A/N:
Alrighty, then! Next chapter! Finally…
I think I'll just skip straight to the disclaimer…
DON'T FREAKING SUE ME FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
I DON'T OWN ANYTHING YYH RELATED!!!
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO MY NAME WORTH SUING FOR ANYWAY!
Thank you!
(WARNING: LEMONY LIME!)
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Chapter 4: To Love and Be Loved
I'd lived with Cera for a year before I found any trace of someone that could possibly have a chance of giving Cera's sight back.
The time when I had been unsuccessful day after day had me seething in frustration.
Cera had become highly attuned to my emotions, no matter how subtle, in a very short time.
Because of this, she was always there comforting me. She would hold me close and stroke my hair while planting small kisses on my face until I would give in and take to kissing her lips.
At first, it didn't take long for me to give in, but as the days wore on,it took more and more convincing.
It never went beyond our lips, although I believe we both felt the desire for more. We were just afraid. I was, anyway.
On the day I found my first lead, I didn't wait for her to wrap her arms around my shoulders. I didn't even take the time to take off my shoes.
I scooped her up in my arms and went straight for her lips, appreciating her sweet taste.
She pulled away, breathless in surprise, "Good day, I take it." Not a question. She didn't have to ask. My actions said everything.
Keeping her in my arms, I pressed my lips to hers again and kicked my shoes off.
I picked her up more so that I carried her as a man would carry his bride and brought her to the couch.
I sat down and gathered her in my lap and leaned back with a sigh.
Cera rested her head on my shoulder and stroked my face and hair lovingly.
"You'll have to leave me." I heard the strain in her knowing voice. I felt the pain jolt through her as she thought of the time she would be left here alone.
"Yes." It was as if all the pain she was feeling had transferred into my heart through an amplifier.
"How soon?" she whispered.
"Two days." I pulled her even closer to me, never wanting to let her go.
Her breath hitched, but her eyes stayed dry.
"I'll go get dinner started," she pushed and pulled her way out of my grip and went into the kitchen.
We ate dinner in silence almost all the way through.
I was startled when Cera threw down her chopsticks and glared tearily in my direction.
"How long will this take?" she nearly choked out. It made my heart ache terribly.
"Maybe a month. I don't know. It all depends on the leads that I can get." My voice was very quiet.
"Give up." My head snapped up at her voice.
"What?"
"Do you think that I haven't already tried to find a counter curse? There isn't one. Please," she sobbed, "Stay here."
I gaped at Cera as her face was flooded with tears.
"I made you a promise. I intend on keeping it the best that I can." She sniffled and nodded before rising from the table.
I stood, too, as she left the kitchen and retired to bed, tears still dripping from her eyes.
I sighed and somberly washed the dishes before heading to bed.
I closed the curtains over my window, planning on sleeping in a bit the next morning, and lied down on my back.
I stared at the ceiling, deep in thought. Most of them were of Cera.
I had no doubt in my mind that I loved Cera. My only question was, did she love me?
I didn't want to leave her any more than she did. I felt rather empty without her by my side. Just as I did now as I lied in my bed.
There was a sudden soft knock on my door. It was as if she'd read my thoughts and came to my room to fill that empty space.
"Cera." I whispered. She entered my room cautiously as if she wasn't sure if I was awake or not.
"Hiei? I couldn't sleep without apologizing." She said quietly.
I sat up and took her hands into mine, pulling her against my chest, "Apologize? For what?"
She sighed and leaned into me. I pulled her further into my lap so that she was now entirely in my bed.
"For seeming ungrateful for what you are trying to do. Because I am. I am only having a hard time believing."
I buried my face in her hair, "I know. It's okay. You're the only one that matters to me now. I have no one else."
"What about your sister?"
"There are others who will look after her. She doesn't even know I'm her brother, remember?"
I felt her nod against my chest. Before she could say anymore on the matter, I lifted her face to mine and dove deeply into the passion of her lips.
I lifted my lips from hers and instead planted kisses along her jaw line and up and down her neck.
"Hiei," she sighed, "Don't leave."
Her breath hitched as I lightly sank my fangs into the flesh of her neck and dragged them downwards, hardly leaving a mark on her delicate skin.
I went lower to her collarbone, but her yukata kept me from traveling any lower.
I settled for her lips again, only with more fervor. I lowered her onto her back on my bed and leaned over her.
She bit my lip suddenly, sending a low growl to reverberate throughout my entire body.
She shivered violently and moaned. I smirked and brought my lips back to hers, growling again as I did.
She repeated the same gratifying response that drove me wild. I shifted so that my knees straddled her hips, my hands working furiously at the belt of her yukata. At the same time, her hands worked at the hem of my shirt.
We paused at the same time and then in a split second, I'd ripped away my shirt and she'd undone her belt.
It didn't take long for me to realize that she wore absolutely nothing underneath her yukata as her pale skin glowed in the moonlight sifting through the curtains.
I attacked her neck again, causing her arch her back in pleasure.
With nothing to hinder me, I moved down past her collarbone until my lips met the smooth skin of her breasts.
I ran my tongue across and between each one before bringing my mouth back to hers again, filling it with her sweet taste.
I was greeted by a satisfactory moan of pleasure. I felt her hands run down my back and up my chest. Occasionally, she'd rake her nails against my skin and send jolts of bliss throughout my body.
I felt her hands searching for my belt. I grabbed her hands, kissed them, and removed my belt and my pants. I tore away what was left of he yukata and pressed my naked body against hers.
I kissed, licked, and bit the sensitive skin around her jaw, neck, and collarbone.
"Hiei…" she groaned, almost pleadingly.
I closed my eyes and dragged my fangs along her neck, waiting for a signal.
Her back suddenly arched as she gave a soft moan and I immediately sunk my fangs into her flesh.
She cried out as my mouth filled with her sweet blood. My eyebrows furrowed. Something wasn't right about her reaction. It seemed… mild. Any human woman would have screamed in agony. Cera couldn't have been human, which would explain a lot.
I ignored this fact as Cera's lips made contact with the skin on my chest as I released her from my grip.
She nipped and licked my skin lower and lower until she came to my hip. She bit down hard enough to mark me. I let out a quiet hiss that turned into the low growl that she loved.
After that, everything became hazy through the exhilarating euphoria and I woke up the next morning with her in my arms.
I smiled and kissed her forehead. I examined the mark I'd made to claim her as my mate and was satisfied.
Careful not wake her, I rose from bed and pulled on some pants.
I would make breakfast for her for a change.
She was pleased with this, so I continued to complete small tasks for her to keep her happy and distracted from the fact that I would be leaving the next morning.
She slept in my bed that night and I held her close as she wept silently. Neither one of us got any rest.
I left in the morning with her whispered words still hanging in the air.
"I love you."
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A/N:
That was the last chapter, guys. The epilogue is all there is left. I may do a sequel, but I don't know yet.
Because of this, I would like to ask all of my reviewers to send me a review after reading the epilogue if you would like to see a sequel!! It all depends on YOU!! –points at all of my lovely reviewers-
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