Stuck Together
Chapter 10: Near Escape
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*******Yuffie's POV********
I woke up to light heartbeats that settled my nerves. I opened my eyes, and found myself in Squall's arms! We were lying next to each other on the ground right next to the water pool. His arm was gently resting across my waist and his head rested right next to mine. Squall's eyes were closed and a smile tugged at his lips. I gently pushed myself from under his arm, and pulled away from his warmth, not wanting him to blow up and see that I slept with him.
I smiled as I sat up and stretched my arms up high, taking a long yawn, careful not to wake Squall up. I was surprised that I even woke up before Squall.
My stomach suddenly made a loud lurching growl, and I groaned as I put my hand over my stomach. I just realized that Squall and I haven't eaten since the morning of yesterday.
As I took a drink of water, I couldn't help but smile at what had happened. Squall was actually laughing yesterday! That image would last in my memory till the day I die.
Getting up on my feet, I winced as I felt the pain in my leg. I sat back down, and looked around, my teeth tightly together. I saw the bandage a few feet away from me. With my long, skinny arm, I reached out and grabbed it.
I started twisting it around my leg as tight as I can. As I started wrapping it around my leg a third time, I saw Squall's hands push mine out of the way, and he started tightening the bandage. My hands flew to the side, out of the way, as Squall tied it around quickly.
"Thanks," I muttered as he tightened it roughly around my leg. As he was busy doing that, I looked around. Everything was the same, it was all quiet, and nothing was heard except for the gentle breathing from Squall and me. The desert was a little windy. The sand flew up every once in a while, and then rushed back down.
Squall finished and nodded his head telling me that he was done. I smiled gently, and got up. I almost stumbled backwards, but I caught myself just in time, and straightened myself forward.
I stretched my arms over my head, "So, are we going to go to the buildings or are we going to stay here?"
Squall got up and looked around. All you could see out of these trees was the endless desert, and sand rising up high. As I looked around, I saw the faint outline of the strange buildings that stood alone in the golden sand.
"It's getting windy, but we can get to the buildings soon enough. The faster we leave, the sooner it will be to our leaving." Squall said with no emotion. I nodded, and took a drink of water before catching up with squall as he started leaving the small oasis.
As soon as we walked out into the endless plain, a big gust of wind shot up, and sand went flying into my eyes. Tears came down instantly, and I rubbed my eyes quickly.
"Maybe we should just wait until tomorrow," I said as I let my hands drop form my red eyes.
Squall seemed untouched by the sand flowing into his eyes. "No, the buildings are close, and I want no more distractions. The sooner we leave, the sooner-"
"The sooner we get there, yes I know Squall,"
"Leon," he muttered, as we started walking again. Another wind burst sprouted from the ground, and sand came piling into my eyes. I quickly rubbed them again furiously, and then shielded my eyes from the blazing sun hanging above and the flying sand.
We continued on our way. The sand kept coming up into our eyes, but I quickly covered my eyes with my hands, and then let them fall. I did this repeatedly for what seemed like hours, but had only been ten minutes.
Suddenly, the wind started picking up more into gusts, and I was fighting the wind in order to walk. I walked closer to Squall, feeling more protected by the touch of his arm, even though I only touched the rough leather.
I felt lifeless against the pull of the wind.
Suddenly I felt myself fly into the air. I screamed, but felt Squall grab my arm and pull me down.
I breathed hard, "What was that?"
We heard a whistling sound behind us, and the sound of sand flying everywhere. We stopped dead in our tracks and slowly turned our heads, me fearing the worst.
I shrieked at what I saw. Right behind us was a large twister reaching up to the sky. It was thin, and bended in all sorts of directions. I looked up and couldn't even see where the clouds were for this thing. Whistling sounds erupted from the disaster, and sand was flying everywhere.
The worst thing was that, it was only half a mile away from us.
Squall grabbed my hand and pulled me, "Come on Yuffie!" He pulled me along as I looked back. The tornado had just run over the oasis that we were at.
I looked back at where we were running. Squall's hand was tightly around mine, pulled my weightless body against the gusts of sand. I usually got pulled up, but Squall dragged me back down.
My fingers laced with his as we saw the buildings coming closer to us. Now we were close enough the make out the wooden doors to the small adobe houses.
My mind was racing. The wind was getting stronger, and the tornado kept getting closer and closer by the second. Now it was only a quarter of a mile towards us. Soon, we would get swallowed up into it.
"Squall!" I yelled over the whistling wind.
He looked back at me, and then at the twister behind us. "Come on Yuffie!" he yelled. His hands tightened around mine and I could only hold on and hope for the best as we only had a quarter of a mile left to reach the buildings.
I started flying the wind, but Squall held my skinny body down. If Squall gets pulled up any time now, we're both done for.
The twister was right behind us on our tails. The sand was flying everywhere, and a loud screeching sound was heard. I could feel the rumbling of the upset ground beneath us, and I tried to run faster as my breathing came in loud heavy gasps.
"We're almost there!" Squall yelled and we ran faster. My heart was beating fast; it felt like it was to burst out of my chest any time now. I could hardly breath, and sometimes the flying sand would go straight to the back of my dry mouth.
The buildings were mad of hard adobe. They had wooden doors, and there were no windows. It was just a small one-story building.
Squall ran up, opened the door, and it swung open easily because of the wind. I looked back as squall opened the door, and saw the tornado right there in front of me. Before I could fly up, squall grabbed my arm and pushed me inside the dark place.
It was dark inside, and the only light came from the door. Squall quickly shut the door, leaving us in darkness. Before I knew what was happening, Squall pushed me onto the ground face down. I was going to ask him what he was doing when I realized he but his body right over mine.
I laid down with his warm protection on me. I felt completely safe while in his arms, even though there was a tornado roaring outside to eat us alive.
At least I was in his arms.
The ground was rumbling frantically. Squall tightened his hold n me, while still laying on top of me. I then felt Squall lower his head right next to my ear. "Don't worry Yuf, we're safe now..." his hot breath tickled my ear.
The ground rumbled louder now, and it felt like everything was falling apart into pieces.
The tornado was right on top of us.
Frightened, I put my head to the ground, to try and stay safe while Squall was on top of me. His hands grasped the sides of my arms, and his legs lay right along with mine. His head was still next to my ear, and his hot breath kept coming in short breaths.
The adobe house we were in was rumbling loudly, but I didn't hear it crash to the ground. It stood its place in the darkness. I trembled with fear. Squall sensed this and tightened his hold on my arms.
The ground was rumbling ferociously. I couldn't take it anymore. I felt I was on a speedboat that went over and over on crashing waves that never seemed to end.
Suddenly it stopped. The rumbling was gone, and both of us were safe.
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Sorry it took me a while to update. I started track, and it was really tiring, and I usually slept on all of the days cuz I was tired... so yeah. Plus, I finished my other story, Jealousy. Read it!
Next Chapter: You thought they were safe.... Well, seems like they still aren't cuz now they are going to be haunted. Think of it, in a dark house, the door is locked, now way out, except going down the secret hidden door.... Oops, said too much! : P
Review please! 3 or 4 more chapters to go!!
Chapter 10: Near Escape
*~*~*~*~*
*******Yuffie's POV********
I woke up to light heartbeats that settled my nerves. I opened my eyes, and found myself in Squall's arms! We were lying next to each other on the ground right next to the water pool. His arm was gently resting across my waist and his head rested right next to mine. Squall's eyes were closed and a smile tugged at his lips. I gently pushed myself from under his arm, and pulled away from his warmth, not wanting him to blow up and see that I slept with him.
I smiled as I sat up and stretched my arms up high, taking a long yawn, careful not to wake Squall up. I was surprised that I even woke up before Squall.
My stomach suddenly made a loud lurching growl, and I groaned as I put my hand over my stomach. I just realized that Squall and I haven't eaten since the morning of yesterday.
As I took a drink of water, I couldn't help but smile at what had happened. Squall was actually laughing yesterday! That image would last in my memory till the day I die.
Getting up on my feet, I winced as I felt the pain in my leg. I sat back down, and looked around, my teeth tightly together. I saw the bandage a few feet away from me. With my long, skinny arm, I reached out and grabbed it.
I started twisting it around my leg as tight as I can. As I started wrapping it around my leg a third time, I saw Squall's hands push mine out of the way, and he started tightening the bandage. My hands flew to the side, out of the way, as Squall tied it around quickly.
"Thanks," I muttered as he tightened it roughly around my leg. As he was busy doing that, I looked around. Everything was the same, it was all quiet, and nothing was heard except for the gentle breathing from Squall and me. The desert was a little windy. The sand flew up every once in a while, and then rushed back down.
Squall finished and nodded his head telling me that he was done. I smiled gently, and got up. I almost stumbled backwards, but I caught myself just in time, and straightened myself forward.
I stretched my arms over my head, "So, are we going to go to the buildings or are we going to stay here?"
Squall got up and looked around. All you could see out of these trees was the endless desert, and sand rising up high. As I looked around, I saw the faint outline of the strange buildings that stood alone in the golden sand.
"It's getting windy, but we can get to the buildings soon enough. The faster we leave, the sooner it will be to our leaving." Squall said with no emotion. I nodded, and took a drink of water before catching up with squall as he started leaving the small oasis.
As soon as we walked out into the endless plain, a big gust of wind shot up, and sand went flying into my eyes. Tears came down instantly, and I rubbed my eyes quickly.
"Maybe we should just wait until tomorrow," I said as I let my hands drop form my red eyes.
Squall seemed untouched by the sand flowing into his eyes. "No, the buildings are close, and I want no more distractions. The sooner we leave, the sooner-"
"The sooner we get there, yes I know Squall,"
"Leon," he muttered, as we started walking again. Another wind burst sprouted from the ground, and sand came piling into my eyes. I quickly rubbed them again furiously, and then shielded my eyes from the blazing sun hanging above and the flying sand.
We continued on our way. The sand kept coming up into our eyes, but I quickly covered my eyes with my hands, and then let them fall. I did this repeatedly for what seemed like hours, but had only been ten minutes.
Suddenly, the wind started picking up more into gusts, and I was fighting the wind in order to walk. I walked closer to Squall, feeling more protected by the touch of his arm, even though I only touched the rough leather.
I felt lifeless against the pull of the wind.
Suddenly I felt myself fly into the air. I screamed, but felt Squall grab my arm and pull me down.
I breathed hard, "What was that?"
We heard a whistling sound behind us, and the sound of sand flying everywhere. We stopped dead in our tracks and slowly turned our heads, me fearing the worst.
I shrieked at what I saw. Right behind us was a large twister reaching up to the sky. It was thin, and bended in all sorts of directions. I looked up and couldn't even see where the clouds were for this thing. Whistling sounds erupted from the disaster, and sand was flying everywhere.
The worst thing was that, it was only half a mile away from us.
Squall grabbed my hand and pulled me, "Come on Yuffie!" He pulled me along as I looked back. The tornado had just run over the oasis that we were at.
I looked back at where we were running. Squall's hand was tightly around mine, pulled my weightless body against the gusts of sand. I usually got pulled up, but Squall dragged me back down.
My fingers laced with his as we saw the buildings coming closer to us. Now we were close enough the make out the wooden doors to the small adobe houses.
My mind was racing. The wind was getting stronger, and the tornado kept getting closer and closer by the second. Now it was only a quarter of a mile towards us. Soon, we would get swallowed up into it.
"Squall!" I yelled over the whistling wind.
He looked back at me, and then at the twister behind us. "Come on Yuffie!" he yelled. His hands tightened around mine and I could only hold on and hope for the best as we only had a quarter of a mile left to reach the buildings.
I started flying the wind, but Squall held my skinny body down. If Squall gets pulled up any time now, we're both done for.
The twister was right behind us on our tails. The sand was flying everywhere, and a loud screeching sound was heard. I could feel the rumbling of the upset ground beneath us, and I tried to run faster as my breathing came in loud heavy gasps.
"We're almost there!" Squall yelled and we ran faster. My heart was beating fast; it felt like it was to burst out of my chest any time now. I could hardly breath, and sometimes the flying sand would go straight to the back of my dry mouth.
The buildings were mad of hard adobe. They had wooden doors, and there were no windows. It was just a small one-story building.
Squall ran up, opened the door, and it swung open easily because of the wind. I looked back as squall opened the door, and saw the tornado right there in front of me. Before I could fly up, squall grabbed my arm and pushed me inside the dark place.
It was dark inside, and the only light came from the door. Squall quickly shut the door, leaving us in darkness. Before I knew what was happening, Squall pushed me onto the ground face down. I was going to ask him what he was doing when I realized he but his body right over mine.
I laid down with his warm protection on me. I felt completely safe while in his arms, even though there was a tornado roaring outside to eat us alive.
At least I was in his arms.
The ground was rumbling frantically. Squall tightened his hold n me, while still laying on top of me. I then felt Squall lower his head right next to my ear. "Don't worry Yuf, we're safe now..." his hot breath tickled my ear.
The ground rumbled louder now, and it felt like everything was falling apart into pieces.
The tornado was right on top of us.
Frightened, I put my head to the ground, to try and stay safe while Squall was on top of me. His hands grasped the sides of my arms, and his legs lay right along with mine. His head was still next to my ear, and his hot breath kept coming in short breaths.
The adobe house we were in was rumbling loudly, but I didn't hear it crash to the ground. It stood its place in the darkness. I trembled with fear. Squall sensed this and tightened his hold on my arms.
The ground was rumbling ferociously. I couldn't take it anymore. I felt I was on a speedboat that went over and over on crashing waves that never seemed to end.
Suddenly it stopped. The rumbling was gone, and both of us were safe.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Sorry it took me a while to update. I started track, and it was really tiring, and I usually slept on all of the days cuz I was tired... so yeah. Plus, I finished my other story, Jealousy. Read it!
Next Chapter: You thought they were safe.... Well, seems like they still aren't cuz now they are going to be haunted. Think of it, in a dark house, the door is locked, now way out, except going down the secret hidden door.... Oops, said too much! : P
Review please! 3 or 4 more chapters to go!!