Chapter 13 It's Just a Kiss

"T-Tokito! Stop it! What if someone sees us?"

"Do you see anyone here?" Tokito smiles and then kisses him. Sasuke can't help it but kisses her back. After a brief kiss, Tokito pulls back her head then looking into his eyes.

"Sasuke, happy birthday! And whoa, you're cuter than before and you're damn hot now!" Sasuke feels his cheeks are burning and turn into red. He feels embarrassed but also happy with those words.

"Oh, shut up… I'm not like you who can't grow up at all. I mean, look at your—" Sasuke stops his words when he notices something different with her. Her hair is still short and her face is still the same with those beautiful eyes. But she wears a different clothing now. Instead of wearing kimono and short, she wears a purple yukata. Oh my God! She looks… Well, a 100% more girly now. Sasuke is stoned, he can't believe it. Is she really Tokito??? Looking at Sasuke's astonished expression, Tokito chuckles a bit.

"Is it that surprising that I'm wearing this? What do you think?"

"Well, you… you looked so gorgeous… What made you wearing this instead of your old one?"

"We can talk about it later… Anyway, can we get inside already? It's already cold here." She smiles to him and then grabs his arm. Sasuke is absolutely happy with this kind of moment. Oh God... If only this moment will last forever.

"Looks like you both are forgetting about me. Sasuke-kun, I'm your guest too if I'm not mistaken." Akira that has been, well, ignored finally expresses his discontented.

"Ah, I'm sorry Akira. I forget about you. Please come in, everyone's already inside including Onime no Kyo for your information."

"Thanks Sasuke-kun. Oh yeah, happy birthday."

"Thanks, Akira."

Then the three of them enters the Sanada house. Inside you can see that it's a total mess. Bottles of Sake are everywhere and the scent of it is filling the air. Benitora, Yukimura, Bontenmaru, Akari and Kyoshiro are so drunk. Okuni, Yuya, Mahiro, and Sakuya are still chatting and luckily they prefer tea than sake. Hotaru, Yu An, and Shinlei are busy playing shogi. And as usual Onime no Kyo just sits there and sipping his sake. When Yukimura sees their presence, he greets them accordingly.

"Welcome, Akira-san, Sasuke, and Tokito-san… *Hick*"

"Well, well, look who's coming… Akira! Where have you been all this years??" Akari scolds him and then pulls his hair.

"Stop it, Akari! You're as mean as ever. I've been traveling over, that's all."

"Ah… I don't think so, Akira … And tell me, who's that girl? She's pretty cute and *hick* so damn hot." Benitora is drunk but his sense of recognizing a cute girl is still sharp as ever.

"Bakatora. She's Tokito, daughter of Fubuki." Sasuke replies quickly.

"Oh wow… I used to think that she's a boyish one. Rumor said that you're with Akira all this time, Tokito-chan. So tell me, are you dating with him or what? *hick*"

"Of course not, Bakatora. I'm not interested on that yet. Beside, instead of me she's going out with Sasuke." Akira tells the folks something that Sasuke doesn't want to bring up even a bit. And hearing that statement, Sasuke and Tokito are both glaring to him meanwhile everybody stops their activity and staring to those two with a heavy silent. Knowing that this isn't good and he will receive a massive tease, Sasuke opens his mouth to straighten the truth, or setting up a lie.

"What are you talking about, Akira? I'm not going out with her." Sasuke steps his foot on Akira's, signing him to shut his mouth.

"Yes you are, Sasuke-kun. In fact you're kissing with her before entering this house."

"WHAT?" The girls on that room except Tokito scream together hearing that.

"Oh, wow, Sasuke… You sure are growing up…" Benitora responds with a grin.

"I'm envying you, Sasuke-kun. You have done your first kiss even before your age is 16!" Akari sends him into a blushing state. And then everyone on that room keeps on teasing him and her a lot. Sasuke can't do anything, or even say a word to face this, thanks to Akira's big mouth. He knows that any word that comes out from his mouth will be responded by an even huger tease. Sadly, his master is also teasing him. More like enjoying it a lot.

"That's enough! It's a lie! I didn't kiss her!" Sasuke finally can't hold himself and shout. But as he's been predicted nobody believes that. They keep on teasing him no matter what.

"But Sasuke-kun, your cheeks are turning red. It's okay to have a girlfriend at 16, don't be so shy about that." Yuya then chuckles a bit.

"Nee-chan! Haven't I told you that I'm not his boyfriend?!"

"Well, if you're not his boyfriend, then why were you kissing her? Was it merely a greet? If so, then I want one too now. C'mon, kiss me! Hahahaha…." Akari's drunk and her words are starting to disorder. Well, those words surprisingly are cornering him because not long after everyone on that room wants him to kiss Akari. The sake euphoria surely makes everyone drown on a crazy mind here. At least that's what Sasuke wants to think.

"Okay, okay. I admit that I was lying. She's my girlfriend. Happy now?" Sasuke finally at his limit, can't bother anymore of this pressure. His cheeks are blushing deep and somehow, Tokito also has a pink tint on her cheeks. Then the room is exploding with a massive laughter.

"Well, well, Sasuke, finally you've made your confession." Tora claps his hands and grins. So does Bontenmaru and Akari.

"Tokito-chan, have you given him a present? This is his birthday afterall." Okuni suddenly asks her a question. She startles a bit with that kind of question. That's right. She hasn't given him anything.

"Umm. No."

"Then you shall."

"Well, I was kind of lazy to think about stuff like that."

"Okay then, Tokito-chan. Why don't you give him a present right now?"

"How? I don't bring anything."

"Kiss him. On the mouth." Akari suddenly suggesting a crazy idea that makes Sasuke and Tokito both screaming "WHAT?"

"That's a great idea, Akari! What's wrong with that? You're officially a lover now, right?" Bontenmaru is surprisingly agreeing her.

"Have you lost your mind??? Forget it!" Sasuke might be resisted the previous pressure. But this time it's different. Kissing someone on the front of these people? Sounds illogical and crazy.

"C'mon, Sasuke… It's not that embarrassing to kiss your lover. Just to know that you're officially one now." Tora smirks to him. Well, a sly smirk.

"Hear, hear…" Hotaru is agreeing him.

"Sigh, what a troublesome request… If I were him I won't do that no matter what." Shinlei, as usual, always having a contrary argument with Hotaru.

"What a coward."

"Did you say something, Keikoku?"

"No, nothing at all."

"Yo, Tokito, It seems that your boyfriend is too shy. Why don't you make the first move?" Yu An's words only causing them into a more cornered situation.

"What?! You son of a…!" Tokito can't believe what she just heard. Why was Yu An also participating on this situation?

"Well, well, Sasuke-kun and Tokito-chan. You can't leave this room unless you two make that kiss." Akari is issuing a thread toward them.

"Ridiculous. We're leaving." Then Sasuke grabs her hand and then heading to the door. But Akira and Tora is standing there immediately.

"What the heck are you doing there? Get off!" Sasuke is surprised seeing them 'guarding' the door.

"No way through before you kiss her." Again, Tora smirks. "That's right. It's just a kiss afterall. What's the problem with that?" Akira unusually agrees with Tora.

Sasuke feels irritated but he doesn't want to cause a riot here. So he looks at Yukimura to ask for a plea. But he is just smiling to him. Surprisingly it is a happy smile. Sasuke can't believe this; even his own master is enjoying this too. He sighs heavily, he has no choice. He doesn't want to disrupt this euphoria just because of one kiss. Then he turns his head to Tokito, staring at her deeply, leans over to her and then pushes his lips to hers. Tokito is taken by surprise, she didn't expect him to actually kiss him right here right now. But honestly, she doesn't mind at all. She closes her eyes and then kisses him back. Everyone that went loud previously now silenced the moment he kisses her. After a brief moment, Sasuke releases her lips and then pulls his head back. Their faces are flushing all over.

"Happy now, everyone?" Sasuke breaks the silence.

"Oh. Wow. You actually made it, Sasuke." Tora is a bit startled with that kiss.

"Hahaha, yo Tokito, that scene just now was immediately erasing your arrogant image." Yu An grins widely seeing her in a flushing state that he never ever saw it before.

"That… That's so sweet…! Hope I can ever make it…" Akari finally responds after having her mouth opened in astonishment while Bontenmaru is still stoned about that.

"With who? Kyo's already having someone." Hotaru expresses his annoying statement.

"Shut up Hotaru! Do you want me to pull your hair again?!"

"That can't be happening. I'm having my hair cut short."

"Shut up, jerk! Come here!!!" then the room becomes loud again with the attempt of preventing her from killing Hotaru. Quietly Sasuke and Tokito walk away to the second floor, heading to Sasuke's own room.