[COMPLETED]
(Book #1 of 'The Clever Series')
There couldn't be two people more different than each other, but there couldn't be two people more alike, as well.
Perceptive eyes that notice everything.
Battle of wits, with intense romance.
But what...
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Song: Beyonce - Haunted
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Author's Disclaimer: Semi-lime themes have been sprinkled throughout this chapter!
Ren POV (1st person narration for the first time! It's important that I do this)
"Ren-chan?"
"Yea?"
"Wanna come home for some ramen?"
Oh...
What started as a light series of flutters in my stomach, rapidly intensified as hard thumps that pulsated mercilessly throughout my body, making it hard to be sensitive to anything but the loudness of it all, thrumming in my ears. I whipped out my sunglasses and put it on, almost like a reflex action, in an attempt to hide as much of my face as possible before his hawk-like gaze would notice it.
"Are you sure? I wouldn't want to intrude," I said, my voice sounding a little more high-pitched than usual.
"Nah. We'll grab some groceries, and maybe whip up something more than just ramen," he responded. I felt a bit reassured he probably didn't notice my voice going all weird.
"Okay, let's go."
When we reached the station, the flow of the bidirectional crowd at the station kept shoving me closer into his personal space than I'd have normally preferred. It was better when I trailed behind him and face-planted a few times into his warm back with a light gasp, because now he was behind me, and that was a VERY dangerous situation for an already flammable air between us.
Be it because of someone pushing me or him, having him pressed against my back was more wilder as there was not only the gasp of shock, but also the treacherous situation my heart that raised my temperatures and hackles. Sometimes, even my goddamn vision blurred, as if I was going to faint. All I knew was that being wrapped in all that sexual tension between us, was not good for me in the long term, especially if we were to remain as friends.
Wait... sexual tension?! Since when?! ... And why?!
The heat and colour stayed permanently on my face, and I was grateful he was still behind me, unable to see my face. The layers of clothes I had on, hid the goosebumps that I felt all over my body. The heat from his body that was now permanently pressed into my back, felt like it had always been there. And in some moments when he'd add more space between us, I felt an... an acute sense of loss...
Honestly, what was this all about? What is this feeling?! We'd just gotten back to being friends, and I'm definitely not the type to... get it on... with a guy so soon... So why...
But before I could sort my thoughts further into that direction, the train silently zoomed into the platform.
It was quite crowded, but I wasn't surprised. It was a weekend after all, and a bustling city like Osaka would definitely see some crowd and movement in its transportation system during non-peak hours.
