Becoming the Luna

He raises his head when I step out and our eyes meet, the pain in his eyes is enough to make the rest of my anger fade away like it's nothing and I blink rapidly to dispel the tears gathering in my eyes.

I know I'm the one that's going to have to make the move this time, Virgil was likely to not forgive himself for a long time, I had to stop that while it was still early enough.

I walk closer to him and stand in front of him,  he breaks eye contact with me and looks down, remorse evident in his sparkling blue eyes.

I don't hesitate before I go down to his height, settling on my knees in front of him. He parts his legs for me to get in close but he's still not looking at me.

"Virgil?" I call softly, searching for his eyes.

Before I can blink he pulls me in close, wrapping his arms around me and I fall forward over him, his head laying on my chest.

"I'm so sorry…"

"Hey, hey…" I cut off his sincere apologies. "It's fine, why don't you come inside?" I invite, my knees were getting bruised on the hard floor plus I didn't want to think of how long he must have spent sitting out here on the hard floor.

He moves me back a bit so that he can stare at me and I bite my lip with the effort of not shying away from the intense look in his blue eyes, and his hand move to my mouth to free my lower lip that's caught in my teeth.

"W-Where is my mom and Dale?" I ask, getting up.

I put out a hand and he takes it, although he stands all by himself I don't say a word, it's not like I would have been able to pull him up anyway.

"They went on a drive." He replies absently, awed eyes on me.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" I ask shyly, pushing a stray wisp of hair behind my ear.

"You're not mad at me." He mumbles in surprise.

I pull him inside my room and close the door, pushing him to sit on the bed. "Yeah, well I was…" I start to say but I don't get far, he tugs me down and I fall forward, bracing my arms on his shoulders.

"Renee wouldn't tell me where you went." He hums, placing his cheek on my stomach. "She kept yelling at me, I don't think I've ever seen her so angry then you came and…" He trails off like it hurt to remember. "I just wanted to keep you safe."

My heart twists the way he says it like there was a knife running through his heart.

He pulls me down on him and I go easily. "I know, I just don't like you lying to me."

He gives me a small smile. "Technically we just weren't telling you the truth."

I give him a look. "Isn't that the same thing?"

He shuffles deeper into the bed before answering me. "Not when I do it." He shrugs nuzzling into my neck. "Did Leon do anything to you?" He asks out of the blue.

I blink, slightly shaken by the turn of conversation then I remember what had happened back in the woods and I avert my eyes, a deep flush climbing up my neck to paint my cheeks.

What am I supposed to say?

There's no way to explain what Leon had done so I don't even try, my hand unconsciously going to my side where a faint bruise was sitting.

My reaction is enough of an answer for Virgil and his eyes darken, going stormy. "Stay away from him, okay." He tells me softly and I drop my hand from my side before his eyes catch on to what I'm doing and then I would have to explain how I got the bruise.

He didn't need to tell me twice, I planned to stay very far away from his older twin brothers. "Sure." I murmur, resting my head on his chest.

I'm sitting on the bed and my upper body is lying on Virgil, his arms right around me.

I lift my eyes to him to see him staring down at me with an indecipherable look in his startling blue eyes and I swallow. "Don't lie to me again." I murmur, looking away, again - why is it so hard to look at him?

"Even if it's for your safety?" He asks seriously, looking straight at me.

I glance at him, traces of exasperation on my face. "Yes, even if it is." I explain slowly, Virgil had a way of bending rules to suit him.

"Fine." He smiles softly and I narrow my eyes at him - he agreed too quickly.

"What is it?" He asks in amusement.

I spin around and crawl up his body so that we're staying face to face. "You agreed too quickly." I accuse, pushing my face forward intimidatingly. "So that was a fucking lie?"

He bursts out laughing at my theatrics. "You're overthinking it." He murmurs to me, his eyes twinkling mischievously.

I immediately go on high alert but that didn't prepare me for his next move, he pulls me closer so that I'm straddling him and I'm coloring up at this compromising situation.

"I'm not." I mumble distractedly, trying not to think of where I'm sitting on or his hands which are wrapped around my waist.

His reply is a kiss and my eyes widen briefly before slowly fluttering close, Virgil's kisses are rare and just as addictive that I don't even notice the slight lifting of my shirt until a firm thumb is rubbing slow, tight circles around the reddened spot.

The pressure elicits a small gasp from me and his other hand comes up to my hair to pull my head backward, his tongue slips in and another gasp spills out.

I break away first, falling forward breathlessly, he doesn't get distracted, pushing me so that I'm lying on my back on the bed. I slap a hand over my mouth to hide the embarrassing sound that escapes me when he gently bites my neck but that doesn't seem to be his destination, yet…

He slides down my body and I hiccup, choking slightly, he heads straight for the bruise on my side that clearly shows Leon's fingerprints and for a brief second his eyes flashes gold and I glance around for an open window but I don't find any.

His eyes darken and I feel like I can see his teeth peek out slightly but it's gone as soon as it comes and he bites over the faint bruise.

I jolt at the electric feeling that streaks through me, a loud gasp leaving me.

I can't help but feel like Virgil is trying to distract me from something but as he crawls up again, I really don't mind...