Whoa, Cupid loves Mother Nature! *cough* tree hugger *cough* Anywayz, Chapter Ten! It happened! I actually reached it! Thanks for reading and all that jazz! Enjoy and sorry this chapter is a lot of fluff. …"IT'S SOO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE!"
Chapter Ten: The Many Shades of Love
[1st Person POV; Eros]
So once M.N. got to the Sun Room she rushed in and sure enough Tooth was putting an ointment on the injury on Summers' neck. This sent M.N. up the wall and she rushed in, demanding to know what processed junk Toothiana was putting on him. Once the Tooth Fairy answered she watched as M.N. took the ointment and tossed it in the trash, complaining about the amount of harmful chemicals in it. Then she carefully cleaned Summers neck and walked over to me, Tooth following closely.
"Where's the kitchen and garden? And don't tell me you don't have them." M.N. demanded, obviously furious with this whole situation.
"It's down the hall behind me and to the left. The garden is next to it. And whatever you do, don't ruin or break anything." I told her sternly.
She gave me a puppy face and asked, "Since when have I done anything like that to any of your things?"
"Do really want me to answer that?" I asked in return.
"Nope. Thank you! I'll be careful!" She said loudly as she quickly went down the hall.
Sighing in irritation I put the palm of my hand to my head and just paused, already feeling a headache develop. Not that I shouldn't have been expecting this since it happens everytime those two are in the same building as each other. Christian flew down next to me and sighed as well.
"I forgot how much those two argue. Looks like you have your work cut out for you." He said sarcastically with a touch of sympathy.
"Thanks, that makes me feel sooo much better." I told him, taking the palm from my head.
"You're welcome. Anyway, some-one is waiting for you in the Heart Room and I thought I'd be nice and show these ground lovers around the Cloud Palace so you could relax alittle." He told me with a sly smile.
"I know what you're playing at but I'm going to take your offer." I told him while raising an eyebrow. Then I turned to the others and said, "This is Christian, my top Cherub. He'll be showing you guys the Cloud Palace while I get everything sorted out. If you have any questions, feel free to ask him. Also, Sandy will be keeping watch over Summer so don't worry."
They all nodded and looked to the blonde Cher flying next to me. He gave me a 'thumbs up' before flying down the hall that led to the Arrow Room, which is where all of the love arrows are made. I nodded and waited until they were gone to go to the Heart Room, wondering who was waiting for me.
As I opened the door to the room where I keep track of all the couples in the world, a warm glow washed over me and bathed me in sunlight. Instantly I knew who it was and why Christian had offered to take care of the others. The Woman in the Sun was here in my palace.
"WiS, it's an honor to have you here." I said politely while bowing.
"Please Eros, there's no need to be so formal. Anyway, your palace is the easiest place for me to reach since it's always in the sun and clouds." She said quaintly while walking over to me.
"I'm guessing you're here to see Summer?"
"Yes, I finally found out what his name is! Isn't it exciting!?"
"Yes, it is! However, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until he's awake." I told her sadly.
She looked at me, instantly knowing something was wrong. I told her to sit down as I explained to her what happened at the Garden of Eden and why Summer was unconscious at the moment. By the time I was finished she was looking down at her hands, which were clenched into fists, and her eyes had narrowed to slits. WiS was furious, if not something more enraged than that.
"I'm sorry I was so careless with him. I should've stayed to make sure they were safe and it was dumb of me to leave them alone." I said after a long silent moment.
WiS shook her head, her gold hair flowing gracefully even in her rage. Wiping a tear of anger away she looked up at me. She wasn't upset with me thankfully.
"I'm not made at any of you. I am actually extremely upset with both Kuroi and Pitch and if I didn't have to be so close to the sun I would hunt them down myself and let them know just how much I loathe them." She told me while her eyes began to turn a dark shade of red like a sun spot. However, she composed herself and her eyes went back to their normal orange color.
"Eros, could you please take me to Summer? I want to be there when he wakes up." She asked as she got to her feet.
I nodded and led her from the Heart Room to the Sun Room. Once there I opened the door, surprising Sandy and causing him to jump out of his gold arm chair. He then WiS was with me and a big grin spread over his face as he came over and bowed to her. Then, straightening up, he handed her a rose made from the gold sand. She giggled as she took it from him, watching as it bloomed before her.
"Thank you Sandman. Would you mind if I took over watching him?" She asked sweetly.
Sandy shook his head and offered her the cloud arm chair that was next to the bed. She said, "Thank You" and sat down, gazing down at the sleeping Spirit of Summer. Brushing the hair out of his face she told us that we could go and that she would put a barrier around the castle to keep Pitch and Kuroi out. She said that she wasn't going to let them near him while she was around.
We simply nodded and left the Sun Room, closing the door as we went. Sandy looked at me with a smile and I told him that he should go meet up with the others. He gave me a nod and then flew off down the hall that everyone had gone down. Well, almost everyone.
Right at that moment M.N. came walking down the hall with a bowl in her hands. When she saw me her face lit up and she sped up her pace. It was then that I noticed Toothiana wasn't with her, which is probably why she's so happy.
"There you are. You just went poof and I had no idea where you went. How is Summer by the way?" She asked me eagerly.
"Well, he's in good hands. WiS came to visit and is with him now so I think he'll be alright. What's that in the bowl?" I questioned while looking at the pale blue substance.
"Oh, this is the remedy I made for his neck. It's such an odd injury because it's not a fabric burn but it's not entirely a sand burn either; it's as if both of them mixed together. But, anyway, I made this to put on his neck so that it wouldn't scar."
"That's nice. You should take it to WiS so she can put it on his neck. I'm sure she'll be glad you made it."
"Okay. I'll be right back." M.N. said happily as she went into the Sun Room.
I listened as WiS listened to her explain what the remedy she made was and how to use it. Thanking her WiS took the bowl and began using it, asking M.N. if she was doing it properly. Once they were all settled and had things figured out M.N. left and came back out into the hall.
She laughed alittle and took her hair out of the ponytail she always kept it in. Then she looked from the closed door to me with a smile. I was quiet for a moment, still stunned by how beautiful she was with her hair down even though I'd seen it a hundred times.
"So, where are the others?" She asked while looking down the halls.
"Christian decided to give them a tour of the Cloud Palace." I told her.
She nodded and looked around, her gaze eventually coming back to rest on me. Feeling alittle awkward under her gaze I directed my attention elsewhere, fidgeting with my gloves. It was quiet for a moment, the sound of the soft summer breeze being the only thing to sound.
"Do you ever change out of your uniform?" She asked me curiously.
"Not often but yes. I'm usually busy though so I just wear it most of the time. What about you? You always seem to be wearing the same thing everytime I see you." I said staring at her outfit.
"Of course I do, just not when I'm taking care of things. And how come you let them have a tour and you don't offer me one?"
" Whoa there, calm down. Would you like me to give you a tour?" I asked with a laugh.
"Yes I would. As soon as you change out of you uniform Mr. Workaholic. Go-on, I'll wait for you here." She told me with a smile.
Feeling my face starting to blush I quickly left to my room, which I rarely go in. There was a layer of dust over most of my things which flew up into the air as I looked through my drawers for something to wear. Eventually I settled with a black v-neck t-shirt and quickly changed from my uniform (or at least the top half) to that. I kept the white pants and boots though, since I didn't really have anything to replace them. Then I quickly left my room and flew down the halls back to her.
Stopping at the end of the nearby hallway I landed and straightened out my hair which had flown into my face, probably to spite me. I took a deep breath and let it out before I turned the corner to meet with her. What I saw surprised me greatly, but it was a good surprise.
There waiting for me was M.N. but instead of her normal shirt and pants she was in a dress made of gold leaves with her hair pulled over her shoulder. I couldn't help but stare for a moment and soon found her laughing at me. Snapping out of it I walked over and gave and embarrassed smile.
"See, doesn't it feel nice to be out of that tunic and gloves?" She asked.
"Yes, it does. I didn't know you actually wore dresses? It looks nice on you." I told her while answering her question.
"Well, I am a girl and I do like to wear a dress every once in a while. Now, let's get to that tour." She said, looping her arm around mine.
Looking away as I blushed again I cleared my throat and began walking down the hall with her. I asked what she wanted to see first, in case there was anything in particular that she was curious about. She thought for a moment and then decided on something.
"Where do you make the 'love potion' that goes on the arrows you use on lovers down below?" She asked.
"Oh, that. It's in the statue garden on the other side of the castle."
"Okay, that's what I wanna see first." She answered decidedly.
With a smirk I walked with her across the castle, noticing all of the Chers were gazing down at me with big eyes. Every once in a while there would be one that would make a kissy face at me a fly off giggling. I ignored them, rolling my eyes and then answering any questions M. had about the castle and its inhabitants.
Soon we reached the Statue Garden and where the 'love potion' was. And, unlike what most people think it wasn't made by me or the Chers. It was a natural occurring thing that could only be found up here in the Cloud Palace. M. gazed at the bright sea-green and crystal clear potion that looked almost like water. She crouched down next to it and stared at it as it flowed from a small stream to a little pond with a bridge going over it.
"This isn't made by anyone? It just shows up here?" She asked me in awe.
"Yep. I've always wondered about it too, but, it just is what it is. It only works if it's on the arrows though, so you don't have to worry about not touching it." I told her as I saw her gazing at it.
She cautiously dipped her fingers in and waited to see if she felt any different. Once she knew she didn't she laughed and turned around, splashing some on me playfully. I was stunned as it got in my eyes but couldn't help but laugh. Of course I shoved her in afterwards, for fun of course.
I however didn't notice her hand had grabber mine as I shoved her and ended up following her into the potion. As soon as I came up I looked over at her only to get splashed in the face again and hear her laugh as I wiped my eyes again. Then after splashing her back we both got out and sat on the grass, letting our clothes dry in the sun.
Looking up at the clouds I shut my eyes and realized this was the first time in a long while that I had been this relaxed. The wind was blowing gently on what seemed like the perfect day which I for once got to enjoy. And it was all thanks to M. and her ordering people about.
All of the sudden I felt a burning in my chest and butterflies in my stomach, which was weird to me at least. Also, I felt a huge urge to tell M. what I'd been wanting to for centuries, quiet literally. I wonder if this is what people feel when they like some-one?
Taking a deep breath and releasing it I said, "You know, there's something I've been meaning to tell you for a while now."
"What's that?" She asked, turning on her side to look at me.
Still not able to look at her I answered, "Well…I really like you…more than a friend. And I was wondering if you might, maybe, like me that way too?"
For a moment it was quiet again and I waited for the horrible harsh rejection that I though was to come. However I was surprised yet again as I felt her turn my head and press her lips to mine, pulling me closer to her. I heard her laugh as she could tell that I wasn't expecting this.
"It's about damn time you said something. I was beginning to think you didn't like me anymore." She said with a radiant smile.
I laughed and just kissed her again, finally feeling the one thing I made sure everyone else in the world felt.
Sooo much cuteness and fluff! I think I'm gonna die! *collapses on floor* blerg! Please review… XP
