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Chapter Four

That afternoon, I roamed my house.

What else was there to do? I was anticipating the night, my nerves all jacked up to unreasonable measures that the only thing I could do was walk the hallways and try to hide from Father and Chisami. And I didn't even do a very good job at that considering the face that Chisami tackled me four times before I could run away.

That meant four times of annoying, girl-induced rash.

I couldn't wait to see Kiri.

It was strange. I never thought myself to be the type that would want to always be seeing my girlfriend. But there I was, constantly wanting to be with my girlfriend.

When evening came, I left my home, wearing a thick jacket since I got cold so damned easy. I walked all the way to the salon, where the lights were out. That was kind of odd. I drifted around the window, trying to figure out what to do.

Should I toss some pebbles or something? I thought. Before I could reach down and pick some pebbles up, however, the front door opened.

"What are you doing?" she asked, an amused glint in her eyes.

"N-nothing," I stuttered. I kicked at the ground, embarrassed.

She said nothing for a moment, just stared "I'm glad you came. Would you like to come inside?" she asked after a minute or so.

"Yes, please," I replied formally. She waved me in, and I stepped inside, slipping off my shoes and jacket. One of the first things I noticed was the lack of one Seiji Koshiba. "Where's your dad?" I asked her.

"Out for tonight," she answered. "That's why I wanted you to come by tonight. I thought having you here would be much better than just being here all alone."

My face started to burn. That was oddly sweet for her.

"And if the power goes out, or a cockroach goes by, I don't have to suffer alone," she said a bit jokingly. A small smile touched her lips.

I leaned forward and barely brushed her mouth with my own. "Sounds wonderfully fine to me," I told her.

She ducked her head a little. "Would you like something—tea or a snack?" she asked.

"Not really."

Kiri stood anyways. "Are you sure? I was getting up anyways for tea and some onigiri," she informed me.

I sighed, but smiled. "I'll take a cup of tea then. And some onigiri."

She nodded and disappeared into the kitchen. I was glancing around at the room, waiting for her to return. When she did, she was carrying two regular sized onigiri and one huge one.

"Can I take a guess as to which one's yours?" I said teasingly. She met my gaze with a level one and handed me a cup of tea and the two normal onigiri.

And I was right about who gets what.

We ate and drank in silence; I continued to steal glances at her, pleased to find her sneaking glances at me. When we were both finished—where did she put that giant thing?—I stretched my arms out.

"So…" I began softly.

"So…" she echoed. There was a long moment of silence. She gestured for me to scoot over towards her.

Naturally, I complied.

"What is it?" I asked Kiri.

"Nothing," she said, pulling me closer. Her hand gripped my shirt and she pressed her face into my chest. I held the back of her head with one of my hands, thinking about how cute she was.

"Hey, Kiri?" I whispered.

"Hmm?" she mumbled as she looked up. I took advantage of that moment and pressed my mouth against her, parting her lips gently. We kissed for several minutes at a time, pausing only briefly to breathe or just stop for a quick moment.

"So how long will your dad be out?" I asked her.

"I don't know," she answered, eyebrows drawn slightly together.

"Well, I'm pretty sure my dad won't want me out here all night," I said regretfully.

"True." She nodded.

"But," I continued, "it's not really that late, and we've still got plenty to do." My face felt a little warm. But it didn't bother me since a small smile lit up on her face.

"Also true." Her hands slipped up and behind my head, pulling me down to hers. She brushed her lips against my nose, my lips, my neck. She kissed my collarbone after moving the plaid collar out of the way. I brought her face back to mine when I could kiss her mouth for as long as I wanted.

And that's exactly what I did.

I was sad to leave that night.

And I'm incredibly sorry that I haven't updated in basically ever. Partially because I haven't had time. Partially because I haven't been inspired. (Hey! I'm bein honest here!)

But thank you so much to all you favoriters, and reviewers! Y'all are the only reason I just typed up this (incredibly brief, yet fluffy) little bit. So enjoy and motivate me some more. There may be one or two more chapters in me for this, and then I'm done. Probably.

Thanks! Love you all!

~Green Snowbird