Sweet Kisses Chapter 11
Kyoko woke up to the sound of birds chirping and the light spring breeze. What a nice sleep! Kyoko thought stretching and walked to the largest window in the room. Wait a minute, this is a balcony door! Kyoko opened the door and took in the spring weather. Wow! This room faces the garden! And it looks like they also have a garden maze! A voice popped into her head followed by an image of a figure doing a backflip in the sun. "Ren-Chan! Do it again! Do it again! Please!" Kyoko shook her head and lifted her hand to her temple, what just happened? Kyoko was lost in her own thoughts that she didn't notice the figure standing by her bedroom door.
"Are you okay, Kyoko? What's wrong?" Ren asked, going to her and held out his arms as it looked like Kyoko was about to fall.
"Ren-San?" Kyoko asked, turning to look at him, the slight breeze was blowing Kyoko's hair and nightgown, Kyoko looked like she was glowing under the rays of the sun. It took everything for Ren to not do anything to her.
"Are you alright?" Ren asked again, looking worried.
"What? Oh! I'm alright!" Kyoko replied, "Let's go to work, shall we?" Kyoko walked over to the bed stand and took a look at her phone and gasped, "It's 12 pm! Oh my god! We're…I mean…I'm late!" Kyoko said, panicking, rushing to get her clothes she picked out from the closet last night.
"Pffftt!" Ren burst out laughing, Kyoko turned to look at him, shocked that he was laughing! "I'm sorry; I'm sorry, it's just that your reaction was a bit funny. If the boss isn't at the company, how can you be late? Your boss has given you the day off since we did come back pretty late last night."
"You're giving me a day off?" Kyoko asked, looking at him.
"Yup! I'm not working today too!" Ren said, winking. "When you are done changing, come downstairs and let's eat together." Ren turned to leave the room. I suppose having the day off good once in a while. Come to see think it; Sho never gave me a day off, even though I worked for him like a dog! Kyoko sighed, went into the bathroom to change into a white sundress with embroidered blue flowers and freshened up. After she was done, she went downstairs into the kitchen. The kitchen looked like an apartment; it had a widescreen TV, couch, and a small round family dinner table. Behind the table were the kitchen counter, stove, and the refrigerator. Right between the counter and the table, was a large window door, leading to the backyard garden. "You came down just in time," Ren said, setting two plates on the table, "here, have a seat," pulling out a chair and motioning Kyoko to sit. Kyoko walked over and sat on the chair. "What would you like? Coffee or tea?" Ren asked, getting two mugs from the cupboard.
"Tea, please, with milk and sugar" Kyoko replied.
"Okay, just give me a moment," Ren said, proceeding to get a tea bag, instant coffee, milk, and sugar. Ren put the tea bag into one mug and, three scoops of instant coffee in the other, one scoop of sugar in Kyoko's mug, two in his, and poured the milk in both mugs. After Ren had put the milk and sugar away, he carried the two mugs and set it on the table. "Thank you," Kyoko said, taking the mug with the tea and sipping it. She looked at the plate Ren had set down earlier; it was steak, sunny side egg, with a slice of toast. "I'm sorry, it was all I know how to cook," Ren apologized.
"No! No! No! There's no need to apologize" Kyoko said, waving her hands, "I was surprised that you cooked, it looks delicious!" Kyoko frantically cut a slice of steak and put it in her mouth, "it tastes delicious too! The steak just melts in your mouth!"
"You don't have to praise it, it's just a simple plate, but thanks for complimenting my cooking," Ren said, winking and began to dig into his food.
"Where is Julie? I didn't see her when coming down," Kyoko asked.
"My mother is at her flower arrangement class and socializing at gatherings, my father is currently overseas in Japan, working with President Tora. We haven't hired any maids or butlers for a decade already due to a certain incident," Ren replied, all in one breath.
Kyoko smiled, wow! He answered every single one of my questions without me asking them. Is he an esper? "I'm not an esper, the questions were written all over your face, you are really easy to read," Ren answered laughing, and looking at Kyoko. Kyoko touched her face and blushed. "I'll do the dishes since you cooked," Kyoko said, after they finished eating, she started to gather the dishes.
"I'll help you then, I'll dry the dishes," Ren said, carrying some of the dishes to the sink. Kyoko was washing the dishes and Ren was drying the dishes and putting it in the dish rack. "Shall we take a walk in the garden? Afterward, we can go shopping or I could drive you back to Darumaya." Ren asked after they were done.
"Sure, let's," Kyoko replied, another image flashed into her head as Ren opened the window door, "Ren-Chan! Let's go! Let's go!" A little girl with pigtails said as she dragged a boy through the door. Kyoko shook her head, "is something wrong, Kyoko?" Ren asked.
"No, I don't think so…just…" Kyoko replied, "Anyway, let's take that walk in the garden, shall we?" Kyoko said quickly, not wanting to make Ren worry. Ren was leading Kyoko through the yard, and Kyoko stopped to examine the flowers and plants. "You're parents must really love to garden!" Kyoko exclaimed.
"My mother really loves flowers so my father started this garden for her as a present," Ren replied.
"Is that so?" Kyoko asked, "Then your father must really love your mother!"
"He's still crazy about her," Ren said, squatting, picking out some flowers, making a flower ring. "Can you give me your hand, Kyoko?" Ren asked. Kyoko held out her hand, and Ren slipped the flower ring onto her right pinky. Kyoko just stared at Ren, "my father taught me how to make flower rings, I've always given it to my mother," Ren said.
"Does this mean I'm the first girl you've given a flower ring to besides your mother?" Kyoko asked, staring at the ring. Ren looked away and blushed. Kyoko giggled and held out her hand, "Thank you! I'll cherish it!" Ren stared at Kyoko, wanting to hold her and kiss her at that moment, "Is something wrong, Ren?" Kyoko asked, noticing that Ren was staring at her. "I want to hold you and kiss you, can I?" Ren asked. Kyoko's heart skipped a beat, "I…" Ren walked over to Kyoko, wrapped one arm around her waist, the other was gently clasping her face. "Can I?" Ren asked, again, looking deeply into her eyes. Kyoko nodded, closed her eyes, and Ren closed the distance with his lips touching hers. Ren was kissing her gently and Kyoko melted into the kiss, touching her tongue with his. Ren pulled away and suddenly broke the kiss. "I'm sorry, any more and I would have gone further," Ren said, holding one hand to his lips, and blushed. Any more and gone further? Kyoko wondered, and then blushed when remembering the events of last night. "Ahh, let's continue to explore the garden! I want to see your garden maze!" Kyoko shouted.
"Sure, this way," Ren said, leading Kyoko to the maze, "want to go through it? My mother and father had it extended."
"Sure, let's go! Maria would have loved coming through this maze!" Kyoko said, entering the maze, amazed at how the walls of the maze were filled with flowers.
"Actually, that's why they extended so that Maria can come here often and play with them."
"Seems like your parents are expecting you to give them a grandchild since they invite Maria over a lot," Kyoko giggled.
"Yeah, they do want grandchildren, so will you have children with me?" Ren asked.
"If you're willing to carry it for nine months, I wouldn't mind," Kyoko joked and turned a corner. Another image flashed into her mind. "So you were the one who broke the flower pot?" A little boy said to a girl with pigtails, "my name is Ren, what's yours?" Kyoko held her head, as another image of the boy asking the little girl if she wants to see something cool flashed into her head. "Kyoko! Are you okay?" Ren asked. Kyoko shook her head and looked at Ren, "Ren-Chan?" Kyoko asked, with blank eyes and the next thing she saw was darkness.