Kiss of the future
"What are you doing?" Raimundo Pedrosa found his best friend sitting against a cherry blossom tree. Kimiko Tohomiko, whom was closing her eyes, said.
"I'm just thinking about my future." Raimundo sat beside her.
"Your future?" Kimiko nodded, her eyes still closed.
"What's it like?"
"I teach elemental connection here at the temple."
"You never left?" Kimiko shook her head and said.
"My two kids are in my class." She opened her eyes and smiled at Raimundo. "And my husband teaches with me."
"Who's that?"
"My best friend." Raimundo looked at her in question. Kimiko sighed. 'Boys are so oblivious.' She thought.
"So who is it?" Raimundo asked. Kimiko kneeled in front of Raimundo with a mischievous grin. She never planned that she would do this. She never planned she would tell Raimundo what she wanted for the future. She never planned Raimundo would talk to her.
Kimiko tilted her head. Raimundo raised an eyebrow. Kimiko placed a hand on his right shoulder. Thoughts raced through Raimundo's head. Crazy thoughts. Kimiko placed her other hand on his left shoulder. Raimundo started to sweat. He'd never been this close to Kimiko. She'd never wanted to be this close to him… At least not like this. Raimundo gulped and tried to keep his cool.
"Well?" Raimundo could feel Kimiko's jeans rub against his khaki pants as their knees pushed against one another's. Kimiko broke out another mischievous smile as she said.
"You." She pinned him against the tree and pressed her lips to his. Raimundo sat with his eyes wide open. 'This is my best friend!' He thought. 'What is she doing? I can't kiss her!' A larger voice screamed to him. 'You're an idiot! You love her, take this chance!'
So he did. Raimundo closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around Kimiko. As he moved deeper into the kiss he could feel Kimiko's giggle graze his lips, although no sound came from her. He placed on hand on the nape of her neck and the other on her shoulder across her back. Kimiko placed both of her hands on his neck lacing seven fingers through his chestnut hair.
Raimundo wanted the kiss to last longer, he didn't want to let go. But because of rules… and air, he did. Kimiko let him go. Raimundo slid his hands down her arms and to her fingers. Smiling he said.
"Am I really what you want for the future?"
"Oh yeah!" And Kimiko kissed him again.