Raine sighed as she observed Tyrone’s eyes slowly open after a few seconds of waiting.
"Are you alright?" she asked, looking straight into his eyes.
"Yeah, I’m feeling a bit weird but I’m fine," Tyrone groaned with a frown. "What happened?"
"Oh, I heard a loud thud earlier," Raine recounted. "I think you slipped on my bathroom floor and lost consciousness for a while. You look fine, at least. Still, let’s check if you hit your head or not. What’s the last thing you remember?"
Keenly staring into Tyrone’s eyes, Raine carefully chose her words as she observed Tyrone’s expression. She used the Glawackus powder to erase the man’s memory of their prior intimacy just moments ago. A long pause lingered between the two as they stared into each other’s eyes. Raine couldn’t read Tyrone’s blank expression as she narrowed her eyes in wait for his response.
It was an impulsive action from her side but she thought it was necessary. She had never thought or even considered having some kind of deep relationship with anyone at all. She was someone who simply didn’t have the luxury of getting close to any man, romantically speaking. Even so, she was honestly surprised at how fond she had become of Tyrone. She felt confused with the flurry of emotions now roiling inside her chest for the man. And yet, she ought to focus on one thing; to guard herself against any unwanted feelings such as love.
Erasing his memory was a precaution, especially since she couldn’t risk even the slightest possibility of Tyrone asking for far more than she was ever willing, assuming that she was capable of giving such a thing in the first place. Physical intimacy often tended to develop into something far greater than mere physical attraction. Well, there could be a chance. She would rather not take that risk.
After a few seconds, the silence was finally broken. Tyrone squinted his eyes at her and asked, "How about you? Are you alright? Aren’t you hurt from the incident? I entered your room as soon as I saw the police and medical officers leave."
"No, I’m not hurt," Raine smiled. "Come and get up now."
It was a success! The Glawackus powder spell was effective on him! This also meant that Tyrone was a human, simply because the spell wouldn’t work on mutants. Somehow, she felt relieved that he was a human. At least she wouldn’t be bothered for his safety once his father woke up.
Tyrone stood up with a groan before they walked out of the bathroom. Raine quickly sat on the couch, but Tyrone seemed confused as he paused right in front of her.
"What’s wrong?" Raine asked.
"Something feels weird. I’m probably in a rush going in because I forgot to wear something important on me," Tyrone scratched the back of his head. "I’ll go back to my room for a while."
Raine carefully watched Tyrone as he walked out of the door. She immediately grabbed his briefs from under her bed as soon as it closed shut. It was probably the thing that he was saying he had forgotten to wear.
’Damn!’
She inwardly cursed as she thought of what to do with the offending undergarment. Should she dispose of it? Or should she sneakily return it to his room? Raine’s first thought was to return later, but she still found herself hurriedly walking out of her room and entering Tyrone’s room. As she expected, he was inside his bathroom, giving her just enough time to put his underwear back in his room.
Quickly throwing his briefs inside the closet, she turned around to walk out of the door. However, she all but froze on the spot as soon as she heard Tyrone’s voice echo from the bathroom.
"Do you need anything?"
With a sigh, Raine shrugged her shoulders. He caught her sneaking into his room. Quickly coming up with a passable alibi, she turned to face him with a sweet smile ready to be deployed. However, her jaw instantly dropped as she gawked at beads of water rolling down Tyrone’s exposed chest. He looked so damn sexy with his toned muscles and firm abs that Raine almost wanted to pounce at him and feel his warmth right then and there. She unconsciously bit her lower lip, fighting the urge to run into his arms and give his body the same treatment as he did to her last night.
Raine blushed in embarrassment as memories of their recent intimate encounter rushed into her head. She was practically glued onto her spot.
"What’s wrong?" Tyrone asked.
He approached her, walking in long strides as Raine fought her own urges. She felt his palm graze her cheeks as he whispered, "You’re burning red but your temperature is normal..."
At the slightest contact, Raine snapped out of her drooling reverie and inwardly cursed herself for the carnal desires that consumed her at the briefest lapse of her concentration. Quickly, she stepped back but Tyrone moved closer just as quickly. This time, he touched something on her neck. He was frowning as he asked, "Why do you have a lot of red marks on your neck? Are those insect bites?!"
Raine gulped. She was tongue-tied for the first time in her life. Damn. How could he even think of them as insect bites? Wasn’t it obvious that they were human bites? His bites?!
Wait... Oh right...
She almost wanted to hit her head for forgetting that she just erased his memory about what happened last night. Of course, he wasn’t going to have any idea that he was the one that left those hickeys all over her skin. And oh, how she just loved how he created those hickeys.
The very thought alone brought forth so much arousal in her that Raine knew she had to get out before she took advantage of him again. Then she’d have to erase his memories all over again.
"I’m fine! Get dressed first," Raine shouted out, hastily turning around to leave the room even as her body burned with his fiery touch. "You’re so sexy that my eyes are bleeding!" she followed with a slight jest before opening the door to leave.
Closing the door behind her, Raine let out a quiet whisper, "I’m in trouble..." before rushing back to her room.