WINGS OF LIFE
CHAPTER 4
Heightened Complications
'I miss these lips. It's so soft and sweet and I can't dare to resist it as much that I truly wanted to. Damn, why am I doing this?I am supposed to be moving on and now it lead to this again. It just made me fall harder for her. She'll hate me for sure. I just love her so much to let go! However, it sounds like I am taking advantage of her state and I don't want to ruin of what little bond I have with her.' France cursed to himself while battling his inner urges to have his way with Kyoko. 'Okay, France. Try to loosen up and let her go. Ready yourself of what will come after this.' He sighed inwardly and slowly yet hesitantly let go of her.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." He spoke nervously as he studied Kyoko's shocked expression.
"CeeCee! Have you seen where Kyoko had gone to? She's not in her room and I-" Juliela Hizuri suddenly barged in his room and before she could finish her sentence, her jaw dropped slightly at the scene in front of her.
"Mom, what's going on?" Kuon, who had seen his mother frantically opening a room's door while walking near to her direction, wondered why she's looks so scared first thing in the morning. He didn't quite hear what she screamed and it looks she lost something very important.
"Please, Aunt. Julie. I can explain!" Kuon heard his cousin's voice from inside the room.
"Ooooooops, sorry to disturb you both! I should have expected this to happen. Uhhhh, did you both used protection last night?" Julie asked innocently.
"AUNT. LILIE! THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW IS NOT IT! NOTHING HAPPENED! I SWEAR! WHAT YOU SEE IS JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING!" It also made him flustered to no end.
"OKAA-SAN! WE DIDN'T DO 'IT'!" Kyoko shrieked in panic while blushing deep red then followed by another protest from France.
"Oh, hush you two. I should not be surprised. Anyway, see you in five minutes for breakfast." Julie winked at them. Before she could close the door, she felt someone behind her.
"OH! Good morning, Kuon!" She greeted her son and gave him a short kiss on his cheek. "You see, let's go to the dining hall together. Let us give the love birds some time to dress up. They probably had a great night, if you know what I mean." She grinned and then she noticed her sons hands balled in anger. 'Hmmm, this is going to be fun. I'm sorry, Kuon if I am going to torture you for a bit. You think I was not aware, huh? Better pull you out of here.'
His gaze is still locked at the couple inside the room, sitting on the same bed. Most of all, his eyes were locked with Kyoko's terrified ones. Studying her facade could tell that she's pleadingly telling him that it's not what he is thinking now. Yes, and that's the answer that he wants from her. He was pretty sure that Kyoko won't just easily jump to any other guy. What he is furious as of the moment is that France, his dumbest cousin, of all the people in the world, gets to be in that compromising position with his beloved girlfriend. However, how come Kyoko is here in this freaking bedroom?! Things had gotten worse when Julie spoke about them using protection! 'Great! This is just great! Did Kyoko purposefully sneak in that room? What the hell! I don't even wanna think about it. Dammit!'
Kuon really wanted to break the wall with his fist.
'Keep your calm, Kuon. We can't just assume such situation. Let's clear our head until we are ready to face what we have to deal with. Dammit! This can't be right What if she realized she wanted someone near her age? Maybe I'm too old for her? Argh!' Much that he wanted to break his cousin's face, he can't just do it now for he already found himself in the dining hall with his parents.
On the other hand, Kyoko achingly prayed that she would be swallowed by mother earth with all the humiliation and anxieties she had held within as of the moment. Suddenly, the images of last night rushed back in her mind. Pain… the bloody thorny pain tightly constricting her poor once broken heart. Miranda and Kuon, former lovers, had now reunited. Who knows what they had done inside his room before she left with her shattering heart.
During their breakfast, Kuu seemed a little bit busy drowning his self with the big pile of food. One could tell he had not eaten for years! Julie, as of the moment is answering a phone call and France's mother was not around since she had to leave last night for an important meeting with another academy. Now this left the younger adults in an eerily awkward atmosphere.
"Okay, I'm done. I have to take a bath. And, oh! My dear cousin Kuon! Have you had a great night with Miranda? You two seem a little bit clingy since your meeting from yesterday. I was expecting that she will be with us for breakfast."
"Well, I guess she was tired to wake up. Mom did invite her last night." Kuon answered.
"Oh, I see." France said then he shifted his attention to Kyoko who was seated beside him.
Uhm, Kyoko, I'm really sorry about earlier." France slightly bowed his head apologetically at her.
"Ahhm, I'm not really much bothered at all, France! Okaa-san is just too… too vulgar and sometimes exaggerating. Just…" she seems to lose her words as her cheeks bloomed red in extreme embarrassment.
Instead of feeling sorry of what he had done, a smile of mischief crept into his face. And an idea came up in his mind. "Well, then. Let me make it up to you. Meet me at the pool two hours later. Let's go for a swim. Later." France patted her shoulder in the most unusual manner and gave her a taste of his handsome flirty wink.
"That guy…" she grimaced inwardly. And all of a sudden, she felt another strong dark aura creeping underneath her skin. She didn't want to raise her head or else she will meet her doom.
"Kyoko." The way his voice pierced through her ears gave her such contradicting feelings. Should she be apologetically and frantically explaining to Kuon of how she ended in France's room? Or should she not face him and instead dwell herself in agony of last night's discovery? The thought of it made her sulk even deeper.
Hey, guys! I know it's been four months but I got stuck with course reviews (huhuhuhu) for I am going to face the greatest exam right after finishing my bachelor's degree. Well, today, I just had the need to revisit my account and do something with this story while I'm half way to the 'battlefield'. LOL
Let me know what you think of this short chapter and PLEASE PLEASE give me your suggestions of what will probably happen next. I guess I need to raise the conflict in here and I am finding some ideas of what events that I should write. Or do I have to? Teeheee… Hope you'll guide me in some little ways. J
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