Waterfall Eclipse

A Weakness

Chapter Seventy-Three:

A Weakness

Rani woke up four hours later, slightly confused. She knew she wasn't home in the Sereitai, but this wasn't her hotel room either. The last thing she remembered was watching a movie with Toshiro. She also knew she hadn't changed into her pajamas, so she wondered why she was in currently in them.

She slowly moved and sat up to try to find Toshiro in the room in the dark. She first looked at the other side of the bed, which clearly was big enough for the two of them to share, but found it vacant. She then squinted her eyes and looked around the room and found him on the couch courtesy of his white hair. She smiled and then got out of the bed and walked over to him.

He had his back turned to her facing towards the couch's back.

"Toshiro." She said cautiously and quietly as she placed her hand on his exposed shoulder. "Wake up, Toshiro." She added after not receiving a response, as she gently shook him.

"Mm?"

"Toshiro, wake up."

He slowly turned towards his left to get a better look.

"You're up." He said groggily as he put his right hand on hers.

"Yes. How am I in my pajamas?" She asked confused.

That woke him up in a matter of speaking. He carefully sat up and she sat down too, draping her legs over his. He paid no mind to the skin on skin contact as he looked into her worried eyes.

"After you dozed off, I must have too. Before I knew it, Chiharu was calling, and then she and Umeko came up with your pajamas and changed you. I had gone into the bathroom to change myself. When I came out they had tucked you in."

"And you chose to sleep on this couch?"

"Yeah. Does that seem odd to you?"

"Toshiro, your bed is huge. We could both sleep on it and still not touch each other." She said with a grin. She then moved her legs off of him. "Come on. Let's go to bed."

"I was fine sleeping here." He stated causing her to turn around.

"I know, but I am not about to let you suffer in your own hotel room on my behalf or because of long followed customs." Rani said as she took his hands.

Toshiro made sure he wasn't 'dead weight' when she attempted to pull him up, so he helped her as much as he could. However, as soon as he was standing he held onto her hands more and moved them around his waist before taking his and cupping her face to kiss her.

"There were another two reasons as to why I was sleeping on the couch."

"Oh?"

"Chiharu threatened me. And I didn't know if I could resist you."

Rani raised her eyebrow.

"She threatened you?"

"Yeah. She told me not to try anything, and if I did, I'd regret it."

"And you were afraid you would?"

"Maybe."

"Okay, well I'll make sure you don't." She said as she started on her way to the bed holding his hand leading him there. She climbed onto the bed and made her way under the covers.

He smiled, but he crawled on top of the covers on the other side of the bed.

"See? Isn't that better than the couch?" She jokingly asked him.

"Just go to sleep." Toshiro replied causing her to laugh.

Thinking she was the first one of the two awake, Rani carefully moved over to his side and wrapped her arm around him and snuggled into him.

"Morning." He said calmly.

"You're up?" She asked disappointed as she propped herself up.

"Yeah, I've been for a maybe an hour. I've just been thinking."

She wanted to know, but she didn't pry.

"I guess I should get to my room and get ready for the day."

"Breakfast first?"

"Sure." She replied without thinking. "Wait – are you thinking room service again?"

"You just realized that?" He asked with a small laugh as he turned to face her.

"Obviously." She replied and then kissed him quickly on the lips. "Why do you spoil me?"

"Isn't that what a boyfriend is supposed to do?" He rhetorically asked putting his hand on her bare waist and causing her to jolt. "You okay?" He asked.

"Um. Yeah." She said with a small smile. He gently started to move his thumb causing her to quickly put her hand onto his. "Stop."

"You're ticklish there." He realized and then grinned.

Rani couldn't deny it, because she was. He had just never touched her there that way.

"No." She said as he started to tickle her. "Stop!" She said laughing as she squirmed around on his bed.

"I found one of your weaknesses." He playfully said as he kept tickling her.

"That's not fair!" She screamed in the middle of her laughter. "Please stop Toshiro. I'm going to have to pee."

"This is too much fun though." He said as he straddled her, but didn't put any weight on her.

She was able to get a grip on each of his wrists.

"Now I really have to pee. Would you get off me please?"

"Sure." He answered. "What do you want for breakfast?"

"Don't care." She said as she walked briskly to the bathroom.

He ordered while she was in there, but he noticed she was in there for a while.

"You okay?" He asked after knocking.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She said as she opened the door.

"Good. I was hoping you didn't fall in."

"What the heck is with this cheekiness? It's so uncharacteristic of you."

"Get used to it."

"Are you sure you're my Toshiro?" She retorted.

"'Your Toshiro'? Since when did I become your property?" He asked grabbing her before she got away.

"Your fault for falling in love with me and confessing."

"But it's your fault for officially wanting to take it to this level."

"Technically, you asked me first." She replied causing him to be quiet. "Gotcha!" She exclaimed as she claimed her victory.

"I feel like the genie in Aladdin." He blurted out causing her to giggle at the movie reference.

Ten minutes later, their breakfast arrived and as soon as they were done, she headed down to the room she was supposed to share with the girls and changed after being bombarded with questions from them. A total of two and a half hours later he came and picked her up and the two went out.