@Shinoki: Manaka is always cool, so I decided to show a different side of her for the finale.
So we have finally reached the conclusion of this short MonaRisa fic.
There are some interesting scenes in this finale.
Enjoy!
I Met Her on The Subway - Part 3 (Finale) [MonaRisa]
I am so ecstatic right now. Even though I didn't sleep much last night, I was full of energy. How could I not be? Manaka and I were going to have our first date today.
I was so nervous about what I was going to wearing. Should I go with a pair of jeans? Should I wear a long sleeve shirt? I spent a lot of time deciding on my wardrobe for the day. In the end, I decided upon a skirt and blouse.
“Risa!” I was brought back from my thoughts by someone suddenly calling my name from behind me.
I turned around to see who was calling me. Just like I expected, it was Manaka. She was running towards me.
Manaka was panting heavily when she stopped in front of me, “Am I late? Have you been waiting long?”
“Hello Manaka. No, you're just on time. I just got to the station too,” I replied to Manaka, but the truth was that I have been here for two hours already. I was too excited for this date and just ended up coming here early.
Manaka heaved a sigh of relief, “I am glad. Hey, what do you think of my outfit?”
My eyes shifted down to Manaka’s outfit. It was cute, and I liked it. But there was something familiar about it. Something very familiar about it…
I suddenly heard a click of a camera. Manaka had her phone out and it was pointed directly at me. She gave me a wink when our eyes met.
My eyes opened wide in realization, “Don’t tell me… You knew?”
“That's revenge,” Manaka had a smirk on her face.
I looked at the ground in embarrassment. My cheeks became flushed. I can't believe that she knew what I did. This is so embarrassing. She doesn't hate me, right?
Manaka grabbed my hands. I looked up and was surprised to see her face a few inches from my face. My face went completely red as my heart beated faster. She was staring deeply into my eyes. I could see my reflection in her deep brown orbs.
Manaka leaned in towards my ear. “Don’t worry, I love that part of you too,” she whispered into my ears.
“Wh-wh-what?” I managed to give a response.
Manaka backed away from me, and began to laugh uncontrollably, “Risa, you should see your face right now! It’s hilarious! I honestly can’t get enough of it.”
I pouted at Manaka, “Mou! I hate you Manaka! I’m leaving!”
I then began to walk away from Manaka. I wasn’t actually mad at her, but I wanted to get revenge on her for teasing me. She doesn’t control herself when she teases me. It irritated me because it kept on making me lose control of my emotions, but I can’t complain because it made me fall deeper in love with her.
It seemed that Manaka’s biggest weakness was when I was mad at her. She couldn’t handle having me mad at her. She tried her best to get my forgiveness and make me happy again. This time I wanted to get back at her for teasing me.
“Wait! Risa, come back! I’m sorry!” Manaka ran after me.
I suddenly turned around, stopping Manaka in her tracks. There was an angry expression on my face, “No, Manaka! I’m tired of your teasing! I’ve had enough!” I crossed my arms and turned around.
There was a grin on my face that Manaka couldn’t see. I knew for sure that my reaction would force another reaction out of Manaka. I waited a few moments, but there was no reaction from Manaka. All of a sudden I heard sobbing coming from me.
I turned around to see Manaka crying with her hands covering her face. It surprised me to see her crying from my teasing. My heart sank as it felt guilty for causing this pain towards her just for revenge. It turns out that my weakness was seeing Manaka in such a vulnerable position.
“I’m sorry…” Manaka was the first to break the awkward atmosphere.
I was confused by what she meant, but then it hit me, “You don’t have to be.”
Manaka was surprised when she felt my arm suddenly cradle her body in my embrace. One of my hands was stroking her head, while the other supported her for balance.
“Please don’t cry, Manaka. I hate to see you cry. It just hurts me so much,” I whispered softly.
Manaka removed her hands from her face, “You don’t hate me?” Her eyes were red from crying.
I looked deep into Manaka’s eyes and gave her a smile, “Of course not. How could I ever hate you? You are my obsession and the person that I love the most in this world. I just wanted to get revenge on you. I didn’t mean for you to take me seriously. I’m sorry, so please stop crying.” I wiped away a tear that threatened to fall from Manaka’s eyes.
Manaka wiped the remaining tears from her eyes before burying her face into my shoulder, “I’m sorry too. I shouldn’t tease you so much, but I can’t help it. This is the only way that I know how to show my love towards you.”
I smiled before patting Manaka’s head again. I was happy to know that Manaka only teased me because she loved me. People gave us weird stares at they walked by us. I paid no heed to them as this was a moment between Manaka and me.
We stayed in this position for a few minutes. Manaka was the first to break our embrace. Her normal cheerfulness returned to her face, which made me happy to see.
Manaka reached out her hand to me, “Let’s get going.”
I replied with a nod and reached out to grab Manaka’s outreached hand, “Un. Let’s go.”
We walked away from the station and started walking down the street. The first shop we stopped by was a crepe shop. I bought myself a banana crepe, while Manaka bought herself a strawberry crepe. We found a bench nearby and sat down to eat our crepes.
I noticed that Manaka was staring at my crepe while I was eating it, “Do you want some?”
“If you don’t mind,” Manaka leaned in and took a bite out of my crepe before I could offer it to her.
Manaka gave me a confused stare when she saw me giggling at her reaction, “What are you laughing at?”
“You seem so mature, but you also have this childish side to you. I can’t help but laugh at it,” my giggles became outright laughter.
Manaka uncharacteristically pouted, “I don’t want to that from you, Ms. Stalker.”
“Hey! That was only one time,” I responded defensively.
A grin formed on Manaka’s face, “I was just kidding. Do you want some of my crepe?” Manaka moved her crepe in front of my face.
I instinctively took a bite out of the crepe that was offered to me before I could give a reply. My eyes widen when I tasted the crepe, “It’s delicious!”
Manaka giggled at my reaction, “That’s the reaction I was looking for. I really love it when I get to see your blissful expression.”
I punched Manaka’s shoulder lightly, “Mou… You are such a tease.”
“I can’t help it. After all, I only tease you because I love you,” Manaka replied.
We quickly finished the remainder of our crepes and got up to leave. We began walking down the street. There was nothing planned out for the date today. Manaka just wanted to spend some time with me, and I was happy to do so with her.
“Hey, do you want to go back to my house?” Manaka suddenly asked me.
“I would love to,” I replied with a smile on my face.
We then went back to the subway station to take the subway back to Manaka’s house. The train ride was silent as both us just stared at each other without saying a word. We got off the train and made our way to Manaka’s house. Her house was only a few blocks away from the station.
I didn’t get a chance to introduce myself to Manaka’s parents as they were not home at the moment. Manaka led me up to her room. She opened the door and allowed me to enter first. Her room was normal looking. There weren’t many things in it, and it looked like it fit with her cool personality.
Manaka entered the room and closed the door behind her. I suddenly felt her hand grabbing me and pulling me towards her. My body was spun around and I felt the door appear behind me. Manaka slammed one of her hand on the door beside me.
“Eh?!” I let out in surprise.
Manaka had a flirtatious look in her eyes, “I can’t hold back anymore, Risa.”
I knew what Manaka was trying that to say. I tried escaping in the opposite direction of her hand on the door, but her other hand suddenly slammed the other side of the door. I was trapped from escaping her grasp.
My body instinctively flinched. I was not ready for this kind of situation. It was my first time after all.
“Manaka, I’m not ready for this yet,” my voice shrank to a whisper.
A grin appeared on Manaka’s face, “Don’t worry. I will be gentle.”
Manaka remove one of her hands from the door. She moved her free hand under my chin, raising it. Her eyes were telling me that she was eying my lips. I didn’t know what to do and my heart was racing.
Manaka’s lips started moving closer to me. I instinctively close my eyes and waited for her kiss. All of a sudden I felt the softness of Manaka’s lips on my own. We were having our first kiss.
There was a sweet strawberry taste coming from her lips. I was surprised to suddenly feel her tongue forcing her way into my mouth. Her tongue fished around in my mouth looking for my tongue. Our tongues intertwined, and I felt my mind go a bit numb.
I reached my arm around Manaka’s head and pulled her closer for a deeper kiss. Manaka was surprised by my sudden boldness, but she was happy to oblige. She moved her hand to my waist, and guided us away from the door and towards her bed.
Manaka broke our kiss and suddenly pushed me onto her bed. We were both panting heavily for air. I completely forgot that we needed to breathe while we were kissing. I could see the lust in Manaka’s eyes from my position on the bed. Manaka licked her lips before moving towards the bed.
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“MOM!” my daughter, Dani, suddenly interrupted me.
“What is it, Dani?” I asked curiously.
“I’m still 11! This isn’t something to talk about in front of your daughter!” she responded.
Manaka, who I am now married to, entered the room, “Don’t worry honey. We can tell her the rest of the story when she gets a bit older,” she gives Dani a wink.
“Dad! Stop embarrassing me!” Dani yelled with her cheeks flushed.
Manaka gave her a mischievous look, “Or we could just show you the rest of the story right now.”
Manaka walked towards the chair I was sitting in. She leaned forwards and placed her fingers below my chin. I played along and let her tilt my chin upwards to get a better look at my lips. Manaka moved in closer for a kiss.
Dani yelled before our lips could make contact, “DAD! MOM!” She then ran out of the room, embarrassed by us.
“I love teasing you and our daughter,” Manaka began to laugh.
I flicked Manaka on her forehead, “At least she doesn’t have your bad traits.”
Manaka rubbed her forehead with her hand, “Ow! That hurt!”
I give Manaka a light giggle, “I love remembering the story of how we met.”
Manaka gave me a surprise kiss on the lips, “Yeah, me too.”