Chapter 1-Perfect
The shyest girl I had ever met. The girl I called "weird" all this time. The girl who knew what it felt to be rejected. The girl that had the bruises, but never answered why. The girl who seemed so afraid of going home. The girl who wanted to and did fall in love... With me.
It was December 24th, 11:00p.m. It was a cold night. The sky was clear, the moon has a silver glow and the stars shone brightly. The snow covered the ground; with the exception of clumps of grass, the withered blades jutting from the ice. The water hadn't frozen over yet, mirroring the mountains upon its liquid canvas.
All was quiet.
I spotted her on the bridge. It was Mishi Nagano. She looked happy yet sad. Her eyes blue, no pupils to be found. Her pale white skin matched the moon's glow.
Her long, dark purple hair almost matched the color of the night sky. She was staring at a single leaf hanging on a branch on the tallest tree in the village, the only tree with a leaf still hanging on it. I silently walked up to her. She didn't notice me.
"Hi Mishi." I greeted. She jumped; I guess she was a bit startled. She turned to see me.
"H-Hi Kyou-Kun." She softly said. She looked down and started tapping her fingers. It took me a while, but I figured out that Mishi tapped her fingers when she was nervous or excited.
"Why aren't you home with your family?" I asked. I guess she could've asked me the same thing, except... I don't have a family.
"I wanted to see if the last leaf had fallen yet..." She softly answered.
"You know... They say that... If you catch the last leaf of the season... And make a wish... It will... Come true..." I looked at her. She looked amazed; it was like she went off into her own world.
"Isn't it pretty tonight? If only I could see it snow... Then everything would be... Perfect..." She softly said.
I nodded. She stared at the leaf again. I stared, checking my watch; it was 11:59p.m. One more minute until midnight. She stared at the leaf again. One more minute until midnight I thought to myself.
"Well... I'll guess I'll be going... Good night, Mishi." I said.
"Night, Kyou-Kun," she said back to me. I turned around to make my way back home, I didn't even take half a step when a soft breeze blow. I heard a snap. The last leaf was falling. I reached out to grab it.
I caught it, but someone else had caught it also. I turned my head to find Mishi looking at me. She was blushing. We didn't let go of the leaf.
"Well... What happens..? Ha-ha do we both make a wish..?" Mishi asked.
"To tell the truth... I'm not sure." I laughed, Mishi laughed too. She closed her eyes and blushed even more. I decided to make a wish, just for the fun of it.
Suddenly, I felt myself getting closer to Mishi. I closed my eyes I felt something on my lips. I was kissing Mishi. When I opened my eyes, Mishi was leaning on my chest, smiling. We were still holding the leaf. I felt myself blush.
"Mishi..." I started to say.
The shy girl I knew didn't seem so shy anymore. The girl I called "odd", didn't seem so "odd" anymore. The girl, who was always rejected, wasn't. The girl, who fell in love with me, was the girl I had fallen in love with.
"You know what?" I continued.
"What..?" Mishi softly said.
"Now... It's perfect..."
And she agreed with me. We stayed like that till Mishi started shivering. So, I took her in my arms and headed to her home. The streets were empty; no one was out this late. Except for the two of us. I kept her close so she could keep warm, also, so she would be close to me.
It felt right having her next to me, her soft hand in mine. How come I couldn't see this before?
As we turned the corner of the fence, I could see her front door up ahead. I kept walking but a tug of my arm had me turning around to see Mishi, just standing there.
"Kyou-kun," she blushed and hugged me, "thank you but I can walk the rest of the way. My father wouldn't like it if he saw me coming home so late with you."
I smiled at her, "Alright, Mishi. I'll see you in the morning then, good night." I left a kiss on her lips and walked away.
"G-Good night, Kyou-kun..."