Chapter 121: It Goes Both Ways
"Ahh, home sweet home, at last! I’m glad that whole mess with Exalt is finally over, and without too much damage done. Hopefully things will stay nice and peaceful for a while now, I could use a long, extended break from life or death battles," Remarked Celia with a sigh, as she flopped onto the bed.
"Yeah, it’s nice not having to worry about some enemy that’s trying to kill us, let’s hope it lasts," Nodded Raven in agreement, as he took a seat beside her on the mattress.
It was the 12th of April, 1919, a few days had passed since the decisive battle against Exalt. Things had returned to normal over the last couple of days, and having finished their patrol shifts for the day, Raven and Celia were back in their home.
"As hectic as things got thanks to those assholes, the battle turned out to be pretty easy in the end, I’m glad we all made it out of it alive," Replied Celia, as she rolled over and sat up, scooting next to Raven and leaning her shoulder against his.
"We got pretty lucky that they weren’t strong enough to be a real threat, though things probably would’ve gotten a lot uglier if we didn’t have a double agent at play. This whole thing made me realize that we really did make the right decision in joining the Knights...there’s a sense of added security with the increase in allies on our side, you know what I mean?"
"Mhm, yeah, I think I do. Back when it was just the seven of us, I would worry a lot more than I do now," Responded Celia, as she placed her hand over Raven’s, before leaning over and giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"Hm? What was that fo-...?" He began, before she cut him off by pressing her lips against his.
He cupped her cheek as he reciprocated, caressing her lips with his as she hopped onto his lap and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, running her fingers across the hair on the back of his head as he softly traced his thumb across her cheek.
She then reached down and took hold of the bottom of his shirt, giving it a tug and pulling it off as she pulled back from kissing him to take off his shirt. She rested her forehead against his, playfully bumping the tip of her nose against his as she placed her hands on his shoulders and slowly slid them down.