We exited the store after he had bought some clothes for me. It was a nice dress that showed off my arms. It was something comfy, and not something I was used to. But, I wanted something a little different. I hurried into the bathroom and changed, shoving my old clothes into the bag.
After I emerged, Shunsuke smiled. "Come on, I want to show you something." He grabbed my hand in his and led me out of the mall. His hand was much bigger than my own, but I couldn't help but feel this was right as it should be.
"Where are we going?" I asked curiously.
"You will see," he said, walking me down the sidewalk, until we arrived at a park. "This is what I wanted to show you." he said gesturing at the park that was covered in cherry bloosoms, "It actually looks better when the flowers are in bloom."
The whole park was covered in shades of pink. Pink definitely wasn't my favorite color, but it was gorgeous. I couldn't help but stare in awe. I took a few steps forward into the park and took a deep breath, reviling in the scent that greeted me. The wind blew my hair off of my shoulders, swirling cherry blossoms all around me.
"When is that?" I asked. I held my arms out and closed my eyes. I had a strong urge to go running and dancing, but I restrained myself.
"Two weeks from now; maybe we can come back. It's better at night," Shunsuke said. He walked over to me, grabbing my hand. When I looked up at him, he smiled down at me.
There was this girl from the Shadow World Academy I had attended. She had fallen in love with a guy from the class, and she had been so cliched when talking about him. I had dismissed her at the time as childish and innocent. She knew so little.
But, now, I was in her shoes, and I knew exactly what she was talking about. With Shunsuke by my side, I felt like I could take on the world. I had a reason to fight, to live. I had a reason, a purpose, to make sure Satan did not get me. Shunsuke proved his worth by putting his life on the line for me, and I would do the same for him again and again until there was nothing left.
Shunsuke touched my very being and though we had only known each other for a few weeks now, I couldn't help but wonder why I had fallen for him so quickly. I knew nearly everything about him, and he knew everything about me.
Now that I was human, I had all of these emotions swirling around in my chest. Emotions I was not prepared to handle. I felt scared of the future, happiness because we were together, love. I couldn't help myself when I suddenly stood on tip-toe and grabbed him by the back of the neck, pulling his lips to mine.
He was startled, eyes widening as his mouth crashed into mine. But, I didn't care, I was too caught up in the moment. Kissing him was the most natural feeling in the world to me right now. I wanted to be with him forever, I knew that now. All doubts I held were dismissed from my thoughts, if only temporarily.
I broke apart with a smile. I grabbed his hand and led him under the shade of the tree and we sat down. "I want to ask something of you," I said.
"Sure," he nodded, waiting patiently for me to continue. I could see the curiosity in his eyes.
I took a deep breath, wondering if what I was about to say was crazy or not. "First, I must ask you a question." I stopped a moment before continuing, collecting my thoughts. "What do you think about... us? About me? What kind of a relationship are you prepared to have with me?"
Shunsuke seemed taken aback, and he looked as though he wasn't sure how to respond.
I couldn't stand the silence, so I kept on talking. "Shunsuke, I really like you. I don't know if it is love or not, but I am willing to go the distance and find out. Are you willing to be with a woman such as myself? I have been with other men? Does that change how you feel about me?" I was scared, admitting this out loud. Was he seeing me in a new light? I kept talking, afraid that if I didn't, he would say something I wasn't prepared to deal with. "I know I can be a bit crude, and I tell it like it is, whether you want to hear it or not. And, I know being around me puts you in jeopardy just because of the whole Satan is after me thing. But, I will do all in my power to make sure you are never hurt." I grabbed his hand, holding it in front of me. "I don't want to loose you, Shunsuke. I know we have only been together for a few weeks, but it feels so much longer than that to me." I sighed.
Shunsuke, this whole time was unable to get a word in edge-wise. I was anxious to hear what he had to say about this whole matter.
"What do you have to say?" I asked him. If he said what I wanted to hear, I was going to ask him to meet my parents. I hadn't seen them in so long. It would be nice for them to meet him.
I gazed into Shunsuke's eyes, waiting, praying, hoping he wanted to be with me too.
