The flower which never wilts

Close and distant

Shun had unconsciously grabbed me as we were falling. We ended up in the pond with the poor branch that had suffered from holding us! We laughed but not too loud in case the maid would hear us.. We quietly listened her voice and movements and stayed in the pond because the bushes would hide us properly. Then as she went away once more, I realized the awkward position I was in: I was on top of Shun. We had fallen and he had grabbed me tightly so that he fell in the pond and I was on top of him. The pond was not deep at all and we had often played in it when we were children.
I was looking at his wet clothes when I lifted my head and our eyes met. Our faces were so close to each other and I could feel his breath on my cheek. We stared at each other for a few seconds that seemed like hours! Then I don't know how our faces were drawing closer and closer and I could now clearly feel his warmth, his breath and I became aware of his hand that continued to grab me tightly as if I was an important existence to him. His grip made me aware of how strong he had grown to be and that he was an 18 year old boy and not simply SHUN.. Water dribbled from his black hair onto his pale skin and my long brown hair got entangled with his shirt.. We did not realize how close our faces were from each other and I could only feel that the warmth of his lips was a millimeter away..

"Lady Scarlett!!! Where are you??!!" The maid's voice resounded in my ears! Her voice from afar made us get back to our senses and we quickly pulled away. Now I blushed and he blushed too. I quickly got to my feet and ran away from the pond, leaving Shun behind. I felt that the places his hands had touched me were burning hot, a strange heat aroused from my body as if i had a fever of more than 40°C.. That night I thought about what would have happened if the maid's voice had not interrupted us.. Would our lips have met? Did I love Shun? Did Shun love me? Would things take a new turn from now on?
Little did I know that nothing would ever be the same anymore..