Authors Note:
Thanks for the reviews guys! I know it's been slow, I mean me getting these darn chapters up and all. I have no excuse, I will just have to try harder to get these things written up and posted.
Sorry for how short the chapters are, I'll try to make them longer and post them more frequently.
Also, if you have any ideas on where I should go with this story, please feel free to e-mail me about them. I NEED SERIOUS HELP HERE!!!
Soo.....
To do list:
Write Chapters More Often
Write Longer Chapters
GET AN IDEA TO WRITE ABOUT IN THE CHAPTERS MENTIONED ABOVE!!
That is all. On with the story.
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*-* Rain's Point of View *-*
Dinner was nice. I loved the restaurant. It had a nice atmosphere and was beautifully decorated on the interior. The menu was very complex, written all in Spanish. Domon helped me to read it; he took Spanish for four years in high school. The hairs on my spine stood up as he leaned over me and read each one, his head on my shoulder and our cheeks touching. When he finished, he wrapped his arms around my shoulders, turned my head and kissed my lips gently. It felt like whipped cream, soft and supple, but it was so sugary that it provided a much needed boost of energy.
After we ate, Domon drove us back to my house. He didn't ask if I wanted him to stay, he already knew. He knew I still needed him. I hadn't told him, he had no doubt sensed it. That sense of his, at that moment I felt forever in its debt. It asked no questions, for it knew all the answers. I didn't have to tell him, there would be no awkward silence. I loved it.
It made me smile.
But fate did not deal me such a lucky hand that night. I would not escape the possibility of an awkward silence. There would be a test. One of many, come to think of it.
We passed George's house. The scene of the crime, if you will. My body froze. Seitt, I trusted him, what he had done, and what he had almost done. I tried to shut my eyes; I tried to block it out. But my head turned involuntarily, and I couldn't help but look over towards where dozens of reporters and investigators still crowded.
I started to shiver. A deep, unnerving shudder that shook my entire body. I saw flashes of color, and I felt myself swaying back and forth, nearly tipping over and fainting. I was so lost...so alone...........
Then someone found me.
Domon put hand out, stopping me from falling forward. His arm was like an immoveable barrier, and his hand applied gentle pressure to my chest, forcing me back into the seat. He took my hand, kissed it, and whispered to me.
"Shhh...it's all in your head Rain, all in your head."
*-* Domon's Point Of View *-*
She blinks once, twice, three times. She looks at me with water filled eyes, biting her lip to keep from crying. My heart breaks seeing her like this. I silently curse the car for not having the seats close enough to where I could hold her, stroke her hair and her back, let her know that she is far from alone.
But I can't.
We're two minutes from home though. I pull into her development, keeping one eye on her at all times. But I don't need to. I can sense her feelings and movements. She's still shaking. I can't blame her. It's ten-o- clock at night, dark, scary, and we've just passed the place where she was nearly raped.
We were on her street and I put my arm behind her neck, hoping to comfort her. She leaned her head back letting my hand be her headrest as she closed her eyes. Finally, I pull up her driveway, park, get out and pick Rain up into my arms in approximately five seconds.
When we're inside, I bring her to her room and sit on her bed, holding her. She clings to me as if I'm life itself, and if she lets me go, all would be lost. She cries into my shoulder for three or four minutes. I gaze down at her, giving her a warm smile.
"Ready for bed? You've had a long day." I ask her.
"Yea." She says weakly, like a two year old child just learning to talk.
"Okay. Change in to some pajamas. I'll wait outside your room."
She gets up off my lap, and heads for the dresser. I get up and head for the door. I leave it open, but I stand facing away from the room, looking out into the hallway. After half a minute I can't take it anymore.
"Hurry up!" I say.
"What?" she says, obviously a little hurt that I yelled at her, "Why?"
I smile.
"I'm looking forward to that good night kiss." I say in an exasperated voice.
I can feel her smile as she calls to me.
"I'm ready."
I turn to look at her. She has on an Abercrombie shirt with matching lounge pants.
"Finally...."
I run over to her, pick her up just enough so her feet leave the ground, set her back down, and kissed her. A long true kiss full of passion and love. I kissed her again and again, until I was planting little kisses down and around her neck. I worked my way back up and kissed her hard, not literally, just hard meaning with lots of passion. Her hands left my back and touched my butt on accident, and it made my blood pressure surge like you would not believe.
I wanted to keep going so bad. If it were the last thing I ever would have done, I would have done it. If I knew for sure that she would be comfortable going that far, I would have gone. But I had to stop. For her. I knew that her wound was too fresh to take the next step. So I stopped.
And it hurt like hell.
We slowly pulled apart. We were both breathing a bit hard, and she laid her head against me, her soft cheek touching my chest, resting. I kissed the top of her head to let her know that I didn't pull away because I didn't like her anymore. She looked up at me, a little disappointed.
"Time for bed already?" she asked with a slight frown.
"Yes my gorgeous Rain, the time has come for you to retire to bed and peaceful dreams." I said, trying to sound extremely wordy.
She let out a light laugh and took herself out of my arms. I walked with her, holding her hand. Pulling back the covers, she settled herself in bed. She let go of my hand and pulled the covers up to her chest, laying on her back. I knelt by her bedside as if she were sick, staring into her eyes. We stared at each other for a while in companionable silence, until she spoke.
"How was your goodnight kiss?"
I leaned forward and kissed her again, lightly sucking on her lower lip as she smiled.
"Excellent. I've never had better."
"Good." She said, contented.
I got up and headed for the door, turning off all the lights as I went. In the doorway I turned back to look at her.
"Good night Rain."
"Good night Domon."
"Oh," I add, "Rain? I'm here if you need anything okay. Anything."
*-* Rain's Point Of View*-*
2:00 in the morning...............
I'm naked
In confusion, I look around for some clothes to put on
Then I see him.
There he is, naked as well, advancing towards me.
"Seitt, NOOO!!"
"AAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
I wake up breathing hard, sitting up like a shot. Beads of sweat pour down my face as I stare into the darkness. I sit there for a while, half of me too scared to move, half of me still trying to comprehend my nightmare. Then slowly, ever so carefully, I get up and walk into the bathroom. I splash some cold water on my face, dry myself off, and look into the mirror with a sigh.
I walk out of the bathroom and back to my bedroom. I lay down again, and holding the covers in a death grip up to my chin. But try as I might, I just can't fall asleep, not after that nightmare anyway. I lay quivering in fear and insecurity until I remember something. Domon is here!
"Oh," he added, "Rain? I'm here if you need anything okay. Anything."
I didn't know what to do. The average person would not wake up their total crush/potential boyfriend because they were scared after having a nightmare. That seemed so childish. But, on the other hand, he had said anything, and it wasn't as if he hadn't seen me scared (or naked for that matter) before.
Well, in the end, the side that said I should wake him won. So I tiptoed tentatively towards the living room. I wasn't sure where he had decided to sleep. I reached it and looked around. As I had expected, he was lying on the couch. I stared at him for a minute, my eyes roaming over his beautifully sculpted body.
I walked over to the couch and sat next to it, watching his face, hearing him breathe. I brought a hand to his cheek and stroked it gently and whispered.
"Domon.....Domon wake up.......please.....I need you right now."
He stirred slightly. His eyes opened slowly and he stared at me a second before sitting up.
"Rain? What's wrong?"
His eyes are so full of concern and worry.
"Um...nothing important...you know...I had this dream...nightmare really...it was Seitt...attacking me and all...and I got scared...couldn't fall asleep...you said if I needed anyth-"
Interrupting my babbling, he pulled me into a tight embrace. I closed my eyes and let out a sigh of relief.
"That's okay Rain. You have nothing to be sorry or concerned about."
"Thanks. The dream scared me a lot and I couldn't sleep. I guess I just needed to know someone was here for me. Thanks Domon. I'll go back to bed now."
I started off down the hallway when he called tenderly after me.
"Rain?"
"Yes?"
"Are you sure you're okay? You're completely positive that you feel safe and all?"
I hesitate for a moment. I don't want to lie to Domon, I'm scared as hell about that dream. But I don't want to make him worry either.
"Yes Domon. I'm fine. Just a little shook up."
"You can sleep out here you know."
I turn to look at him in disbelief.
"With you?"
"Sure," he says, as if talking about the weather, "if it would make you feel safer."
"Okay. Yes, that would be nice."
I walk over to the couch, sit on it, and then lie down next to Domon. We're lying sideways, with his back is facing the rear of the couch, and my back is facing his chest.
He puts his arm around me, holding me close. The shirt I am wearing isn't too tight, and it comes up a little as I lie down. His hand starts to stroke my bare skin and it makes my spine tingle.
"Feel better?" he asks me in a warm, kind voice.
"Absolutely." I state firmly.
"Rain?"
"Yes?"
"You're beautiful. I don't think I have ever told you that. You are the most beautiful person I know."
"Thank you. I try to help others when I can, you know, do a good deed here and there. People always call me affectionate on the inside, but never beautiful."
"I wasn't talking about only the inside."
"Oh."
He kisses the back of my head and laughs lightly. But he can't get away with just that. It makes me angry at how unselfish he is at times.
"Domon, how can you say that I'm beautiful? Compared to the average person, yes I have probably helped out at a few more animal hospitals then they have. But compared to you? You who saved me from an evil man who tried to take away the most precious gift I have to offer? And you're not exactly unsightly yourself. You were the most popular guy in school! No Domon, it is you who are beautiful."
"Wow. That was...I'm completely...What you just...Wow."
"Exactly.", happy to have proven my point.
"I have a better idea. A much better idea." He said.
I remained silent, waiting for him to speak.
"Let's play make a deal."
Again, I awaited his explanation.
"You think I'm beautiful, I think you're beautiful. We're at a mutual agreement.", he stated profusely.
I turned my head to look at him, his big, russet eyes meeting my gaze.
"Yes, I agree."
He smiled one of those warm smiles. I love that smile. It makes me feel like a warm cup of soup after a freezing cold day. The smile washes over me, like sunshine playing on a windowsill.
I turn my entire body to face him. I kiss him, soft and full of gratitude and thanks. His hand, the one that had stroked my stomach before, found its way across my bare back, pushing lightly, holding me as close as humanly possible to Domon. Just the feel of his hand on my nude skin made me feel secure, like our bodies created a protected bubble around us when they were being pressed together.
I lay my head back down. For some reason it seems to fit perfectly in Domon's arms, somewhere right under his chin. And that's how we fall asleep. In each others arms.
Feels like home.
What will happen when Domon and Rain have to go to be questioned about Seitt and the incident?
What has become of Seitt?
Will Domon and Rain's relationship survive?
YOU TELL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Cat
Thanks for the reviews guys! I know it's been slow, I mean me getting these darn chapters up and all. I have no excuse, I will just have to try harder to get these things written up and posted.
Sorry for how short the chapters are, I'll try to make them longer and post them more frequently.
Also, if you have any ideas on where I should go with this story, please feel free to e-mail me about them. I NEED SERIOUS HELP HERE!!!
Soo.....
To do list:
Write Chapters More Often
Write Longer Chapters
GET AN IDEA TO WRITE ABOUT IN THE CHAPTERS MENTIONED ABOVE!!
That is all. On with the story.
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*-* Rain's Point of View *-*
Dinner was nice. I loved the restaurant. It had a nice atmosphere and was beautifully decorated on the interior. The menu was very complex, written all in Spanish. Domon helped me to read it; he took Spanish for four years in high school. The hairs on my spine stood up as he leaned over me and read each one, his head on my shoulder and our cheeks touching. When he finished, he wrapped his arms around my shoulders, turned my head and kissed my lips gently. It felt like whipped cream, soft and supple, but it was so sugary that it provided a much needed boost of energy.
After we ate, Domon drove us back to my house. He didn't ask if I wanted him to stay, he already knew. He knew I still needed him. I hadn't told him, he had no doubt sensed it. That sense of his, at that moment I felt forever in its debt. It asked no questions, for it knew all the answers. I didn't have to tell him, there would be no awkward silence. I loved it.
It made me smile.
But fate did not deal me such a lucky hand that night. I would not escape the possibility of an awkward silence. There would be a test. One of many, come to think of it.
We passed George's house. The scene of the crime, if you will. My body froze. Seitt, I trusted him, what he had done, and what he had almost done. I tried to shut my eyes; I tried to block it out. But my head turned involuntarily, and I couldn't help but look over towards where dozens of reporters and investigators still crowded.
I started to shiver. A deep, unnerving shudder that shook my entire body. I saw flashes of color, and I felt myself swaying back and forth, nearly tipping over and fainting. I was so lost...so alone...........
Then someone found me.
Domon put hand out, stopping me from falling forward. His arm was like an immoveable barrier, and his hand applied gentle pressure to my chest, forcing me back into the seat. He took my hand, kissed it, and whispered to me.
"Shhh...it's all in your head Rain, all in your head."
*-* Domon's Point Of View *-*
She blinks once, twice, three times. She looks at me with water filled eyes, biting her lip to keep from crying. My heart breaks seeing her like this. I silently curse the car for not having the seats close enough to where I could hold her, stroke her hair and her back, let her know that she is far from alone.
But I can't.
We're two minutes from home though. I pull into her development, keeping one eye on her at all times. But I don't need to. I can sense her feelings and movements. She's still shaking. I can't blame her. It's ten-o- clock at night, dark, scary, and we've just passed the place where she was nearly raped.
We were on her street and I put my arm behind her neck, hoping to comfort her. She leaned her head back letting my hand be her headrest as she closed her eyes. Finally, I pull up her driveway, park, get out and pick Rain up into my arms in approximately five seconds.
When we're inside, I bring her to her room and sit on her bed, holding her. She clings to me as if I'm life itself, and if she lets me go, all would be lost. She cries into my shoulder for three or four minutes. I gaze down at her, giving her a warm smile.
"Ready for bed? You've had a long day." I ask her.
"Yea." She says weakly, like a two year old child just learning to talk.
"Okay. Change in to some pajamas. I'll wait outside your room."
She gets up off my lap, and heads for the dresser. I get up and head for the door. I leave it open, but I stand facing away from the room, looking out into the hallway. After half a minute I can't take it anymore.
"Hurry up!" I say.
"What?" she says, obviously a little hurt that I yelled at her, "Why?"
I smile.
"I'm looking forward to that good night kiss." I say in an exasperated voice.
I can feel her smile as she calls to me.
"I'm ready."
I turn to look at her. She has on an Abercrombie shirt with matching lounge pants.
"Finally...."
I run over to her, pick her up just enough so her feet leave the ground, set her back down, and kissed her. A long true kiss full of passion and love. I kissed her again and again, until I was planting little kisses down and around her neck. I worked my way back up and kissed her hard, not literally, just hard meaning with lots of passion. Her hands left my back and touched my butt on accident, and it made my blood pressure surge like you would not believe.
I wanted to keep going so bad. If it were the last thing I ever would have done, I would have done it. If I knew for sure that she would be comfortable going that far, I would have gone. But I had to stop. For her. I knew that her wound was too fresh to take the next step. So I stopped.
And it hurt like hell.
We slowly pulled apart. We were both breathing a bit hard, and she laid her head against me, her soft cheek touching my chest, resting. I kissed the top of her head to let her know that I didn't pull away because I didn't like her anymore. She looked up at me, a little disappointed.
"Time for bed already?" she asked with a slight frown.
"Yes my gorgeous Rain, the time has come for you to retire to bed and peaceful dreams." I said, trying to sound extremely wordy.
She let out a light laugh and took herself out of my arms. I walked with her, holding her hand. Pulling back the covers, she settled herself in bed. She let go of my hand and pulled the covers up to her chest, laying on her back. I knelt by her bedside as if she were sick, staring into her eyes. We stared at each other for a while in companionable silence, until she spoke.
"How was your goodnight kiss?"
I leaned forward and kissed her again, lightly sucking on her lower lip as she smiled.
"Excellent. I've never had better."
"Good." She said, contented.
I got up and headed for the door, turning off all the lights as I went. In the doorway I turned back to look at her.
"Good night Rain."
"Good night Domon."
"Oh," I add, "Rain? I'm here if you need anything okay. Anything."
*-* Rain's Point Of View*-*
2:00 in the morning...............
I'm naked
In confusion, I look around for some clothes to put on
Then I see him.
There he is, naked as well, advancing towards me.
"Seitt, NOOO!!"
"AAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
I wake up breathing hard, sitting up like a shot. Beads of sweat pour down my face as I stare into the darkness. I sit there for a while, half of me too scared to move, half of me still trying to comprehend my nightmare. Then slowly, ever so carefully, I get up and walk into the bathroom. I splash some cold water on my face, dry myself off, and look into the mirror with a sigh.
I walk out of the bathroom and back to my bedroom. I lay down again, and holding the covers in a death grip up to my chin. But try as I might, I just can't fall asleep, not after that nightmare anyway. I lay quivering in fear and insecurity until I remember something. Domon is here!
"Oh," he added, "Rain? I'm here if you need anything okay. Anything."
I didn't know what to do. The average person would not wake up their total crush/potential boyfriend because they were scared after having a nightmare. That seemed so childish. But, on the other hand, he had said anything, and it wasn't as if he hadn't seen me scared (or naked for that matter) before.
Well, in the end, the side that said I should wake him won. So I tiptoed tentatively towards the living room. I wasn't sure where he had decided to sleep. I reached it and looked around. As I had expected, he was lying on the couch. I stared at him for a minute, my eyes roaming over his beautifully sculpted body.
I walked over to the couch and sat next to it, watching his face, hearing him breathe. I brought a hand to his cheek and stroked it gently and whispered.
"Domon.....Domon wake up.......please.....I need you right now."
He stirred slightly. His eyes opened slowly and he stared at me a second before sitting up.
"Rain? What's wrong?"
His eyes are so full of concern and worry.
"Um...nothing important...you know...I had this dream...nightmare really...it was Seitt...attacking me and all...and I got scared...couldn't fall asleep...you said if I needed anyth-"
Interrupting my babbling, he pulled me into a tight embrace. I closed my eyes and let out a sigh of relief.
"That's okay Rain. You have nothing to be sorry or concerned about."
"Thanks. The dream scared me a lot and I couldn't sleep. I guess I just needed to know someone was here for me. Thanks Domon. I'll go back to bed now."
I started off down the hallway when he called tenderly after me.
"Rain?"
"Yes?"
"Are you sure you're okay? You're completely positive that you feel safe and all?"
I hesitate for a moment. I don't want to lie to Domon, I'm scared as hell about that dream. But I don't want to make him worry either.
"Yes Domon. I'm fine. Just a little shook up."
"You can sleep out here you know."
I turn to look at him in disbelief.
"With you?"
"Sure," he says, as if talking about the weather, "if it would make you feel safer."
"Okay. Yes, that would be nice."
I walk over to the couch, sit on it, and then lie down next to Domon. We're lying sideways, with his back is facing the rear of the couch, and my back is facing his chest.
He puts his arm around me, holding me close. The shirt I am wearing isn't too tight, and it comes up a little as I lie down. His hand starts to stroke my bare skin and it makes my spine tingle.
"Feel better?" he asks me in a warm, kind voice.
"Absolutely." I state firmly.
"Rain?"
"Yes?"
"You're beautiful. I don't think I have ever told you that. You are the most beautiful person I know."
"Thank you. I try to help others when I can, you know, do a good deed here and there. People always call me affectionate on the inside, but never beautiful."
"I wasn't talking about only the inside."
"Oh."
He kisses the back of my head and laughs lightly. But he can't get away with just that. It makes me angry at how unselfish he is at times.
"Domon, how can you say that I'm beautiful? Compared to the average person, yes I have probably helped out at a few more animal hospitals then they have. But compared to you? You who saved me from an evil man who tried to take away the most precious gift I have to offer? And you're not exactly unsightly yourself. You were the most popular guy in school! No Domon, it is you who are beautiful."
"Wow. That was...I'm completely...What you just...Wow."
"Exactly.", happy to have proven my point.
"I have a better idea. A much better idea." He said.
I remained silent, waiting for him to speak.
"Let's play make a deal."
Again, I awaited his explanation.
"You think I'm beautiful, I think you're beautiful. We're at a mutual agreement.", he stated profusely.
I turned my head to look at him, his big, russet eyes meeting my gaze.
"Yes, I agree."
He smiled one of those warm smiles. I love that smile. It makes me feel like a warm cup of soup after a freezing cold day. The smile washes over me, like sunshine playing on a windowsill.
I turn my entire body to face him. I kiss him, soft and full of gratitude and thanks. His hand, the one that had stroked my stomach before, found its way across my bare back, pushing lightly, holding me as close as humanly possible to Domon. Just the feel of his hand on my nude skin made me feel secure, like our bodies created a protected bubble around us when they were being pressed together.
I lay my head back down. For some reason it seems to fit perfectly in Domon's arms, somewhere right under his chin. And that's how we fall asleep. In each others arms.
Feels like home.
What will happen when Domon and Rain have to go to be questioned about Seitt and the incident?
What has become of Seitt?
Will Domon and Rain's relationship survive?
YOU TELL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Cat