June - 26th, evening in the rain

A smile clawed it's way onto his face as Chris finally had a chance. A chance to tell her how much she's loved by him.

" I got a few replies for that, Haruka. And shall I tell all of it or just one?" He worked his hardest after the evenings to learn Japanese and could not talk like an average person in that place.

He was proud of himself. A lot....

Proud bastard......

Haruka pulled a confident expression and said," Give all of them to me, you. I need some entertainment." With a half confident smile. She didn't know how she pulled something like that off.

Chris huffed and took some deep breaths, rubbing his palms for warmth and possible dramatism and stood still for a moment. Haruka adjusted her umbrella as she knew she was in for a treat.

" This is the gentleman reply" Went Chris and placed his palm on her wrist and held it higher.

" Yeah, I will. If it means I get the chance to tell you everything is alright and I'll be by your side forever and ever. I will be there to hold your hands high when you need me." And after saying these lines, he pulled her close, put his hand behind her head and pulled her down. He placed his lips on her forehead and pressed it deep.

She shuddered a bit.

A very flustered Haruka blushed even more, but was happy it was him who approached her this time.

" The next?" She found her voice among the various feelings that allocated inside her.

She was mainly waiting for the next kiss.....

"This is the bad boy reply" His expression turned into a mocking one, a smirk on his face turning his face sideways as Haruka suddenly started to notice his small stubble that had seemed to grow.

One that made Haruka's heart pump even more.......

He leaned in and whispered in her ear a peculiar set of words that he thought made up a cool quote.

" Yes, darling. If it means I get to share the same shelter with you, caressing your sweet, exquisite lips with mine,

I would and will gladly make you cry and moan when I'm gonna have my way with you." He finished that dialogue with a near perfect gust of air into her ears.

Near perfect at making it perverted that is.

Chris had no idea how the heck he managed to say that sentence without laughing or getting embarrassed.

He whipped his head in and placed yet another kiss, only this time, it was placed perfectly on the edge of her lips which made her go tomato once more.

She instinctively pushed him back in impulse which made him get drenched in the rain but he shouted, but it was loud enough that only Haruka could hear it.

" This is the final reply!" He threw his arms over either side, and looked up. Water almost invading his nose.

" God, I hope this goes well......." He whispered to himself.

He turned his head down and said in a sweet voice. " Yes. I would! I would love to get drenched in your tears of joy that I bring you! I would gladly savour every single moment that I spend with you, then giving you comfort and reminding you that I'M ALWAYS THERE."

He paused for effect.

"Forever and ever. Till death do us apart." He said words that meant much much more than it meant for him on impulse.

Haruka stood silent, shook for a moment. But she decided to write it off as a hallucination of an expectation she wanted. She waited for the real treat.

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But Haruka was again disappointed by Chris.......

" What about the kiss you need to give me?" She said in a low voice, hoping once again the surrounding would muffle it.

But just like last time, the rain stopped as if magic.

" Crap......" She whispered with a embarrassed look waning into her face.

" Oh...." Chris first acted not to notice and asked her what she had said. But she simply shook her head, falling for his trick. " Just said the rain stopped"

Wouldn't agree it was the best of tricks but, since Haruka is an A+ airhead, she falls for things even usual airheads don't.

He pointed his fingers to his ear and yelled," Can't hear ya! I'll come in close, you say it to my ear!" And he leaned in, drenched and all. But Haruka didn't mind. Not at all.

The drops of water dripped down from his hair onto her feet and he looked at her.

" I meant to say that the ra-" She found him pulling her ever so close to his lips. He stopped about less than half an inch to her's, and whispered," You want it so badly? Just lean in. I'll catch you, love"

Oh, how badly Haruka wanted to do just that.......

But she did something else. Her mouth mouthed," Oh, I'll do just that, my darling. But first, get me to say 'I love you'. Until then" She paused and stood on her tiptoes, and leaned in. It placed her nose perfectly on his lips and Chris understood.

It was a challenge.

" But until then....."

" You are restricted to this" She whispered.

Haruka was screaming inside herself. Literally to the point her voice would pierce the silence.

She pressed her palms tighter and together as she dug her nails into them to keep in the happiness from seeping out and her yelling like a madman.

" Guess you missed" Chris said with a grin. He WANTED to kiss her. But it wasn't time yet.......

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