✧𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣✧|･ﾟ𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴･ﾟ& ･ﾟ𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦･ﾟ

nebuya eikichi | growing up

An action filled movie played on the screen in front of the couple, though [Name] wasn't really paying attention to it. She was more concerned with the warmth that was beside her as she leaned her body into Nebuya's side. She fiddled with his hand, casually switching between lacing her fingers with his and tracing the palm on his hand. It was her parent's date night evening and for the first time that week they were able to hang out alone. 

The red bowl smeared with butter was left abandoned on the coffee table, emptied before the movie had even started. The girl wasn't even able to get any before large basketball player engulfed it all. He had offered to go make more, but she declined, already comfortable lying against him. He didn't complain about the lack of food for once and had simply pulled her closer to him. She guessed that he really enjoyed the quality time they spent with one another.

[Name] smiled at her wandering thought and glanced up at the teen whose focus was on the television screen. His brow furrowed, watching the turn of events that happened on the screen. Her smile widened and she once again turned her attention back to his hands. It's been almost a year since the two teens had been dating and time seemed to go by so quickly. 

It seemed just like yesterday when Nebuya had asked her out—their first official date, first kiss, first everything. It really made her wonder how long their relationship would last. They were far from perfect and sometimes their diverse personalities clashed. However, she supposed all relationships were like that. Just the thought of them not being together in a day, week, month, or year killed her on the inside. She never noticed how alive she was with him and how lost she would be without him. It hurt her heart just thinking about it.

In a years' time, they would have to part ways at some point. She wanted to go to college and though they never talked about it much, she could tell it was an aspiration for him as well (though it was mostly to play basketball.) She sighed, leaning her head back into his shoulder and looking up at the ceiling. [Name] really loved growing up but hated it at the same time. Growing up meant facing problems that she could have hidden from before and growing up meant that all good things do come to an end. Even this night was going to come to a close in the duration of the next few hours.

Nebuya looked away from the screen for a moment, watching the small dip in [Name's] lips. Her nostrils flared and out of habit while thinking, her teeth took her bottom lip between them. She had stopped messing with his hands a few minutes ago and though he was glad the distraction stopped, he wondered if she was planning something, only to find her in deep thought. He shifted both of their weight, throwing his legs onto the couch and nestling her comfortably onto his lap. He kissed her cheek and his arms tightened around her in a way that demanded to know what was wrong.

"What crawled up your ass in the duration of ten minutes?"

[Name] scowled and rolled her eyes. "It sure as hell wasn't you, was it?" she asked sarcastically and he laughed, growling playfully in her ear.

"No, but I could crawl up somewhere else given half the chance," he said and nipped at the soft spot only he had the pleasure of exploring whenever. She sighed blissfully and tilted her head back so that she was looking at him. As he made eye contact with her he could see just how anxious she had gotten in such a short amount of time. 

He began to scan his memory for anything he could have done wrong but the only thing he had done recently was eat all of the popcorn before the movie had started. Though he didn't think she would be angry about it...unless she was on her menstrual cycle and having mood swings? He grimaced at the thought and glanced down at her cautiously, and he noticed that she was still watching him.

"You're not on your period, right?" he asked and promptly a half-hearted smack resonated through the living room. She turned her nose up at him and rose from the seat.

"I told you to stop asking that. My period is not a viable hypothesis, you butt. On that note, Imma go make more popcorn," she said reaching for the bowl hands barely grazing it before she was pulled back onto the plump couch. Nebuya had somehow rolled to his knees with more agility than she thought possible, holding [Name] secure in his grasp. His arms caged the girl in and he looked up at her with a face that would have frightened anyone that didn't personally know him.

"What's wrong, Princess?" He asked and her heart jumped hearing how his tone dropped, and watching his dark eyes stare unwaveringly.  She looked away for a moment, shrugging her shoulders.

"It's nothing Eikichi. I mean, yes it's something but it's not important," she explained with an indifferent smile on her face. Nebuya reached up, running a long finger down her cheek and she watched it trail down her neck, the side of her breast, her waist until it gently stopped at her thigh.

"It must be something important if I can't even get that beautiful smile of yours to shine," he said and [Name] genuinely smiled. Leaning forward she captured his lips with hers and he eagerly kissed her back. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she pulled her closer, basking in the warm comfort that he provided. She nuzzled her nose into the crook of his neck, breathing in deeply the scent of the strong, musky cologne that he wore.

"You say the cheesiest things sometimes."

"H-Hey, that's not very nice, [Name]."

Ignoring his stuttered response, she pulled away and smiled wide. "But I think that's one of the reasons why I love you so much."

Nebuya blushed and muttered the sentiments back before turning around to continue watching the movie. These were the moments when she loved growing up because she was often reminded to take things one step at a time. The day wasn't over yet so there was no use planning for things to take place when tomorrow hasn't even come yet. It was a shock that Nebuya was always the one reminding her of that. Speaking of him reminding me of something.

"Hey, Eikichi. You were right earlier," she said wrapping her slender arms around his neck and pushing him up against her breast.

"About what, Princess?"

"I'm pretty sure I am about to start my period. So, I'm giving you a once in a lifetime chance to crawl up somewhere else until then." she explained, trailing off into a question. [Name] didn't even have to say anything more before he got up and she wrapped her legs around his waist. Calmly the teen turned the television off and headed upstairs towards her room. A thought ran through her head and a happy giggled escaped her lips.

This is another reason why I enjoy growing up.