Writer's note: *This was written 3 weeks ago* Hello everyone! I'm now on my two weeks mid-semester break, which is something I really appreciate given how hectic my semester has been. I hope to write as much as I could, but sometimes it's just so hard to find the inspiration. Oh, speaking of which! I finally got the long-awaited Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice on my 3DS (how excited I am!). The temperature is getting warmer too, signalling that the end of the year is slowly approaching. It's too fast!
To read the other chapters, click the links below:
To read the other chapters, click the links below:
part 6 - Bonds
part 7 - Disclosure
part 8 - Confidence
part 9 - Wishes
part 10 - Thoughts
part 11 - Chocolate
part 12 - Wölfe
part 7 - Disclosure
part 8 - Confidence
part 9 - Wishes
part 10 - Thoughts
part 11 - Chocolate
part 12 - Wölfe
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the pictures
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Flambéed Love
~Bliss~
Minori increased her pace, trying to catch up with Raeger's longer strides. Especially at times like this, Minori grumbled at her short legs. "Raeger, w..wait!" Minori requested.
Raeger immediately stopped and looked behind to see Minori panting with one palm on her knee. He finally realised how quickly he has been walking, perhaps in anticipation and anxiety on what was to come. He turned his body to face Minori, and stooped so that his eyes would be on the same level as hers. "I'm sorry, Minori. I didn't realise how quickly I was walking..." he spoke with guilt.
She took a few more deep breaths, before she finally settled down and straightened her posture back up. Raeger followed her gesture and was once again standing tall on both feet. With her arm still in his grip, he looked gently into her eyes. Minori blushed slightly, and smiled sheepishly before she let out a chuckle. "It wasn't your fault, Rae. My short legs are to blame." she pouted, expecting Raeger to tease her as usual.
Instead, Raeger smiled gently and walked towards her direction to close the little gap that they had; his eyes still fixated on hers. He placed a palm on Minori's head, and softly caressed her hair. "You're adorable like that, Minori."
Minori was now blushing even harder, and immediately looked down to hide her embarrassment. She was so thrilled hearing his words of praises, but she just didn't know how to respond. Raeger raised his eyebrows in surprise, and giggled at her reaction. Judging from the way she behaved, Raeger deduced that she was at least comfortable enough with his touches, signalling that he could proceed with his moves. He let go of her arm, to Minori's surprise, and brought her close to his embrace.
"Rae..Raeger?" Minori asked shyly.
Raeger remained silent as he continued holding Minori in his arms, not wanting to move and let this moment ends. But they were only halfway towards his original destination, and he wanted to bring her there for the special occasion, no matter what.
He stepped behind to allow space between the two of them, and motioned Minori to look at him. "There's a place I want to show you, Minori." Raeger explained tenderly. "Shall we continue walking? I'll slow down my pace, of course." he chuckled.
Minori returned his gesture, and soon nodded in agreement. "Let's go!"
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"So this is it!" Raeger beamed as he introduced his favourite place in Oak Tree Town to Minori.
Minori made a few more steps towards the direction of the river stream; the water body glistening in abundant sunlight, so crystal clear that creatures residing in the river could be seen dancing their way around. It didn't feel like the middle of winter. The place felt warm, loving, and bright. While the trees were naked following the seasons, Minori could imagine how lush they would have been once spring comes; how the flowers would bloom beautifully, and how the animals would emerge as they rose from their slumber. She continued to stare in amazement, slightly annoyed at herself for not noticing such a magical place sooner.
"Raeger, this is amazing!!!" Minori expressed her excitement.
Raeger smiled gently, and made her way closer to where Minori was standing. "This is my secret place. I come here whenever I need to unwind, when I'm sad, or simply when I want to be alone - And I want to share this place with you."
She felt herself getting warmer from his words of affection, and found herself gazing into his eyes. "Such a special place for you.. and you want to share it with me?"
Raeger gazed lovingly into her eyes in return, and slowly nodded.
"Have you told anybody else?"
"Nope." he answered briefly, as he maintained his eye contact, but this time with a gentle smile.
"Raeger.. I'm so honoured.. but, why me?" Minori enquired, stepping closer towards Raeger.
Raeger chuckled. "Do I really have to say it, Minori?" He continued staring into her eyes while Minori kept her confused look. "Or are you just playing innocent, huh?" he teased.
Minori blushed slightly in embarrassment, and tilted her head slightly downwards."Uhm.. is this what I think it is?" she questioned sheepishly.
"Depends on what it is that you're thinking.." Raeger smiled as he raised his right hand towards her cheek and gently caressed it. "I should've noticed it sooner, Minori. But as cliché as it might sound, it's true when they say that the closer you are to something.. or someone in this matter, the lesser you could see."
Minori waited patiently, though in anticipation. His hand felt warm - and so she longed for more.. but she held herself back; from jumping into his embrace, from letting him know how much she had yearned to be with him. So she remained silent, allowing Raeger to finish whatever it is that he wanted to say.
Raeger cleared his throat, and began pouring his heart's content to Minori. "Minori.. recently I've come to realise that I've been thinking about you almost non-stop."
"I'll wonder what you're up to, or if you'd like to come try my new recipe... stuff like that." he smiled softly. "I wondered why I suddenly became very nervous around you, got my tongue twisted whenever I try to speak to you, felt unreasonably jealous when another man is beside you.. I felt so uncool!" Raeger laughed lightly, causing Minori to chuckle from his reaction. But his expression quickly turned serious, and he lowered his eyelid as he gazed deeper into her face. He moved his hand upwards towards her hair, and towards the back of her head, once again caressing her lovingly.
"And suddenly it hit me.. I couldn't tell when it happened, exactly, but..."
"I've fallen in love with you"
Minori felt her heart leaped in astonishment as she finally hear the words she had been dreaming of. 'I'm not dreaming, am I?' Minori blinked a few times in disbelief, and pinched herself spontaneously. "Ouch!" she responded as expected.
Raeger jolted slightly in surprise at her response, and immediately burst out laughing in utter amusement. "Ahaha!! Minori, what are you doing??" 'That's not something you usually do in front of someone who had just confessed his feelings to you..' he chuckled quietly as he kept his own thoughts to himself, beaming from ear to ear. Minori blushed in return, unable to hide her embarrassment. She couldn't belief what she just did.
"Ah.. uhm.." Minori stuttered, "I didn't think this would ever happen, Rae.."
"Why? Are you.. troubled by what I've just said?" Raeger pointed out his concern. "Do you perhaps.. see me as.. nothing more than a friend?" his brow furrowed.
"No! No! You got it all wrong!!!" Minori quickly denied. "I'm really happy from what you've just said!" she angled her head up and shot Raeger a flustered look.. unknowingly already clinging into his coat. "I.. I feel the same way towards you.."
Hearing her response, Raeger smiled ever so sweetly, continuing his gentle touches, watching her so lovingly. "Really? I'm glad.. I didn't know what I'd do if you were to say no.." he chuckled lightly. "Will you go out with me, Minori?"
"What if I don't want to?" Minori replied sheepishly to tease him.
Once again the young chef jolted back in surprise as she caught him off guard. "I..uh,.. um I.. I can't force you then, can I?" Raeger looked flustered and disappointed.
Minori giggled and buried her face in his embrace, "I'm sorry, Raeger, I just wanted to see your reaction." she continued chuckling. "Of course I'd say yes.. without hesitation. So.. yeah. I would love to go out with you." she buried herself deeper in embarrassment.
Raeger flicked her forehead very lightly. "Hey.. I would've gotten mad if this were any other day, okay?" he pouted. "But today is a special day so I'll let it slide." Raeger chuckled while caressing Minori's hair. Slowly, his hands started to move towards her back, and he gave her a tight embrace. "Thanks, Minori. I swear I'll take great care of you."
Minori returned his gesture, hugging him tightly back. "Thanks, Raeger.. that makes me happy." she replied shyly, unable to contain her felicity, beaming from ear to ear.
Slowly, Raeger pulled himself back and gently lifted her chin up, separating her lips with his thumb subsequently. He leaned in closer and closer towards Minori by the second, stopping just before his nose touches hers, to see any sign of protest. Minori felt her heart beating faster, growing conscious of what was to come. She gave Raeger a subtle, yet certain look of her desire in return, and slowly closed her eyes in anticipation. With that, Raeger carefully angled himself as he inched closer, gradually closing the gap between them, and finally placing a warm, soft touch on her lips. He continued to feel her warmth in return, her taste, her sensation.. letting it linger for a while longer, before he reluctantly let his capture go.
Minori felt herself heating up,blood rushing to her cheeks the moment Raeger pulled away. She looked up towards him shyly, and Raeger smiled gently in return.
"Pretty magical, huh?" Raeger asked her lovingly. "Did you.. like that, Minori?"
Her eyes widened in shock as she blushed even more upon hearing his bold question. But she couldn't lie to herself - she did like it after all.. A LOT. And so despite her embarrassment, Minori slowly nodded and smiled sweetly. "It was amazing."
"That.. makes me happy." Raeger replied cleverly, raising an eyebrow to indicate the previous 'event' that was triggered right after Minori said the exact same thing.
"Are you planning something, Rae?" Minori squinted her eyes in suspicion. "Are you expecting me to do something?"
He laughed freely, astonished by her quick-wittedness every time he engaged her in word play.
"Man, I'm already looking forward to spending even more time with you, Minori." Raeger declared as he beamed affectionately, placing a tender kiss on her forehead as he brought her closer towards him..
"Hey, Raeger.."
"Hhhm?"
Minori quickly tip-toed and planted a peck on his lips.
"Now we're even right?" she questioned him innocently.
"Ahaha! Not even close, my dear." Raeger quickly arrested Minori in his arms, yet restraining himself so much from wanting to devour her.
"I'm going to need more than that."
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Flambéed Love
~Bliss~
Minori increased her pace, trying to catch up with Raeger's longer strides. Especially at times like this, Minori grumbled at her short legs. "Raeger, w..wait!" Minori requested.
Raeger immediately stopped and looked behind to see Minori panting with one palm on her knee. He finally realised how quickly he has been walking, perhaps in anticipation and anxiety on what was to come. He turned his body to face Minori, and stooped so that his eyes would be on the same level as hers. "I'm sorry, Minori. I didn't realise how quickly I was walking..." he spoke with guilt.
She took a few more deep breaths, before she finally settled down and straightened her posture back up. Raeger followed her gesture and was once again standing tall on both feet. With her arm still in his grip, he looked gently into her eyes. Minori blushed slightly, and smiled sheepishly before she let out a chuckle. "It wasn't your fault, Rae. My short legs are to blame." she pouted, expecting Raeger to tease her as usual.
Instead, Raeger smiled gently and walked towards her direction to close the little gap that they had; his eyes still fixated on hers. He placed a palm on Minori's head, and softly caressed her hair. "You're adorable like that, Minori."
Minori was now blushing even harder, and immediately looked down to hide her embarrassment. She was so thrilled hearing his words of praises, but she just didn't know how to respond. Raeger raised his eyebrows in surprise, and giggled at her reaction. Judging from the way she behaved, Raeger deduced that she was at least comfortable enough with his touches, signalling that he could proceed with his moves. He let go of her arm, to Minori's surprise, and brought her close to his embrace.
"Rae..Raeger?" Minori asked shyly.
Raeger remained silent as he continued holding Minori in his arms, not wanting to move and let this moment ends. But they were only halfway towards his original destination, and he wanted to bring her there for the special occasion, no matter what.
He stepped behind to allow space between the two of them, and motioned Minori to look at him. "There's a place I want to show you, Minori." Raeger explained tenderly. "Shall we continue walking? I'll slow down my pace, of course." he chuckled.
Minori returned his gesture, and soon nodded in agreement. "Let's go!"
...
"So this is it!" Raeger beamed as he introduced his favourite place in Oak Tree Town to Minori.
Minori made a few more steps towards the direction of the river stream; the water body glistening in abundant sunlight, so crystal clear that creatures residing in the river could be seen dancing their way around. It didn't feel like the middle of winter. The place felt warm, loving, and bright. While the trees were naked following the seasons, Minori could imagine how lush they would have been once spring comes; how the flowers would bloom beautifully, and how the animals would emerge as they rose from their slumber. She continued to stare in amazement, slightly annoyed at herself for not noticing such a magical place sooner.
"Raeger, this is amazing!!!" Minori expressed her excitement.
Raeger smiled gently, and made her way closer to where Minori was standing. "This is my secret place. I come here whenever I need to unwind, when I'm sad, or simply when I want to be alone - And I want to share this place with you."
She felt herself getting warmer from his words of affection, and found herself gazing into his eyes. "Such a special place for you.. and you want to share it with me?"
Raeger gazed lovingly into her eyes in return, and slowly nodded.
"Have you told anybody else?"
"Nope." he answered briefly, as he maintained his eye contact, but this time with a gentle smile.
"Raeger.. I'm so honoured.. but, why me?" Minori enquired, stepping closer towards Raeger.
Raeger chuckled. "Do I really have to say it, Minori?" He continued staring into her eyes while Minori kept her confused look. "Or are you just playing innocent, huh?" he teased.
Minori blushed slightly in embarrassment, and tilted her head slightly downwards."Uhm.. is this what I think it is?" she questioned sheepishly.
"Depends on what it is that you're thinking.." Raeger smiled as he raised his right hand towards her cheek and gently caressed it. "I should've noticed it sooner, Minori. But as cliché as it might sound, it's true when they say that the closer you are to something.. or someone in this matter, the lesser you could see."
Minori waited patiently, though in anticipation. His hand felt warm - and so she longed for more.. but she held herself back; from jumping into his embrace, from letting him know how much she had yearned to be with him. So she remained silent, allowing Raeger to finish whatever it is that he wanted to say.
Raeger cleared his throat, and began pouring his heart's content to Minori. "Minori.. recently I've come to realise that I've been thinking about you almost non-stop."
"I'll wonder what you're up to, or if you'd like to come try my new recipe... stuff like that." he smiled softly. "I wondered why I suddenly became very nervous around you, got my tongue twisted whenever I try to speak to you, felt unreasonably jealous when another man is beside you.. I felt so uncool!" Raeger laughed lightly, causing Minori to chuckle from his reaction. But his expression quickly turned serious, and he lowered his eyelid as he gazed deeper into her face. He moved his hand upwards towards her hair, and towards the back of her head, once again caressing her lovingly.
"And suddenly it hit me.. I couldn't tell when it happened, exactly, but..."
"I've fallen in love with you"
Minori felt her heart leaped in astonishment as she finally hear the words she had been dreaming of. 'I'm not dreaming, am I?' Minori blinked a few times in disbelief, and pinched herself spontaneously. "Ouch!" she responded as expected.
Raeger jolted slightly in surprise at her response, and immediately burst out laughing in utter amusement. "Ahaha!! Minori, what are you doing??" 'That's not something you usually do in front of someone who had just confessed his feelings to you..' he chuckled quietly as he kept his own thoughts to himself, beaming from ear to ear. Minori blushed in return, unable to hide her embarrassment. She couldn't belief what she just did.
"Ah.. uhm.." Minori stuttered, "I didn't think this would ever happen, Rae.."
"Why? Are you.. troubled by what I've just said?" Raeger pointed out his concern. "Do you perhaps.. see me as.. nothing more than a friend?" his brow furrowed.
"No! No! You got it all wrong!!!" Minori quickly denied. "I'm really happy from what you've just said!" she angled her head up and shot Raeger a flustered look.. unknowingly already clinging into his coat. "I.. I feel the same way towards you.."
Hearing her response, Raeger smiled ever so sweetly, continuing his gentle touches, watching her so lovingly. "Really? I'm glad.. I didn't know what I'd do if you were to say no.." he chuckled lightly. "Will you go out with me, Minori?"
"What if I don't want to?" Minori replied sheepishly to tease him.
Once again the young chef jolted back in surprise as she caught him off guard. "I..uh,.. um I.. I can't force you then, can I?" Raeger looked flustered and disappointed.
Minori giggled and buried her face in his embrace, "I'm sorry, Raeger, I just wanted to see your reaction." she continued chuckling. "Of course I'd say yes.. without hesitation. So.. yeah. I would love to go out with you." she buried herself deeper in embarrassment.
Raeger flicked her forehead very lightly. "Hey.. I would've gotten mad if this were any other day, okay?" he pouted. "But today is a special day so I'll let it slide." Raeger chuckled while caressing Minori's hair. Slowly, his hands started to move towards her back, and he gave her a tight embrace. "Thanks, Minori. I swear I'll take great care of you."
Minori returned his gesture, hugging him tightly back. "Thanks, Raeger.. that makes me happy." she replied shyly, unable to contain her felicity, beaming from ear to ear.
Slowly, Raeger pulled himself back and gently lifted her chin up, separating her lips with his thumb subsequently. He leaned in closer and closer towards Minori by the second, stopping just before his nose touches hers, to see any sign of protest. Minori felt her heart beating faster, growing conscious of what was to come. She gave Raeger a subtle, yet certain look of her desire in return, and slowly closed her eyes in anticipation. With that, Raeger carefully angled himself as he inched closer, gradually closing the gap between them, and finally placing a warm, soft touch on her lips. He continued to feel her warmth in return, her taste, her sensation.. letting it linger for a while longer, before he reluctantly let his capture go.
Minori felt herself heating up,blood rushing to her cheeks the moment Raeger pulled away. She looked up towards him shyly, and Raeger smiled gently in return.
"Pretty magical, huh?" Raeger asked her lovingly. "Did you.. like that, Minori?"
Her eyes widened in shock as she blushed even more upon hearing his bold question. But she couldn't lie to herself - she did like it after all.. A LOT. And so despite her embarrassment, Minori slowly nodded and smiled sweetly. "It was amazing."
"That.. makes me happy." Raeger replied cleverly, raising an eyebrow to indicate the previous 'event' that was triggered right after Minori said the exact same thing.
"Are you planning something, Rae?" Minori squinted her eyes in suspicion. "Are you expecting me to do something?"
He laughed freely, astonished by her quick-wittedness every time he engaged her in word play.
"Man, I'm already looking forward to spending even more time with you, Minori." Raeger declared as he beamed affectionately, placing a tender kiss on her forehead as he brought her closer towards him..
"Hey, Raeger.."
"Hhhm?"
Minori quickly tip-toed and planted a peck on his lips.
"Now we're even right?" she questioned him innocently.
"Ahaha! Not even close, my dear." Raeger quickly arrested Minori in his arms, yet restraining himself so much from wanting to devour her.
"I'm going to need more than that."
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