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Soul Mates-Rambling Hearts

Chapter-2


Kyoko slowly opened her eyes to the dim sunlight that was now steadily creeping its way along the walls of the room. Underneath her she could feel the light crispness of the sheets that had a fresh and clean scent on them

She could not remember falling asleep. The only thing she could remember was crying her heart out while Kuon held her in his arms. The kindhearted man had stayed with her the entire night as she cried. It was something that Kyoko was truly grateful for. She was happy that she had such a great friend in her life. Now that she was thinking about him, Kyoko became suddenly aware of the sweet scent that surrounded her. She opened her eyes further and saw that her face was pressed against something hard but warm. Around her waist, she could feel an arm wrapped, pulling her in towards a muscular body.

Her head was resting on an arm as if it was her pillow. Kyoko suddenly stiffened as she realized where she was. One thing was for sure. It wasn't her place. Kyoko slowly raised her head higher and saw Kuon's handsome sleeping face before her. He had her locked in a warm and comforting embrace and was holding her tight but for some reason, Kyoko couldn't find it in herself to complain about it and it bothered her the most but she couldn't really lie to herself about it that she liked being held by him so gently. Slowly Kyoko began to pull herself out of his tight hold being careful enough not to wake him up but failed. It was too difficult. He had her pressed into his hard body with an arm wrapped around her head, pulling her face into his neck. She could hear and feel pulsing of Kuon's veins as he silently breathed in and out. She could smell his pleasant scent. She blushed madly from head to toe as her heart raced. Once again, Kyoko tried to move herself out of Kuon's embrace but as she did so, Kuon moaned quietly and stirred in his sleep. Kyoko quickly returned to the position she was in before. Once Kuon stilled, she tried to move herself once again. She managed to raise herself about an inch and slid Kuon's arm off her. As she did so, his arm found its way down on her again. Only this time, it pulled her even closer.

Kyoko was now right in front of Kuon's face. She could feel his warm breath against her skin. It sent shivers down her spine. By the time, she had given up trying to move out of his grasp. It was impossible for her to do. She tried one last time to move out of bed but Alas! Kuon pulled her closer again in his sleep and then stirred when she wiggled to break herself free from his caging arms.

Kuon's eyes slowly opened, as soon as he looked at her and saw her crimson face, he couldn't help but smile and laugh.

"Good Morning Mogami-san" Kuon said with another laugh.

"Why is your face so red?" he asked still smiling.

Kyoko blushed, clearly flustered.

"H-Hizuri-san" she groaned in embarrassment.

Kuon laughed again.

Kyoko's face reddened when she realized that she was still pressed up against his body.

Kyoko blushed again, this time deeper than before.

Kuon's eyes opened wider when he finally realized their position. In a minute, he unwrapped her and let her go.

"Ah sorry! You were crying the whole night and couldn't get any sleep. I didn't have the heart to just leave you alone crying your eyes out so I stayed in the guest room with you. I am sorry I didn't mean to embarrass you like this" Kuon said apologizing.

"Ah… it's OK" Kyoko said quietly as blood rushed to her cheeks again.

She pulled the covers off of herself and swung her legs off the edge of the bed. She stretched her arms and stood up bare feet on the soft carpet. She suddenly felt cold and exposed.

"Was it because I left his soothing embrace?" Kyoko mentally slapped herself for thinking that way.

"Get a grip! What's wrong with you? Do you want to make him mad at you? He's your boss remember? He's being nice to you and here you are thinking all that stuff about him!" she quietly scolded herself for being an idiot but her mind was repeatedly thinking about Kuon.

"Thank you for letting me stay Hizuri-san. I better go get my stuff before his return to the apartment." Kyoko said softly, her back to Kuon. She paused for a moment, the pang in her heart suddenly returning with twice the pain.

She could feel his eyes burning into the back of her neck. She didn't notice that Kuon himself had gotten out of bed and walked over to where she was standing. She didn't even hear his footsteps coming up from behind her. When she felt Kuon's warm hand on her shoulder, she was snapped out of her thoughts.

She slowly turned to meet his eyes which were clouded with worry.

"Mogami-san are you alright?"

It was unintentional but a sad smile made its way to her lips but quickly disappeared and Kyoko found herself looking down.

"I am fine" she replied half-heartedly.

Kuon continued looking at her with the same expression.

Kyoko could feel him looking at her so she looked up again.

"I mean I will be fine" she stated with a sigh.

"OK then" Kuon gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze as he tried to console her but he knew better. It was impossible to repair a broken heart. He himself had been a victim of it and still couldn't get over it.

"I need to take a shower" she said lightly trying to ease Kuon's worry for her.

"OK sure. You take a shower and I'll go buy breakfast for us"

"Ah, I can prepare breakfast for us. You don't have to buy it" Kyoko reasoned with him but was dismissed.

"Not another word Mogami-san. I can't trouble my guest like that. Now please excuse me for a bit. I'll be right back." In a flash he was out of the room.

Kyoko sighed. She wasn't in place to argue with him but she didn't like all the troubles she was causing him. He was going out of his way to help her. He was too nice.

Sighing to herself again, she went into the bathroom to take a quick shower. May be then she would feel better.


As Kyoko came out of the bathroom, drying out her hair with the towel and ventured out into the hallway, her nostrils met with the pleasant and delicious smell of food. She walked towards the living room and fresh aroma of food hit her again. Automatically, Kuon glanced at Kyoko's direction and smiled at her.

"Come Mogami-san. Let's eat" Kuon offered with a smile.

The table was already set and food was in the plates and there were two mugs of coffee awaiting to be finished.

Kyoko joined Kuon as they sat down across each other and started eating.

"Thank you for the food" they chanted in unison as they dug in

Kuon picked up his rice ball and took a bite. "Delicious" he chanted while taking a sip of his coffee.

Kyoko smiled and did the same.

"You know you should take care of your health properly. Just rice balls or a bowl of soup isn't enough for a hard working man like you." She said and laughed when he gave her a bored expression.

"I don't like eating much." He answered with the same bored expression.

Looking at his discomfort, she dismissed the idea of prying him further but she really cared about him just like he cared about her like a friend.

"OK but try to look after your health and eat healthy meals to regain your strength because you really need it to handle your Company. " she said gently.

Kuon looked up into her eyes and smiled at her genuinely.

"Thank you for worrying about me. You are too nice Mogami-san"

Kyoko's heart thumbed rapidly. His eyes were sparkling at her with happiness. Her heart skipped a beat again and jumped a mile in a minute when he moved his hand to stroke her hair.

"W-What's happening to me? I have gone crazy. Why is my heart racing so fast? Why do I feel so warm and safe whenever he's around? Pull yourself together Kyoko or else your weird behavior will make him suspicious and break your friendship with him but God, he really is handsome and too nice. I can't take my eyes off him, not after how gently he treated me and comforted me in my difficult time. I have never seen anyone like him before." Kyoko kept pushing her rambling thoughts away but obliviously, she kept staring at his face. Her spacing out stopped and she was pulled out of his thoughts when Kuon's voice echoed in her ears.

"Mogami-san is there something on my face? You were staring at me." Kuon asked.

Kyoko's breath hitched. "You stupid girl! He noticed! What's wrong with you! But I can't get him out of my head. It's impossible for me. He is too gentle. I wish I had someone like him in my life" Her mind clouded her senses again.

"Mogami-san? Are you OK?" Kuon's concerned voice rang in her ears again.

She snapped out of her thoughts and mentally kicked herself.

"Ah sorry! My mind was elsewhere. I apologize. I am alright. I was thinking about how I should go there to grab my stuff without facing him." She lied.

"You shouldn't go there Mogami-san. It's dangerous after everything he's done to you. I'll go with you." Kuon told her worriedly while eating.

His deep concern for her only caused her more pain. She didn't want that when she knew he couldn't be hers.

"I have to face it Hizuri-san. It's not like he will be there. He just comes once a week and then goes back to his busy life." She replied as she busied herself in eating, not even making an eye contact with him.

Her eyes saddened again.

"I can't overstay your welcome. I have to make arrangement for myself to stay."

Kuon panicked. "Where do you plan to go Mogami-san? Where would you stay? I don't want you to get hurt. You can move in with me and stay with me as much longer as you desire" Kuon offered and insisted her to stay but Kyoko's expression wasn't in his favor.

Kyoko's heart raced again.

No you don't understand. I can't stay with you under the same roof. Don't make it so hard for me. I can't stand it. I don't want to lose a friend like you. Don't talk like this or else I'll lose my control. No one has ever been this nice to me so stop it before I break apart.

"I can't stay with Moko-san as I can't keep troubling her with my problems. She has her own life to deal with so I guess I'll consider living own my own according to my budget" She answered him still averting his gaze.

"Mogami-san…" he whispered, concern clearly evident in his voice.

No stop, please or else I will….

"Please. You can never be a bother to me. I would really appreciate if you consider this place your home and stay with me. I have always considered you a dear friend of mine that's why I just can't leave you like this and let you fight your problems alone. I can't afford it Mogami-san" His soft voice troubled her heart again.

What is this feeling? Why am I feeling this way? Perhaps I felt something for him the moment I met him. I just realized it now but he loves someone else. What should I do? It's tearing me apart.

Tears threatened to fall when she realized her trauma. She cursed herself under her breath for feeling that way.

"I appreciate your concern about me Hizuri-san and I truly feel honored but really I can't stay with you here. It's inappropriate. I don't want to get in the way of your routine life. I don't want to be a burden on you." Kyoko whispered softly, suppressing the tight feeling in her chest.

Her heart was aching and she hated it. What was she thinking? He was her boss and a gentleman. There was no way that someone like her could stay with him. If he found out or even got the hint of her thoughts about him, he would kick her out and break their friendship forever. She didn't want that to happen. She felt pathetic for thinking that way about her boss when she had no right to. He was too good for her, like a dream that would never come true.

Kuon eyed her sadly.

"Do you hate me? Am I really not worthy enough to gain your trust or even offer some of my help in time of your distress? Am I not your friend Mogami-san? Is there only Employer/Employee relationship between us?" sadness in this voice pulled the strings of her heart.

"It's not like that. You are precious to me and I never want to lose you that's why I just want to get away from here. No stop it. No please don't or else I will…" Kyoko's fragile heart screamed out in pain.

She balled her hands to control herself. "You know it's not like that. I can't stay because you are a man and I am a girl and above everything I am your employee. I don't want to cause any trouble to your reputation. If people at work found out that I am living with you then it would cause you a huge disaster" she lied again concealing her real dismay.

She just wanted to stay away from him in order to save their friendship and herself. She didn't deserve a man like him and what if he was only being kind? There was no way he would feel anything for her other than pity.

Kuon's eyes drooped in pain.

"So you consider me your superior only. I thought we were friends but if that's what you want then I won't force you against your will. I don't care what people think or say. I just wanted to help you." Kuon said as he turned his attention back to food and finished it quickly.

Kyoko was on verge of tears by now. A few tears streaked down her cheeks as she hiccupped trying to muffle her sobs but failed.

"M-Mogami-san… " a stunned Kuon stared at her in panic.

"I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm sorry. Please forgive me" He apologized deeply, torn between his urge to go by her side and console her but her expression forced him to stay where he was.

"You don't understand anything." She whispered looking down.

"Eh?" Kuon let out confusingly.

"I just can't stay with you. Please Hizuri-san. I don't want to lose a friend like you. Please" she pleaded, still crying.

"Huh?" Kuon stared, more confused.

"You'll never lose me Mogami-san" he said gently but it broke Kyoko's heart.

"Please… please just please don't be so nice to me or else…" a tear escaped her eyes.

"M-Mogami-san…"

"I don't want to lose you because I…." Kyoko paused, her bangs fell over her eyes to hide her broken expression.

Your gentle embrace, your soft caresses, your sincerity, the warmth of your soothing arms, your healing smile, your sparkling eyes mean the world to me. I don't ever want to lose you but I can't have you because you are not mine. I am a fool in love with you but I realized it too late and now my heart is bursting out of pain. I feel miserable. There's no medicine to cure how awful I am feeling right now.

"I think I have fallen in love with you…." The words came out too fast but what's done was already done and couldn't be undone and the man before her had heard her clearly. He was too shocked to respond to her.

Two silent figures sat there across each other in pin drop silence, even the air around them stilled. Kyoko covered her mouth cursing herself silently for the tongue slip but nothing could be done to take her words back.

What have I done? He isn't saying anything. I have ruined our friendship. Stupid stupid stupid heart! He will hate me now.

"H-Hizuri-san… I... I… " she tried to speak or utter a single word but her throat went dry.

"I…. Hizuri-san…. I..." she tried to clear her throat and speak but was cut off by his deep voice.

"You are dearest friend of mine Mogami-san and I like you a lot too but I can't return your feelings. I am sorry"

Kyoko could hear the sound of her heart breaking into pieces.


That's it. Please let me know what you think. Thank you everyone for reading and reviewing. I am forever grateful. You guys mean so much to me. So thank you for all the effort and time that you take to read what I write.

If you are thinking why Kyoko fell in love with him too soon then read previous chapters. She's always liked him but realized just now but why Kuon turned her down? It would also be cleared in next chapters. Till then stay tuned.

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