Chapter 2 – Slow Dance

Note:

[i] [/i]- thoughts

The song featured is called, “This never happened before” by Paul McCartney www.youtube.com/watch

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“Kirei………” Naomi commented as she admired the beautiful fountain and the lights that surround it.

Kei couldn’t help but stare at her beautiful angelic face. Nothing can compare to the beauty of the sight he is witnessing now, not even the Mona Lisa that everyone adored and admired.

“Yea, kirei………” he said in a soft tone.

When Naomi turned around to face him, he immediately looked away. He was embarrassed and he didn’t want her to see his blushed cheeks. When she gave him a slight smile, he couldn’t help but smile back at her. Suddenly Kei had an urge to hold her hand, but he couldn’t bring himself to do so. He was afraid that he might give her the wrong idea by just grabbing her hand from out of the blue.

When he finally decided to go for it anyway, Naomi beat him to it. She grabbed his hand first, intertwining her fingers with his. Kei’s cheeks blushed even more from her gesture. [i] She’s so straightforward; and that’s one of the reasons I fell for her. No matter what she does, she always brings smile to my face. [/i]

Suddenly there was a sudden change in the mood of the atmosphere. Inside the building, a new song was being played. It was a slow and calm song. The sound of a piano along with the sound of a soft cymbal started out the song.

[i]I’m very sure
this never happened to me before
I met you and now I’m sure
this never happened before……….[/i]

When Kei heard the song playing, he took this opportunity to ask her for a dance. He offered his hand to her and Naomi gently accepted his offer. At first their posture was loose and their bodies were apart. He felt awkward being close to her because he didn’t want to make her feel uncomfortable in any way. Naomi’s hand lay flat on his palm while her other hand lays flat on his shoulder. Kei’s other hand lays at her hips, while his other hand supports Naomi’s hand. They slowly moved their feet and body along with the melody towards no specific direction. They just danced, as they acknowledged each others presence.

[i]Now I see
This is the way it's supposed to be
I met you and now I see
This is the way it should be……….[/i]

Without noticing the two of them began to move their bodies closer to each other, closing any space between them. Their bodies were so close that they could feel and hear each others breathe. Kei realized how much their bodies fit like a puzzle, like they were meant for each other. Naomi then rested her face on his chest feeling his warmth and his heart beat.

Kei missed a lot of things that he and Naomi used to do. Oh how much he missed the times he used to hold her tightly like this, and the times he used to hold her soft petite fingers, intertwining them with his. Doing all of these things again has made him glad and content. But something deep inside him keeps resurfacing, like a doubt. Something keeps telling him that what they were doing was wrong (foreshadowing :P lol). Kei immediately shook away this thought. He decided to just focus on their moment together right now.

[i]This is the way it should be for lovers
They shouldn't go it alone
It's not so good when you're on your own [/i]

Soon tears began to fall down on Naomi’s face. She too was feeling mixed emotions right now. She felt so wrong doing this with her ex-boyfriend, but deep inside she still have feelings for him.

When he moved away to Fukuoka her feelings for him never died, nor did it ever faltered. There were moments when she would forget about him, but there were also moments when she would just sit by herself pondering and reminiscing about the past.

Suddenly Kei felt her tears drop down his shirt. [i] Is she crying? [/i] he asked himself. Kei took her hand that he was holding and placed it over his shoulder, while he placed both of his hands on her back. He hugged her tighter, reassuring her that everything would be fine. Naomi buried her face onto his chest while Kei buried his face in her hair. His hug brought a familiar feeling to Naomi; she just felt so safe and comfortable being in his arms, like a baby feeling protected in it's mother’s arms.

[i]So come to me
Now we can be what we wanna be
I love you and now I see
This is the way it should be

This is the way it should be[/i]

The two of them both lifted their heads up and they stared at each other’s eyes. Kei moved his face closer to her face. Naomi knew what he was planning to do. She knows she shouldn’t do it, but she just couldn’t force herself to break away from him. Besides his grip was also too tight making it impossible for her to push him away……….but that was just an excuse. Suddenly Naomi felt his warm soft lips on hers. [i] I can’t do this. This is wrong……[/i] she kept telling herself, but in the end she found herself responding to his kiss.

Soon their kiss became more passionate and none of them wanted to break away from each other. As their kiss became deeper and deeper Kei moved his hands around her back while Naomi moved her hands around his head feeling every strand of his hair between her fingers.

[i] This is the way it should be for lovers
They shouldn't go it alone
It's not so good when you're on your own

I’m very sure
This never happened to me before
I met you and now I’m sure
This never happened before (this never happened before)
This never happened before (this never happened)
This never happened before (this never happened before)[/i]

The two of them continued their kiss even after the song ended. Then suddenly Naomi’s phone began ringing. Naomi tried to break away from the kiss to see who was calling, but Kei wouldn’t let her go, so she decided to let the voice mail get it. A couple of seconds later, her phone began ringing again. Kei became annoyed by the cell phone so he loosened up his grip, allowing Naomi to break away from their kiss.

She frantically searched for her phone inside her bag cursing under her breath. When she finally found it the screen read, ‘Mizuhashi Koji.’

Naomi bit her lips when she saw the name on her phone. Kei noticed it too. “What’s wrong?” Kei asked her worriedly.

“I……….I have to go. I’m sorry.” Naomi said bitterly. She didn’t want to leave yet, but staying would be the wrong choice. When she was about to run away, Kei caught her hand immediately swinging her back into his arms.

“Why?” Kei demanded, but she didn’t answer. “B—boyfriend?” Kei asked her bitterly. When Naomi gave him a slight nod, he immediately let go of her hand. Naomi glanced at his face and noticed his sad and disappointed expression. But she can’t do anything about it. It was bad enough they were making out behind her boyfriend’s back. She knows better than that.

“I’m really sorry………..” She said again before running off leaving Kei all alone in the garden.

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When Kei got home, Ruka was still awake. She was in the living room eating popcorn while watching baseball.

“tadaima…….” He said softly.

“Oh! Okaeri! How was the reunion?” Ruka asked with her gaze still fixed on the TV. But when she barely heard a response from him, she knew something was wrong.

“Hey, what’s wrong? Did something happen during the reunion?” she asked.

Kei took a seat on the armchair, putting his feet on the coffee table next to Ruka’s Pepsi. “Wow you really had a bad time huh?” she asked as she puts her soda on the other side of the coffee table and away from his feet.

“I don’t wanna talk about it….” He said sighing.

“Ok” Ruka said immediately without giving it another thought. Kei gave her an annoyed look, which Ruka ignored completely.

“Fine! What happened?” Ruka asked finally asked.

“I saw her again……she was so beautiful like she was before, except she looks more mature now. ” He said happily.

“Ok……can you give me a hint of who you’re talking about?” Ruka asked sarcastically.

“My girlfriend from high school. I saw her in the reunion.” He explained to her.

“Oh~ the girl you were with before you moved right?”

“Yea.”

“What happened next?”

“Well, we talked and walked for a few minutes. Then outside in the garden we danced………then we went closer to each other………..and then we kissed……….” Kei explained frowning.

“Great! You hit the jackpot so what are you moping around for?” Ruka leaned forward over the coffee table to grab her soda.

“So we were kissing, then suddenly her phone rang…..and…..and……” Kei didn’t want to say it. It already hurts enough knowing the fact that his beloved girl belongs to someone else now.

“And you found out she has a boyfriend right?” she finished his sentence off. Ruka kind of figured it out since all of the hints were there. She looked up at him and she gave him a sympathetic look. Kei continued to frown and sulk in despair.

“How could I have even been so stupid! Of course she has a boyfriend! Why wouldn’t she be? She’s the most beautiful girl I know! No offense Ruka.”

“None taken.”

*sigh* “There’s no more hope for me………I already lost my chances with her.”

“Hey, there are still a lot of fishes out there in the pond, so don’t be so down!” Ruka encouraged him, but Kei didn’t care about the other fishes, he only wants her.

When Ruka glanced back at the TV she was disappointed to find out her team lost. “Oh man! I can’t believe the Swallows lost to the Hawks! (The Tokyo Yakult Swallows and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks). Now both Ruka and Kei were sulking, creating a heavy depressing mood inside the living room.

When Takeru came down from his room the heavy atmosphere engulfed him sending shocks down his spine and giving him goose bumps all over his body.

“Who died?”

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A/N: Thank you very much to everyone who commented! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter ^^ you’ll learn more about Koji and the rest of the characters in the next chapter so keep reading!

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