Chapter 1: Confectionery Sugar

This Contains Version Black

This Contains Lemon

I wrapped my arms around Emma, kissing her in a warm embrace; our bodies tangled together like snakes as we lay in bed. Emma was my first everything, we shared our first kiss together, first childhood love, and lost our virginity to each other under a full moon. It felt like we had had sex a thousand times over, so much so that we had become skillful in the sinful act - so use to each other that just being away from her for a night gave me separation anxiety.

I wondered if our 11-year-old selves could have imaged us being together like this, we were as close as siblings when we were younger and fought like it as well; but now older: we were lovers.

After kissing so much that our mouths were all worn out, we rest relaxed and I rubbed Emma's back as she lay naked on top of me. "Ray?" she asked looking up at me. I brush her hair out of her face, the feeling of her soft skin against my fingers was bliss and I smile ever so softly at my confectionery sugared snack. "I could eat you alive, Emma," I tease.

She gasped and sat up, sitting on top of me naked, "That's creepy! Don't say that, what are you? A demon!" she whined and I wiggled my fingers as if they were claws. "You have uncovered my secret Emma, now I must devour you- Rawr!" I yelled in a scary voice rolling her onto her back and pinning her down. My long black hair draped down on the bed and we both laughed until we couldn't anymore.

I kissed her, "What did you want to ask me, Emma?" I asked running my fingers up her thigh she shivered and purred in pleasure, I laughed again, "You're so easy to please Emma!" She gasped and turned red, then pouted and shoved me, "Am not!" she barked sitting up.

My laughing subsided, "We should get going before someone realizes that we're gone." She explained a bit worried. I frowned and looked down, "Yeah," And just like that, our happy lives were put on hold again, frozen in time until we could sneak away play pretend.

We were 19 now, we had survived the demons and lived in the outside world; but the battle didn't end there. Humans could be just as cruel, if not worst; we were forced to marry within different blood lines to ensure perfect genes in our children.

We aren't yet married, but Emma and I were paired with different people; even though we had already started a relationship with each other. It's not like we'd just let go of everything we had built, but saying no to out engagements weren't realistic.

We walk down the dirt path beside the creek; the sound of water streaming down hill was like music to my ears- the kinda sound I like to read to on a nice day. "Emma!" Norman yell across the other side of the hill. I put my hands in my pocket as our best friend ran to greet us, "Hello Norman!" Emma smiled. "Yo," I greeted with a hand up and he smiled at me before embracing Emma tightly. I hate him. "I missed you, I've been looking for you everywhere," he blushed setting down Emma.

"Sorry Norman, we were reading the carving by the old temple; we must have lost track of time." She apologized. He bent down and kissed her, she's mine. A dark anger flooded my chest but all I could do was smile with my fist in my pockets, why was Emma paired with him instead of me; I hated sharing her with him. I wanted to rip her away and kiss her and force him to learn the truth.

With his hands holding her cheeks, their kiss seemed to last forever and watching was almost too much to bare. At last it ended, "Sorry Emma, it just feels like it's been so long. I really missed you," he confessed. Emma looked flustered and embarrassed, she looked at me as if to say sorry, it's ok Emma, I forgive you.

"Ray, thank you for making sure she got back safe," he smiled thankfully as he wrapped his arm around her. Some day soon, when I see the king in person; I will ask for him to change the documents so that I will be the one to take Emma's hand in marriage. I cocked an honest smile, "Of course, Norman,"

Creator's note:

This is part of a 3-part mini story, there's a White, Black and Red version with alternate stories with this love triangle: a point of view for Norman, Emma and Ray. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter 2: Wet Ink