This one is abit fluffier than the last, but I tried not to go overboard. Hope you enjoy.
Theme: Kiss
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She refused to give into his irritated whining, and no amount of 'sorrys' would change her mind. He owed her. There was no way he could talk his way out of it. Besides Keiko wasn't an idiot; she knew Yusuke apologized only so she'd let him run off to a fight or to a Pachinko parlor in some dark corner of Tokyo.
That punk ditched her at the movies last week. He left her standing in front of the cinema, alone, hurt, and puzzled among flocks of teenagers who leered at her in pity. Yusuke forgot her. For the third time in about two months.
So she tried again. Keiko chose the movie, partly because she didn't want to sit through another martial arts film and partly because she wanted revenge.
Not the brightest idea she ever had. He expressed his loud distaste of the foreign romance movie, make gagging sounds whenever someone kissed, and nearly got the both of them thrown out of the place.
Disasters aside, they walked together, Yusuke complaining but present at her side.
They weren't going anywhere specific, they followed the road ahead of them, the night kept at bay by glittering city lights and the soft sound of rain. Keiko tried to stay away from shady neighborhoods, but potential threats avoided Yusuke altogether and so the city stretched out to them like an endless path. She would call the atmosphere romantic, had it been anyone but them. Anyone but them; Keiko fought to keep a smile on her face while Yusuke continued to scowl, oblivious to the mood of their surroundings.
His frown deepened and he kicked a pebble near his shoe. "I didn't understand what the hell they were saying!"
Keiko turned and gave him a sharp glare. His foul mood was contagious, and what she wanted to be a fun evening had been squashed by his antics. "Did you read the subtitles?"
"I don't like to read."
She rolled her eyes. "I know, it's too much effort for you read the subtitles."
"It wouldn't have mattered!" he scoffed, tossing his head back in a cocky gesture. His damp hair wilted over his forehead as the gel surrendered to the rain. "It was absolute crap. 'I love you' this and 'I love you' that and people smacking their faces together."
"How do you know? You didn't read the subtitles!"
Keiko's short hair clung to her neck and her skirt clung to her legs, and she was becoming very, very irritated. "It wasn't that bad anyway!"
"You need a life Keiko, if you think that shit was good." he shrugged. "But whatever. I don't know how you could even hear it over all those squealing girls. You were the only female there that acted halfway sane, and that's sayin something."
"Gee, thanks." she grumbled.
"I can't believe women think guys act like that." He held his hands together, dramatically looking up towards the sky. His voice jumped a notch and he spoke in bad, clumsy English: "Oh Susy I loooove you!"
She paused and sent him a baffled look, her eyebrows disappearing behind her brown bangs. She wondered if that was an attempt to make her laugh; or if he had really lost his mind. Keiko cracked a smile despite herself. "Idiot."
He grinned. "Nobody I know would say anything like that. And that one chick in the movie died didn't she? Or came back? And then that guy said something like, 'oh my love you look so lovely!!' which was a complete lie because that girl was ugly as hell."
"No she wasn't!" Keiko slapped him lightly on the shoulder, laughing. "She was pretty!"
"She was ugly. She was a dyed blond with a big mole on her face. That doesn't do anything for me, y'know."
"Uh no, I don't know." she said idly, wary on where the conversation was headed. "Yusuke do I have to argue with you on everything?"
The rain picked up and sent droplets flying down to the pavement. Keiko held out a hand to catch them. A multi-colored array of light glittered across the street, reflected in the shallow pools of rainwater. Tall buildings reached for the night sky and formed a bright backdrop while clouds hid the moon.
Yusuke didn't flinch even as the water pelted him in the shoulder and soaked through his green uniform. He smiled, looking very unlike his usual self with his dark hair hanging naturally over his face. "Hey you wouldn't argue with me so much if I was like those stupid movies guys, I bet."
"Oh really? I don't think so."
"Lemme prove it then!"
Keiko let out a startled squeak as Yusuke pulled her to him and swung an arm around her back. Her stomach seemed to leap up into her throat, unsure and surprised at their sudden proximity. She fumbled for words. "..What're you doing?"
"Nothing." he said. She wrapped her arms around his neck in surprise when he leaned forward and dipped her down towards the pavement, her hair falling behind her shoulders. His bangs tickled her nose. "It's so much fun to mess with you!" he chucked.
"Yusuke, you'd better not be pulling some trick!" she chewed her lip. "I don't know what you're up to."
He grinned like the mischievous delinquent he was, sometimes cocky, sometimes unhappy, but always fearless. Keiko peered straight into this gaze. His eyes were that deep chocolate color, with light brown specks dotting the center like tiny pebbles. That same never ending intensity burned behind them, the familiarity of those eyes recalling old summertime memories from her childhood. She couldn't help but grin. His good moods were contagious too.
"Quit goofing around Yusuke."
She leaned foreword and planted a kiss on his cheek.
Those brown eyes widened a couple fractions and she noticed his look of panic.
She pulled back only to see him gazing at her with a baffled expression, the lights shining across the angles of his smooth cheeks and wide shoulders. Raindrops shined in her own hair like a blaze of tiny stars. Yusuke still held her gracefully against him, her hands still around his neck, their faces parted by a painful distance.
The tone of the atmosphere finally dawned on them and a wave of uneasiness swept through the air. A bright red blush erupted on Keiko's cheeks.
Yusuke had only one reaction.
He dropped her.
She landed on her behind, the street water running up her legs. "Hey! What'd you do that for?"
He regained his senses and helped her up. "Aha, sorry..I um...you okay?"
She smiled, trying to dissipate the awkwardness of the situation. "I'm fine."
Yusuke shoved his hands in his pockets. "So I guess..I'll walk you home?"
She laughed. "Yeah. I'd like that."
