Fix My Mechanical Heart

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled, leaning into his forehead. "Nothing." she said.

 

[grey987]

Mark smiled back as he looked down at Kiora, stopping the movement of his palm and smoothing his thumb across the small of her back. "Okay, then."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora pouted a bit, but erased it from her face as she lifted a hand to wrap her finger around a thread of his hair.

 

[grey987]

Mark raised an eyebrow at the pout at Kiora's face, grinning again as he slid the tips of his fingers from her back over to the side of her body. "Something wrong?" he asked, letting his hand rest there and not prodding her side just yet.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora let her face relaxed. "Not yet." she said to him, looking at him in the eye.

 

[grey987]

"Not yet?" Mark repeated questionably, lifting his hand from her side to cup her cheek, running his thumb across it.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled softly. "Much better." She hummed.

 

[grey987]

A smile found its way to Mark's lips again as he continued to gently rub her cheek. "Things are alright as long as you can feel my touch, huh?" he asked almost playfully.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded, smiling at him. "That and I know you aren't trying to poke my sides." She said.

 

[grey987]

Mark let a chuckle pass through his lips. "Don't tempt me," he teased, bringing his hand away from Kiora's cheek but keeping his other arm around her waist, looking up at the ceiling with a content smile.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and brought him close, snuggling into his neck. "Hmm, I don't think you want a repeat of yesterday though." She said.

 

[grey987]

Mark closed his eyes and let out a hum, before opening them again as he looked over at Kiora with a smirk. "But what if I do?"

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora looked up at him. "I am not going to let that happen." She said, snaking her arms around his waist and pulling him close.

 

[grey987]

Mark chuckled again as he adjusted himself so that he was lying back on his side, giving Kiora a brief kiss on her lips while bringing his hand over to her back again. "Whatever you say, milady."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled, kissing back for a second before pressing her face into his chest.

 

[grey987]

"You know... Maybe we should sign up for a tournament sometime soon," Mark thought aloud while he stroked his fiancée's back. "After all, we never got to doing that last one, right?"

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded. "Would you rather a partner tournament, or a one on one tournament."

 

[grey987]

"A partnered tournament sounds good," Mark told her, flashing her a smile before kissing her forehead. "After all... I'd hate to ruin that pretty little face of yours." As if to emphasize it, he took a hold of her cheek in between his fingers and tugged lightly on it.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled, laughing at him before swatting his hand away. "Well before you wanted a one on one, but that's fine, if that's what you want." She said softly.

 

[grey987]

"That was before," Mark reminded her with a smile, pecking her lips. "I'm fine with it, now. Back then, I just wanted to have the challenge of facing you."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled. "And I know we are stronger together." She said to him, humming softly.

 

[grey987]

"Of course we are," Mark chuckled, smoothing her back with his palm again and nuzzling her nose.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled, humming as he ran his hand over her back.

 

[grey987]

Mark's own smile stretched into a grin a moment later, leaning over so that he could briefly plant a feather-light kiss under her ear before pulling back.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled, goosebumps forming on her skin as he kissed it. She let a smile come to her face as she let out a soft giggle.