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Chapter 1: The Days before Cali

"Mikan, where will you be going next?" It was a beautiful afternoon day on the streets of Tokyo when a group of five young ladies were having lunch together in a small café just down the road. The beautiful girl with the auburn brown hair turned up from her strawberry milkshake to the girl with faded pink hair.

"Um…I booked a flight this morning, but where was it to?" She bit her lower lip and thought hard. "Oh right! California…I'm writing a novel about summer love affaires, so California would be a good place."

"Ooh, summer love affaires, I smell another best seller from our lovely and talented Mikan Sakura." The auburn brown haired girl blushed. "Anna you flatter me." "When you leaving?" "Uh….tomorrow morning and I'll be back in Tokyo around 30 days." The girl beside Anna started to sigh, "I wish I can have a job that I can travel the world with."

"You do get to travel the world idiotic Nonoko." The girl with jet black hair and amethyst eyes murmured. "Yeah I do, I get to go to other laboratories in the world, and I never actually get a chance to explore." She heaved another sigh. "Nonoko, it's called a job, not a vacation." Mikan said with a smile. "Yeah and think about the money." All their eyes met with amethyst eyes. Stared, and then giggled.

"I can't believe how fast time gone by, to think we were high school students to having very successful jobs, speaking of old times, how's Ruka-pyon Hotaru?" Mikan smiled bigger when Hotaru didn't say anything.

"He's fine."

"Yeah and my granny is fine too, but we don't want to hear that, we want to hear the dirt." A girl with seaweed green curled short hair at the end of the table said as she stirred her green tea ice cream milkshake. Hotaru narrowed her glare at the girl. She shuddered a bit. "Sumire is right, we want to hear the details," Anna agreed. "Mostly the dirt though." Nonoko added.

"Fine, but you got to pay me. My dirt doesn't come cheap either." Hotaru said calmly as she held out her hand, waiting to have bills and coins in there to take up the emptiness. And she was right, grumbling, everyone took out 10 yen out of their pocket, that's what Hotaru mostly settle for when it comes to secrets.

"Now start talking." Sumire demanded. "Okay, so we went on a date last week, it was perfect, 5 star restaurant, beautiful décor, and Ruka was by my side."

"Aw…" Anna and Nonoko said in unison. Hotaru gave them a small glare. "Sorry, continue please."

"Anyway, after we ate, we went on a small walk in the park. And the scenery was just right, calm blue moon, the cool air, the cologne—" "He was wearing cologne?" Sumire blurted. "Right, keeping quiet…" Hotaru continued on, "Then he leaned in, and so did I…" "Oh my gosh! This would be perfect for my novel." Mikan squealed. Hotaru ignored it, she pictured the scene in her mind already, and nothing can break this rerun in her head. "And then we kissed."

The girls squealed like elementary girls when they just have been gone shopping with their best friends. "I consider that the most romantic kiss ever." Mikan declared. Anna and Nonoko nodded their head vigorously. "How long did the kiss last?" Sumire asked. "That would be 5 bucks." Sumire rolled her eyes, but dropped 5 yen in the genius' hand. "Okay, it lasted about two minutes."

"Ooh…someone's in love!" Sumire song sang. "Was it français? I mean Ruka is half French, so he got to know how to do it French style…" She trailed off her sentence, knowing if she finished it she would be in big trouble.

Mikan laughed at the scene. She was really happy that her best friend found her missing piece. And she wondered how she can not be so lucky in her own love life. She had created her own fantasy of her perfect first kiss, but it never came true. Yes, she never gotten her first kiss, most people would be shock to hear that, she was beautiful in high school yet never gotten a kiss? Most girls would be worry as hell about turning into one of those lonely cat ladies. But not Mikan, she was waiting for the right prince.

"Maybe in a couple of years I'll find him." She thought dreamily as she pictures how she would meet this true love of hers. "Someone sweet and caring, someone who'll walk around the whole universe for me, I hope there's someone out there like that for me."

. ● ● ● ● ● Art Studio in Osaka● ● ● ● ●

"Yo Natsume, are you in there?" It was Ruka Nogi knocking on the door; he was the guy that every single girl had seen fantasizing about when they saw him. He had the look, azure blue eyes, golden blonde hair, and a pretty face. Girls wanted him, though they also knew his heart belonged to the lucky money loving bitch, Hotaru Imai. But there was still one hot guy who was still single.

The door that Ruka had been knocking on opened up. Ruka gave his best friend a smile. Yep, Ruka's best friend who is totally classified as a hot guy was single. He had more than the look, he had the look that out looked every guy on this planet; he had the look that would make every girl pretty herself for him, the look that any girl would get obsessed just by looking at him for less than a minute. He had deep crimson red eyes, messy raven hair, and a total hot body. And his face was just as good. The best part, he's single.

Maybe you're hoping he is millionaire, a CEO of a big company, or maybe even a god. But he's just a plain unknown painter. He loves to paint; it gave him a reason to live. "Working on another painting?" Ruka asked. "Yeah, come in and see it for yourself." The art studio was the same as last time Ruka saw it, but new paintings of the world were hung. In his opinion, Ruka thought Natsume was a great painter, the best of the best. But other people thought it was pretty good but it didn't have the touch.

Ruka rolled his eyes thinking about the touch. Natsume asked them what the touch was, they replied "Only the artist know where to find to touch." What kind of answer is that? They weren't on a T.V. show that they had to say something mysterious and full of wisdom. Natsume wanted a straight answer, but never got one. Ruka remembers all those years that Natsume looked for the touch. He looked within nature, within the earth, within souls. Then he would paint it, but no, it just didn't have the touch.

And even one day, a man suggested that he should quit art and become a doctor, a lawyer, or a male supermodel. That made Natsume mad, and went painting like crazy. What the man said was true, he could be all those things, but it doesn't mean it was for him, he liked art, and he just needed to find the touch. And that's what he's planning to find.

A new painting was placed on the painting stand, this time it was a magnificent painting of the famous Niagara Falls. Every stroke was done with talent and genuine thinking. But something was not right, Ruka could feel it every time he looks at one of Natsume's paintings, though never say anything.

"Wow…this is one of your best!" Ruka said.

Natsume gave a small smiled. "Hope so, I've worked on it for a couple of weeks now."

They sat down on the couch together, waiting for someone to say something. And finally, Natsume did, "So, do I get to meet this long term girlfriend of yours?" Ruka immediately blushed hard.

"M-m-maybe in two months," He stammered. "I plan to propose to her then…"

"Wow, some girl really got your heart." Natsume chuckled when Ruka sneered.

"You dating anyone, Natsume?" You do know that every girl you pass by faints later." Natsume smirked. "Yeah, quite aware, but it's not like I'm going to turn 30 anytime soon, I'm still 21, I got time. But in the meantime—"

"You'd be looking for the touch right?"

Natsume nodded. "Where you off this time?" "I have a flight to California tomorrow morning."

Ruka glanced at his watch, "Shit, 4 already? I got a date with Hotaru tonight. Where's the nearest bus station here?" "Just down the road." "'Kay, thanks! I catch up with you after your trip. By the way, when you returning?" Ruka asked as he ran out the door.

"In about 30 days." Natsume called down.

"Natsume, promise me you'll look for some love when your there." Ruka called back. And then Ruka disappeared from the flight of stairs.

"I just need to find the touch, I don't need any girls right now…" He muttered to himself.

It's too bad that destiny have another plans, Mikan Sakura will definitely not meet the guy she wants. And Natsume Hyuuga will definitely need a girl. All there's left to do is go to Cali, where dreams come true.

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