Golden Fusion

12.

Ved's pov –

I'm so glad to meet this girl sitting in front of me with her eyes closed as the wind grazes her face and lets her hair sway. To me, it's not the moon's light that is bright, it is hers. Her aura is so powerful yet so delicate that I want to keep her safe.

I had been wanting to let out my thoughts in a long while. Thoughts of being unsure. Thoughts of not believing in myself. But this girl right here removed those thoughts in an instant. It's like it wasn't even difficult for her. Her words had weight in them, yet it made me feel light. I felt unburdened by those thoughts.

She made me feel even happier and just looking at her be comfortable with me made me comfortable in my own skin. I know I flirt with her but that's because it's fun and she's just too beautiful. Flirting is just for my own amusement. I never thought that eventually I'd be amused by my own feelings starting to show out too soon.

I didn't think that kissing her will lead me to this. I've had flings before. I've kissed them, hell I've done more than just kissing and yet felt nothing romantically for them or found myself randomly smiling thinking about them or just felt my heart being happy and stomach feeling light. But with her I'm feeling all those things. Looking at her smile has been making me feel all tingly since the first time I saw her.

I know this is too soon, but I've never genuinely liked someone this much. I want to spend my time with her and just keep looking at her. I want to know her feelings, her emotions. I want to make her smile when she's sad. I just want to be around her all the time.

I need to tell her. I need to get it off my chest. I hope she doesn't get scared, but this is what I'm genuinely feeling. I really like her.

We were currently walking on the sidewalk and were on the way to her hotel. It was very late at night. She was telling me that she visited the Louvre today and started telling me the history of the museum. I was listening to it for the first few minutes and then zoned out in my thoughts of how to tell her my feelings.

I had to tell her right now otherwise my I would be spending a sleepless night thinking about the what ifs.

I stopped walking and held her hand in mine and rubbed my face with the other hand. She looked at me

"Hey," I said looking at her, "I need to tell you something." My heart was beating at an unusual rate. This is scarier than when Ryan gets angry, or when our manager scolds us.

She raised her eyebrows in response asking what it was.

"Please don't get mad. This might be too soon, but I need to get this off my chest, though it happened just now and I still don't understand how." he was blabbering at this point.

"Milo." She said holding my other hand with hers, "Chill bro, just tell me."

I closed my eyes before taking a deep breath and then opened my eyes to look at her sincerely and genuinely let of my feelings.

"I like you."

A moment of silence passed but her face showed no expression. Her hands were still on top of mine as a sign of comfort.

And then she started laughing lightly and I got even more nervous.

"I'm not going to fall for your jokes everything, Milo." She said and started walking ahead leaving my hands. I walked quickly and stood in front of her to stop her from walking.

"I'm being serious, Pikachu." I said looking into her eyes.

She stared at me for a few seconds searching for any kind of mischief in my eyes. When she found only genuineness and sincerity, she took a step back.