Apprentice by J.P. Larson

Author:J.P. Larson
Language: eng
Format: epub

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I cannot judge my first kiss against first kisses everywhere, but to me, I thought it was the first kiss by which all other first kisses could be measured.

She was soft and sweet. Her lips brushed against mine at first, and then slid. Mine were parted lightly, and so were hers.

And when it finally ended, I could still feel her lips, and I could for hours later.

She steadied me afterwards until finally I opened my eyes.

"Why?" I whispered.

She smiled. "Many reasons." She caressed my face. "You are lovely and captivating."

"I am not."

"Do not argue with your queen," she said firmly.

"It wouldn't be the first time," I said.

She smiled and agreed. "I suppose it wouldn't, but this time, and about this, do not argue. I have been enamored of you since I saw you this afternoon, and everything you have done tonight has enraptured me more completely. You are sixteen, but you are more than sixteen at the same time."

I smiled, still confused.

"I thought perhaps you had never been kissed, and I asked Quartain."

I laughed. "She asked. She spied on me."

"She did, but it was in a good cause, and she has loyalty to us both. I wanted your first kiss to be meaningful, and I thought one from me would be. I wanted one you would remember forever."

"I will," I said.

"I wanted one with no regrets afterwards," she said. "Perhaps your heart secretly wishes another were standing here, but if so, anyone you may desire has had her opportunity, and so the victory of your first kiss is mine."

"My lips are a conquest?"

"To some, they would be. I was being playful while making a point." And I understood.

"I am not offering more kisses, Kia. There may be more, if ever we have more moments like this, but we are to be friends, not lovers. All our future kisses may be upon the cheek. I am too old to be your lover, and maybe when you are twice the age you are now, the difference would not seem so great. And maybe I should have left your first kiss to someone else, but I wanted it."

"I'm glad you did," I said.

"I wanted you to know what a good kiss is, too," she said, "so that if ever you kiss another, and it is not as good as this was, you will know perhaps she is not the right one for you."

She smiled again, and it was radiant. "Do you understand?"

"Yes," I said. "But I have one further question."

"Oh?"

"If this is to be our only kiss, but I am to properly remember it, then I must know if first kisses come with a second cycle, just to be sure the memory sticks."

She laughed, smiled, and I closed my eyes when she bent her head towards mine again. The second part of our first kiss was as lovely as the first part, and I was left wanting more when she ended it, but I knew it was right to ask for no more.

"Thank you," I whispered.

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