316 Snow's Feelings

CHAPTER 316

In contrast to his burnt skin, her small hands felt extremely cold and warm at the same time.

He could not describe the feeling he got from her fingers tracing the outlines of his injury.

It was not until her fingers grazed his injury and he felt something colder press against his skin, that Jareth's conviction was changed drastically.

All she had wanted to do was to heal him and see the wound he so much as tried to hide.

For a minute there, Astrid stood behind him staring at how her powers had burnt his skin from the back of his neck down to his left-hand side just below his scapular.

"Astrid…"

"Shhh." Obeying her command, Jareth shut his mouth and continued waiting for her o do her thing.

"Until when were you planning on hiding this, from me." Her finger made their way upwards to the burnt mark.

He shuddered under her ministration but his lips clammed shut, refusing to give her a satisfactory answer.

"Stop hiding things from me and please do not hurt yourself because of me."

"What do you want me to do? Should I just sit and watch you go out of control and possibly hurt yourself?" Jareth asked her.

She could feel the slight irritation in his voice and knew he was still not happy with what was going on but there was nothing she or he could do about it.

"My powers won't hurt me, but you, on the other hand, they would." Her voice broke at the last part. She hated that what was a part of her, would hurt the one she cared for the most.

"I would if you do not go out of control or listen to me sometimes."

"I needed to do this." Astrid lowered her head and balled her hand on his body into a harmless fist.

Noticing her delay, Jareth turned around so he was now facing her and held her small hands in his.

"Astrid, you do not need to do anything."

"It is not about proving myself, Jareth. I need to stop being scared of them ad their growths so I can control it and stuffs like today won't have to repeat itself ever again.

"I know but, just do not go extreme."

"I won't. I've got you and Snow and White-fire to bring me back if I do."

"If you say so." A word was enough for the wise. He stopped arguing with her and turned around to allow do what she wanted to do.

Not long after, her hands emitted a certain blue light and she moved her fingers, skin to skin till everything was healed and cleared from his skin.

It was as though his skin had no blemish and was as good as how it was before, if not better.

"It's okay now," Astrid informed him and lowered her head.

Jareth tried looking t his back but could not see very well, so he used his hand to feel his skin at his back and found out what she said was true.

Naughty Jareth!

"Thank you."

"No, thank you."

Astrid left him there and went to meet her cute little baby beast, Snow. He had been watching them and their small intimate session and feeling left out.

Jareth was already taking his master away from him and as much as he wanted to be happy, even he was jealous about it.

"Hey baby."

"I thought master forgot me. Was it because I did not get burnt like Jareth?" Snow asked, raising his cute head and looking at Astrid with puppy sad face.

Astrid felt her heart break at hs words. He should know better that was not the case. She never forgot him and he was very much still in her heart just as Jareth and White-Fire.

She loved each and every one of them very much and would do anything to protect them even if it means putting her life on the line.

"Snow."

Astrid bent down a bit and stretched out both hands, waiting for it to run into her waiting arms but he turned his head away to the side and ignored her.

"I did not get burnt but I got hurt when I acted as a support for Jareth when you flung him away." Snow confessed, laying down his complaints to her.

Astrid understood what he meant and was going through.

"Hey, baby. Look at me." Snow still refused to look at Astrid as he decided to let her feel his hurt too. "My hands are open for a hug, Snow. Are you sure you do not want it or I should give Jareth instead?"

Her words hit the right spot and Snow immediately turned his fact to her and jumped into her waiting arms.

"There you go. I am sorry, baby. Master has not had enough time for you lately, right?"

Rather than answering his master, Snow nuzzled his face against her chest before looking at her with satisfaction in his eyes.

"Master."

"I know, baby, I know. You do not have to say anything. I missed you more."

"I missed you most, master." He raised his head and brought his face closer to hers so that their foreheads could touch.

Astrid leaned her head towards his and pressed it against his. "Satisfied?"

"Not yet, master. You still haven't rubbed me."

Astrid shook her head at her cub in her mind. She did not know whether she was spoiling him and raising a pet out of him than a beast companion who could fight.

Speaking of which, she needed to train him too. So that he can defend himself well if anything happened in the future.

"Okay, You have my undivided attention for the night, baby. Just you."

"No Jareth?"

"No Jareth, just you and I."

"Are you sure? You said so back then but you didn't do so. Master no need to say things like this or they won't happen. Just hold me and I can consider letting you pet grumpy Jareth for some time, then you can come back to me."

Left to Astrid, she would have but into an uproar of laughter. What was she, a toy? That they would be sharing her and taking turns to have her attention.

"Males!"

"Master!" Snow pouted, as he stared angrily at his master.

"Sorry, baby. Do not mind me."