Kiss the Rain
By - Isabella Smith
"We were strangers, starting out on a journey and never dreaming of what we would have to go through. But now here we are and I'm suddenly standing at the beginning with you."
-Donna Lewis
Chapter 2 - My dear lost friend
"Where had you been all this time, Naozumi?" I asked still surprised and in shock. He looked the same as he had five years ago. Only he looked more muscular and had a much deeper voice now. I enjoyed it.
"I should be the one asking you where the hell you ran off too." He pointed out with a hint of play-fullness and frustration. I laughed and got up to embrace him into my arms, something I hadn't felt for so long.
"So tell me, what's been going on in your life for the past five years?"
"I found my parents." He confessed.
"Naozumi. Really?" I stammered in disbelief.
"Yeah. Their good people but they tend too care for me too much, more than they should. I don't know why, though, but I intend to find out." He challenged.
"You do that." I added playfully trying to break the chaotic atmosphere. He laughed.
"So how about you? I heard what happened with your mom." He said now more serious with a hint of pitty. I could feel the tears welling up on my eyes and I tried to stop them from rolling down but I couldn't.
"I'm sorry Sana! I didn't mean to make you cry." He said as he inched closer to me and grabbed my cheek.
"It's over now. No need to cry. Really." His words calmed me but the pain was still there, it had just turned transparent, for the moment. He looked deeply into my teary eyes and he looked calm yet solemn like he had finally reached peace and understanding. I felt I knew where this was going and my stomach started running around in circles.
"I'm glad to have you back with me." He pointed out with such a voice and facial expression that was hard to believe he had a dark side, he was being so gentle yet careful and vigil to my reactions trying not to make a mistake. He inched closer too me and I cursed Rei for ever letting him in or whatever he did that brought Naozumi over here. I couldn't stop him so I remained speechless, motionless, breathless. His lips now hovered over mine as Akito's once had but these lips seemed more relaxing and with no sign of aggression, whatsoever. He lips were on mine then, and I couldn't fight it. He kissed me and I kissed him back but not because I loved him but because I hadn't felt his presence for so long and it felt lonely and so I couldn't stop this from happening. He layed me on my bed as his tongue slipped into my mouth and our lips were sealed together.
'What's going on?'
I thought quietly while his tongue was getting hard to follow and his hands moved greedily towards my face as mine moved towards his. Something was about to happen, he was getting the wrong idea, I couldn't stop him. My phone rang and I tried to break free but he held a rough grip on me and continued to kiss me. I pulled away and sat back up.
"You shouldn't have done that." I said staring at his lips.
"You kissed me back." He pointed out and defeat quickly hit me as his words were facts, I didn't stop him. I grabbed my phone and answered it.
"Hey. I really had to talk to you." Said Akito from the other side of the phone.
"I can't right now, Akito. I'll call you later." Naozumi's expression turned hard once he heard the name and he got up then walked out of my room so obviously upset and betrayed.
"I'll call you back later."
"OK. I-" He was trying to say something so I tried waiting for a few more moments to see what would come out.
"I'll wait for your call." His words seemed gentle but it wasn't exactly what I had expected. The words I thought that were about to come out were a firm 'I love you'.
"Will it take to long, it's important." He asked a few seconds later while me speechlessness only grew more intense.
"Just a minute." I answered wholeheartedly.
"But I have too call you back later." I added.
"Are you coming over?" He inquired in a low mutter.
"I'll let you know." He was quiet for a moment.
"OK."
Sana's Front Yard--
"Naozumi! You were the one that kissed me! Now your all mad because I was talking to Akito?" He huffed then stopped to turn around and face me.
"You should have stopped me." He said firmly then turned back around and hopped into his car. I stared as it while it drived away in the distance. He was right. I did kiss him back. I had only hurt him and and now I'm sorry for it? I should have stopped that from happening. I'm an idiot.
"Sana! What happened?" called out Rei from our porch.
"Nothing. Naozumi had to go."
"OK. Then, you can come back inside now. I made dinner.
"OK." I ended.
When I was done with dinner I took a quick shower then headed back upstairs to change. I wore a black skirt and a light blue spaghetti strap shirt with black staps. When I was done I had remembered the phone call I had promised to give Akito in that minute that had easily turned into a whole hour!
"Sana?" He said threw the phone.
"Yeah it's me." I answered back.
"Sorry I took so long."
"It's OK." He answered.
"What was that surprise you said you had for me?" I asked not noticing how excited I truly was.
"I have to show you in person." He remarked playfully.
"Just tell me!" Curiosity and me did not make a good pair and it had the habit of eating my calm and lady-like manners away, if I had eny.
"Meet me at my porch and I'll show you. You do remember where my house is, right?" I laughed.
"Stupid. How could I forget?"
"Good. I'll be waiting for you." It surprised me how freely and delicately Akito was when there were no eyes watching, when there were no ears listening, and when there were no mouths present to remark unnecessary comments. It felt as if this part was only kept and reserved for myself too witness and to hide the beauty from everyone else. I couldn't help but feel special and valuable, that's how he made me feel. That's what I felt and it really did feel wonderful.
"Promise?"
"Promise." He vowed. After I informed Rei of where I was heading to he gave me a look but I ignored it. I ran to my garage and grabbed my bike and I was soon on my way. The wind blew hard on me and the afternoon sky looked so beautiful from my perspective, too beautiful for words to even describe. It's funny how strange life is. Who would have ever thought I would be dieing too see Akito and like this, a day like today. A day that we were reunited. Maybe we aren't a couple yet but a flower doesn't blossom without having gone through its stages yet. That's how I picture love, a flower, a flower of light and beauty and strength. You have to give it time to grow and treat it with delicacy because it can die easily. Not love but the heart, it can die with just a simple word. With a question, with the way a piece of music makes you feel, with a simple joke, a dream, a memory; you can feel all the pain in the world in a single moment.
Akito's Front Porch--
I hurried and dropped the bike on the sidewalk when I had reached the metal fence then opened it and rushed inside. I saw him there, waiting just as he had promised and a true smile blossomed on my face, just like a flower. I stopped in front of him and smiled even wider.
"I did promise." He pointed out.
"I know." I said sarcastically.
"So where is it?" He knew what I meant.
"How about we go somewhere first." He suggested. I was beginning to get annoyed.
"But you promised!" I pointed out childishly.
"I know. But I want to show you something else, too. After you left, I found that place. It's pretty cool." It sounded interesting and the thought of spending time with him was something I wasn't about to let pass by like nothing.
"OK." I ended. He got up from the wooden bench and asked me too follow him.
"I'll go get my bike." He informed.
"I have mine here. We could go on the same bike. It's easier that way." He nodded then followed me to where my bick was. He grabbed it then got on.
"Sit on my lap." He ordered. I smiled and followed obediently without any complaints. The air was fresh and the sun was a bright orange as it was almost about to reach sunset. I wouldn't want anything but this moment and nothing else. Momma dieing really was a hit to me but maybe it was suppose to be that way, maybe if mom would still be here, I wouldn't be here with Akito or had ever seen him again. Maybe, god wanted this for me. Maybe, life wasn't as torturous as I thought it was.
"The beach?" I asked him.
"Yeah. But there's more." he promised as I smiled.
"That's good to hear." He stopped the bike and we got off as he let it drop to the floor. He grabbed my hand then we ran as I followed him.
"Come on, it's almost sunset." he said running from in front of me. I only listened and followed. 'What's he trying to do?' I thought to myself still running and gasping. We were running up some wooden stairs that were behind some vines that made them hard to see. Maybe that's what Akito meant when he said he found this place. The vines probably made it hard for the people to see this. There were trees and leaves over my head and to the sides and over us, the narrow way seemed like a circle.
"It's cool in here." I remarked
"There's more." He added.
"What more could there be?" He stopped and I felt dizzy, as if we were high up. He pointed to me and I followed his stare.
"You see that?" he asked me.
The sunset was in clear view and you could see from far under us the sand glistening as the sky turned a bright orange mixed with a light purple.
"This is amazing!" I was truly amazed.
"Isn't it? I told dad and Natsumi about it and dad told me him and mom came here once before she, well you known." I was quietly and so obviously thinking.
"Thank you." I finally came out.
"For what?" He asked me.
"For bringing me here. I would think you wouldn't wanna come because it would bring back sad memories about your mom but you still brought me to see this, so, thank you."
"How could I have memories of someone I never even met?"
"That's not what I mean. I meant in a way this place will always make you think about her and that would make you sad even if you try to deny it."
"I guess your right." he admitted.
"Thanks for the surprise." I ended.
"This wasn't the surprise."
"Huh?" I was confused. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a familiar silver watch.
"I had to give this back to you, I never did."
"Akito, this is-" he cut me off.
"Yeah." It was the watch I had lent him the day he went after the boy that caused his hand to become paralyzed for two years. I had remmembered that day like it was only yesterday and he had kept the watch this whole time.
"I had to give it back to you. You told me, remember." I smiled.
"Yeah. I remember." I reassures him.
"Good. Well, here it is." I took it in my hands then stared at it blankly with a smile and shoved it in my pocket.
"It's getting late and I should take you back home." He said more serious now.
"I might not wanna go." I admitted. He looked serious now and his face changed to a soft expression.
"I might kiss you." He warned for the first time, all those other times were without warning or consent.
"I might let you." I confessed.
He grabbed my cheeck then came closer to me as his warm lips reached mine. His two hands were on either sides of my cheecks now and my hands had moved slowly around he neck. They kiss had turned into a simple kiss from a passionate tongue twister you only see in movies. This kiss wasn't as others I had remember, it was different. It was free and no word could ever explain it. I wanted to stick to this moment forever but beauty like this never lasts forever. This is what it felt like, young love, so extraordinary. It runs through your blood like a virus but without the pain and the illness. They are shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, a fleeting glimpse of eternity but in a flash, and when you least expect it, they are gone. I would work hard and make sure that me and Akito aren't separated by the wraths of life, because even if life seems unmistakable and extraordinarily lovely, it can also kill and make a fun of our suffering. I have learned that and have outgrown that little girl I unused to be, thinking life was all wonderful. I learned and I have grown and one day it'll all be worth the pain. I will make this young love long last forever no matter what anybody says because nobody else is worth more then the happiness of ourselves. Me and Akito, is what matters, it's what has always matter to me.
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I hope you guys liked chater 2. It was much fun writing this one because here was more conflict going on. Write your reviews!
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