Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:55:17 -0800 (PST)
From: Lira Feliciano <yoannarouge@yahoo.com>
Subject: Stay by my side ch. 5

I opened my eyes to a bright day, Steph is not beside me so I hurriedly got
up and look for her

"Steph? Steph?" no answer, where did she go?

I went to the bathroom and took a bath, I feel so refreshed and then just
as the water hit my face I remembered something last night, I told her
something, oh my god! I said it, without even thinking! What if she heard?
My heart race, what did I do, I'm not supposed to say it, I don't want to
say it like that, I felt like I'm blushing even in the showers. I heard the
room door opens and then shut, it took a while before I heard something
else

"Noriko? Are you in there?" Steph called out

"Yes! I'm in the showers"

"Oh god, are you going to take long coz I need to use the toilet, its
urgent" why did the call of nature need to do this, I cant think straight
and the last thing I want is Steph walking around in the bathroom with me
in it, naked.

"I still got soap, well go ahead" the shower curtains is all that separates
us, she entered and concentrate on what she's doing

"I'm sorry I have to disturb you like this" I look at her, actually at the
shower curtain

"Its ok, we cant blame it, its just comes" I heard her laughing

"Why are you laughing?" she still laughs

"I cant help it, I'm sorry, its like we are in the weirdest situation and
what's worst is that youre saying all that" I'm nervous its like my heart
is going to burst, I'm still embarrassed by the fact I've said something
last night that I hope she didn't hear.

"I'm done" I said

"I'm not" she said, I don't have anything to cover me when I get off this
shower, my towel is beside the door and she's in the way

"Can you give me my towel?" I asked

"I'm sorry Noriko but I cant I'm stuck here" I understand what she's trying
to tell me, I want to wait but the coldness creeps in so I cant take it any
longer, I might as well parade in front her naked. So I walked out of the
shower, and hurriedly grasp my towel and before I went out the door, I saw
her reaction and she cant believe what I have just done. When she finished,
she walk up to me

"What did you just do?" I'm really embarrassed and I cant look at her
straight

"I'm getting cold, what should I do" she started laughing she cant believe
I did the oddest thing

"I'm getting cramps, my tummy hurts" I looked at her kind of angry

"Then stop laughing already!" she stopped and brush off the small tears
coming from her eyes

"Where are you going anyway?" she asked

"We, the both of us, we are going out" her face lightened, its like she's a
child going on a field trip

"Really! Where?"

"Its weekend so I think we should relax a little, do you want to watch a
movie?" her smile widened

"Sure!"

So we went out, while we are walking to the path going outside the
university, she made this whole nature thing and twirl while admiring the
tree paths, Steph is like a little girl, wanting this her whole life.

"Noriko I'm so happy" she looked at me tenderly while we are riding the
shuttle

"Why?"

"Because this is the first time we are actually going out, and I've been
dreaming of this ever since" I looked at her and smiled, I wanted to say it
right then but I don't want to spoil the moment

We went to a movie house and watch a comedy, Steph cant stop laughing, she
really is enjoying it. After the movie we went to a nearby park and walk,
we really had a good time together.

"So where did you study when you were in high school" she asked while
eating her ice cream

"Fulton Girls High School" she looked at me kind of surprised

"So your in a private all girls school?"

"Yup, why?" she's at awe

"What?" I said

"Nothing" I wonder what she is thinking

"Do you had any relationships?" she's getting interested in me all of a
sudden

"No, not at all" again she is surprised

"Why?" she asked

"Because..." I don't know what to say so we both became silent and
continued walking at the park

Its getting late so I invited her to eat at a nearby restaurant, we ordered
our food and stared at each other

"What are you thinking?" I asked

"You, and I'm thinking of ways to make you fall in love with me" I almost
throw up the juice I'm drinking after she said this

"You're pretty straight forward and I thought you were a shy girl" I said

"Who told you I'm shy?" she looked at me eagerly

"No one, I just thought"

"So what do you say about Kyla and Frances being together?" I smiled

"Well they are perfect for each other, no one understands Frances other
than Kyla, I said so herself" then Steph looked at me

"So you approve of this?"

"Of course I do, I will not get in the way of their happiness" she just
smiles and continue eating

"Did Frances really liked you?"

"Yes, cant you notice it? Every time I'm there she lightens up or got so
excited, and she always notices me" now I remembered the one time I thought
Frances was flirting with Steph and its actually true

"So did you like Frances?"

"No"

"Why? She's beautiful and intelligent, actually she's really really
beautiful..."

"I like you more" she said after cutting me

I felt I blushed and again I cant look at her straight, why all of a sudden
she's being straightforward at me it's like she really want me, but I guess
I cant help it when the subject keeps going that way. We finished our
dinner and returned to the dorm, when I closed the door, Steph is behind me
and when I turned to face her, she kissed me, it felt so soft and I felt my
heart do the jumping thing that I never felt before, I'm happy, so happy
that I had to close my eyes and feel every thing. She broke the kiss and
looked at me directly

"I love you Noriko" this time its not a simple word that she said, its like
there is a melody into it, its like a word is taking over me, and its been
inside of me for a long time and it want s to come out

"I love you too Stephanie" and then I said it, Steph cried

"Ive been wanting to here it all this time, you made me so happy" so we
kissed and kissed until we got to the bed and fall down, we exchanged
kisses and embraces that we never had

"I wanted to say it for a long time now, I wanted to tell you right after
you said that but it scared me that I might lose you"

"Lose me?"

"Yes, because what if this doesn't work, I'm afraid I'll lose you as my
friend and I cant bare that, you're the closest person I ever had, I love
you so much that I just wanted you to be with me forever" she smiled
sincerely, I can see the love in her eyes that I want to kiss her all over
again

"Tell me you'll never leave me" I whispered

"I'll never leave you" then we kissed and hug each other until we fall
asleep.



The end