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@kuro_808: Is it a good thing that you are perplexed? :? XD I'm not that confident in my writing, I have too made too many mistakes on the older stuff I wrote. :banghead: Anyways, I love Momoka and I think she'll be a good addition here... Thank you for always leaving thanks! And for the comment too :D :heart: :heart:
@yamamoto_din: Who knows? I don't want to make things difficult for Sayaka, but it's a bit fun adding Momoka in here. :P
@four4four: Sayaka should really decide who she'll pick, right? Or maybe it's too early for that... Let's make it harder for her to choose in the next chapters, that would be fun! :P XD
Sorry, if it took me quite a while to post an update. I was working out on my older fics too and I realized that I got too many things to write. :lol: :lol:
Anyways, I hope you'll like the next chapter!
CHAPTER 4: It All Started in a Jam
Jonishi Kei went home with a box of senbei and rice wine in her hands. She went to the kitchen to put the groceries on the table, and then she headed to her room to get some change of clothes.
Kei decided to bathe and soak in the tub to pass time while she waits for Sayaka. She headed to the bathroom and took a shower first before climbing onto the tub filled with lukewarm water.
It felt good -- the warmth of the water felt good on her skin. She felt very relaxed that she could almost fall asleep inside the tub. But, no, she tried her best to stay awake because if she fell asleep (in the tub) she might not ever be able to wake up.
That's what leads her into daydreaming...
[Flashback; 2 days ago]
"Try this one, Sayaka!" Kei said as she handed Sayaka a red colored dress.
"Doesn't it look too bright?" She said before looking at it. "How about this one?"
Added Sayaka as she showed Kei a white off-shoulder dress.
"Try them both. Then, let's decide after." Suggested Kei.
As Sayaka walked inside the fitting room, Kei was still looking at other display dresses at the shop. They were a variety of colors and styles -- from pastel colors, neons, and monochromes.
"Good afternoon, Ma'am." She heard the employees say in sync. She got curious and looked at where the sounds were coming from.
There was a girl who entered the shop, and for Kei, she somehow looked familiar. She was tall, has long curly black hair and she was wearing an elegant looking, pastel pink colored dress. She smiled at the employees and said, "Good afternoon. Thank you for always working hard."
It was a matter of chance when their gazes met in an instant and a smile was drawn from the familiar girl's face.
"Where did I meet her?" Kei thought to herself as she was trying to recall her memories.
The girl walked towards Kei, not breaking the eye contact and the smile too. Kei felt a sharp aura surrounding the girl and it gave her strong vibes that made her feel somewhat uneasy.
"Need help with anything?" asked the familiar girl. "I am Yoshida Akari, the owner of this shop and also the major designer of the products here."
"Actually, my boss is looking for a dress to be used for a proposal meeting." said Kei formally.
"Oh, where is she right now?" asked Akari.
"At the fitting room. We already chose some dresses but we are still not so sure about--"
It was when Sayaka went out of the fitting room wearing the red dress.
"Uhm, Kei, I don't think it suits me..." said Sayaka.
"It is indeed eye-catching." commented Akari "...but doesn't fit the theme well."
"Who is she, Kei?" Sayaka asked when she noticed Akari.
"She's the owner."
Yoshida Akari smiled at Sayaka and formally introduced herself. Sayaka introduced herself as well.
"Oh!" exclaimed Akari. "I think I have something that would fit you well!"
Akari called over one of the employees and instructed her to get something. After a minute of waiting, the employee went back with a black dress in her hand.
"Thank you." Akari said as the employee handed the dress to Sayaka.
"You should try that one out." she told Sayaka.
The latter then entered the dressing room again, leaving Kei and Akari alone.
"She was the girl in the picture right?" Akari asked Kei. It confused Kei though.
"What do you mean?"
"The picture you dropped while waiting at the counter at the supermarket..." said Akari with a smile.
"Oh! I remember now!" Kei said. She saw Akari at the supermarket a few days ago.
"Yes, she was the one in the photo."
"By the way, you haven't told me your name."
"I'm Jonishi Kei."
"Nice to meet you."
[End of Flashback]
The thing that brought Kei back into reality was when she heard her faded ringtone. She left her phone in her room though. She went out of the tub and slid on a bath robe. She quickly went to her room but the ringing has already stopped.
1 missed call.
妹ちゃん
She dialed the number back...
"Onee-chan!" was said on the other side of the phone.
"Why did you call, Rei?"
"I just missed you! When are you coming home?" asked Kei's little sister, Jonishi Rei.
"During the holidays, like the usual. I miss you too, Rei. Tell mom and dad that I'm doing well."
"Okaaaay~"
"Good girl~" said Kei. "I'm going to hung up now. A friend's coming over."
"For real? At this hour?" asked Rei. "Okay then. I'll call you again Oneechan!"
"Take care always, Rei."
"You too."
After the call, Kei decided to go prepare the dessert because it's already getting late.
Meanwhile...
The limousine was put on stop. Sayaka and Miyuki stepped out of the vehicle.
"Are you sure you don't want us to bring you home?" asked Miyuki.
Sayaka answered with a nod and added, "Thank you for the dinner tonight, Watanabe-san."
"You're very much welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the night."
"I did." Sayaka smiled at Miyuki. The latter smiled back at her.
"Okay then, I'll get going." said Miyuki.
"Bye." Sayaka waved her hand to Miyuki.
Just before Miyuki entered the limousine, she looked back at Sayaka. "Please take care on your way home..."
Sayaka saw through Miyuki's words and felt something in her chest. It felt painful somehow. Maybe because of how Miyuki said those... And she didn't know why it felt that way.
But for the meantime, she shrugged off the feeling and called her father to tell him the details regarding the meeting. After that, she then calls Ayaka to tell her that she wouldn't be going home tonight and that she'll be sleeping at Kei's house.
The doorbell rang. Kei turned the television off and walked to the main door of her apartment. She felt her heart beating fast. It always feels like this whenever Sayaka is around.
Sayaka's smiling face greeted her after she opened the door. The visitor entered and removed her stilettos at the hallway.
"How was the meeting?" asked Kei as she sat on the couch. Her boss took the seat behind her.
"I think it went well. Watanabe-san was impressed with the proposal, I hope he approves it as soon as possible."
"That's good news then!" Kei handed a sake cup to Sayaka. "We now have a reason to celebrate!"
"Yes, indeed!" She then remembered the gift she received from the Watanabe family. Sayaka has already peeked up on it a while ago. It was a good timing that the contents of the package was a bottle of rice wine. "Oh, anyways, here's a gift from the Watanabe's."
Sayaka smiled at Kei as she put the other sake bottle on the table. It was Sayaka's innocent smile that brought back memories into Kei's mind...
"Sayaka, do you still remember the first time we met?" Kei asked as she put sake on her and Sayaka's cup.
"Uhh... We attended same classes in college, right?"
"No, no, before thaaaaat."
"Oh! We're schoolmates in high school!" Sayaka exclaimed. "But we haven't talked much before. I guess it was when you became an intern to our company when we started really talking."
The rice wine brought warmth upon Kei as she drank it. She poured more sake into her cup as she started telling an old story...
"Well, you might not know, but the truth is... I really liked you since high school!"
[Flashback...]
Jonishi Kei has just finished writing on the cleaning log. Her face was sweaty after doing the task. She wiped it off with a white handkerchief and slid the cloth back into her bag.
"Keicchi~" Her classmates, Shibuya Nagisa and Yabushita Shu, called for her. "Want to walk with us home?"
She knew that they are a couple. They haven't really told anyone but Kei can see how they act with one another. She doesn't like the feeling of being a third wheel that's why she refused and quickly thought of a reason to stay at school.
"I think I'll pass! I'll be heading to the music room." Kei waved her hand as she watch the two walk along the corridor.
It was still early but the corridors has been emptied. She looked outside the window. There were still members of the track team who are running laps along the track field.
Atleast she was not alone, Kei thought.
She was near the music room when she started to hear some strumming of a guitar and someone was singing.
She stood beside the slightly opened door and listened to the beautiful sound. The voice isn't familiar, so it's probably not someone from the music club...
Before that sun sets, since I'll go to meet you
Facing the rain of tears, walking barefoot
While only waiting for the morning, the night drapes over us
Your time is with the many shooting stars, they truly are as radiant as you
The miracle of meeting you is no dream
Tomorrow I want to search for more miracles together
Kei was curious of who was the person singing inside. Her heart was unusually beating fast. She took a quick peek through the slightly opened door.
The black hair was being blown by the wind coming from the open window. What she only saw was the back of the girl.
It's only you here, and it's silly, but this joy I feel makes me tremble
The words I couldn't say over the phone are flowing out of me one by one
Let me take you to happiness
The times I've been late to our meetings, your disappointed face
But, little fights are okay, since now I'm in love with only you
Our love's not yet at it's fullest, so let's make it grow
Smiling through our tears, let's kiss one more time
Kei wanted to see her face. She wanted to know who she was and how can she make her heart beat this fast!
She tried to walk inside but when she opened the door, it creaked loudly and the strumming stopped.
"Oh, I--I'm sorry!" Kei exclaimed.
It felt like a slow motion when the girl finally turned to look at Kei. She knew her! Well, everyone knows to whom those sharp eyes belong. It was the school's top student, Yamamoto Sayaka.
Sayaka looked down and removed the guitar on hand. Kei didn't want her to leave yet, that's why she run towards the drumset and started to play the song Sayaka was singing a while ago.
Sayaka was about to leave but she turned around to look at Kei.
"Wanna jam in?" She asked Sayaka with a smile.
Sayaka locked the door and walked near her. She got the guitar and on cue, the two of them made a good sound. Sayaka continued singing the unfinished song...
It's only you here, and it's silly, but this joy I feel makes me tremble
The words I couldn't say over the phone are flowing out of me one by one
Let me take you to happiness
Let me hold you, let's watch the continuation of a dream
My inexperienced hands are desperately happy
With only an impulsive gesture, seeing how beautiful you are
I embraced you once more
Kei intently watched Sayaka as she played and sang. It looked so beautiful... She hasn't seen someone who could be that beautiful in her eyes. She was trembling with excitement.
It's only you here, and it's silly, but this joy I feel makes me tremble
The words I couldn't say over the phone are flowing out of me one by one
Let me take you to happiness
Let me hold you, let's watch the continuation of a dream
My inexperienced hands are desperately happy
With only an impulsive gesture, seeing how beautiful you are
I kissed you over and over again
As soon as the song finished, Kei quickly stood up. "You have an awesome voice and you're good in playing the guitar, why didn't you join the music club?"
Sayaka didn't answer. She just slid the guitar back to its sheath.
"Anyways, I'm Kei." She extended her hand. Sayaka clasped it and shook it lightly for a hand shake. "Nice jam!"
Sayaka nodded and smiled. "Hope we can jam again someday! Gotta go."
The feel of Sayaka's hand and the smile lasted on Kei's mind. Her heart was beating a rhytm she wasn't familiar of. Her hands felt cold and shaky but her face felt like it was burning with warmth. She just watched as Sayaka left out of the room.
[End of Flashback]
"Oh, I remember now!" Sayaka exclaimed.
"That was the day I fell in love with you." Kei confessed. She felt the shyness creeping up to her face and it made her blush. "After that day, I wondered if we could do that again... I tried to approach you but I haven't had the courage."
"Thank you, Kei... for loving me through all those years."
It was in a blink of an eye, Sayaka leaned forward and kissed Kei on the lips. "That one was for the kiss a while ago, the one I haven't done earlier."
She kissed her again, longer this time. Kei kissed her back, feeling her heart racing. She felt the rush was running through her body.
Sayaka stopped and gazed at her eyes, taking a good look at her brown orbs. "That was because I wanted to kiss you more."
"Sayaka..."
Kei was blushing furiously as she leaned her face closer to Sayaka's. She kissed her once this time.
It was a passionate kiss and both of them started to feel the atmosphere turning hot. Sayaka nudged forward and used her body to push Kei to lie on the sofa. She pinned her down as she stopped the kiss for a breathe. Her eyes were shining with a new kind of luster, Kei noticed.
When Sayaka was about to dive into her again, Kei broke the eye contact and looked away. She was wavering.
Sayaka felt embarrassed suddenly. "I--I'm sorry..." She uttered as she swiftly took a short distance away.
Kei saw the pained expression on her face and the girl felt the weight of what she has done...
Or what secrets are she not telling...
"It's not like that!" Kei's heart was racing again, now because of guilt. "I--I want this, too."
Sayaka looked at her with surprise but Kei started to tear up. "There's something I wasn't telling you..."
"What is it?" asked Sayaka. She disliked the sight of Kei crying, it pains her.
"Nothing really happened between us last week."
"What do you mean?" Sayaka was confused.
"We haven't done it."
Now, she realized what Kei was talking about. "H--How... I was... Naked."
"The truth is that..."
[Flashback; a week ago...]
"Beautiful..." Kei whispered as she caressed Sayaka's face.
Sayaka blinked her eyes and pulled Kei closer until their lips met. It shocked Kei so much but she didn't break the kiss but rather kissed her back.
Sayaka stopped to breathe and uttered a name.
"Mi... Yu... Ki."
It was extreme shock for Kei to be called out by another name. It felt painful, like something was pinching her heart inside. The name echoed in her ears until she felt a hand pulling her head closer. Her face was still a few inches away from Sayaka's. She can't help but to look at her eyes, nose, lips, and flushed cheeks. She wanted to remember all of these because it might not happen again...
It was more to her surprise when Sayaka's free hand worked it's way towards her collar. She started unbuttoning her top... One button after one, until there was none.
Kei's eyes were stucked on Sayaka's exposed chest. Her heart has a wild rhythm, something she hasn't feel before. Her body felt very very hot...
There was a quick turn of things, probably because of the lust arising in both of them... They are now both fully naked as they faced each other, Kei pinning Sayaka down on the bed.
"You look pretty..." Sayaka uttered the words that made her blush.
"Kiss me again, Miyuki."
...
Kei froze.
She knew that this is wrong. All of this was wrong. She felt that all the flutters on her heart vanished. It just felt cold. She lied down beside Sayaka, laughing at the thought of them acting like this towards one another.
It hurts.
The truth hurts.
And it made her cry. One drop wasn't too much but it poured constantly, draining everything inside her eyes. She didn't notice that Sayaka has fallen asleep already.
She covered both of them with a blanket. She should just be happy lying on the same bed with the person she loves... It was already too much for her...
Kei cried herself to sleep, constantly staring at the sleeping Sayaka.
[End of Flashback]
"That's it, I guess. I--I'm really sorry for not telling you this... I've given you a wrong impression of what was happening between us two."
"No, I should be the one to say sorry..." Sayaka looked at her directly, melting Kei's heart again.
"I'm sorry for calling you Miyuki." She pulled her for a warm embrace. "I wasn't like myself that day..."
"No one's at fault I guess." Kei said. "Somehow I felt like my chest was lighter. Being able to clear that up to you..."
Sayaka wiped the remaining tears on Kei's face. She smiled at her before leaning closer, their noses touching...
"I like you, Kei. That, I'm pretty sure of now... I don't know if this is love but I am not rushing. I always feel happy whenever were together. You were the most thoughtful and caring and smart and cutest girl I ever dated!"
"I was only the one you dated, right?"
"Yeap..." Kei was now smiling at her.
"Always remember that I love you, Sayaka."
"I know. I like it when you say that to me."
Kei's hand touched a part of Sayaka's exposed collarbone. They looked at each other again, with a fiery gaze. Sayaka leaned once more and Kei didn't move an inch to resist. Both of them.wanted this too...
They started kissing and touching each other, taking the things out of their body. They stopped for a breath occassionally and Sayaka suggested...
"Maybe we should move into your room."
TBC...
That's it! Hope you enjoyed it! Stay tuned for the next chapter :D