Pshh. My new penname pwns yours. xD

I've been feeling sick for a while now (I didn't go to school today), but I already wrote the first two paragraphs after a math test…

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The moment was a long one. Despite their eyes being locked together, Erik kept playing the tune, not even glancing down once to check that he was playing the right notes. He knew he was.

Tori, on the other hand, was struggling to keep her head up. Those eyes! They bore straight into her soul, searched her deepest thoughts…she suddenly felt as if she were transparent.

Erik finished the song, still staring at Tori. Tori's breathing quickened. He noticed the change and slowly put his arms around her.

Tori stiffened, seeing as she was easily frightened (A/N: -pokes Victor VD-), especially around this dark, maybe even deadly stranger that she knew only by his voice. And that wasn't exactly a ton of information.

Tori didn't move, but Erik still held her close.

Erik's thoughts

She doesn't switch over easily, does she? She's still afraid of me, even though she's ALWAYS listened to my voice. She stiffened as soon as I touched her, yet I've always seen her hug her friends without a second thought. I count as her friend…right?

Tori's thoughts

He's holding me! We've known each other in person for a night, but now he's holding me like we've been married to each other for years. I've known him as the voice, yes, but…there's still that weird feeling of safety. (WHY do I always think about how safe people make me feel?)

Oh well. Voice is good enough.

Normal

Tori squirmed a little to pry her hands out from between them. Erik, fearing that she didn't want to even be near him, released her, but a second was all she needed to move her hands. She pulled him back into the embrace, and Erik sighed mentally with relief.

They held each other for a little while, Tori's breathing starting to slow.

Finally Erik broke the embrace. Hiding his feelings of surprise and intense happiness, he nodded his head up to the ceiling.

"We need you to go back above ground. Everyone must be having heart attacks, what with you…"

"Down here?" Tori rolled her shoulders again, a common sign of when she was tense. A little bit of a smile escaped.

"I'll come back down, I assure you."

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A/N: It's short, but very, very fluffleh…

-looks at calendar and counts down days until Corpse Bride DVD release for the millionth time-