WALLFLOWER REUNITED

chapter 10

By: K'onix

Gina and Kyo laughed as they followed the narrow trail in the large forest. Sunako was on another "writing high", as she called it, and they decided to give her some space.

"You know," Gina said as strolled ahead of Kyo, "I truly believe that this was meant to be."

Kyo looked at her back. "What was meant to be?" he asked, confused.

"This summer!" Gina clarified with a shout of happiness. "Us meeting on that random day, having the same interest; I've never had a friend like you before, Kyo."

Gina stopped to give him a smile and she spun around in the light that fell through the trees.

Kyo chuckled at her. "You sure are hyper today," he commented.

Gina giggled. "Just happy is all. I'm so used to spending summers reading as my sister pretended to watch over me. Like I need a baby sitter." she added the last part as an afterthought.

"I'm glad to have excited you life." Kyo said dryly, but not upset in anyway.

"You've done more that excite, Kyo," Gina stopped and stared at her, a small smiled playing on her face as she tried to find a way to explain. "You've given me a whole new life. A summer I can go back to school proud of."

Kyo could only stare at her. He didn't know he had affected her in such a way. She was just…

"You made this summer better for me, too, Gina." He told her honestly.

Gina gave a small laugh. "I don't mean to sound creepy, but I hope you come back next summer. I'd miss you too much."

Kyo walked to where she was standing and continued on. "I'm going to come back," he said, and he turned to wait for her to catch up.

Gina looked at the boy waiting for her. The way the light dancing in the trees shined in his hair and lit up his dark blue eyes. Yes, she wanted him to come back next summer, if only to entertain her.

"So, have you read The Book of the Dead and Unseen yet?" Kyo asked when she caught up and they continued walking together.

"I'm only beginning," She smiled. The Book of the Dead and Unseen was an old book from Sunako's collection. It had very interesting information on murders and clues that helped solve them. As well as the ones that were never solved.

"The twenty-forth case is my favorite," Kyo commented. "It's unsolved, of course; very gripping."

Gina grinned in anticipation. "I can't wait!"

Suddenly, something in the tree caught her eye. She paused again to look up. It was a black thing caught in the tree. Gina asked Kyo what it was when he wondered what she was looking at.

"I don't know," he responded when he found the black thing. "I think I can get it though," he said as he walked towards the tree.

"You sure?" Gina asked, no longer caring about the thing as she saw Kyo pulled himself onto a low branch.

"Yeah, Yuki taught me how to climb; he's the best." Kyo grunted as he pulled himself up to another.

"Fine, but be careful please."

Her fingers slowed as she finished the paragraph. The next natural thing for her characters to do was kiss, but she'd never thought about it before. She had no experience with kissing. She never felt the passion behind and kiss, and defiantly didn't know how to put it in writing.

Kyo was right. Her characters never had to deal with kissing because they never had anyone to kiss. Why now? Why were her characters growing close to each other without her permission? With those questions popping up in her mind, her only answer was that it was natural. But why did it seem natural? And why did her character always go for someone they hated naturally?