So this is just what I guess the fanfic people call a one-shot. But I'm not exactly up on all the lingo, so I call them sketches. This is one for just after last Friday's episode, how I figure it should have ended. I'm not Nathan/Audrey or Duke/Audrey, before all you shippers get your panties in a twist. I consider them to be a true love triangle, where neither seems more plausible, so I may write from both ships, depending on my mood. Enjoy.
"You've got a friend," Audrey said, leaning in and kissing him on the cheek.
Nathan waited for the emptiness. The emptiness that accompanied anything that would have moved him before, but now, he just couldn't feel at all. The nerve damage that he thought had destroyed his ability to feel emotions as well.
But the kiss seared. After so long without any feeling, one so strong almost knocked him over, and he used his other arm to steady himself against the car.
What the hell just happened? he asked himself, his hand covering his cheek.
Audrey made you feel, you idiot, his little voice told him. But he didn't believe it.
How could I have lost all feeling for so long, and still not have it when Audrey came to Haven, but suddenly she kisses my cheek and my nerves decide they would like to cooperate again? he thought angrily. It's those stupid Troubles. They stopped when I lost my feeling, but now once they've come back, Audrey swoops in and I can almost feel my cheek.
He climbed back into the truck.
"Something wrong?" Audrey asked, reading his face.
"No, well, it's just…" he trailed off, looking at her. Now he didn't just see her as Audrey his partner, or Audrey, his friend. He thought- Audrey, my savior. She could save him from his Troubles. And he wanted to feel so much that he didn't even think of the consequences. The awkwardness, anything. He just leaned across the gear shift and kissed her, holding her jawbone with his un-feeling hands.
This time, his whole face lit up in the searing feeling. It felt so good to feel again. This was something he wasn't going to give up. He needed it, that he knew, even after only having it for a few minutes.
"So it's something right?" Audrey guessed when they broke.
"I can feel it. When I kiss you, I feel it," Nathan told her, and he could see the awe on her face. "And I'm not about to let that feeling go away."
She leaned against his chest, his arms crossed over her body joining with opposite hands. "I'm not going to let you stop feeling," she whispered.
So I hope you liked it. Read it and Review. I don't know if I suck otherwise.