21|| Badum

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I stared at the table, touching my lips.

What was that? Did I just... Make out with Kaoru?

Our little session was stopped when the waitress cleared her throat and asked us for our orders.

How embarrassing...

My cheeks flush.

But people don't just kiss people they don't like... Does Kaoru like me... Or not?

"Two mexicana." The waitress places our plates down. "One peach ice tea." Kaoru takes the ice tea and places it in front of me.

"Thanks." I mumble and he smiles.

"And one cola." She places the glass down onto the table and leaves.

I stare at the crepe and turn my head to look at Kaoru.

Why is he using a knife and fork?

He looks up at me and then quickly looks away.

"U-uh... W-Why do you use a knife and fork?" I ask and he thinks for a moment before shrugging.

"Habit?"

"Oh... I find that it tastes better when you hold it." I pick up the crepe and take a bite of it.

Kaoru stares at me and then looks down at his crepe. He places his knife and fork down and picks the crepe up.

I smile as I watch him take a bite of the crepe. "Oh... You're right." He nods and takes another bite of the crepe.

I grin and he freezes. "You have dimples..."

I look away and chuckle nervously. "Oh... Yeah..."

I touch my lips again and gulp. I then hear giggling, I look behind Kaoru and see two girls sitting on the table next to our booth. They both stare at Kaoru dreamily.

I pout slightly and take another bite of my crepe. Then, one of the girls stand up and taps Kaoru on the shoulder.

"Huh?" He looks up and the girl looks as of she was about to squeal.

"I-I've seen you in magazines." She holds up a magazine and flips through it. "Is that you?" She shows him the page and sure enough... It was Hikaru and Kaoru posing, wearing some very stylish clothes and on the other page, Miya posing with similar clothes.

What?! Well... His mother is a fashion designer but why is Miya...

"Uhh..." Kaoru looks at me and I just stare at him. "Yeah." He nods and her other friend stands up before they both squeal.

"Can we take a photo with you?" She gets her phone ready.

"S-Sure..."

They squeal once again. I awkwardly sit there and take another bite of my crepe.

Hmph! I'm not jealous.

"Did you just come back from a photo shoot?" One of the girls ask.

"Oh no uh... A concert."

"Oh yeah! I heard there was going to be a lady gaga concert today! Was that it?" Kaoru nods and they both keep talking to him.

I groan quietly. "Is that your girlfriend?" One of the girls point to me and I jump up, making me hit my knee onto the table.

"Ack- H-Hello!" I give a small wave and they wave back.

Ow...

"Uh..." Kaoru's face turns a crimson red.

"We saw you two kissing earlier!" The other girl giggles.

No doubt my face was a crimson red too.

Kaoru chokes on his own spit and starts coughing.

"A-Are you okay?" I peer at his face and he blushes.

"So are you two dating?"

"Y-Yes." He says and I let out a squeak.

"Oh! How adorable! So are you on a date?"

I never considered that... Was this a date? Well we kissed so it is... right?

"Y-Yeah." Kaoru nods and the two girls squeal. I smile unconsciously and look down.

"Sorry! Sorry! We'll leave you two to it then. Thank you!" The girls wave and walk back to their seats.

Awkward silence.

"I-I just said that to get them a-away... It's not a date if you don't want it to be..." He whispers.

"It's fine... I-I don't mind..." My heart is beating furiously.

I hear him take in a sharp breath.

"S-S-Sure..."

I take slow and deep breaths.

.

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I take one last bite of the crepe and Kaoru watches me with a smile.

"Um... Sorry for making you wait." I clear my throat.

"It's okay." His smile widens and my heart feels as if it's about to explode.

"S-Should we head back?" I ask and he gasps a little.

"O-Oh yeah... Sure." He stands up and holds his hand out to me.

I take his hand and with my free hand, I hold the hem of my dress down. I was about to pull my hand away from his, when he suddenly intertwined his finger around mine and started walking.

I stare at the back of his head as he walks a little in front of me.

My fingers intertwined themselves around Kaoru's as if it was the most natural thing in the world.

Where our hands touched, burned.

We hopped into the car and sat there in silence, still holding hands.

Just this simple gesture makes me feel like the happiest girl in the world.

I smile and look out the window.

Time flies by so fast when i'm with him...

"We're here." Kaoru opens the door himself and helps me out.

"Thank you." I smile, looking down.

We stood there in silence.

"I-" We both spoke up at the same time.

"Oh. Ladies first." He says and I take a deep breath.

"I had fun today... Thank you."

His hand squeezes my hand tighter.

"You're welcome... We should do this again some time." He says as his thumb rubs the back of my hand.

I stare down at my shoes.

He then pulls my hand, I look up and he presses his lips to mine.

My heart... My heart can't take it...

My legs wobble and Kaoru wraps an arm around my waist to hold me up.

I take a deep breath and wrap my arms around his neck.

These kisses... They're like drugs... They make me happy... They make my heart flutter... My body burn... I'm so frustrated! What is this?

All that could be heard was the sound of our lips smacking against each others and our heavy breathing. He wraps his arm around my waist tighter and places one hand just underneath my jaw.

His cold hand gives me goosebumps and I kiss him deeper.

Kaoru...

I pull away and rest my head on his chest.

Badum Badum Badum

I hear his heart beat rapidly and I close my eyes, hugging him tighter.

Kaoru... I love you...

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Awwwww

- Luca