PATH OF THE STAR HUNTER

I wasn’t very particular about the gory details, but Claire had insisted on knowing how the fight went so she could imagine the scenario in her head, so she could tell herself how brutal the death of each of my enemies was that night.

Not wanting the little courage I had gathered to vanish, I also told her about the injured girl named Paulina, about how I took her home where I got rid of my disguise and how we heal our wounds by combining our skills; unfortunately, that was the part where I had to tell her about how I had sex with the girl for hours until she dawned and I retired home while on the way I picked up the previously hidden briefcase.

Claire listened to this part of my story from beginning to end without changing her expression, in the course of which she also finished eating her breakfast, lightly wiping her lips and finishing her cappuccino, Claire calmly asked me a question that I did not expect at all.

′′ So you haven’t had breakfast yet? Do you want me to prepare something for you? ′′

′′what? ′′ With a stupid expression on my face, I expressed doubt at her reaction.

′′ Mm maybe some eggs and bacon and coffee will help you regain strength, after all, you had a hectic night full of adrenaline, you haven’t even slept. ′′ Claire expressed, making clear her intention to make me breakfast and her concern for me.

′′ Wait, wait, isn’t that precisely the problem here? I mean the reason I haven’t slept yet, is that I spent the night having sex with another girl, don’t you mind? ′′ I said puzzled.

′′ Mmmm, it is not that it bothers me particularly if you have sex or not with other people besides me, nor do I encourage you to do it, but I had made it clear that it was not a subject for which I was going to claim you, I know very well that one night Like the one you had, I take you to vent your stress in bed; so I don’t see why I should be angry. ′′ She expressed his reasoning calmly and the expression on her face made it clear that she was sincere about it.

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′′ are you serious? ′′ I asked because I just found her logic incredible.

′′ Why would not? We had a wonderful date and we had an incredible day together, ?I’m supposed to be angry because, after that, you were risking your life defending the place where we live, and then risking it again against the military to protect our life together, I should be angry about how you massacred Those Espers who hurt their partner without hesitation or should I be angry about the intimacy you had with the girl so that you could go home with the same smile that you have always given me all my life? ′′

I had no words to answer Claire at that moment, I just stared in amazement as the girl I had protected all my life showed her maturity and stance on the whole thing.

′′ Desmond had told you before, I am no longer a girl and I understand more than you think. Now go take a bath before breakfast, you stink of blood and other things. ′′

′′ OK,′′ It was all I managed to get from my lips.

I was really impressed by the way Claire handled the whole thing, I don’t know whether to be happy about not being in trouble or worried about the way Claire sees things, with those doubts in mind I took off my clothes and stepped into the shower.

The hot water relaxed my body and only then did I realize how tense I had been until now, I let the hot water drain through my body, removing excess sweat, dirt, and blood stuck to my skin; but when I was about to take the soap and sponge to clean myself, the sound of the door opening took me by surprise. I wanted to turn around, but quickly backed away when I heard Claire’s voice in the shower.

′′ Don’t turn around unless you want to see me upset. ′′

I obviously wasn’t going to provoke Claire now that he had just narrowly saved me from the whole thing last night.

′′ What are you doing here? ′′

′′ I told you that I was not upset about the girl thing. . . but it wasn’t entirely true, it doesn’t bother me that you had sex with her. . . well a little, but what bothers me is that after everything you went through yesterday, everything you did for me from the beginning of the day until the end of the night; I was not able to do anything for you. ′′ Claire’s voice was calm but she still managed to convey the helplessness she felt.

′′ Claire. ′′ I tried to comfort her, but only her name came out of me before I was interrupted by her.

′′ Don’t say anything, just let me do at least this, I don’t want to always be a burden to you Desmond, even if you don’t see it that way, that’s how I feel; at least let me help you get past the tiredness and dirt from last night. ′′ The voice behind me was full of a feeling of loneliness and helplessness, but also of longing, I knew that at this moment Claire longed more than anything in the world to be of use to me, to be my support in any way that she could. possible to her; of being. . . necessary.

There was no need for an answer, I just let Claire use her delicate and soft hands to slowly cleanse my body, there was no passion or lust at any time, just tranquility, affection, and care; she was massaging the visibly inflamed parts of my body like my arms and legs that I had abused a lot last night with the reckless use of the mana blast.

Claire hadn’t awakened any Esper abilities yet, but she didn’t need them to heal the pain in my body and the fatigue in my mind; so we spent the morning together in the shower washing each other.

She rinsed and carved those parts of me that had been exposed to multiple layers of blood and dirt or debris from the explosions until the foam and water washed away any traces of last night’s battles.

When it was my turn, I ran my hands over each corner of Claire’s smooth skin as I gently cleaned it, her breasts had grown a lot in recent years, so much so that all my hands were needed just to hold the lower part of these; but treat them with great delicacy and care instead of playing with them as you would with any other girl.

Claire’s legs were a work of art for leg lovers like me, they were long and slender, but they were thick where they were supposed to, while cleaning them my attention ended up being attracted by Claire’s little feet and remembering something I saw in a couples advice magazine (which I read for leisure) I took my time cleaning and massaging her delicate feet while looking at the various expressions on her face when I pressed different points on them.

Amid all this romanticism, I even had the opportunity to do something that I had not done in many years, wash Claire’s hair, as a little boy I used to like doing this a lot because her curly hair was incredibly soft and when it was filled with foam from the shampoo. made her look like a cute puppy; now that I was doing it again I realized that this was still the case. . . it’s just that back then I didn’t have a libido that was turned on by things like this.

Still, for someone who had just had a night like mine, this kind of thing could really comfort both the body and the mind, I guess that’s the power of love for you.