After her only guardian passes away, a childish 20 year old woman named Momoko moves to Tokyo city to start learning how to live independently. While Momoko adapts to adult life in the city and struggles with living expenses, she dreams about start...
My unicorn onesie was completely soaked through from the pouring rain and weighing me down like a suit made of bricks. My panties and bra were sticking to my skin awkwardly. Each time I took a step, the foot part of my pajamas squished water out of the cloth so it felt like I was taking all of my steps into freezing cold puddles and I hated it, but I wasn't eager to make it back home yet.
And why would I want to go back? There was nothing there for me to do except be sad and lonely. It certainly didn't feel like home in that apartment. Not recently.
Home felt warm. Glowy. Fuzzy, like a cloud.
If I don't get out of these clothes soon, I could get sick..
The thought crosses my mind, but I find myself still walking the same sad, depressing pace until I get to the last step of the staircase that leads to the floor my apartment door was on. What did I care, if I got sick? I wouldn't have Yuji to take care of my this time, or wait on me hand a foot.
All I want is to see you..don't you want to see me too?
What could I do? Go sit back in my living room and just wait for him to show up and say something stupid, like...
"You walk slow as hell, my apartment isn't even that far!"
Yeah, something stupid like...
I gasp and stop attempting to turn my key in the lock. The rain was loud, humming, even, enough to block out any sort of sound pretty effectively, but in the midst of my thoughts, and in the midst of the rain, a voice I'd never be able to forget no matter how much time passed without me hearing it cut through it all. My heartbeat quickens in my chest as I listen to the footsteps come to a stop behind me, and the panting of a man who'd just ran quite some distance.
"What," I said, "Did you expect me to just come skipping back to my apartment like everything was going swell?"
It's quiet for a moment as the man catches his breath. I stare at the numbers on the door to my apartment and pray I'm not dreaming as the tears start to overflow. I didn't want to hope for much, but my heart was ready to sing it's song.
"I suppose not, but maybe you could have moved a bit faster. I wanted to at least knock on your door and have you throw it open all romantic like cause you didn't know it was me waiting on the other side, and then we kiss and..."
I laugh, for the first time in a very long time. It feels so good. So very good.
"To be honest, I wanted that, too. I kept waiting for you to knock on my door, wake me up in the middle of the night or early in the morning like you always do and tell me it's all over."
"It is all over, Momo."
I whirl around, glaring up at my boyfriend's face, "What the hell did I run all the way down there for if it's all over 30 seconds after I walk back?!"
"No one told you to come down!"
"I had to make sure you were alright! After I heard Nagisa was involved, I got so scared, cause I know... *sniff* you're terrified of her..." I started wiping at my face as I started to sob uncontrollably.
"Not anymore. Because of you. And I promise, it's all over. And I love you so much for coming to see me despite everything just to make sure I was alright."
"I love you, too!" I cried, "I've had to keep from saying that for so long, it feels so good to say it again."
"I'm sorry about what I put you through. But it wasn't just for me, it was for you, too. All of it. Keeping you out of the loop was to make sure you were safe in case something went wrong."
"Yuji, will you tell me about it now?"
"In the morning, I'll be able to show you and tell you everything. Trust me. Tonight, lets just enjoy being together again."
"Okay...!" I run at him, closing the distance between us and throw my arms around his neck. He wraps his arms around me and pulls me into the sweetest, most long awaited kiss of my life. In the kiss we share so many emotions — not just love, but our sadness and loneliness at being apart, our happiness at reuniting, and our uncontrollable desire for the other.
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As our kisses become exceptionally heated and filled with fiery passion, I feel him let go of me to reach for the door of my apartment and throw it open. He lifts me with one arm and carries me into the apartment, shutting the door behind us and nearly tripping over stuffed animals, pillows, snacks, and DVD cases. He almost drops me, and I break the kiss to laugh at him, tightening my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist.
"God, this place is a dump. Do we need to talk?"
"Later.." I chuckle, and the conversation ends there. Yuji manages to make it to my bathroom in the darkness and we both slowly help each other out of our clothes until they're piled together on the tile floor. Yuji reaches behind me and unclips my bra, sliding it off my shoulders. I'm surprisingly not that shy when his eyes fall to look at me like I was the most precious thing on earth. Sliding my underwear down my legs, I step out of them and take Yuji's hand, leading him into the shower.
I twist the nob so the warm water can coat our cold bodies. Looking up at him as the water falls down my back, I wrap my arms around his bare waist, running my fingers along his skin. Yuji gathers water in his hands and runs them through my hair, letting the warm water fall through the strands. I close my eyes at how good it feels and lower my head so my ear is pressed into his chest, listening to his heartbeat.
Time stops, right there.
There was no one else in the world except for us. There wasn't even a shower, or the apartment building for that matter, just two lovers embracing each other and being more vulnerable together than they'd ever been. It all felt so right.
My world was better again.
After drying off what felt like it could have been hours later, we make love for the first time and lay in each other's arms afterwards. The after glow is spectacular. I'd never forget this moment, this day for the rest of my life. As terrifying as it was, it was perfection.
Our bare limbs are entangled, and Yuji plays with my hair as I prop my head up on my elbow, just staring into his eyes as I brush my fingers lightly over his face, appreciating it.
"Was I too rough?" I suddenly break the silence, and Yuji tosses his head back in laughter, and after awhile, I cant help but join in. I had no idea it was that funny until I'd said it! We shake with laughter and embrace again. Just before we fall into the first peaceful sleep either one of us had had for awhile, dreaming of each other, we whisper our love for each other once again.
