The rest of the trip was silent, both of them blushing madly every time they made eye contact. When they arrived, they were greeted by Kari, both of them climbed upstairs to the attic, got their D-Pads out and started to study. Like the majority of the trip there, they were both silent, occasionally Yuma asking Tori a question about how to manage the websites they were given. After the day had nearly been done, they decided to pack away their books. Yuma then decided to do something to break the awkwardness they both had for each other.
"Tori, about what happened on the sidewalk, i-- I kinda--"
"Liked it?" Tori was looking down, her hair covering her face from Yuma,
"I saw your face and it had love, written all over it,"
"Tori I--"
"But you were scared, scared that I might have reacted in a negative way about you, that's why you didn't kiss me,"
Tori looked up at Yuma and shoved his and her D-Pad to the side. Yuma started crawling back slowly,
"Yuma, I want you to know, that the feelings you have for me... are the same ones I have for you,"
Yuma was shocked, he stopped moving backwards,
"I want you to know that I'm ready for a relationship with you, because that's what I've wanted for a while now," Tori was now really close to Yuma, he didn't care, in fact, he too liked the short distance they were away from each other. The now shocked Yuma replied,
"Ar-Are you sure?" Tori gently put her hand on Yuma's cheek and said,
"Yuma I've never been sure of anything else in my entire life, because I love you..."
Both Tori's and Yuma's hearts were racing,
"I--"
Yuma was about to say something but was interrupted by a kiss from Tori's lips. It was a first time experience for both of them, but it felt like it had already happened before. Tori had full control of the kiss, Yuma was too shocked to kiss back, and soon, the brief kiss was over. Both of them in awe of what just happened, feeling a connection between each other. Tori then realised she might have been rushing it a little, she stumbled back, proclaiming,
"O my God, Yuma I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me bu--" Yuma had already crawled back to Tori and interrupted her with another kiss, the impact sending Tori to lay flat on the ground. Once again Yuma was on top, Tori underneath him, but this time, they were kissing, each one contributing to the kiss. They felt each other express their feelings through the passion sent back and from each other's lips. They intertwined in the love ritual, Tori's arms reached around Yuma's neck tightly, while Yuma's hands stroked Tori's hair softly, adding to the delicacy of the beautiful kiss between the two. This is what they should have done on the sidewalk, but it didn't matter, because they were doing it now. This is what true love felt like. As they slowly closed their lips savouring the last moment as long as they could, they parted.
"I love you Tori,"
"I love you too Yuma,"
Both of them had smiles on their faces, their hearts stopped racing and they looked at each other the same way they looked at each other on the sidewalk, this time knowing that both of them felt the same way about one another. Yuma stood up and helped Tori off the ground, he told her,
"You should probably get going before it gets too late" Yuma insisted. Tori nodded, grabbing her bag and making her way down, "We'll talk about... this, tomorrow at school ok?"
"Yeah, good idea, anyways cya"
"Bye"
Tori climbed down stairs and let herself out. As she did Kari climbed herself inside the attic and responded,
"Did you really think I didn't hear you from down there?" Yuma's face burst with embarrassment. He was done for, soon she'd tell grandma, and then her friends, and then it would keep spreading until--
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone until you feel confident enough to tell,"
Yuma took a big sigh of relief,
"Thanks Kari, means a lot to me,"
The two hugged it out and Kari started climbing down, she called,
"You know, you two make a cute couple!"
"Eh!?! Wha!?! Whatever shut up!"
Kari chuckled.
That night, all that Yuma could think about was Tori, he may have felt ecstatic that the love of his life liked him back, but now all he could think of was worriedness. If Yuma were to be in a relationship with Tori, the Barians could easily use that against him, to try and hurt her in order to gain the upper hand. Astral appeared out of the Emperor's Key,
"Yuma, you seem worried,"
"Yeah Astral, I'm worried that if I get together with Tori, the Barians could use that against me,"
"If they were to attempt to do that, wouldn't they use her against you anyways? After all, she is your best friend,"
"You don't understand, when two people love each other, it's a relationship more than just hugs and kisses, you don't just see them as another person, you see them as your second half, your soul mate,"
"I see, so it would affect you more if Tori were hurt than if Bronk were hurt,"
"Don't say it like that,"
"But it's true, is it not?"
Yuma didn't respond, but Astral had a point he would care more about Tori than about Bronk, but he didn't want to prioritise friends over other friends. He was so worried about what the relationship would bring. Whatever, he decided to think about all that tomorrow. Right now he needed to rest and refresh his mind of all his uncertainty.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Ooh, what's Yuma gonna do? Another cliffhanger, I know, btw this story will be filled with them. Again, don't mind if you do or don't review go ahead if you like. There will be a Chapter 3 though.