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"They were more like guidelines, anyway." He snapped, tensing. "They can't control me anymore. No one can." He turned around finally to face her, his expression darkened with emotion. "And neither can you. You know I can keep you here as long as I need to. Face it," He smiled mirthlessly, "I'm stronger than you. I've already proved that." He looked purposefully at her body, the back that he'd burned and healed almost completely within a few hours. He seemed to be having quite the power trip, but he was being honest and frighteningly truthful. He was not the kind of person you wanted as an enemy.

A shiver of fear ran down Ovaan's spine as she challenged him. She was right, he didn't want to hurt her again. Did that make him a wuss? It had been an accident the first time! He'd never meant...

Her gaze caught his and held it, hypnotized. There was something about her eyes that paralyzed him. Their color, their depth. His weakness. He didn't have gold...

"You want my trust." He mocked her, trying to fight himself back into his senses. He threw her a fast one, "Well, I want to kiss you. We don't always get what we want, now do we, Kelala?"

Ovaan grinned triumphantly as he caught her in the trap he'd set for her. Well, kind of. He really hadn't thought it all the way through, though. Because now he wanted to kiss her even more, which wasn't exactly a good thing. "Because," He stated, taking a self-conscious step back, which only caused him to fall on his rear on the bed behind him, but thankfully got him out of her personal bubble, allowing his thoughts to clear somewhat. He caught himself with his hands, then leaned on them as he looked up at her. "Then my analogy would be incorrect and you'd win the argument. And I can't have that, now can I? Are your eyes naturally gold?"

Ovaan pouted form where he sat on the bed when she ignored his question. He really wanted to know where she got the gold in her eyes. He oculdn't help, watching her, but notice that she seemed embarrassed. Just to annoy her, he sat up, reaching out to pull the sleeve of her sad excuse of a shirt back up onto her shoulder, as it had slipped off. "Is it just me," he asked obnoxiously, "Or do your clothes seem to constantly be falling off whenever you're around me?" His red eyes glittered mischeivously as he teased her to hide his own embarrassment.

Ovaan laughed out loud, though this was not enough to cover up for the blush darkening his skin. To get her back for this, he lightly grabbed her shoulder and pulled her down into his lap. "Oh, whoops." He said, as though it had been an accident. "Oh my, since you're so conveniently in my lap, I may have to kiss you, now." Leaving no room for argument, he took her chin in his hands and kissed her sweetly on the lips. He pulled away to rub in his victory. "I think I won." He bantered, his hands sliding further up her cheeks to the side of her head. He pulled her against him and kissed her again. To heck with those stupid agreements. Those had been years ago. This was fun. Exhilarating, exciting, invigorating. He was more determined now than ever to keep her here with him.

Ovaan exhaled in surprise when she relaxed against him, pulling away from the kiss. Taking advantage of the moment, he wrapped his arms around her waist, drawing her against him and laying his forehead against her chest. The black hole that had opened up in his heart seemed to hurt a little less now that he was holding her. She had to like him if she'd let him hold her like this. He breathed a warm sigh of releif into her chest.

He shifted her weight against him as she relaxed, pulling her into a more comfortable position. He moved one hand to gently stroke her back with his fingertips, sensing how strong the skin was. She was nearly healed. Slightly sensitive, maybe, but nothing he couldn't fix. He buried his face in her neck, gently placing his palm on her back. As he finished healing her, he gently, almost shyly kissed her shoulder, just at the base of her neck, wishing in the back of his mind that the shoulder of her shirt was still sliding off.