It was a beach party, the atmosphere lively as everyone seemed to be having a good time.
In one corner, a bit away from the crowd and booming music sat a girl in a boy's lap, obviously intimate.
"Let's go somewhere else." She giggled, brushing a strand of light chestnut hair away from her cerulean eyes.
"Like?" He grinned, dark blue orbs of his own gleaming as he kissed her neck.
"Like... some place fun." She insisted pushing him away. He could be so impulsive sometimes.
He frowned, obviously displeased by her reaction but finally mumbled, " If you say so."
They walked across the sand, leaving the lit torched area towards the shore.
It was fairly dark, the sky turning jet-black, but that didn't seem to bother either. They were safe, within the comfort of each others presence.
"It's cold!" She squealed latching on to her lover's arm, as waves lapped against her feet.
He laughed, earning an eye roll from her, but they were only teasing. Young couples are so predictable.
I looked down slowly towards a glinting object in my hands, lifting it up close to my face so I could see my reflection.
A grin? Yes, it was always right before when I felt the rush of excitement.
No more stalling, I had little time before they would eventually get bored and leave. Or worse to notice my presence. I approached them slowly, only at the last second did they turn around, mouths agape with shock at they recognized me instantly. It was time to make a move.
One month earlier:
It was a bright sunny day, not that Madoka had the chance to be enjoying any of it. She was in the basement of her fathers shop, working intently to fix a broken Pegasus.
Sighing she placed it off to the side as she rested her head on her desk for a moment. It was rare that she ever got a break and even with her love for Beyblade, she wouldn't mind one every once in a while.
"Napping on the job?" A snicker came from behind her. It was easy to tell who it was, but why was he here?
She popped her head up and turned around to eye him questioningly. "Kyouya?"
He nodded, leaning against the wall, seeming rather distracted by something as he shifted his weight.
She waited to see if he had something to say but he made no motion to do so. He just stared at her intently with his darkened eyes.
Was he teasing her? She was in no mood to joke around, although it didn't seem in Kyouya's character to come all this way for a prank. But with no other suspicion to go on she decided to return to her work, figuring he'd get bored and leave eventually.
Madoka pulled down her goggles and continued to fix pegasus. How that boy managed to get so much damage done never ceased in amazing her.
Just as she was beginning to get engrossed she saw Kyouya out of the corner of her eye standing nearly beside her.
"Yes?" She questioned, allowing a hint of impatience to show. In reality, she was a bit intimidated by Kyouya sometimes. She could never tell what was on his mind.
"I was just looking at what you were doing." He mumbled, still giving her a dark gaze. He seemed irritated by something but what she couldn't even begin to guess.
And since when did Kyouya care about her job?
"Why are you here?" She spoke bluntly, immediately regretting so. It was just she felt so nervous.
As she predicted, her question only seemed to further anger Kyouya as he paced back and forth, reminding her of a lion in its den.
"You just can't make this easy, can you?" He roared in frustration only earning more confusion from Madoka. What in the world was he talking about?
"I'm here because-" He cut his voice off as he approached her and pressed his lips against hers, clearly answering her question.
But wow was this unexpected. The kiss lasted for several minutes or perhaps seconds before Kyouya pulled away. She was too elated to recognize so, other than each second was more enticing than the next.
He looked into her eyes, for once his guard down as he questioned uncomfortably, "So..."
"Yes," She whispered happily, as she hopped up from her seat and embraced him in a hug. "I'd love to go out with you."
Neither knew that from that moment further, their innocent blossoming romance would turn into both's worst nightmare.
Can love overcome fear?