IMPORTANT NOTE: I do not own anything
CHAPTER 7: Boy on bike meets Girl on bike
A car, with the monogram "R" placed above the front of the car hood, was being parked at the side of the road. The place had a lot of trees and the sky was dark because of the night. No one could see Steve Fox, who wanted to pee, being behind a tree trunk doing his little "job". It was true that, whenever Steve was stressed about something, he had to suffer by problems such as this one. That being said someone could ask… What was the reason he was stressed? Didn't he come here on vacation? True… Let's go back one hour ago and find out…
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One hour ago…
As Asuka Kazama left panicking to look for her cat, Steve gave her with turning a little his head a last glance. He hoped thatshe will manage to find it. He nodded to himself and turned his head in front of him. His eyes widened as he noticed Lili staring at him with an expression, he had never seen coming from her. Where is the "Sebastian Dictionary" when you need it? He thought to himself…Or Hwoarang? He was getting her mad, once in a while. She may have possibly looked at him in this way once before.
He gave her a weak smile and noticed that this got her even more irritated. Suddenly, she stopped walking and he did the same. He opened his mouth while thinking of what he was going to say. However, she was the one, who spoke first, without even looking at him…
"I will go get some ice-cream. Do you want some, as well?"
"Umm…I'll go for you, don't worry, just tell me wh…" he tried to say…
"I want to go."
Steve sighed thinking that there's no way he will make Lili talk to him or forgive him. Suddenly, he realized that he didn't have to wait for a chance but simply do the question he wanted… "Lili?"
"What?" she said and searched for her purse inside her expensive bag…
"Why are you…mad at me?"
As Lili found what she wanted, she brought her gaze back to Steve. He noticed her face expression. She had a sarcastic half-smile on her face and a frown above her eyes…Another expression, he couldn't read…
"Mad at you? Why?"
Steve didn't say anything and looked at the ground. He tightened his fists not knowing what to do. Lili closed her eyes. She wasn't in the mood anymore. She put her purse back into her bag and turned her body to walk back. Steve noticed her walking passed him and turned confused his body to see her. Lili stopped and wondered for a moment, if she should say that… "However, there's something that quite upsets me."
He raised an eyebrow. What was it? He thought. Steve believed that she would immediately say that she's mad at him or angry or whatever her feelings were…
"And that is?
Lili sighed and started walking again… "Let's go back…"
"Ok…As you wish."
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Steve sighed remembering what happened back there. And he wasn't even in the mood to go back to the car with the way Lili was. The atmosphere was awkward between them and he could feel her negative vibes all over his body. However, he didn't have another choice. He didn't want to seem as a weakling in front of her. They had to talk but how was he going to approach her? The young woman was a very stubborn girl. And what if she in the end had feelings for him? How was he going to respond? He knew that this would make him happy but then? For a moment, he wished that he would be more like Hwoarang. And he meant his "surface self". Bold, not caring of how others feel and want everything to go your way. But no! Steve would hate himself if he was like that. He tightened his fists and decided to "confront" her…
Let's see how Lili was feeling…
The girl couldn't stop biting her nails. And they were so tidily and beautifully sharpened. Her visit to the spa was, as it seemed, a waste of time. Lili didn't want to be misunderstood. Her appearance was always perfect. Having or not a person, who she wanted to impress. Even though, now she had…or not…As it seemed, there was a chance for Steve to be much more of an idiot than Hwoarang. At least, the last one was always clear and honest with his wishes or better whims. However, she wouldn't give up on him. Steve preferred "hotness"…not that she acknowledged Asuka Kazama as hot but he did…over "elegance", right? She could do that without any problems. On the other hand, Lili thought for a moment that she could be both elegant and…umm…hot…in the same time. She hated the idea, since the last thing she wanted was to wear clothes that they wouldn't complement her in the way she wanted.
She was deep in her thoughts, however, she managed to realize that Steve just opened the door. She watched him as he was positioning himself to the driver's seat and put the seatbelt. He turned his head to her direction and she, immediately, turned her head at the opposite one. Steve sighed and she did the same. Managing the last piece of courage he had, he touched her hand and startled her. Steve didn't remove his hand and Lili looked at him this time, taking a confused expression…
"Is there something you need with me?" she asked him…
"You could say that." He answered and took his hand away as Lili glanced at his action. A frown appeared above his eyebrows and said… "Lili, I will say this. Maybe, I completely misunderstood things but this is how I feel. That girl…Asuka Kazama, I mean…It's not me that finds her attractive. Those were Hwoarang's words."
Lili was happy and relieved to hear that but she tried to not show her enthusiasm, yet. She had to know his intentions… "So? How come you assumed that this is what bothered me? Who knows? Maybe, is one of my usual complexes of wanting to be the only one considered "pretty"."
Steve shook his head negatively. He took of the seatbelt and placed his arm around her shoulder… "That is not true. Lili."
"Hm?"
Steve removed his hand and touched his face. He brought his gaze back at hers. He noticed the slight look of expectation she had… "My heart is beating fast and my face is hot…I'm too embarrassed right now, you know." He said and a weak smile appeared on his lips. Lili noticed this time as he was scratching the back of his head. She, herself, felt her heartbeat raising…The girl was clueless as to what he was embarrassed about or what he wanted to tell her but for a reason, the situation was really exciting…
"Steven? Please, c-continue…"
The blond man took his hands with hers and decided to make the next step…
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Osaka, Kazama Residence…
Asuka Kazama entered the yard of her house. She looked at the garage, noticing her fresh cleaned bike, but she passed this quickly. She opened the door, which led to the backyard and started looking. The poor girl had looked the whole park to find her cat but there was no sight of her. She even asked some of the people there. Her mother being inside the kitchen noticed from the window, which was facing the backyard, her daughter like she was looking for something but she got worried when she witnessed the sad and desperate look in her eyes. She touched her chest and walked to her place…
"Asuka, darling? What's wrong?"
The young girl touched her mother's shoulders and a tear escaped her eyes… "Mom, tell me, mom…Is Neko here? Did she come back?"
The woman's eyes widened… "You lost her?! But you never took your eyes of her."
Asuka scratched lightly the back of her head… "Due to some circumstances, I actually…"
"She's not here. Did you search well?"
She nodded… "I searched the whole neighborhood and I can't still find her."
The older woman nodded and gave her a light hug… "I get it. Go look downtown, where the market is. Who knows? Maybe, she smelled something. I will let your father know and we're going to search together."
Asuka nodded… "Good idea! I'll do that."
Her mother nodded and patted her on her shoulder. Asuka walked quickly back at the garage. She unlocked her bike and hopped on it. She tried to position herself right, since it's been a while for her to use it. She slowly drove it outside the house and like she was driving for her life, she made her way to the downtown…
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Osaka, Highway…
Hwoarang was still driving his bike. The excited smile had disappeared from his face, since he realized that when he would go home, he would see Lili acting all high and mighty ordering him around and Steve whining about his feelings for her and if she likes him back. So bothersome and irritating. He pursed his lips as he remembered that once again. For a moment a sign took his attention… "Downtown, two kilometers." He read it and smiled this time. He decided to go have a bite and some booze before facing these two annoying people. And aside from that, his stomach was begging him for some attention. When he spotted the corner, he turned his bike's wheel and raised his speed once again…
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Osaka, close to Downtown…
"I didn't know that we lived so far away from the market. I'm running out of breath." Asuka Kazama thought as she unconsciously noticed that she was driving her bike much slower than before. She stopped, when she noticed that she was in the center of the market. Of course, the stores were closed but a lot of restaurants and local pubs were open. For a moment she thought of asking some people there but then, she realized that being drunk they surely wouldn't know. She stayed at her place for a moment, just holding her bike. She looked around her and then at the sky.
"Was the market always so dark at night?" She sighed. That would make it even more difficult for her to find her cat. She looked at her front and then at the way she came. She hopped on her bike once again and started driving even more inside the market…
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In an instant, due to how fast he was driving, Hwoarang arrived at the center of the town and he was very close to the market. He smiled when he entered the more spacious place, being built in that way because of the people. He didn't lower his speed however, something that he was going to regret…
He was looking at his left and right for any possible worthy to enter pub or something. He dropped the food case, since he made the decision that he preferred to be drunk, when seeing them. He looked at his left and noticed a familiar pub's name. That Maria chick opened a club here, as well? She had it good with busyness, right? He nodded at himself thinking of the beautiful woman, who he still couldn't realize that she was married and had a kid. Her man sure was a lucky guy…
Asuka Kazama, while she was driving, noticed that pub, as well. She remembered her mother telling her that a very flashy woman was the owner and that she used to be a model. In the end, the only thing her mother wanted was to gossip. The girl nodded and sighed to her mother's "hobbies". Well, who knows how she will change when she grows up? She turned her gaze in front of her and felt like there was something in the distance…Something that it was getting closer…
"OH NO!" she thought and turned with all the strength she had her bike's wheel…
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Hwoarang managed to stay on his bike using his strong legs as his support. They are going to hurt tomorrow, he thought. He touched his heart and noticed how fast it was beating. Wanting to relax himself he placed the bike on the sidewalk and sat down beside it. Due to his shock, he had completely forgotten about the other person, until the time he realized that he needed a cigarette and accidentally looked in front of him… "Oh fuck!" he said to himself…
He stood up and rushed to the girl's side. She was laying down on the ground a little away from her bike. He started panicking but he wasn't a coward. He wasn't going to leave the girl all alone and abandon her. He touched her but she didn't move…It's getting worse. He carefully tried to turn her, to see her face to face, fearing of any possible serious bruises and when he saw her face he noticed her closed eyes…
"Did I kill her? What should I do?"
His hand was trembling. Well duh! He was afraid that he killed a person, and someone he thought quickly at the back of his head that he had seen somewhere. However, the last thing he cared about now, was any possible meeting with her. He swallowed hard and brought his hand to her neck searching for her carotid. Thankfully, she was alive. He let out a relieving sigh. He picked her up with his arms and led her to the sidewalk next to his bike. He took out the sack he was having with him, put it on the ground and after doing that, he carefully placed her head on it. He was on his knees biting his upper lip. He looked at her upside down. There were some light scratches and bruises but nothing serious. On the other hand, that wouldn't be serious, if she was a fighter. He started panicking again…
"Relax Hwoarang, relax my boy! If she was that hurt she would be dead." What he was saying to himself made no sense, since she could have a possible inner injury…
Still, being on his knees, he crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow. He was wondering if…it was a good idea to…search the other parts of her body. He commented on his mind that, well… she was someone, who could catch his attention. He shook his head and decided on what was the right thing to do…He was going to look into her body. He started from her legs. Thankfully, he wouldn't have to stand up, since she was short enough. He gently started caressing her right leg and did the same with the left one. He noticed the smooth skin but, also, that her legs were quite physically fit. He left her legs and moved a little more up. He pursed his lips…
"Even though, it's quite…tempting…I won't search this…umm…area of hers."
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"GOOD THING, YOU WON'T!" said Asuka Kazama as she raised her upper body and threw him her most favorite punch or as she called it "The Kazama Punch"…
"Gah! What the…" he said as the punch sent him away from her body…
"You damned pervert!" she said and tried to stand up using as much strength as she could. Hwoarang pulled himself up without any problems and approached her…
"Who are you calling a pervert, you bitch!?"
"The one in front of me! Tsk…Wasted good looks…" after saying that, this thought crossed her mind…
The man sighed and made a step back. He touched his head, which started to hurt from the punch she gave him on his head. She raised an eyebrow and crossed her hands below her chest… "I didn't hit you that hard! Stop pretending…I didn't have much strength anyway."
Hwoarang didn't say anything back and fell on his knees. He touched with his hands the ground and started breathing uncontrollably. Asuka released her arms, suddenly, feeling guilty. It wasn't like he was touching her in a lecherous way. She noticed from the way he was searching her that he only checked for any possible fractures or bruises. She frowned and walked quickly to his side. She knelt in front of him and said…
"Umm…I know that you were just trying to help me but it took me by surprise…I'm sorry for the punch, I mean."
A smirk appeared on his lips, something that confused her. Did he forgive me, already? She thought and noticed that he was bleeding from the corner of his eyebrow…
"You're bleeding! Let me h…"
Suddenly, she felt his two strong hands around her arms and he pushed her gently but in the same time in a forceful way back on the ground. He smiled at her and she rolled her eyes in the same time. In the end he was a pervert, she realized. However, she felt no kind of danger coming from him…How strange, huh?
"Since, you're ok and quite…strong." He said as he touched his eyebrow and witnessed the blood… "I believe that I can make my…temptation…reality."
"What?! Let me go!" she shouted and tried to break free from his grip, even though she didn't have the appropriate strength. The young man smirked at her and she stopped her useless movements. He shifted himself on top of her and Asuka started to make her prayers…
A sigh escaped his lips as he saw her stiff expression… "Hey…Relax…You can relax."
Asuka looked at him and asked him shyly… "You won't rape me, will you?"
He loosened his grips on her arms and shook his head… "No, I won't…"
"Phew…That's a…" she tried to say but then…
Hwoarang brought his body close to hers and his head inches away from her own. She swallowed hard and she felt herself stiffen up once again. He was so close that she could only feel him around. She lost any communication with the rest of the world…There was only that irritating guy…Like she was aware that it would happen, she felt his lips on her own…Truth is that…It was like an accidental touch…
"Is this what I'll call" my first kiss"? Am I that lame?" she started thinking, until the man on top of her decided to lead things on…
Their foreheads touched each other. Hwoarang was trying with all he had to make her open her mouth. What a stubborn girl? Like she would let him? Keep dreaming pretty boy. He, suddenly, pulled away and said… "Will you open your damned mouth already?"
"Huh?"
"An opening!" he said quickly when he saw her opening her mouth…
Asuka Kazama felt his hot tongue embracing in a confusing way her own. It was a first for her to be kissed like that…and being kissed in general. Unconsciously, without knowing how she did that, she started to return his kiss. He smiled at this and wished that they could be in a more private place. What a timing, huh? He brought his hands on her face and touched her cheeks. They were so hot. She brought her hands on his back and pulled him close to her. Hwoarang smiled to himself, when he felt her hands on his body. But that smile disappeared when she bit his lip. He knew that she did it in a playful way but why did she have to put so much force on it. Yeah…in a part he was right but there was another side to it, which was called "payback". He decided to return the favor and started nibbling on her upper lip…
"Is he imitating me?" she thought…
This went on for some "endless" seconds, until a voice stopped it…
"What are you punks doing, here?!" said a middle aged man, making the other two look at him…
Asuka, however, took her gaze away in an instant and hid herself inside Hwoarang's chest. In contrast to hers, his heart was beating normally. She tightened her grip on his shirt and heard his voice… "You calm down." He whispered first at her… "What do you want, old man?"
"Go to do your lewd things elsewhere. Leave this place!"
Hwoarang laughed at him… "Is that really it or did we get you that hard down there that you're afraid to go back to your wife? You're afraid that she will think that you're cheating on her?"
"Please, stop it!" she said in a low voice, which he managed to hear…
"How dare you speak to your elders like that? I'll report you." Said the man making his hands at fists… "And who's her?"
"None of your busyness, scum…She'll get cursed if she'll be seen by you."
"Tsk…" the man gritted his teeth and heard him once again before he tried to leave…
"Good decision! Why don't you go take care of your little erection down there?"
The old man didn't answer and left. The two of them sighed and Asuka pushed him off of her. This time he didn't try anything and stood up. He smiled at her and extended a hand at her. The girl snapped his hand away and stood up by herself. She got rid of the dust from her body and hair and watched him doing the same. She didn't say anything else and made her way to her bike…
"It's broken. I'll take you to your house."
She shook her head negatively and picked it up. It was true that it was in an awful condition. Did she have to pay for that as well? Oh fuck! A sigh escaped her mouth and she glared at Hwoarang, who raised an eyebrow confused at her. She hopped on it and started making her way back…
"Wait! I said I'll get you home."
"I don't want to." She said and heard her cell phone ringing… "Yes?" she answered… "Really?! Huh? At that place? …Stupid animal!...Yeah, I'm coming back" she dropped the call and her eye caught the man still looking at her…
"Tsk…Don't you have things to do?" she asked him…
Hwoarang sighed and closed his eyes… "Indeed…"
"See?" she said with a smile…
"I, really, wanted to do you."
"Huh?!" a blush appeared on her face and being aware of that, she turned away from him. She started driving her bike, until she lost her balance and fell down…
"Damned bike!" she said to herself…
She brought herself up when she saw a shadow above her…
"See? Come on. Dump this here and let's go."
"I can't just leave my bike, you know?" she said crossing her arms…
Hwoarang smiled and took her in his arms... "What are you doing? Put me down! Now!" she started saying…
"You sure have an annoying voice. Shut it!" he said and placed her on the back of his bike. She decided to accept and he smirked at her annoyed face. He gave her the sack, which he had his things inside and she held it. Hwoarang patted lightly her head and she rolled her eyes…
"You don't have to look like that. I give memorable drives."
"Just take me home." She said and looked away…
He nodded and sat on the bike as well… "Just give me directions, ok?"
"For sure I will! Who knows where would you take me otherwise?"
"Heh…To Paradise, I assure you!"
The girl sighed at his cockiness and slapped him at the back of his head… "Just, drive, please!"
"Roger that! Hold me tight, ok? I mean like you did back there."
"Have you no shame!?"
He laughed at her and started driving…
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Some minutes later…
Outside Asuka's house…
"Here it is! Thanks!" she said and hopped off the bike…
The young man nodded and waited for her to walk inside… "Aren't you leaving? I'm home already."
He shook his head, still having his hands on the steering wheel… "Nope! I want you to walk inside."
"Grr…You're crazy!" she said and unlocked the door…
"Just considerate!"
"Whatever you say…"
Asuka Kazama opened the door of her house and closed it behind her… "What a day?" she said to herself…
Her mother appeared suddenly and saw her red face… "What's wrong, honey? And what's this? You're hurt!"
Asuka hugged her mother to reassure her that she was safe. She squeezed her shoulder… "No worries…I just fell from my bike really hard. Some…old woman had some of her fruits on the road and I didn't see them. You can guess afterwards."
The woman nodded and took a better look at her daughter's body… "Well, you seem ok. Have you eaten?"
"I'm not hungry! If I get later, I'll come grab something by myself. For now, I'm gonna have a bath."
The woman nodded having a smile on her face and caressed her daughter's exposed arm. Asuka walked the stairs to her bedroom and went inside. She sat on her bed and recollected what happened today:
with Lili, the witch.
the stupid cat.
crash with the jerk, who she didn't even ask his name (maybe that was better)
kiss with the jerk.
She sighed and took out of her pants the card, which Lili gave to her. Asuka didn't have a good feeling about this decision but she didn't have another choice…
Some time later…
Rochefort Holiday House…
Hwoarang wasn't the least surprised by what he was seeing. He didn't expect less from the Rocheforts. As he wandered around the hall for some time, Sebastian took notice of him and came to greet him…
"Good evening, sir!" he said…
"Uh…same here. Say, where are your princess and Steve?"
"In their rooms." He answered… "Let me show you to your own. Your luggage is already there."
Hwoarang nodded and followed Sebastian. The older man gave him his key… "Here it is. Mr. Fox's room is the opposite of yours and Miss Lili's at the end of the hall."
"I see."
Sebastian wished him good night and Hwoarang unlocked the door. He closed it behind him and watched how needlessly spacious was the room. He let out a sigh…
"Whatever…" he walked further inside and noticed a note on his bed. He sat down and took it in his hands. It was obviously Steve…
Don't try to bother me. I'm with Lili! :)
Hwoarang threw the paper away and undressed himself to go and have a shower… "He made his move, huh? I hope he won't regret it…By the way, I didn't ask this girl's name." he added and walked inside the bathroom…
Thanks for reading!
(By the way, I found my kissing scene pretty lame, so I apologize for that. Please, be kind with me, I'll get better in the future. Or at least I hope that I will.)
