Both the memories of the previous Zavier and the memories that he had made with her, the day he had first met her and the time when she was avoiding him, all flashed in front of him and eventually Zavier couldn't distinguish whether the memories were his own or those of the previous Zavier.
The moment she linked her life and death to him, he had decided that anything related to her was beautiful, even the world that she belonged to was beautiful regardless of the fact that everyone in it wanted to kill him off. He would protect anything that was slightly related to her so that her smile wouldn't ever fade off.
"I promise you that we will go back together once all this is over. I promise you that I wouldn't die even if they destroy every part of my body. I promise that I will protect you with everything I have and everything that I am capable of. And I will make sure that to come back to you. After all, I cannot miss my first meeting with your parents."
Zavier laughed after uttering the last sentence. The previous time that he had told her about meeting her parents, he had only done so to figure out the situation with the monster that was hidden inside of her, but this time he had deliberately changed his tone and the context of the meeting to show his intentions about her.
A girl as good as Alissa was definitely a keeper. He wasn't about to let go of her so easily especially when the girl felt the same about him.
Following the masculine laughter, there was dead silence, not the awkward kind but the kind where the two people holding a conversation no longer needed any words to communicate their feelings; their expressions, their eyes and their body language said it all.
The two were sitting side by side in the vicinity of the campfire that was close to burning out. The temperature had started to decrease again but the two were unable to feel the cold surrounding them. The burning feeling due to the blush on their faces and the warmth of love that kept on spreading was enough to keep the cold away from them.
When someone loved another person, their very souls would resonate with their loved ones. There would no longer be a need for words or gestures. Just like a mother always knows what her child wants without having to ask him about it.
At this moment, both Zavier and Dahila knew what the other person wanted without having to ask anything. When they made eye contact, Alissa's eyes would dart toward the sides in an attempt to hide the longing hidden in the depth of her eyes.
She knew that she was looking forwards to it just as much as Zavier but she didn't want him to feel that she was the kind of girl who would do something like this very easily.
Zavier couldn't have known what was going on inside her mind. He thought that she was just feeling shy so he decided to take the initiative even though he was worried on the inside that he might offend her.
Distance between the two bodies had decreased to nothing and was diminishing further by the seconds. At some point the two bodies had tilted towards one another. As if under some kind of spell or control of someone else, Zavier kept moving his face forward.
The two had long forgotten about everything in their vicinity. The flames on the wood had died down but the burnt wood and the two people sitting nearby were still smoldering and releasing heat continuously.
Alissa was too shy to go about it while facing Zavier so she closed her eyes and let him take over. She was telling him to go ahead with what he was thinking, through her gestures instead of asking him for it directly.
Alissa felt a cool sensation on her lips not long after she had closed her eyes. She knew what was happening clearly but was unable to believe her senses. She wanted to reciprocate the kiss with her lips but her whole body felt limp at his touch and she almost fell into Zavier's arms after having lost all the strength in her body.
She was lost in the magic of her first kiss. She felt that there couldn't be a stronger magic than that in the world.
Therefore, she let Zavier hold her and kiss her however he wanted while she enjoyed his loving caresses on her lips like someone who had been starving for ages and had suddenly found food.
She knew that this was the moment that she would remember countless times in the future and might eventually become her fondest memory of him provided that they survive this mission.
She wanted to remember every detail about it, the number of stars in the sky, the warmth of the campfire, the silence of the night, the caresses of her lover and his cool touch on her skin, the warmth in his eyes and the intoxicated expression on his face as he went in for the kiss; she took note of every single detail.
The kiss didn't last very long but it jolted Zavier awake. His senses were tingling just like his body that was trembling without stop. No matter how much strength he had acquired in this world, Zavier still had no experience with girls in his current life. This was his first kiss in both the previous life and his current one.
The two didn't talk afterwards but maintained the romantic silence that succeeded the tense but sweet kiss that the two had shared.
They gazed at the stars that were the only witnesses to what had transpired between them.
Alissa felt otherworldly happiness following her first kiss. She stayed close to Zavier so as to maintain a semblance of reality.
It was already late into the night when it was time for change of shifts. Alissa had gotten tired during her shift and had unconsciously fallen asleep after placing her head on Zavier's shoulder.
She had no recollection of how she had managed to sleep like that. When Dahila came over and saw her sleeping in such a pose no less, Alissa felt extremely embarrassed. It had been her shift but somehow Zavier had ended up doing it for her.
Zavier on the other hand happily lent her his shoulder so she could get some shut-eye.
Alissa felt that it was all his fault, he should have woken her up if she had fallen asleep. Instead, he had made an embarrassing situation like this for her.
She glared at Zavier in front of Dahila but the blush creeping all over her face and neck gave out what she was really thinking. She was just extremely embarrassed that she had fallen asleep during the task, and was angry with Zavier for not waking her up.
Before Dahila could have said anything, Alissa rushed off towards their tent in order to sleep some more. She didn't have the face to talk to her after what she had done during her shift.
Zavier slightly shook his head thinking that the girl was taking matters too seriously, after all, wasn't he still awake when she had gone to sleep. The important thing was that someone keep watch. It didn't have to be her specifically.
Zavier continued sitting in his place and waited for Dahila to come over. It was Dahila's turn to keep watch.
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