Karaoke and First Kiss

"Deep down you're troubled by this, aren't you?" I say to her.

"I guess. I don't want to miss out on these cream buns." She says trying to play it off as if it's not a big deal.

"Anyway do you really even believe this crazy story of mine?"

"I do, I even have some information about this stuff. It's an urban legend. No one really believes this stuff but it's real. You've probably heard of it, Puberty Syndrome.

"People swapping bodies, hearing others' thoughts, or even seeing people's futures. All kinds of freaky stuff. No one really knows who coined the term first, but it came to be known as Puberty Syndrome."

"But it's exactly that, an urban legend. There's no real proof."

"Oh, but there is my dear Watson," I say with a chuckle.

"One of my many many friends has had a run-in with this before. The guy from the hospitalization incident as you called it.

"I won't really tell you his story since I don't really have the right to share his personal stuff. But I can tell you that puberty syndrome is a major fucking problem.

"Also, I can't not believe you after seeing you in the library myself. This thing is very real. But enough about that. I believe that you've had a really serious day. All this is way too serious for my taste. So I want to play around for a while. Follow me, we'll go to my house."

"And why would I do that?"

"Don't worry little bunny. I'm not some big bad wolf who'll eat you. We'll just go to my home, chill, maybe have a karaoke match, and just relax. So, you in?"

"Karaoke you say? I'm in. Get ready for the beatdown of your life." I see a glint in her eyes that tells me how much she likes my idea of karaoke.

We walk to my home in comfortable silence. On the way, Mai asks, "What did you think of my outfit?"

"Indescribably hot. I had this impulse of wanting to push you up against the wall and have my way with you right then and there. Thank god I was able to hold back." I say with a straight face.

"So, you are a pervert. I'm having second thoughts about going to your apartment now."

"Don't worry, I can hold my impulses pretty well. Plus you're not wearing that irresistible bunny suit right now." I said lightly laughing.

...

We reach my apartment building and Mai asks, "Why are you stopping here?"

"This is my apartment building."

"I see."

'Haha, she's probably thinking about how I live opposite her building. So cute.'

We reach my apartment, I open the door and I invite her in.

"Please enter my humble abode, Sakurajima-san."

"That's a mouthful don't you think." She says while walking in.

"Thank god, you understand. Yes, it is a mouthful and I will be calling you Mai from now on and there's nothing you can do that will change my mind."

She walks up to me and pulls my tie, "You're missing something."

I get closer to her face and say, "Nope, I will be calling you Mai and just that. I don't like using honorifics anyway." As she lets my tie go I get back and she turns away to hide the rising blush on her face as I can see. That brings a smile to my face.

"Would you like something to drink? Water, tea, or maybe coffee."

"I'll have coffee, Thank you."

She sits on the couch while I make the both of us some coffee. I ask, "Mai, sugar?"

I hear an audible sigh, probably the sound of her giving up on making me use honorifics with her name. "Just one, please. "

2 minutes later and I'm done. I hand her coffee to her and tell her to follow me.

I bring her to my game room.

"Welcome to my game room."

I got some new things for the apartment in the last two months. I basically got the whole place renovated. The first thing was to get a new mattress. My old one was just so fucking uncomfortable.

The three bedrooms became two bedrooms with attached bathrooms, one for the guest room and one for mine. The biggest room covering almost half the apartment became my game room and lastly, the living room had an attached kitchen. I think it's a dope place for me honestly.

My game room has all I would ever really need if I have a party or something with my friends. I got my own pool table, a little foosball table, and some other miscellaneous games. I wanted an air hockey table too but the place wasn't big enough. Lastly, a big 50-inch TV set up with my consoles and the karaoke machine.

"Holy shit, how much money have you spent on this stuff?" Mai says, in a way that's a bit out of character for her.

"A lot... a lot," I said giving her a look that said 'don't ask.'

Come on I'll set up the karaoke machine.

"Do you live alone?" She asks while taking a sip of the coffee and sitting on the couch in front of the TV.

"Yeah, my folks died back when I was just starting high school. But they left me a mad inheritance so that's pretty good." I said to her while setting up the karaoke machine.

"Do you want to sing the first song?" I offer her before she can say anything more since I don't really want to talk about this right now.

She just looks at me for a few seconds while saying, "No, how about you start?"

"Sure just let me dim the lights a little." I bring out my phone and with a click, I enabled the preset. The lights dimmed a little and the black lights turned on giving the room a blue sheen. There was also a bit of a pink hue from the LEDs.

"Is this alright?" I ask and get a nod in return.

After that, I decided on what song to sing.

"I love this song, you definitely haven't heard of this."

(A/N: Last Time, by Midnight Kids)

The beat started and I started to sing.

(If I would've known it was the last time)

"It was just another night at your place

Didn't wanna go back to mine but it was late

Talked about all the things we love and hate

And I loved the way you touched me on the sofa"

I said, looking at her smiling.

"Last time that I saw you, couldn't let me go

Told me that you liked how we were getting close

And I was getting used to not being alone

Not sure what happened, yeah, 'cause

I didn't know that when I said goodbye

I would be sayin' it for the last time

I might've stayed a little longer that night

If I would've known it was the last time"

I said the next line getting a bit closer to her and looking into her mesmerizing blue eyes

"I'd look into your eyes

I'd say what's on my mind

If I had the chance, do it again

I'd kiss you one more time

I might've stayed a little longer that night

If I would've known it was the last time

If I would've known it was the last time

If I would've known it was the last time

(If I would've known it was the last time)

If I would've known it was the last time"

After this, there was a little pause. I made an impulse decision and pulled Mai up from the couch. She was a little startled but didn't really mind. I put the mic down since it's just the two of us anyway. We started dancing a bit with the light beat in the background. Then the beat went back up and I continued the song while dancing with Mai.

"Thought we had something good going on

You haven't called, wish you would, it's been so long

How you been? Are you with someone new?

Damn, I miss you touching me on the sofa"

I say the last line while turning her around and giving her a little twirl and then pulling her back to me. She was able to perfectly match my steps.

"Last time that I saw you, couldn't let me go (couldn't let me go)"

I give her a little dip and pull her back into my arms with her back to my chest.

"Told me that you liked how we were getting close (we were getting close)

And I was getting used to not being alone (why did I go home?)

Not sure what happened, yeah, 'cause"

We just waved for a little bit, while I was holding on to her waist, and her hands were above mine. I continued in a soft voice close to her ear.

"I didn't know that when I said goodbye

I would be sayin' it for the last time

I might've stayed a little longer that night

If I would've known it was the last time"

I turned her around and we started slow dancing, with my hands on her waist and her hands on my shoulders, our faces inches apart from each other. I continue while getting lost in her mesmerizing blue eyes.

"I'd look into your eyes

I'd say what's on my mind

If I had the chance, do it again

I'd kiss you one more time"

I continued while increasing our speed, putting more emphasis on my steps which she followed.

"I might've stayed a little longer that night

If I would've known it was the last time"

We keep increasing our speed as I continue the song.

"If I would've known it was the last time

If I would've known it was the last time"

Finally, I twirl her around again and then dip her. Looking into her eyes in that position I continued.

"I didn't know that when I said goodbye

I would be sayin' it for the last time

I might've stayed a little longer that night

If I would've known it was the last time"

With that, I pulled her up. And she stood up, inches away from my face while looking at me, breathless. I see a little sheen of sweat on her face after that intense dancing session.

I kept looking at her eyes and notice that they aren't a true blue color, there's a little purple shade in her eyes which just makes me more lost in them. I notice her heavily breathing while standing so close to me and start looking at her lips.

I look into her eyes silently asking for her consent to which she just closes her eyes. I take it as a yes and move in for her lips.

The moment our lips met I felt like electricity was running through me. It might be the teenager hormones talking though. Her hands creep around my waist and hold onto my back while I hold her lower back with one hand and the side of her head with another.

We continue kissing for a few minutes before she pulls away, even more, breathless than before. I take this chance to lead her to the couch and sit comfortably with her on my lap before we resume our kissing.

This time I decided to get a little bolder. I slightly lick her teeth mid-kiss to ask her to open her mouth a little. She opens her mouth just enough to let my tongue in while we deepen our kiss. After a little while of passively kissing me, she starts actively kissing me back. She pushed her tongue against mine and started an even more sloppy kiss.

She was pretty amateur with using her tongue but she got used to it after a while and got better. I'm pretty sure that this was her first kiss. I'm happy that I was able to take her first kiss. My stomach feels like butterflies at that thought, though it might just be the making-out.

I could spend hours doing nothing but kissing her. I thought of taking things further but decided not to for now. I don't want to startle her for no reason. I want to take her on a date first before we get to second base.