This is set not long after Chimera. Thanks to Darling Summers for reading this before-hand, and telling me to post it. I wasn't sure if this was too detailed, or not detailed enough, so please be honest in your reviews. Hope you enjoy! (and sorry for the short-ness!)

Col swore lightly as the first few drops of rain began to fall on us. He quickened his pace down the High Street, pulling me along by my hand.

"Do you have an umbrella?" he called over his shoulder.

"Nope- sorry. We could shelter in a shop," I offered.

"I really wanna get home though- let's just head back and try to get home before it comes properly."

We walked briskly down the High Street, as people began to pull out umbrellas, or duck under shop canopies or bus shelters. We carried on walking, as the rain fell faster and faster. There was no point in finding shelter now- we were both soaked to the skin. My hair fell into my eyes, sticking to my face.

I couldn't see properly, so stopped to sort my hair out. I raised my hand to brush it out of my eyes, but someone else's hand got to my face first.

Col's fingertips lightly brushed my cheek as he swept my hair to one side, tucking it behind my ear. His hand stayed there, before slowly trailing down to my neck. I felt my heartbeat race at Col's touch. We were now both still, not attempting to escape the rapidly falling rain. I stared into his odd eyes, oblivious to everything else around me, too entranced to break the spell that had fallen between us. The rain got heavier, but I didn't care. Col seemed to have given up his hurry to get home.

We were still staring into each other's eyes, oblivious to the cars rushing by. Everything I'd been through with Col raced through my mind in a series of flashbacks. Our first meeting; him coming to my rescue, time after time; me kissing him on the cheek; and the day he asked me to be his girlfriend, the best day of my life.

The flashbacks ended as Col's free hand grabbed one of mine, and he slowly pulled me closer. I didn't dare close my eyes- I just stared at him, unable to tear my gaze away. His warm breath tickled my neck, as he bent his head down towards me. His eyes closed, and I let mine flutter shut too. Then I felt his lips on mine.

I was shocked at how soft they were, and at how sweet his breath tasted. He dropped my hand and hooked his arm around my waist, pressing me gently closer to his warm body. His other hand caressed my cheek, as I wrapped my arms around his neck and tilted my head. I felt his lips pull mine open and his tongue dart into my mouth, and a shiver of pleasure ran down my spine.

Suddenly, I felt a strange urge to change shape, as something bubbled up inside me. Diving inside my mind, I realised with a jolt that Kullervo was trying to break through. I batted him down with my shield- nothing was going to ruin this moment for me. I succeeded in pushing him below the surface, and returned to the real world, where I was still experiencing my first kiss. My lips lifted into a smile as I remembered this.

Then, much too soon, our kiss ended, and I was staring into Col's eyes once again. A huge grin was plastered across my face, and I thought I was going to explode with happiness. Col laughed at my expression.

"Come on- let's go." He grabbed my hand and pulled me along after him. We were both drenched from the rain, but I didn't even shiver. I felt warm on the inside- with Col I didn't think I'd ever be cold again.