Poppy and Lotus [COMPLETE]

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Copyright © 2017 BonbonLove

"This club really means a lot to me, so...I'll do anything to get you to join, Ren Yamamoto! No matter how many times I have to ask, I won't give up!" I clench my fists at my sides, looking Ren dead in his big blue eyes so he could see the seriousness in my gaze. Ren looks back at me, his expression calm and his posture relaxed.

With a heavily jeweled hand, Ren reaches up to slide his fingers through his thick dark hair. I watch as the soft strands fall back along the base of his neck. He made girls jealous of his gorgeous locks, and I knew he absolutely loved it. Even I felt like my waist length brown hair was dull compared to his. Sometimes.

Most of the time. All of the time.

Where's my head at? I need to stay focused!

I take a deep breath, refusing to break our intense gaze. Ren had a very dangerous look in his sparkling eyes. It proved he was determined to get what he wanted, just like me, only on a much more intense level. For a much more selfish cause than mine. There was a smirk on his lips that I couldn't take my eyes off of...he didn't believe a word of what I was saying. He thought I'd chicken out or something!

Well, I'm not going to! Argh!

"Anything, you say?" Ren steps toward me, causing me to step backward instinctively. My back flattens unexpectedly against a smooth surface, preventing me from widening the gap between us that the school's hottest student is closing in a mere few steps with his long, elegant legs.

Ren presses both hands on either side of my waist on the wall, preventing me from escaping. I lift my arms up above his, not knowing what to do with them as they shake awkwardly in front of me. The easiest thing for me to do would have been to wrap them around him, but...

It's much harder to maintain a gaze with someone as gorgeous as Ren when he's so close, but I bite my lip and manage in order to stand my ground. Despite my determination, I know I'm completely red in the face by the way his eyes lower to my cheeks.

"Oh, come on, Hinageshi-San. You and I both know what we're here to do...and you and I both know you won't do it...so why are you still pretending to be brave? You're all talk."

"I'm not!" I say back, cursing at myself when I realize how shaky I had sounded. My stomach starts to twist as I gaze at Ren's soft lips. Just a breath away. All I have to do is...lean forward, and...

"You're shaking a lot..if you had the guts to hold up your end of the deal, it would have been your first kiss, right?"

Do it for the club! It's just a small peck!

"It's surprising! The gorgeous Ayame Hinageshi has never been kissed? Wait until our classmates hear about this. I bet you'll be so embarrassed!"

"Shut up. That's none of your business anyway!"

"So it's true? I'll be your..oh wait. You're too scared." Ren reaches up and boops my nose with his finger, igniting a flame in my body that makes my blood boil. He starts to say something else, but his voice has annoyed me enough already. So I decide to shut him up.

My hand reaches out to grab a fistful of Ren's shirt, yanking him toward me. Before I know it, our lips have smashed together. I immediately close my eyes, unsure of what else I should do. I hold still until I feel Ren relax against me, his arms coming up to wrap around my waist in a surprisingly strong grip for a boy who didn't seem to have much muscle on him. I don't know what to think, or what to feel.

The two of us stand there in the privacy of the empty hallway, our lips pressed warmly together and our arms locked firmly around each other...unaware of the world around us for a moment...the only sound we can hear is the obvious hammering of our hearts in our ears...