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this?"
    Kali nodded. “Of course I do. It’s
just that I can't see you any other way. You have been my Chevalier
for as long as I could remember. Don't you think that seeing you as
my knight in shining armor is better than viewing you as a
man?"
    “ Your Chevalier?” he
laughed. “I haven’t heard that in a long time. It seem like only
yesterday you followed me around like a duckling.”
    She laughed at the memory.
    His eyes met hers directly. “Kali, may
I kiss you?”
    “ What?” her brows knitted
together. She picked up the pillow lying next to her and whapped
him in the face with it. “Are you out of your mind,
Chevalier?”
    “ Maybe. I don’t know,” he
held the pillow firmly with his left hand. “I’m asking your
permission this time.”
    “ What are you trying to
prove?”
    “ Just kiss me.”
    She’d never seen him more
serious.
    “ Okay, just this once,”
Kali agreed, without much thought. She brought her face closer to
his. Her heart skipped a beat at the thought, and she unconsciously
leaned away a bit. “Wouldn’t it be easier if you kissed
me?”
    “ No. I want you to kiss
me,” he said, holding her hand and lacing his fingers into hers.
“Look at me, Kali. It won’t mean anything if you don’t look at
me.”
    She stared into his golden eyes and
saw her own image reflected. She used her other free hand to caress
his face. Slowly, she leaned forward until her lips touched his.
She felt an electrifying current passed through her lips into the
rest of her body.
    She gave him little gentle kisses. He
wanted to laugh at her clumsiness, but he didn’t expect much from a
fifteen-years-old. She would turn sixteen very soon and maybe then,
he would confess. He used his tongue to lick her upper lip, but she
was a bit alarmed. He slowly and gently made his way in, caressing
her tongue with his. He broke the kiss, allowing her time to
breathe. She looked back at him, breathless, and he kissed her
again. This time wasn’t as timid as the first.
    It was so much different than the
forceful kiss earlier. This kiss was tender, but at the same time,
it was both aggressive and demanding. How many women had he kissed
like this? She wondered. No, she decided. Something this special
was reserved for her.
    He broke the kiss once again. He
stared into her eyes and traced the outline of her face. There was
still so much desire in his eyes. When she thought that he would
kiss her again, he kissed her forehead instead.
    “ That’s enough. You should
really head to bed.”
    Kali's face flushed. Jumping up from
the couch, she ran to her room. Before she made it
there…
    “ Kali,” he called out to
her and made her paused, "If you really want me to go out with
Hana, I will. You know I always give in to your
demands.”
    No! Kali wanted to say. Don’t say
something like that after you kissed me!
    Kali was embarrassed for having such
ridiculous thoughts. It was her idea in the first place. “So you’ve
finally considered it.”
    She gave him a bright smile. It was
the first time she had given him such a fake smile. She went to her
room and closed the door behind her. Leaning back against the door,
her breathing was uneven. She brought her hands to her lips. She
could still feel his lips against hers. She could still smell his
pleasant scent.
    How could he say something like that
after such a passionate kiss?
    She lay down on her bed. Why hadn’t
she said anything back? If anything, her pride would not allow her
to respond, although she knew that was exactly what he was hoping
for. Still, it didn’t matter. Chevalier would be Chevalier, and
Hana would become one of the women in his colorful past. With that
guilty but somewhat comforting thought, she drifted into a deep
sleep.
    Lucifer emerged from the shadows of
Kali’s room. His majestic black wings were folded behind his back.
He came closer to her, being very careful not to disturb her rest.
He touched her velvety coral cheek with the back of