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"Oh, come on. Where did I put that cobblestone?"
Angel was in the middle of reorganizing their chests in Minecraft. They felt inspired to work on a new project and was currently looking for their building materials.
After about half an hour of running from chest to chest, they decided it was probably best to sort out everything. Less of a headache later down the road.
They had just stumbled upon the missing materials when they heard their mate opening, then closing their bedroom door.
"Hey, Angel ", David said as he walked into the living room.
They turned their head towards him and smiled. "Hey, Davey."
He chuckled. "Oh, we've upgraded to direct eye contact now. You'd think I was talking to the couch cushions all the times I've tried to carry on a conversation with you before as you're playing that game. But, I guess progress can be made." He said as he teased.
"I know. It's great, right? You should praise me more for all the effort it's taking."
"Unfortunately, that's not my intent today." He crossed his arms.
They tilted their head. "Why?"
"Because…someone didn't separate our laundry before preparing to load the washer."
They furrowed their brow. "Wait. I didn't do the laundry yet."
"Right. I did."
"Oh. Well there we go. Problem solved."
"No. Not problem solved. It was extra work I had to do and work that could have been avoided if you took the time to separate properly."
"Next time, for sure." They winked, as they went back to their game.
"Angel.", He said in warning.
"Yes, Davey?" They asked innocently, unphased by his tone. Eyes still fixed to their game.
He huffed. "Let's go. I'm going to show you how, now."
"Later. I promise."
He laughed. "Do you really want to test my patience?"
They paused their game, looking back over at him. His brows were drawn low, arms crossed, and eyes locked onto them.
"And what happens if I do?" They said, knowing they were pushing him.
He stared at them for a long while and they stared back. A silent challenge in the air.
"Come here." David said, voice steady.
"Why?"
"Because I said so."
"Mmm. No. I don't think I will."
"Why are you so stubborn?"
"Learned from the best."
"You do know I can come to you, right?"
"Yes."
"And when I do, it won't be as pleasant as if you just came to me, right?"
"Maybe.", they said with a half smirk.
Angel felt the air grow tense between them. And as David continued to stare, they found their fight or flight instincts soon kicking in.
In a burst, they sprang up from the couch and took off running through the house. They ran from room to room, trying to make their way to the back door. David hot on their heels and closing fast. He had gotten ahold of their jacket sleeve. They shrugged out of the outer wear, escaping from his grasp.
They bolted out the back door and into the yard. One miscalculation on their part, was the 6ft tall fence that surrounded their property.
Knowing this, David picks up speed, sweeping them up and into his arms and against his chest. Their chase ended as both fought to catch their breath.
"Caught you."
They pouted a bit, feigning irritability.
Grinning at them, he leaned down and whispered into their ear. "You do remember what I said, right?"
Their pout soon turned into a smirk. "So, what are you gonna do now that I'm caught?", they asked, wrapping their arms around his neck and kissing him. Thinking back to all their previous chases and how they ended.
He kissed them back slowly. They whined as he growled in response.
Before long, he eased back slightly. "Don't get mad at me for not coming to me in the first place, Angel." A devilish smirk plastered on his face.
He took one step. And then another. And another. Before he took off with Angel in his arms.
"Davey!", they held him tight, turning into him as he ran and jumped into their swimming pool.
As they broke the water, it was only half a second before Angel righted themselves, lifting their head above the surface, gasping for air. Once they collected themselves, they turned toward their mate, who was next to them laughing like someone had just told him the world's funniest joke.
They groaned, and hit him against his shoulder. Which only made him laugh harder.
"These were my favorite lounge clothes David." Exasperation in their tone.
He held their hands to stop their assault. Stealing a kiss on their cheek in the process.
"Clothes can be washed. Lessons, on the other hand, needed to be learned."
They glared at him for his blunt answer as he turned and made his way over to the edge where the steps were. He pulled himself out of the water, then turned to help Angel. Who reluctantly took his outstretched hand.
They sighed heavily. "Was all that necessary?"
"Like I said, lessons needed to be learned. And punishments needed to be delivered."
They scoffed. "Punishments. All you did was soak both of us."
They began to walk off before David caught their hand. They turned back to look at him.
"You know…we can't stay in these clothes right? We might catch a cold."
"I know. That's why I'm going to go shower and change."
David shook his head. Smile slowly touching his lips again. "But this is the perfect time to teach you. Your lesson, that is."
As he kept repeating those words, Angel felt as if they were slowly being reprogrammed. But those thoughts soon took a backseat as David stepped closer to them. His heat radiating off of him, even through his soaked garments. He gently moved their hair to the side, kissing along their neck, grasping the hem of their clinging shirt.
He whispered against their ear. "Go shower. Get changed. And meet me in the bedroom. 15 minutes. And don't make me have to come in after you."
They inhaled sharply as he pulled back and stared them in their eyes. His gaze smoldering as he gave the instructions. His look one they had seen many times before.
Angel's eyes lit up in turn. Their mood shifted as they smiled back at him before hurrying off to fulfill the request laid out before them.
They thought about making him wait longer than 15 minutes, but decided against it. Their anticipation of what's to come increasing their motivation to get to the bedroom as soon as possible. They finished in 10.
As they crossed the door's threshold, the first thing they noticed was David, changed out of his wet clothes, standing by the side of their bed. The second thing they noticed was the combination of different articles of clothing strewn about said bed.
"Uh…what's all this?"
He smirked. "Your lesson."
They raised an eyebrow. "My lesson?"
"Yes. I've been very clear about that from the beginning. You need to learn how to sort properly. And I'm going to teach you."
They blinked. "So the thing at the pool…"
"I have no idea what you mean, Angel. I couldn't have been clearer about my intention. It can't be held against me if you thought this was something it wasn't." He teased.
They felt themself flush. Knowing David had led them right where he wanted them. And knowing how they would respond to him in turn.
"Oh, and before you think about just leaving and resuming your game, I took it upon myself to…relocate your phone and Switch while you showered."
"You hid them from me?"
"They're in the room. I just don't plan on telling you where until after we have this laundry sorted.", he grinned.
They crossed their arms. "That's not really fair, you know."
"I told you from the start. It would be easier if you would have just come to me. Although, either way, we would have ended up here regardless."
They tried to stay mad, but soon found themselves shaking their head. Smiling at the measures David took to get them here.
"You're such a tease."
"Learned from the best.", he said as he leaned in and kissed them.
"Always have to get your way, huh?"
"Not always. But this time…you needed to learn…"
They slapped their hand over his mouth and laughed. "My lesson, I know. You've said it so much, I'm going to be hearing that phrase in my dreams."
He removed their hand, kissing the back of it, before holding it within his own.
"Good. Pavlov knew what he was talking about."
"Am I the dog in this scenario?"
"What? No." He stuttered. "That wasn't the point."
"I know, baby. I was just teasing. Although…I do expect a treat after all this. Afterall, I learn better with positive reinforcement."
He hummed. "Hmm…that could be arranged.", he said, kissing their lips and holding them at their waist.
"Now, let's get started."