Hey, it's Luka. c: So I offically have no life guys...oh well. I hope you enjoy this story though.
It has been a week since then and Mizuki had avoided me completely, I find my thoughts drifting towards him constantly. It pisses me off, I want to apologize but I can never get an opening to.
I look over at Nanami who was currently talking with Kurama over the phone, I roll my eyes and go outside on to the deck. I notice Mizuki sitting by himself and I sit next to him.
He jumps preparing to get up but I force him to sit, I gaze over at him "I…I'm sorry for my insensitive behavior the other day," I say "And for kissing you." I add.
Mizuki looks at me semi-calmly "It's alright, you were just concerned. I over reacted." He replies looking down at the moonlight grass.
I shake my head "No, you were right. I didn't realize how you felt and I acted upon my instinct. I was worried that if you were around Nanami in that state you would feel compelled to…" I say.
I feel Mizuki shift next to me "I don't like Nanami-chan in that way, I am indebted to her and I wish to serve her as repayment. The one I feel affection for is someone who is out of my reach." He says.
My amber eyes narrow slightly "Who then?" I ask. My heart starts to race and I press my palm to my chest perplexed by the sudden reaction. Mizuki looks up at me his face suddenly red "The one I like is…Tomoe-chan." He says getting up immediately.
I feel a mixture of relief and disbelief all at once I reach for him; I am able to grab the end of his sleeve pulling him backward. He stumbles and lands right in my lap his face shocked.
I furrow my brow "Can you explain to me…how it feels to be in love?" I ask. Mizuki's green eyes widen and then he smiles "It feels like you can hardly breathe, you feel so light and bubbly when you're near the person you love. Your heart starts to race and your face grows warm and you long to wrap your arms around them. Though sometimes love hurts, like when your rejected." He says.
Mizuki then questions me "How do you feel about Nanami-chan? About me?" he asks. "For Nanami I feel friendship, I want her to be happy…I want to serve her wholeheartedly forever. Towards you…I can't explain what I feel anymore. Can you give me time…to clear my head? To understand a few things?" I ask looking down at him.
He looks a bit happier and he pushes himself up off my lap "I'll give you all the time in the world Tomoe." He says as he walks away. I hear a giggle and I whip my head around to see Nanami smiling.
"You heard it all, didn't you?" I say. She nods and comes to sit next to me "Everything." She says clasping her hands together. I feel her gaze on me and I look straight into her chocolate brown eyes "Yes?" I ask.
"Do you like Mizuki, Tomoe?" she asks. I pause "I…I don't know. The things he said…I think perhaps I feel a mixture of them." I say. Nanami grins "You find love in the weirdest places, Mizuki happens to be one of them. When you kissed him…I'm sure he felt a bit sad that you didn't do it because you were in love with him. You weren't then were you?" she says.
I shake my head "I wasn't…but when he started to ignore me I felt angry and then…lonely. He stopped sleeping in the room with me. I realize now that when our lips met…I felt something different." I say.
Nanami nods "Love is complex and hard to understand, it can takes years, months, days, even a mere second to fall in love…but whether that love will prosper is up to the people involved. Whether you are a yokai or a human or even a God, it's what you feel here that decides how you feel." She says tapping the center of my chest with her fingers.
I look at her "I think I like him…but I'm going to give it time. I want to make sure I won't hurt him again." I say.
Nanami smiles brightly and stands up "That's what I wanted to hear." She says walking back inside. I remain outside looking up at the moon, my heart that was once closed had been so slyly invaded by that snake.