~*~Chapter 4- Dreaming on Silk~*~
~Silverium~
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Miki was deep into her dreams, lost amid the floating thoughts that were comforting and warm. A sense of safety had stolen around her and she smiled contentedly.
"Miki…"
"Miki…"
"Miki!"
Miki frowned; wishing the annoying buzz inside her clouded mind would go away. Irritated, she cracked open an eye in time to receive the next shout,
"MIKI! Get UP, you're LATE!"
"Er?" Miki opened both her eyes and looked at Yu and Mi staring down at her.
Sitting up slowly with her sheet up to her shoulders she looked around, disoriented. Well, this was embarrassing, she was in Nikki's bed. Alone. And in Nikki's bed.
"Um…" She bit her lip and then looked at her twin backup dancers, "What am I late for?"
"Our practice. Nikki said to let you sleep a little while longer, and it's been longer, so get up." Yu tugged on Miki's flame-coloured hair that was spilled over her shoulders.
The movement caused Miki to jerk her head back and drop her sheet, resulting in three shrieks, two in shock and one absolutely horrified. Needless to say the sheet was carefully brought back up, contrasting vividly with Miki's bright face.
"Okay," Mi said shakily after a moment's silence, "I know that's nothing we haven't seen before, since we do use the same change room, but Miki…what are you doing in Nikki's bed without…without…"
"We…" Miki began hesitantly,
"All right! I know what you did, but why? You were so scared of him before!"
"We came to an agreement," Miki whispered, blue eyes downcast,
"Hey, Mi, back off. We won't question you and Norris, give poor Mik a break! She and Nikki are in love, I'll get your clothes, Mi, walk." Yu commanded,
Mi scrunched her nose and then winked at Miki, "I'm sorry, I was just surprised, no wonder Nikki was blushing when he told us to let you sleep! When he said you were in his room I just thought you had drifted off on his couch."
She laughed and then left the room, leaving Yu to give an apologetic look to Miki as she presented the dancer with her clothes. Miki rolled her eyes, feeling a bit better. She got dressed and then caught up with Yu outside Nikki's door.
"You're not mad at me?" She asked,
"Nope," Yu grinned, "I think this is terribly romantic."
Miki grinned and slung her arm around the blonde's shoulders. They found Mi stretching at the stage and joined her in the exercises. It felt so good to stretch out her stiff muscles, a fact that made her cheeks redden and Yu giving a knowing laugh.
"Oh leave me alone!" Miki cried, laughing herself, "It's not like I planned this!"
"I'm sorry Miki! I can't help it, you look so cute!" Yu grinned at her, twirling in spot.
The three of them worked on their routine until late in the day where they collectively headed for the shower. After they came out in bathing suits and towels, each toting a little bag and a towel to spread on the deck of the ship.
"Pass me the pink nail polish," Miki said, stretching her hand over Yu's bared stomach,
"Here you go, do you have the sparkly yellow?"
"Yu's got it,"
"Here,"
"Thanks."
The three painted their nails and enjoyed a girl's day out on the deck while the sun beamed down at them. No one mentioned Nikki, for he'd undoubtedly be composing somewhere quiet. Feeling happy but empty without the bard, Miki let herself doze off. Only to be rudely awakened again by Mi.
"Er…Miki?"
"Miki…Yu, poke Miki,"
"Why? Oh, ouch that will be painful when she wakes up. Hey, Miki,"
"Uhhn. What is it?" Miki peeked her head up over her bent arm,
"You're back's on fire, babe." Yu snickered.
Miki looked confused, then realized that, yes indeed, her back felt a bit hot. Alarmed she sat up and tentatively placed a hand on the burning skin,
"Ah!" She squeaked,
Yu and Mi both laughed, and then gave her sympathetic looks. Yu stood up and walked into their change room, immerging later with a bottle of cream,
"Here Miki, "she said tossing it, "Find someone to put this on your back for you."
"I'll do it."
Miki looked up and flushed as Nikki walked over to them, dripping from a swim in the ocean. He took the bottle from Yu and then gently pushed Miki back down on to her towel. Yu's eyes were wide as saucers and she grabbed her sister and made a beeline for the change room.
"I wasn't going to do anything like that!" Nikki called after them, his eyes dancing, "But now that we're alone…" He added under his breath with a teasing purr,
"No," Miki wailed softly, "My back hurts way too much!"
"It's quite red, here, tell me if this feels good…"
Feels good? Feels good?! The man had the hands of a god. Miki groaned into her towel as the cool cream was spread over her back, making it tingle. Above her, Nikki smiled and continued massaging the cream into her flushed skin, feeling echoes of last night come back to him.
"I'm almost ready for the concert," He said conversationally, but his voice was husky,
"Yeah?" Miki murmured, "I'm excited for it…"
"Do you have some routines made up? We should start adding them to the songs." Nikki's hands crept lower down her back.
Miki nodded dreamily; very aware of everything he was doing but feeling much too good to care. She almost cried when his hands left her back but she was soothed when his body came down beside her and his fingers lifted her hair away from her face. Feather-light kisses tickled her cheek and she slowly rolled to her side to face him,
"Thank you, my back feels much better," She gave a sheepish smile,
"You realize," Nikki said seriously, "that I'll have to re-apply that cream twice a day for…at least a week,"
"Twice a day, eh? Well, I guess I'll see you later tonight then," Miki winked roguishly,
"And it would be best if you were laid out, and since I have the biggest bed…"
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. I didn't just hear that!" Mi shrieked as she stepped outside with drinks,
Miki and Nikki collapsed into laughter as the pale-haired dancer skittered over nearly dropped their drinks and then raced off. Wiping tears from her eyes and still laughing, Miki couldn't help but feel a bit bad,
"I think I've traumatized them too many times for one day," She smiled.
Nikki felt a feeling stir in his chest when she smiled at him. She was a fiery goddess, and when she smiled he could feel tongues of flame lick up his body. Unable to stop himself he leaned over and planted a firm kiss on her surprised lips, cupping her cheek so she wouldn't move away too soon. When they broke apart Miki was looking both confused and pleased, a combination that made Nikki laugh,
"You're adorable," He said weakly, "I couldn't help it."
Miki beamed and then threw her arms around his neck, "Nikki…I'm staying with you forever," She announced.
Nikki looked stunned, then a giant smile crossed his face, "You mean that?"
It seemed to confuse the dancer again, "Yes, did you doubt it?"
The hesitation that grew between them made Miki's eyes become frosty and she pulled away quickly. Her heart seemed to tear into a pulpy mass in her chest and she shook her head slowly, "So you thought I'd leave? Is that it?"
"Miki, no, wait…wait!" Nikki cried in a panic, hurrying to get up.
But the dancer's legs were long and quick, it took her only seconds to dart into her room and liberally slam the door in Nikki's face.
~*~ Ah, Nikki, what were you thinking. The hardest thing about writing Miki/Nikki, is avoiding typos like "Mikki" and "Niki" maybe I'll write a new one using Nikki's real name of Slash. Reviews please, and tell me what you like better, lime or lemon, I have one vote for lime so far, so that's what you'll be getting in the future.
Note: I'm moving to university in two days, so the next chapter might be awhile coming up, I'll have to hook up everything and get settled plus I have a five-day orientation! Yikes! Please be patient, I don't want to lose any fans ^-^;; ~*~
