Author: MoiraShipper
Song: 22-Taylor Swift
Resume: It was Akari's 22th birthday and Taiki came to make a surprise to her.
TS Collection: 22 years
It feels like a perfect night
To dress up like hipsters
And make fun of our exes
It feels like a perfect night
For breakfast at midnight
To fall in love with strangers
Yeaaaah
We're happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time
It's miserable and magical
Oh yeah
Tonight's the night when we forget about the deadlines
It's time
It was eight PM and Akari was taking off her shoes in the doorway of the Hinomoto's house. It was her 22th birthday and she was arriving from the pizzeria with her parents and brothers. She took the stairs, thinking of taking a shower and make a tea, when she opened her bedroom's doors and got scared. Taiki was sat on her window, smiling and he rose to take her on his arms, before she could fall in shock.
"Ta-Taiki!" She exclaimed.
"Hello Akari..." The brunette boy said gently.
Akari blushed, seeing that beautiful smile she'd missed so much. She raised one hand, touching his face delicately, before leaving from his arms, confuse.
They'd graduated at school 3 years ago and then, Taiki got a scholarship for the college to play sports in Tokyo, while Akari stayed on the city, studying literature on a small college. They hadn't changed a lot since then. Akari had grown up a little more and had her red hair down, on her shoulders. Taiki, taller than her, had his brown hair a little longer than before, charming.
"Taiki, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Tokyo, training with the college's team?" She asked, in surprise.
"Nah, I took the day off to see you. Come with me Akari!" He asked smiling.
"To where?!" She exclaimed.
But the boy pulled her by the hand gently, while he was taking his red digivice and said:
"DigiQuartz!"
Her amber eyes widened, while they entered in a place that remembered Akari's room, but the forms were distorted. She only went to the DigiQuarts one time, and it had been with the boy. She got more close to him, her shoulder touching his own, while he guided her.
"Taiki, where are we going?" She asked, curious.
"Hihihi, you'll see it soon." That was all he said.
They walked a little more and when Taiki used his digivice again, Akari released herself from Taiki, taking her hands to her mouth, marveled.
"Taiki... I can't believe!" She exclaimed, smiling.
They were in a beach from Okinawa, where there were a picnic blanket with food, wine and candles. Above them, the stars were shinning in the sky. The girl looked to everything, touched, and turned to the boy behind her, that had his hands in his pockets. She ran to him, and threw herself on his arms. Taiki staggered a little, holding the girl and laughed, missing all that energy she always had.
"Happy birthday Akari…"
He rested his chin on her redhead, while she kept hugging him.
"Ah, thanks Taiki!" She said, sweetly.
Taiki led her to the towel, where there were two cupcakes, watermelons and rice balls and two cups of wine. But what caught her attention was a pink card, in the middle of the towel. She took the card, starting to open it, when the boy stopped her, blushing.
"Please Akari, just open it when we return. Like the card you gave me sometime ago." He asked, nervous.
I don't know about you
But I'm feeling 22
Everything will be alright if
You keep me next to you
You don't know about me
But I bet you want to
Everything will be alright
If we just keep dancing
Like we're 22
22
Akari goggled, remembering the card she'd giving him.
Flashback
It was Taiki's 23th birthday and the boy had returned to the city to celebrate his birthday with his mom, Akari, Nene, Tagiru, Zenjirou, Yuu and Kiriha. Akari had spent part of the party holding thigh into her hands a pink card. She couldn't find the best time to deliver it to him and she was afraid of Tagiru finding it out, that idiot.
"Ah, if he finds it out… He won't leave me in peace." The redhead thought.
Taiki spent all the party rounded by his friends and Akari tried to smile as always, so she wouldn't worry him. The problem was that he was going to return to Tokyo in the morning, so she had to deliver the card that night, before he left
Little by little, the guests started to go home and Taiki fell asleep on the couch of the living room. Akari approached him and gently straightened his pillow. Then she took the card from her pocket and kissed it, putting in his pocket. Before she left, she kissed his cheek and the boy whispered her name.
"A-kari..." He moaned in his dream.
She rose, looking one more time to the boy that was sleeping quietly and she walked out to the door, thinking about what she'd written in the card:
My dear Taiki
You may not realize it, but someone only has eyes for you.
Happy birthday, Akari.
End of the Flaskback
Akari decided not to think about the card he'd given her, until they went home. She threw her arms in the air, sitting on a rock that was there, feeling the marine breeze.
"I'm feeling sooooo alive Taiki!" She exclaimed, laughing.
Taiki smile, filling the cups with wine and giving one to the girl.
"Here, birthday girl." He said.
They toasted, laughing. Akari smiled while he gave her the cupcake and some others candies. She thought how the boy was always gentle and attentive. After they finished eating, they toasted one last time and the boy turned on his ipod, putting a romantic song. He rose, giving her his hand.
"Let's dance, shall we?" He asked gentle.
Akari giggle, accepting his hand and he put his other hand on her waist. They were dancing slowly, feeling so close, after months far away, by the studies.
"Hey Akari." He called her.
Akari looked at him.
"Yes?"
The boy took her on his arms and dipped in the sea with her, making the girl squeal because the water was cold.
"Taiki!" She shouted.
She slapped him lightly on the shoulder, laughing while throwing her wet hair back, dipping again. Taiki dipped too, chasing her and they two started swimming together in the dark water, lighted by the full moon. They returned to the surface and embraced, watching the full moon.
"22..." She whispered.
"I think it's time to go back home." He suggested.
Akari sighted but agreed and went to the sand, take their stuffs, returning to the DigiQuartz and then, to Akari's bedroom.
It seems like one of those nights
This place is too crowded
Too many cool kids
It seems like one of those nights
We ditch the whole scene
And end up dreaming
Instead of sleeping
Yeah
We're happy free confused and lonely in the best way
It's miserable and magical
Oh yeah
Tonight's the night when we forget about the heartbreaks,
It's time
In her room, the girl gave him a towel to dry his hair, and she put a towel around her neck, sitting on a chair in front of the mirror. While he was distracted, sat on her bed, she took the card from her pocket and opened it.
My Akari
You may not realize it, but I ony have eyes for you too.
Happy birthday, Taiki.
Akari had her hands over her lap, squeezing them in nervous. She liked the boy since they were kids and she had been sad when he moved to Tokyo. The boy, who was sat on the bed, looked a little nervous, but smiled at her when she finished reading the card. Akari rose slowly, going to the boy and she said shyly:
"It was the best birthday ever."
Taiki was surprised with the words but he smiled, taking her by the hand and leading her to the bed, to lie down beside him and stare at the ceiling, like they used to do when they were 10. Taiki stared at the ceiling with one arm under his head and the other, around Akari's body, who had the heart beating fast now. Slowly she relaxed and approached her face to his hair, her noise smelling his apple's smell. She decided to talk about the card.
"I missed this smell so much… Ah Taiki, I like you." She said.
"We've never been so close as now… I like you so much Akari." He said, too.
Taiki turned his face slowly, until his face met Akari's, both so closed that he could feel her breath on his face. Both were with the clothes wet but didn't care. Taiki finally closed the distance and captured her lips with his own and she breathed in, without believing it was happening, they were kissing. The kiss started calm but then, it deepened, their tongues battling. Taiki pulled her to him, embracing her tight.
Slowly, they broke the kiss, but the blue eyes kept firm on her amber eyes, with that intensity she loved so much and then, he kissed her again. When Akari interrupted the kiss, to catch her breath, she slipped her lips to his ear and whispered:
"Does it mean we're together now?" She asked.
Taiki turned her face gentle to his, his lips near her own.
"Yes, miss 22. I want to be with you forever Akari." He said, sweetly.
She smiled after the last kiss and the boy hugged her, putting the blanket over them, while they went to sleep.
I don't know about you
22
22