Chapter Five

When Xaldin awoke he wasn't quite aware of what was going on. As he slowly regained his consciousness he began to remember what had happened before he fell asleep. He saw that he was tangled up in a sheet with Aerith sleeping peaceful at his side. So it wasn't just a dream. It was real, she was real. He smiled at his thoughts and pulled her back onto his chest were she had originally fallen asleep. He sat up against the wall and slowly ran his fingers through her long brown hair as he tried to remember once again how it all happened. It was such a blur, one minute he was standing in the rain and the next he was on top of Aerith as she screamed his "name" into the stratosphere. He prayed that she would not wake up and call what had happened last a night "mistake". Even though he had slept with many other girls, she was by far the best and she did a wonderful job for someone with no experience.

He slowly moved her hair to one side and noticed something on her neck. He brushed more hair away from her neck and took a closer look.

"NO! It couldn't be!" He said softly.

She had a tattoo like symbol on the back of her neck like he and his brother had. Except hers was a sort of gold color and his was a purplish color.

As these thoughts entered his mind he could feel Aerith slowly waking up.

"Morning beautiful." He whispered in her ear.

"Morning." She replied with a giggle.

"Did you enjoy last night, darling?" He asked.

"It was amazing, but was I any good?"

"Darling you were absolutely amazing, and the best anyone will ever have."

She giggled and kissed his neck.

"Dilan we need to get up."

This one sentence crushed everything that had happened. He remembered his true life now and he knew that he would be caught. No, not like this, not at this point in time…maybe he would get lucky, but he knew he couldn't stay any longer. It was too risky.

"Shit! I have to leave!" He exclaimed as he threw the covers back.

"Oh,"

She wanted to say more, but she was on the verge of tears.

"Are you coming back later?" She asked hoping her voice wouldn't crack.

"I'll try baby." He replied as he put on his pants.

She couldn't control it anymore. The tears just fell out of her.

Xaldin turned to see her hide her face as she tried her best to sob silently but failed in her attempt. He knelt by her and cupped her chin. He tilted her head up so her eyes could meet his. He saw the tears running down her face and he could feel his heart slowly breaking. He wiped away her tears and kissed her lips.

"You have the prettiest eyes." He said with a warm smile.

She blushed at this and laughed.

"There we go. Don't cry anymore, I'll come back as soon as I can I promise darling." He stated.

She nodded as she wrapped the sheet around her naked body. They both walked to the window and she unlocked it for him. Before he left he kissed her and pulled her into his chest. He didn't know if it would be last time he ever saw her again. The thought terrified him. He pulled her closer and kissed the top of her head. He knew he had to get the words out, if he didn't his heart would hurt even more than it already did.

"Aerith I love you."

She pulled away with tears in her red eyes and smiled.

"I love you too."

He slowly pulled away and climbed out the window. He began to walk in the direction of the castle. Each step he took he could feel his heart breaking. He turned to one last time to see tears running down her face as raindrops began to fall.