Maybe he did buy her too much, though he wanted to make sure she had nice and comfortable clothing to wear. A wardrobe suitable for a young lady like herself, plus a giant oversized stuff pokemon toy. There were a few more items that he thought may help occupy her time to have a hobby.
That didn’t consist of him worrying to death.
“Sorry…” Koyuki had no idea how long she had spent examining each and every one of the colorfully wrapped boxes. Eyes wide and mouth agape in awe as if she were admiring a piece of art in a museum.
Honestly the sight had her so floored that it wouldn’t have even mattered if they were all empty. She was more than happy at the thought of receiving anything that day.
How long had it been since she last received a present, anyway? Of course she’d given them before for the pokemon she’d called family but they hardly understood the meaning of the holiday.
“Have to be ready,” she said taking a deep breath, her usual gloomy countenance morphing into something more determined. The battle ahead would be a tough one.
If she was going to cry, she had to limit it or she’d be too exhausted to open all of them
She had to limit herself to crying only….6 times. That should be good, right?
Koi took one more deep breath before deciding on a present to start with and setting it in front of her. She gulped.
Here goes nothing.
Carefully, as if she were defusing a bomb, Koyuki pulled the wrapping apart. Amazingly enough, she was able to do so without ever tearing the paper. Strange how she could be so dexterous about the oddest things. As she pulled out her first present, a piece of adorable clothing, Koyuki forced back the tears, her body shaking with the effort.
Clothes. Cress had gone through great lengths to imbue their importance into her.
Gently she lay it to the side, before turning to Cress, choosing to bow her head politely to him just like her grandmother had always taught her. It was the most she could manage without crying at this point.
One by one she opened each present, each time thanking Cress in the same manner. All the while, she’d occasionally begin to shake once more from the effort it took to not cry.
It wasn’t until she had opened the large pokemon toy that the dam burst. “CRESSSSS”
No use trying to reel in the flood gates, she wouldn’t be stopping for a while now. She ran into his arm, hugging him tightly. “Thank you. Take good care of them…promise,”
It ebbed endlessly from her leg, and she was slightly aware that she was supposed to feel pain and be sad. There were a lot of times she was supposed to feel things but didn’t though and this was no exception.
What she felt in this moment instead was a mixture of confusion and worry. Both of which were directed at her dear Cress, who was bandaging the large gash across her leg. He was upset, that much was obvious, but she couldn’t quite figure out why.
Normally she’d assume he was just mad at her because she messed up, but was that really the case?
She knew Cress told her not to come, knew that he got upset when she threw herself in danger. It’s not like she wanted to upset him, but if her curiosity so called for it, she was hardly one to ever suppress her urges.
Koyuki didn’t know if Cress was a bad man or not. She didn’t really have the want or care to work through if Cress ever cared for her. It never even crossed her mind to wonder. What she did know was that Cress was going to be hurt. This stranger was going to hurt him if she didn’t step in, and step in she did.
With her unusual strength and dexterity in battle, it didn’t take much to disarm and knock the man unconscious. It wasn’t until her leg trembled and crumpled beneath her that she even realized she had been hurt herself.
Koyuki didn’t know what about their current situation was upsetting Cress but for some reason words spilled from her lips regardless. “Not…your fault,” she said finally
She scooted closer to him, and brought her face close to his, her hand gently guiding the back of his head so she could rest her forehead against his, their noses touching. She closed her eyes, taking in his presence
“I don’t blame you,” In that moment, Koyuki herself realized she wasn’t just talking about her injury,”
Send ❤️ for a romantic kiss. Send 💝 for a plationic kiss. Send 💞 for a awkward kiss. Send 💓 for a heated kiss. Send 💟 for a delicate kiss. Send 💔 for a interrupted kiss. Send 💘 for a static shock kiss. Send 💗 for a repetitive lip peck kiss. Send 🖤 for a forced/harsh/firm kiss. Send
💚 for an eskimo kiss. Send
💙 for a spiderman kiss. Send
💜 for a quick kiss. Send
💛 for an air kiss. Send
💕for good night/morning kiss. Send
❣️ for a kiss to a specific spot. <insert location> Send
💑 for a first kiss. Send
😍 for a surprise kiss. Send
💋 for a random kiss. <receiver’s choice>
A thoughtful expression passed over her features. The gears were visibly turning as she tried to digest his words. “Kisses are things you do with people you love…,” her words were slow and careful as she stated the fact she was well aware of. She’s not one to bother with full sentences usually. She always thought it was silly to use extra words when thoughts could be conveyed with much fewer. This however required her full attention to digest. “Isn’t that just it?”
Desires… A word she happened to hear from time to time that had a much different connotation than her usual spectrum of emotions. She wasn’t sure why she knew that she just…did.
It was strange especially when she could associate the word with Cress in so many ways. She desired to be with him as much as possible. She desired to hug him. She desired to see him smile. She desired his happiness.
Head cocked to the side at his next words, her curiosity only doubling in size. The placement of the kiss even mattered. The world was such a strange and confusing place. Though when she thought about it she had never kissed Cress’ lips. Only ever his cheek or forehead and Cress had never stepped outside those boundaries either.
“Show me,” she asked. “I wanna know too,” Perhaps if it was Cress she might learn this ‘desire’ thing that others seemed so obsessed with.
SEASONS OF LOVE. ‘ let’s celebrate and remember a year in the life of friends. ’ ‘ remember the love. ’
RENT. ‘ real life is getting more like fiction each day. ’ ‘ where is the power? ’ ‘ we’re hungry and frozen. ’ ‘ some life that we’ve chosen. ’ ‘ how can you generate heat when you can’t feel your feet and they’re turning blue. ’ ‘ on every street it’s ‘trick or treat’ and tonight it’s ‘trick.’ ’ ‘ welcome back to town. ’ ‘ oh, i should lie down. ’ ‘ everything is brown and uh-oh, i feel sick. ’ ‘ we’re not gonna pay rent. ’
YOU’LL SEE. ‘ hey, you bum. get your ass off that range rover. ’ ‘ what happened to (name)? what happened to their heart and the ideals he once pursued? ’ ‘ you’re wasting your time. ’ ‘ you broke your word – this is absurd. ’ ‘ that boy could use some prozac. ’
LIGHT MY CANDLE. ‘ what’d you forget? ’ ‘ got a light? ’ ‘ you’re shivering. ’ ‘ they turned off my heat. ’ ‘ i’m just a little weak on my feet. ’ ‘ would you light my candle? ’ ‘ what are you staring at? ’ ‘ i always remind people of – who is she? ’ ‘ i think that i dropped my stash. ’ ‘ i know i’ve seen you out and about when i used to go out. ’ ‘ they say that i have the best ass below 14th street. is it true? ’ ‘ i didn’t recognize you without the handcuffs. ’ ‘ i’m just born to be bad. ’ ‘ our eyes will adjust. thank god for the moon. ’
TODAY 4 U. ‘ today for you – tomorrow for me. ’ ‘ you earned this on the street? ’ ‘ darling, be a dear, i haven’t slept for a year. ’ ‘ i need your help to make my neighbor’s yappy dog disappear. ’ ‘ but sure as i am here that dog is now in doggy hell. ’
TANGO: MAUREEN. ‘ this is weird. ’ ‘ fuckin’ weird. ’ ‘ i’m so mad that i don’t know what to do. ’ ‘ feel like going insane? got a fire in your brain and you’re thinking of drinking gasoline? ’ ‘ honey, i know this act. ’ ‘ it’s a dark, dizzy merry-go-round. ’ ‘ as she keeps you dangling, your heart she is mangling. ’ ‘ it’s different with me. ’ ‘ her cold eyes can burn. ’ ‘ has she ever pouted her lips and called you pookie? ’ ‘ have you ever doubted a kiss or two? ’ ‘ this is spooky. ’ ‘ did you swoon when she walked through the door? ’ ‘ where’d you learn to tango? ’ ‘ you pretend to believe her cause in the end you can’t leave her. ’
LIFE SUPPORT. ‘ i find some of what you teach suspect because i’m used to relying on intellect. ’ ‘ i try to open up to what i don’t know. ’ ‘ reason says i should have died three years ago. ’ ‘ there’s only us. there’s only this. ’ ‘ forget regret or life is yours to miss. ’ ‘ no other road, no other way. no day but today. ’
OUT TONIGHT. ‘ it’s gotta be close to midnight. ’ ‘ my body’s talking to me, it says ‘time for danger.’ ’ ‘ i wanna commit a crime, wanna be the cause of a fight. ’ ‘ i wanna put on a tight skirt and flirt with a stranger. ’ ‘ i’ve had a knack from way back at breaking the rules once a i learn the game. ’ ‘ we don’t need any money. i always get in for free. ’ ‘ let’s go out tonight. ’ ‘ in the evening, i’ve got to roam. ’ ‘ let’s find a bar, so dark we forget how we are and all the scars from nevers and maybes die. ’
ANOTHER DAY. ‘ who do you think you are? ’ ‘ little girl, the door is that way. ’ ‘ your sweet whisper, i just can’t handle. ’ ‘ i should tell you, i should tell you – no! ’ ‘ another time, another place, our temperature would rise, there’d be a warm in brace. ’ ‘ looking for romance? come back another day. ’ ‘ the heart may freeze or it can burn. ’ ‘ the pain will ease if i could learn. ’ ‘ there is no future. there is no past. i live in this moment as my last. ’ ‘ excuse me if i’m off track. ’ ‘ if your so wise then tell me, why do you need smack? ’ ‘ long ago, you might’ve lit up my heart, but the fire’s dead – ain’t ever gonna start. ’
I’LL COVER YOU. ‘ live in my house, i’ll be your shelter. ’ ‘ just pay me back with a thousand kisses. ’ ‘ be my lover and i’ll cover you. ’ ‘ don’t got much baggage to lay at your feet, but sweet kisses i’ve got to spare. ’ ‘ i think they meant it when they said you can’t buy love. ’ ‘ you are my love, on life. be my life. ’ ‘ you’ll be my king and i’ll be your castle. ’ ‘ you’ll be my queen and i’ll be your moat. ’ ‘ a new lease you are my love on life, all my life. ’ ‘ i’ve longed to discover something as true as this. ’ ‘ with a thousand kisses, i’ll cover you. ’
OVER THE MOON. ‘ out of the abyss walked a cow, elsie. i asked if she had anything to drink, she said, ‘i’m forbidden to produce milk. in cyberland, we only drink diet coke.’ ’ ‘ the only thing to do is jump over the moon. ’ ‘ they’ve closed everything real down. ’ ‘ i gotta get out of here! ’ ‘ i gotta get out of here! it’s like being tied to the hood of a yellow rental truck, being packed in with fertilizer and fuel oil, pushed over a cliff by a suicidal mickey mouse. ’ ‘ and although he once had principals, he abandoned them. ’ ‘ maybe it’s a… female thing. ’ ‘ moo with me! ’
LA VIE BOHEME. ‘ what am i? just a blur? ’ ‘ go to hell. ’ ‘ i’m surprised a bright and charming girl like you hangs out with these slackers. ’ ‘ do you really want a neighborhood where people piss on your stoop every night? ’ ‘ dearly beloved, we gather here to say our goodbyes. ’ ‘ to being an us for once, instead of a them. ’ ‘ hey mister, she’s my sister. ’ ‘ dorothy and toto went over the rainbow to blow off auntie em. ’
I SHOULD TELL YOU. ‘ i should tell you i’m a disaster. ’ ‘ let’s just make this part go faster – i have yet to be in it. ’ ‘ i should tell you i blew the candle out just to get back in. ’ ‘ i’d forgotten how to smile until your candle burned my skin. ’
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME. ‘ you were flirting with the woman in rubber! ’ ‘ there will always be women in rubber flirting with me. give me a break! ’ ‘ every single day i walk down the street, i hear people say ‘baby, so sweet.’ ’ ‘ ever since puberty everybody stares at me. boys, girls – i can’t help it, baby. ’ ‘ be kind and don’t lose your mind. ’ ‘ just remember that i’m your baby. ’ ‘ take me for what i am, who i was meant to be. ’ ‘ take me baby, or leave me. ’ ‘ this diva needs her stage! ’ ‘ baby, let’s have fun. ’ ‘ you are the one i choose. folks will kill to fill your shoes. ’ ‘ so be mine, but don’t waste my time. ’ ‘ oh honey bear, are you still my baby? ’ ‘ no way can i be what i’m not, but hey, don’t you want your girl hot?! ’ ‘ don’t fight, don’t lose your head. ’ ‘ every night, who’s in your bed? ’ ‘ kiss pookie. ’ ‘ it won’t work! ’ ‘ i hate mess, but i love you. ’ ‘ so be wise cause this girl satisfies. ’ ‘ you’re one lucky baby. ’ ‘ take me for what i am. ’ ‘ that’s it – the straw that breaks my back. ’ ‘ i quit unless you take it back. ’ ‘ women, what is it about them? can’t live with them or without them. ’ ‘ guess i’m leaving. i’m gone. ’
WITHOUT YOU. ‘ i die without you. ’ ‘ but i know blue, only blue, lonely blue, within me blue. ’ ‘ the mind churns, the heart yearns. ’ ‘ life goes on, but i’m gone. ’
GOODBYE LOVE. ‘ it’s true your with this yuppy scum? ’ ‘ you said you’d never speak to him again. ’ ‘ who said you have any say in who she says things to at all? ’ ‘ who said you should stick your nose in other people’s business? ’ ‘ who said i was talking to you? ’ ‘ we used to have this fight each night – she’d never admit i existed. ’ ‘ he was always run away, hit the road, don’t commit. you’re full of shit! ’ ‘ your full of shit! ’ ‘ you gave an inch when i gave a mile ’ ‘ c’mon guys, chill! ’ ‘ i’d be happy to die for a taste of what they had: someone to live for, unafraid to say i love you. ’ ‘ all your words are nice, but love’s not a three-way street. ’ ‘ love’s not a three-way street. ’ ‘ you’ll never share real love until you love yourself. ’ ‘ you said you’d be cool today, so please, for my sake… ’ ‘ i can’t believe this is goodbye. ’ ‘ how could you let her go? ’ ‘ are you insane? there’s so much to care about. ’ ‘ who are you to tell me what i know? ’ ‘ you hid in your work from facing your failure, facing your loneliness, facing the fact you live a lie. ’ ‘ you’re always preaching not to be numb when that’s how you thrive. ’ ‘ you pretend to create and observe when you really detach from being alive. ’ ‘ are you really jealous? ’ ‘ she’s running out of time and you’re running out the door. ’ ‘ for someone who’s always been let down, who’s heading out of town? ’ ‘ i’ll call. ’ ‘ i hate the fall. ’ ‘ you heard? ’ ‘ you don’t want baggage without life time guarantees. you don’t wanna see me die? ’ ‘ i just came to say goodbye love. ’ ‘ please don’t touch me, understand i’m scared. ’
YOUR EYES ‘ your eyes as we said our goodbyes – i can’t get them out of my mind. ’ ‘ i find i can’t hide from your eyes, the ones that took me by surprise, the night you came into my life. ’ ‘ there’s moonlight i see in your eyes. ’ ‘ how’d i let you slip away when i’m longing so to hold you? ’ ‘ now i’d die for one more day ‘cause there’s something i should have told you. ’ ‘ why does distance make us wise? ’ ‘ i should tell you i have always loved you. ’ ‘ i should tell you i have always loved you. you can see it in my eyes. ’
