Going out to play with other kids was a luxury for . Mom would take out whenever she was free since dad could not walk during the day. I still rember the remarks those kids gave .
"Why would we play with you? Your eyes look weird."
"I am happy I don't have eyes like you."
"You look ugly with them."
"You will never have any friends with those weird eyes."
"I think they look really beautiful."
The last comnt made stop looking down in sha and my eyes fell on the person who said that. He had ssy black hair and baby blue eyes. Before all this, he was just another boy who was part of the big group but that day when I actually noticed him for the first ti, I just thought one thing.
He is so handso.
He walked over to and leaned forward looking into my eyes. The three-year-old could not understand what was going on and I panicked and pushed him away without holding back making him fall down on his back.
"Kazuki! Are you alright?"
"Kazuki-kun, does it hurt anywhere?"
"This is all the fault of that weird-eyed gorilla. You were not doing anything to her but she just pushed you away."
"Yeah, it is her fault."
While they were spouting insults and remarks at , the boy just sat up straight and looked at the scene while tilting his head thinking what just happened.
He looked so cute!!
"Guys, why are you shouting at her?" he asked the kids.
"She pushed you and you got hurt. As your friend, we will not let this happen," a girl said.
"But is not her fault but mine," he said innocently looking at them and then stood up. "I got too close to her without permission so is she pushed away. I kind of deserved it, hehe."
While rubbing the back of his head he started laughing lightly. Everyone looked at him as if he had so screws loose in his head while seeing him laugh, I was just captivated by the look.
He walked over to and then bowed down.
"I am so sorry for getting too close to you," he said while not looking up. "Your eyes were just so pretty that I got drawn in them."
Pretty
The word echoed in my head many tis. It was the first ti soone ever called that and it made happy. It also made sad that I had pushed him away and hurt him.
"Don't say that," I said waving my hands before . "I was the one who pushed you and you got hurt. I am sorry."
"No, I am sorry."
"No, I am."
"No, I am."
This little repetition of words was being sent back and forth between us and in the end, he suggested sothing.
"How about you tell your na and I tell you my?" he said while smiling and I nodded. "My na is Shiba Kazuki, will you be my friend?"
He extended his hand and smiled at closing his eyes and showing his teeth. I stared at the hand for so ti, and slowly held it.
"I...am Tsubaki Ai," I said in a ek voice. "I will love to be your friend Shiba-kun."
Hearing , his smile got even bigger. "Kazuki-kun is enough since we are friends. Let's go and play now Ai-chan."
I nod my head and he pulled along with him. His friends looked a bit hesitant but they ended up agreeing to what he said. His hand was really warm and I did not want to let go of it. It felt nice to hold.
I asked if I could hold his hand longer and he nodded. "Your hand is really cold Ai-chan so you need to warm it up. Sure, I will hold it for as long as you want."
We played tag, hide and seek, and even built a sandcastle in the sandpit and the entire ti, Kazu-kun held my hand. He did not look uncomfortable or annoyed by it but he would often comnt just how soft and nice my hands were.
That day, I was so indulged in playing that we went to a different part of the playground and since it was really big, mom was really worried about . When she found , I and Kazu-kun were sitting under a tree holding hands since I wanted to. The other kids had already gone ho and I did not want to go back yet.
Actually, I did not want to let go of his hand.
Seeing us, she ran towards and I saw her eyes being a little wet. She picked up and hugged close to her which was when I finally let go of Kazu-kun's hand much to my disappointnt. By that ti his parents also ca and got him away.
"We will play tomorrow Ai-chan. Bye, bye," he said walking away and waving at with a big smile on his face even though he was in the middle of being scolded for being out for so long.
"Who was he?" mom asked after seeing Kazu-kun go away.
"He is my friend, Kazuki-kun," I replied not knowing that there was a tint of red on my face.
Mom chuckled a little and then we went back ho. I even told dad about him and he was really happy that I finally had a friend though a little sad that it was a boy. He can be really overprotective sotis.
As ti passed, I would co and play with Kazu-kun more and we beca really good friends. Our parents also grew closer to that point that one-ti mom even invited him and his family to our house to have dinner. Dad made the best al he ever had and we all enjoyed it a lot.
While our moms were already good friends, our dads were not that friendly with each other. I could see an imaginary spark of electricity between the two while they tried to keep a straight face. To Kazu-kun, it did not really matter because he was just enjoying the food.
"It is so good!" He shouted in pure glee shaking his legs back and forth.
"Why thank you Kazuki. If you want I can give you the recipe to this dish," dad said grinning proudly.
"Um...but I don't know how to cook. I can easily get my fingers cut with a knife or my hand burn with the gas stove," Kazu-kun said innocently.
"No worries, I will teach you how to do that, you will make a nice specin," he said still grinning and I saw Kazu-kun's father narrowing his eye.
and Kazu-kun who and no idea what was happening the enjoyed the al and then went to my room to play. To say that I was nervous was an understatent. I felt like I can just faint because of how fast my heart was beating and how breathless I was. It was the first ti I would have a boy in my room and not to forget that it was going to be Kazu-kun.
I looked back at him and he was just innocently looking around and admiring our house. It was pretty big for a house and he was just captivated by it. His eyes were sparkling and he looked so cute like this.
"Here we are," I said to him opening the door to my room.
Without any hesitation, he just entered the room and looked around.
"It's really big and nice," he said in amazent.
"N-No, it is nothing much. I just like taking care of my things."
It was a lie. I never liked to clean my room but because Kazu-kun was coming here I had cleaned my own room for the first ti. Normally it is just dad who did this but it was a very special occasion so I cannot let anything go wrong. Though dad never leaves a speck of dust in a corner when he cleans.
I sat down on the bed and he sat down next to . My head was facing down and I was fidgeting with my fingers. I looked at him and he was still looking around. He is more interested in the room than !
"Kazu-kun," I said getting his attention and he looked at raising his eyebrow. "O-Oh, I-I am so sorry. I ju-"
"It is so unfair that only you get to call like that," he said pouting.
"Eh?"
"If you are going to call Kazu-kun then I will also be dropping the honorifics when calling you, Ai. Is it fine?" he said smiling at while closing his eyes.
"R-really? I can call you that?" I asked him really surprised by his answer.
"What is wrong with that? You are my best friend so you call anything you want. Isn't that how it is supposed to be, Ai?" he asked while poking my cheek with his warm hand.
Before I could say anything, he held my hand and pulled in a warm hug. He was so warm and it felt so nice feeling this. It was just how I felt when mom hugged . Nice and warm. Wait, he is hugging !!
"K-Kazu-kun?" I stuttered feeling embarrassed.
"You are really cold Ai. I thought it would be easy to warm you up like this," he said. "I heard that it was actually really bad for your body and I think it is called hypobermia or sothing like that."
"I-I see."
I slowly wrapped my arms around him and we just sat there like that. Soon, the ti ca for him to go ho and we broke the hug. I was a bit sad that they had to go away but his house was also far from our ho. Before going, he waved at and I waved back, and slowly their silhouette disappeared in the night.
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