For The Love of Another
Chapter 1 – Appearances
A/N: Hey guys, this is my first collaboration with fellow writer zhanna96 (I'll post a link to her profile on my page). The story is essentially done but I am just going over the grammar and etc before uploading so updates will be about a week or maybe less apart. Remember to check out my girl zhanna and as always ENJOY R&R PLZ!
It was evening and Tommy was at home. He was sitting near his television and searching one DVD in particular. Then he heard somebody knocking on his door. When he opened it, Kira was standing outside. She was wearing black jeans and yellow top, on her neck there was a coulomb that Tommy had given her a week ago.
"Hi" she said. Tommy just took her hand and drew her up to him, then he closed the door behind Kira and pressed her into it.
"I've been waiting for this all day" he said and kissed her with passion. Kira opened her mouth and let Tommy play with her tongue. After the long kiss, Tommy moved from her. Kira's eyes, which had closed, opened to look him over. He wore black jeans and black T-shirt, always a good look for him.
"Let's go. I found an interesting film to watch" Tommy said and they sat on a sofa comfortably and Tommy turned on the TV. It was hard to believe but Kira and Tommy had been dating for 3 weeks, and nobody knew about it. They decided to tell everyone about them in a few months after Kira finished school. For now this was their idea of a date. Tommy decided to watch a horror flick, it's always the best film for a date. But his plans went wrong. Kira wasn't scared, she was laughing. He thought – hoped – she might be scared and hold Tommy's hand and hide her face into his shoulder. But she was laughing and sometimes gave him a pat on his shoulder.
"I think we've watched enough" Tommy said and turned off the TV.
"Why? It's just middle of the film," Kira said. Tommy put his finger on her lips.
"This film is boring. Let's play a game."
"OK, what game?"
"Truth or Dare?" Tommy asked his girlfriend.
"Truth," Kira answered.
Tommy decided to go easy on her, "Tell me the real reason why you're late today for my lesson?"
"But I told you that my alarm clock was broken and.." Tommy cut her off.
"Kira, I know when you lie" He gave her that look and she relented.
"OK, last night I was writing a new song and I didn't want anybody to know it"
"I won't tell anyone" Tommy smiled.
"Truth or dare?" Kira asked him.
"Dare"
Kira grinned, "Thank you for saying that. Bring me some water please, I want something to drink." Tommy went to the kitchen and brought Kira a glass of water.
"Truth or dare?" he asked her. She drank the water and answered "Dare"
And at this moment someone called on Kira's phone.
"Answer the call" Tommy said and Kira smiled at him as she picked up the phone.
"Hi, mom… But you don't have to be… Oh… I'm at my friend… But, mom… OK, bye" Kira turned to Tommy and said "I have to go home, sorry".
"That's nothing. I understand". That was one of the breaks of a secret relationship.
"Thanks," Kira kissed him sweetly, then left.
An hour later, Tommy was watching that film. He wasn't scared, he had never been scared of horror movies, so he watched them with no emotions. But he understood why Kira was laughing, there were many funny slip-ups and Tommy started laughing too. Suddenly he heard another knock at the door. 'I hope this is Kira' Tommy thought and opened the door. But it wasn't Kira, it was the last person in the world he would expect at his doorstep.
"Kim" he breathed out amazed. His head began to swim with questions but he couldn't pick which one to start with.
"Hi" Kim clasped her hands nervously and bit her lip, "may I come in?"
"Huh? What? Oh yeah come in," Tommy tried to recapture his floundering wits and let her in "What… Why…" All words seem to evade him at this moment.
Kim half smiled and said, "What am I doing here?"
Tommy smiled, "Yes, that's a good place to start."
Kim sighed, "Tommy, I came to bridge a gulf. I know that you have many questions for me, questions I created, and now I am ready to answer to all of them"
Tommy was still trying to wrap his mind around what was happening, "Why did you decide to come? We haven't been still in touch with for ages, after that letter" Tommy's voice broke on the last word.
"Tommy I lied," Kim looked fleetingly like a little child admitting to wrongdoing, "I didn't meet another guy. I wrote it because Tanya called me and let slip that Kat had feelings for you, and it seemed like you had feelings for her. I didn't want to prevent you from being happy."
"What? Kat had feelings for me? Before we're starting dating?"
"Yes," was all she said.
Tommy couldn't come up with anything better to say than, "Ohh…"
Kim continued on, "And only recently I found out you broke up and so I decided to get my white tiger back. Tommy, please say you can forgive me?" Kim asked him. Tommy was silent for a moment, trying to come to terms with everything but Kim interpreted it as a no and started to cry.
This snapped him out of it, "Hey, Kim, calm down" Tommy said and hugged her "of course I forgive you. We'll be great friends, just like we used to be."
"Yeah… friends" Kim answered without enthusiasm and a grimace that Tommy missed.