Ch.86Ch.6 – Tinker. Tailor. Soldier. Lady. (12)

I kissed her shoulder and stuck out my tongue. As I lightly touched the tip of my tongue to her skin,

“Ah.”

Abashina’s chest heaved dramatically.

“That’s good. Just like that…”

The dark chocolate was too thick to clean off in one go. I pressed my tongue more broadly against her skin. I licked carefully, making sure my teeth didn’t touch her. Abashina licked her palm and sucked her fingers, making soft slurping sounds each time. After finishing the chocolate, I tried to pull away, but Abashina gently held my head.

“There’s some here too.”

She guided me to where her collarbones met. There was nothing there, just small beads of sweat and a peach scent. I pressed my lips there as well.

“Mmm, mmm. Ah… lower. Lower too…”

To do that, I had to lower my head further toward her body. My lower lip touched the top of her cleavage. I could feel the soft, supple sensation of her breasts beneath my chin.

“Go lower.”

Abashina urged. I pulled at the ribbon of her negligee. With a soft rustle, the string came undone. Like curtains parting, the garment opened to the sides.

Her body was getting so hot that my lips felt like they were burning. Fortunately, Abashina lifted my body up. Then she untied my bathrobe.

“Haah…”

Abashina kissed my neck and shoulders. I waited for the sensation that would follow. Sharp fangs piercing my shoulder, bringing a pleasant, dreamy feeling…

“You pervert. It’s not like that.”

Her fingers lightly pinched my chest. Then she gently wrapped her arms around my waist and pulled me close. Our bare chests and stomachs touched. Hotter and stickier than before.

“I have a sin to confess. Will you listen?”

I asked what sin she had committed.

“I lied to you. I told you I found animal blood disgusting. That was a lie.”

Abashina’s fingers gently stroked the nape of my neck. They trailed sensually down my spine.

“But it’s true that reading blood that isn’t human is difficult. In that sewer. When you gave me your blood to save me. When you awakened my true nature. I wanted to possess you.”

Her left hand softly caressed my chest, as if trying to feel the muscles and bones of my body with her hand.

“You’re like a very bad book. Pages are erased, with many blanks and stains. But the visible parts are so interesting. I can’t look away. I can’t shake the thoughts. So half willingly, half unwillingly, I didn’t leave my room. Because I shouldn’t drink you all up. But. In the end, I can’t help it.”

She took my hand and placed it on her chest. As I was surprised by the full sensation, Abashina’s fangs touched my shoulder. A slight prickling feeling, like the edge of paper touching skin. If I pushed her away, my shoulder skin would tear.

But Abashina pulled away again. Instead, she looked straight into my eyes.

“And I don’t necessarily need to drink blood to read you. Any of your bodily fluids will do. But the more life it contains, the better. First, sweat.”

Abashina kissed my chest and sucked with a smack. My body hardened under her teasing tongue.

“Tears.”

Her hands cupped my face. As I closed my eyes, I felt her thumbs tracing down my cheeks. She seemed to be playing with my lips, then,

“Saliva.”

Her lips touched mine. Her tongue pushed into my mouth. It was electrifying and salty, like sparks flying. Abashina held my waist and backed toward the bed.

When we reached the bed, Abashina perched on the corner. Then, wrapping her arms and legs around my body, she lay down. I tried to get up, but she clung so tightly that I couldn’t break free. Instead, she pulled me closer with her legs.

“And.”

Beneath me, breathing heavily, sucking her lips with a humming sound, looking up at me with a flushed face.

“The essence from the deepest part of your body.”

I wrapped my arms around her body and pulled her up onto the bed. She was surprisingly light. Her breathing lingered in my ear.

“You’re a sinner too.”

I asked why, but her answer was unexpected.

“So you need to pour it all out into my body.”

Her legs pulled my lower body forcefully. She completely removed her clothes and tossed them aside. Under the white moonlight and orange lamp, the daughter of the night revealed her complete form. Delicate. Elegant. Beautiful.

“To pour it out, you have to tell me. Your story. The story your body is hiding so tightly. Tell me. What are you hiding?”

I kissed her chest and pressed my moist tongue against it. Abashina’s hand slapped my buttock.

“Tell me… quickly… this isn’t a bad thing. Because I need to hear your sins… quickly! Quickly!”

Slap. Slap. I moved my body. The bed creaked slightly.

“Heeuk!”

Her waist bounced up as the moon, turned human, rose.

“Tell me. Tell me… let me know. Let me knooow… ahit! Ahuk!”

The saying that the moon looks pale and cold is wrong. The inside of the moon was so hot, soft, and comfortable.

“Ah, ah, ah-ut. Ahuk! Heuik, heu-eup, heu-eu… more… more… give me more…”

It felt like even the worst deeds would melt away in this warmth. Like everything could be forgiven.

“Give me… you… let me hear you… awut… hueut… more, more, there, theere… more, more tell me, tell me, heu-euik! Ahuik, yes, more! More… more… more!”

Here, I could melt away and become one forever.

“Beast, beast, like that, like that, more. More. Deeper… tell me more… ah, aheueu… more, more gently tell me, more kindly, tell me more kindly…”

Moon halos filled my eyes. They say moon halos are a sign of rain. But this time it wasn’t a bad omen. Spring rain. The delicate but strongest force in the world that awakens the earth and sprouts new buds.

“Eohuk, eouk! Haa, haeueuik!”

The crescent moon dances with me. It envelops my entire body like water and warms me like morning warmth. To my gestures. To my movements. To the confession of my sins. The moon twists, suffers, gets wet, screams, and soaks in the golden twilight.

“Hua, huaaang! Aheueuik! All, all, pour out your sins! Tell me, tell me… haaang! Tell… me… meeooot! Ahuik! Haak! Haak! Hiik! Hik! Huk! Hik!”

The moon rises gloriously. It opens wide. The sun that the moon had been hiding rises.

Hot. And warm.

“Haak… heok… heut…”

The moon trembles in fear. I embraced the noble moon with my sinful body. The moon became human again. Became Abashina again.

“Uk… eung… hu, huu… he… hehe… good. It’s good… knowing, knowing you makes me happy… meeting you makes me happy…”

Sweat-soaked Abashina kissed me with a refreshed face. An ah, a refreshing voice was heard. The most primal joy of drinking cool water on a hot summer day.

“I, I, was so… so lonely… feeling like I was the only one of my kind in the world. Feeling like a monster who couldn’t live among people. This… this isn’t what I wanted to become…”

I gently wiped the crying moon’s face. Still, Abashina didn’t look sad. She wanted to let go of the bad and embrace the new. Repentance wasn’t simply about unburdening sin. It needed to be filled with goodness. With beauty. Abashina closed her eyes and squeezed out the rest of her tears.

“Hehe. What am I saying…”

Her body went limp. I lay down beside her. Abashina leaned her body toward me.

“I. Back then. I was grateful. The day you told me I could still choose. The day you told me I was still human because I could still choose. It could have been the worst day of my life.”

Arms still tingling with afterglow wrapped around my body. It was still warm.

“You caught me.”

Abashina chuckled. Her eyes were still silver-gray, but they sparkled brilliantly like a tray filled with happiness.

“So, well, what does it matter? What if I’m a monster? I can be a good monster. I can be that when I’m with you. As long as I have you. So don’t leave me. I’ll make you just as good.”

She gently stroked my cheek with the back of her hand. Then she raised herself up.

“But what should I do?”

I asked why. Mischief returned to Abashina’s face. Her small, pointed tongue peeked out slightly.

“It seems like you have more than one or two sins. I want to hear more.”

With a pounce, Abashina jumped on top of me.

* * * * *

Knock knock.

I didn’t even realize I had fallen asleep.

Knock knock.

It was still the middle of the night.

Knock…

Abashina was sleeping pleasantly, lightly snoring. It sounded like a cat purring. Wondering if it might be the woman with the wire knife, I looked toward the window.

It was Aurora. She was wearing only a shirt. She gestured toward her room.

I need to talk to you. It’s important.

She communicated with lip movements. She didn’t seem to want to wake Abashina either. I put on my robe properly and got up from the bed. My legs momentarily gave out and I staggered, but I managed to stand by leaning against the wall.

“Mmm… smack… purr…”

I carefully closed the door so as not to wake Abashina and went into the hallway. Aurora opened her door and welcomed me in.

“That was quite a show.”

That was the first thing she said after closing the door. My face reddened, but I didn’t say anything. Aurora snickered and swayed toward me. I had an ominous feeling.

“Hey. I’ve been thinking about this. I just can’t do it.”

I asked what she meant. Aurora shook her head and smiled. She brought two glasses from the kitchen and took out a silver flask from her bag. When she opened the lid, an almond scent filled the room.

“It’s Amaretto. Liqueur. It’s fine to drink without ice.”

It was welcome news to me as I was thirsty. Though alcoholic, it was sweet rather than bitter. As I gulped it down, the sweet and slightly bitter taste of almond filled my mouth. Aurora downed one glass, then another. She wiped the liquor that had spilled from the corner of her mouth.

“You know. I don’t do very nice things for a living. But playing the good person here for a while…”

With a deep sigh, Aurora ran her fingers along the wall.

“Honestly, it’s shaking me up quite a bit. Ha!”

Aurora shook her head. Her curved body rippled. With her head tilted, Aurora glared at me.

“Yes. Another life. Another existence. Things that could have been mine. It would have been better if I’d never known them. But I’ve already had a taste.”

Aurora roughly tore at the front of her shirt. Buttons fell to the floor with a clatter. Swaying her waist seductively, she approached me. Then she grabbed the lapels of my robe with both hands.

“It’s because of you. It’s all your fault. You ruined me.”

Gripping my collar, she dragged me to the bed. Then she pushed me down. With no strength in my body, I could only submit. Aurora took off her shirt and threw it aside. Her toned body was fully exposed. Then she straddled my pelvis.

“If you set a woman’s heart on fire, you should put it out before you leave. You bastard.”

Aurora leaned toward me. Two large breasts swayed before my eyes. She lowered her head.

“I know. I know it’s stealing. But I. I can’t go back like this. I absolutely can’t go back in this state. I need to kill the fake person named Leo before I leave. Only then can I return to being Aurora. So, what we’re about to do isn’t done by me. It’s done by Leo. Leo, the woman disguised as a man.”

Aurora’s body leaned further. Her breasts swayed almost touching the tip of my nose. Like a cat stretching its front paws, Aurora’s upper body slid down beneath me. Inappropriately, I hardened again.

“Tell me if you don’t want to. I don’t want to force you. Just, one drop. Just a crumb’s worth. Someday I’ll take it all, but not today. Just… I’m sorry… but I. I. Really… really… forgive, me… I.”

Aurora sobbed.

“I really, just can’t go back like this…”

I gently placed my hand on Aurora’s shoulder. I told her I understood. I told her it was okay as I untied my robe.

“Yes… you really are a good person…”

Aurora changed her position. She straddled my lower body with her back turned to me.

Creak. Creak…

Her slender waist swayed back and forth. The bed creaked.

“And I am a very, very, very bad woman. Congratulations, kid. You’re on the train.”

Creak, creak, creak, creak, cre…

“Ah-ut! Haa! Good, good! All night, ah, all night! We’ll, we’ll run! More, more, shovel in more coal! More! Good, good, goood! More! More!”

Creak! Creak! Cre! Cre! Cre! Cre!

“Final stop? Ahuhit, fi, final, ahuhit! Final stop? Ha! Hihit, there isn’t oneee! No, no such, ahuhit! No stops and no doors to get offff, no, ahuhuk no-oneee! Ahit! Ahuk!”

The train continued running until sunrise.