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Post by ariana on Jul 6, 2011 6:03:32 GMT -5
Ren jumped, "Wah? Me? Are you serious?" Ren said as he pointed to himself innocently. "How could you wait that long? you weren't even sure if you were going to see me again or not --!" Ren said as he put his hand on top of hers. "Well, then again..." he said with a smug look on his face. "I would knock out whoever got to kiss you before I did." He kissed her, again. As if it was the first time. Each time he kissed her, it never felt old. His heart would still stop, and he would still hold his breath... he would still get nervous.
"...Sorry I didn't wait for you..." Ren sighed. "I mean, my first kiss and virginity didn't have much value to me. So I threw it away and gave it to girls that I didn't love as much as I love you." He stared at her, then put his head on hers. "But now, that this happened, It's probably the only thing I regret the most." He took a deep breath - "I was a messed up person. I was really, really lost without you, Ayame." He stared at his feet, "Starting fights with others - getting drunk and going home with random girls I just met." There was so much more, but he just ended that sentence with a small smile. "Let's just say I've been through a lot, and that I'm glad you're here with me right now." He kissed her hand and put his arm around her.
"I care about you, a lot, Ayame."
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Post by hannah on Jul 6, 2011 17:13:11 GMT -5
Tears came to her eyes, but they didn't fall. Everything he said sounded so pained, like with each word, he was pulling out another piece of his heart. She never would have guessed that the innocent little boy she used to play tag with had done such things, but as she well knew, time changes people, and sometimes it changes them for the worse.
"I guess I have a few confessions to make myself." she started, holding onto his hand tighter. "Nothing to do with sex or drugs or kissing, though." She took a deep breath and bit her lip. "When I left town ten years ago, after Ryouya and my mother were murdered, I went with my father, Kinji, and Ichiro to find the killers. I didn't technically just 'move away' in such simple terms. I fought alongside my family for revenge, which is something I wanted more for myself than for the people I lost. I took peoples' lives because of two that were lost, but killing those people never avenged them, it only made things worse. There's a lot of blood on my hands, Ren, and I understand if that makes you look at me differently, but..." She paused for a second, and sat up and looked him in the eyes again. "I haven't changed at all."
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Post by ariana on Jul 7, 2011 1:49:59 GMT -5
When Ayame started talking about her past, he was all ears. He was interested. Interested to hear what he's missed when they've been separated for all these years - what he couldn't help her with. Ren held her hand the whole time, seeing the pain on her face after she said each word. When she sat up and looked at Ren, he smiled. "I'd never look at you differently, Ayame." He said as he held her cheek again. "You're still you, just because you have blood on your hands doesn't make me look at you differently at all." He sighed as he gazed into her eyes, "I understand why you did it - and as long you had a good reason there's no reason for me to be mad, right?" He kissed her on the cheek, being more understandable then he's ever been in a while.
"I love you, Ayame. You can tell me anything and I still will." He laughed, "If anybody changed out of us three - it would be me. You all know that."
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Post by hannah on Jul 7, 2011 2:24:00 GMT -5
"Either way," She sat back, leaning against him again. "This is how things are now. We can't go back and change things. I could slash up all those girls but that won't change anything, and I could find the killers, but Ryouya and my mother are gone. All we can do now is keep living."
The world narrowed down to just the two of them again. Just the tiny Ferris wheel car, and the spot where their knees touched, and their hands holding, and the soft sounds of their heartbeats. It wasn't anywhere near night, but she felt tired, like if she closed her eyes, she'd just fall asleep.
"After this, let's go someplace quieter." she mumbled in a weak voice. "We have a lot to catch up on."
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Post by ariana on Jul 7, 2011 9:18:22 GMT -5
Ren smiled, "Yeah, yeah." He mumbled as he held her in his arms. Watching the world below them - going round and round in the ferris wheel with the girl he loved... it all felt too surreal. What did he do to deserve something like this? Ren felt blessed for the first time in his complex life.
"Someplace quieter?" He repeated, "Mmm, like where?" He tilted his head as he saw the ride almost coming to a stop. "You can choose, we have all day together."
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Post by hannah on Jul 7, 2011 18:31:46 GMT -5
Laughing quietly to herself, feeling her head getting heavy, she shrugged. "It doesn't matter to me." She took a breath and pulled out of his arms to face him. "Let's go to the beach. Didn't we always say we'd go when we were little, but never did? So let's go." she begged childishly.
The ride came to a smooth halt, and she stood and held out her hand. A whole day together... Suddenly, she didn't feel as tired anymore.
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Post by ariana on Jul 7, 2011 23:34:59 GMT -5
"The beach?" Ren repeated while putting his hands through his hair with an excited smile. "That sounds fun." When Ayame held out her hand, with no hesitation - he held it and got out of the ride. He kissed her on the cheek and started walking - watching everyone around them stare. Even though Ren still had doubts about commitment - and his long fear of it, he felt secure and that everything was going to be alright because Ayame was there with him.
It took two people to make a relationship work, and knowing that Ren wasn't alone made him feel reassured.
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Post by hannah on Jul 7, 2011 23:47:13 GMT -5
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