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Chapter 10: Fall into it
Crystal emerged from her room the next day, feeling better than she had before. Her talk with Rufio had done her some good. So once again, she took a run.
As she ran through the forest, all she could hear was her breathing, the thumping rhythmic beating of her own heart. She felt incredibly focused. All she wanted to do was run. She didn't even care where she was going, she just wanted to run.
Then through the beating of heart and her breathing, a cool clear voice called out, "Crystal!" And all of her focus was gone. She stumbled over the roots of a tree and fell to the ground.
The owner of the voice came over and hovered above her. "You okay?" he asked.
She smiled up at him. "Yeah, Rufio, I'm fine," she said with a laugh lingering in her voice.
He reached out and helped pull her to her feet. "You're in a better mood," he said surprised.
Wiping a hand over her forehead, she nodded. "Yeah, that talk yesterday really helped me. Thanks."
He gazed directly into her big brown eyes and smiled. "No problem." Glancing down, he realized that he was still holding her hand in his. He dropped it and looked to the ground, trying to hide the fact he was blushing. "Uh, you want to go for a walk by the lagoon?" he asked, finally looking back at her.
She held back laughter at his embarrassment. "Sure."
They walked barefoot along the shore, talking about their lives before they came to Neverland. It was odd how comfortable they felt with each other. How they could just talk and forget about everything else. How perfect it all seemed.
Rufio looked down at ground that they were walking over and looked back up at the girl to his right. "Do you see where we are walking?"
She glanced down at the ground then back at him. "What do you mean?"
He smiled at her. "We're walking on the line between earth and sea," he said. He stared directly at her as he continued. "They are two very different things but sometimes it hard to see where one ends and where the other begins. It's a thin line." Finally, he took her hand in his and stopped walking, making her stop too. "Kind of like the line between friendship and love." Crystal could see the sincerity in his eyes. "We're dancing on that line."
She glanced down at the ground again and then back at him. "I guess we are…"
He smiled at her. "Now either we could cross the line or we can stay where we are. But it's up to you."
She looked around her: towards the lagoon, at the sand beneath her feet, then back at Rufio. Sliding her hand from his, the took a step forward before diving into the water.
Rufio understood the gesture and jumped in after her.
Once they had both emerged, he moved toward her slowly. He rested his hands on her neck and pulled her into a kiss. She returned it with enthusiasm and felt as though she were floating.
AN: Sorry that this took so long but I couldn't find the will to write my fanfics. Anyways, please R&R!