The Lucky Ones Chapter 9: Empty Storm
#9 of The Lucky Ones
Been gone for awhile, and I apologize for that. This series should be on a normal return of a chapter every two weeks.
*Nick*
"Gaaaah!"
A distance crackle of thunder made me recoil right out of a peaceful sleep back into a warm sense of reality. However, the sudden jerk was met with some tension and at first I had no idea what restricted my lunge forward.
Until I heard the ever so familiar sound of my partner Ri making a yawn like sound. His voice came out in an oddly calm manner for being violently thrown back into the conscious world. "Heeeey, my head was there ya know!"
I dropped my head back into the pillow no longer worried by the fact I accidently woke him up. Apparently, he was resting his head on my chest while holding onto me through the night.
"Ugh, I'm sorry these damn storms still wake me up after all these years."
His grip however simply tightened on me as his head landed gently pressed up against my neck. Feeling his warm breath and embrace of a furry body pressed up against my half-naked own really made this random storm feel powerless.
An audible sound of his lips connecting with my neck snuck out into the fairly silent room. This was quickly followed up by his words, "oh Nick... what are we gonna do with you?"
I couldn't help but let out a little grin, "I guess I could do this." Being playful despite the scary situation brewing outside, I gently dragged him up the bed with his head now planted on the same pillow as me. Using a little bit of strength, I rotated past his grip and instantly sunk my lips into his.
His reaction was a soft moan plus his amazingly cute tail beating off our shared bed. Even after being together for over five years there was just so much excitement in every single kiss we shared. My voice had deepened slightly, facial hair practically non existent, walking ability still sucked.
Ri however was there to help share my burden, and there could never be a way for me to repay him. I broke the kiss gently to softly speak out, "I love you baby."
Even in the dim lighting of the room I could easily tell he was blushing. He let out a soft like giggle and of course had to say, "I love you too Nicky."
Another crackle of thunder boomed out in the distance rattling the window adding emphasis onto my retort. "I... you... ugh..."
I let out an annoyed sigh, "you know what? I deserve that for waking you up."
He moved a paw from my back, and placed it onto my chest tracing little circles into my bare chest. "Well, at least I get to feel your loving body in the real world again."
I couldn't help but give out a blush of my own, "oh, and you were feeling me up in the dream world eh?"
His response was him smacking his forehead off of mine seemingly defeated while his voice sounded frantic, "you know that's not what I meant!"
My hand moved up to the back of his head, scratching his ears as a way to calm things down a little bit. "Heh, we always seem to end up falling asleep on each other don't we?"
He let his paw fall limply, only to place it onto my hip while we stared deeply into each other's eyes in the dimly lit room. "Looking back at it now, we honestly didn't even need a big bed."
"Hell, I don't even thing we've used the other side of the bed yet."
A gentle kiss fell onto my nose, the close intimacy really making this early morning spark into life. Ri coyfully said, "we won't ever have to."
Those words sparked a fire into my heart, the sheer commitment he had despite me dragging him down was enough for me to call myself a lucky one. Just to think his parents let me date their son and then move in without any notice at all was a lucky strike on its own. In honest terms, I really don't deserve someone as loving and caring as Ri.
I suddenly embraced him rather tightly, and pressed my nose up against his muzzle bringing our eyes closer together. "You basically are stuck with me considering I suck at doing the most basic functions."
He added some weight on his muzzle pressing into my nose giving off an aura of comfort and love. "Hey, good thing you really like to hold my paw and lean on me every where we go."
"You're the perfect guy to lean on Ri."
My words must sparked something in his head considering his tail started assaulting the bed once more. He moved his muzzle slightly to the side and lead me into another kiss. Of course I accepted it instantly and simply held onto him with my eyes sealed shut. Our lips dancing together with our bodies connecting really drowned out every outside sound.
But like every other kiss, it of course had to come to an end. We both took a second to catch our breath and return to a state of normalcy.
Ri stretched his legs out down the length of the bed and asked mid stretch, "so you wanna go back to bed or just get up?"
I moved my hand from the back of his head and rubbed my eyes recalling the time. "Well it's almost eight, guess we could just go hang out downstairs and hope it doesn't rain all damn day."
He just gave a very simple reply saying, "cool with me!"
Just as his words finished, he basically flipped over top of me, landing on the ground perfectly in an odd display of acrobatics.
I just simply looked on in awe knowing I couldn't ever do anything like that. I sat up in the bed and quickly threw my legs over the side of the bed hopping up to my two feet to the best of my ability. "Ahh man Ri... I wish I could move around as freely as you do."
His reaction was to grab my hand with a comforting grip, "you know I'm here for you babe."
Oh so you're allowed to say it?! I couldn't help but squeeze his paw with a tightness of my own, "so carry me onwards my handsome price!"
A blush erupted on his face, I knew you'd like that! He just carried on through it and took me up on my words. Effortlessly, he lifted me up off the ground and cradled me close to his body. Ri started to carry us to the door leading out to the hall while saying, "you not being able to walk normally gives me an excuse to be able to hold your sexy body."
Ah... damn you! There was no way I couldn't get a little antsy over that, but I had no choice in the matter. I was quite literally in his hands... er paws.
His pace lightened up as we crossed Sarah and Lu's room, and oddly the door was wide open. Ri stopped walking entirely when we made it to the doorway, and we both peered into the room.
You really couldn't see to much just by looking at them, but in a deeper sense you could see two lives connected perfectly. Sarah was passed out on top of her Lucario husband Lu who was holding her through the night. Even after all these years they are still inseparable. And in looking at them, I just couldn't help but think of Ri.
I would totally propose to Ri, I know I would. But it just seems so selfish for me to ask him to lower his life down to me. He was practically have to use all his energy every day in order to help me around. But I just love him so much, just like Sarah and Lu. I want Ri to be with me every single god damn day.
My thoughts were shaken away from me with an actual shake. Ri whispered out, "you okay down there?"
He started walking before I finally snapped back and stammered out, "yeah."
The creaking of the steps signified our entrance into the first floor. A few seconds passed before I was hauled off into the living room and gently lowered down onto the living room couch. Ri quickly jumped on me, threw his legs down the full length of the couch, laid his head onto my lap and just simply stared up at me with a grin on his face.
"Oh so you get to lay down and I don't?"
He chuckled with his paws idle on his stomach, "so what were you thinking about?"
I kinda froze in place. What exactly do I say here? "I was thinking about you."
"Oh were you now?" He squirmed around slightly, enjoying the little flirt.
I placed a hand on his chest, tracing my finger through his warm fur. However he quickly seized my hand with his paws and held it in place. The action seemed rather cute, but the glare in his eye looking up at me looking so innocently was even more so.
"Yeah, and now you just kidnapped my hand!"
He squeezed my hand with his tail swaying underneath him, "my hand now!"
With a laughable amount of strength, I tried to yank my hand free to no avail. Trying to overpower a Lucario is about as dumb as trying to stop a truck with your body. Ri was just a big wall of furry muscle. You can't tell by looking at him, but his strength is just simply astounding. It felt like nothing could hurt me as long as he was by my side.
I gave up after a few more useless seconds and just sunk into the couch further, my hand no longer in my control. A few silent seconds passed out before Ri finally spoke out, "hey Nick."
"Huh?" I wasn't sure what to expect, but simply just went along with it.
"I saw this really cute guy the other day."
"Care to describe?"
A little smirk spread across his lips, "uhh... he had medium length hair, that was brown. Was just about my height, and quite small for his age."
He peered even deeper into my eyes, practically studying my soul. "Brown eyes that could see the beauty in anything. A grip that could put me to sleep comfortably every night. A love and admiration that one simply can't get enough of."
A small tear formed in my eye. He was obviously describing me, and it just felt amazing to actually be loved for just being me. "And for some reason Nick, he didn't have a shirt on, and had a very strange passion for a certain Lucario."
With my spare hand, I placed it behind his head and lifted him up slightly. I sunk my head downwards with teary eyes and softly spoke out, "god I love you Ri."
He closed the gap and pressed his lips into mine. That, was an I love you.