Glittering love : another fresh Start DASH !
I glanced behind my shoulder. Kotori waved at me, her smile gleamed with the pearls she had on the corner of her eyes. Umi was still bawling on our positive little bird's shoulder...
« Miss Kousaka Honoka? »
Ah! I forgot her!
« Will you become miss Kira Tsubasa's bride? Protect her passion and devotion towards the life she invites you in today, as an eternal partner?
— You bet I am! »
What a question! I almost slammed my hands on hers, and pushed my head close to her face... While I approached her, she definitely understood my signal, and curved her back, and pulled on my hand so my head could follow and my lips reach her tango style.
Despite our initial energy investment in this moment, we didn't plan much farther. When our lips parted, I was left gazing at her pure skin, the bright red of her lips, and her chestnut hair, hanging freely over her violet and white dress...
The song we choose for that moment, a rearrangement of START:DASH, pulsed in the town hall, alongside some glittering effect we bought, sparkles of fuchsia and orange colours.
Caught in each other's gaze.
The lady sighed, then smirked back at us
« Couldn't you wait for the "you can kiss the bride" ? You know, an important part of the tradition you wanted to destroy today!
— Eh, sorry miss Takasaki, I laughed, You understand what's next, though?
— Go on, break a leg. »
She did a quick fist pump, yet I couldn't help but notice the way she bent her arm and snapped with her fingers; she created her own move...
I couldn't elaborate on that ; the music's volume rose and alongside one of μ's' song, A-Rise's music blended in, creating a powerful mix of our bond. With both Tsubasa and me back from our emotional lapse, we glanced at everyone still sitting on their chair. I pushed on Tsubasa's hand, and we ran out of the town hall at full speed.
Instantly, our photograph caught us while rushing out the place. I'm sure Tsubasa's dress will be glorious in those! I was basically dragging her along so she was the center of each pictures!
Our guests finally went out o the tiny place where we were supposed to hold the ceremony. Soon enough, they were caught in the improvised photoshoot we wanted to do across the city. Posing as main target near the water sprinklers only for both of us to shine on the rainbow-coloured corner of the shot. We even used the colours contrasts we found in the city to make our black and white clothes shine even brighter, our purples star pattern even more dazzling!
In the end, it became a whole frenzied rush of adrenaline; we found so many places to take photographs, some not even worth remembering about, some bad ideas contrasting with great ones, and some which were almost uncivilised, just looking at how we were running around the city looking for a spot. The main photographer had to take a break, and some people even had to remove their clothings due to summer's heat! At the end of our tango, both Tsubasa's dress and mine were almost stained by sweat, yet our smile and expression made it all glittery, made it sparkling and lovely !
During the feast we had together, we held an anecdote contest, and everyone's mind was already filled with memory of running around the city, running on the sidewalk whenever it was impossible to cross the road, meddling with the crowd a moment, then rushing further so quickly we didn't even troubled the events occurring at this moment. Some even had their memory filled with that moment we arrived at the place we rented tearing off their clothes and jumping in the pool in their swimsuits they were wearing under their now translucent white clothes!
In the end, it felt like we were making some sort of concert when we were younger, taking the city as ours and then hanging at that one place laughing, enjoying our time together. Some even asked both of us to improvise a little dance together, because Tsubasa lost the bet we were making, mid-feast, on wether or not she would endure the whole party with her main dress. She had to switch for a lighter one I recommended her when she was starting to grow her hair; way shorter, exposing her knees, yet allowing her body to move freely, especially for what's to come...
« If I said it was all planned, I smirked, I'd be lying. Were definitely doing way better than expected.
— Our dress don't match, but let's see if we can still pull a last one! Private Wars!
— Oh yeah, I'll make it ! »
We definitely went overboard with the music's volume, yet I only realised that when I saw some people stopping in front of the hotel, gazing through the glass. Let's not fall back, let 'em hear our passion!
I started to overexaggerate my movements, reminiscing myself of my past as idol. Tsubasa had of course everything memorized and wasn't trying to remember how to put energy into her movements without flashing her dress... Or maybe she did that part, but only I could see it, I think. I definitely noticed how our audience was getting worked up; the cheers within the hallway became an all-out dance, and now only the people outside were cheering. I have to make them grow even more confident in themselves, I have to destroy all that's left of their inhibition!
Another tango style-kiss closes our own private war we just shared with the whole world, wearing each other out completely because of the two encore we'd just honored.
Yet, our ending wasn't even close! When the dinner ended, everyone went for a round two dance, round two anecdotes, making the silence of the night a mere illusion; Inside this top-notch hotel, the party seems to never end!
… 'Til it actually ends, that the glitter goes out in the night. 'Til you find peace for an instant that lasts some hours. I don't know how much we'll dream, nor how much we'll keep reminiscing. I just hope our raft will go its way, carried by the wind, under a sky of lights and laughs.
And in the morning, you just savour the light slowly rising. We didn 't sleep enough, maybe
« Got the day off, Tsubasa sighed
— That's what summer is for. How do we get out of her?
— Well... We should pay the bill, and then get out of here, then everything would be as everyday. »
Yeah... I'm pretty sure it should just be that easy. I peered at her, and saw her green eyes lost deep within the white sheet. Lost in thoughts. I took a glimpse at the sky, as far as I could see its colours at least. How far may our horizon reach is another story. We just made a big first leap in a life we chose.
« Except that we're wives, now!... I protested while lost in my own thought-process
—What do wives do that girlfriends don't ?
—They, uh... Do wives things? Like, we're more grown up and we are free of any expectation ?
— Right, now, I don't feel like expectations have left me. Everyone out there know we're married, 'Noka. Just pull one of your wife trick, then! I'm not out of bed until we find something! »
I mocked her: what if we stayed in bed all day long, then. She rejected me, her finger pointing at our dresses and change clothes hanging, with all of our underwears beneath...
« I'm definitely awake. I haven't taken two days off for a long time, and I want these forty-eight hours to really change my perception on life! Do you realise I'll be at your school tomorrow ? Your student will have to deal with two women who lived a similar life at their age, and who knew each other at that point! »
… I had forgotten that. It's probably just the first layer of her emotions, though...
« Then, what about we pick some casual clothes and stroll wherever we feel like for the first part? Wanna eat at that one café we often go?
— Uh? After the hotel, you take me to a place that can't even write your name on their cups!
— Just tell them to write it as "Kira," now! »
That. It's a wife thing to bear the name of your significant other, right? When I added that, she kind off blushed, then tried to crawl out of bed
« And then? Where will my Honoka Kira bring me?
— If we spend this morning strolling, what about cinema? Maybe you'd prefer to read a book together? Oh, maybe an anime together! I had so much fun last time!
— Then if we watch an anime together, we would be back at home. What do you want to do then?
— You help me with tomorrow's class! I don't have anything ready due to all that happened yesterday!
— And you assume I prepared something?
— I guess... so?
— I'm really glad you trust me. Well, I promise I'll do better next time. »
She hid her smirk behind her bare shoulder
« But I want to do so many things! I protested, Can't we just work on it later anyway?!
— You're the teacher, miss Kira.
— Ah! And you're our class' subject tomorrow, Miss Kousaka-Kira Tsubasa!
— That's a mouthful.
— And I love it a lot. »
With that, she reached for another change we thought about, some sunglasses, took a bunch of masks in case we need them... With both of us ready in an instant, we departed, with our suitcase full of yesterday's memories, so ready to burst at any given time... Let's see if this thing will endure our new journey!
There is one thing I'm sure about, we still need to do a lot of things. Now that we achieved happiness trough the expression of our love, what door will we open? What dream will come true What hardships await. This beautiful, sparkling, dazzling girl wearing purple a rocking it will create so many dreams, but what about Venus' muse? She will love, dream, but now, she has to become even more dazzling!
Author Notes : There we are. End of the short story. I really hope you enjoyed it, for I really wanted to convey a lot of feelings with it! To be honest, I didn't even try to write and rewrite any chapter: I was just over-agonizing thinking about it, how to write the best word, how to convey an emotion... Emotion. This is the key word. This is why I've written huge blocks of people running around a big city, this is why I wrote a melancholic afterglow, this is why I wrote these dialogues... I am... Really sorry I couldn't go too deep into the comedy vein, because that's definitely not my strength even if I try my best... I hope you were carried to these last words with ease, that the mistakes I might have done due to my mother language not being english weren't too bad, that you accommodated easily to my absolute desire to write in a french way for the dialogues and all these oxford commas my grammar check absolutely despises... Thanks a lot for staying with me until now! I wish you to find a lot of books and story you will enjoy, and I wish you a great day!