Heyyyyyy.
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It's been awhile, hasn't it?
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...Yeah.
This may be the last update for a while. I'm really busy at school with projects and presentations - I'm getting bad grades and can't go into exams with Ds can I?
I'll try and update by January. Yeah, that far away. If you're still one of the few people who started following this from the first chapters, you know I take ages to update. Plus, I have Dragon Hearts to update, and I want to update Cute Things, my ChadXOC FF. THEN i have my original stories on Wattpad to update.
All that in the little free time I have, so yeah it might be awhile.
Toodle pip, enjoy!
Momo practically cried in relief when the doorbell rang. She'd been up all night (thinking about the kiss) and by the time she fell asleep Aika and Isa had woken her up again barely five hours later. Then, after showering and having her breakfast she helped feed the younger orphans and give them baths, which resulted in her having to take another shower because she'd been splattered and splashed constantly.
By the time 10am had come around, she was already tired and wishing she could go back to sleep. Thankfully she didn't though!
Sadly, her hands were full - literally, as Aika had begged for a piggy-back ride - so she sent Isa to answer the door for her, whilst trailing the girl from behind.
As Isa shyly peaked around the door, Momo caught a glimpse of shocking white hair and grinned, though that soon changed to shock as her room mate ripped the door open wide and flung herself at Momo's visitor with a happy cry of "Toshi-kuuuuuuuun!"
Catching the young girl with surprising ease, Toshiro let out a chuckle and set the petite, tawny-haired girl down with a pat on her head.
"Hey Isa, they still haven't got rid of you yet?" Toshiro joked, grinning as she slapped his arm and pouted.
"So mean, Toshi-kun! Anyway, what are you doing back here? I thought you said you weren't never ever coming back?" Isa frowned, as did Momo. Did that mean this was the orphanage that Annie adopted him from?
"I came to pick up my classmate for our...date." he muttered the last part, already wincing as Isa (and Aika, Momo nearly forgot she was there) squealed.
"You're in the same class as Momo-nee?" Isa gasped, rounding on Momo who jumped back a little. "Nee-san why didn't you tell us?"
"I didn't know you knew him!" Momo exclaimed indignantly. Aika tugged on her hair, wailing to be let down, so Momo dropped her unceremoniously as revenge.
"Isa-chan, go take Aika-chan to the garden or something, I need to go get ready now that a certain little monster's let go of me." Momo narrowed her eyes playfully at the four-year-old who squealed and ran away. Isa sighed, hugged Toshiro quickly and said her goodbyes.
"Nice to see you again, Toshi-kun! Come visit again sometime! Have fun on your DATE Momo-nee!" Isa yelled evilly as she ran after the younger girl.
Momo cringed; she was certain the caretakers had heard and she was going to get in trouble later.
"I'll be five minutes." she finally told Toshiro, running up to her room to change out her sweatpants and tank top. He'd told her in his text to dress casual, no skirts. So she'd decided on a pair of bleached short shorts with a studded belt, a pale purple strap-less top and a bleached jeans-waistcoat. After that she applied a fruity-smelling bodyspray. She brushed her hair through and quickly braided it into a messy fish-tail braid, before applying a coat of mascara on her eyelashes and a bit of watermelon flavoured lip gloss. She stuck the lip gloss in her bag along with her phone, her purse and a small comb before heading downstairs again and putting on her flats. Grabbing Toshiro's hoodie that she left by the door, she quickly tied it around her waist.
"I'll be gone for a while, bye minna!" she called as she left shutting the door behind her as she walked up to Toshiro, who was waiting at the gate. He wore a plain white tank top that stretched tightly across his washboard abs and an open blue flannel shirt over it. His jeans were baggy and a shade darker than his shirt. His trainers were white and he had a dogtag necklace on.
Spotting her, he stopped leaning against the wall and gave her a smirk.
"Finalllyyyy, I'd thought you'd take hours." he teased playfully, making her mock pout and struggle not to laugh.
"Not every girl takes long, you know." Momo shoved his arm with a chuckle.
"Well I'm glad you're not one of them, no offense but I really don't like being around the orphanage again." breathing out a sigh, Toshiro brushed a hand through his hair and started walking, leaving Momo slightly surprised. She followed when he waved a hand for her to catch up.
"So where are we going?" Momo asked curiously. Toshiro simply gave her an amused glance and continued walking. As they got to the end of the street, Momo realised they were heading for a motorbike.
"Toshi...ro...?" she called uncertainly. When he turned to face her with a devilish grin, she paled considerably. There was her answer to the 'no-skirts' rule. "No! I don't wanna get on that!" she cried in fear.
"Come on Peachy, they aren't that scary." Toshiro chuckled. Momo frowned, making her eyes pop and widen.
"But they aaaaare." she whimpered.
Toshiro sighed, before suddenly picking her up and placing her on the sleek black death machine. Her eyes screwed tight, clutching his shirt tightly between her fists. He made her let go so that he could grab a helmet to put on her. Then he put on his and got on in front of the slightly shaking girl.
"Hold on to my waist." he told her, though in the end he had to grab her hands and force them around him because she was still nervous. As he turned on the engine and set off he could feel her grip on him tighten as she pressed herself to his back. By the time they'd arrived at their destination, Momo was whooping and laughing with exhilaration.
"I change my mind! Motorbikes are awesome!" she pulled off her helmet and laughed loudly.
Toshiro smiled, parked and got off, before turning and helping her jump off. He covered her eyes quickly, making her whine.
"No whining, I don't want to spoil the surprise." He chuckled as she pulled faces, before giving in and letting herself be led. As they got closer, Momo's lips tilted upwards into a grin as she heard the loud, crazy music playing.
"A theme park? Seriously?" Momo squealed excitedly, buzzing with excitement in Toshiro's arms.
Releasing his hold on her head, Toshiro grabbed her right hand instead and pulled her towards the ticket booth. Momo skipped by his side, giggling giddily as she tried to look at everything at once.
Paying for the both of them, Toshiro put Momo's armband around her wrist as the man behind the glass told them that the rides were free because of the armband, but they still had to pay from games and food. Toshiro nodded and put his own on, before discreetly grabbing Momo's hand again and pulling her away from the crowd waiting behind them.
"Where would you like to go first?" he asked, pulling Momo his side just a moment before someone bumped into her. He gave them a cold glare over the top of her head which sent them backing away before giving the girl beside him a small smile, clearly amused with how excited she looked.
"Let's go on the Frisbee!" she cheered, surprising the snow-haired boy as she squeezed his hand with her own, leading him to the ride. It was the kind where everybody sat in a circle facing inwards whilst turning clockwards and the ride would swing back and forth - eventually going upside down.
Honestly, he had expected her to pick something light first, like the fun house or a dart game, so a rough ride like this amused him.
They sat together in one of the rows of seats, with Toshiro at the end and Momo next to him. As the instructor finished pulling the security bars over their seats and locking them in, Momo reached over for his hand, biting her lip nervously. Glancing over at the petite girl, Toshiro smirked and squeezed her hand reassuringly.
The ride started and soon Momo was screaming along with several other girls, while Toshiro managed to laugh loudly, something that surprised both of them.
After the ride, Momo had to hold onto Toshiro's arm with both hands while she fought dizziness, before righting herself and moving on to the next ride.
They went on several roller coasters, the log flume and ran through the house of mirrors. Next, Momo decided to play the dart game where you had to pop balloons.
Not one for hand-eye-coordination, Momo managed to pop one out of the needed five to win a stuffed toy. She received a star-shaped key ring instead. Toshiro had a turn and managed to pop all five and let her pick the prize; to which she gasped in delight and chose a doll with straight brown hair, wearing traditional Japanese kimono clothes. She smiled delightfully and tucked the doll neatly into her purse. In a burst of rashness, she quickly leaned up and kissed Toshiro's cheek before turning away and moving on to the next stall.
Toshiro waited a moment for his cheeks to cool down before following her.
It was nearly 9pm by the time they'd gone on every ride at least once, played every game, and ate tons of junk food.
At some point during the night, Momo had found a photo booth, where you could take a strip of five, passport-sized pictures. The first was of a Grumpy Toshiro (who hadn't wanted his picture taken) and Momo copying him. The second was a smirking Toshiro pulling Momo's cheeks as she stuck her tongue out at him. The third was Momo smiling over Toshiro's shoulder and showing a peace sign with her left hand -the other arm was around Toshiro's shoulder - while Toshiro was actually genuinely smiling at the camera. The fourth was of the pair sitting side by side, smiling and blushing at each other.
The fifth, however, was definitely both of their favourites.
Momo had wanted to kiss Toshiro's cheek for the fifth one. Toshiro wanted to kiss Momo's cheek. Not two seconds before the picture was taken, they both turned at the same time and bumped lips.
Closing their eyes, they kissed fully as the picture was taken.
They made sure to get two copies of all five photos, so that they could each take a strip home.
Now, both were holding hands as they walked back to the motorcycle, Momo grateful that she remembered to take Toshiro's hoodie with her, as it was bitingly cold outside now.
"It looks like you're not wearing any pants," Toshiro snorted, chuckling, as she pulled his hoodie on.
"Shut up, I bet you secretly like it when I wear it," Momo teased back. They both laughed and got on the motorcycle.
By the time they reached the orphanage, it was a few minutes to 10pm, giving them a couple of minutes before Momo broke curfew.
Standing behind the wall of the orphanage where they wouldn't be seen, the pair stood together silently, holding hands and simply watching each other.
She squeaked in surprise as he pulled her closer her to him suddenly, hugging her around her waist. "Shiro...?"
"Thank you," he whispered into her ear, hugging her tightly so that she couldn't see his face, which had gone red. "Thank you for going out with me today."
Hesitantly, Momo snaked her arms out from their place between their bodies and wrapped them around Toshiro's neck, one hand playing with the snowy tufts of hair at his neck.
"You're welcome," she murmured into his neck, involuntarily causing the boy in front of her to shiver as her breath hit his skin. "Thank you for taking me here today. I've never had so much fun before."
Pulling back a little, Toshiro gazed down at the petite girl in front of him.
She was everything he was not.
She was beautiful and bright; honest and loving. Her eyes were bright with emotions and her perfect lips sheltered a breath-taking smile. Despite being small and frail she was head-strong and defiant; she didn't care what people thought of her. She never let other people bring her down, no, she continued to shine brightly; the beacon of light in his dark world. He needed her, so badly it hurt to breathe. He feared that, if he let go, he would be alone in the darkness again.
"Momo..." catching her attention, he took a deep breath. "I know we haven't known each other long, but I feel like I've known you my whole life. You've stood by me when I was alone and know that without you I'd be a lot worse off. I'd really like it if you'd be with me forever. Please by my girlfriend, Momo Hinamori."
Momo gasped, her eyes watering. No-one had ever said such kind words to her! unable to speak, in fear her feelings would cause her to burst, she nodded as a tear overflowed.
"Yes." she whispered, smiling hesitantly. Toshiro brushed the tear away.
"Thank God, now it won't be awkward when I do this." the teen muttered, making Momo confused. Before she could ask, Toshiro had cupped her cheeks in both hands and kissed her fully on the lips.
Deepening the kiss, Momo's arms tightening around his neck, causing him to squeeze her tiny waist a little more. Only one thought crossed their mind.
Best. Day. Ever.
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