Summer, finally. Because I had passed all my exams well, I had a holiday of three months...pure heaven combined with pure hell. What was I going to do to fill the days?
Then on my birthday my mother surprised my with a trip to Turkey, just a nice hotel with a beach, perfect for a relaxing vacation.
I left by myself (already something new) and arrived at dawn. How beautiful it was there. It was quite cold, as the sun had just revealed its self.
After I had checked into the hotel and put my bags in my room,(I noticed the number and smiled, nr 66), I immediately went for a swim. No-one was there , just me in an open sea. The water was cold and very clear. It felt as if sheets of silk were caressing my skin and soon I let the feeling of nature take control of me. I jumped like a dolphin ,and swam like there was no tomorrow. I kept on swimming till the beach was far off. Still I didn't stop, it felt like an adventure and in a way I was scared.
Suddenly I saw a little beach in a cove, because I was getting a bit tired I decided to take a rest there. As I walked along the little beach I noticed a pair of towels lying on the sand. I felt a bit cold so I took one of the towels to dry myself off a bit. The black towel was quite hot with the sun's energy. As I wiped off the water on my face I noticed the strong scent of aftershave in the fabric. God, how it smelt nice. It turned me on a bit, visions of a dark stranger filled my head. No-one was there so I lay myself on the towel to sunbathe for a while...
I must have fallen asleep cause when I opened my again, someone was standing over me. "I don't know who you are, but your lying on my towel" the irritation in his voice was unmistakable. I startled and immediately got up from the thing. As I looked again I saw that not one man but three men were standing there. While the first was shaking the sand off the towel, the other two stood there laughing. They obviously found my shame quite funny. I stumbled some words of appology and turned round to swim back to the beach.
One of the two men came up to me and at that moment I saw who I was dealing with. Yes, it WAS them, three guys from HIM! My embarrasment grew even worse and I had a hard time hiding the red flames on my face. Mige asked me if I spoke English, I said yes. He said "Don't worry about him, he's just trying to unwind a little from all the pressure he's been under. We're in a band you know." As if I didn't ! Those guys were my life and what did I do when I first met them? I screwed things up, that's what! And "first impressions last". I just nodded, in dispair of what I had just done. Linde joined us now and he introduced himself. "Hi, I'm Mikko Lindström, but you can call me Linde, they all do." During our short conversation the first man, who was no-one but the gorgeous Ville, had lain himself on his towel.
I told the two guys my name and where I was from, all the while I was staring at Ville. He was even more gorgeous in real life than on tv ! His skin was still white and the contrast between his hair and his skin was even more magnificent than I had imagined. We started walking up to him, and then I tripped over a stone and landed right on Ville!!!! The shame was unbearable. He looked at my quite angrily and the others were in a hysteric laughing frenzy.
I realised the stupidity of the whole situation and started laughing too. At first Ville kept his angry look, but soon he had to give in and the world's most beautiful smile lit up his face. He told me his name in a singing tone and I told him mine. "What a strange name you have" "Yes, I ve been told that before" During this whole time I was still hanging over him.
Suddenly we both realised this and got up. I dusted the sand off of me, and when I saw some sand on his chest I did the same for him. That touch made my world spin. It was as if an electric currency was flowing through my whole body. I could see he felt it too. He took my hand and placed it over his heart and let it rest there. The strangest sensation overcame me, through our skin I could feel his heart beating, it felt as if we were alone in the world. Suddenly Linde cleared his throat, they had been watching us from a distance. I took my hand off Ville's chest, but he took my hand in his and squeezed it gently.
We walked over to the others and started talking. I told them I had been a fan of HIM for over a year and I saw a look of surprise in their eyes. "Yes, the fans are out there" I laughed, but they didn't seem to think is was funny. Mige and Linde just looked at Ville who got up.
I did the same and followed him. "What's wrong?" "I just wanted to get away from all the crazed fans for a while. Those girls screaming they want to fuck me... they don't even know who I am. They just want me because I'm famous" He sighed and turned away" I would like to meet a girl who doesn't know me at all, who would get to know me for what I am. Not for what I represent in the media". I turned him around again and said "Ville, you must understand what fans feel. They love you for the feelings you give them, the feelings you put in your music, that's how they connect to you. It's always hard to find someone who loves you for what you are, even if you're not famous..." Ville smiled a little "It's like you know me already" and he leaned over to kiss me... Instead of leaning forward, I leaned back. " No, Ville, I don't but I would like to..." Under a rock formation in the shadow we started talking again, Linde and Mige packed up their stuff and walked away. We talked about all kinds of things. He talked about his ideas for the future, his asthma and how it affected his youth, the truth about Suzanna and the other women in his life. I told him a bit about my life, the family, the life of a student. The sun was going down and it was starting to get cooler so we got out of the shadow and into the red glow of the sun.
We just sat there silent, gazing at the perfect harmony of purple and pink in the sky. Ville put his arms around me and I looked up into his eyes. They weren't just green, it was as if the colors changed as I was looking into them, like a storm was going on in his eyes. This time when he leaned in to kiss me I didn't lean back. His lips were soft and his touch was tender, his hand was stroking my hair. I was pulling him closer and closer. The kiss seemed to last just a moment but when we opened our eyes again the sun had set completely.
We reluctantly decided that it was time to go back. As we walked I knew that at some point our roads would have to part, but that moment didn't come. When I arrived at the hotel I noticed the look in his eyes. He didn't just walk me to my hotel , he was staying there too !! I laughed and asked him in which room he was staying "room 6, and you?" I smiled again and answered "room 66" He nodded and smiled one of his sweetest smiles " yes, 666 the perfect combination, the combination to my heart" And there, in front of the hotel, under the moon and an infinity of stars we embraced...
