We caught up to the show relatively quickly, it only had 5 episodes out so there was nothing we could do. Right and with perfect timing, Kate got a call that she had to leave. I could only hear a bit but Mia said something about helping her dad and this time it was actually important.
Walking her to her car, I opened the door for her but she didn't get in yet. She looked at me shyly and as a man I knew exactly what she wanted. Breathing in and out, I pulled her close, my face heating up and hers turning equally pink.
I moved my lips towards her pink glossy and absolutely succulent lips and took them. My eyes were closed so every feeling of the touch of our lips transmitted directly to my brain, letting me roam. The softness and texture were like heaven. I-I wanted to go further but I didn't want to scare her and I didn't know if I could stop myself if we really did.
I meant it when I said I wanted to properly do our first time together. If we went further then all of my previous restraint would've been for nothing. Some might deem it trivial and unwelcome already but my feelings for her, which grew every time we were together, didn't find it so.
We separated after what felt like eons and stupid smiles covered our faces. She pulled away and got into her car but she didn't close the door; instead, she grabbed my hand, pulling me closer. My face almost in her car, and she held my face straight into her eyes and through whatever emotional joy or shyness she was going through said words I'd never thought I'd hear.
"I-I love you!" She gently let me go and seeing that she tried closing the door I absentmindedly backed up. She closed the door, giving me the happiest smile I'd ever seen from her, and she drove off. I, on the other hand, still stood without moving.
I felt every joyous emotion one could imagine like fireworks bursting behind my ribs, like warmth flooding my veins until my fingers tingled. The sheer overload froze every part of me in place, locking my body into the moment. It wasn't until the sun's harsh glare stabbed into my eyes, searing through the haze, that I finally blinked and stirred.
Dragging myself back inside, the house felt too quiet, too small for everything raging inside me. I closed the door with a hollow thud and collapsed against it, sliding down until I hit the floor. Cool wood pressed against my back. I threw my hands over my face, trying and failing to smother the ridiculous, uncontrollable grin stretching my cheeks.
"Hahahaha~!" I laughed, breathless and giddy. I felt like I was floating somewhere far above the world.
[Haha~ Congrats.]
Even Ezryn joined in. No snarky comment. No bullshit!
I didn't know how long I stayed like this but who really cares. I was way too happy! I kind of wanted to call mom and let her know because I wanted to tell someone, but then I remembered everything that happened earlier, and I chilled out. My mood didn't worsen but it calmed me down in a humbling type of way.
I went back into the living room, the anime we had just watched still open on its series page. The script laying on the reclining chair. Since I had time alone, I decided it was time to actually be productive and stop just going along with everything. It was time to actually practice!
Hours passed and before I knew it, the sun had set with the moon shining down every now and then once the clouds had passed. I managed to watch two series which were of no importance but only gave me an attempt to practice my voice acting. Acting, while it was about action, was also about words.
'Ezryn, did I get a voice acting skill?'
[No, you already have the acting skill.]
'So, it really does fall under the same category?'
[Why wouldn't it?]
'You know...'
[If you didn't have the acting skill you probably would have gotten a voice acting skill, but broad-encompassing skills eliminate the waste.]
'I see. Did you memorize that or did the Record tell you?'
[Courtesy of the Record.]
'I'm really interested in how it conveys information.'
[The same way I talk to you except it's much more emotionless.]
It felt odd that Ezryn could reveal all this information but when I thought about it, did it really matter? People already believed in God or gods, like me for example, I believe in God so if anything, if I did reveal this information people would take it more as God than the Akashic Record. I wonder if in a way the Akashic Record is God?
[You aren't privy to that information.]
My lips twitched.
'No shit, I was thinking to myself.'
Putting that snarky comment behind, I continued thinking.
The Akashic Record, in a sense, could be the "brain" of such a glorious being. With other mythical items being the other parts of their body. For example, if the Holy Grail exists, then that could be a part, or even from other religions an artifact could serve.
Ezryn didn't interrupt this time, keeping quiet. I decided to cut my thinking short and go get some water. Using my voice for so long wasn't the usual.
'Ezryn, what level did I get to on acting?'
[Just entered 4.]
Wow. I wonder if practicing voice acting by itself really would be enough.
[Nope. You must also practice delivery through action, mimicry, and a variety of other small techniques in order to improve. This level currently means you can perfectly perform your lines.]
'That's still insane though!'
[A benefit from the Record, you can never learn wrong.]
'I thought you said the Record wouldn't be like that though?'
[It isn't, but pulling out your intent into practice, you are more into the zone meaning that you gain more from every practice. It isn't imparting knowledge, just increasing your sensitivity to practice.]
I nodded. Basically, it pulls me into the flow state all the time I want to practice. I couldn't practice anymore though; I needed to sleep and get ready for class tomorrow. Fortunately, it was only one. Biology, which I didn't really want to do but general classes were general classes.