CHAPTER FIVE: SEALING THE DEAL
Rika smiled at the ring on her finger and then gazed into Henry's eyes before answering, "Yes."
"What?" Henry asked.
"Yes Henry," Rika answered smiling broadly, "yes I will be your girlfriend."
"Really?" Henry said beaming into Rika's amethyst orbs.
"Yes I will," Rika answered, "because Henry, I have a confession to make. I have been keeping a secret about my true feelings for you for the last five years too. So mainly, what I'm trying to say is that I love you."
"Ditto," Henry answered stroking Rika's cheeks.
Rika grinned blissfully at Henry as the two of them wrapped their arms around one another into a tight hug.
"So Henry, now that we're a couple, what do we do now?" Rika questioned glancing up at Henry.
"Well, we're not officially a couple as yet," Henry answered, "first we have to seal the deal."
"Seal the deal? How exactly do people seal the deal when they're becoming a couple?" Rika asked.
Henry smirked. "Thought you would never ask," Henry answered, "follow me."
Henry then took Rika's hand and led her away from the rose flower fields and under a tall Sakura tree.
There, Henry picked one of the Sakura flowers and placed it in Rika's auburn hair. Rika smiled when Henry did this. After he had placed the flower in Rika's hair, Henry gestured a tanned finger up at one of the branches of the tree.
"Tell me Rika," Henry said, "what do you see?"
Rika looked up at the branch Henry was pointing at.
"I see…Sakura flowers," Rika answered obviously.
"No that's not it," Henry said, "look harder."
Rika did what Henry said. She squinted her eyes and looked harder up at the small branch. Then Rika saw it. Nestled between two Sakura flowers was a crimson red and lime green………
"Mistletoe?" Rika said staring strangely at the small flower and then at Henry.
Henry flushed a bit. "Yeah," he said scratching the back of his head, "I thought a good way for us to officially become a couple is if we…kiss and what better way to kiss than to kiss under mistletoe."
"I don't believe you," Rika said shaking her head at Henry, "mistletoe? Henry, if you wanted to kiss me then kiss me! You don't have to use an old-fashioned mistle….
But Rika was cut off as Henry all of sudden pulled her into tight embrace and started kissing her. Rika was appalled at this unexpected source of action. Henry then pulled away from Rika, looking at her facial expression, which was practically the same: pretty darn surprised.
Rika blinked slowly. "Toe," she said, "Mistle…toe."
Henry stifled back a laugh and merely smiled at Rika. Rika then reverted her attention to Henry, who continued to smile at her. Rika slowly wrapped her arms around Henry's neck and the next thing the blunette boy knew, Rika had pulled him into another lip lock.
But this kiss was different. It was a more…passionate kiss than the first; and the two 17 year olds were really into it. Henry placed both of his hands on Rika's waist and deepened their kiss more. The feeling of Henry's steamy breath sent shivers down Rika's spine making her shudder in the coldness of the night. The two teenagers continued to kiss one another until lastly…they broke away. Either of them staring at the other with their faces flushed.
Rika took a shallow breath and uttered, "Wow,"
"Yeah…wow." Henry said in agreement.
"I have never been kissed like that before," Rika said miraculously.
"I have never been kissed at all," Henry said, "at least until just now."
Rika giggled a little before kissing Henry lightly on his lips. "So I guess that makes us a couple now, doesn't it?" Rika said in a flirty tone
"It sure does," Henry answered beaming at Rika while he caressed her hair soothingly, touching the Sakura flower in her locks slightly.
DING! DONG! DONG!
The bell of the nearest church in Shinjuku city was heard, which sounded midnight and the beginning of a new day: Christmas Day.
"Whoa! It's midnight already," Rika said appalled.
"Imagine that." Henry said glancing down at his wristwatch which read 12:00 pm midnight.
Rika then gasped. "Look Henry!" Rika exclaimed pointing, "it's snowing."
Henry glanced up at the sky. And indeed it was snowing….tiny flakes of white essence were falling heavily from the sky and onto the surface of the ground….YES! It was snowing!
"Wow, the snowflakes look stunning," Rika said holding out her hand and catching one of the falling flakes.
"They sure do but…I've seen a more stunning thing," Henry said turning Rika around to face him.
Rika felt herself turn red again and she immediately looked away from Henry in embarrassment. "Oh Henry…stop it! You're making me blush," Rika muttered.
"I can see that," Henry laughed.
Rika glimpsed at Henry and giggled. Rika then sighed before cuddling up next to Henry and smiling contentedly.
"I love you Henry," Rika said, "and Merry Christmas."
"I love you too Rika and a Merry Christmas to you also," Henry answered.
Rika smiled toothily at Henry as the both of them shared another kiss merrily in the snowy ambiance.
As they stood under a Sakura tree in the cold white snow,
The two friends kissed each other happily under red and green mistletoe.
And while they savored the feeling of passion for one another with deep enjoyment,
They shall both cherish the memory of how it happened: not just in one day…not just in one evening…but in one moment.
THE END
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