124. to truly love

124. to truly love

Tomoka’s mind felt sluggish and slow. Normally when she wakes up it’s like flipping a switch. Now however, she felt like her brain was slowly turning on neuron by neuron. The first thought that entered her mind was how hard her bed felt followed by how soft her pillow felt. If she had to compare the two to something else then her bed felt like a slab of concrete while the pillow felt like soft marshmallows.

As Tomoka tried to move so she could get comfy the next sensations flowed into her mind. She felt sore all over and a rather sharp pain on some specific parts of her body. Not bothering to think too much about it she simply attributed her body’s state to a rather intense training session she probably did the past day.

Something in the back of Tomoka’s mind told her that there was more to her current situation but she ignored it. At that moment the only thing Tomoka could think about was enjoying the warmth of the soft pillow and going back to sleep, though a blanket would be nice.

Suddenly Tomoka felt both content and annoyed. She could feel something gently petting her head. The petting itself felt heavenly, however Tomoka knew that the hand probably belonged to her mother who wanted to wake her up.

“Five more minutes” Once those words fled Tomoka’s lips by reflex she heard a soft giggle coming from above her. The sound was akin to windchimes dancing along a soft spring breeze.

Before Tomoka could truly go mad with all her repressed love crashing over her an outlet presented itself. Nozomi moved a little softly, sucking on Tomoka's upper lips for a moment. As if a detonation had gone off inside Tomoka’s heart she felt her love soar even higher and at the same time she felt like there it all flowed towards that one gesture.

Tomoka felt scared of her lack of control but she decided to simply let go. Her instincts took the lead as their kiss deepend. From the chaste kiss it had begun as to sucking each other's lips to a full on makeout session Tomoka felt like she would go crazy from all the love overflowing her heart.

Like a starved beast Tomoka kissed Nozomi with a hunger she had never felt before. She felt like she would go mad should their kiss ever end. Minutes passed until the raging flame in Tomoka's heart calmed down. However they simply refused to go out instead burning bright no matter what.

Opening her eyes, Tomoka once again looked at Nozomi’s beautiful eyes. They had little tears on the corners as her cheeks burned scarlet. A string of saliva still connecting their lips stubbornly refusing to break. At that moment Tomoka couldn’t help but let the contents of her heart spill forth.

“I love you”