Do you love me?
Chapter Four: Stolen Glances
After both Mariah and Enrique were done their meals they decided to do something else. Suddenly a girl appeared and asked Enrique to dance with her. He glanced at Mariah and she nodded with a smile.
"Um… Okay, sure." He answered to the girl. Mariah smiled at the 'couple' dancing. "Hey, Mariah." Said a voice. Mariah turned around and saw Ray with his 'girlfriend' RILEY! "Oh, hey there Ray… Riley.' Said Mariah with a smile but more like a glare towards to Riley. "Yo, listen Mariah, I'm gonna go to the dock of the ship to rest a while. You know how I get when I dance for a long time. So why don't you and Riley talk while I go get some fresh air." Said Ray. But before Mariah could answer Ray left them both and headed for the dock.
"So I guess it's just you and me. Eh?" said Riley grabbing a chair. "Yeah." Mariah said looking down. Have you ever noticed that you're shoes are sometimes SO fascinating? "So…." Riley said once again attempting to start the conversation. Mariah gave her a blank look, "So?" She asked rather rudely. After what it seemed eternity the silence was finally broken, "Okay stop." Said Riley frustrated. Silence followed by a glare, and silence, glare, silence.. yes you've guessed it.. a glare. "STOP!" Mariah shouted. Silence. Both girls glanced at each other and burst out laughing.
"Okay, NOW I'm relaxed." Said Riley laughing. "Yeah." Agreed Mariah nodding her head. "I mean there is no use competing. Ray's obviously yours, 100%." Said Mariah smiling warmly. "You really think? I mean do you think he likes me?" asked Riley.
"Of course, I mean I've never seen the guy panic so much over what to wear. I've known him since I was born. And believe me he never panics, until now that is. I'm usually the one.' Said Mariah feeling naturally free to talk to Riley. "REALLY? Gee, thanks Mariah." Said Riley happily. "You're welcome. Anyways you're lucky Ray likes you and all that and that you found true love. I mean I'm probably gonna be 'single' ALL my life." Said Mariah as a tear rolled down her cheek. "Hey, chill." Said Riley wiping Mariah up with a napkin.
"I mean I thought Ray liked you. All night he's been talking about how great and such a good friend you are. I mean sure maybe Ray and you weren't meant to be but believe me maybe you're knight-in-shinning-armor just might be behind you." Riley said trying to cheer Mariah up. Mariah smiled and looked behind her. There she saw Kai dancing with 'his partner.' Mariah smiled.
"You think?' she whispered to Riley. "Positive. He's been glaring at Enrique all night. And the way he looks at you makes it so obvious." She said smiling. "Thanks" Mariah said brightening up. Mariah stuck out her hand for Riley to shake it. "Friends?" she asked. "Best friends." Riley answered smiling while shaking Mariah's hands. Ray came up behind them.
"Hey, you guys." He said. "Hey." They both answered. "So shall we go?" Ray asked Riley, holding his hand out. "Why of course." Riley teased taking his hand. She smiled and winked at Mariah. As they were starting to walk away, Mariah stood up and whispered something at Ray. "Awesome choice, Ray." She said smiling warmly. "I'm sure yours will be just as good." He said grinning and walking towards the dance floor. Mariah watched the happy couple walking together. 'I hope so Ray… I hope so.' She thought.
She glanced at Kai and caught him staring at her. They smiled at each other but Enrique asking Mariah to come with him and order desert broke the moment. Kai glared at Enrique and wanted to strangle him right there, right then. But held it back.
"LADIES AND GENTLE MEN IN EXACTLY 1 MINUTE IT"S GOING TO BE CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! LET'S START OUR COUNTDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!" Announced the host. Everyone started to chant. " 5….4...3…2…1" "MERRY CHIRSTMAS!!!!!!!!!" Everyone shouted. Suddenly the lights turned off. Every couple started to kiss, in the dark. There was a giggling a noise from behind where Mariah and Enrique were standing. The light turned on. Some people turned around to see where the loud giggling was coming from. There was a whole crowd of girls, surrounding someone.
"HA!!! Looks like some lucky guy is getting kissed by half of the girls over here." Said Enrique laughing. "He must really be handsome, if all these girls wanted to kiss him THIS BAD." Mariah said. "WHAT??" Enrique questioned. "What? He probably, is good looking." Said Mariah, not noticing Enrique's disappointed face. Suddenly the crowd of girls vanished one by one. Soon enough, there reveled the person getting kissed by soooo many girls. It was… 'KAI!!!' Mariah thought. She annoyed, and angry was right behind it. There was Kai, in the middle of all these girls. His face…
It was covered ALL in lipstick. 'Looks, like the girls kissed him, almost every part of his face.' Mariah thought, a smile suddenly appeared on her face, as an idea to get revenge popped up on her head. Not thinking it thorough. Mariah suddenly kissed Enrique. Right on the lips. In front of EVERYONE!!!! It all happened so fast.
Mariah was jealous, she kissed Enrique, while everyone gapping at them, and Kai's jaw opened wide. And I mean WIDE!!! After the kiss, Mariah gained air and looked at Enrique whose jaw was WIDE and his eyes were all most as big as saucers.
"….Mariah….." Enrique started but couldn't find the exact words. "I'll explain it later." Mariah whispered, winking. Enrique nodded. Everyone went back to what they were doing. Kai smirked. 'Nice try, Mariah.' He thought. But he really didn't want to make it worse, so he wanted to be the one to surrender. 'Weird.' He thought, since he had never been the one to surrender, but oh well. 'I guess everything is fair in love and war.' He thought.
'And this is, WAR!!' Kai headed towards Mariah and Enrique's direction, but not before taking a rose from one of the vase. Mariah beamed as Kai came towards her, but tried to cover it by putting a scowl on her face. "For you." Kai simply said, smiling, as he handed her the rose. Enrique raised an eyebrow, while Mariah took the rose. 'DUDE, since when does Kai wants to impress girls.' He thought.
"For you." Mariah mimicked, but instead gave the rose to Enrique, for she was STILL angry. "But Mariah you know-." Enrique started but got cut off when Mariah handed him the rose, and he started to sneeze. "Achoo, achooo, achooooooooooooo." Enrique sneezed. Desperate Enrique threw the rose away for him, to stop sneezing. "…-Allergic to roses." He finished sweat dropping.
The rose landed on Ray's shoulder, who was dancing with Riley in a corner. "Um…. For you??" Ray said, or more like asked surprised, giving Riley the rose. Riley smiled a warm smile.
Kai took Mariah's hand and tried to kiss it, but she moved it away, still glaring at him. "Oh no, you don't." She murmured, so only she and Kai could hear. Kai smirked, one of those famous Hiwatri smirks. "Would you like to kiss me?" Kai said pointing to his cheek, even surprising himself. Mariah blushed, but recovered soon enough. "And as if there is any room." She said glaring at Kai and looking at his face, which was covered in lipstick. Kai grinned sheepishly. Mariah smirked, which surprised Kai, since it looked so much like his own smirk.
'I must be having bad influence on her.' He thought grinning. "What are YOU grinning at?" asked Enrique suspiciously at Kai's and Mariah's behavior. "Nothing for you're concern ENRIQUE." Kai answered glaring. Kai walked away, leaving a shocked Enrique behind.
Enrique pulled Mariah into a corner. "Mariah, what the heck is going on?" Enrique asked, very angry with his friend. "Well, I guess it's about time I told someone." Mariah said sighing as she told him about this eventful day. She told him in detail about her and Ray's break-up, about Riley, about Kai, Emily, and Emily's look, her and Riley's talk, and about how she feels about Kai. She told him how she feels when he comes close to her. "I swear Enrique, every time he comes near me, I feel like as if my heart skipped a beat. His stupid smirk, it makes me want to slap him, and make my heart melt at the same time." She answered smiling.
"So Enrique do you know why?" she asked with a glint of hope in her eyes as his back was to her. "Mariah I want you to know even though I love you, I want you to be happy. And I'm happy if you are. And well, what I'm about to say is… well..." Enrique said. He sighed. "Mariah Savela, you are in…. love, with no other than Kai Hiwatri." He said as he turned around to face her with a smile. "WHAT??" Mariah asked surprised.
Then she smiled, as she and her friend hugged each other in a friendly way. "I'm so happy for you." He whispered as tears rolled down his eyes to see his love go away with someone else. They both broke apart.
"You should really tell him." Enrique said smiling. "But… what if he doesn't like me back." She asked a shock washing over her face. "Take a chance, risk it. You don't wanna regret this choice all you're life." Mariah smiled, and headed towards Kai, only to find him crowded by gazillions of girls.
'Oh no, not AGAIN.' She thought. Mariah glared at Kai, and saw as he headed for her, but she turned her heels and headed to the bar.
To be continued…Anime4u2