Down,
her hair fell
around her like her own personal cape,
locking her in,
just close enough to touch
He leans down,
just a press of the lips
to capture her fancy,
to make her come undone,
to make her feel happier than ever before
She stands
on her tiptoes,
rocks into the kiss,
expecting it,
and thrilling over it
Her lips move
eagerly
like the moments when small hands
reach out to capture fireflies,
not to hurt,
just to feel free,
weightless,
share a simple breath of joy, wonder, and awe
He can't help smiling into her lips,
feeling alive
just by the mere touch of them,
embracing her further into her arms
as if they could stay like that
for the rest of their time
She only laughs
when he pulls away
as if the sun
stole every last bit of normality,
made it enchanting to just relax,
body still reeled in by that kiss
"I love you"
she says
and it sounds like the steady drumbeat of a new promise,
it sounds as if she means 'forever and ever' just as much
as she means those three words
"I love you too"
he hopes that she hears that promise
trapped in his voice,
let out by the tender look on his face,
embraced in her arms
She stares up at him and smiles,
she manages to look free again
as if Makoto was every single one of her childhood dreams combined
as if he'd become the moon and stars to her,
became the sun that peeks through the clouds
She smiles
as if she can just tell
that they'll be happy forever and ever,
and all that he can do
is breathe it in
and hope for that too.