The Pains of Guilt

Chapter 3

Twilight POV

Sora asked me to meet up at her place.

"Twi-chan, you made it."

"I promised that I would, right?"

"May I hold her?"

"Sure." I handed Natsumi to her.

When we walked in, I saw the guy I bumped into the other day. Great, just when I thought I'd never see him. It's ok, just ignore him even though his scent is almost drawing me in. Keyword being almost. I wonder what he's doing at her place.

"Sora, do you know that guy or something?"

"Oh right, you probably don't recognise him because of the haircut and five o'clock shadow. That's Takumi. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be outside for a bit."

And now I feel like an i***t. I should've known that Sora would try something like this. I mentally face palmed for not seeing it coming. No wonder his scent was so familiar. As if that wasn't bad enough, he already noticed me. f**k my life.

"Uh... Hey?"

I wasn't going to stick around so I did what any normal, sane person would do in this situation. I headed straight for the door. But guess what, it was locked. Great. And I didn't feel like causing property damage so the window was my next option. Yes, I'd literally rather climb out the and risk getting injured than be in the same room as him. Sure, the bars would make it difficult for anyone to fit through but for anyone who's my size, right? I'm sure I can fit through. Scratch that, I will fit through.

"So..." He started. "How have you been?"

"Fine. Great, even. I've never been better." I gave him an obviously fake smile. "But I'll be even better once I get out of here. Now if you'll excuse, I'm going to escape through the window because your crackhead sister decided that it'd be a great idea to lock us in here. Seriously, who does that?"

Hansuke POV

"Sorry I'm late. What did I miss?" 

"Nothing much. Twilight and my brother are inside right now."

Of all the dumb things she could've done, she chose to do the dumbest one of them all. I went back outside.

"Are you kidding me? This is your plan, tricking them into meeting up?" I asked her.

"Hey, at least it worked just like in the movies."

"Seriously? There are huge flaws in that plan. One, she hates his guts. Probably more than anything."

"I admit; I didn't really think this through."

"And two, I'm pretty sure that she's about ready to murder him which might happen if we don't go back..."

"About that I might have locked them in there so they could talk things out."

"Why am I not surprised?"

Takumi POV

I tried to stop her but somehow, we both landed on the floor with me on top of her. We said nothing, only gazing into each other's eyes. Hers looked dull though, like someone sucked the life right out of her. I got an aching feeling in my chest from thinking that it’s my fault. I’m not sure if I’m seeing tings or not but they also had a longing look in them and I'm definitely sure that mine were the same. Without realising it, my eyes travelled down to her lips and remained there, and I'm guessing hers were doing the same thing. I leaned down to plant a small kiss on them. The realisation of what I just did, hit me like a bucket of ice cold water. As cliché as it sounds, I honestly have no idea what came over me.

"I'm sorry." I whispered. "I shouldn't have kissed..."

I was expecting a slap or something worse but instead she pulled me back in for another kiss. It didn't seem like she wanted to stop and honestly, I didn't think that I could. I licked her bottom lip, asking for her to part her lips. She gladly did so, I wasted no time in involving my tongue. I took my time exploring, leaving no place untouched. My hands decided to have minds of their own and moved under her shirt but she didn't protest. If anything, she encouraged it by running her delicate fingers through my hair.

I moved down, my nose and lips brushing against her skin and from the way she reacted, I'm guessing I was sending shivers down her spine. The good kind, I mean. She pressed me more on to her body and then wrapped one leg around my waist, hinting exactly what she wanted.

Sora POV

"Are you sure this will work?" Hansuke asked.

"Trust me, they're fine."

Right after I said it, there was a sound of glass shattering. Oh no.

"Maybe not."  I said.

"Please don't kill my brother." I said while busting into the room.

I was expecting to see broken glass, blood and a dead body on the floor but there wasn't. But there was something... err... someone...s on the floor. My brother and Twi-chan, making out. And they accidentally knocked down a vase while doing so.

"Oops, sorry. Didn't mean to disturb."

Takumi POV

Sora walking in on us snapped us out of it. I was about to say something but she slapped me.

“Get off of me.” She demanded, clearly pissed so I did just that. Mostly because I had a feeling that she’d kick me where it’d hurt the most. When I got off, she got as far away from me as she could then looked at me as if I’m the plague or something. Ok, ouch.

Twilight POV

As embarrassing as it was, I was glad that Sora came in when she did or I'd have done something that I'd regret. What the hell was I thinking? I got him off of me and sat far enough away from him.

Why did I still feel those same sparks? I mean, he does still have my mark but he should be the one feeling them, not me. Great, now I'm confused. Stupid brain, making me feel stupid feelings that I don't want and making me confused. You know what, screw it. I'll just have to fight it; simple as that.

Takumi POV

"I'm guessing that small talk isn't what you want, right?" She asked.

"No, just questions that I need answers to."

"I thought as much. Ask so we can get this over and done with."

"First question, will you give me another chance?"

"No. And I don't believe in giving people second chances if they don’t deserve it because one, if you were serious, you wouldn't have f****d up the first time and two, if it didn't work out the first time, it won't the second. Besides, you made your decision years ago so stick to it."

"Ok. Next question, are you still mad at me?"

"Yes."

“Do you feel something for me?”

“Besides the obvious anger and disgust, no.”

"Will you ever?"

"Never. Even liking you is off the table."

"Then why did you kiss me after I kissed you?"

"It was obviously mistake."

"The look in your eyes and your response to my actions said otherwise. You and I both know that we would've gone a whole lot further if Sora didn't interrupt."

"Like I said, it was a mistake. If we did go further, it would have been out of lust not love. Don't get those two mixed up. And don't get ahead of yourself because I would've gone further if it was anyone else but you."

"Fine. Better question, were you pregnant three years ago?" That question caught her by surprise.