Warmth

chapter 9 : boinking.

Astrid bit her lips' staring at the mess she had managed to make despite all his guardiance, she was good at almost everything, knew seven different lanuages, could play five different instrunments, could dance everything from salsa to ballet, was a stock market genius, ran half her father's businesses and still ran the other half secretly but when it came to the kitchen... she was three words in total.

a lost cause .

Kanan stared at her as she grimaced over the mess she'd made, he was sitting calmly on the stool, his half good arm leaning on the counter as he watched her make a mess of everything her fingers could reach, the vegetable stir fry hardly even had any vegetables left in it " the veggies go in the pot not outside it " he lazily said.

"i am trying. okay!" she shot back, this always looked so easy when any of the maids or even Ingrid did it, why didn't it seem like getting an elephant to go through the eye of a needle now.

" are we ordering take out or are you still gonna insist on having everything under control " he asked, leaning over the counter.

Astrid paused for a while, one sweep of her eyes over all the failed attempts sitting before her was all it took to help her make up her mind, she reached out her hand and turned off the cooker "let's order take out "

He sat calmly in the living room, contemplating how to explain the fact that she had to let him stay here for at least a week, if he contacted sam, sam would rush down here and alert the whole of America in the process unintentionally, including the special forces of his location, if he left here and checked into a hotel, he'd also alert the special forces immideately who will spare no expenses in tracking him down, he did destroy the Dragocjen they stole but in the process, they found out about the raw dragocjen ring and necklace he carried along with him everywhere so catching him would mean they'll still have a raw sample in hand.

Dragocjen was a form of precious stone found only underneath the abyss making the land completely unable to bear any form of life, maybe that's why such a large amount of land was abandoned in the first place. when they built counter measures and the land became till-able again, the outside word learnt about Dragojen; to prevent the outside world knowing the source, they made Dragocjen go through special chemical reformation which made it look and behave like it was created and not mined thereby saving the abyss from being turned upside down in the name of mining it.

but, soon enough, a couple of abyss dwellers where captured and tortured into revealing that raw Dragocjen was available but they died before saying how it came about, so if they lay their hands on raw dragocjen, they'll realise it was mined and destroy the lives of thousands for money and fame.

This and the fact that he'd like to delay the ass whooping he was sure to get from sam for as long as possible was the reason he'd have to somehow convince shortcake to let him stay.

sure enough, once she was done odering, she handed the phone to him " call someone to pick you up, you need proper medical attention either ways, if you call now they'll probably be here by the time were done eating "

Kanan didn't reach out to collect the phone " i wouldn't be able to call anyone " he said simply.

Astride instantly became confused "why? you don't have family or friends?"

" that's not it"

" then explan cos i don't seem to get you "

" the people that did this to me are still after me whoever i call will just walk straight into their trap " he tried to simplify this as much as possible.

Astrid thought for a while before speaking up, reading his mind "and you can't possibly go to a hotel or inn cos if they're dangerous enough to track down your family, tracking you to a hotel room would probably be a piece of cake " she said a little worriedly, taking him in and treating his wounds was already too much of a risk, she was blind enough not to see that he wasn't a simple person, but call it conscience or utter stupidity but she couldn't imagine herself throwing him out to what could possibly be his death.

" could you let me stay here for seven more days, nothing more, after those days i'll be out immideately " he siad, he had no plan b if she didn't agree so he was risking everything on the hope that she'll say yes.

Astrid contemplated for a while, while she was still thinking, the doorbell suddenly rang making her jump out of her skin, she grabbed a spatula then headed for the door, oblivious to the fact that Kanan was a hair's breadth away from laughing at her stupidity. she cautiously opened the door only to find a delivery boy with their takeout in hand, she payed for it before collecting it and shutting the door.

kanan immideately burst into laughter " tell me you expected bandits by your door at noon, how silly can you be?, and with a spatula as defense? "

Astrid folded he arms with a small pout " how was i supposed to react when i hear the door bell ring 2 seconds after you tell me you have bandits trailing you?"

"bandits won't exactly ring the doorbell now, would they?" Kanan asked, finding her reaction funnier by the second.

Astrid shook her head, setting the takeout down on the table "this would be one long week " she sighed.

"thanks " he finally stopped laughing, settling for a small smile.

"i can't exactly throw you to the dogs, now can i?" she sarcastically asked, a small smile her face despite her words.

she left him to open the takeout while she got plates, a few drinks and cutlery. she set them down on the table and dished out the food and dug right but after some time, she noticed he wasn't eating, he was just staring at his food with a complicated gaze.

then it dawned on her.

" you can't lift your hand all the way to your mouth, can you?"

"i can " he immideately defended, he wasn't about to let her feed him, his dignity would probably shrivel up and die. he had no problem taunting her, her personality was too funny not to, but when it came to matters like this, he might as well jump up a bridge than ask for help. he wasn't proud', just secretly a tad bit shy.

he was After all a virgin in every sense of the word.

Astrid couldn't believe that the guy that had teased 50 years off her life span was actually shy " are you shy? " she asked with a laugh.

it was finally time for payback.

"i'm not " kanan defended.

"awwww! don't be shy, scoot over, let big sis feed you " she laughed, shifting closer to him.

Kanan instinctively gave her space " i can manage"

" worry, auntie will make sure her baby is well fed " she was loving this, it seemed vengeance was best served cold afterall.

she dug his spoon into the food before lifting it to his lips, "come on, don't be shy, open your mouth " she chuckled at how grim his faced looked after being called 'baby'.

" i. am. not. shy!" he insisted.

"then open up, your not a complete- through and through virgin now are you? or are you gay? am i too close? " this was possibly the highlight of her day: teasing him.

he stared at her eyes for a moment, they were twinkling with amusement and laughter, he clenched his teeth for a while before opening his mouth to collect the food only for her to pull the spoon back with laughter.

" f**k you " he cursed lightly, hints of laughter, amusement and annoyance in his voice.

" oh no baby! boinking auntie comes after the meal! " she said, winking suggestively, leaving him with lips parted in surprise and ammusement.

what exactly did he sign up for?