Reki Kyan | Alive

6

The sound of soft chatter and the waves crashing fills the boat, the sun shining down on us with barely any clouds in the sky. Sucking a breath in, I bathe in the sun. Leaning over a railing of the boat, next to Langa, we admire the sea. It's perfectly warm, my t-shirt moving a bit due to the wind.

We're on a boat trip to Miyakojima to the 'hot spring'. And by 'we' I mean me, Reki, Langa, Miya and Shadow. There are other people on the boat, but I'm not paying attention to them. I'm just enjoying the view.

Next to me, Langa turns around, sighing. I turn around to look whatever he's looking at, and spot Reki, at the other side leaning over the railing looking to his right. I follow his eyes, my dark blue orbs landing on a girl, with long black hair and a cute white dress. She holds her hat, her hair waving around in the wind.

She's gorgeous; her shape, her hair, her face, everything about her. I frown, mixed emotions running through me. The way he looks at her, like he only has eyes for her, it fires me up, pumps rage through my veins. I don't get it. What is this feeling? Have I ever experienced it before?

I watch as Langa makes his way over Reki, I can tell he's annoyed too. I follow him, listening to their conversation. "So cute" Langa says mockingly, before continuing, "That's what your face says" He finishes with a dull expression. "N-No way!" Reki stutters.

I roll my eyes, as Miya comes up beside me. "So, someone like that is your type?" He states, before I retort "She's way out of your league my guy" I scowl at Reki. Miya notices, looking at me with a skeptical expression.

He turns around at us, "What do you mean by that? You never know unless I talk to her!". Shadow, who had joined us, nudged him towards the girl. Reki takes a few steps forward, before stopping in his tracks, hesitating. "Langa! Go talk to her" He whisper shouts at the boy. "Huh? Why me?" Langa says in confusion. Reki slings an arm around the boy's shoulder, "You know, if it's me they get cautious" He explains.

Miya grins, "You know your place" he says, me and Shadow joining in his laughter. "Shut up!" Reki sneers, before Langa speaks up. "In japan, how do you approach someone?" He asks cluelessly. "Like, where are you from or..." Reki starts, "Like, are you hungry" Langa responds, thinking he did something. "She's not you" Reki says and I snicker.

"She's not you either Reki" I state, before continuing: "We departed from Okinawa, so ofcourse she's from there." I retort.

Suddenly, the girl approaches us. "What?" She says, her hat covering part of her face. Reki speaks up, "I-I do a bit of skateboarding, but if you'd like-" He says nervously. "Hello? Yea sorry..." The girl says, appearing to be talking on the phone.

Miya, Shadow and me burst out into loud laughter at the miserable fail. "You just got rejected" I wheeze, followed by Miya: "That misunderstanding's so embarrassing". "Don't worry" Langa says simply, Reki turning to him "I'm not depressed!"

"Oh, what a coincidence to see you here!" A familiar voice sounds from a few meters away from us. We look up, to face Joe. "Joe?!" We say in unison, not expecting to see him here.

Another, more robotic sounding voice comes up, saying: "Please wake up, ten minutes from arrival." We snap our heads to the source, Carla. Cherry rises from his seat, earning commotion from us. "What the hell are you doing here!" Joe shouts, as the two bicker on like an old married couple.

"So we're all here" Reki mumbles, amazed at the coincedence.

~

We'd exited the boat a few minutes ago, now skating along the road, located next to a beach. The weather is amazing, the sun nearly blinding my eyesight, but keeping me warm. My skating has improved by alot. I kind of stopped rollerskating, since I've stepped over to skateboarding. I've nailed some more tricks and my balance is at it's best. Who knows, maybe I'll even skate in a beef at S.