Chapter 10
Riho emerged from the kitchen to find the office deserted. 'Was it something I said?' she thought. She stared blankly at the empty room. Just then, Shido opened the office door and strolled in.
"Where did everyone go?" Riho questioned him aloud.
"I walked Yayoi to her car and Guni has already turned in for the night. So that leaves just the two of us," Shido replied smoothly.
Riho felt a blush begin to stain her cheeks at the thought of being alone with Shido, when his hurtful words of the day before and the stinging pain that accompanied them turned her heart to lead.
"Well, I'd better get going too then! You probably need to get some rest and get readjusted with everything and all," she stammered while moving towards the hallway door. The only problem was that Shido was standing with his back against the door, effectively blocking her exit.
"I thought that we could use this time to talk, Riho," Shido said while reaching behind his back and locking the door. Riho licked her lips nervously.
"I think that I have some things to explain to you so that we can clear up some misunderstandings between us."
Shido began to move towards Riho, while she meanwhile, continued to back away from his advancing figure.
"Mr. Shido," she began, "you don't..."
"Stop calling me that!" he interjected impatiently.
"Calling you what?" Riho inquired confused.
"MR. Shido," he replied. "I believe that we can drop the formality now, don't you? After all, when two people come to care for each other the way that we have, it becomes unnecessary. Don't you agree?"
"Well, yes, I guess so, Mr...., er, um..., Shido. I know that you care for me as a child and a comrade and hopefully as a friend and I can accept that. I am so grateful for all that you've done for me and I hope that we can continue to work together. And I promise to..."
Shido again cut off her words. "Is that ALL you want?" he asked.
He had finally succeeded in backing her up against the wall and Riho had nowhere else to go or look but at him. She was expertly trapped between the wall and Shido. He was a mere hair's breadth away and looking down at her with strangely flickering green eyes shaded by wisps of his lavender hair. Riho thought that he had never looked more beautiful and she longed to reach up to his face and trace his sensual mouth with her fingers.
"What?" she whispered, forgetting his question and instead caught up in his intense gaze. "What did you say?"
"Is that all you want Riho? To be my daughter and comrade and friend? To be my work partner? Is that the kind of relationship that you want with me?"
Riho's mouth went dry. Words were incapable of being uttered at that moment, for her heart seemed to be caught in her throat. Time seemed to stop and the world stood still. She saw her reflection mirrored in his eyes and knew in that instant how he saw her: as a school girl with a crush. She broke away from his gaze and bowed her head, strands of her brown hair hiding her face.
Gentle fingertips reached out and touched her face, caressing her cheek. They then moved down to her chin and forced her head up again to meet Shido's eyes.
"Because that is not what I want from you," he declared. "I want so much more than that. I want you, Riho, to be not only my friend and pupil, but to be my confidante, my comfort, my companion. I want you to be my lover and my love. I want all of this from you Riho because you see; I am desperately, hopelessly, and madly in love with you. Do you think perhaps that you could love me back...just a little?"
He waited patiently for her reply, hope springing up in his heart. His fingers were anxious to touch her, his arms eager to hold her, but not yet. Not until he heard her answer.
"Oh, Mr. Shido!" she cried. "I love you with all of my heart and soul. I always have and I always will, but..."
He placed his fingers against her mouth to silence her words.
"I believe that is enough talking for now, my love," he said. "Because it feels like years since I have last touched you and if I don't make love to you right now, I believe that my immortal life just may very well end."
Riho reached up and wrapped her slender arms around his neck. Shido lifted her delicate frame off the ground and gathered her in a tight embrace. He then placed a smoldering kiss upon her lips and moved off toward the bedroom at a rapid pace.
Much later, when the dawn was just creeping up into the early morning sky, the two lovers lay entwined together. Riho's head rested on Shido's warm, bare chest. His arms encircled her form with one hand gently massaging her scalp through her thick tangle of auburn hair and the other drawing circular patterns on her smooth back. The room was dark except for the rosy glow that emitted from the windows where the horizon flamed with bright colors. Shido realized that this was his dream when he was in his coma, only their positions were reversed.
Riho was the first to break the silence. "Mr. Shido..."she began.
Shido slid his hand down her back and pinched her bottom as punishment for the infraction of using the title before his name. Riho giggled.
"I mean Shido," she stated, and then cautiously continued on with what she had to say. "I know that you once loved someone else and that she died a horrible death. I will understand if you are unable to love me as much as you loved her. I only ask..."
Shido shifted his position and pulled Riho on top of him so that their faces were level and they were eye to eye.
"Riho, it is true that I once loved another. In fact, she resembled you in some ways. You have the same color hair, and your eyes are similar as well. But that is where the comparisons end. You are a much stronger person than she ever was and I did not know her mind, her character, or her heart as well as I know yours. I love YOU, Riho! You are the one that I have chosen to spend my eternity with. Forgive me for being a blind fool and not seeing it before. But returning to my past has made my future clearer to me than it ever was before. And my future is you. I came back for you, Riho, and there is nowhere and no one else that I would rather be with more."
Riho's eyes filled with tears at this declaration of love and one salty drop slipped from her eye to land on Shido's cheek. He rolled her over so that now she was on her back with him on top of her. Shido lowered his head and placed his lips to her mouth. His tongue stroked her lips until they parted and allowed him entrance into the moist sweetness of her mouth.
Meanwhile, his hands set to work on enticing her bare body to open up for him in other ways. His hands cupped her ripe, young breasts and his fingers rubbed her nipples until they stood up firm and ready for him. His mouth slid across her cheek to whisper in her ear. He then raked his teeth along the slender column of her neck until she gasped out. Shido's mouth continued its downward path along her sensual collarbone to the swell of her breasts. Riho arched her back, aching for him to take a nipple into his mouth and suckle it. Shido waited for her to take control and let him know what she wanted. She did just that when she placed her hands on his head and led it towards a yearning breast. As he eagerly suckled, he secretly reveled in the thought that this beautiful, ripe, young body would be his for an eternity, never growing old and withering. But the thought escaped him as more pressing demands claimed his attentions. Riho had grabbed his shaft and placed it at her entrance. He raised his head and looked up at her with questioning eyes.
"Now Shido," she pleaded. "I need you in me now."
"Now and always," was his reply as he dived into her body and began the lover's dance with her. Their two bodies moved in synchrony with each other. His last coherent thought before bliss overtook him was of the paths that both of them had each traveled to find each other.
Shido had swum alone in the deep darkness, until he met her.
Riho had run away alone in the dark sky, until she met him.
Now they would never have to be alone again.
The End.
Author's Note: Hope you all liked it. I wanted a big payoff there at the end. Hope that it wasn't too much. There were a lot of influences in the story which you might have noticed such as the "Nightwalker" theme song, "Gessekai", and my favorite show "Roswell" with the talk of destiny and the flashes, and the countless romance novels I have read over the years. Please read and review as this is my very first fanfic. Thanks.
Riho emerged from the kitchen to find the office deserted. 'Was it something I said?' she thought. She stared blankly at the empty room. Just then, Shido opened the office door and strolled in.
"Where did everyone go?" Riho questioned him aloud.
"I walked Yayoi to her car and Guni has already turned in for the night. So that leaves just the two of us," Shido replied smoothly.
Riho felt a blush begin to stain her cheeks at the thought of being alone with Shido, when his hurtful words of the day before and the stinging pain that accompanied them turned her heart to lead.
"Well, I'd better get going too then! You probably need to get some rest and get readjusted with everything and all," she stammered while moving towards the hallway door. The only problem was that Shido was standing with his back against the door, effectively blocking her exit.
"I thought that we could use this time to talk, Riho," Shido said while reaching behind his back and locking the door. Riho licked her lips nervously.
"I think that I have some things to explain to you so that we can clear up some misunderstandings between us."
Shido began to move towards Riho, while she meanwhile, continued to back away from his advancing figure.
"Mr. Shido," she began, "you don't..."
"Stop calling me that!" he interjected impatiently.
"Calling you what?" Riho inquired confused.
"MR. Shido," he replied. "I believe that we can drop the formality now, don't you? After all, when two people come to care for each other the way that we have, it becomes unnecessary. Don't you agree?"
"Well, yes, I guess so, Mr...., er, um..., Shido. I know that you care for me as a child and a comrade and hopefully as a friend and I can accept that. I am so grateful for all that you've done for me and I hope that we can continue to work together. And I promise to..."
Shido again cut off her words. "Is that ALL you want?" he asked.
He had finally succeeded in backing her up against the wall and Riho had nowhere else to go or look but at him. She was expertly trapped between the wall and Shido. He was a mere hair's breadth away and looking down at her with strangely flickering green eyes shaded by wisps of his lavender hair. Riho thought that he had never looked more beautiful and she longed to reach up to his face and trace his sensual mouth with her fingers.
"What?" she whispered, forgetting his question and instead caught up in his intense gaze. "What did you say?"
"Is that all you want Riho? To be my daughter and comrade and friend? To be my work partner? Is that the kind of relationship that you want with me?"
Riho's mouth went dry. Words were incapable of being uttered at that moment, for her heart seemed to be caught in her throat. Time seemed to stop and the world stood still. She saw her reflection mirrored in his eyes and knew in that instant how he saw her: as a school girl with a crush. She broke away from his gaze and bowed her head, strands of her brown hair hiding her face.
Gentle fingertips reached out and touched her face, caressing her cheek. They then moved down to her chin and forced her head up again to meet Shido's eyes.
"Because that is not what I want from you," he declared. "I want so much more than that. I want you, Riho, to be not only my friend and pupil, but to be my confidante, my comfort, my companion. I want you to be my lover and my love. I want all of this from you Riho because you see; I am desperately, hopelessly, and madly in love with you. Do you think perhaps that you could love me back...just a little?"
He waited patiently for her reply, hope springing up in his heart. His fingers were anxious to touch her, his arms eager to hold her, but not yet. Not until he heard her answer.
"Oh, Mr. Shido!" she cried. "I love you with all of my heart and soul. I always have and I always will, but..."
He placed his fingers against her mouth to silence her words.
"I believe that is enough talking for now, my love," he said. "Because it feels like years since I have last touched you and if I don't make love to you right now, I believe that my immortal life just may very well end."
Riho reached up and wrapped her slender arms around his neck. Shido lifted her delicate frame off the ground and gathered her in a tight embrace. He then placed a smoldering kiss upon her lips and moved off toward the bedroom at a rapid pace.
Much later, when the dawn was just creeping up into the early morning sky, the two lovers lay entwined together. Riho's head rested on Shido's warm, bare chest. His arms encircled her form with one hand gently massaging her scalp through her thick tangle of auburn hair and the other drawing circular patterns on her smooth back. The room was dark except for the rosy glow that emitted from the windows where the horizon flamed with bright colors. Shido realized that this was his dream when he was in his coma, only their positions were reversed.
Riho was the first to break the silence. "Mr. Shido..."she began.
Shido slid his hand down her back and pinched her bottom as punishment for the infraction of using the title before his name. Riho giggled.
"I mean Shido," she stated, and then cautiously continued on with what she had to say. "I know that you once loved someone else and that she died a horrible death. I will understand if you are unable to love me as much as you loved her. I only ask..."
Shido shifted his position and pulled Riho on top of him so that their faces were level and they were eye to eye.
"Riho, it is true that I once loved another. In fact, she resembled you in some ways. You have the same color hair, and your eyes are similar as well. But that is where the comparisons end. You are a much stronger person than she ever was and I did not know her mind, her character, or her heart as well as I know yours. I love YOU, Riho! You are the one that I have chosen to spend my eternity with. Forgive me for being a blind fool and not seeing it before. But returning to my past has made my future clearer to me than it ever was before. And my future is you. I came back for you, Riho, and there is nowhere and no one else that I would rather be with more."
Riho's eyes filled with tears at this declaration of love and one salty drop slipped from her eye to land on Shido's cheek. He rolled her over so that now she was on her back with him on top of her. Shido lowered his head and placed his lips to her mouth. His tongue stroked her lips until they parted and allowed him entrance into the moist sweetness of her mouth.
Meanwhile, his hands set to work on enticing her bare body to open up for him in other ways. His hands cupped her ripe, young breasts and his fingers rubbed her nipples until they stood up firm and ready for him. His mouth slid across her cheek to whisper in her ear. He then raked his teeth along the slender column of her neck until she gasped out. Shido's mouth continued its downward path along her sensual collarbone to the swell of her breasts. Riho arched her back, aching for him to take a nipple into his mouth and suckle it. Shido waited for her to take control and let him know what she wanted. She did just that when she placed her hands on his head and led it towards a yearning breast. As he eagerly suckled, he secretly reveled in the thought that this beautiful, ripe, young body would be his for an eternity, never growing old and withering. But the thought escaped him as more pressing demands claimed his attentions. Riho had grabbed his shaft and placed it at her entrance. He raised his head and looked up at her with questioning eyes.
"Now Shido," she pleaded. "I need you in me now."
"Now and always," was his reply as he dived into her body and began the lover's dance with her. Their two bodies moved in synchrony with each other. His last coherent thought before bliss overtook him was of the paths that both of them had each traveled to find each other.
Shido had swum alone in the deep darkness, until he met her.
Riho had run away alone in the dark sky, until she met him.
Now they would never have to be alone again.
The End.
Author's Note: Hope you all liked it. I wanted a big payoff there at the end. Hope that it wasn't too much. There were a lot of influences in the story which you might have noticed such as the "Nightwalker" theme song, "Gessekai", and my favorite show "Roswell" with the talk of destiny and the flashes, and the countless romance novels I have read over the years. Please read and review as this is my very first fanfic. Thanks.