A Strange Noise
It was raining yet again, the third day in a row. But that didn't stop Jasmine and Alek from running over rooftops and dragging Chloe with them. Not literally, of course, she just didn't want to be there. Chloe wanted to be curled up under her warm covers at home; safe in her own bed with her protectors watching over her.
Instead, Valentina had told Alek and Jasmine that it would be good to leap over alleys and rooftops in the pouring rain. So, here she was, running from slick rooftop to yet another slick roof. Surprisingly she hadn't slipped yet.
A few feet ahead, the other two Mai stopped and looked back at Chloe. "I'm going to head home," Jasmine said. "But you two should keep training for a while." The blonde girl began to protest, but closed her mouth when she remembered something that she'd heard earlier that day. Something that she really wanted to ask Alek about.
"Alright," Chloe sighed and watched the other girl drop down off the building into an empty alley. She turned to the handsome Mai standing, drenched, next to her. "So, I have a question for you." He raised his eyebrows. "Earlier today at school, I overheard something I would have rather not heard."
Alek began walking away towards Chloe's house. Apparently training was done for the night. "Oh, really? Didn't I tell you that would happen?" He looked over his shoulder at her and smirked.
"Yeah, well, it was in between third and fourth period. I was walking by the janitor's closet and I heard a strange noise coming out of it." In front of her, Alek coughed a little. "I didn't think much of it, but then I heard my name..."
He turned around and the light from a streetlamp across the road shone on half of his face, but cast the other half in shadow. "Chloe." He took a step toward her and she backed up against the building. A couple steps later he was right in front of her. So close she could feel his breath on her face.
"It sounded something like that." She breathed out. "And then I heard it again, but it didn't sound like you were really talking to me. So here's my question: Do you like me?" He was so close, she could barely breathe.
"Chloe, that's a very stupid question," Alek said before leaning down and pressing his lips onto hers. I guess that makes it a yes?, Chloe thought as she kissed him back.
When he finally pulled away from her lips, she wanted nothing more than to pull him back. "Well, I like you too, Alek."
"Good." And he reclaimed her lips. There in the pouring rain, Chloe King experienced her second and third kiss. Both of which were so much better than that first one. This time no one was going to die.
...
Little did either of them know that across the street, Jasmine stood hidden among the shadows. She grinned, thinking and laughing to herself that this was exactly what she was hoping would happen. Jasmine watched the two walk back to Chloe's house, where Alek kissed her quickly and then Chloe went inside. He watched her go before hurrying to his appointed post for the night: Watching Chloe's bedroom. Jasmine smiled and turned into the night, leaving them in peace.