Poppy and Lotus [COMPLETE]

•❀Sixteen❀•

"Ren, that is not how you arrange a bouquet."

"It's too difficult! Sumire is so good at this. She'd be kind enough to help me! Unlike you.."

"I do help you, you brat."

"No you don't! Look at this mess! How am I supposed to deliver this hideous bouquet? No one will accept this!"

I sigh and set down the bouquet of roses that a classmate had requested be sent to his crush. Walking over to Ren's side of the table, I lean over him from behind, pressing intimately close so I can guide hands over the flower stems.

I lean down close to his ear so he can feel the hum of my voice (in a way I knew would give him chills). Then I start to speak softly. "Like this, see? It's simple..."

Ren cleated his throat, body tending up in my arms. I help him arrange the bouquet correctly and tie the gorgeous red ribbon around the stems, holding them together.

"There!"

"Thanks!"

Ren lets the bouquet slip through our fingers, then spreads his hands out so my fingers can slip into the spaces between his. I squeeze our hands together carefully, grinning as I feel the warmth from them send a shiver through me.

"You have such pretty hands, Ayame."

Breathing in the manly scent that I had become quite accustomed to, I thoughtlessly place my lips against the squareness of his jaw. His skin felt soft, smooth..warm... I smile as I place the kisses all over his cheek until he turns toward me, chuckling. Our lips finally find each other in the midst, pressing passionately against the other.

"Mmm..." Ren completely turns his body in the chair and grabs my arm. He gives a slight tug and pulls me into his lap so I'm sitting sideways in his arms. Shocked, I pull away from the kiss and wrap my arms around his neck. He gazes at me with a darkness in his usually bright and mischievous eyes. The way he looked at me made me feel like the prettiest, most desirable girl in the world.

"Ren!" I giggle, "Hey!"

"Ayame..." he murmurs before kissing me again. The more our lips meet, the more my head starts to spin and my body begins to overheat. I felt so incredibly flushed under my clothes that I was sure I'd faint.

"Mmm...." I hum against his lips, my eyes fluttering closed as I lose myself in his embrace and the warmth from his kisses....

BANG!

Ren and I hurriedly pull away from each other as Sumire bursts into the room with tears running down her face. She immediately rushes over and throws herself at me in a desperate, dramatic hug, causing Ren to grunt under our weight.

"Sumire, what's the ma—"

"I saw Hinata in a hallway with another girl and...she kissed him!" She blurted, and after looking at my shocked expression, she buried her face in my lap and began to sob. Ren and I turned to look at each other, conflicted.

How in the world are we going to break the awkward tension when these two meet in the same room?