My Savior

chapter twenty six

"Mmh-hmm," I happily hum and sway my head side to side, as I joyfully chew on my sweet snack.

"This is what we really needed." Sakimi says, finishing the sake she had in her tiny cup.

I nod in agreement and take another bite of my dango.
She pours another cup of sake,

"Want a sip?" She holds the drink out in front of me.

I look at the cup, I guess a taste wouldn't hurt, "Sure." I take the cup and look at the clear liquid inside.

"Just drown the whole thing." I look up at sakimi as she motions how I should drink it.

I swirl the tiny cup, raising it to my lips and dunk the rice liquor with a fast and big gulp. Soon as that happens my throat starts to burn, follow by the sake hitting my stomach seconds after. It felt like that burn sensation when you haven't eaten all day and you can feel your stomach acids trying to eat your stomach. I scrunch up my face in dissatisfaction.

"You enjoy this stuff." I hand her the cup and takes a couple of sips of my tea to wash out the taste in my mouth.

"You get use to it." Sakimi says and hands me another cup of that bitter awful drink.

I shake my head refusing, "I guess."

She pulls back and drinks a sip of it herself, "So Rina, I wanted to talk to you about something."

"Yeah?" I see that her back is straight, her face unreadable, and locking her eyes with mine. Her body movements made me straighten my own posture a little. What ever she was going to say it's serious.

A giant grin slowly replaces the cold stone expression from before, "Who's the guy."

My whole body stiffens and eyes open wide," What guy?" I try and fail to hide my shock.

"You know what I'm talking about." She says with the same grin and wiggles her eyebrows.

"I-I don't know what you mean." I fail to control my blush and stutter, I guess I'm a really light weight drinker.

"That blush says something else." When I hear that I feel more blood rush to my face.

"It's the sake." I say as an excuse and avoid making eye contact.

"Yeah sure." I can hear that she is smirking, "This week you were acting so different."

I look at her with and tilt my head, she continues," In the beginning you were more happy and giggly than usual. You would randomly have this faint blush on your face, and looking like you where floating." I know exactly what she is talking about. I never realized till now how much Tobi's presents effects me. I stare at my food in front, like it was the most interesting thing in the world.

"Then after those days you seemed down. I was about to ask what was wrong tonight, but now you are back to this chipper mood." She taps the table to get my attention, I look away from my food and at her.

"So I ask again. Who is the guy?" She tilts her head.

"Oh sorry or girl, I agree that everyone deserves love."

"There is no one." I say to her and take a bite of my dango.

She rolls her eyes, "Come on. This "no one" has you acting all out of character, with the smiling and blushing. " She put her hands up putting air quotations when she says no one, "I won't say anything to anyone." She brings up her hands together in a praying motion and sticks out her bottom lip.

I ignore her and stuff more dango in my face.

She lets go of her begging expression and cross her arms, "Fine be that way, but can you at least tell me there is someone. There is no way someone cute and adorable as you hasn't have someone."