| You were sitting on the bench in the park. Why? It | | | | to me, silly. Your smile is much more enriching when it's |
| was almost dawn. Exactly. It's early, no one's awake... | | | | real" he said and suddenly blushed quite badly. Your |
| and besides, you need a sunrise today. Nothing has | | | | eyebrow lifted but you didn't say anything. He coughed |
| been going according to plan these days. Late | | | | to cover his embarrassment and pulled his brown |
| homework? Check. Late for school? Check. | | | | leather jacket a bit tighter around him. You look up. The |
| Embarrased in front of the ENTIRE school? Check. | | | | moon is full. A full moon is always better than the rest. |
| Survived? Double check. Sunrise? Pending... It was still | | | | "The moon seems larger tonight" he said, also looking |
| quite dark. Sunrise was supposed to be in about half | | | | at the moon now. "It's not going to be 'tonight' for much |
| an hour. WOW! IT'S DARK!!?? You feel someone's | | | | longer" you mocked slightly. You both smiled. He |
| hands covering your eyes... but you didn't hear any | | | | glanced at you and extended his arm up to the sky. |
| footsteps...? Strange. "Guess who!" you hear a boy | | | | He closed his one eye and covered his view the moon |
| say. "Erm... I don't know" you say in an awkward tone | | | | with the palm of his hand. You giggled at the sight and |
| which makes the guy let go. | | | | looked up. The night sky was so clear tonight. For the |
| You look behind you. It was the guy from your | | | | first time this whole week you could see the stars. |
| geography class. Joshua. The hottie with spiked black | | | | "Tell me, Kaoru, did you manage to make it to the Milky |
| hair.. dark green eyes... with flecks of red in the iris.. 'like | | | | Way?" he whispered with that same intoxicating smile |
| a bloodstone', you think with a small smile. The same | | | | on his lips. That was just the weirdest question you've |
| tender smile arrived on his feature at the same time. | | | | ever heard. One of the best questions though.. You |
| "You've been having quite an interesting week" he said | | | | laughed slightly, "Umm... Joshua, I never went to outer |
| and walked over to stand in front of the bench. He | | | | space" you said and shook your head. |
| extended his arm to the bench as if to say 'May I?' | | | | "I'm not talking about outer space" he answered looking |
| You nodded and he sat down. Close to the opposite | | | | at you with his piercing eyes. |
| end but closer than you thought he would. You have a | | | | You smiled and reached your hand up to sky too, now |
| few classes with him, you have talked before, but not | | | | understanding what he meant, "I guess I'm still standing |
| about anything but geography, technology and the odd | | | | on the rings of Saturn" you answered and lowered |
| Yu Yu Hakusho conversation. He was awesome. | | | | your hand. He lowered his too, to untop of your own |
| Smart, loveable but a but also.. quite a mystery. He | | | | hand. The sun slowly started to rise. You could see |
| hanged his arm over the top of the bench and leaned | | | | rays of light slowly flooding the park. "And yet you |
| back a bit, making himself comfortable. | | | | keep the sun in your smile" he said and pulled you up |
| "What makes you say that?" you say in that | | | | from the bench. You laughed and hugged him. He |
| oh-so-casual tone. You had a reputation to uphold! | | | | hugged you back and lowered his head to your |
| People don't deserve to see you unhappy... or sad... or | | | | shoulder, "I'll never be able to live without it" he said |
| a little down... not even now. | | | | softly. You leaned back and tilted your head, "Can't |
| "Your smile" he said and lightly poked your suddenly | | | | keep running on battery power then?" you stated. .. |
| blushing cheek. He chuckled slightly and put his hand | | | | you both burst out laughing and head out of the park. |
| back on the bench. You looked away and sighed, "So? | | | | Oh yea, sunburn at the beach sound better than |
| It doesn't matter. Everything's fine" you said and shifted | | | | school right now! |
| slightly uncomfortably. He laughed heartedly, "It matters | | | | |