Choice

THE CHOICE
For the fifth time She fixed her hair and applied lipstick awkwardly to her lips. She still wasn't used to doing either. She had never taken this train line before and was nervous, but as She got off at the designated stop sure enough the girl was standing there in jeans and a simple sweat shirt. The girls rush to meet each other and hug.
They walk a short distance away and soon are on a vast expansive University campus. The University girl acts as tour guide pointing out statues, the Science building, the Business building, and very soon the one girls head was spinning and not for sure wear they were.
It had been warm for an Autumn day but finally the sun was setting and was getting a little cooler as they walked. The two girls had spent the day talking about the past and the careers of their friends. They had laughed and joked around. Every time the tour girl laughed the other girl heart had beat faster. The one girl had even chanced when she thought she wouldn't be caught looking at the tight jeans her tour guide wore and as the wind blew slightly chilly realized her guide was not wearing a bra under the sweat shirt. Each time she dared look, her stomach had butterflies in it, strange she had never felt this way before.
Now the one girl was totally lost they entered an apartment building, talking an elevator up to the fourth floor. The tour guide retrieved a key on a Mickey Mouse keychain as they approached an apartment door. The younger girl gave the tour guide a questioning look as the guide ushered her in.
"My apartment, silly" Yui laughed, "it's not much." Sure, enough it wasn't much bigger than a hotel room, a kitchenette, some chairs, a bed, and bathroom. "The festival starts soon so if you need to use the restroom its in there. Aiko went into the small bathroom and relieved herself.
Aiko finished looked into the mirror and once again applied the bright red lipstick and fixed her hair and decided it was hopeless. Opened the door and froze her heart jumped into her throat.
Yui stood by the edge of the bed staring down at a dark blue dress and a brown dress trying to decide, her back was to Aiko and she was only wearing simple white panties.
"You have been doing that all day" Yui giggled.
"Sssorry" Aiko stammered feeling the sudden need to pee all over again.
"I Choose to live my life from here on out not in lies and secrets but in happiness and love. We might as well get this over with."
"What?!" Aiko her head spinning.
"My back, you may look and touch" Yui sighed
Aiko walked across the room He eyes fixed squarely on the dark line of scar tissue in the middle of her mentor's back. Twice she hesitated then touched the rough angry red line tears flowed from Aiko's eyes.
"The bastards said I would never dance again, I proved them wrong about that already." Yui growled. Aiko and Yui stood there for a long time.
"Help me?" Yui asked as she put on a simple bra and Aiko fumbled to fasten it into place. "What do You think brown or blue?"
"Blue is always your color" Aiko said.
"The Show starts soon but I got a surprise for you." Yui stated "A surprise!" Aiko squealed.
"Close your eyes and no peeking" Aiko closed her eyes. She stood there for several moments nervously hearing several noises and for one long second, she felt the hot breath from Yui upon her lips and the back of her neck.
"Do you trust me?" Aiko nodded, and cold metal tightened around her throat, but she kept her eyes closed.
"I've suffered endless pain, spoken with demons, lost most of my life, lost Su, and may have even lost Moa this year." Yui whispered in her ear, "You alone have cared and spoken words of encouragement, in turn I have given you advice and an opening for your dream. You alone have cared, and I vow to help you to become the woman and artist you wish to become. You are too young right now and besides I wait for Moa. Kobe has kept Su and Moa in endless rehearsals right now and blocked my calls to them. But I await Moa she has chosen Su and honors her contract, but soon she also must choose between me and Su. We shall date if you wish, but nothing serious until you are older. Then maybe something if our love grows and maybe even Moa since she likes to watch."
Aiko although she felt the metal still on her neck could hear Yui move across the room as she spoke, "See I already marked you"
Aiko opened her eyes and touched her throat to find a tight necklace around her neck, wait what it had a pendant, she lifted it up to see it and a golden five-pointed star lay in her hand. She looks at Yui snaps a photo from her phone. Yui held out her hand and said, "Shall we go?"
Aiko held her hand the whole night through the festival, the train ride home, and as Yui left her at her front door of her parent's home right on time as promised.