Lost in Japan

4: You Saved Me

I opened the blinds and was mesmerized by the breathtaking view. The city still gives bright light at this hour.

"Mashi!! Look! It's snowing!" I looked up the sky with delight.

When I heard the door open, I turned around. Mashiho stepped out of the bathroom wearing a robe.

I laughed as he shyly turn his back at me. We literally just kissed earlier and now he's shy.

"Look at the view!" I know he sees this everyday but I'm still excited for him to look at the view. Or maybe I'm excited for us to look at it together.

"It's so beautiful." I couldn't help but to smile. I've always been fascinated by seeing a fantastic view from the hotel room.

"Which one is the view though?" he smiled. I avoided his eyes. When will he stop saying cheesy lines, it's making me crazy.

"Why did your cheeks turned red?" he teased me as he dry up his hair with the towel.

"Hurry up and wear your clothes!" I just laughed at him. I unplugged my phone so I could take a picture of the view.

I was busy taking pictures when I felt his hands on my waist and he wrapped me into a hug. A super warm hug.

"I want to go with you to Canada." he put his head on my shoulder.

"Why?" I hold on his hands.

"I'll take care of you." he answered.

I broke our hug to face him, "I can take care of myself."

"You can but you won't." he said passively while glaring at me.

I don't want to get used of this hug. It might get hard for me to leave.

"I'm coming with you, I want to see the maple leaves falling at us as we walk." he smiled.

"Let's get lost in Canada too...and let's live for a long time." his hug tightens.

"I'm not going to live for a long time." I smiled, trying to hide the pain.

"You're saying that again." he looked at me.

"Because that's the truth." I said plainly.

Silence reigned over us.

"We just have to accept it." I broke the silence.

"Can I join you here?" he sat at the end of the bed.

"No, Mashiho. You had enough on the elevator." the two of us laughed as we remember the sudden opening of the elevator door.

"Was it your first kiss?" he grinned.

"Why would I tell you?" I rolled my eyes at him.

"I bet it is." Mashiho smirked playfully.

"With all due respect, Sir. You're getting closer to me." I throw him a pillow and he was fast to catch it.

"I don't want to sleep on the couch." he crawled beside me. I didn't expect him to say that. Usually the other person would awkwardly just suggest to sleep on the couch. Oh well, this isn't a movie.

"Mashiho, you can simply just crawl, why are you smiling? That's kinda creepy." I playfully hit his shoulder with my hands.

"Thank you so much for tonight." he also leaned on the headboard.

"No, thank you. You saved me." I looked at him. He didn't just saved me from the guy earlier. He actually saved my life.

"Thank you for saving me." I looked at him intently. When I haven't met Mashiho I don't care whether I die or not. But when he came, I just wanted to live.

We both lied down the bed.

"When you asked me earlier if I would like to get lost, I didn't hesitate. I was looking in your eyes, and I thought I'd make the biggest mistake if I didn't say yes."

"Cut the drama. Just say you wanted to be with me" I chuckled at him and closed my eyes. The midnight and twilight spent with him is worth it.

"We should sleep." he hold on my head and submerged my face in his chest.

I somehow can't sleep so I opened my eyes again and I almost screamed when I saw him staring at me.

"Why are you staring at me like that?!" I chuckled.

"Like what?" he asked.

"Like you don't want me to go." I said in my mind.

"I just can't sleep." he shrugged.

"Try to free your mind." I hugged him tighter.

"I can't. I'm thinking what if I wake up and you're not beside me?"

I don't want to promise him that I'll be beside him when he wakes up.

I don't wanna go but I have to.

"Can I just look at you a little more?" he pin my hair behind my ear and hold on my cheeks.

"You're so beautiful." Mashiho flashed a sweet smile before pulling me into a hug.