Momo❤︎Tomo [COMPLETED]

❤︎Chapter 18: Every Second

We ran for at least ten full minutes, but I never tired like I did in gym class.  Tomomi's long legs covered him more distance than my much shorter ones, but I didn't want Tomomi to slow down, either. And even though several limos were chasing us to the best of their ability through the crowded streets of Tokyo, I never felt scared for a second.

Ba-dump! Ba-dump!

My heart was pounding in my chest -- not from my heavy breathing, but from excitement. I hadn't expected this to happen in the slightest -- I played our date out in my head over and over and over and thought about exactly what to say and exactly what to do -- but this was so sudden and unplanned!

..And I was starting to like it. I had always sort of been a fan of spontaneous actions in a way, but I didn't like being thrown off when it regarded something I was serious about. I was very serious about this date and wanted it all to fall into the right places, but...

Running like this with Tomomi leading me by his warm hand as if he would never loosen his certain grip made me feel so...invincible.

It was strange, I knew. But when I closed my eyes for a moment, it felt like I was walking on air. Tomomi's hand never left mine and his warmth flowed into me. The warmth was almost intimidating with the way it made me feel fuzzy. It batted away any cautious and logical thought that attempted to ruin the moment. As we dodged and ran through the people of Tokyo on our trip down the sidewalk, the air whipped passed my face, blowing my hair behind me like I was flying.

All I had to do next was outstretch my arms like an airplane and I surely would have taken flight, but...that would have meant letting Tomomi's hand go.

....And I probably would have looked like a crazy child if I did.

The next moment, we're ducking into an alley next to a dumpster that I'm sure would have made me gag if I weren't enveloped in Tomomi's amazing scent. When we had turned into the alley, his arm swung me around so that I fell directly into his chest and into his arms. My eyes are wide as they stare at the fabric of his shirt before me, the tip of my nose gently brushing where it stretched across his ribcage. I feel myself press closer into him and realize he's holding me gently but securely, as if to protect me but be careful not to crush me at the same time.

"To...momi.." I whisper, and he shushes me gently.

"Just a moment longer..." he says so quietly that I could barely hear. Seconds tick by, and my eyelids start to droop. I wish time could stop so I could just relax in his chest. It was like a bed that beckoned you. He was holding me so tight that if I were to swoon, I wouldn't fall and hurt myself.

Tomomi...

Maybe he wasn't as predictable as I had thought. Stepping in to defend me so heroically and now this on our first date!

I loved him more every second!