_Chapter12
A/N-Uhh…I'm back? I am so sorry for making everyone wait…I don't know how long. After I wrote chapter 11, I had absolutely no idea where this story was going so I just stopped writing it. But a few days ago, I opened up Streetwise and started typing…and then it just got me motivated-that I could still write more. So here is chapter 12, I'm very sorry for making people wait but thankful for those who haven't given up on me :)
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Cheers.
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`Normal POV_
Soi fon inhaled through her small mouth, closing her eyes as a slight breeze swept past her. It was almost 12 in the afternoon, she could tell by the sky after so many years of lacking a watch. And there was still no sign of the dj who had promised to spend the day with them before heading off to work.
Honestly, she was a little disappointed but there was no way she'd let it show on her pale face, no way.
The 19 year old turned to Akio who was snuggled quite comfortably next to her, head resting on her shoulder. The sight made her smile and made her heart swell with pride.
Akio was awake.
And he too, was enjoying the view of the clear sky with very few clouds.
"Soi-chan?" the little boy suddenly looked up at his guardian.
"Where's Yoru-chan?" he asked, pouting.
Soi took a moment to think over her answer. She didn't want to disappoint him yet she didn't want to lie to him either. She sighed quietly instead and ran her fingers through his jet black hair like her own.
"…I don't know…" she replied.
"But Yoru-chan will come right?" he blinked those midnight blue eyes; hopeful.
The girl held him closer in reply and felt Akio slip his small hand into her own, squeezing.
"…Don't be angry, I bought presents!" a voice announced from behind them.
Akio's little body snapped up and he whirled his head round to the comforting sight of violet hair and golden eyes.
"Yoru-chan!" he exclaimed, clambering off the bench.
He ran to the 24 year old and jumped into her arms which were holding several plastic bags, making her lose balance temporarily as her aviators slipped down her nose slightly.
"Hey little man" she grinned in return, wrapping on arm around his frame to secure him.
The small boy pushed the aviators back up, beaming at the dj.
"Yoru-chan came"
"I would never lie to Akio" she kissed his nose.
His only response was to burry his face into the goddess' neck and gripping her singlet in his fist tightly.
"…Soi-chan looked sad when Yoru-chan wasn't here…"
"Then Yoru-chan has to cheer Soi-chan up, right?" she asked with a big smile.
"Yeah!"
"Ok, hop down first" the cocoa-skinned woman bent down on one knee to let Akio down and then handed him the plastic bags.
"Now, I need you to look after these. Don't let anybody touch them ok?" she ruffled his hair and then turned to the young girl still laying on the bench staring at the sky.
Soi fon was enjoying the view, and the warmth of the sun when a shadow cast over her face and she found herself staring up at Yoruichi's pretty face-upside down.
"Well aren't we happy?" the older of the two noted with amusement.
However, the 19 year old stiffened, realizing just how close they were when she could clearly see herself in the reflection of Yoruichi's sunglasses, and attempted to shuffle away.
"I don't even get a greeting and you're trying to run away from me?" the purple-haired woman feigned hurt, a hand at her chest.
"I…-" Soi began,
"Just kidding!" she laughed, sliding off her shades and hooking them on her singlet.
The other tried not to scowl and looked away, tempted to cross her arms across her chest too but decided to sit up instead.
"But I was serious about the greeting" Yoruichi told her.
Soi's hard gaze lifted up to meet those topaz orbs that were blinking innocently back at her. The heat on her cheeks began to show but she refused to give in.
"Come on, where's my kiss?" she pointed a long finger to the side of her face expectantly.
Yoruichi pouted when she was met with silence,
"…Or maybe, I should just do this"
Those full lips pressed against Soi's cheek in a quick peck followed by a cat-like grin. But just when the younger girl wanted to bite back a retort, Akio ran up to both girls with the biggest smile on his face.
"Did Yoru-chan make Soi-chan happy?" he asked,
"Of course" Yoruichi replied,
"Or Soi-chan's cheeks wouldn't be so pink" she added, her tone teasing.
"Right?" she turned to the girl mentioned, raising a brow.
Soi fon's grey eyes flitted from Yoruichi to Akio who was looking up at her in question before exhaling.
"…Right" she muttered.
"Now that that's settled, I bought you presents"
The woman retrieved the bags from little Akio and took out a small black polo-shirt and thrust it out to the boy,
"Tada!" she grinned.
"…F-For Akio?"
"Of course. Now let's give it a try" she urged Akio who was slightly hesitant in pulling off his current tattered singlet and then slipping into the black polo.
Yoruichi whistled when Akio spun himself on his toes in his new shirt,
"Now who's this handsome little fellow?" she asked, chuckling.
"Thank you Yoru-chan!" he launched himself at the dj with a small squeal.
"You're very welcome" she replied with a warm smile on her pretty face.
"But oh wait, there's more!" she exclaimed, laughing lightly as she pulled out a pair of brand new pants that had Mickey mouse printed at the bottom. Soi fon, even if she was slightly annoyed at the fact that Yoruichi was again, buying them things, couldn't help but be just a little impressed that she remembered what Akio liked.
She was shaken out of her thoughts when she felt a tap on her shoulder, turning to find Yoruichi and her perfectly raised brow.
"Are you sick, were you listening?" she questioned the younger girl, raising a hand to press against her forehead, testing her temperature.
Soi fon brushed her hand away gently as she suddenly remembered the kiss they had shared not long ago. And that was when she realised that she was with Yoruichi, that they were together. This…fact had hit her straight in the face, full force. It didn't even register when she saw the other woman before, but now that she had just reminded herself, she didn't know whether she was supposed to act any differently. The 19 year old suddenly felt awkward and wandered if this was what people felt when they were together.
"Soi? Soi, look at me" Yoruichi's velvet voice bought her back and she stared into her golden eyes that were calling out to her.
"Are you ok?" she asked, one hand gripping her shoulder, the other placed at the back of her neck.
Soi fon nodded slowly, licking her dry lips.
"…Yes"
And the two spent a moment simply looking each other in the eyes, neither of them faltering, just staring.
Then Yoruichi spoke,
"Akio wants to try on the pants; can you take him to the toilets to change? I'll wait here" she explained,
Again, the raven haired girl nodded and then stood up, breaking their gaze to take Akio's hand, leading him to the public restrooms.
Yoruichi watched the two walk off and felt her heart flutter in her chest, the image was perfect. She smiled before looking through their backpack for the teddy bear Soi had gotten Akio and hugged the creature to her. She looked down at the toffee brown fur and glassy black eyes.
"I can't believe you get to sleep with them every night" she narrowed her eyes.
"Tell me, does Soi snore?" she asked the lifeless stuffed bear.
She shook the poor teddy when she received silence as an answer and when her arms grew tired, she fell down onto the bench and laid there.
She only sat up when she saw two pairs of shoes enter her field of vision and grinned at the sight of Akio in his new pants.
"So how is it?" she asked.
"Super cool!" he beamed, getting a good feel of the material.
"Now hop on" she patted the space beside her.
Akio obeyed and jumped onto the bench, snuggling into the 24 year old happily. Yoruichi held her hand out to Soi fon who was still standing. When the younger girl stared at her blankly, she batted her lashes as if she were pleading.
Soi sighed and took the woman's chocolate hand before climbing onto the bench too, squeezing herself to fit in with Akio between their bodies.
Yoruichi breathed in and Soi fon breathed out as the goddess tried to catch her girlfriend's eye and said girl continued avoiding her gaze. However, it wasn't until the pretty woman squeezed her pale hand, did she have enough courage to look into those topaz orbs.
"I just wanna stay here with you guys" she said quietly, her other hand ruffling Akio's mop of black hair.
Soi fon nodded, her body relaxing as she let a brief smile cross her face.
"Ok" she replied.
Yoruichi grinned at the answer and felt somewhat proud that she could still put a smile on Soi's face, leaning down to kiss her forehead.
"Awesome"
There was no scowl or glare from Soi who was still trying to get her head around the fact that she'd been kissed. Again.
Yoruichi simply settled herself into a slightly more comfortable position and listened to their even breaths, almost feeling their heartbeats.
And so she spent hours cramped up with Soi and Akio on the park bench until both fell asleep and she was the only one still awake. Slowly and carefully, she extracted her sleek camera from her pocket and aimed it down at their sleeping faces plus her own cat-like grin stretching her lips.
She looked over the photo with a fond smile before taking one of Soi fon's peaceful expression, brows no longer furrowed and lips closed yet relaxed.
When the young girl began stirring in her sleep, Yoruichi jerked back in surprise and thudded her head into the bench, wincing at the pain.
"Ow" she muttered, pouting.
"…Hurt?"
"Yes!" was her natural reply but stopped when she realised that Soi fon was now fully awake. She gave a sheepish smile to the raven haired girl who let out a barely audible laughter. Yoruichi's features lit up at the display and she thought that was the best thing she had ever heard.
When the cocoa skinned woman checked her watch and sighed, Soi fon knew it was time for her to go and sat up, pulling Akio up with her gently.
"I have to go," she announced to a now-deflated Akio who was bursting with energy when Yoruichi first got there.
"Duty calls" she explained, rolling her eyes once.
She hugged little Akio tightly who clung to her neck until Soi was forced to pry him off the woman. His dark blue eyes glistened with unshed tears and Yoruichi kissed his cheek, pushing the teddy into his chest tenderly.
"Be good for Soi-chan, ok?"
Akio nodded his head vigorously, attaching himself to his guardian's leg in response.
Yoruichi stood upright again and felt unexpectedly bold, tilting Soi fon's chin up with a thumb and forefinger before kissing her mouth.
"Goodnight Soi" she murmured, lips curling.
She enjoyed the sight of an embarrassed Soi with pink cheeks as she then made to walk off when a thin hand caught her wrist.
"…When…will we see you again…?" the 19 year old asked, her eyes roaming the dirt at her feet.
The question was unexpected, heck, having Soi pull her back was even more unexpected but it was a good kind of unexpected. The 24 year old then thought that the word 'unexpected' was popping up too much in her mind and pushed those thoughts away.
Yoruichi smirked at her girlfriend,
"I sure as hell will come back tomorrow for a kiss like that!" she exclaimed, referring to the peck.
Soi fon scowled, a light blush tinting her cheeks which in return, made Yoruichi beam.
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…I've probably lost touch on how to write Soi and Yoruichi but I gave it a shot. Please review and tell me what you guys think.
Thanks for all the support and thanks for reading,
Cheers.