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She almost gasped when he leaned closer, all while holding her hand. Rufus looked like he was in a trance. His eyes were full of something she didn't understand, or was too afraid to.
'Omigod, omigod, he's going to. . . No nononononono!!!' Aeris screamed in her head but through her lips no words came out. Instead she found herself closing her eyes and giving in to the strange feeling in her heart.
Rufus stopped when he was so close that he could feel her breathing on his face. His mind was full of doubt. Should he do it? Would it be too soon? Would she be repulsed and pull away?
He looked at the emerald eyes, half closed, and the pink, coral lips, slightly open. When he was so close to her, sweet scents of wild flowers could be recognized.
His mind forgot all thoughts and he moved in, gently placing his lips on hers. She squeezed his hands as she almost fell, and he gently supported her by putting a hand to her waist.
There was absolute silence in the tent.
The kiss was a hush of eternity, telling the other what was in their innermost hearts. Rufus could hardly believe that this was a kiss, it was so sweet it was surreal. It was the gentlest, and the most tender kiss he ever experienced. Both were completely absorbed in the act, both scarcely daring to breathe. It was a confession and a communion of their souls, making a common vow that they will never betray. It was a spiritual act than a physical one, telling each other what they couldn't express in words.
Rufus and Aeris slowly ended the kiss, both still relishing the warmth and sensation it had brought them. Their eyes were both closed.
Why was he feeling this way toward this girl? She shouldn't be different from anyone else. Being the heir of the world's richest conglomerate, he was surrounded by women who threw themselves at him. This definitely wasn't his first kiss.
However, looking at the girl in front of him, her face rather flushed, reminding so much of a pink rose in the early mornings, he knew the answer.
Aeris finally opened her eyes after the tingling sensation of her lips finally subsided. She felt her face grow hot and could not believe what happened. She had just kissed him. . . it was her very first kiss. She felt him looking at her intently, and she blushed even hotter. She turned away.
"Aeris." Rufus spoke softly. "Are you all right?"
The corners of Aeris' lips turned slightly. "Yes Rufus."
Rufus suddenly noticed that he was still holding her hand and her waist. He slowly let go.
"Aeris, are you upset about this?" An idea occurred to his head that made him almost freeze. "Aeris, please don't think I have planned on this by bringing you here."
Aeris smiled. "I don't."
She slowly stirred herself and sat beside Rufus. Rufus was surprised when she leaned against him, putting her head against his shoulder. She looked into Rufus' eyes for a brief second before closing her eyes.
Rufus slowly wrapped his hand around Aeris' waist and pulled her close. He buried his face in her hair and closed his eyes. Although Aeris fell asleep that night, Rufus stayed awake till the morning.
Author's note: The short part about the kiss - certain words were borrowed from Edmond Rostand!
She almost gasped when he leaned closer, all while holding her hand. Rufus looked like he was in a trance. His eyes were full of something she didn't understand, or was too afraid to.
'Omigod, omigod, he's going to. . . No nononononono!!!' Aeris screamed in her head but through her lips no words came out. Instead she found herself closing her eyes and giving in to the strange feeling in her heart.
Rufus stopped when he was so close that he could feel her breathing on his face. His mind was full of doubt. Should he do it? Would it be too soon? Would she be repulsed and pull away?
He looked at the emerald eyes, half closed, and the pink, coral lips, slightly open. When he was so close to her, sweet scents of wild flowers could be recognized.
His mind forgot all thoughts and he moved in, gently placing his lips on hers. She squeezed his hands as she almost fell, and he gently supported her by putting a hand to her waist.
There was absolute silence in the tent.
The kiss was a hush of eternity, telling the other what was in their innermost hearts. Rufus could hardly believe that this was a kiss, it was so sweet it was surreal. It was the gentlest, and the most tender kiss he ever experienced. Both were completely absorbed in the act, both scarcely daring to breathe. It was a confession and a communion of their souls, making a common vow that they will never betray. It was a spiritual act than a physical one, telling each other what they couldn't express in words.
Rufus and Aeris slowly ended the kiss, both still relishing the warmth and sensation it had brought them. Their eyes were both closed.
Why was he feeling this way toward this girl? She shouldn't be different from anyone else. Being the heir of the world's richest conglomerate, he was surrounded by women who threw themselves at him. This definitely wasn't his first kiss.
However, looking at the girl in front of him, her face rather flushed, reminding so much of a pink rose in the early mornings, he knew the answer.
Aeris finally opened her eyes after the tingling sensation of her lips finally subsided. She felt her face grow hot and could not believe what happened. She had just kissed him. . . it was her very first kiss. She felt him looking at her intently, and she blushed even hotter. She turned away.
"Aeris." Rufus spoke softly. "Are you all right?"
The corners of Aeris' lips turned slightly. "Yes Rufus."
Rufus suddenly noticed that he was still holding her hand and her waist. He slowly let go.
"Aeris, are you upset about this?" An idea occurred to his head that made him almost freeze. "Aeris, please don't think I have planned on this by bringing you here."
Aeris smiled. "I don't."
She slowly stirred herself and sat beside Rufus. Rufus was surprised when she leaned against him, putting her head against his shoulder. She looked into Rufus' eyes for a brief second before closing her eyes.
Rufus slowly wrapped his hand around Aeris' waist and pulled her close. He buried his face in her hair and closed his eyes. Although Aeris fell asleep that night, Rufus stayed awake till the morning.
Author's note: The short part about the kiss - certain words were borrowed from Edmond Rostand!
