Arranged.

I looked at Elsie who was almost asleep in my arms. As I entered my room, I took him to the bed and laid him down on it. The boy giggled as his puppy jumped up on the bed and cuddled into him.

“Calm, Lottie, calm.” I cooed to the pup and after letting out a little yip, he settled into Elsie’s side.

I made sure the dog knew simple commands so that he wouldn’t be too bad when I brought him home.

I turned my attention back to the boy lying in my bed and smiled at him, seeing that he was asleep. I nodded to myself noting that he was alright and headed towards the door, looking back once my hand was on it.

The boy was breathing peacefully, and I don’t know what made me do it but I walked back over to him and placed a kiss delicately on his forehead after brushing away his bangs.

I stood up to go and get some rest myself, but I heard a voice.

“D-don’t leave me.” I turned to see Elsie looking up at me with bleary eyes. “Please, stay with me?” He asked and seeing my eyes looked down at his puppy. “I mean, you don’t have to. It’s just-“

“It’s alight.” I murmured and smiled at him, going to lie beside him on the bed. “I want to.” I told him and held out my arm.

The creature smiled at me and laid himself against my hips, looking up at me with big eyes. “Thank you Tezacacoatl.” He whispered and I smiled.

“Don’t worry about it baby.” I said, and he pressed himself deeper into my side, the puppy hopping over his master to lie against my belly.

“Tez?” My fiancé asked and I looked down at him with a curious gaze.

“Yeah?” I asked him, wondering what he wanted to ask me about.

“Why did you kiss my forehead earlier?” He asked and I swear I died a little inside in embarrassment.

“Uh…I….Well…” I said, furiously trying to think of something that would get him off of my case and not make him think that I was a total mushy dork.

“Whatever your reason, it was sweet.” Elise murmured and kissed my shoulder before laying his head on my chest and falling into a deep, blissful sleep.

With Elise and Lottie in various stages of sleep, I couldn’t seem to follow them.

One question seemed to persist beyond the rest. Why did I act the way I did towards the boy who hurt Elise’s feelings?

Of course I understood that Elise now belonged to me and since he was mine, it was my responsibility to make sure that no harm came to him, but at the same time, how did that streak of possessiveness arise?

I grumbled a little to myself as I stared at the boy who kept doing these strange things to my mind and my body.

I mean I’m still stuck on the fact that he’s a male. Not a few minutes ago I was kissing his forehead and wishing that he would get a good sleep.

I sighed, letting all the worries and thoughts slip from my mind as I closed my eyes and let sleep overcome me.