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Amber's pained hiss echoes in the narrow chamber of Lumine's room as the blonde woman dabs the wounds on her leg. They're quite deep, but not deep enough to require sutures, and yet they cripple Amber the same, for she's already weak on her left leg. All thanks to the woman in front of her. If Lumine didn't injure her badly to the point she almost lost her leg back at their final conflict years ago, maybe she wouldn't be this helpless by only a few cuts.
"There. You're patched up."
Lumine's voice is cold. Matches the chillness of her bedroom. She leaves Amber on her bed to pick up a bottle of wine, pouring it for herself while giving Amber a glass of water.
Amber has to force herself to speak through her dry throat. "Thank you."
No answer. Lumine busies herself by changing her bloodied clothes. She throws Amber a clean shirt after she's finished before leaving to let the agent change hers. Lumine returns a few minutes later bringing a bowl of soup, scowling when she sees Amber struggling to take her pants off.
"What the hell are you doing?" Lumine barks, causing Amber to jolt in surprise. Her irritated expression must've scared the brunette woman for Amber shrinks on the bed. With a growl, Lumine puts the soup on the table and starts pulling Amber's pants. "You're fucking injured. Can't you wait for me for a while before you injure yourself further?"
Amber's meek, "Sorry," is the only thing answering Lumine. It's unnerving to be stripped down by your ex-lover turned fugitive, but Amber has no other choice. She crosses her legs to hide her panties when Lumine shuffles through her wardrobe to find her some pants, only uncrossing it once Lumine snarls at her.
Lumine is, surprisingly, gentle. She helps Amber in wearing her pants, careful not to touch her gauzed wounds. Still, Amber lets out a hiss when Lumine accidentally nudges her painful thigh, and a flash of guilt shadows her face before it returns neutral.
"Go eat your food. I'll be at the back to laundry."
"Why are you doing this?"
Amber's fast sentence catches Lumine off guard. She stops just before the doorway, head turned back to the agent with her eyebrows furrowed.
"Doing what?"
Amber gestures to her whole body. "This. Saving me and patching me up. You could've left me at that crumbling building and let me die, just like how you left me to die in that crash three years ago. But this time, you didn't."
Lumine scoffs. "We still have an ongoing business. I ain't gonna let you die before I'm finished with you."
"Finished with me... how?" Amber asks again, stopping Lumine from leaving the room. Now the short-haired woman is already facing her fully, her expression growing colder and colder each moment passes. "If I'm dead, doesn't it mean your business will be done? You won't have to deal with me anymore. You won't have to worry that you and your partner will be hunted for the rest of your life. Your hustling life would be easier. After all, no one can catch you aside from me and Ganyu, and if I'm dead that means one very big threat to you is gone, right?"
Hands balled into fists, Amber rubs the golden band around her middle left finger with her thumb, feeling the subtle bunny carving engraved into it. As the other woman responds nothing to her long speech, Amber continues. "Unless our unfinished business is about something else to you, Lumie."
Amber must've pushed the right button because Lumine storms at her with an enraged expression. She keeps her gaze firm meeting Lumine's own, bracing herself to be punched, to be slapped, to be assaulted—anything.
But Amber definitely wasn't ready for Lumine to grab her face and kiss her fiercely.
"Fuck you, Amber Lepus."
Lumine's breath is hot on her face. Each puff feels weirdly sensual, blowing into Amber's gaping mouth. Lumine's palms cupping her face are cool in contrast to her heating cheeks. The fugitive's eyes are darkened with a plethora of emotions. Another growl, and Amber gulps, heart beating wild within her ribs.
"For three fucking years I thought you were dead. I thought you didn't survive that crash. But no matter what I do, I can't erase your figure from my mind. Can't ever forget you and everything we did back then."
That surprises Amber, especially with how enraged Lumine looks like. She can only grip the comforter as Lumine climbs over her body, trapping her to the bed.
"I tried to forget you so badly. I traveled everywhere, hooked up with so many women, tried other jobs, but it's you. It's always you haunting me in my sleep. Your smile, your laugh, even your fucking silky hair is all I can think of."
Lumine is angry, frustrated, and most probably fed up. Fed up with how her ex-lover that once betrayed her trust had proven to be too beautiful to forget. Proven to occupy too much of her heart that she wasn't able to fill it with anyone else.
"And you." Lumine growls, gripping Amber's ringed hand. "You dare to return here, again chasing me like the good president's dog you are, but still you use the ring I gave you?"
Ah, so Lumine notices the ring. The ring that has never left Amber's finger since the day Lumine put it on. Bravely looking into Lumine's eyes, Amber finds hurt contained within her anger. The sight of it prompts her to grab Lumine's palm back, intertwining their fingers and squeezing her gently.
"Because I too, still am unable to forget you."
Lumine falls silent, lips pressed into a thin line.
"Those long months in the hospital and even longer therapy sessions gave me too much time to think. And same as you, I can only think about you. Thinking about how you fared, whether you're ok, if you've changed or not, or maybe if you've grown worse after you breached out of the prison."
Gulping, Amber continues. "Every day I would recall the days we spent together. I can clearly remember your beautiful face, your toothy grin, your eyesmile, your..."
—raising her free hand to trace the taut muscles of Lumine's arm, shuddering when the dark clouds within the other woman's eyes turn into something else entirely—
"...arms, that used to embrace me, your shoulders, strong enough for me to rest, and your abs..."
—Lumine's breath hitched when Amber's fingers caress her flat stomach through her shirt, leaving a burning path at her feathery touch—
"...I used to ride on. All of it. All of you. I miss everything."
Amber can see the moment Lumine's mind snap. The woman snarls, lowering herself to growl right over Amber's lips. "You think your lips are plump enough to hook me into only kissing them? Your abs, your ass.. you're not the only one who has this sexbomb of a body, Amber Lepus. But how.. how I can remember only you?"
"And?" Amber gasps, feeling her body growing hotter and hotter every second. "What else do you remember about me?"
Lumine's eyes are dark, full of hunger and lust as she answers with a low whisper, "And the way you writhe under me, moaning my name as I fill you up, begging for me to make you cum. I remember all. Everything, Am. Everything."
That gets Amber to moan, arms circling around Lumine's shoulder as she gushes into her panties. "And you want it again?"
Lumine gnarls. "Fuck yes. I'd fuck you over and over the way I've always dreamt of it. I'll make you remember everything I do to you the way I remember."
This is so dangerous. Lumine is her enemy, her target, and yet only her words can make Amber as wet and bothered as this. This hot, handsome lass in front of her could ruin her life for all she cares, because Amber wouldn't want anyone else aside from Lumine to ruin her pussy. She had fallen once, and now she's throwing herself into the hell pit that is Shon Lumine.
"Then take me, Lumie."
Lumine's kiss is wild, rough, unforgiving. As if her pent up frustration for the last three years is reaching its limit. She doesn't care if Amber's nails are digging into her scalp, asking her to go slower. Instead, she grabs the back of Amber's neck and locks her in place. Lumine's other hand slips under Amber's shirt, going straight to her chest to grope her soft mounds.
"I miss you so fucking much." Lumine slurs into Amber's mouth, one that Amber is unable to respond to due to the shortness of her breath. A smirk could be seen etched on Lumine's lips as Amber moans every time she squeezes the agent's breasts.
A pained and surprised yelp escapes Amber when her injured thigh accidentally bumps with Lumine's. Unbeknownst to her, the blonde woman is already straddling her hips, positioning both her legs over Lumine's healthy ones. A soft apology is all Amber could hear in between Lumine sucking her neck and her own loud moans.
Her clean shirt is torn open in a flash, and Lumine sinks down to lap at her uncovered chest. Amber whines when Lumine rolls a sensitive nub between her teeth, gently biting and pulling, further breaking Amber's already messed up mind. She can't even comprehend the hand slipping into her panties, too focused with the way Lumine rocks her body back and forth.
"Fuck, Lumie!"
Gritting her teeth, Amber tries to hold herself not to scream when Lumine enters. It's been three years since she last had an intimate moment. Her faulty leg gives her weird feelings every time she touches herself. Yet, with Lumine, it feels nothing but good and right.
The other woman is gentle despite her desperation. Every thrust, every stroke, every kiss, full of purpose and fueled with love. Lumine's encouraging whispers to her skin cause Amber to shudder. She carefully avoids every sore spot, giving attention to where Amber begs her to as she keeps on driving her fingers in and out skillfully.
All it takes is Lumine curling her fingers, nails slightly scraping Amber's tightening womanhood, for the brunette to break. Amber claws Lumine's strong shoulders as she screams her lover's name. Letting the world know to whom does she belongs to, letting herself be reminded of the woman who holds her heart and body in her palm.
Amber has yet to recover from her high when Lumine drags her into a kiss. Still as ferocious and hungry as before, leaving a breathless Amber under her mercy. She manages to embrace Lumine for a while before the fugitive pulls away.
Lumine is still straddling her when Amber manages to open her eyes. Licking her wet fingers, while slowly massaging Amber's healthy thigh. The visage of Lumine lapping her love juice hungrily sends another wave of pleasure up Amber's spine.
Gasping, Amber tries to reach for Lumine. "L-let me.."
Lumine shakes her head. "No. You're tired and injured. I can take care of myself later."
"But.."
"No buts. You need rest. I was.." Pausing a bit, Lumine bites the innerside of her cheeks, suddenly feeling guilty. "Sorry. I got carried away. Do I hurt you?"
Always the attentive lover. Amber smiles, feeling her heart warming up. She shakes her head and Lumine breathes out in relief. "Okay then. Go to sleep."
"Will you stay?"
Lumine smirks. "What, you miss fucking me that much?"
"Yes, but not quite." Giggles. "I just.. I miss you."
That gets Lumine to double-take. She searches Amber's face, looking for any hidden emotion, only finding her to be hopeful and loving. She feels her own heart beating faster as she tries to suppress herself not to blush. Huffing, Lumine nods and climbs up to peck Amber's lips. "This is my house, of course I would. I'll just.. take care of myself for a while and I'll come back to you."
Amber's bright smile is enough to make Lumine falter. "Okay. I'll be waiting."
Lumine leaves Amber after that. She takes care of herself, and by taking care means trying to calm herself down by pouring cold water all over her head. The crazy poundings in her chest and the heat up her face annoy her more than the hunger at her lower belly. After changing her shirt and blowing her hair dry, she returns to her bedroom, finding Amber already asleep with only her lower half covered by a blanket.
Lumine has half a mind to cover Amber more, but she chooses to pick up her phone first and videocalls her partner.
"You'll hate me." Lumine exclaims before Keqing can even respond.
"For what?"
Deciding against talking, Lumine just pans her camera to the sleeping woman on her bed. Amber's naked torso causes Keqing to screech, before then she glares to her partner in crime.
"Not enough sleeping with the Amber Lepus, you had the guts to flash her tits to me?"
Lumine shrugs. "Just feel like you'd understand better."
"Fuck you!"
"Thanks but no."
"Tch. Whatever. Anyway, Mine, you need to see this." Keqing's grin is the last Lumine could see before the camera switches, showing Lumine the figure of Ganyu. Drunk, snoring, and kind of slurring Keqing's name.
Lumine gasps dramatically. "You drugged Ganyu?!"
"Lord, no!" The camera switches back to Keqing's angry face. "I would never. We just had a drink and she passed out. I'll take her back to our apartment later."
"Well, good. We surely need to talk. Like... the four of us."
Keqing chuckles. "Did you get your girl?"
"That's..." Lumine pauses. She casts a gaze towards Amber, staring at her serene face for a while. She looks soft, vulnerable, only dressed in Lumine's crumpled shirt. Amber might've accepted her tonight, but Lumine doesn't know if she'll stay or leave once she's recovered enough. "I don't know, Key..."
The laugh Keqing gives her sounds quite irritating. "So you did get her. When's the flight to Hawaii? I'm taking Ganyu too."
Lumine sighs, loud enough for Keqing to laugh harder. "So you're ok with it."
"Not really. But I'll get back to you later because Ganyu is waking up. Oh, and Mine?" Keqing smiles towards the camera, winking a bit to her partner. "Congrats."
Lumine stays still staring at her phone screen long after Keqing hung up. She sighs again, putting her phone on the bedside table and walks away from the bed. A soft mumble catches her attention when she's drinking Amber's leftover water. She looks over to her naked partner, smiling a bit when she realizes Amber is calling her name in her sleep. The other woman has her eyebrows furrowed, grappling to the empty bed beside her, then grumbles and rolls around as if searching for Lumine.
Amber's eyes flutter open when Lumine returns to her side. She's still mostly asleep, Lumine can tell, because Amber smiles sleepily and snuggles into Lumine's open arms. A happy sigh could be heard from the agent once Lumine strokes her damp back and hair.
"I love you."
Closing her eyes, Lumine hums and pecks Amber's forehead. It's already way past midnight. Her mind is far too cloudy to think, so she supposes she'll let herself enjoy the domesticity for a while. She'll let themselves be Lumine and Amber the lovers for the time being, before they have to return to Lumine the criminal and Am.L the GTB agent at daylight.
"Good night, Amber. I love you."
God, why is her heart hurting?
Fin.