And this is it.
They arrived at Bora Bora island around ten at night. The island was breathtaking in the moonlight. The turquoise lagoon in the daylight was now bathed in moonlight which cast a silver glow across the dark water and the white sand beach. The night sky was clear and lit up by stars, making it a perfect night for stargazing. Giant palm trees scattered around the island and the lush vegetation of exotic coral reefs was visible at the shoreline. Truly, it was a magical island and the islet where Kei and Hikari had their villa was completely private. It was so quiet it seemed like it was just the two of them and the endless ocean in front of them in the world. Depositing their luggage into the villa Kei and Hikari walked along the beach.
Kei sat down on the beach and Hikari sat down beside him. Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew him. Too far he thought, and shifted over so he was closer to her. "Kei, I want to give you our anniversary present" Hikari said now sitting inches from him so her bare skin was brushing against his. She pulled out two rubber bands from her bag and said "remember, the rubber bands we used to wear as a promise that we'd be together forever?" She put the band around his finger carefully as he looked down at her with the most loving expression. Hikari then began to put the band on her finger, but Kei stopped her "allow me" he said and took the band and delicately put it on her finger. When he was done he kissed her hand slowly, as she blushed deep, and said "I can't believe you found these Hikari. Thank you." ...Does she know? She is the one who gives me happiness. They watched the ocean and the soft crashing and receding of the waves against the shore.
"Do you know any constellations Hikari?" Kei asked her looking up at the sky, his arms spread out back behind him. Hikari reached up and pointed out Ursa Major excitedly when she found it. She scanned the sky and beamed as she pointed to Leo Minor, another constellation she recognized. Kei just watched her animatedly happily pointing out constellations beside him, I can watch you forever he thought looking at Hikari's excited figure pointing out the constellations to him one by one. And it was true, Hikari was the light of his life. She was his heart and soul. No matter what happens, you're the one I want." "Takishima look there's the Hydra! See that star there, and then there, and the one there, and that one, see how it makes a hydra?" she asked excitedly glancing over at her husband who had rested his head on her shoulders. Do you have any idea how much I love you?
After a while Kei said, "Hikari, I'd like to introduce you to a new constellation that you can see tonight" as he grabbed her hand gently. He took it in his and then guided it pointing to one star, and then another, and another, and another, and then finally a last one. "What does it make?" he asked her, his heart pounding. Hikari connected the five stars in the sky in her mind, "they form a twisted bent diamond, like a triangle boat." She looked at the constellation Kei pointed out at an angle "it kind of looks like a heart Takishima! I didn't know there was one like that! What's it called?" she asked brightly turning away from the sky and looking at him. Kei nestled her hands in his lap and then after a pause said "its called Kei and Hikari... it's our love written in the stars" he told her covering his face with his hands and looking away since he was blushing. "It's your anniversary present" he whispered still facing the other way.
Hikari's eyes widened. No way.. A constellation? Your giving me a constellation Takishima? Tears streamed down her face. He loved her so much. She wondered what she had done to be so loved? She thought about how dense she had been at Hakusenken, and about the time she finally realized her feelings for him. Hazel eyes…I was so color blind, we were just wasting time... for my whole life, we never crossed the line, only friends in my mind, but then I realized. It was always you. Can't believe I could not see it all this time, all this time. It was always you. Always you...The competitions, how hard I work, its always been so that I can stand by your side. Do you know?
Hikari had always felt Kei's love for her, although he told her he loved her often, she felt it most by the little things that he did. It was in the way she often caught him looking at her, the way he trembled when she touched his lips, even when they fought she could feel his love. She could feel it when he looked attentively at her footsteps so that he could coordinate his with the speed she walked, when he ate all the food she made happily knowing he would get extremely sick later, when he had decided to leave her alone if she wanted to date the student council president back at Hakusenken, how he was so attentive to her needs and could always tell if there was something wrong by just a glance, when he started acting recklessly violent towards anyone who made her cry. Stuff like that made her feel reassured because she could feel his love.
She looked at Kei's hazel eyes, shining in the moonlight that bathed them, and looking at her with love and a touch of unease since she still hadn't said anything yet. Seeing this Hikari thought about how she never wanted him to be sad. That expression, she never wanted to see it on his face. She hated the way he got jealous because of her, especially recently because of Aoi, what can I do to make you feel at ease?She pushed herself against him so their bodies entangled, taking him by surprise, and kissed him long and hard on the lips. Is this enough? In response to her kiss, he grabbed her and pinned both her hands down on the sand as he lay on top of her and began to kiss her passionately all over her body with an urgency fueled by a raw hungry need for her. I will always love youHikari thought.
"Say Kei" Hikari said closing her eyes as Kei was kissing her collarbone, his hands squeezing her gently. "What is it Hikari" Kei whispered softly into her ear and started to kiss her neck. She was thinking about their life together, the times they had fought and made up, the endless challenges they had had as rivals since they were six, the times Kei would run after her and confront her when she ran away, the countless times he would comfort her and give her strength when she cried or was scared, how happy they were the day they married, when she gave birth to Tadishi, and Shiro, and Yuki, the times they spent laughing with their friends, of all the memories her beloved husband had given her. She thought of how they had grown old together, and about the future.
Now that they were so close to the end, she was afraid. She feared that her husband would leave her first, of his death. For Hikari, the thought of not being able to be by Kei's side was scarier than anything else in the world, "….what do you think will happen to us?" Hikari asked laying on the still white sand beach in the starlit night with Kei on top of her as the waves rhythmically crashed against the shore. Kei stopped a bitter expression on his handsome face.. I've always wanted to protect Hikari..and yet. He looked up from her neck into her eyes, what do you mean?" he said as he interlocked his fingers tightly into her small ones. He took her hand and pointed to the sky at the Kei and Hikari constellation, "Hikari look into the sky" he said. He caressed her face and gave her a radiant smile as he told her, "I'll never let you go. You and I….. we're forever."
Kei loved his wife fiercely, her smile was more precious to him than anything. He had loved her ever since he was six, and he knew he always would, that's why waiting ten years for her...it was nothing. He would have gone to the ends of the earth for Hikari, yes even to hell. For Hikari, her feelings for Kei had been clear since Hakusenken. In anything she always always thought of him first and supported him with everything she could. She would have given up anything for him, yes even the world. Hikari and Kei, they trusted each other more than anyone else in the world. Their's was what you call an epic love. And basking in the moonlight on the beautiful summer island as the stars twinkled in the night sky and the waves crashed gently against the shore Kei rained Hikari's body with kisses so that she could feel his everlasting love.
Note:
Yes, I incorporated the songIt was Always Youby Maroon 5 because it reminds me of Hikari:)The story, I had always planned on writing it this way. That could not be influenced. I love to read your reviews, good or bad. One last time, please tell me what you think.
Btw in case you were confused, this connects to my one shot 'The Color of Jealousy'.