Kiss in the Dark

By: Quatre Raberba Winner (Quatre-Chan/Onna-Quatre)

I lay in the snow next to my faithful companion. My eyes are half shut, but I can still make out the sounds of war. My comrades fight to there highest of potential, yet I wonder if they have noticed that I have fallen.

My arms, my legs, everything is numb. I can't move a single mussel. I take a deep breath and I soon regretted it when I got a twang of pain not only from the cold air making its way through my lungs but also from my broken ribs.

I lay here waiting for this battle to end. A cool breeze passed by me, I felt like shivering, but I still could not move. I quietly shut my eyes with the soul intent of putting myself in meditation, but my body had another idea.

I started to stir and when I awoke I was in my room. My vision blurred, but I could make out Heero, Duo and Sally. Did the mission go well? I tried to voice my question, but nothing would come out, my eyes had begun to drift shut and this was one battle I was not interested in fighting.

I'm still so very cold and yet very hot. I don't know whether I should jump into an ice-cold lake or curl up in a 150-degree oven. I tossed and turned trying to decide what my body was trying to tell me.

I can hear the voices of Quatre and Duo telling me to calm down and just rest. I was never one to remain still when I wasn't feeling well.

As time passed I still remained in bed and from what my friends were saying I wasn't getting any better. My fever had gone up and I hadn't opened my eyes since they found me. I know I was worrying them, but all I was trying to do was get well and not make them worry. Quatre does so by nature, Duo's normally optimistic about these kinds of matters saying things like that everything will turn out for the better, Trowa and Heero on the other hand never show such emotions.. . unless it was for their koibitos.

It feels like only mere hours to me, but according to what my fellow pilots had been relaying to one another on their shifts I had been immobile for at least a week now and I was still no where near recovery.

I lay there in my slumbered state I could hear slight sounds moving toward me. In a normal condition I would have shot straight up and disposed of the intruder, never the less I can not. I am so weak that I can't even protect myself.

//Not true.// came a soft feminine voice. A voice that I thought I would never hear again.

I open my eyes and see a dull white light surrounding someone that I held very dear to me. I turn my head and tried to speak, but she put her hand to my forehead. //Rest now and keep the strength that you have.//

I complied and shut my eyes. This was going to be one of the only times I would listen to her. As I started to fall into another slumber, I could feel her hand on my head. It gave off a cold feeling and I could feel the fever leaving my body.

//Your friends need you, my little dragon, as you need me. I'll be here with you no matter what. We'll make it through this war together.// she removed her hand and placed a small yet gentle kiss on my lips.

After that I could sense her presence was no longer in my room. I opened my eyes one last time and gazed out the window. As I watched the stars dance in the sky I let a small smile appear on my face, "I love you too, Nataku."

The End

(*****Yet another ficlet or as Hee-Chan and I like to call them "Quickie ficcies". Anyway, I would really like some feedback, not necessarily on this one, but some. Send me your comments at quatre_chan5@hotmail.com. This fic inspired by WuFei's Episode Zero manga and Okui Masami's song "Kiss in the Dark". Thanks for reading and I hope to see you again. Ja ne! Oh and by the way.. . I own nothing. Never have never will. See ya next time!*****)