( Leo's POV )
During the two days of the festival, Terra Nova Online wasn't available for log-in, forcing all passengers aboard the arc ship to spend time in reality.
Thankfully, it was as if the game world had been paused, so their return to the game would not feel like 2 days to the NPC's inside.
Making the most of this special event, most people took the day exploring the amenities and luxuries available to those in other sectors, dining in different restaurants and exploring the different amenities available to enjoy aboard the Arc Ship.
Apparently, there was a space bubble inside the Arc Ship, from where one could sit and enjoy the beautiful outer space views, however, Leo never had the luxury of visiting the place, yet.
It had been a long time since Leo had felt his skin exposed to actual sunlight too, since there was no natural sunlight source within the Arc Ship.
"I'm sorry Amanda, because of me you can no longer enjoy the festival either. I-I didn't mean to drag you down with me–" Leo said, as he apologized to Amanda for quarantining her alongside him and ruining her festival celebrations.
"Oh come on, don't be silly…. You didn't ruin anything, also, I would much rather spend the day here with you, inside the apartment rather than go outside…. Because, I wouldn't be able to kiss you outside–" Amanda said seductively as she slid over Leo's thighs and wrapped her legs around his back.
*Smooch*
Leaning in for a smooch, she began kissing Leo passionately, which immediately forced Leo to throw a side-glance towards his brother who was still in the room.
Their eyes locked for a second and immediately, Luke decided to give space to the duo as he walked back into his room.
*Smooch*
Once Luke left, Leo began to reciprocate Amanda's passion as he kissed her back with equal intensity, causing a light smile to spread on Amanda's face.
"You…. Are….. A ….. scaredy cat" Amanda said, panting, as she had to inhale deeply before every word that she spoke.
"Am not…" Leo replied, as he grabbed Amanda's robes, and in a move that shocked even Amanda, slid it from above her shoulders to reveal her bra.
"Ooo…. Playing with fire today? Are we?" Amanda teased, as Leo began kissing down her neck, while also trying to unhook her bra.
"Mmmm" Amanda moaned in pleasure, as her body started to heat up.
She was enjoying this as much as Leo, and did not really want to ruin this moment, however, as Leo finally unhooked her bra, instead of letting it fall off, she grabbed it by the center, preventing it from sliding off.
"I don't mind showing my body to you, but you have to remember that I don't want kids... and by that I don't mean that I don't ever want kids, but at least not inside this metal tube" Amanda said, as she made a silent plea to Leo, to keep himself in check.
For a moment, Leo exchanged his glance between Amanda's flushed face and her near bare chest and for a moment he could not control his emotions.
As a Virgin, he wanted nothing more than disrobing Amanda and having his way with her, however, he also understood her concerns and found them to be extremely valid.
They had still over 3 years to go within this Arc Ship and if he got Amanda pregnant during the journey, they were most likely going to be forced to raise a child in this floating metal tube, which wasn't ideal at all, especially when both of them were forced to play Terra Nova Online for 12 hours a day.
"I– yeah, let's pause" Leo said, hooking Amanda's bra back-up as he gave her neck one last kiss before pushing her away.
For a moment, both Leo and Amanda looked disappointed, however, they did not let it show, as they both consciously tried to uplift the mood.
"So you don't trust your pull-out game huh?" Amanda teased, as Leo shrugged his shoulders and said "How can I trust something that I've never tried. Hahaha"
Since he was a virgin, Leo had no idea about how strong his pull-out game was and without having a history, he did not feel confident in taking that risk.
"And that's why you are the cutest and best boyfriend…." Amanda said, throwing her arms around Leo as she snuggled up to him in a comfy hug.
She could sense his disappointment at not being able to continue, however, his decision to stop, now made her feel even more secure about entrusting herself to him and she could feel that in the near future the two of them would indeed go all the way when it was a safe day for her.
However, unfortunately, today was not the right day for their first time.
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( Meanwhile Cervantez )
Cervantez prepared a gift box and walked over to the President's House in Sector A, as he had some theories that he wished to verify with her.
As he walked out of his home, he found the streets of Sector S being filled with people from lower sectors, especially from E and D, as he cautiously made his way through the crowd with his gift pack in hand.
Everywhere he went, Cervantez garnered hostile gazes from the commoners, however, with him wearing the sector S white robes, nobody dared to hit him or rob him, as they knew that the ankle bracelets on their body would punish them heavily if they did.
*Ding* *Dong*
Cervantez pressed the bell to the president's apartment in sector A, and for a while nobody came to answer the door.
*Ding* *Dong*
Cervantez pressed it again, and this time the president peeped through the door-hole and only opened the door when she felt assured that it was some Urban Elite who had come to meet her and not some commoner looking for revenge.
"Hello, Mrs.President, I'm Cervantez, also known as 'DarkEmperor' within Terra Nova, a Sector S resident.
Do you mind if I come in? I have a few questions I wish to discuss with you if that's okay….." Cervantez said, as looking the expensive bucket of champagne that he was carrying, President Verma decided to let him in.