The Other Side of the Moon

Never Wanna Leave

Song: Never Wanna Leave by Hate the Drugs

Kai breathed out a sigh, squeezing Cinder's shoulder as he did so. They were laying on a blanket out in the gardens of New Beijing Palace, staring up at a sky freckled with stars. The beams of light were somewhat hard to see due to all the light pollution, but he didn't much care. He was with Cinder, and that was all that mattered to him.

"You are the star of my summer nights," Kai whispered, turning his head so he could press a gentle kiss to the side of her face. She shrugged her shoulder as if to push away from him, but snuggled closer to him instead. Her arm came to rest around his waist and she laid her head on his chest. Lazily, his fingers danced along her arm as if performing some sort of dance.

"You're the reason why I sing my lovesick lullabies," he hummed, letting his voice take on the melody of a song his mother used to sing him.

Cinder let out a gentle breath—one that rang out just off tune to his own little lullaby.

"I feel like I'm floating on a dream," Cinder muttered, tilting her head up so she could look at Kai. "I never want to you leave."

Kai sighed, though it wasn't a sad kind—it was one of relief. It was the sort of sigh one could only release when they were completely and irrevocably happy.

"Then never leave," he said.

Cinder grabbed his hand and pulled it to her lips. She placed a soft kiss upon his palm, letting her lips linger.

"Okay."

Kai smiled, then closed his eyes upon the stars, knowing that they would have their happiness—that they could finally be together. And that was all he needed in the world.