In the Sky
"Did I ever tell you how much I appreciate this?"
"Appreciate what?"
"I appreciate you taking me with you every morning. Arigato gozaimass, Jin-kun," I kissed him.
"Heh. Yer scared, ain't ya?" Jin smirked watching me look down nervously.
"I am not!" I growled.
"Ye ain't? Ye sure look it," he laughed.
"I'm not afraid," I glared at him.
"Really now?" Jin let go for a split second. I gasped and he wrapped an arm around my waist. "I still think yer scared."
"That was a dirty trick!" I yelled angrily. Suddenly I felt him tighten his grip on my waist. "Jin-kun?" I blinked.
"Yer cute when yer scared, ye know that?" Jin brought his lips to mine in a passionate kiss.
"No more pretending to drop me, got that?" I asked sternly.
"I gotcha, I gotcha," he smiled. "Should we head back now?"
"I think we should stay," I smirked. "The view is lovely and I thing I like it up here."
"Isn't yer nose sensitive, Alicia?" Jin asked.
"Yes. Why do you ask?"
"Aren't high altitudes supposed ta increase yer chances of nosebleeds?"
"Yeah but why should I let something so minor ruin such a great time?" I asked. "Besides, what's so bad about a nosebleed? I'm used to them by now."
"Alright, if ye wanna stay here I've got no objections," he kissed me again. For five minutes, the kiss went unbroken. Then I thought of something and broke it.
"Jin, do you ever wish you could just stay up here and never come down?"
"Sometimes…," he replied with a bit of a weak smile as he looked down. "It's so beautiful up here… but it ain't so pretty up close, ya know?"
"I know what you mean," I leaned against his chest. "The world is filthy when you see it close up."
"Now that you've been up here yerself, do you want to stay up here with me?" he asked. "One day, I'll fly up here and ne'er come down. Will ye come with me?"
"Of course I'll come with you, Jin-kun. I love you. I trust you. I'd follow you through the depths of hell if you asked me to," I kissed him again.
"I ain't gonna ask ye to do that," he smiled.
"Jin-kun?"
"What is it?" he asked.
I kissed him again. He kissed me back. I felt him pull me even closer. This was true happiness, being up in the sky with the man I loved. I was happy; I was at peace. I had forgotten the world far below our feet. All I saw was Jin. This was true love. I was sure of it.