A Sunless Dream

Sunny paced up and down his room as he mentally prepared himself for his date with Nephis. Although he didn't know how their relationship was to function seeing as he was her slave, Sunny was willing to push all those concerns to the back of his mind as he put on a tuxedo, determined to look his best for Nephis.

Looking into the mirror once more, Sunny left a clone behind to cater to the cafe before he made his way outside. Thankfully, he was quite sure the lord of shadows was doing something else at the current moment which allowed him a moment of reprieve to fully use his abilities without fear.

Before he could make his way outside, Sunny was greeted by a soft knocking on his door as he mentally prepared himself for the date. Upon fully opening his door, Sunny's eyes widened, and his mouth almost fell agape at the immense beauty that was standing before him.

Nephis was wearing a red dress which somehow emphasized and accentuated her beautiful silver hair and eyes even more so than usual. Unknowingly staring, Sunny took a moment to fully take in the beauty he was witnessing before being pulled from his thoughts by Nephis.

"You like what you see?" she asked with a mischievous smile threatening to make it's way onto her features. As Sunny endured the pain of his flaw for a moment, the only thing he could think to himself was 'When did she learn how to flirt so well?'

"You look heavenly" was all Sunny replied with, his comment caused Nephis to go slightly red before she broke eye contact with him, silently muttering her thanks in a way that Sunny couldn't help but find utterly adorable.

Closing the distance between the two, Sunny took her arm in his before summoning Nightmare. The steed was actively trying to look less menacing as it stood next to the two of them politely and Sunny gave him silent praise for his efforts. Nephis raised an eyebrow at the steed and moved to ask a question before being cut off by Sunny.

"I figured PTV's were too slow for people like us, so I decided to do something special" Nephis nodded as Sunny answered her silent question. And in a moment, Sunny threw a saddle onto Nightmares back before grabbing Nephis by the waist and lifting her up onto nightmare.

"W-what are you doing?" Nephis protested, turning even redder than before as she was placed onto the horses back. Sunny himself was slightly red at the sudden contact before replying "I had to make sure you were seated properly" although that was half true, the most prominent reason was his intense yearning for contact with Nephis.

Jumping on Nightmares back, he ordered the creature to run to the intended location of their date. Nephis was quite shocked at the sudden burst in speed from the dark destrier but quickly got used to it as she wrapped her hands around Sunny's waist for increased comfort.

"Where are we going?" she asked, with her voice slightly raised to be audible over the sound of the winds which were moving at incredible speeds. She was enjoying the trip as well as the comfort that being latched onto Sunny offered her, although she wasn't quite used to dating and romance, something about this felt 'right' in a way that her mind couldn't explain.

"We're going to a beach" Sunny commented "I've always wanted to see the ocean, so I might as well see it with you" with the comment, comfortable silence settled over the two of them as they simply appreciated each others company and the winds that whistled in their ears as they pierced through the air.

Eventually, Nephis found herself staring over an immense ocean. Sunny had already extended his shadow sense enough to see that there was nothing which could pose any danger to the two of them and with that he pulled out a blanket and allowed he and Nephis to settle on the sand.

Sunny then pulled out a basket which he had been holding the entire trip and brought out a plate for Nephis. "Are you hungry?" he asked, Nephis nodded and politely received the waffles which had been dished on her plate and prepared to eat. What she had not been expecting though, was for his cooking to be so divine.

Her eyes widened as she struggled to hide her excitement at the taste of the food, it was so good it numbed her senses and filled her with ecstasy with every bite so much, so she slowed down her pace to savour the food even more than previously.

Sunny let out a laugh noticing Nephis antics and decided to tease her "Do you like it?" although he knew the reply she was going to give, watching her awkwardly figure out how to compose her reply made him feel warm internally. "Your food is, fascinating" she muttered out before staring at Sunny. Her plate was completely empty however that wasn't what had particularly made him curious.

"How so? My food has been called a variety of things. But fascinating is not one of them." Sunny raised an eyebrow and leaned forward slightly, making sure to reinforce his interested image because truly. He wanted to know what Nephis thought of his cooking.

"It's unlike anything I've ever tasted before, it seems so different yet so similar to a wide variety of foods all blended to make a masterpiece. You're astounding." Being called astounding caused Sunny to blush heavily, although he was excellent at hiding his emotions, doing so to Nephis especially on an occasion such as this would be useless.

And so, he let his guard down against her.

Nephis observed his reaction before leaning forward to match him, she had asked Cassie about the art of 'flirting' too much to not put it into practice now. Reaching out, she took his palm in her own and held it 'How can such a trained warrior have such soft hands?' she thought to herself before commenting.

"What can't you do? I'm surprised none of the suitors have tried to court you yet. However, at the same time I'm also glad that they left me with such an excellent man" she continued to lean forward until the gaps between their faces was non existent.

Sunny knew what was about to happen, yet he felt the need to ask anyway. "Are you sure you'd...want to be with someone you're enslaving?" he asked with baited breathes, he could feel Nephis warm breath on his face as well as the situation continued to get tenser.

"I swear to you Sunny, I will never use our bond in any way that could ever hurt you. I won't even use it without asking you first" she responded firmly, she grabbed his hands once more and squeezed them to show her resolve. The look in her eyes showed the fire that Sunny always longed for.

Eventually, without another word Sunny leaned in. Capturing her lips in his own as he closed his eyes hoping she would return it. Thankfully, she did as they remained interlocked for ten whole minutes before pulling away for air.

Between pants, Sunny asked "Doesn't this count as moving to fast?" he asked jokingly, Nephis looked at him with an unreadable expression before replying "My mind may not remember much, but my heart does."

With that, Nephis captured his lips once more. All thoughts of his slavery had temporarily been pushed from his mind as he enjoyed a moment with the woman he couldn't help but be in love with.