Reunion
by, Cony
Chapter 15
Suri saw as she was examining him, and grinning, waited for
her to finish. He could feel her asking gaze all over him, trying
to decipher him. He hid his emotions, his thoughts, even his
love from her, as best as he could. He felt her trying to push
harder, but he remained silent, and resisting every attempt
she tried. Then, he felt as her mind retracted, she had been
defeated, at least for now. When he saw her clear again, still
smiling, asked: "Did I pass your exam, Princess Mercury?"
The girl blushed. She never thought she could have been
caught so easily. Mental powers were never a strong point in
her, but they were very developed for the average inhabitant of
the Silver Millenium. When they were together, she and
Zoisite had spent hours studying books, and ancient scrolls,
trying to discover new ways of mind reading. Several times
they had scanned each other, and they were now able to
recognize each other brain waves.
That's why Suri hid his emotions and feelings, he knew
Mercury would suspect something if she found his thoughts to
be so similar to Zoisite's. It had been hard, but he had done it
successfully. I wonder where did she get that strong! Her
powers have improved a lot since the last time we practiced
this!
His thoughts were interrupted by Mercury's voice: "Yes you
did, Lord Suri." They smiled, and knew they had become
friends.
"So, Lady Mercury. Will you tell me what's bothering you?"
Mercury seemed to hesitate, but answered: "It's nothing."
"Oh, come on. There's something worrying you, I can see it.
You can't fool me about it." And then, it hit her. Those were
the exact same words Zoisite had used about a month ago,
when they were on the beach. Their last conversation was
plastered on her face, she knew she couldn't be wrong. She
went pale, and covered her mouth with her right hand, barely
holding to the windowsill with the other, to avoid from falling.
Suri saw as she gasped, and turned white. Oops, I guess this
time I went too far… "Lady Mercury? Are you alright?" he
said, trying desperately to find a way to distract her of the
thought he knew was going through her head.
"You... you are... Zoisite?" was the reply he got. Her voice
was trembling, a bare whisper that reached his ears. Her body
was shaking in surprise, and her eyes showed fear. And then,
she fainted.
Her little body was limp, and she fell to he ground. Luckily, he
got her before she reached it, and held her in his arms. Her
face rested on his arm, her closed eyes, if they had opened at
that time, would have seen a worried face, a face that she had
immediately recognized as Zoisite's. The worry it showed, the
panic of her being seriously hurt, the love they poured out,
was enough to match him with the Earth General. Oh, my
God. Now what am I going to do? She knows who I am, and
now I have her here, unconscious. I knew this wasn't going to
work!
Then, he saw the door. It was opened, and lead to a balcony.
He hadn't noticed it before, because he was sure there were
no open door in the room. This must be Princess Serenity's
work. Thanks! He carried her out, taking special care as to
not staining her dress.
The night breeze was cold, but comfortable. The stars were
shining brightly, and the earth was in the sky, irradiating hope
to him. He reached the far end of the balcony, where a stone
bench was. There, he put her, taking off his cape to make a
pillow, for her head not to touch the cold stone. Then, he
checked her pulse, and saw with relief that it was beating, as
it should be. Her chest went up and down, as her breathing
returned to normal. He took her hand into his, and kissed it
lightly.
"I've always said you look wonderful when you sleep..." he
whispered, looking to her face. Then, he patted her palm
swiftly, while he said: "Lady mercury, Lady Mercury. Wake
up!"
His voice was enough for the girl to wake up. First, her eyelids
fluttered a bit, and to his surprise, her hand squeezed his a
bit. Them her eyes opened, and seemed to awake from a
dream.
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