Staaaaaare...
Sometimes I regret the things I say.
Staaaaaaaaaaaree...
Like, telling someone I want to take them out on a date, or, just out to do something.
Staaaaaaaaaaaare...
And since you're just naturally a kind person, you do the right thing, and when you do the right thing, it ends up being the worst thing you've ever done.
Staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare...
But I just can't HELP it, you know?!
Staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-
I stood abruptly out of my seat and threw my restaurant menu at Apollo's face.
"WILL YOU QUIT STARING AT ME?! I'M TRYING TO PICK SOMETHING FROM THIS MENU!"
As the menu slid off his flawless features, he sighed.
"Honestly, my human goddess, why are you so annoyed that I'm simply examining your beauty?" he opened his eyes and gave a look of mock sorrow.
"You're just staring at me to annoy me!" I lowered my voice from all of the weird looks we were getting. Apollo shrugged and gave a half smile.
"You look very stunning when you're annoyed, then."
"Shut up – and just stop." I sat back down and snatched the menu from the table.
He laughed, "Are you not used to being stared at? That's strange.. am I the only one that understands how beautiful you are?"
I blushed, "No! I'm very popular at school because of that and how nice I am to others."
He raised an eye brow, "Nice? You're nice to others? How surprising."
I narrowed my eyes, "Quiet!"
"Are you guys ready to order?"
A soft voice rang out next to me and I turned to see a waitress with dark blue eyes and long black hair. Her eyes immediately wandered over to Apollo and I saw her eyes practically sparkle.
"My name is Hana!" she extended her arm. Apollo turned to her and glanced from her to her hand and back to her again. He never took it.
There was an awkward moment of silence before the waitress slowly dropped her hand.
"Uh, um.." I began, "I'll have the Sunny Side up eggs, ple-"
Hana glanced at me out of the corner of her eye and never said anything.
Pretending she didn't hear me.
I gripped the ends of my skirt, "Um, excuse me-"
"-What would you like on the menu? Anything interesting to you?"
Apollo shook his head, "No, not really." he said simply.
Hana looked away for a second, trying to figure out what to say in that hollow head of hers.
"Don't want breakfast? We have lots of salads we'd love the customers to sample-"
"I'm not hungry."
"Eh? Would you like anything to drink?"
"Karin."
I blinked and met Apollo's gaze.
"Let's go some place else. I'm really not that hungry."
Surprised, I gathered my things and stood out of my chair.
"Uhh- wait! Did I say something wrong?"
"You're annoying."
My eyes widened and a second later Apollo was pulling me out of the restaurant.
"Apollo! That was rude -"
"There's something better we can do, right? I don't really like this thing called a 'restaurant.' Why don't we eat whatever you cooked in that basket you're holding?"
"This is for lunch." I took my hand away and rubbed my wrist.
"Then let's eat our lunch right now."
"No! It's 11 A.M. I'm saving this for later."
Apollo scanned the streets of Tokyo, trying to finds something.
"Hmmn, I wanted to go to that place called Sakura Park," I thought out loud, "Why don't we go there?"
I blushed. My friends said it was very romantic and they usually went with their boyfriends.
"A park? What can we do there?"
"Well... there are lots of things to explore... we can find a spot later to eat this." I held up the picnic basket.
Apollo thought for a second, "Alright, then."
"It's pretty, isn't it?"
A gentle breeze blew and pushed my hair out of my face. I stretched, reaching up to feel the pretty pink and white cherry blossom petals touch my hands. I gathered a bunch of them in my palms and spun around, smiling brightly.
"Well? Don't you think they look pretty?" I asked Apollo again.
He was sitting in the grass, one leg bent with his elbow resting on the knee. He stared up at me and his eyes widened slightly.
I stopped smiling, "Wh... what?"
"Nothing, it's just..." he looked away and scratched the back of his head, "... you looked really pretty smiling like that, I guess."
I blushed, flattered and sat down next to him.
"We... can eat now.. All that walking made me tired..." I grabbed the picnic basket and held it up.
I heard a low growl come from Apollo's stomach and I giggled. He frowned and looked down at himself.
"Here-" I opened the basket and took out sushi, egg rolls, rice, and drinks.
"Are you going to feed me like you did at school?" he asked.
I wanted to hit him. "No. You can feed yourself."
"But we're on a date, aren't we? They're doing it." Apollo nodded in another direction and I followed his eyes.
There was a pretty happy couple not far from us, sharing food with each other. I stared at them for a moment and blushed when Apollo turned to look at me.
"Just because they're doing it doesn't mean we have to. They're a couple."
Apollo pushed the picnic basket out of the way and pushed me down on the grass. I quickly pressed my legs together- I was wearing a dress after all.
A moment later, I was pinned to the ground. He hovered over me, his hands and legs on either side of my body.
"Aren't we a couple?" he stared deeply into my eyes.
I shook my head, excitement making my heart pound. "No! Get off – this is a public place – there are probably children here!"
Without warning, Apollo leaned down to kiss my nose, my chin, and my burning cheeks.
"...so pretty..." he whispered against my skin.
"A—Apollo!" I gasped and shut my eyes tightly, feeling my body heat up from his very powerful kisses.
He pulled away from me and grabbed one of the hands lying near my head. Pulling it toward his face, he kissed my palms.
"That's the first time you called me by my real name." he smiled down at me.
"Please, get off, this is embarrassing..." I stared up at him rather shyly.
"Anything for my fiance."
He reminded me.
Ugh.
As Apollo pulled himself off of me and instead sat down next to me, I stared down at my fluffy, white cotton dress.
"You know you can't just do stuff like that in public."
"I don't see anything wrong with it. I was just showering you with kisses."
"You don't get it! You're supposed to do something like that when we're in private-"
I regretted the words as soon as they slipped out of my mouth. Apollo turned to me, his eyes gleaming possessively. He caressed my cheek.
"Are you saying you want to continue something like this at home where we'll be all alone?" he leaned forward so we were inches apart.
"No, I never said that-"
Apollo turned so his mouth was next to my ear. He bit it playfully and whispered, "Do you want me to touch you?"
I squirmed when he placed a hand on my hip and stared into the sky when I finally processed his words.
"N-no!"
"And why not?" he bit down on my ear harder. I yelped and gripped his shirt.
"Because... we... we... I... I don't like you in that way! You're supposed to be my cousin outside of the house!"
Apollo pulled away and narrowed his eyes. "I don't want to be your cousin. And you say you don't care for me romantically when it's obvious you do. Perhaps your heart knows it but your mind doesn't?" he grabbed my wrist and put it on his chest. His heart pounded hard against my palm.
"I'll change your mind then... but.. what should I do...? I wonder..."
Cupping my cheek with his free hand, Apollo leaned forward and pressed his lips against mine.
I sighed. It felt too good to pull away. It was a date, anyway.
His kisses were so special and warm. I felt my whole body yearning for something more, but I couldn't quite place my finger on it.
I was too scared to lean in, even though I wanted to, I was starting to get confused..
Apollo growled against my lips, frustrated I hadn't responded to him kissing me and pulled me closer. I closed my eyes to savor the beautiful moment before finally leaning in gently. I felt him smile against my lips.
I began to wonder if I had made the right decision...
Apollo's strong arms wrapped around my back and I continued to grip his shirt and jacked with both hands.
"Mnn.." I moaned against his lips once, causing him to hold me even tighter. I thought I would pass out – I was losing oxygen anyway because we were kissing for so long.
I lightly hit his chest so he would pull away and tried to do it myself, but he refused to let go. I opened my eyes and glared into his gleaming ones.
"Mnnn!" I felt light headed. I finally managed to pull away, face red as I gasped out and inhaled.
Apollo kissed me on my forehead and I looked away from him.
"You were suffocating me!" I spat out.
"No. I just wanted to make it last." he kissed my cheek. "Let's go home soon?"
I pulled away and looked up at him questioningly. His cheeks were slightly pink.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm just not... used to all this air and all this stuff called pollen."
"Ah... Sorry, I didn't mean to make you stay out for so long, I didn't know." I touched his forehead. He was getting a fever.
I was about to stand up when he hugged me again.
I blushed, "Apollo?"
"We don't have to leave now," he whispered, "I want to stay like this... let's have lunch together first."
"Okay," I beamed like a total idiot in love and ended up feeding him our lunch.
Awhile after that, we lay down in the grass to look up at the clouds.
I never thought about it before, but this side of Kazune could be really sweet.
"Are you ready to go?" he asked.
"Yep." I sat up and gathered our things. We stood up and began our walk back home when I remembered something and told him to wait.
"What is it-"
I wrapped my arms around his arm and pressed in between my breasts.
"Let's walk back home like this." I giggled.
Apollo smiled softly and we continued on.
"Nnnguuuu! I'm ready for a shower, it's getting so late!" I stretched and reached in my pocket to get my keys. Twisting it in the lock, I gently pushed the front door open. As soon as I took a step forward, Apollo grabbed me and threw me over his shoulder.
"Kyaa! Apollo, what are you doing?!"
He shut the front door with his foot and carried me off to my room. Laying me down on the futon, he unzipped his jacket, took off my hat, and took my face in his hands while moving on top of me.
"Why don't we continue what we couldn't since we're in private now?" he ran a hand over my lips before kissing me. It wasn't long before his kisses became quick and eager – I could barely keep up.
"Mnn! Apollo, wait! I'm not sure I'm-" he lifted my light weight dress over my body so the edge of the dress was over my chest.
My bra and underwear were matching – black lingerie I had decided to wear as an experiment.
Obviously, I had chosen the wrong day to "Experiment."
Apollo raised an eyebrow and licked his lips, "Very nice."
"Stop!" I slapped his hand away and pulled my dress back down. "I'm... not ready for something like this! And you're a pervert and a jerk for suddenly taking advantage of how happy I was from all of the romance today!" I pouted and sat up, sitting on my knees.
Apollo took off both of my sandals. "I thought you would have wanted me to. Aren't we lovers now?"
"We've only been on one date."
"But I treasure you more every second. You have to become mine or It'll be hard to let you go off to that high school or anywhere else."
He kissed the back of my hand.
"Oh, Apollo..." I blushed furiously and looked away. "I... need to go take a bath."
Apollo sighed and took his hand away from me. I gathered my towel and pajamas and went to the bathroom to run my bath water.
Sighing deeply and leaning back into the bath tub, I thought about asking Apollo where he was from tonight. I wanted to know more about him – he was just so mysterious.
"Do you want me to touch you?"
Although I had no idea why, Apollo's words from before popped into my head. I sank into the water, blushing, and exhaled. Bubbles flew to the surface.
What kind of pervert just says that out of nowhere?
After my bath, I pulled my hair out of my face and dried off so I could put on my pajamas. Slinging my wet hair over my shoulders, I stepped out of the bathroom. I peeked into the living room. Apollo was watching TV, but his cheeks were very flushed.
"What's wrong?" I sat on the couch next to him.
He was muttering curse words.
"I don't know, but I don't feel well. There's something I'm forgetting, but I can't remember."
I felt his forehead. He definitely had a fever.
"Lie down, I'll get you some water and a wet cloth for your head, okay?" I stood off to get said items from the kitchen.
I came back with a bottle of water and a wet face towel. I gave the water to Apollo and he gulped it down. After that, he lay down while I put the towel on his forehead.
"Ah, thank you, I feel much better."
Apollo reached up to caress my cheek, "It's something important that I'm forgetting. It's aggravating that I can't remember..."
"Just relax," I sighed, "Maybe you'll remember in the morning."
Apollo closed his eyes and I stood up to look out the window at the stars.
The house was silent. Chisame wouldn't get home until much, much later. Ever since Kazune had arrived, she had been working extra hours at the lab to try and figure out as much as she could about him.
I wondered what Apollo could have forgotten.
And then I saw another shooting star.
It was red, surrounded by spiraling blue, green and yellow lights, which meant it was definitely not a shooting star. It kept getting bigger, and bigger – no, it was getting closer. I tore my eyes away from the window when It was out of sight. I ran through the house, my bare feet padding across the wood floor.
I heard the crash before I saw it. Yet another quick explosion – almost impossible to see unless you had your eye on it before hand. Maybe that was why the police hadn't come over to investigate Kazune's space ship.
I thew open the door and I felt Apollo at my side.
Apollo slammed his fist against the brick wall, making me jump.
"Damn it!" he yelled. I turned around to see his angry and frightened expression.
"It was the spell, I forgot to cast the spell!"
I took his hand from the wall before he could slam it down again. His knuckles were bleeding from the rough treatment. I examined it and looked up at him, "What spell?"
Apollo put his hand over his eyes, gritting his teeth.
"The spell I cast every night to keep my father's soldiers from discovering that I'd already traveled here. They found me!"