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Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Morgan couldn't half see where she was going from the tears that blinded her, but she knew she was outside when she felt the suns rays warm on her face, and she stood there for a moment to calm herself down. It hurt, the thought that Leon had found someone else, but what was worse was that she looked so similar to her they could be sisters. It would've been different if he had chosen someone that looked nothing like her, but it still hurt all the same.
"Morgan!" she heard her name called and knew it was his voice. He had followed her out here apparently. Hadn't he drove the knife in far enough already?
She started to walk away from him, and he ran up to catch her arm in a gentle grip. She ripped it out and whirled around to face him, her eyes red and filled with tears. "What do you want, Leon?" she demanded. "It's not enough that I've seen you with someone else, you've come out here to rub it in further? Let me tell you something, Leon! After I left, I became so depressed that I rarely stepped foot out of the house except for food and supplies. And what have you been doing? You've been lying in her arms, probably whispering the same words you whispered to me before, haven't you?"
He stood there patiently, waiting for her tirade to end. "Are you finished?" he asked.
Struck speechless, she didn't know what to say.
Walking up to stand before her, he took her head in his hands and wiped her tears away with his thumbs, smiling when he heard her sharp intake of breath as he was pleased to see he still had the same effect on her he had always had before. "Morgan, I haven't been seeing anyone during all these months. Naomi is my teammate on Team Fluegal. There's nothing going on between us."
Her breath seemed stuck in the back of her throat as she digested what he had said. Only teammates? Then they weren't...? It was too much to hope for, and she was afraid it wasn't true, that he was only saying that because he wanted her back. "Please, Leon, don't play with me," she whispered. "I don't think I could take it."
But then she was silenced as his lips touched on hers softly, teasingly, and she drew in a shuddering breath as her entire body trembled from the force of her emotions. "Leon," she moaned as she threw her arms around him and enthusiastically kissed him back with tears running down her cheeks and salting their kiss with its liquid. It was like old times again as they stood there in the sun kissing one another for what seemed like forever, and he finally broke away to look deep into her eyes.
"Do you think I'm playing now?" he asked.
She smiled as she felt the first stirrings of joy within her heart. "Depends on what you want to play with," she said.
He laughed and began kissing her neck. "How about we work that out tonight?" he breathed against her ear, and she shuddered deliciously in anticipation.
"Mmmm...I would love to, Leon," she replied, becoming disappointed when he pulled away from her.
"Morgan, if there was one thing I learned from our separation, it was how much I love you and want you with me. I want you to be with me for the rest of my life, and I know only one way to do that." He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small black velvet box, handing it to her and watching her expression when she opened it.
What she saw brought new tears to her eyes it was so beautiful. It was a diamond ring the size of a carat set in gold.
She turned joyful eyes to him, and he took the ring and box from her to kneel down in front of her. "Morgan, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" he asked.
She covered her mouth with her right hand as he slid the ring on her left hand, unable to believe this was really happening, and she held her hand up to admire its sparkle for a moment before crying a resounding, "Yes!" and throwing herself into his arms to hold him close. He picked her up and spun her around a couple of times before setting her back onto her feet, both of them looking up when they heard the sound of applause.
The entire Blitz Team stood by with Naomi watching them with smiles on their faces, Morgan laughing when Leena rushed up to her and hugged her enthusiastically with tears in her own eyes. Then she looked at the ring, exclaiming how pretty it was and how happy she was for them both.
Stigma, Sanders, and Pierce came walking out to see what all the commotion was about, and they were soon sporting smiles as they were told what had happened. Morgan hugged Stigma tightly as he was incredibly happy for her, and soon she saw Brad appear near her and she embraced him, too, not really knowing what to say after the moment they had shared between them.
"It's good to see you," she said once she saw they were alone for the most part. "I'm glad you're okay after seeing your zoid get trashed."
He shrugged. "No big deal. At least we beat him." Then he looked at her hand, not bothering to touch it for fear of what might happen. "I'm happy for you and Leon. He couldn't have asked for a better wife."
She looked deep into his eyes. "Are you really?" she asked seriously.
He raised his eyes to hers and she saw the faint tint of sadness in them. "Yeah, I am," he said instead, although he really wasn't. He had refrained from seeing her since they had last seen each other, and he had hoped that one day she might come and visit the team. But she never did, and after seeing that this was her and Leon's first time back together, he could've kicked himself for not visiting her before.
She gave him a look that said she knew better, but she let it go as it would do no good for them to dig up old wounds which in his case had never healed. And she wasn't about to tell him that she was on her way to find him when she had spotted Leon. "Wish me happiness?" she offered.
He swallowed deeply as he struggled to keep himself from losing control around her once more. He had missed her deeply, and had even entertained a relationship with Naomi at one point, but knew it would be futile as it would only remind him of Morgan every time he looked at her. "Morgan," he began, but she cut him off by embracing him again.
"Brad, please don't do this on the happiest day of my life," she whispered in his ear. "Please?"
He closed his eyes to shut out the pain her plea was causing. "Morgan, you know I would rather it be me putting that light of happiness in your eyes instead of him," he admitted.
She let go of him and when he saw her she had tears in her eyes. "I know," she answered. "And maybe if things had turned out differently, I would be here with you. But this is what I want, although I will always remember you. And I know we will see each other again as I'm sure we'll be visiting each other."
He nodded and she walked away before anything else was said between them, returning to her beloved's side and accepting his affectionate kiss. He watched them for a moment before turning to walk back inside, running across Leena in the process. She turned to look at him strangely as she thought she had seen tears shining in his eyes, but it could've been a figment of her imagination as she returned to the crowd of well-wishers, happy that her big brother was finally getting married.
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Oh, they're getting married! Happy endings galore! Except for Brad.... Anyway, thanks for reading! I'll see you all on my other fics!
Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Morgan couldn't half see where she was going from the tears that blinded her, but she knew she was outside when she felt the suns rays warm on her face, and she stood there for a moment to calm herself down. It hurt, the thought that Leon had found someone else, but what was worse was that she looked so similar to her they could be sisters. It would've been different if he had chosen someone that looked nothing like her, but it still hurt all the same.
"Morgan!" she heard her name called and knew it was his voice. He had followed her out here apparently. Hadn't he drove the knife in far enough already?
She started to walk away from him, and he ran up to catch her arm in a gentle grip. She ripped it out and whirled around to face him, her eyes red and filled with tears. "What do you want, Leon?" she demanded. "It's not enough that I've seen you with someone else, you've come out here to rub it in further? Let me tell you something, Leon! After I left, I became so depressed that I rarely stepped foot out of the house except for food and supplies. And what have you been doing? You've been lying in her arms, probably whispering the same words you whispered to me before, haven't you?"
He stood there patiently, waiting for her tirade to end. "Are you finished?" he asked.
Struck speechless, she didn't know what to say.
Walking up to stand before her, he took her head in his hands and wiped her tears away with his thumbs, smiling when he heard her sharp intake of breath as he was pleased to see he still had the same effect on her he had always had before. "Morgan, I haven't been seeing anyone during all these months. Naomi is my teammate on Team Fluegal. There's nothing going on between us."
Her breath seemed stuck in the back of her throat as she digested what he had said. Only teammates? Then they weren't...? It was too much to hope for, and she was afraid it wasn't true, that he was only saying that because he wanted her back. "Please, Leon, don't play with me," she whispered. "I don't think I could take it."
But then she was silenced as his lips touched on hers softly, teasingly, and she drew in a shuddering breath as her entire body trembled from the force of her emotions. "Leon," she moaned as she threw her arms around him and enthusiastically kissed him back with tears running down her cheeks and salting their kiss with its liquid. It was like old times again as they stood there in the sun kissing one another for what seemed like forever, and he finally broke away to look deep into her eyes.
"Do you think I'm playing now?" he asked.
She smiled as she felt the first stirrings of joy within her heart. "Depends on what you want to play with," she said.
He laughed and began kissing her neck. "How about we work that out tonight?" he breathed against her ear, and she shuddered deliciously in anticipation.
"Mmmm...I would love to, Leon," she replied, becoming disappointed when he pulled away from her.
"Morgan, if there was one thing I learned from our separation, it was how much I love you and want you with me. I want you to be with me for the rest of my life, and I know only one way to do that." He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small black velvet box, handing it to her and watching her expression when she opened it.
What she saw brought new tears to her eyes it was so beautiful. It was a diamond ring the size of a carat set in gold.
She turned joyful eyes to him, and he took the ring and box from her to kneel down in front of her. "Morgan, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" he asked.
She covered her mouth with her right hand as he slid the ring on her left hand, unable to believe this was really happening, and she held her hand up to admire its sparkle for a moment before crying a resounding, "Yes!" and throwing herself into his arms to hold him close. He picked her up and spun her around a couple of times before setting her back onto her feet, both of them looking up when they heard the sound of applause.
The entire Blitz Team stood by with Naomi watching them with smiles on their faces, Morgan laughing when Leena rushed up to her and hugged her enthusiastically with tears in her own eyes. Then she looked at the ring, exclaiming how pretty it was and how happy she was for them both.
Stigma, Sanders, and Pierce came walking out to see what all the commotion was about, and they were soon sporting smiles as they were told what had happened. Morgan hugged Stigma tightly as he was incredibly happy for her, and soon she saw Brad appear near her and she embraced him, too, not really knowing what to say after the moment they had shared between them.
"It's good to see you," she said once she saw they were alone for the most part. "I'm glad you're okay after seeing your zoid get trashed."
He shrugged. "No big deal. At least we beat him." Then he looked at her hand, not bothering to touch it for fear of what might happen. "I'm happy for you and Leon. He couldn't have asked for a better wife."
She looked deep into his eyes. "Are you really?" she asked seriously.
He raised his eyes to hers and she saw the faint tint of sadness in them. "Yeah, I am," he said instead, although he really wasn't. He had refrained from seeing her since they had last seen each other, and he had hoped that one day she might come and visit the team. But she never did, and after seeing that this was her and Leon's first time back together, he could've kicked himself for not visiting her before.
She gave him a look that said she knew better, but she let it go as it would do no good for them to dig up old wounds which in his case had never healed. And she wasn't about to tell him that she was on her way to find him when she had spotted Leon. "Wish me happiness?" she offered.
He swallowed deeply as he struggled to keep himself from losing control around her once more. He had missed her deeply, and had even entertained a relationship with Naomi at one point, but knew it would be futile as it would only remind him of Morgan every time he looked at her. "Morgan," he began, but she cut him off by embracing him again.
"Brad, please don't do this on the happiest day of my life," she whispered in his ear. "Please?"
He closed his eyes to shut out the pain her plea was causing. "Morgan, you know I would rather it be me putting that light of happiness in your eyes instead of him," he admitted.
She let go of him and when he saw her she had tears in her eyes. "I know," she answered. "And maybe if things had turned out differently, I would be here with you. But this is what I want, although I will always remember you. And I know we will see each other again as I'm sure we'll be visiting each other."
He nodded and she walked away before anything else was said between them, returning to her beloved's side and accepting his affectionate kiss. He watched them for a moment before turning to walk back inside, running across Leena in the process. She turned to look at him strangely as she thought she had seen tears shining in his eyes, but it could've been a figment of her imagination as she returned to the crowd of well-wishers, happy that her big brother was finally getting married.
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Oh, they're getting married! Happy endings galore! Except for Brad.... Anyway, thanks for reading! I'll see you all on my other fics!