Becoming Her Lover

Chapter 12

A Special Day

Kotori woke up bright early for a very special day. She looked at the calendar to make sure that she was mistaking this day for another. When she confirmed it was in fact the day she was waiting for, she quickly got ready and headed out the door. She skipped her entire way to her destination. Of course, her destination was Umi's house. She approached the door quietly and knocked as cheerfully as she could. Umi opened up and Kotori quickly imposed herself.

"Hi Umi-chan, is it alright if I spend the day here? My parents were busy doing some things for most of the day so I thought you'd be available." At that moment, Umi reached behind her nervously.

"I don't know. My parents are also away which means that I have to do all of the weekend chores."

"That's okay." Umi was so confused.

"You're okay?"

"Yeah, I can wait in your room until you're done." She couldn't believe the words that were coming out of this girl's mouth. This was true dedication. She was willing to be by herself until it was time to be with the one she loved.

"Um, I guess you could do that." Kotori smiled, kissed Umi on the cheek, and ran up to her room. Meanwhile, Umi was simply speechless. This girl was just too much for her. However, she was willing to put through it since she loved her enough to look past her little faults.

As Umi started with the chores, Kotori got inside Umi's room and made herself comfortable. However, that only lasted a few seconds. She then started to wander Umi's room, taking in everything that was there. She leapt onto her bed and started to smell the sheets and pillow. Everything smelt like Umi which made her weak at the knees. Umi had such a sweet smell that Kotori could barely concentrate when she caught a whiff of it. After that, she looked at all of the pictures again and was only attracted to ones with her and Umi. She grabbed them off the wall and hugged them and kissed. Thank God Umi was around or else she would be so freaked out.

This behavior only last for a few more minutes since Umi's room was pretty plain. All of the things Kotori smothered to death was all that was in there, except for her private things that Kotori wasn't smart enough to find. She finally sat down on the floor and leaned against her bed. She reached inside of her bag and pulled out one of the costumes she was working on for Muse. She was smart enough to bring these along with her since it took Umi a long time before coming back into her room. When she entered her room, she was completely exhausted, but Kotori was there to greet with a warm smile and open arms.

"Are you all finished, Umi-chan?"

"Not quite. My father left this book for me and he asked me to read it."

"Well, can't you just read it some other time," she said with obvious goal in mind.

"Sorry, but you know how my dad is. And plus, I don't know when he'll be back so it be best to read it now so I don't have to worry about it later."

"Oh, okay," she said as she bowed her head.

"We can still hang out. We'll just be very limited to what we can actually do." Umi managed to bring a small smile back to Kotori's face.

Umi walked into her room and took a seat in front of her bed. Kotori returned to her position on the side of the bed. Umi opened up the book and started to read while Kotori got back to her sewing. It was quiet and that made reading a lot easier for Umi. On the other hand, there was so much that Kotori wanted to talk about, but she just didn't have the guts to bring it up. Does she even remember what day it is? Should I hint at it? Should I stay quiet? Kotori was so troubled that it sort of distracted her from what she was doing. She then laid her things on her lap to try and calm down.

At that moment, the strangest thing happened. Umi's left arm reached around Kotori's waist and found a comfortable place to rest it. Kotori was shocked by this turn of events. Did she finally remember? She turned her head, but was immediately shot down when she noticed that Umi was still reading her book. Although this made her sad, this also made her extremely happy. Umi rarely showed any sign of compassion or love towards her so this was definitely a huge step in their relationship; at least, in the eyes of Kotori.

The silence went on and on until Umi broke the silence. She got up from the ground and left the room. That's when Kotori felt like a knife was stabbed through her chest. Was Umi so annoyed with her that she just had to leave the room? All of those questions from earlier that were running rampant inside Kotori's head were returning with a vengeance. As she continued to think about this, her eyes started to water. Right as a tear was about to fall from her eye, the doorknob turned and revealed Umi with something behind her back.

"Umi-chan?"

"Kotori, I'm sorry about all of this. I had something totally planned, but with my parents leaving on such short notice, I couldn't do anything of this. I hope you don't hate me for this, but… Happy Birthday." She brought her arms around to her front and showed Kotori a cute, little cupcake with a candle on it. "It's your favorite flavor: Vanilla." Kotori couldn't hold it in anymore. The tears started to fall. "Oh my God, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for any of this to happen." She knelt down in front of Kotori and Kotori suddenly wrapped her arms around Umi's neck.

"Mmm. I'm happy."

"Really?"

"Uh huh. I thought you forgot. I came to celebrate with you, but when I found out that we would be doing nothing, I started to get scared."

"I would never forget your birthday. You're too special for that to happen." Kotori's eyes shot wide open.

"I am?"

"Of course. You're like my oldest friend. You're my best friend and above all, you're my first lover. That's makes you special no matter. I didn't think I would ever find someone for me…" Kotori cut her sentence off with a kiss to the lips. Kotori kissed her with such passion that she was knocked back onto her butt, nearly dropping the cupcake. "Wait, Kotori."

"Why? I know I'm being selfish, but I know what I want for my birthday." She suddenly started to unbutton her shirt. That's when Umi had to be strong.

"I know it's your birthday, but I don't know if I can take this. We've been doing it so often that I can barely concentrate. We do it at school, here, and at my house. Can we just take a break?" Those words were so heavy on Kotori, but it was true. She was pushing her luck just a little too far with their sex life, and with every time, Umi was the victim so of course she would feel this way.

"Oh, I understand. I'm sorry." Kotori fell back and stared at the floor again.

"I know this could never possibly count as a birthday present, but… Happy Birthday." Umi put the cupcake on her desk and leaned in towards Kotori. She placed her hand underneath her chin and brought it up to face her. She then stole a kiss from Kotori's lips. Again, this was another first. Usually, it was Kotori to initiate, but to have Umi do it this time was something out of a romance novel. When she broke away from the kiss, Kotori was as white as could be. "Kotori? Kotori! Are you awake? Pull yourself together!" Umi gripped her by the shoulders, but it was no use. Blood flowing out of her nose as she looked like she was knocked out.

Hehe… Umi-chan kissed me. Umi-chan kissed me. I'm in heaven. Best birthday ever.

End of Chapter 12