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Excerpt from Progeny #1, by Jeffrey Vasquez
Now all he had to do was get her to get off of him without giving her the wrong idea; or touching anything that he shouldn't. From the way that her heart was beating, he was sure that she was in shock; hopefully that would make things easier. All he had to do was take it slow, and if he was lucky she wouldn't even know what happened. Of course, Ranma should have known better. His luck had never been that good. He opened his eyes slowly, and simply stared all the color draining from his face. ******** Ami watched her rescuer's face drain of color. She watched as various emotions played out on his face: shock, disbelief, denial, pain... She could feel the depth of his ache as it registered in those striking eyes of his. Buried beneath the pain was such an intense sentiment, a love so profound that Ami felt herself undeniably being consumed. She couldn't escape the ardent passion, and something inside her admitted that she didn't really want to. All thoughts of exams and studying went flying right out the window as she met those wonderfully blue eyes. Well, not really, but they sure didn't seem as important as they had a few moments ago... Ami had read about the "Eternal Moment", but had never really understood the concept...until now. Time seemed to stop, and the world fell away. No sound entered her ears except for his breathing and her own pounding heart beat. She couldn't register any smells, save for the bittersweet scent of his sweat mixed with a fabric softener. All that she could feel was the effortless strength with which he cradled her, and the gentle hands that had protected her from the harsh bite of the pavement.
Now all he had to do was get her to get off of him without giving her the wrong idea; or touching anything that he shouldn't. From the way that her heart was beating, he was sure that she was in shock; hopefully that would make things easier. All he had to do was take it slow, and if he was lucky she wouldn't even know what happened. Of course, Ranma should have known better. His luck had never been that good. He opened his eyes slowly, and simply stared all the color draining from his face. ******** Ami watched her rescuer's face drain of color. She watched as various emotions played out on his face: shock, disbelief, denial, pain... She could feel the depth of his ache as it registered in those striking eyes of his. Buried beneath the pain was such an intense sentiment, a love so profound that Ami felt herself undeniably being consumed. She couldn't escape the ardent passion, and something inside her admitted that she didn't really want to. All thoughts of exams and studying went flying right out the window as she met those wonderfully blue eyes. Well, not really, but they sure didn't seem as important as they had a few moments ago... Ami had read about the "Eternal Moment", but had never really understood the concept...until now. Time seemed to stop, and the world fell away. No sound entered her ears except for his breathing and her own pounding heart beat. She couldn't register any smells, save for the bittersweet scent of his sweat mixed with a fabric softener. All that she could feel was the effortless strength with which he cradled her, and the gentle hands that had protected her from the harsh bite of the pavement.