Disclaimer: I don't own Touya, Sakura, or. Any songs. Umm. What else? I DO
own Lauren, though.
An: Sorry I haven't updated this for awhile! I've been doing other stuff. Mostly reading other fics instead of typing this one. Anyway, enjoy!
Lauren was first aware of warm, comfy, cotton sheets. She slowly opened her eyes and saw sky blue walls and a desk. She sat up groggily and brushed her long hair off of her shoulders. ~Where am I?~ She climbed out of the queen size bed and walked out of the bedroom. She saw the living room and kitchenette and knew where she was. She went into the bathroom and tidied up before going into the living room.
Touya was sleeping on the couch. He was slightly curled up because his legs were so long, and his mouth was slightly open. Lauren smiled and pulled his covers up over his shoulders.
It was a colder morning than it had been before, and Touya's apartment wasn't heated. Lauren went back into his room and got a shirt to put over her tank top. She went back into the kitchenette and put the kettle on the stove. She thought about what had happened the day before and realized something. "Touya?" ~Oh wait, he's asleep.~
"Mmm?" Touya's voice drifted from the couch.
"Oh, you're awake?" Lauren asked, startled.
"Hai, I woke up when you adjusted my covers. What's wrong?"
"Um, weren't you going to visit your father?" Lauren poured the boiling water into two teacups.
Touya sat up with the blanket still around him. "I cancelled." He smoothed his messy hair and accepted a cup of tea from Lauren.
Lauren sat down on the couch next to Touya and sipped her tea. "You didn't have to do that, Touya, I would have been okay."
"I don't want to trust anybody with my baby," Touya murmured close to her ear. He brushed her hair out of her face with one tender gesture that made both of them shiver.
"Touya-kun!" Lauren protested. "I'm not THAT helpless!"
Touya set down his tea and put his arms around her. "I was worried about you." ~I hope I'm not coming on too much. I have to experiment, though.~
Lauren set down her tea and curled up, leaning into Touya and putting her head on his chest. Touya rested his head on her head. "I'm sorry about yesterday when I sort of ran off to do my magic. I didn't mean to be so dismissive."
"You gave me back my magic," Touya told her quietly.
"What happened to it before?" Lauren shifted her head to look at him in his eyes.
Touya pushed her head back onto his chest. "I gave it to Yukito so that he could support Yue. Yue, as you should know, is the guardian of the moon and he was living inside of Yukito."
"A host body?" Lauren inquired, her knowledge of magic showing.
"Exactly." Touya was silent for a moment. "Ano, speaking of host bodies..."
Lauren sighed. "You want to know about Naru Suzu?"
"Yes, wasn't she the legendary demoness of enchanting songs or something?"
Lauren giggled. "Not quite. She was a legendary enchantress of captivating songs that could sing a demon into submission. My cards are a take off of the clow cards that came first, but they use invisible music spells that make up the magic. It's quite complex, actually."
"Ah." Touya smiled. "But you still haven't answered my question. How are you connected to her?"
"She was my great great great grandmother. I inherited her powers just like my mother did before me." Lauren stood up and brought the tea cups into the kitchen.
"That's really cool." Touya rested his arms on the back of the cough. "Is that my shirt?"
Lauren blushed. "Yes, I hope you don't mind... I was cold."
"Of course it's okay, Lauren-chan. Are you still cold?"
"Sort of..." Lauren put the cups in the sink.
"Come here." Touya beckoned to her and she walked over. "Sit down."
Lauren sat down and looked at him inquiringly. He pulled some of his cocoon of blankets out from under himself and put it around her. It was very warm from being up against him, and it had a soporific effect on Lauren.
"Why did you bring me to your apartment?" Lauren asked sleepily, leaning against Touya.
Touya snorted. "Think for a moment. How would it look if I brought an unconscious you to your dorm?"
"Mm, good point." Lauren closed her eyes. ~I never dreamed that this would happen.~ "Hanyann..."
"Shush, you sound like Sakura-chan." Touya stroked her head.
The room was silent for five minutes while Lauren and Touya marveled over their luck.
"I'm not a dog, Touya," Lauren broke the silence. "As much as I enjoy it, it just seems sort of strange to have you petting my head like that."
Touya laughed out loud. It was the first time Lauren had heard him really laugh, and she was somewhat startled. "Sorry," Touya stopped laughing. "It's just the way you said it."
Lauren looked at her watch. "I'm sorry, Touya-kun. I have homework to do. I haven't been getting much done lately." She stood up. "I'll see you... Let's see, on Tuesday, right? You have the day off tomorrow, ne?"
"Yes, sadly, I do. I always go to the hospital on those days to entertain the cancer children." Touya followed her to the door.
"Touya, you're so pure hearted!" Lauren smiled. ~He gets so involved and he's so incredibly kind!~
"T-thank you..." Touya blushed. "I also play soccer with my friend on my days off. I miss playing it like I used to in high school." He decided to take a bit of a risk and he hugged her. He took her hand and opened it up, sliding the note pendant into it.
Lauren looked down at her hand. "Oh, thank you very much, Touya!" She pulled him closer. "I don't ever want to let you go," she whispered.
"Keep my shirt all day, then. With it you'll feel like I'm always by your side. And be careful, too. Watch out for demons and such because I won't be around to help you." ~I wish I could, though.~
"I will."
"And remember that we are regular student and teacher. We can't act differently in class on Tuesday."
"Touya, you needn't worry so much. Don't worry your life away, it's not healthy." She reached up and played with his bangs.
"I guess I'm just trying to reassure myself... It's difficult to keep myself under wraps when you're around." He slowly leaned down closer to her face. "And naturally I don't want some other guy to help you when you faint."
Lauren giggled and stood on her tippy toes. "Should I make you wait or should I kiss you now?"
Touya's heart had started to pound faster and he was quaking slightly. His eyes were partially closed. ~Please, please, please, please kiss me!~
Lauren dropped back to her normal height and stepped out of Touya's arms. "Bye, see you on Tuesday!" She unlocked the door and left. ~I was too nervous to kiss him even though I really wanted to.... Kuso, at least I'm making him suffer a little bit.~
Touya didn't move for a long time. ~So close but yet so far. Agh, Tuesday is so far away!~
Monday
The rest of Sunday and all of Monday dragged by for both Lauren and Touya. Lauren immersed herself in her studies and people were talking behind her back about how strangely she was acting.
Sandi watched her working on Monday, wondering why it was that she was suddenly working so diligently.
AN: Sorry that chappie was so short, but Tuesday is a LONG day for them! ^.~
An: Sorry I haven't updated this for awhile! I've been doing other stuff. Mostly reading other fics instead of typing this one. Anyway, enjoy!
Lauren was first aware of warm, comfy, cotton sheets. She slowly opened her eyes and saw sky blue walls and a desk. She sat up groggily and brushed her long hair off of her shoulders. ~Where am I?~ She climbed out of the queen size bed and walked out of the bedroom. She saw the living room and kitchenette and knew where she was. She went into the bathroom and tidied up before going into the living room.
Touya was sleeping on the couch. He was slightly curled up because his legs were so long, and his mouth was slightly open. Lauren smiled and pulled his covers up over his shoulders.
It was a colder morning than it had been before, and Touya's apartment wasn't heated. Lauren went back into his room and got a shirt to put over her tank top. She went back into the kitchenette and put the kettle on the stove. She thought about what had happened the day before and realized something. "Touya?" ~Oh wait, he's asleep.~
"Mmm?" Touya's voice drifted from the couch.
"Oh, you're awake?" Lauren asked, startled.
"Hai, I woke up when you adjusted my covers. What's wrong?"
"Um, weren't you going to visit your father?" Lauren poured the boiling water into two teacups.
Touya sat up with the blanket still around him. "I cancelled." He smoothed his messy hair and accepted a cup of tea from Lauren.
Lauren sat down on the couch next to Touya and sipped her tea. "You didn't have to do that, Touya, I would have been okay."
"I don't want to trust anybody with my baby," Touya murmured close to her ear. He brushed her hair out of her face with one tender gesture that made both of them shiver.
"Touya-kun!" Lauren protested. "I'm not THAT helpless!"
Touya set down his tea and put his arms around her. "I was worried about you." ~I hope I'm not coming on too much. I have to experiment, though.~
Lauren set down her tea and curled up, leaning into Touya and putting her head on his chest. Touya rested his head on her head. "I'm sorry about yesterday when I sort of ran off to do my magic. I didn't mean to be so dismissive."
"You gave me back my magic," Touya told her quietly.
"What happened to it before?" Lauren shifted her head to look at him in his eyes.
Touya pushed her head back onto his chest. "I gave it to Yukito so that he could support Yue. Yue, as you should know, is the guardian of the moon and he was living inside of Yukito."
"A host body?" Lauren inquired, her knowledge of magic showing.
"Exactly." Touya was silent for a moment. "Ano, speaking of host bodies..."
Lauren sighed. "You want to know about Naru Suzu?"
"Yes, wasn't she the legendary demoness of enchanting songs or something?"
Lauren giggled. "Not quite. She was a legendary enchantress of captivating songs that could sing a demon into submission. My cards are a take off of the clow cards that came first, but they use invisible music spells that make up the magic. It's quite complex, actually."
"Ah." Touya smiled. "But you still haven't answered my question. How are you connected to her?"
"She was my great great great grandmother. I inherited her powers just like my mother did before me." Lauren stood up and brought the tea cups into the kitchen.
"That's really cool." Touya rested his arms on the back of the cough. "Is that my shirt?"
Lauren blushed. "Yes, I hope you don't mind... I was cold."
"Of course it's okay, Lauren-chan. Are you still cold?"
"Sort of..." Lauren put the cups in the sink.
"Come here." Touya beckoned to her and she walked over. "Sit down."
Lauren sat down and looked at him inquiringly. He pulled some of his cocoon of blankets out from under himself and put it around her. It was very warm from being up against him, and it had a soporific effect on Lauren.
"Why did you bring me to your apartment?" Lauren asked sleepily, leaning against Touya.
Touya snorted. "Think for a moment. How would it look if I brought an unconscious you to your dorm?"
"Mm, good point." Lauren closed her eyes. ~I never dreamed that this would happen.~ "Hanyann..."
"Shush, you sound like Sakura-chan." Touya stroked her head.
The room was silent for five minutes while Lauren and Touya marveled over their luck.
"I'm not a dog, Touya," Lauren broke the silence. "As much as I enjoy it, it just seems sort of strange to have you petting my head like that."
Touya laughed out loud. It was the first time Lauren had heard him really laugh, and she was somewhat startled. "Sorry," Touya stopped laughing. "It's just the way you said it."
Lauren looked at her watch. "I'm sorry, Touya-kun. I have homework to do. I haven't been getting much done lately." She stood up. "I'll see you... Let's see, on Tuesday, right? You have the day off tomorrow, ne?"
"Yes, sadly, I do. I always go to the hospital on those days to entertain the cancer children." Touya followed her to the door.
"Touya, you're so pure hearted!" Lauren smiled. ~He gets so involved and he's so incredibly kind!~
"T-thank you..." Touya blushed. "I also play soccer with my friend on my days off. I miss playing it like I used to in high school." He decided to take a bit of a risk and he hugged her. He took her hand and opened it up, sliding the note pendant into it.
Lauren looked down at her hand. "Oh, thank you very much, Touya!" She pulled him closer. "I don't ever want to let you go," she whispered.
"Keep my shirt all day, then. With it you'll feel like I'm always by your side. And be careful, too. Watch out for demons and such because I won't be around to help you." ~I wish I could, though.~
"I will."
"And remember that we are regular student and teacher. We can't act differently in class on Tuesday."
"Touya, you needn't worry so much. Don't worry your life away, it's not healthy." She reached up and played with his bangs.
"I guess I'm just trying to reassure myself... It's difficult to keep myself under wraps when you're around." He slowly leaned down closer to her face. "And naturally I don't want some other guy to help you when you faint."
Lauren giggled and stood on her tippy toes. "Should I make you wait or should I kiss you now?"
Touya's heart had started to pound faster and he was quaking slightly. His eyes were partially closed. ~Please, please, please, please kiss me!~
Lauren dropped back to her normal height and stepped out of Touya's arms. "Bye, see you on Tuesday!" She unlocked the door and left. ~I was too nervous to kiss him even though I really wanted to.... Kuso, at least I'm making him suffer a little bit.~
Touya didn't move for a long time. ~So close but yet so far. Agh, Tuesday is so far away!~
Monday
The rest of Sunday and all of Monday dragged by for both Lauren and Touya. Lauren immersed herself in her studies and people were talking behind her back about how strangely she was acting.
Sandi watched her working on Monday, wondering why it was that she was suddenly working so diligently.
AN: Sorry that chappie was so short, but Tuesday is a LONG day for them! ^.~
