Chapter 18

The stars sparkled like just polished diamonds. But even with their charming luminescence, Sora found something far more marvelous to stare at.

She sat a few seats away from him, in front of the last window on the left side of the train car. Her long and slender legs were in the seat beside her. Her hair, brown and perfectly straight, glistered with the stars. Her face showed the combination of fear and excitement. The final thing he noticed were her breasts. They were larger than he expected. Which made them even greater to look at. Especially covered in that wonderful black and purple lace bra.

He shook his head and turned his attention back to the background of space peering out of his window. His cheeks were flushing with color. He never knew Kira was so attractive until that day. Why hadn't he seen it before?

An image of Kaira standing on the beach flickered through his head. He was in love with her. He would never do anything to ruin what they had. She was his one and only.

But now, he wasn't so sure. Kira was just not only gorgeous. Her soul was so bright, despite everything going on around her. She was trying so hard to be positive. To get stronger to save the people she held so dear to her. She was wonderful in every way.

Kira felt the strange energy emitting from Sora. She was beginning to finally tune in on his feelings and thoughts. She couldn't quite yet read his thoughts. But, she could definitely sense his feelings. He was confused and scared.

She scooted herself down to where he was sitting. She softly touched his cheek. His skin was boiling hot and red. "What's wrong?"

"I'm fine," he answered her without looking away from the window.

She placed her other hand on his opposite cheek and tilted his face to where he was staring straight at her. The heat from his face increased tenfold. "Now Sora, you can't lie to me. I can sense your feelings. So, lets try that again. What's wrong?"

His eyes diverted to the ground. He was afraid to speak about it. He knew she would push him away if she found out. But, hiding these feelings wasn't benefiting anyone.

He grabbed her by the wrists, which were surprisingly bony, and placed her hands in her lap. He kept one hand over top of hers while he cupped her face with the other. A bright blush appeared on her face.

"Sora, what are you doing?"

"I have feelings for you. Feelings I shouldn't have. I'm trying so hard to stop myself from kissing you." He moved the hand holding her own up to her shoulder. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that."

Kira wrapped her arms around his neck. She needed to confess her own feelings. "Sora, don't regret it. I think I feel the same way. Because when I can't sense you, I feel so lonely."

Everything was out of the open now. There was no reason reason to hesitate. But, who was going to make the first move? In this case, it was Sora. He softly pressed his lips against hers. It was like kissing cotton, so soft and smooth. His hands shifted to her back, pulling her closer to him.

She kissed him back with such passion. The amount even amazed her. She had never kissed someone like this before. Every second of joy and surprise was felt so intensely. It was the start of something magical.

When their lips broke apart from each other, they were left breathless. It took them a minute to realize that the train had stopped moving.

"I'm guessing we're here," said Kira quietly.

"You know, we don't have to get out yet. They can wait a little longer."

"As great as that sounds, I would like some clothes. I'm beginning to freeze." She kissed his cheek. "Another time."

He frowned. "You're right." He pointed to the window. "By the way, welcome to the Mysterious Tower."

She looked out of the window. What a strange little place. The Tower itself was a surrealistic, crooked, golden-brown tower topped with blue cone-shaped turret roofs, decorated with moons and stars. It rested on a floating island.

She jumped out of the train. The dirt under her feet was cooling. She raced to the door, Sora beside her all the way. "Well, I'm ready. Let's go!"

He simply nodded and pushed open the door. It opened to a simple round room, surrounded by an upward-spiraling staircase that led to a strange portal.

As soon as she stepped in, three fairies in red, blue, and green grabbed her. They started dragging her to the portal.

"Time for your fitting," said the one in red.

"No time for distractions," the green one told her.

"Wait! I can walk you know!" Kira yelled. Too late to argue now. She was already going through the portal.