Page 9 of Revenge
“No.”
“No, what?”
“Just no.”
“I’m afraid physics doesn’t obey yourno,polpetto. This shirt is toast.” Eli was trying to hold in his laughter, but he wasn’t trying hard enough. The shaking turned into a full belly laugh.
“You aren’t wearing that.”
“What? My favorite new shirt? What’s wrong with it?” Eli tapped Haruka’s bare stomach. “Now we can match!” Eli was nearly on the floor with laughter.
“No,” Haruka said again helplessly. Did Eli do this on purpose? He wouldn’t put it past him to get revenge on two people at once.
Eli stroked Haruka’s stomach. “Does that sound like something I’d do?”
“Yes.”
“I guess we’ll never know,” Eli said with his kitten grin as he pulled the half-shirt over his head. “Come on, let’s get home before someone sees us. Though I’m sure the universe wouldn’t do that to us. Again.”
“No.” Haruka was finding it difficult to use any other word right now. This couldn’t be happening.
“It’s happening, big guy. Deal with it.” Eli tried to pop the hatch, wanting to escape the SUV, but it didn’t budge. “Can you get this for me?”
“No.”
“Suit yourself.” Eli put his hands out and pushed, letting his shield flare. It forced the partially melted hatch open and he hopped out. Haruka blinked before realizing Eli was exposed and visible to any lucky person who happened to be walking by the parking lot. Or Kamakura. He scrambled out of the SUV, scooped Eli off the ground, and carried him into the woods.
“What about Kamakura?” Eli asked from his position over Haruka’s shoulder.
“He’ll figure it out.” And if he was smart, the man would wait until they were long out of sight to follow them.
No one got to see Eli’s sweet, soft stomach but Haruka. Ever.
Once they were in the woods, Haruka heard a voice in the distance say, “I told you something happened. The shield on my car didn’t vanish for no reason. Oh, baby, what did that nasty boy do to you?”
Saidnasty boyin question wiggled until Haruka set him down.
“It’s not like you have anything important in there, mister moneybags. Just get a new car.”
“It was imported! Wait, is this cum?”
“That is definitely cum. At least you don’t have to worry about Eli paying you back for attacking Haruka. I think this will make you two even.”
“Truuuee,” Hunter said slowly. “But you still might.”
“What is that supposed to mean?”
“I wasn’t the only one there that day, Volkov.”
Volkov made a strangled sound.
Eli looked at Haruka and his revenge face was back in full force. “What do you think? Sword Professor’s weapon room next?”
Haruka was physically pained by the mere idea of destroying such precious weapons. “I’d rather just take his Masamune.”
“So you can have two? Or are you finally going to return the Honjo to Benzaiten and you just want a replacement?”
“Why would I give it back? I’m not ninety yet.”
