Chapter 14: Burning Hands
Chichiri stood by the court fountain and splashed water to his face. "Kurai no da. What makes you so.so." Chichiri's head boggled. Kurai was in him. He would loose control. Chichiri felt his eyes swell with fear. What could Kurai make him do? Chichiri ran from the palace gates and out into the markets "I know, I'll leave. I will just run away no da. Then I can't hurt Tasuki or.or Sora." Kurai blistered his mind. "I can make you run back! My control is inevitable!"
Back in the palace, Tasuki sat on a chair next to Sora. She was slightly conscience. She could hear everything and was aware of what was going on. "Why can't I move." she worried to herself. "Kurai." she remembered.
Tasuki placed his hand over his mouth. He was in shock. I love Sora. I love her. He stared at her. His hands burned with love. He placed his hand near hers. He could feel her heat. He wanted to touch her so badly. He slowly placed his hand over her hand and felt her skin. He brushed one of her cuts and heard her moan in pain. Even when she is unconscience, she hurt.
Sora listened carefully for sounds. She thought she heard Tasuki whisper something and she felt something holding her hand. Just then she felt something brush her face. Tasuki leaned his face close to hers and his hair brushed her cheeks. She began to open her eyes but before she could look about she felt soft, warm lips against her own. She looked and saw orange hair. Her lips tensed. "Tasuki."she whispered. Tasuki jolted up. She was awake. His face got red and he tried to move his mouth to apologize. Sora turned her head to the side to try to hide her blushing pink cheeks. Before she got the chance to try and talk Tasuki began to sigh.
"I.I am.I'm sorry Sora. I should not have taken advantage.I thought you were asleep." Sora turned her face back toward him and gave him a worried frown. She didn't know how to react. She brought her hand to her lips. She struggled to sit up when Tasuki helped her. She motioned for him to sit by her on the bed. With some trouble she began to speak to him.
"It.it is ok. I know you.would never take advantage of me. I trust you." Tasuki felt a wave of relief rush through him.
"I am very sorry."
"Don't be." Sora blushed. "If I could choose who my first kiss is.I would be glad.that you were the one." Sora blushed at him. She could feel his energy and his essence like nothing she had felt before. It was like a magnet drawing her to touch him. She reached up her hand slowly, touched his arm and slowly brought it up to his shoulder. She felt weak and leaned into his chest. She felt her head spin and her body tighten in pain. Her injuries were still serious. Tasuki brought his hand up to her hand on his shoulder. He brought it down and placed her hand on his heart. With her fever soaring and her body aching more she hardly noticed when she felt his heart beat. "Tasuki.why is your heart beating so fast?" She buried her face in his chest. "I.I.I don't know how to say this.Sora I love you." Sora heard those words and she felt all feeling in her body leave her. Someone loved her. She never thought she would hear those words.and from the one person she secretly was hoping to hear them from.
"I lo..." Her head felt dizzy once more and felt herself loosing conscienceless. Tasuki lifted her face up towards his and pressed his lips to the side of her mouth. He slowly moved them over and gave her a passionate kiss until he felt her body limp. She had fainted. He placed her down on the bed and ran to the room door and yelled, "I need a doctor! Quickly!"
Not a moment later Sora's bed was surrounded by half of the imperial court and the doctors. They scampered around her like mice. Tasuki stood in the far corner of the room watching everything intently. Every time they went quiet Tasuki felt his lungs tighten. Nearly 4 hours later the doctors left and told Tasuki, "She was very ill but she should be fine with a few days rest." When they left he slowly walked up to her once more. She was soaking from the melted ice they placed around her and her cheeks were still pink with fever. He kicked back on his chair and watched her until he fell asleep.
Outside the Konan gates Chichiri felt tired from all his fighting. He was trying to ward off Kurai but he was near death with his lack of energy. "I will not destroy Tasuki and Sora's happiness.. I will not hurt Sora!" "Just give it up." Chichiri felt himself being shut away.
"Sora.Sora.I am so sorry.please forgive me." Chichiri's eyes no longer flashed red and purple. They were now a dark purple. These were Kurai's eyes.
"One more day and the you will be mine sister. I will feel your flesh against mine once more." His hands burned with raging passion as he stormed back through the Konan Empire to the palace.
Chichiri stood by the court fountain and splashed water to his face. "Kurai no da. What makes you so.so." Chichiri's head boggled. Kurai was in him. He would loose control. Chichiri felt his eyes swell with fear. What could Kurai make him do? Chichiri ran from the palace gates and out into the markets "I know, I'll leave. I will just run away no da. Then I can't hurt Tasuki or.or Sora." Kurai blistered his mind. "I can make you run back! My control is inevitable!"
Back in the palace, Tasuki sat on a chair next to Sora. She was slightly conscience. She could hear everything and was aware of what was going on. "Why can't I move." she worried to herself. "Kurai." she remembered.
Tasuki placed his hand over his mouth. He was in shock. I love Sora. I love her. He stared at her. His hands burned with love. He placed his hand near hers. He could feel her heat. He wanted to touch her so badly. He slowly placed his hand over her hand and felt her skin. He brushed one of her cuts and heard her moan in pain. Even when she is unconscience, she hurt.
Sora listened carefully for sounds. She thought she heard Tasuki whisper something and she felt something holding her hand. Just then she felt something brush her face. Tasuki leaned his face close to hers and his hair brushed her cheeks. She began to open her eyes but before she could look about she felt soft, warm lips against her own. She looked and saw orange hair. Her lips tensed. "Tasuki."she whispered. Tasuki jolted up. She was awake. His face got red and he tried to move his mouth to apologize. Sora turned her head to the side to try to hide her blushing pink cheeks. Before she got the chance to try and talk Tasuki began to sigh.
"I.I am.I'm sorry Sora. I should not have taken advantage.I thought you were asleep." Sora turned her face back toward him and gave him a worried frown. She didn't know how to react. She brought her hand to her lips. She struggled to sit up when Tasuki helped her. She motioned for him to sit by her on the bed. With some trouble she began to speak to him.
"It.it is ok. I know you.would never take advantage of me. I trust you." Tasuki felt a wave of relief rush through him.
"I am very sorry."
"Don't be." Sora blushed. "If I could choose who my first kiss is.I would be glad.that you were the one." Sora blushed at him. She could feel his energy and his essence like nothing she had felt before. It was like a magnet drawing her to touch him. She reached up her hand slowly, touched his arm and slowly brought it up to his shoulder. She felt weak and leaned into his chest. She felt her head spin and her body tighten in pain. Her injuries were still serious. Tasuki brought his hand up to her hand on his shoulder. He brought it down and placed her hand on his heart. With her fever soaring and her body aching more she hardly noticed when she felt his heart beat. "Tasuki.why is your heart beating so fast?" She buried her face in his chest. "I.I.I don't know how to say this.Sora I love you." Sora heard those words and she felt all feeling in her body leave her. Someone loved her. She never thought she would hear those words.and from the one person she secretly was hoping to hear them from.
"I lo..." Her head felt dizzy once more and felt herself loosing conscienceless. Tasuki lifted her face up towards his and pressed his lips to the side of her mouth. He slowly moved them over and gave her a passionate kiss until he felt her body limp. She had fainted. He placed her down on the bed and ran to the room door and yelled, "I need a doctor! Quickly!"
Not a moment later Sora's bed was surrounded by half of the imperial court and the doctors. They scampered around her like mice. Tasuki stood in the far corner of the room watching everything intently. Every time they went quiet Tasuki felt his lungs tighten. Nearly 4 hours later the doctors left and told Tasuki, "She was very ill but she should be fine with a few days rest." When they left he slowly walked up to her once more. She was soaking from the melted ice they placed around her and her cheeks were still pink with fever. He kicked back on his chair and watched her until he fell asleep.
Outside the Konan gates Chichiri felt tired from all his fighting. He was trying to ward off Kurai but he was near death with his lack of energy. "I will not destroy Tasuki and Sora's happiness.. I will not hurt Sora!" "Just give it up." Chichiri felt himself being shut away.
"Sora.Sora.I am so sorry.please forgive me." Chichiri's eyes no longer flashed red and purple. They were now a dark purple. These were Kurai's eyes.
"One more day and the you will be mine sister. I will feel your flesh against mine once more." His hands burned with raging passion as he stormed back through the Konan Empire to the palace.