I stopped wriggling and bouncing around when his arms tightened around my waist, looping up and under my arms giving me a tight squeeze. "oof!" I breathed out as he squeezed. Damn. What was he doing, It wasn't like I was one of those stressy smoosh balls that you squeeze. I was Eteri! I went to wriggle again and he squeezed tighter. I stilled...and waited quietly as I finished the last few bites of my chicken. Then, wriggled again - and again - he squeezed tighter.

Was this a game? Or was he just trying to get me to stay still. I was aware of what was underneath me, I wasn't born yesterday (Actually I was born 8 952 days ago) I knew what that semi hard smooshy feelng was against my thigh. I just didn't care. It didn't bother me. But wait!

Wait! If he was hugging me then... I reached out for the chicken, but it was scooped up and away by those strange blood tendril things. I turned to glare at Nevin who just stuck his tongue out at me.

"That rude!" I spat.

"What is? Me not giving you my share of food?"

"Yes!"

He chuckled and I could feel the rumble of laughter in his chest. I took a deep breath, ready to give him a lecture on how important it is for me to eat, and how even more important it was for me to get twice as much meats as he did. (I mean, it tasted better than vegetables, and they weren't really a big part of my diet.) I needed fatty amino acids and protein.

"Now listen! Eteri gonna-"

Squeeze

He held me tight again, and this time...he didn't relent. He continued eating and didn't say a word and it left me sitting here feeling....feeling...ugh flustered. This wasn't fair! This was imprisonment! This was against my rights as a (ok not so) legal citizen of Corone! (I never exactly legally crossed from Akashimia into here, or anywhere, ahaa oops! What is paperwork anyway...BORING!) This was! This was....


This was...


Extremely comfortable and pleasant. I wriggled again and I felt him squeeze me even tighter, it was difficult to move but I twisted my body just enough so that the side of my head could sit against his chest. I had to shift one of my legs so that it hung loosely over his side as I semi-straddled him. I pressed my head against his chest.

"Eteri- stop moving."

I stopped. With his arms still wrapped tightly around me and my head against his chest I stopped. "Okay." I said, closing my eyes - I could feel the beat of his heart, and almost hear the pulse of his blood against his skin.

He could have his damn chicken for all I care...