Fateful Meeting

She cursed the world under her breath as the car puttered to a stop at the side of an empty winding road. She was on her way to an important meeting in the city and the boss was going to have her a*s if she wasn't there on time. She sighed a deep sigh and unbuckled her seat belt.

Before she looked under the hood of the car with a flashlight, she pulled her long silver hair back into a pony tail. She wasn't old. Actually she was only twenty four. Ever since she was born, her hair was as silver as moon beams the graced the earth with their presence. That's what gave her the name Anika, meaning grace.

The twelve horse power engine looked fine, but it looked like the radiator was over heated and the fan belt was broken. This wouldn't be a hard fix if she had water and an extra fan belt to put into place. She sighed again and leaned against the car. After a few of thought, she decided to wait to see if anyone would come down the old road, in the middle of the night, with tools,to help her.

She waited there for about fifteen minutes. Anika was not a person who could wait for very long without getting antsy. It didn't help that the weather wasn't starting to look so great. She walked around the car to grab out her winter jacket. She cursed herself now that she was a traditional chick and never invested in a cell phone. She also cursed herself for putting the jacket in the back seat. She bent over in her high heels and stuck out her rear end to try to reach the damn thing.

Just as she got a hold of the jacket, she noticed car lights. She stood up straight and waved her arms to slow down the car. The car was already stopped and a man was already getting out. 

"Is there a problem here miss?" He asked. The car still had its brights on, so Anika couldn't see the man who owned the voice. She explained to the unseen man that her car had broken down and she didn't have a cell phone. She also threw in there that her husband was waiting for her. She didn't want this guy getting any ideas about trying to kidnap her.   

"Mind if I take a look under the hood?" He asked stepping into the light. Anika waited a few seconds before answering the man. This guy was extremely good looking. He had black hair and piercing green eyes.  She watched as the man took a close look at the engine. "Good news and bad news. Good news is that I can fix your fan belt for free. The bad news is that you have a hole in your radiator and I cant fix that here." He explained. The man straightened his back and went to the back of, what now Anika could see, was a four door black truck. "More good news. I can take you to your husband."

"Thank you for your help." She said as she held the flashlight and  watched him fix the fan belt. "Who are you, by the way?" Anika wondered.

"Just a friendly mechanic passing on a dark road finding a beautiful woman on the side of it, but you can call me Makoto." Anika laughed a bit. She wasn't blind, but she wasn't vain either. She figured that her looks got her a lot of attention from guys but she never liked to flaunt her looks.

"Well, the girl on the side of the road would like to say you for your help, and that her name is Anika." He smiled while still looking down at the car. 

"Nice to meet you." He said finishing up his work. "Where you headed? I can give you a ride." Anika got into Makoto's truck feeling like she could trust this guy. They talked the entire way to the meeting that Anika was headed to. She had plenty of time to make it there. These two talked like they were old friends catching up on each other's lives even though they had never met. They talked about Makoto's job and Anika's 'husband'.

Finally, the two made it to the city. It had gotten colder as the two talked as they were stuck in traffic. Anika started to feel guilty for a while and soon decided to tell Makoto the truth. "I haven't been completely honest with you." She started to say. Makoto only smiled at her.

"Your not married, right? You just said that with the early assumption that I could be a creeper right?" He asked. She nodded.

"How did you know?" She asked. He shrugged.

"You described a man that didn't fit your personality at all back there." He said referring to the talk that they had earlier. "You described a man that was settled down and, to put it straight, boring. You are not boring and wouldn't fall for a guy like that." Makoto reasoned. 

"Ha ha, I guess you are right about that." She just noticed that the truck had stopped and that they were outside of the conference building. She only had five minutes to get inside. "S**t! I have to go. Thanks for everything. I'll catch a taxi after work."

"Will you be ok with getting a cab?" He asked her. She nodded.

"Hell, I'm a big girl. I'll be fine. See you Makoto." Ankia wrote down her number on a slip of paper and handed it to him. "Call this number when the car is fixed." And with that, she leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek and she was gone headed to the meeting. Makoto sighed as he sat in the drivers seat. 

"That girl is amazing." He said aloud to no one. He rubbed his rough fingers on his cheek where she had kissed him. He could still feel the soft touch of her lips. "What am I going to do now?"

'The meeting went over well.' Anika thought to herself. She walked out the doors half thinking about how hard it was going to be to get a cab and half thinking of Makoto. She wished that she would have gotten his number or something. He was an pretty cool guy. She stopped when she felt a cold gust hit her as soon as she stepped outside. Snow had started falling and it was pretty much freezing outside. 

"Great..." She said aloud. "Well, I better get my a*s in gear and start hailing taxis." She went to the curb and tried to start waving down a car. Just then, a gust of wind hit her again, this time in the face. This made her eyes dry out and she rubbed them to get the water back in them. 

When she opened her eyes she saw a black, four door truck without the driver inside. She looked from the left and to the right. That had to be Makoto's truck. He had to be around here somewhere.

"I forgot something from earlier." Anika smiled as she heard Makoto's voice from behind her. She stared straight ahead with the attempts of trying not to seem too desperate to see him.

"What would that be?" She asked in a slightly flirtatious voice.  

"This." Makoto gently grabbed her shoulders spun her around and kissed her right on the lips. After a few seconds he let go of her. Anika blinked several times and Makoto got an apologetic look on his face. He was about to start apologizing for what he had done when she put her hand up to stop him.

"Why did you stop?" Anika asked. This time, Makoto blinked confusingly. 

"Huh?" Makoto asked.

"This." Anika mocked as she wrapped her arms around Makoto's neck and kissed him again. Makoto wrapped his arms around her waist and held her closer as the kiss lasted. The two didn't even seem to care that the snow started coming down harder. They just stood there in the middle of the sidewalk, in the snow, just as the full moon decided to shine down on them from a parting in the clouds.

Reviews

[Silent Wolf]

OMG! Amazing piece right her! I'd love to read more! Mind sending me a message or read request when you have more published?
100/100

[♋ Iris ♋]

Yeah, no problem! Thanks for the review ^_^

[Silent Wolf]

Sweet! Thank you!

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Amazing beginning! I will definitely read more! 100/100 ^.^

[Xerclipse]

This was a great start. It's at least a great introduction of romance. I must see what else is next to see what happens to Makoto and Anika. But of course since this is a story, there will be problems between them if that's right. Keep it up

[Castonovia]

"Well, the girl on the side of the road would like to say you for your help, and that her name is Anika." He smiled while still looking down at the car.

Does that sentence mean say thank you... Anyways witty, characters loving their personalities especially the last part, well penned amazing first chapter, looking forward to reading more ;)

[Daydreamer54]

her hair was as silver as moon beams the graced the earth with their presents.-prescence

full moon decided to show down on them.-shine

Greta first chapter but your'e telling us stuff more than showing. And i also think it woud be best if you mention her name in the first sentence.

[Skyler Warren]

I like it a lot, not half bad for a start! you should write more, you have a natural talent for it. and you know I don't say that to many people.

[The old me]

really good start, i need to read the rest of this.

[Ace D Portgas]

I wasn't done but overall I loved this story and it was a nice start like I said and I am looking forward to reading more

[Ace D Portgas]

This is a very nice start to a story! I loved the imagery, you painted a damn good picture while writing this, I saw all this in my head as I was reading this

I like how we get to know Anika's personality from the start and you describe it at a nice pace, you didn't go overboard and it flowed with the story

I also like Makoto's character too, he seems nice but i can't help but think he may end up being evil in the long run

As for errors I just noticed two

In the fifth paragraph it says "She explained the man" when there should be a to before the in that sentence

Also I'm not sure if this was intentional but the eighteenth paragraph you spelled rough as ruff

[Your Perfect Disaster]

I love it jessa! It was absolutely amazing for a first chapter. I just wanna keep reading more. Keep up the AWESOMELY AMAZING work my dear friend(: