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Konnichiwa minna-san! Here's the chapter that everyone has been waiting for! Finally some romance! I hope you like it and please review, so I know to write more!
Chapter Eight
It was morning and the warm sun crept across Gene's face as he slept. His eyes started to flutter open. He sat up and wiped the sleep from his eyes. His eyes were bloodshot and his head pounded. He hardly got any sleep last night. He was too worried about Melfina to sleep. He felt so bad about the way he had acted and the way treated her. He treated her like the way people in her school had.
He stood up and stretched his arms high to the ceiling as if he were reaching for a lucky star. He walked over to the window and stared at the street below. His shirt was still off and bandages stained with blood wrapped around his stomach. The hot sun embraced him with warmth and soothed his wounds.
He took one last look at the busy streets below and walked over to Melfina's door. He sighed and knocked. No answer. He knocked again. Still, there was no answer. All he heard was the faint sound of a fan blowing air.
"Melfina?" he called out. "Are you awake?"
Still no answer.
"Melfina!" he shouted, knocking loudly.
Something was wrong, and he knew that. He quickly reached for the knob and turned it. He heard a clicking noise and opened the door. He stepped inside the room and found an empty bed blankets that had already been slept in. That was when he noticed something frightening.
Her yellow curtains blew gently in the breeze, out the open window. He slowly and cautiously walked over to the sill. He peered out the window, but saw nothing. "Could someone have taken her during the night?" he asked himself. "What if Harry came during the night and kidnapped her?" He quickly ran out of the room and searched the house for her. "Melfina? Are you here?" he asked, stumbling around the apartment. "Melfina? Please, answer me." She was nowhere in sight.
He slumped up against the wall in the kitchen and pounded his fist into the wall. "How could I have let someone take her?" he asked himself. He knew she didn't have work today and it was very cold last night so she wouldn't have had her window open. "Where is she?"
Suddenly, he heard a door open. He stiffened and wondered if it was the guy who took Melfina. He then heard footsteps coming down the hallway, and then they stopped. Gene reached for his gun and waited for the person to come close enough to him.
The footsteps came closer, causing Gene to get ready to attack. He saw a shadow on the hallway wall. He jumped out-ready to shoot-but he quickly drew back. The person was Melfina. Her hair was wrapped up in a towel and she had a towel wrapped around her body.
"Gene!" she gasped. "You scared me!"
He put his gun in his holster and quickly hugged her. "Melfina! I thought someone took you. I couldn't find you."
His tight arms around her made her feel as if her lungs would collapse, but she liked how she felt so right in his arms. It was like she was made just for him. "Gene, I'm all right," she assured. "I only took a shower."
Gene let go of her, but when he did, her towel came loose and started to fall. She quickly grabbed it before it fell completely off her and tied it tightly around her. Gene quickly turned, blushing.
"I'm so s-sorry," he apologized, stuttering. "I didn't m-mean to."
Her cheeks turned a dark color of red and her heart was beating rapidly. "It's all right, Gene. Really, it is," she assured. She tapped his shoulder and he turned around. "I never thought of you as being the shy type."
His face was still burning red with fire. "I'm not shy, Melfina," he replied coolly. "I was just surprised, that's all."
She grinned. "Sure you were," she said, and walked to her bedroom door to get changed.
Gene fell against the wall and sighed. The thing is, he couldn't resist her. Seeing her like that made him want her even more. He couldn't ignore his feelings for her any longer. It was impossible. But something inside his heart made him hate himself for feeling this way. And hated him even more for letting his love for Hilda to fade away.
Soon he heard Melfina's tiny footsteps coming down the hallway. He stood up and greeted her with a smile. She smiled wide and got a glass of water from the sink.
Gene stared at her. He was mesmerized, as if she was a witch that put a spell on him. Her hair draped down, wet, with a soft texture. The sun's rays cast a glow onto her face that made her resemble an angel. Maybe she was really was his angel sent down from heaven to save him from his pain and suffering.
"Gene," she said softly, smiling. "Why are you looking at me as if you never saw me before?"
"I haven't see you, Melfina," he replied. "I've only seen you through blind eyes up until now. But now I see you the way everyone else does."
"And how does everyone else see me, Gene?" she asked.
He walked closer to her. With every step he took, he let his memories and feelings for Hilda slowly leave his heart. "I'm sorry, Hilda," he said to himself. He placed his hand on Melfina's soft cheek.
"I see you as you are," he answered. "Perfect. Beautiful. Smart. Divine."
"Oh, Gene," she whispered, taking in the warmth from his hand. "Do you really mean that? Do you really feel the way you do?"
He gazed deep into her eyes. He saw himself reflecting in them. How could he say no to his angel? How could he say no to his feelings for her? He couldn't. He couldn't fight is feelings, nor could he fight the way he wanted her.
He nodded. "Yes, Melfina," he said smoothly. "I do."
She smiled. "Gene, just kiss me already."
He was surprised to hear those words escaping her mouth. He hesitated at first, but then he leaned in and kissed her.
A satisfying sensation rushed through his body. His heart was beating wildly and his stomach filled with a tingling feeling. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him. He could feel her body tremble as he held her close. He could even feel her heart beating on his chest. They were beating in unison, never skipping a single beat.
They broke off. Melfina stared dreamily into his eyes. "Gene, will you stay here with me?" she asked.
He lifted his hand to her face and moved away her hair from her eyes. "I will stay," he said, and smiled. "I will stay for as long as you wish."
She took his hand and led him down the hallway to the door at the end of it. She opened the door and pulled him inside.
"Are you sure, Melfina?" he asked.
She smiled. "Maybe I should be asking you that, Gene."
He grinned and kissed her. Each kiss more passionate and stimulating than the first. He then laid her on the bed and kissed her even more.
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Meanwhile, Jim sat at his computer desk, looking for ways of seeking more money, when the telephone rang. He picked it up and answered, "You have reached Starwind and Hawking. We can fix everything from spaceships to relationships. This is Jim, how may I help you?"
"Yes, this is Aisha Clan Clan," she replied. "I need to speak to Gene Starwind immediately."
"Oh," he said, disappointed. "Well, he's not here right now. In fact, I have no idea where he is. But if I had to guess, I would say he is at Melfina's place."
"Okay, thanks, kid," she said, and hung up.
"I'm not a kid," he said, gritting his teeth, and hung up the phone. "Damn it, Gene. Where are you?"
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To Be Continued...
Please Review!
Konnichiwa minna-san! Here's the chapter that everyone has been waiting for! Finally some romance! I hope you like it and please review, so I know to write more!
Chapter Eight
It was morning and the warm sun crept across Gene's face as he slept. His eyes started to flutter open. He sat up and wiped the sleep from his eyes. His eyes were bloodshot and his head pounded. He hardly got any sleep last night. He was too worried about Melfina to sleep. He felt so bad about the way he had acted and the way treated her. He treated her like the way people in her school had.
He stood up and stretched his arms high to the ceiling as if he were reaching for a lucky star. He walked over to the window and stared at the street below. His shirt was still off and bandages stained with blood wrapped around his stomach. The hot sun embraced him with warmth and soothed his wounds.
He took one last look at the busy streets below and walked over to Melfina's door. He sighed and knocked. No answer. He knocked again. Still, there was no answer. All he heard was the faint sound of a fan blowing air.
"Melfina?" he called out. "Are you awake?"
Still no answer.
"Melfina!" he shouted, knocking loudly.
Something was wrong, and he knew that. He quickly reached for the knob and turned it. He heard a clicking noise and opened the door. He stepped inside the room and found an empty bed blankets that had already been slept in. That was when he noticed something frightening.
Her yellow curtains blew gently in the breeze, out the open window. He slowly and cautiously walked over to the sill. He peered out the window, but saw nothing. "Could someone have taken her during the night?" he asked himself. "What if Harry came during the night and kidnapped her?" He quickly ran out of the room and searched the house for her. "Melfina? Are you here?" he asked, stumbling around the apartment. "Melfina? Please, answer me." She was nowhere in sight.
He slumped up against the wall in the kitchen and pounded his fist into the wall. "How could I have let someone take her?" he asked himself. He knew she didn't have work today and it was very cold last night so she wouldn't have had her window open. "Where is she?"
Suddenly, he heard a door open. He stiffened and wondered if it was the guy who took Melfina. He then heard footsteps coming down the hallway, and then they stopped. Gene reached for his gun and waited for the person to come close enough to him.
The footsteps came closer, causing Gene to get ready to attack. He saw a shadow on the hallway wall. He jumped out-ready to shoot-but he quickly drew back. The person was Melfina. Her hair was wrapped up in a towel and she had a towel wrapped around her body.
"Gene!" she gasped. "You scared me!"
He put his gun in his holster and quickly hugged her. "Melfina! I thought someone took you. I couldn't find you."
His tight arms around her made her feel as if her lungs would collapse, but she liked how she felt so right in his arms. It was like she was made just for him. "Gene, I'm all right," she assured. "I only took a shower."
Gene let go of her, but when he did, her towel came loose and started to fall. She quickly grabbed it before it fell completely off her and tied it tightly around her. Gene quickly turned, blushing.
"I'm so s-sorry," he apologized, stuttering. "I didn't m-mean to."
Her cheeks turned a dark color of red and her heart was beating rapidly. "It's all right, Gene. Really, it is," she assured. She tapped his shoulder and he turned around. "I never thought of you as being the shy type."
His face was still burning red with fire. "I'm not shy, Melfina," he replied coolly. "I was just surprised, that's all."
She grinned. "Sure you were," she said, and walked to her bedroom door to get changed.
Gene fell against the wall and sighed. The thing is, he couldn't resist her. Seeing her like that made him want her even more. He couldn't ignore his feelings for her any longer. It was impossible. But something inside his heart made him hate himself for feeling this way. And hated him even more for letting his love for Hilda to fade away.
Soon he heard Melfina's tiny footsteps coming down the hallway. He stood up and greeted her with a smile. She smiled wide and got a glass of water from the sink.
Gene stared at her. He was mesmerized, as if she was a witch that put a spell on him. Her hair draped down, wet, with a soft texture. The sun's rays cast a glow onto her face that made her resemble an angel. Maybe she was really was his angel sent down from heaven to save him from his pain and suffering.
"Gene," she said softly, smiling. "Why are you looking at me as if you never saw me before?"
"I haven't see you, Melfina," he replied. "I've only seen you through blind eyes up until now. But now I see you the way everyone else does."
"And how does everyone else see me, Gene?" she asked.
He walked closer to her. With every step he took, he let his memories and feelings for Hilda slowly leave his heart. "I'm sorry, Hilda," he said to himself. He placed his hand on Melfina's soft cheek.
"I see you as you are," he answered. "Perfect. Beautiful. Smart. Divine."
"Oh, Gene," she whispered, taking in the warmth from his hand. "Do you really mean that? Do you really feel the way you do?"
He gazed deep into her eyes. He saw himself reflecting in them. How could he say no to his angel? How could he say no to his feelings for her? He couldn't. He couldn't fight is feelings, nor could he fight the way he wanted her.
He nodded. "Yes, Melfina," he said smoothly. "I do."
She smiled. "Gene, just kiss me already."
He was surprised to hear those words escaping her mouth. He hesitated at first, but then he leaned in and kissed her.
A satisfying sensation rushed through his body. His heart was beating wildly and his stomach filled with a tingling feeling. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him. He could feel her body tremble as he held her close. He could even feel her heart beating on his chest. They were beating in unison, never skipping a single beat.
They broke off. Melfina stared dreamily into his eyes. "Gene, will you stay here with me?" she asked.
He lifted his hand to her face and moved away her hair from her eyes. "I will stay," he said, and smiled. "I will stay for as long as you wish."
She took his hand and led him down the hallway to the door at the end of it. She opened the door and pulled him inside.
"Are you sure, Melfina?" he asked.
She smiled. "Maybe I should be asking you that, Gene."
He grinned and kissed her. Each kiss more passionate and stimulating than the first. He then laid her on the bed and kissed her even more.
--
Meanwhile, Jim sat at his computer desk, looking for ways of seeking more money, when the telephone rang. He picked it up and answered, "You have reached Starwind and Hawking. We can fix everything from spaceships to relationships. This is Jim, how may I help you?"
"Yes, this is Aisha Clan Clan," she replied. "I need to speak to Gene Starwind immediately."
"Oh," he said, disappointed. "Well, he's not here right now. In fact, I have no idea where he is. But if I had to guess, I would say he is at Melfina's place."
"Okay, thanks, kid," she said, and hung up.
"I'm not a kid," he said, gritting his teeth, and hung up the phone. "Damn it, Gene. Where are you?"
--
To Be Continued...
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