Closed On the Edge(Vayl)

[Dolce]

"A pure blood Symenestra... Your mother must of really loved you. Always remember that. If you're looking for creatures for the harvest your people have, you've picked a dud. I was born sterile or so I'm told. But this scar," Dolce pulled the front of her skirt down, revealing a scar that ran from her navel down past her pantyline. "Makes me think otherwise. I can't remember how I got it either. It's just a big blank spot in my memory. Maybe this scar has nothing to do with my infertility, but it's still suspicious all the same." "Thank you I believe I will wash up, I'll worry about washing my clothes tomorrow. If that's okay with you." Dolce carefully took her time undressing. Slowly pulling one arm out of her shirt, she hesitated the arm she had just freed was the one with the bad wrist. Using her good hand she got her head out of the shirt and then let the shirt slide off her good arm. Taking a wet rag she washed off her face and cleaned out any cuts she could see. With a little effort she unclasped her bra, some how even that had a mild bloodstain. Even though a careful check of her chest came back as having no cuts she could see. But her ribs, no doubtingly bruised. Dolce winced as she washed her stomach and the bruised skin over her ribs. Moving on she let her skirt fall to the floor and removed her shoes. She washed over her scar and cleaned her legs off. Dolce reevaluated how she looked, her pale unblemished skin looked better but by tomorrow bruises would form, Her chest and stomach seemed fine. She found that surprising as she was top heavy, although tomorrow's bruises may prove her wrong. Her legs had been covered in dirt and cuts, now minus the dirt maybe Vayl could help with those and... "Umm, Vayl sir. Could you or would you wash my back and tell me how bad it is? I have some cuts on my legs and one just above my chest. I-I can cover up if you want.. So you can look me over and tend to any concerning cuts." Dolce bit her lip waiting for Vayl's reply.

[Vayl]

x

Vayl caught his breath as he turned to look at a naked Dolce. His hand, seemingly of its own accord, reached out tenderly, as if to caress her cheek. His palm moved closer and closer, Vayl's eyes looking deep into Dolce's.

Suddenly Vayl blinked and looked down, his arm twitching back reflexively.

"I... sorry. I didn't mean anything by that."

Vayl sighed and ran a shaky hand through his hair, before stooping down to pick up Dolce's underwear.

Get a grip of your self, its nothing you haven't seen with Redd anyway.

But it was different... Redd was innocent, graceful. Dolce was... alluring, exotic. Where Redd was Vayl's mind's perfection, Dolce was his heart's.

"Dolce. I'm sorry but it's probably too early for you to be standing naked in front of me, for the sake of whatever relationship we may have. Your body is too great of a temptation for me, and trust me I'm not the kind of Symenestra who wants to fall in love too fast in case of the.. consequences. I know you're infertile but... its the principles."

Vayl sighed and slumped down to sit on the side of their bed, sticking his hands straight out with a piece of underwear in each hand.

"Here you go, stick these on and I'll look you over." he muttered with downcast eyes.

x

But one day
you will stand before death's decrepit gate,
without really knowing why

[Dolce]

Dolce simply sat there looking slightly confused as Vayl moved his hand away from her face, "What? Did I miss a spot?" She quickly scrubbed her face again focusing on the area Vayl had almost touched. "Is it any better?" She honestly believed something was on her face. Vayl spoke and she immediately knew that she had either embarrassed him or insulted him. Neither were good, "I-I'm sorry! I should of known better!" Dolce grabbed her bra from Vayl, it took her a tad bit longer to get the thing on with one hand than with two. But she hurried, she hated getting reprimanded."There I'm covered!" She found herself just wanting to cover up. Forget the cuts and just cover up. She had offended him somehow and now she felt ashamed of her body. He had mentioned something of 'consequences' she didn't understand completely, so she kept her eyes to the floor. "You don't have to worry about my cuts, I'm sure they're fine. It's nothing to worry about!" She gave him a pained smile. "I'll just head to bed, maybe I should sleep on the floor. I wouldn't want to stain the sheets."oocShe had her panties on the whole time so she wasn't completely naked

[Vayl]

x

Vayl gave Dolce a pained look and rested his hand on her shoulder, preventing him from turning away.

"Dolce..." he sighed softly, his lavender eyes a storm of emotions.

Suddenly he pulled her to him and hugged her hard. Her head was pressed up against his chest and she could faintly hear his heart beating wildly.

Vayl smiled sadly as he held Dolce to himself, he was glad he had found the courage to do it, and was secretly a little proud of himself.

"It's Ok Dolce, it really is. I promise" he whispered as one of his hands stroked her hair softly.

"There's nothing to be ashamed about, I was just flustered, that's all.

Vayl's fanged mouth smiled kindly as he brushed some hair away from his eyes and looked down at Dolce, hoping he was making her feel safe.

He'd lost Redd, but now he had a new companion. Someone who actually... appreciated him.

x

But one day
you will stand before death's decrepit gate,
without really knowing why

[Dolce]

Dolce made a small noise as Vayl hugged her...in her undergarments. Oddly this didn't feel strange. With her head against his chest Dolce could hear his heartbeat. A Symenestra's heartbeat... It proved wrong all those who called them heartless. She allowed the hug to last and Vayl stroked her hair. She finally broke the silence and spoke, "Master Vayl, for saving my life I owe you something in return. The best I have to offer is myself. For saving my life I give you my life." She moved away from her new master, "Before I let you tend my wounds I feel that I should show you my other self. Which WILL require me being naked. But only for a moment." Freeing herself once again from the bra that had hassled her before Dolce removed the last bit of clothing from her body and then came the light, a soft indigo. Dolce stood before him, cocking her head from time to time. Her one wing laying funny, she flapped them anyway and held them in the air as to announce, "This is me." Returning her wings to her side she wandered closer to Vayl, giving him a better view of the creature that was now his. A large bird that stood about 4 feet. She stomped the floor showing off the strength of her most deadly weapon and how it was used. Finally nesting on the bed she began to preen her feathers every so often she made a 'pip' like noise at Vayl as to ask "Your thoughts?"

[Vayl]

x

Vayl smiled at the bird in front of him. She was just as elegant as her human self.

"Hopefully you can still understand me, but I could have guessed you'd be something like a bird. If it weren't for the feathers in your hair you just kind of... acted like one I guess."

Vayl's smile faltered slightly.

"Oh, and please don't call me master unless you have to in public. It makes me feel like I'm holding you here against your will, when there's nothing I'd rather have than whatever you choose for yourself."

Gently he reached forwards and stroked Dolce's crop softly. He had spent a very small amount of time with domesticated fowls before and he knew they liked it, as it made them feel like they had eaten more. When Dolce made her 'pip' noise Vayl snorted a laugh softly, for some reason he found the noise hilarious.

Giggling he knelt down in front of Dolce and tried to imitate her 'pip' noise himself, but his Symenos tongue made it way too velvety.

"Pype, pype" Vayl chimed, his face plastered with an innocent smile.

x

But one day
you will stand before death's decrepit gate,
without really knowing why

[Dolce]

After strutting around the room, she sat down by Vayl then climbed and sat in his lap. It was his turn for preening. Dolce carefully plucked a feather and carefully stuck it in Vayl's hair. "Pip.." She made a trill noise, "Eyouyouyouyou." Getting up from Vayl's lap the soft gentle glow returned along with the human form of Dolce, who covered up quickly. "I think now I can let you treat my wounds now." She smiled shyly. "Just thought you should see both sides of me. I can fly when I want, just not with a bad wrist erm..wing." She sat on the bed very grateful that Vayl was willing to help patch her up. All of a sudden she sneezed and again. "Do have a dog, I just found a clump of fur." I'm not really a dog person but, where is the little guy?" Dolce smiled.

[Vayl]

x

A stormy violet look came over Vayl's eyes.

"The 'dog' is gone now. She was a kelvic called Redd, but she left me for another man."

Vayl's hand gripped by his sides until it almost drew blood, it was evident it was still a fresh wound in his mind. However Dolce's feather seemed to have a magical effect on Vayl, as he smiled faintly, trailing his fingers along the feather.

"It's beautiful Dolce.. you're... beautiful, not just physically. You're a shining beacon in this cesspit of this city."

Vayl smiled a sad, angry smile. He would cherish this poor creature from the horrors of this city. He'd make her smile, make her laugh.

Smiling gently, Vayl pulled Dolce towards him and hugged her gently, holding her to his chest.

"Its ok Dolce. You're safe now."

x

But one day
you will stand before death's decrepit gate,
without really knowing why

[Dolce]

"I should thank this 'Redd' for making a tremendous error on her part leading to me having a new home, and then I should beat her for acting the way she did. For being a naive kelvic, normally a kelvic doesn't go about leaving their master as much as it's the other way around. Kelvics are discarded normally. A kelvic's only mission in life is to find someone to serve and do just that. It's instilled in us at birth." This Redd baffled Dolce, how did one just leave? Shaking the questions from her head, she smiled, "While I do molt, erm the bird equivalent of shedding. I only lose a few feathers here and there. Where as dogs get fur everywhere. As soon as I'm patched up and feeling better I'll get straight to work on cleaning up the fur, and I won't hear any complaints from you. I live here now and so I can get some cleaning done. I was a house servant for how many years, after all." Vayl hugged her, and she got the feeling that he was truly alone. Non-humans were normally lonely, but Dolce got the sense this loneliness stretched far beyond just that. But, from where? She didn't want to pry, instead she wait for him to tell her.