Reo and Me

Twelve {Ju Ni}

Aisha's POV

It was almost 3:30 when I finally wandered back into the hotel. That stranger did kiss me but he left me in the middle of nowhere and it took me almost an hour to get back to Ginza, especially since there were no people around.

I stumbled onto my bed, as I stared up at the ceiling. What was this?

A hot Japanese guy just kissed me in the middle of nowhere while I was drunk. Also, he knows everything about me but I don't know shit about him. Where did I land up?

I pushed all thoughts of Reo to the back of my head as I fell asleep, mentally drained.

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It was 12 in the afternoon when I woke up with a throbbing headache. Which was not good, as I had to travel 2 hours to get to Honshu where I was going to see Mt. Fuji. I got up from the bed, pooped two painkillers and went to the bathroom. I came out after having taken a bath. I changed into my black skirt, black stockings and midnight blue sweater. I blow dried my hair, rushed to pack my stuff and hurried downstairs. Fortunately check out was till 1:30 and it was 1:15 now.

The staff eyed me as I looked down awkwardly. I checkout quickly from where I had already booked a taxi to get to Honshu. I bowed down apologetically. This was serious in Japan. I wanted to escape as quickly as I could.

My taxi was here within 10 minutes, so I didn't have to stand in the freezing cold. I tightly wrapped my overcoat around me, getting into the car. My luggage was already in the back as I leaned back slowly. Plugging my earphones into my phone, I played some music. Even my phone battery was draining- 40% left. I put it on airplane mode as I slowly fell asleep.

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I woke up suddenly to realize we were still driving.

"How far are we?" I asked the driver.

"About 30 minutes now." He replied, looking into the rearview.

I nodded as I wrapped my earphones around my phone and put them away in my handbag.

I looked at the passing scenery and the countryside and soon the thirty minutes were up and we were in front of my hotel at Honshū.

I paid the driver and went inside, dragging my luggage. Although I was in Honshū just for Fuji-san, I really needed to rest.

I was staying overnight here, after which I was going to explore shrines and temples and finally end my week long trip with Akihabara or the hub for Otaku culture.

I checked in and went up to my room. It wasn't as luxurious, but not too bad.

I put away my luggage in one corner of the room and lay down on the bed. I wanted to climb Mt. Fuji but the climbing period is from July to September. It is too snowy now.

Talking about snow, it had actually started to snow outside. It was a beautiful sight- the snow falling right in front of the gigantic Fuji-san. The hotel's window provided a perfect view of the volcano which last erupted in 1707.

I actually fell asleep again and woke up about an hour later, checking my phone for the time.

It was 5:16 PM right now. I decided to actually go out and see Fuji-san; I didn't come all the way from London to rest.

I walked outside and took the short walk to Mt.Fuji. It was gigantic- just the mere look at it once gave you enough awe.

I couldn't get enough of it's snow capped peak and made up my mind to somehow take a leave next year during July and climb up this beauty.

I was there for almost one and a half hours, doing nothing but just staring at it.

I walked back to my hotel as the air started getting chillier. I tightly wrapped my overcoat around myself as I played my keys.

This seems like it has happened before. Every man I passed on the street reminded me of Reo. I really wanted to meet him again, but I had no idea how.

I reached my hotel and actually jogged up to my room. I ordered the teriyaki salmon and dorayaki, something I had been craving.

The food arrived steaming hot. There was even soup on the side, complimentary. I mentally thanked whoever had set this idea and dug in.

The food was brilliant- especially the dorayaki. I would had gobbled up another plate if not for my diet.

I changed into my pajamas and Lay down, turning on the tv. They were playing an English movie with Japanese subtitles. I recognised the movie to be "How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days" with Kate Hudson.

I watched the movie after which I shut the tv and lay down just looking at the ceiling.

Outside, Mt. Fuji was slowly being covered by the darkness falling onto it's peak. The sky behind had turned a beautiful shade of blue, turning into orange and then pink.

The sunset was beautiful- I had a direct view of it from my room.

I decided to make myself a cup of warm tea. I hated to cook without any sounds, so back home I'd usually turn the radio on or maybe just flick to news channels on TV.

Here too I did the same. I turned the TV back on and flicked to a news channel.

The headlines were read out behind me as I waited for my water to boil. My fingers played with the edge of the table as I paid little attention to the news.

I put in my tea bag as the water finally boiled and poured my water into the mug.

I took my tea and sat down on the bed, cupping the mug with both hands as I took a slow small sip.

My eyes went to the television, where the anchor was talking about a thief who had stolen from over 9 houses.

I shook my head- crimes were suddenly going up. That was when they displayed a picture of the thief from CCTV footage.

Reo.

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Finally out! This chapter took me ages to write!

Love,
Shambhavi 💋