Disclaimer: Uh.... no... duh...
Yes, Rhia. There WILL be more of that lovey-dovey stuff.... enjoy!
FLASH!!
He opened the cupboard door, and went up to the second shelf. Blindly, he searched around for the matches. He found them near the back, in a musty corner. As he pulled them out, he felt his one and only pang of regret. This man was, after all, his father. He took a moment to inhale deeply. He walked onward towards the living room, his breath coming out in a silent whoosh.
Slowly, Alex's eyes opened. It took him several minuets to remember who and where he was, and how he had ended up there. He looked down to see Rhia curled up against him, and smiled. Her golden hair shown in the morning light, giving her an angelic look. He shifted his stiff body, trying to find a more comfortable position. In doing this, he accidentally woke Rhia. She leaned into him for a moment, and then pushed off, looking around her with heavy-lidded eyes. Alex's grin got wider as he saw her stretch like a cat, bending and twisting in different directions.
"What are you doing?" he asked her. She looked at him and said, "Yoga, duh. Isn't it kind of obvious?" Alex looked at her peevishly and replied; "Yoga? Where did you learn to do that?" Rhia stopped in the middle of bending herself into a pretzel shape and stated curtly, "At the Divine Arts Yoga Center on Blackwood Avenue in Howitzer, New York."
"No way." Alex said, aghast, "That's where I live!! You know, on Blossom Court, right across from those new condos." Rhia's mouth dropped open in surprise. "Wow. What are the chances of that? I live on Blossom Court too! My family just moved into condo 208! But..." she stopped suddenly, her voice getting caught in a sob; "...But...I don't know if I will ever be able to see them again. I have been trapped in this place for weeks. They have probably forgotten about me by now." She began crying quietly, tears running down her face like liquid pearls. Alex felt his heart melt. He couldn't bear the sight of her in any kind of grief, he realized.
He reached out and pulled her close, cradling her against him. After a while, her crying ceased, and she looked up at him with watery eyes. They held sadness, but also some other hidden emotion. "Do you want to know a secret?" Rhia asked, her voice flowing over him like water. "If it comes from you." Alex replied. With a smile, she leaned towards him, her whispering so soft that he had to lean closer to her.
"I love you." She said, her soft lips just barely grazing Alex's ear. Slowly, he turned to her. Their faces were mere inches apart. He looked into her eyes, getting lost in the pools of color and knowledge. "I love you too." he said softly. Without any hesitation, he kissed her. Pulling her even closer, he rapped his arms around her. These few, precious moments were spent in wonderful bliss. Suddenly, all of the tension inside of Alex released. He knew that he would love Rhia for forever.
Alex pulled away for a moment. "Well?" She smiled and said playfully, "Well, what? Can't you read my mind?" Alex smiled back, "Lets see...complete bliss?" "You are smarter than you look." Rhia replied. As the cage moved on through the forest and the world around them faded into twilight, Alex pulled her towards him again.
Don't you just love those cliffhangers? Well, I'll try to update soon!!
FLASH!!
He opened the cupboard door, and went up to the second shelf. Blindly, he searched around for the matches. He found them near the back, in a musty corner. As he pulled them out, he felt his one and only pang of regret. This man was, after all, his father. He took a moment to inhale deeply. He walked onward towards the living room, his breath coming out in a silent whoosh.
Slowly, Alex's eyes opened. It took him several minuets to remember who and where he was, and how he had ended up there. He looked down to see Rhia curled up against him, and smiled. Her golden hair shown in the morning light, giving her an angelic look. He shifted his stiff body, trying to find a more comfortable position. In doing this, he accidentally woke Rhia. She leaned into him for a moment, and then pushed off, looking around her with heavy-lidded eyes. Alex's grin got wider as he saw her stretch like a cat, bending and twisting in different directions.
"What are you doing?" he asked her. She looked at him and said, "Yoga, duh. Isn't it kind of obvious?" Alex looked at her peevishly and replied; "Yoga? Where did you learn to do that?" Rhia stopped in the middle of bending herself into a pretzel shape and stated curtly, "At the Divine Arts Yoga Center on Blackwood Avenue in Howitzer, New York."
"No way." Alex said, aghast, "That's where I live!! You know, on Blossom Court, right across from those new condos." Rhia's mouth dropped open in surprise. "Wow. What are the chances of that? I live on Blossom Court too! My family just moved into condo 208! But..." she stopped suddenly, her voice getting caught in a sob; "...But...I don't know if I will ever be able to see them again. I have been trapped in this place for weeks. They have probably forgotten about me by now." She began crying quietly, tears running down her face like liquid pearls. Alex felt his heart melt. He couldn't bear the sight of her in any kind of grief, he realized.
He reached out and pulled her close, cradling her against him. After a while, her crying ceased, and she looked up at him with watery eyes. They held sadness, but also some other hidden emotion. "Do you want to know a secret?" Rhia asked, her voice flowing over him like water. "If it comes from you." Alex replied. With a smile, she leaned towards him, her whispering so soft that he had to lean closer to her.
"I love you." She said, her soft lips just barely grazing Alex's ear. Slowly, he turned to her. Their faces were mere inches apart. He looked into her eyes, getting lost in the pools of color and knowledge. "I love you too." he said softly. Without any hesitation, he kissed her. Pulling her even closer, he rapped his arms around her. These few, precious moments were spent in wonderful bliss. Suddenly, all of the tension inside of Alex released. He knew that he would love Rhia for forever.
Alex pulled away for a moment. "Well?" She smiled and said playfully, "Well, what? Can't you read my mind?" Alex smiled back, "Lets see...complete bliss?" "You are smarter than you look." Rhia replied. As the cage moved on through the forest and the world around them faded into twilight, Alex pulled her towards him again.
Don't you just love those cliffhangers? Well, I'll try to update soon!!