Ting, ting, ting…
The bracelet on her wrist jingles softly, as she tries to mold the tiny piece of clay in to a shape, it isn't working. Her face twists into a disappointed look, and she places the unmolded clay back down.
"Darn it."
She frowns, and sits there for a moment, turns her wrist to examine the bracelet. The dangling onigiri looks so lonely by itself. She just wanted to have something beside it…No, it needed something beside it. Just like she needed Kyo-kun beside her; she stands, brushes herself off.
She pokes her head out of the door down the hallway. It was already past 11 at night, and she had been in her room working on the clay since Kyo-kun had given her the bracelet. See she is a very diligent worker; she may be slow at what she does, only because she wants it to be correct.
Kyo-kun, should be in his room…would it be strange to visit him now.
She pads down the hallway softly, and slowly raises her fist to the door. Before she has the chance to knock, the door is opened, and Kyo is standing face to face with her hand. She lowers her hand, her face turning red.
"I..I tho..thought, that maybe.."
"You wanted to look at the stars,huh?"
She nods ferociously, her hair flying everywhere. She backs away to let him step out of doorway. That's when he grabs her hands, and lifts it up to his eyes. He stares. She hadn't realized there was red clay still stuck to her fingers.
"…What have you been doing?"
"I..I.."
She didn't want to tell him that she was trying to make a heart to hang next to her other charm, because it seemed silly.
He would definitely laugh at me.
He's staring at her intently waiting for her reply.
"I was um…just…"
She couldn't lie to him though; there was nothing she could say that would be believable. He would know she was lying automatically!
"I was making, a charm to go next to my other one."
She stammers it out, and as soon as she does her face turns red. His hand grips her fingers more. He smiles.
"Really, you thought one was too lonely didn't you?"
She stares up at him, how did he know that? He knew everything, he knew her so well…She knew him well also. Like how he hated leeks, and didn't like to be cold. He liked being alone with her better than being around everyone. He doesn't touch, and hug her a lot, but only because he isn't used to it. He has to be completely comfortable to do anything like that.
She nods her head. Still staring at him; she loves how his orange eyes smile at her, when he looks at her. She loves how his hair, stays looking as if he just rolled out of bed. She loves him. She loves everything about him. Every strand of hair, every pore, all of him; she had told him before, and he had returned the words, but that was only once.
All of a sudden she felt overwhelmed to just say it.
"Kyo-kun, I..L…."
"Come on, let's go to the roof."
Then she felt deflated, all her breath rushed out of her lungs, as he pulled her lightly down the hall towards the stairs. He doesn't notice, and she tries to not make her embarrassment obvious.
When they make it to the roof, she has become less awkward.
He settles down in the usual spot, and she follows behind him. They look up at the sky, moments pass with them just listening to each other breathing.
"Hey, Tohru?"
She looks at him, as he stares up at the stars, and the half-moon.
"yes?"
"Close your eyes."
She nods, and slowly closes them. Her breathing hitches, as she hopes. Moments pass…Then his lips tenderly touch hers, she breaths in. Slightly shocked. She then feels something slip in to her fingers, it's hard, and pointy. He pulls away, and she opens her eyes. To see him smiling, he nods to her hand. When she opens them, she sees a small orange shaped cat in her hands.
"Well, I think you are rubbing off on me, because I thought the same thing."
She grins, and snaps off her bracelet to place the other charm 2 loops away from hers.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you."
I need to get something for him, hmm, but what, what could I get?
He nods, and leans back on the roof, to get a better range to gaze at the stars.
"You are welcome."
She smiles and looks down at him, her hair dangling in her face.
"Oh, and Tohru…I love you too."