Author's Notes: OH MY GOD!! IT'S CHAPTER 11!! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Disclaimers: *does a dance*
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Heaven's Flames
Chapter 11
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Rule #1: Find yourself a place to hide and stay there.
Rule #2: Don't piss off the vampire.
Rule #3: Keep your mouth shut.
Rule #4: Stay away from anything with black eyes.
Rule #5: If you need help, only go to the fairies.
Rule #6: Don't get attached to anyone.
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Mamoru sighed wearily. His head was throbbing and his heart kept flipping in his chest. He felt so horrible for what he had said the night before but... how could he possibly tell her he loved her when he wasn't even sure?! But... after he visited his unicorn friend and all the faries in the Fary Tale Realm... After they had asked him all those questions...
"Oh God..." Mamoru whispered to the sky. "Why, if I'm in love with her, does it hurt so much? Why can't I just go up to her and tell her how I feel like the way she did with me?"
The vampire walked up to a cluster of trees. He knew that behind them would be the infamous clearing where Usagi spent her days in Heaven's Flames. He knew she'd be sitting there, asleep or awake, with his jacket over her shoulders. He also knew she would take one look at him and then immediately get up and walk away. He had hurt her *so* badly...
Mamoru took a shaky breath and squeezed into the clearing. The site before him made his stomach lurch.
Usagi was laying on the ground in a fetal position, chattering like crazy. She had Mamoru's jacket around her, clinging on it for dear life. Her whole body was flushed and sweaty, but she acted as though she was freezing cold...
A fever.
Mamoru hurriedly sat beside the shivering blonde. "Usagi...?" The vampire eyed her worriedly. "Usagi, are you all right...?"
"Ma... mamo..." Usagi's breathing was raspy. "I... uh..."
"Shhh..." Mamoru winced as Usagi rolled onto her back, her chest rising and falling quickly. Her lids were half closed and her face was flushed. "It's OK, Usagi. I'm here, you're gonna be OK." The raven-haried teen brushed her sweat-soaked bangs off her forehead and pressed his palm against her skin. "Jesus!" Mamoru hastily pulled away. "You're burning up!!"
Usagi smiled weakly. "Funny... I'm... so c-cold..." The blonde squeezed her eyes shut and desperately tried to regulate her breathing.
Mamoru pressed his lips against her forhead in a slight moment of weakness and cupped her flushed cheek in his palm.
"I'm gonna bring you to my little 'home', OK, Usagi...? You can rest up there. All right?"
Usagi nodded weakily, too delirious with fever to comprehend what was going on. She soon found herself being carried by Mamoru. She curled her body up against him to get more warmth. Just as she was about to drift off into another bout of fitful sleeping, Mamoru slowly rested her on her feet.
"Can you stand?" He asked her softly. Usagi wasn't sure if she responded or not. Mamoru slipped and arm around her waist and squeezed her side the tiniest bit. The blonde's legs were trembling slightly, and she felt herself leaning on him for support. Mamoru brushed his lips against her temple. "I'm gonna get down on the ground, OK?" He whispered softly into her ear. "Get on my back."
The vampire bent down and felt Usagi collapse slightly onto his back. Mamoru's heart was clenching tighter and tighter every second with worry. He dug into the ground in front of him and pushed it to the left. A hole with a ladder going down greeted his eyes.
"Wh...where...?" Usagi breathed out. Mamoru could feel her heavy breathing on his neck. It made his heart hammer.
"This goes down to my place. I needed somewhere that I could hide from the sun, so I made a little underground shelter for myself..." Mamoru began slowly climbing down the ladder, slipping his arms under Usagi's legs. "Hold on tight." The blonde's pressed her lips against Mamoru's neck to try to stop herself from chattering and held on as tight as her numbing body would let her.
Mamoru's feet eventually reached the soil-floor of his little dwelling. The only thing the dug-out cave consisted of was a type of cot made out of branches and leaves packed down and covered with a blanket and a make-shift pillow, and soil. Lots and *lots* of soil.
Usagi chuckled weakly. "What... no... c-coffin...?" Mamoru smiled, but it immediately faded after Usagi made a small moaning noise.
"U-usagi?" the vampire asked, panick-stricken. He quickly laid her on the small bed and pulled the blankets over her. "Oh God, are you all right?"
Usagi moaned again and rolled onto her side. She pulled the sheets tighter around her. "I'm... so... s-so... dizzy..."
Mamoru's breathing was turning as ragged as Usagi's. He brushed his fingers along her flushed cheek and ran his fingers through her damp hair. He nibbled softly on his bottom lip and continued to caress the blonde's cheek.
The thought of loosing her terrfied Mamoru. But... how was he supposed to take care of her, when he had no medicine to give her...? How was she supposed to get passed this flu if she had nothing to help her...?
Mamoru prayed that Usagi's immune system was stronger than this.
"Ma... Mamo... chan...?"
Mamoru blinked. A heavy blush stained his cheeks. Mamo-chan? Did she really just call him Mamo-chan?
A slow smile crept over his lips.
"Yes...?" Mamoru paused to kiss her cheek. "What's wrong... Usako?"
"I'm... cold..." Usagi slowly sat up, faltered slightly, and then tried again. Mamoru slipped his hand behind her back and helped her.
"I know, Usa... And I'm sorry..." The raven-haired young man hugged her. "I just don't have any more blankets for you..." He slowly pulled away.
Usagi stared at him sadly with half closed eyes. "No... d-don't pull... away..." She clutched weakly on his teeshirt. "You're... so warm..."
Mamoru blinked. Warm? Oh God... Since when was a vampire warm...?
"No, Usa... You're just a bit delusional with the fever and all..." Mamoru opened his mouth to speak again but was cut off as Usagi snuggled up against him. "Usa... You..."
"Please..." Usagi stuttered. "Please... m-make me... warm..." She buried her head in the crook of his neck. "I... wanna... be warm... again..."
Mamoru felt blood-tears welling up in his eyes. He tightened his hold around the small girl in his arms. He had never noticed before how fragile she was. Her body was so adorably small as she curled up against his chest. Mamoru noted just how pefectly she seemed to fit in his arms... And, God, how good it made him feel...
Mamoru slowly pulled away despite Usagi's weak protests. The blonde reached out blindly in her feverish state to have him hold her again. Mamoru took her hand and brushed his lips against her fingers.
"One second, Usa..." The vampire rested her hand on the bed. He pulled his teeshirt up over his head. "Move over a little bit OK?" he asked her softly.
Usagi slowly did so, breath becoming more ragged. Mamoru crawled into the small bed next to the love of his life. He slid under the blanket and pulled Usagi down next to him. He rapped his teeshirt, sportsjacket, and the blanket around her, all while trying to give her his body heat.
"Usako...?"
Usagi made a light groan in response.
"Wake up tomorrow morning, OK?"
Mamoru looked down after a second of no response to see that she was already asleep.
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Author's Notes: Hehehe... Cliff hangers... gotta love em...
Disclaimers: *does a dance*
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Heaven's Flames
Chapter 11
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Rule #1: Find yourself a place to hide and stay there.
Rule #2: Don't piss off the vampire.
Rule #3: Keep your mouth shut.
Rule #4: Stay away from anything with black eyes.
Rule #5: If you need help, only go to the fairies.
Rule #6: Don't get attached to anyone.
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Mamoru sighed wearily. His head was throbbing and his heart kept flipping in his chest. He felt so horrible for what he had said the night before but... how could he possibly tell her he loved her when he wasn't even sure?! But... after he visited his unicorn friend and all the faries in the Fary Tale Realm... After they had asked him all those questions...
"Oh God..." Mamoru whispered to the sky. "Why, if I'm in love with her, does it hurt so much? Why can't I just go up to her and tell her how I feel like the way she did with me?"
The vampire walked up to a cluster of trees. He knew that behind them would be the infamous clearing where Usagi spent her days in Heaven's Flames. He knew she'd be sitting there, asleep or awake, with his jacket over her shoulders. He also knew she would take one look at him and then immediately get up and walk away. He had hurt her *so* badly...
Mamoru took a shaky breath and squeezed into the clearing. The site before him made his stomach lurch.
Usagi was laying on the ground in a fetal position, chattering like crazy. She had Mamoru's jacket around her, clinging on it for dear life. Her whole body was flushed and sweaty, but she acted as though she was freezing cold...
A fever.
Mamoru hurriedly sat beside the shivering blonde. "Usagi...?" The vampire eyed her worriedly. "Usagi, are you all right...?"
"Ma... mamo..." Usagi's breathing was raspy. "I... uh..."
"Shhh..." Mamoru winced as Usagi rolled onto her back, her chest rising and falling quickly. Her lids were half closed and her face was flushed. "It's OK, Usagi. I'm here, you're gonna be OK." The raven-haried teen brushed her sweat-soaked bangs off her forehead and pressed his palm against her skin. "Jesus!" Mamoru hastily pulled away. "You're burning up!!"
Usagi smiled weakly. "Funny... I'm... so c-cold..." The blonde squeezed her eyes shut and desperately tried to regulate her breathing.
Mamoru pressed his lips against her forhead in a slight moment of weakness and cupped her flushed cheek in his palm.
"I'm gonna bring you to my little 'home', OK, Usagi...? You can rest up there. All right?"
Usagi nodded weakily, too delirious with fever to comprehend what was going on. She soon found herself being carried by Mamoru. She curled her body up against him to get more warmth. Just as she was about to drift off into another bout of fitful sleeping, Mamoru slowly rested her on her feet.
"Can you stand?" He asked her softly. Usagi wasn't sure if she responded or not. Mamoru slipped and arm around her waist and squeezed her side the tiniest bit. The blonde's legs were trembling slightly, and she felt herself leaning on him for support. Mamoru brushed his lips against her temple. "I'm gonna get down on the ground, OK?" He whispered softly into her ear. "Get on my back."
The vampire bent down and felt Usagi collapse slightly onto his back. Mamoru's heart was clenching tighter and tighter every second with worry. He dug into the ground in front of him and pushed it to the left. A hole with a ladder going down greeted his eyes.
"Wh...where...?" Usagi breathed out. Mamoru could feel her heavy breathing on his neck. It made his heart hammer.
"This goes down to my place. I needed somewhere that I could hide from the sun, so I made a little underground shelter for myself..." Mamoru began slowly climbing down the ladder, slipping his arms under Usagi's legs. "Hold on tight." The blonde's pressed her lips against Mamoru's neck to try to stop herself from chattering and held on as tight as her numbing body would let her.
Mamoru's feet eventually reached the soil-floor of his little dwelling. The only thing the dug-out cave consisted of was a type of cot made out of branches and leaves packed down and covered with a blanket and a make-shift pillow, and soil. Lots and *lots* of soil.
Usagi chuckled weakly. "What... no... c-coffin...?" Mamoru smiled, but it immediately faded after Usagi made a small moaning noise.
"U-usagi?" the vampire asked, panick-stricken. He quickly laid her on the small bed and pulled the blankets over her. "Oh God, are you all right?"
Usagi moaned again and rolled onto her side. She pulled the sheets tighter around her. "I'm... so... s-so... dizzy..."
Mamoru's breathing was turning as ragged as Usagi's. He brushed his fingers along her flushed cheek and ran his fingers through her damp hair. He nibbled softly on his bottom lip and continued to caress the blonde's cheek.
The thought of loosing her terrfied Mamoru. But... how was he supposed to take care of her, when he had no medicine to give her...? How was she supposed to get passed this flu if she had nothing to help her...?
Mamoru prayed that Usagi's immune system was stronger than this.
"Ma... Mamo... chan...?"
Mamoru blinked. A heavy blush stained his cheeks. Mamo-chan? Did she really just call him Mamo-chan?
A slow smile crept over his lips.
"Yes...?" Mamoru paused to kiss her cheek. "What's wrong... Usako?"
"I'm... cold..." Usagi slowly sat up, faltered slightly, and then tried again. Mamoru slipped his hand behind her back and helped her.
"I know, Usa... And I'm sorry..." The raven-haired young man hugged her. "I just don't have any more blankets for you..." He slowly pulled away.
Usagi stared at him sadly with half closed eyes. "No... d-don't pull... away..." She clutched weakly on his teeshirt. "You're... so warm..."
Mamoru blinked. Warm? Oh God... Since when was a vampire warm...?
"No, Usa... You're just a bit delusional with the fever and all..." Mamoru opened his mouth to speak again but was cut off as Usagi snuggled up against him. "Usa... You..."
"Please..." Usagi stuttered. "Please... m-make me... warm..." She buried her head in the crook of his neck. "I... wanna... be warm... again..."
Mamoru felt blood-tears welling up in his eyes. He tightened his hold around the small girl in his arms. He had never noticed before how fragile she was. Her body was so adorably small as she curled up against his chest. Mamoru noted just how pefectly she seemed to fit in his arms... And, God, how good it made him feel...
Mamoru slowly pulled away despite Usagi's weak protests. The blonde reached out blindly in her feverish state to have him hold her again. Mamoru took her hand and brushed his lips against her fingers.
"One second, Usa..." The vampire rested her hand on the bed. He pulled his teeshirt up over his head. "Move over a little bit OK?" he asked her softly.
Usagi slowly did so, breath becoming more ragged. Mamoru crawled into the small bed next to the love of his life. He slid under the blanket and pulled Usagi down next to him. He rapped his teeshirt, sportsjacket, and the blanket around her, all while trying to give her his body heat.
"Usako...?"
Usagi made a light groan in response.
"Wake up tomorrow morning, OK?"
Mamoru looked down after a second of no response to see that she was already asleep.
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Author's Notes: Hehehe... Cliff hangers... gotta love em...
