Fan Fiction ❯ Chosen ❯ Closure ( Chapter 12 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chosen...
Author: Byakko Rei


Chapter 12
Closure

Midori dropped Tara off at her home and Yuriko climbed into the front passenger's seat.

"Don't your cheeks hurt yet from grinning like that?" Midori asked.

"Hmmm?" Yuriko replied as if in a trance, then responded distractedly, "I'm just so happy for them!" she reached over to stroke Midori's sinewy, (and highly sexy), thigh idly. "I wish Kaori-kun weren't so secretive about everything, though."

Midori glanced over at her love and smirked drolly. "I bet she wishes you weren't quite so open!"

Yuriko blinked in mock bemusement. "Whatever do you mean... are you implying that I can't keep a secret?" Her eyes glittered dangerously.

"I'm saying she probably noticed, along with myself, the relief mixed in with your happiness, Yuri! You wish that Kaori-kun had told you about her girlfriend when the relationship started, don't you? The guilt you've harbored over her throughout the past few years could have been assuaged a long time ago, ne?" Midori commented dryly.

Yuriko ignored Midori's frankness. "I guess it's probably Hikaru's influence over her that she even said anything at all," she mused tiredly.

"Probably." Midori returned noncommittally. She reached down to squeeze Yuriko's roving hand. "Let's go home and get some sleep."

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Midori began helping Yuriko out of her clothes as had been her habit over the past week and a half.

Yuriko knew it wasn't really necessary anymore, but she let her mate undress her anyway. She wanted to feel the light touch of Midori's slender fingers as they lingered over her sensitive flesh... to feel the heat of Midori's lithe body close to her own. Every fiber in her being ached for her lover....

Midori had left her standing nude in the middle of the room, then came back with a silk nightgown in hand. When her raven-haired goddess moved to raise the gown and slip it over her head, Yuriko stopped her.

"No. Not tonight," she stated quietly, but firmly.

Midori's eyes widened and she stepped back as Yuriko began to undo the buttons on her blouse. "Yuri," she whispered, "your arm.... "

"Will be fine... and you know it," Yuriko replied continuing her work on the blouse while she looked intently into Midori's expressive dark eyes.

Midori wet her lips nervously. "You want to... are you sure you are ready to.... "

"Midori." Yuriko cupped her lover's chin. "Whatever is bothering you needs to be dealt with. Right now. It's creating a wedge between us neither of us needs."

Midori flinched, then relaxed and allowed Yuriko to strip her and lead her to the bed. Yuriko pressed her gently down upon it, then perched on the edge near her torso. Tears welled unbidden in her eyes as she submitted to the blonde. "You're right, Yuri," she whispered. Midori gripped Yuriko's left hand tightly, closed her eyes, then proceeded to recount her worst nightmare.

"Midori, look at me," Yuriko encouraged as her love finished her recollections and admitted her fears. As Midori opened her eyes, she met the blonde's liquid blue ones. Yuriko lifted the left hand that her lover clutched, then pressed the author's palm onto the exact spot where the 'knife' had gone in. "Feel me, Midori... there's nothing there. There's nothing to be ashamed of... nothing to be blamed for," she consoled her distraught mate as delicately as she could.

Midori's eyes locked with Yuriko's, and in silence, she traced her fingertips over the area in question.

Yuriko lifted Midori's hand and drew it to her cheek, then closed her eyes as she felt its warmth there. She spoke again softly, "The betrayal I felt during our shared nightmare doesn't even come close to the hurt I feel now from your abstinence!" Yuriko was trying hard to control her emotions and her breathing at this point.

Midori pulled her hand away from Yuriko's cheek and slid it around her partner's waist to pull her close. "Yuri... forgive me," she whispered, "your life and your happiness truly do mean more to me than my own...."

Yuriko repositioned her body so that she partially covered Midori's and most of her weight was levered onto her left elbow. "Of course I will forgive you. I love you, Midori...."

"And I love you, Yuri...." Midori echoed softly.

Yuriko dipped her head closer to her lover, but let Midori close the gap to her lips. The kiss was initially slow and tender, then gradually gave way to the deep hunger and passion they held for one another.



~Fine~

Byakko Rei