Chapter 11: By the Light of the Moon
The sun had already set and the stars were clearing out from behind the clouds of that day. There was complete silence, almost eerie as I walked up the mountain with Kai. He had his arm wrapped around my waist, and my arm around his neck. It would have been much more romantic, if my knee was not in so much pain. But Kai's smiling face kept me in a good mood, and we continued to walk up the hill.
We walked in silence, all the way until we came to the clearing just over the bridge. He gently set me down under a tree, the leaves rustling in the night's wind.
"Wait here, I'll be right back," he said to me smiling. He let go of my hand and walked off toward the field. I smiled, I was so happy. It was that same old feeling you get in your stomach, like butterflies. I felt stupid, and yet I felt like the happiest girl in the world, despite my knee injury. I picked up a small purple flower next to me and twirled it around between my fingers. How lucky I was to have met such a great guy.
Soon enough, Kai came back from the field with his hands behind his back. I laughed at the curious look he had on his face. Once he approached me he pulled his hands out from behind his back revealing a large bouquet of flowers.
"Kai… that's so sweet," I said to him. He handed me the flowers. I held them up to my nose, pulling in every sweet scent that lingered on the, including Kai's cologne, that still seemed to float in the breeze.
"I thought you might like them. They are kinda a get well present. I only wish that I was there to have helped you when you fell," He said to me as he sat down next to me.
"Well thank you. It really doesn't hurt that much anymore," I lied. "Lucky for me Cliff saw me fall and helped me to the hospital."
Bad move.
"You mean that jerk that hurt you before? Well… all I have to say is that I'm glad he screwed up, or else I never would have gotten this chance with you," He said, his attitude changing very drastically. This was a side of Kai that I had never seen before; Jealousy.
"Well… that doesn't mater right now. All that matters is our date tonight," I said kissing Kai lightly on the lips.
"That's right," He said, returning the favor. He placed his hand on my face, it was soft. He continued to kiss me under the tree, the leaves still rustling from the light breeze. His hand moved to around my waist. I leaned a little closer to the ground.
"Things sure move fast with this boy," I thought to myself. His lips moved to my neck, and I could feel his hand move up shirt. This was going a little too far. I pushed him away, and pulled my hair behind my ears.
"Kai… slow it down a little bit will ya?" I asked him, looking him sternly in the face. He pulled his hand from my waist.
"I'm sorry… I guess I got a little excited," He said to me, obviously very apologetic. "Why don't we move up toward the peak? There is a full moon tonight, and I bet it looks great from up there," He said to me helping me up again.
"That sounds great," I said to him. We moved up to the top of Mother's Hill. He was right. The moon looked beautiful, and for some reason it seemed larger than I had ever seen it before. I gazed up at the star filled sky just in time to see a falling star.
"Look Kai!" I exclaimed. "A shooting star… better make a wish," I said turning toward him.
"I wish that someday I will be rich and famous, and travel the world," he said smiling at me. I smiled back and we sat down on the hard rocky peak of Mother's Hill. It was a chilly night for summer, but I was too happy to notice.
"You're shivering, are you cold?" He asked me with a concerned look on his face.
"I guess I am," I said looking at my arms. I was covered in goose-bumps. He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me in closer. I leaned my head on his shoulder and looked up at him.
"Are you having a good time?" I asked him. I was never sure if a guy was really interested in me.
"Of course I am," he said and kissed my once again. The night continued like this. Kissing, necking, snuggling. It was great. I only missed one thing. Talking. With Cliff I was always able to talk to him, but with Kai, well he was interested in other things.
"There I go again, thinking about Cliff," I thought. "You are up here with a great guy, and you're thinking about one that broke your heart. What is wrong with you?" I convinced myself to stop thinking about Cliff, and start concentrating on something real. Kai. I wasn't sure quite yet what our relationship was, but right now I just needed companionship. I was happy for the first time in weeks. Kai and I continued to sit under the full moon that night, and to me it was the happiest night I had had here in Mineral Town.