Tomoko closed her eyes tightly and fought to the last second as Kyoya pulled her in tighter. She felt his lips barely touch hers before she felt him being pulled away. When she opened her eyes she saw Kaoru standing over Kyoya with his fist raised in the air ready to strike down at him. Tomoko lunged at Kaoru and held his arm, "Don't Kaoru! If you hit him he can call it as assault and his police force will be after you. Just leave him alone!"
Kaoru shook her off and lowered his arm to his side. "So you want me to just let him get away with almost kissing you before I even had a chance to?" Kaoru asked gently caressing Tomoko's cheek and she could feel the fire burn between them. Tomoko nuzzled into his hand and smiling brightly just for him, this felt so right for them. Kaoru looked back at Kyoya who looked like he had a storm churning behind his eyes so he quickly grabbed Tomoko and headed to the exit.
When they got into her car she couldn't help but ask the obvious question, Why did you come back to help me? Kaoru looked to her and ran his hand through his hair and leaned against the window. "To be honest I don't know. I really hated you, truly and honestly hated you; but I had to see you again, give you a chance to explain. Then I saw Kyoya forcing you and I just couldn't stop myself." Tomoko could see how angry he was at Kyoya and herself but mostly he was mad at himself.
So all Tomoko could do was move closer to him and hold his hand quietly. They said nothing the rest of the way home as they sat there with their fingers intertwined. Kaoru walked Tomoko to the door silently and when they got there, they felt as if there was nothing to say. They both knew their friend relationship as Tom and Kaoru was ruined and the only thing left standing was Tomoko. Kaoru reached his hand out to touch her cheek but he pulled his hand back and smiled. He walked down two steps before Tomoko's mother burst open the doors and looked at the two teenagers with a large smile.
Tomoko knew this look; it was the look her mother got whenever she came up with a plan which is "Better for you in the long run honey." Tomoko looked to Kaoru with a panicked look and he seemed to get the message. "Nice to see you again Mrs. Ito but I must be going." He waved to her and tried to run to the car but she chased him. Tomoko has never seen her mother run that fast especially since she was in three inch heels. She dragged Kaoru back by the ear and stood him beside Tomoko pairing the two up in her mind. "Well Kaoru if I can say so myself you are a fine looking young man." Her mother said as her eyes traced over Kaoru slowly. Feeling violated he slowly moved behind Tomoko who felt a rush of jealousy over herself.
Her mother laughed and waved her hand showing that she had no interest in Kaoru that way. "Kaoru your mother called and said you will be staying the weekend since it's a holiday and your brother is being shipped with Mori and Honey for some strict training." Tomoko's mother said and she shrugged not understanding what kind of training he needed. Kaoru laughed and nudged Tomoko signalling to laugh along with them, but she couldn't. The news that Kaoru was staying over was already burned into her head enough to make her stomach flip.
She didn't know what to do, she didn't even know yet if she truly liked him like the way she liked Kyoya. Everything was happening so quickly that with a blink the world spun and it felt like everything was weighing her down. She felt herself fall and she could still hear but she couldn't open her eyes no matter how hard she tried. The cries of panic from Kaoru and her mother was enough to make her brain shut down. What felt like a week passed and with a sudden rush of adrenaline Tomoko shot her eyes open and looked at the light creeping in through her bedroom window.
The spinning from before still left her slightly light headed but besides that the weight was gone and when she tried to get out of bed to see if her legs would hold her up something was keepings her against the bed. When she looked at her legs, laying there asleep was a worried looking Kaoru who had the cutest strand of hair gently brushing against his face as the breeze rolled in through the open window. Tomoko reached over to her night stand to look at her phone to see what day it was since it looked like it was early morn.
When she found out it was just the next day she let out a loud sigh which woke Kaoru and had him sitting straight up." Are you okay? The doctor said you passed out from lack of sleep and eating." Kaoru said as he reached over and rested his forehead against her own. When their skin touched there was a slow fire burning between them. Kaoru slowly moved away but Tomoko reached out to him and brushed the back of her hand against his neck. This made him shiver but yet he still moved closer.
Everything between them felt right at this very moment and they were taking advantage of it. Kaoru tipped his head to the side and leaned over on the bed to get closer to her. The bed squeaked as they moved closer to each other both needing to feed this fire. Tomoko rested her hand on his neck and Kaoru ran his hand through her hair and then time froze. It froze at the moment right before they kissed; Tomoko knew it was a moment she would always remember. Kaoru leaning on the bed, the light barely able to pass though them they were so close and the fire that felt like it could burn down the whole house. This was much different then how she felt with Kyoya and she liked it.
