Fix My Mechanical Heart

[IceQueen]

Kiora soon fell asleep after him, locked in his embrace.

 

[grey987]

The next morning, Mark woke up with a groan, his eyes opening slowly. He looked over to see Kiora sleeping beside him, her arms still wrapped around his waist. A small smile formed on his face as he ran a hand through her hair one time.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora groaned a bit, feeling his hands though her long red locks. She slowly opened her eyes, staring at Mark for a few seconds, blinking once then flushing a really dark red.

 

[grey987]

"Sleep well?" Mark asked her innocently, still smiling. His hand hadn't left her hair.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded slowly, blinking up at him in shocked silence.

 

[grey987]

"What?" he asked, his hand continuing its subtle motion. "Not what you expected?"

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora shook her head, sucking in a breath as she tried to relax. Despite the fact that her heart was pounding, she settled quite easily, soon leaning into the soft touch on her hair.

 

[grey987]

"So you went from almost wanting nothing to do with me to sleeping with me on the couch in one night," he whispered. "How did that happen?"

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora's eyes flickered open, glaring at him. "Don't judge me. You're warm." She said, snuggling a bit deeper into his arms. "Besides, everyone gets lonely sometimes."

 

[grey987]

"I guess that's reasonable enough," Mark smiled. "Maybe this will all work out after all, huh?"

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and leaned into him. "Maybe." She whispered to him, not letting go of him.

 

[grey987]

"Good to hear," he answered quietly. Mark stared at the ceiling, still absent-mindedly stroking her hair. He knew he'd have to get up at some point in time, though.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora sighed, her head close to his chest as she reached one of her hands up to his hair, moving her fingers though the long locks.

 

[grey987]

As Mark was about to get up, he suddenly tensed up and sucked in a breath as he felt Kiora's fingers run through his own long but straight hair. He relaxed again and hummed in contentment as he lay there on the couch for a little while longer.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled a bit, twirling the lock around her finger gently as if it was amusing her, because it was. She smiled as she hummed along with him in a two part harmony.

 

[grey987]

As if they already weren't close enough, Mark snuggled a bit more into Kiora's side. He didn't know if he wanted to admit it, but he was enjoying this moment. He truly was.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora noticed him snuggle a bit closer, which placed her lips right next to his ear. She blushed darkly, her breath washing over his skin.

 

[grey987]

Feeling Kiora's breath on his ear also made Mark's cheeks go red. It felt warm and tingly, and caused him to pull away slightly in surprise.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora was blushing a deep dark color of red, her fingers frozen in his hair, almost as if she was to afraid to move.

 

[grey987]

Mark looked at her with a nervous laugh. Even he had stopped running his hand through her long red locks, clearly embarrassed. "Well... that happened."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded slowly, looking at him. She didn't let go, almost as if her body wouldn't let her as she stared at him in the eye, swallowing hard.

 

[grey987]

Both of their smiles had now vanished from their faces, the two just staring intently at each other. Mark wasn't expecting this. He was never expecting this, and now he had absolutely no idea of what he was supposed to do.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora's hand, as if by instinct moved down lower to his cheek, and her face clearly showed she had no idea what she was doing. All logic had gone out of her brain at this point.

 

[grey987]

Mark gulped, his hand remaining at Kiora's hair. He then slowly pressed his forehead against hers, feeling her warm breath on his face as his own breathing sped up slightly. His body seemed to move on its own accord, and he now felt like he had limited control over himself.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora looked up at him, their foreheads touching as they both sat there in bewilderment. Kiora's heart was pounding a million miles a minute, her pulse racing as her body closed her eyes and gently leaned in.