Sakura blossoms lined the street as Rika walked slowly, holding a small parcel of sweets in her hands, looking to see if anyone was following her. It was a beautiful summer evening, and the scent of the flowers hung heavy in the air. She had spent the evening with Sakura and the others in the park, and then gone home, but her parents were both working late, so she just left a note that she was staying over at a friend's house.. It wasn't really a lie..
She stopped in front of a house, looking inside the window, seeing all the lights on, and she smiled, walking up the steps and pressing her index finger once against the doorbell. There was no response after a few minutes, but before she could ring again, Yoshiyuki Terada answered the door, wearing a pair of jeans, a long-sleeved shirt and a white apron. He smiled warmly, causing Rika's heart to flutter.
"I'm just finishing the stir-fry, come in." He walked back to the kitchen amidst sounds of sizzling food, the scent filling the house and clashing with the flowers from outside. Rika slipped her shoes off and walked in, looking at the candlelit table, blushing faintly. She walked over and set the little parcel on the counter, watching her dear Terada-sama for a while. He turned, smiling at her again before putting the food onto two plates, bringing them to the table. Rika sat next to him, and was aware of him watching her now. He reached over and brushed her hair out of her face. "You look nice." He said softly.
"Thank you.. so do you..." They both ate in considerable silence, enjoying just the feeling of being this close to each other and not having to worry about other people for the time being. After, she helped him with dishes, feeling almost giddy.. It was just like being a wife.
When they were done, he sat down on the couch, turning on the television, and she sat down with him, leaning against his chest and blushing a little as she felt his arm protectively wrap around her shoulders.. Terada looked down and for a moment, felt a pang of guilt. He was old enough to be her father.. He shouldn't be in love with this girl.. one of his students..But he was, no matter how much he tried to fight it.
His eyes looked down to the ring on her finger, and he couldn't help but smile.. It had cost a lot of money to buy that, but seeing it there.. it was worth it. He reached down and brought her hand into his, kissing it gently, watching her blush. "Ai shiteru." He said quietly, holding her in his arms.
It was like a dream.. Rika sighed happily. "Ai shiteru, Terada-sama.." She leaned more into his embrace, still paying a little attention to the movie, but not as much attention as she was giving him. She kissed him lightly. "I should get home... it's late, my parents will be home soon."
He nodded and stood up, walking outside, standing with her in the cool breeze for a moment, he kissed her good night and walked her home, keeping out of sight of Rika's house in case her parents should see him and question why he was with her.
They both lay in their seperate beds, both staring up at the ceiling, thinking about the other person with a floating heart..now that school was out, they'd have more time to spend together, at least.."Good night, Rika-chan.." He murmured before he fell asleep.
Rika yawned and closed her eyes. "Good night, dear."
Sakura looked over at Kero-chan, yawning softly. "..and whenever we asked her who the 'older man' was, she'd blush and change the subject.. "
"Well, everyone has secrets." Kero-chan shut off the lights and curled up on Sakura's pillow. "Good night, Sakura-chan."
"Oyasumi, Kero-chan." She closed her eyes, promising to herself to figure out who the 'older man' was by the end of the summer..she was one of Rika's best friends.. she had to know!
She stopped in front of a house, looking inside the window, seeing all the lights on, and she smiled, walking up the steps and pressing her index finger once against the doorbell. There was no response after a few minutes, but before she could ring again, Yoshiyuki Terada answered the door, wearing a pair of jeans, a long-sleeved shirt and a white apron. He smiled warmly, causing Rika's heart to flutter.
"I'm just finishing the stir-fry, come in." He walked back to the kitchen amidst sounds of sizzling food, the scent filling the house and clashing with the flowers from outside. Rika slipped her shoes off and walked in, looking at the candlelit table, blushing faintly. She walked over and set the little parcel on the counter, watching her dear Terada-sama for a while. He turned, smiling at her again before putting the food onto two plates, bringing them to the table. Rika sat next to him, and was aware of him watching her now. He reached over and brushed her hair out of her face. "You look nice." He said softly.
"Thank you.. so do you..." They both ate in considerable silence, enjoying just the feeling of being this close to each other and not having to worry about other people for the time being. After, she helped him with dishes, feeling almost giddy.. It was just like being a wife.
When they were done, he sat down on the couch, turning on the television, and she sat down with him, leaning against his chest and blushing a little as she felt his arm protectively wrap around her shoulders.. Terada looked down and for a moment, felt a pang of guilt. He was old enough to be her father.. He shouldn't be in love with this girl.. one of his students..But he was, no matter how much he tried to fight it.
His eyes looked down to the ring on her finger, and he couldn't help but smile.. It had cost a lot of money to buy that, but seeing it there.. it was worth it. He reached down and brought her hand into his, kissing it gently, watching her blush. "Ai shiteru." He said quietly, holding her in his arms.
It was like a dream.. Rika sighed happily. "Ai shiteru, Terada-sama.." She leaned more into his embrace, still paying a little attention to the movie, but not as much attention as she was giving him. She kissed him lightly. "I should get home... it's late, my parents will be home soon."
He nodded and stood up, walking outside, standing with her in the cool breeze for a moment, he kissed her good night and walked her home, keeping out of sight of Rika's house in case her parents should see him and question why he was with her.
They both lay in their seperate beds, both staring up at the ceiling, thinking about the other person with a floating heart..now that school was out, they'd have more time to spend together, at least.."Good night, Rika-chan.." He murmured before he fell asleep.
Rika yawned and closed her eyes. "Good night, dear."
Sakura looked over at Kero-chan, yawning softly. "..and whenever we asked her who the 'older man' was, she'd blush and change the subject.. "
"Well, everyone has secrets." Kero-chan shut off the lights and curled up on Sakura's pillow. "Good night, Sakura-chan."
"Oyasumi, Kero-chan." She closed her eyes, promising to herself to figure out who the 'older man' was by the end of the summer..she was one of Rika's best friends.. she had to know!