"Baby, calm down!"
"I'm perfectly calm. It's just one little request. You won't even grant me that?"
Pakura held Xuanhui's lounging tank top in her hands.
Xuanhui was now bare-chested, his beautifully sculpted abs on display.
All he wore below was a pair of shorts, and those had already been unfastened.
With a sofa between them, the two stared at each other.
"Pakura, I'll only warn you three times. Once back in Amegakure, and once now. If you make me warn you again, there'll be no turning back."
"Brother Xuanhui, you know me. I'm usually very obedient, but once I've set my heart on something, I won't let go."
Xuanhui swallowed, watching Pakura's hands as they twitched eagerly.
Pakura's gaze kept sweeping over his abs. She radiated determination to get what she wanted!
"You've changed. Back then, you cried and said you'd do whatever I told you. Now you're actually trying to force yourself on me!"
"You said... I could be selfish..."
The tank top slipped from Pakura's hands and fell onto the sofa.
"Baby?"
"I'm sorry... I was wrong... I shouldn't have tried to force you..."
Pakura also realized she had been a little too willful, and her eyes reddened.
Xuanhui's heart softened. He vaulted straight over the sofa and pulled Pakura into his arms.
For once, Pakura didn't want a hug. She tried to wriggle out of his embrace, but failed.
"I'm sorry..."
"It's not your fault. I just want you to think it through.
I don't want us to be casual about our first time. I want to leave you with a beautiful memory.
I'm sorry I overlooked your feelings..."
Pakura blew her nose, her voice tinged with tears.
"Brother Xuanhui, as long as it's with you, it'll be beautiful no matter what.
I'm just too possessive,