Chapter Twenty-Eight
Mates For Eternity
[Play: Take Me Back To Eden - Sleep Token]
"Naruto?"
"Hm?"
His tired grunt greeted her softly.
"I love you."
"Mm." He reached around and held her close. "I love you too."
She smiled as she laid her unkempt head on his chest, listening for his steady heartbeat. She moved her slim legs around his waist, straddling his pelvis while flush against his body, and she kissed his neck softly. His strong body that is neither too lithe or too broad, but held a powerful physique like no other, shivered and gained goosebumps from her soft kisses.
I've dreamed of this.
She leaned up and stared at his content face that slept away this promiscuous situation. She could imagine those red eyes staring at her, twinkling like rubies surrounded by the golden sand of a beach that was his skin. His arms, which always remained strong when they held her, circled around her waist carefully even from beyond the dreamworld.
"I love you so much." She kissed his lips softly while scooting higher so she straddled his toned stomach. "You're my mate. Will you accept me?"
The blonde smiled and his eyes cracked open but they were not entirely focused as they drooped apart. "Of course I will accept you, Octavia."
The Goetia smiled and leaned her forehead on his as she got the little bit of confirmation she needed. The push that will seal their lives. "Say you love me, Naruto."
"I love you… Octavia."
Slowly, his eyes opened as she gave him kisses in happiness. Suddenly, consciousness shined behind his scarlet eyes and they widened considerably as her fuchsia stared at him lovingly. His mouth opened to express shock as he glanced around the room.
"O-Octavia?"
"Hi, Naruto," she smiled shyly. "You're awake now."
"What are you doing?" His hands moved away from her waist, shaking in fear as he assumed the worst. "I-I didn't… force myself on you, did I?"
She tilted her head and smiled softly as her gaze never left his, appreciating his concern of having forced her into this. "No, I'm here of my own choice. I just couldn't ignore how I've felt about you anymore. I needed to know you felt the same."
"W-what?"
Octavia caressed Naruto's whiskered cheeks as she spoke. "I wanted to hear the honest truth of if you love me as I love you. I know that when awake you will dodge the question as you do for Charlie and Helsa and Haku. But I needed the truth."
Naruto swallowed thickly at the sincere emotion in her tone and he slowly held her again, feeling her ease into his embrace as if it was the most secure place in existence. She was dressed in a loose I Prevail black Devil Tee that was two sizes too big and a black night pants with red horns patterned throughout. Her hair is shaggy and exposed, no longer held down by the large black beanie she always wore.
"Octavia, I… you know that I'm with Bee," Naruto let his hands soothingly rub her sides. "I don't want you to feel… neglected. I don't want any of you who love me to feel like I will choose anyone over you or that I am some scumbag that desires all the girls he can have. I care for more than just your sex."
"I know," Octavia whispered and kissed his lips. "That's what I love about you. I know you feel hesitant but please listen when I say I love you. I want no one but you. No matter what, I know that you love me and you won't purposefully hurt me."
Naruto sighed and leaned his head back, shivering as she trailed soft kisses along his collarbone. "I… I can understand. Are you sure?"
Octavia smiled and sat back further, rubbing against his crotch where his prominent second head stayed unrevealed. "You confirmed that you love me. Nothing in me will stop from trying to be with you completely. I am yours, as you are mine. Will you… will you help finish the courting and let us bloom to true mates?"
Naruto leaned his forehead onto hers as she trailed off in uncertainty, finding the words to request them to be serious mates hard to get out. He kissed her cheek and held her sides reassuringly.
"We can."
She quickly mashed her lips against his, her hands holding his face as she savored his taste. His hands moved up her shirt and rubbed over the bra padding of her chest, his calloused fingers stimulating her nipples from over the fabric. She pulled back and breathed shakily, her legs twitching in anticipation and stimulation that she had never felt before.
She quickly sat up and grabbed the bottom of her shirt before pulling it over her head and throwing it to the side. Her hands found their way back to his own unclothed chest, rubbing across the muscle and bone, shivering in excitement. His hands were on her hips and squeezed assuringly before he held her close.
Octavia wrapped her arms around Naruto as he sat up and twirled around so that she was laying on her back. Her legs loosely hung against his thighs as his entire torso covered her small form like a large blanket. His elbows dug into the bed as he kissed her, the sound of their lips parting gracing the room like an echo in her own head. Her arms wrapped around his neck as he scooted back and began pulling her pants and underwear together down her legs.
"Are you sure you want to go this far?" He kissed her as he asked. "I can always stop if you change your mind."
Octavia shivered at the constant assurance from her mate, making her feathers spread out at her love. "Yes. This is what I want. I want to make love to you."
Naruto kissed her as he breathed heavily. "I shall serve."
His underwear was discarded after her pants and underwear were thrown to the side. His dick, a thick six and a half inches, rested against her own dark folds making her shiver at the heat produced from him. Her breath hitched and she gazed down to see the angry red tip that could easily reach her belly button.
"I will go slow and easy," Naruto assured her with a kiss as he saw the concern on her face. "Let me know when you need me to stop."
She nodded her head as he moved one hand to grip his dick, aiming the tip against her glistening entrance, and breathed deeply as he slowly pushed forward. She twitched and gasped at the small spikes of pain but it wasn't unbearable. She kept nodding her head as he softly and lovingly spoke in her ear, rubbing her side with his hand that helped get the first few inches in.
"I'm… good," she moaned as he stopped moving.
He felt a bit of resistance as he reached near the final inch of his pulsing member so he stopped to catch a shaky breath. "I… think that's all I can do. I don't want to hurt you."
"W-what… what's wrong?"
She looked down and watched as he pressed a palm to her lower abdomen. Stars sparked in her vision as she felt something press out from her vagina. She lost her breath and leaned her head back to moan.
"I… think I've reached your cervix," Naruto breathed hotly as he could feel his tip bulging from inside her cunt. "If I go too hard, it will hurt you."
Octavia moaned and shivered but managed to nod her head. "O-okay. I… I'm good for you to move."
Naruto smiled and kissed her as he pulled his hips back a bit. "As you wish, Octavia-chan."
He thrusted forward and she moaned out loud. He repeated the thrust with a steady rhythm that was not too fast, wanting to ease her first time without overwhelming her. That was perfect for his partner as she accepted it with loving kisses, leaning up to capture his lips between moans and gasps of pleasure.
The sound of his thrusting into her wet cunt filled the room with their moans and breathing, creating an obscene cacophony. It was not primal like his sex with Bee or even aggressive BDSM like he had with Helsa. No, this was his first time making love to a partner.
"More."
He shivered at hearing her desperate gasp in his ear, her nails digging into his back as he sped up his rhythm a little bit. His gasps were now ending in whines with each thrust of his dick into her eden, pillaging everything it could before leaving. Sweat began to travel down his neck as he realized how hot he was actually feeling but he could only focus on her gasps and noises of pleasure.
"I'm close, Naruto."
"Me, too," he breathed as he kissed her deeply and sped up his rhythm.
"I feel it. Almost!"
She dug her nails more and bowed her head into his neck with eyes squeezed shut.
He groaned as he quickly reached his climax before he gave a final thrust and left himself as deep as he could reach without hurting her. His cum quickly spilled out as she shivered and reached her own climax, giving a long moan as she felt a warmth begin to fill her stomach.
He's cumming inside. I feel it. For some reason, that lone thought made her happier than she ever has been.
He stayed still for the longest time as he continued to release a few more spurts, his hips spasming forward with each one. He opened his eyes that he never knew were closed and he looked down when he began to feel his seed leak out around the corners of her dripping cunt.
He slowly pulled out and was fascinated, like any other time he's finished inside his partner, how his seed slowly leaked out onto his sheets. Her knees are bowed, twitching as the aftershocks of her climax still affected her, and as he looked up into her eyes he was surprised to see her smiling at him. Her fuchsia eyes stared at him with a sparkling light that was not there before, but even more shocking is the bit of red he can see boiling inside.
"You are mine," she breathed softly, her chest rising with each deep breath, and her eyes stared at him in pure love. "We are mates… for eternity."
Tonight's the night.
Eir and Minato had talked about when they would make their escape but every time there was just no way that they could get the opening they needed. Either too many guards were around or Óðinn and his servants were in the room. But today was different.
Óðinn was leaving for a meeting, taking most of his guards with him. That gave them the best opening they could have to get Minato's soul marble.
Eir was currently walking down the hall that led to her king's room, looking around for any potential demons watching her. She had to be extra careful or else she would be caught before their escape could even have the hope of succeeding. Her large ears twitched and rotated around to hear for anything but she could not sense anyone nearby.
She stopped just at the end of the corner before leaning against the wall and slowly looking around. At the end is the door that would lead to Óðinn's room and none of the guards are nearby. Of course, why would they guard an empty room?
Time to get in.
She sprinted down the hall quickly without making a single noise or disturbing any of the decorations. Her feet, bare against the cold floor, made no sound as she reached the door and applied the magic-seal that would unlock the door. It snapped open and she closed it behind her.
Her breathing hitched in her throat as she listened for anything on the other side. No one is coming. Fantastic.
Now that Eir was inside the room, there is no need to worry about being caught while inside. None of the huskárls will come in without verbal permission and even the servants will not enter without their lord. No, she was fine where she was.
Where is the box?
She turned around and scanned the room. It bothered her how she did not see anything wrong before but now that she got a good look at her king's room she felt sick to her stomach. The extravagant sheets and curtains that decorated the large four post bed, the fur rug that was clearly made of a collection of animal pelts, and the master crafted furniture. It all spoke of a gross materialistic desire that none of the others could hope to have.
Not even her or the other most loyal hellbeasts were awarded such luxury for their service. It really angered her the longer she stared, but she took a deep breath to calm herself. She had to look for the box and leave so she can escape Óðinn's service.
The argr said that it would be on a dresser?
She wondered how the man knew that but decided to find what she was looking for first. The dressers had few boxes and the ones she looked in just had a collection of jewelry made for a woman. She understood that Óðinn once had a wife long ago but he lost her in his war against Heaven.
These must be hers.
She growled as she just wanted the marble to the blonde haired argr. The faster she can find that, the quicker she can leave this damned place.
She found a door leading to the side and she opened it to find a large study. The desk is littered with books and written papers and the chair has a high backrest with plenty of cushions. The shelves to the sides are filled with incomplete books and half-opened scrolls. But her eyes found a small, dark red wooden box on the desk.
She grinned triumphantly when she found what she was looking for. She knows that's the box as she could feel something powerful inside, likely the soul of the man she is helping.
She approached the desk and grabbed the box but as she was about to turn around she was distracted by that semi-familiar scrawl. She lifted the paper up to look at it and was sure that this is the handwriting of Mars, the god that works with Óðinn the alphabet of the early Greeks took a bit to understand as she was not too fluent in it but she was able to work it out.
What she read made her eyes widened and she quickly stuffed the paper in her pouch. She quickly moved for the door and listened for the other side, having difficulty doing so as she felt her heart beating loudly in her ears.
Eir quickly sped through the halls for the meeting point Minato will be waiting at. It was a secluded area of the Höll that no one really visited other than the servants. She knew they won't speak until it's too late and even then they would stay quiet as they would only be punished for not dying trying to stop them.
She found the door to the room she wanted and she quickly opened the door and rushed inside. She slammed the door behind her and turned around to find Minato just standing there waiting for her.
"What's the hurry? Got caught?"
She quickly marched up to him and waved the small box in her hand at him. "I have your marble. I hope that you know who we can contact to get in touch with your son because he's in trouble."
Minato's eyes narrowed dangerously at that. "What do you mean Naruto is in danger?"
"They're planning on kidnapping him at his home with Mars' elite warriors."
"You sure you don't need me to come with you?"
Naruto rolled his eyes at Jiraiya's question and shook his head. "No, I'll be fine. Worry about your next book instead."
The former Sannin sighed but did not press further.
Mito just watched with a calm, stern gaze on the blonde that was preparing to leave with Agatha. Everyone was there to see him off in the kitchen since they were still open. She herself is seeing him off because she found out that he is going to Heaven's embassy and she was skeptical of the situation. If she didn't already have plans to start while he is away, she would have made the decision to go with him.
But no, this is a path he must travel himself. Her eyes flicked to Haku and Stephen as they stood a bit to the back with soft gazes but strained expressions. They were clearly disturbed by the blonde going to Heaven's embassy as well but they said nothing about it.
"Please, please don't blow up the embassy," Charlie begged the blonde with wide twinkling eyes.
Naruto grinned and shrugged his shoulders. "I'll try not to."
Helsa chuckled as she held Charlie's waist. "Don't worry, princess, I'm sure Naruto will be just fine."
"It's not him I'm worried about."
Naruto laughed at the girl's pout. "Don't worry, Charlie-hime! I'll be back by the end of the day!"
Octavia smiled and quickly hugged the blonde the moment the princess stepped back. His arms wrapped around her and all she could feel was the passion they had last night. Her body still tingled with thoughts of it.
"See ya, Octavia-chan," Naruto hugged the girl before turning to Loona.
He opened his arms and waved them to himself, beckoning her to come hug him. He had a grin as she flushed in embarrassment and tried to avoid his gaze.
"Come on! I know you want one!" He teased before taking a step forward. "If you don't come to me, I'll come to you."
Loona huffed but she smiled at his playful voice and walked forward to give the taller man a hug. As his arms settled around her securely and her own circled his abdomen, she couldn't help but take a breath of his scent. He smelt of chicken broth and oranges, with an underlying musk of sweat and smoke.
Her tail began rapidly wagging side to side, matching the happiness she felt while in his arms. Now I can see why 'tavia liked these so much.
Naruto rubbed her back a bit before stepping back, smiling at the blushing hellhound before turning to Agatha. The fallen is just watching with an annoyed look on her face but that did not bother him. She has been like this all the time so he's sure it's just her natural attitude, or she still needs time to adjust.
Could be she's nervous about going to the embassy. Naruto thought to himself before motioning with his head to the exit. "Ready to go?"
Agatha took a deep breath and nodded her head. "Yeah, let's go."
The two left with their final goodbyes and the group was left alone. Some were anxious about the meeting, especially those who knew what Naruto would do if they tried anything, while the rest were wondering what they should do now.
However, everyone's attention turned to Mito when she clapped her hands sharply. "Now that Naruto is gone, here's what's going to happen. Haku and Tayuya, you will be coming with Jiraiya and I so we can train you in advanced chakra techniques. Even in Hell with magic being in abundance, you should not neglect your own powers and we will be sitting you down to figure out a plan to support him."
Haku glanced at Stephen and he shrugged before giving him a smile and a nod of his head. The boy sighed and nodded his own head in acceptance of Mito's command.
Tayuya just shrugged and wasn't going to argue with the scary fallen lady. She knew better than that.
"The rest of you will have to manage the restaurant until we and Naruto get back," Mito turned to Charlie and smiled sweetly at the girl. "If you need help, call for Beelzebub. I'm sure she would be glad to help."
Charlie nodded her head and smiled brightly. "Okay! Leave it to us!"