"Astrea." A gentle voice tried to coax me awake but it further lulled me to sleep instead of waking me up.

"Wake up." That voice which belongs to Gouenji as I sleepily recognized moved a strand of my hair to the side and kissed my forehead. A smile formed on my lips automatically and I opened my eyes lazily to look at his deep green eyes and he had a gentle smile on his face. I looked into his mesmerizing eyes drowning myself in its depths. I felt comfortable, in fact too comfortable that my eyes started to close. I want to sleep.

"Come on Astrea. Wake up." He coaxed again in a gentle voice his hand caressing my cheek with his thumb moving in a soothing way. Again it was so soothing and comfortable that my sleepy self wanted to sleep.

"Are you trying to wake me up or lull me to sleep?" I whined too lazy to pout.

I could feel his smile. "If you don't I am sure the girl devils, especially G would drag you to bath and get ready."

"What, why? What is the time?"

"6."

"A.M or P.M?"

"6 a.m."

"Why the hell are they trying to wake me up so early in the morning?" I asked at their incredulous idea. If it was p.m I would have understood their need to wake me up.

"For shopping."

"Again? Are they planning to buy the  whole world? No way, I am not coming!"

"Someone's very sleepy huh?" He asked me again.

I still had my eyes closed and replied with an yes.

"But you were always on time when we had to make 'The Battle'."

"That was work and they also dragged me to shopping two days in a row. Now they want to go shopping again? Any other time I might have withstood but I am not getting much sleep here. They disturbed my sleep yesterday too just when I fell asleep comfortably. And now today, the party lasted long yesterday and we arrived late. I am dead tired. Why do they even want to go shopping?" I whined this time pouting.

He immediately kissed my pout. "Sorry Astrea, I tried to convince them since you looked like you needed some sleep but G wants you. It's her wedding shopping."

"Couldn't we have done that yesterday? Why again?"

"I am sorry but she said she doesn't want to start it when it was our engagement. She said it wouldn't give her the feeling of her wedding."

"The hell with that idea! I don't mind picking up some dress to wear for the party yesterday along with wedding shopping. Instead they decided to focus on me when I don't even want it! It would have saved so much time!"

"No use crying over spilled milk. Now get up! Don't worry we will just have to shop for the bride and grooms dress and ours along the way. Remaining arrangements were being taken care of the best wedding contractors available and Rachel is overseeing the arrangements."

"But those girls take a long time." I whined again snuggling into him refusing to wake up. He chuckled at my antics but nevertheless his hands found my hair and his fingers moved around softly and subtly like

"But I know you will do it anyway for G."

"But..."

"It's her marriage and mind I say that you the main reason for them getting together."

"I didn't do anything! If anything I just sped up the process. They would have end up together any how. I just helped them not waste any time and get together quickly."

"But speeding up the process is also good. You know in the wasted time they won't be just sitting there but would be hurt and suffer so you did a good thing."

"Hmm! That's right."

"So let's get up before G breaks the door and squeal high pitched taking photos of us."

"Why would she?" I asked confused.

"I think we look cute together especially you all cuddling into me. Of course I don't mind her taking photos I might even ask for copies. Wait! Why wait for her?"

I heard a slight movement and some flash sounds.

"What are you doing?" I said finally coming out from hiding under his chest and met with a flash closing my eyes.

"Taking photos." He said but I momentarily blanked looking around. This is not my room, I mean the room in which I am staying at Gouenji's house. This is Gouenji's room to be exact. The same room in which I woke up after Gouenji carried me to his home after I slept on him on valentine's day when he was carrying me because mother nature hit me pretty hard then.

"Wait, what am I doing here?" I asked very much shocked. Immediately his gentle smile disappeared and a smirk formed on his face, the usual smirk when he teases me or gets amused by me.

"Finally! I was wondering when you would notice."

"You fell asleep on me."

"Again?"

"Hmm." He nodded. I racked my brain awake from its sleeping frenzy. That's right! I was so tired at the party that I fell asleep in the car, on his shoulder to be specific.

"You carried me inside from the car." He nodded an yes again.

"Then you could have carried me to my room."

"Nope! I want you with me. I shared you enough yesterday."

"You shared me?"

"Yes we spent all the time with our friends and their parents and they were all over you grabbing your entire attention. And so many guys looked at you looking very beautiful and wished they could have you but you never heard any complaint from me. I held on pretty well so I deserve an award. Moreover, you are my fiancee so what's wrong in you sleeping with and don't forget that we were just sleeping."

Gouenji reasoned and I have to say I am marrying a possessive guy. Judging from his tone when he was describing males looking at me he sounded pissed and I am suddenly glad he did nothing yesterday. He controlled himself well and never showed the possessiveness outside. But the crazy thing is I don't know if I am grateful for that or not! My crazy mind suddenly wants to see him getting possessive over him. Of course I was possessive over him and showed it too yesterday during the minor mishap that happened in the party but he was never, I mean he is possessive but never shows it outright, with me yes but not in public and not to a great extent even with me personally, just verbally like this.

"Why are you complaining when you refused to even leave the hold on my shirt and not to forget you snuggled into me all night." He smirked at me.

"I was asleep so I don't know whether what you are saying is true or not." I whined.

"You don't know and hence I am informing you that you were clinging onto me." He smirked again making me roll my eyes.

"Whatever. I will have a bath so that we can get ready for this goddamn shopping." I removed the blanket on me and moved to bath before G can burst the door like he said but stopped momentarily at the edge of bed or more like froze at the edge of the bed when my brain noticed something. I was blown away full force and I don't know what to think. May be it's not what I think. I turned back to look at Gouenji who was still on the bed watching my every movement.

I didn't know what to ask and looked at him very much puzzled and troubled. I opened my mouth but nothing came out. I am not sure what to ask and how to ask. I am pretty sure I looked like a fish opening and closing my mouth. Gouenji rolled closer to me and watched me with amusing eyes.

"No worries, I am waiting." He said with a smirk. Does he know what I want to ask?

"My...my dress...Who changed my dress?" Yup! I noticed that I am not in the blue dress that I wore to the engagement but in some silky night gown, which if I recall properly G gave me when we went on my birthday trip. I don't recall changing from the engagement dress and I am pretty sure I will not change into this dress which shows as much as it covers.

"I did." He said in a single short sentence making me lose strength momentarily in shock and since I was at the edge of bed I slipped and was about to fall but Gouenji was quick in his movements and prevented my fall but now I am not entirely sure whether I should be grateful that he prevented my fall or not. The bed is not that higher than the ground so I think I prefer kissing the ground than our current position. Umm..you see in his attempt to prevent my fall he pulled me to him and I ended up on top of him, pretty much half of my body on him and the other half on the bed.

"Careful there." He said amused his voice suddenly turned husky and teasing.

"You...." I hesitated not knowing if I should continue with it or not. Do I really want to know?

"I...?" He smirked and my doubt solidified.

"You know what I want to ask right?" I asked narrowing my eyes lightly at him.

"Yes, I do."

Wha...This man!!! "Then why are you still asking me? Answer my damn question."

"Nope! You still didn't ask me so technically I don't know the question."

"But you just admitted you know what I want to ask."

"Nope! If you want answers from me ask properly." I glared at him. "You learned from me quite well I see but your glare is not going to affect me."

I closed my eyes praying that I have enough patience with this infuriating man.

"Did you..." I blushed. Though I am annoyed with the question it still made me blush. "..see...?" I asked avoiding looking into his eyes.

"Yes." Came the immediate answer making me look at him with wide eyes. Wha..

"Yes?"

"Yes, I saw everything." My jaw surely hit the ground in shock.

"What the bloody hell! How can you? You took advantage of me when I was asleep!"

"How can I? I am sure I can as your fiancee and I didn't take any advantage of you. I just changed you into a comfortable dress since I am sure that would be uncomfortable to sleep in."

That's true but..."You could have closed your eyes at least."

"Why should I?" He asked me perfectly confused looking as innocent as a kid and I would have believed he was innocent if I didn't know better.

"Wha..why should you? May be to give me a little privacy??" I said in a sarcastic tone.

"I don't want to."

Say what?

"And may I know why my lord doesn't want to?" I said sarcasm dripping in my voice.

"Because I don't want to miss the opportunity to look at you." I am grateful to the fact that Gouenji's bed is not placed close to the wall or else I would have banged my head to the wall by now.

"I am your fiancee, aren't I? Can't I look?" He asked me back in turn looking perfectly innocent as if he doesn't know what's wrong with he request.

I am not sure how to argue with Mr.Prodigy here. I can see clear cut who will win the fights we might have after marriage. I will be a puppet in his hands! Should I reconsider my decision?

"And you couldn't change me into some decent pajamas? You only found this.. this one?" I asked again since I am not sure how to reply his question.

"Nope! I wanted to see you in this." Say what again? "On our trip last time you changed into this when I was bathing and escaped under the covers so I couldn't look at you. So I changed you into this."

I tried to splutter out a response but finally gave up when I realized I can't win against him. I mean I really can't hold it against him since what he did is not exactly wrong though embarrassing for me. I suppose since he is supposed to see me one day even more detailed than yesterday. Let us not think about it if I want to survive today. I sighed and tried to move away from him. The key word here is tied since I wasn't able to move even an inch. He has this steel grip on me and is refusing to let me go. What? Why is he not letting me go? Isn't it time to let me go since I am not holding it against him or asking for explanation or something else. He lips turned into a smirk and I suddenly felt it was better if I didn't ask him the previous questions. That smirk of his was never good for me and I don't think any different now. That innocent look in his eyes disappeared and a look, one that of a predator looking at his prey appeared. I gulped visibly not knowing what is to come.

"And what do you mean by me taking advantage of you?"

Did I really say that? I think I did. Screw me for not knowing what to say out loud but you can't really blame me when I don't know what words he would choose to pick on me.

"I was really a good boy and just changed you into this dress though I might have kissed you in some places." Wha......what some places??? Is he trying to reassure me that he did nothing or that he did something?

He rolled us and I ended up on the bed while he was hovering above me. He tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear and kissed my cheek lightly and trailed little kisses there.

"You should be glad that I am a good boy'' In what sense are you a good boy?? "and willing to with hold till our marriage." His voice turned into a low whisper as if to try and seduce me. "But once after our marriage...." He let the words hang in the air and I am not sure what to even think of it. "And I will definitely show what it is to take advantage in your sleep." I gulped knowing he is not joking. He is not one to forget what he said. He will definitely do what he said. I now know that I fully dug myself a deep pit. Might as well go and hide there!

He smirked and his eyes fell onto my lips. I licked them unconsciously but then stopped knowing I am just inviting him to kiss me but why doesn't that sound bad? My eyes followed his lips though I warned them not to! I swear they had a mind of their own! I had nothing to with it! He dipped down and his lips were just a millimeter away from me, i could feel his breathe on my lips and my breathe came out in short gasps greatly anticipating his move. His kisses are really mesmerizing and toe curling making me forget anything and everything.

But just when he was about his lips with mine a knock on his door disturbed us.

"Gouenji and Destiny! You will make us late yet again! We have a lot to shop for my wedding!" G yelled banging on the door.

I groaned! Couldn't she come after, may be ten minutes. I felt him staring and looked up to find Gouenji eyeing me funnily with a smirk.

"I didn't know you liked kissing me that much." He said his lips brushing mine lightly with each moment in a feathery touch. I gasped in shock! I realized that I groaned out loud. I pushed him aside and ran to the bathroom shouting back I don't want to be late or G would kill me. He chuckled loudly knowing that was not the real reason but to hide my embarrassment. But seriously can you blame me? His kisses are really addicting!

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