Rini put her head against his chest and listened to his heartbeat. "I do
love you Elios, and it doesn't matter to me if you don't feel the same way
yet." She felt her cold hands suddenly in Elios' warm ones, and looked up
into his eyes. "Never think that; I will always love you, first and
foremost." The soft touch of his lips brushing against hers sent shivers
down her spine and she felt his hands brush lightly on her back, causing a
tingling sensation wherever he touched her. Automatically, her fingers
entwined themselves into his hair, and she let herself drown in the kiss.
Then, ever so gently, he pulled away from her. "This is not the place."
"No, but anywhere else is." They left the ball, oblivious to the stares that they received while doing so.
They woke in the courtyard, and Elios glanced at his watch. "We're doomed aren't we?" Before falling into a peaceful sleep, they had walked into a room full of plants, and they had settled down on a bench. Having been so tired, Elios had simply lain on the bench with Rini and dozed, not even bothering to think about what kind of repercussions the decision to sleep yet again in the same room would have. Nothing had happened that his mother would yell at him for, except for the fact that he was probably damaging his reputation. "It's one in the morning, we only fell asleep about a half-hour ago." She stood and stretched, trying to straighten the rumpled fabric. "You know what my mother is going to think right?"
"Yes, and we talked about that this morning, but my mother will clear it up." He answered her, and she nodded sleepily. "We should get back."
"Go back to your room and sleep, you look exhausted." A smile touched her lips. "Which is likely why we did not resume that kiss in the ballroom." Now Elios stood as well. "Next time, I'll remember to drop you off at your room after we leave a ball before we don't even get the chance to kiss again." She raised an eyebrow. "Who said anything about that?" He captured her lips and embraced her. "Now we should go; I'll leave a while after you leave so as not to draw attention."
"No, but anywhere else is." They left the ball, oblivious to the stares that they received while doing so.
They woke in the courtyard, and Elios glanced at his watch. "We're doomed aren't we?" Before falling into a peaceful sleep, they had walked into a room full of plants, and they had settled down on a bench. Having been so tired, Elios had simply lain on the bench with Rini and dozed, not even bothering to think about what kind of repercussions the decision to sleep yet again in the same room would have. Nothing had happened that his mother would yell at him for, except for the fact that he was probably damaging his reputation. "It's one in the morning, we only fell asleep about a half-hour ago." She stood and stretched, trying to straighten the rumpled fabric. "You know what my mother is going to think right?"
"Yes, and we talked about that this morning, but my mother will clear it up." He answered her, and she nodded sleepily. "We should get back."
"Go back to your room and sleep, you look exhausted." A smile touched her lips. "Which is likely why we did not resume that kiss in the ballroom." Now Elios stood as well. "Next time, I'll remember to drop you off at your room after we leave a ball before we don't even get the chance to kiss again." She raised an eyebrow. "Who said anything about that?" He captured her lips and embraced her. "Now we should go; I'll leave a while after you leave so as not to draw attention."
