Author's Note: Yay! An update! Alright, I felt like shifting the attention from Leah and Chris in in the beginning of this chapter to Katie and Sam... plus Katie is based on myself. Hehehe...XD It also involves Leah and Chris, actually for about half of the chapter, so no worries. And I hate it when I screw the days up like this... I'd already written most of it when I realized that the last chapter was a Friday. So, this day is Tuesday. I'm overall proud of this chapter, it turned out better than I'd anticipated. :D Oh, and I didn't make a mistake when I had Sam tell her things he shouldn't be telling her. .
Disclaimer:I don't own any of the characters from the Twilight series, I do however own the Story family.
Chapter Ten: The Secret Is Out
A New Discovery: Love
"Hey, Embry." Katie spoke, causing the tired werewolf to sigh and look at her.
"What?"
"Are the Story family vampires?" She asked, quickly looking at the ground nervously.
"What makes you say that?" He asked, causing her to shrug.
"Well... I don't know... just... are they or not?"
He paused, staring at her and wondering how she'd come to that conclusion.
"Possibly. We're not entirely sure."
"So, how come we can't go over to your house?" Sam asked the girl next to him. Her cheeks flared a bit, barely noticeable but enough for him to see.
"My house is a mess, I told you that. And I didn't want to bother my mom... she's still working on painting the walls... it's just easier this way." Katie stated, a bit flustered at having his full attention on her as she spoke. It seemed like he was always watching her. During art class their eyes would constantly make eye contact, to the point that she just resolved not looking at him altogether. But she always felt his eyes on her.
When they were assigned to this project, he immediately decided that he'd be partners with her. Not that she objected. The short haired girl enjoyed his presence, maybe a little too much, but enjoyed it all the same. It became difficult, however, when they were given time in class to work on it and all they did was goof off, which was very unlike her for that class. So, to make up for the wasted time, they decided to meet after school to finish the project. Place they'd meet: his house. She told her mom she was going to a friend's house, and when she asked whose, she told her Shelby's. It was easier to avoid the whole 'you're not allowed in a boy's house without adult supervision' speech.
The female couldn't help but smile at the thought of being is Sam Story's house! This expression of course went noticed by the all watching boy next to her. Today she wore a simple dark green hoodie and jeans, her hair in the usual spikes and a cat necklace around her neck.
"What are you smiling about?" He asked her, wondering what could make her suddenly so giddy. Still smiling, she skipped a bit ahead of him and started walking backwards, hands behind her head as she looked at him.
"Just thinkin' bout taday. It was very entertaining when Zach started yelling at the teacher." She said, continuing her smile.
"I heard about that... the whole class cracked up laughing and a few got detentions, right?" He asked with a small smile, causing her to nod. Suddenly her smile fell, thinking about that class.
"Ja," She muttered. "But I hate that class... they deserved it. This one kid Ryan... he's gunna snap soon. They keep makin' fun of him and he's lost his temper quite a few times already." As the teenager spoke, she started to look up at the cloudy sky, thinking back to when he started yelling at the class and the teacher had to talk to him in the hall.
Sam studied her face, watching as she thought and how her eye twitched every now and then. "Have you made fun of him?"
"No, but whenever I tried to be nice to him or joke around with him, he'll be rude or start yelling at everyone else. I hate yelling and loud noises..." She muttered, closing her eyes briefly before turning back around to walk forwards at her friend's side.
"Why do you hate people yelling? You do it all the time." He asked curiously, wanting to know why she didn't like it in particular and compared to other things she could not like, especially when she did it so often. Many people disliked yelling, but they either got used to it or don't care to mention it.
"I dunno... I just have sensitive hearing, I guess. Although it's not very good hearing... when I was younger my Momma had a boyfriend, and they would fight a lot. I think it's ever since that that I dislike it so much." She said, causing the boy to frown and clench his fists, anger at her mother for letting this wonderful girl be influenced by her negative actions.
Not liking the sudden negative energy between them, Katie smiled wide.
"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming." She sang, causing her crush to laugh lightly at her sudden change in mood, and her choice of song.
"So, how should we start this?" He asked, smiling a smile at her while pulling out his sketchbook. She smiled nervously, pulling out her own.
"How about we both draw out our own ideas of how we want to do the project first, and then combine them?" She asked timidly, still trying to get over the fact that she was in his room. The guy she'd been thinking about nonstop all day about, sitting on his bed and talking to him. The guy that... she was sure was a vampire.
"Or, you can draw a sketch and we'll go off that. You know I suck at drawing," He spoke, watching amused as her cheeks flared.
"You're not that bad... and I'm not very confident with the project in the first place, so it would be easier to get your interpretation of what we're supposed to do, too." She said nervously, wondering why but thankful she didn't stutter, staring at the blank page in her lap as she spoke. He looked at her skeptically, about to question her nervousness.
"Is there something else-?"
"I know you're a vampire. That day when I tried to check your pulse and there was none, when in the rain you turn ice cold yet it doesn't bother you a bit, why you moved to this part of the country of all places... your scent..." She spoke, causing the fox man to freeze in place and stare at her wide eyed in surprise. 'Does she... actually think I'm a vampire? Or is she just babbling on for a laugh?' "When I was about eight my mom dated a vampire... his scent was so distinct that it stuck with me. When a family moved to Forks and I went down one time, I recognized their scent and was proven right. Plus, my cousin..."
Sam remained sitting there, stunned. The girl in front of him stared down at the blank page, occasionally glancing up at him to see his reaction. He just kept staring at her... surprised.
Finally he regained his composure and smirked at her.
"You're smart, for a human." He commented, making her look up at him. "But didn't you consider the fact that I'd have to kill you now? I mean, I can't have you babbling to everyone what we are... even though no one would believe you." She smiled her own smile, seeing through his 'threat'.
"I trust you, and don't believe you'll kill me." He frowned, but nonetheless continued on to try and scare her, allowing him to have an excuse to finish her off and never think of or see her again. A part of him didn't want to, but...
"What if I told that I'm more than a vampire?" He asked her, causing her to raise an eyebrow at him. "I can turn into a giant fox, kinda like a werewolf except I can turn it on and off with a mere thought. I've killed hundreds of people haven't lost the taste for them." Sam spoke, licking his lips and leaning towards her, making her take a shaky breath and look at him shocked. A small ball of fear began to unfurl in her chest, causing her heart rate to speed up.
Suddenly, Katie blinked in confusion when she saw he wasn't there anymore. "Huh?"
"Right here." She wasn't fast enough to even turn her head and look at him, he had already placed both hands at her sides and lifted her up off his mattress, then turned her and pressed her against his tall muscular body. Just as quickly he shoved her to the wall, advancing towards her. She steadied herself and stood straight, watching as the man stared right.
"Katie, I really like you." The part vampire man spoke, taking a step closer to her. A crimson blush spread along her cheeks, adding to the pink that was already there as she stared at him and couldn't quite comprehend what he was saying. This was due to the mix of emotions battling with her and causing her stomach to churn uncomfortably. "I love your laugh, your smile, I can't stop thinking about you." He took another step forward and her back pressed harder against the wall. Oh, the confusion! He had her cornered, just like a predator and its' prey. The blond gave her a dazzling smirk, causing her to almost faint right there and then as he towered over her.
She couldn't move. Her chest and throat burned. A shocked, surprised look covering her features as she just stared at him, trying to make sense of this. 'He... likes me? Like I like him? This is too good to be true... what if it's a joke? There's no way someone as good looking and wonderful as him would want someone like me. What if he's just buttering me up before he eats me!? Why am I wondering if he actually likes me when he's practically threatening to kill me right now!?' She thought frantically, staring into his eyes and trying to see any deception in those bright blue orbs that stared back at her like a love stricken puppy.
But in a flash that look changed.
He leaned forward and grabbed her arms above the elbow, pressing them against the wall with harsh strength and leaving a dark bruise on her pale skin. The girl let out a startled sound, only to be silenced when a pair of marble lips pressed against her own. Her hazel eyes widened in surprise, loving the sensation but somewhere in her mind worried about the fierceness behind it. He was tall, strong and deadly. But somewhere in there human.
She kissed him back, the boy hearing and feeling her heart as it beat faster with each passing second. It was undeniable. He had to have her. Drink her dry and feast on her flesh. He didn't care if his sister would be mad at her, he'd suffer the consequences gladly.
If only she can leave his mind and emotions alone forever.
But... he couldn't remove his mouth from hers to do so. It felt so wonderful and caused a shiver to run down his spine, causing his body to jerk slightly. Her lips, so soft against his own, remained in place even when he pressed himself harder against her, causing the back of her head to hit the wall.
'I don't want to hurt her.' He pulled back, looking into her eyes as they opened and she fought to regain air into her lungs with each breath she took. The dark haired girl kept her head resting against the wall, not bothering to move it even though she was beginning to have a pounding headache. Her pink lips were parted slightly and her face was pink, a color that he liked on her soft skin and made her look cute and edible.
His hand reached up and pressed a cool finger against the side of her jaw, causing a sharp intake of breath on her part. Sam's hand lightly feathered her smooth skin, going over her jaw before tracing small circles along her neck. This made her tilt her head upwards slightly, letting him access the skin easier.
Daring him to do what he wanted to so badly.
Blood lust raged through the boy's body, thirst causing him to lick his teeth in hunger. His bright blue eyes stared at her neck, trying to decide whether or not to feast on this beauty. Something in the back of his mind kept him in place, urged him to step away and leave this poor creature alone.
The look in his eyes... Katie could only describe as a lion waiting to pounce on it's prey. Waiting. She was so close to him, closer than she'd ever imagined, and could see the dots of red appearing on the rim of his blue eyes.
It matched the crimson red blood pumping through her veins.
But she knew he wouldn't kill her.
She knew.
So fast that she didn't even see him move, only felt it much like last time, he had grabbed her arm again in an iron grip and threw her across the room and onto the bed, causing the sheets to bunch up as the force from the shove caused her to nearly fall off the other side. Before the endangered girl had time to react or even move for that matter, a pair of now warm but solid hands held her wrists above her head and a hot threatening man hovered above her. She winced slightly as she thought she heard a painful crack come from her hands, pain spreading through her arms.
The beat of her heart quickened again.
His vampire and fox senses smelled her undeniable fear, causing a smirk to be placed on his lips.
He lowered his head to the side of her neck, pressing his nose and lips to her skin. This made her shiver as he moved up to her ear. Letting out a cool breath, he whispered into her skin.
"I can smell your fear... do you change your answer now, human?" He asked the female, not expecting the response that he received.
She reached her own head up, ignoring the searing pain spreading through her body, and whispered into his ear.
"I'm still waiting for you t-to prove me wrong." She said, thankful that her voice hadn't horribly failed like she thought it would. She smirked as her head fell back, looking at the deadly creature as he stared back in shock. "If you were going to kill me, you would have done so already." She was defying him! What made her think that a weakling such as herself could stop a murdering half sane vampire werefox from killing her!? The man's blood boiled and the grip on her tightened, causing her to flinch.
"I can still change that!" He sneered at her, causing her to wince and momentarily shut her eyes at the suddenly loud voice.
She hated yelling.
At this his heart sank and he let her words spread like a virus through his mind. He regretted doing any of this to her, the girl of his dreams. He allowed his head to fall and rest next to her own, resting his body on hers as he thought for a moment. Katie stayed still, relief washing over her at his sudden calmness. Her 'courage' she was sure was going to kill her. Part of her believed that he wouldn't do it, that he was still the Sam Story that she met at school and hung out with, that just told her he liked her. The other part... well, held doubt for what he would do. He had just thrown her across the room twice now and she had been afraid that he'd give into his vampire side and eat her like a piece of bacon.
She'd seen the way he eats bacon.
Eats it like he'd been starving for weeks and it was the only thing in the world that mattered.
He was no doubt, a bacon lover.
''I trust you and don't believe you'll kill me', what kind of idiot says that to a vampire? Nonetheless a human saying that to a vampire? Does she have any common sense?! I mean, I could have just killed her right then! My heart aches just thinking about it... Killing someone like her... the woman I love... And she's right. If I had any hope of killing her, I would have just killed her when I cornered her into the wall. Instead I kissed her... One letter difference... Is my brain malfunctioning? I'm crushing on a human girl; I eat human girls for breakfast! Well, used to anyway. Same thing!
'Wait... I didn't hurt her, did I?'
Sam's head snapped up at the thought of her well being, looking at the object of his desires and loving the sound of her heart still beating to the steady rhythm. Her rosy lips, flaring cheeks and low lashes that reminded him of a gentle feather. Her breath was constricted from his weight that he forced on her. Upon realizing this he rolled off her and sat up, causing the human to open her eyes look at him before sitting up herself.
A silence surrounded them, only the sound of their breathing filling the tense and thick air.
The girl's hair was slightly messed from being thrown around so much while the boy's looked the same as usual.
Their eyes were locked, her hazel green eyes staring into the blue red speckled ones.
Their minds whirring, wondering what to do now. He just tried to kill her and she was proven right in the fact that he isn't able to kill her.
"Katie... I'm sorry. For... what just happened, now." He apologized, shifting his eyes to his lap to avoid her gaze. A smile appeared on the girl's face, and she reached out her hand and placed it on his own. She ignored the impulse to cradle her bruised and in pain wrist and scream profanities, not wanting to ruin the moment.
"Don't worry. Be happy!" She told him, causing him to look at her strange before cracking up in laughter. His laughing caused her own to start, letting all the tension that had once polluted the air drift away out of the imaginary window. As the two teenagers kept laughing, Sam couldn't help but enjoy the beautiful sound coming from the angel's throat. Her delicious, blood filled... "Hey, Sam, so where do we stand now? Now that I know you're a mutant fox/ vampire?" She asked, still smiling and causing the giant to chuckle.
"Well... what I said about liking you is true. I have strong feelings for you... so can we be, y'know... boyfriend girlfriend?" He asked shyly and grinning stupidly. That was his act, anyway. He didn't want her to be scared of him after that 'incident', and the best way to do so was to act as goofy and shy as possible. He'd do that for now, anyway.
Giddiness rose in the girl as her own grin widened, almost not believing her own ears. It wasn't like him to be nervous, but she'd take it!
"Yeah... I like that." She spoke, causing butterflies to flutter around in their stomach's as they sat there. The man then placed his own hand on her outstretched one, but then was confused when she flinched and retreated her hand.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to force anything on you, we can go slow." He spoke, causing her to look at in incredulously.
Holding handsfast? o0
"No, I'd like to hold your hand, Sam, it's just... it hurts after you grabbed it so hard." She told him with a weak smile, causing him to frown deeply and look at her hand. Carefully, he picked it up and pulled at the sleeve, ever so slowly as to not put me in any more pain but get a good look at the damage he had done. But, whether he meant to or not, it hurt like hell.
The male grimaced when he saw her wrist, guilt engulfing him as it felt like someone just punched him in the face. Really, really hard.
"I'm so sorry Katie, I didn't think I grabbed you that tightly as to leave damage." He said as he continued staring at it, watching as it continued growing in size and swell a great deal. A hand print was evident and was visible in contrast on her pale skin, a bruise quickly forming. "Come on, let's get some ice for that." He told her, making her blush crimson when he reached over and placed one arm under her knees and the other supporting her middle back, lifting her up and causing her look at him in alarm and grab onto his shirt. Causing once again more pain to shoot through her hand and arm.
"Oi! What do you think you're doing!? Put me down! I've legs ya know!"
"Don't be such a baby, I'm not going to drop you."
"That's what my dad said and then I cracked my head on cement!"
"Well, I'm not going to let you fall." He stated before lowering his head down and placing a small kiss on her cheek, pausing a moment to stare into her sparkling eyes briefly. He rolled his eyes when he walked away from the bed and she shut her eyes. "Wimp."
"Meanie."
Leah and Chris
Chris took a calming breath as she left the building, looking around for the group of shape shifting werewolves she was bound to be with. The part vampire girl was barely aware of the fact that her knees were shaking, and that whenever she thought about the date her rarely beating heart sped faster. She'd dressed for the occasion, too.
She didn't wear a dress, or else she'd never hear the end of it with her friends and family, but looked nice. More so casual, but still dressed for the occasion. The blonde wore a pair of light blue jeans and a nice, somewhat long blue shirt with a large butterfly on the front. Her hair had been curled as well, and shining against the light of the afternoon sun that hung high in the sky behind the ominous clouds fixated in front of it.
Her eyes surveyed the courtyard of crowded students, all bustling around and talking with friends or hurrying to leave school grounds as fast as possible. Her green eyes wandered and finally landed on a group of tall men and a few girls, all talking and laughing at some joke. Chris saw the other blond she'd been searching for, and immediately the temporarily dormant butterflies in the pit of her stomach all awakened and started angrily batting against their walls.
Leah's chocolate brown eyes met with her green eyes, causing a smile to spread across each of their faces. Taking one last breath to calm her nerves, she walked forward to meet the girl that had captured her thoughts for the entire day and since the first time she saw her. It amazed her how stunning she looked, just like she'd fallen from heaven and was cursed to stay on this wretched earth.
The brown eyed girl skipped happily to her, not wanting to wait for her date to walk the remaining distance. Chris tried to keep herself from appearing too eager, but she had a feeling that her acting skills weren't very good at the moment. They both stopped in front of each other, and the vampire girl took that moment to look at her date's attire. She didn't think Leah could look bad in anything. She wore a knee length purple skirt and a black top, matching black shoes and a stunning crystal necklace in the shape of a moon. Her hair was styled a bit, curling more so than normally and also wore a beautiful purple barrette that held strands of her hair in place.
"So, you ready to go?" Leah asked nervously with her hands clasped in front of her. Scenarios of things going wrong flashed through her head, but also a sense of everything going to be alright were, too.
Chris smiled when she realized her heart wasn't the only one beating out of control.
"But of course, I've been waiting for our departure all day. School is beyond boring, if you may recall." Chris spoke, causing herself to wonder why she was talking so weird again. Maybe it was because she liked talking with a British accent sometimes...? It did have a bit of a British accent to it, now that she thought about it.
She giggled in response to her date's answer, causing Chris's ears to turn the slightest pink.
"Where are we going, anyway?" The green eyed girl asked, curious as to where they were going on their date. Leah had told her that it would be a surprise, making her anxious in anticipation all weekend.
"We," She spoke as she reached for Chris's hand and grabbed it. "Are going roller skating, and then dinner, and then watching the sunset on the beach." Her eyes seemed to sparkle as she spoke, and even more when Chris squeezed her hand back. A warm feeling seemed to spread through them, like they'd both been dipped in warm water or they'd just drunken a nice steaming cup of hot cocoa.
"That sounds nice." The green eyed girl responded with a grin covering her face.
They both started walking hand in hand towards the road, towards the skate rink where they'd both skate around happily... until Chris would fall on her ass.
As they walked they began talking about various things, both greatly enjoying the other's presence. When they got to the skating rink, the green eyed girl only remembered too late the reason that she and her brothers never went skating. She was too captivated by Leah's smile, her flowing blond hair, how easy skating looked...
As soon as they'd let go of the side and entered the skating rink, where several people, most of whom they both knew, roller bladed or skated around with ease, Chris's feet immediately flew out from under her and allowed her rear to connect with the very hard wood floor. Her face became red as a beat, but to hide her embarrassment she began laughing.
Leah quickly skated over to her fallen love with concern evident in her features. They however lightened up when she noticed that she was not injured, but laughing hysterically.
Many people that skated past laughed as well, enjoying a good laugh at someone else's expense.
"I'm sorry Leah, I forgot how horrible at skating I am. I have horrible balance when it comes to wheels, and that includes skates and cars." She said, smiling sheepishly. The other female giggled.
"Here, I'll help. It's easy once you get used to it." She said, standing up from her kneeling position and stretching her arms in front of her to allow her and her date to hold hands. Chris's left eyebrow rose. "C'mon, I'm not going to wait all day!" She told the sitting girl, earning a reluctant sigh as she reached up and took hold of her hands.
Leah pulled her up, succeeding because of her strength, but then Chris's wobbly legs caused both of them to fall to the floor again. Chris conveniently fell backwards, causing her date to fall forwards and land on her soft body. The ending result was two red faced teenagers, Leah's legs straddling Chris's waist and their faces inches from one another while their hands kept locked. They seemed blocked everything else out, the only thing on their minds being the person in front of them.
Her blood was pumping.
Her face reddened.
Her lips looked absolutely delicious.
Before Leah could move from her position and apologize, Chris pulled her back down and kissed her full on the lips. Leah's eyes widened slightly in surprise, but quickly closed in euphoric pleasure as she kissed her loved one back. Their soft lips moved with the other's, a tingling feeling spreading through them like nothing either had ever felt.
Their hands unlocked and Chris's moved to her waist while Leah's moved to around her date's neck.
After a few moments, Leah cursed her lungs as they screamed for air and reluctantly removed her lips from the other female, staring into the green eyes that stared back. She panted slightly, noticing that Chris wasn't out of breath like she was. In fact, it almost seemed like she wasn't... breathing?
Before she could implore the idea any further, Chris's lips claimed her own once more.
Outside the Skating Rink
Leah's face could easily be compared to a tomato right now. Her first kiss with her imprint partner was in a skating rink, in front of a crowd of people, most of whom she knew, also most of whom were children.
Chris's laughter fluttered through the air humorously, seemingly not at all embarrassed by what just happened. Her arm was wrapped around the red faced girl's shoulders, sitting on the bench in front of the small building that held the rink.
"Leah, calm down. It wasn't that bad." She stated, a smile still plastered on her face.
"But... we were in front of people! Kids!" The blond said, turning to the girl next to her. The other blond merely shrugged.
"So? It's not like we did anything bad. People kiss in public all the time." She said passively, trying to calm the erratic female next to her.
"Yeah, but usually they're not on the floor and take five minutes to notice someone in charge telling them to leave the perimeter!" She yelled in a hushed whisper, remembering that there were still in public.
"Psh," Chris said, waving her hand dismissively. "That happens all the time." She said jokingly, surprised at the look her love gave her. She took it seriously.
"You haven't lived here all your life, though. I mean-" Her voice was cut off by the pressure of familiar lips pressed against her own, the same passion building up in their bodies as their minds became swiped clean of the previous conversation. Any worry or embarrassment was replaced with the need of Chris's body closer to her own as she wrapped her arms around the girl's neck, just as before.
The feeling of a saliva covered tongue licked at her lower lip, asking for entry to her mouth. She immediately complied and began their dance of tongues, deepening the kiss immensely.
At Second Beach
Chris grinned widely and chuckled, looking down at the girl clinging to her body and hiding her face in her shoulder. The hidden face was incredibly red, embarrassment flooding her being as she tried to hide away in the safety of Chris's arms. "It wasn't that bad." The green eyed girl finally stated, getting a groan in response. "I mean, it took less time for us to notice him the second time."
"That's because Paul shouted 'Yahoo, go Leah!' from his truck." She said, groaning again as she gave her imprint partner a tight squeeze.
"... at least we won't have to break the news to our friends that we're bisexual." Chris said, causing a chuckle from the blushing girl.
"Wouldn't this just make us lesbian?"
"Hell, you can be lesbian, but I ain't gonna tell my annoying siblings that their only sister just likes girls." She said, causing her date to chuckle again. "And I like dudes too... you're just the only person that interests me." She said, causing the other blond to look up from her arms and look into each other's eyes.
The depth each of their eyes contained astounded them, and as they kept staring they hardly registered that their faces neared. Their lips connected, again, in a light passionate kiss. Leah's heart beat uncontrollably while Chris's froze on spot, love, passion, and the fear of losing each other as they gripped onto each other as if for dear life, all mixed into that one action. They both knew that they'd never leave each other; never.
A sudden beach ball, flying from what seemed like nowhere, hit their head and interrupted their intimate moment. This caused the green eyed girl to glare angrily in the direction from which it had come. A sheepish young boy ran over and picked up the ball, apologizing to the couple quickly before running off. The two watched where he ran off to, seeing a fairly large group of children and teenagers gathered together playing some sort of strange game with the ball. Many of them giggled and pointed and stared at Leah and Chris.
Chris sighed, watching as her mate's face lit up bright red like a Christmas tree. She grabbed her wrist and ran off to a more secluded part of the beach, a bit more isolated but still a good view of the ocean. The wind whipped at their faces and caused their hair to fly against the wind, all the while Chris staring at her girlfriend and wondering if she'd be alright. Chris, having such a whacked up family, was used to being embarrassed. However, she suspected that Leah maybe, just maybe, might not be as laid back as she.
They came across a large fallen tree, its roots still attached and sticking in and out of the dirt with ferns that seemed too overgrown and too green. The Fox girl twisted and landed on the log, gently but swiftly pulled the other female with her so that she landed on her lap.
It was amazing at how close they were yet still completely comfortable.
Leah cuddled into her love's arms, burying herself in her cool embrace that greatly contrasted with her own. Chris held her tighter, loving the feeling of holding this beautiful angel in her arms. How her warm skin warmed her own, how her face was beat red at the silliest of things.
They stayed like that for what seemed like minutes but really hours. Chris could only explain the feeling she felt as being whole again. Like she'd been missing a piece of her her entire life, and now she finally had it. It was so risky... but she couldn't stay away from Leah. Not even her father would keep them apart... she wouldn't give her up, now that she finally found her. She couldn't.
"Chris?" Leah asked, breaking her out of her thoughts.
"Hmm?" She mumbled in a quiet tone, so as to not disturb the pleasant silence that had surrounded them.
"We need to get home, it's already dark." She whispered, causing the fox girl to blink several times. Her eyes broke contact with those brown ones and looked around, noticing that she was right. The night had indeed come, and the stars had started peeping their heads out into the dark night that blanketed the sky. Her heart sunk slightly, knowing that they both needed to return home.