MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!
Again, I apologize for the last being a tad depressing.
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And to L. A cave a' deux basically means cave for two. Also thanks for your reviews.
Chapter 10.
Cloud did not get far before he heard the unmistakable sound of Kilas tripping over something. He slowed and let her catch up to him.
She grabbed his hand and pleaded, "Please… I'm sorry for shouting at you. Please don't leave me alone. I - I didn't mean it. I'm sorry." She turned her tear streaked face to his. Her watery eyes were begging him to take her along and not forget her here, in her ruined town.
Do it! Leave her!
I cannot do that.
Then take her to Anderal! Leave her there.
I don't think I can do that either.
Cloud nodded at the girl and continued to his bike, vaguely aware that she was still holding onto his hand with hers.
They reached the bike and Cloud mounted. He watches as Kilas turns to the desecrated village and says a silent farewell, before positioning herself behind Cloud.
…
They drove back to the Inn that night in silence, never once stopping for a break. They pulled in front of Anderal's place to find him sitting on his rocker on the porch.
"Just knew yen's would be commin' back. I felt it in my bones. I have the room all set up for you again, girly, head on up now." He directed at Kilas. When she was out of sight, "I have a spare room for you tonight, Cloud. You can go up when I've had a word with ya."
Cloud leaned against the railing, "What?"
"Did she ever tell you how she came to be in that ravine?"
Cloud shook his head, "No, I never asked her."
"Well, she told me. She said that she went looking for her brother, Seth, because he had been missin' for a few hours, an' it was getting' dark. She got a knap sack and filled it with some food and began to head out, but she got lost. She figured she would camp out until morning an' go back home 'cause he must have found his way back. The next mornin' she said she got up and couldn't find her way back, so she wandered around for the next few days, until she winded up at the cliffs.
"She knew she had gone too far so he started back, but she saw a man a little ways off. He was all dressed up in black leather and had real short, silver hair. She didn't like the look of him and didn't like how he looked at her. She looked 'round for a different route and saw another man, dressed as the first but this time with long, silver hair. She said he looked like he was gigglin'. Can you believe that? Gigglin'! Anyway, she said she felt trapped off so she backed away from 'em and they walked after her when she did. She ran. She knew they were behind her, but now here's the odd thing. They didn't catch her. They just ran close enough to be on her heels. She knew they could get her easily but she didn't give up the runnin' the one with long hair just kept giggling, like it was a game or something'. She also said somethin' bout some big black vicious dog things that kept snappin' at her.
"One of 'em said something' 'bout 'Mother' she said. But she was too focused on the monsters to pay much attention to what he was saying. She knew they had started to pull back and looked over her shoulder at 'em just standing there. She said that's all she remembers from before she woke up in that cave with you. She figures that she lost her footin' when she was lookin' at em' and fell off the cliffs.
"Now, Cloud, what do you make of that? Some silver haired men chasing her, gigglin'. Do you think it was those two that blew up her village?"
Cloud was lost in thought.
Silver haired men…
"I don't know, Anderal, but I plan to find out."
Cloud made his way to Kilas door. He paused outside and heard the unmistakable sound of sobs. He raised a hand and placed it against the wood. He wanted to tell her that the pain goes away. Slowly, over time it will get easier to breathe. Eventually, not everything will remind her of them. She will be whole again. Nevertheless, how could he tell her that when he hasn't gotten over his own pain?
He withdrew his hand and went to his room.
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The next few days passed in a haze for Kilas. She would wake up, shower, pick at a breakfast, sit on the front porch, pick at a lunch, sit in the library, pick at dinner, and go to sleep, only to redo it all the next morning. She wasn't thinking, or even feeling. She was merely going through the motions of living.
A week or two after they got to the inn Anderal approached Kilas, "I know you're hurtin' girly, but you need to move on. We're worried about ya. All ya ever do is look at the cliffs. He's not out there. Now, I'll help ya an' yens can stay here for as long as it takes but ya got to make some progress. Ya can't just wander 'round here an' mope. Talk to Cloud, he knows what yer goin' through. He can help ya."
Anderal hobbled away, leaving Kilas blinking after him.
Might as well…
How can he possibly know how this feels?
Anderal said he did, and Cloud said so his self.
Cloud was polishing one of his swords when there was a faint knock at the door.
"Cloud… It's me, Kilas. Can I come in?" Her voice was quiet.
"Sure." He called and cleared his weapons and cleaners off the bed.
Kilas entered gently, her grey eyes watching the floor. She stood just inside the door and looked awkward.
"What do you need?" Cloud asked her.
Kilas just stood there, "This is so fucking stupid." she mumbled under her breath, turned to leave the room.
Cloud caught her upper arm. "What's so stupid? You can't just come in here, say whatever you feel like and leave! Now what do you want?"
Kilas didn't answer.
Cloud was loosing his temper. He tried to remind his self to be calm but she was just so frustrating! He didn't mope this much when Zack… or Aerith… Gaia! She should move on already! He took her other arm and shook her, "Look at me!"
Kilas turned her blank eyes to him.
He wanted to hit her, shock her, snap her out of this. He hated seeing her walk around like a zombie. He did the first thing that came to his mind.
He crushed his lips against hers. Acting on only instinct he closed off his screaming mind and concentrated on just feeling.
It took mere seconds for her to react. Her arms wrapping around his neck and her hands thrusting into his golden locks. She was coming alive. Her breath quickened and there was a hot rush of blood to her face. Clouds' tongue probing and exploring the inside of her mouth. One hand coming up to caress her face as he gently leaned her against the door. The fingertips of the other trailing down her neck, shoulder, ribs, finally ending on her waist.
He broke the kiss for some much-needed air and began to ravage her cheek and jaw line. He peppered her ear and throat with kisses and nips. He sucked gently on her earlobe and drew a sharp breath as she dug her fingers into his shoulder. Her chest was rapidly raising and falling as his calloused hands ran under the hem of her shirt, playing lightly against the smooth, warm skin of her stomach. Kilas tugged Cloud's shirt loose from his pants as he ran his thumb across her navel.
"Cloud! Come on down here, boy. There's somethin' I need ya to deliver for me!" Anderal's voice called upstairs, causing Kilas and Cloud to jump apart like scolded teenagers.
"Down in a minuet!" Cloud called as he smoothed his hair and fixed his shirt.
Kilas leaned against the wall, gasping for breath. Without a look, she ran from Cloud's room to her own and collapsed on her bed.
What the hell were you thinking about?
How soft and yummy his lips looked.
Well stop! This is bad. Do not kiss that guy!
Moreover, how warm he was and how rough his hands were.
Oh, I'm not listening to this.
Mmm, and how his skin tasted.
LA LA LA LA!! Stop it, stop it, stop it!
Kilas closed her eyes and smiled. Surely, if kissing once is an accident, then kissing twice cannot be!
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