My Opposite, But Not Really

19: The Kiss

-Dakota-
The sun set over the lake, which was beautiful, so now we're sitting in the dark under the stars. "It's pretty." He says, smiling up at me. "Yeah, it's nice." I agree, smiling as well. We're sitting against a tree and eating the remainder of our food, a small amount of pizza. "You had fun right?" I ask, a bit nervous. "Of course, I always have fun with you." He eats his last bite of pizza and stretches. "We should get b-back. We're not supposed to leave camp and they check the cabins at seven." He says, standing up.

I stand as well. "Wait here, I'll pack everything into the car then come back for you." I say, walking to do as I said. I throw all our trash away in a trash can and put the rest into the car. I walk back to him and he's still standing against the tree, staring at the lake. "Hey, ready?" I ask. "Sure..." He sighs. He has a hurt look on his face and I can't help but wonder if it's my fault? "What's wrong?" I ask with a pout. He shakes his head.

I take a few steps closer and ask again, "What's wrong?" He sighs, giving up knowing that I won't let it go. "I...I just t-thought..." He looks away and closes his eyes. "I want t-to... I want you to..." He looks ready to cry. "Kiss?" I finish his sentence. His eyes widen and he looks back at me. "I... Ye-yes. If y-you want t-to." He looks away again. "Are you sure your ready for that? This is our first date and if your not ready then I don't want to pressure you into anything." I admit, pulling him into a hug.

"It's a kiss, not the end of the world. A-and I know I'm nervous but I really do want to-to kiss." He hugs back tightly. "Only if you want to." He adds. I step back from the hug, and he finally looks me in the eyes. He's blushing like a maniac and smiling slightly. "If your ready... Then okay." I sigh. "Are you r-ready? You didn't even want to go on this d-date..." He backs out of the hug and rubs his arm. "I did, I truly did. I just wasn't sure with myself. Now I know who I am and who I like." I admit, stepping even closer, he looks down.

I put my hand under his chin, tilting it up slightly. I take one step closer, I'm now as close as I can possibly be. I lean in, but not before whispering, "You sure." He gulps, nodding once, and closing his eyes. I lean the rest of the way in and I'm automatically filled with butterflies. My face heats up. My lips are on fire against his. My heartbeat is so fast it could explode right out. His lips are so soft, as I expected. He's so gentle, as I am more on the rougher side but I keep gentle with him.

He's tense at first, but eventually he relaxes and kisses me back, sending me into another wave of shock. I place my hands on the tree that's behind him and kiss him a bit harder. It only lasts a few seconds, but it was possibly the best seconds of my life. Sadly, we eventually need to part our lips and head back, and he doesn't seem to be the one to want to do it so I have to. I reluctantly pull back and his face is the reddest I've ever seen. He's a bit disappointed that I pulled back but he knows we had to breathe.

I chuckle at his adorableness and he hides his face in his hands. "Amazing." I whisper before stepping back. I reach my hand out and take his in mine. "We need to head back before we get caught being late." I say. "Y-yeah... Thank you b-by the way." He says as we walk back. "I never h-had a ki-kiss like that before. I loved i-it." He adds. "It was the best kiss I've ever had, but hurry, we have to rush home before we're late or stuck in traffic." I smile and we run to the car.

-Alexis-
As he drives, I can still feel the tingles of the kiss on my lips. Don't get me wrong, it isn't my first kiss, but it is the best I've ever had. It was just so much more... Passionate than any other kiss with anyone else. It felt like he really wanted me in that moment, and I wanted him. The kiss was so gentle and sweet and soft. It was just so... Perfect. The date, the talks, the cuddling, the kiss, it's all so perfect. I couldn't be happier... And that's the problem.

Everytime I've been happy it's gone wrong. Whether it's my friends, a relationship, my parents, or anything really, something always goes wrong. I don't know if I've ever been this happy with someone before. Dk is just so understand and patient with all the extra help I need. He doesn't pressure me or make me uncomfortable, he always checks with me first. Not to mention he's hot. Maybe this isn't a good idea. Maybe I'll just get broken again. Maybe-

"Ali, you okay?" He suddenly asks. I look at him confused. Did he read my thoughts? "Your breathing heavier and you look sad and scared, what's wrong?" He asks. He really is the best. "I'm sleepy, I'll t-tell you tomorrow." I look back out the window. "Sure, we're almost back so we can go to sleep right away." I can practically hear the smile in his voice. I just nod. We do eventually make it back and sneak in with no one noticing.

We get inside and instantly I fall onto my bed in a dramatic way and cuddle into my sheets. "Can I?" He asks but he's already hopping in and sitting next to me before I can reply. "Sleepy." I mumble. "I h-had fun today. Sorry I ruined the mood n-now." I look at the ground. He grabs my hand and rubs circles on it. "You didn't ruin anything but I would like to know what's wrong. Could you tell me so we can work it out?" He asks fake pouting. I nod, if we want a 'relationship' we have to communicate and tell each other things, it's best I just tell him.

"Everytime I get happy something always r-ruins it. I always lose my friends or my relationships don't work... I just really don't want t-to get hurt again." I admit, looking up into his eyes. He wraps his arms around me and pulls me into his lap. "I promise that as long as you put an effort into us, I will too. If we want to work we need to be willing to try, and I am and I think you are too. Now can I kiss you goodnight and cuddle you until you fall asleep?" He asks, causing me to giggle and nod. He leans in, slowly placing his lips on mine, and kisses me softly.