*~CHAPTER 2~*

I woke up earlier than I usually did. I sighed and rubbed my temples. Why can't I stop thinking about him? I've never not been able to forget about a guy… I decided to take a shower and go out for another walk. The cool morning air should help clear my fogged mind.

Taking a walk helped. At first. I had completely forgotten about him up until I got to the park. I didn't notice him right away, but only because it was still really early and dark. When I got close enough to him, I almost tripped. All the things I had forgotten about came flooding into my mind and I stopped to rub my throbbing head. I glanced up at where he was to see him staring at me. I quickly looked back down and continued rubbing my head. I heard footsteps and looked up to see him standing right in front of me. I blinked a few times and took a step back.

"Are you all right?" His voice was deep and sexy.

"U-uhh… Yeah… I just have… a headache…" I responded in a low, shaky voice.

He took a step further. "You sure?"

All I could do was nod. I couldn't stop staring at him… he was so… perfect.

"So, what are you doing up so early?"

"I couldn't get back to sleep… and I thought I could clear my mind by taking a walk…It's a nice morning…" I said. This felt more like a dream.

"Mmm… It is pretty nice out…" He said looking up at the clear morning sky.

"What are YOU doing up so early?"

He sighed and shook his head. "I have nowhere else to go…"

"What do you mean? What about your home?"

"I ran away…" he said, staring into space.

"Really? Why?" I know I shouldn't ask so many questions to a stranger, but I was curious.

"I don't know… I just didn't like it at home… there are too many people… and it's hard being the oldest… I have to look after everyone. Even though I have to go to college…" He said sadly.

"You go to college? How old are you?" I said, rather confused. He didn't look that old…

"Uh, I don't think I should be telling a stranger that…" He said smiling slightly.

I blushed slightly and looked down. "Right… sorry…"

He chuckled. You know what? You're the first nice hot girl I've ever seen.

I looked up at him. "Really?"

He smiled down at me. "Yeah… You're the first one that hasn't totally groped me in the first five seconds of a conversation."

I blinked a few times and felt my face get warmer. "I…I didn't need to know that…"

"I feel like I can trust you." He shrugged.

"Funny… I feel the same way…"

"Well, maybe it's destiny."

"Are you kidding? I don't believe in that crap…" I said, rolling my eyes.

"Well, think about it: We both just randomly see each other one day, and the next we feel like we've known each other for years."

"Well, it could be a coincidence…"

"Well, if you say so."

I sighed.

"So, uh…"

"Mmm… I would ask you to come to my house, but what with being a cautious person, I don't know…"

"I understand. So, I'll see you later?" He said with a smile.

I smile back and nod. "Yeah. But, it would help if we knew each other's name."

"Oh… yeah that would help. I'm Zak."

"And I'm Riku"

"I like that name." He said as he walked away.

I smiled to myself. Once He was out of sight, I sighed happily and walked back home. After I got inside, I leaned against the door and smiled. I haven't been so happy about a guy in a long time. I yawned and wandered up to my room and flopped on the bed. 'Zak…' I thought as I drifted off.

THE NEXT MORNING

My eyes fluttered open and I yawned. I sat up and looked around. I sighed and got up to take a shower. After I took my shower, I got dressed in shorts and my 'you like this' tee shirt and walked downstairs. I started walking into the kitchen, but then decided I wasn't hungry and just went outside. I smiled and started towards town. Everywhere I went I looked for Zak. But sadly, I wasn't getting any luck… I sighed. 'This is a waste of time… It's just a random guy… I'm probably never gonna see him again…' I felt a hand on my shoulder and spun around to see Zak and I smiled.

"Miss me?" He smiled.

"A little." I lied.

He chuckled.

"So… wanna do something?" I asked.

"Sure. What should we do?"

"…I have no clue… I normally sit in my room and stare out the window 24/7…"

He laughed. "Well that's gonna get us no where."

"You're right… WEEEELLLLL… When I was younger I would buy skittles and throw them at small children and yell, "TASTE THE FRICKEN RAINBOW!" until I ran out of skittles…"

He shook his head and chuckled.

"WELL YOU'RE NOT THINKING OF ANYTHING!" I yelled, getting ever so slightly annoyed.

"I'm thinking of things. Just not out loud."

"Oh… FAIL."

"Uh… you wanna just go somewhere to talk?"

"Yeah… that sounds like a good idea… Sooooo… I know you well enough to know that you won't rape me in my sleep, so let's go to my place." I suggested.

He chuckles again. "All right. Let's go."

"N'kay, follow me." I said, walking towards my house.

We arrived at my house and I automatically jumped on my couch and kicked my shoes across the room. Zak just calmly walk over to the couch and sat next to me and smiled at me.

"So, what's you favorite color?" I asked.

"Black... I think…"

"So what's you favorite animal?"

"Uh… I don't know… a wolf or a dog?"

"Ew… I'm more of a cat person. OH WELL. What's you're favorite food?"

"I don't know…"

"YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?"

"No…?"

"Mmm… You're not very good at this game…"

"Oh yeah, well, let's see you try."

"Go ahead. I'M AWESOME AT THIS."

He smiled. "What's you're favorite color?"

"Aqua-marine and black…"

"What's your favorite animal?"

"I love demons more than animals."

"What's your favorite food?"

"STEAK!"

"What's your… uh…"

I giggled. "That's as far as I normally get. We don't need to play that. It's kinda annoying."

"Yeah… I would rather do other things…"

"…Like play Modern Warfare 2?" I asked, knowing what he wanted.

"Not really…" He said getting close to me.

"Then what do you have in mind?" I tried to sound innocent.

"Riku… You're most likely not that innocent… I think you know what I want…" He gets closer to me.

"Well, are you sure? Cuz we just met and-" Before I could finish my sentence, he had wrapped an arm around my waist and pressed his lips to mine. I blinked a few times before slowly closing my eyes and wrapping my own arms around his neck. I barely knew him. But it felt so right. He pushed me back onto the couch and broke away and hovered over me. I looked up at him and he looked down and me before biting his lip. "What's the matter?" I asked.

"I… Do you hate me now?" He asked, looking ashamed of himself.

"Why would I hate you?"

"Because I kissed you…"

"I…kind of…liked it…" I confessed.

"So, you don't want me to leave?" He asked hopefully.

"No, I want you to stay. Even if we just met… It feels so right…"

"Yeah… That's what I was thinking… But I didn't know if you felt –" I pulled him close and kissed him passionately before he could say another word. He wrapped his arms around me waist again and pulled me as close to him as possible.

After what seemed like forever, Zak pulled away and we both gasped fore air. He sat up straight and rubbed his head. I also sat up and he wrapped an arm around my shoulder. 'Why does this feel so right?' I thought.