Chapter two
By cheraichan
Kamidake was confused by his feelings and by hers. The feeling of wanting to protect her was something he hadn't been expecting. She, in his opinion, was more than capable of taking care of herself. Her actions today though, has changed his view on her.
"Ryoko. I just want you to know something…that is…I DO care for you." It was a soft whisper. 'Even to the point of wanting to save you from all of your nightmares and make you a major part of my life.' He added silently.
Ryoko didn't know what to make of what Kamidake had just said to her. It sounded like he just professed his love to her. 'I Do care for you'. That one part repeated itself in her head as she tried to take it all in. The only thing she COULD make out of it was that she had wanted to do something to Kamidake right at that moment. She pulled her hand away from his waist and brought both of them up to the sides of his face. Pulling him down slightly she captured his lips with her own. A spark was ignited in both of them as Kamidake returned the kiss hesitantly, then grew bolder. When she opened her mouth to get a breath he slipped his tongue into her mouth.
It felt like pure bliss to him, to be finally tasting what he has wanted for over a year now. He felt her shift one more time so that she was completely facing him. He moved his hands down to her hips as he changed his position as she was kneeling between his slightly raised ones. It felt good, and as she moved one of her hands into his hair the other one came to rest on his knee. Kamidake didn't know why he did it but he moved his right hand to rest on her cheek. He broke the kiss before it became something that he wouldn't be able to control. After all, they were in a hallway, where anyone could walk by.
"I…don't know…if that was appropriate." He breathed raggedly. As he looked down at her and met her passion darkened golden eyes with his own he didn't think that, that mattered anymore. She was beyond all of that courtly stuff by now. In fact he mused, she had always been beyond that stuff. She did as she wished and when she felt like it.