Chapter 38

The Perks of Kissing e.t.c.

*Twilight

This is supposed to be a narration of the best day of my life ever! Instead, this is a narration of how I wanted to kick a man's groin.

Yes. Groin. As in: that area between the legs containing you-know-what.

Seven groins, actually.

That of six freaks and one idiot.

I actually had the disturbing feeling that we know each other in our past lives and it seems that all of them are aiming for one, single goal: to ruin MY happiness.

Probably they failed before, so they are all set on doing that NOW.

I was so pissed.

And annoyed.

And irritated.

That I wanted to kick their balls.

I guess we should start from the beginning.

THE BEGINNING

My ONLY goal for today is to seduce Himuro Tatsuya into kissing me – which he owed me, BTW. So, I don't really think there's something wrong with that.

I woke up really excited. This is my first OFFICIAL date after all.

Okay, "woke up" wasn't really the word. I didn't even sleep.

I.

CAN'T.

SLEEP!

My brain keeps shooting synapses of neurons here and there, I'm seeing electric charges at the back of my eyes.

I'LL BE GOING OUT WITH THE PERSON I LIKE!

Oh my god!

Me and Tatsuya Himuro. My soon BOYFRIEND *cross-fingers*. My future HUSBAND and the FATHER of my future children.

I couldn't be happier. This is totally my year.

I bathe my longest bath ever. I donned my best winter clothes (because January is ridiculously cold) and really prepped myself to pathetically beautify myself. After I thought I looked good enough, I called Mika and Toru.

Why?

Because I have to make sure that they wouldn't ruin this day for me.

Those two have a serious penchant with my life.

"Don't follow me." I said crisply.

"Don't worry; something came up so we couldn't even if we want to." Toru said.

Hallelujah played in the background. I almost cried tears of joy.

"Really? What is it?" I said, trying to hide my glee.

"I'll be brainstorming with my editor today." Mika said, and then sighed. "Today is the only time we got since she's going to the province to visit her parents."

I also want my own editor. "For the new chapter of your manga?"

"The deadline isn't even until next week." Mika complained.

"My boss wanted me to cover the upcoming event in the temple." Toru said

"I thought you write feature articles?" I asked.

"Well, I couldn't pass up this one. This is an opportunity for my career, you know."

I'm envious with their careers, but right now, I am so glad they have their jobs. I doubt they were lying, anyway.

"Say my thanks to your bosses." I said sincerely.

"Ohohoho! There are still Kagami-kun and Kuroko-kun." Toru threatened me.

"Them, I could take care of." I said confidently.

Both of them laughed creepily.

"We'll see." Mika laughed.

I'm really confident about handling Taiga and Tetsu. For one thing, Tetsu is not really a problem. His natural ability to misdirect tends to overshadow his existence so he is VERY easy to ignore. He can hardly interrupt us by being visible and all. Hahaha!

Taiga, on the other hand, is more complicated. Rather than to worry about myself, I worry about Tatsuya. Taiga has this (little bit of a… okay, serious case of a) brother complex. Although Taiga is not interested with ME dating Tatsuya, he's interested with TATSUYA dating me. Trust me, there's a hell of a difference!

I decided to check them out just in case. I dialled their numbers but it won't connect.

I started to worry.

THE PERFECTNESS OF HIMURO TATSUYA.

I was early by 15 minutes. And it wasn't right. I was supposed to arrive either on time or a few minutes late and then sputter a sorry in an embarrassing girly kind of way but like I said, I am full of nerves.

It's been months since I last saw Tatsuya and its making me nervous and excited and… just nerves.

I can't stay another minute in the house and wait.

I travelled for about half-an hour to the Tokyo Teleport Station. We are to meet at the exit. He planned our date in Odaiba which is awesome because I've never been to Odaiba before. I'm finally going to see the full scale life-size gundam! Gya! I'm so excited.

I arrived at 9:45 am BUT he was already there. Like, just wow.

I wanted to shed tears.

The sight of him left me breathless. Literally. I'm not kidding!

I stopped breathing.

In my eyes, he was shining brilliantly (like *Edward in the sun). Even his mole is sparkling like a diamond.

He saw me.

I smiled.

He smiled.

There's the infamous beam of light. I froze.

He is SO beautiful! How can that be possible?!

He was wearing a dark blue parka, red cashmere sweatshirt, sexy tight brown pants, cool military style boots, and a fucking grey scarf. He's totally hot.

He was just perfect.

And I know I am not delusional. Every female in the station was looking at him with dreamy-eyed expressions. Even the Grandmas and the babies.

I willed myself to move or say something, but can't. I am completely stunned, thankfully, with a smile on my face.

"Hi, Maya." He breathed. "You're early."

A thin puff of smoke came out from his mouth.

It took me everything not to moan. (Yep, moan.)

I suddenly have to choose:

(1.) Say "Hi" back (and make a puff of smoke too).

(2.) Compliment his attire (especially the scarf).

(3.) Jump him over and kiss him already (and die happily!).

The third choice seems appealing but when my brain did the flashing thing again, it showed me RIPPING his clothes off WITH my mouth.

The image shocked (I would have said appalled but hey, I'm being honest, I like it) me.

"Oh fuck." I said.

Aloud.

The first words I said to him on our first date!

My eyes widened with the realization.

Tatsuya's eyebrows shot up high.

I wanted to die! I felt my face burn in HUMILIATION. I really wanted to die! I started praying for the earth to swallow me alive.

"Uhm…" He started awkwardly.

I covered my face with my hands.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry, I really didn't mean… oh god. I'm so, so sorry!" I said in a frantic voice.

I've ruined it!

I've just ruined our date and it hasn't even started yet!

And then Tatsuya laughed. I looked at him. He tried to hide it by covering his mouth with his fist, but he just can't stop.

I bit my lower lip (for cute effect).

"I haven't butchered this date with that line, have I?"

Tatsuya shook his head still laughing.

I proceeded to explain, still red in the face.

"I actually can't decide if I'm going to say hi back, or compliment how good you look. I'm torn of what to say so I ended up saying that - UNCONSCIOUSLY." I'd die before saying the truth.

He stopped laughing but gave me that gorgeous amused look.

I totally wanted to marry this guy! I could imagine myself waking up with that look every day, for the rest of my life.

I cleared my throat, held my chin up high. "So, I'm going to say both!"

"Hi, Tatsuya-kun. It's good to see you again. You look nice especially with that scarf." I said with every pride I have.

He flashed me a smile. My heart stopped. Taiga is a liar! Tatsuya is not a poker face!

He took out his scarf and wrapped it around my neck since I wasn't wearing any (it's against the code of fashion for my coat but if Tatsuya wanted me to wear a scarf then screw fashion!). I could smell his scent and it was amazingly orgasmic. I inhaled involuntarily.

I met his eyes and he was looking at me intently.

Shit. He caught me inhaling his scarf like a pervert! NO!

"It looked better on you." He said softly.

I whimpered.

I blushed.

I exploded.

I am so going to marry him before this day ends!

THE FIRST GROIN.

The temperature suddenly dropped a few degrees and snow started to fall. It is the first snowfall for the winter season. I supposed it's a good thing, since everyone's been waiting for it since December.

I shivered.

Tatsuya must have noticed because he suggested grabbing a cup of coffee. We ended up in Starbucks and of course, I let him pay (he insisted).

The two of us comfortably slipped into a casual conversation about what had happened to us last year. Although forming sentences and talking to him was damn impossible for me, Tatsuya's exerting some effort to make it easy.

I have to find a priest right now!

And then it's started to get personal. I don't mind telling him everything about me – except of course the perverted stuff.

I learned that he loves billiards.

"I've never played billiards before." I said in awe. I never had an interest in sports before until I watched Slam Dunk.

"Well, I think we can arrange that. After we eat lunch, why don't we play?" He asked.

"Play?"

"Yep, I know a good place."

"I'm not sure I could play billiards. I'm the basketball club manager but I don't know how to play basketball, you know." I confessed.

"There's nothing wrong with that." He said.

OMG. I need to find a church, ASAP.

"But I tried." I said.

"Billiards is easier, trust me."

Oh, I trust you with my body and soul!

And then I just remembered my plan on seducing him. I don't actually have any plans laid out, but I figured billiards is a good chance.

"Then I am in your care." I said.

We could totally kiss beside the billiards table, while playing OR on top, without playing.

I was about to sip on my cup when I saw them.

Midorima and Takao.

They were lining up for the counter.

Takao was the one who saw us first (thanks to Hawk's Eyes) and was surprised. He told Midorima who looked at us BUT wasn't surprised. The two of them walked to us. I introduced Tatsuya to them. Takao was smiling widely while he looked at me and Tatsuya. I gave him the 'don't-ask-look'.

They talked about basketball NANOSECOND after meeting each other. Ugh, boys!

And then out-of-nowhere, Midorima took out a single rose. He handed it to me. I blushed. Takao coughed his heart out. Ok, this is weird! I didn't take it immediately.

I glanced at Tatsuya's direction, he was smiling – although, I thought his lips became thinner.

"I happen to obtain that on the way here. COINCIDENTALLY, it's your lucky item -nodayo. It's a 100-petal rose. I counted." He said to me. For some unknown reason, I doubt the word 'coincidentally'.

"Uhm, you counted?"

"Yes."

I would have refused the rose but his eyeglasses gleamed at me.

"Uhm, thank you." I said, accepted it and began drinking my coffee.

"Himuro-san, what is your zodiac sign?" Midorima asked Tatsuya out-of-the-blue.

I chocked. Oh no, he just didn't ask that question! The freak!

"WHY ARE YOU ASKING HIM HIS ZODIAC SIGN?" I gritted my teeth.

"It's Scorpio, I think." Tatsuya answered with a smile.

"Please don't answer him." I said to Tatsuya.

"I see. You're sign is actually number one for today." Midorima said.

"Really?" Tatsuya asked, amused.

"Do you want a lucky item?" Midorima offered.

"No, he doesn't." I said.

"Sure." Tatsuya said.

We talked at the same time.

I looked at my future husband. "Tatsuya-kun..."

"Tatsuya-kun?" Takao asked me, his eyes lit up. I gave him the 'don't-ask-look' again.

Midorima produced another lucky item. It's the ugliest thing I have ever seen in my life. It's worse than the Octopus Hat. It looked alien. It was in a small vial. A phlegm-like liquid is surrounding whatever it was. I don't even know what it was. Really, where is Midorima getting these things?

"What is that?! Are you sure that's a lucky item?" I asked.

"Of course I am." Midorima said, offended.

"Whoa, I thought that's your lucky item." Takao said.

Midorima glared at him. Takao looked at him funny.

"You bought it in that creepy shop, you said…" Takao was saying.

"Shut up, Takao." Midorima said in his snobbish voice.

"Shin-chan, what is your problem?" Takao asked him. I also wanted to ask that question.

"How come you have a lucky item for a Scorpio?" I asked suspiciously.

Midorima coughed and looked away. His weirdness just levelled-up today. I looked at Takao and he just shrugged. He obviously doesn't have any idea what his freaky friend is up to.

Tatsuya took it and thanked Midorima. After I implicitly suggested that they should go which Takao immediately understood and Midorima didn't, I told Tatsuya to throw it away.

I know it's rude, but I really have a bad feeling about it.

He STUBBORNLY won't.

"But he gave this to me." He said.

"You want to keep it?" I asked aghast.

"It's rude to throw things that someone gave you." He scolded me.

"I DESTROYED the first lucky item that he gave me." I said. Just to make a point, I plucked some petals off the flower that he gave me.

"I like it." He said it to me calmly. He raised the vial, and I swear, something moved!

I scowled at him. "No, you don't."

Who could possibly like that ugly thing!

"But I do." Tatsuya insisted.

I realized that this could be our first fight ever, and it was Midorima's fault!

I took a deep breath.

"I don't feel like eating yet. Can we play pool now?"

Tatsuya looked at me for a full minute, smiling.

"Whatever you like."

When I was about to speak again, he stopped me with a shake of his head.

"I'm not going to throw it Maya." He pocketed the ugly thing.

I'm going to kill Midorima after getting his glasses off his face.

MURDER IN THE BILLIARDS TABLE.

Billiards is the most awesome sports in the planet. And I plan to stay ignorant of it for the rest of my life. Tatsuya was teaching me and it was heaven!

We're so close PHYSICALLY! My BACK is against his FRONT as we BEND over the table, our hands JOINED together so that the stick would hit the white ball and in turn would hit the other BALLS until all of them will drop to the HOLES.

It is AWESOME! Hahahaha! This is the best date ever!

Although, I don't have any idea what I was doing.

I was just hearing his voice – not understanding anything. And then I could smell him and he smells so good. I couldn't find my brain anymore. My imagination ran amok. Tatsuya with clothes. Tatsuya without clothes.

Not good especially when we were so close, so close that if I turned my head, we'd kiss.

I almost gasped. Damn it! Why did I just think of that!

I immediately flipped around and I was right. Our faces were just inches apart. Our eyes met, and instead of backing away, Tatsuya leaned in closer. OMG. This is it! I did the same. Closer and closer until our lips almost touched.

Almost.

Someone (who is going to die, I swear) yelled my name.

"MAYACCHI!" Ryo's voice sailed all over the place. We stopped what we are doing and looked at him. He was with Aomine. Both of them were staring at us – mouths open.

Tatsuya stood up straight and left me bereft. I turned to look at them, frustration and irritation in my face.

"What are you doing here?" I snapped. Usually Ryo would smile at this but didn't. He looked at Tatsuya (instead of me) and then elbowed Aomine. Aomine looked annoyed.

"Wow, what a COINCIDENCE." Aomine said, as if he practiced the line a lot of times. My alarm went on with the word "coincidence" again.

I just scowled at them. My kiss! They just have to stop my kiss! ARG! I would never forgive them for this!

"Mayacchi, would you introduce us?" Ryo asked.

"No." I said grumpily. I must have said it harshly because Tatsuya put a hand on my head. He moved in front of me and introduced himself to them.

The next thing I knew we were playing billiards. The four of us. Two against two. I was against Aomine.

"So, what are you doing here?" I asked him. The other two were out from earshot. Tatsuya played like a pro and owned Ryo earlier and now they're having a rematch at the next table – which is pointless because it wouldn't help our current game. Ugh, boys!

"Uh, to play billiards." Aomine said sarcastically. It was his turn to shoot.

I rolled my eyes. "C'mon, when did you become interested with sports other than basketball?"

Aomine shrugged and didn't answer. I poked his ribs with the stick.

"Ow! What are you doing?!" He hissed, rubbing his ribs.

"You didn't answer me!"

"I thought it's a rhetorical question!" He swung his stick forward; hit the cue ball which hit a number of balls that went in the pocket. He turned to me and smiled smugly. I winced. Okay, it looks like he knows how to play.

"We saw Midorima and Takao earlier." I informed.

"Really." Aomine was just passive. He hit another ball which went in.

"Yep, by coincidence, you might run into them." I was hoping for some reaction but none came. He wasn't looking at me either.

"It's so much of a coincidence that all of us are here in Odaiba, isn't it?!" I baited.

"Whatever." Aomine said disinterestedly.

"How come you're with Ryo?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" He took a shot and missed. I snickered, he tsk-ed.

"He called me yesterday and told me he was going to do a cover for a magazine today, but instead, I saw him here with you to play billiards. What happened?"

He shifted in his feet. "Maya, it's your turn."

I grunted. He's avoiding the topic.

I looked at the table. I don't know how to play the damn game. Ugh. I moved around the table. What did Tatsuya tell me again? I can't remember anything!

I leaned down but it's uncomfortable. I moved around the table. This is harder than I thought. I moved again.

Aomine sighed. "Are you going to shoot or what?!" He demanded.

I can't believe this guy.

"Shut up!"

I hit the cue ball with the stick but I applied to much force. The cue ball bounced off the table and hit Aomine in his left eye.

"AHG! Damn it, Maya!" He screamed.

"I'm sorry!" I went to him. His left eye was watery.

"What happened?" Ryo suddenly appeared.

"She hit me!" Aomine accused.

"It was an accident!" I said. "Ryo, I think you better get him to the hospital." I said, hoping to get rid of them.

"Ryo?" Tatsuya reacted. He turned around and saw Ryo smile for a second. Tatsuya was smiling too but I felt like he was scowling at me.

"I don't need to go to the hospital!" Aomine snapped. He wiped his watery eye.

"What if you become blind?!" I joked. Aomine glared at me. I ignored him.

"By the way Ryo, what happened to the magazine cover?"

I saw Ryo stiffened his back. "Err, it got cancelled…"

"Really?"

"Yep."

Ryo wasn't looking at me. Aomine looked at the ceiling. Both of them were acting weird! Suspiciously weird! Midorima and Takao, now Ryota and Aomine. What is happening here?!

There was a great tension in the air as I gave them the Suspicious Stare.

Ryo cleared his throat. "Aominecchi, I think we better get you to the hospital."

"What?" Aomine said stupidly.

"And I think we better have that lunch." Tatsuya said to me and THEN grabbed my hand. I looked down and just stared.

HE.

GRABBED.

MY.

HAND.

Oh my god! He is holding my hand!

His hand was big and soft and beautiful and it's covering my hand. It was so nice!

I stared again. Aomine and Ryo stared too.

"What do you say?" He asked me.

I raised my head and our eyes met again.

Whoa! I'm in love.

"I.. awk..dadf…"

I nodded, instead.

THE KINGS OF JERKS.

"You've got to be joking!" I almost yelled. I mean it. I wanted to yell.

Tatsuya took me to an Italian Restaurant after we visited the Odaiba Deck and Diver City. We played some super old arcade games and then Tatsuya bought me a Totoro stuff toy. Diver City is full of Gundams, I just oohed and ahhed. Tatsuya offered to take a picture of me and the 1/1 scale Gundam which gained him 1OO points. And then, my stomach finally grumbled. I thought we could proceed from where we stopped earlier (i.e. kissing, this time while eating) but lo and behold, in the restaurant was a towering Giant and a Psycho.

That's when it hit me. All of the Gen-M's were here TO SPY (well okay, not all of them) ON ME AND THWART MY FIRST KISS! I don't have any idea why, but it must be because they were all on CRACK!

"You've got to be kidding me!" I said again. I can't believe this. Even Akashi was here.

"Atsushi." Tatsuya said in a disapproving voice when he saw them.

"Oh, Murochin, Mayachin. You're here too? What a coincidence!" Musashi said, expressionless. He was half-way of eating a pizza.

I swear if I hear coincidence one more time, I'd go bonkers.

"Akachin, this is Murochin. And of course, Mayachin." Musashi took the responsibility to introduced us to each other.

Akashi held out his hand. Tatsuya took it. They shook for 20-seconds (I counted) – way too long for HIGHSCHOOLERS.

"Did you follow me?" Tatsuya asked Musashi.

"What are you saying? I didn't. You told me not to." Musashi answered. He's not good in lying.

"I invited Atsushi out." Akashi said. I guffawed.

AS IF.

"Is there something wrong Maya?" He asked me.

"No. But I was just wondering, Kyoto is way too far from Tokyo. And yet you are here." I could have accused him with my tone.

"My father has a business here."

"Oh, really? But the year just started."

"It doesn't matter if the year just started. Business is business, Maya." He was using 'that' tone to me again. I scowled at Akashi. He drank his juice indifferently.

Tatsuya sighed and said to me. "I'm sorry. I told Atsushi about our date."

"No, it's okay. Like he said, it's not like he was following us." I blushed.

"Do you still want to eat here? I understand if he's making you uncomfortable."

"Let's eat here. I like Italian." I said. Besides, if we go to another restaurant, I'm sure someone we knew will be there COINCIDENTALLY - someone I can strangle.

"Oh~, why don't you eat with us then?" Musashi offered.

"I beg your pardon!?" I reacted violently.

"No, but thank you." Tatsuya said patiently.

"We insist." Akashi said in that ordering tone. The jerk!

I can't believe this. They're wrecking our lunch date!

Ugh! And because no one can oppose Akashi, we ate with them. I hadn't realized that I was so hungry until I ate the bread appetizers. So, I ordered a lot after.

I was half-way eating my pasta when Musashi asked out-of-the-blue.

"So~, have you kissed yet?"

I choked ON the pasta.

A strand came out of my nose.

Everyone cringed.

I wanted to die. And this time, I'm serious.

How can anyone live when three good-looking guys saw a strand of pasta came out of your nose. That's SO gross and a total turn-off!

Oh, god.

"Atsushi!" Tatsuya scolded.

"What?" Musashi said as if he said nothing wrong.

Unbelievable! A strand of pasta came out of my (cute) nose! My face turned red. I was mortified beyond explanation.

This is not happening!

Tatsuya gave me a glass of water. I accepted it awkwardly. I took a drink.

"EVERYONE knows you're going to kiss anyway~" Musashi said.

I spurted the water out from my mouth. Most of it went out flying toward Musashi and Akashi.

And I knew then that it's over.

MY LIFE is totally over!

"Everyone?!" I managed to squeak. Tatsuya groaned (hotly) in the background.

Akashi sighed while he wiped his shirt. It confirmed that everyone knows it. Akashi knows! Everyone knows! WE HAVEN'T KISSED YET!

"I won't give you anymore snacks!" Tatsuya reprimanded Musashi.

"What?! Why?! That's not fair!" He complained and then he paused.

"So… have you?"

Tatsuya sighed heavenward.

"I'll stop if you answer my question." Musashi demanded.

"Atsushi." Akashi said in a stern voice. Musashi stopped and then shrugged.

"Let's finish our foods and talk, instead, about something else." Akashi said in all his seriousness. Tatsuya threw him a grateful look.

"What business did your family engaged into?" Tatsuya asked Akashi.

I let the three guys talk while I wallow myself in utter humiliation. I was too much in shock anyway. I even lost the ability to talk.

I just ate the rest of what I ordered.

It's delicious.

The Final Straw.

I was so glad we finally parted with the two ultimate jerks in the planet. Tatsuya was apologizing to me about Musashi's behavior and about telling him where he planned to take me. I assured him I'm okay (even though I'm not). I mean, it's not like it's his entire fault, anyway. I can hardly blame Musashi if he's feeling a little bit (mega) antagonistic toward me since it looks like I'm taking Tatsuya away from him. But, a jerk is still a jerk. And I can never live the embarrassment I experienced earlier down.

What worries me more though is that the day was about to end, but we haven't kissed yet! I was becoming desperate! And FRUSTRATED.

Tatsuya invited me to see the Rainbow Bridge so we went to the Odaiba Shore and got into the boat that will take us closer to the bridge. The sight of Taiga and Tetsu, although I was expecting it, was the last thing I could take. It's not funny! I refused to ride the boat.

"Oh, what a…"

I cut Taiga fiercely. My eyes turned red and horns sprouted out of my head. "Don't even say it!"

"Taiga!" Tatsuya greeted the idiot happily.

"Tatsuya!" Taiga greeted back.

"Hello." Tetsu greeted quietly.

It took everything I could to stop myself from strangling the two to death. I pretty much blamed them for everything Gen-M related incident today. I hadn't realized I also stopped breathing until Tatsuya went in my line of vision with a panicked expression.

"Maya, breathe!" He said. I followed his instructions.

"Inhale. More. Yes. That's right. Now, exhale. Very good."

I was hyperventilating. This isn't good! I can't die. Not without Tatsuya's kiss!

Taiga and Tetsu stepped out of the boat.

"Maya, are you okay?" Taiga asked.

"Maya-san, are you okay?" Tetsu asked.

I can hardly breathe!

"Does anyone have a paper bag?" Tatsuya asked the people on the boat.

"Here!" Someone helped.

And then I was inhaling/exhaling through the paper bag.

Oh, god. I suddenly wanted to throw up. I knew ordering gelato and tiramisu was a bad idea!

Taiga and Tetsu led me to some bench and forced me to sit down. Tatsuya followed.

"You look pale." Tetsu said. He was fanning me with his hands.

"I don't think you're getting any better." Taiga said.

I gave them an evil stare that I could muster up for the moment.

"You better go home." Taiga said.

What?!

"I think that's a good idea." Tetsu said.

Over my dead body!

"It seems that's the best option, now." Tatsuya agreed with them.

Oh, no! NO! NO! This can't end like this!

While the three of them discussed what's good for me, I willed myself to calm down. It took a few minutes. When I thought I was ok, I suddenly attacked them using Totoro stuff toy grunting incomprehensible words.

"EAHKERJKTOOOOTADFJKARTOOT! TOOT!"

"What's your problem?!" Taiga asked as he dodged.

"Maya-san, that hurts." Tetsu said.

"ARGH!" I screamed.

I hit them one last time before I grabbed Tatsuya's wrist and practically dragged him with me. We strode for a couple of minutes, not saying anything to each other. We turned left, right, wherever. I don't have any idea. When I finally got my brain back (I actually didn't), we turned to some corner to a human-less alley.

And then I pushed him in the wall, gave him Totoro and trapped him with my body.

Okay. I SLAMMED him in the wall. He let out an 'oohf'.

I can't believe I'm doing this, but, well, I lost it. But when you're lusting over Tatsuya's lips, who cares?!

"Uhm, is this what I think it is." Tatsuya was amused. I wasn't. I was just so frustrated, I can't take it anymore!

"Yes!" I lifted up my chin in challenge.

"They could follow us." He said, pointing towards the street at the same time that the lamps lighted.

I harrumphed at him. At this point I really don't care anymore.

"That's why let's stop talking and YOU should kiss me already!"

It all happened so fast. He grabbed my head, and our lips met.

My god. It's so soft and smelled like… pizza.

BEST. DAY. EVER!

I love pizza!

He let go of me. I decide to never wash my lips!

I was breathing hard. I gulped.

"Let's do it again!" I suggested weakly. Like I said, I don't have my brain yet. He laughed.

I'm actually serious. All we did was to peck. I kind of wanted to do French, since we're doing the kissing thing and all. I'm sure if we do that, I'll see fireworks and my toes will curl and I will hear angels sing like in the novels.

Tatsuya kissed me again, but this time in the forehead. Ack!

"Maybe next time." He said.

"WHY?!" PURE DESPERATION.

He touched the tips of my nose.

"Because it's not good for my health." He said with a pained expression.

How can kissing NOT be good? It technically helps you burn 1 calorie per minute!

"We better take this slow. Okay? Because…"

He cleared his throat. He looked down and there was the great pause. He was blushing.

He looked me in the eye with that beautiful slow motion effect and said:

"I really like you, Maya."

The world stopped.

I don't see the connection with "slow" and "like" and "kissing not good for the health" really. But oh my gosh, he just confessed! I gasped. My eyes got wide. He liked me! He liked me! I couldn't help the grin.

HIMURO TATSUYA LIKED ME.

Hah!

"I…" My throat got stuck. I tried again.

"I really, really like you too, Tatsuya-kun." That's all of my courage there.

I am completely in love with you.

"That's why we have to take this slow. And next time, we'll go out with just the two of us."

"I SO like that idea. But really, can we kiss again?!"

We didn't. Psh!

Instead, he just sighed as he smiled at me.

"You're really something, you know that?"