The Lullaby of No Colour [New]

20 - Drumming Hearts and Empty Minds

Naomi -

“I’ll be outside.” She calls out, and I plop down on the closed seat.

You told yourself you werent gonna bring it up.

But her social cues, the way she would grab my waist… Her aura felt so warm and true, and she kept constantly switching between horniness and embarrassment everytime we had a physical encounter. I thought I was reading all the signs correctly.  I thought maybe-

She liked you back. You thought she liked you back.

But that’s okay. She doesn’t have to. She’s going through a lot anyways, and I don’t need to add to that. I’m not even sure if I like her, maybe I’m just confused. Yeah.

I sit up straight, sniffling and wiping my salty cheeks. This was fine, I just need to figure out what she wants. I could do that. That was my ability, just for problems like this!

I sit up and open the stall, walking out confidently.

“Hey, listen Naomi, I-” I cut her off.

“I have a crush on you.” She doesn't say anything, just a laughs a bit.

“That's a very to the point way of saying it. I uh, like you too, Naomi.” Yuki slowly says, pulling me in a bit.

“In front of the women's bathroom at a food court, seems kinda cheesy, yeah?” She mumbles, and I can feel her warmth right there, her heart loudly pounding. Or maybe that was my heart. I couldn't think, I didn't have time to think.

So I leaned in till our lips touched. Because in that moment, I didn't want to think too much. Her arms wrap around me tightly, and I feel a weird urgency in my chest. Like there was something I had to do, that I needed to complete this, whatever it was. My stomach flips and I pull back for a moment, my lips puffy and my heart fluttering.

I can't speak, the words won't come out.

“Wow.” Did I say that? My lips parted to make the words, but I can't process that.

Yuki just chuckles in response.

“Yeah, I get that a lot.” She jokes, before kissing my forehead and leading me to sit down. I felt like melting against her, but restrain myself.

“Did you feel that too, the urgency?” She asks, her tone a bit more serious than a few moments before. I nod, confused.

“That's not normal?” I mumble, the feeling still there in my chest, squeezing and begging.

“I mean, no not really. Not in my experi- I'm not your first kiss am I?” She suddenly asks, interrupting herself.

“I've kissed people before, but I'm kind of new to making out. So I don't know, sort of in a way. You're not one of those virgin chasers are you? Because I haven't had sex but-”

“I'm not a gross jock who only likes ‘untouched' girls, no. That's just…”

She doesn't finish her sentence. I hear a faint name flash in her head, but it flashes so quickly I feel the memory of the name zip from me.

I want to dig, but I stop myself.

“Can we kiss again?” I ask, not really processing the words.

Her aura warms up again, and I feel her heart beating against my chest, still filled with wanting.

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Sorry its a bit short! Ive been thinking about writing a horror lately... not sure where that will go, though.
- Ari <3