The Kiss That Back Fired

"Look Little Girl," Ben'sar said sternly waggling a finger in front of
Eleanora. "I don't know what game you are playing here but you'd better stop
before you find yourself in more trouble then you're asking for."

*I don't know what you're talking about,* the girl frowned and turned away
from him. 

Ben'sar knew he'd hit a nerve. He reached out and forced her back around to
face him. 

"What's with you tonight?" he asked. "You're not acting like normal."

*How would you know how I normally act?" She countered, and slipped closer
to him. Her hand coming up to stroke his chest. 

He grabbed her hand to still it, not quite liking the way it was making him
feel. Or maybe liking it too much. He took a deep breath to clear his head
and reminded himself that she was to young for this kind of thing. 

And it had been way to long since he allowed himself to feel anything. He
wasn't about to let this little snip of a child remind him of that.

"Stop it Little Girl," he warned and felt her pull her hand out of his grasp. 

*I'm NOT a little girl Ben'sar! I know how to take care of myself.* she
signed heatedly at his rebuff.

Her words and anger made him laugh. But he wasn't amused.

"You think so huh?" he asked. His question a challenge even though she might
not have known it.

*I'm not a little girl!* she signed again glaring up at him. *And I don't
need you watching out for me! I already have a big brother. I don't need a
second one.*

"You sure need someone looking after you if you're going to keep on acting
the way you've been acting here tonight Little Girl," he purposely added in
the nick name to drive in his point.

*Oh and you think you're up to it?* she threw back his challenge. "Or maybe
you're fighting it because you know I'm not such a little girl after all.
Humm....Maybe you're jealous that someone else found me exciting...*

"Yea right... after the way you were flirting with him I'm not at all
surprised that he thought you'd be an easy mark."

*I wasn't flirting with him,* she denied. *Besides. I could have handled
him. I didn't need you jumping into to things.*

Before she could continue, Ben'sar moved and she found herself trapped
against the hard lines of his body. He felt her struggling to be released
but he just tighten his hold. 

He moved his hand up into her hair and pulled slightly, forcing her to have
to look up into his eyes. Eyes that held a knowing smile that did little to
reassure her. 

"You can handle yourself huh?" he asked making sure to mouth each word so
that she was sure to read it right. "And just how would you have handle
yourself if he had grabbed you like this and held your body up against his?
Hummm... How would you have handle yourself if I hadn't come alone when he
had decided to take what you had been hinting at all night long?"

He could see the fear now in her eyes. Fear and ... something else.
Something he didn't want to see... 

"How would you have handled yourself if he had done this..." he growled just
before his lips covered hers in a hard punishing kiss. 

He could feel her struggles growing, but he only tighten his hold. His lips
slanted left then right, not giving an inch nor allowing her to drawl in the
breath he knew she was needing. 

Then something changed. Lightening struck and he felt her body relax against
his and her lips go soft under his and knew if he didn't stop things now
then he might never want to. 

Gathering all the will power he had left, he thrust her from him and stood
there looking down at her while trying to control his breathing. 

"Oh you *handled* yourself very well Little Girl." he taunted, a little
rougher then he might have. But he was fighting against himself and the
unwanted feelings she evoked in him. *Next time you might not be so lucky. I
hope you learned something form this little demonstration. Now you're going
home before you cause yourself any more trouble tonight and I do hope you'll
think about this before you try and tease some other poor sap of a man!"

He grabbed her by the arm and began leading her back towards the hatchling
barracks. Not letting go of her arm until he saw her safely inside. 

Then he headed back towards the party and grabbed the first mug of ale he
found. Then knowing that drinking himself legless wasn't going to help he
left the party calling out for Killeen to come get him and once mounted told
the beast to take them to their lake. 

Maybe a fast swim in a cold lake would help him forget how good it had felt
when her body had been pressed so close to his.... 

Then again.... 






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