Chapter 10: Skipping school with out excuses

I woke up facing zero still and him facing me. He was breathing heavy in sleep and his mouth was slightly open. He looked really young and with out a care in the world. I kept looking at his expression wanting to lock it up in memory forever. His face could be seen with out a frown and with out being concerned or worried.

One of his arms was still sprawled over me and his other was behind his head. His hair was messy but just the right kind of messy. It made me laugh to myself. I pushed his hair out from his face completely which was the first time I had seen him that way with out him trying to cover himself back up. He opened one eye and made me jump.

"sorry I was just playing with your hair sorry" I pulled away but he smiled and grabbed my hand.

"you can carry on" he said and he closed his eyes again.

"sorry for waking you"

"it was the best moment of being woken up ever" he laughed. His laugh made my insides squirm all happily. I wanted him to always stay this happy it suited him a lot even though I still found it difficult to see him with out a frown. I kept pushing his hair back taking in his features with out it. His pointed chin and his narrow but long eyes. His skin was perfect. Not a spot in sight. It was pale or what you would say a very light cream.

"why are you staring at me like that" he opened one eye again looking at me puzzled. His soft pastel purple eye.

"ive never seen you this way before, I'm just taking it in" I laughed and smiled. He took some strands of my brown her and twirled it round his fingers like he had last night. The touch felt nice and comforting. I carried on stroking his hair and he seemed to really enjoy it.

"nobodies seen me this way before" he told me sighing happily and turning onto his back. I lay my head on his chest I felt a bit nervous maybe he wouldn't want me to but he just stroked my back as if welcoming me.

It was really strange to be with him like this but wonderful. My feelings were starting to over power me specially over these past couple of days.

"ya think we will get in trouble for missing school?" I questioned him.

"I don't think any one will notice much, besides it was worth it"

We stayed cuddled up for the whole of the day just talking then drifting of at times and lightly dozing. It was such a lazy day. By the time the sun was going down I felt starving and my stomach growled. I got up from the bed stretching my arms into the air. Stiff from moving so little for so long.

Zero was watching me from the bed still he sat up and for some reason he looked slightly sad. Maybe it was the fact that we were both going to have to go back to reality sooner or later. Rather sooner then later.

"hey chin up" I told him raising my eye brows. He smiled slightly back and got up from the bed. He was still half dressed and he looked all rugged and handsome.

"I hope my clothes are dry" I must of been staring because it was like he read my thoughts.

I couldn't help it though. He was so much more taller then me and I had to look up to him. His hair looked bushy which actually made it look styled and he seemed completely at ease. I hoped it would last like this.

He walked into the bath room were he had left his clothes on the radiator. He left the door open slightly. I walked over to find fresh clothes from inside the draws it was just sweat pants and a baggy top. I liked wearing these sorts of clothes when I was in such a lazy mood I was more a girl for comfort but I still liked wearing pretty clothes I only ever wore the baggy stuff when I was just too lazy.

Zero came back into the room with pants on and his shirt. I missed his bare chest.

"im going to go to my room and get some clean clothes, ill see you at dinner?" he said this like a question and I nodded smiling up at him.

"see you soon" he said and walked out the door closing it behind him. I got into the shower soon after and then got changed feeling a little more refreshed and less sluggish. I decided to go and make the bed which was something I rarely did it was a bad habit of mine which yori often told me off for. Yori, I hope she wasn't lonely last night and didn't think something had happened to me. But then again I was always disappearing off to do my duties so she probably wasn't worried so much. Id have to go back to my dorm room tonight. That upset me a little because zero wouldn't be there. It was really nice having him next to me. He kept me warm all night and made me feel safe.

I was sitting in the bed still in thought, mostly thinking about all the home work I could be getting tomorrow and how I couldn't take another day off school and how my bed would some how feel to empty with just me in it. There were three quiet knocks on the door. I went to answer.

"chairman's calling you, dinner is ready" zero was no longer in his clothes from yesterday. He was wearing a white tshirt which had two blue strips that went from the shoulders to the arms and dark green sweat pants, his feet bare. His hair was still all ruffled and mostly out of his face the way I had placed it. That made me smile.

"well yuki are you coming down to dinner or what?" he looked at me puzzled and waved a hand in front of my face.

"sure" I walked out with him and we went along the corridor him in front like usual and me behind. He was acting like he did when he was grumpy or just being zero but I didn't mind because it was what I was use to. Just before we went into the kitchen he turned around staring at me. I stopped also looking at him wondering why he was staring at me strangely. He came closer then pushed me gently against the wall next to us pressing himself against me. He surprised me and in my surprise I didn't even no he was coming in for a kiss before his lips were already to mine. It made my stomach flip a couple of times and made me feel light headed.

He finished the kiss quickly and said nothing but looked at me with out pulling away from my face. Something about the way he looked at me made my whole body tingle and feel strange and alien to me. I thought that he might want blood but his eyes were not red nor was he shaking or panting so I thought there must be a another reason.

He let go and walked into the kitchen as if nothing had just happened and I stayed there delayed at the wall for a few more seconds catching my breath. I pulled myself together and walked into the room too saying hello to the chairman trying to not sound as breathless as I felt. I was still light headed but that soon went when I smelt the food.