"...Forget it," with a heavy sigh, Rin lowered her tired arm. She focused her pupils on the floor, deciding it wasn't worth it.
"H-huh?" Gumi peered with a single eye, wondering what had happened. "Rin?" both her lids popped open once she noticed the girl looking away. "What are you doing? Aren't you going to beat me up?"
She slipped her thumbs into the straps of the skirt and shrugged. "Meh. I don't feel like it anymore."
"Why?"
"Well...I guess I just don't hate you enough to kick your ass," she shared a cheeky smile."By the way. Yuuma is all yours if you want him."
Both of the green haired girl's eyes stayed barged open. She could not believe the words that came from Rin's mouth. "Really? You're not going to fight for his love anymore."
"I don't love that douche, remember?" she showed a genuine grin. "Sides, he's nowhere near close to my ty-APE!" a sudden amount of force collided with the blonde, cutting her off mid-sentence.
The source came from the green haired teen; wrapping herself around the small girl. "Thank you, Rin. I know our history started rocky, but I'm willing to start over and become friends if you're up for it?"
A Scarlet colour invaded her cheek as the girl held a tight grip around her upper waist. She didn't return the gesture, but the wondrous warmth from Gumi's body in contact with her own was enough to make her smile. "Yeah... I'm up for it."
With no fight taking place,; onlookers broke into collected boos and hisses. "For fuck's sake," Yuuma whispered under his breath, not pleased that he had to now deal with angry customers who demanded their entry fee's back. "Those bitches should have ripped each other apart," he thought to himself, trying to calm the unruly crowd.
Rin smirked as Gumi parted from her, amused by the whinny crowd."Ha! Look at them, acting like a bunch of starving animals. Yeah, you fuckers!" she stuck up two middle figures at the crowd, making them more agitated. "How do you like this you ass-AH!" her cocky expression quickly turned grim when she noticed a horrible sight at the far end of the room.
"Rin!? What is i-OH MY GOD!" her eyes popped in terror; a single figure pointed at the horror ahead.
Almost in unison, the people turned around; screams bounced around the room once they noticed the danger.
"FIRE!"
"HOLY SHIT! I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!
"WHAT THE FUCK!? WHERE DID THAT COME FROM!?"
Determination in her eyes, Gumi pushed through the frightened crowd in hunt of a certain individual. She soon found him staring in wide eyed terror at the unforgiving mix of orange and yellow flames. "Yuuma! YUUMA!" she finally got his attention after violently shaking him by the shoulders. "What's wrong with the sprinklers? Why aren't they activating?"
His brow raised. "Sprinklers? We never had sprinklers installed!"
"What!?" the mix of many, upsetting emotions caused her mouth to go all sorts of directions, unsure which expression to stick with."Why didn't you install sprinklers? Especially when you knew you were going to be hosting open flames!?"
"They would've cost too much!"
"For crying out loud, Yuuma! Do you at least have some fire extinguishers nearby?"
"Do you think I'm made out of money, woman!" his voice became more defensive; acting as if he had done no wrong.
Such irresponsibility caused her eyes to flare up like a second raging flame; ready to lash out at him for blatantly disregarding health and safety protocols for profit. She decided it was best to bit her tongue and save the scolding for later, right now she needed to keep a level head. "Ok everyone! I know this is a scary situation, but we need to stay calm and leave in a nice and orderly-"
"EVERYMAN FOR HIMSELF!" someone in the crowd yelled in a shrill voice which caused a chain reaction of mass hysteria of people pushing each other around to save their own skin.
"...Fashion," she let out a soft, defeated sigh. "Come on, Yuuma, we better leave before the fire gets...Yuuma?" Gumi looked to where the boy stood, but found no sign of him. She continued to look among the erratic crowd in hopes of uncovering him. A discouraged expression fell upon her once he was nowhere to be seen, the evidence presented is too much to deny.
Yuuma abandoned her
Her lips broke into a quiver; upper teeth clenched down on her bottom lip. She held back the tears, now was not the time to cry. She took a step forward, ready to spirit to the exit, only to stop at the sight of a tiny girl still entranced by the flames. "Rin!?"
Watching the flames, her body clamped as still as a statue; sweat dripping from her face down to the floor; breath became impossible to stabilise, her heart mimicked the breaths movements; the look of absolute terror splattered across her face as if she had been looking into the flames of hell itself. Her inner mind fought to pull away, yet, her body stayed in place; hypnotised by the uncoordinated dance that only grew stronger.
Stuck
"Come on, Rin! We have to leave, now!" she griped a tight hold to Rin's arm, attempting to pull her behind. Much to her surprise, the blonde continued to stare into the fire, unaffected by the girl's desperate attempt to save her. Just how much power is stored in such a tiny body? "Rin?" concerned, she glanced at her face. Woe reflecting from her own eyes; forced to witness a face once filled with such overwhelming confidence, now devoid of all but terror.
"Th-the f-f-f-f-fire! No! Not again! DON'T! GET IT AWAY! GET IT AWAY FROM ME!" she broke down into an uncontrollable mess, spouting an incoherent string of words; tears flowed in pursuit.
"Rin! Rin! Calm down! Look at me!" regardless of the soul crushing sight. Gumi forced a stern expression as she cupped her hands onto the girl's cheeks, forcing her watery eyes to make contact with her own. "I know you're scared, but you have to try to keep calm and follow my instructions; understand?"
No words escaped her lungs as she showed a slight nod, a tiny part of her composer returned.
"Okay," she wrapped her arm around the blonde's shoulders, keeping a tight hold around her. "I'm going to assist you to the exit. While I'm in charge of leading us out, you just have to keep your eyes closed; think of happy thoughts and follow my movements," she informed in a soft, slow tone, making sure the currently fragile blonde understands. "Can you do that?"
"Y-yeah," she said, her voice shaky and hard to make out.
"Alright. On three; I'll start walking," feeling the heat slightly increasing on her skin. She took a small, calming breath, hoping the tiny girl in her care didn't hear. "1...2...3!"
On command, Gumi made her trudge across the bargain room that seemed larger than before. She kept her grip on the blonde; relived that she had enough concentration to keep up with her movements. Her sights stayed directly a head to the door of freedom; steps slow and cautious to avoid tripping over any junk left behind. The only thing on her mind was keeping her passenger safe.
It took all of Rin's strength to follow the tall girl's interactions, only the third gave her trouble. No pleasant thoughts entered among the darkness beyond her lids, only vivid memories of a frightened little girl surrounded by flames, crying out her parents and brother's name.
Hearing small whimpers. Her sight shifted to the tiny passenger, her shut eyes pulsed with distress. Throwing her free arm around herself, she held the back of Rin's head, resting her ear onto her own chest. "It's okay, Rin," she stroked the tiny girl's messy hair, the feeling of her figures interlocking with each strand of soft hair kept Gumi's heart rate at a steady pace. "We're almost there. No need to be afraid. I've got you, just focus on those happy thoughts. Okay?"
Hearing each rhythmic beat of Gumi's heart. Rin's eyes eased up, a relaxed smile invaded her lips. She could finally feel calm when the thought of a particular green haired person's smile replaced the traumatising memory.
Both her arms now encased around the tiny blonde made movement a slight bit awkward, having to avoid steeping on the girl's feet while also staying ahead of the flames that now took over a majority of the building. Yet, witnessing the clam exterior from the blonde kept Gumi mentally adjusted.
For what felt like a million years, the two could feel the cool night breeze make contact with their warmed skin.
They finally made it outside
"Oh thank all the fucking gods! We are out of that death trap!" greeted by the parking lot littered with vacant cars and staggering teens, Rin let her body fall to her hands and knees, treating the dirty, bumpy asphalt like soft, freshly cleaned carpet. "I thought I was a goner back there."
Gumi grinned as she watched over the tiny teen celebrating life. "That was a close one indeed," she made her way over to the blonde, taking a seat with crossed legs beside the her. "Heh, didn't expect my night to end with us escaping from a burning building together," she stated with a soft chuckle, looking up at the wondrous night sky.
Rin lifted herself back on her knees, shifting around so she could sit up alongside the taller girl. Her hand rested on a raised knee. "Ditto on that," she acted nonchalant, masking how helpless she truly felt being in the middle of those flames. "Um, thanks for sav-"
"HEEEEELLLLLP!" the two quickly turned around, the familiar voice echoing from the building that is now completely in golfed in flames.
"Wait? Is that who I think it is?" Rin enquired as she turned to Gumi, who is too focused with the sight of the heat emitting club.
"SOMEBODY! HELP! I'M STILL INSIDE! HEEEEELLLLLP"
"Yuuma!" Gumi yelled. Her pupils dilating in pure horror.
"Yuuma's still inside? I thought he got out with th-Gumi!" in the middle of her sentence, she saw Gumi spiriting towards the club. She wasted no time giving chase. "Gumi! Stop!" she caught up, gripping a tight hold around her wrist. "Have you lost your fucking mind!? It's suicide to run back in there!"
"Let go of me! I need to help him!" she demanded, failing to struggle out of Rin's surprisingly strong grip.
"Don't you get it yet!? He doesn't love you! For fuck's sake! He left you to die the moment things went to hell!"
"This is not about love!" She turned to the girl, looking into her eyes with a pleading frown. "A man is dying in there and you're asking me to look the other way? I can't do that Rin! I can't knowingly leave anyone to burn alive!"
"But you'll die in there!"
"I'll feel even worse knowing I didn't even try."
She looked up into the girl's emerald eyes. To her, it felt like gazing into ones of a selfless angel. She hated the heroics she displayed "...Go!" shutting her eyes tight. Rin freed her former rival from her hold, hoping she would't regret it later.
She showed a quick nod. "Don't worry. I'll be out before you know it," she reassured the teen, unsure weather she could keep that promise.
The tiny girl reopened her eyes; forced to watch Gumi disappear among the orange flames past the door. She didn't bother to hide the liquid escaping her optics.
"Please come back safe, you noble idiot. I-I don't want to lose you."
"Yuuma!" once inside, the intense heat bombarded the girl, feeling as if she just stepped into an oven; sweat poured from every inch of her body. Gray smoke and the haunting orange light surround the area, limiting her vision. "Yuuma! Yuuma! Can you hear me!" she pushed forward as violent coughs rang out from lungs.
She rushed ahead, neglecting to keep wary of any hazards. She came to a stand still when the sight of a familiar cage that teetered a top a pile of furniture, remembering that it used to be accompanied by a lewd dancer. She felt grateful that she didn't bump into it; any small amount of contact could have sent this toppling over. Her brow raised when she realised something was off. "Wasn't this hanging from the ceiling earlier? How did it end up here?"
Gumi kept a safe distance as she followed the chain still attached at the top, baring fruit when she discovered a square piece of darkened wood attached to the other end; concluding that the fire burned though the beam that kept it suspended.
"GUMI!" a fidgeted yell, followed by a few coughs in the distance caught her attention ended her investigation.
"Yuuma!? Where are you!?" she began to follow the sound of his voice.
"I don't know!? All I know is that I'm trapped under a fucking support beam!"
"Are you hurt!?" she covered her mouth, the smoke thickened as she plunged deeper into the building.
"A Little! Just a few bruises here and there! No serious damage or anything!"
"That's fantastic news! How's you're home life!?"
"What!? Are you insane!? Who cares about my home life!? Just get me the fu-..." Yuuma's lips tightened when a familiar green haired teen appeared from the thick smoke. "Oh! I see what you were doing."
"Oh my god!" Gumi gasped once she found the boy. He laid face down, using his arms to keep his upper torso raised; his bottom half wedged underneath the wooden beam. "Yuuma! Are you alright?" she kneeled in front of his limp body, clapping her roasted hands onto his boiling cheeks.
"I will be, once this fucking piece of wood is off me!"
"Don't worry! I'll have you out soon," bending her knees, Gumi attempted to take hold of the large lumber."AH!" she pulled away on first contact. A burning sensation ran though her hands. She blew soft air into her palms to null the strain.
"The fuck are you waiting for? Get this piece of shit off me already!
Discarding the aggressive comment, a surge of adrenaline coursed through her veins. She was not going to let him die. Like a beaten boxer gaining their second wind, she took a hold of the bean once more; tolerating the scorched pain on her fragile palms. Teeth clenched and legs shaking, she channeled all her strength to lift the strenuous beam.
"Ah!...Go Yuuma, hurry!"
He scampered out, lifting himself off the ground once he had the opportunity.
The boy now safe, she carefully placed the beam back down, placing her sore hands under her pits. She faced the boy, showing sympathy towards his timid demeanor ."It's okay Yuuma," Gumi placed her tender hand on his shoulder. I know things are scary, but we just need to take things slow and-"
"Slow! Are you out of your mind you crazy bitch! I'm getting the fuck out of here!" pushing her away, he scurried off alone; limited vision did not hinder his speed.
"Yuuma! Wait!" she followed in pursuit; repeat attempts to grab his arm failed, missing by only inches. "Stop! You're going to hurt yourself!"
He neglected her warning continued to run blind; no clue where he headed, or where the exit is even located. In his aimless wonder, a strange gray object appeared in his vision. His teeth banged together; no time to seize his momentum and avoid contact. "Ah! Fuck!" he bounced backwards of the object; eyes closed as he rubbed his forehead pounding forhead. This distracted him from the large gray object about to fall right on top of him.
"Watch out!"
"Huh?" still rubbing his head, Yuuma reopened his eyes when he heard Gumi, only to revive a horrible surprise when he looked up. His brain desired a quick escape, yet his body rejected the idea, deciding to shut down as he watched the cage tumble over him.
In the blink of an eye, she pushed the boy away, knocking him onto his side while she fell on top of her stomach. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" a tormented scream escaped the girl's lungs. The sound of a snap sound echoed when the cage smashed on top of her left leg, leaving behind a burn mark a before it rolled away. "My leg!" her face clapped, letting off small groans as an indescribable pain rushed through her leg. She desperately tried to get back to her feet. "Errr-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" she fell back on her face, the pain too much to bare. "Yuuma! Help. My leg. I think it's broken."
Yumma looked in worry; not for the injured girl by his feet, but around the room as he searched for the exit. His eyes shined once he saw the faint lights that he recognised as street lights.
Watching the boy's back, a queasy feeling encompassed her stomach; unsure what he was thinking "Yuuma?"
Giving it no thought, the boy made a B-line for the exit.
"Yuuma!?" she let out a brittle, yet, booming yell. "Please...Don't leave me," she begged, stretching her arm out to him.
He quickly glanced back; lament emanated from his eyes.
I'm sorry
His mouth mimicked in silence as he continued his lonely path to freedom.
"YUUMA!...No," frozen in, mouth slightly open with quivering lips. She was forced to watch the man she thought meant everything to her gradually despair into the thick smoke, leaving her to die.
A fool
That's what she wanted to call herself. Nothing else left to do, she reunited her raised arm with the other on the heated floor, resting her head on top to form a makeshift pillow. Loud, salty moans echoed, letting the world know how much she suffered.
With the heat becoming more intense; poisonous smoke invading every ounce of her lungs and the white structure inside her leg snapped in two left the girl with no energy to at least try to crawl to safety.
Her eyes began to flicker; half of her mind demanded to keep them open, the other stayed calm, telling her to close them and end the suffering. "I'm such an idiot," her internal voice spoke. "He never loved me. I was just some foolish pawn he could sacrifice. How could I let myself be swayed by such manipulative charms." she broke down into a inaudible mess once memories of an older male and female who shared some physical qualities appeared. "I'm sorry mum, dad. I'm sorry for sneaking out, and I'm sorry that the last memory of your daughter will be of her burnt corpse."
Her breath became weak; heart slowed in pace; vision now began to fade. The voice that demanded her eyes to stay open grew faint with the second voice growing louder.
This is it
She knew and accepted what is about to follow. In her peace, a single person with blonde hair and a smile appeared in her mind, radiating like an angel among the darkness."Rin. Now you area a sight for sore eyes," a monotone chuckle left her lips "It's funny, barley an hour ago I could not stand even the thought that someone like you haunted my life. Now, I don't know. Seems like now whenever you pop into my head, I get the same feelings I once felt for Yumma. Only this feels a million times better," a calm smile peered her lips. "I don't know whether this feeling is love or not, or how it even came about, but I would have been honored to have discovered it with you."
"Guess that will just have to stay a mystery."
Fighting no longer. Gumi's eyes gradually came to a close; bleak colours became all but a blur to her, succumbing to the darkness as she accepted what the next step may bring. Before the darkness could take over, a mysterious; blurred figure drew close, traveling at blazing speeds, calling out her name.
Could this have been death come to drag her into the afterlife; maybe Yumma had changed his mind and came to her aid. It didn't matter though. Her eyes shut just before the figure could come close enough to be identified.
Her conscience has moved on.
No light to guide her above, or roasting flames to drag her below.
Only an empty void of darkness that lead nowhere is all that surrounded her now.
Is this all that she has left now?
Nothing?
...
...
...
...Gumi...
In the darkness. A raspy, yet, soft voice echoed all around the void.
Rin?
She called back, hoping to gain some sort of response.
...I'm sorry, Gumi. If it wasn't for me, this wouldn't have happened to you...
Her voice returned, the vagueness of her sentence confused Gumi.
Huh? What are you talking about? AGH!
All of a sudden, a white almost blinding lights irritated the girl's eyes. Is this it? Is this the path to the peaceful life beyond.
...
...
...
Her eyes soon adjusted to light, her brow lifted in confusion when she realised it was just lights from a white ceiling. "Huh? What is this?" she thought, a pounding pain in her head soon followed when she tried to move. She let off an irritated groan in response.
"Gumi?"
A curious voice rang throughout her ears. She could recognise that cute voice anywhere. "Rin!?" she turned to her side; greeted by the sight of a tiny, distressed blonde watching over her.
"Thank fucking Christ!" Rin's eyes lit up when she saw her friend was okay. In a flash, she wrapped her arms around her, burring her head into the girl's shoulder. "I was afraid you died in there when I didn't see you run out with Yuuma."
Feeling drops of warm liquid slide down her back. She wrapped her arms around the sobbing teen, looking around the white room, wondering why she is laying in a bed covered by a light blue blanket with a needle stuck in her wrist's vain, connecting to a see-through tube that lead to a bag filled with clear liquid. "Rin?"
"Yeah?"
"What happened to me? Wasn't I just in the burning building? How did I end up here? When did I end up here?"
"Right. I should probably catch you up to speed," she pulled away from the girl, wiping away the last of her tears. "As you can guess, you are currently laying in a hospital bed in a hospital room."
"Really now?" she responded with a cheeky grin.
"Yeah. Look at me, acting like Ms captain obvious over here," a humbled laugh escaped her lips as she scratched the back of her head. "Anyway, it's been three hours since the ambulance brought you here. The doctor wanted me tell you that your leg is fractured and has only suffered first degree burns from whatever caused it to snap." she cringed just thinking about the idea.
"How long will I need to stay off it?"
"About three weeks she said," Rin sat down on a chair she dragged to the side of Gumi's bed, crossing her arms behind her neck. "Your lucky I got you out of that building when I did, another minute longer and you could have suffered permanent brain damage from inhaling too much smoke, or even die. At least, that's what the good doctor told me."
"Wait?" You were the one who saved me?"
The blonde's eyes drifted to the curious teen, not realising what she let slip out."Y-Yeah well. I wasn't going to leave you in there to die like that other fucker did. I may be a bitch, but I'm not a monster."
She looked to the blonde in awe. She Searched for the right words to express her overwhelming gratitude, but came up empty. "Rin. You risked your own life to save mine. I don't know if a simple thank you will suffice."
"No need for any of that," she took the time to dry her eyes. "After all, I should be the one thanking you. After all, you did the same for me when I froze up like a coward, despite all the hell I put you through for two years."
"Don't call yourself a coward, Rin, you were just afraid," she placed her arm on the small girl's shoulder. "Besides, I was the one to start that whole rivalry between us remember?"
"There wouldn't have been one if I just acted mature and let that insult slide. You have to agree, I was acting like a petty bitch for tormenting you for two years over a dumb insult."
Witnessing her furrowed eyes filled with guilt, a small grin appeared on Gumi's lips. She came up with a prefect solution. "Let's compromise and say that we're both jerks."
A small chuckle escaped her lips. "I can live with that." she let out a tranquil sigh, slumped down in her chair as if a heavy a 50 ton weight had been removed from her shoulders.
Gumi chuckled, finding the girl's unlady like actions silly, yet, charming. "Yep, seems to be that sort of night, doesn't it?"
"You can say that again."
The two sat in silence for a bit, taking they're time to enjoy each other's company; a feat that they never thought would happen in a million years.
"Say, Rin?" Gumi broke the silence, showing slight grimace.
"Yes?" she slowly sat up and leaned forward a little, feeling a little uneasy when she looked upon the girl's scary face.
"I know I shouldn't care, but what happened to that weasel?"
"You mean Yumma?" she was surprised over the usually tactful girl's brutality, though she couldn't blame her after what just happened. "He got arrested."
She snapped her head to Rin, taken back by the answer. "What? Seriously?"
"No fooling, after the ambulance readied you into the truck, the cops arrived soon after and hailed him away in hand cuffs. He kept ranting about how it was our fault for starting the fire."
"Of course he'd blame us. So why did he get arrested, not that I'm complain mind you."
"I overheard two of the cops talking about how they found evidence that he provided illegal and legal substance to minors; the total disregard for basic heath and safety protocols and that he also laundered money from his own father's business to pay some dangerous people he owed money to. Pretty hardcore if you ask me."
"Hm. That probably explains why he was being nice to me," she stayed at the wall ahead; filled with medical posters a head, still hurt over his betrayal. "I can't believe I fell in love with a deplorable man like him. What is wrong with me?"
"Meh," she showed a small shrug. "I don't know what 'deplorable' means. All I know is you shouldn't beat yourself up, from what I heard on the street, Yuuma has a reputation for manipulating people for his own selfish needs. Course, you won't see me fall for his robust charms'."
"No, but what if he was a seductive woman? Would you fall for that? " a sorcery smile appeared on her lips, teasing the poor blonde.
This broke the the girl out of her relaxed disposition. "W-What are you babbling on about?" her pupils batted away from Gumi, which only made her case worse.
"No need to act coy with me, I saw the way you looked at those lewd female dances. You can't deny that it wasn't a look of pure arousal."
A red tint appeared across her cheeks. She let of a soft chuckle in place of a white flag. "It's funny hearing someone like you say arousal. Fine, you got me! I like to fuck girls, sue me."
Gumi couldn't contain her laughter. "That's a riské way to put it," she showed a sweet smile, letting Rin know that she accepted her preferences.
The beautiful sound of the girl's laughter passing through her ears; along with a elegant smile caused the strange feelings to surface within Rin once more. She looked away, feeling afraid as she struggled to understand what these feelings meant.
The taller girl noticed her new friend seemed a little lost. "Hey Rin?" she called, formulating a odd plan.
She turned her attention back to the girl.
"I know this may seem bizarre of me to inquire, principally me considering the imbroglio we've just sustained..." she stopped, noticing a dumbfounded look on the blonde's face. Her cheeks turned scarlet as she recomposed herself. "I-I'll just keep it simple," she took a deep breath. "Would you like to go out with me?"
She was stunned by the question. She blinked a far amount of times, trying to process what had just been asked. "H-Huh? Y-You mean like a date?" she only became more confused when the girl responded with a nod. "Um...Well...Ah..." for once, she was at a loss for words.
The older girl could only watch as the blonde struggled to form a coherent expression. "You alright? Did I say something wrong?"
"No! No, I'm just a little confused," Rin scratched the back of her neck, not sure how to put what she wanted to say into the right words. "Like, don't you bat for the opposite team, or something?" she slapped herself internally. What a stupid question. "What I mean is, I thought you were straight. After all, you were so determined to get with that douchebag not too long ago."
"Is that so?" a sly smirk enveloped the girl's lips. "I'll give you a hint. I like to play for both sides," Gumi watched as her friend struggled to figure out her statement, finding it adorable how she bit her thumb nail when in deep thought.
"...Oh! I get it," it took a second, but she eventually perked up when she put two and two together. "Still, you're pretty weird for asking me out on a date. Especially after the night we just been through."
"And how, pray tell, does that make me weird?" she asked in a light-hearted tone.
"Well think about it, you just asked the little shit who basically tormented you for two years over some outlandishly petty shit. Said little shit also punched you hard in the gut and kicked you while you were down only a few hours ago."
"Yeah," Gumi rubbed her stomach, the pain now dissolved. "Guess you could say I'm pretty weird."
Rin's expression became bleak after witnessing such an innocent smile reflected off the girl, a smile she knew would only become corrupted if she stayed a part of her life. "What if the little shit feels she'd make a terrible girlfriend? Sure, she's done it with plenty of girls, but she never worried about breaking their hearts. She never loved them," she switched her view to the floor, clasping her hands together, playing with her thumbs. "With you. It's different."
She glanced to the melancholy teen; her chest tightening at the sight of the usually confident girl slumped over with sorrow . Clenching over the sharp pain that ran through her leg, she pulled herself closer to the blonde and wrapped her hand around the girl's, catching her attention as she intertwined their figures. "Want to know what I think? I think she would make an excellent girlfriend. "
"But I- She. Does not feel like she's a good person."
"Well, maybe she just needs someone by her side to show her otherwise," Gumi tugged at the tiny girl's hand to herself, asking for her to lean in closer.
She followed her request without question, only to be surprised when a soft pair of lips pecked her right cheek. Her hand rubbed against the point of contact as she looked at the girl in wonder.
Will you let me be that girl?
Staring into the gorgeous emerald eyes that waited in patience for her answer. Rin felt the wonderful yet strange feelings once more; this time fully embracing it. She finally understood what all those love songs were talking about. Her throat feeling dry as a stream of tears traveled down her cheek and dripped to the floor. Never did she believe that she could experience such kindness, or even happiness in her life again.
Yes!
Is the only word she could muster, yet it carried more weight than any paragraph she could ever think up.
Watching the once stoic blonde cry out in pure joy. Gumi couldn't help, but join in with a proud smile. Wanting to share in her joy, she spread her arms open, offering her a warm embrace.
It didn't even take 5 seconds for Rin to glop the girl, wrapping her arms around the back of her neck and bury her face into her chest to listen the calming beat inside.
The taller girl took a hold of her upper back, resting her chin a top her messy hair.
Time seemed non-exist for the two, their warm, sensitive bodies connected to one and other felt like a type of bliss that they thought could not exist in this world, even if it was just their upper bodies making contact.
Thank you, Rin. For taking this chance with me.
No, Gumi. Thank you.
For what?
For being the first person to believe in me.
Blanketed by the cold, almost endless darkness.
Two rivals arrived at a club to win the heart of a boy.
Both failed that night.
That doesn't mean they lost. Quite the opposite. This was a victory.
Instead, the two discovered that the love they felt was not for the boy, but for each other. Still unsure of the origin of their new found feelings.
The newly formed couple had no clue what trials will be forced apon them, or even how to tackle each problem. One fact they knew they could really on is they would get through it all-
Together
The End
And that's a wrap.
Now that the story's done, it's time for me to explain my absence.
First of all, I want to apologise for not posting anything in forever. My reason for being away so long is that I wanted to work on my writing skills by taking a course as well as other personal matters, whether my writing has improved is debatable though.
I'm now back to writing my stories and will make a better effort to post more stories, but my main base won't be here any more.
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I think that's enough from me now. Sorry again if I upset some of you and you have full right to punch me in the face if that makes you fell better.
Chao!