Love Of The Sea (Takeru Totsuka x OC)

Chapter Sixteen: Human Or Not

When Mitsuko reached her room, she opened the door and closed it gently. She looked down. I'll just have to convince myself to tell him later, Mitsuko thought. She sighed and closed her eyes. I bet the other Gods have already heard about it. He'll be pissed off at me, won't he? She flopped and fell over onto her bed, face down. She closed her eyes and lay still on her bed. Maybe he'll go easy on me...

I hope he'll go easy on me...

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When Takeru reached the boys dorms, he clenched his fist as he walked in. He spotted some of the other Gods talking among themselves. He stared at them in confusion. Apollon looked up. 

"Ah! Take-Take! Have you heard the news?"He asked. Takeru frowned, staring at Apollon silently. After a minute, he sighed and scratched the back of his head. Takeru closed his eyes. 

"What news?"He muttered. Apollon beamed at him. 

"The girls...Mitsu-Mitsu didn't tell you?"Apollon asked. Takeru's eyes opened. Didn't tell me. Is this what she was wanting to tell me? He wondered. He lowered his hand. 

"No?"

"The girls are all like us,"Balder spoke up. Takeru's eyes slid to him. Balder smiled at him. "They're not human...they're all goddesses. We were just talking about it." Takeru's eyes went wide. She's not human? Mitsuko isn't.... He paused. Did I give her the wrong idea? Does she...Takeru looked down, his eyes widening. She must think I'm only worried about her because she's human. Takeru quickly turned. 

"Hm? Take-Take?"Apollon spoke, blinking. Takeru ignored him and took off, heading to find her. 

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Mitsuko heard something tapping against her window. She sat up, her hair hanging over her face in a dark curtain. She sighed and moved off her bed, hearing something tap again. This time it came from her balcony door. Mitsuko wrinkled her eyebrows. She walked over to it and grabbed her big hoodie, pulling it over herself so she wasn't too chilled by the night air. She opened the balcony doors and stepped back in surprise. Takeru was standing there. Her breath caught in her throat. He was angry and she could tell. Mitsuko gave him a nervous look.

"Takeru-"

"Why didn't you just tell me?!"He demanded. She stiffened. He stepped forward in her room. She backed away from him and held her hands up. 

"Takeru I'm sorry-"

"Don't you trust me? You said you did. You said you believed in me!"Takeru told her. She could see the pain in his eyes. Her eyes went wide. She stepped forward towards him as he looked down, clenching his fist. "Don't you get it? You're much more to me than just a human!" Mitsuko paused. 

"What?"

"I would worry about you getting hurt regardless if you were a human or not!"Takeru told her. He moved and grabbed her by her shoulders. His eyes spotted the small scratch that was still on her. He lowered and kissed her on the cheek. Silence hung between them. His lips stayed on her cut gently. Her eyes were wide. He let out a breath. Takeru pulled her towards him. "Why would you being a goddess change anything between us?" His breath brushed over her cheek and neck. She felt her hands grab onto the sides of his shirt, holding still. He closed his eyes and released a breath, holding her tighter to him. "I will never not care about you, be you human, goddess, werewolf or whatever. You're mine. And I'm yours." Her eyes went wide. She felt her cheeks turn red and shoved herself into him further to hide her blush. 

"W-What are you saying so suddenly?"Mitsuko muttered. He felt his own cheeks burn. 

"Why are you getting embarrassed?"He sighed at her. He pulled away and looked down at her. His eyes connected with hers. He traced over her face, admiring her before he closed his eyes. He lowered and kissed her, his lips moving over hers. She kissed him back, her hands sliding up and around his neck. His tongue drew out and across her bottom lip. She accepted that as a sign and he entered her mouth, exploring at his leisure. He took it slow, his fingers tangling in her hair and wrapping around her waist. He held her to him, only pulling away for small, slow breaths in between. When they finally broke their kiss for the last time, he rested his forehead against hers. She opened her eyes, giving him a blushing look. He smiled to himself, closing his eyes. "Please tell me you understand me this time...Mitsuko?"