Chapter 11 – First Kiss
I walked aimlessly through streets before falling on a small, lost café. I was open, so I went in. I silently ordered a coffee, then went and sat down at a table. The coffee arrived. I drank it. Another one. I drank it. And another. And another.
Slowly but surely, I drowned my sorrow out with coffee, my tears falling into the sour liquid, and then me drinking them down, again and again.
"Boy problems, hunh?" The waiter said, "I know how it is, having a daughter about your age, I can understand it." He handed me a tissue. "Oh and here's a little piece of advice for you: take a boy who ruins your lipstick, not your mascara." The waiter winked.
"But it's…it's not Ai's fault sir. It's my fault. I'm the one who ruins everything! I always do…"
"Since you seem to regret what you did so much, go tell him, go apologize. Everyone makes mistakes. It's natural! That's part of growing up, the mistake making. Now if the boy truly loves you, he'll understand and make up with you. I tell ya what: when you together again, ya both come here and I'll offer you each a coffee on the house, since you seem to like them so much." He grinned, "It gets kinda lonely in here, I wouldn't mind a couple of young people keeping me company sometimes."
I nodded. "Thank you sir." I smiled weakly.
"Now go find that Ai-boy you're in love with and make everything right again!" The waiter exclaimed, overdramatically. I giggled.
"Okay, thank you. Bye." I waved goodbye and left. I wouldn't ruin my chances with Ai any further. I would stay with him whether Ranmaru liked it or not. I had as much right to him as any of them did to have Ai. And, Ai liked me too, didn't he?"
It was around 5am. I headed straight to my house. The lights were on already, which was weird as I always put them all off before leaving. I was sure I had shut them off the morning before, as I had been leaving...
I unlocked the door to find each and every light in my apartment on, from the old Christmas lights I kept in a box for storage to the lamps and torches. The light was so blindingly bright.
Then I heard a far-off scream coming from my bedroom: "Natsuki, stop playing with goddamn lights! You're not 5 years old anymore!"
"But it'll help Aika find her way back here, Syo-chan! Like a lighthouse for sailors!"
"That's a stupid idea Natsuki! And put those light back out! Aika is gonna kill you if she sees her house like this! And DON'T CALL ME –CHAN!"
Ai came out of the kitchen and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw me. His eyes seemed a little puffy and I wondered if he'd been crying. "Listen, Ai, I'm sorry. I should never have left like that. I love you. But the truth is, I was scared…"
"Scared?" He regarded me wearily.
Tears started swelling in my eyes again. Don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry. "Yes. I…I was scared of hurting you if we ever had a relationship. Hurting you in the long term. But I was so scared of that that I guess I accidentally hurt you anyway… I'm sorry. Could you please give me another chance?"
Ai looked away. "I don't know if I should."
Ren suddenly interrupted the silence out of nowhere, "Oh please! We all know you desperately want to kiss her Ai. And seriously, go for it."
Ai closed the gap between us in less than a second and crashed his lips against mine.
I do not own any of the characters, or the bands in Uta No Prince-Sama, but the protagonist (and her -dead- best friend) of this story is my own creation. Please do not steal them without authorization (just ask). Thanks dudes. :) Peace