Ablackwing

"So where's the menu?" I asked in an attempt to change the subject. I didn't want him to hear another embarrassing roar of my hungry stomach. On that note, who was going to bring us our food? And where the hell was our food?

"Here it is," Black said and the menu appeared in his hands all of a sudden. He passed that to me and then once again, another menu appeared in his hands. It was like the magic where the magician brings out the rabbit from the empty hat. I was almost sure he hadn't created that. It had a different feeling to it. It was like instead of appearing from nowhere. It came out of some somewhere like some secret hidden pocket.

"I don't understand anything," I said as I tried to read the names of various dishes. The names were so lavish that I felt like they were written in another language or something. I couldn't understand half of the words.

"Make a random choice."

"Umm... This one then. No. 7" I selected a random one that. He looked at that item carefully.

"I guess I messed it up again," Black said after a while and let out an awkward laugh.

"What happened?"

"I don't know what is the name of what."

I felt like laughing so hard. What did he mean by asking me to select then? He was obviously making a fool of himself. He pale face turned slightly red in embarrassment.

"Let me check what I have here," Black said, trying to hide his embarrassment and he appeared to be thinking about something. After a short while, Black pulled out his fists from the bottom of the table and placed them in front of me. "Choose one."

I didn't get what he was doing but I still chose his right hand.

He rotated his hand and a plate appeared in his palm, just the way the menu did. On the plate were little spaghetti noodles placed at the center. Guess they all just lessen the amount in the name of quality. I was also sure that the name of that food was bigger than the food actually was That wouldn't be enough for an appetizer.

"Let's try them all one by one."

"All of them?"

"Yep. A little of everything." Black's eyes brightened up perhaps thinking he got out of a deep pit without a scratch. That was more like the Black I knew. Innocent and childish.

* * * * *

I removed my heels while drinking the wine. I should have taken them off earlier but I forgot all about them while we were having fun eating random stuff we didn't know about. The food was good but because I had grown accustomed to eating food cooked by my personal chef, I didn't find it that tasty. Only his hand cooked food was the best. All of the stuff felt pale in comparison. I wish I could have asked him to cook for me but I couldn't possibly ask him to do more than what he already has.

The best thing of all was the wine. Its smell and taste were awesome. That distinct taste of alcohol and how warm it felt when it reached the stomach was otherworldly. I knew I should not drink much but in the end, I actually drank more than I should. Being a light drinker, I felt slightly dizzy because of all the alcohol.

Black who was a little tense before because of some mistakes, became comfortable as time passed by. To be honest, he was really fun to be with. Sometimes he would tell me weird stuff from his home. Sometimes he would say serious things with an expressionless face. Sometimes I felt that he had so little common knowledge. But that was understandable because after all, he didn't have much interaction with people. Sometimes there would be silence and I could hear both of us chewing on the food. But even that silence felt nice because there was someone I could enjoy the silence with.

I ended up overeating because of our little food eating competition. His stomach was like a black hole. No matter how much he ate, his stomach never showed signs that it was filling up. I would have never agreed upon that competition if I knew I had no chance to win.

I got up and decided to have a little walk, to help my poor stomach digest the food. He stayed behind, saying he'll be right there after packing all the stuff away.

The sand was warm too because the sun had embraced the little grains of sand all day. My feet relished the warmth provided by the sand.

As I walked on the seashore, I realized that the warmth in the air, as well as the sand, had started to fade. The farther I walked, the colder I felt. The cool winds touched my skin, stealing my heat away. I should have brought a jacket with me. I tried to cover myself up by placing my arms over the shoulders, like a v.i.r.g.i.n maiden trying to protect her purity, but it was of no use. The winds were a professional thief.

Just then, the warmth returned. I turned my head behind to see that my Black had caught up with me, and behind him, there was no trace of the table where we were eating a few minutes ago.

He took off his coat and like a true gentleman he covered me up. I closed it quickly from the front and it instantly blocked the winds. The next moment I realized that the coat had transformed itself into the long black cape Black usually wears. I could smell that distinct scent of my angel on his warm coat.

"Sorry," Black said with his hands over my shoulders.

"It's okay. But next time, remember to tell me in advance so that I can prepare."

"Yeah, it was my fault for suddenly changing locations to satisfy my own d.e.s.i.r.es."

That actually makes me happy, you know.

The way you are possessive of me.

I wanted to say these things to him but I didn't. I couldn't. I wasn't brave enough. And he was so dumb that he wouldn't understand.

I looked at him silently. He just smiled. I could see he was tired and yet he was smiling genuinely, trying his best to not show his weariness on his face. But I could see it. When I looked a little more carefully, I realized his face appeared more flushed than before, as if he didn't have blood inside his body.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I am." Black lied with a straight face. My sweetheart was a liar. A bad liar at that.

"You promised!"

"What?"

"That won't hide anything from me. And you even forgot that promise."

"I remember that," Black said and brushed off the left side of his hair with his hand.

"So are you really ok?"

"Your Majesty, this lowly servant is just a little tired."

"But you were just sitting there and eating with me. I don't feel tired." I wondered.

"Um, how should I explain. I wasn't just eating."

"Continue..."

"I was using the many of my abilities and creation. Creating stuff, imbibe them with automated functions etc. I haven't even practiced that before." I didn't realize that but as I looked back, I realized he had done a lot. Self appearing platforms so I can walk, the appearance of the table and the appearance of so many typed of food out of nowhere. I didn't realize he was working hard from background for all that.

"Removing that rock was the easiest thing today. It only required brute strength." I thought what rock he was talking about. But I soon realized that it was the big rock that was behind our table. That was not a naturally formed place!

"You mean you broke that rock?"

"Yeah." He said and he appeared to have a weird expression as if he was saying 'What's so surprising?'. That rock would have been like thousands of tonnes in weight. He had no common sense at all.

"When did you do that?"

"When your majesty was sleeping in the car." It was really unbelievable. The length he would go just for dinner. And how he did all that without disturbing my sleep.

"Well now it's all over, you shouldn't need to put strain over yourself, right?"

"Yeah." His reply was kinda quick. He was still hiding something.

"Black!"

"Okay okay. So your majesty, do you feel your surrounding are warm?"

"Yeah"

"I'm keeping the surroundings warm for you." That too? This time I really didn't know what to say to him.

"And it is more lifeforce consuming than I thought. Creating fire and then dissipating it evenly. I have never done it before. So it's kind of hard."

All this time, he was guarding me, without caring a bit about himself. I felt so warm in my heart. I wanted to just bear hug him so tight and crush him right then. Though I knew I wasn't strong enough to actually crush him...

"You don't have to do that if it makes you weary," I said out of concern.

"Your majesty will catch a cold if I stop doing that."

"And you'll suffer if you don't stop doing that. I don't want to see you hurting yourself. Let's go back."

"Don't worry your majesty. I can try to keep this for a while longer, or perhaps for the rest of the night."

"Promise me you'll tell me if you don't feel alright. And stop calling me like that!"

"I promise." He smirked this time. "You can come closer to me and that will make it easier for me." I saw what he was getting at. But I still held his hand and leaned against him. I was expecting him to tease me but he didn't. He only wrapped his arm around me.

We quietly walked together. It was just surreal to walk with him on my side. I looked at the vastness of oceans and tried to compare my affection towards Black with the sea as everyone does. But it wasn't comparable. Ocean was just too shallow. I wanted to tell him about everything my heart felt but it scared me a little. He was from a different world and I was from a different one. I was just an ordinary girl and he was the strongest angel to ever exist. To be honest, our difference scared me...

Could we ever be together for forever like the way we were at that moment? Could our story end with happily ever after? Would the difference between our race matter? I didn't have any answer to those questions. All I could do was think about it.

"So..." Black spoke up interrupting my thoughts.

"Soo..." I replied.

"Nevermind." He hesitated. I could see him scratching his cheek a little with his finger.

"Tell me!"

"Um..."

"Don't um me idiot," I spoke softly than before. It wouldn't work out if I ordered him around. My angel was very shy. He stayed silent for a while. But I looked at him with a bright smile. I guess I was trying to be as charming as I could be. But I didn't know if I was successful or not. I've never tried anything like that before.

"Won't I get a kiss at the end of the date?" Black said while looking at me in a complicated gaze.

"Where did you learn that from?"

"I... read about it..."

"Are you sure you don't want anything else?" I smirked. It was too much fun to tease him.

"Are you sure you're ready for that 'anything else'?" Black teased me back. Blood rushed to my face as I imagined about the things he meant. I must have been as red as a carrot. I let go of his hand.

"If only you can catch me," I said and started running. Though it was a little uncomfortable to run with my stomach full but nonetheless I ran.

"I'll give you a 5-second headstart," Black spoke loudly and started counting. "5... 4... 3... 2... 1..." every time he counted, I could tell I was getting farther away from him. I ran as fast as I could. I thought he wouldn't be able to catch me that easily.

But I was so dumb. I forgot he wasn't normal. The next moment, he was in front of me. Some superhuman speed that was. I crashed into his c.h.e.s.t. His arms wrapped themselves around me, preventing me from falling anywhere else. It felt so warm like I was back to my home.

"Caught you."

"Geez, behave normally sometimes," I said after I realized what had happened. I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"I can't stop myself when you offer yourself in such games."

I leaned forward, in a bid to give the winner his reward. He rushed to me too like a crazy addicted person rushes to the drug. On other thought, I was addicted to him myself. I kissed him, gently and deeply, as passionately as I could again and again, again and again, and again. Tasting his very essence. He was delicious, like always.

I pulled his head towards me. He was surprised because I was on my offence but he didn't stop. I couldn't tell him face to face. With my eyes closed, I thought I could whisper it directly into his soul while kissing. I wasn't brave enough to say I loved him... But my feelings... They were real.

I could feel him respond with equal passion. As if he was saying he loved me too.

All I could do was cherish the moments we spent together without thinking about what the future holds. For I knew, if fate would not want us to live together, I'd go against fate for him. I didn't care about worlds, our difference, I only cared about being with him. And I would never regret choosing to spend the rest of my life for this angel.