Whole Again [Davy]

He was relieved when she said she loved him. Now he wasn't afraid of ruining everything. He loved everything about her. He sat looking at her with a loving look. He held her body, which had gone limp, close to his in a loving embrace. He felt her breath soft on his neck, and he knew this was it. This was the girl that was meant for him, the girl that only came around once in a life time.

As he sat in the kitchen still holding her trying to think of what to say he saw a flash of lightening through a window. He loved lightening. He thought that it was beautiful and mysterious. He didn't know much about it, only that it had something to do with electricity. He loved how something so beautiful, quick, and deadly could make no sound. It snuck up on you quickly and powerfully and stunned you. If you were struck it made you wonder what had just hit you.

Then he realized how much lightening and love had in common. Just like lightening, love had crept up on him when he least expected it, and struck with such force and beauty that he had been paralyzed. He hadn't known what was going on at first, couldn't comprehend what was happening, but all the while he had been falling deeper into love's snare. That's when he discovered that love was just as deadly as lightening. When lightening strikes, it always leaves a mark, and usually there's no escaping death. Similarly love had left a mark on him. True it wasn't a visible mark, but it was all over his heart. Just as death was almost impossible to avoid after a lightening strike, it would be almost impossible to escape this trap that love had gotten him into...And truthfully he didn't want to escape it.

He looked at Ari and said, "I like lightening too. Actually it reminds me a lot of you. It's beautiful yet deadly, strong yet impossible to predict, and I love it almost as much as I love you. After that he kissed her gently on the forehead and gave her a gentle hug.

As they sat there he didn't even notice her talking. He was too busy thinking about their future together, or well at least the future he hoped they'd have together. He could see them growing up and still being together. He saw them being married. It was beautiful with all the bright colors and things, but Ari took the cake because she looked stunning in her dress. Then he saw them with a house and maybe a kid or two, but then he flashed back to reality, which was just as nice as he hoped their future would be.

He sat there still holding her close. Sure he wanted to move to the living room. He was actually starting to get kind of cold, which might be why he enjoyed holding her so close right now, but he didn't want to leave here. He was having so much fun, he felt so close to her. He wished he could just stop life and stay right there with her pulled close to him and her head on his shoulder. He would be happy to stay there forever, but he knew this would be impossible. He knew sooner or later they would leave, and that sooner or later, preferably later, her parents would come home and he'd have to leave.

He decided that they should probably go to the living room. There were a couple of reasons for this: first was because he was freezing despite his best efforts to use her body heat to stay warm, and second because if her parents came home and saw them sitting like this they'd probably kill him. He decided as much as he liked this Ari probably wouldn't be very happy if it got him killed.

He was about to tell Ari that he wanted to go to the living room, but then she called him her Chase. This didn't bother him, but he could have some fun with it. He pulled her in closer to him and said, "I'm not your Chase, you're my Ari." Then he picked her up and carried her into the living room and laid her on the couch and said, "And I intend to treat my Ari like a Queen." He kissed her hand and sat down next to her. Then he wrapped his arm around her. He almost laughed at himself, that had been ridiculous.

Chase sat taking in the moment with her. He felt her head on his shoulder, and the warmth of her body pressed up against his. He pulled her closer to him and listened to her as she hummed. He thought he'd hear the song before. It was a love song written a long time ago. He couldn't remember what it was called though. Chase loved listening to music though. He always had since he was a little boy. When he was young his mother and he would listen to music and play games, or talk. After his mothers tragic "accident" he found himself listening to it more and more.

He was startled as he heard a noise that was out of place, a light scratching on the window. At first he thought it was just a stray branch being blown by in the wind, but then it happened again. He turned at the same time as Ari to see a cat. This puzzled him since he didn't think Ari had a pet. It was soaked though, just like most everything outside was. It must be freezing, probably hungry too. He was about to stand up to let the poor creature in when she stood up first. She seemed like she knew it, and as she sat down he knew she did.

He was half listening to what Ari said about the cat, and half busy trying to pet it. Chase liked cats. He always had. He didn't like dogs very much though. He had had some very strange experiences that made him find them not trustworthy. Cats, however, were great. They took care of themselves, they were clean, and they didn't hunt people. As he petted the cat he couldn't help but love it. He also couldn't help think about how wet he was as he shook off and water flew all over him. These dry clothes hadn't lasted very long between the cat, and holding Ari while she was still wet.

After he'd pet the cat for awhile he noticed for the first time that he was tired. He didn't know what time it was, but he hadn't slept much the night before and he'd gotten up far too early this morning. He sat there trying to appear wide awake, but every time he blinked his head would drop and he'd have to pull it back up. He looked at Ari hoping she hadn't noticed, but he knew she had. "Sorry I didn't want to mention that I was tired because you still seemed wide awake. Anyways, where do you want me to sleep tonight?" He asked. He looked out the window again. The rain seemed to be slowing a little bit based on the sound of it hitting the roof, but it was still really coming down out there. It also must have been later than he thought because it was pitch black outside. The color reminded him of the color of Ari's hair.

As soon as the words left her mouth he saw the embarrassment on her face. He knew she hadn't meant it like that, and when he'd asked for a place to sleep he hadn't meant it like that. He watched helplessly as she flopped back on the couch and pouted. He knew she was mad at herself, and he hated seeing her like that, but there wasn't much he could do but wait it out. He wanted badly to comfort her, but decided now wasn't the time.

He glanced out the window to see if the rain was gone. It was still there, but the thunder was gone, and with the thunder went the lightening. He was scared of her parents coming home and finding him asleep in their daughters bed. He considered leaving, but his love for Ari and his fatigue made him stay. He watched her lying on the couch with droopy eyes drifting in and out of consciousness, but trying to keep it from being obvious. Finally she sat up and took his hand.

They walked together to her room. As they entered he couldn't help but feel a bit awkward at the thought of what was to come. Did he want to do that, he didn't know. He hadn't given it much thought though...He just wanted her to be happy so in a way he wanted whatever she wanted. He was too tired to think, and the double bed was too tempting to resist.

He held Ari's hand and walked slowly towards the bed, and then he wrapped her tightly in a hug and kissed her neck. The he fell to the bed still holding her. He landed with her on top of him. He didn't want to take this too far, and he didn't want to mess things up with her. Anything that happened next would have to be her move, there was just too much for Chase to lose. He whispered,"I love you." into her ear before loosening his hold on her. He loved her and he hoped he hadn't done anything wrong or taken anything too far.

He could feel Ari move on him. He could feel every little move her body made as she tried to kiss him. He could feel her breath warm on his face as her lips got closer, and closer, and closer. He felt them barely brush his when she suddenly fell down right on top of him. He couldn't help but laugh at Ari's comment, even though he had wanted that kiss badly. He was about to try and kiss her again when he heard an unfamiliar noise. Wait, the noise wasn't unfamiliar it was one he heard every day it was the sound of keys in a lock. Which meant that... His eyes got big as he finally made sense of what was happening.

Ari had noticed too as she threatened him not to make a sound. She darted from the room as Chase laid there far too terrified to move and almost too scared to breath. His ears were straining for any sounds of footsteps coming towards the room, but he heard none. After a few minutes he calmed down enough to think about her threat. Don't make a noise or else what. Would she punish him the same way she had earlier with tickling and kisses, because if so he might as well announce his presence to the world. Chase knew he was in a bad situation but at least he was trying to take it lightly.

He heard footsteps coming towards the room. His heart began racing. He couldn't think fast enough. How could he hide now without making any noise? How could he explain why he was in their daughters bed, in her clothes? Then he saw Ari. He listened to her words and in an attempt to cheer her up said, "Who says anything has to change?" and kisses her lightly

Chase waited anxiously for the kiss that he knew was coming. He knew she was making the distance between them take as long as possible to clear. She was doing what she did best, and making him wait for her and want her. When their lips finally met it was only for a short time, but it was worth the wait just like it always was. He saw her wink as she pulled away, and was glad that nothing would change. At least for now anyways.

He watches as the cat crawled up to Ari slowly and laid in her lap. He liked the cat. It was Ari's only friend, other than him. He just sat watching her hand move slowly up and down the cat as she petted it. It was late and he was tired. He listened to her absent minded mutterings she made to the cat and almost laughed, but somehow he managed to suppress it.

He couldn't do it anymore. He was too tired to talk, too tired to kiss, and probably too tired to even hold hands. He didn't want her to know this though, and he certainly didn't want to fall asleep because the more time he spent sleeping the less time he spent with her. He loved her, but he knew that at some point his fatigue would win out. No one can stay awake forever.

The cat shifted a little in Ari's lap, and Chase had an idea. He had just enough room to lay his head on her lap, without disturbing the cat too much. He slowly laid down and rested his head in her lap. Then he took the hand she'd been petting the cat with and grasped it in his. "No cat's ever getting more attention than me." He mumbled as he started to doze off.

Moments after Chase had rested his head on her lap he was asleep. He had many dreams, and each one was about he and Ari. He had just gotten to the exciting part in one dream where he and Ari were on a great adventure when all of a sudden he heard something.

He awoke startled wondering what the sound had been. Then he realized it had been her saying something. He then noticed he was no longer lying on her lap, and that she had changed from what she'd been wearing earlier into a pair of shorts. Even though he wasn't far from Ari, he felt he couldn't be close enough to her. He slowly inched closer and closer to her until he had snuggled up beside her. He then buried his face in her hair and wrapped his arm around her waist. "Don't worry, I'll be up long before then. I wouldn't want to sleep a second more than I have to." He said. He then gave her one last kiss goodnight, and then laid still next to her.

It seemed like he'd laid there forever holding her, and he hadn't yet fallen asleep. He was in the perfect place with the perfect girl holding her tightly against himself, yet he couldn't fall asleep. He was really hot under all these blankets snuggled so close against her. He was starting to sweat, but still he wouldn't leave her side.

Finally he couldn't take it anymore. He was too hot. He didn't want to leave Ari though, but these sweats he was wearing were killing him. He knew that if he could just take them off he'd be fine, but he didn't know if he should do that. For one him moving to take them off might wake up Ari, who he thought was asleep, and another reason was that he was afraid she'd think he wanted to try something.

Oh well, it didn't matter anymore. He moved carefully and quietly to the edge of the bed and being as careful as he could, stood up. Every noise he made sounded like it was ten times louder than it should be. Every time his foot moved it sounded like a tree had fallen to him, even though in reality it was barely audible. He pulled off the sweats and threw them in the general direction Ari had thrown her dress. He then carefully crawled back into the bed and snuggled up next to her again. He thought he felt her move when he wrapped his arm around her, so he whispered, "Goodnight." and gently kissed her neck. He was worried how she'd react when she saw that he was in his boxers. It was a necessary evil though. He drifted off to sleep again.