Happy Birthday & OneShot: Be With You, Part 1
Be with you ~
Anisha stood in front of her door and searched for her key. Finally, she found it and opened the door.
“Shige? I’m here!”, she called.
“Welcome, darling!”, replied it from the kitchen. Anisha smiled.
Shige was her boyfriend. It had to be already some months since they got to know each other. And she was really happy that she had been able to meet him. She didn’t live together with him but it wasn’t rare that she was at his house. She was more often at his home than at her own which she shared with her father.
Shige had prepared food for both of them and so Anisha walked into the kitchen.
“It smells really good. What are you cooking?”
She walked next to him and tried to look into the pot but Shige hid it.
“Surprise”, he twinkled.
Anisha waited at the table, excited about what she would get to eat.
“Here. I spent a lot of time with doing it, so enjoy, ne?”
She couldn’t believe her eyes.
“Eh? You really made Sushi for me? Shige! That looks amazing! Thank you so much! But .. You were cooking something, weren’t you?”
“No, actually not”, he said and smiled. They just started eating when Shige suddenly stood up.
“I’m going upstairs for a moment, okay?” He smirked and walked out of the kitchen.
Anisha finished her Sushi, put the plate into the sink and looked for her boyfriend. She saw him upstairs like he said, he was standing next to the phone, holding the receiver in his right hand, listening.
Anisha smiled and walked towards the phone downstairs. The phones were connected to each other which meant that you could talk to the other upstairs or downstairs. And you could also listen to the talk of the other. They played sometimes with the phones and talked through them with each other. It was cute and Anisha loved it.
She picked up the phone and was about to say something when she noticed the voice of a certain someone. Not Shige. Koyama?
She heard clearly Koyama’s voice out of the receiver. Instead of saying something, she stayed next to the phone listening.
“Shige, be careful, okay? If she knows about it, it will be over ..”, said Koyama. It sounded serious.
“I’ll try my best, ne Koyama! Thanks for helping me, okay?”
“I’m your friend, I’ll always cover for you!”
“I can only hope that she won’t find out, ne …
Oh, I have to go then, Koyama!”
“Bye Shige!”
Anisha hung up fast and walked back to the kitchen. She poured some water in her glass and drank.
Shige came in and gave her an apologizing look.
“I have to go now, okay? I forgot something! I hope I’ll be back when you’re still here, okay?”
“Where are you going?”, asked Anisha but all she heard was the banging of the door.
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Anisha left the house and locked the door. It was already fall and the air became colder so she wore a scarf and boots. She walked slowly the way to her home thinking where Shige was. They promised each other that they wouldn’t have any secrets of each other. And just now, he didn’t tell her where he would go. Maybe he just forgot it but it kept her wondering. She walked all the way with her head down. Finally, she looked up because she nearly bumped into an elderly woman. She looked around where she actually was and noticed that she had gone way too far. She turned around to go back when she noticed something on the other side of the street. No, someone. She couldn’t believe her eyes. There was Shige … with another girl! He was smiling while talking to her. He seemed to be really happy. They weren’t holding hands or anything but Anisha felt that there was more between them. More than friendship. She turned fast around so that Shige couldn’t notice her and walked fast home. She took another way to get home.
“I’m your friend, I’ll always cover for you!”
“I can only hope that she won’t find out, ne …”
Is this your secret, Shige?
When she arrived at home, she noticed that she was alone. She was feeling alone as well. Left alone. Shige was going out with another girl, so? What he could do, she could as well. She went upstairs into her room and scanned her cupboard. There weren’t many clothes that would fit for a party but she decided on a top and a short skirt although it was fall. She took her jacket and walked to the next club. It wasn’t that near but in her anger she didn’t notice the distance. She didn’t notice that she was hurting herself. And that she was doing it because she loved him.
Finally, she arrived at the bar. It was full. Anisha could see all the lights inside and heard the music already. It wasn’t one of those discos without a space to breathe, inside, it was pretty huge and inviting.
Anisha paid the entrance and sat down at the counter. It was really crowded just as she had expected. She waved for the waiter to order a drink but he didn’t hear her and so she waved without access.
She nearly gave up when the barkeeper turned finally around and put a drink in front of her. Anisha looked at him with a questioned gaze.
“It’s from the young man right there”, he said grinning and pointed to a man sitting at the counter too but more than five seats away from her. She took her drink blushing and tasted a little. It was really good! She turned around, just to meet the glance from the man who paid her drink. She nodded to express a ‘Thank you!’, felt that she was blushing again and turned her head fast away.
She nearly cleared the whole glass when she felt a hand on her shoulder. It wasn’t rough but surprising.She choked on her drink for a few seconds before she slowly turned her head and met the eyes of the mysterious man.
And right off the bat, Anisha nearly fell from bar stool when she noticed the beauty of the man in front of her. An Asian. The hair. Not too long, not too short. Exactly right. And the lips. They were smiling shyly. She looked at his hand. It lay still on her shoulder but his grip was fixed now to hold her on the stool.
And then she tried and gazed at his eyes. They were .. amazing. She couldn’t say a thing!
“Why are you so alone here?”, he asked. “A beautiful woman like you isn’t supposed to be alone in a bar!”
“…”
“To be honest … you look a little lonely. Did something happen? Can I cheer you up a little?”
“Thank you for the drink.” Anisha didn’t look him in the eyes. She stared into her glass. She wasn’t supposed to be here, was she? Probably it was all a misunderstanding? She should go home and call Shige to talk things over. But she couldn’t leave this man alone now, could she? He paid a drink for her and he seemed to be nice. Anisha decided to stay a little in the bar and smiled towards the latter.
“No, everything’s fine.”
She was surprised when he raised his glass to hers and introduced himself.
“I’m Yunho. And how about you?”
Anisha looked into his eyes. Beautiful. And deep. They were telling a story. She got lost in them …
“Did you understand me?”
She could see the worried look in his face as he bowed down a little to look into her eyes.
“I’m sorry! My name’s Anisha.”
She tried to smile but she was too distracted from his face. When she noticed that she was staring at him all the time, she turned her head fast away and cleared her glass.
She was already feeling the alcohol. It would be better to end the evening now, she knew this. She should go home. But she couldn’t. There was something in the eyes of this man that made her stay.
“Anisha. That’s a wonderful name! Really.
… Would you mind to spend your evening with me?”
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Drinks and drinks later, Anisha found herself dancing in the arms of Yunho. She was a little dizzy while she enjoyed the fast rhythm of the music and the full dancefloor. She laughed a lot, she had fun with the man she just met this night.
Anisha noticed the look of Yunho, he seemed to stare at her and when she looked back, he tried to say her something. She didn’t understand at all and looked questioning at him but he just grabbed her wrist and dragged her outside.
“I .. I don’t want to end the evening but I guess I have to .. it’s already pretty late, we should head home, don’t you think?”
“Umm .. y-yes .. that’s a good idea.. probably.”
Anisha wasn’t sober anymore in contrast to Yunho and she couldn’t hide it.
“Do you want me to drive you home? You can’t drive anymore, can you? I want you to have a safe trip home. Would that be okay?”
Anisha nodded slowly. There wasn’t another choice, was there?
They walked slowly to his car, in silence. Anisha didn’t dare to say something and Yunho didn’t dare to either. Anisha threw a glance at him from the side and couldn’t help but think that he was so good-looking. She still couldn’t believe that he approached her first. If Shige knew .. Oh, Shige. Anisha hadn’t thought of him the whole evening and she felt a little bad. She must’ve looked confused just now, so she looked at Yunho to confirm that he hadn’t seen it. He was just looking straight forward and Anisha breathed out, relieved.
They reached his car soon and Yunho opened the door for her. He was such a gentleman! It was a really long time since Shige did it for her. Probably it was on one of their first dates … ?
I should stop to compare them with each other!, thought Anisha. And then she fell asleep while listening to the soft revolving sound of the motor.
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“Anisha? Anisha!”
Anisha tried to turn away from the disturbing voice. But she couldn’t, something held her back. She opened her eyes slowly and looked at the strap.
Since when does my bed have a strap … ?
“Anisha, I’m very sorry to wake you up! But we arrived. Is this your home? I found the address on a card in your purse …”
Of course we’re home .. Shige’s voice sounds kinda strange today.
“Ano, what are you doing …”, mumbled Anisha when a piece of paper with her address appeared in front of her eyes. Then she turned her head to look at Shige.
“Kyaaaah!” Her eyes widened in surprise when she noticed her situation. In a car. With another boy.
“Oh, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to frighten you!”
“I- it’s okay, ne .. thank you for driving me home, Y-.. Yunho ..”, she stuttered, slowly remembering the evening.
“I’ll accompany you ‘til the door, okay?” He smiled and Anisha just nodded. She wasn’t able to do something more.
She got out of the car and walked slowly and balancing to her door. She was about to unlock the door when Yunho took her wrist and turned her around.
“I .. I really liked this evening. Would you like to repeat it?”
“I .. had fun too! Thanks for spending the time with me .. and - I would love to!”
“Then, let’s exchange our cell numbers, okay?” Yunho reached in his pocket for his phone and looked at Anisha, expecting.
Suddenly, the light in Anisha’s house went on.
“Oh, my dad is awake! I have to go in! I’ll just give you my number, okay? Call me sometime, please!”
She took his phone and saved her number there. She smiled at him and wanted to open the door but ..
.. Yunho approached her face and kissed her softly.
Anisha didn’t reply the kiss at first but she didn’t refuse him either. And finally, she answered the kiss.
His lips felt good on her own. So soft, yet so demanding. She started to enjoy the kiss … and it didn’t feel wrong.
When Yunho broke the kiss, he had a smile on his face.
He whispered “Good Night”, turned around and walked to his car. Still bewildered, Anisha stood in front of the door, looking after the guy who just kissed her.
He was sitting inside the car, looking at her. Then, he waved and drove away. Just in time, because Anisha’s father opened the door already and looked questioning at her.
“What are you doing outside?”
“Oh, I was about to come in, dad! I just wanted to look at the stars again.”
She slipped fast inside while her father kept staring at the starless night.
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“Yeah, that be would be so much fun, like last month!”, laughed Anisha.
“Indeed, it would”, agreed Shige, also giggling. “So, I’ll buy cards for us then, okay?”
Anisha nodded smiling.
She was with Shige, like nearly every day or afternoon, especially since they both had no school. They were both sitting on Shige’s bed, laughing with each other, talking.
The kiss with Yunho gnawed at Anisha’s conscience and she tried to be even more nice to Shige. She had been mad at him for seeing him with that girl but they hadn’t kissed. And she still couldn’t tell if there was more between them. But she had kissed someone else. She had betrayed him, kind of. And she felt bad therefore.
Currently, they were talking about ice-skating.
They loved it both so much. They were on the near skating rink pretty often since they were together. And Anisha enjoyed it when she skated with her boyfriend over the ice, fingers intertwined, even through the gloves .. Threwing loving gazes at each other, knowing the other the best.
Thinking of the time they spent together, Anisha felt even more guilty.
Suddenly, Anisha took Shige’s hand, pulled him closer and kissed him.
When they broke the kiss, Shige smiled happily at his girlfriend.
“What was that for?”
“Just because I love you”, said Anisha. Shige pulled her into an embrace and she rested her head on his shoulder. As always.
But this time it was different. Anisha hadn’t a smile on her face. She bit her lower lip while she put her arms around Shige’s back to hold him close. But there was missing something. During the kiss, she felt nothing. Just Shige’s soft lips. But where were the butterflies in her stomach? Escaped?
She could feel Shige’s heartbeat. His heart beat for her. She knew it. She pulled slowly away to kiss him again, to confirm this feeling, to feel the excitement again during the kiss. But …
Anisha’s phone rang.
“Oh, why now?”, complained Shige with low voice but let go of his girlfriend to let her get the call.
Unknown caller.
Anisha looked confused at her phone. Basically, she had everyone saved who could’ve called her! She kept staring at the display.
“Won’t you pick up?”, asked Shige in a teasing voice.
“Oh, of course”, answered Anisha fast and accepted the call.
“Hello?”
“Hey, Anisha. It’s Yunho. Remember me?”
Oh my god.
She looked shocked at her phone, considering what to do. Then she stood slowly up, pointed to the door to show Shige that she was going outside to talk for a while and left the room quickly while she covered the phone.
She left the confused Shige in his room.
Since when does she have secrets?
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“Hey, we can talk now!”, said Anisha, still excited.
“Where were you just now? You couldn’t talk there?”
“Oh .. I was with … my dad. I didn’t want him to listen to our talk”, lied Anisha.
“I see. So, you want to keep this a secret? Wow, that’s going to be interesting!”
Anisha felt like she could feel his smile through the phone. She brightened up immediately.
“Why did you call, Yunho?”
“I .. want to see you, Anisha. I really want to! Are you free today?”
“Today .. I’m sorry. I still have to .. do some things in the house. But .. tomorrow! Tomorrow will be fine!”
“Oh, I’m okay with that too! Then we’ll see us tomorrow. How about .. 2 o’clock, in the park?”
“Yeah. I’ll be there. Promise. Thanks for calling me.. I didn’t think you would do it. You surprised me. Positive.”
“I did? Did you think this bad of me?”
“Well, see you tomorrow!”
She hung up. She put her phone back to her pocket and leaned against the wall. Throwing her hands into her hair, closing her eyes.
What am I doing? Why didn’t I just hang up immediately?
I already have a boyfriend! I can’t betray Shige … I love him … don’t I?
She took a deep breath. Then she walked back into Shige’s room.
He was lying on the bed now, checking something on his laptop. He looked up when Anisha came back into the room and smiled.
“Everything’s okay? Who called?”
“Yeah, everything’s fine. My .. dad called me.” Anisha blushed. She wasn’t good at lying, so she sat fast down next to him on the bed so he couldn’t see her face.
“Your dad? That’s why you’re going outside?” Shige looked questioning at her while Anisha tried to think of a very good explanation.
“Well .. I .. it’s just…”
“It’s okay”, answered Shige before Anisha couldn’t say something else. She felt guilty once again.
“Come here”, said Shige, pointing next to him and Anisha lay down just like her boyfriend.
“How about going there tomorrow evening?”
He had opened a site of a huge and romantic restaurant in the internet. It was expensive. Very expensive.
“You .. that’s too expensive Shige, you can’t pay that. Tomorrow isn’t a special day.”
“Oh, everday with you is a special day. And .. don’t worry about the money!”
“Did you rob a bank?”
Shige laughed.
“I didn’t but good idea, honey. So … what are you thinking?”
He was so cute. So caring. He tried to make her happy so badly. And she was meeting another boy? That wasn’t fair. She was about to say That’d be wonderful when she heard her own voice already.
“I’m sorry Shige .. I have no time tomorrow. I’m really sorry! How about Thursday then? I like Thursdays better! Remember? The day we met was a Thursday …”
Shige kissed her nose. Anisha could see the happiness in his eyes. They were shining.
“You remember it?”
Anisha just nodded. She wasn’t able to answer Shige.
“Okay .. then we’re going to eat on Thursday there ..
but what are you doing tomorrow?”
There was it. The question Anisha was afraid of all the time. He had asked her.
“I .. have to help in the house.”
“I see! Should I come over and help you then?”
Anisha paused before she answered “It’ll be okay, there’s no need to help me, okay?”
Shige nodded. Kissed her softly.
And she felt guilty…
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That was Part 1. LJ told me that my post is too big xD I had to cut it.