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Day 1 of Camping
{Misaki’s POV}
Why?
Why was it that stuff like this always happened to Misaki? Why couldn’t it happen to literally anybody else on this huge planet? A holy divinity came down from the sky and decided that some crappy thing was going to happen to her, and only her.
“Misaki, dear- I know you may be stressed out by the current events but burying your head in the steering wheel isn’t the best thing-” The tall purple haired girl said, popping her head into the car window again.
Kaoru- Kaoru Seta. Kaoru was the guitarist of the band HelloHappyWorld! She was popular among other girls for her princely attitude. She wasn’t all chalked up to what she seemed to be though. Misaki could tell, Kaoru was insecure, didn’t know half of the stuff she was saying, and would never admit to being afraid. All to impress her, ‘Kittens.’ While she was a very pretty girl, and an amazing smoothtalker, Misaki already knew it was all a big act.
Misaki looked up at Kaoru, the loose strands of her purple hair were tickling the top of her head. It was so hot outside. Why did this have to happen to her?
You may be wondering the current dilemma. Kokoro Tsurumaki, the eccentric leader of their band had been planning a camping trip. Which was great, Misaki was totally down to go camping with the band- all they were doing was visiting the Tsurumaki families private cabins, and staying there for a week. But, of course, something had to go wrong. Kaoru and Misaki were stranded in the middle of the woods.
“Misaki dear, I know my beauty is enough to cause heat stroke but you really must leave the car, you’ll pass out from the heat.”
Kaoru and Misaki of course had to do stuff when the Tsurumaki bus was taking off to the woods. Of course they did. Kokoro insisted they must go, the suits provided them a perfectly good car, a map to the cabins, food and water. Nothing could’ve gone wrong in that situation, right? But then something did- the car just decided to BREAK DOWN. Nothing seemed wrong with it, nothing sounded wrong with it, but it broke down. Of course it broke down, this stuff always happens to Misaki.
“Misaki dea-” Kaoru started.
Misaki jolted up, just barely missing Kaoru’s head, “Yes- I know, sorry I’m getting out of the car!” Misaki said, stepping out of the driver’s seat and onto the dirt road.
“The cooler is still working, come have a refreshment with me kitten. We’ll converse about our predicament over iced drinks. That is sure to calm you down.” Kaoru suggested, brushing loose strands of hair out of her face.
Misaki sighed, “I guess a few drinks would be okay.” Misaki walked to the back of the car, and pulled out a decently sized cooler, “What do you want?”
“Ah, one sparkling water will suffice. I wouldn’t want to ruin my perfect complexion with soda. Of course, feel free to have a soda, Kitten. Nothing could ruin your beautiful face.” Kaoru said dramatically, sitting down in the empty space left in the trunk.
Misaki grabbed one soda, and one sparkling water, “Whatever you say Kaoru. You know you don’t have to keep your act up with me.” Misaki said, sitting down next to Kaoru.
Kaoru gingerly took the drink from Misaki’s hand. She tilted her head and looked at Misaki, “I have no idea what act you are referring to. Could it be that my greatness is too much for you to handle that you think it’s a facade, Misaki dear?”
No use getting through that barrier. Kaoru was tough as nails when it came to this act she was constantly performing. She wasn’t a prince, she was just a normal high school girl. Misaki supposed that Kaoru wouldn’t want anyone to see that side to her though, “Yeah sure…” Misaki, cracked open her soda and took a sip.
It was sweltering out. The sun shone bright on the two girls' faces. The inside of the leather car only made it worse. Why did they have to get stranded on one of the hottest days of the year? It wasn’t so bad though, at least she wasn’t in that sweltering Michelle costume. But oh, Misaki would give anything to be in the lovely air conditioned Tsurumaki cabins.
Kaoru fidgeted with the lid to her sparkling water before opening it, “So, Misaki- kitten.. Are you feeling better after resting on the steering wheel?” Kaoru asked, obviously a little put off by the acting question, Misaki could tell.
“I’m still upset. It’s not like the suits to give us a car that could just break down randomly. My WiFi and Data isn’t working, it’s hot out, and we’re in the middle of nowhere. It couldn’t get worse. But at least I have you with me, I’d die if I was alone.” Misaki said, sighing.
Kaoru gave Misaki a calculating look, it was as if she was trying to come up with the best possible thing to say to her. Finally she spoke, “Well then, we just have to find a way to get service. We must go on a journey to find the best possible service for your cell phone!” Kaoru declared, her drink shaking a bit as she held her hand in the air.
“Do you have any idea of where we’re supposed to get this service?” Misaki asked, sipping her soda. She gave Kaoru a skeptical look, while she had a lot of faith in Kaoru, Kaoru wasn’t exactly the smartest person.
“I- I’m working on that. Give me time, kitten.” Kaoru said, looking off into the distance.
Geez, such a drama queen, all the time. Though, finding service would be the best thing they could do at the moment. The suits would come right to them if they sent out a text to Kokoro. Hmm… what to do?
Misaki looked up, over the brim of her hat. It was hot, really hot. Way too hot to handle. The sun was still glaring down at the two girls, and it was reflecting off something in the distance. It was irritating Misaki’s eyes, she looked down at her soda and then back at the distance. Wait, that’s it! Out on top of the mountain in the distance, there was a cell tower, and power lines! There had to be cell service up there.
“Ah! Kaoru, I know how we can get service!” Misaki said, a weight being lifted from her chest. They wouldn’t have to push the car to the cabins or sleep out in the woods! They were saved if they could get to that mountain.
Kaoru looked down at Misaki and grinned, “Enlighten me, Misaki dear. I’m sure if the idea is coming from you it will be stellar!”
“There’s a cell tower and some power lines up on that mountain. Since this area is popular there’s bound to be some hiking trails too. We could hike up and get some service up there. We text Kokoro, and then we’re as good as saved.” Misaki said, proud of her idea, it was manageable and it’d only take about an hour to hike up the mountain.
“Up on the mountain?” Kaoru looked out to the mountain Misaki was referring too. Instead of joy lighting up Kaoru’s face, panic did, “Well uh- Misaki- That’s a wonderful idea but as Shakespeare would say-”
“I know you’re afraid of heights Kaoru.” Misaki said, crushing her soda can between her palms. It was pretty obvious Kaoru was, but she had assumed a hike wouldn’t be that bad, “You don’t have to come, I could just hike up alone.”
“Ah- Misaki-” Kaoru started.
“It’s fine Kaoru. I’ll go now, better now than during the night.” Misaki said, pocketing a soda and standing up.
“Misaki-”
Misaki started to walk off towards the direction of the mountain, ignoring Kaoru’s words.
“Misaki!” Kaoru grabbed Misaki’s arm, standing up from the trunk of the car.
Misaki spun around to face Kaoru. This was curious, was Kaoru actually going to act like herself, well her true self? Misaki tilted her head, waiting for Kaoru to speak up.
“I- Misaki. I realize that I do have a small, insignificant fear of heights. That is true. But I wish to come with you on this trip up the mountains. When I am braving my fears with you, it surely can’t be as bad as I think it is.” Kaoru said, determinant in her choice.
“Are you sure?” Misaki asked, her eyebrows scrunching up. While she did act out around Kaoru due to her idiocy, she really did care about Kaoru as a friend. She didn’t want to put Kaoru in an uncomfortable situation.
“Yes, I am sure. I mean how bad could it be?”
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“Misaki! I’m not sure about this at all! As the great bard said himself, ‘This is truly bad. Very truly bad!” Kaoru said, clutching onto a rope bridge for her dear life.
When Misaki wanted to hike up a mountain to get WiFi, she did not expect that they’d have to cross a junction over a cliff, “Kaoru you’re halfway across! I know you can do this, just don’t look down!”
Kaoru was trembling from her core down to her feet. She really was scared of heights, and Misaki felt horrible. She was already across the bridge, the drop wasn’t that bad but it was nothing to sneer at. You’d definitely get a concussion just by impact of the water below, “Misaki- like the great bard s-said, ‘I cannot cross this bridge as it- it tempts me to not cross it.’ It’s shaking so much how can I not look down?”
Misaki was pretty sure that Shakespeare didn’t say anything about bridges but she wasn’t about to bring that up, “Kaoru, you have to take slow steps, the bridge is stable you won’t fall! I promise!” They needed to keep going to get WiFi, but she was not leaving Kaoru at this junction.
Kaoru took a shaky step forward, of course that just made the bridge shake even more. Kaoru yelped and retreated back two steps. Misaki hadn’t expected Kaoru to act this scared, she bottled it up quite a bit during their arial concert, but it was pretty noticeable, to her at least. Kaoru really was just a normal high school girl on the inside wasn’t she?
Misaki didn’t know what to do, should they just walk back… No. She wasn’t doing that. She wasn’t giving up on this plan. She wasn’t giving up on herself. And she wasn’t going to give up on Kaoru. She walked back onto the bridge, it was shaking a lot from Kaoru. But that was fine, she wasn’t the one afraid of heights.
“Misaki-” Kaoru glanced up at Misaki, she looked confused at the most. Confused and scared.
“C’mon Kaoru. I know you can do this, you’re one of the strongest people I know, you’re smart, strong, and brave. I know you can do this, I know you can.” Misaki said, grabbing Kaoru’s two hands, and grasping them in hers.
The sun was killing her, she could feel her sweat up against Kaoru’s. Kaoru’s hands felt dry and rugged from holding onto the rope bridge. She really was holding onto it for her life. Along with the dreadful heat Misaki felt guilt, she was making Kaoru go through this fear of hers. This was… This was no time to mope though! They had to get across this bridge!
Misaki put a determined look on her face, she could do this, Kaoru could do this. “Kaoru, I’m going to walk backwards towards the end of the bridge. You’re going to follow me, you won’t fall, you won’t get hurt. I’m holding onto you, I won’t let you get hurt, just look at me. Just look at me and everything will be fine.”
Kaoru opened her mouth to say something, but due to the shaking of the bridge all she did was nod.
Misaki started walking back, one step at a time. The wooden planks that layered the bridge were evenly spaced out which made walking easy. Misaki could tell that Kaoru was still frightened based on all the shaking going on in Kaoru’s hands. Though it felt a little weird, probably because Kaoru was staring at her. Well of course that was her fault since she told Kaoru to keep her eyes on her only. But, they were just friends so it shouldn’t have mattered, right?
Misaki felt her feet land on the gritty dirt trail that led them up the rest of the mountain. Soon, Kaoru’s two feet were on the grass as well, Misaki grinned and let go of Kaoru’s hands, “Look, you did it! See, it wasn’t that hard?”
Kaoru’s shaking ceased when Misaki let go of her hands, “Ah- Yes! Though, I could not have done it without you Misaki, dear! Your determinant attitude led me through that crisis smoothly. You have my thanks.” Kaoru did a dramatic bow, which made Misaki roll her eyes.
She was such a drama queen, honestly. “It was the least I could do Kaoru. Anything to help out a friend. We gotta keep going, you want to take a break?”
“I’ll be fine, little kitten. We should continue on the path of our fate, to get our well deserved WiFi!” Kaoru said, pointing in the wrong direction.
Misaki laughed a bit, “I’ll lead though, wouldn’t want you getting lost.”
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God, why did it have to be so hot? It was so freaking hot outside Misaki felt like she might melt. They were pretty high up on the trail but nowhere close to the power lines. Still no service. Dammit.
Misaki glanced at Kaoru, who was explaining the hidden depth behind one of Shakespeare’s many plays. Misaki hadn’t been paying attention to what Kaoru was saying but she was wondering something. She usually wasn’t able to ask Kaoru some stuff because the two other idiots, and Kanon were present. Kokoro and Hagumi didn’t really take stuff seriously, and while Kanon did, she was bad with words. But… they were alone, so it wouldn’t hurt to ask, right?
“Hey- Kaoru. Could I ask you an off topic question?” Misaki asked, tilting her head to the side.
Kaoru looked down questioningly, stopping her ramblings about Shakespeare, “Mm, yes Misaki, dear. You can ask me anything you please.”
“Do you have a crush on Chisato?”
Chisato Shirasagi. A child actor, and the bassist of Pastel*Palettes. She was a very serious and professional girl. While Misaki only knew surface level stuff about Chisato, Kaoru seemed to take a liking to Chisato… kind of. It seemed one sided, so she had always wondered.
Kaoru seemed taken aback by this question, it was taking her a while to respond so Misaki piped up again, “Well- I mean you flirt with a lot of people but you always seemed to really like Chisato- Sorry for asking nevermind-”
“No.” Kaoru said, smiling a bit, “It’s fine. While it’s true that Chisato and I are close as friends, neither of us share romantic attraction for each other. I mean as far as I know. Chisato and I have always been friends, since we were children in fact. So, I suppose we tease each other, but other than that, it doesn’t go any further.”
“I see... Sorry for asking again, I could tell you were put off by it.” Misaki said, scratching the back of her head.
Kaoru gave out a small laugh, “It’s fine, kitten. We are alone on this mountain full of fear inducing obstacles, it’s commonplace to ask random questions.”
“Yeah, I was hoping that you didn’t have a crush on Chisato, since she’s dating Kanon and all that.” Misaki said, cautiously stepping over a large rock.
“Wait, what?” Kaoru asked, her face once again displaying her confusion, “I’ve never heard of such events- what are you referring to?”
“Oh, you didn’t know? Well I guess only Kanon told me.” Misaki was surprised Kaoru didn’t know about the dating status between the two, “Kanon said that they started dating a few months ago, discreetly. Due to Chisato’s celebrity status they haven’t officially announced it, but I mean they do go out a lot, I could kind of tell they liked each other.”
“This is a surprise to me entirely. Chisato never told me about this, I never thought they had any chemistry.” Kaoru said, brushing a strand of hair out of her face.
“That’s because you aren’t very observant.” Misaki said, laughing a bit. This was fun, she was having fun. She was glad that Kaoru didn’t like Chisato that way, but why was that such a relief to her? She knew that many girls adored Kaoru in that way, while Kaoru didn’t return the feelings, that didn’t bother her. But the thought of Kaoru liking someone else made her feel… weird inside. They were just friends, why should it matter to her. Stupid brain, shut up about Kaoru and focus on the trail.
“I am too observant! Like, for instance, I can clearly observe that bear over there.” Kaoru said, pointing to a decently sized black bear, snuffling around in some bushes.
“Aah! Oh god- Kaoru we have to go!” Misaki, scream whispered, grabbing Kaoru’s hand, and leading her through the trail quickly. The bear luckily seemed very uninterested in Kaoru and Misaki.
After getting a good distance away from the bear, Misaki stopped to take a few breaths, “How long- How long did you know the bear was there?” Misaki asked, exasperated.
“Oh, I only just saw it. Though, you lead us to safety quickly. As I would expect of the quick witted Misaki.” Kaoru said, giving her signature charming smile. God, that smile could get her anywhere with most girls.
“Well at least you didn’t sit there idly while watching it, should we continue, I can tell that we’re getting close. Just another mile of hiking probably.” Misaki said, placing a hand on her forehead.
It was still unbearably hot, at least Kaoru served as a nice source of shade while they were on the trail, no one deserved to be that tall. Why’d they have to go camping in August? They could’ve gone when it was way cooler, but no, they had to go in August.
“Yes, we should continue. Then we’ll contact Kokoro and wait till she comes to our rescue! A plan concocted by my dear, Misaki is sure to be fleeting!” Kaoru said, pushing hair out of her face, sweat was causing it to stick to her face.
Misaki laughed a bit, “C’mon you goof, before I melt in this heat.” Misaki said, tugging on Kaoru’s shirt. Despite the circumstances, Misaki was happy during this moment, she wouldn’t want to be in any other place than here.
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“Misaki! We’ve made it to the wires! Your plan is coming to fruition!” Kaoru said, looking away from the cliffside that was presented in front of the two.
The brunette glanced over at Kaoru, it had only taken two hours of hiking, but they were finally up on the mountain, “Yeah, we really did do it. I’ll check my phone, you can go sit down, wouldn’t want to have you passing out on us.” Misaki said, pulling her phone out of her pocket.
“As you wish, little kitten. I will go sit near that tree, away from the cliffside!” Kaoru said, pointing to a small pine tree.
Misaki nodded and turned on her phone. Only five percent, oh geez, better do this fast. Misaki quickly swept into her contacts and found Kokoro’s number. Three bars, her Data was working, let’s do this.
‘Kokoro, if you haven’t noticed, Kaoru and I are late. Our car broke down in the middle of the private dirt roads. We’re about two hours away from the cabin, could you come and get us?’ Misaki texted, and sent! Now she just had to hope her phone would hold out.
Four percent, the message was taking a while to send, her Data was pretty crappy so it made. She just had to wait, she turned off her phone and paced around a little bit. What were they going to do if her phone died? Just hope for the best? Push their car the whole two hours to the cabin? Sleep in the car? Kaoru’s phone was already dead, they didn’t have a wireless charger. The anxiety of the situation was once again taking over her body, she felt like she was going to throw up…
“Misaki?”
Misaki turned around to see Kaoru staring at her. She felt her face flush, was Kaoru watching her pace around? That was somewhat embarrassing, it happened often that people saw her on the verge of panic, but Kaoru alone made her feel… funny...
“Are you okay? You look stressed.” Kaoru asked, tilting her head to the side.
“Oh- ha- I’m fine Kaoru, just waiting for the text to send.” Misaki said, glancing away from Kaoru.
“You obviously aren’t fine, Misaki Dear. You’re pacing and chewing on your nails.” Kaoru pointed out.
Oh. Misaki didn’t even notice that she was chewing on her nails. She only did that when she was under a lot of stress. She immediately removed her thumb from her lips, embarrassed Kaoru had noticed. She stayed silent in her embarrassment, she hated this, she could feel her face heating up.
Kaoru started patting the patch of grass next to her, “Come sit, I insist.”
Misaki hesitated, but walked over to Kaoru and sat down next to her. She put her phone to the side, and leaned her head back on the tree.
“You’re stressed, which is okay Misaki. You’re doing your best to get us out of this difficult situation, don’t strain yourself too much. Just relax for a bit.” Kaoru said, reassuringly, smiling down at Misaki.
Misaki felt her tense muscles relax. She could see why girls liked Kaoru, she was a very selfless person, she didn’t have a huge ego and she wasn’t a douche. Kaoru was just Kaoru. And that was a good thing. She leaned a little to the side, her cheek just barely touching Kaoru’s shoulder. Should she be doing that? Well they were just friends, so it shouldn’t matter right?
Kaoru let Misaki think in silence, it was comforting to say the least. Misaki took a deep breath, which immediately led to a weird floral scent filling her nose. Was that… Kaoru? Oh god was that Kaoru? It smelled really good. It’d make sense that Kaoru cleaned herself well because she constantly had girls grabbing at her, but why did it smell so good?
Geez Misaki! Calm yourself! You aren’t one of Kaoru’s silly fan girls that buys posters and fans that have Kaoru’s face on it. You didn’t scream when Kaoru entered a room, you were just her friend!
Misaki grabbed at her phone, three percent. The text had sent, and had been read. Her eyes lit up, Kokoro read it! Thank god!
“Mm? Did you get a response?” Kaoru asked, glancing at Misaki’s hands.
“No, but Kokoro’s typing. I’m so relieved.” Misaki said, happily sighing.
“Well she just responded, by the looks of it.” Kaoru said, smiling a bit.
Misaki quickly glanced down at her phone, Kokoro texted, ‘Oh! I’m sorry we didn’t know before :0, we’ll come get you in about two hours!! Send us your location, head back to your car, and stay safe!!! :D’
Misaki grinned, “Yes! She’s coming to get us! We just have to head back to the car!” Misaki stood up, stretching a bit. They were saved! Thank God, he had spared her this time!
Kaoru followed suit and stood as well, “This is such good news! We did it, Misaki!” Kaoru said, grinning as well. They were both unbelievably happy, they didn’t have to stay in an abandoned cold car for the night.
Misaki did something unexpected and hugged Kaoru, it was quick and random and she didn’t expect herself to do it. But she was so happy, how could she not?
“Oh-” Kaoru said, surprised by the hug, she returned it quickly, “Shall we get going, wouldn’t want to keep the others waiting.” Kaoru suggested.
Misaki quickly parted from the hug feeling her embarrassment levels reach peak, “Haha- yeah let’s head back before it starts to get dark.” Misaki said, tapping a button on her phone and watching it shut off, “Let’s go.”
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After a rigorous hike down the trail, unbearable heat, Kaoru getting scared at the bridge again, spotting another bear, and Misaki having to take a bathroom break, they made it back to the car.
The sun was setting, illuminating the sky with a hazy orange color. It was calming, to her surprise the car was in perfect condition, just as they left. Well not perfect, it still wouldn’t turn on, but the food was still there. Not many people went out into the middle of nowhere to go stay in floppy tents or log cabins, she guessed.
“Oh! Misaki the ice cream sandwiches aren’t melted… all the way.” Kaoru said, from the trunk of the car. They were both relatively hungry from the hours of hiking, Kaoru had suggested they eat some berries, but she wasn’t trusting either of their judgements on whether or not to eat unidentifiable berries.
Misaki walked to the back of the car, “They look kind of floppy… but I guess it works.” It was still sweltering outside, she hated August. She really didn’t mind moderate heat, but due to her recent endeavours involving Michelle, she had a new distaste for the heat.
“I’m sure that there’s more food at the cabin. Kokoro said it should be stocked up for eight people, lasting a week.” Kaoru said, handing Misaki an ice cream sandwich.
Oh yeah, the suits were staying with them as well. I guess they didn’t want her to be the babysitter of the dunces for an entire week. She peeled the wrapper off of her sandwich, and took a small bite. It was still cold, that was a good thing.
They stared at the sunset in silence, a mountain was slowly but surely covering up the light. The hike down was shorter than expected so the others hadn’t reached them yet, oh well they could wait. Misaki plopped down into the empty space left in the trunk, she was tired of standing. Her feet were sore from hiking and hitting rocks with the soles of them.
She watched as Kaoru followed suit, “They should be here soon, if I’m correct?” Kaoru asked, turning to look at Misaki.
“Yeah, they should be here soon. What, are you worried?” Misaki asked, tucking her knees to her chest.
“I think it’s natural to be a bit worried. The night brings much danger, but I’m sure I could protect you, little kitten.” Kaoru said, plastering on her fake persona, grinning. Her smile was barely illuminated by the fading sunset.
“Kokoro said in about two hours or so. There’s no need to be worried, Kaoru.” Misaki said, taking another bite of her sandwich.
The sun slowly bobbed down under the mountain. The sky was fading from crimson to purple. Like Kaoru. She laughed a little under her breath, Kaoru didn’t seem to take notice which saved her from having to explain a bad joke. Light purple, to purple, to violet, to blue. It was getting dark fast, nature sure was a mystery huh?
Kaoru’s general outline could be seen if Misaki concentrated hard enough. She was just finishing her sandwich…
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“Kaoru. Thank you.”
“Mm? What for Misaki?” Kaoru asked, turning her face towards Misaki.
“For helping me through this. If I had gotten stranded out here all alone… well I don’t know what I’d do.. Freak out I guess. You really helped me through this, it seems you’re always helping me in some way, huh? I just wanted to say, thank you.” Misaki said, taking the final bite of her sandwich.
Kaoru paused, just for a moment. A quick moment, “You were the one who helped me, I wouldn’t have been able to cross that bridge without you. So I guess I should be the one thanking you.” Kaoru said, setting her sandwich down.
Misaki turned to face Kaoru, “We help each other out, right? We’re a team.” Misaki smiled a bit. Wait… since when was Kaoru so close to her? She could’ve sworn they were a good foot away from each other. But now… they were only a good inch away from each other. She could practically feel Kaoru’s heat on hers.
Misaki felt a wave of the strangest emotion come over her. What was this emotion? Yearning? She placed her hand on Kaoru’s, “Team, I like that word.” Misaki said, making eye contact with Kaoru.
Kaoru’s hand felt soft against hers, “You do?”
Misaki inched her face closer to Kaoru’s, “Yeah, I do.” How? They had just been in one of the worst situations possible, and now her lips were suddenly on Kaoru’s.
They were cold from the ice cream, Kaoru’s lip. Kaoru’s soft hand was intertwined with hers, she was taking in all of that good floral scent that lingered on Kaoru’s clothes. Why was she enjoying this so much? Was this wrong? It didn’t feel wrong. Kaoru didn’t seem to fight in protest, as her lips had stayed firmly locked on hers. She didn’t want this moment to end. Her body on Kaoru's, her lips on Kaoru’s, it just felt so right.
They stayed like that, for what felt like hours, until a bright light illuminated the car. A car was slowly driving up to them.
Kaoru parted from the kiss in alarm, “A-Ah- they’re here, let’s grab our bags and go-” She said quickly, picking up the bag she had prepared. She could practically see Kaoru’s red face in the darkness. She was one to talk, she was practically a tomato.
“Guys!” Kokoro’s high voice said, as the blonde scurried out of the car, Hagumi was right on her trail, “There you are!”
The timid Kanon, jumped out of the car as well, “We were so worried! I’m so glad you two are alright!”
They were here. They were there to get them. They were saved. But why did she suddenly feel upset that the moment had ended? She grabbed her bag and staggered towards the three others.
Kaoru was already walking to the car. The headlights illuminated her rosy cheeks, she was looking at Misaki. She looked flustered, and embarrassed.
“Misaki?” Kanon asked, the shorter girl was standing next to her, “You okay? You look like you saw a ghost.”
“I’m fine Kanon. Just peachy.”