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Zoe was in shock. How could he just leave her like that? Takuya was going to tell her something that was apparently very important, and then he just left!

Outraged, would not even begin to describe how she was feeling right now. She didn't know what was happening between them. She needed a friend to talk to more than ever. It used to be that whenever she was upset, Takuya would always be the first one she would turn to. So much for that.

Zoe couldn't think anyone else besides Takuya that she could rely on for stuff like comfort and advice. Well actually, there was one other person. An old friend. Zoe pulled herself together and left to go find him.
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She stood outside his house and nervously rang the door bell. A boy with long black hair answered the door.
"Zoe..?" he asked sounding surprised to see her standing there.
"Kouji!" Zoe shouted while throwing her arms around him. She couldn't believe how much he had changed. Kouji didn't know how to react to Zoe's unexpected visit. He raised his arms slightly and patted her on the back. He was never good at hugs.

"Hey. What are you doing here?" Kouji asked. Another boy, identical to Kouji came walking by from inside the house.
"Kouji, how many times do I have to tell you not to leave your hair products on my- Oh, Zoe... hello." the boy said.
"Kouichi!" Zoe said happily and threw her arms around Kouichi as well, initiating a very awkward group hug between the three of them. Kouji and Kouichi just looked at each other from behind Zoe, hoping that the other would know what was going on. "Oh I've missed you guys!" she said cheerfully.

Zoe unwrapped her arms from around the puzzled twins.
"Sorry for coming over like this, but I just really needed to talk to Kouji." she said. Kouji became startled to hear that.
"Me? Why me? Kouichi here is a far better listener than I am." Kouji said quickly. He hated listening to other people's problems. And knowing Zoe, she most likely had a long, detailed problem.
"Sorry but I have, ah, socks to iron. Bye! Great to see you again, Zoe." Kouichi said and dashed up the stairs. Kouji sighed.
"So Zoe, what is it you wanted to talk to me about?" he said and walked her into the living room.
"It's about Takuya." she replied.
"Is he alright?" he asked concerned.
"Yeah, he's fine. He just has many, many issues."
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Takuya was outside, sitting on the park bench. His head was leaned back, staring up into the clouds. There was only one thing on his mind.
"I'm such an idiot." he whispered to himself. The hurt look on Zoe's face when he had just turned his back on her, replayed over and over in Takuya's head. He should have just told her how he felt. Being rejected would have been a lot better than walking out on her. Anything would have been better than that.

If only he could go back in time. He missed her already. He had to fix this. But how? Takuya needed help. Fast. And he knew just the person that could help him.
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"Zoe, I'm sure you're just over reacting. It couldn't have been that bad." Kouji said, doing his best to try and comfort Zoe. Her face was buried in his chest and she once again had her arms around him. He knew she was upset, so he tried not to get annoyed by her being so clingy to him. Kouji wasn't much of a people person, but he surprisingly did make her feel better.

There was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it!" Kouichi said while coming down the stairs. He snuck a peak at how Kouji was doing with Zoe, laughed, and then opened the door. Once again he was surprised to see who it was that was standing there.
"Takuya?"
"Hey Kouichi, is Kouji home?" Takuya asked out of breath. He had come here as fast as he could.
"Kouji? Why do you ask?"
"I just really need his help on someth-" Takuya stopped in the middle of his sentence. Something caught his eye. "Are those Zoe's?" he asked, pointing at the shoes by the entrance. Kouichi didn't know exactly what was going on, but he had overheard Zoe say the words "stupid Takuya" more then once, and he kind of got the impression that she didn't really want to see him now.
"Those aren't Zoe's. They're, um... mine." Kouichi said quickly. The shoes were pink and had bunnies on it. You couldn't blame him for trying. Takuya heard Zoe's voice coming from inside. He pushed past Kouichi and rushed into the living room.
"Always a pleasure to have old friends stop by." Kouichi said sarcastically and followed Takuya.

Just as he thought, Zoe was here. His heart nearly shattered. The first thing Takuya saw when he walked in was Zoe, she and Kouji were holding each other closely. He wished he could say that he hadn't immediately assumed the worst. Takuya lowered his head. He was too late.

"Zoe, I think someone's here to see you." Kouji said, freeing himself from Zoe's grasp when he saw Takuya come in. Takuya raised his head at the same time Zoe turned around. He actually saw her smile for the first time today.
"How'd you know I was here?" she asked him. Takuya then realized why she was here with Kouji. Zoe had come here for the same reason that he had.
"Lucky guess." he smiled back at her. Then to Takuya's surprise, Zoe walked over to him and hugged him. He could've sworn that a few hours ago she hated him. Zoe ended the hug when she remembered what had happened between them earlier. She just looked at him, expecting an apology. Takuya wasted no time.
"Zoe, I'm an idiot. And I'm so sorry. I don't know what I was thinking. The last thing I would ever want to do is hurt you." Takuya would have continued rambling on, but he noticed Kouji and Kouichi watching him and Zoe intently. They seemed to be quite interested in Takuya making a fool out of himself. "Let's talk outside." he told Zoe.
"Shoot, I wanted to hear this." Kouichi complained. Takuya and Zoe left and decided to talk outside on the porch steps.

Zoe sat a few inches away from Takuya. He had forgotten everything he was going to tell her. Both of them were silent.
"You know, you're cute when you're pretending to be mad at me." Takuya said, hoping to end the awkward silence.
"Shut up."
"You're even more cute when you're pretending to be serious." he teased.
"I'm going to hit you." her cheeks were blushing.
"So have you forgiven me for being such a jerk?" he asked.
"Yeah, I guess. Kouji explained typical 'Takuya' behaviour to me. It was hard staying mad you after hearing that. You have enough problems." She joked. They both didn't say anything for a while. They just enjoyed being in each other's company.

"So I guess it's true what they say about blondes." Takuya said, ending the silence once again.
"Oh yeah? And what would that be."
"That blondes are kind of slow."
"Excuse me?" she said a little alarmed.
"Well Zoe, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that I was crazy about you from the start." he grinned. Zoe smiled, but was not at all impressed by the cheesiness of that line.
"You got the Crazy part right."

"So is there anything that you would like to say to me?" Takuya asked, hoping that she, too, would confess her undying love for him. Or something of that nature.
"Nope. Not really." she replied.
"Oh, ok… So I guess I'll be on my way then."
"I was kidding." she said, grabbing his hand and preventing him from leaving. He sat back down beside her.

"I knew it. You've always had a thing for me, haven't you? I'm impossible to resist." he said mischievously. Zoe rolled her eyes. She smiled at him, and he smiled back. Her hands were still holding his hands. None of them said anything for a while.

"So are you two just going to stare at each other all day?" They heard Kouichi yell from the window. Both Kouji and Kouichi seemed to find their personal lives very entertaining, as they had been watching them the whole time from the window. Takuya's and Zoe's cheeks both turned red. Kouichi did have a point though.

"This is something I should have done a long time ago." Takuya whispered to her. He gently pulled Zoe towards him and kissed her.

And once he started kissing her, he couldn't seem to stop. He slid his arms around her waist and pulled her even closer to him. He could almost feel her heart beating against his. Takuya had dreamed about this moment for so long.

"Ok, I think it's time to go back inside now, sicko." Kouji said to his brother. They took one last look at the happy couple before returning back to daily lives. They were both happy to see their friends finally get together. It was about time.
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Takuya had never felt this close to anyone before. He never wanted this to end. It made all the bad times in both of their lives seem worth it, because it led to this moment.

But the best part was that even though this was only their first kiss, he knew that there would be many more coming.