Come Here Baby Girl I Wanna Kiss You
When the four of us arrived the party was already in full swing. I thought it would be like the cliché high school parties with lots of people, loud music, and alcoholic drinks, but it turned out to be a smaller, more exclusive sort of party. There weren't that many people there, only the main people from my dance class. Everybody was just chilling on the couches in the living room. All in all, about twenty people including us.
"Ohhh heyyyy. It's the newbieesss!" Keita and I were greeted by some guy who seemed really energetic. Keita and him did some sort of complex handshake... seems like he had made a lot of friends already.
"I'm Eric, you must be Akahana Ezihe... gotta admit, you're way hotter than I expected for a 15 year old." I glared at Keita.
"Does everyone already know my age?"
"Sorry... was just being honest. I cant lie."
"There is a thing called... not talking about it or me, you should practice it."
"Haha very funny, plus no one caressss, why are you so sensitive about it. As long as you don't act like some booby sucking toddler nobody will even notice."
"He's right though. I don't give a shit, you seem chill. Come on sit, sit, make yourself at home. Want anything to drink?"
"Uhh yeah, orange and berry."
Eric returned with my drink and I plopped down onto the couch next to Keita. I opened the bottle and took a sip of my favorite flavor of soda. Keita took the bottle from me and took a sip.
"Are yall like... dating?" I choked on my spit in response to that question.
"Are yall dating... your always hugging, holding hands... sharing the same drink."
"Dude... he's my best friend. We've been friends since I was like 4 and he was... I don't even know 6?"
"Yeah, our parents became best friends when they moved from Australia and then we grew up hanging out together. I was her-..."
"No need to go that far." I said cutting him off and slapping my hand over his mouth. He wrenched my hand off of his mouth and held my wrist tightly pushing me back into the couch playfully.
"Ouhh... embarrassing childhood stories, please continue."
"No, please don't continue."
"I was-." I once again slapped my hand over his mouth, but he grabbed both my wrists first and held them so I couldn't escape. I kept wrestling with him as he continued his story.
"I was her babysitter... when we... were kids. She al-... yah I'm gonna kill you Hana... She always... dragged me to her... dance studio, and made me practice with her."
As the group watched us wrestle, chuckles could be heard. Everybody loved watching us fight like children.
"Y'all are so cute. You'd make the cutest couple." Eric said, knowing it would annoy me more.
"Oh my gosh, we would not." Keita then started pretending to kiss me in response.
"Yah Keita! Get your crusty lips away from me."
"Nooo come here baby girllll. I wanna kiss youuuu." I started laughing uncontrollably at his mocking tone of voice as he kept pulling me back to him. Finally he pulled me so hard that I couldn't push him away and his lips landed on my cheek. I didn't really react because I had been laughing so hard, plus it wasn't like we hadn't ever kissed before.
"See you didnt even react to him kissing you. It's like you two are already dating."
"That's just because it was only a kiss on the cheek, I'd freak out if it was anywhere else."
"Mhm sure, I bet he was your secret first kiss." My face reddened at this because Keita was indeed my first kiss. Keita laughed out loud and our reactions were obvious.
"Oh... wow... ok I guess it aint a secret now. How and why did yall kiss?"
"It wasnt really on purpose..." I said quietly, covering my blushing face.
"Are you kidding, there is no way that was an accident. You were so madly in love with me back then. I bet you 100 bucks you did it on purpose."
"Oh my god I did not. I was not in love with you, it was a harmless crush."
"Ouhhh so we did like each other at one time?"
"No... she liked me at one time."
"Right because you cant look like a pedo falling for a girl two years younger than you?"
"Oh nah it had nothing to do with her age. She's never really felt younger to me. I was just too dumb to notice her feelings, otherwise we probably would've dated."
"Awh so you liked her after she liked you?"
"Yeah... kinda missed my chance."
"Y-you liked me?" Keita looked at me as if he had forgotten I was sitting right next to him.
"Oops... late confession. Yes I did." I didn't really have a response. I just kinda sat there with my mouth open in shock.
"You may now kiss the bride." Eric said in a mockingly priestly voice. I think Keita noticed my shock and sort of awkwardness.
"You ok babe?" He asked quietly. Eric was engaged in another conversation with someone else.
"C-cam you not call me that please."
"Oh come on Hana, don't let something stupid in our past change our relationship now."
"T-this isn't in my past Keita, I just found out. Honestly you're right I was in love with you. Both of us know that doesn't just go away."
"Do you mean you still have feelings for me?"
"I-I don't know. I fell for you really hard, really fast, but I was also really young. I don't really know if that qualifies as love but I thought it was. It took me a while to get over you but I finally did and I don't plan on enduring the pain of loving you for a second time."
"Yeah because you didn't like me back, and it's pretty clear you don't like me now."
"What? Hana I never said that."
"Oh so you do like me now? Just because it'll be a defining factor of if I like you back or not?"
"That's not what I meant babe. I just mean to say I was in love with you too. I thought you didn't like me back so I also made myself get over it."
"Whatever Keita, I don't wanna talk about it right now."
"Not telling me sooner. You're the only one I wanted to end up with. I still think that maybe in the end after we've had our fun, it'd be nice to end up together and be childhood sweethearts, but I'm not planning my life around that."
"Well just so you know, I'm not leaving you. No matter who you date, no matter who you marry, we will always be best friends."
"Don't worry, I didn't plan on letting you go."
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The intro post for this story has all the chapters listed.
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