Hello all of my patient, wonderful, readers! I'm so sorry for how late this story was (computer problems and all), but I tried to make it up by making this one EXTRA long. Thank you dannielovessora for the song and I hope this turned out good enough for you to like it.
Sadly, this is the last chapter of this story. I'm sad that it's ending, but I'm so happy I finally got this done! I hope you enjoy this last chapter and thank you for sticking it out all this time. Enjoy.
Leon and Eve Songfics Chapter 10
Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N Roses
We were driving down the road, just me and my girlfriend, Eve. We've been working together for quite a few years, since we were 16, as Sweepers. First as partners, then as friends, then, after years of mixed feelings, longing stares, and lingering touches, we finally became a couple. I'm 23 and she is 22 and we're still going strong.
Well, we were driving along a winding road from another successful job when a deep grumble caught my attention. I looked up at the sky, expecting to see dark clouds, but instead seeing a bright, cheerful blue. What could be the source of the grumbling? I turned to ask Eve in the passenger seat and found her clutching her stomach looking annoyed an grumpy. 'Oh no', I thought.
"Um, Eve?" I asked cautiously. She shifted her blonde head towards me. "Um, are you sick?". Eve sighed and shook her head.
"No. I'm just super hungry!" Eve responded tiredly, "We haven't eaten all day because we were trying to catch that bad guy and it's already past noon! I'm starving!" After she stopped talking, as if on que, her stomach grumbled noisily again. I resisted my urge to chuckle at the sight of her pouting.
"OK, fine. We can stop by a diner or something once we get back home", I said smiling at her. Her pout grew when she heard me.
"No! I'm STARVING! I need food as soon as possible!" She nearly screamed. I just smiled more and grunted a quick "fine" and looked for a sign on the road signifying a diner or some other place to eat. When I found one, I turned into the parking lot and we both got out of the car.
She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I stared too long
I'd probably break down and cry
Oh, sweet child o' mine
Oh, sweet love of mine
We were seated quickly and at a table that was right next to the window. As soon as we sat down the waitress took our orders and hurried off to the kitchen. Since I had nothing to do, I started looking around for something to catch my eye.
It didn't take me long to find something worth looking at. It was easy to find because all I had to do was look across the table. There, I gazed at the beautiful woman before me. I watched Eve as she stared absent mindedly out the window. I took the time to appreciate her loveliness. How her long, blonde hair cascaded down her back perfectly. How her skin was so smooth and fair. How her lips were thin and shiny and oh so kissable. And how her eyes, oh those eyes, were as beautiful as the sky they were staring at.
I'm mesmerized by those eyes. They remind me of the days when we just started working together. Even then I had feelings for her. Those were good days. Just simple and fun. All we looked forward to everyday was the adventure of the next chase and the celebration we did afterwards with the money we earned. In fact, I can remember one special night like it just happened a few minutes ago.
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder and the rain
To quietly pass me by
It was raining outside the bar we were in. We knew the bartender, so we could get a few drinks even if we were just 18 and 19. We just finished a particularly challenging job. I even got injured during the job, but it wasn't serious. I was chugging down my first beer when I noticed something odd. Eve didn't take a sip from her drink. In fact, she didn't even touch it. She was just staring at the droplets of water forming on the glass slide down slowly.
"Um", I started, "Eve? What's wrong? You haven't touched your drink. I know you aren't really into alcohol, but you usually drink at least some of it". Eve just shook her head and didn't bother to respond. After a while she lifted her head and mumbled something.
"I'm sorry Eve. What did you say?" I asked with a confused expression on my face. Eve looked down at her hands folded in her lap.
"Does it hurt?" She asked a little louder. She was obviously referring to the mild injury I got. I waved my hand in the air nonchalantly.
"Please. It's fine Eve," I responded, "No need to worry. I forgot I even got it injured a while ago". I took another swig from my mug and looked at Eve. I patted her on the back and gave her a reassuring smile, hoping that it would calm her down and make her feel better, but she just looked down at her hands again with the same sad expression on her lovely face.
I sighed and looked down at my drink. I wasn't as thirsty anymore. After a moment of silence, Eve mumbled something inaudible. I looked at her curiously.
"What was that Eve?" I asked.
Eve suddenly stood up, slammed her hands against the bar, and yelled, "It's all my fault!" with tears in her eyes. After that, she sprinted out the door into the pouring rain.
Oh, sweet child o' mine
Oh, sweet love of mine
Oh, sweet child o' mine
Oh, sweet love of mine
Oh, sweet child o' mine
Oh, sweet love of mine
I was dumbstruck for a moment, not expecting what had just happened, but, once I got out of my dazed stupor, ran after her at full speed. It was raining so hard when I went outside, I was almost blinded. I started looking around the street until, luckily, I caught sight of her skirt turn down a corner. I raced after her.
When I turned the corner, I saw her sprawled out on the ground. She must've fallen. I ran up to her and pulled her to her feet. She was still crying and sobbing uncontrollably.
"No!" She yelled as she tried to pull away from me, "No! If I stay with you I'll only cause you to get hurt! Let go of me!" Instead of letting her go, I just held on to her arms tighter, determined to not let her get away.
'How could she ever think that? It's because of her that I am here today. How could she think she was putting my life in danger?', I thought. I looked at her wet, sad face again. Just at the sight of her, my heart beat faster, my breath came to an abrupt stop, and blood would start to rush to my face.
I couldn't stand it anymore! The way she thinks she is a burden, but she is really a gift. The way she thinks she is the cause of all my problems when she is really the solution. And last, how she thinks she is nothing to me, but she is really everything I look forward to.
All these bottled up emotions plus her being so close to me was taking a toll on my sanity, because, after gazing at her for what seemed like forever, I pulled her closer to me and started to lean my face down to her face. I think I heard her gasp right before our lips connected.
The kiss was soft and warmed my whole body, even though it was raining. We didn't move our lips or anything special, it stayed an innocent kiss. We were just enjoying the feel of each other's lips pressed together. So we just stayed there with our lips connected, eyes closed and bodies pressed against each other. The kiss was sweet, dry, and felt amazing. I've been waiting to do this since I first figured out I liked her more than the average friend. It was everything I imagined and more. It felt like forever till I finally pulled away.
Once I did, I opened my eyes to see her reaction. When she opened her eyes, it was obvious she was in a daze from the kiss. She looked up at me blushed, then looked away. 'Aw', I thought, 'she is so cute'. I put my hand on her pale cheek and turned her head towards me.
"Eve, you are not a burden. You are not the cause of my injuries and you are defiantly not a bad person," I whispered, like if I talked too loud this perfect scene would shatter, "Eve, you mean so much to me you'll never understand". I hugged her close to my chest and started stroking her hair. I heard her sigh in pleasure, wrap her arms around my waist, and lean into me more. I smiled then whispered, "Eve, I love you".
Eve went stiff and slowly turned her head up to face mine. She looked surprised, as if she didn't believe what she just heard. After a moment, she smiled and placed her head in the crook of my neck.
"I love you too, Leon," Eve whispered lovingly. My smile grew and I held her closer to me. We stood out in the rain like that until-
Where do we go
Where do we go now
Where do we go
Where do we go
Where do we go now
Where do we go
Sweet child
Where do we go now
"Leon. Leon. Leon!" Eve yelled from across the table. I got out of my dazed state and looked at her. She had an annoyed expression on her face.
"Hello! The food came a while ago and you haven't touched your plate", she started, "we need to hurry up and leave!" I looked down at my plate of now cold food. I took my hand and dug through my pocket. I found a twenty dollar bill and put it on the table. Eve looked at me, confused.
"Why don't we just go now? I wasn't hungry anyway", I said as I stood up. Eve shrugged, stood up from her chair, and followed me towards the exit. We waved politely to the waitress at the desk and left.
"OK," I said as we drove from the parking lot, "time to head home". I heard Eve sigh sadly. I glanced at her with my peripheral vision to see she looked a little depressed.
"What's wrong?" I asked worriedly. Eve just shook her head and looked down at her lap.
"Well, I just don't feel like going home", Eve answered. I looked at her and smiled.
"OK then," I responded, "where do you want to go, Eve?" Eve tapped her chin thoughtfully. After a few seconds her face light up and she turned to me.
"Let's go to that park we saw coming up here!" She shouted enthusiastically. I couldn't help but laugh and nod. I turned the car around towards the park and sped in that direction.
Where do we go
Where do we go now
Where do we go
Where do we go now
Where do we go
Where do we go now
Sweet child
Sweet child o' mine
We got to the park in a few minutes and were already running around chasing each other like children. We started playing a make-shift version of tag and chased each other on the green grass. I was "it" and started racing after Eve. When I got close enough, I tackled her and we both rolled down a hill laughing like maniacs.
When we got to the bottom, we were both facing each other trying to catch our breath. I started to gaze at her lovingly and she started to do the same. The wonderful memory of our first kiss popped into my head and so did an idea.
I started leaning towards the beautiful blonde before me. Eve started to blush, closed her eyes, and leaned forward too. Our lips met in the middle softly and, just like the first time, we didn't move. We just stayed in that position, enjoying the feeling that traveled between us with our connected lips.
Once we reluctantly pulled away I started to compare. This kiss was sweeter than the first one, softer than the first one, and was filled with years and years of love. I smiled at the last thought and looked down at my beloved Eve. She gazed up at me lovingly.
"What was that for?" She asked curiously.
I smiled wider and answered, "To see if it was still as good as our first one".
She smiled brightly and asked, "Well?" I pulled her close to me and breathed her sweet scent. I pulled her to my chest.
"It's even better than I remember", I responded happily and smiled.
Man, this was WAY longer than I thought it'd be. Well thank you all for staying with me for all this time. I'll be trying to think of new Leon and Eve stories. And thanks again for giving me the song dannielovessora. Good bye (for now).