The Boy and The Princess [3]—"Do you want to do it?"

[WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS A SLIGHTLY HEAVY SEXUAL SCENE, READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. ENJOY.]

The two of them walked from the mall, their playful banter a comfortable rhythm between them, eventually fading into a companionable quiet as they neared home. 

Once inside the apartment, they moved through the familiar routine of unpacking groceries. 

Later, in the kitchen, Keith stood beside Sophia, his hands gently guiding hers as he showed her the technique for folding an omelette, the soft aroma of cooking eggs filling the air.

They ate, their lighthearted teasing resuming, interspersed with shared smiles and easy conversation that flowed from childhood memories to plans for the upcoming school day. 

With dinner finished and the kitchen tidied, they went through their evening preparations, a silent understanding passing between them before they retreated to their separate rooms.

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[21:17]

[2 hours later]

Keith was zonked out on his bed, his sheets kicked to the floor yet again, it was an unbreakable habit for him to kick his bed sheets whenever he was feeling hot. And that night, the weather was much warmer than usual.

Outside Keith's door a figure stood. She entered his room, opening and closing the door gently. Then she walked towards his bed. The moonlight filtered through Keith's window, casting a glow on his face.

The figure climbed the bed and mounted the slumbering Keith, who was somewhat passed out at that moment.

She moved his shirt up and brushed her hand against his abs and masculine chest, she rubbed and felt how toned and chiseled his upper body was. 

Keith woke up and caught the sight of Sophia on top of him in adult clothing that revealed her red and black adult undergarments.

Keith was a little dazed, his mind hadn't completely registered, it was still pending. Then he finally regained consciousness. 

Keith panicked as he bore witness to her in her undergarments and immediately asked, his voice laced with nervousness.

“S-S-Sophia?! What are you doing?! Why are you on top of me?! And why are you naked?!!”

She placed a finger on his mouth. “I'm not naked you idiot. I'm still wearing underwear.”

She moved her finger and then he spoke. “Okay, but what are you doing on top of me?”

Sophia got closer to Keith, their faces now inches apart. “Do you really want to stay a virgin forever?”

“What?”

“Or do you want to do it? If so, then I'm all yours tonight.”

Keith's heart throbbed frantically. It throbbed loudly, so much so that she could hear it. She smiled, having realized that he was nervous, but her smile was a decoration of her pink face in the darkness of the room, that was only given light by the radiant moon.

Sophia closed in on his lips, moving closer, and closer with each passing second, their lips were now inches apart as Akira's smiling face appeared in Keith's mind. Then he murmured at the last second.

“W-We can't.”

Sophia stopped and looked at him, her embarrassment taking over her face, but her determination to make him hers kept her from running away. Keith sat up while she was still sitting on him, but now on his lap. 

“You can only do this type of stuff with someone you like, you can't just do it with anyone.”

“But I'm not doing it with just anyone, I'm doing it with you.”

“You… You don't understand. A person can only do this type—”

Sophia cut him off as she yelled. “I know that!”

“Then why do you… want to do it with me?”

“Dummy, idiot! Do you seriously want me to spit it out?!” Sophia asked with a velvety tone.

“Spit out what, I'm not following?”

Sophia hesitated, her heart beating faster than it's ever beat in her life, her palms sweaty, her breaths slow and measured.

“Kei, I…” She paused and looked at him straight in the eyes, her pupils shimmering with emotion. “I love you.” 

She finally said it, after so many years it's been bottled up, she finally said those three simple words. Her feelings were now known by the person she is and always has been in love with.

Keith froze, his heart throbbing slower now, his eyes widened slowly as he heard her words. 

His eyebrows rose to the clouds. His breathing was slow and steady. His mouth hung agape. Then the irony of the situation finally dawned on him. 

To think that she was his first love but because of circumstances he wasn't able to tell her how he felt, forgetting all about his feelings for her, but now that he's moved on she comes back in his life and confesses to him. Something he couldn't do in the past.

“I love you, Kei. I love you so much, I love you more than words can explain. I've been in love with you since we were kids.” Her feelings struck Keith like a bolt of thunder, her soft voice echoing in his ears as she continued. “So KEI, will you be… my one and only?”

Keith's surprised face was still present as he listened to her every word. Each one made his heart ache, the pain making him feel sad. Now that he's finally moved on and found someone new, his first love comes back to complicate things for him.

This made him feel conflicted and emotionally wounded, he didn't know what to do, what to say, how to react. Was he supposed to feel glad, happy, sad, excited? The answer was that he didn't know. His face fell into an abyss. His eyes lowered along with his eyebrows. 

“I… I'm sorry Sophia.”

“You're sorry? For what?”

“I can't be with you… Sophia, I'm sorry, I really am. At this point, I can only see you as a close friend, and older sister. So... I'm sorry, my heart is already full.”

“W-h-a-t? What do you mean your heart is full? Is there someone else you like?”

“... Yes… there is… someone else, I like.”

The silence that followed was oppressive, it made the entire atmosphere feel awkward and painful for both of them. 

Sophia facing the pain of rejection, Keith facing the pain of hurting someone he cares deeply about. Sophia's expression fell, her disappointed face made Keith feel guilty.

Sophia forced her normal behavior to resurface as she gained her annoying aura back, but it was only a shield that covered up her shattered heart.

“Okay, I see. Well, whatever, I guess you'll continue being virgin-kun for a little while longer than, you big weenie,”

She teased as she got off from him, and got off the bed. “You better not look at this girl with perverted eyes, you mega-perv.”

“Hey now, chill with the insults please.”

“Hehehe, you are such a weenie. Goodnight, virgin-kun, I'll see you tomorrow, hehehe…” Sophia whispered with a fake teasing smile. 

“Jeez. Will you please stop calling me virgin-kun?”

“You are still a virgin, so I'll keep calling you that until you've said goodbye to your v-card.”

Sophia murmured while giggling across the hall, Keith's door already closed. Keith himself was still a little surprised and disheartened. The guilt made him wallow in pain.

Sophia leaned against the closed door of her room, her legs feeling weak. She slid to the floor, drawing her knees to her chest. Her eyes welled up, and silent tears began to fall, tracing paths down her cheeks. 

The moonlight illuminated her as quiet sobs escaped her throat. In the warm but now suddenly cold night, a heart-wrenching silence filled the air, a quiet testament to her heartbreak.

[To be continued…]