Long Lasting Love

Chapter 4: That Mistake

⠀⠀⠀The next day, Sousuke-san and I met in the forest full of cherry blossoms everywhere. It was our day off from practice, Sunday. He and I stayed in the forest the whole day, hoping no one would find us.

⠀⠀⠀We had fun the whole day together, I got to know him a lot better. We ran so far in the forest that we ended up by the beautiful green hills. We laid down, deciding to relax.

⠀⠀⠀It was the afternoon, the sunset looked so calming. We laid down on the grass and watched as the sun went down. So romantic. As soon as we sat up, we felt our hands touch. I blushed and chuckled nervously. He stood there smiling, as he held my hand in his. It was like my hand was made just for him.

⠀⠀⠀It hit night time, the sun was down, the moon slowly rising up. We watched, we sat next to each other, so close. We looked at each other and smiled happily. He cupped my chin.

⠀⠀⠀"Rei..." He spoke in that low tone of his. My face was bright red as his face was close to mine.

⠀⠀⠀"We shall continue from where we were interrupted yesterday.." He closed his eyes, slowly leaning in. I closed my eyes. Our lips were so very close to being connected. We heard rustling in the bushes, thinking that it was one of our group members trying to look for us. No, they couldn't be looking for us. Did we miss something...?

⠀⠀⠀I was frightened, I bet Sousuke-san realized. He held me close, covering me. My cheeks were red from love and fear, I held onto his arm. what came out of the bushes was just a squirrel. Sousuke-san sighed in relief and slowly uncovered me. We were so close, face to face, nose to nose, eye to eye...

⠀⠀⠀"S-Sousuke-san..." I was blushing as he was staring at me. I noticed something... That look he's giving me...

⠀⠀⠀He cupped my cheeks ever so gently, and right there... At that moment, our lips touched. His lips remained on mine for a couple of minutes. He pushed me down, our lips pressed onto each other's deeply. This felt so right... The moon shine made this moment just as more romantic.

⠀⠀⠀I pulled away, panting from that long kiss. My face was red, which made me look adorable.

⠀⠀⠀"S-Sousuke-san..." I smiled, wrapping my arms around the larger male. He smiled and whispered in my ear...

⠀⠀⠀"You belong to me..."

⠀⠀⠀The next day I was happy. I was asked by Sousuke-san to meet him outside before practice. But then, I saw him and Gou-san, Matsuoka Gou or Rin-san's sister, in the distance. I was heartbroken for I saw them romantically holding hands. I shed a tear. After that, I began flooding with tears. I ran off to find... him. I saw him talking to Haruka-senpai. I immediately hugged him.

⠀⠀⠀"R-rei..?" Makoto-senpai held me close. I looked up at him, tears falling down my cheeks. He wiped my tears.

⠀⠀⠀"Don't cry, my love." He said gently. I took a deep breath, stood up and looked into his eyes.

⠀⠀⠀"I'll marry you." I said. Behind me, I ignored him, but I heard Nagisa-kun say...

⠀⠀⠀"Bingo...!"