Chapter 2: A Long Night
By Hippo
She walked out of the Castle. It was February, and the ground was covered in a white blanket of snow. Flakes were falling gently from the sky. But it was cold. Very cold. Celes was not dressed in warm clothing, and she was far from comfortable. The tears were still coming down.
Soon the castle was out of sight, and the temperature was beginning to drop. More snow was falling now, and a gust of wind was beginning to pick up. Celes was beginning to shiver. "You are a strong woman, Celes, and you can handle the winter," she said as she hugged herself.
By now it was so cold that the tears Celes had been crying had frozen into ice. It was a blizzard now, and Celes could not see anything. It did not matter, because the freezing wind stung her beautiful eyes. She had no sense of direction. She was shaking and her teeth were chattering loudly. Her long, golden hair was dancing wildly with the
wind, sting her face whenever it hit it. She was so upset that she wailed loudly. Tears, which quickly turned to ice, streamed down her cheeks.
A new pain traveled through Celes' forehead when she hit something. She couldn't see, so she felt around, and learned that it was a wooden structure. She moved gradually along, until she reached a corner. As she continued to follow the wooden structure, she noticed that the wind had suddenly stopped. Feeling confident she opened her eyes. She was inside. This was a house. Nobody else was there, so it was obviously abandoned. She proceeded into another room and found a chair. She immediately took advantage of it. She was still shivering, but there was nothing she could do except to think of what to do next.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a creek. Although already shivering, she was frightened. She had no idea where she was, or whose house she had entered. She crouched down in the chair as the creaking footsteps entered the room. Closer and closer were the footsteps. "Who's in here," said a less than friendly voice. Celes immediately looked up. Her heart raced as she set her eyes upon the site in front of her.
"No...not possible," she said, tears coming from her eyes again. "It can't be...am I dreaming? Is it really you?"
The figure sighed. "It's me," said Locke.
Celes was almost out of strength, but she still managed to spring up and throw her arms around him. She was physically stronger than him, and he groaned as she constricted him. Locke hugged back, even though she was still freezing.
"Locke..don't ever do that again!" she cried with tears, of joy this time, streaming
down her face.
"I'm sorry," he said gently.
"Locke," Celes began, "I was certain you had died! I left Figaro because I had nothing left .Locke, what I am trying to say I that........I love you so much."
Now Locke was crying as well. "Celes, I love you too." Locked wrapped his arms around the small of her back and pulled her toward him. And the kissed long and deeply. Celes had never kissed anyone before, and she loved the
sensation. After the kiss, she rested her head on his shoulder. Locke rocked her gently. They would never be apart again.
"We'll have to stay here over night, won't we?" said Celes softly.
"This blizzard won't die down for a while. Don't worry, there's a bed upstairs." said Locke. Locke took her by the
hand and led her upstairs to the bed.
"Locke, stay with me tonight," said Celes.
"Huh?"
"I thought I had lost you. I can't bear to be away from you again."
"Celes...."
"Locke, please."
Locke could see tears welling up in her eyes. "Alright," said Locke. He embraced her and kissed her again. Celes kissed back as Locke ran his hands over her back. Celes caressd Locke as well. Then, suddenly, she reached under his shirt.
Celes stopped abruptly. She cou'dn't believe what she just did. She immediately withdrew her hand, and realized another aspect of her personality. She was supposed to live a life of celibacy. She felt guilty about her sexual desire.
"What is it?" asked Locke.
"I'm so sorry," said Celes. I let my feelings take the best of me.."
"Celes, don't be sorry," said Locke gently. "This is what the Empire told you to be like.. Celes, I love you with all my heart. "
"And I love you so much I would take a sword in the heart for you," she replied.
"Then let your
feelings take you over. You are a free woman. Do what your heart desires." "And you, my
love, do the same."
She pressed her lips against his and moved her hands back up to his shirt again, and undid the buttons. She brushed it off and felt his chest under the undershirt as she kissed his neck. Locke was kissing her head. Celes moved her head up and their lips met once more. Celes ran her hands over his bare shoulders, and Locke caressed her back. He slid his hands down to her waist, and they stopped kissing. The two lovers gazed into each other's eyes.
"Celes," began Locke, "soon there will be no turning back. Now is our final chance."
"I do not want to turn back," replied Celes,. " We are casting our souls into paradise. There is no way we
can leave. The option to turn back died long ago. Right , love?" Locke smiled. "Locke, actions
speak louder than words."
Locke nodded. There was no turning back. He grasped her pants, tugged them, and dropped them to the floor.. With that, they continued to kiss passionately. Celes caressed Locke's back until she grasped the bottom of his undershirt. She pulled it off and began to kiss his chest while running her hand over his bare back. Locke ran his fingers through
her long blonde hair. Celes kissed her way up to his lips again, causing his hands to slide down
her shirt to her panties.
"I will love you forever," whispered Celes into his ear.
Locke tugged her panties, and they slid on their own down her legs. "And I will love you forever too, my
angel," he responded.
Celes stepped out of her panties and grabbed Locke's pants. He nodded and she pulled them down. Locke grabbed the bottom of her shirt, so as she pulled his pants down, she slipped out of her shirt.
Celes hugged her love tightly. "I will never abandon you," she said.
"I will never leave your side," he responded, and unsnapped her bra, which fell to the floor. Celes slipped off his boxers and froze in horror. Nobody had ever seen her unclothed before. But the horror soon faded when she remembered she was no longer a soldier, and that Locke loved her with all his heart. She knew instantly what was about to happen. Locke slowly rested her on the bed. Her eyes sparkled at the soul she would give her life to.
"Locke.......I'm ready."
"I don't want to hurt you."
"You won't." She closed her blue eyes and braced herself.
*****
Hippo: Well, that's my first serious fic ever, and the last fic of any kind that I intend to do
for a little while. And....
Putty: Hey, how come I wasn't in this one?
Hippo: It wasn't appropriate?
Putty: What?! Woof! You're getting the worst revenge ever given in the history of man,
or dogkind. When you get it, you'll wish you died a slow and painful death!
Hippo: No, Putty, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Putty: Too bad! [FART]
Hippo: Ugh!
She walked out of the Castle. It was February, and the ground was covered in a white blanket of snow. Flakes were falling gently from the sky. But it was cold. Very cold. Celes was not dressed in warm clothing, and she was far from comfortable. The tears were still coming down.
Soon the castle was out of sight, and the temperature was beginning to drop. More snow was falling now, and a gust of wind was beginning to pick up. Celes was beginning to shiver. "You are a strong woman, Celes, and you can handle the winter," she said as she hugged herself.
By now it was so cold that the tears Celes had been crying had frozen into ice. It was a blizzard now, and Celes could not see anything. It did not matter, because the freezing wind stung her beautiful eyes. She had no sense of direction. She was shaking and her teeth were chattering loudly. Her long, golden hair was dancing wildly with the
wind, sting her face whenever it hit it. She was so upset that she wailed loudly. Tears, which quickly turned to ice, streamed down her cheeks.
A new pain traveled through Celes' forehead when she hit something. She couldn't see, so she felt around, and learned that it was a wooden structure. She moved gradually along, until she reached a corner. As she continued to follow the wooden structure, she noticed that the wind had suddenly stopped. Feeling confident she opened her eyes. She was inside. This was a house. Nobody else was there, so it was obviously abandoned. She proceeded into another room and found a chair. She immediately took advantage of it. She was still shivering, but there was nothing she could do except to think of what to do next.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a creek. Although already shivering, she was frightened. She had no idea where she was, or whose house she had entered. She crouched down in the chair as the creaking footsteps entered the room. Closer and closer were the footsteps. "Who's in here," said a less than friendly voice. Celes immediately looked up. Her heart raced as she set her eyes upon the site in front of her.
"No...not possible," she said, tears coming from her eyes again. "It can't be...am I dreaming? Is it really you?"
The figure sighed. "It's me," said Locke.
Celes was almost out of strength, but she still managed to spring up and throw her arms around him. She was physically stronger than him, and he groaned as she constricted him. Locke hugged back, even though she was still freezing.
"Locke..don't ever do that again!" she cried with tears, of joy this time, streaming
down her face.
"I'm sorry," he said gently.
"Locke," Celes began, "I was certain you had died! I left Figaro because I had nothing left .Locke, what I am trying to say I that........I love you so much."
Now Locke was crying as well. "Celes, I love you too." Locked wrapped his arms around the small of her back and pulled her toward him. And the kissed long and deeply. Celes had never kissed anyone before, and she loved the
sensation. After the kiss, she rested her head on his shoulder. Locke rocked her gently. They would never be apart again.
"We'll have to stay here over night, won't we?" said Celes softly.
"This blizzard won't die down for a while. Don't worry, there's a bed upstairs." said Locke. Locke took her by the
hand and led her upstairs to the bed.
"Locke, stay with me tonight," said Celes.
"Huh?"
"I thought I had lost you. I can't bear to be away from you again."
"Celes...."
"Locke, please."
Locke could see tears welling up in her eyes. "Alright," said Locke. He embraced her and kissed her again. Celes kissed back as Locke ran his hands over her back. Celes caressd Locke as well. Then, suddenly, she reached under his shirt.
Celes stopped abruptly. She cou'dn't believe what she just did. She immediately withdrew her hand, and realized another aspect of her personality. She was supposed to live a life of celibacy. She felt guilty about her sexual desire.
"What is it?" asked Locke.
"I'm so sorry," said Celes. I let my feelings take the best of me.."
"Celes, don't be sorry," said Locke gently. "This is what the Empire told you to be like.. Celes, I love you with all my heart. "
"And I love you so much I would take a sword in the heart for you," she replied.
"Then let your
feelings take you over. You are a free woman. Do what your heart desires." "And you, my
love, do the same."
She pressed her lips against his and moved her hands back up to his shirt again, and undid the buttons. She brushed it off and felt his chest under the undershirt as she kissed his neck. Locke was kissing her head. Celes moved her head up and their lips met once more. Celes ran her hands over his bare shoulders, and Locke caressed her back. He slid his hands down to her waist, and they stopped kissing. The two lovers gazed into each other's eyes.
"Celes," began Locke, "soon there will be no turning back. Now is our final chance."
"I do not want to turn back," replied Celes,. " We are casting our souls into paradise. There is no way we
can leave. The option to turn back died long ago. Right , love?" Locke smiled. "Locke, actions
speak louder than words."
Locke nodded. There was no turning back. He grasped her pants, tugged them, and dropped them to the floor.. With that, they continued to kiss passionately. Celes caressed Locke's back until she grasped the bottom of his undershirt. She pulled it off and began to kiss his chest while running her hand over his bare back. Locke ran his fingers through
her long blonde hair. Celes kissed her way up to his lips again, causing his hands to slide down
her shirt to her panties.
"I will love you forever," whispered Celes into his ear.
Locke tugged her panties, and they slid on their own down her legs. "And I will love you forever too, my
angel," he responded.
Celes stepped out of her panties and grabbed Locke's pants. He nodded and she pulled them down. Locke grabbed the bottom of her shirt, so as she pulled his pants down, she slipped out of her shirt.
Celes hugged her love tightly. "I will never abandon you," she said.
"I will never leave your side," he responded, and unsnapped her bra, which fell to the floor. Celes slipped off his boxers and froze in horror. Nobody had ever seen her unclothed before. But the horror soon faded when she remembered she was no longer a soldier, and that Locke loved her with all his heart. She knew instantly what was about to happen. Locke slowly rested her on the bed. Her eyes sparkled at the soul she would give her life to.
"Locke.......I'm ready."
"I don't want to hurt you."
"You won't." She closed her blue eyes and braced herself.
*****
Hippo: Well, that's my first serious fic ever, and the last fic of any kind that I intend to do
for a little while. And....
Putty: Hey, how come I wasn't in this one?
Hippo: It wasn't appropriate?
Putty: What?! Woof! You're getting the worst revenge ever given in the history of man,
or dogkind. When you get it, you'll wish you died a slow and painful death!
Hippo: No, Putty, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Putty: Too bad! [FART]
Hippo: Ugh!