Day and Night: Forbidden Lovers

A Kannazuki no Miko Story

Author's Notes:

Disclaimer: Don't own it, just adore it.

This is set soon after the first episode. I've seen only the first half of the series  so no getting upset on little details please.

ALSO: This is the second edit of my first chapter. There's no going back, so sorry.

Chapter One

Static Touch

Himeko rolled over in her bed restlessly. The images that continued to flash across her mind just wouldn't let her sleep. She stared up at the ceiling, letting out a painful sigh. What was this aching in her chest?

"Chikane-chan…" she whispered quietly to the dark, empty room.

"Himeko…" came her imaginary response, full of longing and desire.

She spun angrily over onto her side, staring at the wall blankly. "Why can't I get her out of my mind?!" she asked herself furiously.

She closed her eyes, desperately trying to block out the pictures, but this only made it worse. She could feel Chikane's arms around her, she could feel her lips tingling where she had kissed her, and her face surrounded her entirely.

Himeko sat up irritably, her heart weighing her down relentlessly. No matter what she did she couldn't stop thinking about her. The harder she tried to forget it the more detail she could sense, and the longer she tried to not think about it the more she wanted to think about it.

"Himeko…" Chikane mumbled pleasantly in her sleep.

She moved about under the sheets, a smile spread wide across her face. Somehow everything was right in her dreams, her dreams with Himeko. Himeko was so gentle, and so timid that Chikane could barely resist her.

"I need you…" Chikane mumbled sorrowfully, reaching out a hand idly.

Himeko turned away, her cheeks blushing brightly. "No…Chikane-chan…please…"

"Please…let me kiss you again…" Chikane nearly begged, her heart throbbing painfully in her chest. "…just once more…"

Himeko backed against the wall, tears flowing from her eyes. Chikane paused, why was she crying? Chikane could hold herself back no longer, if she did her heart would surely explode.

"Forgive me…" Chikane said kissing her again, gripping her tight as she became motionless.

Suddenly Chikane sat up, wide awake! She put her fingers to her lips, staring around her in shock. She could feel a tingling in her lips, the same tingling she had felt as she had kissed Himeko the other day.

It seemed like only seconds later when Himeko awoke to a sudden feeling that she was being watched. She looked around the dark room fearfully. She blinked madly, the sound of breathing coming from across the room.

"Who's there?!" Himeko whispered unevenly staring at the dark figure at the door.

"I'm so sorry, Himeko…" came Chikane's soft, soothing voice.

Himeko let out a long sigh. "Chikane-chan…you scared me." she said.

Chikane approached her bed, watching her sorrowfully. "I'm so sorry…"

"It's okay…" she said looking up at her sleepily. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm so sorry…" Chikane repeated.

"For what?" Himeko said looking at her anxiously. "Are you okay, Chikane-chan?"

"Yeah…" she said, her face unchangingly solemn. "I just couldn't sleep after…"

"After what?" she said watching Chikane with confusion. "What's the matter?"

"I just needed to tell you I was sorry…" Chikane said, the images of that kiss haunting her mind.

"You haven't done anything…" Himeko said. She wasn't being completely honest, at least she didn't think so. Had Chikane really kissed her? She tried to forget about that at the moment.

"Yes I have…" Chikane said looking down at her lap uncomfortably. "…I…" How could she apologize for something that Himeko couldn't even remember? She had been unconscious when she had kissed her. And as for the dream, there was no way she knew about that. But she had to, she would never be able to look at her again if she didn't say something.

"I'm sorry I kissed you…" Chikane said, tears running from her eyes.

"What?!" Himeko said rather more loudly than she had intended. It hadn't been a dream? It wasn't her mind running wild? This heartache wasn't unprovoked?

"Sorry is all I can say…" Chikane said standing up. "…I don't know why I did it."

"You don't…?" Himeko said in a surprisingly disappointed tone.

"What?" Chikane said looking at her miserably.

"I mean…" Himeko said looking down at her hands helplessly. Why was she so disappointed? 'If only she felt something…then maybe it wouldn't be so hard to feel this feeling…' Himeko thought to herself. "What I mean is…you don't have to apologize…"

Chikane was stood utterly still. Why was she so forgiving? Was she simply giving in, being as weak as Himeko was? Maybe, just maybe, she hadn't minded it?

'I wish I could talk to her…' Himeko thought, tears running down her face.

'No, don't cry. Please don't cry…' Chikane thought, desire swelling in her heart. 'Please, please don't cry…'

Chikane sat down beside her and watched her lovingly. She reached out a delicate hand and wiped the tears from Himeko's face. Himeko looked up at her, fear shinning in her innocent eyes. Chikane froze, hypnotized with the desire to kiss her again.

'No, don't!' She thought furiously to herself, 'It's just like my dream, don't do it!'

It was like someone else had taken over her body. She pressed Himeko against the wall behind her and whispered wildly, "I need you…"

Himeko tried to push her away. Chikane's heart sank, it was just like her dream. Himeko was crying, trying to get away but she just couldn't let her.

"Please let me kiss you…just one more time…" Chikane said grabbing hold of her neck. 'NO!' Chikane's mind begged her body, 'Don't!'

"Chikane-chan…please…" Himeko said, panic taking over her eyes.

Chikane's heart began to swell painfully. She was trying desperately to hold herself back as she stared into her Himeko's eyes. "Please stop me…" she said barely audible. "…stop me if you don't want this…because…I can't…"

"Chikane-chan…please…" Himeko begged tugging at her arms. "…please don't ask me to do that…"

"What did you say?" Chikane asked, moving back, but only a few inches.

Himeko closed her eyes painfully. Though everything in her mind told her to push Chikane away, her heart just couldn't. Chikane had gone mad with desire; Himeko could feel it in her dominating grip.

"I can't push you away…" Himeko said pulling her tight in a hug. "…whether I want to or not…"

Chikane relaxed for the first time in day and put her arms around her. She had no idea what Himeko was talking about, but nothing felt better than to hold her close.

"Himeko…?" Chikane asked in a pleading voice. "Please let me kiss you…"

Himeko let go of her suddenly. 'Yes! Yes' her thoughts screamed in her head. She stared deep into Chikane's eyes and couldn't believe what she wanted so badly to do. She just wanted to feel that feeling again, that static touch, that electric sensation.

Himeko could see the desire burning in Chikane's bright blue eyes. Suddenly Himeko locked lips with her. Chikane could not have been more surprised.

Their hearts began to beat wildly, static tickling there lips and tingling down their spines. The world around them disappeared, and suddenly they were in an endless empty space. Stars twinkled around them, as did the passion in their eyes.

Each closed their eyes pleasurably, taking in the luscious taste, the electric buzz. For a moment that seemed to last forever they were lost in each other's embrace.

"Chikane-chan?" Himeko said, blinking her eyes dreamily. She looked around at her room with confusion. What had happened?

Himeko nearly jumped out of her skin when Chikane unexpectedly answered, "Yes, Himeko?"

Himeko was suddenly conscious of Chikane's arms around her. She sat up, her heart racing madly. What exactly had happened last night? Himeko wasn't sure she wanted to know.

"What's the matter?" Chikane said sitting up sleepily.

"What happened?!" Himeko said fearfully.

"Calm down!" Chikane said stretching with a yawn. "You only fell asleep."

"What? I feel asleep? What time is it?" Himeko asked frantically.

"Sunrise." Chikane looked at her with an adoring smile. "You fell asleep in my arms…"

"Why didn't you leave then?" Himeko said holding onto her pillow for some sort of comfort from her confusion.

"You were too cute…" Chikane said unwaveringly. "I just couldn't leave."

"Huh?" Himeko said blushing.

"I've got to go…" Chikane said standing up suddenly.

"But wait!" Himeko said suddenly. There were so many questions running through her mind.

Chikane stood still for a moment, she gave Himeko an uneasy smile and quickly leaned down and kissed a shocked Himeko. "Good-bye, Kurusugawa-san!"

"What?!" Himeko said pulling back and blushing brightly.

But Chikane didn't answer; she simply left Himeko in her confusion. Himeko sat there in her room, completely silent for a long time. She didn't know if she should be happy or sad, mad or confused.

TO BE CONTINUED