To I luv Milorion, I agree with you that in the movie they did have a very calm kiss. And that's part of the reason why I love this couple so much, but this is also when they were much younger. I see them as … well young romantics at this time, just enjoying being together. That's more of what I was going for at the start of the last chapter. Maybe I did portray them as a bit love sick, not really my intention though.
Now the chapter.
Milori smiled as he watched Clarion. She was spinning in the snow her arms out and the hem of her coat flying out. Milori stepped up to her and linked their hands, spinning with her. Clarion's expression showed surprise for a moment but she smiled at him.
"Can I join you?" Milori asked. She leaded against his chest.
"Always." She said. Milori hugged her tightly.
"What are we going to do first?" She asked looking up at him.
"I thought, since I met your best friend, you should meet mine."
"The Keeper?"
"His friends call him Dewey. Come on." Milori lead the way to the library. He opened the door and ushered her in with a bow.
"Dewey?" Milori called out.
"Nobody's home."
Clarion looked at Milori with a raised eyebrow.
"He does that when he's writing or doing something he shouldn't." He said. "Dew, come on. I know you're here." Milori called again.
"Milori, oh it's you." Dewey appeared around the stack of books his nose splattered with ink.
"Ahh…Dew." Milori rubbed his hand against his nose trying to indicate where the other sparrow man had ink.
"What's wrong with your nose?" Dewey asked. Milori sighed.
"Dewey, I would like you meet Clarion." Milori said stepping aside so Dewey could see her.
"It's my pleasure." Dewey said with a small bow. Clarion returned the gesture with a curtsy.
"It's lovely to finally meet you Dewey." She said.
"The feelin' is mutual. Milori has spent many hours talking about you. I can't tell you how many nights he knocked on my door just to tell me about something you had said or done. I could write a book on it. If I did, I'm sure he would be the first one to read it…what? I'm not supposed to tell her that?"
From the time Dewey had said 'spent' Milori had given him hand signals to stop talking. He ended up face palming himself and only then did Dewey take heed to his plight. Clarion hid a smile as Milori shot another look at Dewey.
"Well, can't take it back now. Besides, it's not like I told how you blush whenever you talk about her." Dewey said. Milori threw his hands up in the air.
"Thanks Dew, but I think we're going to leave now."
"Aww, why?" Clarion said.
"We have a lot to do…come on." Milori said pulling her with him. When they were outside Clarion walked ahead then turned around to look at Milori.
"How come we left so soon?" She asked walking backwards.
"You just wanted to stay so you could get back at me from the night Mary came with you meet me." He said.
"What? No, I would never." Clarion said in a sweet voice.
"Oh, really?" Milori said nodding his head.
"Of course." She said in the same voice.
"Yeah right." Milori said and ran towards her. She let out a shriek and tried to run away but Milori grabbed her around her waist and lifted her up, spinning around. Their laughter floated around the snowy landscape. Milori fell over and landed on his back in the snow, Clarion on top of him. She smiled down at him and leaned in to kiss him.
"This is perfect." He said when they broke apart.
"It's almost perfect." She replied.
"What could we possibly be missing?"
"This." A hand full of snow landed right in Milori's face.
"Yes! I finally got you back!" Clarion yelled, jumping up in joy.
"Oh, it's on now." He picked up a hand full of snow and threw it at her. She ran out of the way and took cover behind a tree. He flew up and hid in the branches. Clarion didn't see when he had taken off and was surprised when she didn't see him. She came out from behind the tree and called to him. He waited until she had moved right under the branch he was standing on.
He called out to her and then jumped on the branch, dislodging all the snow. She looked up to see a pile of snow fall right on her, covering her from head to toe. Laughing he flew down and landed next to the snow pile she was now buried under. Her head popped out of the top of the snow, causing him to laugh harder at the sight.
"It's not funny."
"Sure it is." He held out his hand and pulled her out wrapping one hand around her waist. "You should have known to never pick a snowball fight with a winter fairy." He said.
"I'll keep that in mind for the future." She said.
"Come on we still have a lot to do." He said eagerly pulling her with him. He took her on a tour of the winter woods and the frost forest. He took her for lunch in glacier pass and then ice sliding. As the sun was getting lower in the sky they ended up at the top of a hill watching a drove of bunnies run past.
"Watch this." He said and flew off. He landed on one of the bunnies and began to ride it.
"Milori be careful." She called.
"I'm perfectly safe, look no hands!" He threw both his hands in the air, at the same time the rabbit jumped, knocking him off. He landed in the snow and the bunnies continued to hop over him.
"Milori." Clarion called but got no answer. The bunnies moved on and she could see him lying face down in the snow.
"Milori?" She called again. He shifted and got on his hands and knees but only for a moment before falling back into the snow. He didn't move.
"Milori!" She was running now, her heart pounding. She slid the last few feet in the snow coming to a spot next to him. "Milori?" her hands hovering just above his body. He still didn't move. She hear him groan, the sound muffled by the snow. She turned him over and found his face in a huge grin.
"Haha, you should see your face." He said laughing.
"That was not funny!" She hit him on the chest. "I thought you were really hurt!" She hit him again.
"Okay, I'm sorry." He said still laughing.
"You should be, you stupid jerk." She hit him again.
"Alright stop." He grabbed her wrist. "I'm sorry." He said again, in a softer voice. "I'm fine. I promise." He pulled her towards him, tucking her head under his chin.
"Are you sure?"
"How can I not be fine when you are next to me?" He said.
She pulled back and looked him in the eye. "Never do that to me again. Not ever!"
"Never. I promise." He said. She sighed and leaded against his chest. "You really worried me." She said softly.
"I'm sorry." He said wrapping his hands around her. "I'll never make you worry like that again. I promise."
They stayed like that for awhile until Milori pulled back. He looked up the sky.
"Oh frost! We have to go or we'll miss it." He said jumping to his feet.
"Miss what?"
"It's a surprise. But we have to hurry." He said and picked her up bridle style causing a blush to appear on her face.
"Milori…"
"You can't fly so I'll have to carry you." He explained. "Hold on tight." He took off. After flying for awhile he asked her to close her eyes.
"Why?"
"So the surprise isn't ruined. Now close your eyes."
"Last time you asked me to close my eyes I ended up with a face full of snow." She said.
"This isn't like that, promise. Please close them?"
"If this some kind of trick, Milori, I swear you will never kiss me again."
"You'll never be able go through with that threat." He said bring his face closer to hers.
"Want to bet." She said in seductive voice.
"You will the death of me." Milori said kissing her. "Just keep your eyes closed." He said when they broke apart.
"Alright, I trust you." She said closing her eyes. "But nothing funny."
"Don't worry. I enjoy kissing you too much. I would have to be stupid to do anything to threaten it."
"Well you can be stupid sometimes." She said smiling.
"You realize I can drop you, right?"
"No you won't."
"What makes so sure?" he loosened his grip on her a little, her arms tighten around his neck instinctively, but she still kept her eyes closed.
"You just told me. You said you like kissing me too much to do anything to threaten it." She said, causing him to laugh.
"I'm never going to win an argument with you, am I?"
"Nope." She said.
A little while later he landed and put her down.
"Can I open my eyes now?"
"No, not yet." He said putting his hand over her eyes. He gently moved her.
"Alright, now." He said and moved his hands. She opened her eyes and gasped. They were looking at breathtaking sun set. The light reflect of the snow lighting up the valley below them, turning brilliant shades of pink, orange and red.
"This..this is…" She said.
"Glacier Mount. You said wanted to see the sunset from here." He said.
"You remembered?"
"Of course."
"But that was the first night we meet."
"The second actually." Milori said.
"Well, now that I think about it was the third, technically." They both laughed. Clarion turned back to the sun set. Milori stood behind her and wrapped his hands around her waist.
"Do you like your surprise?" he asked.
"I love it. It's the perfect way to end the perfect day."
"Almost perfect."
"What are we missing?" She asked tilted her head back to look at him.
"This…" he leaned down and kissed her. She kissed back turning around and wrapped her hands around his neck. He tightened his grip around her waist and lifted her off her feet so her face was just above his. They broke apart and looked at each other for a few moments.
"I love you Clarion."
"I love you too."
They kissed again as the sun slipped over the horizon and the first stars appeared in the sky. It was the perfect end to the perfect day.
Oh, I think I just died from the sappiness of it all. Sorry this is overdue guys, but I have exams right now. I shouldn't have even written this when I did but the way my timetable is looking right now I won't be able to post for a while, so please bear with me for now.
I'm not even sure if I'm going to continue this this point I can only see one way the story will go. And I really don't want to have to write their goodbye. I'm not good with sad, I will probably end up breaking down everytime I try to write it. I almost cry just thinking about it. I have a plot in my head and if you guys want me too I'll write it. Let me know, just know after this point the tone will change.
Nardragon ~ until the next page.