14 14.

The stars littered the sky like millions of tiny beacons as Albert and Rayne walked out of the cafeteria.

"So whose turn was it?" Rayne asked as they walked, they were still holding hands.

"I'm actually not sure," Albert said. He had switched his focus to her and how nice the sky looked tonight.

"Okay well, truth or dare, Pretty Boy?" Rayne said and gave his hand a slight tug.

She's strong, Albert thought to himself as he stumbled forward a half step.

"Truth," he said and yanked her arm towards himself. She wasn't ready for his response and was pulled directly into him.

They put their arms around each other and stood laughing for a few seconds. Albert experienced several first feelings at that moment. Her breasts pressing against him, her body's natural softness, the strap of her bra under her shirt. He immediately wondered what this would be like if they were topless.

"Is this the closest you've ever been to a female?" She asked him, her tone seemed curious and not judgemental.

"This is the closest I've ever been to anyone?" Albert said honestly.

"Why is that? It better not be because you been too busy thinking about that skinny chick I saw you drooling over," Rayne said and began leading Albert by the hand again.

"That probably is it, that and people just being afraid to approach me," Albert said as they passed the fountain in the center of the campus.

"Why would anyone be afraid to approach you? You're cute, but not that cute," Rayne said and shrugged.

"Well I'm kind of a big deal?" Albert said proudly.

"Why because you have 2 symbols on your pendant? I ain't scared of you, I bet I could toss you into that water if I felt like it," Rayne said unimpressed by him.

"You could certainly try," Albert challenged her back

The two of them began grappling with each other, trying to flip one another. After a few seconds they sat at a bench and stared at the fountain. They remained silent and listened to the sound of the water splashing onto the stone. A soft breeze blew a thin sheet of mist over them.

"Hold still," Albert said and gently used his thumb to wipe away some water that had collected into a droplet on Rayne's nose.

Rayne closed her eyes and allowed his finger to move across her face before opening them again. He was leaning in close, close enough to kiss, close enough to see into his gray eyes.

"Fuck, you're sexy, I'm so wet right now," Rayne said absentmindedly. She had a dreamy look on her face.

"No, you're not that wet. It was just a drop really," Albert said and leaned back against the bench.

Rayne started to correct him, but decided that she liked his innocent mindset.

"Thank you," she said and lay her head on his shoulder. She looked down and realized that they still hadn't let each other's hands go.

Albert's heart raced when her head touched his shoulder. He didn't know what to do now, should he put his arm around her? Would that be too much, he liked where this was going and didn't wanna mess it up. He decided to just keep holding her hand. Rayne pressed her hand to his chest.

"Calm down boy, it's just my head," She said and patted his pec.

"You just wanted an excuse to touch me, " Albert said and nudged her with his shoulder.

"Oh you still wanna go?" Rayne said and pushed him back.

The two of them started wrestling on the bench. Albert didn't hold back. He used all of his strength to try and pin her down. In response Rayne used all of her strength to pin him. He ended up on top of her, pinning her hands above her head. She was stretched out across the bench with her legs wrapped around his waist. They both breathed heavily from the struggle.

"I could cut you in half with my thigh muscles," she said with a devious grin.

Albert realized how this would look to anyone that walked by and tried to get up. Raynes' locked legs stopped him completely.

"You have to earn your freedom," she said, those big, pink lips forming into a wide smile now.

"How?" Albert said after trying uselessly to break free again.

"You got two options, you can either overpower me, or you can do one dare," she said and squeezed him with her legs.

His breathing became labored as her grip on him tightened. He realized quickly that breaking free was impossible.

"Okay, what's the dare? He asked as he struggled to keep breathing.

Rayne thought about what she wanted to make him do. She wanted to kiss him, but she also wanted their first kiss to mean something. It had to happen naturally, if she forced him to kiss her, it would feel cheap. She decided to settle for a cheap thrill.

"Okay I dare you to let me see your abs," she said.

"Oh okay, that's an easy one," Albert said. He had built his body up for a moment like this. Standing only 5 foot 6, he always felt little around other people, but he made up for that by sculpting his body into something no one could make fun of.

He stood up and raised his shirt. Even in the dark of night Rayne could see how defined the muscles in his abdomen were. She ran her hands over them, taking her time and enjoying the moment. Albert watched the look in her eyes change from amusement to lust as she touched him. He wondered what thoughts she was having about him. He liked being looked at in that way, like the world around them had faded away, and all she could see was him.

"Having fun?" He asked with a grin on his face. Her hands were so soft on his tan skin.

"Dammit, you ruined it," Rayne said and playfully slapped him across the stomach.

He sat back down next to her and she put her head back on his shoulder.

"Are you seriously enjoying yourself, or are you just being nice to me?" Rayne asked while looking up at the sky.

"I honestly have never had this much fun with another person," Albert said honestly. He took her hand in his again.

"So you would do this again with me sometime?" she asked, sounding innocent for the first time since they met.

"I certainly hope so," he said and put his right arm around her.

They sat together for several minutes trying to name stars they thought they saw. When Albert yawned Rayne looked at her phone and realized it was 11pm.

"Damn, it's getting late," she said and stood up.

"Aww, let's hang out a little longer," Albert said , practically begging.

"We could do that. Or we could hang out in my room," Rayne said enticingly.

Albert flinched at the offer.

"Don't worry, I'm not gonna try to fuck you. I have a roomate, I seriously just wanna spend more time with you,"she said with a hint of embarrassment.

"Did I really look that scared?" Albert asked and stood with her.

"Yeah you bitched up big time," Rayne said as she led him to her dorm room.

Albert felt antsy as Rayne began to open her room door.

"Wait," he called out as she placed her hand on the doorknob.

"What's wro.....," Rayne turned to ask him why they stopped but his kiss cut her off.

He put his hands on the sides of her face as he kissed her. It was a quick, nervous kiss. He pulled away after a few seconds.

"I hope that wasn't like assault or something, I just really wanted to and I wasn't sure we would get another chance with your roommate around," Albert said quickly, he fidgeted with his hands while he spoke.

Rayne didn't say anything in response. Instead she put her arms around his shoulders and kissed him slowly and deeply.