Chapter X: "Grape Lip Balm"

Sakuno was blushing mad and quickly covered her mouth. Even though he was her best friend, she won't deny the fact that she does have feelings for him. And now she gave her "a... k-k..k-kiss." the word softly escaped her mouth. Her blush grew darker.

She tried to compose herself by analyzing the recent happenings. First, she was begging her best friend to be a gay because she heard that it was fun to be with such. Then, he gave her a kiss for a reason that she doesn't know. But something crossed her mind.

She gave him a hug. "Ryoma-kun! I get it now!" she said in delight.

Ryoma blinked once. Twice. Thrice. He smirked. Finally. He just didn't stop her from begging him, but he also had a girlfriend. And to top all that, he didn't need to be cheesy.

"I get it now. You're a gay." She said facing him now. Ryoma's smile fell off his lips. "What?"

"I tasted grape. That must mean you're wearing a grape lip balm."

Ryoma looked at the white can on his hands and sighed. This was the first time he regretted drinking Ponta. He settled it down and rubbed his temples. This was one side of Sakuno that he hasn't seen for a while now. Dense.

He sighed. Does he really have to do this? It seems there's no other choice. Surely Sakuno isn't that insensitive.

He opened his bag and got his white cap. He dusted it off and placed it on Sakuno's head. He gave her a peck on the cheek. "Will this do?" he smirked.

Sakuno's blush came back. She's wearing his hat, for God's sake!

"Ne, Ryoma-kun, how will you confess to a girl?" she asked her best friend out of the blue.

"Hn."

"Please tell me. It'll be a secret."

He sighed. This girl here will surely not give up. And opportunities like this rarely come. "Like this." He said firmly. He placed his hat on hers then gave her a light kiss on the cheek.

Sakuno didn't get that, that was the lad's confession. "Oh."

"H-hai." She said shyly. Ryoma couldn't believe that he had to be cheesy for a girl.

Author's notes: waaah! I thank you all guys for the reviews! "Stolen Kisses" has finally reached 100 reviews! You have no idea how this made me happy! I shall work hard to make my stories better… although I'm not sure if I can make them longer. I'll try though.

Also, this is the sequel to "Gay". But to tell you, I seriously like the prequel better. I guess I'm not really good with sequels hehe. Oh well, this idea just came to me and I had another urge to write it. Also, I guess you know that Sakuno's a bit OOC. Well since they are bestfriends here, I tried to make her a bit comfortable and open around Ryoma. And I added some childishness and denseness in her character. Gomen if you dont like it.

Gratitude to:

Natsu-chan022, sapphireraccoongal, a can of ponta, midnight blue08, oxXxoNIKKIoxXxo, AquaJet, crosstime-97051., InsanMutilation, SaKuRa-cHaN02, poems2songs, Carlalalita, Otakugal, and '-'FreedomFairy'-'