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Her hand in mine was really very nice. Comforting, as I stumbled my way through accepting her invitation. To go out - like a date. I thought things could not have been any better at that moment but Maho squeezed my hand and reflexively I turned to look at her. Her nervousness was plain as day on her face. To think that she was just as nervous as me... I felt a warmth settle in me.
Things could get better, after all.
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"Okay."
I waited for her to say more mostly because I wasn't sure how things went from here. It was my first date, after all. I wondered if it was the same for her and quickly dismissed the flash of unexpected jealousy that rose up at that thought.
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"We can meet at... uhm."
"I mean I'll come to you, pick you up. Around... eight?"
"Okay," I agreed, happily. So far, so good.
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"Wear your dancing things,"
My smile froze on my face for a second before I schooled my face and replied, "Sure, dancing things."
Inwardly, I cursed myself for not mentioning that I didn't have any seeing as I've never been dancing. What does one wear? Sighing, I resigned to the fact that I would have to go shopping and ask a salesgirl or something.
As I kept reminding myself, this was our first real date and I wanted it to be perfect. I wanted me to be perfect. And if that meant getting dressed without Maho's help and looking good, then that's what I would do.
I was jerked out of my thoughts when I felt her lips on my cheek.
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"Thanks."
"Oh. Yes. I mean, thank you. This will be fun!" I said, a bit flustered from the kiss.
"Um. Do you want to head back then? I mean, I don't. Not really, but it's not as if we have a choice. If we did...well..." I trailed off, aware that I was rambling.
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"That would be dreadful. I really couldn't stand it."
I was being teased, obviously so I teased back a little, "Oh alright then, I guess I'll be on my - "
That was about as far as I could get with my teasing because Maho had made a silly face and was dragging away by my wrist before I could finish. When she spoke again, she was looking at her watch. Her voice seemed a bit odd but my eyes had dimmed at the thought of having to return so I didn't think too much about that.
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"Lunch is half over so we've not... I mean we should be getting back soon."
"Yeah," I said, without much feeling if you didn't count the resentment towards the seemingly short lunch hour.
I wish it was longer. Much longer, I added silently.
When, at the bottom of the steps, we turned away from school, I wondered if she could read my mind. And if she couldn't, she would probably have seen how my face lit up. How my fingers wrapped around her wrist and tightened around it, even as she held on to mine. Yes, there was definitely a skip in my step as we headed for the rocks near the water. It struck me that Maho didn't need to be able to read my mind, she could just look and see it all without trying. It was a thought that was both terrifying and liberating in parts.
When she sat down by a rock, I looked down at her for a moment. She had her knees drawn up against her chest and hair falling out from behind her ears and a light in her eyes as she patted the spot next to her. I wondered what else I would have seen if I had looked for longer. Sitting there, I left off staring at her (I had a feeling that I'd made her nervous) and settled for resting my head back against the rock and enjoying her presence - that I left one hand open, palm up, on the ground between us was of no consequence really. There was a nice silence for a bit and I was wondering what Maho was thinking when she broke it suddenly.
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"I promised to take you to a live. There's usually something going on most nights in Kawasaki. I go by train. Are you free tonight?"
Her words tumbled out of her mouth, too fast for me to hear each one but slow enough for me understand the gist of what she was saying.
I grinned, wickedly, A date? and then stopped short. Oh. A date.
It would be our first date, to be precise, if you didn't count the times we'd already been with each other. And I didn't. Those times just happened naturally but a date meant intention. And that made things different.
"Yeah. I'm free," I answered. My tongue feeling thick and foreign in my mouth and I felt proud of myself for not stumbling over the single syllables.
"Definitely free," this one came easier and I managed a proper smile. A smile that was stubbornly refusing to leave my face once I'd finished talking.
God, I'm an idiot.
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| 08.28.2009, 04:52 AM |
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I'm here. Post is halfway done but I haven't done this in so long it's coming out all weird. Grr.
And Hibiki and Chi??? What? I think I have some catching up to do.
edit: there. I've gone and joined the line of sappy posts.  I hope there aren't too many typos and such. I'm much too tired to pick them out.
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| 08.27.2009, 08:48 PM |
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"Mm, yes, dessert outside, by the river maybe?"
It was really unfair how my heartbeat sped up at that. I didn't want it to. And well, it was just a joke anyways. Right?
I searched Maho's eyes and, yes. Definitely a joke.
The next thing I knew, a waitress was taking our order and the food was soon in front of us. Maho seemed to like it, judging by the speed she ate it at. Or maybe she didn't care for it enough to enjoy it. For some reason, it bothered me that I didn't know how fast she ate. What she ate. When? Why? How?
Even as it registered that I sounded like a stalker, I was hit much harder by the fact that I didn't care. I wanted to know all these little things. It felt wrong that I didn't know already.
A list of questions grew in my head as I ate more and more slowly. At one point, I stopped eating entirely and that's when I noticed her eyes on me. Staring? Or maybe she was just about to say something, which she did shortly.
I wasn't disappointed. Really.
Then, I heard the words 'river' and 'not too busy' and my stomach flipped. And wasn't that an odd feeling when you were eating something.
Keeping my eyes on the table, I pushed my plate away and said, "I'm done, actually. Wanna take a walk before class?"
There really wasn't much food left on the plate, anyways. Besides, pathways with no people meant hand holding. And hugs. Maybe kisses. No people meant Maho all to myself.
In the short time I'd known her - really known her - all of that came out on top of food any day.
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| 07.14.2009, 11:40 PM |
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Maho insisted on treating and at first, I resisted. But then, her fingers were tracking my nose and lips and really. I don't think I can be blamed for giving in. Maho was touching me. In public. And there was little less to do than make a show of pouting while reveling in her attention.
I then told her what I liked to eat - rambled at bit but in the end, she made a good suggestion.
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"Mmm. Yeah. I think... Hm. Curry and seafood seems about right. I'm pretty sure they do a king prawn curry here. And soft warm bread to go with it, not rice. How does that sound?"
"Sounds good to me," I nodded my approval and then wondered if it sounded good to her and said as much. She thought for a long moment, looking at the menu so I prompted her with a grin, "Whaaat?"
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"Well...I know exactly what I want but. Hn. They don't have it on the menu."
I quirked an eyebrow at her, thinking, Really now. You were the one to suggest this place... and then blanked for a moment when I heard what she said next.
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"You're not on it."
Oh.
"Oh. Right. Well..." I could feel the blush rising up my neck and blossoming in my cheeks while I articulated so wonderfully. It would take some getting used to, these bold things that Maho said. Gathering my wits, I responded.
"When I asked what you wanted, I was thinking more along the lines of something edible..."
I trailed off, blushing even more furiously, if that was possible.
"Oh, you know what I mean!" and then, sure that she was terribly amused by this so I leant in and whispered, "Lunch for now, right? And me, later."
When I pulled back, I knew my smirk had fallen into a grin and didn't bother stopping it.
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| 06.26.2009, 07:08 PM |
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"Perhaps... we shouldn't talk at all."
I wanted to respond. I did. But I was being overwhelmed with the Maho-ness of this situation. A piece of her hair, caught in mine and hanging between us. The scent of her - something really nice. Not the over-sweet kind that makes me sick but nice. Shampoo? Soap? Perfume? I'll ask her what it is later. Her hands just above the small of my back. Perfect, amazing, gorgeous hands that needed to slip a little lower.
If I just step a little ... yes ... there. Perfect hands in the perfect place. And when I looked up again, she was much closer than she had been. Maybe it was me that had stepped closer or maybe it was her. But there she was and my eyes stayed open as she neared, as hers closed. So near that I could have counted the eyelashes that fanned out. And then so near that even her lashes were blurred.
It was like a countdown. Momentous.
Three.
Noses bumping.
Two.
A puff of foreign breath on my face.
One.
Lips pressed against mine.
And sometime within those few seconds, my eyes had shut and my arms had found their way around her neck, pulling her down. Me up. Closer. More. Nngh.
If I could have split myself in two, I would have watched from above as my thoughts degenerated into monosyllables and then sounds and then ceased to exist all together. I would have seen myself in my kitchen, kissing a girl - the girl - as the kettle whistled increasingly more persistently and my hand hurt from being clenched too tightly. And I would have seen myself never wanting to leave.
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| 06.10.2009, 09:51 PM |
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"That's not fair! How can I guess what you want? Could be anything!"
"That was the point, rather," I said into her hair as she hugged me. When she pulled back, she had another question for me.
"It's not fair that you get to treat. I want to treat you," I added with a grin that spread when I felt her hand on mine under the table.
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"Now that I think of it, have we ever discussed food? Give me a clue. What sorts of things does Hikari like?"
Letting my thumb gently stroke her hand, I answered, "Hm. Well, okay. Nothing sweet - I have too much of that at home and salty stuff is much better tasting, anyways. I don't like mushy things like porridge or pudding. Fish, I like. Meat, not so much and that's not always fun. Rice is alright but I like bread much better. And curry! Mmm...yes. Is that enough to go on, do you think?"
"Oh and you tell me what you like, too," I finished with a nod.
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| 06.10.2009, 09:16 PM |
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I rolled my eyes at her as she mock-struggled to figure out where to sit. But when decided on right, and I mean right, next to me, the grin that pulled at the corner of my mouth made it impossible to look exasperated.
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"Choose whatever you like. I want to treat you."
"Oh I like treats," I grinned at her, unrestrained now, "But only if you guess what I want right. If you're wrong, it's my treat."
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| 06.05.2009, 12:25 PM |
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Originally posted by Maho_Fushida
Waah! Anyone seen Hikari? I'm really in the mood for playing and the posting rate goes down again... 
I'm here. Really.
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| 06.02.2009, 03:27 PM |
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Outside was beautiful. And she wasn't shrugging off my hand, which somehow made it more beautiful. I know I should let go...but what's the harm, really? So I held on and we walked in a comfortable silence for a moment. When she spoke, it wasn't what I was expecting.
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"I'm glad you changed your hair. I like it this way. It's lovely. It looks... you look... prettier."
I didn't quite know how to respond. People didn't say things like that about me and if they did, never to me. It was a bit overwhelming, the way she looked at me. Like I was someone. Someone important.
I mumbled a thank you as I fought a losing battle with the blush that was threatening to rise up. And then, because she deserved better, "It's for you. You said, well. You know."
And my voice rose by the end of that, defiant without reason.
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| 06.02.2009, 03:26 PM |
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"Does he do this too?"
She spoke quietly into, no, against my ear and quite suddenly there was an edge to the sweetness. My heartbeat had skipped into triple time as I shifted closer to her, my head turning so I could feel her nose brush against my cheek. I stopped there, not knowing what her eyes would look like and a little uncertain.
That didn't stop me from replying, "Something tells me this is not a time to be talking about my father." And my voice sounded only a little strange.
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| 05.29.2009, 08:19 PM |
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"That's best. Just agree with me and everything will be fine."
I tried my best to glare at her but, instead, ended up leaning into her hand as it was placed on my head. That made the glare I was sending her rather ineffective but in the light of things (she had such nice hands), I decided to forgive her.
That and the fact that she had brought up lunch and I was rather hungry. And when she was silly about that I couldn't help but giggle.
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"Somewhere romantic, with palm trees, hot sun and miles of empty white sandy beach? I know just the place. Misato's Coffee Bar, in the mall. It's perfect. They do snacks and stuff, sandwiches. Teryaki. No palm trees though. Or beach. Hm... not too hot either... the sea's quite a way off... no fresh caught lobster... But it has me."
"Hm, I don't know..." I hedged and she countered by leaning far too close to my ear.
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"And I'm buying, so its an offer you can't refuse."
This time, my glare was dismantled by my shivering and I had to look around for anyone who had seen that. It was too warm in the classroom to be shivering. Thankfully, it seemed as if the majority of the class had left the room as soon as possible. I couldn't blame them, really. These classes were all terribly dull and I would have been right behind them if it wasn't for Maho.
Right. Maho. I snapped my attention back to her and thought, Revenge!. I'm hardly vain about my hair but Maho seems to have this strange fixation - almost as strange as mine with hers' - with it and so I shook my head as I stood up. My hair was conveniently hanging loose today and I'm sure some of it got in her face. Giving her a sweet smile, I lightly ran my fingers down her arm and tugged at her wrist as I stepped towards the door. All with the pretense of leading her out, of course.
"Alright, then," I said, conceding and giving her a real smile, "Have it your way, Maho-hime. Shall we?"
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| 05.29.2009, 08:00 PM |
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I was waiting for you! *hugs silly* I think it's my turn to post in both threads so I'll do that soon.
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| 05.26.2009, 02:20 AM |
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Well, that was fascinating as always, I thought, suppressing a yawn and shoving my books away. Then, I remembered the silly note passing that had gone on during class between me and Maho and was almost thankful for the class designed for wasting our time.
People started moving around, slowly rousing themselves, and Maho turned to speak to me:
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"Girl partners are fine."
"Hm?" I asked, leaning closer without meaning to before pulling back.
Classroom. This is the classroom, Hikari. You are not to swoon every time she breathes in your direction, I told myself firmly before rolling my eyes back at her, "I haven't a clue what you're talking about but I couldn't agree more."
She smiled and asked about lunch.
"Mm, yes please. Someplace far, far away from here and maybe where I can get some food - I forgot mine at home."
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| 04.29.2009, 01:42 AM |
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"Tea is good. Arigato."
"Okay, I'll be right back with it then," I said, far too happy without much of a reason. Except, there was a reason, wasn't there? I smiled at it over my shoulder and skipped to the kitchen.
Too bad Mother isn't here to see this, I thought a bit sardonically. As I got out the nice set (or at least that's what Mom says), I almost wished she were. Maybe if they saw how happy Maho makes me...
Shaking that thought off, I turned my attention to cut us some pieces of cake. Cream and sugar were added to the tray with plates and cups as I chastised myself for not asking how Maho took her tea. And then I stood back and watched the steam rise from the kettle.
Engrossed as I was, I didn't notice when Maho came into the kitchen but suddenly, she was there beside me and holding my hand. My hand automatically curled around hers and I leaned into her.
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"Don't mind me. I'll just stay here."
I raised my eyebrow and quipped, "Of course. I didn't realize you were so impatient for food." The following grin on my part ruined the effect a bit but I wasn't complaining.
We were both quiet for a moment, waiting for the kettle to start whistling and I was reminded of a scene that often played out in my house. Turning my face into her arm, I smiled before leaning back and looking up at her.
"You know, my dad sometimes walks in on my mum when she's cooking and they just stand there, not doing anything. It's really weird because my mom hates it when people come into her kitchen. I never understood why she'd let dad, who's completely useless with cooking, in."
Giving her what must have looked like a shit-eating grin, I explained, "I think I sort of got it just now." And then I shut up because we were fifteen and it can't be normal to have planned out the rest of our lives in my head in the span of thirty seconds.
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| 04.27.2009, 03:22 PM |
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*cries* I'm back and I was posting. And then, because I can't seem to do it at one time, I play around on my computer. So I was writing and playing. And then I clicked on the home button and no more post.  Also, everything I'm typing makes it seem like I don't know English.
*cuddles Maho* I'm sorry for being away so long. Going to go fix things now.
edit: So sorry, that post in the main thread was my fluff-bunny roaring after too much repression.
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| 04.27.2009, 03:03 PM |
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"I'll choose... wisely."
I laughed at the funny voice she was trying to pull off. It sounded so odd coming from her that I couldn't help it really. Amidst our laughter, the lift door opened and we stepped in. The silence between us on the way up wasn't uncomfortable exactly - but it was charged and I didn't understand it. Or maybe I did.
I thought, That way lies madness...isn't that what they say? and let out a relieved sigh as we reached my floor with a ping and the door slid open. And just like that, things were normal again.
"Come on, this way," Keeping myself from grabbing her hand, I led her to my door and fumbled with the key and then the lock. It was strange really, how I'd gone from cringing when she looked at me to randomly reaching for her hand before realizing what I was doing and where.
When the door closed behind her, I set the basketball on the floor and straightening, threaded our fingers together. I tried not to marvel at how it felt like a physical release. Feeling more happy than hand-holding required, I toed off my shoes and dropped my bag by the ball. I tugged at her hand to lead Maho through the hallway to my room.
Belatedly, I glanced down at her hand in mine and grinned over my shoulder at her, "Don't worry, my parents won't be home for hours."
Once in my room, I pushed her down the bed and said, "Make yourself at home, hm. I'll just grab us some food. Tea alright with you? Or did you want juice?" I was already backing out of the room and once Maho answered, I turned and headed to the kitchen. Leaving her look around if she wanted to.
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| 04.01.2009, 02:17 AM |
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"Is this the place?"
I looked up at the building, surprised that we'd gotten there so quickly. Time flies, I suppose. Never when you want it to, though. Because right now, I was feeling a bit daunted by the idea of bringing Maho into my home. The place where my parents live with me and the place where I'm going to be disappointing very soon.
It felt a little wrong to bring Maho up without them knowing all this but I shook that thought off.
"Yep," I said, "C'mon, let's go. I'll show you my room and I'm pretty sure my mom's been hiding some sweets."
"So, elevator or stairs? Stair mean fifteen flights and I'd make you race. Choose wisely." I grinned at her, feeling happy and energetic and like a teenager.
God, I've never met someone that induces so many mood swings in me, I thought, Or maybe I should bring friends home more often...or make them in the first place.
I grinned some more as we stepped into the air conditioned lobby.
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| 03.13.2009, 02:16 PM |
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Originally posted by Maho_Fushida
Hello everyone! Is anything happening? I guess school is back and it is delaying people. It would be nice to see some posts though.
Hint hint.
*ducks head*
Sorry I haven't been around lately. Hint taken.
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| 01.25.2009, 08:54 PM |
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"Sure, there was this place you said - a basketball court behind where you live?"
I nodded, "Yeah. I think I told you it was a bit run down but it should do for trouncing you."
Looking up at her through my bangs, I grinned at her. Any lingering tension from our fight was slowly dissolving into nothingness.
"You won't mind will you?" I added impishly as we turned a corner and the apartment complex I lived in came into sight.
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| 01.25.2009, 08:53 PM |
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