I'd keep a constant watch over him, if nothing else in this world ran it's course--

"I guess I got home later than normal. I had been working over at the Maverick Hunter Headquarters. I went to a small sushi bar with Zero, the one that stays open late, right next to the office.......After I got full, I decided I should be headed back to Dr. Cain's house to sleep--"

--I saw him, like I did every night..........I wondered why was he leaving so late.......I put that in the back of my mind immediately when I saw him get into the car and leave........Just as I do when I got the chance to do so........He makes me watch him..he likes it, I know...I.........I knew
where he was going.......He was headed home, to Dr. Cain's home, where he lived--

"I drove on home. My house isn't far from the MMHQ. I guess.....three minutes? I don't know, I've never counted. After I parked the car, I then I went inside. The house was dark, just the TV left on, I guess so I could see a little. Dr. Cain must've gone to bed already. He usually goes about midnight. It's only thirty after that. I felt around for the banister of the staircase to my bedroom. The humid summer air hit me, making it worse under my armor, which I so badly wanted to change out of...I was
starting to get stickier. I called out 'Lights on' so many times it wasn't funny. I think it had a glitch. Perhaps the light in the stairwell was blown; I don't know. I'm too busy to keep up with anything anymore...not after four wars... Whatever it may have been, my bedroom light did come on, at least. I could see it gleaming out from under the crack of the door. I went over to it, letting it slide open, and putting the lock on it.

"I kinda wish Zero were here right now. I hope he didn't promise Iris another date. I know he hates to do those, so I don't see why he does it.....but....I can't argue with him...whatever makes him happy, I assume. He wants to be nice, I bet. Friendlyness can't be stopped.

"I went inside of the bathroom and removed my helmet. I smiled as the cool air from the vents hit my already wet hair. It was messy right now. I didn't really think twice about that. I did, however, remembered to check whether or not if the window in the bathroom was closed. I walked over to it and took a look outside. Dr. Cain probably had one of the loveliest yards in town, surprisingly. We went out this spring to check on the things we planted in the winter. 'Even through this magnificent technology we have' Dr. Cain would quote every year to me. ' There is nothing better for the flora than a green thumb.' We got nice things every year. Just as a gift, I sent Zero some roses, which I
was glad to see he enjoyed......."

"I pulled myself back inside, getting a final glimpse of that moonlit sky to keep in my mind, that certain air it gave off so sweetly, and locked the shutters. I went to the control panel of the shower, turning the water on to 120°F, just as I like it, hot or cold. I then began to remove my
armor, the cool air hitting my skin through each removal of the pieces. I put the armor in the containment unit in my room, setting it to cleaning mode. I walked back inside of the bathroom, stopping in front of the mirror to look at myself. I looked a sight, and I needed to be cleaned,
badly. I flexed my arms around a little, looking at each of my small muscles. I didn't really think much of myself. I'm not the loveliest person, no, never, but...I looked alight enough for being able
to walk out into society. I shook that thought out of my head as I headed towards the shower. As I opened the door, the sudden rush of the mist hit my hot skin, turning it cool along with the air from the vents. I smiled and stepped inside, letting the hot water trail down over my previously drenched skin--"

As I came up to the side of the house, I looked up, seeing as the lights in the two adjacent windows were shining through, I knew by now X should be in the shower. I had heard the sound of running water start up. I closed my eyes and waited in the large tree in front of his bedroom window,
waiting for him to come out. The warm night air's breeze seemed to flow right off my back, and almost pleasant feeling.......

Flowing off my back.....that water....rolling off his soft......skin.....leaving a droplet through each smooth crease.....how I would love to be that droplet...that little droplet trailing along his
little neck....to his shoulder.....caressing him....kissing his little shoulder, oh so lightly, oh so gently....

I licked my lips...tasting the salty sweat that had accumulated under my armor. I realized I was craving him, X, my appetite for him couldn't be curbed....be it seeing him just....walking by me.....On the street..his air, his presence enthralled me...Sigma wasn't going to have any plans or me tonight, oh no. This would be mine...all mine....X....all mine...

I heard the water shut off.

"I stepped out of the shower, the tiles, being slippery with steam, toyed with my balance, almost causing me to slip....again....I managed to hold ground with the towel rack and hoist myself back to
my feet. I smiled and pulled the towel off the rack, rubbing it trough my hair in order to attempt to dry it off. I leapt into my room and shut the bathroom door quickly behind me. Then I sighed. Too
hot of a shower did make me feel exhausted, dizzy...just a little. I went over to my bed and laid back into the soft, comforting mattress, letting the soft quilts rub against my skin and tickle my face. I nuzzled into and turned onto my stomach, looking across to my window. "

"The moon looked so brilliant. It seemed almost abnormal how it just sort of had that diffuse glow it gave off to my curtains, and it's size...it was huge......"

"Oh, how I wish Zero were here with me....just to look out the window with me....I could put my arms around his neck...pull him close...If he'd ever wanted me like that......"

"....."

"I picked up the remote control, and turned on my television. I was sure to turn it down, for I didn't want to wake Dr. Cain. As I reached over to pull my silk night shirt around me, I felt a sleep setting into my eyes...so....I wouldn't watch TV for long...least I couldn't, not without
falling asleep with it on.......I turned my head back to the window, to get one last look at the moon before I--"

I saw him, now, looking out of the window. He lay there...soft and pretty...his small, nude body seemed to blush all over...as if it were being teased and caressed by the covers and that
shirt.........he seemed to be..smiling...at me.....His eyes were directly on me..I was sure of it.....They seemed to be beckoning me...to him....

His finger raised up, to his mouth......he gave it a kiss and....pointed it towards me......I gasped, I felt a hot flush then cover my face. I know...he was doing it to me...directly...to me...--

"So I felt like giving the moon a kiss. A silly thought,I know, but, doesn't everything lovely deserve a kiss just once?"

"Unlike me..."

"Love is the last of my concerns, the love between two people, I mean....but...the need to feel wanted concerned me more....no matter how I got it. Of course, not in this horrid, disgusting way as
if for sexual means.....I sighed heavily, jumping at the sound of a creak. I just realized my window had been unlocked. I was too weak to close it. I started to drift off. 'I'll just...leave it...." I
told myself. 'And let the wind........the wind....' The last thing I saw were the undersides of my eyelids, closing tightly...the soft sheets to my back....coaxing me into a sleep...."

 

I noticed the window seemed to be open......had he left it that way on purpose....?

X was waiting for his prince to come, I thought, and I had to be it.

I leapt from the branch over to the outside sill of the large window. I could see inside.....the heavenly blue moonlight, shining on X's soft skin made him look more and more so true to an angel than I could ever think anyone could be.

I put my hand on the pane and pushed open the door as quietly as i could. Not a sound, I thought. I'm sure sweet, sweet X's slumber could be broken just like a thread of thin silk, him being so precious and delicate. I shuddered at the thought of him in my arms.....so vivid....I would be over
there soon....for him....for X....my...X...

I stepped down from the windowsill as quietly as I could...trying not to even make as much as a soft patter, or a clanking from my boots. I sank to my hands and knees crawling towards the bed to where X slept.

I rose over him. He lay there, his small, muscular chest exposed to me. He was clad in nothing but the quilts and the silk nightshirt he wore......

I kneeled back down beside the bed, close to him. He lay on his back, his chest rising at every breath. I could feel heat come over my own body.....I knew this was it...I had to..I had to....

I removed my helmet. I wiped away the sweat that had accumulated underneath, and moved the hair out from my eyes. I licked my lips, them already becoming dry for some unknown reason...

His were parted, as if dreaming of one......

A kiss, a dear, sweet kiss....

Just one......

...........

I bent down, my face to his own. I trailed my lips across his small nose, down to his plump, soft lips, and a little past his chin. I took a breath and sighed, my lips now on his neck. I rested my hand softly on his face, slightly turning it towards my own to the side.

My lips rested on his own. I wanted to take X in this state, grabbing him and taking him seemed like a good idea......

 

....But I couldn't.

 

Everything lovely deserves a kiss. Only a kiss.

Especially X.

I didn't know what had come over me that night. I couldn't do anymore to him. I pulled back with a slight gasp. I stood up and threw the covers over X's body, tucking him in tightly, making sure he felt more comfortable.

I looked at him one last time before I left.

Why didn't I take him........why?

Beautiful X.

I headed back to the window, leaping onto the sill. I climbed outside of it and closed the shutters, making sure this time, it was locked before I leapt to the branch.

I looked back one last time at X. If he were dreaming, I pray it was of his prince.

I pray the prince may be me.

 

 

 

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©2000 Capcom. Story by iGoGo(NM)

Geeze, that was crappy. My first RM fic...~_~

Literary.