Day 9

Today started off to be one of worse days ever... but it ended like the best.

First thing when I woke up this morning, Mel was walking in looking like he was ready to kill someone. I didn't say anything to him but started to walk back into my room until he grabbed my shoulder rather roughly.

"Kira's made a move..." he said in a tone of voice meaning 'the case is back on again' . I felt my chest tighten and my fists clenched; why now, of all time, does Light decide to become active again? Now that I made that promise to Pink.... Damn it!

"If Near hadn't made his move by next month, we will... I hope you haven't gotten attached to that Moogle chick, Matt. This is going to be our final mission..." I wished that Light would just roll over and die... I wished that I could just spend all day with Pink and not worry about the case... I wished that... that... I understood these feelings I have whenever I'm with her...

Mel and I spent most of the morning planning out what we were going to do and when. It was a simple plan that involved us separating in two directions with me being the decoy and distraction. All the while we were planning this, I thought of Pink and how she was affected by Kira... I wanted him to die even more for making her suffer. When noon finally rolled around, I quickly left for the train station. Before I closed the door for the apartment, I heard Mel saying, "End it with her, Matt. The case is more important now than her feelings."

When I got to the Golden Saucer, the owner was handing out Final Fantasy 7 masks, saying something about a masked tournament. I took the first mask I saw, a Sephiroth one. I went in and saw a group of people gathered around the DDR machine. As I put the mask on and walked over, I heard Viral X's voice and my blood started to boil.

"I thought I told you to stay off my machine, woman... or should I say Anti-Kira? Only those who are loyal to the all powerful Kira can play here and you're not one of them..."

I ran over to them and saw Pink in a Moogle mask sitting on the floor and Viral X standing over her in a Cloud mask. The next thing I knew... I had punched Viral X square in the nose, knocking his mask off and kicked him in the ribs. Pink stood up and ran over to me; she was crying. Viral X looked up at me. "Don't ever let me catch you harassing this young lady again," I told him, kicking him again and stomping him in the ribs, "Or as the real God as witness, I'll kill you myself and I could care less about your fake god, Kira." He didn't say anything nor did his punk-ass friends. I wrapped an arm around Pink and we left. I wasn't in the mood for games... I just wanted to comfort Pink.

As we headed towards the station, we actually got on the wrong train and was heading towards Tokyo. Pink held onto my arm the whole time, the mask was stashed away in her backpack and the tears kept falling. I hugged her close and kissed her forehead. I should have gotten there sooner... I felt terrible about what happened. Soon, Pink wrapped her arms around my waist and rested her head on my chest. I held my breath for a moment before relaxing. We sat in silence for the longest time before I finally spoke.

"I'm so sorry I wasn't there to protect, Pink..." I whispered as the train stopped and we got off. She held my hand and I led her to the Tokyo Tower. It wasn't as crowded as I had first thought; most of the people stood outside watching the Jumbo-Tron as Takada gave the evening report. Nothing but a load of crap about Kira and the idiots who worshiped him like a god. We walked inside and took the elevator to one of the top floors, above most of the rooftops in the surrounding area. When we walked over to the window, Pink sighed.

"I was trying to stand up to him myself... I wanted to see if I could in case you couldn't get to me in time," she said, looking up at me. I looked down at her and didn't look away. I stared into her eyes for the umpteenth time since we met and I could feel my heart racing in my chest. I had a nagging feeling in my stomach telling me to... kiss her. And not on the cheek or forehead either... but one on the lips. Normally, I shook off the feeling and went on about what I was doing, but this time, it was unbearable.

"Pink... It's okay. You tried your hardest. But I have to tell you something important..." She started to blush a little as I put my hand on her cheek. I ran out so quickly earlier that I forgot my gloves, but I didn't care. Her cheek was really soft compare to my rough hand. Her green eyes stared back into mine as I started to say what was on my heart:

"We've spent so much time together... We think so much alike... You're the first person to beat me in a game... And the first person to steal my heart. I know I shouldn't do this, but I feel like I would die if I didn't. Pink, I love you." With that, I kissed her softly on the lips. I was expecting her pull away, scream, hit me and tell me that she didn't want to see me again... instead, she kissed me back. My heart started to pound harder in my chest than before. Before long, we pulled away panting. I never felt more alive before... my first kiss... I held her in my arms and whispered those three little words to her. She did the same and we stood there until when down behind the buildings.

Today ended a really good note... things are going to be alright, I just know it. When I walked her back to the station, she had a smile on her face the whole way and so did I; her hand was in mine, fingers laced together. We looked like a normal couple walking down the sidewalk. The only thing I thought about at the time wasn't Kira or the upcoming mission... but Pink and only Pink.

...Son of a b- - -. Mel just punched me! The reason for it? Because I didn't end things with Pink.... Since when did he care about my social life?

I got to put some ice on my eye before it gets too swollen.

Signing off,

Matt

P.S.

For the record, I think Mel might have been jealous of me.