Chapter 8: Protecting Angel.

*Angel*

After the events that aspired when Smiley joined us, Gray had become more distant than usual. I mean I didn't expect to sleep in the same room as them or anything while in their penthouse. Honestly, I didn't even expect to be here for long, a night really. But Gray ended up giving me their room and sleeping in their guest room at night. Sometimes they rarely even showed up really.

I was starting to feel as if I'd done something wrong or upset them. They'd been avoiding me for the past few days I've been here since they told me it wouldn't be safe for me to go back to my apartment. They hadn't given me the slightest glance when we were in the same room or even that cheeky smile they always once wore. It was saddening, but I was beginning to get over it. It was a Friday night and I was bored.

I haven't spoken to Kyle or been to work since that Cayla girl came on the scene. I lay sprawled out horizontally on the black couch in the main room of Gray's penthouse. On the tv that sat on a stand across from me, a rectangular clear glass coffee table sitting in the middle on the hard black tile was an anime playing. Call me an otaku if you wish, anime is too good not to watch. I leaned over and reached my arm out to grab my phone that sat on the coffee table in the corner nearest to me and began to call up Kyle.

*ring ring ring.*

"Hey, Kyle."

"Holy shit, if it isn't the devil herself. Where have you been babycakes? I've been missing my sidekick!" Kyle spoke on the other line, his voice full of worry. He sounded as if he'd just made it into his apartment since I heard the clicking sound of a door closing."Im good, there is no need to worry. I'm just at scars place, chilling as we figure something out. They needed my help so I decided to lend them a hand and now I'm on leave from work and taking a vacation from my apartment.." I lied, making sure my voice sounded convincing.

I brought the pillow that was on the other side of the couch to my chest and hugged it as I watched tv and continued my conversation with Kyle on the phone. As the minutes went by, we began to laugh and giggle, making jokes. He told me the tea that the female coworkers were gossipping about day, to day. It all sounded really interesting even though I wasn't all that into drama. "Yeah, one of the waitresses is supposedly pregnant by our boss, but no one knows who because names aren't being listed. Always so secretive, I hate it." Kyle whined.

"Anyways, I just got home, so I'm going to get settled in and go to sleep soon. Talk tomorrow?" I nodded as I replied, "Yeah definitely. Actually, I'm kind of tired of being cooped up in Scar's apartment so do you want to hang out tomorrow?" After me and Kyle made our plans to go out. I hung up the phone. Gray then came walking through the door of the penthouse, dressed in all black like when I first met them and their hair slicked back into a ponytail.

Just then, they looked at me as I lay on the couch, I felt my heart begin to race. I focused my attention back on the tv, trying to act as if they weren't there staring at me. "Angel," they came and walked over to the couch and stood in front of me. "yes..." I looked up at them with my eyes only, just for a split second before giving my attention back to the show that was on tv. "Look at me," Gray demanded, staring down at me as their body which peered over me blocked the ceiling light from my view. I did as I was told, with no complaints. "Yes, Gray? Do you need something?" I sat up, crossing my legs crisscross on the couch.

"We are sleeping in the same room tonight-"

"What for? I don't see why." I shifted in my spot, my eyebrows furrowing on their own as if they had their own consciousness. I didn't get it, all of a sudden they noticed me? and now they wanted to sleep in the same room. The vibes lately haven't been the greatest as they were before.

There was a shift in the atmosphere, I felt as if I was in a stranger's apartment and they didn't want me there. I hugged the pillow closer, I wanted to continue the stare-down we had going, but I couldn't hold the eye contact. Still, Gray made me so nervous and I was still having those very naughty thoughts about them. The ones where I thought about how they would feel inside of me if you get what I mean. "Princess.." Gray's jaws tightened, they sounded as if they had been searching for the right words.

Then they leaned down in front of me, taking my hand in their own, caressing it gently and with such delicateness. "Princess, I'm sorry for the way I have been acting lately. I know I shouldn't have gone about it this way and kept you more...in the loop of things, but I wanted to be sure first and be one hundred percent focused. For your safety. I've been tracking Cayla and trying to keep tabs on her lately, but today she just disappeared."

"Her old man doesn't know where she has gone, or he may be lying to me. Your life is even more at risk right now so I'm just stressed out about the whole situation." Dipping their head into my lap, Gray inhaled deeply. I was at a complete loss for words, I was about to give them a whole attitude and a good telling-off before finding out the truth and I was now starting to feel bad for it. I rubbed their back, comforting them.

"Gray, really it's going to be ok. You'll find her and nothing going to happen to me. Your the Ring Leader, I'm sure you can find her easy enough." I said, cupping their cheeks in my hands and forcing their head up so they were looking at me now. "May I?" Gray hummed out, I nodded and leaned down toward them.

Gently and slowly our lips touched in a kiss. It only lasted a few seconds before we pulled apart. "Can you hold me tonight, Gray?" I frowned looking down at them. Gray came up to a stand, picking me up in their arms with them, my legs wrapping around their waist automatically. With only a few long strides, we were up the spiral stairs and into their bedroom where Gray laid me on my back.

Then they began to unbutton their black button-up shirt, revealing a hidden black Kalvin Klein sports bra underneath and pulled it off, tossing it to the floor. Then they pulled off their pants as well, revealing a matching pair of Kalvin Klein boxers under neath that hugged their lower half perfectly. "What are you doing?" I eyed them, blush creeping onto the surface of my cheeks. "What? I don't sleep in clothes, I'll gladly remove the rest if you'd like?" Arching a brow and smirking mischievously at me, Gray climbed onto the bed, then they pushed my legs apart and crawled in between. Their face was only a few inches away from my own. "Well.." I stammered, "That's up to you." Gray only chuckled, wrapping one of their perfect arms around my waist and hoisting me up with ease.

I may not be the biggest girl around, weighing about 165 pounds, but I was really surprised when they lifted me up with damn near next to no struggles. They pulled the black silky sheet from beneath me and then pulled it over the both of us. They laid themselves between my legs, a pillow resting comfortably under my head. "Are you sure you don't want to undress a little bit? You are in sweats."

Gray looked up at me with their eyes, I shook my head. "Pff no, I'll be ok." I bluffed, my nerves forcing me to want to endure waking up drenched in sweat. Gray then sat up, an arm on each side of me as my body lay still. And just like that, my sweats were off.

"A pink thong this time, cute." After they had pulled my pants off of my legs, Gray who had spread my legs back open was staring down at my thong. I brought my hands down to cover my hairless pussy that could almost be seen through the thong I wore. I blushed and smiled shyly as I hoped they'd just lay down already. "Princess.." Gray looked at me, their mischievous smirk gone. I looked up at them with curious shy eyes, "Yeah?"

"Have you ever been eaten out before?"

I thought I'd heard their words wrong for a second, but it wasn't until I asked "Huh" and they repeated the same line the second time did I become nervous and sat up. I shook my head to answer their question, in which they pulled me down by the legs and then laid down once more. "So, I was right you are a virgin. I won't do anything to you, until..." Their voice trailed off as if not to complete their sentence. I was so confused by their sudden question and then they just laid down.

*It was really a HELLO kind of moment you know? cause I'd definitely let them do all of these lewd things to me. Hell, I WANT THEM TO. Right now to be exact.*

As I'm smiling to myself and in my own thoughts, Gray appeared to be drifting off to sleep. It was nice to be cuddling someone, I hadn't had someone in the same bed as me since my grandmother died years ago. I've missed this feeling, even though this feeling was also new.

"Could I have you for another date tomorrow night? I think I've really taken a liking to you princess."