A/N:
Moshi Moshi!
What up? It's like 1 in the morning here right now- and I'm too full on sugar and anime to sleep… sleep is for the weak anyway.
I decided to be productive and type :) If that's a good thing or not- who knows! Anyway all is well in Kateland- maybe that is due to the sugar-induced haze or not- we may never know…
So anyway- here's the next chapter- thanks for the reviews all!
This author feels like going for a walk right now… or maybe some more anime…. Tempting… very tempting…
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Chapter 13
"Taichi, please. You need to eat something- this fever is eating you up inside." Joe said trying to get Tai to drink some soup broth. But Tai wasn't cooperating. He just lay in his large bed, staring off into nothingness.
He'd been like that ever since he'd been found out in the rain and his condition only seemed to get worse…
Giving up on trying to get Tai to eat, Joe left the room not knowing what to do to save his friend and his king.
Tai was alone again now. Lying silently in bed. 'This was our bed.' He thought. 'Why did I scare her like that?' He asked himself. 'Wasn't it enough that they were actually getting along? But no- I had to go and screw it up! She's gone home now… where she belongs and there's nothing I can do… she's never coming back.'
Again, like the past several nights before, he cried himself to sleep as the fever wracked his tired and weak body.
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She could see the palace in the distance. Even if he no longer loved her and wanted her at his side… she owed him an apology. And to tell him what was in her heart. Leaving the horse at the front entrance, she ran into the palace.
Not looking at anything, she ran into Joe, who was just exiting the royal bedchambers.
"Joe… I'm sorry." She said picking herself up off the ground.
"Sora? Is that really you?" Joe nearly screamed with joy. "You've come back! I'm so glad, everything will be alright now-"
"What's going on? What are all those medicines for?" Sora asked seeing the items Joe held in his hands. "Nothings wrong with Tai… is there?" She questioned with teary eyes.
"Sora… he's… ill." Joe sighed. "We found him laying out in the rain the night you left us…. He's got a bad fever. He won't eat anything either… I've even tried to force him." Joe told her.
"Taichi…" She whispered sadly. "I did this. He's sick because he let me go…"
"Sora- you're the only one who can save him. Please." Joe pleaded. Seeing Sora stare at the door, he left her to tend to Taichi.
Standing before the large door in silence Sora made up her mind. Slowly opening the door she looked into the darkened room. At first she was afraid to look at him. He must hate her for sure now… but she made her way to the bed. The only lights in the room were from flickering candles and the full moon shining in the balcony window.
Taking off her coat, Sora stopped at the foot of the bed and looked upon the slumbering figure.
'He's so pale and he's… oh he's burning up.' She thought as she saw the sweat dripping from his brow. Tears fell from her crimson orbs as she moved to his bedside.
"I'm sorry Taichi… I'm so sorry my love." She cried as she fell to her knees. Covering her face in the silken sheets she slowly took a hold of his hand. Nuzzling it between her face and the sheet she continued to cry until she felt his loving hand move. Looking up to see his face contorting with pain, she wiped away a few tears, but more seemed to come in their place. She just watched as he moved in his sleep without waking. To her surprise he called out her name in his sleep.
"I'm here- I'm home where I belong Taichi… I'll never leave your side again." She pledged to him. "You've got to get better so we can both live." She told him as she dabbed his sweaty brow with the sheet. "You're skin is so cold…" She said in a hushed whisper as she touched his face. Reaching down she brought another cover up and tucked it under his chin. After stoking the fire in the hearth she had done all she could do for him before she too curled up into bed beside him.
Curling close to him she brushed her lips over his.
"Goodnight." She whispered as she wrapped her arms around him.
-
Tai's sleep was peaceful for the first time in days. He didn't toss or turn or even cry out in pain. The cold also seemed turned away and there was a pleasant warmth all around him. Opening his eyes he found the warmth didn't fade like a dream. And he felt a silky mass on his bare chest. Looking down he saw the auburn locks he had fantasized about for so long.
"Am I dreaming?" He asked weakly as he touched her.
'She's real- Sora… came back… she came back to me!' He thought overjoyed at the realization. And for the first time in weeks he smiled and was truly happy. Embracing her soft body a small groan escaped her lips. Trying to burry her face in his chest Sora shifted.
Her soft tendrils of hair and the brush of her lips tickled Tai. Trying to hold back his laughter as to not cause her to awaken, he sucked in his breath. But soon he had to breath. The rumbling of his chest due to the tickling sensations caused the sleeping figure to awake from her slumber.
Slowly getting up, her crimson orbs met brown.
"Taichi?'
"Sora- is that really you?" He asked cupping her cheek in his palm. "You came back…"
"Yes, my love." She said in but a whisper. "You are all I have left… and I want to be here with you. I'm sorry for hurting you." She said quickly hoping to gain his forgiveness as several tears dripped from her eyes. "But I was just too stubborn to let you know… that you won my heart. I love you Taichi, and I will always love you- if you'll have me back as your wife…"
"Of course I will. I love you so much I though my heart had died when you left." He said as he nearly crushed her to him.
Their lips met for their first truly passionate kiss. Both responded to the other and they poured out their love.
When they both had to stop for air, Tai reached for the nightstand drawer. Fumbling a bit because of his dizziness from the fever, he took out the ring he had taken off her finger.
Looking at her lovely crimson eyes, he slipped it back to its rightful place.
"I love you my king, my Taichi, my only love."
"And I you, my wife, my queen, my Sora."
As the passage of time continued both couples were able to find peace and love together.
For Mimi and Joe, many more children were added after their marriage.
Tai and Sora, who never were apart, lived their lived in bliss from that day on. Bearing Taichi two sons and a beautiful daughter, Sora finally found her heart's aches healed with Tai at her side.
Together they lived, ruled their many lands and loved each other and their children.
They had both learnt many lessons in life. The most important of them all is that love could not be conquered like a town in war- no, it had to be earned slowly… and that loving another meant surrendering ones heart to the other and gaining back so much more in return….
Fin
A/N: I'm back- and still hyper!
So this story is done! On to the next Taiora! Yeah :) Seriously I have tons to get up here, so don't worry there will be sugar induced crack dreams of Taioras for a while… You be the judge if they are good or not. I also might be breaking more deeply into the world of Rurouni Kenshin more often… sooooooooo many ideas! I think I will stick to the Sano/Megumi pairings… Kenshin and Kaoru are cute and I'm working on one currently, but Sano is the true hottie from RK and he's funny!
I might be biased- after all I did seriously hit on the Sano cosplayer at the convention last month ;)
Ok- I'm pulling myself away from the computer now…
I'll talk to you all later!
I'm out-
Moshi Moshi!
What up? It's like 1 in the morning here right now- and I'm too full on sugar and anime to sleep… sleep is for the weak anyway.
I decided to be productive and type :) If that's a good thing or not- who knows! Anyway all is well in Kateland- maybe that is due to the sugar-induced haze or not- we may never know…
So anyway- here's the next chapter- thanks for the reviews all!
This author feels like going for a walk right now… or maybe some more anime…. Tempting… very tempting…
-
Chapter 13
"Taichi, please. You need to eat something- this fever is eating you up inside." Joe said trying to get Tai to drink some soup broth. But Tai wasn't cooperating. He just lay in his large bed, staring off into nothingness.
He'd been like that ever since he'd been found out in the rain and his condition only seemed to get worse…
Giving up on trying to get Tai to eat, Joe left the room not knowing what to do to save his friend and his king.
Tai was alone again now. Lying silently in bed. 'This was our bed.' He thought. 'Why did I scare her like that?' He asked himself. 'Wasn't it enough that they were actually getting along? But no- I had to go and screw it up! She's gone home now… where she belongs and there's nothing I can do… she's never coming back.'
Again, like the past several nights before, he cried himself to sleep as the fever wracked his tired and weak body.
-
She could see the palace in the distance. Even if he no longer loved her and wanted her at his side… she owed him an apology. And to tell him what was in her heart. Leaving the horse at the front entrance, she ran into the palace.
Not looking at anything, she ran into Joe, who was just exiting the royal bedchambers.
"Joe… I'm sorry." She said picking herself up off the ground.
"Sora? Is that really you?" Joe nearly screamed with joy. "You've come back! I'm so glad, everything will be alright now-"
"What's going on? What are all those medicines for?" Sora asked seeing the items Joe held in his hands. "Nothings wrong with Tai… is there?" She questioned with teary eyes.
"Sora… he's… ill." Joe sighed. "We found him laying out in the rain the night you left us…. He's got a bad fever. He won't eat anything either… I've even tried to force him." Joe told her.
"Taichi…" She whispered sadly. "I did this. He's sick because he let me go…"
"Sora- you're the only one who can save him. Please." Joe pleaded. Seeing Sora stare at the door, he left her to tend to Taichi.
Standing before the large door in silence Sora made up her mind. Slowly opening the door she looked into the darkened room. At first she was afraid to look at him. He must hate her for sure now… but she made her way to the bed. The only lights in the room were from flickering candles and the full moon shining in the balcony window.
Taking off her coat, Sora stopped at the foot of the bed and looked upon the slumbering figure.
'He's so pale and he's… oh he's burning up.' She thought as she saw the sweat dripping from his brow. Tears fell from her crimson orbs as she moved to his bedside.
"I'm sorry Taichi… I'm so sorry my love." She cried as she fell to her knees. Covering her face in the silken sheets she slowly took a hold of his hand. Nuzzling it between her face and the sheet she continued to cry until she felt his loving hand move. Looking up to see his face contorting with pain, she wiped away a few tears, but more seemed to come in their place. She just watched as he moved in his sleep without waking. To her surprise he called out her name in his sleep.
"I'm here- I'm home where I belong Taichi… I'll never leave your side again." She pledged to him. "You've got to get better so we can both live." She told him as she dabbed his sweaty brow with the sheet. "You're skin is so cold…" She said in a hushed whisper as she touched his face. Reaching down she brought another cover up and tucked it under his chin. After stoking the fire in the hearth she had done all she could do for him before she too curled up into bed beside him.
Curling close to him she brushed her lips over his.
"Goodnight." She whispered as she wrapped her arms around him.
-
Tai's sleep was peaceful for the first time in days. He didn't toss or turn or even cry out in pain. The cold also seemed turned away and there was a pleasant warmth all around him. Opening his eyes he found the warmth didn't fade like a dream. And he felt a silky mass on his bare chest. Looking down he saw the auburn locks he had fantasized about for so long.
"Am I dreaming?" He asked weakly as he touched her.
'She's real- Sora… came back… she came back to me!' He thought overjoyed at the realization. And for the first time in weeks he smiled and was truly happy. Embracing her soft body a small groan escaped her lips. Trying to burry her face in his chest Sora shifted.
Her soft tendrils of hair and the brush of her lips tickled Tai. Trying to hold back his laughter as to not cause her to awaken, he sucked in his breath. But soon he had to breath. The rumbling of his chest due to the tickling sensations caused the sleeping figure to awake from her slumber.
Slowly getting up, her crimson orbs met brown.
"Taichi?'
"Sora- is that really you?" He asked cupping her cheek in his palm. "You came back…"
"Yes, my love." She said in but a whisper. "You are all I have left… and I want to be here with you. I'm sorry for hurting you." She said quickly hoping to gain his forgiveness as several tears dripped from her eyes. "But I was just too stubborn to let you know… that you won my heart. I love you Taichi, and I will always love you- if you'll have me back as your wife…"
"Of course I will. I love you so much I though my heart had died when you left." He said as he nearly crushed her to him.
Their lips met for their first truly passionate kiss. Both responded to the other and they poured out their love.
When they both had to stop for air, Tai reached for the nightstand drawer. Fumbling a bit because of his dizziness from the fever, he took out the ring he had taken off her finger.
Looking at her lovely crimson eyes, he slipped it back to its rightful place.
"I love you my king, my Taichi, my only love."
"And I you, my wife, my queen, my Sora."
As the passage of time continued both couples were able to find peace and love together.
For Mimi and Joe, many more children were added after their marriage.
Tai and Sora, who never were apart, lived their lived in bliss from that day on. Bearing Taichi two sons and a beautiful daughter, Sora finally found her heart's aches healed with Tai at her side.
Together they lived, ruled their many lands and loved each other and their children.
They had both learnt many lessons in life. The most important of them all is that love could not be conquered like a town in war- no, it had to be earned slowly… and that loving another meant surrendering ones heart to the other and gaining back so much more in return….
Fin
A/N: I'm back- and still hyper!
So this story is done! On to the next Taiora! Yeah :) Seriously I have tons to get up here, so don't worry there will be sugar induced crack dreams of Taioras for a while… You be the judge if they are good or not. I also might be breaking more deeply into the world of Rurouni Kenshin more often… sooooooooo many ideas! I think I will stick to the Sano/Megumi pairings… Kenshin and Kaoru are cute and I'm working on one currently, but Sano is the true hottie from RK and he's funny!
I might be biased- after all I did seriously hit on the Sano cosplayer at the convention last month ;)
Ok- I'm pulling myself away from the computer now…
I'll talk to you all later!
I'm out-
