Fix My Mechanical Heart

[grey987]

(Alright. But if your eyes are hurting, I wouldn't normally advise for you to stay up anymore.)


Mark slept soundly for a while, but was the first of the two to wake up, as usual. He guessed that he must have always made Kiora pretty tired, and the thought made him chuckle lightly as he lay on his back and stared up at the ceiling, this time deciding to wait for her to wake up on her own.

 

[IceQueen]

(... so you really are stalking me. I just got contacts a few days ago, that is why they hurt)


Kiora grumbled a little bit, resting against Mark softly before she slowly woke up, looking up at Mark. "Morning." she said to him.

 

[grey987]

(Hehe. Hey, I just like your work. I feel like the only person to RP with you that isn't actually close to you and I don't want you to think of me as some sort of creep)


"Morning," Mark greeted in response, giving her forehead a kiss. He then lifted a palm to her back and began to rub it back and forth at a slow pace, remembering how Kiora would have liked for him to do this every morning. "Sleep well?" he asked.

 

[IceQueen]

(Nah. I know him outside of school, so we are pretty close)


Kiora smiled and started humming, leaning into him. "Yeah." She mumbled at him.

 

[grey987]

(Exactly my point.)


Mark smiled, kissing Kiora's head again before looking back up at the ceiling and letting out a hum of his own. Thinking for a moment in the silence between them, he remembered that there was something else he needed to do, but let himself stay beside her for the time being.

 

[IceQueen]

(Well he is one of the only avid peeps I am friends with that roleplay)


Kiora smiled, curling into him. "You like running your hand along my back, don't you?" She asked.

 

[grey987]

(Oh, okay then)


Mark chuckled at Kiora's question, turning his head to look at her. "Maybe. But you were the one who said that you'd like it if I did that every morning, remember?" he said, kissing her nose.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and nodded. She let out a sigh before saying "We should probably do something today."

 

[grey987]

"Coming from the girl who just wants to cuddle with me forever, that's surprising," Mark said with a laugh, sitting up on the bed and stretching out with a yawn. "So what do you want to do today?"


He supposed his "errand" could wait for another time.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora shrugged. "I don't know, I just don't want to stay lethargic. Maybe just hang out, but like, work on our mech's or something." she said, rubbing her eyes softly.

 

[grey987]

"I'm not arguing," Mark said, reaching over one side of the bed for his boxers. "But I have just one question. Is there a reason why I never hear you suggesting that we have a sparring match?" he asked curiously. "I'll be more careful if that's what's concerning you about it."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded, looking at him. "I don't want either of us to get hurt again. I don't think my heart could handle it if you leave for so long again." She said softly to him.

 

[grey987]

Mark stared at Kiora for a while before looking down at the covers draped over them, letting out a deep breath through his nose. "You're really that concerned about me, huh?" he asked, turning his head to look back at his girlfriend.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded, looking away shyly as her cheeks flushed a light red color.

 

[grey987]

Mark smiled as Kiora looked away, bringing the index and middle fingers of his right hand under Kiora's chin and to her jaw and pulling gently so that she could look at him. "It's okay, I understand," he told her softly. "Just working on the mechs is fine with me."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled at him, laughing lightly as she nodded, reaching over for her clothes.

 

[grey987]

Mark swung his legs over the other side of the bed, slipping on his boxers and getting the rest of his clothes so he could put them on. Maybe it was in fact best if he didn't engage in any mech combat or go on a solo search for Crookes for a while... just so he wouldn't have to put Kiora through so much pain again. He didn't want to do that to her after how many times he'd done so, both physically and emotionally.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora got out of her bed and put on her clothes, sliding on her shirt last. She looked over and admired Mark for a second, smiling before extending her hand. "Breakfast first?" She asked him.

 

[grey987]

Mark nodded once, smiling back at Kiora before taking her hand in his and standing up. "Yeah. I'll cook for us," he told her, giving her cheek a kiss before walking with her over to the door of his bedroom, opening it and leaving his room with his significant other.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and held onto his hand tightly as they walked out of the bedroom together and into the kitchen.

 

[grey987]

"You know, you can go sit by the couch while I'm cooking," Mark chuckled as he reached over to the fridge with his one free hand, taking out a carton of eggs and setting it on the counter. "I'm not gonna take long here."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and kissed his cheek. "Alright." She said, letting go of his hand and walking towards the couch.

 

[grey987]

Spending a few minutes by the stove top, Mark finally finished making breakfast for both of them, first scooping an egg and several strips of bacon onto a plate for his girlfriend and placing it on the counter with a fork. "Food's ready," he called out as he fixed some breakfast for himself.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and got off the couch, going to the counter and sitting down. She put her hands on her lap and waited for Mark, per usual.

 

[grey987]

Mark went and joined Kiora at the counter, taking a seat and smiling at her as he gave her cheek a kiss. "Thanks for waiting, hot stuff," he said before taking his fork and cutting into a fairly large piece of his egg, biting down and chewing on it.