The Perfect Days in Life

Strawberry Kisses

"Hey look, strawberries!" I say, pointing to a vendor with the hand Eeli isn't holding.
"Mmm..." Eeli replies, rubbing his stomach even though he has just eaten, "lets get some."
We walk over to the vendor, the smell of fresh strawberries getting better and better as we get closer.
"How much?" Eeli asks the vendor, pointing to the strawberries. The vendor is a little confused at first but when he realizes what we are asking he smiles and holds up five fingers.
"Five euros?" Eeli asks. The vendor nods and hands us a basket of the red berries as Eeli hands him the money. As we walk away Eeli grabs a strawberry from the basket and takes a big bite.
"Mmm..." he says, his mouth still full, "tasty."
We stop next to a weeping willow and he turns to face me. I kiss him.
"Mmm... your right," I say as I pull back, "delicious."
He smiles his weird, lopsided, oh my gosh a girl I like just kissed me smile. I pull him under the weeping willows branches, pinning him against the trunk of the tree and kissing him again. Slowly but surely he maneuvers himself in a way that lets him twist himself around and puts me against the tree, still kissing him.
I pull back just long enough to say, "I love it when you do that." Then he kisses me again.
I sink to the bottom of the tree where the roots are, freeing myself from his grip and stand back up on the other side.
"Oh come on Lily, don't do this," Eeli moans. I shake my head.
"Catch me." I run to the other side of the trunk and look around, putting on my "innocent child" face. Eeli sighs and takes a step forward. I scream happily and ran out of the willow's privacy, my feet hitting the soft grass at record speed... for me, not Eeli. I know I can't keep up this speed so I scan the area for a hiding place and spot another willow. I run in that direction, almost making it through it's long, drooping branches before I feel Eeli's small, strong hands close over my waste and spin me around.
"You know," he says, his face and lips extremely close to mine, "I take back what I said. I do like this game. It makes the kisses even better. It makes them rewards." He closes the distance between our mouths, pressing his lips up against mine, taking what little breath I have left away. After a few seconds I push him away, stopping the kiss but keeping close enough I can feel his breath on my forehead.
"Eeli, I hate to say this but I just ran and I..." Eeli cuts me off.
"Can't breath?" I nod. "That's ok, we should probably get back to the others anyway." I smile at him and he kisses my head. He scoops up the strawberries, grabs my hand and we start walking towards the others as if nothing has happened. But I can still see the hint of a smile on his face.