SECRET SANTA (AKA Holiday Gift Giving)

Sage

SENRI WILL GIVE YOU THE BEST GIFT EVER a.k.a your gift will suck

Sure why not.
Dani.

Mike.
There will be porn cake.

KATIE WANTS IN ON THIS MADNESS

[/i]The cube was glowing with warmth at this point. Viktor had told her he loved her. She thought she had moved too soon with her proclamations of love, but he felt the same! It couldn’t have been a more joyous occasion.

But what she really wanted to tell him, as she watched him get ready for bed, was her secret. Oh, she could do more than just cast spells. She was magical, after all. However, even magic came with a price. You see, she hadn’t always been a cube. No, at one point she had been something marvelous, something great! A witch in her own right, a mage who had studied the arts and knew how to use them. Unfortunately, there were others who had seen, others who knew, and it only took one man powerful enough to lock her inside of a box for her dreams to come to an end.

She hadn’t been able to lead the life she’d wanted. She couldn’t even die! No, she couldn’t even die. All she could do was watch and wait, the world and time flying past her. She passed from hand to hand, granting power to those who deserved it, to those who knew how to use what they had stumbled upon. Almost like a genie in a bottle, she granted what she could with her magic. She tried her hardest to make her masters happy – after all, what else did she have to live for at this point when she couldn’t walk about and roam?

Gia’s thoughts paused as she saw Viktor climb into bed, the light flicker off. Slowly his eyes slipped closed and she waited with baited breath. If she was right, and she hoped she was, Viktor may have just undone part of the curse. When she’d first been cursed and put into a box, it had been by a strong warlock. His sentiment was If I can’t have you, no one can, and he’d locked her in a box to keep for himself forever – or until she acquiesced to be his bride. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on the standpoint) the warlock was killed in a war, and his magic tower was seized. His belongings were split up and she was passed into other hands. But we digress.

One of the stipulations of the curse was that part of it would be broken she loved a person and that person loved her in return. The warlock had thought how could anyone love a box? and thought his spell full proof. Well, after their battle, she knew Viktor had some love for her. He’d said so himself! She’d heard him say it, and he… he had given Gia her first kiss. She flushed just thinking of it, and the flush caused the box to glow a little more. That love wasn’t fully realized though, that much she knew. Oh Viktor would come to love her even more in time, once he saw how wonderful she was, kind and good hearted and useful, but for now it was more of a thankful love. After all, she’d saved him from dying, hadn’t she?

As Viktor slept, Gia began to push at her boundaries. There was a soft squeak before the glow started to leak towards the floor in a soft, almost translucent shimmer of gold dust. Yes, yes she was free from the cube!! At least, for the moment. Gia forced magic through her veins and slowly the dust took form of feet, followed by legs, hips and chest, to arms and a head. Her hair was bound back in elaborate gold braids and the dress she wore was fit more for a mystical priestess than what her physical age alluded to. She looked young, with soft features and large eyes. Her hair when it was down was long and blond, but when she had been imprisoned, this is the last thing she wore, so for the moment, she was stuck with it.

The curse must have lifted partially. I can take form, but only when my master is sleeping… Gia’s feet didn’t make a sound as she moved across the floorboards, towards the bed. There was a faint glow to her, no more than enough to see a formed silhouette, but her eyes were bright as she crept closer to Viktor. He was much more handsome in person, not just what she could see through the cube. Her fingers reached for him and hesitated a few inches from her face. She was nervous! Her fingers were shaking. It had been hundreds of years since she had touched someone else.

Gia bit her lip before gently trailing a finger down the side of his face. Elation filled her face as she felt his skin, warm to the touch. She could touch!! Oh the glory! She could touch someone else! Gia held back her joy so she wouldn’t accidentally wake Viktor up. Slowly her fingers trailed across his neck and across his collarbone, then down his bare arm to where his hand lay over the sheets. He was dead to the world, and while she could feel him, it was entirely possible that he might not be able to feel her. Perhaps it was better this way… Gia froze when Viktor moved in his sleep, rolling from his side onto his back. Once she was sure he wasn’t getting up, Gia trailed her hand down the rest of his arm and to his fingers. Her palm slid against his and then her fingers laced through his own. She felt so moved by the new sensations she had been denied that she knelt over him. The bed didn’t dip under her weight, but she gently put his hand against the spot where her heart would be. Do you feel that? The voice gently whispered across Viktor’s mind as he slept. Gia made sure that his sleep was deep as she closed her eyes. You make my heart beat.

Gia bit her lip again in thought as she slowly opened her eyes. There was a tinge of sadness as she glanced at the clock, then back to him. He would wake soon, the time she had with him was infinitely precious. Gia gently put his hand back down before leaning over him more. Her heart beat even harder as her face drew closer to Viktor’s. His breath lightly fanned across her face as she got close to him. Yes, he was certainly handsome. She liked the way he looked when his face was lax and peaceful inside of sleep. She was surprised her loud heart beat hadn’t woken him yet!

Swallowing her fears, Gia gently brushed a kiss across his forehead, letting her lips linger against the skin. I will always protect you Viktor… Her mouth left his forehead where a slight mark had been left in the shape of a small square with rounded edges. He would wear her mark until she could be fully free. Then, when her power was fully realized and she had her full form back, she could strengthen this new spell. Nothing would ever be able to hurt him again. Not with her at his side. Gia started to lift her head when she caught sight of his mouth. Color rushed her translucent face as she darted her gaze to his eyes, then back down to his mouth. The mark she’d made wasn’t full realized, but she could… she could make it stronger if she used a direct connection. She slowly lowered her head, her pulse beating like a bird’s wings until her mouth was just about to touch.

Do you realize how badly I want you to see my face? In the darkness of Viktor’s mind, a lovely form began to appear. There was a soft, flowing white dress that V’d in the front and back, with rings connecting loose fabric to make sleeves that went down slender arms. Dressed in white and gold, she was a vision, and she turned as if sensing his gaze. Do you realize how badly I want you to love me? This time Viktor could see her speak to him, the voice the same as the one that came from the cube. In his exhausted state though, he was unable to make the connection, and instead saw a woman with heart breaking eyes before the vision slipped into blackness again.

Gia brushed her nose lightly against his before lowering her mouth against his own. She felt a rush of adrenalin as their mouths softly fit together and she closed her eyes. She could feel his kiss. One wet tear slipped from her eyes and down her jaw, landing on the pillow as if it were gold paint. Gia’s glow increased dramatically, as did the mark on his forehead. The square lit up, magic pouring from her into him. The pain he felt began to diminish as she gave him her strength and sealed the protection spell that she had cast on him. Gia sighed against his mouth, prolonging the kiss for her own pleasure before gently pulling away. As their lips parted, the glow died from both her and him.

As long as I’m here with you Viktor, nothing will harm you. I promise. Gia sat up then and looked at the empty spot next to him in the bed. Just this once, she would indulge herself. She knew that the moment he woke, she would fade like a dream, and be nothing more to him than a cube the saved his life. But for now… for now she could hold him, and be held in return. Gia moved to be by his side and curled up against him, one arm tentatively wrapped around his middle. Exhausted now from using what little magic she had in this form, the girl rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. For the first time in hundreds of years, she slept peacefully in Viktor’s arms.

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~SAAAAAAAAAAAGE~

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