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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope had been sleeping peacefully when she suddenly felt something make the bed moving. Knowing it wasn't her, she slowly cracked her eyes open, rubbing one hand over them to focus on Crow besides her. For a moment, all the knight was able to register was his rapid breathing. It struck her that he must have woken up from a nightmare and she felt his hand grab her own. Frowning with worry, she gave his hand a small squeeze and sat up.

The motion made her gaze flicker over to the window, were the weak light of the early morning was seeping in. With a slap of realization, her own heart began to race with panic. Not only had she fallen asleep, but it seems Crow had as well. It was morning and he had yet to return to his own room, meaning it was going to be difficult to sneak him out. Especially since the only clothes he had were the ones from the night before. While the main worry was someone catching him leaving her room, it certainly wouldn't help rumors if he was seen wandering back to his room in the same clothes.

"Crow, are you alright? We really need to get you out of here." Penelope said with a nervous edge to her voice. While she was concerned about his state after suffering from another nightmare, she knew they had little time to waste. She was just glad he didn't seem to wake up screaming anymore. She rubbed her hand over his back, offering a quick bit of comfort before jumping out of the bed to gather up his clothing for him. "I should have been more careful about falling asleep... Maybe if we hurry we can still get you out of here before people start waking up." she said as she fumbled to toss the clothes over to him. With most of the castle getting drunk the night before, she clung onto the hope that he'd be able to sneak out without issue.

Unfortunately not a second later, a knock came from the other side of the door.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope accidentally passed out xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope gave a sleepy murmur of agreement as he pointed out that it would still be a step forward. She knew his words to be true, still finding herself eager for that day. It'd make things much simpler, even if it was likely for rumors to spread about the true beginnings of their relationship. She wasn't very concerned about that though, not after that night at least. It seemed her reputation would likely be at an all time high, provided the drunk nobles didn't forget about it the next morning. Any damage that would be done by courting Crow wasn't a worry she had since she had already achieved her goal of gaining support.

"I'm sure he will." she smiled softly as she opened her eyes to watch him roll back over to her. As he wrapped her up against him again, the knight let out a content sigh. Feeling a light breeze of cold air, she drew the blanket up to her chin and shifted to slide one arm underneath the pillow. Now in a more comfortable position, she found it growing increasingly difficult to stay awake. She felt completely relaxed in presence and the warmth that radiated from him helped combat the chilly night air.

Vaguely she was aware of the sounds of people out in the corridor, likely signalling that the party had ended. She knew that meant Crow was likely waiting for them to clear out. Feeling certain that he was planning to leave once things were quiet outside, the knight didn't bother to push for either of them to get up. There was no sense in it if he wasn't able to leave right away anyways. There was no reason they couldn't enjoy their time together until then.

Unfortunately, the knight let guard down a bit too much. As she focused on the rhythm of his chest rising and falling, she unintentionally began to drift off to sleep, tired and worn out from the excitement of the day. Eventually her breathing evened and Penelope dozed rather soundly, nestled against him.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Nice cx

The events of the day are finally hitting Penelope lol

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope let out a long breath as she laid back with her head rested against her pillow. The knight had a dazed look in her gaze after their time together. Though normally more dignified and in control of herself thanks to practiced caution, she had found a bit difficult to keep quiet during their passion. Eventually she had just used the pillow to muffle herself. Letting out a small yawn, she found that weariness was finally beginning to hit her and after a long day of stressing, dancing, and sleeping with Crow, it was hitting rather hard.

The warmth of his embrace made her even more tempted to close her eyes. Penelope smiled softly as she felt him bury his face into her hair and pull her closer. Turning to him, she leaned down to touch an affectionate kiss to the top of his head. "I wish you could too." she murmured softly, absently trailing her fingertips over his arm. "The bed will definitely be colder without you." She added with a small sigh. Disliking the thought of having to part soon, she shifted to snuggle as closely as she could against him and rest her head against him.

"I just hope were closer to getting there now that the party's over." she added sleepily, partly forcing herself to keep talking in order to avoid dozing off. However, it was a thought that crossed her mind. While she felt hopeful about Crow getting her father's blessing, that didn't exactly mean they'd be married within a week. No, they would just be courting and even though they could at least make their relationship public, they'd still have to sneak around to be together like this since it was usually frowned upon in most courtships to been in bed together before marriage. There was also no telling how long the courtship would be. Or rather how long her father expected it to be. She'd marry him as soon as possible but she was afraid that her father would enforce the usual tradition of at least courting for a half a year. "It'll be nice to be public about our relationship but gods I have a feeling courtship is going to have a few pains as well.. Especially if my father insists on making it long." she muttered with a soft sigh.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Yeah honestly ^^; they're really in for it after this haha

Penelope got a little frisky xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope slipped her arms around him as he pressed into her, further encouraging for a lack of distance between them. The knight bit down on her bottom lip at the feeling of his lips roughly kissing down her neck. His loss of self-control only fueled her own as she let her hands roam over his back while he undid the fastening of her dress. Despite biting her lip to suppress it, a low moan escaped her lips as his hands ran over her chest while continuing to kiss at her collar. Her heart raced wildly, his touch feeling plenty familiar but yet the time apart making it feel just as exciting as if it was new.

As he trailed his tongue up from the base of her neck, she shivered at the feeling. Meeting his lips with vigor, she brought a hand to rest against his cheek while the other slipped to the hem of his undershirt. When he pulled back, the knight rolled her eyes at his words and gave a soft laugh. "Yes unfortunately I don't think you help very much with keeping me looking prim and proper." Penelope said with a coy smirk. She ran a hand through her hair, undoing what was left of the braid so that her hair now fell freely around her. "Not that I mind, of course."

Looking down at the rest of her appearance, namely her untied dress. An idea crossed her mind and the knight shot him a mischievous grin. In the next moment, she hooked a leg behind his and rolled them over so that she was on top instead, straddling his hips. She leaned down and pressed a deep kiss to his lips. As she pulled back, she casted him a playful wink. In a rather sultry and slow manner, she gathered up her dress and slipped it off, tossing it down to the side of the bed. With her clothing off, she leaned back into him, pressing kisses along his jawline as her hands made their way down to the hem of his shirt.

"Dresses really make this situation so unfair." she sighed teasingly against his skin.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Honestly xD
Penelope got lowkey irritated with the belt lmao

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope blinked in surprise as he suddenly swept her off of her feet. A small giggle escaped her lips and she kept her arms loosely wrapped around him as he carried her over to the bed, enjoying the gesture. As he set her down on the mattress, she laid back and eagerly met his lips again as he climbed up. Having him so close after keeping a formal distance for so long made her eager to lose all barriers between them, however, she still relished the more simple touches and wanted to savor them just as much. Sleep was not a concern to her. After an a slight adrenaline rush from the speech and then simply too fueled with energy from her excitement over her success and getting away with Crow, the knight had no plans to rest any time soon. There was no telling if her father would give Crow his blessing soon or when they'd be able to sneak off together again so the knight want to enjoy every part of the night they did have together.

The knight felt her face grow warm at his breathy words and she leaned into the kiss. "I love you too, Collin." she murmured as she looked up at him, drinking in his features. Off handedly, she noticed a faint orange glow from one of the candles catch in his light green eyes, making them look even more warm than they already were. The looks he gave her were enough to make her feel overwhelmed with just as much affection for him as desire. Slipping a hand from his, she reached up to brush back a stray strand of his hair and caressed the side of his face as she brought her hand back down.

Feeling a bit flirtatious, she leaned up to kiss him again, this time giving his bottom lip a soft, playful bite as she pulled back. "You're all I want." she breathed softly before moving to press kisses down his down his neck. Absently, her free hand trailed slowly down his chest, only stopping once she reached the belt of his shirt. She toyed with it, her slender fingers managing to undo it relatively swiftly. She was particularly eager of getting it off of him since she had felt it scrape against her a couple times when she had pressed against him. Of course, the knight kept that tidbit to herself.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Definitely time well spent xD