Poolside

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We finally got to our hotel for our school trip and I sat on the steps of the pool, trying to pull Langa in. "Reki stop." He took a step back and I stared at him. "Can't swim or something?" He shook his head. "I can swim I just get cold easily. It's not fun." I eyed him. "Yeah but you also burn up easily. So get in the water."

He walked away and I rolled my eyes. A girl came over and sat next to me. I glanced at her and then started to stand up. "Oh hey reki, can I talk to you?" I nodded and sat back down. "So you're dating langa right?" I smiled and nodded slowly. "Yeah, why?" I asked and she tapped her knees in the water. "Well I don't know, I was just wondering why he'd date someone like you. Langa so perfect and you're..." she trailed off and my face burned in embarrassment.

"Langa not perfect." I shot back and she looked be up and down. "His finger are always cold and he cant speak Japanese fluently and sometimes I have to help him do his hair. So no I'm not perfect and I know that but don't say anything about him when you don't even know Langa." She sighed and I looked away. "Why would he want to date someone so...chubby?" She said and lingered for a second before going back over to her friends.

I stared in the water and my body tingled with goosebumps. I got out of the water, grabbing a towel off my chair. "Where are you going?" Langa stumbled over his words and hurried after me, a towel wrapped around his body like a cape. I wiped my eyes and looked back with a big smile. "Oh I'm just tired, so I'm going up to the room." Langa looked at me and slowly smiled. "Oh well okay, I'll be there soon." He kissed my cheek and walked back over. I stared at my feet as I walked through the cold hallway to the room.

I shut the door behind me and my headband fell down, hair flopping into my eyes. I sat down on the couch and stared at the wall, my arms shivering with how cold it was. Langa walked into a few moments later and I slowly turned to look at him. He smiled softly and ran to the bedroom, grabbing his shirt and jacket. "Gosh they really pump the ac in here." He sat down beside me and I nodded. "Are you alright? You seemed off when you left the pool." I turned to him and he looked up at my hair. "Ah I love when you wear it like this."

He played with my hair and my body was covered in goosebumps again. "Hey Langa, I'm sorry if you felt obligated to date be when I asked." He stared at me. "What's that word?" He repeated obligated and I shook my head. "Doesn't matter." I mumbled and he smiled softly. "Do you want to date me?" I asked and he had a confused look. "What do you mean reki? We're already dating." I sighed softly and looked down at my nails.

"Yeah but we probably look weird together. I don't fit your standards." I said, not even knowing what I was meaning and he looked at my hands. "Reki what the hell are you talking about?" I looked up and he smiled softly, looking in my eyes. "You probably want to date some handsome guy, and I can't live up to that." I said quietly and Langa looked absolutely dumbfounded.

"Reki! My god you're so stupid sometime. Where the hell did you get that idea? And if I really didn't like how you looked do you think I'd still be dating you? I mean honestly I worry about you sometimes." He laughed softly and touched the side of my face. "But seriously, I love you Reki, you're perfect to me. Isn't that what matters?"

I couldn't help but smile a little and he leaned forward, hugging me tightly. "And you make up for how cold I am, if you were all bones and skin you would probably freeze to death when he cuddled."

We both laughed and I hugged him back, bunching his jacket in my hands. "You're perfect reki." He whispered in my ear and I shivered. "Now let's get you dressed, you're going to be sick our whole vacation if you stay like this any longer." He said whilst dragged me into the bedroom.

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