Author's note: Thanks, everyone for reviewing! You know how Bit is, always thinking of himself and his Liger, oblivious to what's going on right under his nose. Hope you all enjoy the chapter!
Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Morgan stopped in front of the door to Leon's room, laying her hand on the hard surface as she rested her forehead against it. One step through this door and there was no turning back. It was either face him and admit defeat or turn and run like a coward from her feelings for him.
Breathing deeply, she rested her hand on the handle and turned it gently, pushing the door open and stepping inside. She was surprised to see it was unlocked, and perhaps that was a good sign that he was ready to talk now. It was pitch black dark inside, and it took some time for her eyes to adjust to the lack of light, but when they did she could make out his form lying on the bed with his back to the door.
"Brad, go away," his voice called out, rough with emotion.
She stepped closer to the bed. "It's me, Leon," she whispered, sitting down on the edge of the bed at his feet. She heard the rustle of the bed and light suddenly filled the room as he turned on the light at side of the bed, and tears filled her eyes again as she saw his own eyes were red with crying. His clothes were disheveled like he had been tossing and turning as was his hair, and she couldn't help but fall in love with him all over again as she did everytime she looked into his eyes. "Leon, I'm so sorry," she sobbed as she fought to hold back the tears that threatened to come.
His own eyes became moist as he looked upon her anguished expression, and he knew that she had been hurting just as much as he was. He didn't understand why she had done what she had done, and he had thought that he could never forgive her, but after seeing the love she still felt for him he realized that he still loved her just as much as he had when he first met her. And that he would forgive her anything although he still hurt deep inside. "Morgan," he breathed as he held a trembling hand out to her.
Surprised, she took it and let him pull her up to lie beside him, although she chose to lay her head on his stomach instead as she felt she didn't deserve his forgiveness. She cried for a bit as his fingers combed themselves through her hair, and from time to time she would hear him sniff, and she could feel the heat of his body through his clothing as well as feel its trembling. What she had done had taken a terrible toll on both of them, both physically and emotionally, and she would never be able to forgive herself for doing that to him.
"Why, Morgan?" he finally asked, his voice broken. "Why would you do something like this? Did I not love you enough? I thought we were happy together."
She sniffed and wiped at her tears as she sat up. "Leon, I have never been happier in my whole life. You're all I ever want for as long as I live, and I know that I've destroyed it with one stupid mistake."
He closed his eyes to shut out the pain he saw in her own. "Would you rather be with him? Was that why you kissed him?" he whispered, finding it hard to even be able to say it. But he had to know. He had to know if there was anything between them.
She gazed at him in complete shock. "No! Absolutely not! I don't love him, nor am I even interested in him. It was just a stupid act gone terribly wrong and I know I'm the only one to blame for it. She dared me to do it, and I took her up on it so I wouldn't lose face in front of everyone."
He clenched his teeth to bite down on the anger that surged forth. "It's obvious you thought more of your pride than my love then," he pointed out bitterly. "I'm sure everyone else would've understood if you had backed off, and I'm certain Brad would've found a way to handle it on his own from there."
"I know," she cried. "And I hate myself for even doing it. I also know that there's no way we can resolve this without hurting each other even more. Which is why I'm leaving tomorrow morning. I still love you with everything I am, Leon, but I know that having me here pains you even more as I'm sure that any trust you once had in me is gone now. That and any love you once had in your heart for me."
He took in a deep, shuddering breath as he looked into her swollen eyes, unable to think of anything else except how beautiful she was. "That's just the problem," he said quietly. "No matter how angry I am with you, and no matter how badly I'm hurting, I still love you, Morgan. I want to be with you as well for the rest of my life, but with this still fresh between us, I know things will be difficult for us. I think that separating would be in the best of both our interests as it will give us some time for the wounds to heal."
She nodded quietly as two more tears raced down her cheeks. "I understand," she said. Then she felt his hand caress her cheek, wiping away the tears, and she looked up to see him draw her gently towards him as they both lie down on the bed beside one another, both of them gazing into each other's eyes. She ran her fingertips across his face, brushing her thumbs slowly across his cheeks. "I love you so much, Leon," she whispered then moved to tuck her head underneath his chin so she wouldn't be tempted to kiss him, for if she did then their parting would be even more painful than it was already.
He brushed his lips across the top of her hair as his own eyes teared. "I love you, too, Morgan," he replied softly, holding her tight against him and hoping that he would be able to live without feeling her beside him or seeing her lovely face. Her laughter had been the music of his heart, and he wanted nothing more than to be able to forget all that had happened and just let things be the way they used to be. But he couldn't as the pain was still too fresh in his mind.
They fell asleep like that in each other's arms, and when she awoke he was still asleep, his breathing steady and deep which told her he was sleeping deeply. Easing out of his embrace, she quietly gathered what few things she had and was almost about to walk out the door before she felt a hand on her arm spin her around and soft, warm lips assaulted her own. Moaning, she wrapped her arms around his neck and opened her mouth to him to allow him to deepen their kiss, her head spinning out of control as was her body as she needed him so badly.
But it would do no good for either of them to give in to their desires, and she managed to push him away from her long enough for her to get her emotions back under control, although it was difficult when he stood not a foot in front of her with nothing on but boxer shorts. "Leon, please don't do this," she breathed. "It's hard enough to walk away from you without reminding me of how much I need you."
He kissed her forehead, letting his lips linger there for a moment. "All I want is to make sure you remember that, so that when we next see each other you'll come running back to me. Or it could be the other way around if you wish," he added with a smile.
Returning his smile, she couldn't help but be intrigued by his offer as she suddenly wanted to show him how much she needed him and how badly she would miss him. It was the sweetest love they had ever made to one another as they both knew it would be their last for a time, and when she finally walked out of his room they both had tears in their eyes. He had told her he would stay here as he wouldn't be able to watch her leave without wanting to call her back, and she said the same as she would want to return if she saw him standing there.
Brad and Leena were waiting for her in the hangar and so was someone else: Bit Cloud.
Seeing the cocky young warrior, she wanted so badly to knock him to the ground and stomp on him until he couldn't be seen for the dirt covering him, but she knew she had no right to be angry with him as it was her fault this had happened. She only wished that he had let her be the one to tell him.
"Bit," she greeted him flatly as she stopped some distance from him.
He seemed to waver a little about something and looked to Leena, who balled a fist at her side and growled menacingly. Eyes wide, he snapped to attention and bowed before Morgan. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry, Morgan, for what I did. It was selfish of me to interrupt where I wasn't needed, and I hope you'll accept my apology." Then he glanced back at Leena again. "How was that?" he asked.
Brad had his arms crossed in front of him. "I suppose it's good enough," he replied. "Although you didn't grovel at her feet and beg like you were supposed to."
Bit sniffed a little. "A warrior has to have some standards," he said, screaming when Leena began chasing him around the hangar.
"Bit Cloud! Get back here right now!"
Brad shook his head. "You ready?" he asked.
Morgan sighed. "As ready as I'll ever be. If I don't do it now, then I won't do it at all."
They got onto the bike, and Brad started the engine before they left the hover cargo, Morgan looking back and squinting her eyes at something. Was that Leon standing at the window to his room? But before she could be certain, they sped off down the street and towards her house where she would stay for a while until she and Leon crossed paths again, the wind scattering the tears that fell to her cheeks.
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Well, things didn't go as bad as you thought, did they? Even though they still decided to go their own ways and give each other some time to grow a little. But their parting might present an opportunity for someone else to step in....
Thanks for reading! C-ya!
Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Morgan stopped in front of the door to Leon's room, laying her hand on the hard surface as she rested her forehead against it. One step through this door and there was no turning back. It was either face him and admit defeat or turn and run like a coward from her feelings for him.
Breathing deeply, she rested her hand on the handle and turned it gently, pushing the door open and stepping inside. She was surprised to see it was unlocked, and perhaps that was a good sign that he was ready to talk now. It was pitch black dark inside, and it took some time for her eyes to adjust to the lack of light, but when they did she could make out his form lying on the bed with his back to the door.
"Brad, go away," his voice called out, rough with emotion.
She stepped closer to the bed. "It's me, Leon," she whispered, sitting down on the edge of the bed at his feet. She heard the rustle of the bed and light suddenly filled the room as he turned on the light at side of the bed, and tears filled her eyes again as she saw his own eyes were red with crying. His clothes were disheveled like he had been tossing and turning as was his hair, and she couldn't help but fall in love with him all over again as she did everytime she looked into his eyes. "Leon, I'm so sorry," she sobbed as she fought to hold back the tears that threatened to come.
His own eyes became moist as he looked upon her anguished expression, and he knew that she had been hurting just as much as he was. He didn't understand why she had done what she had done, and he had thought that he could never forgive her, but after seeing the love she still felt for him he realized that he still loved her just as much as he had when he first met her. And that he would forgive her anything although he still hurt deep inside. "Morgan," he breathed as he held a trembling hand out to her.
Surprised, she took it and let him pull her up to lie beside him, although she chose to lay her head on his stomach instead as she felt she didn't deserve his forgiveness. She cried for a bit as his fingers combed themselves through her hair, and from time to time she would hear him sniff, and she could feel the heat of his body through his clothing as well as feel its trembling. What she had done had taken a terrible toll on both of them, both physically and emotionally, and she would never be able to forgive herself for doing that to him.
"Why, Morgan?" he finally asked, his voice broken. "Why would you do something like this? Did I not love you enough? I thought we were happy together."
She sniffed and wiped at her tears as she sat up. "Leon, I have never been happier in my whole life. You're all I ever want for as long as I live, and I know that I've destroyed it with one stupid mistake."
He closed his eyes to shut out the pain he saw in her own. "Would you rather be with him? Was that why you kissed him?" he whispered, finding it hard to even be able to say it. But he had to know. He had to know if there was anything between them.
She gazed at him in complete shock. "No! Absolutely not! I don't love him, nor am I even interested in him. It was just a stupid act gone terribly wrong and I know I'm the only one to blame for it. She dared me to do it, and I took her up on it so I wouldn't lose face in front of everyone."
He clenched his teeth to bite down on the anger that surged forth. "It's obvious you thought more of your pride than my love then," he pointed out bitterly. "I'm sure everyone else would've understood if you had backed off, and I'm certain Brad would've found a way to handle it on his own from there."
"I know," she cried. "And I hate myself for even doing it. I also know that there's no way we can resolve this without hurting each other even more. Which is why I'm leaving tomorrow morning. I still love you with everything I am, Leon, but I know that having me here pains you even more as I'm sure that any trust you once had in me is gone now. That and any love you once had in your heart for me."
He took in a deep, shuddering breath as he looked into her swollen eyes, unable to think of anything else except how beautiful she was. "That's just the problem," he said quietly. "No matter how angry I am with you, and no matter how badly I'm hurting, I still love you, Morgan. I want to be with you as well for the rest of my life, but with this still fresh between us, I know things will be difficult for us. I think that separating would be in the best of both our interests as it will give us some time for the wounds to heal."
She nodded quietly as two more tears raced down her cheeks. "I understand," she said. Then she felt his hand caress her cheek, wiping away the tears, and she looked up to see him draw her gently towards him as they both lie down on the bed beside one another, both of them gazing into each other's eyes. She ran her fingertips across his face, brushing her thumbs slowly across his cheeks. "I love you so much, Leon," she whispered then moved to tuck her head underneath his chin so she wouldn't be tempted to kiss him, for if she did then their parting would be even more painful than it was already.
He brushed his lips across the top of her hair as his own eyes teared. "I love you, too, Morgan," he replied softly, holding her tight against him and hoping that he would be able to live without feeling her beside him or seeing her lovely face. Her laughter had been the music of his heart, and he wanted nothing more than to be able to forget all that had happened and just let things be the way they used to be. But he couldn't as the pain was still too fresh in his mind.
They fell asleep like that in each other's arms, and when she awoke he was still asleep, his breathing steady and deep which told her he was sleeping deeply. Easing out of his embrace, she quietly gathered what few things she had and was almost about to walk out the door before she felt a hand on her arm spin her around and soft, warm lips assaulted her own. Moaning, she wrapped her arms around his neck and opened her mouth to him to allow him to deepen their kiss, her head spinning out of control as was her body as she needed him so badly.
But it would do no good for either of them to give in to their desires, and she managed to push him away from her long enough for her to get her emotions back under control, although it was difficult when he stood not a foot in front of her with nothing on but boxer shorts. "Leon, please don't do this," she breathed. "It's hard enough to walk away from you without reminding me of how much I need you."
He kissed her forehead, letting his lips linger there for a moment. "All I want is to make sure you remember that, so that when we next see each other you'll come running back to me. Or it could be the other way around if you wish," he added with a smile.
Returning his smile, she couldn't help but be intrigued by his offer as she suddenly wanted to show him how much she needed him and how badly she would miss him. It was the sweetest love they had ever made to one another as they both knew it would be their last for a time, and when she finally walked out of his room they both had tears in their eyes. He had told her he would stay here as he wouldn't be able to watch her leave without wanting to call her back, and she said the same as she would want to return if she saw him standing there.
Brad and Leena were waiting for her in the hangar and so was someone else: Bit Cloud.
Seeing the cocky young warrior, she wanted so badly to knock him to the ground and stomp on him until he couldn't be seen for the dirt covering him, but she knew she had no right to be angry with him as it was her fault this had happened. She only wished that he had let her be the one to tell him.
"Bit," she greeted him flatly as she stopped some distance from him.
He seemed to waver a little about something and looked to Leena, who balled a fist at her side and growled menacingly. Eyes wide, he snapped to attention and bowed before Morgan. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry, Morgan, for what I did. It was selfish of me to interrupt where I wasn't needed, and I hope you'll accept my apology." Then he glanced back at Leena again. "How was that?" he asked.
Brad had his arms crossed in front of him. "I suppose it's good enough," he replied. "Although you didn't grovel at her feet and beg like you were supposed to."
Bit sniffed a little. "A warrior has to have some standards," he said, screaming when Leena began chasing him around the hangar.
"Bit Cloud! Get back here right now!"
Brad shook his head. "You ready?" he asked.
Morgan sighed. "As ready as I'll ever be. If I don't do it now, then I won't do it at all."
They got onto the bike, and Brad started the engine before they left the hover cargo, Morgan looking back and squinting her eyes at something. Was that Leon standing at the window to his room? But before she could be certain, they sped off down the street and towards her house where she would stay for a while until she and Leon crossed paths again, the wind scattering the tears that fell to her cheeks.
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Well, things didn't go as bad as you thought, did they? Even though they still decided to go their own ways and give each other some time to grow a little. But their parting might present an opportunity for someone else to step in....
Thanks for reading! C-ya!