Chapter 4- Together
I crawled out of Kazuma's arms and tried to stand up. The cave was tall, just tall enough for me to stand. I looked around and saw flowers growing out of the walls. I thought of ice, and when I touched them, they grew stiff and turned to ice. I gasped at the beauty of the ice flowers. Kazuma was leaning against the cave wall when I turned around. His head was bent over and his arms were folded across his chest. He looked like he was in deep thought. But I could tell he was sleeping. He had some cuts from climbing on the rocks. I sat down next to him to heal him. The biggest cuts were across his stomach, from scraping against the rocks. They were deep, but not bloody. Gross. I placed my hands on his chest and sent energy flowing from my body into his. The skin closed back together and the only thing that remained was a very faint scar. You would have to squint to see it. Well, that's my excuse. I found myself staring at Kazuma's muscular chest. Come to think of it, all of the bishonens' chests were muscular. So, why is it that my heart is beating super fast while I stare at Kazuma's? I'm so confused.
My hand traced the faint scar on his chest. His skin feels so soft and smooth. My hand stopped at Kazuma's six-pack. Do I dare? Would it be violation of his space? What happens if I do? These questions ran through my head as I looked at his sleeping body. "God, I'm so confused," I said aloud. Maybe the cave would answer my questions. That's stupid. Caves don't talk.
"Confused about what, babe?" Kazuma said, meeting my gaze. Whoa. I thought he was a heavy sleeper. I just stared into his eyes, not knowing what to say. They were all black. I tried to imagine him with green, blue or brown eyes. I shook my head. No, that wouldn't work. Kazuma looked at me shaking my head, and then his gaze followed my arm to where my hand was. In one quick motion, Kazuma grabs my hand and pulls me closer to him. His arms wrap around me as I rest my head on his shoulder. His arms around me give me a feeling of security, and a sigh happily.
We sit like this for a few minutes, me resting in his arms, as he strokes my hair and I huddle close to him. Soon, I get up to leave. "Kazuma, it's getting really dark out. We should go." I turn around to him and offer my hand to pull him up. He grabs my hand and hesitates. I wonder what he's thinking about when he suddenly pulls me down on him. Our lips meet and I'm stunned. It's my first kiss ever. It's gentle and sweet. I guess he doesn't want to rush me. That's good. I really don't know a thing about love.
Kazuma breaks off the kiss and just stares at me. I smile and get out of his embrace. Turning to the waterfall, I concentrate on frozen water. Slowly, the waterfall freezes over. I break off a piece so I get out of the cave. It's really funny. The way the water froze, it looks like a ski jump. Carefully, I place myself on the ice and slide down. The rushing air blows my hair back, and I feel myself soaring midair for a split second. I land on the sandy beach and start putting my clothes on. Luckily, they dried during the whole swim.
Fully dressed, I looked up at the waterfall to see Kazuma standing there, looking down. "Come on Kazuma. It's fun!" I yell, hoping he hears me. I watched as he threw himself on the ice. He slid down pretty fast, and landed next to me. Once he was dressed, he grabbed my hand and led me through the trees. We came upon a dirt road which led to Genkai's shrine. I ran ahead, wanting to see my brother again. Plus, it was dinner time and I wanted to cook.