When Rath woke up it was well past noon and he still felt tired. He yawned
stretching in his bed. He stopped mid-stretch, his hand had hit something
warm. He looked over and saw his hand resting on Cesias cheek. He moved a
stray bunch of hair away from her face and put it behind her ear. He looked
at her face and remembered what had happened. 'Why did I do that? Why did I
kiss her? Its not like I liker her or anything, right.' he thought. The
events of the night before running through his mind. 'It was her eyes'
those
beautiful eyes that captivated him from the first moment he saw her.
.
Rath took her hand in his and brought it close to him. He put her hand
under his cheek and went to sleep. Giving in to his tired worn out body.
.
Cesia woke to find her hand in Raths firm grip. She stroked his hair from
his face and caressed his face with the back of her hand.
She felt so safe lying there next to him. A per of her was wondering why
she felt this way, while another part didn't want this moment to end. As
she
gazed up his sleeping form her mind wandered to last night. 'Why had he
kissed her? Was he just going with the moment, or did he really mean it?'
But she knew that Rath wasn't that kind of person. She would just have to
ask him when he woke up. Till then, she would stay awake, she would have
gotten up, but Rath still head her hand snuggled under his head.
.
It took Rath maybe half an hour to finally wake up, and now it was around 3
or 4 in the afternoon.
"How long you up?" He asked warmly, not noticing the fact that he
still held her hand.
"Not long, maybe a half hour or so?"
"Why didn't you get up? Its kind of creepy that you would just watch a
person sleep."
"Well I would have gotten up but.." She indicated her hand with a slight
smile.
Rath let go of her hand turning a light shade of pink.
Cesia looked at her hand, seeing a slight mark where Raths had was just a
minutes ago.
"I'll go get us some breakfast." Cesia said getting up out of her side of
the bed.
"Can you walk on that foot of yours yet?" Rath said looking at her a bit
skeptically. "That's what I thought. You wait here."
Cesia nodded and sat back in the bed.
Rath came in a few minutes later with a plate of food for each of them.
The two ate in silence, but both were thinking relatively the same thing.
"Hey, about last night." Cesia started. "Why did you do it? not that it was
bad." She said quickly. "but if your just using me," She stopped at the
look on Raths face.
"Is that really what you think?" He said walking to the door sounding hurt.
Cesia was at a loss for words. "I-"
"The road north leads out of the forest." He gave a heavy sigh. He knew it
was too late for him. 'Will I ever find what Im looking for?' He thought,
starting to walk out the door, when suddenly a pillow hit him on the back
of the head. 'What the hell!' his mind screamed as he turned around to see
Cesia teary eyed.
"YOU JERK!" She yelled.
"What the hell did I do!" Rath protested
"you're just going to leave me again? You know my powers don't work here,
and
last time your went far I was almost slaughtered! Im sorry for what I said,
but I don't want you do just take out your depression on me. I don't want
to
be your toy. I have feelings too Rath!" She yelled holding back tears.
"And you think I don't!" Rath retorted. "You don't know how long I've
wanted
to do that for. To kiss you to feel your embrace. And you go think this of
me. Just because I don't show it doesn't mean I don't have feelings."
"Rath." Cesia whispered. She slowly got up and limped towards Rath. "Im
sorry." She said hugging him close, tears soaking his jacket. And he hugged
her back. Rath came back in and shut the door.
"You still didn't answer my question."
"What?"
"Why did you kiss me?"
"I've wanted to for some time now."
"Why me?"
" Because, you've always been there for me Cesia. You saved my life, you
saved my heart. When you were in danger before, I would have never forgiven
myself if I let you go and never let you know. If your hurt, I want to do
everything I can to make you feel better. I've never felt like this
before."
He said, looking kind of confused
Cesia looked into his face, she put a hand to his cheek and smiled sweetly.
He was in love with her and didn't know it. Although, she was sure deep
down
he knew. She embraced him once more, placing a small kiss on his cheek,
resting her head on his shoulder.
"I know exactly how you feel." She whispered into his warm body.
.
stretching in his bed. He stopped mid-stretch, his hand had hit something
warm. He looked over and saw his hand resting on Cesias cheek. He moved a
stray bunch of hair away from her face and put it behind her ear. He looked
at her face and remembered what had happened. 'Why did I do that? Why did I
kiss her? Its not like I liker her or anything, right.' he thought. The
events of the night before running through his mind. 'It was her eyes'
those
beautiful eyes that captivated him from the first moment he saw her.
.
Rath took her hand in his and brought it close to him. He put her hand
under his cheek and went to sleep. Giving in to his tired worn out body.
.
Cesia woke to find her hand in Raths firm grip. She stroked his hair from
his face and caressed his face with the back of her hand.
She felt so safe lying there next to him. A per of her was wondering why
she felt this way, while another part didn't want this moment to end. As
she
gazed up his sleeping form her mind wandered to last night. 'Why had he
kissed her? Was he just going with the moment, or did he really mean it?'
But she knew that Rath wasn't that kind of person. She would just have to
ask him when he woke up. Till then, she would stay awake, she would have
gotten up, but Rath still head her hand snuggled under his head.
.
It took Rath maybe half an hour to finally wake up, and now it was around 3
or 4 in the afternoon.
"How long you up?" He asked warmly, not noticing the fact that he
still held her hand.
"Not long, maybe a half hour or so?"
"Why didn't you get up? Its kind of creepy that you would just watch a
person sleep."
"Well I would have gotten up but.." She indicated her hand with a slight
smile.
Rath let go of her hand turning a light shade of pink.
Cesia looked at her hand, seeing a slight mark where Raths had was just a
minutes ago.
"I'll go get us some breakfast." Cesia said getting up out of her side of
the bed.
"Can you walk on that foot of yours yet?" Rath said looking at her a bit
skeptically. "That's what I thought. You wait here."
Cesia nodded and sat back in the bed.
Rath came in a few minutes later with a plate of food for each of them.
The two ate in silence, but both were thinking relatively the same thing.
"Hey, about last night." Cesia started. "Why did you do it? not that it was
bad." She said quickly. "but if your just using me," She stopped at the
look on Raths face.
"Is that really what you think?" He said walking to the door sounding hurt.
Cesia was at a loss for words. "I-"
"The road north leads out of the forest." He gave a heavy sigh. He knew it
was too late for him. 'Will I ever find what Im looking for?' He thought,
starting to walk out the door, when suddenly a pillow hit him on the back
of the head. 'What the hell!' his mind screamed as he turned around to see
Cesia teary eyed.
"YOU JERK!" She yelled.
"What the hell did I do!" Rath protested
"you're just going to leave me again? You know my powers don't work here,
and
last time your went far I was almost slaughtered! Im sorry for what I said,
but I don't want you do just take out your depression on me. I don't want
to
be your toy. I have feelings too Rath!" She yelled holding back tears.
"And you think I don't!" Rath retorted. "You don't know how long I've
wanted
to do that for. To kiss you to feel your embrace. And you go think this of
me. Just because I don't show it doesn't mean I don't have feelings."
"Rath." Cesia whispered. She slowly got up and limped towards Rath. "Im
sorry." She said hugging him close, tears soaking his jacket. And he hugged
her back. Rath came back in and shut the door.
"You still didn't answer my question."
"What?"
"Why did you kiss me?"
"I've wanted to for some time now."
"Why me?"
" Because, you've always been there for me Cesia. You saved my life, you
saved my heart. When you were in danger before, I would have never forgiven
myself if I let you go and never let you know. If your hurt, I want to do
everything I can to make you feel better. I've never felt like this
before."
He said, looking kind of confused
Cesia looked into his face, she put a hand to his cheek and smiled sweetly.
He was in love with her and didn't know it. Although, she was sure deep
down
he knew. She embraced him once more, placing a small kiss on his cheek,
resting her head on his shoulder.
"I know exactly how you feel." She whispered into his warm body.
.
