Ok this is a repost but I have made some very large changes. I have made it more fluid and more descriptive. The whole story apart from this chapter is from Reith's point of view.
She will be OOC at times but I have tried to keep her childish nature evident at times throughout the story!
Hope this revamped "From The Inside" is much much better! Hope I get a few eviews. I prefer getting constructive critisism. It helps me become a better writer. Thanks.
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Blood covered the once lush green grass like beautiful but deadly crafted calligraphy letters. Darkened skies brought forth a gloomy atmosphere much like being alone in a strange place in the dead of night. Smoke billowed through the small hill top village desperately seeking its way out. Flames shot up from the tower of the Dojo licking the blackened sky. Bodies littered the crimson earth mangled so much to say they were no longer human. Each body used to be a young orphaned child cut down before they had a chance to live and flourish.
Midnight blue eyes rapidly scanned the Fuget ruins from their hiding place deep in a harsh prickled thicket.
There he is! A young boy no older than eleven shot through the flames sword in hand, clothes torn to shreds, once gleaming silver hair matted and tainted with blood. His blood. Others blood. He thundered right past the girls hiding place.
"Hugo?! Where are you?!" He screamed into the deathly silent atmosphere.
The girl jumped up.
"Mano! Wait!"
Too late for he was already gone. Leaping out of the thicket she made to chase after him and his friend Hugo who had ran past about ten minutes ago. Before she could take half a step a tiny hand shot out and grabbed hers tightly. Whirling round ready to strike she gasped at the twin midnight blue eyes staring urgently into hers.
"Serina?! I thought…."
"Come sister! We must run! Fuget is dead!"
Tears streaked down her cheeks dripping like crystal droplets of salty rain off her chin.
An ear piercing scream tore through the dying atmosphere from the direction the boy had ran. His voice filled with agony.
"Mano…." She cried as she was dragged far from Fuget. Far from him. Far from her future.
A young woman jolted awake shaking violently, sweating profusely, struggling to breathe. She could still feel the heat of the flames touch her creamy white skin. Reaching delicate fingers to her eyes she felt her tears. That dream felt so real. Her heart ached upon thinking about that boy.
"Again that dream….who is Serina? My sister? Maybe."
Reith sat up and scratched her head recalling the vivid images of the dream she had come to dream all too often. Ever since she had met Calintz she was plagued with this one dream. It haunted her and would not let her wake until she heard and felt over and over again that boy's blood curdling scream. Deep in the recesses of her mind she was sure that the girl was her. She was almost 100 she had lived in Fuget but just couldn't place Calintz being there.
"Is he you? Hmmm."
Crawling across her bed, Reith stared out into the deserted streets of Notia. Not a soul was in sight. The rain danced off the pavement below her window in an endless waltz. Street lamps flickered off the glistening ground joining in the romantic rain dance. She liked the rain. That day she came out that cave in Yason Roven it began spitting with tiny droplets of rain as both her and Calintz made their way through Amrond Woods. That day she couldn't help but raise her face to the sky and experience rain dropping onto her fair skin for what could have been the first time. It felt so refreshing. However she was beginning to tire of the constant pouring rain the Tears of Blood had been experiencing the whole time they had been in Notia.
General Agreian had told them to take a week off after the two parties had met up in Amabat once again after that whole incident at Involk Castle where Calintz was wrongly accused of Elaine Crane's murder. After a few moans and groans the over worked Captain decided,
"Fair enough. I do not need a break but I can clearly see everyone else does."
That bold statement caused Haren to almost knock Calintz out backed up with Rianna demanding to know why the hell the rest of the group LOOKED like they needed a break.
"Asshole."
Rianna remarked before storming away from the cocky leader of the Tears of Blood. Reith still giggled to herself thinking of how insulted the rest of the group felt after that remark. However, no one held a grudge for long.
Her smile soon faded as she stared expectantly out into the darkened streets dotted with pale yellow lights. She heard that scream in her shattered mind again. She needed company. She needed someone to put his hand on her shoulder and tell her everything was going to be alright.
Sliding over to the edge of the bed, Reith let her legs fall over the side of the bed, wincing slightly at the cool of the floor on her bare feet. Her pale yellow night dress swirled around her ankles as she silently tip toed her way to the door. Easing the door open ever so slightly Reith slipped out in one quick movement. She didn't want to wake Justina and Rianna after all.
Rain thundered down against the windows of the inn as she snuck down the silent corridors shivering slightly. Wrapping her arms around herself she hastened her search for her desired room. A loud crash of thunder caused Reith to gasp and plaster herself against the wall. She hated thunder. Each flash of lightning sent ghostly shadows creeping down the corridor, their serrated talons following her every cautious step.
She passed the room Eonis and Maya shared. No doubt the young girl would be scared of the thunder and lightning too? On passing the room which hosted Chris, Azel, Haren and Raul Reith put aside her fear and giggled quietly to herself at the thought of the three of them trying to smother Haren with pillows in his sleep on account of his unnaturally loud beast like snoring. She came to an abrupt halt infront of the last door at the very end of the corridor. The doorway that lead to her leader, Captain, trusted friend.
Her stomach twitched to life in the shape of tiny butterflies. What was she going to say? How would she approach him? Tell him she was scared of lightning? Well that was probably what he would expect her to say given her sometimes childish nature. Glancing down at herself, Reith realised she should have covered up being that she only adorned a spaghetti strapped yellow nightdress no bra gracing her more than ample bosom.
"Forget it Reith. Lets just walk away."
She turned to leave but mentally slapped herself for being so childish. Recently she had been trying to act more mature and more grown up around Calintz. It was as if she was wanting him to see her as less of an amnesiac burden and more of a woman and team mate.
Swallowing her nervousness and pushing it deep within her body, Reith, instead of knocking gently eased the door open a tiny bit. As she popped her head in she could just make out silver hair gleaming in the moonlight. Sliding in the door she clicked it shut, swallowed her resurfaced fear and crept over to his bed side.
He was lying with his back to her facing the rain drenched window. He only wore his blue trousers. Blushing slightly she crouched down and propped her elbows on the very edge of the bed resting her chin on her intertwined fingers.
Reith watched in silent blushing awe as his back muscles tensed and loosened with each breath he took deep in dreamless sleep. She felt a slight rushing feeling in the pit of her stomach and shivered slightly. Shaking off the feeling, her gaze moved up his body. His silver hair free from being tied up, splayed over the pillow like a silver halo. She was aching to touch that hair. It amazed her.
Slowly so slowly she unclasped her hands and reached one up to touch that hair.
"So soft." She cooed slightly as she twirled the silvery strands of hair between her nimble fingers.
"You should wear it down more often." She whispered again still twirling the same strands of hair.
Slowly Reith stood up and walked over to the small dresser on the far side of the room. Picking a bunch of grapes out of the complementary fruit bowl, she made her way back over to Calintz bed side. Crouching down again she laced her fingers in his hair savouring the silky softness of it. Grape after grape she ate while still stroking his hair with one hand.
"It was nice of you to offer me one."
Reith gasped and shot backwards tipping onto her backside at the sound of Calintz voice breaking through the peaceful silence in the room even with the thundering rain beating down outside.
Picking herself up she clutched her hands in front her breasts and stared at the floor.
"I-I'm sorry."
"Its ok. Hey look at that? You left me the bunch." Calintz sniggered at her while sitting upright in his bed.
Reith growled at him slightly before dropping her hands to her sides and standing almost expectantly about five feet from the Captain. Sensing her uneasiness Calintz smiled slightly at her patting the bed just beside him.
"Come sit. Standing can't be very relaxing."
She made her way back to the bed and sat cross legged just beside him turning herself round as he did so they faced each other. Fixing her nightdress over her knees to conceal her modesty she stared out the window. As she turned her head away Calintz peered in confusion behind the young beauty. Feeling his bemused stare fixated on her, Reith stared at him again.
"What?"
"Your hair. Its so long. I didn't think it was that long. I thought those braids were….empty."
"I guess. I don't realise its length when it's tied back from my face." Reith chuckled as she pulled her hair over her front running her fingers through it to ease out any tangles gracing her shining deep brown locks.
"Cool."
"What? Calintz using a word like cool? Are you feeling ok?"
Scowling at her slightly he held the bunch of grapes infront of Reith.
"Here."
As she ate she glanced around the room. It was much bigger than the one she shared with two other females no less. True Fuget Sword sat propped up in its sheath in the corner. White top folded neatly on the chair next to the dresser, arm warmers folded just as neatly on top of that. Such a perfectionist in everything from killing to folding clothes.
Nervously Reith fingered the Crystal pendant he had given her as a small token.
"I bet you're wondering why I am here….waking you up at this time of the night?"
"Not really. I'm guessing you wanted a bit of company huh?"
"Well you're half right….I had a nightmare. It felt so real. It was awful."
"Tell me about it? It will make you feel better."
So she did. She recalled the heat of the flames. The dead bodies all around and Mano. When she stopped she gazed into Calintz pale blue eyes. They had widened into saucers.
"I lived that too."
"What do you mean?"
"I remember Fuget being destroyed. Hugo ran but I stayed. I had to save everyone. It was my fault. I trusted that Yason. As I finally escape I heard a girl shouting out for me. As I stop to turn back that same Yason jumps me and slashes me across the stomach….see?"
Reith gasped as he pointed to the huge scar across his stomach.
"What does it mean Calintz?" Reith whispered into the now deafening silence.
He said nothing, just shook his head and glanced out the window. Feeling her presence was becoming a burden Reith stood to go.
"I should get back to my room."
Still she fingered the pendant as she padded towards the door.
"Stay." Came a whisper from the other side of the room.
She whirled round and stared at him as he stood from the bed and paced towards her.
"Stay." He repeated once again as he stopped mere inches infront of her now quivering body.
"Stay." He whispered in her ear as he placed his hands on her shoulders.
Her voice had drifted away during his approach. Her throat felt dry and constricted. Her knees began to shake violently. What was this she was feeling? She gripped her pendant so tightly its toothed edges stabbed into her palm. Nodding once she never averted her eyes from his piercing, unblinking stare.
Rapidly she raised her face to his standing on her tip toes and gave him a brief kiss on the lips but instantly pulled back blushing. What had possessed her to do that? Oh no. He was going to throw her out for being stupid.
Balling her hands together infront of her bosom again she stared at an interesting chink in the floor boards.
"I'm so sorry!"
She expected to be yelled at then thrown out the room. In reality what she received was far from the latter. She gasped in shock as Calintz lips crushed against hers. He pulled her closer to him compressing her ample bosom into his own chest. His hands splayed out across her back as he held her painfully in place.
At first Reith didn't know what to do. Her arms hung limp at her sides but eventually made their way up and around Calintz neck. A warm tongue snaking its way across her bottom lip shocked her into trying to gasp. As she opened her mouth that same tongue plundered hers. Her neck hurt as her head was being forced backwards. Her legs couldn't support her curvy frame as she stood before him.
In a split second Reith felt like she was floating. In reality she had been lifted up having her legs placed around a slim waist. Breaking away from the kiss Reith eyed up her predicament. Too much of her bare legs were showing. Her nightdress bunched up around her knees, fabric straining with the pressure. On greater concentration she felt two hands placed on her bottom.
"Ummm I…." She began blushing wildly.
Before she could even think up anything remotely English to say, lips crashed down on hers once again. Forgetting her embarrassment, heat pooled in the pit of her stomach as she dug her finger nails further into the tanned skin gracing Calintz back. Pushing back into the kiss both tongues danced with and around each other, both vying for supremacy.
Calintz blindly stumbled across the room trying to locate his bed but before he made it his feet caught on a chair leg sending both of them crashing to the floor. Reith gasped for air as Calintz fell on top of her his weight forcing down on her chest constricting her breathing. Upon catching their breath, both parties eyed each other up once more. She still couldn't place these feelings. What did they mean? What made her want to touch him?
Reith reached up to tuck wayward strands of silver hair behind his ears feeling the coolness of the silver studs in each ear as she did so.
His finger tips trailed their way down her cheeks, neck and shoulders stopping at the already falling off straps of her night dress. He stared almost pleadingly into her deep blue pools. She nodded slightly to his silent question.
Slowly hands traced their way to the bottom of her night dress. She raised her body slightly to allow it to be swiftly pulled from her shaking body.
Night dress discarded, Calintz sat back in awe of the body below him. Her body was perfect. All that he had fantasised about and more. From the swell of her hips to the slim curves of her tapered waist to her ample bosom now flattened out, she was perfection.
Her milky white skin showered with goose bumps as she felt Calintz gaze look her from top to bottom and back again. She shivered involuntarily as the goose bumps filled her skin feeling like millions of tiny bubbles popping over her body.
Reith reached up and pulled Calintz to her lips again. She loved the feeling of his soft lips touching hers. Given time the kiss heat up again both pulling the other closer into themselves. Both their jaws hurt from the sheer lust now evident in the humid atmosphere in the room.
Reith's hands moved of their own accord down Calintz finely sculpted body to the sash around his waist. Hands grabbed hers as they reached their destination.
"Reith? Are you sure? You do know what comes next don't you?"
"Of course I do." Reith chocked out feeling deep within she did know what was next although for the life of her she was not totally sure.
"Have you done this before?"
"I-I don't know. I may have but I don't know….Sorry….have you?"
She knew that was a silly question. Of course he had. He wasn't wandering about like her aimlessly not knowing anything about the world around him. Nodding his head he leaned in and lightly kissed the tip of her nose.
"Does that bother you?"
"N-no not at all…." Reith stammered out not knowing how she really felt in her jumbled with random and inconceivable feelings swirling like a torrent in her mind.
Lips crashed against hers once again as her hands were released to continue in their pursuit. Quickly untying the sash around his waist she grumbled to herself when she realised she couldn't push his trousers totally from his body. She just couldn't reach.
Feeling her hands being raised above her head she glanced down to see dark blue trousers being kicked away.
"Calintz? I-I don't know what to do…."
She suddenly felt quite threatened and uneasy. A hand lovingly stroking her cheek shook her out of her thoughts.
"Its ok. I don't want you to do anything. Let me do everything."
Slim fingers ghosted down her neck, over her collar bone, drifting over the mounds of her breasts. She shivered as his fingers touched her nipples. More goose bumps lept out of her skin.
Skilled fingers trailed down her stomach lightly following the small natural rise of her tummy. Reith bit her bottom lip trying to push away the rushing torrent building up inside her, but it was no use. As soon as those hot fingers touched her already dripping sex she had the desperate urge to push her insides out. Gasping loudly she felt hot liquid run from her body. Suddenly she felt relieved. Somewhat sated. Not quite knowing what happened there she opened her eyes and stared into wide pale blue eyes.
"What? Did I do something wrong?"
"No its just that I haven't even touched you yet and well….I've never seen anyone….respond so quickly…."
"Is that bad?"
"No not at all Reith. Stop worrying."
Settling back down Reith sighed deeply as she felt Calintz weight spread over her body once again. Lips captured hers once more in a lust filled tornado.
Reith's emotions exploded as his hips crashed against hers becoming one for the first time. The pain was excruciating, the pleasure was torture and she loved it. Her grip against his arms tightened, nails leaving red marks wherever they went. His hands ground painfully into the wooden floor to support himself with each powerful surge back into her body. He watched as she writhed, squirmed and moaned under his ministrations.
A light sheen of sweat formed on both of their bodies giving them and almost heavenly glow. Silver hair fell onto her flushed face as he pressed down harder onto her body pushing himself into her core.
Her thighs strangled his tiny waist as she derived pleasure from hearing him say her name over and over again.
Harder and faster he forced himself through her tight passage searching for his release. He felt her hands tangle themselves in his hair. Hearing his name being hissed out pushed him to drive his body harder into hers.
Without warning Calintz insides twisted. With one last strangled cry he spent himself deep within Reith's womb.
Exhaustion swept over him like a tidal wave. Drawing out of her body he collapsed onto the floor beside her breathing thickly through the dense silence of the room.
Just as Reith shut her eyes she felt herself being picked up. One strong arm supported her back. The other her knees. Calintz carried her so delicately over to the bed as if she was the most fragile and expensive piece of china ever to be made. Barely stirring as he climbed in beside her Reith just and no more felt her aching body being spooned against his, a strong arm curling round her waist.
Forcing her eyes open, Reith craned her head to look at Calintz.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I….I think…. I love you…."
A warm smile graced the Captain's face.
"Well, I think I love you too Reith."
Her hand moved down her body her fingers lacing with his over her stomach.
"I wish we could lie here like this forever. Its nice."
"Yeah. It is." Came his tired response.
Heavy eyes finally closed. Breathing settled down and evened out.
Before dawn pale blue eyes snapped open instantly sensing another presence in the room. Vision darting from one end of the room to the other, nothing could be seen. Calintz was tired and confused. He was sure he felt a surge of spiritual energy enter the room. Laying back down he tried to ignore the small pulses of energy. He couldn't settle.
Following the energy he traced it to Reith. She lay on her back now having broken away from his grasp hours ago. Tracing a hand about ten centimetres off her body Calintz found the alien energy. It pulsed below his hand in a pale blue and red aura….just over her womb.
That night was how it all started. How I changed. How he changed. How we all changed.
Damn...starting with a lemon! What am I like!!! R+R if you wish! I lurve getting reviews!
