Stout Little Heart

Chapter 15

Why the hell is he here? He was in America right? I puzzled over these questions intensely that I didn't notice my right foot slipped the ledge of the bridge causing me to fall over the bridge. Well, I thought I WAS going to fall so I shut my eyes as tight as I could to prevent my tears from falling when I felt a warm hand touched mine. I opened my eyes and saw Len reaching over me, trying to save me. The mere look of determination on his face gave me power to hold and pull myself up. In the blink of an eye, I was back on the ground again safe but on top of Len. Oh shoot, I cursed silently when I felt a warm tide rush inside of me. I stared at him, long and hard. He was still as handsome as ever. I smiled.

"Like what you see?" I heard him mock me. I rolled my eyes. Are we back to one again? I squirmed to get out of his and stood up. "Whatever." I mumbled under my breath as he stood up. He looked at me.

"You look kinda familiar, have me met before?" He said suavely while patting off some dust from his shirt. I swear he looked as though he doesn't know me. I smiled, toothily this time.

"Have you forgotten me Len? My my, such love you got there." I looked at him and realized he genuinely doesn't recognize me. I want to laugh at the thought. Yeah, the works of a hot body.

He looked at me quizzically. And then a dawn of realization hit him. "RiN? Is the you?"

I mocked a curtsy and grinned. "The one and only."

He looked at me again from head to toe. "Oh my." He approached me and surprisingly hugged me really really tight. "Oh my! I missed you so much babe!" He broke the hug and kissed me hungrily. I responded to the kiss. Why wouldn't I? I have been dreaming of kissing him the way I'm kissing him right now for a very long time.

When the kiss ended, I touched his cheek gently. This man was the only guy i ever loved. Yes, he was the one. I may have loved Gakupo but I knew deep inside me that Len would always have my heart. Forever.

"Babe, you look so hot! I hardly recognized you if not for your voice!" He said happiness evident in his voice. I smiled lovingly at him. We kissed again. I don't care what happened two years ago, what's important was he came back for me. I was about to reply when I heard a set of footsteps running towards where we are. When I looked, I saw Gakupo panting with Miku right behind him, clearly annoyed.

"Rin, Please let me expl-" He stopped short when he saw Len."Len?" He looked puzzled.

Len smiled at him and said. "Nice to see you again Gakupo." He pulled me closer.

Gakupo looked at Len then to me then at Len again. Miku, on the other hand, smiled at us and said. "Hey Len. Looking good."

I shot him a piercing glare and glanced at Gakupo who looked at little dazed. "What do you want?"

Gakupo seem to hesitate for a while and then shook his head. "I just want to… tell you that it's true. It was just a dare. But, please listen to me first." He said when he noticed I was about to go raving mad. He looked down. "It was a dare at first. But when I got to know you personally, I got attracted to you. And for those two years we spent together, I didn't have an ounce of regret for accepting Miku's dare. It was the best two years of my life." He looked up and I saw tears forming in his eyes. "Believe it or not, you became the light of my world. I know you still love Len even when we still had our relationship but it didn't hinder me from making you feel loved." He sighed. I felt tears forming in my eyes too. Gakupo was like my second best friend too and it hurts to see him crying because of me. "About the engagement, my and Miku's parents have thrown us together since we were young. We were betrothed when we were nine. It actually has a connection to the dare. Since I really don't want to marry a woman I don't love, she dared me to seduce you and be your boyfriend for at least six years but since it didn't happen, I guess I'd have to marry Miku after all." He sighed.

Miku, who was behind him, looked insulted. "Excuse me Mr. Kamui but I am more than what you deserve so you don't have the right to mope around. Oh well, since you've said it all, I think I'm going to ask Papa to call off the engagement." She remarked and turned around. Before she turned to a corner, she took a glance at us and I could see some telltale signs of tears in her eyes. And then it hit me that maybe Miku really loved Gakupo. I sighed. What a complicated situation. I turned to Gakupo.

"Gakupo, I really am sorry from everything. I.. I really don't know what to say this time because I have never encountered this type of problem my entire life but I know I can't continue a relationship with you now that Len is here. I can't .. I just can't… I'm sorry." My voice quivered and I choked back a sob. I saw a tear travel down Gakupo's cheek. I broke off from Len's hug and wiped his tears away. I hugged him tight. "I'm really sorry."

Gakupo smiled weakly. "No, it's not your fault." He pulled away and walked slowly. He took one last glance at us, smiled and then ran. I helplessly sat on the ground and sobbed. I never felt this bad before. I felt mean and really bad. I felt Len's hug around me. I took the solace and cried on him.

"Ssshhh…. It's not your fault sweetheart. Stop crying now. Hush…" He comforted me.

After a few minutes, my crying stopped but I stayed in Len's embrace. It felt so right to be in his arms again. I sighed and looked up to him. I saw him smiling at me. "You okay now?" He asked as he wiped my tears away. I smiled back. "Yeah, thanks."

"Anything for my love." He planted a kiss upon my waiting lips and then stood up. "Now, would you care for a walk?" He looked around. "It's a good thing no one's around eh? Or else somebody's going to see how ugly you are right now!" He laughed. I hit him playfully in his face and giggled. "Whatever. Let's go take a walk already." I took his hand and enclosed it in mine, loving the feeling of warmth and security in it.