Hearing The Heartbeat (Sequel to 'Broken Perfection')

Just One Night to Show Her

"Day off?" Taketo asked as he fell onto the couch beside Katsumi, who was sipping tea, watching TV. "Mhm."

It's been about a month since Katsumi moved into Taketo's condo with him. The pilot has left for only one trip so far and hasn't had many flights since, most likely because more newbies were coming in, giving more free time to the older pilots.

The two had grown closer, sharing many conversations and laughs. But the gang hasn't gathered in a while, a get together planned for tonight at a night club. But for now, it was a quiet day for all.

No one from the group knew about Katsumi's life with Taketo, and the doctor was planning to speak with them tonight about it. Katsumi had grown incredibly accustomed to Taketo and now, unlike back in the manor with Homare and Yui, the girl was lazily lounging around in sweats and a simple, oversize band shirt.

"Mind if I join you?" he gestured to the playing action movie on the TV as Katsumi nods, moving slightly closer to the male, laying her head on his shoulder. Taketo's arm, like every time they had a movie night friend date, wrapped around her shoulders, allowing a much more comfortable position for the two.

The male breathed in the familiar scent of the young woman. She smelled incredibly sweet, just like lemonade, mixed with strawberry and lavender. Though her hair was up, he could still smell a little of the shampoo she used, which always smelled like fresh flowers and vanilla.

Meanwhile, Katsumi took in the familiar, warm scent of Taketo. Minty and manly, her favorite scent by far. Though the two weren't dating, they knew they acted like a couple at times, but they didn't really care. They held hands in public, especially crowded areas, to make sure they didn't lose each other. They protected each other from anything that caused the other harm, and they bought each other gifts on important occasions.

But the same sentence always came whenever someone bought up the topic of relationships between them:

"I don't love him." "I don't love her."

~*****~

Hours passed and Taketo and Katsumi had gone to a cafe down the street, went shopping for food and just casually strolled around the town. It was already 5:00 pm by the time they returned home, and the gang planned to meet at Kanji and Naka's to go together.

"I got to go ready, you do the same." Katsumi said to Taketo as she entered her room.  The man only showered and dried his hair, combing it a little before changing into some decent clothing. Just some dark jeans, a black shirt, a green plaid long sleeve shirt rolled up to his elbows and then pulling on a brown jacket over that.

Pulling on some shoes, he walked out to the living room and switched the TV on, deciding to watch some shows before the club as he waited for Katsumi to finish.

After watching two different shows for about 1 hour, it was already 7:15 and Katsumi stepped out her room. She was wearing a short, bright red dress paired with black heels. Around her neck was a gold and black necklace with rectangle shaped jewels. Two bangle spike bracelets around her right wrist, one silver and one gold, rings, she had on some make up, nothing too much though.

She had just placed some mascara and blush on, nude colored lipstick with lip gloss along with a light shade of eye shadow. Her hair was waved to perfection and she had sprayed a little perfume on. She smelled... Like exquisite flowers, mixed with a strong scent of vanilla and a few other condiments Taketo couldn't distinguish.

She looked gorgeous though, very sexy outfit choice. "Whoa..." he hesitated slightly, making Katsumi raise her brow, "Isn't that a bit short...? We're going to a crowded club, it's-" "It's fine, come on, we're going to be late."