Chapter 7
Zoe's POV
She had got to admit, Kouichi was making her pretty mad this evening. Why did he have to force her to remember their past? It's not like she forgot about it or anything. Besides, Kouji must have been suspecting us. He's already suspected about Kouichi listening to classical music.
"Zoe?" Kouji asked.
It suddenly startled her. "Huh?" She blinked a few times, try to face back to reality.
"Listen, I can't take you back home. I'm sorry." Kouji apologized.
"It's okay, I mean I can take the bus back by myself." Zoe said, patting on his shoulders with a sweet smile.
Kouji grabbed her hands. "No, it's not safe."
Zoe rolled her eyes. "Come on, I'm almost 18. I can take care of myself."
"No, I won't let you go alone." Kouji demanded.
Zoe sighed. "Okay, what do you want me to do?"
Kouji's smiled appeared on his face again. "Kouichi will drive you home." Then he turned to look at Kouichi. "Will you?"
Kouichi nodded. "Sure."
A shiver shot up her spine. This experience was surreal. She gulped with a scare look on her face. "Kouichi?" Then she turned around and look at him, and he flashed her a don't-you-worry look.
"Is there any problem with that?" Kouji asked.
"No, no, no!" Zoe said quickly, forcing a quick smile to him. "Kouichi is fine!"
"Come on, let's go!" Kouichi called out. Then he went toward his car and got in.
Kouji scooted over and put his arm around her shoulder, pulling her close. "Goodbye, Zoe."
Zoe snuggled into him, nuzzling her head against his shoulder. She felt very comfortable, so she squeezed his neck with her hands tightly.
"Ow, you're choking me." Kouji joked.
"Just for a second, please?" Zoe begged, squeezing him tighter.
Kouji didn't say anything.
Then, she looked over his shoulder and saw Kouichi staring at them. So she let go.
"Bye," She said, and she ran over to Kouichi's car and got in.
Once she got into the car, Kouichi suddenly said, "Before I take you home, I want to take you somewhere."
"Where?" Zoe asked.
"You'll see." Kouichi said. Then he drove out of Kouji's apartment. Behind it, Zoe could see that Kouji was waving to say goodbye with or without a smile, which Zoe couldn't tell, because they're so far away.
The car pulled on top of the cliff.
Zoe was quite surprised. "We're here?"
Kouichi took her hand. "I want to show you something that nobody has ever seen before."
The beauty of the setting took her breath away, made her ache for all the autumns she didn't have with him.
Zoe squeezed his hands tightly. "I'm kinda scare of heights, Kouichi. Let's go home."
"Wait," Kouichi said, then he turned around and stared straight into her eyes. "I felt I should say I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For giving you a hard time ever time I saw you. I haven't been very nice to you, and that's not right."
"No, you haven't," she said. "You made me pretty mad at you tonight."
"I figure I did. No excuses except it was a real shock to walk in Kouji's house that day and discover that one girl I'd always wanted to meet up with again was dating my brother."
There was no word coming out of her mouth, except staring at him.
"I know I'm being mean and selfish, especially to Kouji." He continued. "I love my brother too. And you and I understand his demons. When I go back home, he can have you. So I'm not asking you to choose between us."
"What then?"
"Whenever you're able, whenever you can, come to me. Or I'll come to you. I know I'm asking a lot. I know you'll be taking a risk. And I know it isn't fair to put this kind of pressure on you, but I can't help it. I don't have a lot of time here, and I want to spend as much of it as I can with you. Is that too much to ask?"
Zoe felt her heart jumping so fast. She never had any decision like this. But she can't help it either. She nodded. "All right."
Kouichi smiled, "Thanks." Then he gathered her into his arm. "Thanks for understanding this. We all know that we don't want to hurt Kouji and Sandra here."
Zoe lifted her head. "Can you answer this question for me?"
"Yeah?"
"Who do you love most? Me or Sandra?"
Kouichi looked up, without any expression on his face. "The sunset, isn't it beautiful?"
"Yeah," Zoe said dreamily. Suddenly, she felt that their face was inch apart. He leaned closer and laced his hand through her silky hair. He pressed his lips on hers. He held them there for a second, shutting out the sound of the birds and the nature sound.
Zoe pulled back, then she laid her head on his shoulder. Suddenly, Zoe felt that someone was watching them, so she quickly turned back.
"What's wrong?" Kouichi asked.
"Someone's watching us," she said cautiously. "I can feel it."
"Maybe it's just some people passed by." Kouichi said, then he stood up. "Come on, let's get you home."
"You still haven't answer my question yet."
"Talk later, alright?" Kouichi said coldly.
Zoe knew that he's trying to avoid the question.
ZOE'S POV
I don't get it, all he have to say is, either Sandra or me. How was it hard to answer? Maybe he still loves Sandra more deeply than I thought. But that's impossible.
KOUICHI'S POV
Why can't I say it? Why can't I say that I love Zoe? Everytime when I tried to say it, I kept on thinking about Sandra. The truth is, I still love Sandra, but I can't give up on Zoe. It's like my heart just stopped me from saying it to Zoe. I think that my heart is trying to tell me to think it over again.
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So what do you think? Good? Thank you for all those readers who read my story. I really appreciated. I have to end here now, I'll be updating in probably in a week. So bye!!!!!
Zoe's POV
She had got to admit, Kouichi was making her pretty mad this evening. Why did he have to force her to remember their past? It's not like she forgot about it or anything. Besides, Kouji must have been suspecting us. He's already suspected about Kouichi listening to classical music.
"Zoe?" Kouji asked.
It suddenly startled her. "Huh?" She blinked a few times, try to face back to reality.
"Listen, I can't take you back home. I'm sorry." Kouji apologized.
"It's okay, I mean I can take the bus back by myself." Zoe said, patting on his shoulders with a sweet smile.
Kouji grabbed her hands. "No, it's not safe."
Zoe rolled her eyes. "Come on, I'm almost 18. I can take care of myself."
"No, I won't let you go alone." Kouji demanded.
Zoe sighed. "Okay, what do you want me to do?"
Kouji's smiled appeared on his face again. "Kouichi will drive you home." Then he turned to look at Kouichi. "Will you?"
Kouichi nodded. "Sure."
A shiver shot up her spine. This experience was surreal. She gulped with a scare look on her face. "Kouichi?" Then she turned around and look at him, and he flashed her a don't-you-worry look.
"Is there any problem with that?" Kouji asked.
"No, no, no!" Zoe said quickly, forcing a quick smile to him. "Kouichi is fine!"
"Come on, let's go!" Kouichi called out. Then he went toward his car and got in.
Kouji scooted over and put his arm around her shoulder, pulling her close. "Goodbye, Zoe."
Zoe snuggled into him, nuzzling her head against his shoulder. She felt very comfortable, so she squeezed his neck with her hands tightly.
"Ow, you're choking me." Kouji joked.
"Just for a second, please?" Zoe begged, squeezing him tighter.
Kouji didn't say anything.
Then, she looked over his shoulder and saw Kouichi staring at them. So she let go.
"Bye," She said, and she ran over to Kouichi's car and got in.
Once she got into the car, Kouichi suddenly said, "Before I take you home, I want to take you somewhere."
"Where?" Zoe asked.
"You'll see." Kouichi said. Then he drove out of Kouji's apartment. Behind it, Zoe could see that Kouji was waving to say goodbye with or without a smile, which Zoe couldn't tell, because they're so far away.
The car pulled on top of the cliff.
Zoe was quite surprised. "We're here?"
Kouichi took her hand. "I want to show you something that nobody has ever seen before."
The beauty of the setting took her breath away, made her ache for all the autumns she didn't have with him.
Zoe squeezed his hands tightly. "I'm kinda scare of heights, Kouichi. Let's go home."
"Wait," Kouichi said, then he turned around and stared straight into her eyes. "I felt I should say I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For giving you a hard time ever time I saw you. I haven't been very nice to you, and that's not right."
"No, you haven't," she said. "You made me pretty mad at you tonight."
"I figure I did. No excuses except it was a real shock to walk in Kouji's house that day and discover that one girl I'd always wanted to meet up with again was dating my brother."
There was no word coming out of her mouth, except staring at him.
"I know I'm being mean and selfish, especially to Kouji." He continued. "I love my brother too. And you and I understand his demons. When I go back home, he can have you. So I'm not asking you to choose between us."
"What then?"
"Whenever you're able, whenever you can, come to me. Or I'll come to you. I know I'm asking a lot. I know you'll be taking a risk. And I know it isn't fair to put this kind of pressure on you, but I can't help it. I don't have a lot of time here, and I want to spend as much of it as I can with you. Is that too much to ask?"
Zoe felt her heart jumping so fast. She never had any decision like this. But she can't help it either. She nodded. "All right."
Kouichi smiled, "Thanks." Then he gathered her into his arm. "Thanks for understanding this. We all know that we don't want to hurt Kouji and Sandra here."
Zoe lifted her head. "Can you answer this question for me?"
"Yeah?"
"Who do you love most? Me or Sandra?"
Kouichi looked up, without any expression on his face. "The sunset, isn't it beautiful?"
"Yeah," Zoe said dreamily. Suddenly, she felt that their face was inch apart. He leaned closer and laced his hand through her silky hair. He pressed his lips on hers. He held them there for a second, shutting out the sound of the birds and the nature sound.
Zoe pulled back, then she laid her head on his shoulder. Suddenly, Zoe felt that someone was watching them, so she quickly turned back.
"What's wrong?" Kouichi asked.
"Someone's watching us," she said cautiously. "I can feel it."
"Maybe it's just some people passed by." Kouichi said, then he stood up. "Come on, let's get you home."
"You still haven't answer my question yet."
"Talk later, alright?" Kouichi said coldly.
Zoe knew that he's trying to avoid the question.
ZOE'S POV
I don't get it, all he have to say is, either Sandra or me. How was it hard to answer? Maybe he still loves Sandra more deeply than I thought. But that's impossible.
KOUICHI'S POV
Why can't I say it? Why can't I say that I love Zoe? Everytime when I tried to say it, I kept on thinking about Sandra. The truth is, I still love Sandra, but I can't give up on Zoe. It's like my heart just stopped me from saying it to Zoe. I think that my heart is trying to tell me to think it over again.
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So what do you think? Good? Thank you for all those readers who read my story. I really appreciated. I have to end here now, I'll be updating in probably in a week. So bye!!!!!