[Third Person's PoV]
Seeing Alpha and Beatrix walking away, Cid smiled, his hand on his chin, before sinking into his shadow, leaving the throne room empty.
Deleting his presence, Cid appeared behind Sherry, who was inside the lab tinkering with some objects, trying to create new artifacts. Meanwhile, Eta was seen sleeping on her desk with her head down and bags under her eyes.
As Cid appeared, he picked up Sherry in a princess carry, taking her by complete surprise, causing her to let out a yelp. She looked towards the person who picked her up and sighed with relief when she realized it was only Cid.
"You scared me," she said in his arms, a hand on her chest.
Cid just smiled while looking at her. "Sorry about that, I couldn't help it. You let out the cutest noise."
Sherry grew embarrassed upon hearing that and didn't know how to respond, so she wrapped her arms around his neck to secure herself, but then grew even more embarrassed by her own actions.
"W-Why are you here?" she asked, looking at him shyly.
Cid gave her a fake pout, teasingly. "Well, I've been waiting for someone to come and get me so we can spend time together, but that person hasn't even approached me since arriving here and spends most of her time locked up in a lab."
"Sorry, I got too enthralled in research," she muttered, blushing.
Cid just smiled. "That's alright. After all, I came here to kidnap you. We're going on a date."
Her arms around him unconsciously tightened when she heard that idea. "Really? Where are we going?"
"Can't say, sorry," Cid smirked, while Sherry happily pouted before giggling.
"Do I have to dress fancy?"
"If you want to."
Sherry nodded before jumping down from his arms. "Let me get ready," she said excitedly before jumping into her shadow.
Cid covered his mouth to stop himself from laughing when he saw her close her eyes before jumping in.
Cid shook his head in amusement before thinking, 'Did she already learn how to shadow travel that quickly? It hasn't been that long since she acquired these powers… as expected of her, I'm impressed.'
After a few minutes of waiting for her, Cid changed his outfit to an all black three-piece suit. As he waited, he approached the sleeping Eta and conjured a blanket using magic, draping it over her body while moving her hair from her face. He then kissed the top of her head which caused her to smile in her sleep.
After a few more minutes, Sherry appeared wearing a white button-up blouse with a small ribbon, tucked into a long black skirt raised up to just underneath her breast. She also wore black leggings and a pink long cardigan, which rested loosely on her forearms.
As she arrived, she did a small spin before looking down shyly and asking, "What do you think?" while looking slightly up to see his expression.
Cid just smiled and lifted her chin before kissing her pink lips. "I think you look very beautiful."
She turned red before covering her eyes and swaying side to side. "I think you look very handsome as well."
Cid chuckled before grabbing her hands from her face and holding them onto his. "So tell me, do you want me to simply teleport us there or do you want to enjoy our journey to our destination?"
Sherry puckered her lips to the side as she pondered before answering, "I want the journey," she said with a smile.
Cid smiled and nodded his head before teleporting them just outside the base. "Kaisel."
From underneath them, Kaisel took both of them to the skies, surprising as everything was happening too fast. She almost fell off Kaisel, but Cid managed to take hold of her and bring her close to his chest.
She once again grew embarrassed as she hugged him tightly, afraid to fall off. Cid just smiled as he softly patted her hair. "It's alright. Look."
Sherry took a deep breath to calm herself down before taking a peek away from Cid's chest and looking ahead. The scene almost left her breathless.
They were over the clouds, with the skies growing orange and just above them the stars would sparkle. Sherry grew entranced watching the setting sun as the sound of the wind stained her ears.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Cid asked in her mind, using the connection between them so he wouldn't have to raise his voice and disturb the scenery.
Sherry was speechless as she nodded her head in agreement, unconsciously reaching over and taking hold of Cid's hand before softly smiling.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, feeling the wind crash against her softly.
Cid then sat on top of Kaisel before softly pulling Sherry to sit in between his legs. Cid wrapped his arms around her waist while Sherry leaned back and rested her head against his chest, staring at the sun.
Cid used his ability and made them undetectable before kissing Sherry on the cheeks, which caused her to start giggling.
After a few more minutes, Kaisel swooped down, surprising Sherry as they landed in front of the gates to the capital.
As they landed, Sherry was a bit confused as to why they didn't react, but when she looked at Cid, who just smiled at her, she understood that it was his doing.
So holding hands, Cid and Sherry walked right past the guards that were monitoring the gates and entered the city.
As they walked a few meters ahead, Cid undid his ability, and the two of them started their date as they walked through the city with their fingers interlocked.
As Cid guided Sherry to their destination, they would pass by some stores, where they would stop and admire the displays before continuing onwards.
Cid noticed that Sherry admired one piece of jewelry more than the others before walking away with a smile and a skip in her steps.
Cid smirked before disconnecting his hands from Sherry, before taking both his hands and pressing them tightly against each other.
Sherry was at first confused, and she expressed as such, "What are you doing?"
Cid didn't say anything and just smirked before opening a tiny space around his thumbs, which he presented to her.
"Blow on it?"
"What?" She asked in pure confusion.
"Just trust me," Cid said confidently.
Although confused, she did as he said, she took a deep breath before blowing air in between the gaps of his thumbs.
As she did, Cid started shaking his joint hands before opening his hands and presenting her with a gift, the necklace with a small pink diamond she was admiring in the window.
"Tada! Magic!" Cid exaggeratedly said with amusement.
"Here let me put it on you," he said as he repositioned her hair before draping the necklace on her neck and tying it behind her.
Tears streamed down her eyes slightly as she held the gem in her hand and covered her mouth in shock.
She wrapped her arms around Cid tightly before looking up to him and giving the brightest smile she ever made. "Thank you."
Cid was stunned seeing her smile, his cheeks reddened ever so slightly before looking away and covering his mouth with his fist. "Don't worry about it, it's nothing," he said, gathering his composure before wiping away her tears from her face.
After a few seconds, Sherry backed away before leaning forward, which emphasized her chest. "So, what do you think?"
Cid just kissed her forehead. "Absolutely adorable."
Sherry just started chuckling before intertwining her hand with Cid's and pressing her chest against his arm while holding him lovingly.
Cid then started leading her to their destination, a high-end restaurant owned by Mitsugoshi, thus owned by Shadow Garden.…
[Third Person's PoV]
Cid and Sherry both entered the restaurant, and almost immediately, a waitress appeared and bowed towards them, saying, "Please follow me; your table and seating have already been reserved…"
Sherry looked at Cid, confused, while Cid just smiled reassuringly at her. Hand in hand, they followed the waitress as she led them to an elevator. Once they all entered, the waitress took out some keys from her pocket and inserted them into the keyhole by the elevator buttons.
A button then appeared at the top of all the other buttons, which the waitress hit, and off they went toward the highest floor, enjoying the elevator music on the way.
Once they arrived, they were shown to their seats by a window overlooking the entire city, which began to light up due to the growing darkness.
As they seated, the waitress presented them with their menu before slightly bowing once again, saying, "Once you have decided on your order, please let me know," before walking away.
"Did you already have everything prepared before inviting me?" Sherry asked curiously as she opened the menu and started reading.
"Somewhat, I just had to say the word, and they would already have everything I wanted completed," Cid replied.
Sherry nodded in understanding. After all, he was the leader of a large organization. She looked around the empty room and asked with a bit of unease and nervousness in her tone, "Don't you think this is kinda much?"
To which Cid just smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm spending time with you; nothing can be too much for such an event."
Sherry blushed slightly before holding up her menu to block her face.
After a few minutes, Cid then asked, "Have you picked what you would like to eat?"
Sherry nodded her head, and Cid called over the waitress, and they both placed their orders.
The waitress nodded, saying, "And it shall be done; please wait a minute," before scurrying along.
The two then started talking about Sherry's time in the Shadow Garden, how she was enjoying herself, and how much she had learned in that short period of time. Even that Eta and she were getting along very well.
Their meal then came, and the waitress nodded towards them, saying, "Please enjoy."
"Thanks 502, and tell 476 she has my gratitude for the meal," Cid said towards her with a smile.
Her eyes widened before a big smile appeared on her face. She bowed her head as she said, "It's a pleasure to be serving you, master," before skipping away with a large smile on her face.
'Kyaaa, he knows, he knows who we are, as expected of our leader,' she inwardly thought, smiling.
"You know, now that you mention it… you didn't give me a name," Sherry shyly pouted before digging into her food.
Cid looked at her in confusion, "huh?"
Sherry's cheeks flushed as she muttered, "Well, everyone that joined received a number or a name; I just never received one."
Cid just chuckled, finding it amusing, which caused Sherry to grow embarrassed. Cid tapped Sherry's forehead, saying, "Very well. From this moment forth, as the leader of the Shadow Garden, I, Shadow, shall bestow upon you the name of Phi."
"There… what do you think?" Cid asked with a teasing smirk.
"Phi, phi, phi, I like it," she said with a big grin.
"I'm glad," Cid said as they continued eating and talking. After they finished, Sherry still looked around nervously as she still wasn't used to high-end places.
Cid, thinking of a way to get her mind off of it, smirked as he stood up and offered his hand towards her.
In confusion, she instinctively took it before Cid used his magic to move everything around them, positioning the two in the middle with the light of the chandelier directly above them.
Cid, using his sound magic, made the illusion of an orchestra playing.
"W-W-What are you doing!?" she asked with a flushed face.
Cid, meanwhile, smiled towards her and started to softly start dancing, following the music, "You're worrying too much about what's around you, so I'm going to teach you how to concentrate on just me," he said with a confident expression, one that Sherry found attractive as she started blushing.
"But I don't know how to dance…" she said shyly.
Cid just looked at her with a smirk, "What are you talking about, aren't we dancing right now?"
Sherry was at first confused before looking at the way she and Cid were moving. She was surprised to find herself moving and dancing through the room hand in hand with one another.
Before she became more self-conscious of what she was doing, Cid distracted her once more, saying, "See, there's nothing to worry about. Just follow the flow of the music and follow my lead like you have been doing."
Sherry nodded, unsure of herself, and did as Cid instructed.
Cid just continued looking at her in the eyes, forcing her to stay. No words were said as they just danced together close to one another.
Slowly, the tension between them started to build as they moved around while they maintained eye contact. Everything around Sherry started to become unimportant. She only focused on Cid's eyes before her eyes slightly shifted towards his lips, then back to his eyes, which Cid noticed.
"You don't have to be shy, you know. If you want something, you should just take it. I wouldn't ever decline," Cid said.
Sherry closed her eyes and stopped dancing before she went on her tiptoes and kissed Cid on the lips.
As they kissed, Sherry parted her lips and said something that completely took Cid by surprise, "I want to do it."
"Huh?"
Sherry blushed before looking Cid in the eyes, "I want to spend the night with you… I want to be more intimate," she said before closing her eyes, afraid of being rejected.
"And can I ask why? This isn't the type of thing you would normally ask," Cid asked with a raised brow.
Growing flustered, Sherry then said, "There are multiple reasons, actually. I want to repay you for all you've done for me–"
"Then I'll decline your offer."
"Wha–"
"Please have more self-importance. You are my wife. Please don't think about giving your body to me like that as a type of payment."
Sherry just smiled before shaking her head, gaining just a bit more courage thanks to Cid's words. "You didn't let me finish."
Cid didn't say anything else; he nodded his head and let her continue as they continued to dance with the orchestra still playing.
"Um, I previously mentioned Eta and I have been growing closer since working together, and she talks about what the two of you do. She talks about it with so much love that I'm starting to get curious.
You said I was your wife, but you haven't made a move on me… or mentioned wanting to do that.
But since you said if I want something I should take it, then that's what I'm going to do," she said with a smile while her cheeks started going red.
Cid studied her expression before nodding. He stopped dancing and held Sherry's face softly before lowering himself and kissing her lips softly.
The two stayed locked in their kissing for close to a minute until Cid parted and pressed his forehead against hers. "I'll be more than happy to fulfill your wish of being intimate together."
Cid then surrounded them with his shadow, and they both disappeared from where they were standing, leaving the two peeping toms behind as they let out a disappointing sigh.
"Sigh… I wish that was me. He could have taken me right there on the floor if he wanted to and I would have happily spread my legs."
"MacKenzie … we're not in our school persona. You don't have to act like this anymore."
MacKenzie looked at her friend in confusion. "... Who said I was acting?"
"Wha–"
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A/N: What a shocking reveal! Makenzie and her friend were part of shadow garden all along 😱
(I thought of this a long time ago the second time I mentioned them, but didn't know where to reveal them, so I did here lol)
Anyways I was going to add the R18 in this chapter but it's 1:38 am as I finished this chapter i'm tired so I'm sorry, next chapter is pure R18 😅, my other fanfic took longer to write than I anticipated my bad,
Hoped you enjoyed 😘😋
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