A Night At The Opera (part 6 of 6) {Chapter 37}
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2003 5:28 am
"I love you, Kaname" Sousuke said.
He knew that those were the words that he had most wanted to say. He was glad he said them. Being who he was, he felt compelled to continue. "I know you are often angry with me Kaname, disappointed with what I do. I may never be able to change...but I will try, for you."
Kaname remained silent. Her lip quivered.
Sousuke could have dealt with any reaction, good or bad. The quiet unnerved him, made him uncertain.
Suddenly, Kaname lurched forward, knocking Sousuke to the ground, clinging to him as if he were the last thing that kept her from drowning. She remained silent. Sousuke could feel the warmth of her tears running down his own face. He could feel her body heaving against him as she sobbed. Eventually she stopped crying.
Kaname pushed herself up to a sitting position. When Sousuke tried to rise, she prevented him, pushing her hand against his chest and keeping him on the floor.
She wiped her tears away. She smiled. "Those were wonderful words, Sousuke. Wonderful. But, very foolish." Her smile deepened seeing the look on his face. "You made a rather large mistake!"
"Mistake?"
"Yes."
"Kaname?" Sousuke started to feel concerned.
"You sound confused..." Kaname's face was serious now.
"Uh--"
"Sousuke?"
"Uh--"
"SOUSUKE!!!"
"Yes, Kaname...very confused."
"Good!" Kaname said, smiling again. "I mean to keep you confused. That is a woman's prerogative. That, and being right. Always!"
"I see"
Kaname laughed. "I am very grateful that you said you would not hold yourself above me Sousuke. I however, will not promise the same thing!"
Sousuke was shocked. Was she going to take advantage of his honor by putting herself first?
"In fact, I WILL place myself above you. Just like THIS!!!" Kaname jumped on top of Sousuke, starting a long deep kiss. When they finally came up for air, it was Sousuke who was blushing.
Kaname stood up, brushed herself off, and went over to check her hair in a mirror. "Well, Sousuke...that's going to have to last you for a while!!!"
"Kaname?"
Kaname made certain that Sousuke saw her looking at her watch. "OK...it's been a while." She ran and tackled Sousuke, starting the process all over again.
When their emotions were finally spent, Sousuke and Kaname retired to the couch. They spoke about funny thing that happened that day. They spoke about the uncertainties each had dealt with. They touched briefly on certain frightening things, but did not dwell on them. There would be plenty of time in the future to discuss such things.
Kaname took hold of Sousuke's hand. "Sousuke...there is a very big favor I have to ask of you...I don't want you to take it the wrong way."
"Please, Kaname."
"Sousuke, may I please stay with you tonight?"
"Kaname...why..." Sousuke clearly looked uncomfortable.
"Sousuke...it's not THAT." Kaname shook her head. "I'm very afraid Souske. I don't want to be alone. I was afraid that I might lose you to Tessa, today. I was afraid I would lose you in that gunfight."
Kaname squeezed Sousuke's hand. " Your words meant so much to me tonight...but I am afraid that I might wake up and find that they were only a dream. It may seem silly, Sousuke...but if I wake up tonight, I want to be able to see that you are still there."
Sousuke did not need time to consider. There was no way he could refuse Kaname now.
"Kaname...would you please stay?"
Kaname smiled. "Hmmm...I'll have to thing about this one for a moment!"
Sousuke was ready for her. "Oh...I see...perhaps another night, then. After all, it has been a very tiring day."
"SOUSUKE!!!"
"I would like you to stay."
"Fine...I will stay then...under one condition..." Kaname had an evil look in her eye.
"Condition...Kaname?"
"Yes."
"What condition?" Sousuke was getting a bad feeling.
"I want you to tell me how many times Tessa kissed you today, and if you kissed her."
"Uh--"
"Souske."
"Uh---"
"SOUSUKE!!!"
"Uh...let me see...I...it..." Kaname put a finger over Sousuke's lips, silencing him.
"I was just joking, Sousuke. After all, we are both very tired. We need to get some sleep."
Sousuke sighed, feeling very relieved.
"We'll talk about that over breakfast!!!"
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The man reported in. He was certain he had not been seen. While Kaname Chidori and her friend had been tailing Sousuke Sagara and the other potential Whispered, Teletha Testarossa...the man and his team had been tailing them.
Finis
He knew that those were the words that he had most wanted to say. He was glad he said them. Being who he was, he felt compelled to continue. "I know you are often angry with me Kaname, disappointed with what I do. I may never be able to change...but I will try, for you."
Kaname remained silent. Her lip quivered.
Sousuke could have dealt with any reaction, good or bad. The quiet unnerved him, made him uncertain.
Suddenly, Kaname lurched forward, knocking Sousuke to the ground, clinging to him as if he were the last thing that kept her from drowning. She remained silent. Sousuke could feel the warmth of her tears running down his own face. He could feel her body heaving against him as she sobbed. Eventually she stopped crying.
Kaname pushed herself up to a sitting position. When Sousuke tried to rise, she prevented him, pushing her hand against his chest and keeping him on the floor.
She wiped her tears away. She smiled. "Those were wonderful words, Sousuke. Wonderful. But, very foolish." Her smile deepened seeing the look on his face. "You made a rather large mistake!"
"Mistake?"
"Yes."
"Kaname?" Sousuke started to feel concerned.
"You sound confused..." Kaname's face was serious now.
"Uh--"
"Sousuke?"
"Uh--"
"SOUSUKE!!!"
"Yes, Kaname...very confused."
"Good!" Kaname said, smiling again. "I mean to keep you confused. That is a woman's prerogative. That, and being right. Always!"
"I see"
Kaname laughed. "I am very grateful that you said you would not hold yourself above me Sousuke. I however, will not promise the same thing!"
Sousuke was shocked. Was she going to take advantage of his honor by putting herself first?
"In fact, I WILL place myself above you. Just like THIS!!!" Kaname jumped on top of Sousuke, starting a long deep kiss. When they finally came up for air, it was Sousuke who was blushing.
Kaname stood up, brushed herself off, and went over to check her hair in a mirror. "Well, Sousuke...that's going to have to last you for a while!!!"
"Kaname?"
Kaname made certain that Sousuke saw her looking at her watch. "OK...it's been a while." She ran and tackled Sousuke, starting the process all over again.
When their emotions were finally spent, Sousuke and Kaname retired to the couch. They spoke about funny thing that happened that day. They spoke about the uncertainties each had dealt with. They touched briefly on certain frightening things, but did not dwell on them. There would be plenty of time in the future to discuss such things.
Kaname took hold of Sousuke's hand. "Sousuke...there is a very big favor I have to ask of you...I don't want you to take it the wrong way."
"Please, Kaname."
"Sousuke, may I please stay with you tonight?"
"Kaname...why..." Sousuke clearly looked uncomfortable.
"Sousuke...it's not THAT." Kaname shook her head. "I'm very afraid Souske. I don't want to be alone. I was afraid that I might lose you to Tessa, today. I was afraid I would lose you in that gunfight."
Kaname squeezed Sousuke's hand. " Your words meant so much to me tonight...but I am afraid that I might wake up and find that they were only a dream. It may seem silly, Sousuke...but if I wake up tonight, I want to be able to see that you are still there."
Sousuke did not need time to consider. There was no way he could refuse Kaname now.
"Kaname...would you please stay?"
Kaname smiled. "Hmmm...I'll have to thing about this one for a moment!"
Sousuke was ready for her. "Oh...I see...perhaps another night, then. After all, it has been a very tiring day."
"SOUSUKE!!!"
"I would like you to stay."
"Fine...I will stay then...under one condition..." Kaname had an evil look in her eye.
"Condition...Kaname?"
"Yes."
"What condition?" Sousuke was getting a bad feeling.
"I want you to tell me how many times Tessa kissed you today, and if you kissed her."
"Uh--"
"Souske."
"Uh---"
"SOUSUKE!!!"
"Uh...let me see...I...it..." Kaname put a finger over Sousuke's lips, silencing him.
"I was just joking, Sousuke. After all, we are both very tired. We need to get some sleep."
Sousuke sighed, feeling very relieved.
"We'll talk about that over breakfast!!!"
***********************************************************
The man reported in. He was certain he had not been seen. While Kaname Chidori and her friend had been tailing Sousuke Sagara and the other potential Whispered, Teletha Testarossa...the man and his team had been tailing them.
Finis
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