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A dream.
A beautiful dream.
I want to stay here forever...
Ryo was smiling and laughing, he was smiling with out hesitation.
We were on the top of the building looking at the city lights before us, it was like a fairy tail... with Ryo embracing me as he rested his head on my shoulder... we both just stood there... content with each other's presence.
That was all I wanted.
Needed.
And just like that the darkness envelopes us... suffocating me.
I can no longer see or sense Ryo near me...
Panic wells up inside me, I look around frantically while calling out for him.
"Ryo!"
"RYO!"
The darkness chokes me as I try to breathe against it, my lungs burn as my heart struggles to beat.
My vision blurs and I feel myself falling... falling... endlessly... indefinitely.
All the while my mind fixated on one thought - " Ryo".
And I feel myself crashing against the ground...
"RYO!", I scream with all my might and try to fight off the darkness that surrounds me...
Darknes-...
"Kaori-chan!", Miki rushes into the room, the light from the hallway falling into the dark room as she opens the door awide.
"Ryo! Where is he? Is he alright?! ", I ask uncermoniously as I struggle to talk with my dry throat rather painfully.
"Saeba-san is fine, now rest. You need not worry about anything. Your body is still recovering from the drug. You need to rest as much as possible", Miki says authoritatively as she pushes me back on to the bed and tucks the blanket around me.
"Drug?..", I ask, not understanding. Why would I have to rest because of a Drug? Surely She must be mistaken- ...
And just like the a thousand things crash into my memory... Lei Akumu... Maiko ... Ryo ...Ryo kissing me... Lei's hand on my arm... Ryo crushing me against him...
As all these roller-coaster inside my head, I feel so many things... fear, anger, regret,anguish ... and yet warmth, happiness and a beautiful sensation I can not describe.
Ryo kissed me.
He likes me...
Maybe even love me...
I must have tried to frown at that thought but ended up smiling to myself...
Ryo kissed me... It really happened.
And just as I was basking in the warmth, knowing that I was kissed Ryo... at last... I could feel my insides grow cold. It was so cold, I wonder why I did not just freeze...I might as well have because the cold was too much as I began to shiver, I tried to rearrange myself in a better position so that I could fight it off but my limbs refused to move and it was painful to even try.
"Kaori-chan!", I could hear Miki's startled voice as she tried to still my shaking being.
"Kaori-chan! Whats wrong? Does it hurt? Where does it hurt?!", Miki asked as she moved about, covering me with more blankets hoping to stop my shivering... but it did nothing to stop the cold spreading inside me.
I struggled to open my eyes but they were glued together.
"Miki! What happened?!", I could easily make out Umibozu's voice.
"Kaori wont stop shaking!", Miki said frantically as she tucked the blankets around me over and over again.
"Its the drug wearing off...", Umibozu said to Miki.
"Is she in pain? Is there something we can do?", Miki asked.
"She must be. That was a very strong drug. But I am afraid there isnt much we can do. All we can do, is wait."
"But Falcon...".
"Umibozu, Miki-chan. Thank you for your help. I will take it from here.", a third voice sounds from near the door.
Where have I heard that voice before? Why does it make me feel so... bright?
I find myself struggling to open my eyes with new found strength... The need to see the person the voice belongs to takes over me.
I manage to open my eyes a little as much as I can manage and look at the doorway and I see... Him.
Ryo!
RYO!
My heart beats faster despite the cold.
Umibozu and Miki leave the room and I watch him through slitted eyes as he closes the door and walks towards me.
Ryo places a hand on my forehead and the other on my shoulder as I continue to shake and shiver uncontrollably.
I move my lips to call out to him but no sound comes out...
"Shh. I am here.", he says and places a kiss on my nose.
Just as I feel assured, I sense him move away from me and panic settles itself inside me as I struggle to open my eyes again.
Then, I feel the blankets covering me move as Ryo slips in next to me.
He pulls me against him and hugs me till there is no space even for air between us.
The warmth from his body fighting away the cold from where we touched.
"I am here.", he whispers again as I clutch his shirt with all my strength ,to let him know that I know.
The pain was secondary, I would bare it a hundred times over and over again if it meant I could be with Ryo like this. It would be all worth it.
As I felt myself drifting away engulfed in Ryo's warmth, just before I fell asleep I swear I heard Ryo whisper-
"You are mine,Kaori."

Saeba Ryo never really knew what he was missing out until this moment...
Kaori in his arms, sleeping soundly exhausted from the toll the drug had done to her body and clutching his shirt in an iron grip none the less.
The one thought he had a hard time not thinking about was how perfectly she fit into his arm.
He being the man he was, had more than his share of women in his arms ... but never any one such a perfect fit as Kaori.
This wasnt the first time the thought had crossed his mind... always shunning it, forcing his mind not to think about it...
Now, he found it easier and a lot more relaxing to allow his thoughts to flow freely regarding Kaori rather than forcing himself not to.
Right now, Ryo told himself, I want to bask in this warmth for as long as it lasts.
Kaori was still shivering but not as bad as before, her body was slowly returning to normal. He could tell by the way Kaori was smiling in her sleep.
Ryo too smiled, before shifting himself into a more comfortable position and dozing of, content in his heart. For now.

Kaori woke up feeling seriously dehydrated and sore all over her body.
She stretched slowly and got up.
She was no longer feeling cold, all thanks to Ryo-
Ryo?
Kaori looked around the room, there was no sign of Ryo any where.
She was sure he spent the night looking after here but now.. where was he?
Was it a dream?
No. Her heart answered.
Why then? Where did he go then?
Dont tell me.. Kaori stiffened.
Was he going to send her away? Was he going to accuse her being incompetent of being his partner because of what had happened?
No, would he do that still? After all that?
But he kissed me!
Maybe...
Kaori thought painfully...
Maybe it meant nothing to him .
And her heart wrenched painfully in her chest.
Tears threatened to spill. Just as she decided to let them loose, Kaori heard footsteps outside and willed herself not to cry and be normal.
Just for today. She told herself, everyone had worried enough about her already and she would not worry them anymore.
But the minute the door opened Kaori stopped breathing.
Ryo entered the room with a breakfast tray decked with what seemed like the entire contents of their kitchen.
Normally Kaori would have laughed and poked fun at Ryo for wearing a pink apron and walking around like that but at that moment all she felt was relief and fear.
Relief that he had not pushed her way ... yet.
Fear that he was going to ask her to leave by making her a complimentary breakfast... very much like the 'The Last Supper'.
So, despite the unpleasant protest of her muscles, she launched herself at Ryo as soon as he set the tray down next to her on the side table.
They both tumbled to the ground.
"Kaori?! Is everything alright?", Ryo asked worried at her sudden actions.
"Ryo! Dont you dare ,you hear me! Dont you dare!", Kaori wailed as she cries on his chest.
"Dont you dare send me away! I am not incompetent! I am not a failure! I will work harder. I will train more. I will do any thing. Just dont make me leave you!".
Kaori broke into loud sobs as she rested her head on Ryo's collar bone.
"Kaori.", Ryo said as he cupped her face and made her look at him.
" I have no intention of letting you go ever."
Kaori just stared at him. Not trusting her ears.
"What did you say?", Kaori asked meekly.
" I said", Ryo spoke as he lifted himself and Kaori off the floor and placed her on that bed," That I have no intention of letting you walk away because I simply cant bear to even imagine to live without you."
Kaori said nothing but continued to look at Ryo like he was going to say that he was just fooling around all this while after saying that and run away from the room... but it never happened.
Instead Ryo swooped down and kissed her lips as he pushed her back against the bed,and placed her arms around his neck as he looked into her eyes.
"Ryo?", Kaori said when they finally broke apart, "Me too.".

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