Writer: Mwahahaha! How was my cliffhanger? I bet you want them to kiss -laughs uncontrollably-
Akina: there is something wrong about you..
Writer: -on the floor laughing-
Akina: Just go read the chapter..
Chapter 11: Flushed
FLASHBACK~
Akina got close to Lightings face. So close that their lips were just centimeters away from touching. Lighting closed her eyes and braced herself for what hadn't come. When she opened her eyes, Akina wasn't as close to her face as before.
"Eager much?" Akina taunted. She had left Lighting hanging. Akina almost started laughing, but something told her not to. The drunk blond sat there looking at Lightings face.
"No" Lighting said crossing her arms and looking away from the blond. This made Akina's smile turn to a smirk.
"Now that's adorable" Akina said with her smirk gleaming. Lighting glanced at the blond with a thicker blush now. What Akina had done next was the part Serah didn't want to explain, but she did.
Akina's hand brushed Lightnings cheek before cupping her neck and planting her lips right on Lightnings. Lighting stared at the blond in shock as she pulled away.
"As I excepted. You need a little work with your kissing but you'll be fine for now" Akina said before getting off the couch. "I shall take my leave. I'm tired. Night" Akina finished her last sentence of the night before she flopped on the bed and passed out.
~END OF FLASHBACK
Akina had put her hands on her face to cover her embarrassment, Lighting was still trying to eat her pancakes without looking at Akina, and Serah avoided both of their gazes.
"I am so sorry.." Akina said emphasizing on the Sorry. "I even knew I shouldn't have gotten drunk." She continued removing her hands from her face that was flushed redder than a chili pepper.
Lightning didn't say anything. "That's alright. I'm sure you've got a good enough reason" Serah said trying to cheer up her blond friend.
"I should go.." The blond said standing up. That was when Lighting looked at Akina. When Akina caught Lightings gaze, Lightings blue eyes quickly looked away. Akina turned to leave but Lighting grabbed her wrist.
"Stay. We can go to work together" Lighting said to the blond who looked at her shocked. Given that she had been drunk around Lighting the night before, she never once thought Lighting would want her to stay longer.
"I um.. Ok?" Akina said as she sat down in the chair. The whole time no one else spoke a word. It was complete, and utter silence till it got to the time her and Lighting had to leave for work.
Akina followed Lighting to an expensive looking yellow car. She couldn't determine the brand, but it was pretty nice. Lighting got on the drivers seat and Akina got into the opposite one. Lightings car roared to life before she drove off.
"We've got lots of work to do today. We might not get off work like the usual time" Lighting said, trying to start what she thought was small talk.
"I have no problems with it.." Akina said distantly as she looked out the window looking at the other cars the they passed or passed them. Lightning glanced at the blond for a moment before turning back to the rode.
It wasn't a long drive. Surprisingly, it wasn't that far from the PSICOM building. Akina counted eight blocks from Lightings house to her house, or apartment. It felt like forever sitting in her seat, waiting for Lighting to pull up in front of the building.
-dramatically switches to Lightings POV :3 -
Lightings POV
Lighting pulled up into the parking lot and slipped the key out of the ignition before exiting the car. She looked in the car to see if Akina was still inside, but she was looking at her from over the car.
"Let's go" Lightning said slipping her keys onto her right pocket. She turned to go into PSICOM but she paused and looked behind her to Akina who seemed to be taking her time to get to work. Lighting shot her a glare for her to get her ass moving. The blond must have noticed cause she walked at quicker pace.
Lighting walked strait through the front door passing by Snow, her little sisters idiot fiancé. "Hey Lighting" he called, but she ignored him and walked strait to her office.
When Lighting walked into her office with Akina hot on her heels, there was a man sitting in Lightings desk. He was familiar to Lighting, but she didn't know his name.
"Ah.. The warrior goddess. It's about time you showed up to work" the man said. He wore a black suit with a sword on his hip. He had somewhat purple hair and purple eyes that where red around the pupil.
"Caius.." Lighting said rottenly. She knew who he was now. He was something like Lightings boss. In fact he was basically everyone's boss, but Caius was only the underboss. The president Yule, a young girl who had more wisdom than all who surrounds her, was his boss. Some could say he's her dog, or the vice-president of Cacoon.
"Yule has requested for me to receive a copy of the files from the Tozoku case" Caius said putting his feet on her desk and arms behind his head in a relaxed position. This made Lightings blood boil.
"Why are you in my office then? Go get them in the evidence room. Now get your filthy feet off my desk" Lightning growled. This only made Cauis smirk. The man got his feet off Lightnings desk and walked towards the door.
"Keep in mind Goddess.. Your position is dangling on a thin thread. Just a little more weight and you'll fall out" Cauis said smirking before leaving. Lighting sighed and sat behind her desk. She had forgotten Akina was still in the room.
"Who was that?" The blond asked pointing her thumb behind her at the door. Lighting turned on her computer and gestured the blond to sit.
"That was Cauis Ballad. The presidents dog" Lighting sneered looking at her screen that requested her ID name and password. Quickly she typed in the requirements till the Tozoku case popped up on her screen. As she thought, Cauis was using her computer to print off a copy.
"What did he mean by that?" Akina asked. Lighting blinked a moment, thinking before she came up with an answer.
"He was talking about mistakes from my past, and if I made more, I'm screwed." Lighting said exiting out the files and opened up a web browser to search for something. She clicked off the search and found the news almost instantly. Sure enough, Tozoku was on the front page with a picture of Tozoku written in blood.
"Better get going.. We got lots to do" Lighting said breaking silence after five minuets. Akina jumped and hopped out of her chair and quickly lunged for the door before she fell over on the ground. Lighting couldn't help but let the corners of her mouth curve into a soft, not to big, smile.
After the blond left to go work, Lighting had lots of paper work to fill out and read letters from the training camps for PSICOM. She then wrote replying letters and put them in her outbox for a client who take the mail and gives it to the mailman. This all took three hours to do and it was now her lunch break.
Lighting stood up till her door burst open with Akina in the door way. "I took the liberty to go and get us some sushi from the restraint I once managed. They still give me that discount!" Akina said before tossing a bag at Lighting. Acting quickly, Lightning grabbed it and opened it up to very delicious looking rolls of sushi.
Licking her dry lips she took out the sushi and put them in a napkin with a fork in her hand to eat away at it. Before she knew it, she stabbed the fork at it, but the fork was no longer in her hands. She turned to Akina who was smiling innocently. She couldn't help but blush a little.
"You're not supposed to eat it with a fork. Try chop sticks" Akina said with two wooden sticks in her hand. Shyly, Lighting grabbed them in both off her hands. She noticed Akina make a face before she laughed loudly.
"That's not how you use chop sticks!" Akina said laughing between words. Akina snatched them from Lightings grasp and held them like normal people held chop sticks. Confused, Lighting grabbed the other pair the blond got and tried to mimic her. She received a disapproving look.
"Here." The blond said putting down her chop sticks down and grabbing Lightings hands. She blushed slightly at the touch of the other woman who was trying to situate her fingers. After a few seconds, she was apparently holding them right. She tried picking up the sushi, but it rolled between the two sticks and crossed.
"I'm using a fork" Lightning declared but Akina gave her a glare. Flinching as the scold, Lighting attempted to pick it up. She got a good enough hold on it and quickly shoved it in her mouth. The sushi was so delicious, it was hard to describe for Lightning.
"Actually I made it myself. They let me into the kitchen" Akina said with an innocent smile. Lighting looked at the blond with surprise in her eyes. She hadn't thought of the blond ever cooking before. It seems she was learning more and more about Akina everyday.