Saving the Defenseless (Victoria)

"So do I," he smiled feeling a bit glad that his girlfriend had agreed with him on giving their kitten such a strong name with an amazing meaning. "Bali," he repeated the name looking down to the little gray kitten. "It suits him so well," he looked back to his girlfriend as the kitten made a slight squeaking sound.

"I'm not exactly sure, but I would hope that he'll stop eating when he gets full and not when he gets sick," the boys face twisted into one of slight worry and he looked up to Victoria. Silently, he tried communicating his fear and lack of knowledge to her. He had read books about everything except kittens and now he regretted not having read kitten books. "That sounds like a great idea," he smiled. Noticing the bottle was empty, he took it away from the cat and got up to move towards his girlfriend and give her a helping hand.

He took the box of now magically warm blankets from her as she got an idea and walked across the room to a clock. "I think so," he replied, his brow raising as he thought about where she was going.

When she put the clock under the blankets and hid it, the soft ticking barely audible, he set the kitten in the box and set the box beside Victoria's bed. The kitten, from what he could tell, was now asleep and Zander honestly wanted to do the same thing. Wrapping an arm around his girlfriend's waist, he pulled her towards him and pressed his forehead to hers, his eyes locked on hers. "I think it's perfect," he whispered, thankful to have such a smart girlfriend.

The mood of the moment taking him away, he closed his eyes and soon enough, he felt his lips press against hers, softly, passionately and he wished this moment to never go away.

He had to admit, watching his girlfriend with the kitten was probably even more adorable than any of time he'd watched Victoria and that was hard to beat. Though, he was also a bit biased since she was HIS girlfriend. Some days, he even wondered what on earth possessed her to be with him because surely there was no reason he deserved her?

"No need to thank me," he said, his voice a hushed whisper as his arms held on to Victoria. Holding Victoria was something he was starting to get used to but not only that, it was something he was really starting to enjoy. The last night visits, the time they studied together or went out for desert, late night movies and cuddles and time spent cooking together, they were all memories but also life. Life that Zander could most likely never live without now.

As their lips collided, Zander could feel the ever so slight gasp that came from her and it caused his arms to tighten a bit, holding her more firmly to him. Zander's thoughts threatened to stray, but he kept them there with him and not where they didn't need to be because neither of the two were ready for anything else. He felt a bit nervous as they kissed, worried about what she'd think of his now. Was he a good kisser or did he just ruin their relationship?

Zander's first kiss hadn't been great, but Victoria, well she was different and he liked it. In fact, he enjoyed it a lot more than he probably should have and when she pulled away, he frowned a bit, not ready for their contact to be broken. So when she pulled away, he held her, his lips moving to kiss the top of her head before finally letting go of her. He finally looked into her eyes and noticed her cheeks were flushed which of course, caused his to do the same as he gave his head a nervous scratch.

"I-I don't know," he said, a small laugh coming out, "you're just really, really pretty."

He smiled at her response but only looked more nervous because she said something. His cheeks burned form the heat of the severe blush that he knew was on his face and he couldn't help it. In fact, he began to grow used to it because he blushed around Victoria often, though never this much. His neck grew red when she moved his hands back around her waist, but soon, he had pulled her back to him.

He smiled when she laid her head on his shoulder and when he felt her arms reaching around his neck, he felt chills flow down his spine. Her touch was one that was near irresistible. It felt so good.

At her suggestion, he froze. Of course he wanted to but with all the things he'd been feeling around her, it wouldn't be a good idea because he didn't want to break any boundaries. "Dear, I don't- I don't think," he couldn't get the words out because her smile caused him to lose his train of thought. Damn, he thought, why'd she have to be so pretty? He cursed internally as he tried to explain that he shouldn't stay, that it would be a bad idea but he had no clue how to tell her. He couldn't even get the words out.

However, as she kissed him once again, his arms tightened and he could feel himself losing control. "Okay," he agreed lifting her off the floor. She was so light and it would be so easy to lay her on the bed but instead, he turned and held her against a wall, gently supporting her as he kissed her. He felt like she had been teasing him, though he knew she wasn't because he wasn't like that. However, at her reconfirmation of her not breaking if he kissed her was one enough to make him to just that. As he pressed her back to the wall, his arms around her waist, he kissed her deeper than before, unafraid of anything.

Zander couldn't help getting excited. He didn't mean to, it just happened and it grew worse as the kissing began to heat up. He was a guy and things like this happened, especially since kissing was as far as he'd ever gone but he still couldn't help but feel embarrassed. It wasn't wrong to be embarrassed was it? Or perhaps it was wrong for him to have been excited? Zander's breath grew raspy and came in short gasps as his hands moved up to entangle themselves in Victoria's hair. Maybe he shouldn't have started this and he'd be good.

Just as soon as it had started, it was over. Victoria's finger rested on his lips but he could still taste her lips on his. He didn't know how long they'd been caught up in the moment, but he wished it would have never ended. "I know," he whispered, chuckling a bit as he worked discreetly to catch his breath and calm down.

Then the teasing continued and he wondered if she knew what she did to him.

He nodded as she kissed the corner of his mouth, he was quite tired too, well before the heated moment had taken place. However now, her was more awake than ever. When she kissed the other corner of his mouth, he playfully growled a bit all the while feeling bad for waking her. His lips once again met hers, unable to resist her teasing but at last, he agreed that they needed sleep.

He was sad to feel her weight leave him, but he knew they had the future to be together and do whatever it was they wanted to. Tonight was not the time for that, no matter how bad Zander felt it was. He accepted the pillow and blanket from her and kissed the top of her head goodnight before curling up on her couch.