Mad About You
Chapter 9: Study Time
AN: Sorry about the spacing in the last fanfic. Fanfiction.net is evil when it comes to spaces, .., and italics.
To Blue_Pheonix: I love Cardcaptor Sakura too! Ki Ni Naru Aitsu would be a great song, but I don't want Kai to sing.
To Dranzer: Yes, the Kai/Ayame thing was a dream. You know what *excuse the language* a nocturnal emission is? If you don't, ask your parents. I don't talk about that stuff in fics ^^ But that's what it was. Sorry about the Japanese, I'll try not to be so complicated next time. ^^
Thanks to everyone else who reviewed, as well. Now, on to the fanfic!
*
"Where is your grandfather?"
"He'll be home soon. Just put your stuff down there," Kai pointed next to his bed.
"So what should we do first?" Ayame asked, hopping on to Kai's bed and laying on her stomach. She looked up, head in her hands, at Kai and smiled cheerfully. Kai blushed, but took a seat beside her and opened his bag.
"Draw."
"Well, obviously!" She giggled at Kai. "You're silly, Kai!" Kai had been attempting to glare at her and make her break her attitude, but it seemed that nothing could break her spirit today.
Either that or Kai had gone soft.
But he didn't want to think of the second choice.
Not at all.
"Ayame..." Kai started.
It was driving him crazy.
"Yeah?" she looked up at him.
She was so cute.
No.. pretty.
Kai had to admit it.
To him she was..
Beautiful.
"I can't hold this in any longer." Ayame's attention was completely focused on Kai. "I-" He couldn't finish. Ayame's head was slowly coming closer to his.
"Kai, I-"
Kai's hand reached up to touch her cheek as their lips gently brushed against each other. Ayame's lips touched Kai's in the smallest whisper. It was so light that Kai didn't feel it at first, but he felt a jolt of energy surge through his entire body.
And of course..
BING-BONG!
The school bell.
Kai had been daydreaming.
GODDAMNIT!
He had never daydreamed before in his life. What was wrong with him?
Apparently, they were still in art class.
"Kai, you've had this weird look on your face all day! What's wrong?" Ayame asked, her eyes still as bright as the sun.
"Nothing." [1]
**
Thank goodness school was over.
As Kai waited for Ayame by their lockers, the day seemed to go slower. This really didn't seem to be his day anymore.
And finally..
There she was.
Ayame slowly dragged her feet towards Kai, the happiness from earlier seeming to seep away from her until she was normal again.
"Are ya ready?" she asked, speaking in her normal tone of voice.
"Whatever." Ayame smiled at Kai's uncaring remark and led the way out of the doors.
It was getting comparably darker outside. The sky was several shades of gray now. It now seemed that it wasn't even possible for the sky to have been formerly blue. It was also very humid.
After they headed towards the metropolis near where Ayame lived, it started to drizzle.
"We're closer to my house," Kai said absentmindedly. He hadn't really been paying attention to where they were going. He had been lost in thought as he had been a lot lately.
"So do you want to head there?" Ayame asked, trying to figure out what Kai was saying. Then it hit him.
THE DAYDREAM!
They had been in Kai's room in the daydream.
If they went to Kai's house..
"Whatever."
It was now pouring down with rain.
A complete torrential downpour.
Ayame followed Kai to his house, both of them running from the rain. By the time they reached it, they were both sopping wet.
"Damnit," Kai said rather quietly to himself. He set his wet coat on a hook and Ayame followed suit. "Grandfather?" he yelled into the empty house.
Where could the old 'geeser' have gone?
Kai shrugged, almost glad that his grandfather wasn't home. He had suddenly remembered his last dream and their encounter in the laundry room.
Ayame and Kai took their wet book bags and set them on the floor in Kai's room. Then Kai reached in to his drawer to find some dry clothes.
He turned to look at Ayame; she was staring back. She was just as soaked as he was, and her hair was dripping wet like his too, if not more. It stuck to the sides of her face and she was still breathing hard from all the running that they had did.
Damn her for being so attractive.
"Here." Kai tossed Ayame one of his clean, white t-shirts that he had just pulled from the drawer. He pulled another one out for himself and then moved to the closet to get two pairs of jeans. Then he passed her a belt.
"You can change in the bathroom. It's across the hall," Kai said, almost generously. Ayame stared at him for a moment longer before going to change.
Kai changed in his own room, hurrying to finish before she came back.
Ayame returned wearing clothes at least 3 sizes too large for her short and thin body size. The belt was tightened almost to the last hole, and her hair was suddenly dry too.
Kai smiled to himself and sat down on his bed, motioning for Ayame to join him. She did and put her wet clothes in her school bag. Then they both pulled out their art books.
"So you wanna go first, or should I?" Ayame asked, breaking the silence first.
"You."
"Okay." Ayame started to draw, and as Kai looked over her shoulder, she hid the book quickly and giggled.
"No peeking. Wait 'till I'm done," she said firmly.
"Whatever," Kai said for the umpteenth time that day.
Ayame's pencil flashed over the paper furiously for at least 15 minutes before she declared that she was done.
It wasn't bad; it really did look like Kai.
But of course, he was smiling like she had been all day long. There were also little hearts around his head and he was winking.
"That's not me!" Kai cried. "I don't look like that!"
"You do when you smile!" Ayame protested, a big grin plastered on her face.
"But I never smile!" he practically yelled.
"Well you should!" Ayame cried just as loudly as him.
"You drive me crazy!" Kai screamed, shutting his eyes and holding his ears. Ayame laughed so hard she rolled over and fell of the bed. This time it was Kai's turn to laugh.
Ayame could only stare at him.
Kai was.. laughing!
What was the world coming to!?
"Now that's what I'm talking about! Have you finally loosened up?" Ayame asked, picking herself up off the floor.
Kai finally stopped laughing, only to say a loud "no."
Ayame only smiled.
"Well, I'm finished, but you can draw me now."
Kai had plans for this drawing...
When he finished, he showed Ayame.
"Ohmigosh! That is SO not me!" she practically screamed.
It did look like Ayame, but she had little devil horns on her head, and she had a huge frown on her face.
"I think it looks completely like you!" Kai chortled. Ayame snorted.
"KAI!"
***
The two of them had agreed to redraw each other's pictures, but by the time they had both finished, it was about 10 o'clock at night.
"Gosh, it's late," Ayame yawned.
"Yeah.." Kai was much less enthusiastic now than he had been before.
"I wonder where your grandpa is. Maybe I should head home." Ayame started rummaging through her things to pack up.
"Don't leave. That means I'll have to walk you home," Kai pleaded, but since it was him talking, it sounded more like a threat.
"Then what do you propose we do?" Ayame asked, a smile forming on her lips.
"Just stay here tonight. Tomorrow's Saturday anyway; you can just go home in the morning."
"And where will I sleep?"
"Here. I'll take the floor."
"What will your grandpa do?"
"My grandFATHER," Kai emphasized the syllable father, "will come home whenever he does and will not say a word to either of us. He doesn't care about me anyway; he only cared about himself."
"Kai-"
"So," Kai continued, "you will call your parents and tell them, and then we will go to bed." Then he realized that what he had just stated didn't sound correct, so he added, "separately."
It seemed that Kai had pretty much made up his mind, and Ayame decided that there was no reason to argue. She called her parents, and headed back in to the room with Kai.
After watching TV for about an hour, Ayame had now rolled over under the covers and had closed her eyes. Kai switched off the TV and looked up at her for a moment, as she slept peacefully on his warm bed.
She looked.. cuddly.
He tore his eyes off of her immediately as he started to think perverted thoughts.
Kai had never done anything perverted in his entire life. He had never thought about it either.
He hated the way Ayame made him feel.
But he had finally seemed to accept his feelings for what they were, and decided to just ignore them and not give in.
Ayame mumbled in her sleep.
"Mom, I'm sorry.." It was the same things she had said before when Kai had ventured in to her apartment before.
"I didn't mean to lie, but Kai, he-" Kai stood up and went over to the bed slowly, unsure of whether to wake her up or let her sleep it off.
He knew that if he comforted her, he would die at school on Monday. But maybe she wouldn't tell..
But Ayame was a girl nonetheless, and girls just naturally had big mouths[2]. Either way, he didn't care if Max or Rei found out, because they already knew that he had feelings for her, and he wasn't sure he'd even care if Kenny knew, but Tyson?
He would rather kill Ayame than let him know.
Kai eventually let his pride go. He lifted her gently in to his arms and let her head rest on his chest.
"Ayame, wake up," he said gently, shaking her slightly. When she continued mumbling, Kai shook her harder, and gently stroked her hair with his fingertips. "Aya, get up.." Ayame's eyes slightly opened, then all the way.
"Kai.." She said softly.
It was like a song's melody.
"I'm sorry," she said, suddenly becoming aware of her surroundings and sitting up. "Was I talking to myself?"
"That's the first sign of dementia, you know," he joked. Ayame playfully punched him in the stomach.
"Are you alright now?" he asked cautiously, trying to pretend like he didn't care one way or the other.
"It's cold."
"I'll turn the heat up," Kai said, about to get up.
"No, it's okay. I'm just a little cold." Ayame laid herself back down and shivered under the covers as she closed her eyes. Kai sighed and hesitated a bit, but then he pulled the covers off of her and got under with her.
Ayame's eyes widened slightly, but when he wrapped his warm arms around her, she didn't object. Wanting more of Kai's warmth, she slowly entwined her legs with his, and rested her head on his chest. Her thoughts were elsewhere as Kai's body heat gently lulled her off to sleep.
****
The next morning, Ayame awoke to the smell of waffles. She opened her eyes slightly, trying to rub off the bright sunlight, and realize that she was lying next to someone.
Someone..
She looked up to see that it was Kai.
She had forgotten that she had fallen asleep with him.
It surprised her.
Ayame yelped and tried to hop over him and get off of the bed, but it seemed that her legs were still knotted with his and her bracelet had gotten caught on his belt while they were sleeping.
Ayame plummeted to the floor, with Kai still attached to her.
Apparently, the noise and pain from hitting the ground woke him up too.
"What the hell are you doing?" Kai cried, still half-asleep.
"I forgot you were there and I tried to get up-" she was talking a million miles a minute.
"Damnit, slow down!" Kai cried.
"I'm stuck to your belt." Kai sighed and pulled her up with his free hands and unbuckled himself from her wrist. Ayame stared at him and cracked a smile.
"What's so funny?" he asked.
"Your hair's a mess!" she laughed.
"Yours ain't too pretty either. What's that smell?" Kai noted, finally smelling the waffles.
"I was going to ask you that too. Maybe it's your grandpa."
"My grandfather has never made me breakfast before in my life."
"Okay, guess that rules that out.."
"Who cares? Get dressed and we'll go see." Kai exited the room and left Ayame to pick out some of his clothes.
*****
"Why are you COOKING!?" Kai screamed when he saw his grandfather in the kitchen.
"I saw your friend and thought she'd like some breakfast after a hard night," he retorted. Kai couldn't hide his horrified expression.
"You think we-"
"Well, you were sleeping together."
"Who asked you to come in my room!?"
"I'm your guardian, Kai. I'm supposed to do those kinds of things."
"So you pick today to start acting like a real guardian?"
Ayame came into the kitchen to find Kai arguing with his grandfather. All motion stopped when she came in.
"What?" she asked, cautiously.
"Well, hello dear, I haven't heard too much about you yet. So tell me, did you sleep well? Was this your first time?"
Kai almost cried.
"C'mon, I'll take you home!" he cried, grabbing her bag and coat and practically running out the front door.
"What was he talking about, Kai?" Ayame asked, once they had stopped running.
"Who knows?" he lied. "All I know is that he likes ruining my life." That part wasn't a lie.
"Oh. So you don't like him?"
"Hell no."
They walked in silence until they reached Ayame's house.
"Thanks Kai.. For everything. Really."
"It's fine." Ayame was surprised that he didn't say 'whatever'.
She headed for the house, but then she stopped. Kai was already walking home, but then something seemed to draw him back. He turned to look at her to see that she was staring back.
Suddenly, Ayame ran in Kai's direction and jumped into his arms. She hugged him as tightly as she could and he hugged her back even tighter.
Kai put her down and gently brushed her lips with his. It was brief, but enough to convey his feelings. When she didn't pull away, Kai kissed her more forcefully this time, using his tongue to play with hers.
Ayame wasn't at all sloppy like he expected, though he knew this was probably her first kiss.
It was his too.
After a little while, they pulled apart, both of them gasping for air. It was fairly cold out, and both of their cheeks were stinging red. It wasn't just the cold, however, they were both blushing anyway.
Ayame licked her lips in habit as her eyes met Kai's, no longer frosted over with hatred and indifference, but covered in something else. Something she couldn't quite put her finger on.
"I gotta go inside," she said after a while.
"Yeah," Kai nodded and headed home.
******
[1] So I don't completely bore you, I'll skip on to the end of the day from here.
[2] I'm a girl, too. Don't take it personally. ^^
AN: This chapter came out much better than I could've imagined! It was awfully long, too; eleven pages. The next few won't be so long though, so please don't expect that. ^^ Please review!
Chapter 9: Study Time
AN: Sorry about the spacing in the last fanfic. Fanfiction.net is evil when it comes to spaces, .., and italics.
To Blue_Pheonix: I love Cardcaptor Sakura too! Ki Ni Naru Aitsu would be a great song, but I don't want Kai to sing.
To Dranzer: Yes, the Kai/Ayame thing was a dream. You know what *excuse the language* a nocturnal emission is? If you don't, ask your parents. I don't talk about that stuff in fics ^^ But that's what it was. Sorry about the Japanese, I'll try not to be so complicated next time. ^^
Thanks to everyone else who reviewed, as well. Now, on to the fanfic!
*
"Where is your grandfather?"
"He'll be home soon. Just put your stuff down there," Kai pointed next to his bed.
"So what should we do first?" Ayame asked, hopping on to Kai's bed and laying on her stomach. She looked up, head in her hands, at Kai and smiled cheerfully. Kai blushed, but took a seat beside her and opened his bag.
"Draw."
"Well, obviously!" She giggled at Kai. "You're silly, Kai!" Kai had been attempting to glare at her and make her break her attitude, but it seemed that nothing could break her spirit today.
Either that or Kai had gone soft.
But he didn't want to think of the second choice.
Not at all.
"Ayame..." Kai started.
It was driving him crazy.
"Yeah?" she looked up at him.
She was so cute.
No.. pretty.
Kai had to admit it.
To him she was..
Beautiful.
"I can't hold this in any longer." Ayame's attention was completely focused on Kai. "I-" He couldn't finish. Ayame's head was slowly coming closer to his.
"Kai, I-"
Kai's hand reached up to touch her cheek as their lips gently brushed against each other. Ayame's lips touched Kai's in the smallest whisper. It was so light that Kai didn't feel it at first, but he felt a jolt of energy surge through his entire body.
And of course..
BING-BONG!
The school bell.
Kai had been daydreaming.
GODDAMNIT!
He had never daydreamed before in his life. What was wrong with him?
Apparently, they were still in art class.
"Kai, you've had this weird look on your face all day! What's wrong?" Ayame asked, her eyes still as bright as the sun.
"Nothing." [1]
**
Thank goodness school was over.
As Kai waited for Ayame by their lockers, the day seemed to go slower. This really didn't seem to be his day anymore.
And finally..
There she was.
Ayame slowly dragged her feet towards Kai, the happiness from earlier seeming to seep away from her until she was normal again.
"Are ya ready?" she asked, speaking in her normal tone of voice.
"Whatever." Ayame smiled at Kai's uncaring remark and led the way out of the doors.
It was getting comparably darker outside. The sky was several shades of gray now. It now seemed that it wasn't even possible for the sky to have been formerly blue. It was also very humid.
After they headed towards the metropolis near where Ayame lived, it started to drizzle.
"We're closer to my house," Kai said absentmindedly. He hadn't really been paying attention to where they were going. He had been lost in thought as he had been a lot lately.
"So do you want to head there?" Ayame asked, trying to figure out what Kai was saying. Then it hit him.
THE DAYDREAM!
They had been in Kai's room in the daydream.
If they went to Kai's house..
"Whatever."
It was now pouring down with rain.
A complete torrential downpour.
Ayame followed Kai to his house, both of them running from the rain. By the time they reached it, they were both sopping wet.
"Damnit," Kai said rather quietly to himself. He set his wet coat on a hook and Ayame followed suit. "Grandfather?" he yelled into the empty house.
Where could the old 'geeser' have gone?
Kai shrugged, almost glad that his grandfather wasn't home. He had suddenly remembered his last dream and their encounter in the laundry room.
Ayame and Kai took their wet book bags and set them on the floor in Kai's room. Then Kai reached in to his drawer to find some dry clothes.
He turned to look at Ayame; she was staring back. She was just as soaked as he was, and her hair was dripping wet like his too, if not more. It stuck to the sides of her face and she was still breathing hard from all the running that they had did.
Damn her for being so attractive.
"Here." Kai tossed Ayame one of his clean, white t-shirts that he had just pulled from the drawer. He pulled another one out for himself and then moved to the closet to get two pairs of jeans. Then he passed her a belt.
"You can change in the bathroom. It's across the hall," Kai said, almost generously. Ayame stared at him for a moment longer before going to change.
Kai changed in his own room, hurrying to finish before she came back.
Ayame returned wearing clothes at least 3 sizes too large for her short and thin body size. The belt was tightened almost to the last hole, and her hair was suddenly dry too.
Kai smiled to himself and sat down on his bed, motioning for Ayame to join him. She did and put her wet clothes in her school bag. Then they both pulled out their art books.
"So you wanna go first, or should I?" Ayame asked, breaking the silence first.
"You."
"Okay." Ayame started to draw, and as Kai looked over her shoulder, she hid the book quickly and giggled.
"No peeking. Wait 'till I'm done," she said firmly.
"Whatever," Kai said for the umpteenth time that day.
Ayame's pencil flashed over the paper furiously for at least 15 minutes before she declared that she was done.
It wasn't bad; it really did look like Kai.
But of course, he was smiling like she had been all day long. There were also little hearts around his head and he was winking.
"That's not me!" Kai cried. "I don't look like that!"
"You do when you smile!" Ayame protested, a big grin plastered on her face.
"But I never smile!" he practically yelled.
"Well you should!" Ayame cried just as loudly as him.
"You drive me crazy!" Kai screamed, shutting his eyes and holding his ears. Ayame laughed so hard she rolled over and fell of the bed. This time it was Kai's turn to laugh.
Ayame could only stare at him.
Kai was.. laughing!
What was the world coming to!?
"Now that's what I'm talking about! Have you finally loosened up?" Ayame asked, picking herself up off the floor.
Kai finally stopped laughing, only to say a loud "no."
Ayame only smiled.
"Well, I'm finished, but you can draw me now."
Kai had plans for this drawing...
When he finished, he showed Ayame.
"Ohmigosh! That is SO not me!" she practically screamed.
It did look like Ayame, but she had little devil horns on her head, and she had a huge frown on her face.
"I think it looks completely like you!" Kai chortled. Ayame snorted.
"KAI!"
***
The two of them had agreed to redraw each other's pictures, but by the time they had both finished, it was about 10 o'clock at night.
"Gosh, it's late," Ayame yawned.
"Yeah.." Kai was much less enthusiastic now than he had been before.
"I wonder where your grandpa is. Maybe I should head home." Ayame started rummaging through her things to pack up.
"Don't leave. That means I'll have to walk you home," Kai pleaded, but since it was him talking, it sounded more like a threat.
"Then what do you propose we do?" Ayame asked, a smile forming on her lips.
"Just stay here tonight. Tomorrow's Saturday anyway; you can just go home in the morning."
"And where will I sleep?"
"Here. I'll take the floor."
"What will your grandpa do?"
"My grandFATHER," Kai emphasized the syllable father, "will come home whenever he does and will not say a word to either of us. He doesn't care about me anyway; he only cared about himself."
"Kai-"
"So," Kai continued, "you will call your parents and tell them, and then we will go to bed." Then he realized that what he had just stated didn't sound correct, so he added, "separately."
It seemed that Kai had pretty much made up his mind, and Ayame decided that there was no reason to argue. She called her parents, and headed back in to the room with Kai.
After watching TV for about an hour, Ayame had now rolled over under the covers and had closed her eyes. Kai switched off the TV and looked up at her for a moment, as she slept peacefully on his warm bed.
She looked.. cuddly.
He tore his eyes off of her immediately as he started to think perverted thoughts.
Kai had never done anything perverted in his entire life. He had never thought about it either.
He hated the way Ayame made him feel.
But he had finally seemed to accept his feelings for what they were, and decided to just ignore them and not give in.
Ayame mumbled in her sleep.
"Mom, I'm sorry.." It was the same things she had said before when Kai had ventured in to her apartment before.
"I didn't mean to lie, but Kai, he-" Kai stood up and went over to the bed slowly, unsure of whether to wake her up or let her sleep it off.
He knew that if he comforted her, he would die at school on Monday. But maybe she wouldn't tell..
But Ayame was a girl nonetheless, and girls just naturally had big mouths[2]. Either way, he didn't care if Max or Rei found out, because they already knew that he had feelings for her, and he wasn't sure he'd even care if Kenny knew, but Tyson?
He would rather kill Ayame than let him know.
Kai eventually let his pride go. He lifted her gently in to his arms and let her head rest on his chest.
"Ayame, wake up," he said gently, shaking her slightly. When she continued mumbling, Kai shook her harder, and gently stroked her hair with his fingertips. "Aya, get up.." Ayame's eyes slightly opened, then all the way.
"Kai.." She said softly.
It was like a song's melody.
"I'm sorry," she said, suddenly becoming aware of her surroundings and sitting up. "Was I talking to myself?"
"That's the first sign of dementia, you know," he joked. Ayame playfully punched him in the stomach.
"Are you alright now?" he asked cautiously, trying to pretend like he didn't care one way or the other.
"It's cold."
"I'll turn the heat up," Kai said, about to get up.
"No, it's okay. I'm just a little cold." Ayame laid herself back down and shivered under the covers as she closed her eyes. Kai sighed and hesitated a bit, but then he pulled the covers off of her and got under with her.
Ayame's eyes widened slightly, but when he wrapped his warm arms around her, she didn't object. Wanting more of Kai's warmth, she slowly entwined her legs with his, and rested her head on his chest. Her thoughts were elsewhere as Kai's body heat gently lulled her off to sleep.
****
The next morning, Ayame awoke to the smell of waffles. She opened her eyes slightly, trying to rub off the bright sunlight, and realize that she was lying next to someone.
Someone..
She looked up to see that it was Kai.
She had forgotten that she had fallen asleep with him.
It surprised her.
Ayame yelped and tried to hop over him and get off of the bed, but it seemed that her legs were still knotted with his and her bracelet had gotten caught on his belt while they were sleeping.
Ayame plummeted to the floor, with Kai still attached to her.
Apparently, the noise and pain from hitting the ground woke him up too.
"What the hell are you doing?" Kai cried, still half-asleep.
"I forgot you were there and I tried to get up-" she was talking a million miles a minute.
"Damnit, slow down!" Kai cried.
"I'm stuck to your belt." Kai sighed and pulled her up with his free hands and unbuckled himself from her wrist. Ayame stared at him and cracked a smile.
"What's so funny?" he asked.
"Your hair's a mess!" she laughed.
"Yours ain't too pretty either. What's that smell?" Kai noted, finally smelling the waffles.
"I was going to ask you that too. Maybe it's your grandpa."
"My grandfather has never made me breakfast before in my life."
"Okay, guess that rules that out.."
"Who cares? Get dressed and we'll go see." Kai exited the room and left Ayame to pick out some of his clothes.
*****
"Why are you COOKING!?" Kai screamed when he saw his grandfather in the kitchen.
"I saw your friend and thought she'd like some breakfast after a hard night," he retorted. Kai couldn't hide his horrified expression.
"You think we-"
"Well, you were sleeping together."
"Who asked you to come in my room!?"
"I'm your guardian, Kai. I'm supposed to do those kinds of things."
"So you pick today to start acting like a real guardian?"
Ayame came into the kitchen to find Kai arguing with his grandfather. All motion stopped when she came in.
"What?" she asked, cautiously.
"Well, hello dear, I haven't heard too much about you yet. So tell me, did you sleep well? Was this your first time?"
Kai almost cried.
"C'mon, I'll take you home!" he cried, grabbing her bag and coat and practically running out the front door.
"What was he talking about, Kai?" Ayame asked, once they had stopped running.
"Who knows?" he lied. "All I know is that he likes ruining my life." That part wasn't a lie.
"Oh. So you don't like him?"
"Hell no."
They walked in silence until they reached Ayame's house.
"Thanks Kai.. For everything. Really."
"It's fine." Ayame was surprised that he didn't say 'whatever'.
She headed for the house, but then she stopped. Kai was already walking home, but then something seemed to draw him back. He turned to look at her to see that she was staring back.
Suddenly, Ayame ran in Kai's direction and jumped into his arms. She hugged him as tightly as she could and he hugged her back even tighter.
Kai put her down and gently brushed her lips with his. It was brief, but enough to convey his feelings. When she didn't pull away, Kai kissed her more forcefully this time, using his tongue to play with hers.
Ayame wasn't at all sloppy like he expected, though he knew this was probably her first kiss.
It was his too.
After a little while, they pulled apart, both of them gasping for air. It was fairly cold out, and both of their cheeks were stinging red. It wasn't just the cold, however, they were both blushing anyway.
Ayame licked her lips in habit as her eyes met Kai's, no longer frosted over with hatred and indifference, but covered in something else. Something she couldn't quite put her finger on.
"I gotta go inside," she said after a while.
"Yeah," Kai nodded and headed home.
******
[1] So I don't completely bore you, I'll skip on to the end of the day from here.
[2] I'm a girl, too. Don't take it personally. ^^
AN: This chapter came out much better than I could've imagined! It was awfully long, too; eleven pages. The next few won't be so long though, so please don't expect that. ^^ Please review!