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[Chapter VIII] - Growing Intimate

'Please... never let go of me...' the male's voice silently echoed in Ciel's heart, causing it to melt in loving tenderness. Granted, she didn't get the 'I love you, too' she craved for, nor did Nicolas kiss her back, but the Giantess wasn't bothered by this. After all, he had accepted her feelings. Not only that; in his own way, he had even reciprocated them. She was aware that it would be hard for him to openly confess his love for her, given the whole issue with Setsuna, but she was willing to wait for him.

"Of course, darling. I will never let go of you. I promise you that." the ravenette swore, affectionately caressing her beloved's curly hair. All sorts of positive emotions swirled within her, rendering her powerless to stop the tears of joy that trailed down her cheeks. Not that she would want to, either.

The male's situation was slightly different, however: despite the undeniable happiness he felt about Ciel loving him in a romantic way, he was unable to get Setsuna's betrayal out of his head. Was it too soon to get in another relationship? Who was to say Ciel wouldn't eventually get bored of him like Setsuna did? He was sure he wouldn't be able to take another blow like that. He seriously considered backing down; this may not have been a good idea, after all.

That was until his eyes met hers. The way the Giantess' irises lit up at the sight of him; the manner in which they beautifully glinted, almost as if they wanted to reflect his flabbergasted expression; the fact that those amaranth red eyes of hers seemed to scream 'passion' made the doubts in his mind dissipate like a fog cloud being pierced by the sunlight that was Ciel's enamoured gaze.

Still, that was not the only concern in Nicolas' heart and mind. Now that he was certain about the genuineness of Ciel's feelings towards him, another question triggered in his mind: why me? No matter how he looked at it, Ciel was the kind of woman that could easily have any person she wanted as a soulmate, and rightfully so. Not only was she immensely beautiful in terms of her looks, but also where her traits were concerned. He knew fully well how strong her desire to protect those she cared for burned within her, something he could relate to. Not only that, but the way she always seemed to have the right gesture or the right touch to soothe his pain and her willing devotion to making his life better than it was... he simply felt undeserving of her. He felt he was doing her a disservice by accepting her feelings, almost as if he was sentencing her to settle for less than she deserved.

But once again, Ciel had seen through him. She could tell what he was thinking just by looking at him, and she wasn't going to let him doubt himself like that.

"Time to put your insecurities to rest... permanently." the Giant woman declared before kissing him again. The shy male closed his eyes, feeling the familiar sensation of Ciel's tongue exploring his mouth, completely unaware to the fact that she was planning to take things further this time.

Leaning forward she let the full weight of her body press down against Nicolas' smaller frame, which naturally failed to contain her. This was what Ciel wanted as she pinned her beloved onto the soft mattress, her prodigious chest keeping him in place. She felt his heart pound repeatedly against her bosom. A good sign for sure, especially when paired with the shade of red on the male's cheeks. The Giantess continued to passionately kiss him, her hands feeling all of his body, except for his most intimate parts, clearly intending to tease him that way.

"Don't worry, sweetheart~. I'm saving the best for last~. But you know, it isn't fair for me to be the one to do all the touching, is it~? Now, I know you're quite the timid gentleman and you would never touch me out of your own volition, and I'm going to do something about that in due time, believe me, but for now I'll help you out a little bit~." Ciel giggled as she gently grabbed Nicolas' left wrist and placed his hand on her right breast.

The male gasped loudly and instinctively tried to pull his hand away, but Ciel tightened her grip just enough to make him unable to withdraw his palm off the fleshy surface of her boob.

"Now, now, don't pull away just yet, love~. Doesn't this feel good for you~? You needn't worry about me thinking you'd be a perv. If you were anyone else, I would never let you even try to think of doing something like this, but you're special, darling. My love for you comes with certain privileges, such as you getting to enjoy all of my body without me thinking poorly of you because of that. And besides, you're only doing with me the same thing I'm doing with you, so it's only fair. Or would you say you'd think poorly of me for feeling your body?" the black-haired female cornered him with her solid argument.

"N-N-No..." the male blushed and looked away from her in embarrassment.

"See? So there's nothing to worry about. Let me put it as clearly as possible for your sake, honey..." Ciel spoke calmly before leaning towards his ear and whispering seductively into it.

"I want you to touch me~."

A small giggle followed her declaration, knowing the kind of reaction she had triggered in her lover. She knew she couldn't go all out on him just yet, but she found it challenging to contain herself. She had waited for almost two decades after all. She was unwilling to wait any longer.

"Now, love. Be a darling and place your other hand on my butt. Do you think you can be brave enough to do that~? Take as long as you need. I believe in you." she encouraged him. Though there was a faint hint of teasing in her voice, her endgame was much greater than that: she wanted him to start building his confidence. If he couldn't let go of his restraints in front of her, their relationship would be an uphill struggle for him, and she didn't want that. So she was willing to wait for him, and to help him get there, but even so, she knew the first step could only be taken by him.

Nicolas seemed to have frozen on the spot; he just stared at Ciel with an expression of complete disbelief, for his notion of reality didn't contain a situation like the one he was experiencing. It took him a few minutes to finally be able to move, and when he did, the only part of him that could do so were his lips, just barely to explain his feelings to the woman he loved.

"If this doesn't fall within your concept of 'reality', then it can either be a nightmare or a dream. Is this a nightmare for you, Nic?" Ciel asked with great certainty. She already knew what his answer would be, after all.

"N-N-N-No..." he whispered.

"Then that must mean it's a dream, right? And if that's the case, you need not worry about what's possible in reality. All you need to focus is on what you want to do. So, do you want to touch my butt, or not?" she asked, putting great emphasis in the word 'want'.

Nicolas didn't respond. He was trying to grasp the full meaning of every single word Ciel had spoken to him. 'Want'. 'Wish'. 'Desire'. Did he desire to give in to Ciel's charm? Would that make him happy? What if he were to remove all 'what ifs' from the equation? What would the result be?

He had his answer.

He looked at Ciel and nodded. "Y-Yes... I-I want to..." he admitted.

Ciel smiled proudly at him. He was already making great progress. Nodding at him to reassure him that it was okay for him to yield to his desires, she watched as his shaking arm reached down for her left buttcheek and, ever so timidly, placed his hand on it.

"Now, Nic... It's time for me to give in to my own desires..." the Giant female smiled as she closed her eyes. Letting go of all her restrictions, she began to grow. She became detached from the world around her. Only she and her Nic existed now in her eyes.

The male's eyes widened in shock as he felt the flesh underneath his palms expand in all directions. Not only that, but it also grew slightly warmer the more it expanded. After the initial shock had subsided, the short man found himself actually quite enjoying the sensation of feeling Ciel's expanding flesh underneath his hands. It made no sense to him: why wasn't he scared? If he thought about it, it was the most sensible reaction. After all, Humans in general, and him in particular, were creatures that feared what they couldn't handle, and it was more than fair to say that he couldn't handle a situation such as this one.

And yet, he wasn't scared. Why?

Almost as though she could read his mind, Ciel answered his question, still not opening her eyes nor stopping to expand.

"It's because you let go of every "what if" in your mind. Doesn't it feel good?" she asked him.

She was right. It did feel good, even if he wouldn't have wanted to admit it. Yet, at this point he knew trying to hide things away from her would be far too futile. "Y-Yes..." he confessed.

Ciel giggled, continuing to grow larger and larger, unaware of the fact that the bedframe was now struggling to contain her increased weight. The creaking of the wooden planks and the much more robust legs alerted Nicolas about the imminent fate that would befall the copper-shaded piece of furniture, yet the Giantess remained oblivious.

Only when the poor thing finally gave in with a snapping sound and Ciel fell on her butt to the floor did she open her eyes once again and stopped growing, a quick 'Oh!' escaping her lips.

The floor shook slightly as a result of the impact, but even as she fell, the ravenette Giant female managed to hold onto her little boyfriend, protecting him from the slight pain the fall may have caused him.

"Hehehe, sorry about that. I guess I overdid it a little bit. But this is really bad, isn't it...?" Ciel sighed, wondering how she'd be able to explain this to Siule.

And as luck (or the lack thereof) would have it, the black-haired Giantess seemed to have mentally summoned the female Human.

"Are you both okay?" she asked, opening the door, only to see a five-metre tall Ciel holding onto a shocked Nicolas.

"Ah, shit." Ciel cursed.