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Flashback 1

From Underneath The Large Round Table

From underneath the large round table, I suddenly feel her smooth, warm and very gentle fingertips lovingly caressing my left thigh and knee.

...A-Ara!... I discretely glance over to catch a glimpse of her as I converse with Reito-kun who is sitting next to me; But to my great disappointment, our eyes do not meet. She is somewhat caught up in casual conversation as well with Mai-han, Midori-han and Mikoto-chin.

From her light touches; From the way her finger is circling my knee, I could sense she is becoming rather impatient, I could feel that she wants to leave. To step away from the table at least for one second just to have a moment to herself, a moment to ourselves. A moment of privacy to relieve the pressure in our chests and finally breathe with ease because we have not seen each other in over a week. I had just came back to Fuuka today because my summer break had finally started, because I was finally done with Final examinations and school, and because I wanted to spend time with her. I wanted to see her and be with her.

...Ara... I smile ever so calmly as I listen to Reito-kun, and also to Haruka-han who is sitting next to him. I patiently pretend to listen, nodding to them while thinking; Thinking of excuses, of reasons to leave the table and have Natsuki follow me.

...Restroom?... But I know very well that Natsuki will not follow me there. She will feel like it would be obvious, too obvious. Mainly because of the fact that Natsuki and I have not told our friends about our relationship. And by the glances they are giving us, it seems that they are starting to catch on to us. It seems like they suspect about us. It has been three weeks since that day. Three weeks since Natsuki visited me at Tokyo University and surprised me by confessing her feelings for me in front of the campus. It has been three weeks since we started being a couple.

...A phone call, perhaps?... Ara, no, that would not work. And that doesn't make sense anyway. Why would Natsuki follow me if I needed to make a phone call? That's just absurd. Truly absurd. What is wrong with me? Why can't I think in a reasonable way? ...Ara... Think, Shizuru... Yes, think. Use your brain.

- Sigh - And then seconds later I sigh in defeat, unable to think reasonably because of those fingertips traveling on my skin. Because they are silently torturing me with every feathery stroke. Silently killing me with every little thug. Silently punishing me, silently breaking me just by the warm touch. Does she even know what she's doing to me? I wish that at least for one second Natsuki could trade places with me. I wish that at least for one second she could be inside of my body, my veins, my soul, my heart, my skin. Feel what I feel. Hear my rapid heartbeat.

...Ara... And that is when I realize that my glass is no longer filled with the peach flavored drink I had ordered, I realize that I had just downed my last sip.

"It seems I am all out of iced tea" I softly speak, but loud enough for her to hear me. "I will be right back, I'm going to head to the bar to get a refill" And I excuse myself from the table as I slowly rise, giving Natsuki enough time to return her hand to her own lap.

"Oi"

I instantly, truly smile; For as I was walking away from the table I hear her huskily speak.

"Wait up, Shizuru..."

And as if on cue, by hearing this, I stopped on my tracks and turned to face her and everyone at the table. They kept talking and laughing amongst themselves. They didn't notice a thing, everything had gone as planned.

"I'll go with you. I'm, uh, all out of Coke too"

And in a matter of seconds she is standing next to me.

"We'll be right back, okay?"

I hear her announcing as her right hand raises, touching just for three seconds my upper back; Motioning, slowly leading the way to the bar.

"..." And we now are walking side by side. Our hands lightly touching every other second as we silently make our way out of the vast room.

"A-Ara!" But the moment that we are out of our friends eyes, out of our friends sight, "Natsuki..." Natsuki surprises me by grabbing my arm and pulling me closer to her body. Embracing me so tightly that I could hardly breathe, hardly speak.

"I-I missed you"

She tremblingly whispers to me, and I instantly melt by the sincerity of her words, of her voice. By the rawness and power of her embrace. By the feel of her breath against my ear and neck.

"Ara~" I whisper to my love in return, "I missed Natsuki very much as well" Both of my arms instinctively raising to wrap around her warm neck, to caress her cheeks and very adorable face. To touch her in the simplest and sweetest of ways. The way that only lovers would. The way that only lovers could.

"Shizuru"

She moments later whispers to me again, loosening a little her tight embrace. I feel every part of me shivering when my nose lightly touches hers. My forehead resting against hers. My eyes fixed on her beautiful Emerald eyes as her Emerald eyes fixedly stared at my slightly parted lips.

...Natsuki... It was maddening, maddening for me to be now inhaling the same air she was breathing out. For me to be exhaling the same air she was breathing in. ...I love you... To feel connected to her in such a simple way.

And I missed her. I truly had missed her. And I wanted to feel her in any, and every possible way. To touch her. To kiss her. To tell her that I loved her so much. But I held back. Because I, unlike Natsuki, have been feeling this way for an eternity, for a very long time. Because I knew that my love and her love wasn't as intense. Because I knew that my love and her love wasn't at the same level yet. Our feelings weren't exactly the same. I had to hold back. I needed to hold back. I couldn't initial contact unless she initialed it first. I wanted her to be completely sure that she in fact felt the way that she had said. That she truly loved me the way she had said. I didn't want to push her into feeling just because I deeply feel for her. Because I deeply yearn for her.

"Everyone's here"

She whispers to me again, and I feel her lips brushing so softly against my own as she speaks. I find my fingertips entangling with her thin Raven tresses. I really wanted to guide her lips to my lips. To claim her lips with my eager lips.

"I... I think we should tell them today, Shizuru"

And soon after, my eyebrows arch upwards in surprise, not really expecting those words. I was expecting anything but those words.

"T-Today, Natsuki?" I find myself stuttering. Repeating. That is very unlike me. Only Natsuki causes me to stutter like this; To loose control over my own body like this.

"Mn, I really want us to tell them today"

She lets me know in return, her hand traveling upwards to reach my own hands. And then intertwining our fingers together as she guided them downwards again.

"Come on... Let's go, Shizuru"

She whispers again, and I find myself closing my eyes because she is about to finally claim my lips as hers. And I would willingly let her claim any part of me as hers. Any part. Every part. I am hers. I will always be hers. Only and eternally hers.

"Hai" I find myself softly responding once she parted my lips from hers. It was a sweet kiss. An innocent kiss. Just the feel of lips against lips. The feel of skin brushing so softly against skin.

And soon after, she parted our embrace and led the way back to our friends. She was very nervous, I could tell, but even with all of her cute blushing and all of her nervousness she never, not for one second, let go of my hand as we voiced the news to our friends.

And I, I wouldn't have envisioned it any other way. I want my hands to always be intertwined together with hers. Forever, always and forever with hers.

Thanks for reading!

AN: I felt like to get away from the depressing stuff, that's why I wrote this. Hope that you guys enjoyed it