Hi Guys. Here's chapter 11. Hope you enjoy.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FALLEN ANY CHARACTERS, SETTINGS AND DIALOGUE YOU RECOGNIZE BELONG TO LAUREN KATE. THIS STORY IS COMPLETELY NON-PROFIT I OWN NOTHING.
Luce and Daniel walked slowly toward his dorm hand in hand. They had both had a big day and were enjoying the fact they didn't have to rush. Daniel opened the door to his dorm. Luce walked in first then spun to face Daniel as he closed the door.
"So….. What do you want to do?" Luce asked. Daniel smiled put his hands on her shoulders and kissed her forehead.
"How about a movie?" he asked
Luce smiled "ok what?"
"I think the champion deserves to pick"
Luce laughed "you're a champion to you know?" she reminded him "it was a team effort
"Yes but your my champion and because I love you, you get to pick" Daniel chuckled
Luce laughed and kissed him quickly before going over to the dvd cabinet and picking out Eragon.
"OK" Daniel chuckled
They curled up on the bed together. "I'm proud of you you know" Daniel told her kissing Luce's hair
Luce smiled up at him "I'm proud of you to"
Daniel ducked his head and kissed her. Luce wrapped her arms around his shoulders as he gently pushed her into the bed. The kiss deepened, the movie forgotten as Daniel ran his hands softly down her sides. The warmth that they always felt when they touched each other built into a raging fire. Luce played with the edge of Daniels shirt and Daniel pulled back slightly to allow her to pull it off. Before he kissed her again. Luce ran her hands over Daniels torso. Daniel hesitantly slipped his hand under her sweatshirt. Luce froze. Feeling her stiffen Daniel pulled back.
"Luce what's wrong? Too much?" He murmured
Luce nodded "I love you Daniel but we have only been together for six months I'm not ready for that" she muttered blushing.
Daniel picked up his shirt from the floor and put it back on.
"Hey" Daniel murmured tilting her face back up when she looked down "its ok I told you when we first started going out that we could go as slow as you wanted if you're not ready its ok"
Luce smiled at him "it's just I don't want to be one of those girls who strings their boyfriend along and we haven't actually had this conversation yet." You don't mind waiting do you?" she whispered.
Daniel shook his head "I'd wait forever for you there are more important things than that" "like you"
Luce smiled at him and kissed his cheek "I love you" she murmured
"I love you to" Daniel murmured back. They both sat on the side of the bed again and turned their attention back to the movie which had started playing without them noticing.
After watching Eragon Luce went to have a shower and get changed into her pjs. Nora was going out tonight and Luce had asked if she could stay the night at Daniels. Which he had readily agreed to. Luce slipped into the bed where Daniel was waiting for her but he seemed reluctant touch her, having moved across the bed so that his back was nearly touching the wall.
"What are you doing all the way over there?" Luce whispered
"I don't want to make you uncomfortable" Daniel whispered back
Luce smiled "you won't come here"
Daniel moved over and slowly wrapped his arms around her as Luce snuggled into him.
"Night" she whispered
"Goodnight" Daniel kissed her forehead.
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The next morning Daniel was in his dorm with Katie and Chris. Luce was in the library with Nora who had dragged Luce off for a study date. Katie had come to find Luce to say goodbye before she and Chris headed back to their college. When they found that Luce was not with Daniel they had agreed to wait with him for her.
"Daniel do you know much Latin?" Katie asked from where she and Chris were sitting on the bed with a Latin textbook in their laps.
"A bit" Daniel answered spinning his desk chair around to look at them. Both Luce and Katie were trying to learn Latin for their language class. Daniel had often helped Luce study her textbooks
"Do you know what this phrase says?" Chris asked glancing up at him.
But as Daniel got up to check the book. There was a loud high pitched siren.
"Evacuate the building using the nearest fire exit" "Evacuate the building using the nearest fire exit" the automatic message repeated over and over. Katie, Daniel and Chris looked at each other in panic.
"We have to find Luci" Katie cried as the three of them rushed out of the room. Daniel sprinted toward the library where he could see the smoke coming from. Luce was in there. Frantically pushing through the crowd he arrived just in time to see Nora and Mr Adams the librarian come rushing out.
Nora locked eyes with him "Luce is still in there" she gasped. Daniel didn't think he just ran. He didn't even stop when he heard Chris's frantic cry of "Katie no" But he could feel Katie following him as he barged into burning building.
"Where would she be? Luci?" Katie called frantically. Daniel made a beeline for the history section. If he knew Luce, which he did that was where she would be.
The smoke was getting thicker and Daniel could barely see but he wasn't leaving without Luce. Finally with a surge of relief he spotted her and Ashley stumbling along.
"Stay with me Ashley" Luce cried as Daniel made his way toward them. Before he could get to them though a burning bookcase fell knocking Luce and Ashely apart Daniel rushed over to Luce as Katie went to Ashley.
"Daniel" Luce whispered curling into his chest as he picked her up. For a moment Daniel just stared at her marveling at how trusting of him she was.
"Daniel get her out of here" Katie screamed breaking him out of it as she helped Ashley up.
Daniel and Katie rushed back the way they came. Katie helped Ashley over to a medic just before Chris tackled her in a hug. Daniel looked down at Luce again, she looked so peaceful and Daniel was struck by the need to take her away from here. To somewhere where nothing could hurt her.
Hands suddenly grabbing at Luce snapped Daniel out of it. A medic was trying to tear her out of his arms. Daniel tightened his grip and refused to let go.
"Mr Gordon" the headmaster started
"He's in shock give him a break" Katie snapped as she and Chris came over. She touched Daniels arm and locked eyes with him. "they have to take her to the hospital Daniel, I know you don't want to let go of her right now" believe me I know but if you can't give Luci to anyone else give her to me" "trust me give me my sister." Katie murmured stretching her arms out and slowly taking Luce out of Daniels arms. Daniel let her take her watching worriedly as Katie carried Luce to the ambulance. Chris was with her watching that she didn't accidentally drop her.
"Come on Mr Gordon all students are going to the hospital for a check-up" Headmaster Mason told Daniel.
Daniel nodded and started to head toward the front seat but he never took his eyes off the doors that held his whole world behind them.
There we go. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Luce and Daniels make out session and talk at the beginning of the chapter was really awkward for me write. But as Luce said they hadn't had that conversation yet and I firmly believe if you can't talk honestly with your partner about that you should not be in a relationship with them . Communication is the key to a relationship. I hope you don't feel that I am putting all the drama at the beginning of the story. I honestly am trying to space it out. I hope you guys like this chapter. Review please?
