Whew, I nearly forgot to update this. I had meant to do this earlier after I got off but got distracted. And as I was laying about to fall asleep someone left a review for this story and I remembered.

Overall I was pretty happy with this chapter, I hope you all enjoy it. Also reminder, this is unbetaed, so quality might be a tad lower than usual.

Life Together

Chapter Three:

Their first kiss was not the story book version where they finished their first date with him taking her home, and planting a chaste peck on her at the doorstep to her house.

Their first kiss was during a dark unsupervised rainy night. They had been together for nearly three weeks, Yoshiki had taken Ayumi out on four date by that point. Yet he hadn't worked up the courage to kiss her or advance their relationship further.

A part of him was hesitant, as he wasn't sure if she was ready for that sort of intimacy. When they were together she often allowed him to hold her hand, but had made no indication of being okay with anything else. The blond teen didn't want to push her, as he was afraid she might lable him a pervert for wishing to be closer.

Unbeknownst to Yoshiki, Ayumi was slowly starting to get use to the idea of being romantic with him. She had begun wanting to be closer to him, have him hold her, say kind things, and even kiss her. The studious class-rep was slightly nervous to express such thoughts, as she did want to take her time with Yoshiki.

Ayumi believed that what she and the blond shared was special. Simply spending a few hours after school with him on homework had become the highlight of her day. And when he asked her to stay for dinner she couldn't help but be happy to spend more time with him.

A part of her did want to move forward with their relationship, let him know that it was okay for him to ask for more. But another part of her wanted to enjoy the moment and savor it. Just him holding her hand was enough to make her heart beat.

Their first kiss was on a dark rainy night, as heavy drops pelted the roof of Yoshiki's apartment. Lighting flashed outside just before a loud boom echoed in their ears.

The power had gone out some time ago and the only source of light was a small candle that Ayumi had produced.

The twin tailed girl looked up from her spot on the sofa as Yoshiki came into the room carrying his futon. Her lips dipped into a slight frown as he began setting it up.

After the end of school she had walked home with Yoshiki so they could do their homework. It had been raining steadily sometime around lunch, and the downpour had become heavier as they made for his apartment.

As the weather conditions had gotten worse, they had come to the easy conclusion that she could not walk home in the storm. A phone call to her parents and she was officially staying the night at her sister and Yoshiki's apartment.

Tugging at the collar of the shirt he had lent her Ayumi sighed. Her clothes were currently in the wash and she had already taken his pajamas. "I'm not taking your bed away from you." The dark haired girl told him, not wanting to deny Yoshiki anymore comfort for her own sake.

The blond looked over his shoulder at Ayumi's form. He couldn't quite see her properly with the lights being out, but he could easily picture the face she was most likely making. Yoshiki had the impression that she was pouting. "Shinozaki, I already told you," He reminded with a small amount of firmness. "I'm not letting you sleep on the couch." The words left his mouth as he finished setting up his futon.

That night the two had decided to sleep in the general vicinity of each other. The pair had elected to sleep in the living room, since the notion of them both sleeping in Yoshiki's bedroom had made them highly flustered.

Yoshiki quickly cut Ayumi off before she had the chance to reignite their earlier discussion. "If you don't take the futon, then I'll just sleep on the floor." He told her, hoping that would kill the wind in her sails.

Ayumi's pout deepened at her blond (boyfriend's?) declaration. "Kishinuma-kun..." She muttered, annoyed at his chivalry. While the dark haired girl could appreciate the sentiment, she still wasn't accustomed to letting people go out of their way for her.

Eventually Ayumi did concede and agree to use the blond boy's futon as he got set up on the couch. Settling in she turned on her side and closed her eyes before taking a deep breath. '...It smells like him.' That thought brought color to her cheeks as she recognized the blond teen's natural scent. Willing away that musing she closed her eyes and tried to go to bed.

Even with the gentle pelting of rain against the roof it was still a bit of a challenge for her to fall asleep. After what felt like an hour of laying awake her eyes finally remained shut and she was able to drift off.

It was maybe two hours later that she was roused by a particularly loud boom. Her eyes snapped open at the deafening sound that filled her ears and made them ring. Lips set in a frown line she turned over to face where she knew Yoshiki was laying on the couch only to gasp at seeing where he was now.

In his sleep he had rolled off of the sofa, and was now laying right beside her. Ayumi gulped at the closeness, if she inched her head forward just a tiny bit...Blue eyes widened as she realized that she had nearly acted on her thoughts.

Yoshiki's nose twitched as he felt someone breathe into his face. Blurry gray eyes opened slowly before blinking to take in the view before him. Upon seeing Ayumi's flushed face mere millimeters away from his he froze. 'She's so close...' The sound of twin heartbeats echoed in both of their ears.

The teens didn't say anything, and they refused to move for the longest time. Simply looking into each others eyes, as the rain continued to fall outside. Neither was sure who made the first move, but Ayumi's eyes were the first to flutter shut as their faces neared each other.

Yoshiki's heart was hammering in his chest as he watched her lips draw closer and closer, finally after what felt like an eternity they made contact. The moment their lips brushed against each others, was the moment Yoshiki realized that they were as soft as he always envisioned. Ayumi released a slight gasp at the sensation of his dry lips meeting hers, but didn't dare pull away.

Suddenly it was like a dam was broken, and the young couple allowed teenage hormones to dictate their first kiss. Ayumi moaned encouragingly as she tried to deepen the kiss, Yoshiki was surprised but happy to comply. Opening his mouth he was elated to find Ayumi's tongue searching for his. The blond released a satisfied noise as they eagerly explored each others mouths.

Slowly he lifted an arm and wrapped it around her waist before pulling the short statured girl flushed to him. Her right hand went up to touch his cheek as she shifted closer to the blond. "Yo-Yoshiki..." Ayumi whimpered against his lips as he slowly pulled back.

The ex-delinquent was surprised to hear his given name slip passed her lips, but didn't give her or himself much time to think about it before darting in for another kiss. Now that he had tasted her for the first time, he felt like a man who had been denied one of life's greatest pleasures. He couldn't get enough of Ayumi.

The dark haired girl's cheeks went aflame as she reciprocated the second kiss. Yoshiki's left hand trailed up from Ayumi's side to cradle the back of her head as he continued to hold her waist with his other hand.

Suddenly the sound of Yoshiki's cell phone ringing echoed and the magic was broken. The pair looked wide eyed at each other in surprise as the phone continued to ring in the background.

Reluctantly Yoshiki pulled away from Ayumi, as she mentally protested against the missing warmth.

Grabbing his phone Yoshiki was surprised to see the caller ID list Hinoe's name. Fighting the urge to scowl at Ayumi's older sister's timely intervention he flipped his phone open and answered the call.

"Hello?" He greeted his roommate. With a neutral expression, he silently listened to her explain that she wouldn't be back until tomorrow afternoon.

Ayumi remained in place on Yoshiki's futon. She had to strain her ears to hear the one sided conversation between Yoshiki and Hinoe. Ayumi slowly raised her pointer and middle fingers to her lips as she recalled the sensation of having had them pressed to Yoshiki's. Her face heated up exponentially as she realized she wanted more.

She was brought out of her musings as Yoshiki finished the brief conversation with her sister and hung up.

Gray eyes met blue and the two teens looked away in slight embarrassment. After a tense moment Ayumi glanced back at the blond and offered a nervous smiled. "I...that was nice, Kish- Yoshiki." The dark haired girl had corrected herself. After the passionate moment they had just shared it would have felt rather impersonal to refer to him by last name.

The blond felt his cheeks heat up slightly but reciprocated her smile.

Their third kiss was the very next morning. After walking Ayumi to her house and up to her front door he planted a light peck on her lips, before turning to leave.

The dark haired girl watched her blond boyfriend head off with a warm expression.

Like I said this was a fun little chapter to write. Be sure to leave a review, tell me what you think.