Yeah... did my thank-yous last chappie in my author note. Thanks for your
patience!
(Disclaimer: Of course, I don't own G Gundam)
§~The Best Years of Your Life~§
by: Rayne Rhiana
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Chapter Five: I Want You... and I'm Hating It
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"Something sexy, yet not too revealing. You don't want to appear desperate. And no matter how high-minded Domon is, he's still a guy. He'd get the wrong impression." Cecile was talking like she was an expert, rifling through the rack of bikinis hanging in a room upstairs. "What colors look good on you?"
"I don't know..." Rain looked on the other side, coming up with pink and lime green. "No... no... How about this?" She brought out a black bikini, showing it to Cecile.
"The middle closes with a little gold ring. Do you mind that? And look at the sides of the legs. They have the little gold rings too."
"I'll try it on and see what I think." Rain grabbed a sheer black wraparound and went into one of the dressing rooms. It had been a closet, but they'd changed it around for convenience. When she came out, smiling nervously, Cecile's eyes bugged out.
"That... looks amazing! Don't get me wrong, but you look fabulous! You have an amazing figure."
Rain blushed. "Thank you." She looked down at herself. "I never really liked my legs..."
"They're fine. Wait for me to change and then I'll go down with you." Cecile went in with her own swimsuit, having been prepared for Chibodee's party. The red bikini complimented her hair color nicely. Then they headed downstairs.
Domon was standing at the bottom of the stairs impatiently, having changed into swimming trunks fifteen minutes earlier. He had a shirt on, as Chibodee's parents had the AC going full blast for some reason and he was freezing. Sai Saici was beside him, dressed the same way.
Rain and Cecile got downstairs soon afterwards and, as predicted, both guys' eyes nearly popped out. Cecile glomped Sai when she caught him staring at Rain's backside as she left the room with Domon.
Once they got to the pool, they noticed it was relatively empty. It was only 70 degrees, but Domon knew the pool was heated. He glanced at Rain tentatively. "Can you swim?" he asked, knowing a great deal of Chibodee's pool was over her head if she couldn't. She looked at him as if he were crazy.
"Of course I can!" she announced, taking off the wraparound and diving in the pool easily, proving her point. Domon shook his head laughingly and took off his shirt, following her as he dove in. He had a much smaller pool at home, but it was still deep. He could swim and dive quite well.
Rain surfaced and looked for Domon, but couldn't see him. Suddenly she felt something grab her waist and she shrieked. Domon popped out of pool with his hands still firmly on her waist, laughing.
"Sorry. I had to," he apologized, releasing her and backing off, treading water easily.
She glared at him playfully, shaking her head. Then she had an idea. Smiling wickedly, she voiced her proposal.
"A race?" he repeated, as though dumbstruck. Didn't she know how fast he was once he was in the water? "Sure, I'll race you. Loser has to do whatever the winner says for the whole night, okay?"
She considered. "Okay. Sounds good. One end of the pool to the other."
They had one of the other kids judge the race, Anna. She yelled "Start!" and both took off. Domon was shocked to see how easily she kept up with him. He quickened the pace, but she matched it and then some. Suddenly, his head hit the wall. Stunned, he went under.
"Domon!" Rain dove. Luckily, they were in the shallow end and she dragged him back to the air. "Are you all right?! You were concentrating so hard on the race, you didn't even notice when we got to the end!"
He couldn't figure out why, but feeling her bare hands on his bare shoulders sent shivers through his spine. "Wh-Who won?" he choked out, sputtering water in Anna's direction. She grinned.
"Rain!"
"You're KIDDING!!" Domon got his strength back as he shedded Rain's support and stood up. The water only went up to his waist as he gestured wildly at Anna. "No one's EVER beaten me in a race in this pool! No one!"
She shrugged. "Rain slapped the end of the pool just before you conked it. It was close."
Rain grinned. "Which means I have a slave for the night."
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"I can't believe you were beaten in a swimming race," Chibodee muttered, grinning at his incredibly irate friend. "That Rain Mikamura is really something if she kicked your ass."
"Only by a second, and that's because I hit my head!"
"That means you lost concentration and you've never done that before either! She's got you whipped, man. Seriously. I've never seen you act this way around a girl. Did you LET her win?"
"No! I tried! Really! And that's what embarrasses me!" Domon sighed. He, Chibodee, and George were seated on lawn chairs around the pool. They were watching Rain, Shirley, and Marie Louise play tag in the pool and discussing Domon's pathetic defeat.
"You obviously like her," George told Domon, smiling. "It's rather apparent."
"Really?" Domon asked, glancing at his friend. "It is?"
"Now you just have to figure out if she likes you back," Chibodee stated. He watched Rain streak through the water and drag Shirley under jokingly, her way of tagging her. "One thing's for sure. She'd make a great girlfriend."
"Don't you go after her," Domon warned.
"Then you'd better grab her fast, before someone else does," George advised.
The three girls climbed out of the pool. "I'm starving," Rain said. Shirley and Marie Louise nodded their agreement. "Let's go inside and get something to eat."
When they got inside, Rain, Shirley, and Marie Louise collapsed on the leather couch. "Domon, I've got your first order. Will you go get us some sodas please? And some chips."
The girls giggled while Domon huffed off to do her bidding with Chibodee following and teasing him the whole way. George, highly amused, sat down in an armchair and Marie Louise got up to go sit in his lap. When Domon got back, he gave each of the girls and George a soda and then the bag of chips to Rain. Finally, he sat down in a chair. Chibodee sat beside Shirley and drank some of her soda.
"Any other orders, Boss?" he asked. Rain laughed and shook her head, drinking her soda.
"None right now, slave, thank you." Domon winced at the term.
Chibodee suddenly let out a cry of remembrance and got up, hurrying to his stereo. Then he turned it on, full-blast. Rain recognized the song and leapt to her feet. Then she grabbed Domon's hands and dragged him up. "Dance with me!" she exclaimed.
The song was fast and both were good dancers. Rain knew the lyrics and sang along to some of the verses in her head. 'You make me sick... I want you and I'm hating it... He got closer to me... he started getting deep... he had me a zone... when he started to show me things I'd never saw before..." She smiled at Domon and then continued on her mental sing-a-long. 'The way he licked his lips and touched my hips... I knew that he was slick. Even though we made the best of it... I still told him this... You make me sick... I want you and I'm hating it...'
"Driving me crazy, baby don't you quit... can't get enough of it..." Domon said out loud, taking one hand and running it through her hair. The song ended and he smiled down at her.
The next song was another one Rain knew well. It was her favorite love song. She felt Domon ease her closer and she complied, wrapping her arms around his neck and leaning her head into his shoulder. For the first time, she felt truly happy. This was what bliss was like. This was what it was like to be truly happy...
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Rain sighed as they drove towards her house. She would have given anything for the night not to end. She didn't want to be away from Domon for even a second. She was very much aware of her hand in his, their fingers intertwined between the seats. She almost hated to admit it, but she'd fallen in love and she'd fallen -fast-. She was on edge, trying to figure out if he liked her too. All signs pointed to yes, but men were so fickle you could never be entirely sure. She wasn't discouraged though. She was only anxious, and hopeful.
She glanced over at Domon. His eyes were totally focused on the road but, as though he could feel her stare, he squeezed her hand and smiled. Then he glanced over at her for a second, smiling, before turning back to the road. In those three seconds, she'd managed to get a happy chill down her spine just from looking at him.
They reached her house too soon for Rain. Unfortunately, she noticed her father waiting in the window and realized she'd never called to tell him she was going to Chibodee's after the game. Her good mood tapered off a little and she sighed. "You'll have to stay here. I don't want him knowing a guy took me home alone, he'd freak out."
Domon nodded, understanding perfectly. He'd noticed, with a sinking feeling, that Dr. Mikamura was in the window and realized there would probably be no good-night kiss. She smiled at him and said, "I had a great time. Thank you so much for taking me. And thank Chibodee."
"Thank him yourself," Domon told her. "You'll be seeing a lot more of him now. He is my best friend after all."
He might not have been expecting to make her heart race, but that comment automatically told Rain that he planned on spending a lot more time with her and her heart soared. She hopped out of the car, motioning for him to leave when she'd gotten completely out.
Once Domon was gone down the road, she went inside. Dr. Mikamura wasn't a patient person and tonight he was even worse off. "Young lady, where have you been? I thought you'd be home around 10! It's almost 2 in the morning!"
She nodded. "I know. I'm sorry. I went to a party at the Crockett's and forgot to call. I apologize, it won't happen ever again."
"Yes, but one more thing. I know for a fact that wasn't Marie Louise's car. Who did you get a ride home from?"
Rain thought quickly. "Domon Kasshu," she replied truthfully. "Marie Louise's car was in the shop, so we both caught rides from him." She knew that her father hadn't seen her leave with Marie Louise earlier in the afternoon.
"Nothing happened."
"Right."
"Nothing had better have." Rain's father turned and left, angry. She sighed and headed upstairs, her good mood flying right out the window.
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~Bummer for poor Rain, her dad's a jerk. Reminds me of my mom sometimes. Actually, that's kinda who I'm basing him after...
REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW, or I will HAUNT you forever. Haha, just kidding.
Rayne~
((Side note - The title and song that Rain and Domon were quoting is from "You Make Me Sick" by Pink. Hahaha, I had to do TWO disclaimers in this chapter!))
(Disclaimer: Of course, I don't own G Gundam)
§~The Best Years of Your Life~§
by: Rayne Rhiana
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Chapter Five: I Want You... and I'm Hating It
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"Something sexy, yet not too revealing. You don't want to appear desperate. And no matter how high-minded Domon is, he's still a guy. He'd get the wrong impression." Cecile was talking like she was an expert, rifling through the rack of bikinis hanging in a room upstairs. "What colors look good on you?"
"I don't know..." Rain looked on the other side, coming up with pink and lime green. "No... no... How about this?" She brought out a black bikini, showing it to Cecile.
"The middle closes with a little gold ring. Do you mind that? And look at the sides of the legs. They have the little gold rings too."
"I'll try it on and see what I think." Rain grabbed a sheer black wraparound and went into one of the dressing rooms. It had been a closet, but they'd changed it around for convenience. When she came out, smiling nervously, Cecile's eyes bugged out.
"That... looks amazing! Don't get me wrong, but you look fabulous! You have an amazing figure."
Rain blushed. "Thank you." She looked down at herself. "I never really liked my legs..."
"They're fine. Wait for me to change and then I'll go down with you." Cecile went in with her own swimsuit, having been prepared for Chibodee's party. The red bikini complimented her hair color nicely. Then they headed downstairs.
Domon was standing at the bottom of the stairs impatiently, having changed into swimming trunks fifteen minutes earlier. He had a shirt on, as Chibodee's parents had the AC going full blast for some reason and he was freezing. Sai Saici was beside him, dressed the same way.
Rain and Cecile got downstairs soon afterwards and, as predicted, both guys' eyes nearly popped out. Cecile glomped Sai when she caught him staring at Rain's backside as she left the room with Domon.
Once they got to the pool, they noticed it was relatively empty. It was only 70 degrees, but Domon knew the pool was heated. He glanced at Rain tentatively. "Can you swim?" he asked, knowing a great deal of Chibodee's pool was over her head if she couldn't. She looked at him as if he were crazy.
"Of course I can!" she announced, taking off the wraparound and diving in the pool easily, proving her point. Domon shook his head laughingly and took off his shirt, following her as he dove in. He had a much smaller pool at home, but it was still deep. He could swim and dive quite well.
Rain surfaced and looked for Domon, but couldn't see him. Suddenly she felt something grab her waist and she shrieked. Domon popped out of pool with his hands still firmly on her waist, laughing.
"Sorry. I had to," he apologized, releasing her and backing off, treading water easily.
She glared at him playfully, shaking her head. Then she had an idea. Smiling wickedly, she voiced her proposal.
"A race?" he repeated, as though dumbstruck. Didn't she know how fast he was once he was in the water? "Sure, I'll race you. Loser has to do whatever the winner says for the whole night, okay?"
She considered. "Okay. Sounds good. One end of the pool to the other."
They had one of the other kids judge the race, Anna. She yelled "Start!" and both took off. Domon was shocked to see how easily she kept up with him. He quickened the pace, but she matched it and then some. Suddenly, his head hit the wall. Stunned, he went under.
"Domon!" Rain dove. Luckily, they were in the shallow end and she dragged him back to the air. "Are you all right?! You were concentrating so hard on the race, you didn't even notice when we got to the end!"
He couldn't figure out why, but feeling her bare hands on his bare shoulders sent shivers through his spine. "Wh-Who won?" he choked out, sputtering water in Anna's direction. She grinned.
"Rain!"
"You're KIDDING!!" Domon got his strength back as he shedded Rain's support and stood up. The water only went up to his waist as he gestured wildly at Anna. "No one's EVER beaten me in a race in this pool! No one!"
She shrugged. "Rain slapped the end of the pool just before you conked it. It was close."
Rain grinned. "Which means I have a slave for the night."
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"I can't believe you were beaten in a swimming race," Chibodee muttered, grinning at his incredibly irate friend. "That Rain Mikamura is really something if she kicked your ass."
"Only by a second, and that's because I hit my head!"
"That means you lost concentration and you've never done that before either! She's got you whipped, man. Seriously. I've never seen you act this way around a girl. Did you LET her win?"
"No! I tried! Really! And that's what embarrasses me!" Domon sighed. He, Chibodee, and George were seated on lawn chairs around the pool. They were watching Rain, Shirley, and Marie Louise play tag in the pool and discussing Domon's pathetic defeat.
"You obviously like her," George told Domon, smiling. "It's rather apparent."
"Really?" Domon asked, glancing at his friend. "It is?"
"Now you just have to figure out if she likes you back," Chibodee stated. He watched Rain streak through the water and drag Shirley under jokingly, her way of tagging her. "One thing's for sure. She'd make a great girlfriend."
"Don't you go after her," Domon warned.
"Then you'd better grab her fast, before someone else does," George advised.
The three girls climbed out of the pool. "I'm starving," Rain said. Shirley and Marie Louise nodded their agreement. "Let's go inside and get something to eat."
When they got inside, Rain, Shirley, and Marie Louise collapsed on the leather couch. "Domon, I've got your first order. Will you go get us some sodas please? And some chips."
The girls giggled while Domon huffed off to do her bidding with Chibodee following and teasing him the whole way. George, highly amused, sat down in an armchair and Marie Louise got up to go sit in his lap. When Domon got back, he gave each of the girls and George a soda and then the bag of chips to Rain. Finally, he sat down in a chair. Chibodee sat beside Shirley and drank some of her soda.
"Any other orders, Boss?" he asked. Rain laughed and shook her head, drinking her soda.
"None right now, slave, thank you." Domon winced at the term.
Chibodee suddenly let out a cry of remembrance and got up, hurrying to his stereo. Then he turned it on, full-blast. Rain recognized the song and leapt to her feet. Then she grabbed Domon's hands and dragged him up. "Dance with me!" she exclaimed.
The song was fast and both were good dancers. Rain knew the lyrics and sang along to some of the verses in her head. 'You make me sick... I want you and I'm hating it... He got closer to me... he started getting deep... he had me a zone... when he started to show me things I'd never saw before..." She smiled at Domon and then continued on her mental sing-a-long. 'The way he licked his lips and touched my hips... I knew that he was slick. Even though we made the best of it... I still told him this... You make me sick... I want you and I'm hating it...'
"Driving me crazy, baby don't you quit... can't get enough of it..." Domon said out loud, taking one hand and running it through her hair. The song ended and he smiled down at her.
The next song was another one Rain knew well. It was her favorite love song. She felt Domon ease her closer and she complied, wrapping her arms around his neck and leaning her head into his shoulder. For the first time, she felt truly happy. This was what bliss was like. This was what it was like to be truly happy...
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Rain sighed as they drove towards her house. She would have given anything for the night not to end. She didn't want to be away from Domon for even a second. She was very much aware of her hand in his, their fingers intertwined between the seats. She almost hated to admit it, but she'd fallen in love and she'd fallen -fast-. She was on edge, trying to figure out if he liked her too. All signs pointed to yes, but men were so fickle you could never be entirely sure. She wasn't discouraged though. She was only anxious, and hopeful.
She glanced over at Domon. His eyes were totally focused on the road but, as though he could feel her stare, he squeezed her hand and smiled. Then he glanced over at her for a second, smiling, before turning back to the road. In those three seconds, she'd managed to get a happy chill down her spine just from looking at him.
They reached her house too soon for Rain. Unfortunately, she noticed her father waiting in the window and realized she'd never called to tell him she was going to Chibodee's after the game. Her good mood tapered off a little and she sighed. "You'll have to stay here. I don't want him knowing a guy took me home alone, he'd freak out."
Domon nodded, understanding perfectly. He'd noticed, with a sinking feeling, that Dr. Mikamura was in the window and realized there would probably be no good-night kiss. She smiled at him and said, "I had a great time. Thank you so much for taking me. And thank Chibodee."
"Thank him yourself," Domon told her. "You'll be seeing a lot more of him now. He is my best friend after all."
He might not have been expecting to make her heart race, but that comment automatically told Rain that he planned on spending a lot more time with her and her heart soared. She hopped out of the car, motioning for him to leave when she'd gotten completely out.
Once Domon was gone down the road, she went inside. Dr. Mikamura wasn't a patient person and tonight he was even worse off. "Young lady, where have you been? I thought you'd be home around 10! It's almost 2 in the morning!"
She nodded. "I know. I'm sorry. I went to a party at the Crockett's and forgot to call. I apologize, it won't happen ever again."
"Yes, but one more thing. I know for a fact that wasn't Marie Louise's car. Who did you get a ride home from?"
Rain thought quickly. "Domon Kasshu," she replied truthfully. "Marie Louise's car was in the shop, so we both caught rides from him." She knew that her father hadn't seen her leave with Marie Louise earlier in the afternoon.
"Nothing happened."
"Right."
"Nothing had better have." Rain's father turned and left, angry. She sighed and headed upstairs, her good mood flying right out the window.
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~Bummer for poor Rain, her dad's a jerk. Reminds me of my mom sometimes. Actually, that's kinda who I'm basing him after...
REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW, or I will HAUNT you forever. Haha, just kidding.
Rayne~
((Side note - The title and song that Rain and Domon were quoting is from "You Make Me Sick" by Pink. Hahaha, I had to do TWO disclaimers in this chapter!))