🄿🄸🄲🅃🅄🅁🄴🅂🅀🅄🄴 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙞 𝙁𝙁

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Feeling groggy, I slowly got up from the couch. Looking around I realised I was once again alone. As I recalled what had happened before I fell asleep, I wondered why I had imagined Yoshinori like that. Why did he look so...

My thoughts were interrupted when I saw Yoshinori staring at me from behind the kitchen counter. I almost ignored it, assuming that it was another hallucination but he called my name and it didn't echo. I could tell that it was real.

"Yoshinori?" I tried to hide the fact that my voice was shaking but failed miserably.

He didn't say a word but instead he extended his arms towards me. I ran past the counter into his arms. My tears were soaking his collar but I didn't care. He was here, with me. He stroked my hair with one hand and held my waist tightly with the other. I gripped his shirt firmly, afraid that he would disappear again, and cried harder. He took my hand and held it against his face, as a tear fell onto my hand he whispered,

"I'm so sorry."

"No," I sobbed. "You can't say that. It's not your fault."

"Yes it was. I jumped to conclusions. I said things that I didn't mean. But I hope you can forget about all of that and forgive me."

I finally looked up at him.

"Never do that again," I threatened with tears still silently streaming down my face.

"I would never." Yoshinori gently wiped away a tear on my cheek. "I love you too much to let you be hurt like this."

I sniffled and smiled slightly.

"Let's sit on the couch and talk for a bit. I want to know what you've been up to lately."

He inhaled quickly and let out his breath in a long sigh.

"I guess I'll tell you."

"You act like it's a big secret." I sat next to Yoshinori on the couch and he pulled me closer towards him.

"Nothing crazy happened," He started and I could tell he was trying to build suspense. I rolled my eyes and hit his arm jokingly. "Ouch!" He held his arm as if it was going to fall off.

"Tell me what happened!" I begged.

"After what you did just now, I don't think I want to tell you."

"Oh come on, I didn't even hit you that hard." I argued.

"That's what you think, but I think I need to go to the hospital."

"You are fine. Here, hit me back." I held out my arm and he looked terrified. "What?"

"I'm not going to hit you."

"Why not? I hit you first."

"Because that's not how this works, love. I will never hit you under any circumstance."

"Even if there's a spider on my head?"

"Even if there's a spider on your head. I would hit the spider, but not you. Someone so beautiful needs to be preserved and taken care of." I rolled my eyes.

"Nice one."

"I'm not kidding though."

"I know you aren't. I thank you for that."

"I love you lots." He said, pulling me into his lap.

I smiled and made myself comfortable in Yoshinori's embrace. I spaced out for a moment while playing with the collar of his t-shirt and found myself lost in thoughts about what's in store for us in the future. As I was thinking, I could feel Yoshinori gently stroking my hair.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked.

"Nothing. What are you thinking about?"

"How beautiful you are."

"No you weren't. You can't even see my face." I laughed. "Plus, my face is all puffy and red from crying."

"Beautiful doesn't just mean outer appearance. It's how amazing a person is on the inside too. And by that logic, you're the most beautiful person I've ever met."

"Then what about yourself? You're an angel."

"You're a goddess."

"That's offensive to all the goddesses, Yoshinori."

"There's only one though, and that's you."

I rolled my eyes.

"What have I gotten myself into?"

"Love."

"Speaking of which, time flies when you're in love. It's already 11 pm."

"It appears to be that way."

"Shall we sleep?"

"Sure." We went to bed and all I could think of was that now that I have him in my embrace again, I don't ever want to let go.

-End of Chapter 18-

A/N:

(MiaSkembo127) Hey guys, just wanted to let y'all know that there's only about 1-3 more chapters left in the story. Enjoy!

(Reading_rabbit123) At the rate that MiaSkembo127 is writing, the next update might be next week but I'm not entirely sure, so please be patient and thank you for your love and support!