The Demon's Bride

Chapter 72: Stockings-IV

Ian clean her wound with clear water throughly before using the cotton he had dipped to the medicine to rub over her wound. Elise who was taken by surprise moved forward, her body curved and a cry slipped from her lips. A trace of tears began to swell up and glaze over her blue eyes which made her beautiful bead like eyes to sparkle even more.

He lifted his eyes upward and said, "Bear with it a little longer." and she did her best to purse her lips so that a cry wouldn't slipped out of her lips again.

When he had addressed her wound, Elise felt her knees a little numb from the pain but she she could feel that her wound felt less hurt after the treatment the Lord gave.

"The wound was deeper than we thought, next time be careful not to hurt yourself again. Or else," he trailed his words turn to a whisper that reminds her like the wind howls of the night.

"Or else?" she asked.

"Brave one aren't you to ask me?" He chuckled his lips dauntingly gave her a challenging smile that looked dark as he sat bellow her.

"I was just asking," she whispered feeling that she had done wrong to ask him.

"I don't mind and as for my reply earlier, puppy" he stood up from where he knelt and Elise inclined her head up to see him bending his body a little for his hand to reach to her waist. "if you keep hurting yourself such as the next time if you injured your waist I would have to take your clothes off which I don't think would be pretty for you."

Elise felt blood rush to her head, a rush of adrenaline and her lips were pursed into a thin line when Ian bent to recoil his hand from her waist to pick up the first aid box, her lips that was part slightly now opened for her to say, "I didn't hate being treated by you, master Ian." she whispered her eyes were closed.

Knowing that it was too late for her to retract what she had just said, she bravely pulled a courage from her heart and looked up to his smile to see the wide smile that spread across his red lips. The yellowish light that came from the slightly opened curtain fell over to his black hair, contouring his prominent cheekbones and the shadow that was created on the left side of his sharp jaw. His red eyes glowed a shine like amber a beautiful color that were mesmerizing to see.

"Of course I know puppy, I know you didn't dislike me taking off your stocking." This had her eyes which stared at him to widen. Due to the Lord's voice she couldn't help but think whether she had said words she couldn't retract. "But if the wound is around your waist, that would mean my treatment wouldn't end with only dabbing medicines and bandaging. Be careful not to wound yourself to create an excuse okay, dear?"

He gave an expression waiting for her words.

"I didn't planned to do so," whispered Elise, her head felt muddled and the pain she once felt in her knees had disappear for a different giddy emotion to fill her heart.

"Of course I know." he snickered. Once Ian placed away the first aid wooden box in its place he went back to see her taking her stocking in a hurry and grin. He had planned to stop his teasing up to that but he just seem to can't find and end in enjoying every merry sounds of her heartbeats.

Walking toward her, he stopped his hand lightly squeezing to see the little puppy can't keep up anymore with his fast moves.

"Master Ian?" she asked her eyes kept short on his hand that was placed over her hand which was holding the white stocking.

From the side, Ian saw her side face her ears were red like the color of her hair where it hide the tips of her ears. Her full lips were pursed tight but he couldn't possibility's miss the little joy on the rim of her eyes.

"I was the one who had taken off your stocking which meant I should also be the one responsible to dress you back." his fingers slipped between her palm and the stocking.

"I will be fine, Master Ian I could wear the stocking on my own." she whispered, her voice turning lower and lower.

"Don't be shy. Give me." he said taking the stocking and once again Elise was placed in a position where her body stayed rooted on its place too tense to move.

"For you to be able to find the suitable elemental for you," he suddenly brought up the topic again and it was hard for her to keep her focus on and off. Just a little more and her brain would have started to malfunction. "Are you with me, puppy?"

She wanted to ask him how would she be able to be of sound mind with what she had experience for a mere twenty minutes. Regardless she reply, "Yes," to let him know that there was still a piece of place for her mind to process his words.

"There are ways some are good which I recommend but as we are not hasty in time, we can do that tomorrow the earliest."

"Tomorrow?" she questioned with a surprised face he notice to be a little troubled too. "I'm sorry, Master Ian but tomorrow I have promised with my two friends to accompany them to the market and buy a few things."

Ian hummed remembering the market to nod, "Then we will have to push the date a little, that doesn't matter. What will you be buying in the market?" he asked and finished dressing her leg by buckling the leather strap of her shoes beneath the metal.

"As winter is coming nearer, I planned to buy knitting yarns-" before Elise continued she heard a screeching sound from the door behind them which sounded a little like when a nail was pushed to carve into the wood and pulled haphazardly to create a screeching noise.