Chapter 10: What's a Kiss?
A slight breezed ruffled Kitai's hair. She lay comfortably, savoring the fresh wind on her face. Where was she? She opened her eyes slowly. At her side, stood Gaara, grinning happily although there was a bandage on his cheek.
"Where are we?" Kitai groaned. She looked at Gaara, and realized he was in a hospital gown. She looked beyond him and saw a messy bed.
"Back in the hospital," he shrugged happily. "How're you feeling."
"Like a rock... I can't move my arms..." Gaara grinned again.
"Yeah, me too..."
"Did they drug us or something?"
"Probably..." Kitai grinned. She hadn't felt so happy in a long time. She slid to the side of her bed, making room for Gaara. He gladly got in the sheets, taking care to not hit her arm.
"We're really alive..." she whispered as she lay her head on his shoulder.
"Yeah... we're alive..." He leaned his head against hers as his eyes began to slowly close...
"Ahh! Did I mention I love traveling?" Kitai sighed as she stretched her arm happily. She would raise both arms in the air, but her right one was in a sling.
"Yeah, I think so," grinned Gaara. They were both starting down a road that, according to the doctor, led to the border. "Come on, we should hurry." He began to walk down it. Kitai smiled and followed him.
"Are you sure you're ok with leaving?" she asked as she evened her pace with him.
"Yeah, we don't have much of a choice. Anyways," he stopped walking, "home is anywhere as long as you're with me." Kitai grinned and took his hand with her good arm.
"Hey, Kitai," he said, "I've been meaning to ask you something."
"Yeah, sure, what is it?" she responded happily.
"What do people usually do, when they love each other?" Kitai looked at him incredulously, and realized he wasn't kidding.
"Well..." she said as her face turned pink, "They... um... they usually kiss..." Gaara looked at her expectantly, then looked confused when she didn't continue.
"What's... a kiss?" Kitai nearly fell over in disbelief.
"You-you mean you really don't know??" Gaara shook his head cluelessly as Kitai's face turned even redder.
"Um... well... um..." she stuttered, "Do-do you want me to show you?" Gaara shrugged. He was starting to think it might be painful or something...
"O-okay," she said as she faced him. "Just do what I do..." She looked at him, then leaned her head towards him. She was getting closer and closer as Gaara just stood still. He could now probably count her eyelashes if he wanted to. Then, her lips connected with his, and Gaara felt a strange feeling work its way up from his toes to his head. She leaned back again and gave a shy smile.
"So, that's a kiss?" he asked in amazement.
"Y-yeah," Kitai's face was still red, "Although there are different kinds."
"Like different kinds of love?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that. When you love a relative or your child, you kiss them like this..." she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "The kiss I gave you is... um... a light kiss used by lovers. There is another kind that... er... shows more, um, feeling..." Kitai's face was nearly on fire.
"Well, can you show me that one too?" Gaara asked indifferently. Now Kitai's face really was on fire. She put her hand on her cheek and turned her back towards him.
"In all my life..." she muttered just audibly enough for him to hear her, "I never thought I would be teaching someone how to kiss..." She turned back towards him. "Well... If you... er... really want to know." Gaara nodded, unsure of what to think about her behavior.
"O-okay. Th-this is my first time too..." she said as she faced him again, with a determined look in her face. She began to lean in again, and now Gaara also moved towards her. This time, when they connected, something strange happened. He wasn't sure what it was he felt. But, for some reason, his heart began to pound and more blood went to his face. They stayed in that position for a while, then she finally leaned back. She looked at him dreamily...
"You're blushing!" she laughed, although she still had the dreamy look in her eyes. "This is the first time I've seen you blush!" Gaara touched his face, and realized that it actually felt hotter.
"I-I didn't think," he tried to sound unconcerned as he began walking again, "that a kiss would be so... nice." Kitai laughed. She wrapped her left arm around his right and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"You're really some piece of work, kid," she said happily.
"There's the border," Gaara said in a hushed voice as he and Kitai hunched behind a bush. A large wooden wall with a gate that two guards were standing by was ahead of them. "We should cross it at night, to avoid being seen."
"Right," agreed Kitai. "I guess we should find a place to hang out for a while."
"Yeah, let's go."
They trudged into the forest and then settled down in a clearing. Gaara set down his gourd as Kitai sat down.
"Well, this is nice..." she stretched out and reclined on a tree.
"Yeah," Gaara agreed. As he took off his gourd, he realized he still had the Sand forehead protector on his strap. He looked at it silently as Kitai observed him quietly. He took off his strap and began undoing the forehead protector's tie. In a few minutes he had gotten it off. He put his strap back on.
"What're you going to do with it?" Kitai asked quietly as Gaara held it in his hand. He grinned.
"Let's find a river."
Kitai and Gaara stood at the bank of some large rapids. They roared furiously as Gaara gripped the forehead protector. He looked at it again.
"Well, this is it," he said to Kitai.
"Yeah," she responded softly, "Are you sure about this?" He didn't answer right away.
"I always wondered what it would be like," he said, "to be able to start completely over." He looked at the river. "I guess I'm about to find out." He flung the protector like a frisbee, and watched it fall into the rapids. Soon it had completely disappeared.
"You think anyone's gonna find it?" asked Kitai as Gaara turned away.
"Who cares?" he responded truthfully. Kitai smiled as he walked away, then hurried to follow him.
Was that not a lovely ending? Ok, it may have been a -wittle- corny... Get over it. Anyway, DON'T forget to review... please.
New chapters will come up if I get enough reviews!! So if you don't usually leave one, then do it now! Even if you hated it! As you can tell, I'm pretty desperate for reviews. My sister's the only one that's read this, and she sucks at constructive criticism (no offense, onee-chan). I hope you enjoyed it, and see ya next time!
A slight breezed ruffled Kitai's hair. She lay comfortably, savoring the fresh wind on her face. Where was she? She opened her eyes slowly. At her side, stood Gaara, grinning happily although there was a bandage on his cheek.
"Where are we?" Kitai groaned. She looked at Gaara, and realized he was in a hospital gown. She looked beyond him and saw a messy bed.
"Back in the hospital," he shrugged happily. "How're you feeling."
"Like a rock... I can't move my arms..." Gaara grinned again.
"Yeah, me too..."
"Did they drug us or something?"
"Probably..." Kitai grinned. She hadn't felt so happy in a long time. She slid to the side of her bed, making room for Gaara. He gladly got in the sheets, taking care to not hit her arm.
"We're really alive..." she whispered as she lay her head on his shoulder.
"Yeah... we're alive..." He leaned his head against hers as his eyes began to slowly close...
"Ahh! Did I mention I love traveling?" Kitai sighed as she stretched her arm happily. She would raise both arms in the air, but her right one was in a sling.
"Yeah, I think so," grinned Gaara. They were both starting down a road that, according to the doctor, led to the border. "Come on, we should hurry." He began to walk down it. Kitai smiled and followed him.
"Are you sure you're ok with leaving?" she asked as she evened her pace with him.
"Yeah, we don't have much of a choice. Anyways," he stopped walking, "home is anywhere as long as you're with me." Kitai grinned and took his hand with her good arm.
"Hey, Kitai," he said, "I've been meaning to ask you something."
"Yeah, sure, what is it?" she responded happily.
"What do people usually do, when they love each other?" Kitai looked at him incredulously, and realized he wasn't kidding.
"Well..." she said as her face turned pink, "They... um... they usually kiss..." Gaara looked at her expectantly, then looked confused when she didn't continue.
"What's... a kiss?" Kitai nearly fell over in disbelief.
"You-you mean you really don't know??" Gaara shook his head cluelessly as Kitai's face turned even redder.
"Um... well... um..." she stuttered, "Do-do you want me to show you?" Gaara shrugged. He was starting to think it might be painful or something...
"O-okay," she said as she faced him. "Just do what I do..." She looked at him, then leaned her head towards him. She was getting closer and closer as Gaara just stood still. He could now probably count her eyelashes if he wanted to. Then, her lips connected with his, and Gaara felt a strange feeling work its way up from his toes to his head. She leaned back again and gave a shy smile.
"So, that's a kiss?" he asked in amazement.
"Y-yeah," Kitai's face was still red, "Although there are different kinds."
"Like different kinds of love?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that. When you love a relative or your child, you kiss them like this..." she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "The kiss I gave you is... um... a light kiss used by lovers. There is another kind that... er... shows more, um, feeling..." Kitai's face was nearly on fire.
"Well, can you show me that one too?" Gaara asked indifferently. Now Kitai's face really was on fire. She put her hand on her cheek and turned her back towards him.
"In all my life..." she muttered just audibly enough for him to hear her, "I never thought I would be teaching someone how to kiss..." She turned back towards him. "Well... If you... er... really want to know." Gaara nodded, unsure of what to think about her behavior.
"O-okay. Th-this is my first time too..." she said as she faced him again, with a determined look in her face. She began to lean in again, and now Gaara also moved towards her. This time, when they connected, something strange happened. He wasn't sure what it was he felt. But, for some reason, his heart began to pound and more blood went to his face. They stayed in that position for a while, then she finally leaned back. She looked at him dreamily...
"You're blushing!" she laughed, although she still had the dreamy look in her eyes. "This is the first time I've seen you blush!" Gaara touched his face, and realized that it actually felt hotter.
"I-I didn't think," he tried to sound unconcerned as he began walking again, "that a kiss would be so... nice." Kitai laughed. She wrapped her left arm around his right and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"You're really some piece of work, kid," she said happily.
"There's the border," Gaara said in a hushed voice as he and Kitai hunched behind a bush. A large wooden wall with a gate that two guards were standing by was ahead of them. "We should cross it at night, to avoid being seen."
"Right," agreed Kitai. "I guess we should find a place to hang out for a while."
"Yeah, let's go."
They trudged into the forest and then settled down in a clearing. Gaara set down his gourd as Kitai sat down.
"Well, this is nice..." she stretched out and reclined on a tree.
"Yeah," Gaara agreed. As he took off his gourd, he realized he still had the Sand forehead protector on his strap. He looked at it silently as Kitai observed him quietly. He took off his strap and began undoing the forehead protector's tie. In a few minutes he had gotten it off. He put his strap back on.
"What're you going to do with it?" Kitai asked quietly as Gaara held it in his hand. He grinned.
"Let's find a river."
Kitai and Gaara stood at the bank of some large rapids. They roared furiously as Gaara gripped the forehead protector. He looked at it again.
"Well, this is it," he said to Kitai.
"Yeah," she responded softly, "Are you sure about this?" He didn't answer right away.
"I always wondered what it would be like," he said, "to be able to start completely over." He looked at the river. "I guess I'm about to find out." He flung the protector like a frisbee, and watched it fall into the rapids. Soon it had completely disappeared.
"You think anyone's gonna find it?" asked Kitai as Gaara turned away.
"Who cares?" he responded truthfully. Kitai smiled as he walked away, then hurried to follow him.
Was that not a lovely ending? Ok, it may have been a -wittle- corny... Get over it. Anyway, DON'T forget to review... please.
New chapters will come up if I get enough reviews!! So if you don't usually leave one, then do it now! Even if you hated it! As you can tell, I'm pretty desperate for reviews. My sister's the only one that's read this, and she sucks at constructive criticism (no offense, onee-chan). I hope you enjoyed it, and see ya next time!