Only a Moment . . .
Chapter4
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Wondering. . .
"Sally wait! What is the matter with you?" Wufei threw the sleeping bag off and ran after Sally into the storm. Thunder cracked over head, as the rain now came down in sheets. It was hard for him to pursue her through the hard rain. She was slipping on the leaves, and mud. Her vision is blurred because of the tears, and rain in her eyes. Her foot slipped on a rock and she fell to the ground.
Wufei finally was able to grab her.
"Please no," her voice was hoarse from crying. He turned her around to face him. "Sally look at me! It's me, look at me!" He pleads with her. Her eyes stung from the rain. Her clothes clung to her cold body. She didn't know where she was. "Wufei . . . " she looked at him. His eyes showed worry.
"Sally . . . " lightning flashed again.
"I. "Sally turned her face from him and keep crying. How could she face him now? After what she just did, she felt so stupid. Now she would never hear the end of this. `Sally running from a dream.` She had, had this nightmare so many times in the past but never had she actually fled. Something brushed her face. She jerked away, but it came again. A hand. His hand was on her cheek brushing away tears. For a moment Sally didn't dare to move, afraid that she might scare him away. She leaned into it a bit, then gave in. Sally buried her face in his chest.
Wufei paused for a moment before wrapping her arms around her. " It's ok now." He rub her back trying to calm her. "Shhh. It ok. Calm down." It keeps raining as thunder cracks again. "Sally come-on. You're shivering."
He started to pick her up when she stopped him. "No I can walk . . . Please." He sat her back down, and helped her to her feet. He took off his jacket and draped it over her shivering shoulders. It probably didn't help much, because it was socked with rain. They walked back to the hollow tree Wufei's arms around her waist. Sally crawled in first, close behind was Wufei. Leaning against the side, she looked at Wufei. Now she would have to explain what happened. Why she was so afraid.
"Wufei I . . . " She started but he cut her off.
"Please one second, Sally we have to get you wet clothes off you. You're going to catch your death." Wufei knew that the temperature had dropped dangerously low and if they were to avoid dying from it they would have to remove their wet clothes and stay together for body heat. He had overheard Sally say that one day while training new recruits. It is a simple survival technique.
He started to take off her jacket because Sally's fingers were numb from the cold. He was so into what he was doing he didn't catch the look she was giving him. He took off his jacket then hers before going to her boots and socks. Her white shirt clung to her leaving very little to the imagination as to the color, style, and lacy pattern of her bra, but he had already seen it before. He started to unbutton her shirt, when she stopped his hands. He looked at her hands before looking at her face. He couldn't see in her eyes what it was, but he had a good idea why she stopped him.
"Sorry, I'll turn around." He turned around, and Sally smiled slightly. He was being very nice to her. `Must have been the recent run in with insanity.` She removed the rest of her clothes and wrapped herself in one of the sleeping bags. "All right Wufei, you can look now."
He turned back around.
"Now you . . . You're just as cold as me." Without a second thought she crawled into the back of the small space, and lay down facing the tree wall. She listened to him ruffle around, his wet clothes making a sloping sound as he pulled his shirt over his head before he lay next to her. She was a bit startled when he put an arm around her and pulled her to him.
"We have to stay warm. Or we'll get hypothermia." He breathed on her cheek. It made her shiver, and he pulled her closer to him. "If you don't want me to do anything just say, all right . . and I'll stop."
"All right . . . " Sally began to relax in his arms. It felt nice there. He hadn't asked her why she had run yet. Maybe he wouldn't, or was he just waiting till later when he was sure she had calmed down enough. A rock began to poke her side. She shifted a bit but it only made it worse.
"What's wrong?" She turned in his arms to look at him. His gaze was intense, and still full of concern. He released her a bit.
"Just a rock. Fine now." But now she was facing him. His eyes still burned deep into hers. He moved onto his back and reached for the flashlight and turned it off. And then in the dark he pulled her close to his body once again, tucking her head under his chin. His hand tangled in her hair while the other wrapped around her waist. She felt him stiffen as she adjusted herself to be comfortable, before he relaxed. It felt nice there. Warm and safe, and close.
"Wufei." She breathed.
"Go to sleep." He whispered into her hair. The faint smell of roses, and fresh rain was making Wufei light headed. He started to nuzzle Sally's hair trying to get lost on the sent. He breathed her sent in. He felt at peace now. All he wanted to do was protect her from the world. He would have done anything just to stay there with her in his arms, if only she would stop crying.
Sally's heart hung heavy. She wanted to tell him why she had acted the way she had. She wanted to tell him how much he meant to her. She wanted to tell him to stop being nice to her. That it would all be for nothing, and that it would only hurt him later. But she couldn't, she didn't want to. All she wanted was to be there. With him it didn't hurt as much. That with him close she did feel pain, only . . . love? No, he didn't love her, and never would. And if he did? No, she would have to change that, she didn't want to hurt him any more then she already would. But for right now, it didn't matter. A few more tears fell before she was finally asleep. Thunder rocked the skies over head long into the night, and into the next day.
TBC . . .
Chapter4
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Wondering. . .
"Sally wait! What is the matter with you?" Wufei threw the sleeping bag off and ran after Sally into the storm. Thunder cracked over head, as the rain now came down in sheets. It was hard for him to pursue her through the hard rain. She was slipping on the leaves, and mud. Her vision is blurred because of the tears, and rain in her eyes. Her foot slipped on a rock and she fell to the ground.
Wufei finally was able to grab her.
"Please no," her voice was hoarse from crying. He turned her around to face him. "Sally look at me! It's me, look at me!" He pleads with her. Her eyes stung from the rain. Her clothes clung to her cold body. She didn't know where she was. "Wufei . . . " she looked at him. His eyes showed worry.
"Sally . . . " lightning flashed again.
"I. "Sally turned her face from him and keep crying. How could she face him now? After what she just did, she felt so stupid. Now she would never hear the end of this. `Sally running from a dream.` She had, had this nightmare so many times in the past but never had she actually fled. Something brushed her face. She jerked away, but it came again. A hand. His hand was on her cheek brushing away tears. For a moment Sally didn't dare to move, afraid that she might scare him away. She leaned into it a bit, then gave in. Sally buried her face in his chest.
Wufei paused for a moment before wrapping her arms around her. " It's ok now." He rub her back trying to calm her. "Shhh. It ok. Calm down." It keeps raining as thunder cracks again. "Sally come-on. You're shivering."
He started to pick her up when she stopped him. "No I can walk . . . Please." He sat her back down, and helped her to her feet. He took off his jacket and draped it over her shivering shoulders. It probably didn't help much, because it was socked with rain. They walked back to the hollow tree Wufei's arms around her waist. Sally crawled in first, close behind was Wufei. Leaning against the side, she looked at Wufei. Now she would have to explain what happened. Why she was so afraid.
"Wufei I . . . " She started but he cut her off.
"Please one second, Sally we have to get you wet clothes off you. You're going to catch your death." Wufei knew that the temperature had dropped dangerously low and if they were to avoid dying from it they would have to remove their wet clothes and stay together for body heat. He had overheard Sally say that one day while training new recruits. It is a simple survival technique.
He started to take off her jacket because Sally's fingers were numb from the cold. He was so into what he was doing he didn't catch the look she was giving him. He took off his jacket then hers before going to her boots and socks. Her white shirt clung to her leaving very little to the imagination as to the color, style, and lacy pattern of her bra, but he had already seen it before. He started to unbutton her shirt, when she stopped his hands. He looked at her hands before looking at her face. He couldn't see in her eyes what it was, but he had a good idea why she stopped him.
"Sorry, I'll turn around." He turned around, and Sally smiled slightly. He was being very nice to her. `Must have been the recent run in with insanity.` She removed the rest of her clothes and wrapped herself in one of the sleeping bags. "All right Wufei, you can look now."
He turned back around.
"Now you . . . You're just as cold as me." Without a second thought she crawled into the back of the small space, and lay down facing the tree wall. She listened to him ruffle around, his wet clothes making a sloping sound as he pulled his shirt over his head before he lay next to her. She was a bit startled when he put an arm around her and pulled her to him.
"We have to stay warm. Or we'll get hypothermia." He breathed on her cheek. It made her shiver, and he pulled her closer to him. "If you don't want me to do anything just say, all right . . and I'll stop."
"All right . . . " Sally began to relax in his arms. It felt nice there. He hadn't asked her why she had run yet. Maybe he wouldn't, or was he just waiting till later when he was sure she had calmed down enough. A rock began to poke her side. She shifted a bit but it only made it worse.
"What's wrong?" She turned in his arms to look at him. His gaze was intense, and still full of concern. He released her a bit.
"Just a rock. Fine now." But now she was facing him. His eyes still burned deep into hers. He moved onto his back and reached for the flashlight and turned it off. And then in the dark he pulled her close to his body once again, tucking her head under his chin. His hand tangled in her hair while the other wrapped around her waist. She felt him stiffen as she adjusted herself to be comfortable, before he relaxed. It felt nice there. Warm and safe, and close.
"Wufei." She breathed.
"Go to sleep." He whispered into her hair. The faint smell of roses, and fresh rain was making Wufei light headed. He started to nuzzle Sally's hair trying to get lost on the sent. He breathed her sent in. He felt at peace now. All he wanted to do was protect her from the world. He would have done anything just to stay there with her in his arms, if only she would stop crying.
Sally's heart hung heavy. She wanted to tell him why she had acted the way she had. She wanted to tell him how much he meant to her. She wanted to tell him to stop being nice to her. That it would all be for nothing, and that it would only hurt him later. But she couldn't, she didn't want to. All she wanted was to be there. With him it didn't hurt as much. That with him close she did feel pain, only . . . love? No, he didn't love her, and never would. And if he did? No, she would have to change that, she didn't want to hurt him any more then she already would. But for right now, it didn't matter. A few more tears fell before she was finally asleep. Thunder rocked the skies over head long into the night, and into the next day.
TBC . . .