Raúl and “Mayumi” continue to walk for a while, “how far is it,” the “girl” asks.
“Not much further,” Raúl says, leading “Mayumi” down a sandy path that leads down to the beach, “we’ll be there soon.”
“Mayumi” follows the boy along the beach until she notices that Raúl is heading straight for a tall wall of cliffs, “those cliffs look kind of creepy in the dim light,” she says.
Raúl chuckles, “yeah, they do,” he says, “but I promise, you’ll love my secret spot. It is just behind that cliff face.”
As they get closer, “Mayumi” can’t help but notice that the cliffs continue on into the water, “how are we supposed to get around,” she asks.
Raúl grins, “you don’t,” he says, “unless you know a secret way,” he then leads “Mayumi” along the cliff until they reach an area with some thick brush. Raúl moves the branches of the brush away and “Mayumi” gasps when a tunnel-like hole reveals itself, the boy turns to the “girl”, “we need to crawl through this tunnel,” he says, “it looks creepy, but I promise that it is not long, and the sight on the other side is all worth it.”
“Mayumi” hesitates, but then she looks at Raúl, “okay, Raúl,” she says, “I trust you.”
Raúl smiles, “follow me,” he says and gets down on his hands and knees and starts to crawl into the tunnel.
“Mayumi” quickly follows, “boy, it is so dark and creepy,” she says.
“We are almost through,” Raúl says.
After a minute, “Mayumi” notices light and soon she finds herself crawling out the tunnel on the other side of the cliff.
“Here,” Raúl says, holding out a hand, “let me help you up.”
“Mayumi” takes the boy’s hand and lets him pull her to her feet, the “girl” then looks around and gasps, her eyes wide, at the sight: she finds herself on a small beach, which is surrounded by tall cliffs, and a medium sized body of water, which appears to enter through a large opening, creating a beautiful Lagoon.
Raúl waits for a while, allowing “Mayumi” to take it all in, “so,” he then says, “what do you think?”
“It… It’s beautiful,” the “girl” says.
Raúl smiles, “told you so,” he says, “come, let’s walk to the water and sit down.”
“Mayumi” follows Raúl down to the water and they sit down on the sand, just staring in silence at the beautiful scenery.
After a while, Raúl turns to look at “Mayumi”, “so, tell me a little about yourself,” he says, “I am very interested and curious about your culture. Is it really so much different than mine? Is it true that you eat dogs and other animals?”
“No,” the “girl” says, “we do not eat dogs, nor cats, but… we do eat pretty weird stuff. Well… I don’t but the majority of my people does.”
“Like what,” Raúl asks, sounding really interested.
“Well… the majority eat live animals, like Octopus, Ants, Roaches and even Larva,” the “girl” shudders, “I personally find it disgusting… it’s not my thing. I am more into the normal food, like Steak, Pizza, Spaghetti, and even Hispanic things like Chilli Con Carne.”
Raúl smiles, “good to know you don’t eat house pets or live animals,” he says.
“Mayumi” smiles, “luckily we have the freedom to eat what we enjoy,” she says, “our culture is a little more advanced than yours, especially when it comes to tech… but otherwise we aren’t that different.”
Raúl smiles, “good to know that the stories I heard, that Japanese are these evil people, are not true,” he says.
“Mayumi” rolls her eyes, “yeah, I can’t stand people who make up false claims,” she says, “I despise liars.”
Raúl smiles, “I promise, Mayumi,” he says, “I’d never lie to you.”
“Mayumi” smiles back, “I believe you, Raúl,” she says, “besides, you don’t look like a liar to me.”
After looking at each other in silence, Raúl says, “Mayumi… may I ask you something… personal?”
“Sure,” the “girl” says.
“Do you… have you ever had a relationship?”
“That is a pretty direct question,” the “girl” says, “no, I never had a relationship.”
Raúl widens his eyes in surprise, “how come,” he asks, “I mean… you are such a beautiful girl. You have such an amazing body… why wouldn’t you have a boyfriend?”
“Mayumi” shrugs, “I don’t know,” she says, “I guess the right boy hasn’t crossed paths with me yet.”
“D-do you mind me asking,” Raúl takes a deep breath, “what… what type of boy are you attracted to?”
Raúl of course knows the answer, but since “Mayumi” is unaware that he messed with her, making her straight and attracted to him, the boy has to act as normal as possible to not raise suspicion.
“Mayumi” blushes a little, “I… to be honest,” she says, “I am attracted to boys like you.”
Raúl smiles, “well, I am attracted to girls like… you,” Raúl says.
“Mayumi’s” eyes widen, “y-you are attracted to me,” she asks, “b-but I… I thought you must have a girlfriend!”
Raúl shakes his head, “I promise, I am single,” he says, “it is true, I get a lot of girls asking me out, but they are all just not my type. Japanese girls, however, ARE my type!”
“Mayumi” is speechless, “I… I don’t know what to say,” she says.
Raúl takes “Mayumi’s” hand in his, “Mayumi,” he says, “I… I love you. I have fallen in love wiith you the second I saw you.”
“Raúl,” the “girl” says, “I… I don’t know if this is a good idea. I mean… I live in Japan, I… I doubt that it would work between us.”
‘Nothing the App can’t change,’ Raúl thinks to himself, already a plan in his head how to make “Mayumi” never return to Japan, “please, Mayumi,” he says, “lets… let’s at least give it a try?”
“Mayumi” hesitates, ‘I… I love him too,’ she thinks to herself, ‘he is so handsome and such a sweet boy. But… will it really work?’
“Mayumi,” Raúl asks.
“S-sorry,” the “girl” says, “I guess we can try.”
Raúl smiles wide, “I… I am so happy,” he says, “I have a feeling that it will work out with us. It… it just feels so right.”
“I… I hope you are right, Raúl,” the “girl” says.
“Can… can I kiss you,” Raúl then asks, looking deep into “Mayumi’s” eyes.
The “girl” hesitates, ‘I WANT him to kiss me,’ she thinks to herself, ‘I WANT to spend the rest of my life with him. But… I am scared that this might not end well! What shall I do?’