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Sorry, for the very late update because I was focusing on updating Intimacy which is a Takari by the way, for those who'd want to read. And a lot of activities in school. We had our exams a week and a few days ago. So, school's almost over and hopefully, I might update faster these weeks. But don't get your hopes up high with an author like me. *laughs* I'm really lazy and I need inspiration.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, but I very much own the plot.

Do review. Here's another chapter of Ninth Life. Enjoy!

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Ninth Life

8. Shadows in the Daylight

By ©ancercute

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••Yamato••

I wanted to feel her, touch every inch of her, savor every sweetness of her body, heart and soul. I wanted to show her I love her more than she thinks. And I wanted it before it's too late.

"Yes Matt. Make love with me," she moaned as I kissed her throat.

I pulled away and looked deeply into her bright bronze eyes.

"I'm serious Meems. I'm not forcing you to. I want you to think it through carefully," I caressed her face. "Baby, I'd be glad if you'd accept but I'm not rushing things. I'll give you all the time to think of it. Don't get pressured."

"I'm sure Matt. I won't regret anything. I love you," she encouraged as she pulled my face closer to hers. "I want to make love with you too."

"Are you sure baby?" I kissed her lips softly.

"Absolutely sure."

"Right now?"

"Yes, right now."

"Alright," I sighed and got off the couch scooping her into my arms, carrying her in bridal style.

"Hey, don't worry. I know what I decided," she said as she wound her arms around my neck. I took her into her bedroom, without any intention of turning on the lights. Through the darkness, I managed to cross the room and placed her on the dresser table. I held her on both sides of her hips while her legs locked on my ribs. I moved my hands under her shirt, slowly pulling it up over her hands, and throwing it away. She pulled me closer and kissed me, sliding her hands to unbutton my shirt. I held her beautifully bare waist and planted kisses from her soft lips down her throat and collarbone, to her shoulders and cleavage. She leaned her head beside mine and nibbled my ear while I kissed her nape and back shoulders. The lavender scent of her chestnut hair made me attached. The smell of her made me hungry. It made me more excited to taste her and more eager to feel her.

Still with lips together, I lifted her up and placed her gently on the bed. More sensually intimate moments later, all clothes were stripped off and I could entirely see the exotic beauty of her whole being. Through the dimness of the room, the only source of luminosity was the moonlight passing through the glass doors of her balcony. Every curve of her body was outlined with light and I was struck by her exquisiteness. I haven't seen anything more strikingly beautiful than her.

I was awed. And as I once again tasted the strawberry flavor of her lips, I came to realize that this passionately wonderful escapade of a love affair was reality. I read from somewhere that it was a man's theory that the way you made love to a woman was to worship every inch of her body with your heart, mind and soul.

"I'll be careful baby. I'm not going to hurt you," I whispered. From there, I began to show her the love I hold towards her and let our nighttime adventure be driven by hormones fueled with love.

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••Mimi••

My eyes fluttered open to the bright light that penetrated through my glass doors. It was morning again and my head was still confused. I looked up around me but I couldn't make myself move. When I looked under the blanket, an arm was holding me around my naked waist, preventing me from getting up. Matt was sleeping right by my side, laughably snoring. Now I remembered what happened last night. It was the most beautifully crazy feeling I felt. I was extremely happy that this moment, I felt the ache on my entire body. I was still lying flat on bed, not having the chance to move, thinking of what to do.

If there was anything about love, it would be running into his arms colliding with his heart and exploding into his soul.

I watched Yamato beside me as he slept and I felt the urge to kiss him softly on his lips. So I did, and it made him groan. At first I thought he'd wake up, but he didn't. Noticing the alarm clock by my side table that read 7:15, I tried to remember what day it is today.

Shit. It's Monday!

And class starts in forty five minutes. What am I still doing here on bed with Matt? I hastily looked around for any of my clothes and found them all scattered on the floor. I tried to quietly creep out of bed from his hold, and grab a towel entering the bathroom. I closed the bathroom door and turned on the shower. Taking a bath was relaxing and it made myself feel clean and fresh to start the day.

After that, I wrapped myself with a towel and blow dried my hair. Through the noise of the hairdryer, I heard Matt call my name. He's awake finally.

"Meems?" he called loud enough for me to hear.

"Yeah?"

"I'm going back home to change. I'll see you later in school, alright baby?"

"Okay. See you too." Then I heard his footsteps and the sound of the closed door. By that time, I finished drying my hair and walked out the bathroom. I was surprised. The scattered clothes were gone- off course he wore his. You can't expect him to go back home in his naked ass. But I was surprised he actually put mine in the hamper. That was so embarrassing. I left it a while ago scattered around because I was hurrying to get a towel. And the bed was also made. That's so nice of him. It actually shows he cleans up the wonderfully naughty mess we made. Thinking of it makes me smile… no, smirk would be the more suitable term.

Moving on, I grabbed a pair of fitting denim skirt that reached an inch above my knees and a cream colored shirt. Then I put my leopard print belt around my waist and stepped in a pair of black heels. After wholly preparing myself, I glanced around the clock which read 7:50 and hurriedly grabbed my Luis Vuitton handbag and hopped in my Mercedes. It was a short drive to school and I parked my car in the lot before the schoolgates. I went by my locker and took some things before going to first period.

Just I was about to close my locker door, an arm snaked its way around my waist causing me to jump in surprise.

"Hey kitty."

I turned to face Matt smiling at me, and I smiled back to. I closed the space between us and leaned on forward to him.

"Hey too baby," I replied. It's the first time I called him that and we were both amused. "I enjoyed last night."

"Me too." He kissed me softly on my forehead and my nose.

"You better behave. I'll be late for my first class," I said pulling away. "I'll see you later." Quickly, I pecked on his lips and turned away to head down first period.

Later that day, the whole school crowded over the field. The soccer teams were going to have a practice game today for next week's district meet. I tagged along the crowd, sitting on the bleachers nearest the field and looked for Sora and Tai. I found them both on opposite sides of the field. Surprisingly, it was a girl versus boy game. I was confused. How could they make the guys play with the girls? That seemed unfair. But anyway, I waited for the game to start.

After a few minutes, the referee blew his whistle signaling the start of the game. I watched as the guys took the ball, kicking it to their side of the field and earning the first score. The girls were on their guard, trying to steal the ball that always went to the guys. Sora was sweating, trying to hype up her team to score. They were playing hard now, putting all their effort. The game was of course for their practice to this week's district competition. The score was already 0-8 in favor of the guy's team. The girls haven't scored yet and to my worry, I saw Sora getting pissed. Many times she had the ball and the only one who stole it from her was Tai. Both had serious expressions in their faces attempting to win the game. But male dominance. Tai held so much of it and I could see in his eyes that it was somehow distant. Sora got the ball, kicking it to their net and she was only an inch on making a goal when Tai got in her way and stole the ball. He bumped into her shoulder hard and she stumbled down at the force it released, making her land on her butt. She accepted that Tai was a great player, but somehow, that bump in the shoulder felt and looked wholly different.

This made Sora very annoyed. I saw her getting angry, eyebrows crunched, eyes blazing. She briskly stood up and went to Tai. "What the hell's wrong with you?!"

She pushed his shoulders back with all the effort she had, only causing tai to step back. He had those emotionless eyes looking back at her. And all of a sudden, the whole game stopped and all attention was turned towards the two players.

"What?" Tai shot back.

"What's with the damn act?" she tried to control her anger but in vain, she slapped him on the cheek and walked away from the field. Tai's cheek was red and in same frustration, he walked the opposite direction and left the game. I hurriedly stood and went out, hoping to catch up with Sora. The people started talking but the game continued on without them.

I ran to the exit of the girl's locker room and found Sora coming out.

"Sor!" I yelled. She turned her head toward me. "Hey," I came up beside her. "What happened there?"

"That asshole. I don't know what's wrong with him."

"Why don't you talk with him about it?"

"I don't think so Meems. He seems distant lately," she said in a low and sad tone.

"Oh. Do you want to talk about it?" I offered to listen to her if she wanted to let it out.

"Maybe some other time. Do you mind if I spend the time alone for now?"

"Sure. I was just checking if you're alright."

"Don't worry. I'm fine," she smiled.

"Alright. See you tomorrow," I said and turned away, heading to the gym. It was almost six pm and I had to hurry before it gets darker. I pushed the huge doors of the gym and went inside, hearing loud music from the huge speakers of the sound system. I watched as Matt and his band practiced but then stopped when they acknowledged my presence.

Matt smiled and came down from the stage, coming towards me.

"Hey baby," he pulled me by the waist closer to him, and kissed my forehead.

"Hi too babe," I smiled.

"Miss me?"

"Terribly," I playfully rolled my eyes while he laughed. "I have to go home."

His face fell and he dropped his head. "I have band practice," he whispered.

"That's okay. I have my car."

"You alright going home by yourself?"

"Of course. Don't worry, I can take care of myself."

"Right," he smirked. "Call me as soon as you get home."

"Sure."

"You're going now?"

"Yep. It's getting dark."

He released a loud sigh. "Ok. Drive safe." He then nuzzled his nose on my hair and pulled me closer so that my face was tucked under his chin, on his throat. He smelled so strong and masculine that it took me a lot of effort not to purr like a cat. But he did make me shiver and have goosebumps.

He slowly came down to my lips and gently kissed it. I kissed him back too, and now he was biting my lower lip like it was a sweet candy. "I like your lips," he whispered. "It tastes good."

We continued to giggle and bite each other's lips, as he held me around my waist.

"Hey Matt. We won't mind if you get a room," someone shouted.

That caused us to break apart and smile like little naughty children.

"Ryo's getting pissed," he grinned.

"I'll see you tonight?" I asked hoping he would stay at might place.

"Off course kitty."

Then, I disengaged from his arms and walked out of the gym, making my way to the parking lot where my Mercedes is parked. The darkening sky hovers above me as I stepped in my car. I started my engine and drove away to my house.

Tell me can I talk to you Girl where do you come from I've been looking for you All of my life

I listened at the currently playing song on the stereo while clutching on the steering wheel and watching the street. Then, in just a fraction of a second, I felt a sudden eerie feeling. I shivered although it wasn't cold. And I was instantly having goosebumps without any reason. My chest hammered through my ribs and I can feel adrenaline rushing through my veins. My instinct told me to push the pedal harder and drive faster, like I was looking for something to get me excited and have the wind brush against my face, licking the taste of sweet exhilaration. Maybe it was because I haven't shifted for a while now.

But my smarter instinct told me not to push the pedal. So I clutched on the steering wheel to restrain myself from committing stupidity. But I'll remind myself to shift sometime.

I turned to the left and halted a stop before my house. I parked it carefully and then got out. The second I closed the door, there was that thrill in my spine again. I felt an uncanny cloud in the atmosphere. I was weirded out by the creepy feeling I had.

My gut urged me to study around, look through my surroundings. And so I did. My eyes didn't miss anything. There was only the usual lit houses, few cars passing by, plants. Nothing peculiar.

I spun around my heel and walked towards the doorstep. I got in and turned the lights, welcoming myself to my empty house. And just before I could close the door behind my back, the hair on my skin rose all at once as I heard a muffling sound in the bush. My heart reacted frantically as it insanely propelled itself out of my ribcage. I hurriedly closed the door and turned on the mp3, trying to dislodge my nervousness.

Then I remembered calling Matt.

I dug for my cellphone in my pocket and dialed his number. He picked it on the first ring.

"Hey baby. Home already?" I smiled at the sound of his name, and it somehow made me safe.

"Hi too baby. Uhm. Will it take long before you'd be done practicing?"

"I think so. Why?"

"Uhm. Nothing, I guess. It's just that there was this rustling in the bush in the garden. It just creeps me out."

"Maybe it just some animal. You know, a cat, or mouse," he said through the phone.

"Yeah, I hope." Before I could add more to what I was saying, I suddenly had a large intook of breath and my chest pounded frantically. Matt heard my breath and the stillness on the other side of the line.

"Mimi? Meems? Are you alright?"

"Matt, I just saw a man's shadow move outside the window. Matt, I'm scared," I cried. My body became frozen, solid as a concrete wall. I felt so nervous and alone that my hands couldn't bear to lift a finger.

"Ok, don't worry. Lock your door and don't go out. Stay inside. I'm coming."

"Alright. Hurry. Love you."

"Love you too," he then hung up.

Just after the conversation, I let herself drown to the music from the stereo. I locked her door and moved to the couch, waiting for Yamato. I curled herself into a ball, hugging my legs and resting my chin on my knees. Just about that moment, I saw a pair of bright green eyes outside the window just across me. It was the man again, staring at me.

It was a little dark but I managed to see his face, though not as detailed. Shivers went down my arms and spine as I saw the being outside the window. I quickly looked away and focused on my attention other than the unknown stranger lurking outside the house.

••Yamato••

I sped off to Mimi's place and arrived in just two minutes. I parked my car just across the street in front of her house. When I stepped out and closed the door, the air gave an impact to me and I almost have gotten still, surprised at what I found. I just smelled a werecat, and it was obviously not her.

I crossed the street and went through the gate. Right then and there, a tall man with dirty blond hair was facing his back at me as he stood in front of the door. I cleared my throat to catch his attention and he instantly whirled back. His eyes were green- minty green- wide in surprise, but softened and smiled. I smiled back too.

As we faced each other, close enough for me to smell his scent, I was positive that he was a werecat. They didn't have strong sense of smell like we do, but as I watched him, I saw his eyes were on guard, careful.

"Can I help you?" I asked him.

"I was just looking around the neighborhood."

"You're new here?"

"You can say that. I'm sorry, but do you live here in this house?"

"No, I don't. My girlfriend does." And as the words escaped my mouth, I saw the shock in his face cross by just a split of a second, and he hurriedly restrained his expression and went back to that smiling friendly façade.

"I'm sorry to be a bother. But I thought the girl I saw come inside was familiar. I'm probably wrong."

I only nodded in response.

"I should be going now," he smiled and walked his way out. When I saw him disappear outside the streets, I texted Mimi before knocking the door, saving her from a possible heart attack. Then, I heard her footsteps as she came near the door.

"Matt?" she spoke from the inside before opening the door.

"It's me baby."

She slowly opened the door and suddenly grabbed me into a hug, burying herself into my chest.

"Hey, c'mon, let me inside." I put my arm around her waist and went inside, closing the door behind.

"Did you see him?" she asked.

"Yeah, I did. The guy was a blonde with green eyes."

"I saw him staring at me through the window," she whispered, her head still on my chest.

"Don't worry. He's gone now. He's just some new guy in the neighborhood," I explained. But I didn't forget how his expression turned when I mentioned my girlfriend lives here. Could he possibly know Mimi? Well, he is a werecat.

"Didn't you find anything recognizable about him? He said he thought you were familiar."

"No."

"Okay. C'mon, let's have dinner."

The wind blew as I heard the rustling of the leaves outside the quiet night. And through the open window, I smelled again the familiar scent of the strange werecat.

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I know it's short and I'm sorry, but I just have to cut it here. I'm not going to make promises, but I'll try my best to make the next chapters longer.

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Au revoir!