as he was willing to help her it seems. It was better to part ways though, clearly he didnt seem like one to stick around for long. Abby on the other hand preferred to stay in one place. Just the reminder of the three dead bodies back home made her shiver. She'd have to find a way to get them up the stairs and out. How was she to do that? She'd think of something. Abby gave a small wave to the male before looking around the house a bit more. Didnt seem like there would be much else, but she could come back and search some more once she got these cans home. Leaving the house finally, Abby started to go her seperate way back towards home. He seems.. okay.. she thought to herself, lost in thought. He didnt try anything.. or maybe.. food was his only priority? I'm just.. glad that everything is okay now.. A small smile creased on her lips, glad for the scary encounter. Suddenly, she stepped on something metal in the brush and a sharp pain shot up through her left leg. She dropped the cans, hearing them clank against each other and the now visible bear trap latched tightly to her leg. She let out a loud scream, a blood curdling one as pain shot through her nerves like a hellfire. She couldn't move, couldn't remove the trap since it was far too difficult to undo. The pressure was crazy strong and she could feel it chewing on the bone. "Fuck!" Could she just pull her leg out? Itd mean ripping it from the trap.. that wouldnt be good. She needed both her legs.. *It hurts.. It hurts so much.. F-Fuck.. I bet those assholes from earlier planted these.. Fuck.." She was shaking from the shock, the pain that was now spreading and the warm blood oozing from the gnar

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ly wound.. @I have Naka to do with it!

She made no motion to stop him and with that he didn't stop either. It was his time to go. He got what he came for and there was no way he was staying. Especially not if she didn't want him here. She had done great so far alone, she could probably handle herself. So he didn't even look around, just headed straight for the forest edge. Already his mind was on where to go next. There were stories going around about a big community forming in the south. It wasn't something he wanted to join. But it might be a place to try some trades. The small bit of coffee he still had left was valuable now. He could get ammo for it. A big place like them didn't need then that much. But the thought was broken apart as a sudden scream filled the air. It was high pitched and came straight from where he had left the girl. His body moved on it's own as he turned around and started running. That part of him that could not leave someone behind hurt once more biting him. It didn't take long to find her. Her whole body shaking as his eyes went down to the leg that was stuck in the trap. The metal teeth deep into her calfs, splitting the flesh apart and letting blood trickle down. "Shit.." was all he could say. He ran over to her as he pulled the knife from his boot. He didn't care if she was scared in that moment. The pressure of that trap was enough to take her foot if he didn't get it off soon. He crammed the knife into the most left part of it and started to try and cram it open with the metal blade. He grunted at the strength he had to put into it to cram it open, but slowly the teeth started to leave her alone. "Pull it out! Pull it out!" He shouted at her as there seemed enough space for her to pull it away from the metal teeth. The moment she did the knife broke in half as the teeth came together with a loud metal pang. @Fauna

Abby felt like she may as well have no other choice but to rip the leg off, that was the only thing that came to her mind. But the sound of footsteps fast approaching caught her attention, turning her head to see Ace had come back to her. Why? Didn't he prefer being alone? At least, that was the vibe she got. But this guy, at least was willing to help her, despite being strangers. She watched as he moved towards the trap, and while she was still scared of him, she was more concerned about the trap that was digging away at her leg. Her eyes fell on the knife that he pulled from his boot. How many different weapons did this guy have hidden? Doesn't matter, help was help and she needed it badly. Her eyes scanned the trap as Ace dug the blade into the jaws and tried to pry it open. It was difficult, that was for sure, and Abby was not strong by any means. Well, she was, but not enough to pull a trap open. Ace certainly was, but not for long. The male shouted at her, telling her to pull her leg out. Her body was still in shock so she couldn't move her leg on her own. She had to use her hands to pull it out quickly. Just in time too because the trap snapped shut, breaking the knife along the way. Abby fell backwards into the grass, breathing heavily and staring at the tree canopy. She was sweating, but it was also mixed with the tears shedding from her eyes. While the pain of the trap had subsided a little, the damage it did was painful enough. She couldn't move that leg even if she tried. It just laid there in the grass, limp and bleeding. "Th-Thank.. You.. Ace.." she gasped, breathing heavily. Her chest rising and falling quickly while trying to calm herself. But her mind was racing with so many thoughts, so many worries. It feels like.. it got pretty deep.. No way I can walk like this.. Fuck.. I bet he'll just leave me here. This is the second time he's saved me. What can I even offer as compensation? She looked at the cans scattered in the grass around the trap.

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It was all she had, so.. if he really was going to leave her here, she may die anyway. The outside world.. fucking sucks.. Abby slowly reached out a hand for one of the cans, grasping it, though her hand shaking due to the shock her body was still in. "H-Here.." she held it out to him. I'm probably going to die out here, not like I'll need any of this now.. He gets what he wants.. and I suffer a painful death.. Fitting.. @I have Naka to do with it!

The force of the the knife breaking made his yell out himself. The sudden snap having hurt his wrist as the force that he had put on it now had nowhere to go. He waves his hand to get the worst of it out before looking towards Abby. The sight of the wound was gruel. Even if most of it was still hidden from view by her pants the blood alone told him enough of how it looked. It was a goddamn bear trap.. it was not meant to be used on human limbs. And it seemed that she thought the exact same thing, though his eyes shot up to her as she believed he would just leave her there. As she reached that can out to him those eyes changed into something that probably resemble a little bit of anger. “You sure think low of me Missy..” he said with almost a soft growl in his voice. He got up again and walked towards her, not caring if she was scared of him this time. He took the part of the blade that had been broken off, it was sharp enough to still get through the fabric of her jeans. Without caring if she liked what he was doing he ripped into it, baring her leg till her knee and peeling it back. The teeth had gone deep, it wouldn’t surprise him if it had hit her bone. It had clearly ripped through muscle. This was not an injury she would be healed from within a week or two. Perhaps not an injury she would heal from 100% at all. “Shit..” he cursed, not able to help himself. He took the part of her jeans that he had cut off and ripped a part of it off in a strip. He tied it around her lower leg just above the wound and pulled it tight to create a turniquet that would hopefully slow the bleeding. He looked back over his shoulder to the beartrap. It was slightly rusted and dirty. “We need to clean this out.. Do you have a way to boil water?” He asked her, his eyes shooting up to her as he started to undo the laces of her shoes. He needed to get it off her so he could keep an eye on the blood flow to her foot. He didn’t want her to lose it all together. @Fauna

Abby shrank a bit at his sudden response towards her. She genuinely thought he would just leave her. There were no doctors out here anymore, so a wound like this? She may as well be dead anyway. "I'm.. sorry.." she managed to get out, sniffing a bit while to stop herself from crying. It was embarrassing and she hated it. She was just afraid and in pain. That's all. "I.. don't.." she said meekly to his question about boiling water. "I.. get my water from rainstorms.." she swallowed, figuring he would probably get mad and growl at her again. Taking a look down at her leg she immediately regretted it, pulling her head back to rest on the grass under her. It'll probably have to be removed. And with no form of anesthetic? She may as well be tortured for it. The female covered her eyes with her forearm, mad at herself for being stupid. I'm going to die.. God, it fucking hurts so much.. Just.. cut it off or kill me.. I'm.. useless.. @I have Naka to do with it!

He did indeed growl, but it wasn’t at her. It was at the situation. “Great.. great..” he mumbled to himself. He would need to build a fire.. but to do that he needed his fire starter and it was with the rest of his stuff in the woods. He would need to get that first and he couldn’t just leave her out here in the open till he got back. Once more her thoughts were as loud as if she had shouted it at him and it only annoyed him more. “You are not dying.” He said to her, perhaps for the first time giving her a real hint to the fact that her thoughts were not secret around him. Even if he was a loner and had lived a life as a hermit, it did not mean that he could just leave her alone like that. “Fucking hell..” he just said, not being able to keep the curses to himself. Without even as much as a warning towards her he simply picked her off the ground and carried her almost princess style in his arms. She was even lighter then he had believed she was and with the height difference, she probably felt pretty high off the ground. “Now don’t you hit me.. unless you want to walk to that basement of yours.” He warned her, not in the mood to deal with whatever unreasonable fear she had for the male gender. Making his way to the basement where he had first found her. @Fauna

Her eyes were wide at his response to her thoughts. How did he know what she was thinking? Was he some sort of mind reader? Now that she thought about it, this guy used weapons instead of an Oddity.. which meant his wasnt a physical oddity.. Could he.. hear her thoughts this entire time? This meant all the things she refused to say out loud were heard anyway. Now she felt like an asshole. Before Abby could say anything to him, she felt him come over and scoop her up into his arms. She gripped his shirt, hiding her face in it. She wasnt a fan of heights, or being carried, so she shook a bit in his arms. I'm sorry.. for being.. afraid. I havent met a nice person in years since the world went to shit.. I.. assumed you were the same.. It was weird knowing he could hear her. But, it did make talking to him easier. Her voice was always shy and nervous around males so this made it somewhat easier. Even if he was still a bit scary to her. @I have Naka to do with it!

The fact that she had figured him out so quickly drew a slight chuckle from his lips. Talking to him through her thoughts, interesting. “I mean you are not wrong, I am an asshole.” He said to her out loud. “Just not the kind of asshole to leave someone behind wounded..” he said to her. Satisfied by the fact that she was not going to fight him he pulled her along to the basement that she seemed to live in. He stepped over the bodies and the growing pile of blood that had gathered there. He placed her down on the couch and stepped back to her have her space again. “I am going to need to grab my gear. We need to clean that thing out and i need to boil the water to make sure it is clean enough and won’t just infect it more.” He said very straight to the point. “So you stay here. I will be back soon.” @Fauna

So he was an asshole then. Well, at least he made that part obvious enough. She was glad though for the help; it meant a lot knowing chivalry wasnt completely dead yet. Even if it was in the form of a mind reading asshole. She would have have to pay him back in some way though. Whatever it was. I will pay you back.. for the help.. she thought, staring up at him a moment when she was brought back to her basement home. The bodies still lingered and the blood seemed to spread considerably more. Nope, not gonna live here anymore.. she thought to herself once she was set down on the couch. Her grip on his shirt released and saw him giving her the space she needed. At least he was somewhat considerate. Ace mentioned having to leave to go back for his things and she nodded slowly to him. It was strange to her though, how someone like that still existed. From the people she had seen before, they werent as friendly, though she doubted she could even consider Ace friendly. He helped her, despite that loner personality of his that she had taken notice of. Still, help was appreciated. Abby leaned back on the couch, relaxing some into it. The pain in her leg kept her awake, but she closed her eyes for a moment, taking in the features she had memorized about him. Opening her eyes, she sat forward a bit, grabbing a pen and the sketchbook she had on the table. Flipping to a blank page, she mindlessly started sketching Ace. A lot of people or places she had seen before would often get drawn in here. Back before the world went to shit, Abby went to an art college. She wanted to be an illustrator for books and such... obviously that wasnt going to happen anymore. But drawing was a calming habit to distract her mind. @I have Naka to do with it!

When she didn’t seem to complain about him leaving he ran back up the stairs and made his way into the forest. The four cans he still had in the pouch at his hips clanging together as he went. It took him a good half hour to get to where he had hidden his things away in the brushes and lucky for him they were still there. He rummaged through it and then addd the four cans to the space in the large backpack he usually hauled along with him. He then took the fire starter out as well as some of the antibiotics that he had that were long past the date, but he had nothing better. These antibiotics were worth a fortune in this world that had gone to absolute shit and he was about to waste them on a girl that he did not even know would make it. He sighed to himself and then rubbed a hand over his face. He could leave her.. grab the food and leave. So why was every part of his being calling him a jerk for even considering it. He sat there for a good five minutes before he got up from the ground with a frustrated yell that made the birds fly. He couldn’t do it. He could not leave her. So he grabbed the backpack as a whole and loaded it into his back. It was easily 40 pounds, filled with everything he needed to survive. If he had a house, this was his closet. It did slow him down making it back and it took him a good 45 minutes more before he finally made it back to that basement and climbed down. “You better still be alive Missy.” He called down, letting her know it was him. @Fauna

Abby was focused heavily on her drawing. She took extra care to each detail added since pen could not be erased. But she was good at what she did since she liked to keep that useless skill sharp. It certainly wouldnt do any good here in this new world of barren earth.. but at least it made her happy. She finished the sketch just as she heard the sound of Ace coming down the stairs. Holding up the sketchbook in triumph towards the stairs. She looked between the sketch that Ace could not see and then at the man himself. Ooh, nailed it! she thought happily as she set the book down onto the table with her pen. Glancing at Ace properly now though, he seemed to have returned with a backpack that looked like it carried his whole fucking life in it. It looked heavy. Wait.. why do you keep calling me Missy? I told you my name.. didnt I? She didnt know how to feel about the nickname now that she had taken notice of it. Maybe he was just annoying her in his own way? Her thoughts however were taken to her leg now that seared with pain. It was getting worse. Abby groaned, leaning back on the couch and trying to calm her racing heart. @I have Naka to do with it!

He couldn’t help the raise of his eyebrow as she held up the sketchbook to him as he came down. He let the backpack drop from his shoulder, it quickly becoming clear just how heavy it was as it came down on the ground with a heavy thud. Her thoughts didn’t make it any better. She seemed chipper though.. that was a good sign. It had been quite a while since the injury, perhaps it was not as bad as they thought. “Because your name is way to close to mine.” He chuckled. “Plus.. it fits you.” He added to it. He started to rummage through the backpack, getting everything he needed to start a fire. It was already starting to get dark and he would need to hurry up if he wanted to not have the fire be extremely noticeable by everyone in the area. After all, making a fire inside was not really an option either. But when she looked back at him the distraction that she had just gotten for herself seemed to have faded and his face turned more serious. He once more ignored how much she seemed to hate him getting close to her and just went right into her bubble. He knelt down before her leg and looked at her foot. It didn’t look great.. he undid the turniquete a little bit, hoping the blood would rush back in, but nothing seemed to be happening. He touched her big toe, hoping she would yelp at him, but it seemed to not really bother her which was a bad sign. “Not going to lie to you. It don’t look good..” he said, honesty seemed to be the best thing to offer her. “We can try till the morning, but if it does not improve..” @Fauna

Abby shook her head at him, knowing something this severe wasnt going to improve. If the muscle in her leg was ruined and her foot was not feeling anything or responding then it was a lost cause. By morning? It might take her entire leg. She would rather settle for half if possible. If this guy was wanting to save her, then this was the only way. She would hate every second of it if it wasnt done. So she had to pull herself together for this. "C-Cut it.. off.." she said shyly to him.. She rested a finger on the knee and gestured down. "Pl-please.." It cant be saved.. If we wait til morning.. it will surely take more of my leg.. if the tetanus doesnt kill me first.. She just wanted the pain to be over. Whether that was removing the leg, letting her bleed out or straight up killing her. Whatever could be done to stop the pain, she wanted it, now. She knew she was foolish for not looking where she was going, but the trap was also in the brush. She wouldnt have seen it anyway. That was the whole point of catching prey with it, wasnt it? If Ace was really going to do this favor for her, she would need to be held down. The body will no doubt fight back at such an action. @I have Naka to do with it!

His eyes rose to hers as she told him to cut it off. He was about to ask if she was sure when the said please after it. He brought a hand behind his head and just rubbed at his neck. “For fuck sake..” he said. He was going to hate this. He wasn’t one to harm others. Well.. not without reason. Those fuckers had wanted to rape her, they had deserved to die. But to take her foot off? Fuck.. this was heavy shit even for him. He thought about it. He didn’t even know how he had to go about it. He figured he might as well speak his thoughts out loud this time, as any input would help. “I need something to cut it with.. something wrong enough to go through bone. My knife broke..” he said. “And we need to sear the blood vessels somehow. So i need something made of metal we can heat up. Bandages.. boiled water.. fire..” the longer he thought about it the more this was making his stomach turn. “Fuck..” he cursed once more. “And then just hoping you don’t bleed out or get an infection. I don’t have sutures or anything even close to it.” He wished he had alcohol. Both to drink and the steralize shit with. @Fauna

She tried to calm herself down some, at least enough to distract herself from the pain. Just speak to Ace, that's all she could really do. Not like she had much choice. He spoke of needing things to cut off the leg, something metal to sear the blood vessels and then something to sew it up with. Abby did tend to collect random things so there had to be something around here. She lost her bat back at the house, there wouldn't be any time to get it back right now. So she would need to think of what she had that could work well enough. "My.. locker.. check.. t-there.." she spoke, pointing to the open locker that she had hidden in a few hours ago. I have an old sewing kit in there.. it was my mother's. I don't use it cause I don't know how to sew, but I kept it anyway cause it's the only memory of her that I have.. Abby swallowed, trying to calm herself down more as she kept focus on the conversation. I have a metal ruler that I use when I draw.. You can heat that up.. as for something to cut with.. The female grimaced a bit at even mentioning such a thing but it was necessary. My Dad used to be a handyman.. check the shed out back.. I'm sure there is a handsaw back there.. @I have Naka to do with it!

He listened to her carefully, taking in everything she said. The moment she said to look in the locker he went over there and looked for the sewing kit, but it wasn’t till she said that her dad was a handman and to check the shed out back that he realized.. this was her home. She had not just stumbled upon this and decided to stay. This was where she grew up. He looked over his shoulder at her once, but didn’t say anything. Fuck.. her parents must be dead then. “I will go look..” he said and went upstairs once more, this time with a bit more haste in his steps. He found the shed without many issues and had just enough light to find the saw that she spoke of. He tested it on the door of the shed and it seemed sharp enough. Just looked at the teeth on the blade made his stomach turn once more, needing to swallow to not just gag right there. He found plenty of wood to and quickly gathered it to the front of the house as well. They would need a fire and if they were not waiting till the morning, they had about an hour to make this happen. He went back down quick. “I found it.” He just said. He walked over to her again and once more simply picked her up again and took her upstairs with him. He didn’t really care about her fears right now. They needed to get this done. He placed her down near the wood he had gathered and then quickly went back for the rest of the stuff. He was working without saying much, as he knew if he thought about it to much he didn’t want to do anything else.

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He started the fire, blowing at the little bit of lint he manage to set aflame and then nursed it till it was going. Only then did he look at her again and down to her leg. “I can’t saw and hold you down at the same time..” he suddenly said. @Fauna

Abby watched as he went about the room searching for what she had mentioned. For the most part, the sewing kit and the ruler were easy to get from there, the saw was upstairs. She waited as best she could as he got up to leave and go get the remaining things he'd need. She was going to hate this so much more than anything else in her life right now. As much as when she was raped? Probably about equally as much on that front. Eventually, she lifted her head when she saw Ace coming back down the stairs, saying he found the saw and walked over to her. He had picked her up and carried her upstairs and next to the fire he was making. To think that he would be going this far just for her, it's a wonder how she was still alive, even without an Oddity. "I'm sorry for all of this.." she said softly to him as if she was the one who wanted to get hurt. But, at least with him helping her like this, was proving that she could trust him a bit. Was she still scared of him? Yes, but she didn't have much choice in the matter for people to help. Ace mentioned to her that he wouldn't be able to hold her down and saw at the same time but she shook her head. "Just.. sit here.." She patted her abdomen, moving her arms so they could rest underneath her body. This would give Ace a way to hold down the good leg while also keeping her body still while he could saw. She was terrified of the pain she would feel, of losing her leg. But at least she'd be alive. She nodded her head to him as if giving him permission for it all. @I have Naka to do with it!

The logical way she told him how to hold her down made her stomach turn once more. The image in his head so clear all of a sudden that he could no longer hold it back. He turned himself away from her, leaning against the side of the house as he suddenly found his stomach emptying itself into the ground. Not that there was much in there to begin with, mostly liquids. “Fuck.. sorry..” he said as he coughed and wiped his mouth. Man up Ace.. he thought to himself. He turned back to the fire and stirred it on a bit more, then he took the saw through the flame, hoping the flames and heat would steralize it as much as was possible. He placed the ruler in the fire as well, seeing it starting to heat up. He once more looked her way, his face pale and unsure. He took a deep breath. The sewing kit was ready.. he had a t-shirt that he could bandage her with. Finally he took a twig and also wrapped that in a bit of clothing. Something that she could bite on and not ruin her teeth. “Are you sure about this?” He asked her as he offered her the wrapped twig. His face was full of regret and perhaps even a bit of fear. @Fauna

The sight of this male throwing up at her idea seemed to make her worry. Would he be able to do this? Cause surely she couldn't do it on her own. He was taking responsibility with all of this. But what other choice was there? Tie her up? That'd be just as bad, if not a little kinky too. Her eyes looked to him prepping things now and she felt her heart starting to race again at what she knew would happen. Ace offered the wrapped twig to her and she accepted it, biting gently onto it. She stared up at the sky a moment, trying to make peace with this unorthodox method. If it was to save her life, it's all they could do. Yes. Unless you prefer to leave me to die here. I won't hate you for it.. I'm actually.. thankful that you showed up.. That you're helping me, even though we don't know each other.. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if after this.. you left. But.. I'll still be thankful.. Tears formed in her eyes and she couldn't wipe them away. She nodded her head to him, waiting for him to hold her down, waiting for that blade to start cutting. Once it did, she didn't hold back any of the blood-curdling screams that were muffled from her wrapped twig. It was a searing hot and sharp pain that cut through skin, muscle, and even started on bone. Her body would tense up and try to fight back, but being held down certainly helped despite being a lot smaller than him. But her body was easily going into shock from all the pain, just like it did when her leg had gotten caught in the trap. It wasn't until the feeling of the hot metal ruler searing her blood vessels did her body give out from the shock. She didn't die or anything, just passed out from it all. Her body didn't want to feel the pain anymore so it basically shut her down. Passed out. Silence both verbally and mentally. @I have Naka to do with it!

This wasn’t the moment to be grateful for meeting her, not with what he was about to do. He grip on that saw in his hand so tight it made his fingers turn white. He had never been squimmish, never afraid of blood or grossed out by a wound. But this was entirely different and with every second he could feel his stomach turning more, happy that it was empty. “Let’s just get this over with..” He sat down on top of her like she had said. Her hands pinned underneath her body to keep her from hitting him. He knew wasting time right now would be useless, so without much of a warning he just put that saw to her leg and started to go at it. The screams that left her were enough to alert anyone in the wide area, to make all animals run, even the predators. He could feel his body resisting against the motion, against what he was doing to her, but he pressed on. Long motions, let the saw do the work.. he spoke mostly to himself, acting like it was wood. He soon hit the bone and just the sound of the saw going through it made his stomach turn again. But he pressed on. After he was finally through the bone, the rest went easier. It didn’t take long before her foot fell away from her body and he could feel himself gag at the sight. Blood coming out quick from the stump that was left. He pressed the shirt against it and reached for that heated up metal ruler. Please just pass out.. please pass out. Just pass the fuck out! he begged her, knowing he could not handle her screams much longer. He found the main spot where the blood was coming from and pressed it against it. The smell of burning flesh was horrible and filled his nose quick, another gag leaving him. But finally he felt her fade underneath him, the tension leaving her body. “Thank fucking god..” he said in the air. He quickly finished up trying to sear the blood vessels closed that he could till there was just slow blood trickling from her leg. He then took that sewing kit and started on the task he hated the m

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ost. Suturing her leg closed as good as he could. There was not much skin to work with. He was no surgeon, he had not made a pretty cut. There was just enough skin to put it over the exposed bone, but still left a good bit of raw flesh open to the air. Once he was finally done he was covered in sweat and felt exhausted. Not that he had done hard labor, but just the stress that he had gone through for that had been way to intense. He sat back and just stared at her almost lifeless body, he needed to look at her chest to make sure she was still breathing. “Jeez.. I am sorry Missy..” he said to her. He walked over and wiped the hair from her face in almost a loving way. He then turned and stomped out the fire, putting it to smouldering embers. If anyone came looking for who screamed they needed to be gone. He picked her up as gentle as he could and brought her back down and laid her down on his couch. He took the pot of water he had been boiling and brought it down as well in case he needed it. In no time at all he had them locked back in the basement, praying that nobody walked by. He just sat himself down in a corner, waiting for her to wake back up. @Fauna

The stress of it all had knocked her out for a good while. Her mind filled with a memory that played itself in her head. A voice she remembered so well it stung her heart. Thankfully her dreams were nothing but void. "Come on, Abby. It's just for a little bit. You'll like it, I promise.." a male voice spoke. "I don't want to, Chris.. I changed my mind. It was a stupid idea I thought up while I was drunk.. Just let it go.." Abby sighed in a frustrated tone. "You already agreed to it, Abby, you'll be fine. I'll be gentle with you, promise. Okay?" "I said to leave me alone, Chris.. H-Hey! Don't just do whatever you want! I said knock it off!" There was silence for a moment and then Abby started shouting once more. "Chris! I said stop! Don't.. Don't do this, please! Please don't.." It was the harsh memory of when her best friend had taken her. Raped her. The memory was clear enough for Ace to hear, and easy to see the discomfort of her as she tossed and turned, mumbling things in her sleep. "I hate you.. All men are the same.. I can't trust them ever again.." At one point, she was starting to wake up, and the pain was evidently coming back to her now, she groaned, tossing so much she nearly fell off the couch. @I have Naka to do with it!

Even in her passed out state her mind was not quiet. The memory she experienced clearly shared in the air. He couldn’t help the sharp inhale that he took through his nose as he listened to it while looking at her at the same time squirming on that couch in discomfort. Was that why she hate men? She had already said that she had been raped before.. God, he was disgusted by his gender. Even if he was a proclaimed asshole, he would never do something like that to a woman. He respected them in his own personal way. To know she had gone through stuff like that, perhaps even by someone she trusted. He rubbed over his forehead. “I hate you.. All men are the same.. I can’t trust them ever again..” Once more he just looked to the side as he sat at a distance from her. What was he doing here? He should have just left her, he knew that. Because what was he going to do from now? She was missing an entire foot.. How would she be able to survive as he left? He hated himself for even thinking about it. He had gotten himself stuck here, in a place where she didn’t even want him. And then she stirred and his eyes shot back up to her. The pain that was written on her face was instant. “Take it easy.” He warned her instantly, trying to remind her of the state she was in. She seemed pale, not surprising after she had lost so much blood twice. He grabbed one of the cans and opened it up, popping a spoon in there and handing it over. “Eat, you need the energy.” He said. “And take these” handing her the antibiotics. @Fauna

Opening her eyes just in time to catch herself from falling off the couch, Abby groaned, trying to force herself to sit up on the couch. The pain was still there, obviously, but she was alive. Her eyes looked over to Ace who had walked over, handing her an opened can. By the looks of it, it was peaches. In the other hand was a couple antibiotic pills. She took them both, looking at them a moment while she tried to wake up fully and out of her disoriented state. She popped two of the pills into her mouth and drank some of the peach juice to wash it down. "T-Thank you.." she said softly, looking at him for only a few seconds before staring at the can of peaches. "I'm.. sorry.. for being a dick to you.." she apologized to him, gently clutching the can in both hands. She patted the spot next to her on the couch, as if welcoming him to sit with her. She was still nervous, but she was trying her best. "I'm.. also sorry.. for my fear of men.. I've been t-trying to get over it.. for y-years now.." She pointed to the sketchbook with her spoon before taking a a bite of a couple peaches. "I thought.. if I drew them.. I'd get closer to getting.. over them.." Clearly that idea wasn't very helpful in the slightest. But, if Ace wanted to look through it, she was giving him permission. The most obvious drawing being the recent one of the male that was done in only pen. @I have Naka to do with it!

The invitation for him to sit next to her surprised him. He had expected her to still want him far away. Seemed that at least he had earned some of her trust. He sat himself down next to her, still leaving a small bit of space between the two of them. He leaned forward, leaning his elbows on his knees as he looked sideways. “It’s fine..” he said to her. He understood why she felt the need to be scared. She was protecting herself. “Look.. I told you before. I am not going to claim to not be an asshole. I am an asshole.” He said, truly believing that. He had done terrible things since everything went down. “But I would never do to someone what they did to you…” He let that sit in the air for a small bit. As she mentioned her drawing to get over it he did reach for the sketchbook and flipped it open. Seeing his own liking drew a small laugh chuckle from his throat. It was almost strange to stare at it. It had been years since he seen his own reflection so clearly. Water these days being one of the only mirror you would see. He flipped through it then. She had talent. “These are good.” He complimented her. @Fauna

Hearing those words, despite being bittersweet, was somewhat comforting to hear. He wouldn't do anything to her? Well, despite the internal fear she had, she did smile a little bit at the statement. "If that's the case.. I'll try to.. trust you.. more.." she started to say, looking at him for a moment. She looked away after about thirty seconds to continue eating her peaches. So sweet.. she thought to herself, munching on the fruit. She seemed to have calmed down some after all of that. As if that was the main worry that bothered her, now free of it. Abby watched as the male took the sketchbook and flipped through it, seeming to be impressed with her talent. "Not really. It's useless now.. I was going to an art college years ago for it, wanted to be an illustrator.." she smiled faintly, resting the spoon on her lips for a few seconds. "But.. you're not saying all that just cause you think I'm some kid or something, are you?" she glared at him for a second but looked away out of slight fear. "I look like I'm fuckin 18 or some shit.. But.. I'm 25.. It's just my dumb height that throws people off.." Seems she disliked being short. Others would surely find it cute or adorable. To her? It was just an annoyance. Can't reach anything up high unless she climbed for it. Clothes were often too big on her. And then there was the part where she wasn't strong by any means. The only good thing about being short was that she could eat little and be full, as well as get into small places. She was also light in terms of weight. Besides all that, she was a shy gal around others, but she had a bit of fire in her if you ticked her off. Not like she could do much harm to people anyway. Abby frowned a bit, finishing off the can of peaches and setting the can down on the table along with the spoon in it. @I have Naka to do with it!

Once more a chuckle left his lips. “Trust me more huh?” He said. “God, please don’t.” He said, still chuckling. He barely even trusted himself. He was impulsive and hotheaded. Perhaps not in the sense as that he would rape some poor girl, but he had plenty of things going on for her to distrust him. He tried to joke about it. But really he had plenty of reasons why he wanted to be alone. He simply watched her eat the can of peaches. He knew he should probably eat as well, but his stomach still didn’t sit quite right with him. So he would wait and let it settle first. Not wanting to waste any precious food. He was used to going with very little, a part of why he was quite lean himself. Though his leather hid it well. “You are 25..?” He said in a bit of disbelief. “Fucking hell..” he said with a smile. “Could have fooled me Missy.” He smiled, perhaps now he was starting to call her that just because she didn’t seem to like it. “But no. I wouldn’t rape anyone no matter the circumstances.” He told her. “But you are goddamn short..” he laughed, liking the way she looked when she was annoyed. The slightest bit of a pout growing on her face somehow was just to adorable to pass up. He plucked at his fingers, a bad habit he found hard to break. “You are tougher then you think though..” he suddenly said, seemingly out of nowhere. “I think I would rather die of blood poisoning then letting someone cut of my leg.” @Fauna

Abby stared at the male, leaning over to punch him in the shoulder. It was a reflexive habit of hers when people made fun of her. Not like her punches did any damage though. At least his little jokes were enough to distract her from the pain that was slowly subsiding. Talking to him strangely helped. The way he seemed to dismiss the idea of trusting him she was a bit confused by it. But she figured it had to do with being alone. Reading thoughts must get annoying. Abby wondered if she was possibly annoying to him. Why would it matter? By morning this guy will probably be long gone. What reason would he have to stick around with deadweight? "I.. did tell you to.. leave me.." Abby said softly, leaning back on the couch with a sigh. She was nothing more than a liability now, especially with a lack of an Oddity. But being able to talk to someone after 5 years? It felt really nice. "More than once.. you stayed.. Hell.. you got mad at me for wanting to give up. Asshole or not.. I'm thankful you stayed.. but I know it wont be forever.." Her eyes looked a bit solemn at the idea of being left alone again. In the basement room of her childhood home with three dead bodies and a amputated foot. If anything, she had a better shot at staying alive just by staying with him. But, it wasnt her choice to make after all. She would be an easy target to other lustful males though. @I have Naka to do with it!

“You did..” he said. He could have left, but he had not. Why? He wasn’t even sure himself. “I just.. I don’t think I could live with myself knowing I let someone suffer on their own when I could have made a difference.” He spoke out, perhaps getting more poetic about it then he had been before. “If I had left.. I would have probably just put an arrow in the back of your skull.” He chuckled at the dark joke, but it was the truth. The choices had been to end her suffering or to take her foot. The choice had seemed easy to make. “I can’t stay forever though..” he said after that. “That just ain’t me… Your thoughts are.. exhausting.” He chuckled. “Your dreams even louder. There is a reason that I have been alone all this time.” He admitted. And that didn’t even include the fact that people didn’t like their thoughts heard all the time. Appearantly it was intimidating, an invasion of their privacy. He finally felt like his own stomach had calmed down enough to eat a small bit of food and he would grab some dried meat from his backpack that he still had held back. Eating small bits from it, letting the saltiness of it fill his mouth and chewing till there was nothing left before he swallowed. It was the way that he made food last, by tricking himself that he had eaten more of it. @Fauna

"I suppose so.." Abby said quietly, her hands fidgeting in her lap. "At least.. you have an Oddity of some kind. I never got mine.. So, I guess I'm more useless than anything else out there.." she gave a sheepish frown. She wasnt strong or intimidating by any means, even more so, she didnt have an Oddity to protect herself with. Add to the fact that she lost her foot, made her a lost cause. Nobody would take her in unless it was for ulterior motives. But, despite the fear she had, she felt.. safe.. when Ace was around. It was strange, but there wasnt any other way of putting it. "I.. actually find your Oddity interesting.. I'm sure it can be overwhelming too, but.. you can know a persons true intentions from the mind. Because it doesnt speak.. except you can hear them.." She was trying to tell him that he had a neat Oddity. "If.. I could.. I'd trade you, take that burden away. " Of course, Abby had herself to worry about. If her thoughts, let alone dreams were loud.. then.. would it be possible to quiet them? If she could do that.. would he stay? No.. probably not. He did say he never stuck around long enough so she would probably never see him again. I dont.. want to be alone anymore.. You're about the nicest I've met so far.. but I know I wouldn't be of use to you like this.. her thoughts were quiet, solemn even. It hurts.. to be alone.. 5 years is too much.. @I have Naka to do with it!

He just gave her almost a scoffing chuckle as she said she liked her Oddity. “That is a way to think about it, I guess.” He said, looking for on his fingers. “Most people think I invade their privacy. That me reading their thoughts is invasive and rude.” He explained. “But it isn’t a choice. I can’t just shut it up. Thoughts are everywhere, even when people sleep. I can’t just not hear them. It is as if you are talking right into my ear. It is not quiet either, it’s not mumbled, it is clear as day.” As her next thoughts did ring out in the room he sighed. “I get you Missy..” he said. “Being alone was never my choice..” he took a breath. “But it can be yours.” He said looking to her. “I can bring you to a community, ask them to take you in. They will have plenty of tasks there that don’t require you to walk. I have some stuff that could buy you entrance. You can live a good life.. feel safe and happy.” He said. “Heck.. I am sure there are plenty of people there who are much nicer then I am too.” @Fauna

Abby lifter her head to look at Ace, trying to gauge his thought process. Did he say that he'd take her to a community? They were basically in the middle of nowhere. It would be at least a 3 day walk to get anywhere close to potential civilization. Was he really going to go that extra mile for her? Why? "Trying to get rid of me before I get attached, eh?" She smiled faintly. "Thank you.. I would be grateful for your help. I'm sorry for being a burden to you. I'm sure you want to get away from me as far as possible.." She closed her eyes for a brief moment, letting her heart that had been racing from talking to the male, settle itself down. Abby started to slowly drift off to sleep again, tired from all that happened today. I'll be okay, Mom.. Dad... You wont have to worry anymore.. @I have Naka to do with it!

He plucked at his jerky some more and then let another deep chuckle out his throat. "Whatever.." he said. "I just travel a lot. I don't stay in the same place at all.." he said. "You wouldn't be able to keep up with me." He said. Perhaps his first small confession that he was perhaps as lonely as she was. But could he ever say stuff like that out loud? He didn't even confess that to himself. He was better off alone. He only ended up hurting people, oddity or not. He took a few more bite of the jerky and then put the rest away. He thought a little bit about it, but really bringing her to a community was the best call. She would be safe there and he could keep living his hermit life. "We will give you at least a bit to recover and then set off. We probably need more then normal if I am carrying you and that backpack. More breaks. And I need to hunt for two now, which will slow us down to. But we can make it..." @Fauna

She could faintly hear Ace talking, but her mind had already began to slip into sleep. She needed to rest, to gather strength and to heal the best she could. She hoped that this community he was going to bring her to would be nice. Better than living alone. 5 years with nobody and the first actual person she meets who is decent? Is just a hermit. Living a life like that is not easy, not fun either. Would he have been different if he had a different Oddity? That was hard to say, she barely knew anything about him. But he was at least decently kind in his own way to her. Her dreams were quiet, silent. Nothing.. No nightmares to wake or disturb her. In fact, she looked very peaceful. Only mumbling very faintly, hardly enough to hear what it was. "Thank.. you.." The night wore on and she slept through it. When morning came, she was still asleep. Almost like her body craved it. As if it hadnt had a good nights sleep in ages. @I have Naka to do with it!

Even if sleep had found her easily, Ace had found himself staying up. His minf was in to many placed. Even just being in a house for this long for the first time in forever was making him feel claustrophobic. So instead he started to haul those bodies he had caused up the stairs and dumped them near the forest line. It had taken him a good hour if not more and by the end he was covered in sweat, but he had gotten it done and it felt good. Fuck that energy wasted. He could rest when he was dead. Insomnia was a bitch anyway.. After that he sat back down on that couch and ate a little bit more food and drinking some water. He reached for the drawing she had made of him and looked it over. He brushed over his features. Did he really look that tired? The bags under his eyes so defined in her drawing. His eyes holding barely any life in them. What had become of him? But what else was there for him? He didn't belong anywhere. And for a long time he just sat there staring at it. @Fauna

Abby opened her eyes slowly, her vision blurry from having slept so long. She yawned, stretching a bit with a faint whine before her hand touched something warm and slightly fuzzy. It stayed there a minute before she turned to see what it was she was touching. The palm was resting on the Male's cheek. She pulled it away quickly, but not out of fear. "S-Sorry. Didnt know you were there.." she said quietly, holding her hand with the other. She found him staring at the sketch of himself and she sat up some with a groan. "Do you hate it? That drawing?" She asked, taking the sketchbook from him and looking the drawing over. "Hm.. you look like a Panda with those dark circles.." she smiled lightly. @I have Naka to do with it!

He couldn't keep the grin from his face as she had pulled away from him so quickly. "Oooh. I don't mind Missy." He teased her. Though he didn't say much more. He didn't want her to think he was after anything. But he couldn't deny that it was slightly pleasant to be touched by someone else. Those fingers having found him in her sleep and brushed against the slight fuzz on his cheeks. As she asked after the drawing he looked back to it. "I don't hate it." He said. "Just.. I didn't think that was how others saw me. I look like a zombie." He said to her. He placed te sketchbook down on the table. "How is your ankle?" He asked, not wanting to call it a stump just yet. "We should change the bandage if we can." He commented. @Fauna

Abby's face flushed a bit at Ace's faint teasing. She didnt dislike the feeling either, in fact it was kind of comforting. A bit scratchy, but comforting. And, if at all, maybe he could help her with her fear of men. Learn to trust them again. It was better than being fearful the rest of her life, right? She looked at the sketch a moment and then at his actual likeness. She hesitantly reached her hands out to hold his face, as if searching for something. "I mean.. you dont look dead, really.. Just.. worn out.." She hadnt noticed her thumbs gently brushing against the scruff on his cheeks. It was almost therapeutic to her. She let go however after realizing how long she had held him for. That flush on her face deepening as she looked away. He mentioned needing to change the bandage and asked how her ankle was doing. Slowly, Abby turned to look at it, staring at the bandages stained red with blood. "It.. is still sore.. but not as bad as yesterday.." she admits, scooting herself so she could being her leg up to him so he could change the bandage if needed. Made it easier. "Were you.. awake all night?" @I have Naka to do with it!

He stayed as still as possible as she reached out to touch him. It took him a little bit by surprise given her fear for men. So when she did it he just tried to stay quiet and let her do her thing. And he didn't dislike it. The same as for her, it felt comforting. He almost wanted to lean into it, feel her fingers slowly brushing over his face, but he forced himself to not move. The last thing he wanted was to scare her away. As she pulled back he almost felt.. disappointed? And the small sight he caught of the flush on her face surprised him as well. What was going on? Had she liked it? Had she not? He couldn't tell. Once she seemed ready to change the bandage he got up from the couch and grabbed the water they had boiled the day before. He placed it next to him with a fresh bandage, or well as fresh as they came and sat down on the floor to work on it. "That is good, means that perhaps those antibiotics are helping keep an infection away. Make sure to keep taking them." he told her. He would slowly start to take the bandage off. The blood had caked it together a bit and once it started to get to stuck he let her lower it in the water to soak it off. "Yeah... I have insomnia," he said to her. "I don't sleep much." Slowly but surely the bandage was coming off, trying to hurt her as little as he could manage. "Besides, it's better if one of us is awake, just in case." @Fauna

She almost seemed a bit heartbroken hearing he had Insomnia. That wasnt good. A lack of sleep isnt good for the brain. Even worse if the sleep is only for an hour or two. It can seriously mess with the mind. Plus, if the bow was his main weapon, a miss from it could mean certain death if not true to its mark. "You.. should sleep. Or.. rest for a bit.. I'd feel safer if you got a few hours.." She realized what she said and tried to distract herself with something else like focusing on what Ace was doing. Changing the bandage. Why did she feel somewhat comfortable with it? She was afraid of him yesterday but today? It's like she trusted him enough. He was doing all this for her when he could have just fucked off. The faint blush on her face was still there, and as much as she wished she could just think about the emotions swirling around her right now, she chose to hold them in. Was that a bad idea? Probably. @I have Naka to do with it!

"You would feel safer huh?" he chuckled, ringing those words back to her. "I will keep that in mind.." he said with a bit of a grin on his face as he looked up at her. As he continued with the bandage he could hear her thoughts rambling about so many things. He knew they were private, not meant for him. But it was hard to just shut her out. Knowing that she was comfortable with her.. at least it made him feel good somehow. "I can still hear your thoughts Missy." Was all he said about it as he finally took the last bit of the bandage away from her stump. The wound looked red and it was slightly angry, but not because of an infection. Just because of the trauma that had been done to it. He would move it around a small bit but avoided touching it. "It looks as good as I expected," he said, which meant it looked like a horror show, but he was no surgeon. He let it sink back into the water for a small bit, hoping that keeping it a little bit wet would prevent it from being painful. Only after did he start to wrap it up again. "Doesn't seem to be bleeding anymore either." @Fauna

Her face flushed a deeper shade of red at the comment he made. Of course he could still hear them. She wasnt mad though, just embarassed. Thoughts were a constant thing it seemed. Only if you were actively thinking did it become prominent. "Y-Yeah.. I.. dont want you collapsing out of nowhere when we travel.. that's all.." Although, she was curious about something but didnt know if it was appropriate to ask him. If anything he could just ignore it completely. "A-Ace.. what did you do.. before the world went to shit?" It was a genuine question. He already knew about her it seems. An art student with no Oddity living in the basement of her parents home for 5 years. "You.. dont have to tell me or anything.. I was just curious.." @I have Naka to do with it!

"You don't have to worry about that. I am a tough cookie. I don't just flop over and fall asleep." he assured her, but he understood what she was saying. He could perhaps try and get some sleep now that she was awake, but if sleep would find him was a different question entirely. It was her next question that took him by surprise. He looked up at her as he secured the last bit of the bandage and then pulled her pants down again to hide it. He got up and sat next to her on the couch, leaving that same little cap that he had done before. "My life wasn't that interesting Abby, honestly." he said to her, thought there was perhaps a lot that he wouldn't tell her. "I was a simple carpenter. Nothing special about me." he simply told her. @Fauna

Abby frowned a bit at his attempt to reassure her. Sleep was important, especially now that the world was shit. "Just.. promise me you'll rest here for a bit.." she said in a calming, caring tone. Even if she was building that trust with Ace, it was imperative that they were both safe. After he had finished redressing the wound, she kept her gaze on him as he sat down next to her on the couch. Keeping that small gap. What he had said to her, more specifically the one word she didn't think he would say come from his mouth. Her name. Hearing it come from his mouth, strangely enough made her heart pound. Why? It was just her name. Maybe because he had been calling her by her nickname all this time? So he was a carpenter? Why did she feel accomplished at just getting an answer from him? It felt weird, for sure, but strangely nice at the same time. "Well.. Mr. Carpenter.. I think you are pretty special.." she sighed, gently reaching out a hand and grabbing the fabric of Ace's sleeve, pulling him gently towards her to have him rest his head on her lap. "Just sleep for a bit.. I feel we have a long day ahead of us.." she said softly, that faint blush still on her face but clearly trying to ignore it and not look at Ace for fear that it would probably make it worse. @I have Naka to do with it!

Once more her thoughts seem to betray her. Even the ones that wondered why her heard was racing when he had said her name would reach him. His eyes going to hers, wondering if she knew. And even if she did. What did it mean? Did it just mean he made her nervous by saying her name? Surely the other reason it could be was impossible. And then that small hand went to his sleeve and pulled him over to her. It wasn't that the tug itself was strong enough, but he let her pull him down. He would turn a bit so he was on his back, her head resting slightly against her stomach and her legs hanging off the side of the couch. The position felt so familiar. Yet so strange. For a moment his eyes just looking up to her, the blush on her cheeks just as foreign. But then he closed his eyes and just laid there. "I will try." Be said. @Fauna

Abby just took a deep breath and exhaled trying to calm herself. She rested one hand against his cheek while the other rested on his chest. She didnt know exactly why she allowed this, but it just felt.. right for some reason. Idly she let her fingers brush against the scruff of his cheek while her other hand listened to his calming heartbeat. It was enough to make her drowsy too but she had to keep awake. It was important. Before she knew it, she too had drifted a little to sleep. Finding peace with the male laying in her lap. It was just for a little bit. That's what she told herself. Hopefully, Ace was sleeping okay. His eyes were closed, but that didnt necessarily mean he was asleep. She just hoped he was. About two hours had passed, and when Abby opened her eyes, she heard shuffling behind her. Big steps, the sound of claws digging against the floor and heavy breathing. It made the female freeze in place. Afraid to even check. She glanced to the door upstairs to see it was open with large claw marks on it. The large, furry figure made it's way around the couch, staring directly at the pair. Its grueling was evidence enough to the creature that had invaded the basement home. Grizzly bear. The fear was enough to stay very still, even going as far as to make sure Ace didnt move if he were to wake. The bear stepped towards them and rose to its hind legs, easily intimidating. There was a feeling inside of her that screamed to do something. Anything. The bear lunged forward at them and the only thing that Abby saw was her hands held out, feeling the fur of the creature and hearing it roar out in pain as it got electrocuted.. Holy Shit.. @I have Naka to do with it!

Sleep once more didn’t find him easy. Even if he pretended that it did. When that hand slowly came to brush over his face he just didn’t want to scare her away. So he kept his eyes closed and was trying to let himself drift off. But her thoughts were loud and kept him awake. It was only when she herself started dozing off that he finally also found a little bit of a rest. And just like always, once he did fall asleep it got him deep. There was not much that could wake him up during those times. So even if Abby had woken up from the clawing at the door, he was still somewhere far, far away. So it was not untill the growl of that bear rang into the air that he woke abrubtly from his sleep. Instantly his heart was in his chest as he looked up and saw the last part of the lunge towards Abby. “ABBY!” He shouted her name. He was not prepared for the next part. The blue lightning that suddenly erupted from her hand and made a strange pattern on the bears fur. Some of the strings erupting so far that they even hit him, making his shout out as it scorched his arm in the process. But the bear did go down, the electricity enough to stop it’s heart and make it fall to the floor, landing partially on top of the small girl. “Shit.. shit shit shit!” He said as he was still grinding his teeth from what had hit him, a strange zigzag pattern burned into his arm. But he went towards the bear anyway and started to lift it to get Abby out from underneath it. “What the hell was that?!” He shouted at her when he got a chance, in probably just as much shock as she was. @Fauna

Abby was shaking not only from the surprise encounter, but from the yelling, the electricity that came from her, even the mark on his arm that she had just noticed once the bear was pushed off. He's yelling at me.. I.. didnt mean to kill it.. I just.. Tears started to form in her eyes and she fought hard to get them to go away. But they came anyway. The one thing Abby was unable to contain was the tears and fear she felt when being yelled at. A trauma thing ahe couldn't control. "I-I.." she wanted to speak, but nothing could be formed. She was terrified, scared out of her mind at what had happened. She had saved them both and yet.. she was being punished for it. What kind of fucked up Oddity was this? Why was it dormant for so long? Or maybe she did have it and just didnt know how to use it? She still didnt know how to use it. It was scary enough to have a giant bear in her room that could have easily mauled them both. "I-Im.. s-sorry.." Abby looked down at her lap, staring at her hands that were now normal and devoid of any electricity. @I have Naka to do with it!

The moment he saw those tears well up in her eyes he knew that he shouldn’t have yelled at her. He could hear the fears in her thoughts, the rush of things that came in her. A part of her was still scared of him and yelling had triggered that part of her. He just took a step back as he tried to not touch the scar that had formed on his arm. He quickly walked forward and just pulled her against him. Even if she struggled and wanted to be let go he just kept her there. He knew that she was scared, both of what had just happened and the yelling that he had done. He had also been.. he had just showed it by yelling, which was perhaps not the best way to do that. “Hey.. hey.. It’s okay.” He hushed against her. “It’s done, you saved us.” He said to her. “You are okay.” He continued. Even if the scar on his arm still hurt, he would cool it down later. For now he needed her to calm down. He kept shushing her, holding her against him and swaying her gently. But what was that..? Didn’t she say that she did not have an oddity? So what was that lightning that had just struck the room? It had obviously gotten from her. @Fauna

She froze for a moment at the sudden hug, nervous by the sudden close proximity. But his embrace, along with his voice trying to soothe her did help some.. Abby hugged him back, burying her face into his shoulder, letting the tears continue to fall and shake uncontrollably. The swaying helped some as she her breathing slowed down. Ace seemed to be trying to soothe her by telling her they were okay, that she had saved them both. Sniffling and breathing shakily, she slowly pulled away from the hug, staring at him a moment before looking at his arm. The Lichtenburg Figure that decorated his skin where a stray jolt of electricity had gotten him. Oh God.. I hurt him.. I didn't even know I had an Oddity like this.. Its.. dangerous.. Its.. scary.. she thought to herself before looking over at the dead grizzly laying in the middle of her room. I cant feel the electricity anymore.. Was it.. just a buildup? Am I some.. electrical bombshell or something? Fuck.. this is too much.. @I have Naka to do with it!

Once she had seemed to have calmed down a bit and wanted to pull away, he let her go. He saw her eyes going yo the mark on his arm. It looked like a spiral branch with many more branches coming off it. The skin red and angry but not much more. Even if it burned a lot still. "It is fine. It's just a burn." He assured her. He walked to the boiled water basin, even if it was a bit bloodied now from the bandage change and dunked a cloth in it to cool it down. He hissed a bit as he pressed it against it. He looked her over then, hearing the fear of the oddity in her voice. He remembered when his surfaced. He had believed he had gone crazy. That he was hearing voices from ghosts or something. It had only been sometimes and it had been scary. He walkrd over to her and took one of her palms to look at it. At least shr had not burned herself. "It must have been your Oddity.. it came straight from you." He said to her, still holding the cloth against his arm. "It will be hard to control. But at least it seems to come out if you are in danger. Which is good." He spoke to her. "Just try to not hit me next time." He then chuckled. Trying to make light of the situation. @Fauna

Watching him treat the burned scar that he had obtained from her, Abby tried to calm herself down some. If she thought too much, she may end up annoying him. "Still.. I'm sorry I hurt you.." she looked worried still, even if he said he was fine. Abby looked down at her palms for a second, seeing and feeling his own hand holding hers. She blushed faintly at the gesture, but tried to focus on the conversation at hand. "I.. dont know if that's even the case.. This is the first I've seen of it.. I dont know if it's something that can be controlled.." Electricity could prove unpredictable. She thought for a moment, was there a way to tell how much electricity she had built up in her? There had to be something for that, right? "T-Thank you.. for.. um.. helping me.." she said sheepishly. "I dont do well when people yell.. It's always made me cry.. even if it's not directed to me.. I feel silly for it.." she wiped her eyes to remove any lingering tears. @I have Naka to do with it!

His eyes shot back up to her as she thanked him again and then apologized for crying. "It is fine.." he said to her in a solemn voice. He had moved almost on instinct as he had calmed her down. Just something that he used to do for his little sister. She was a mess too. So scared of everything when the world ended. Her death had perhaps been one of the kindest things the world had done to her... he quickly shook the thought from his mind. "I shouldn't have yelled." He then said. His own form of an apology. "It is just how I deal with fear. As if yelling will make it go away. I will try to not yell next time." He promised as he ran his hand over her head and rummaged through her hair. He then looked to the broken down door that led in the basement. He sighed. "Guess we can't stay here if that door won't lock. You feeling good enough to get moving? We can't bring to much or ur stuff.. but i have room for some." @Fauna

The ruffle of her hair that he gave to her made her relax some. At least he was being somewhat nice to her. Whether those were actual feelings or a front, at least it helped some. Ace had asked her if she was ready to leave since the door was clearly busted down thanks to the surprise visitor. He asked what things she wanted to bring and she looked to her sketchbook a moment. It.. would just take up space.. itd be a useless thing I suppose.. she thought, a bit sad. Not like my hobby will be useful out there.. "I.. dont really know.. I guess besides the food we found. I have a lot of useless knickknacks here so I guess.. nothing else" she sighed a bit. Was it really okay for him to carry her though? That would certainly strain his arm after that shock. Maybe.. she could try and walk on her own, just use Ace as a crutch? She was a burden enough already anyway. No, that wouldnt work. She would only slow him down. There had to be some other way, right? @I have Naka to do with it!

He saw her look down to that sketchbook, her thoughts coming right after it. He couldn't help the chuckle that left him as he grabbed that sketchbook and tugged it into the big backpack. "See why people hate being around me now? Can't keep a secret from me Missy." He said still laughing. He grabbed the bag that seems to contain pens after and also stuffed it in. "Using me as a crutch is just gonna make it even harder on me. We will just need to take breaks." He said as he closed the backpack and checked the last bits of stuff to make sure he had put everything back into it. His knife still broken, but there was nothing here to replace it with. He strapped the quiver with arrows back to his hip and then strung the bow around him. "You probably don't weight anything anyway." He chuckled. He put the backpack to his front and clicked it on his back to keep it on place. Kneeled down next to the couch as he put his arms in bows on his side. "Well, come on then. Hop on." @Fauna

Ah, right.. she kept forgetting that he could read her thoughts. It wasnt bad though. It just made it easier for her to convey her feelings when she was too shy to say anything. "Its.. not a secret.. I just didnt want to fill your bag with useless shit.. that's all" she told him. Her eyes gazed at him as he lowered himself, asking her to climb onto him. The thought of it made her blush greatly, but there wasnt another option. She was hesitant for a minute before scooting herself towards him, slowly wrapping her arms around his neck and hiding her face in his shoulder. It was embarassing. It made her feel like a little kid. Granted, she was short, so that was part of it. She wasnt a fan of heights though so keeping her face hidden in his shoulder was for the best. @I have Naka to do with it!

"I told you I had space didn't I? And it isn't useless to you." He said as he once more nudged her to get on. When she finally grabbed into him he got up to his feet and kind of made her hop on his back once to get a good grip on her legs. He stayed still for a few moments to find his balance. It actually wasn't too bad. Between the bag and her the weight was distributed well. It was just heavy on his feet. He started up the stairs first and once they were in the outside air he straightened himself up again. "Just tell me if you want down alright? It is going to be a long trip..." he said. He knew it was not going to be easy. @Fauna

He thought it wasnt useless? What good was a sketchbook if not for potential tinder? "What use could it serve then?" She asked him, slowly lifting her head to rest her chin on his shoulder. Their faces were close, but she was more lost in the conversation than noticing that. "You said you were a Carpenter.. Plus you're good with that bow.. At least those are useful skills to have.." Was she putting herself down? Maybe. She didnt do anything in her life that involved skills. Art skills were not valued in this new world. "Sorry for being negative.. Im.. not the most positive person in the world.. Though, I feel you'd hate it if I were so.. chipper.. or.. energetic.." No, Abby was quite the opposite. She wasnt an energetic gal. Sure, she had her moments of a smile or laugh here and there. But for the most part, she kept to herself and was shy, quiet, timid. Her fear of males didnt help that either. B ut she was slowly getting used to Ace. @I have Naka to do with it!

"It keeps your head sane.." he just said. A bit of a sad tone in his voice as he said it. He held her with what seemed to be ease as they started to walk down the road. They would not see more then forests for a long time. In his head he was already thinking of how to make this all work. When they needed to stop. What he would need to hunt for food. Trying to keep the cans as a back up. But it was hard for him to concentrate on that with her rambling on his back. Even when she didn't speak her thoughts were loud and invading. "Who knows. Maybe you should try it." He chuckled at her. "See if you can annoy me enough to leave you behind." It was all meant in good fun, soft teases to try and get her to feel better. He once more hopped her up with easy to renew his grip on her. He simply needed to do that sometimes as she slipped down his grip. "I mean... tell me a joke! Surely you got one!" Trying to keep the small talk going. @Fauna

Keeps her head sane? He must mean quiet and not loud. She did worry a lot about things, and she figured that her voice in her head must be very loud to him. So was it just for his own benefit then? Keep her quiet? "I.. feel I probably could achieve that.." she said quietly at his comment. Though, so far he has been kind to her. So maybe she wasnt too annoying to him. At least not yet. But she had moments where she would think about it. "How's your arm?" She asked quietly, glancing at it every so often. @I have Naka to do with it!

He couldn't help but shake his head at her thoughts. "It is not because you are loud.." be just said. She thought so low of herself. Or perhaps she though so low of him? He could not decide which was the case. Either way, it was not why he had brought the sketchbook. "I mean that it will help you not go crazy. We all need something to keep ourselves happy and calm. If drawing is that for you, I don't see how it is a bad thing." He said. He himself had music. He haf an old walkman be used. Even if the batteries were now hard to come by. He had traded many valuable things to let music control him for small amounts of time. As she asked after his arm her mostly shrughed. "It is fine." He said. The truth was that it hurt, the burn pulling at his skin and feeling tight. The muscle underneath tense and twitchy. But he had a job to do and he was not going to let her down because of a small injury. "How is your ankle? Not throbbing?" Unsure if the blood would rush to it now she had it hanging down. @Fauna

"O-Oh.. That's the reason? I'm.. sorry.." she apologized to him. "I can be annoying to people so that's why I asked is all.." She also had a habit of apologizing when she really shouldn't. A habit of hers she couldn't break. She always felt like things were her fault or that she was annoying to others. Sometimes.. she was. Other times she wasn't. But she also didn't want Ace to get mad or yell at her again, so maybe that was the reason why she apologized? He was right though, drawing did help ease her mind. She always felt calm getting lost in the idea of sketching something new. She wondered what he liked. Maybe she could connect with him a bit easier by getting to know him. If he cared to share anything about himself that is. Abby looked at his arm, watching it for a moment. Was he really fine though? That release of electricity killed a bear, it probably did some crazy nerve damage to him or something. She felt responsible in a way. There was no way he was fine. Not after taking a hit like that. "You're.. not fine, Ace.." she said quietly. She could feel his arm twitching from the shock earlier. It had to have hurt like hell, surely it still did. Ace asked her how her ankle was and she shook her head. "It's okay for now. Hurts a bit, but distracting myself with conversation.. helps me not think about it.. @I have Naka to do with it!

He couldn’t help the sigh as she told him he was not fine. She knew she could feel the twitching in her nerves. On top of that he could hear her thoughts about how she had decided that if that electricity did kill the bear, it couldn’t have left him without harm. And in a way she was right. The skin felt tight and even now he could feel that his heart was still a little bit elevated. More then was reasonable for carrying her around. He was lucky it had mostly been concentrate on his arm. But he ignored it all. They had to get her to that community and already this was going to be a long journey for them both. With every passing moment the backpack and her were stating to get heavier for him and he didn’t know how long he had in him till he needed to rest. So when she told him about how her ankle was feeling he just latched into that, not willing to show his own weakness. “Just tell me when it gets too much. I imagine it feels much better when it leviated instead of hanging down.” He said. Once more he popped her up once, making her bounce on his back as he refreshed his hold on her thighs. The grip getting closer and closer to her body as he was trying to get comfortable. A soft grunt leaving his lips as he did, the first small sign that he was struggling. @Fauna

Abby frowned seeing how he seemed to want to ignore the clear problem that was his arm. She really did do some damage, and she could feel how it twitched from the electricity still poking at his nerves. "I think.. we should take a break for a bit.." she suggested, feeling him bounce her once more to gain a better hold on her. But the feeling of his hands getting so much closer made her blush considerably. "No more thinking.. Break now.." she said quickly. There had to be an easier way to do this. To get around easier. But.. nothing came to mind. She really did feel like deadweight. Or.. in this case, heavily responsible for injuring Ace in this way. "Y-Your arm.. I think.. we should wait for it to calm down.." If I knew how to control this stupid Oddity.. maybe I could be useful and help him.. Is it even possible to take the electricity in his arm away? Is it.. permanent? @I have Naka to do with it!

He would look at her over his shoulder as she told him they should take a break now. “Alright..” he said, even if he knew that she was doing it because she thought that he needed that break. He looked around him and found a tree that had fallen over, walking towards it and kneeling down so he could put her down. The moment he was not carrying her anymore the backpack on his front became heavy and he had to quickly let it down before he lost his balance. Now free of the heavy weights on his body he stretched his back and just tried to get his muscles stretched out. “It isn’t permanent.” He said as a responds to her thoughts. “The nerves just got shot, that is all. They will recover.” He was pretty convinced of it. Electricity didn’t like to stay in the body. He had been shocked before and it had never stayed, but it did take some time to calm down again. He stood for a moment just looking at his arm and how the muscle was still twitching, especially in his bicep where the center of the scar was. This was bad.. He could not hunt like this. He grabbed his bow and tried to string an arrow in and aim at one of the trees away from Abby. But the arrow twitched and even just holding on to the string was a task that was hard to do. “Shit..” he just cursed under his breath. “Let’s hope this fixes itself by late today.. or I can’t hunt.” @Fauna

The moment she was set down to rest against a fallen tree, she relaxed. Guess she must have been a bit tense during that walk, at least she could relax those muscles. Unlike Ace who seemed to be struggling with just trying to load an arrow into his bow. Injury like this.. took weeks.. They didnt have weeks. Abby looked at her palms a moment, trying to think how she could help him. How to make herself useful and not worthless. An idea did come to mind, but it would only be temporary relief.. Swallowing, she looked at him for a minute, staring at the arm that was affected. Taking a breath to try and calm her own nerves of fear, she spoke to him. "I.. can try to help.. its.. temporary.. but.. better.. than nothing.." she told him, patting the spot next to her so his injured arm would be closer to her. @I have Naka to do with it!

The longer they seemed around each other, and the more her thoughts rang in the air, the more he felt like he was listening to things he was not meant to hear. To hear her internal struggle, her insecurity, the way she saw herself.. It was something that was hard to hear, but also not his place to comment on. He had never cared to much about hearing peoples thoughts and secrets, but her inner dialogue.. it bothered him. As she suddenly offered to help her looked up at her. He seemed to hesitate for a moment, looking at the spot that she was petting next to her. He eventually just gave up and sat down next to her and gave her his arm like she waned. “If you shock me again..” he warned her thought there was a grin on his face and a chuckle in his voice. @Fauna

She shook her head quickly to him, "I.. I wont.. I hope not to at least.." Even she wasnt sure about this. Humans were high conductors of electricity, so it would certainly linger for a while. But she wanted to try and help him the best she could, even if it was ideas pulled from thin air. Hesitantly, Abby reached out and took hold of his arm. She could feel the electricity that ran through his nerves, his muscle. It was a strange feeling she didnt know how to explain. Her fingertips dragged along his forearm a moment, trying to feel where the current inside of him stopped. What she didnt want was for him to die from this shock. So she was being thorough with her examination. Her fingertips trailing gently up his bicep towards the scar. She could feel it now. Like a highway with nonstop traffic.. Going continuously without stop. But she could also feel and had to remember that she was basically touching a males bicep. Which, in it's own perspective was quite.. intimate. But Abby did t want to think it that way. It was weird. So she focused on what she felt within the arm. Abby didnt have any charge in her right now since it was released entirely on the bear. So, she couldn't zap him anymore and cause further damage. Slowly, Abby began to massage the pads of her fingers against the affected area, trying to relax thr muscle as best she could. It was hard having to fight against the current she created, but she wanted to help. @I have Naka to do with it!

He simply closed his eyes as she put her hands on him. Even as she was touching it, he could feel the muscles twitching underneath her fingers. He couldn't say that what she was doing was not painful and his eyebrows soon slowly sunk together in a grimace. But he didn't move and just sat there quietly as he clenched his jaws together. But slowly but surely it was starting to feel alright and the twitching was starting to become less. Whatever she was doing. It was working. And the more the did it, the more he relaxed. The more he was enjoying her touch on his bicep. The touch of a female.. somehow it was so comforting, just like when he had slept on her lap. He didn't want to admit it to himself. But he enjoyed it. @Fauna

She glanced up at him a moment, seeing him grimacing from the pressure. She felt bad for hurting him more, but it was the only way to relax the muscle. Eventually, it seemed the rush of electricity was settling. She made sure to have her fingers work slow, gentle movements on the skin. Getting different spots around the affected area. "I figure.. this must hurt.. sorry if you dislike it.." she said softly. Her eyes trailed to the scar, the Lichtenburg Figure that decorated his skin. It was strangely beautiful to look at despite where it came from. She wondered what Ace was thinking about. Clearly he could read her thoughts, but she had no clue what went on in his mind. Probably that he disliked her touching him or something. "T-There.." she said finally, stopping her movements and slowly removing her hands from him. "Its.. only for a bit.. so.. I hope its okay.." @I have Naka to do with it!

"It's fine.." he said, keeping up the tough guy act. Especially now that it had started to feel more comfortable after that initial pain. He kept his eyes closed as her fingers worked him. He could hear her thoughts about his tattoo. Even the thought that wondered what he was thinking. dislikes her touching. he couldn't surpress the chuckle. "It is actually quite enjoyable now that the pain is less." He chuckled. His eyes opened for the first time to catch the shy shock and blush that would surely decorate her cheeks. Somehow he enjoyed that rosey glow on her cheeks. @Fauna

Abby was indeed flustered at his comment. She wasnt sure what to say as a retort, so she kept quiet. Shyly looking away from him to stare at the hands now resting in her lap. "I'm responsible for hurting you.. so.. I was just.. just taking.. responsibility.. Dont get used to it or anything.." she huffed. It was one thing to do it for treatment purposes. But she wasnt going to let her heart try and ruin anything. She swore off those kinds of feelings long ago. "You should be okay to hunt now.. But.. dont overdo it.." she told him, her eyes still at the ground. @I have Naka to do with it!

He just studied her face for a moment as she seemed to pull away from him and close of once more. Swore those kinds of feeling off? Was it because of the rape? He couldn't help but wonder. Even if he himself wouldn't really allow himself any of those things either. But mainly because he didn't imagine him around anyone anymore. Not with his Oddity. He got up from his seat though and flexed his arm. It felt much better and as he aimed his bow he could see his aim had improved. The slightest small shiver still there, but he could hunt. "Alright.. that should do." He said. He reached for the small of his back and pulled the handgun out. He handed it to her, making sure to not point it at either of them. "You know how to use this?" @Fauna

Abby lifted her gaze for a moment when he stood up, watching him practice with the now again and seeing the improvement. She was useful, if even for a moment. However, her gaze shifted immediately when Ace tried to hand her his gun. She shook her head, refusing to take it. She was terrified of guns. "I.. I dont want it.." she refused. Guns were loud, and she didnt like loud noises. Even more so, it brought her back to a memory of when she was younger at a camp. They had a shooting range there just for fun. Abby cried when she was handed a shotgun. The memory burned into her mind. She didnt really know exactly why she was afraid of them, other than they were loud and could easily kill a person. "I'll be.. okay. Thank you though.." Abby pulled her legs up to her chest, resting her head on her knees. She would just stay put. @I have Naka to do with it!

He raised an eyebrow at her. "Look.. I need to go in the woods to hunt. I don't know how deep I need to go or how long I will be." He spoke, looking at her sternly. "You don't have a foot. U can't walk. You don't have control over your Oddity or whatever the fuck that was with the bear. Take the goddamn gun." He didn't like the thought of her being left alone with no way to protect herself. He once more moved the gun towards her, prodding it into her shoulder. @Fauna

Abby flinched when she heard him basically demand she take the gun, feeling it press against her shoulder. She didnt want to take it, but she was also afraid that Ace would get frustrated and maybe be harsh with her. Her hands shook as she raised them to take hold of the weapon he pressed against her. It felt heavy in her hands as she lowered it to the grass spot next to her. She didnt want to touch or look at it. She just took it so he wouldnt yell at her again. He was speaking facts though. She couldn't control her Oddity and she couldn't walk. Without him here to protect her, she was a sitting duck. Which made her feel useless again. "Just.. go.." At least, if something did happen and she were to die, then he wouldnt have to worry about her anymore. But those were her dark thoughts creeping in. @I have Naka to do with it!

He watched her take it, just for her to place it down next to her. He couldn't help the small bit of annoyance that it rose inside him. Was it really that hard to take care of herself? How did she even survive so far?! "For fucks sake..." he grumbled underneath his breath, but he did turn around. "Fine.. don't be goddamn dead when I come back." He said in annoyance. Perhaps this was where the asshole part of came into play. He was tired, hurt and annoyed. All of it making him grumpy and snappy. It was just part of his personality, as much as the teasing had been. But he did go into the woods and for a long time Abby would not see any of him. Needing to hunt food for the both of them, just praying she woukd be fine on her own. @Fauna

She flinched at his harsh words, walking him stalk off out of sight and leaving her alone finally. Guess she pissed him off anyway. He was hard to read after all. The female sat there in silence, staring at her hands. Such a dumb Oddity to have.. I'm just a fucking human taser.. Not good for anything else.. she sighed to herself, closing her eyes and resting for a bit. Why should she care what he thinks? He doesnt care. He just wants to be rid of her.. that's all. @I have Naka to do with it!

Once he was in the woods and he was alone again he calmed down. The silence almost strange after having been around the girl with the loud thoughts for so long. He took a deep breath and stretched his limbs. He knew he shouldn't have been that annoyed at her.. but just not being willing to protect herself. Yet she was already scared of men and here he was yelling and cursing at her. "Good job, my man.. good job." He mumbled to himself. The rest of his trip went alright. He stalked through the woods and managed to shoot two rabbits, hanging them from his belt by their feet. After about two hours he made his way back. @Fauna

Abby allowed herself to rest somewhat for the few hours that Ace was gone. But it didn't come easy for the female. In fact, his words still rang true in her mind. As far as she knew it, she was believing them. Whether he meant them or not, words still hurt. She took a deep breath, then exhaled to calm herself down. To calm the feeling in her throat of wanting nothing more than to cry. She hated that feeling. Hated feeling like she was a burden. She moved herself a bit so she could lay down, her back against the trunk of the fallen tree. She shut her eyes and tried to relax and calm herself down. He probably didn't mean it.. Or maybe he did.. she thought to herself, not sure what to think or feel. @I have Naka to do with it!

He finally made it back to camp and he couldn’t help but feel quite tired. Between carrying the load of weight around and then stalking for prey, it had been a lot. But he knew that the moment he laid down, his body would not allow him to sleep. And if he was going to want to actually eat the meat, he needed to gather firewood to make a fire. Already he knew this was going to be a lot of work.. and he couldn’t ask Abby to help because she was missing her foot. Once he made it back and the trunk came into view he saw her laying down with her eyes closed. This girl really had no sense of what it was like to be out in the open like that. A bear could have once more sneaked up on her and she wouldn’t even know till it was to late. Who knew if her oddity would safe her again. “I am back.” He said to her as he walked over and claimed his gun back. He might as well keep it if she wasn’t going to use it. He took the rabbits from his belt and put them on the ground. “Shit..” he suddenly cursed. “My knife broke..” he groaned as he whipped his head back. He used that knife to skin prey and he was left without it. “Do you have anything..?” He asked her. @Fauna

Abby had been asleep for the time that he had been gone, but she did wake upon hearing footsteps and opened her eyes to see that Ace had returned, along with two lifeless rabbits hanging from his belt. The sight of it made her uncomfortable and she adverted her gaze from them towards Ace's face. He seemed.. possibly annoyed still? The way he walked over and just took the gun back without so much as another word to her, made her think that maybe she had angered him in some way. She watched as he took the rabbits and set them on the ground, but cursed when he remembered that the knife that he normally would use to skin them had been the very same knife that was used to save Abby's life from that bear trap. Her heart sank a bit, feeling heavily responsible for it. She sat up, resting her back against the fallen tree's trunk. Slowly, she reached into her front pocket of her jeans and pulled out what looked to be a pocket knife. One that hadn't seen much use by the looks of it. The handle was black with the initials A.R. engraved into the handle. "Here.. It's the only blade I have on me.." she held it out, folded up neatly. The blade itself was serrated on the bottom, close to the handle. It wasn't a large knife or anything, but it would still serve it's purpose. @I have Naka to do with it!

He looked up at her as she spoke. From her thoughts alone he could tell the knife held some kind of meaning for her. He wanted to ask if she was sure, but they needed to eat. Those cans did better as emergency food then a main meal. So he took it from her and studied it in his palm. "We will get something else the moment we can." He said. It would serve more then well. It looked sharp and brand new. He put the rabbits down on the tree trunks and gathered up some food to make a makeshift firepit. He soon had it lit and as it was starting to heat up he finally went back to the rabbit and started to peel of the skin and cleaning out the guts. @Fauna

Abby let him take the blade and allowed herself to scoot over towards his pack, taking out the sketchbook from it as well as a pen and opened it to a blank page. She would rather distract herself than watch Ace take apart the rabbits. She let her mind wander for a moment trying to think what she wanted to draw, and something came to mind. She started sketching out the scene she had been apart of. That moment she electrocuted that bear. The fine details of her on the couch, palms outstretched into the bear's thick fur. The detail of those fangs and large size. Even the added detail of Ace laying on her lap. Each stroke of the pen on paper was carefully planned, along with the electrical energy that was expelled from her hands. It wasnt a pleasant memory, but it was one she wanted to keep in her book. As a visual reminder of how it started. She wasnt good at most things, and lots of things she had no experience with. She was just a skittish gal trying to survive and keep herself sane. So far? It was a coin toss. @I have Naka to do with it!

He had noticed that she had take out the sketchpad while he was doing his own thing. He was fine with it, made it easier to work. While she drew her mind was much calmer, concentrating on the task before them. So he had time plenty to think for himself. They had not made it far at all that day, much less far then he had hoped to get. Already he could feel the strain on his own body. She might be small, but that was still easily 100 pounds extra that he needed to carry on his back. But her would was to raw to walk on. Even if they would make her a thick to walk with, she would be slow and unsteady on the forest ground. There had to be some other way.. Once the rabbits were skinned and gutted he stripped a stick with the knife and piercing it through there before setting them in the ground to roast against the fire. It would take a good hour to fully cook through. He finally was done with what he needed to do and as he sat down against that tree trunk he sighed out loudly. “Goddamn I am tired..” he said as he just leaned back and tried to stretch his back out. After that he looked over her way. “What you drawing Missy?” He asked her. @Fauna

She blinked a moment noticing now that Ace had finished what he was doing and had taken to sitting next to her. She was okay with it though, for the most part. Her mind was a lot quieter when she drew, that was for sure. But it was still thinking little bits at a time. For one thing, she was taking into account that her Oddity came out the moment she was near death. Not when the bear trap incident happened. Was it situational? Or was it because her body had too much energy and just.. expelled it? When asked what she was drawing, she just tilted it a bit so he could see what she had drawn. "Just thinking about how my Oddity triggered.. that's all.." she said quietly. "I've been relatively safe the entire 5 years out here.. so the fact that it only showed itself when my life was threatened.." she lowered the sketchbook into her lap. The pen still loose between her fingers. "I dont know it was situational or not.. I.. want to learn how to control it but I don't know much about it.. If it was an energy buildup.. or because i almost died.." her voice was quiet, confused but seemingly a little interested in trying to figure out how her Oddity worked. @I have Naka to do with it!

He looked forward and sighed softly as she spoke about how she wondered about her Oddity. He thought back to when he had first starting showing his own Oddity. The strange voices in his head that seemed muffled and unclear. He had been terrified then, thought he had gone crazy. Even if hers was perhaps a completely different type he could only imagine. “It manifests differently in different people. It could have for sure triggered because your life was in danger. Nobody discovers their Oddity and is right in control of it. It takes time.” He said to her then as he looked back over his shoulder. “It took me years before I had control over mine. And even now, I would not call in control. I am just along for the ride, it is not like I can turn it off when I want to. My Oddity controls me more then I control it.” He chuckled. “Perhaps we can find a body of water and see what we can do? If your Oddity is electricity based, which it seems to be, water should help draw it out.” @Fauna

Abby thought about his words for a few minutes. He was right, nobody has complete control when they manifest. So at least she was able to draw hers out when she was in danger. Though, it felt like all the energy had been expelled into that bear. She felt a bit empty inside, but not in a bad way. "I wouldnt mind testing it out.. but I dont think I have any in me to test.." she stared at her hand, palm up in her lap. She could feel only a very faint feeling of electricity, but it was hardly anything to use as a defense or practice with. She poked Ace's cheek, feeling that faint static shock you get when a small bit of electricity forms in the body. That's all it was. The faint pop when her finger made contact with his cheek was a bit amusing. Especially Ace's reaction to it. It garnered a giggle from the female. "Now it's all gone.." she smiled, setting the sketchbook down in the grass and resting her pen on top of it. "Is your arm doing alright? Still twitchy?" She extended her hands out for a moment and felt along the arm for any twitching of the nerves and muscle. @I have Naka to do with it!

Even if the shock that she gave him was only very slight, he did instantly swat her hand away. “Hey!” He said, though in a playful way. Even if it didn’t really hurt, it was an annoying feeling to say the least. “We will just need to find a way to ‘charge’ you I guess..” he said thinking. But how did that work? It wasn’t like she could just eat a battery. The thought alone bringing a small chuckle to his face. Perhaps it was based on emotions? Maybe if she got angry, or scared.. He knew ways to test that out, but he was not willing to use them. When she asked about his arm he looked down. The burn lines had started to crust over and become more tight, but the burning was mostly gone. There was the slightest twitch still in his nerves, but mostly it was gone. Only when he actually concentrated could he still feel it. “It’s alright, not much left. I will survive.” @Fauna

"Charge me? Am I a Roomba or something?" She grinned, letting go of his arm and just leaning against his shoulder a bit. "We could try finding electrical things.. Electrical Sockets, batteries, Power Poles.. if that stuff still has any charge.." she sighed, thinking a bit. "But the air has electricity in it. It would just be quite slow I imagine.." A world devoid of electricity, only now in the form of a human with an electrical Oddity. How sought after or important would she be if others found out about her? Maybe they could help rebuild humanity and civilization with her power? "I'm glad.. that your arm will be okay. I'd be pretty upset if I were to disable you by mistake.." It certainly would be difficult to hunt if your arm twitched or didn't function. That was her main concern. Troubling him more than she already was. @I have Naka to do with it!

“Sure would be. Especially since you manage to shoot my good arm.” He chuckled as he flexed his arms. “At least the scar is going to look cool.” He said then as he looked at the shape of it. It was very pretty, something he could see someone getting tattoo’s. Especially girls, even if they would probably get flowers added to make it more floral. But of all the scars he had gotten, this surely as the prettiest one. He got up again and went over to check the rabbits, turning them around to cook in the fire. He looked over his shoulder again. He felt the gun against the small of his back, remembering how she had not taken it. She needed a way to protect herself. Something that worked for her. Her Oddity had come at the right moment, but would it again? He gritted his jaw as he considered what he was about to do. So what if she thinks I am an asshole.. it will just make it easier to let her go. So he went towards her and without saying a word he would grab her arm and drag her to the ground. Within moments he was on top of her, pinning her hands to the ground at the sides of her head. He saw the instant fear grab at her and he knew that what he was doing was a terrible thing. But he needed to know if this triggered it, he needed to know if she would be safe on her own. He could not leave her before he knew that she could protect herself against animals.. but also other humans. He leaned forward and kissed against her jaw, working towards her ear. “You are pretty you know..” he whispered to her, trying to match what he would think a rapist would do without pressing her to far. He still kept those hands pressed against the ground but giving her enough space to shock him if she could. “Would be even better without all those clothes on you.” @Fauna

Everything was going good so far. Light conversation. It was helping her get a little more accustomed to Ace. She was finally starting to relax and open up. And then it wasnt. He had gotten up to check on the rabbits. But out of nowhere.. he had suddenly turned on her. He was much stronger than her, dragging her to the ground and pinning her arms above her head. She was scared now. Watching the male climb on top of her and kissed her jaw. Abby's face was flushed at the sudden action. However, his words were what terrified her. Was he.. going to rape her? She wanted to speak but she couldn't find the words, she was unable to say anything while staring up at Ace. She squirmed under him, trying to free herself but knew it was impossible. She didnt have any charge left in her to use for defense. Hell, she didnt even know if she would be able to use it. Could she? Against him? With how he was suddenly being, she was trying everything she could but nothing more than little electrical pokes came from her skin. She had nothing to protect herself with. Please.. dont do this.. @I have Naka to do with it!

He could feel the fear that gripped at her body. He could hear the race in her thoughts as she tried to come to terms with what was happening to her. Somehow the fact that she didn’t believe that he would do this soothed him. But at the same time he needed her to believe he would if this was going to work. He could only hope that he was correct.. that her Oddity was fueled by her emotions. If he just pushed her hard enough.. Please.. don’t do this.. The thought almost broke his heart, almost breaking his resolve, but he knew he had to press on. For her sake. “Don’t act like you don’t want it.” He spoke to her as he nipped at her earlobe once more. “I have seen the way you look at me. The shyness just an act to get my attention.” He breathed out against her ear, feeling disgusted with himself for the words that were leaving him. He shifted his grip to keep both of her wrists into one of his hands as he pressed himself up from her a little bit. His free hand went to her stomach as it found it’s way underneath her clothes and lifted the fabric up, though he never went further then his stomach. “Are you going to stop me?” He challenged her as he kept his eyes on hers. Come on Abby.. you can do this. @Fauna

He.. he's really going to do it.. Her mind raced with thoughts of what he might do. His words a seductive whisper in her ear as he nibbled at her earlobe. She shivered, a small whine escaping her lips. She continued to squirm under him, not finding any way to resist him. Her heart was beating like crazy, her skin warm to the touch and shivering at his hand that rested along her stomach. That harsh memory of her ex flooded her mind and the tears finally broke free, trailing down her cheeks. It was enough to allow the electricity in the air to cling to it, giving just enough energy to jolt his hand. Like a taser. She just needed skin contact for that it seems. As well as her emotions.. It was only a brief shock though, nothing overly damaging. But it did scare her quite a bit at this little experiment of his. If and when Ace did let go, the female curled up, practically having a panic attack right there. Her thoughts were overloaded with the painful reminder of her ex, what he had done to her. How this experience did nothing more than add to the trauma. Her heart beat fast, her breathing irregular and her body shaking. @I have Naka to do with it!

The shock was all the had needed to know. It wasn’t as strong as the other one had been, but it had not needed to be. But it was for sure strong enough to make him pull his hand away. And with that he completely let her go. “Aaah!” He said as he whipped his had in the air to get the feeling out of it. “You did it!” He was about to turn back to her and say he figured out how it worked before he found her curled up with tears running down her cheeks “Abby..” he said softly. He just stood there for a moment, feeling like a terrible human being. He had meant to draw emotions out of her, but it seemed that he had gone to far already. He let his hand reach towards her but pulled it back, hesitating, unsure what would be best to do now. But as he saw how much she was shaking he could not just do nothing. He went back down to the ground to her and pulled her up against him, putting his warmth around her. “It’s okay.. It’s okay..” He said to her. “I am sorry Abby. I am sorry I did that.” He spoke to her quickly as he tried to calm her down, he made sure to keep his hands anywhere from being intimate, leaving them mostly on her upper back. “I just needed to know if your emotions would trigger your Oddity. I needed to know you could protect yourself. And you did, you did it Abby.” He spoke to her as he kind of moved her back and forth. “I would have stopped.. I promise.” @Fauna

The feeling of him pulling her towards him made her tense up, but it wasnt in an intimate way. It was comforting. Her body still shook though in his arms. Her face buried into his shoulder. The soft little whimpers as she tried to calm herself. So he wasnt going to rape her? He just wanted to see if her emotions were a trigger for her Oddity. They were, it seems. Her hands lifted shakily to wrap around him, hugging him. "I-I.. f..forgive y-you.." So was all he said during that experiment.. a lie? Just a ruse to try and rile up her emotions? The reminder of his lips along her jaw and earlobe made her face flushed as she hid it within Ace's shoulder. The touch.. while scary.. still felt gentle in her mind. She hadnt been around a male who did those things for 5 years. So of course her thoughts and feelings were a little.. confused. Surely those actions of his meant nothing to him. Right? @I have Naka to do with it!

He still rocked her back and forth and as she seemed to relax a little bit he started to rub over her back, still avoiding going to low. "I am so sorry Abby." He said again as he placed his chin on her head. He let her just get it all out, just sob into him and hide against him. He petted over her hair and pressed his cheek closer against her. "At least we know a little bit more about it now." He said. "You have a way to protect yourself and that is important." He spoke to her. "Next time anyone touches you like that.. you can stop them." He reminded her. "Don't go easy on them, don't ever go easy on them." @Fauna

Abby swallowed, feeling his gentle touch on her head. The soft pets he gave relaxed her along with his voice soothing her. He really did scare her moments ago, almost like a different person.. was he really just acting? The feeling of his cheek against her made her blush more at how close he was now. Though she pulled a hand away from him to touch her jaw with her fingertips, slowly slidi.g up to her earlobe where she felt those faint bite marks along her skin. "I really thought you would have done it.. the.. affection was scary.." she admits, pulling away from him finally after she had calmed down. It was certainly a feeling, that's for sure. Sitting up now, she reached out to grab the hand that she had shocked, looking it over. No mark, thankfully. She did notice how much bigger Ace's hands were in comparison to her own. But she shook that thought away and cleared her throat. "I.. think the rabbits are done.." @I have Naka to do with it!

Somehow hearing her say that hurt him. To hear that she had thought that he was capable of doing that to her. That he would take her against her will. But could he blame her? That had been the point hadn’t it..? Yet even he could not keep to himself that for just a moment.. just a little bit at the start of it, before he had spoken those words to her that had meant to provoke her fear. Even he had enjoyed it. The feeling of her body underneath him, of the soft skin against his lips. How long had it been since he had been with anyone? But even then, he would never do that to her. “I told you before.. I would never take you against your will.” He reminded her before moving away from her and moving towards the rabbits. Trying to force the hurt away from his heart and push it away. He had just been convincing, that was all. He took the rabbits on the sticks and carefully picked at the meat on one of them. The outside was nice and golden and the inside still moist and juicy, but cooked through. “You are correct.” He said as he moved over and handed her one of them. @Fauna

Abby watched as Ace had pulled away from her in turn, checking on the rabbits. "I.. I know you wouldn't.. Still doesn't make it any less scary.." she said quietly to him, taking one of the rabbits that he had handed to her. She nibbled softly on one of the legs, enjoying the taste of it. She allowed him to sit next to her once more, focusing on the food. I.. didn't exactly hate the affection.. His acting.. was very convincing too.. Fooled me easily.. she thought to herself as she munched on her food. Swallowing some, she stared at the fire in front of her before speaking to him, not looking at him. "Have you.. been alone all this time too?" she asked, turning her head slightly to look at him but returned to her food, needing to occupy herself with something, and also a bit embarrassed to even look him in the eyes. "I ask.. cause you seemed.. very daring.. almost.. I know you wouldn't do anything.. but.. it.. was.. nice.." she admits to him. "I know I can't hide it as a thought from you so.. I'll just.. say it plainly.. I didn't hate it.. entirely.." @I have Naka to do with it!

He would slowly pick pieces of meat from the rabbit and munch it down. The meat was rich, yet soft and would melt in his mouth. A little bit likr a good chicken leg. He had always enjoyed rabbit and catching them wild seemed to make them even more flavorful. As she kept talking and also kept thinking he couldn't help but notice the small hint in het choicr of words that almost spoke of her liking it. A strange feeling in his chest that he could not quite place made him stop eating. "Yeah.. I have been alone for a while." He admitted. He looked her over and his eyes landed on her earlobe. It was slightly red. Not even from him nibbling it, but perhaps from the effect that had lingered behind. He turned himself a bit so he was facing her and would gently take her jaw to turn her face towards him. Their faces now close together, a soft smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth. "Didn't hate it entirely? So what parts did you like then. Missy?" He teased her, unable to help himself. @Fauna

She was caught off guard by his hand on her jaw, turning her head to see how close their faces were now. That small blush on her face turned a crimson color. She couldn't find the words to speak properly to him. She almost felt like a little lamb before a large wolf. She tried to put on a brave face despite the situation she was in. He was just teasing, that's all. Nothing to worry about.. you're fine.. she calmed herself down as best she could, looking into those eyes of his for a moment. Her eyes stared back, like a window to the soul. Her eyes, for a brief second had looked at his lips when he spoke to her and she avoided his gaze. "Just.. the.. a-a-affection.. part.." she admits to him. It had been a long time since she had any sort of affection given to her like that. She missed it, and while it was only in the form of teasing from Ace, she was fine with it. It was actually.. really nice. "S-Sorry.." Abby slowly turned her head away from him. God, what am I apologizing for? I didn't do anything.. I guess I'm sorry for feeling that way? Feeling what? That I.. liked the affection? That his lips were a comfort? It's stupid.. Just.. shut up and eat. @I have Naka to do with it!

Her thoughts were so curious to him. Like a fight that she was having with herself. It was not the first time she had done that either. Such a curious thing. It was the exact thing that made him want to push her. She both wanted it and didn’t and he wondered which one would win out in the end. He leaned forward and brushed his lips gently against the skin on her cheek, the grip on her jaw lose enough that she could pull from him at any moment. The stubble underneath his lib rubbing against her as he did it. “This part?” He asked her as he moved closer to her ear once more, small kisses planted against the soft skin of her jaw and cheek. @Fauna

Shit, is he.. serious? I mean.. What do I even do? Do I let him? Do I not? Is it just teasing? Her mind was clearly asking all sorts of questions and fighting with herself. She wanted it but she didn't. She was scared but wanted to be brave. A mixture of emotions and feelings inside that she didn't know how to control. Abby swallowed, watching him lean towards her more and brushing his lips against the skin of her cheek. It made her shiver. Not necessarily from fear, but just the soft feeling of it in general. Then, she felt them. The kisses his lips shared to her now warm skin. Her body was definitely betraying her. "Y-Y-Y-Yes.." she whispered sheepishly, not sure what to do in this situation. Should she turn her head? Pull away? Leave it? It wasn't unpleasant, but.. was it okay? @I have Naka to do with it!

Her thoughts invaded him like never before. Louder then he had heard them be. Was it because he was this close to her? Or perhaps it was because of what he was doing. He knew that he was pushing her boundaries, he even knew that he was being mean.. But he didn’t want to stop. His lips tickled against her skin, working it’s way down towards her nick where he nipped at her in a gentle way, barely putting his teeth to her skin. The warmth of her skin underneath him told him she was blushing without even looking at her. His hand came around her in a gentle way, pressing against her waist to pull her closer against him, but it didn’t wander anywhere else. “Do you want me to stop?” He asked then in a hushed whisper against her neck, her warm breath brushing the slight wetness his lips had left on her skin. @Fauna

She was getting overwhelmed at this point by the affection being given to her. Her body was screaming in it's own way but her mind had to be crazy loud to him. She couldn't help the faint whimper from herself Her face was bright red at this point. She wanted to continue but also was afraid of what he might do. The softness of his lips on her neck made her shiver. The very faint feeling of his teeth though.. made her melt against him. Why? He was only teasing, surely. However, she couldn't help but feel overloaded from him. When asked if she wanted him to stop, her words could barely reach out to him before her body decided that enough was enough. She had passed out in his arms. No, she didnt hate it. She actually was enjoying it. But it was enough to overwhelm her to the point that she couldn't stand the teasing. @I have Naka to do with it!

The slight shiver in her body, the way that she melted into him when he put his teeth to her skin and the softest of whimpers that came from her mouth.. It all told him that she was enjoying the contact between them, that she wanted this. Even if her mind was racing, even if her thoughts were screaming in insecurity and nervousness, she was accepting him. And it was like a drug to him. Something that made him want to push more and more. Even if he was gentle and making sure to not cross any boundaries like he had when he wanted to fuel her Oddity, he was getting into this. He could not lie that perhaps even some thoughts crossed his mind of wanting to go further, wanting to feel her skin against his. A type of contact that he had not realized that he had craved so much. But then something happened that made him stop, her body going limb against him. “Abby?” He asked her as he took his lips away. No reaction. “Abby?” He tried again as he pulled back to look at her face. Her thoughts had gone quiet too and he could not help but be flabbergasted. She had fainted? She had really just fainted.. He took her away from that tree stump and gentle laid her down on the ground. He did feel bad about it. Had he pushed to far even when he had tried to be careful? Had it been fair to her to do that? He had tried to pay attention. So he just watched her, waiting for her to wake back up. @Fauna

She only passed out for a couple minutes before coming to, staring up at the tree canopy. Groaning, she sat up some, looking at Ace for a few seconds before remembering what had happened minutes before. She ran a hand over her face and sighed, "Sorry.. J guess.. it was too nice" she admits with a faint smile. "I hope I.. didnt scare you.." It was one thing to not have such a thing for years, but to experience it like that, it felt intoxicating. She wanted more but knew she shouldnt push her luck with him. @I have Naka to do with it!

He took a deep breath as she apologized. “Don’t.. I shouldn’t have done that.” He said to her as he looked her over. She still looked slightly pale, but perhaps she was alright. At least she had come to. His eyes went to her ankle. Surely she didn’t pass because of something going on there right? He had to make sure to check it the next morning for her again. “I didn’t mean to stress you that much.” He said, then quickly chuckled at himself. “Not this time at least.” Remembering how he had stressed her on purpose just mere moments before that. “I will uhm.. leave you alone.” He said. @Fauna

Abby shook her head, reaching out a hand to grip his wrist. "You.. didnt do anything wrong. I didnt hate it or anything. I.. I liked it.." she admits to him. "Its just.. been a while for me so I got overwhelmed from it all.." she gave a soft smile to him. She was a but hesitant with her next actions though as she let go of his wrist and brought it up to gently rest behind his neck, pulling his face towards her and planting a gentle kiss to his lips. It made her face flushed at what she had done, but she wanted him to know she wasnt against it. That she was okay with him. She let the kiss stay there for a few seconds before she pulled away from his. "I trust you.. so I know you were doing it because.. well.. you probably havent been with someone in a long time either.." With a shaky exhale, she let go of him completely and stared at the little fire in front of them that was starting to die down a bit. Did I.. really just do that? God.. he's probably gonna hate it. Not like he has any interest in me anyway.. @I have Naka to do with it!

The kiss came so unexpected from his side that he couldn't help but jerk back slightly from it. Even when their lips connected he was not sure how to respond. His hand half hanging in the air as it was either holding them there or pulling her in against him. So even as she pulled away and broke it he just stayed frozen, unsure how to respond to it. That was not true. He knew what he wanted to do. But he was unsure if she was ready for it. He didn't want her to pass out again. But as her thoughts reached him he couldn't help to feel that pang of needyness in himself. How convinced she was that he didn't want her. Did he think he had just done it because he would take anyone. So he reached out and pulled her back into him as he connected their lips again. He pressed his tongue against her lips, asking for entrance to hers. If she allowed him he would explore her mouth gently, nothing that was meant to overwhelm her, yet a kiss of passion after all. As he pulled away he just looked at her with seriousness in his eyes. "Don't think that.." @Fauna

Seems she had caught him off guard with the kiss, it was a bit funny though, and she couldn't help but smile a bit. Though, her thoughts had been filled with the idea that maybe they just did it because they hadn't felt anything in a while. Though, it was Abby's turn to be caught by surprise, because just when she thought he had disliked her sudden display of affection, he had returned it posthaste. Her heart started to beat rapidly in her chest, her face flushed once more when Ace had pulled her towards him. She expected a hug or something, but the kiss in return? She didn't think he would have returned it. Abby could feel his lips pressed against hers, like soft petals. His tongue asking to be let in. She allowed it, feeling the muscle explore her mouth, but not anything that would scare her too much. It felt so nice to have such affections given to her that weren't for ulterior motives. But that thought did cross her mind. When Ace had pulled away from the kiss, Abby's eyes stared at his, whom were serious in expression. She had forgotten for a moment that he could hear her thoughts. She was hesitant to speak, not sure if she could find the right words to respond to him. But she tried anyway, "It's.. um.. Hard to gauge you.. when I can't read your thoughts.." she admits with a faint smile. Almost like she was a bit jealous that he could read even the deepest thoughts in her mind. The ones that wanted to continue but were scared of where it would lead. She was fine with the kissing and the light teasing. But anything more would surely scare her. "Also, what do you mean by not to think that? Is it.. not true? I'm just a burden you know.. Extra weight.. plus you're.. dumping me off at the nearest community so.. I just.. thought that.. maybe.. It was on a whim.." @I have Naka to do with it!

He just stared into her eyes as she looked back at him and spoke out her words. Hearing her say that he was hard to understand because she could not hear his thoughts. Once more he felt like he was invading her privacy by reading them, but he could not help it. She was loud.. an they never ended. Even now he could hear the unsureness in her thoughts, the way she was down playing herself. As she asked her question though he was struggling to find the words to tell her. He was going to dump her at a community.. that was the plan. Something that he still planned to stick to. But he was doing it because he wanted to protect her, not because he wanted to get rid of her. She would be safer there, on the long run it would no longer be doable for him to hunt for them both every single day. So how did he tell her that it wasn’t like that when he was not ready to admit to even himself that perhaps he was interested. He sighed. “You are selling yourself short..” was all he said, he considered his next words, not wanting them to land in the wrong way. So he looked her straight in the eye. “I would place you down on the ground and show you how wrong these guys were for raping you right now if you would let me. I would show you how it’s supposed to be, how it’s supposed to feel.” He spoke to her and he couldn’t help the arousal that played in his body as he talked about that. Perhaps he liked her more then he dared to admit. “But I won’t. Because you don’t want me to.” He said after. “So don’t claim I am not interested, don’t fill in my thoughts just because you can’t hear them.” @Fauna

Abby swallowed after hearing his words, her heart continued to pound in her chest. So he really did mean it? He was.. interested in her? It was comforting to hear at least, despite his bold admittance. It wasnt difficult to understand the meaning and feeling of those words. Though hearing him admit such desires made her stare at him. He wanted to but wouldnt? For her sake? It was a tempting but scary thought in her mind as she shook her head to clear it. "I.. am sorry for assuming.. Its.. all new for me. But I shouldnt make excuses" she looked down at her hand, noticing the faint sparks that danced along her skin. Was it because of Ace's supposed confession to her that she started to feel this way? The little sparks that danced on her skin would not shock or hurt anyone. In fact, it was a mind, tingling feeling, even for her. She reached out a hand to gently hold his. "Thank you for being honest.." @I have Naka to do with it!

He pulled his hand back when she took it. Even if the sparks didn't hurt him they felt strange, travelling up his arm and threatening to go beyond if he had held on. He didn't want to find out what would happen if they went further then that. "I am gonna grab some more firewood." He said quickly to excuse himself into the treeline. Once out of sight he just leaned against a tree and looked at his own hand. The tingle from her touch still there. It was erotic almost. A touch that lasted. It was perhaps the reason he had needed to walk away. To calm his mind, but mostly.. to calm his body. He was not scared he would take her against her will, he was not that type of asshole. But she had already fainted from some light kissing and nipping of her neck. How could he control himself to not push her too much when she was so.. inviting. Even if she didn't know it, part of her seemed to want him and that part was like a drug in his system. That feeling to be with someone after this long. Slowly he could feel his blood once more going to the places it should be. His pants fitting more lose again. Get a grip Ace. You are a loner. You know what happens when you stick around to long. He reminded himself before gathering enough wood to make it seem like that was indeed his reason to have been gone. @Fauna

Watching him pull his hand away from her own when she tried to hold it caught her by surprise. It truly was hard to gauge him, wasnt it? But, she looked down at her own hand to see the very faint electricity dancing along her skin. That had to be the reason, right? Just a light shock? She almost didnt hear him when he mentioned he was going to get more firewood. She glanced at the fire a bit to watch its life slowly going. When Ace had left, Abby took the sketchbook that was laying next to her and started to draw once more. She needed to calm her mind, her thoughts. But the drawing she sketched out? Would be a visually constant reminder. The two of them sharing a kiss. Abby set the sketchbook down into her lap and leaned against the fallen tree. She closed her eyes a moment to rest and and calm herself. This was fine.. except the other drawing she made on the page depicted the teasing Ace had done to her. The sketch showing how close his body was against hers, teasing her neck.. This was... fine.. minus the sharp pain in her nethers from the teasing reminders. She tried to stay awake though as sleep was very inviting... but she was too tired after all that had happened. Emotional exhaustion that's for sure. Plus, Ace would come back. It's fine. Abby let sleep take over her, relaxing herself and her body. @I have Naka to do with it!

Once he made it back he found her asleep against that tree trunk. He placed the wood on the fire to bring it back to life before he walked back over to his backpack. He started to take out the sleeping bag he used as well as several blankets. Laying them out on the forest floor. Only then did he walk over to Abby only to stop short at her drawing. He looked at it for a moment before quickly looking away. He kneeled next to her and gently shook her awake while closing the sketchbook at the same time with his other hand "Why don't you go and actuallu get comfortable?" He motioned to the sleeping bag, letting her have it while he sat against the trunk with a blanket. "I will keep watch. Just in case." He said. He knew he wouldn't sleep right now anyway. @Fauna

Abby felt someone lightly shaking her, opening her eyes, she found Ace had returned, along with the extra firewood to keep the fire fed. He seemed to mention about her getting more comfortable and looked over to find a sleeping bag laid out. Was that for her? She nodded her head, an faint smile on her face. "Thank you. Please get some sleep when you can, okay?" She said to him before setting the sketchbook down next to him and scooting herself over towards the sleeping bag. She slipped herself inside, finding it was quite roomy and could clearly hold 2 if necessary. Getting herself comfortable, she looked over at Ace and said, "Goodnight.." before closing her eyes and letting sleep take her once more. @I have Naka to do with it!

He couldn’t help the soft scoff. “When I can.” He said to her then as a promise. Because what kind of promise was that to keep? He basically was just saying he would sleep if his body allowed it, and likely it would not do that. He watched her get in the sleeping bag and just kept his thoughts to himself. “Goodnight.” He said back to her. When she slept he just stayed and sat there, watching the fire as the orange light of it reflected of his skin. He was getting too close to her.. he knew that. He should never have teased her, should never have kissed her back. But could he really blame himself for that? This was the first time he had felt this close to someone in.. forever. Was it just because she reminded him of Emily? No.. if that was the case he wouldn’t have wanted to kiss her back. After a while he grabbed more of the blankets and stripped himself of his jacket and shirt. He found he slept easier naked, but he wouldn’t go that far this time. But perhaps just feeling the blankets against his skin would help. His chest had some scars on them from his time alone. That bear was not the first predator he had ever seen close to him. But other then that he was quite fit. A soft six pack against his stomach and not a lot of fat on his bones. It took a few hours before sleep found him as well, but eventually he did sleep against that log. @Fauna

Abby had been sleeping peacefully for a couple hours, no nightmares, no dreams. Just sleep. Everything seemed to be fine, until it wasn't. It seemed that the female's mind was plagued with the nightmare from before. The one that cost her a normal life and instead one that was filled with fear and anxiety. Chris.. please stop this.. You're doing so well, Abby. You took it.. and I know your scared.. so we'll do it until you aren't.. N-No.. You can't still be- We'll do it again. Your body is nice and ready for me now. You'll love it this time.. She was most certainly struggling. Shaking and whimpering in her sleep. Though, her thoughts made a lot more noise. Upsetting, sexual noises that even she could had contributed to. A peaceful sleep tonight didn't seem like it was going to come for her. @I have Naka to do with it!

Her thoughts rang so loud in the air that it woke him from his sleep. The moment it did he stiffened from how loud and violent they sounded. His eyes soon found Abby in the sleeping bag. She was shivering and whining, her dreams obviously nothing but peaceful. He waited it out for a small bit, trying to see if she would calm down, but she kept at it. He got up then and made his way over to her. His chest exposed to the air. He carefully put himself in that sleepingbag. The space was tight, but it did fit them both. He pulled her against him in a gentle way and placed her back against his chest. "Ssssst..." he shushed her softly. He did his best to keep his hips away from her, not wanting to add to her nightmare. He just hoped that it would calm her down. @Fauna

The shaking and whining continued, her mind still plagued by the nightmare. But as it happened, she felt someone holding her from behind. It was warm, slightly firm but comforting. The whining and shaking had minimized now and she tried to relax the best she could. Ssssst... She relaxed, moving herself to press against Ace fully for comfort. It was the only thing she wanted right now. Comfort and safety and he provided it. Abby tried to focus on something more peaceful, something that was far away from Chris. So, she thought of Ace. The interaction between the two earlier. The lovely feeling she felt from him. And so did. @I have Naka to do with it!

When he calmed down he felt relief. He didn't like it when she was upset, even if he had sometimes been the one to cause it. Perhaps it was why this felt so good.. to be the one comforting her this time. He felt her press close against him and he no longer could hold his hips away from her. Her rear pressed firmly against his jeans. He took a deep breath and concentrated on something else. But his body clearly had other ideas. Goddamnit Ace.. he cursed at himself as he knew he was growing stiffer against her. It was her closeness, the way she smelled as he was so close to her neck and how she had pushed into him. He tried to lay as still as he could, hoping she would not notice. But it kept him from sleep. His body aroused and stirred. He pressed his nose against her neck, taking in the scent that lingered on her skin, brushing it gently up and down. Though never planning to go further then that. @Fauna

She groaned a bit in her sleep, turning over in the sleeping bag to face him, still asleep. She moved her hands to wrap around his naked torso and just buried her face into his shoulder. She kept her body pressed against his, enjoying his scent and warmth. But when she pressed against him, Abby felt something unusual. Tiredly, she reached out a hand to touch it, mumbling quietly to herself. Her hand gently squeezing it. @I have Naka to do with it!

He released his grip on her a bit as she turned herself around. It was better that way. He could keep his hips pressed back more. His eyes going down to look at her face burried against his naked chest. But it was the hand that came unexpected. Suddenly cupping around him and squeezing the bulge that had grown in his pants. He couldn't help the soft growl that left him. He quickly reached for her hand and placed it against his stomach instead. He looked down, trying to find out if she was still asleep. She must be.. surely there was no way she would have touched that part of him willingly. So he just repositioned her hand and tried to let her fall into a deeper sleep. @Fauna

The soft growl she heard had piqued her interest in her sleep. It was a noise she hadnt heard before. In her mind, it was just an idle dream. She had no idea what she was doing in her sleep. Just that her hand wanted to investigate. So when it was moved elsewhere, her hand squeezed the slightly firm skin a moment before moving itself back to its original target. It wanted to hear that sound again, feel that reaction from wherever it came from. Her mumbles continued, though they could not be understood. Her hand squeezed it more, but this time kept a firm hold on it. Not wanting it to be taken away this time. @I have Naka to do with it!

He could not help the deep sigh that left him as her hand once more snaked down and took a hold of him. It was perhaps not the same growl that she had hoped for, but it was a sound that was dangerously close to a moan from his part. He knew he was only growing harder and more prominent. Her hand feeling almost strange around him after so long. He wrecked his brain to find what he should do. Force her away from him and she might just wake up. Let her continue and he would be taking advantage of her in the same way as those guys who raped her. He he made the decision to choose the best of two evils. He took her hand and once more took it away, bringing it to his chest. "Abby, wake up." he tried to say to her in the most gentle way he could. "You are dreaming." @Fauna

Abby faintly heard Ace's voice invade her dream, which caused the short female to slowly open her eyes. She found herself intimately close to a shirtless Ace. Her face, a beet red. Her hand resting on his chest. She tried to calm herself while also being tired still. "Huh? Oh.. did I wake you again with the nightmare?" She asked him, staring up at him. "Sorry.. I'm noisy.." she sighed, resting her forehead on his shoulder. Seems she wasnt aware of the hard on lower down on the male. "Its plagued my mind for five years.. I'm annoying even in my sleep.." she sighs, taking her other hand and rubbing her eyes a bit. @I have Naka to do with it!

Surprisingly she was very understanding and calm. He had expected her to freak out from how he had put himself in the sleeping bag with him. Perhaps that was only because she had yet to feel the bulge he was hiding. His hips pressed back as far as he could possibly get them. "Yeah.." he said. "You were shivering so I tried to calm you down." he said honestly. She was adorable like this. Her small frame resting against him and her hand rubbing at her eye. He couldn't help the small smile that danced on his lips. "I can get up if.." he caught himself. Of course he could not leave that sleeping bag now. It was going to be obvious if he got up now. "If I make you uncomfortable I can get out." he still offered. He couldn't stay here with her just because he couldn't find a way to hide his boner. @Fauna

She shook her head at him. "No.. it's fine. I dont mind it.. You were just calming me down.. Honestly, its probably better you stay.. so we can both sleep easier.." She moved her hands to wrap around his torso, pulling herself closer to him but stopped short when she felt something hard pressing against her stomach. She flinched and looked down, only to quickly look away and hide her face. Just.. dont touch it.. It.. cant hurt you if you dont touch it.. she thought to herself. "D-Did.. I.. cause that?" She asked, still hiding her face. "I'm so sorry.. I.. I was petting a dog in my dream.. I didnt think.." she was flustered. @I have Naka to do with it!

The moment she pushed herself against it he just gritted his teeth. Fuck.. he thought to himself. There was no ignoring it anymore. Luckily it was still hidden in his trousers, so even if the shape of it was obvious at least she did not see anything. He couldn't help the uncomfortable feeling that rode up in him. A feeling that got even worse at her thoughts. "You did touch it in your sleep..." he said in a bit of a strained voice, unsure what else to say. he was not going to lie to her. "Look, just ignore it. It will go away." Eventually.. surely.. "Or tell me to get the fuck out of this sleeping bag. That works too." he chuckled. @Fauna

"I-Its fine.. Just.. dont do anything and it'll be fine.." she told him, closing her eyes and trying to return to sleep. It was difficult with her mind thinking of what she had done in her sleep. But she tried to focus on a quieter, calmer sleep. It worked for a bit, but eventually it seemed to just bother her too. "Shit.. it.. probably will go away, right? Or.. am I the problem?" She was nervous to ask that but did so anyway. "Um.. if you go and take care of it.. then everything will be fine.. so.. just go do that.." she said shyly. @I have Naka to do with it!

He tried to just relax and not let it bother him. But between her touching it and the way they lay so close together it was hard to ignore the length that was now throbbing uncomfortably. He was hoping that she would just fall back asleep. But of course she didn’t and as she just suggested for him to go and take care of it he couldn’t help but hate the suggestion. Like he could just go up, go behind a tree and jerk himself off with her knowing that he was doing so. He doubted he could even come that way.. he was not some exhibitionist. At least not in that way. “It’s fine, just don’t worry about it. Go to sleep..” he said to her. “It will go away.” He assured her, he just needed to focus on something else. Focus on anything but her body pressed against him, of the cute blush on her cheeks, of the sweet smell of her hair. Fuck.. I’m screwed. @Fauna

Dont worry about it? Hard to do that when it's pressed up against her stomach. Hell, she couldn't sleep, and clearly he couldn't either. Plus, he refused to leave to go take care of it. At this point, neither of them would get any sleep and they wouldnt get far tomorrow with that. Abby sighed heavily, moving herself to unzip the sleeping bag and sit up to stare at him. "Its not going to go away.. so.. if you wont.. then.. I will.. unfortunately.." she swallowed at the decision she had come to. She didnt like the idea of even wanting to touch a penis. But for the sanity of them both.. it would be necessary. "Just.. let me do this.. okay?" She asked him, staring st the bulge in his Jeans. It was very prominent now that she was looking at it. @I have Naka to do with it! .

As she unzipped the sleeping back he was sure that she was going to just go away then, that she felt the need to walk away from what had been pressing against her. “Wait, Abby, I will lea..” but then she started to speak and he didn’t even know how to respond to that. She was going to what..? He just stared at her in disbelief for a moment as she said that and then her eyes were staring right at him. He could not help the twitch in his length, straining against his jeans. The shape of it was clear as he liked wearing loser jeans of thin and comfortable materials. “Ab.. You don’t have to do that.” He tried then bit down on his jaw. “I don’t want you to just touch it because you feel you have too..” he said to her. It just didn’t feel right. It wasn’t like he didn’t want her to at all, but for these reasons.. he felt like he was taking advantage of her and her fear. @Fauna

"Its fine, Ace. I promise.." she gave a small, shy smile. "I caused it.. and.. it's not going to go away on its own. If you leave, the nightmares will just come back. If you stay, we both wont sleep.." She was giving honest answers to him. He had to know she was right this time around. "And.. think of it.. as repayment.." she sighed, moving her hands to the button and zipper of his jeans. First the button was undone and then the zipper to allow some freedom for the constrained organ. "I'm afraid of men because I'm afraid of rape. You havent done that to me.. so.. I feel a bit safe with you.." Abby looked at Ace again, a serious look but also one of gentleness. "Let me, please. Just this once.." @I have Naka to do with it!

He still wasn't sure. To hear her make such a logical solution out of touching him. It felt wrong and strange. It felt like it shouldn't be how this was done. But once her hands came down to his zipper and button to relief the tight jeans from around it he couldn't help but sigh at the relief. He had not been touched by a woman in a long time. Jeez, how long had it been. Three years? Maybe four.. he had tried back then, he had dated while everything went down. But it had been impossible. "Fine.." he finally said as he turned himself a bit to give her space. Doing so revealing even more or the shape that was threatening to spill from his boxers. He was not a small guy, but nothing extraordinary either. A subtle curve upwards and a nice girth. This still felt strange, but at the same time he was excited for her touch. @Fauna

With his confirmation, Abby continued what she had started. She moved her hands towards his boxers, lightly pressing her fingertips on the bulge, hoping she would be at least adequate enough to relieve him. Her hands moved towards the slit in his boxers and slowly moved one side of it back, forcing the organ through it. The size and sight certainly made her blush crimson, but she needed to focus. You can do this.. it.. wont hurt you.. she thought to herself before reaching out a hand to gently wrap around the shaft. Letting her fingers feel out the organ and explore its entirety up and down. She wasnt stroking him yet, more so mentally preparing herself. Abby gently slid her hand up to the tip, rubbing it with her thumb and using her other fingers to massage the shaft. @I have Naka to do with it!

Even if what she was doing was not actually stroking him yet, he could not help the way he liked how her fingers felt. So gently across his sensitive skin. Already he had closed his eyes and just enjoyed the feeling of it. His lips parting to let out a deep breath as he twitched in her hand. It was almost a tease the way she did it. He moved a hand up to land on his forehead. He was afraid to move, afraid to scare her if he did anything, yet he couldn't help the soft sway or his hips. @Fauna

She could feel him twitching in her hand, which spooked her a little but she settled some as she continued her movements, continued to massage the shaft and every now and then, run her thumb along the underside of his cock. By the way he looked so far, it seems she was doing a decent job. Hopefully this would be enough for him. She was not looking forward to having to do anything more than a simple handjob just to satisfy him. The thought of it made her shiver. The feeling of his hips moving though, made her freeze for a second, but she continued. *It's just with my hand.. I'm safe.. it's okay.. Him doing this.. to my hand.. won't hurt me.. * Abby allowed her fingers to curl around his cock and started to move it up and down, starting the slow strokes to gauge how he would react, how he'd feel about it. @I have Naka to do with it!

It felt amazing. Even if he could not quite decide if it was because it had been so long or because she was doing a good job. It didn't take long before those first deep groans started to ring from his throat. His hips pushing himself into her hand as she had her grip around him. This was so much better then doing it himself. "Stop thinking.." he said into the air. "You are ruining it." He chuckled. He couldn't help it. To hear her fear in her thoughts. To almost hear her detesting what she was doing. It didn't help him to feel good about it either. So he reached out and pulled her closer. "I won't hurt you, I won't do anything more then being in your hand." He assured her as he held her against him, letting his nose brush up against her. "Just.. enjoy it with me." @Fauna

Abby was taken by surprise at his comment to stop thinking. Right.. Thoughts.. He could hear those. She nodded her head, not wanting to annoy him or anything. So, she focused back on what she was doing. But it slowed down some when Ace had pulled her to him. At this point, she was basically straddling the male and the idea of being on top like this was.. different. His gentle words however did soothe her. He wouldn't do anything more. Just the hand. She could manage that, right? Feeling his nose brush against her, she hesitated for a second before moving her head so her lips could find his, a gentle kiss accompanied with her gentle strokes to his cock that continued, along with any pushing of his hips that he wanted to do. This was fine. She was safe. He was being considerate. Her lips pulled away from his and moved to his cheek, kissing there before moving to kiss his jaw. Hopefully, this helped. @I have Naka to do with it!

It certainly did help. As she pressed her lips against his he would once more twitch in her hand before a groan left him. His hand coming into her hair and stroking the back of her neck, though never grabbing a hold of her. And as she pulled away and kissed along his jaw that groan only grew deeper. The first bit or precum leakint from his tip and lubricating the movement of her foreskin she was causing. "Yes.. just like that." He said, wanting her to know she was doing well. His hips still gently pushing into her hand. @Fauna

The feeling of his hand on the back of her neck made her shiver, but not in a bad way. She didn't expect the praise from him, it was new, and she didn't hate it. It was nice, being told she was doing good. The feeling of precum leaking from the tip and easily coating her hand and his cock was a good way for him to feel more, feel better. So far she had just been going slow, gauging his reactions to her. The groans were certainly something though. It excited her heart, the feeling of butterflies in her stomach just from hearing him. It.. made her want to hear more. But if she did that, would he be able to control himself? That was the real question. One way to find out. Letting the precum act as a lubricant, she moved her hand up and down his shaft once more, though at a slightly quicker pace. Every now and then, she would squeeze him just a bit for that slight resistance. This was fine. @I have Naka to do with it!

The more she got into it the more often those deep groan left his mouth. It felt marvelous, especially when the precum lubricated him and she started to go faster. The times she squeezed him more making those groans deeper and almost into growls that left his lips. Just because this was an awkward jerk off didn’t mean that he could not show that he was enjoying it. “Your hand feels good..” he whispered to her in a deep breath. His mind wondering how other parts of her would feel, but he was not going to voice those thoughts out loud. Luckily her Oddity was not his and she could not tell what he was thinking. But even if he could easily control himself from pinning her to the floor and taking her. Controlling himself from grabbing into her hair was a different story, his hands just aching for something to do. He knew he could not touch her breast or he would scare her. But to just keep them idle was hard. So in the end he grabbed into her hair in a gentle way, only giving it enough pressure to guide her lips back to his and kiss her once more as that had seemed alright with her before. @Fauna

Feeling that hand of his snake up from her neck to gently grab and hold her hair, she swallowed, focusing as best she could on the task at hand. Ace had pulled her into another kiss, and her hand worked his cock as best she could. She only had a small handful of experience with this type of thing, so she wasn't sure how good she would be for him. Safe to say, she was doing rather well at pleasing him. Good. His groans were a sound though that piqued her interest upon hearing them. So she worked on trying to find the best pleasurable experience for him simply from the noises he made. The reactions he would give. Abby moved her hand up to the tip, rubbing over the head with her thumb in slow, gentle circles, letting her fingers rub the underside of the shaft, squeezing it from tip to base and back again. He was used to the speed, so now she would try and make it a bit rougher, add resistance and a sense of tightness. Guys seemed to like tight things, so this would be her next move. She wouldn't squeeze it too tight though, just enough for his pleasure. Though, she wondered how long she would have to do this for. Was he one that took a while or would he last only a few minutes? It was hard to tell, but he liked it and that's all that really mattered. That he enjoyed it and would hopefully cum. Unless there was something else that needed to be done.. "Y-You.. doing okay?" she asked quietly, more like a whisper after pulling away from the kiss. Her other hand had been idly resting on his chest, feeling his heartbeat and breathing. Feeling the intense warmth of his skin. Was it scary to her? Of course. To be in this close proximity of an aroused male was scary. But, Ace wouldn't do anything to her, so she felt relatively safe for now. It's why she was helping him. Because she felt that bit of security from him. @I have Naka to do with it!

The way she was exploring him and changing up her grip and tactic was driving him mad. Slowly it was starting to feel like she was also going to get some sort of enjoyment from it as well. If her goal was just to make him cum, she wouldn’t be experimenting like this right? His hips were starting to move into her more, his grunts strained but deep against her lips. She pulled back and asked if he was doing okay and he simply pulled her back against him, not willing to let their lips part to long. “Yes, don’t stop.” He whispered back into her in a heated breath before connecting them once more. He would give her a deep kiss, one that was a bit more deep and demanding then the one they shared before. Soft sloppy noises starting to run out between their mouths. His grunts getting even louder as he growled into her mouth. He knew he would not last long at the pace that she was going, not after how long he had not been touched by another human being. @Fauna

She did not stop, she kept doing what she was doing. Every now and then she would quicken the pace, slow it down for a bit and then start up again. Feeling his hips move up into her hand just showed the strength he had, that he could easily use against her if he wasn't considerate. But, it seemed that her hand was an enjoyable experience for him so she wasn't complaining by any means. And she wouldn't lie to herself that hearing his voice, those groans and grunts against her lips were certainly making her heart skip a beat. He had to be getting close, right? He'd settle down after all of this was over? Abby leaned forward, her hand still working him and accepted his kisses of passion. She moved her lips to his neck and planted soft kisses there before deciding to test something. She wondered if he liked pain per chance. It seemed that way before at least when she had mildly shocked him earlier. Though, she had no plans to use her Oddity on him. Not at the chance of damaging his nerves. The female planted her kisses along his neck, shoulder, and chest. Each kiss soft, gentle, and so very tempting. She moved back up to his neck before biting gently into the flesh. Not enough to hurt him painfully, but to feel something that was hopefully enjoyable for him. Personally, Abby wasn't good with pain, and she didn't like the idea of inflicting it on others. But she was willing to test out things for him to pleasure him best. @I have Naka to do with it!

He had already been stating to get close when she broke of the kiss and favored his neck instead. He put his hand back and relaxed the had at the back of her neck, choosing to just play with the hairs there instead. But it wasn’t until she suddenly put her teeth into the skin of his neck that he was pulled over the edge. His abs tensed underneath her and he pulsed into her hand as a deep groan left him at the same time that his cum shot into his chest and stomach. He pulsed a few more times, shooting more drop of himself out. This went on for a few pulses before he relaxed down again. He was still hard in his hand, but he knew that it would go down soon enough. “Fuck..” he said, but it was with a smile on his face. He opened his eyes to look at her then, suddenly remembering the situation they were in. “You okay..?” He asked, just wanting to make sure. @Fauna

Hearing that deep groan of pleasure leave his lips, she felt him tense and she was quick to move her hand that was on his chest away. She looked down after he had stopped tensing and saw the mess on his front. A little of it was on her hand which made her shiver in slight disgust. But he was good now. Slowly and very carefully, Abby let go of his cock, carefully moving herself off from straddling him to sitting next to him. She looked down at the mess in her hand and scooted towards his bag. Using the hand that was not cummed on, she searched aimlessly for water and some sort of rag that could be used. She found a container of water. It was almost empty, but would serve its purpose along with an old rag. "I'm okay. Glad you're feeling better.." she spoke, unscrewing the lid from the container and wetting the rag a bit with cold water. She used it to clean her hand first before helping him, gently resting the damp rag on his chest and wiping at the mess. "I uh.. am sorry for making you feel this way.. and for taking it upon myself.. to fix it.." she sighed, moving the rag down to his abdomen. "Afraid of men.. yet I still did this.. You must think I was forcing myself, huh?" Her eyes looked a bit sullen at her own words. "I guess.. I wanted to pay you back for all that you did for me so far. Maybe I did push myself a bit.." She hadnt realized it til now, but her hand that was cleaning him was shaking a bit. Sniffling, she pulled the hand away. @I have Naka to do with it!

He watched her frantically search for the water, treating the bit of cum that had landed on her hand as if it was acid on her skin. It instantly broke the satisfaction he had gotten from having received a handjob from her. Her frantic thoughts once more ringing in the air as he lightly shook his head. She came over to him and started to clean him and he could see the shaking of her hand. He couldn’t help the almost sarcastic way that he chuckled at her then. “You hated it..” he said. He felt like an idiot. He should have just gone into the woods and done it himself. The moment he had heard her thoughts when she had started to touch him, he should have stopped. He took the rag from her and cleaned the rest of him off himself and then took the rag to his length and wiped down his tip and shaft as well. He had already started to soften and soon put himself back into his boxers and button up his jeans. “It doesn’t have to be bad you know?” He then suddenly spoke. “It can feel good.” He held her eyes. “Have you never even.. like.. done it yourself?” He asked even knowing it was a personal question. @Fauna

Seems she was found out. Again her thoughts betrayed her. But, at least she was being honest, even if only through her thoughts. Words she couldn't say aloud that she could say easily in her mind. At this point, she was grateful for his Oddity. "I.. dont do handjobs often.. so.. It's a weird experience for me" she admits to him, letting him take the rag and clean the rest of himself up. "I'm not.. a sexual person.. so doing these sorts of things do freak me out a little.." Abby capped the water container that was now empty and put it away into his bag before scooting over to the sleeping bag. She didnt mind if he chose to stay in with her or not. At this point, she wouldnt zip it up, just leaving it open so there was enough space for both of them. If he wanted to, he could share the blanket to at least keep some warmth between the two. "So to answer your question.. No, I havent done it to myself. Sorry to disappoint.." she smiled at him, laying herself down in the sleeping bag and patting the spot next to her for him to join if he felt so inclined. @I have Naka to do with it!

He watched her get back in that sleeping bag and would join her since she still seemed comfortable with him being there. He got under the blanket to keep himself warm. He couldn’t help but wonder about her answer. If what she said was true then the rape had been the only experience she had. No wonder she as scare of it. It had probably hurt and he could not have imagined it being pleasurable. He would give an arm and a leg to show her how it could be, to make her feel that pleasure that she had given him with her hand. He settle into her as he let his thoughts run, one arm gently around her to hold her close and his nose in her hair. “Would you let me return the favor sometime?” He then asked as he rubbed his nose against her scalp. “To pay you back?” He used her own words against her. “I promise I will use only my hand, I even promise that I won’t go inside you. And I will stop the moment you tell me too..” he said to her, knowing full well that she would reject him, but he wanted to have it said. “I want to show you how you made me feel.” @Fauna

Feeling the warmth of his gentle embrace to her felt nice. He was like her personal space heater and she was all for it. Wrapping an arm gently over his torso so she could rest her head on his chest. "Wait.. did you say pay me back? For what? You don't owe me anything.." she turned her head slightly to look up at him, trying to gauge his intentions. This request of his was something she would deny him. At least, she wanted to. Her only sexual experience that she had was the rape, and it was a bitter memory she didnt want to remember. Thus, hearing him even suggest such a thing, let alone promising to use only his hand? She didnt even touch herself. Why should she let him do it? Granted they did seem to like each other. Was it like? It was hard to figure out what they were. Maybe because it had been so long and they were just.. convenient? No, that wouldnt be the case since Abby was willing to jerk him off just moments ago. Still, letting him touch her down there seemed a bit much for her. "I.. um.. dont think I'd let you.." she gave a weak smile to him. "I'd have to really warm up for that. Besides.. i.. dont know if I'm ready for such a thing.. " @I have Naka to do with it!

He had expected the responds from her, yet it still felt like a small sting inside of him that she would be so against the idea of it. It kind of took away from the whole thing that had just happened, but once more he could not blame her for it. “Then I won’t..” was all he said, trying to hide the disappointment in his voice. He could not imagine being afraid of sex. It was such a connection between two people, something that went beyond just the physical aspect of it. A way to just come together and be one. It might make him sound like a sap, but he knew the emotional aspect of it was important to him. So he just settled down against her and closed his eyes hoping that he would fall asleep at some point. @Fauna

"If I trust you enough.. I might give you a chance.." she said to him, snuggling up to him and relaxing against his frame. She was indeed against sex, never one to be a sexual person. Probably why a lot of relationships in the past never lasted long. But.. she was willing to give him a chance in the future, provided he showed that she could trust him fully. Sleep took her shortly after her comment to him. Ahe didn't have the nightmare return this time around. Instead, she had a peaceful dream of life before the world went to shit. A dream of her back in art school, talking and hanging out with friends and classmates. College was shortlived though due to the war. But at least she had those pleasant memories to look back on. Abby at least hoped Ace was getting sleep. And, if he dreamed, that it was just as pleasant. The night wore on and soon enough, morning had come to greet them. The sound of birds chirping and singing their songs, a dead campfire, but a comfortable body to snuggle against. @I have Naka to do with it!

Sleep didn’t come to him easily. Thoughts about what had happened between them keeping his mind awake. He could not imagine how she felt, he could not imagine what it had been like. The strange way her mind seemed to fight against itself once he was in the picture. Did she like him? Did she hate him? Had she really just done that because she felt she had owed it to him? So the why had she been experimenting..? So it took him a long time before he fell asleep and he had only gotten an hour or two of sleep before the sun woke him up again. He grunted loudly and in his sleepy state he pulled her in closer against him. It did not even fully register what situation he had found himself in, just that there was someone beside him and he liked their smell. He pressed his nose into he hair, his hand dancing over her stomach as he pressed his hips into her. @Fauna

She did her best to sleep, despite the feeling of closeness from him. His nose in her hair? She could manage that. Harmless. His hand over her stomach? Fine. Harmless. But the feeling of his hips pressing into her? That was an odd feeling even in her tired state. "Mm.." she groaned tiredly, snuggling herself closer to him and ignoring any sort of indication for the morning and her new day. Last night was a trip for both of them that's for sure. @I have Naka to do with it!

It was almost intoxicating to wake up next to someone for the first time in a long time. Even better to wake up with them basicly in his embrace. The lack of sleep keeping his brain from fully understanding what was going on. The soft hum that she groaned out not helping him to figure out that it was Abby that he was dealing with, someone who was scared of his gender, and even more of what was between his legs. Despite the years of loneliness, Ace was actually a sexual person. He liked the closeness it brought between two people. So just waking up like this was enough to stir his mind in that direction. The groan only seeming to be an invitation for the same. His mouth travelled further to her ear and neck, biting gently at the part where her jaw changed into her neck. The hand on her stomach finding it’s way underneath her shirt to feel her bare skin as he hummed into her. His mind simply to drunk on lack of sleep to realize he was pressing his luck. @Fauna

Sleep was so inviting to the female as she laid there next to him. The pair could not be more opposite than this. A non sexual person laying with one who was. It wasnt different per se for Abby as she had dealt with a sexual male before. But after her trauma, it just made things different. As she slept, she felt a tickling sensation along her neck, whining faintly at the feeling. Even more so when she felt a warm hand on her stomach. It made her shiver, but she didnt wake. She was sensitive with touch, especially her neck. Compared to Ace, she was a mere lamb laying with a wolf. At his mercy in her sleep. "Mmm.." she whined, pressing herself against him. @I have Naka to do with it!

Once more that soft hum rang out of her and in his mind it was a hum of approval. If anything it was not a hum that denied him. He kept letting his teeth graze her skin, leaving small wet spots behind on her skin. He was growing hard again, his length pressing up against her. As he kept kissing he had crawled on top of her, looming over her body as that hand explored the bare skin of her stomach. Only when he was about to find the lips of the person he was with did he open his eyes and see who it was. He was brought back to reality straight away. What was he doing? Why wasn’t she pushing him off? He couldn’t do this with Abby. “Fuck..” he cursed to himself in a whisper before he quickly pushed himself off and got out of that sleeping bag. Her erection almost painfully straining against her jeans. Go down, she took care of you already. he grumbled in his mind. As he got his shirt he quickly pulled it over himself and looked back towards her. Where the hell had those sounds come from that seemed to tell him to keep going? Had he imagine them? @Fauna

The feeling of his teeth against her skin made her wince a bit, and feeling something hard pressing against her had her open her eyes, staring up at Ace. Why.. was he on top of her? Why.. was he hard? The sight was enough to scare her a bit, but at least he had pulled away before she could shock him. "A-Ace.. what were you doing?" She sat up quickly, looking down at her shirt that was raised slightly, exposing her soft stomach. Was he gonna..? No, he said he wouldnt do that.. So why? Why was he.. acting like that? Maybe this was a bad idea. To get close like this. He was clearly wanting more, given how she had awoken to him on her like that. Shaking her head, Abby scooted herself out of the sleeping bag and propped herself up against the fallen tree, staring at him and seemingly keeping a distance. @I have Naka to do with it!

He was clearly upset with himself for how he had acted. He just really had not meant to do that. But it had happened after all. There was not a lot of change for him to hide the effect of it on him either. "No.. no! You do not get to turn this into a misunderstanding." he said quickly as he walked around. He adjusted his jeans so it didn't show her hard member as much as it did right now. "I am a sexual person, I am Abby. I can't change that. But that doesn't make me a rapist! I woke up and just acted out of habit. When someone is laying against me like that when I wake up.." he paused, she would not get that. "I barely slept.. I wasn't thinking clear. And you were humming." God this sounded bad. "I stopped the moment my mind woke up." he said. He paused for a moment and kicked at a piece of wood that was still next to the campfire to be used on it but never had. "Fucking hell!" he shouted out. "Be mad if you want.. I was not going to do anything." he said. "I just.. it's been so fucking long since I woke up next to someone." @Fauna

Abby froze where she sat. Hearing him raise his voice, get pissed off at her for her thoughts about him. She couldn't help but raise her voice back in anger, while trying to fight back the tears welling in her eyes. "Well I'm not a sexual person, Ace.. I.. it's just how I am. You clearly have never been raped before. Never had to fear for your life of being used like a fucking object.. literally!" She forced herself to her one leg, using the tree to balance herself on. "I cant change my mindset.. I can't not be afraid of what I had to go through.. It's a memory that is burned into my brain that I wish to God every day would go away.." The tears fell one after another. "I think.. that.. you are better off with someone who can give you what you want. Not a broken toy.." She was waiting for him to tell, waiting for him to snap at her and even to just up and leave. She wasnt good enough for anybody. She was just a broken mess of a woman with irreparable trauma. @I have Naka to do with it!

"I fucking know you can't!" he shouted back at her, seeing her flinch because of it had him turn around in frustration. He shouldn't be yelling, but he was so goddamn angry. He didn't even fully know who he was angry with, or what for. Probably himself, for being the asshole that had been biting her neck first thing in the morning. "You think this is goddamn easy Abby? You tell me you don't want it, you tell me you are scared of me. But the moment you are asleep you can't calm down unless you are laying against me, your hand grabbing me.. and this morning when I bit into your neck you almost moan at how much you are enjoying it." he said. "I am not trying to blame you, I am not saying you can help it, but I am also saying that you can't blame me for being confused as fuck." he said. He turned around to see those tears and he was torn between comforting her and leaving her be. Every time he had comforted her it had ended poorly for them both. He was getting to attached, he knew that now. "You don't have to do anything for me. If you tell me to fuck off, to stay out of that sleeping bag and not come near you. I will be more then happy to do that. But can you truly claim that you don't want me? Because if you do want that comfort, you are going to have to deal with what it does to me, and that does not mean you have to take care of it when it does. Neither does it mean I will rape you." @Fauna

This wasnt good. Stressing out about all this and yelling at each other was not going to solve anything, she knew that. Hell, she was sure Ace knew it too. Should she give him the benefit of the doubt? Believe him? So far he had been considerate. Maybe.. she was being too harsh on him. Harsh on herself. She lowered her head to stare at the dead campfire before lifting her gaze to look at him. She was in the wrong, and she knew it. Using the fallen tree for leverage, she made her way slowly towards him. "Look, I'm sorry.. I.. shouldn't have assumed you'd do those things.. or else you would have already.. And.. you are right, I did like it.. the little teasing you did earlier.. I was just scared.." Abby stared at the sketchbook on the ground, the one that she had been using to distract her mind. Lately, the only sketches she drew so far have been of him. So she did have feelings for him. She was just scared. "I.. want to go at my own pace.. i.. want you to ask instead of doing.. if.. if we work on it.. maybe I wont be too scared.." What was she saying? She had clearly made it obvious to him that their dynamic would not really work out. But why was she wanting to try still? Because she saw something in him? Something her heart seemed to want to hold onto and not let go. Without hesitating, she moved forward and wrapped her arms around his torso, hiding her face in his chest. I'm a dumbass.. I.. shouldn't assume.. I'm sorry.. she shook a bit, not sure what to do with the built up emotions in her heart of the situation. @I have Naka to do with it!

"And I am trying to do that.." he said, still seeming to be frustrated. At least the tightness in his jeans had gone away. His erection long lost now they were argueing. "Look I got maybe an hour sleep. I woke up with someone next to me.. it just for a moment brought me back to old times. It wasn't even about fucking you.. it was just about.. nearness, comfort. Heck I don't know." He threw his hands up, bad with her words. "Just because I have an erection doesn't mean I need to stick it in you. It just happens and to many males it is not uncommon in the mornings." He said, figuring that perhaps she didn't even know that. "So I am more then willing to apologize for being on top of you like that. I should not have and I stopped the moment my mind woke up enough to remember who I was with. But you can't freak out everytime I pop a boner." As she hugged into him be just let out a deep sigh. This is what he meant. How was he supposed to be perfectly docile when she did these things. But he hugged her back. @Fauna

"I'll try and be better, okay? I'll try and not freak out as much.. It's just, I'm not used to it. I'm skittish.." she explained, hoping that at least they could come to an understanding. He said it was just about being close with someone, so.. she would try and have that mindset. Try and be considerate enough to not assume that he would try and do something to her. She had finally calmed down after a bit, enjoying the hug that he returned to her. She sniffled a bit and wiped her eyes with one of her hands. "I'm.. sorry I yelled at you.. I just got really scared.. But I know now.. That you're just.. being affectionate.. That's all.." However, what really was on her mind was the fact that Ace had only gotten an hour of sleep last night. Had he really been awake all night? That wasn't going to work for travel. Even if he was fine with it, she wasn't. Sleep was important and it was best if he got enough of it. "Ace.." she pulled away finally, holding onto his sides to keep herself from falling over. "I think.. you should rest today. An hour of sleep.. that isn't good.. I know you said you manage fine and stuff.. but.. I worry.. so.." she took a deep breath, gently squeezing his sides. "We'll both rest today. Not think about anything else, okay?" Abby could be stubborn herself if she needed to be. And that stubborn side of her came with care for others. She wasn't punishing him or being harsh, she just wanted to make sure he wouldn't keel over and die from sleep deprivation. @I have Naka to do with it!

He sighed out again. He didn’t like fighting with her and he didn’t like shouting at her either. He didn’t want her to feel broken or annoyed with him. But at the same time he couldn’t change how his body reacted to her. Especially not when she only seemed to have calmed down after he was next to her. “I am sorry for yelling too.” He then said and petted over her hair as he was still clamped to him. He put his chin on the top of her head and just kept her there for a moment. At least his erection had gone down. His mind was already thinking of how far they could make it today when she suddenly said that they should rest. “No way..” he said, but she instantly seemed stubborn about it. As she seemed to not be okay with them moving on he just scoffed at her. “Abby.. I have been dealing with insomnia for three years now. I am fine.” He said to her. “If we rest every night I get an hour sleep we are never making it anywhere.” @Fauna

She frowned after hearing his explanation. An hour of sleep a night isnt good enough, especially if he has been dealing with it for 3 years. Wait.. only 3 years? Did that mean he was fine before? What changed to cause him to lose sleep like that? No, that would be prying if she asked such questions. "Dont answer those questions.." she told him with a sigh. "Just my own thoughts is all.." She wondered about how far they could get today. By the look of the sky, there were a fair bit of clouds. Some darker than others. A storm later today, huh? "Okay.. We'll keep moving then.. But.. I dont want you carrying me on your back. You seemed to struggle some doing that.. so.. just carry me normally.. Should be easier weight distribution.." @I have Naka to do with it!

He had been about to open his mouth to say something when she quickly said he shouldn’t answer those thoughts she had voiced. Once more he was made aware of just how much his Oddity invaded her privacy. It was probably the first time that she didn’t seem to like it either. “Sorry..” he said, feeling the need to apologize for even hearing them. One of the reasons why he had been alone for this long. As she said she was alright with moving on he started to gather up everything and pack them back up, making sure nothing was left behind. He picked something out of his bag as well that looked like mint leaves. He popped them in his mouth and handed her some as well. “Helps against the hunger.” He said to her. “Like chewing gum.” He chuckle. He considered her suggestion of carrying her normally to make it easier and he was not so sure, but it was worth a try. The truth was that carrying any weight for that long as rough unless it was strapped into you and he could not strap her into him. He hauled the backpack on his back though and clicked the chest strap closer. “Ready?” He would ask her and if she was he would pick her up in his arms to get them going. @Fauna

"You dont need to apologize. I just dont want you having to answer something you probably arent comfortable with.." she told him with a faint smile. It was true that him reading her thoughts could be invasive, but he didnt have to answer any question she was asking herself. If he wanted to tell her of his own will then so be it. But she wasnt going to force him to. Abby watched quietly as Ace gathered everything up from their makeshift campsite. He seemed to dig into his bag and pull out some mint leaves. She took a couple, and put them in her mouth to chew. She made a face of disgust but kept chewing them. Clearly she disliked mint. If this was anything like gum, she would hate it even more. But it did help keep the hunger at bay. So that was nice. She just hated the taste. Once all of their things were packed up, she looked to Ace who asked if she was ready and she gave a small nod. "Yeah.." She didnt like being picked up, but it was better to be carried this way than how he had carried her before, the reminder of how close his hands had gotten to her ass made her shiver but she settled down some. This would be easier.. better. Plus, if Ace's arm started to twitch, she could easily reach it and help soothe it. Now to see how far they could get today before the storm catches up. @I have Naka to do with it!

The new way of carrying her wasn’t really better or worse then the last. He was still being dragged at from the front and the back and he would still slowly lose his grip from time to time and need to move her a bit to get a hold of her again. But at least this time his hands stayed on her upper back and the inside of her knees. He kept up the walking for quite a while and they were starting to make pace. They took two small breaks along the way but soon had been on the road for a good three hours. During those breaks she would take care of the twitching in his arm. Neither of them saying much to the other, the happening of that morning and the night before still to fresh on the mind. And he tried his hardest to not listen to her thoughts, letting his mind concentrate on other things instead. At the end of the three hours the sky was starting to turn darker as they reached a river. “Well.. this seems as good a spot as any..” he said to her as he placed her down. He grunted loudly as he did. It was always when her weight left him that his body started to complain about the strain he was putting on it. She quickly took the backpack of as well. Without saying much else he started to unpack. Pieces of tarp coming out of his backpack as he started to secure them around the trees. “This should mostly keep us dry..” he spoke as he worked. It was clear that Ace had been without an actual shelter for a long time, he was used to making due with whatever spot he found himself in at any moment. His backpack made up of all the minimalistic necessities that he might need. Once a make-shift shelter was made with the tarp he looked back towards her. “How is your foot doing? We go fresh water here, we could give it another clean if you want.” @Fauna

Abby had much preferred this way of being carried, since it didn't result in him holding onto her ass, which was a strange feeling on its own. This way, she could at least see where they were going without having to be confined to his back. She wasn't a fan of heights, but at least she felt somewhat comfortable with him holding her this way. Seems the pair had made quite a distance in the span of the three hours they had traveled. While it was only three hours, it was still better than nothing. Plus, anytime his arm started to twitch she would help soothe it to the best of her abilities. Of course, her and Ace didn't really speak much on the traveling since it was probably best to give themselves some time before speaking to each other. The only things that Abby really asked of him during their breaks was how his arm was and how it felt after the massage to his muscle and nerves. But, after the three hours of trek, they had decided to stop and rest, wait out the storm that had now caught up with them. Abby was placed down on the ground under a tree, watching Ace remove the backpack he had secured to him, watching him remove some tarp from his bag and begin setting up a makeshift shelter with it to keep the rain off of them. Abby lifted her head to look at Ace when he had finished with the shelter, asking how her foot was doing. "I don't have a foot, remember?" she teased him. "My ankle.. it's doing better, I think.." she looked towards the nearby river, a bit of concern in her eyes. "Is it.. wise to set up camp near a river.. during a storm?" Abby was not a fan of water. Showers were fine, but swimming or any activity around them always made her nervous. @I have Naka to do with it!

He looked over his shoulder to the river, wondering what she was so nervous about. “Yeah, it is no issue. Just don’t go swimming during the storm.” He chuckled at her as he continued to set up. He looked towards the sky once more. The storm probably wouldn’t be on them for another hour or two, so they plenty of time to prepare. “Besides.. I don’t know about you, but I could go for a dip.” He said. “I bet I stink.” He chuckled afterwards. He set up the space for them a bit more, securing the tarp in place a bit better till everything looked sturdy enough to hold the storm. He set up a little fireplace as well that they could turn on if they got cold. It seemed that Ace was the type of person that liked to keep busy, never sitting still. His previous job as a carpenter certainly helping in building their little shelter. Once he was finally done with that he got up with a deep grunt, his body still sore from carrying all the weight. “Well.. I am going for a dip before the storm starts.” He said to her as he was already taking off his shirt. “You want as well?” He asked her. @Fauna

Abby frowned at him and his disregard for her worry. She was worried about the chance of the river levels rising. She read that it was best not to be bear rivers in this case. Her attention was to Ace for a second before her eyes darted away quickly at the sight of him taking off his shirt. "I.. I will pass on joining.." she waved him off. Certainly she did smell and a dip would be nice but with the oncoming storm and her newly developed and not under control Oddity.. that would be dangerous. "Unless you want me to electrocute you, Ace.. I'll pass" she warned him, knowing full well that it wasnt just the Oddity of hers she was worried about. She had developed a fear of the water thanks to a younger cousin dunking her under the water at a pool. Not enough to garner a phobia per se, but one that she was rather nervous about. Abby reached into the bag nearby and pulled out her sketchbook and pen. Occupy the mind, keep her eyes off of Ace. @I have Naka to do with it!

He shrugged at her. “Alright then.” He said. As she mentioned the the rest where she might electrocute him he could only chuckle. “Wouldn’t be the first time!” He said with a joy written all over his face. He watched her grab her sketchbook and would start to get closer to the river. “Just don’t look if you don’t want to see anything.” He said to her as he waved his hand. It was clear at this point that ace was not shy in any way. He moved closer to the river bank and simply stripped himself down. Laying his shoes, socks, jeans and boxers on a rock near the river opening. The current in the river wasn’t to strong, but he was still going to make sure he stayed near the sides of it, not wanting to be swept away. The cold water greeted his skin and made him shiver but he still pressed on to fully submerge himself. He splashed the water in his face and over his chest. Cleaning himself off best he could. Most of the time he was standing in till his thighs, leaving everything in full view even if the cold water had made him shrink down quite a bit. He paid no attention to Abby, just enjoying the water on his skin and the feeling of being clean for a little bit. @Fauna

Why did he seem joyful in his response about being electrocuted? Did this guy secretly like pain? "Yeah. Well I'm sure the water would make it much worse.." she called out to him, watching him strip and get into the river. She couldn't help but idly stare for a bit, a blush on her face. He had a good looking body, at least in her mind he did. But that was beside the point. Abby looked down and found she had been idly sketching his nude form. Even if she wanted to join in, she would have a difficult time with her lack of balance as well as the rivers current. She would probably be better off with still waters at this point or she would need assistance from Ace. The image of that in her mind made her blush scarlet as she shook her head and continued her drawing to occupy her mind. @I have Naka to do with it!

Last but not least he finally undid the ponytail that he had had in his hair since they first met. He brushed his dark hair out with his fingers and let it go over his shoulders. Dunking it down in the water and washing it out in the stream before untangling it more with his fingers. By the time he was done it was hanging behind his back and down the sides of his face. He squeezed the water out of it and washed himself down once more before he got out. As he looked up at Abby she seemed occupied with what she was drawing, so he simply took his old shirt and dried himself down with it before putting his boxers back on so he at least was not completely naked for now. He would get some new clothes out once he made it to the campsite. @Fauna

She had been lost in her sketch for quite a bit. Only did she hear the sound of footsteps coming towards the campsite did she shut the book quickly. Her face was still scarlet after looking up to see Ace. Her mind of course seemed to be thinking all sorts of things but she pushed those thoughts away and just sighed, laying down to stare at the tarp above them. "Have a good soak?" @I have Naka to do with it!

“Yeah, felt good.” He said. He reached for his backpack and took some fresh clothing out of it. He kind of walked behind a tree to replace his boxers, trying to be at least a small bit respectful. He then got dressed in the fresh jeans and a crisp grey t-shirt with some faded logo’s on it. Last he got some fresh socks and popped them back into his boots. He looked up at the sky again. Not to long before the storm would start now. “Are you cold? Or you think you will be okay through the night?” He asked her as he motioned to the fire, wondering if he should get it started or not. @Fauna

It would be best to have the fire going so she shook her head. "Its gonna be cold and wet, plus the temperature drops at night.. A fire would be nice.." she smiled a bit. It was better to have it than not anyway. Plus, maybe she also wanted to cuddle a bit. "Sorry for not wanting to join or anything.. I was afraid I might shock you and stuff. Plus.. I'm not good with water.. cant swim.." she admits before rolling onto her side, facing away from him. @I have Naka to do with it!

“Alright.” He said and would start to get the fire set up. He made sure it was under the tarp enough to not just get wet instantly, but also make sure it would not melt through the plastic. Once had got the right spot he lid it and got down on the ground to start to blow on the embers to get it started. “I just figured I would ask.” He said as she apologized. “Look, you don’t have to do things you don’t want to do. But I do want to make sure I am taking care of you where I can. That is all.” He said to her and finally got the fire going the way he wanted. He added some wood to it and then finally sat back down next to her just in time for the first drops of water to hit the top of the tarp. “You don’t like me very much do you..?” He suddenly asked her. She seemed to disassociated with him ever since the night before where she had touched him. @Fauna

Abby remained where she was, feeling the heat of the fire finally warm her backside. The sound of raindrops hitting the tarp let her know that the storm had arrived. As she laid there, she could feel his presence next to her and she looked over her shoulder at him. "It's.. not that. I dont dislike you.. my mind is just bombarded with thoughts that I keep tucked away in my little mind closet.. Even I cant hear them and they're my thoughts.." she admits, looking at her hand that had been the one used to touch him before. "Do you dislike me? Because of how I act around you? For being this annoying gal that has to rely on another? For teasing?" She sat up some, her back still facing him. She was fighting back tears, despite not knowing the reason she was upset. It was dumb to feel like this just from talking. @I have Naka to do with it!

He couldn't keep the chuckle to himself. "No." he said decidedly to her. "It's been a nice change from being alone." he admitted. Sure perhaps he didn't like how she reacted to him sometimes. How he had to hide the fact that her being close to him affected him in a sexual way. Even though he knew that he shouldn't let it affect him either, and perhaps he wished it did not. But at the same time he was male and he had been without anyone for a long time. She had even touching him.. how was he supposed to not let her affect him? "I like the teasing." he then admitted with a smile. "Makes life interesting Missy." @Fauna

"There you go, calling me Missy again.." she smirks a bit, looking over her shoulder at him. "I should ens up finding a nickname for you if you keep this up." Abby was glad that she wasnt a total burden for him. Ahe had certainly warmed up to him, and while it had been a while since she had been with someone, learning to relax and let things happen was slow going. But she had her moments of affection too, which came randomly. Abby shifted a bit so she could face Ace, giving a soft smile before extending her arms out as if asking for a hug. She hugged him, and teasingly nipped at his neck just for the hell of it and to spark a reaction ahe wanted to see and enjoy. She was never aware of the consequences though. @I have Naka to do with it!

When she asked for a hug, he didn’t see a reason to not give her one. So he move into her and just wrapped his arms gently around her. It wasn’t till she nipped his neck thought that he flinched away from her. This girl.. he just closed his eyes quickly, willing himself to not respond to it. “Abby..” he said in the most gentle way he could muster in that moment. “You can’t do those things and not expect me to respond..” he warned her. “You keep saying you want me to back off and then you do these things.. what am I supposed to do?” @Fauna

Abby could not help but laugh a bit at the reaction he had made. But she only bit him once, releasing him and just hugging him like normal. He had seemed to be warning her of something but she shook her head. "I.. I know. You also told me not to freak out every time your body gets excited, so.. maybe in a sense.. I'm trying not to get so scared?" she told him. Did that make sense? She liked him a lot, and while a hard on did scare her a bit, knowing now that Ace wouldn't do anything more than touching and stuff, she was willing to try and get over her fear slowly. "I.. don't mind the affection you give back. Since you said.. that you wouldn't do anything and stuff.. Just.. ask or something if you want to do more.. That way I can't get scared. And.. you're gentle anyway.. so.. " her face flushed. "N-Nevermind.. it's a dumb idea.." @I have Naka to do with it!

He couldn’t help but wonder what those words meant. Was she giving him permission to do more? After he had so blatantly rejected him the night before when he had tried to return the favor. He could still feel the lingering feeling in his neck where she had bitten him and just took a deep breath to try and steady himself. He pulled back a little and just looked at her, trying to figure out what this meant for him personally. He didn’t want to make her freak out, but he also couldn’t help the constant battle that he found himself facing against her. The pull and push had him on edge to say the least. “So does that mean you want to sleep in the sleeping bag together again?” He teased her then, trying to give some playfulness back to her. @Fauna

She nodded her head at his teasing question. "Yes, I do. I never said I didn't want to.. nor did I ever want to kick you out of it.." she told him. "Strangely.. I sleep a lot better with you.. I don't know why.." she admits, hugging him a bit tighter before letting go completely. She really didn't know why herself how she was able to sleep so well with him close by like that. Maybe because she felt safe with him? Knew now that he wouldn't do anything to hurt or scare her? Abby listened to the sound of the raindrops hitting the tarp above their heads, how gentle it was for now. They had been running from it for a few hours today, and while they did get a decent distance more, she hoped that maybe it would be a while longer for them to reach the Community. Almost like she didn't want to leave him per se. She knew it was for the best though, considering that Ace's Oddity was something that overloaded his mind easily with so many thoughts. "You won't be staying at the Community when we get there, right?" she asked him. Would he leave her there? Would he ever come back to visit? Would he continue to live his life in solitude away from the constant voices that barrage his head? Would this.. be a one time thing? She k new he could hear her thoughts, and knew that no thought was safe from him, but she didn't want to voice those thoughts to him. She'd have to stay at the Community, right? She would just be dead weight otherwise. @I have Naka to do with it!

"You just don't wake up better..." he mumbled to himself, hardly making her able to hear it as he chuckled to himself. He let her hug him closer for a second before he pulled away from her. He got up from where he was sitting and started to get the sleeping bag out along with the blanket. He had been about to ask her something in regard to the sleeping situation before she beat him to it. "I won't be.." he admitted, his face kind of darkening. "I don't do well in communities. It might surprise you, but most people hate having their thoughts read." He said to her. He rolled out the sleeping bag and motioned for her to get in if she wanted. It was close enough that she could crawl in there. He could hear her thoughts but for now decided to not respond to them. "So..." he said then. "I tend to sleep better naked.." he rubbed at the back of his head. "Would you be alright with me being in just boxers this time? Otherwise I will keep my jeans on.." @Fauna

Abby tilted her head a bit, not quite catching what he had said to her. But she thought nothing of it and decided to ignore it for now. She moved slightly to grab her sketchbook so it wouldn't get caught up with the rain or wet and waited for Ace to take the sleeping bag and blanket out before she put the sketchbook away into the backpack. Once it was tucked away where it would be safe and dry, she waited for Ace to lay out the sleeping bag and she scooted over towards it to get comfortable. When she did, she heard Ace say that he wouldn't be staying at the Community. She figured as much. She just hoped that she would be alright without him when that time came. After she got comfortable, Ace brought up something that seemed to have caught her attention. He was used to sleeping naked? However, he did ask if the boxers would be fine, otherwise he'd keep his jeans on. Abby nodded her head to him, "Yeah, you're fine to sleep however.. I just don't want you to catch a cold or something with the rain.." Granted, they did have a blanket as well as each other so it would be okay, right? @I have Naka to do with it!

"I won't. Been doing it for years." He chuckled at her. But with her permission out of the way he stripped off his shirt once more, revealing more of the lighting scar that she had given him and then moved to take his jeans of well. He wore boxershorts that fit around him nicely instead of more lose boxers. Revealing the shape of what was hidden beneath them. He didn't linger though and grabbed one of the blankets before getting in the sleeping back as well. He manouvered the blanket so it was around his back and legs. Normally he would have wrapped it around himself like cocoon, but now he chose to wrap it around the both of them instead. "This alright?" He asked, though part of him liked the bit of a tease that was hidden behind his voice. @Fauna

She relaxed a bit hearing him say he wouldn't get sick after doing it for years. If he said that he would be okay, then she would trust him. "Alright. I'll take your word for it, but don't complain to me when you wake up tomorrow sick.." she teased him with a smile. Her face however blushed faintly at the sight of him removing his shirt and jeans at her saying it was okay. She was okay with it, didn't mean she wouldn't blush from it. He had a nice body after all, and that lightning scar did show a lot more now that the shirt was removed. Abby scooted some in the sleeping bag to make room for him, watching him bring the blanket with him and get comfortable, wrapping it around the two of them. "Y-Yeah. It's warm, a lot more with.. you.." she admits a little shyly, keeping her eyes on his face rather than anything below the chest. She ran her fingers over the scar on his arm, her fingers light to the touch on his skin. "It's a pretty scar at least.." she jokes. @I have Naka to do with it!

He flinched slightly as she moved to run her fingers over the scar. It was still sensitive and raw, not quite a scar yet as much as a wound. But he quickly settled down again and let her pet over it. “It sure is..” he chuckled. “Going to be a hit with the ladies. If bars ever open again I can show all the chicks my scar and say I got hit by lightning protecting a lady.” He said as he winked down at her. He had to admit that it was nice having her so close to him, especially with his own skin bare he was able to feel her much more. Even if she had clothes on, there was a certain closeness that radiated between them. His eyes drifted to her neck and the spot where it connected to her jaw and ear. Such a tempting spot to tease her at. He wondered what he could get away with.. what kind of things she would let him do before she told him no. But at the same time he didn’t want her to get upset at him. So he simply nuzzled into her instead, running his nose along her neck and just taking in her scent. He liked her natural odor, which was lucky as it was strong on her from her lack of bathing. The rain that tapped on the tarp was soothing, he liked the sound of rain. It always made the air smell so fresh as well and he enjoyed that. “I can’t promise I will sleep the whole night.” He told her, insomnia still wrecking him most of the time and even after that entire day he was not feeling particularly tired at all. @Fauna

Abby didn't touch too much of the scar though, since it was still a somewhat fresh wound and all. After a bit she pulled her hand away from the scar and lazily rested it on his chest, feeling his heartbeat. "Heh, you think you'll get a lady that way?" she teased playfully. Though, the idea of bars ever opening up again was very slim. It was nice to think that maybe sometime in the future their world might change and go back to normal soon. Maybe with her Oddity, she could help with that. As she laid there next to him, she felt him nuzzle her neck with his nose. She relaxed into him, feeling somewhat calm with his presence. Was he wanting something? She had told him before that if he wanted to do something he could just ask her. But maybe he was just being cautious to not scare her? That was a valid option too. "My neck is sensitive.. so.. just be gentle.." she whispered to him, closing her eyes for a bit to take in the feeling of him slightly against her. This was fine. She was fine. Abby was relaxed and calm. He wouldn't do anything to hurt her, so she would allow this. @I have Naka to do with it!

Once more she didn’t understand how men worked at all. Telling him her neck as sensitive.. it only made him want to see that for himself even more. Already he could feel his mind going places, glad that she at least could not hear his thought, because perhaps they would scare her. But he could read hers and she was surprisingly calm in that moment. It seemed that he had at least earned a small bit of her trust. “Is that so..?” He said before he pressed his lips against her neck and hummed so the vibrations ran against the skin. He ran his lips up till he reached her earlobe and let his teeth graze over it. “How does that feel?” @Fauna

Abby shivered a bit at the feeling of his lips against her neck, the vibrations when he hummed made her want to hide her neck. It was indeed ticklish and she reacted accordingly along with a faint whimper. She didn't hate it though; she wasn't thinking it was bad or anything. She liked it. His lips moved from her neck up to her earlobe and the faint feeling of his teeth brushing against it made her shiver more. "Ticklish.. but nice.." she opened her eyes to look at him, a smile on her face. Just relax.. You're safe.. she thought to herself, letting her hands snake around his torso now so she could hug him. He felt so much warmer now, and she liked it. @I have Naka to do with it!

He wanted to go so much further then that.. but he still was sure that she would not want that. Even now she was softly convincing herself that she was safe. Yet she hugged into him, wrapping her arms around his skin. Feeling her fingers against him making him breath out against her neck. Part of him wishing she would dig her nails in and scrape gently across his skin. “Good..” he just said. “The surely you don’t mind if I continue..” he teased her softly as he moved down her neck again. He left small nips behind on her skin, digging his teeth in enough to give her the slightest of pain before leaving a kiss and moving to the next spot. He did this all the way till he reached her collarbone before moving back up again. If she had not stopped him by the time he reached her lips he press his lips against her and let his tongue play with hers as he snaked one hand into her hair. @Fauna

She allowed him to continue, feeling his lips on her neck once more. They would trail along the skin, nipping at it where she would feel slight pain in the bites he gave her, but would kiss it afterwards before moving on to do it again. Her voice quiet as those little whimpers continued each time he would nip at her. She didn't hate it. It felt nice, enough to make the short female curl her fingers slightly, the nails lightly dragging across his back. Enough to feel something at least. His lips seemed to have found their way to her collarbone, where she shivered a bit at the feeling of his lips so close to her chest. He was being gentle, so maybe she could allow him more? Though she tended to be self conscious of her own body so it was a debate on whether she'd allow it or not. Those same lips of his trailed up to her own lips and pressed themselves against hers. She welcomed it, along with his tongue that asked for entry. She allowed it. Seems Abby was relaxing more against his touch. @I have Naka to do with it!

He could not help the groan that left him as he nails found it’s way in his skin. He liked the feeling and he could feel the blood rushing to the wrong places. And even though he would never push her further then she was willing to go, it made it harder for him to hold back with her while she did allow him. His hand grasped gently into her hair as he pressed that kiss deeper and a bit more heated between them. Their bodies turned slowly he was now half on top of her, but not yet pressing himself against her. His erection still hidden from her knowledge, though perhaps not for long. “Would you take your shirt off?” He asked her the, the question gentle and leaving the choice to her. “I want to feel your skin against mine..” @Fauna

The kiss was now deeper, and the groan he made against her lips made her melt a bit. A shaky exhale from her nose. Did he like that feeling? The nails against his skin? She could test it out to better see what he liked and if he did in fact like the feeling. Just as she was about to do it again, she heard him ask her a question. If she would take her shirt off? Well.. I don't know if I want to.. He just wants the skin contact so.. maybe it's fine? Taking a deep breath to collect herself, she nodded her head. "Okay.. " With that, she sat up a bit so it was easier for her. Abby removed the jacket she was wearing and set it down next to the sleeping bag, then, hesitantly rested her hands at the bottom of her shirt. You're okay.. You're safe.. He won't do anything without asking.. she thought before slowly lifting the shirt up and over her head. Her body wasn't overtly thin or thick. She was about average in body types, though she did have a small bit of fat at the stomach that she felt insecure about. The black sports bra she had on clung to her skin, and her hips were slightly wide. Abby set the shirt down on her jacket and crawled her way back under the covers, seeking warmth. "I better not get sick because of this.." she said with a small smile. @I have Naka to do with it!

He couldn’t help the happy smile that spread across his face as she agreed to take off her shirt for him. Out of respect for her he would keep his eyes to himself as she did, only sneaking a quick glance or wo before she crawled back in the sleeping bag and under the blanket. “Don’t worry.. I will keep you warm.” He chuckled at her as he pressed his chest against her, still making sure his hips were angled away from her. He went back to her neck, kissing along it slightly as he felt the warmth of her skin against his. He guided her hands to be around him again. Only then did he press against her, letting his erection rest against her hip so he could be more comfortable. “I won’t do anything.” He quickly said, not wanting to scare her away. “It is just there. Don’t worry about it.” @Fauna

Feeling his skin touching hers was certainly an odd feeling, but she didn't hate it. The warmth he provided was welcoming, and she relaxed against him. While it felt nice, she could feel his lips at her neck again, teasingly and affectionately kissing her. Her body certainly started to heat up some, but not as warm as his. The way he was angling himself though made her curious, but it wasn't until she felt it did she freeze for a second. He was hard, and that feeling of his cock pressed against her hip made her a bit nervous. But his quick response had her settle down. Just relax.. He said he won't do anything.. Listen to him.. ignore the obvious bulge against my side.. It was hard to ignore actually, but she did her best to have her mind elsewhere. Abby let her hands wrap around his body once more, feeling his chest press against hers. Her breasts weren't large, but they weren't small either. Somewhere in the middle at least. Her heart was beating a bit though at the intimate exchange though. Her fingers curling against his back once more. She'd test to see how much he liked that feeling and let her nails dig a little bit more into his skin, dragging them slowly across his back. @I have Naka to do with it!

Her nails digging into his skin made him groan out agains her again, pressing his lips together as she did. He liked the slight pain that it gave him, liked the thought that it happened because he was kissing her neck. He was still half on top of her and resisted the urge to put a knee in between her legs and press against her through her clothes. He didn’t know where to put his hands, unsure what part of her he was allowed to touch. In he end it snaked back into her hair and gave her the smallest of tugs to angle her head back so he could nip at the part where her jaw and neck connected. “Where can I touch you?” He asked then, figure he would leave it up to her. “Where can I kiss you?” @Fauna

It seems she was right, he did like that little bit of pain after all. The reaction alone was enough for her, hearing him groan against her lips. So that one thing he liked it seemed. What else did he like? She could try touching him and see what he liked the most. That was probably a valid idea, right? His hands snaking into her hair and tilting her head back so he could kiss at her jaw made her shiver and squirm slightly. It was a reaction not out of dislike or anything, just for being sensitive. It was also kind of submissive in a way. Just as she was about to move her hands to his sides, she heard him ask a question, well, two questions it seemed. The first was where he was allowed to touch her. In all honesty, she was hesitant about letting him touch her at all, but she told herself that she had to at least get over this fear with him. Be comfortable with him at least. The only way she was going to do that was to let him. "Anywhere on my torso is fine.." she said sheepishly. "Same for kissing.." It was just touching and kissing, he couldn't do anything with her upper body anyway, so it was fine. Plus, at least he asked so she would allow him this at least. "I.. don't know about my chest though.." she told him, wondering if this bit of information would be important or not, or if it was just outright useless. "Um.. my chest.. I consider it a 'dead zone..' in terms of arousal..." she said quietly. "I.. won't feel anything if you mess with them.. I'm.. not against you touching them really.. but.. just know I won't respond to anything you do to them.." @I have Naka to do with it!

As she told him that her torso was fine his hand would place against her waist and tug her against him just slightly more. He kept listening to what she had to say only looking up when she said that her chest was considered a dead zone to her. How could she be so sensitive in her neck, yet claim to not feel anything when her breasts were touched? Was it because of the trauma she went through? Did she just not allow herself to feel anything like that? “Alright.. I will remember.” He said to her, respecting her wishes. “Then surely.. you won’t mind.” He teased as he started to kiss his way down. From her chin to her neck, to her collarbone, the top of her chest. She skipped over her chest, not wanting her to tense up and then went back to it at the start of her stomach. His fingers brushing lightly over her skin at her hips and waist, not gripping her, but just letting it glide over her skin, wanting to see her reaction as he did. “You are beautiful Abby..” he whispered into her. @Fauna

Feeling his hand on her waist and being pulled against him, she tried to relax as best she could. Feeling his lips press against her chin and making their way down her neck, collarbone, the top of the chest which she didn't respond to unlike the other previous kisses and then her stomach. It was a weird experience for her but she didn't hate it. It felt nice actually to be given such attention. If she was a bit braver, she might have done the same. His hands brushed against her skin where her hips and sides were and she shivered a bit at the touch. Seems her sides were sensitive too. She squirmed a little, but not in protest. Abby heard his whisper of affirmation towards her which made her blush. Abby was never good at taking compliments, mainly because she never considered them truthful. "I.. don't think I am.." she whispered back. @I have Naka to do with it!

“I think you are..” he said to her and kissed over her belly button and one more just below it before he move away from it again. He ended up taking a deep breath and blowing out over her stomach before he came back up again. He would gently roll her over to her side if he let her and then pulled her hips flush against his. His bulge pressing against her backside slightly, but he did not do much else. “I am going to stop..” he said to her then. “I don’t want to push you too far and the way we are going..” he chuckled, but mostly against himself. “It is better if I stop.” He said. He knew that he could control himself, but he also knew that he was just going to frustrate himself more if he kept teasing her. Her reactions telling him that she wanted it, her body responding to him in all the ways he would think someone would if they wanted him. But Abby didn’t want that.. that much he knew. He kissed her neck once more. “Go sleep.” @Fauna

The blush stayed on her face for a bit, feeling his lips kiss at her stomach, shivering at his breath against her skin. But what caught her by surprise, however, was him moving her. He could move her so easily due to her small frame, but she didn't fight him on it. Finding he had moved her onto her side, and felt his bulge press against her lower back. He's really turned on by this.. I feel a bit bad that I can't give him more.. but.. I don't think I could give it to him anytime soon.. This alone.. was a stretch.. Hearing his words on how he would stop and not push her too far, she slowly nodded her head. "O-Okay.." she agreed. It was better this way in case she got overwhelmed like before. The affection he gave her was nice, and she warmed up to him a bit more because of it. She was thankful that he at least was gentle and had asked about things before doing them. Gave her a break from the affection mainly so she wouldn't freak out from it all. She respected him for it, despite this being a massive tease for the male. She figured it was anyway. Slowly, she did as he said and closed her eyes. She would need to sleep, so she'd do her best. Wrapping a bit of the blanket around the front of her torso to keep warm. It took a bit for her to fall asleep, but when she did, she was completely relaxed. Silently breathing with the rise and fall of her chest. @I have Naka to do with it!

A tease it was for sure, but mainly a tease that he had done to himself. He didn’t have Abby to blame for any of it. If it had been up to her they would have gone straight to sleep. He had started to kissing, the biting. He had moved those hands around him to try and get her nails to dig into his skin. He had caused his own frustration and he could not blame her for any of it. So he just held her against him and tried to move as little as possible as he waited for her to fall asleep. But his mind never calmed down, having her against him as his little spoon was still weighing his mind down in a place it should not be. He waited for a good while, willing his erection to go down, but it had a mind of his own. When he was sure that she had fallen asleep he move himself to lay on his back a bit more, still keeping her pressed against his side, but giving himself space. He wrapped his hand around himself and once more checked if she was sound asleep. He knew that he would need to take care of this if he was going to have any sleep at all. So he started to move his hand on himself, his eyes closed as he imagined the two of them. As he imagined her allowing him to show her it could be good. His breathing starting to pick up and his heart rate quickening as he worked on himself. Slowly grunts started to join it as well as he got lost in the feeling of his own arousal. Trying to be careful to not make to much sound and wake up the sleeping girl beside him. @Fauna

Abby had fallen asleep, letting her mind rest with the feeling of Ace close by. Her mind was blank for the time being, not really dreaming all that much. She could feel him touching her somewhat so that gave her a bit of peace when she slept. What she didn't know, was that Ace was basically jerking himself off right next to her. That alone seemed to influence her mind and the dream she was having. Her subconscious hearing the groans and grunts from the male next to her. Her subconscious seemed to be playing out a scenario in her mind. One that was quite intimate. She groaned quietly, rolling over onto her back for a moment, still asleep. She was mumbling something, squirming slightly as if reacting to something in her dream. Almost like.. the way she was with Ace's teasing. You're teasing.. it turns me on but I'm scared.. I'd be okay with you touching down there.. but.. she squirms again in response to her dream. Her body was becoming aroused from the dream but clearly dead asleep. "Ace.." she murmured. @I have Naka to do with it!

He had been so caught up in his own thoughts and his own pleasure as he had his hand around himself. At some point even losing track to be mindful of the girl beside him waking up. He just needed that release, to get rid of that sexual frustration that had been building inside him as he had teased her. Even if it was his own fault, even if he had nobody to blame but him. But then her words ran out in her sleep and it brought him out of that trance. His eyes turned to her to see if she was still asleep and she was. Thought he was sure he was not supposed to hear, but yet they reached him. It did turn her on..? He had expected as much.. but to hear her say that. Hearing her say she would be okay with him touching down there.. that was something different though. She had only given him permission to touch her torso and he knew that her thinking in her sleep was not permission. He paused his jerking when she whispered his name. Perhaps she was a sleep talker.. perhaps her mind would not fight itself that much. So he turned to wards her more and laid a hand across her stomach, petting the skin softly as he moved his mouth close to her ear. “Yes Abby?” @Fauna

Abby continued to groan and murmur things in her sleep. She felt the gentle touch of his hand on her stomach and she shivered. "You're teasing.." she said quietly, hearing him whisper in her ear. In her dream, it was like he was doing those things to her, unknowing that Ace was actually touching her stomach and whispering to her. It seems in this state, while dead asleep, she was a lot more submissive. A lot more inviting and tempting. Would she wake up from the dream to notice anything? Probably not considering her mind was so focused on what was going on in the dream rather than reality. Her hand moved to rest on top of his hand, holding it gently before moving it down towards the hem of her pants. "You can touch.. for a little bit.." she mumbled, a smile on her face as she slept. @I have Naka to do with it!

To his surprise she did seem to be answering him. He would turn into her more, running his nose against her neck once more. “Do you not like it?” He asked her in a teasing whisper. In the position that he came in he would press against her once more, his erection against her hip. He was still out of his boxers as he had been stroking himself. His hand kept petting over her stomach as he kissed her neck slowly. He was not sure if he should be doing this, she was asleep.. yet he was opening up to him, her mind seeming to be more honest in her sleep. He had to keep reminding himself that she could not give permission while she slept. He did not want her to wake up and think that he did things to her.. he would be no better then the people that raped her. So when she said he could touch her, even if just a little bit, he knew that he could not take that invitation. “You are dreaming, Abby.” He said to her, hoping that perhaps that would reach her. “But you can let me touch you in your dream.” He then tried as he kissed against her neck. Perhaps if she dreamt about it.. perhaps then next time when she was awake, she would be more open to him. But he would not actually touch her while she slept. “Just imagine my hand sliding down your stomach. Gently sliding into your jeans, petting gently against your mound, letting you get used to having me touch you there without going to far.” He continue to talk to her, but his hand remained on her stomach. @Fauna

She seemed confused at first hearing his voice speak to her in that hushed whisper. She was dreaming? No wonder she felt better, braver even. But she didnt wake, instead it seemed that his words were trying to shape her dream. The gentle feeling of his lips to her neck made her shiver, a faint whine from her lips. She certainly could imagine his hand moving towards her jeans, feel that hand of his slip it under the fabric and just gently touching her mound. It made her breath shaky. However, since she could feel Ace's hard member against her, a curious hand couldn't help but find it's way to it. Letting her fingertips brush against the skin. "I want to.. touch you too.." she murmured, gently stroking his cock with a gentle hand. @I have Naka to do with it!

She sudden touch of her around him was something that was not entirely unwelcome, but at the same time he could not help knowing that she was asleep. She was not making the those choices with a conscious mind and because of that he did not know how to feel about the gentle strokes that she made on him. But even then he breathed out against her neck, his length pulsing between her fingers. He reached down to take her hand. “Don’t worry about me.. this is all about you.” He said then and pinned that hand against her stomach to keep it with him. He kissed against her neck once more, leaving small wet spots behind where he did. “I keep moving softly over your mound, sometimes dipping down lower, but never enough to reach your sex. Teasing you with the movements. And only when your hips start to move to meet mine will it dip far enough down to find that sensitive spot between your legs.” He whispered into her again, wanting her dream to continue for her. He could not help the fact that he liked that she was dreaming about him. “How does that feel?” @Fauna

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