After the laughter subsided, a sharp pain coursed through Ryan's body like a hot blade slicing through raw flesh. His chest tightened, his lungs protested, and within seconds, he coughed violently, spitting blood as he tried to catch his breath. The metallic taste spread through his mouth, but he merely narrowed his eyes, trying to stay steady.
Yuno's eyes widened, her expression shifting between surprise and concern. Reflexively, she adjusted herself on the bed, pulling him carefully by the shoulder and propping him up against the pillow. Her voice was laced with irony, but there was something genuine in the way she looked at him.
"Wow... You're really in bad shape, huh?"
Ryan forced a crooked smile, but his breathing was heavy. His body screamed for rest, but his stubbornness spoke louder. "Yeah... I'm trying to pretend everything's fine, but..." He closed his eyes for a moment, feeling his strength fading. "I think I've reached my limit."
As Yuno adjusted him, her gaze slid over his chest, noticing his well-defined muscles. But what really caught her attention was Ryan's right arm. Superficially, it seemed normal, but to her eyes... there was something beyond what anyone else could see. The revelation slipped from her lips before she could even think.
"That... must have hurt like hell."
Ryan raised an eyebrow, his fatigue momentarily forgotten by the surprise. "You can see it?"
Yuno narrowed her eyes, her expression hardening. "What part of 'we're the same soul' don't you understand? I can practically feel your pain, Ryan. You can hide it from others, but not from me."
She ran her fingers lightly over his arm, the touch gentle but charged with a strange tension. "You were a complete idiot... risking yourself like that with a technique you didn't even know would work."
Ryan let out a low sigh, a tired smile playing on his lips. "Well, now I know it works."
Yuno lifted her head, her gaze sharpening. "Next time, try not to act like an idiot and let me help."
Ryan responded in the same teasing tone. "I would... if you didn't hide your own powers from me."
Yuno blinked, almost caught off guard. "Hide? What are you talking about?"
He didn't back down, his voice filled with conviction. "You hid what you received in Hinamizawa. I'm no saint either, I hid what I gained... But now that you know what I can do, I think it's fair to know what you got too. Besides, we're past the phase of trying to kill each other, right?"
Yuno hesitated for a moment, averting her gaze. Her fingers tightened slightly against her crossed arms, but then she let out a sigh, as if giving in to a weight she didn't want to carry.
"You're annoying, you know that?" she muttered, standing up.
Ryan just watched as she took a step forward and... passed her hand through the wall of the room, as if her body had become intangible.
His eyes narrowed in surprise. "That's it? Intangibility?"
Yuno pulled her hand back, crossing her arms with a slightly frustrated expression. "My physical body can exist in another dimension. I can transfer parts of it to another plane... and I can also send objects imbued with my energy to that place. If I spend enough energy, I can go there myself."
There was a tone of displeasure in her voice, as if she didn't like sharing that.
"Are you satisfied now?"
Ryan smirked, but his expression showed exhaustion. "Hmm... Interesting. But I feel like I've seen this somewhere..."
As the words left his mouth, his vision darkened. An overwhelming drowsiness hit him like a relentless wave. His eyes lost their shine, his body slumped, and he staggered.
Yuno, even without wanting to show concern, leaned slightly. "You're not dying again, are you?"
It was then that Arona's voice sounded in her mind, sweet yet filled with urgency. "Sensei Yuno... He's in really bad shape. In fact, he's pushing himself just to be able to talk! And I know you can see that..."
Yuno clenched her fists, her jaw tightening as she responded mentally. "Yeah, I can see... But he didn't need to push himself so hard just to talk to me. He could've just ignored me."
Arona sighed in her mind, her voice sounding like a small reprimand. "Yeah... But he wants to talk to you. And he decided not to ignore you."
Yuno's gaze shifted, her fingers pressing into her own arms. Meanwhile, Ryan breathed with difficulty, his skin visibly paling. With each passing second, he seemed to fade a little more.
Then, Arona continued, her voice becoming even softer. "Sensei... Please, help him. He pushed himself so hard to save a woman who, honestly, wouldn't bring him any advantage. And he did it because..." She paused, as if weighing her words. "Because he thought of you."
Yuno narrowed her eyes, her mental voice coming out rushed and defensive. "What kind of nonsense is that, Arona?! What do I have to do with what he did, huh?!"
Arona responded with a gentle tone, but one filled with meaning. "More than you think..."
Yuno muttered under her breath, her arms still crossed over her chest, as if holding back her own hesitation. Her steps were heavy, laden with reluctance, but she moved forward nonetheless.
"Are you going to help?" Arona's voice sounded in Yuno's mind with a slightly hopeful tone.
"Shut up or I'll change my mind." Yuno's response was sharp, but there was something deeper in it—perhaps a concern she refused to admit.
She knelt on the bed, hovering over Ryan. Her gaze met his, and what she saw deeply unsettled her. His eyes, always full of provocation and arrogance, were dull, empty of any spark. The simple realization made something inside her tighten.
"I-D-I-O-T!" Yuno hissed through her teeth, frustration overflowing from her voice. Then, without giving herself time to reconsider, to hesitate and regret later, she leaned in and sealed Ryan's lips with hers.
The contact was firm but soon deepened. Her tongue, reluctant at first, slid against his in light, almost hesitant movements, until they surrendered to the rhythm of the moment. Gradually, the exchange of heat intensified, their saliva mixing in an involuntary and intimate gesture. Yuno kept her eyes closed, trying to ignore the warmth rising to her face.
It was at that moment that something slipped out of her control. Her hand, by instinct, slid over Ryan's chest, feeling the warm skin under her fingers. Without realizing it, her fingers also tangled in his hair, caressing it unconsciously, as if wanting to memorize the sensation. She didn't want to admit it, even to herself, but... she was enjoying it.
Time seemed to stretch until, finally, she pulled away. A thin, shiny thread of saliva still connected them for a moment, until Yuno quickly wiped it away with the back of her hand, as if trying to erase any trace of the moment.
Her voice came out low, almost trembling, but filled with firmness. "That's enough."
Ryan blinked slowly, his eyes regaining some of their usual shine. "Yeah... I think I can breathe now..."
A faint but genuine smile formed on his lips—not the usual smug smile, but something soft, almost... cute. "Thanks... Pinkie."
Yuno's heart skipped a beat. Her expression hardened immediately, as if trying to suffocate any trace of emotion. In a brusque movement, she moved away from him. "Great. I'm leaving now."
She turned her back, ready to disappear. But, for some reason, her feet didn't move. She stood there, glancing over her shoulder, seeing Ryan still motionless.
Arona's voice echoed in her mind, a whisper filled with concern. "He's still so weak..."
Yuno clenched her fists, her eyebrow twitching. "And what do you want me to do, huh?" Her response was sharp, but there was a hint of anguish in it.
Arona hesitated for a moment, but then replied as if she had prepared those words long ago. "A very efficient way to restore his energy... would be to let him suck on your breasts."
The world seemed to stop for a moment.
Yuno's eyes widened slightly, and she froze. "Arona... stop joking."
"I'm not joking, Yuno-sensei." Arona's tone was serious, almost clinical. "You saw the effect of the kiss. Your bodies are connected, you share energy. A more direct contact would give a much greater boost... You know I'm right."
Yuno didn't respond immediately. She pressed her lips together, her eyebrow twitched, and her foot tapped against the floor, venting the frustration she couldn't express in words.
Arona sighed, her voice now more drawn out, almost melancholic. "Sorry, Mama—I mean, Sensei-Yuno... I just want Ryan to get better soon..."
Silence hung between them.
Yuno turned her gaze back to Ryan, who remained lying down, vulnerable in a way she had never seen him before. Her fingers tightened on the fabric of her skirt, as if that would help her make a decision.
The silence stretched on for long seconds... until Yuno let out a loud, heavy sigh, breaking the stillness of the room. Ryan moved his head slowly, his voice still weak. "Don't worry, Yuno... I think Yuki will be back—"
Ryan stopped suddenly, as if time had frozen around him. Before him, a scene he never imagined witnessing unfolded. Yuno, with slow and hesitant movements, pulled her shirt up, revealing her breasts. Her face was tense, her lips bitten, her cheeks flushed with shame or anger—he wasn't sure. But her eyes still held that usual fire.
"You... won't say a word, got it?" Her voice was firm, almost a growl, but there was a slight tremble that Ryan didn't miss. She took a step forward, and he, still stunned, just nodded, his eyebrows raised in pure astonishment.
Yuno approached, helping him sit up on the bed. Her breasts, firm and perfect, were now right in front of his face. Ryan could feel the warmth emanating from her skin, a faint scent that made him slightly dizzy. She held her shirt with one hand, as if still trying to maintain some semblance of modesty, but the distance between them was minimal.
"Just... do what you have to do," she said, her voice dragging, filled with frustration and something else Ryan couldn't decipher. He didn't need more encouragement.
His eyes gleamed as he faced that sight. He had done this before, but with Yuno, it was different. There was an intensity, a connection he couldn't explain. Without hesitation, he took her right nipple into his mouth, sucking with a mix of desire and need. Her reaction was immediate.
Yuno leaned forward, a shiver running through her from head to toe. She clenched her teeth, trying to hold back any sound that might escape, but Ryan didn't make it easy. He bit, licked, sucked with a voracity that left her without control. Her body responded to every movement, every swirl of his tongue, and she could barely keep herself steady.
Ryan felt energy returning to his body, but that was almost secondary. Her breasts were soft, warm, perfect. He couldn't stop, as if addicted to the sensation. His hands, almost instinctively, slid down to her butt, squeezing with a mix of affection and desire.
"H-Hey! You're taking off my skirt!" Yuno protested, but her voice faltered, coming out more like a muffled moan.
Ryan murmured something unintelligible, his lips still busy with her left breast now. "Your breasts... I love them," he said, the words coming out between a sigh and a lick.
Yuno felt her heart race, her legs trembling under her own weight. "D-Don't suck so hard!" she tried to order, but her voice broke, almost pleading. Ryan, however, was far from stopping. He bit her nipple with a mix of tenderness and savagery, making her let out a moan she couldn't hold back.
Her body was on fire, every touch of his igniting something she didn't know existed. Down below, a growing wetness betrayed her, and she hated how easily her body responded to him. Until Ryan, with a free hand, pinched her other nipple, pulling it with a desire that made her moan louder, her legs giving out completely.
And then, without warning, she came. A tremor ran through her body, followed by a moan she couldn't contain. At the same moment, her fist met Ryan's head with a quick blow.
"T-THAT'S ENOUGH!" she shouted, pulling away from him with jerky movements. Her legs still trembled as she pulled her shirt down, trying to regain some control over the situation. "Yeah, it seems you're well enough now..."
Ryan sat there on the bed, looking at her with an expression that mixed satisfaction and desire. "I... wanted to suck more," he said, his voice hoarse, almost as if talking to himself.
Yuno's heart raced again, and she felt her cheeks burn. "I-I wanted to too— I MEAN!" She corrected herself quickly, her eyes wide with horror at almost letting slip something she would never admit.
With a trembling voice and a red face, she made an irritated expression, pointing to the door. "You're fine now, so you can handle yourself! Your food's in the kitchen, so go get it, IDIOT!" The words came out in an almost hysterical tone, and before Ryan could respond, she had already disappeared, leaving him alone in the room.
Ryan sat there for a moment, looking at the emptiness where she had been. "I want her breasts again," he murmured, a slow smile forming on his lips.
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