| Eternal Love |
| An hour later Michael met Nikita in the workout room. He knew that they both needed to act out their aggressions and not alone. No they needed to work them out on each other. And afterwards they would be ready to start Flavia’s training as a team, or so he hoped. Nikita started out very forcibly with her hands which Michael blocked expertly but she unexpectedly made an 80 degree kick taking him down onto his back. She smiled…the smile of a predator though…not the smile of his friend and lover. He let her be the aggressor knowing it was what she needed. She needed to act out her anger on him in order to talk about what was bothering her. He would let her do anything to him short of killing or injuring him. He let her know this. She took him down 3 times with very little effort. She narrowed her eyes, ‘What was Michael’s game? What was he playing now?’ she wondered. ‘He had to be up to something but what was it? Or was he just letting her know that he wanted her back? One never knew with Michael but usually she could read something in his eyes…they were blank to her right now though’. An hour later both were exhausted and decided to hit the showers before meeting with Flavia. Before she left though Michael lightly touched her shoulder to get her to face him. “Can we talk?” he asked. Nikita lowered her eyes. She knew it was inevitable but she loved Michael. She couldn’t live without him, didn’t want to even try. She nodded her head lightly as she brushed past him into the ladies showers. 30 minutes later Nikita and Michael met up in the section cafateria. Both grabbing their favorite coffee, Michael’s black, Nikita’s with sugar, cream, and caramel. They sat in silence for a few minutes both collecting their thoughts and going over what had happened today. “What’s wrong Kita?” Michael asked finally. “I’m sorry Michael. I don’t know what I was thinking this morning. I don’t know what got into me” she whispered sadly. “What’s your fear?” he asked. “What are you afraid of. I know that this whole day has not been about just one comment that I made this morning.” Nikita smiled. ‘Michael knew her far to well.’ “I don’t…..” she paused. “You don’t what?” he asked. “I’m not sure what I’m afraid of” she admitted. “I think a lot of it is that you’ll leave me again.” “And the other part?” he asked. “That you don’t want me.” She said looking up. He reached across the table for her hand. It was the best he could do. He couldn’t act out his feelings here in section. “Kita, I have always wanted you; from the first day I saw you I wanted you” he whispered. Nikita looked up surprised. “really?” she asked not quite wanting to believe it. “Really.” He said seriously. “When I fell in love with you I knew there was no going back. I’ve never cared so much for one person as I do you. I value your life and happiness above my own. I didn’t even care half that much for simone” he admitted sadly. Nikita released her hand from Michaels taking it up to caress his jaw and lift his chin to look into his eyes. He was telling the truth and it made her want to leap for joy! “Oh Michael” she whispered with tears in her eyes. “Don’t cry. Please don’t” he begged her. “They’re not tears of sadness but of joy Michael. You bring me so much joy and happiness in my life or what I have of a life here that I wouldn’t want to live my life without you for even a second” she confessed as she wiped the tears away. Their hands met gently caressing the others’ for a few brief seconds before they both knew it was time to meet with flavia again and begin her training. Their hands never left the other’s and they walked that way to level D to retrieve THEIR material. |
| Part 14 |