Is this destiny?

Oni saw Michael coming closer and she prepared her lips to meet his, only to realize that he kissed her chin.

Michael nuzzled Oni's head to the side with his nose and his next kiss landed on her neck, making her whole body shiver and stiffen at the same time. She didn't expect this. What is this power his kiss has on her? She was not aware when or how, but somehow, her arms wrapped around him tightly, pulling him closer while silently demanding more. And he gave her more.

Every next kiss was hungrier, and he sucked and licked, and she was thrown into a dimension she never experienced before. Everything faded away and the only thing she was aware of is Michael and her raw need for him to get closer until they become one.

"Ahh…", a soft moan escaped her, and she was not aware from where it came but to Michael it was like a thunderbolt which woke him up from his daze while at the same time pushing him into the abyss of lust.

"Oni…", Michael murmured into her neck.

He tried inching away but Oni clung onto him, preventing him from doing so.

Michael cleared his throat before saying: "We should stop."

Oni exhaled loudly. "How do you stop this?"

"With difficulty.", he responded after taking few deep breaths.

Oni relaxed her hold on Michael and looked into his eyes which told her that his words are true, and he is having difficulty controlling himself.

"What if I don't want to stop?", Oni voiced her thoughts.

"Oni, you are…"

"If you say that I am sixteen, I will slap you again.", Oni interrupted him angrily.

Michael smiled. "I was about to say that you are inexperienced, and I don't want to take advantage of it. I already told you that I want to be with you five years from now, and much longer than that. I will not wait five years for us to make love, but I don't want to rush it either. Knowing that I am your first boyfriend, I want you to enjoy it fully, how it should be: with dates and flowers and giving you confidence that my feelings are true before we get physical."

Oni scooted lower and leaned her head on his chest.

"Thank you.", she whispered.

She is curious and a minute ago she was more than willing, but now that he said it, Oni will not deny that he is right: she has no idea what she is doing. Oni sees Sarah and Aiden and she wants her and Michael to be the same, but she is forgetting that Sarah and Aiden were dating at first. Oni was not with them at that time, so it's easy to neglect that fact.

After some time, Oni moved higher and kissed Michael. "I am aware that I am inexperienced. But I am willing to get that experience. With you."

Michael was not sure how to respond to this. Oni is sometimes too direct, which is a good thing, but at the same time she renders him speechless.

"Good to know. How about that medicine? I still need to lay down after you apply it.", Michael reminded her.

Oni didn't object. He needs the medicine, and as much as she loves staying in his embrace, she can do that after the medicine is on.

Oni finished applying the medicine and went to the bathroom to wash her hands.

Michael had his eyes closed when he heard a knock at the door. "Come in…"

The door opened and Marija peeked in. She wanted to talk to him before leaving. Marija didn't know what to say, but she was uneasy with the idea of just leaving after everything that happened. Considering that all this fiasco started with the two of them, she wanted a closure. Should she apologize? Or ask for an explanation? Or…? Marija frowned when she saw Oni come out of the bathroom.

"Why are you here?", Marija asked Oni.

"That is my question for you. Who let you in our room?"

"You are sharing a room?", Marija could not hide her surprise.

"Sorry, Oni.", Michael said when he realized that it's Marija (his eyes are closed due to the medicine). "I thought that it's Sarah or Aiden." He started getting up from the bed.

"Stay down.", Oni pushed him back down. "Keep your eyes closed. I will take care of her."

Marija was irked. Oni will take care of her?

"Why are you here?", Oni asked Marija without trying to conceal her hostility.

"I came to talk to Jesse."

"Talk.", Oni smirked.

"In private.", Marija demanded.

"There is nothing for us to talk in private.", Michael responded. "If you want to say something, say it in front of Oni. We don't have any secrets."

Marija thought how to wipe that annoying smile off from Oni's face when she got an idea: "Really? No secrets? And what if I told her that…"

Marija's eyes opened in horror when she realized that after a sharp pain at the base of the throat she can't form a word. And how come Oni is standing in front of her? She did something! Just like that evening at the dock when Marija ended in the lake, Oni did something!

Marija's face showed fury and she lunged herself toward Oni, hands first. She will finally get to scratch that face off!

Oni swiftly avoided Marija's attacks and grabbed both Marija's pinky fingers.

The pain forced Marija to stop moving.

"If you believe that I am a helpless naïve girl who relies on others for protection, you are mistaken. I don't want to hurt you badly and give you an excuse to stay in the Chateau, but you can manage without these two, right?", Oni's icy voice sounded in the room before Marija's face contorted in agony.

Marija took a step back and looked in horror at her two pinky fingers, both bent at weird angles. Her mouth is open, and she would scream, but she was unable to make a sound.

"I suggest you put some ice on it and hurry to see a doctor to get them fixed. If you delay, it can become permanent.", Oni said with a smirk. "Or do I need to give you a good bashing to convince you that you need to scram and never come back?"

No matter how furious Marija is, she can't risk losing two of her fingers. She needs them for typing on the keyboard! Marija wiped her tears with the back of her palms before dashing out of the room without looking back.

Oni closed the door and locked it (just in case).

"What did you do?", Michael asked softly when Oni sat on the bed next to him.

"Are you worried about her?"

Michael extended his arms toward Oni and pulled her on the bed next to him. "No, I don't care about her. How come you prevented her from talking? Aren't you curious what she wanted to say?"

"Whatever she wanted to say, it was not with good intentions. There is no point in listening to such people.", Oni responded and leaned into his embrace.

Michael kissed her forehead and exhaled. "You are a wise young woman."

Oni grinned. He called her 'a young woman' again!

Her grin turned into a smile while thinking that soon they will go to Paris. For a date!

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