Scream Me a Dream

Soya glared at a laughing Rosalind as they climbed the steps to her apartment. “I don’t find it funny.” Soya muttered, grateful when they reached her landing.

“Really? Because I find it hilarious.” Rosalind giggled, taking Soya’s garment bag as Soya unlocked the door. “How is it that as a dancer you’ve never been waxed?”

Soya rolled her eyes as she closed the door behind Rosalind, frowning when she saw the living room empty. “As I tried explaining to you, Inka and Elli before you all over powered me, I have been waxed, just not as detailed as you girls wanted me to be. Where are the boys?”

“Really?” Rosalind laughed at Soya’s wince. “Yeah, you’re going to be sensitive down there for a few days; just use the lotion Inka gave you, but it’ll totally be worth it and you know, Ville will appreciate it.” Rosalind snorted as she fell onto the couch. “That is if he ever gets a chance to see it.”

Soya rolled her eyes, deciding not to respond to the statement as she peeked into her bedroom. “Seriously where are the boys? They were supposed to be back by now.”

Rosalind peeked her head over the couch. “Want me to call Jyrki? You have to start getting ready anyway.”

“If you don’t mind,” Soya said, “I’ll be in the bathroom if you need me.”

Soya heard Rosalind’s ‘hmm’ of acknowledgment as she went into the bathroom, toeing off her Converse as she hung her dress bag on the hook behind the door. She had just opened her cabinet where her makeup was placed, when she heard the front door open.

“You’re both late!” Rosalind sang.

“It’s Ville’s fault.” Soya heard Jyrki say, causing her to roll her eyes.

“Where’s Soya?” Ville asked.

“In the bathroom.” Rosalind answered as Soya scrounged through her makeup. She looked up when the bathroom door opened.

“Hey.” Ville grinned, hanging his garment bag on the hook where her own bag hung.

“You didn’t leave on time, did you?” Soya said with a grin.

“About half an hour too late.” Ville laughed, walking up behind her and hugging her waist. “But I’m here now.”

“Hmm,” Soya tilted her head back to look at him. “You enjoy seeing me frazzled, don’t you?”

Ville nodded with a smirk. “I really do.”

“So mean to your girlfriend.” Soya laughed, turning in his arms so she could wrap her arms around his neck and pulling him down for a kiss.

“You know,” Ville murmured against her mouth. “We never worked out what I get out of this deal.”

“We didn’t?” Soya chuckled. “All right then, what do you want?”

“Such dangerous words love.” Ville said, pushing her back against the counter.

Soya nipped his bottom lip as he lifted her up to sit on the counter; she opened her legs, allowing him to stand between them. “Are they?” she asked, her hands running down his chest, her eyes following the trail she made, “Because you’re doing me such a large favor tonight.” Ville watched as her grey eyes looked back up at him, wide and innocent. “I only find it fair that I return the favor…tenfold.”

“Tenfold huh?” Ville smirked.

Soya bit her lip, “I have yet to thank you for what you did for me after our date.”

Ville chuckled. “That is true.”

“And I think tonight is the perfect night to return that favor as well.”

Ville rested his forehead against Soya’s, closing his eyes and groaning at the vision that played in his mind. Soya, in the lacy underwear he’d caught glimpses of when she would open her dresser drawer; him touching her in ways he’d only dreamed of.

“What a dirty mind you have.” Soya murmured, leaning forward to capture his lips in a kiss.

“What has you so playful today?” Ville asked with a small smile, accepting the little kisses she placed on his lips. “Not that I mind it.” He assured.

Soya chuckled softly, wrapping her arms around his waist. “You, you make me unbelievably happy, you know that?”

Ville grinned. “Just how happy?”

Soya chuckled and leaned back against the mirror biting her lip and crooking her finger. “Come here and I’ll show you.”

“Very playful today.” He growled, before leaning forward, his hand cupping the back of her neck and pulling her towards him, capturing her lips with his own, his other hand shoving her shirt up so he could reach the milky smooth skin of her stomach. He circled her belly button with his thumb causing her to suck in a breath as her legs tightened around his waist, bringing their hips closer together; Ville emitting a groan when the contact was made.

His hand moved up from the base of her neck, but Soya’s hand captured it before he could bury it in her silky locks, and intertwined their fingers. “Touch my hair, and I might just have to kill you.” She whispered against his lips bringing his hand down to rest on her thigh. “I had to sit in a chair for an hour and a half while Inka pulled at it to get it done.”

Ville laughed, squeezing her thigh. “Right. Stay away from the hair; got it.” He said, leaning in to kiss her again, Soya’s hands pulling the belt loop on his jeans to get him closer, as they inched up to caress his lower stomach, her fingers tracing the top of his jeans and dipping down occasionally.

“God, the things you do.” Ville groaned, his fingers climbing up, feeling Soya’s breathing hitch as the tips of his fingers dipped underneath her bra to graze the underside of her breast.

“The things I do?” she whispered against his ear, before nipping the skin behind his ear, causing his hips to grind against hers, a low moan to escape her lips and her nails to graze his pelvic bone.

“Smile!” They both pulled away startled looking towards the door, wincing when a flash hit their eyes. Once the black dots cleared, they saw Linde grinning with a camera in his hands. “Beautiful! Thank you!”

“Oh!” Soya groaned looking at Ville, only for him to pull away and run out the door after Linde, wincing when she heard what she was pretty sure was both men hit the floor.

“Mige, get it!” Linde ordered, though amusement was in his voice.

Soya sighed as she hopped off her bathroom counter, rubbing her face tiredly. “I really need to get those keys back.” She muttered to herself as she left the bathroom, pulling her shirt down, to see Ville standing in the middle of the living room in front of Mige who was holding the camera away from him.

“Give it to me.” Ville ordered.

“Why? It’s not yours.” Mige taunted, looking over at Soya. “Not so innocent, huh?”

“What I do with my boyfriend happens to be far more innocent than what you do to yourself, Mige.” Soya shot back, causing Mige to raise an eyebrow in her direction while Jyrki and Rosalind grinned amused at her. “Give me the camera Mige.”

Mige looked over at Linde who was standing behind Ville, prepared to play keep away if it came to it. Linde sighed. “If it were just Ville I would say keep it, but it’s Soya, Mige.”

“Gee thanks!” Ville said, glaring at his blonde friend who smirked at him.

Mige groaned, before tossing the camera to Soya. “It sucks that we care about you too much to keep that picture. It’s a damn good one.”

Soya looked down at the LCD screen, only to shake her head in amusement, while Soya and Ville looked dumbfounded at the camera, having been interrupted; their hands were not at all innocent. Ville’s hand was shoved up her shirt, obviously on her breast while her hands were obviously starting to claim purchase inside his pants.

“Yes, definitely deleted.” Soya said trashing the picture and handing the camera back to Linde. “It’s called knocking, by the way, I advise doing it next time you enter the bathroom, or I start taking away keys.”

“Yes, ma’am.” Linde muttered, falling onto the couch, having been sufficiently reprimanded.

“Ville, love, you have to start getting ready, we’re already running late.” Soya said, smiling softly at her boyfriend who looked quite annoyed with his friends.

Ville nodded, sending a glare to Mige before going back to the bathroom, leaving Soya to glare at Mige. “And you, antagonizing him that way.”

“Sorry.” Mige groaned, sitting on the couch.

“You know the whole key thing goes for all of you.” Soya said crossing her arms over her chest. “Even you.” She said looking at Jyrki.

“What did I do?” Jyrki asked in surprise.

“You guys can’t just walk into my apartment whenever you want.” Soya said. “I love that you feel at home here, but even I want to make out with my boyfriend in private without worrying about you guys coming in.”

“Oh come on Soya,” Rosalind teased. “You and Ville see each other all the time.”

“Sure we do, but we’re not attached to the lips twenty four seven. And every time we do seem to be going somewhere, you guys come in and interrupt. I will start taking keys away if you guys keep it up, and that goes for going into Ville’s tower too.” She warned. “Now I have to go get ready.” She shook her head, as she walked towards the bathroom, knocking lightly on the door and only walking in once Ville gave her the okay.

“Wow, little Soya’s pissed.” Rosalind pouted.

“Well you did tackle her off her boyfriend this morning.” Jyrki pointed out.

“Did you really?” Linde asked with a laugh.

“I hadn’t seen her in a while.” Rosalind shrugged, before rolling her eyes at herself. “Though I do see her point, I guess I would be pretty pissed too, if someone kept interrupting my time with Jyrks.” She said kissing her boyfriend’s cheek and resting her chin on his shoulder.

“Shit, now that you say that, I should probably let Soya know that Jussi’s on his way.” Jyrki said with a wince as he got off the couch and made his way to the bathroom. He knocked lightly on the door, only for Ville to open it.

“Yes?” Ville asked slowly.

“Uh…Jussi’s on his way over…is that all right with Soya?” Jyrki asked, causing Ville to smirk, and look behind the door, where Jyrki assumed Soya was.

“Is it alright? He seems a bit frightened.” Ville laughed. Jyrki heard Soya mutter something before a door closed. Ville turned back to him with a nod. “She says it’s fine.”

“Thanks,” Jyrki said before turning back around, just as the front door opened causing Jyrki to wince when Jussi’s laugh echoed around the apartment. Soya really did have every reason to take their keys away.

“All right, how do I look?” Ville asked coming out of the bathroom, pulling on his suit jacket, only to look in the living room in surprise when he saw that not only had Jussi joined the group but Burton was now sitting on the couch next to Mige.

“You’re looking handsome.” Rosalind smiled, looking over at him from the couch. “Oh, tie’s crooked though.” She stood from the couch and walked over to Ville, undoing the tie.

“Rose?” Soya’s voice came from behind him, Ville turned to look, only for Rosalind to grasp his chin with her fingers and face him forward.

“No looking, she’s not done.” Rosalind warned. “What is it, monada?”

“Uh…you need to come in here.” Soya laughed softly.

“Just one minute.” Rosalind said untangling her fingers from the fabric of the tie and turning to Jyrki. “Jyrks, mind doing this real quick?”

“Sure.” Jyrki said standing going over to Ville while Rosalind went into the room, only to laugh.

“How did you manage this!?” Rosalind laughed.

“Don’t laugh!” Soya said, as the door closed again, “Ow!” Soya yelped.

Ville turned to the door with a frown, only for Jyrki to get his focus again. “I wouldn’t worry too much about it.” Jyrki said with a shake of his head as he started fixing Ville’s tie. “I hear weird things coming from Rosalind’s bedroom all the time when she gets ready.”

“Is it a good thing?” Ville asked with a smirk.

Jyrki shrugged. “All I know is she comes out looking amazing.”

“Let’s take a picture!” Linde said getting the camera from the coffee table when Jyrki moved out of the way.

“I heard Linde got a great picture of you and Soya in the bathroom earlier.” Burton smirked.

“Yeah, and Soya deleted it.” Ville said. “And that picture will never see the light of day.”

“Thank God for that.” Soya said from behind him, causing his friends to cat call when they saw her. “You can turn around Ville.” Soya laughed.

Ville turned, feeling his heart stutter when he saw her. He blew out a breath and shook his head in amazement. She wore a long, pale purple satin halter gown that curved against her body like a second skin, with a silver beaded belt lying on her waist.

“Oh! Turn! Turn!” Rosalind laughed as Linde readied the camera.

Soya rolled her eyes but did a turn showing him the low cut back that fell to the small of her back leaving her entire back bare.

“You look amazing, kultaseni.” Ville said breathlessly.

“Thank you.” Soya said with an embarrassed smile, accepting the black clutch that Rosalind held out along with the light purple satin wrap, wrapping it around her shoulders. “You look very handsome Ville.” Soya said biting her lip as she reached up and straightened his tie. “Very handsome love.”

Ville leaned down to kiss her, only to wince when the flash of Linde’s camera hit his eyes again. He turned and glared at his friend. “Do I need to take the camera away Linde?”

“You both don’t have pictures together, I’m just helping out!”

Soya frowned. “Yes we do.”

Linde rolled his eyes. “All taken by other people intruding on your private moments, none taken by yourselves or your friends.”

Soya frowned. “But wouldn’t what you did earlier to us in the bathroom be considered intruding on a private moment?”

“I’ll put the camera away now.” Linde muttered, causing Ville to smirk.

“We should go, Soya; I’m sure Nathan is downstairs waiting for us.”

Soya nodded as she turned to her friends who were sitting around her living room. She shook her head in amazement, she had the drummer from Revolution, two members of The 69 Eyes, and four members of HIM sitting in her living room, eating her food and apparently drinking her Cokes. Most women, and some men, around the world would kill to be in her position. She? She just wanted them to learn how to knock.

Rolling her eyes at herself, she took Ville’s hand that he held out her before looking back at her friends. “Don’t worry about leaving, you guys are welcome to stay as long as you all want.” She said as Ville pulled her out the door.

Mige frowned at the door as it closed behind a laughing Soya. “Was that sarcasm?”

“You know, I can call them and let them know to leave.” Ville said as they walked down the stairs.

“It’s fine.” Soya said with a laugh. “Plus, it’s Jyrki’s birthday tomorrow.”

“But I thought…” Ville frowned but shook his head.

“What?” Soya asked with a small smirk.

Ville looked over his shoulder at her and shook his head at her as they reached the bottom landing. “I just figured since you promised to reward me tenfold, you’d want the apartment empty.”

Soya laughed. “You forget that your tower is completely empty.”

Ville grinned as he held open the door for her where Nathan was waiting with the black town car. “You’re so smart Soya.”

“That I know.” Soya laughed as Nathan held open the door for them. “Hello Nathan.” Soya grinned as she slid into the car.

“Evening Miss. Soya, Mr. Valo.”

“Evening.” Ville smiled at him before he slipped into the car after Soya wrapping his arms around her and leaning his head on her satin wrapped shoulder as they slid away from the curb. “You do look amazing tonight Soya.”

“Mmm, thank you.” She said turning and kissing his cheek and intertwining their fingers as they sat on her lap.

“You know what I realized earlier?”

“Hmm?” she asked closing her eyes and resting her head on Ville’s chest.

“This is our first official public outing.” He said. “As a couple.”

Soya smiled, opening her eyes and tilting her head to look at him. “It is.” She agreed.

“So I thought I’d get you something.”

Soya frowned as she lifted her head up to look at him fully. “Ville you didn’t have to get me anything, I mean, you coming to this thing is…”

Ville cut her off by leaning down and capturing her lips with his. “Shut up for a minute, I’m trying to be romantic.” He murmured against her lips.

“Ah, forgive me.” Soya whispered as he pulled away and reached into the inside lining of his jacket pocket pulling out the jewelry box and opening it, turning it so Soya could see inside. “Oh, Ville, it’s…” she ran her finger over the silver chain down to the diamond teardrop pendant that lay at the end, before she looked up at her boyfriend. “I didn’t get you anything.”

Ville chuckled as he took the necklace out of the box and motioned her to turn around as he turned on the interior lights. “I wanted to get you this, Soya,” he said as he clasped the necklace, leaning down and placing a kiss on the back of her neck where loose curls fell from the up-do she had it in.

“It’s beautiful Ville, thank you.” She said turning around, her fingers on the pendant as she kissed him.

“You’re welcome.” He smiled. “I’m glad you like it.”

“I love it.” She said looking down at it. “And it matches my dress and ring.”

“It does.” He laughed, looking at the gold ring with a rose shape to it that lay on her finger.

“You really do make me unbelievably happy Ville.”

“Trust me when I say the feelings go both ways, kultaseni.” He said, kissing the top of her head as the car came to a stop in front of the Hotel Kämp where the party was being held.

“Ready?” she asked, looking out of the tinted windows and wincing when she saw the photographers.

“Ready when you are.” Ville assured, causing her to give a small nod.

“Then let’s go.” She said tapping on the glass, signaling Nathan that it was okay to open the door. The door swung open allowing the sounds of shuttering cameras and flashing bulbs to enter the car.

“Look at it this way.” Ville said as he got out of the car and held out his hand for Soya to take, helping her out of the car. He leaned down to whisper in her ear. “Linde totally prepared us for this.”

Soya laughed as she thought of their friend and his insistence to take pictures that evening. “That he did.”