CHAPTER 12

'No', Kathy thought. She knew, she was talking to herself, but she didn't give a damn. She wanted to tell her mind very clearly that she would no longer entertain such thoughts. Yuri would not leave her like that. Yuri was young. Yuri was strong. Yuri would live for as long as she lived. She raised pain-filled eyes to Yuri.

" Right, Yuri? " - Kathy, asked.

He wondered if she knew she was asking him to join in a conversation he hadn't even heard.

" Tell me what you want to hear, sweetheart? " - Yuri, asked gently.

" Promise me you won't leave me. " - Kathy, said. Her voice broke.

" You're all I have. " - Kathy, added.

" I promise. " - Yuri, said. He didn't hesitate.

Some lies had to be said without hesitation, and Yuri knew with all his heart this was one of these lies. Even if he weren't sure what the future held for them, he could not would not ever do anything that would make Kathy feel alone and helpless again.

They stared at each other, and the slowly fear faded from her eyes. She wetted her lips unconsciously, and the tension in the air changed. 'Fuck!', Yuri thought. His body was hard in an instant, and so was his dick.

" I feel so weird again, " - Kathy, whispered.

'Fuck.Fuck.Fuck', Yuri thought. No fucking way he would be able to resist that.

" Close your eyes, " - Yuri, commanded thickly.

Her lids swept down, her long, dark lashes resting like silky fans against her pale cheeks. Yuri lowered his head. Kathy's heart slammed against her chest as something like fire, but hotter and more alive, started licking her skin. He was going to kiss her, she realized, and the thought had her pulse racing even faster.

She thought about all the romantic stories and videos on the Internet she devoured and became dizzier with excitement. 'This would be exactly like those stories. Those videos. Those stolen glimpses of love', Kathy thought. Her throat tightened, and her heart knocked harder against her chest.

Another moment passed, one that felt like both an eternity and an infinitesimal fraction of a second. And suddenly, Yuri's lips were brushing against her.

'Oh..', Kathy thought. She squeezed her eyes shut more tightly, feeling like she was living a dream and it would shatter the moment she opened her eyes. Again and again, Yuri brushed his lips over hers, and with each stroke, her temperature would go up a notch. 'So.. So hot', Kathy thought dizzily.

Feeling herself sway, she found her hands moving on its own accord, going up Yuri's hard chest before settling on his broad shoulders.

'Aaaahh...', Kathy, thought. Suddenly, she felt his tongue nudging her lips to open, and the sensation was so strangely beautiful she couldn't help doing what he wanted again.

A shudder of desire racked Yuri's powerful body as Kathy's lips parted under his in surrender. Telling himself to take it easy, he claimed her mouth gently at first, moving his tongue in slow, languid strokes. But her taste was intoxicating, sweeter than anything else he could remember, and his tongue moved deeper into her mouth.

Dimly, he heard her gasp again, and he tried to gentle his kiss. But then he felt Kathy tighten her arms around his neck, the same time she moaned his name.

" Yuri... " - Kathy, moaned.

'Ah, god! This time it was real', Yuri thought. Kathy was truly moaning his name. Gripping her hair, he deepened the kiss, but it wasn't enough. He started sucking on her tongue, and he was rewarded by the sound of her whimper. Kathy's senses were swimming.

'Why had the Internet not told her a kiss could be this wonderful? This dazzling? This intense?', Kathy thought.

Dimly, she felt Yuri pushing her towards the bed, and a second later, they were there, both of them lying on their sides, and still the kiss continued. Another second, and Yuri had somehow managed to lift her on top of him without breaking the kiss.

'Oh, Oh, Oh', Kathy thought. She could no longer think. She could no longer breathe. All she could do was love. She loved him with every second they kissed. She loved him with every whimper that slipped past her lips. She loved him, oh how she loved him.

Yuri found the strenght to end the kiss just before his cock's urgent demands took over his body. If he had allowed it to continue just one second more, he was damn sure. Kathy wouldn't wake up a virgin the next day.

'And that', Yuri thought grimly. 'Would be too much, even for a heartless bastard like him?

Kathy was still lying on top of him, and his arm tightened around her waist. He wanted 'no, he needed' her to stay close to him, but he refuse to allow himself to think why.

" Yuri... " - Kathy, moaned.

'God!', Yuri thought. Her sexy husky whisper made him close his eyes in agony. How he wanted her, this woman-child who was everything he wanted and didn't deserve. Striving to keep his desire from coating his voice.

" What is it? " - Yuri, asked.

" Will I always feel this weird? " - Kathy asked in a small, shy voice.

'God', Yuri thought. He wanted to kiss her again. But somehow, he found the discipline not to, knowing that with Kathy, he had to tread very carefully. Pressing a kiss to her hair.

" I hope so. " - Yuri said quietly, honestly.

Kathy was quiet for a few moments before she asked.

" Do you feel weird when you're close to me, too? " - Kathy, asked. His lips twitched.

" Probably weirder. " - Yuri, answered gravely.

Shocked, Kathy lifted her head so she could look into his eyes.

" Really? " - Kathy, asked. He just nodded.

" Is it because we love each other? " - Kathy, added.

'Ah', Yuri thought. His heart clenched. You really had to make her ask that, 'God, You really want me to remember how much I don't deserve her by lying?'

His gaze met hers. And again he lied.

" Yes, because we love each other. " - Yuri, said.

The screams woke him up. One moment, it felt like he had just fallen asleep. The next moment he found it impossible to sleep, not when someone, 'Kathy'. It was Kathy screaming bloody murder. His eyes opened and Yuri sat up in a panic, only to find Kathy near the foot of the bed, plastered against the wall, accusation in her gaze.

" What's wrong? " - Yuri asked. He automatically checked the time as he spoke and bit back a groan when he saw it was just a few minutes past six in the morning.

'Damn', Yuri thought. Since he hadn't risked taking his pills last night, sleep had only been able to claim him exactly forty-five minutes ago.

" How could you? " - Kathy, whispered.

Her shrill scream made his head pound, and Yuri wondered if perhaps this unexpectedly shrewish attitude from Kathy meant he was still dreaming. But the fantasy only lasted for a second, Yuri's pragmatic mind not allowing him the luxury of illusions. With a sigh, he refocused on Kathy, who was still looking at him like a mass murderer.

" How could I what, Kathy? " - Yuri asked.

Whipping the covers off his body, he started to stand only to have Kathy screaming again. Incredulous, Yuri froze.

" I haven't even done, Kathy. " - Yuri said.

" Don't lie! I woke up and felt that! " - Kathy, said. Pointed a furious finger at him.

" You want to take advantage of me! " - Kathy, added. Yuri stared at her.

" Have you lost your mind? " - Yuri, asked. He wasn't sure if he was seriously asking the question, but he couldn't think of anything else that would explain her actions.

" You. Want. To. Take. Advantage. Of. Me! " - Kathy, said while stabbed the air with her finger again.

This time, he followed her gaze, and that was when Yuri realized she was pointing at his cock. His fully aroused cock, which of course made a rather formidable bulge against his sweatpants. The realization had Yuri flushing for the second time in his life. Kathy was still looking at his cock like it was some damn monster out to devour her, and fuck it, but her reaction made him feel embarrassed and even more aroused.

Before he could ask Kathy to calm down, he heard MJ's worried voice outside the door.

" I heard screams. " - MJ, said.

'Shit!', Yuri thought. MJ was probably doing the morning rounds with Aria as part of the latter's training. A knock sounded on the door.

" Are you guys, okay? " - MJ, asked again. But the doorknob was already turning even she speaking.

" MJ, dont..! " - Yuri, said. But it was too late. The door opened, revealing MJ and Aria. Kathy opened her mouth.

" You will not say a word. " - Yuri whispered. He glared at his fianceé.

She glared back at him, and if he hadn't been so frustated and irritated at how things were turning out, Yuri would have been proud of her. It was the first time she had shown any sign of temper, and for Kathy, temper was a good thing. Temper meant she was gaining more confidence, and that was a step closer towards her leading a normal life. Kathy looked at her new friends.

" My Grandmother warned me about this, and I'm heartbroken and disappointed that Yuri has become what Grandmother warned me about. " - Kathy, said. MJ looked at Aria in confusion.

'What was Kathy talking about?', MJ whispered. Aria shrugged in response. 'Beats me?'.

Feeling like she had to play diplomat even though she couldn't even figure out what Kathy and Yuri were at odds about.

" What did your grandmother warn you about? " - MJ, asked awkwardly.

Yuri's teeth gnashed when Kathy stabbed the air again with an accusing finger pointing in his direction.

" Damn it! Kathy! " - Yuri, said.

" He tried to take advantage of me while we were sleeping! My grandmother told me how to find out about this, and he has it. " - Kathy, said.

Like Yuri, MJ and Aria eventually realized the answer lay in Kathy's eyes. They followed her gaze. Yuri cursed. MJ gaped and Aria started to laugh.

" What are you.. " - Kathy said perplexed.

" Out! " - Yuri, said. He snapped at the two other girls.

" Yes, sir. " - MJ, said.

Mostly out of habit since before she was Helios wife, she had been one of the many volunteers who had worked in the club. Aria, however, wasn't, and neither was she as tactful as MJ. She simply laughed harder and even as MJ quickly pulled the door shut, Yuri could still hear her laughter.

Knowing Aria, he was grimly certain that the incident would have made the rounds in the entire club by the time he went down for breakfast with.. His gaze swung back to Kathy.

" Kathy.. " - Yuri, said. He took a step towards her.

" No! " - Kathy, said. She pointed at his cock accusingly.

" Stop pointing, and Stop looking. " - Yuri, said. He growled.

" Then, make it stop moving and growing! " - Kathy, said.

" Oh, for God sake! " - Yuri, said.

Looking down, he willed his arousal to die. He willed his cock to wilt like a goddamn flower, but it was impossible. It continued to thrust demandingly against his sweatpants, and it would probably stay that way for as long as Kathy kept staring at it.

" I can't. " - Yuri, said. He threw his hands up

Kathy looked like she was torn between anger and betrayal. Staring at her, his frustration, caused mostly by lack of sleep, eventually faded, and Yuri began to appreciate just how damn crazy the entire situation was. He looked at Kathy and said her name gently. When her wary gaze met his.