Chapter 44 - : 44 : That Was My First Kiss!
Lysandra stood frozen, her lips still tingling, her bright green eyes wide and her cheeks burning hotter than a forge. Her fingers hovered in the air as if she could still feel the contact.
"That... That was... my first kiss..." she muttered, voice trembling like she’d just confessed to treason.
Aiden tilted his head, a slow smirk tugging at his lips. "Oh? You sound like you’re blaming me."
Her glare snapped toward him instantly, sharp enough to cut steel. "B-Blaming? You—! That—! Ugh! You stole it!" She jabbed a finger at him like it was a blade. "Do you have any idea how important—!?"
He leaned back casually, as if her outrage was nothing more than a gust of wind. "Well, if you wanted someone else to take it, you should’ve said so." His smirk deepened, voice dipping into a teasing drawl. "Maybe one of the guards? Or that random dungeon skeleton we saw earlier?"
Her mouth fell open, then snapped shut, then opened again as her blush deepened into a dangerous crimson. "B-Baka! You also made me kiss her!" She jabbed toward Luna with wild accusation, like she was exposing the mastermind of a great conspiracy.
The wolf girl blinked at the sudden target, then growled low in her throat, ears folding back. "Oi! I had no wish to kiss you either, Princess." She crossed her arms and flicked her tail with exaggerated annoyance. "Your lips were cold. Like... dead-fish cold."
Lysandra’s eyes narrowed. "And yours tasted like wet dog!"
"Excuse me!?" Luna barked back, her tail fluffing to twice its size. "At least I don’t chew on fancy goblin perfume for breakfast!"
"Better than tasting like someone who rolled around in fur and bad attitude!" Lysandra shot back, stepping closer like she was ready to start round two of their verbal war.
Aiden just stood there, watching them with a grin, letting the sparks fly. It was like watching two cats fight over a sunny spot—lots of noise, a little swatting, but deep down neither really wanted to hurt the other.
"You know," he said casually, "for someone who claim they didn’t enjoy it, you sure sound like you’re describing it in detail."