A/N: Well, here's Part II. I hope you don't
hate me for it. ^ ^;;;
Disclaimer: Me still owns nootin.
Warnings: Okay, this part is the middle one. Nothing naughty in here, I don't
think. But maybe! Still shounen-ai. Or mebbe shounen-lust? Who knows? o.o
Other A/N: This fic is dedicated to everyone who reviewed Part I:
Flamedramon_the_fire_of_Courage, Harry, PallaPalla, Rina Rose, Roxy Star,
whoever "me" is, Servo-Z, Takeru's Stalker, Gabbie Motimiya Kido, and Al.
Thanks, guys! ^_^
I'm here, just as I was yesterday, only it's raining out and I'm all wet. I rang the doorbell about two seconds ago and I already hear footsteps walking to the door. I can still feel the rain on me, even if I'm under the roof, right next to the door. Relax, Takeru. Taichi might not even be there, and you'll help 'Kari-chan with her project, and you'll go home, and you'll think about him for the rest of the day. Then, you can -
I don't even have time to finish my thought. I don't even know how I could be thinking this right now, but someone answered the door, and it's him. Taichi. He smiles and lets me in. I smile back, but there's that feeling in my stomach again, that feeling I've been getting too much recently, telling me what I'm feeling is love, or so I think. But I'm pretty sure that's it. What else could it be?
"Hikari's in her room. You can go on in." Taichi tells me. I just nod and take my shoes off, then slip on my usual slippers. I walk to her room, again looking for parents. I don't see any, but they could be anywhere. Parents are sneaky…
I knock on the bedroom door.
"Come on in!" I hear her yell. Taichi told
me to go on in, but I know from experience it's wise to knock before entering
anyway. I've gotten a few pairs of eyes staring at me while I was getting
dressed, and worse.
I twist the knob and walk in. She's sitting at her desk, working on her
project. She's already looking up at me. She smiles. "Hi, Takeru."
"Hey,
Hikari… How's your project coming along?" I ask as I sit down beside her. I
still feel a little shaken from that encounter with Taichi…
"Great! I'm
learning a lot of new things!" she answers cheerfully.
"What country are you
doing your project on?" I ask.
"Canada."
"Where is that?"
"Right
above the United States. Canada is the second-largest country in the world!"
"Oh…" I feel stupid. Something that important and I don't even know it. I
feel my cheeks and ears get warm and red… I'm blushing. I hear 'Kari-chan
giggle. I smile stupidly. "If I didn't even know that, I don't know how I can
help you…"
"You're too nice, Takeru. You could help me cut out the pictures
from this magazine," she suggests. I smile dumbly and nod. She giggles again. I
go to grab the scissors and she apparently does the same, because our hands
touch for a brief instant. I jerk away, but her hand stays in place. She smiles
and hands me the scissors.
"Arigatou," I thank. She smiles again and starts
writing stuff in her notebook.
An hour later, I have every picture cut out of the six magazines 'Kari-chan
had on hand. She hasn't noticed yet, but I bet she'll be pretty happy when she
sees I'm done already. We've barely spoken the entire time I've been here, but I
enjoyed the peace and quiet. Sometimes I could hear Taichi moving around, and
since I didn't hear any parents, I figured they were out for the week-end.
"Hikari?"
"Mm?" she looks at me, and I think I startled her with my
voice.
"Where are your parents?" I ask.
"They're out for the week-end,
and they're only going to be back tomorrow afternoon."
"Ah…" I nod.
"Takeru!" she exclaims.
"Nani!?" This time, her voice startled me…
"You cut out all these pictures already?!"
"Uhm… yeah…" I answer. This
is ridiculous. I know there's no way, but I'm thinking maybe Taichi heard her
cry out.
"I can't believe it! Thank you so much!" I can see her eyes are
glowing just a little, and that she's really happy. I love that look, it also
makes me happy. She and Taichi's eyes are a lot alike… I wonder if he gets that
glow…
"It's no problem." I mumble, my mind still on the brunette who is
undoubtedly watching television in the next room.
She clears her throat and puts her pencil down on her notebook. She looks up
at me, directly into my eyes, which are no longer glowing, but filled with
something else, something I can't quite put my finger on. It's almost… sad. I
frown, trying to figure out why she's giving me this look.
"Takeru… uhm…"
her voice is shaking. Kami-sama, what's the matter?! She sounds like she's going
to cry!
"What? 'Kari-chan, what's the matter?" I ask. Now I really think
she's going to cry.
"I… I didn't ask you over here so you could help me with
my project."
"Uhm… that's okay… what's wrong with that?" I ask her.
"I'm
afraid I had an ulterior motive… I wanted you to come over here today… so I
could tell you… tell you…" she takes a deep breath and moves her gaze down to
the floor.
Please don't let this be what I think it is… Onegai…
"That… I love you. N-no, that isn't enough. I wanted to tell you that I was in love with you."
It's worse than I thought… I thought she was just going to admit a silly crush or something… but she's saying she's in love?! No…
The only thing on my face that moves are my eyes, which have blinked quite a few times, and my mouth, which is hanging open. She looks up at me, her eyes brimming with tears, and smiles a little. "I can't believe I just told you that," she says. I don't know what to say. I'm staring at her, but I can't see her. I'm just… shocked. Love? In love?! This can't be…Kami-sama, what am I going to say?!
Before I can think of anything else, I feel damp warmth on my lips. I gasp
and try to pull away gently as I realize Hikari is kissing me. I don't know how,
but I think she might have mistaken my gasp for a moan, because she's got her
hands behind my head and drawing me in for a deeper kiss. I don't know what to
do… I can't kiss her back, not only because I love Taichi, but because I can't
give her any kind of false hope. My Crest… Crest of Hope my ass.
"N-no,
Hikari, stop…" I try to mumble around her… mouth. This can't be happening…
She actually stops. She still has her hands behind my head, and now she's
looking at me in the face. Her face is a little pink and she looks... different.
"Stop what?" she asks.
"D-don't... you can't... I'm sorry..." I say as I
remove her hands. I can't look at her in the face.
"What's the matter,
Takeru?" she insists.
"I..." I don't know what to tell her. She just told me
she was in love with me, but I'm in love with her brother! I still can't look at
her.
"Takeru..." I don't like the way she says my name... Especially this
time. Her voice is so filled with... worry and hope... "Don't you love me?"
I think I might just loose consciousness right now. She actually asked me
that! I wouldn't have ever thought she'd be this forward... but... I guess she
can't tell I'm into guys, so... looks can be deceiving.
"Hikari... I'm
sorry... but... I don't. I don't love you. I mean, I'm not in love with
you." Yes, I do believe I will pass out. My head is pounding... I don't know if
I can take much more of this... I hope she doesn't ask me to go into detail...
"What?" she asks, kind of crouching down in her seat to look me in the face.
I look up at her and she looks very confused. I can't blame her. I really
can't...
"I don't love you. And..." I sigh deeply. "I... I think I should
go." I really can't take much more of this. My heart is about to jump right out
of my chest. I get up from the chair and walk to the door. I think Hikari is too
stunned to chase after me to ask me more about this. I open her bedroom door and
let myself out as fast as I can. I close the door behind me, and I just noticed
I can't see very well; my vision is all cloudy. This is taking some toll
on my health...
"Ow!"
"Ay!"
I'm on my butt on the floor right now. I look up and realize I bumped right
into the object of my affection. There's that blush again...
"Oh geez... I'm
so sorry!" I mumble stupidly.
"Ow... my fault..." Taichi says, getting up
and walking over to me. I realize I'm still on my ass on the floor. He's
standing there and his crotch is right in my face, and I'm just staring at it.
Dirty thoughts run through my mind at a million kilometers an hour. I finally
blink and look up at him, and he's grinning, extending his hand. I take it and
suddenly we're face to face. So close... I can't take it anymore... I close my
eyes.
And I kiss him.
To be continued...
