A/N: Hi ev'ryone! I will say, that i'm not very good at sequels (so plz don't flame if i do a bad job on chapter 1!)but for this story, i'm gonna try and do my hardest! o yea thanks for the compliments on the last chapter too! (here comes some bragging lol) i have to admit the ending was always in my head and i knew i would end it with liz being able to have the two pieces pryed apart. heheh. lol, well, here's chapter 1 to the sequel We're Just Friends! Hope you like it and happy reading!
Summary: Liz and Takeshi have gone out on their first date. everything is great and it seems that nothing could bring it down...except for one thing Fantine and her new boyfriend. who could it be that's making Takeshi so furiated? and what will happen if Liz ever finds out? LizxTakeshi all the way no worries!
Chapter 1: Dinner Date
"Well, what would you like to do now?" Liz asked. It was already 6:00.
"Would you care to join me for dinner?" Takeshi asked as he bowed dramatically and extended his hand so hers could be held. Liz smiled and giggled in delight.
"Are you asking me out, Takeshi?" she giggled as she placed her hand in his. He gripped it softly, and gave her a smile.
"You bet I am. I'll pay for all of it too. My treat." he replied and she gave her another kiss. She blushed.
"All right. I humbly accept." she said with a smile, and the two walked down the hall, hand in hand. For Takeshi, this relationship would last until he died. For Liz, the relationship would last Forever.
As the couple walked out of Satomi HQ, they saw River who was still out cold. They gave him a glare, and Liz decided to give him one more punch. Takeshi couldn't help but snicker when they left right after. Poor River.
"Do you really think that was neccessary?" Takeshi asked, trying to hide his smile.
"Hey I did say I'd deal with him later." Liz replied happily. As they arrived at the fanciest restaurant in town, at first they had second thoughts about it.
"Are you sure we should be going to this restaurant Takeshi? We don't even look fancy!" Liz asked.
"No worries. It's the finest restaurant, right?" Takeshi asked.
"Yeah..." Liz replied.
"I don't think looks really matter here Liz. If no one can see the beauty you have, then they're blind." Takeshi said and took her by the hand. She smiled when they entered, and her nervousness had disappeared, just like that. As they sat down, it took a while for them to get over the fact that some people who were dressed nicely kept staring at them. Liz finally put a stop to it with a glare. When that ended, it was finally time to look over the menu.
"I'll have the french onion soup and salad with ranch dressing first, and after that the pork with fries and mashed potatoes. No gravy, please. Oh yes, and a water too." Liz said to the waiter.
"Um, I'll have a salad with ranch too, and um...the beef with corn and fries please. Oh and um, a diet coke please." Takeshi said right after and the waiter nodded in response.
"Not the kind of dinner I thought I would order in this really nice restaurant, but it'll do." Liz said with a smile.
"Well, it's our first time here. Let's not push ourselves too much, we still need to save room for desert." Takeshi replied as he placed his hand on hers. 'Ours...us...we...those words make me feel so happy!' Liz thought to herself dreamily.
"Liz, you're too good to be true, you know that?" Takeshi said to her and she gave him a puzzled look.
"You should be glad I am, Takeshi." she finally responded naturally with a laugh. As the salads and soup arrived, the two were somewhat silent when it came to eating. 'Hm, should I say something?..Or wait for him? Ooooh what do I do?' Liz thought to herself and accidently burned her tongue.
"Yeowch!" she squealed and he looked at her in alarm.
"What's wrong are you all right!" he asked her. 'Boy that was a stupid question to ask.' he thought.
"Fine, fine. I just burned my tongue a little. Heh...sorry for making you worry." Liz replied back and he felt a little calmer knowing she was all right. He gave her a kiss and smiled. She blushed.
"Good. I'm glad you're all right. Even the slightest thing that hurts you makes me worried." he said.
"Aw, Takeshi that's so sweet of you to say that." Liz said with a laugh. Takeshi only smiled warmly. As the appetizers were finished, the two continued to have a friendly conversation until the main meal arrived.
"This sure looks great." Takeshi said with a wide smile.
"Oh yeah...I haven't had good food like this in a while." Liz answered with a grin as she couldn't help but lick her lips at the meal that was in front of her.
"Well, let's eat." Takeshi said to her with a smile and the two dug in to their food. As they ate to their content, it was time for dessert.
"Think you can handle this, Takeshi?" Liz asked.
"Oooooooh yeeeaaah." Takeshi replied. The two stared at the masterpiece before them. They had ordered the triple chocolate cake, in the layers stood hot fudge, and on top was chocolate moose. To add the finishing touch, all around the edges of the triple chocolate cake were strawberries dipped in chocolate, only their points were brown.
"Let's do this, and finish this sucker off." Liz said, her eyes sparkled.
"I call the first piece!" Takeshi cried playfully. As Liz pouted jokingly, the two began to eat the cake slice by slice, until the only thing that was left was the chocolate moose.
"Aaah...I'm tellin you Takeshi, I'm glad we came to this restaurant. I don't think anything will ever replace the great taste that has entered my taste buds. This is truly a work of art! Er, was." Liz said with a laugh.
"I still can't believe we were able to eat that all." Takeshi said with a chuckle.
"Well, we did work up an appetite. I just hope we don't get that out of shape like The Rocket." Liz joked.
"Hahahaha! Yeah, tommorow we'll train double!" Takeshi agreed with a smile. When the check finally came, Takeshi ordered two small glasses of water. He paid for it first, and although it stunned him deeply, the check didn't really matter to him. Even though it came to about 55 dollars. After all this was a fancy restaurant, what would you expect? What really mattered to him was the great dinner date that had occured this very night. When the two glasses came, Takeshi raised his up to Liz's face.
"To this great dinner, to this wonderful date, and to the beautiful girl that is sitting right across from me." he said as he met her eyes. She blushed, and nodded as she held hers up as well. As the two glasses clinked, they drank a little of the water. When Takeshi decided to look around a little, he spotted someone that looked very familiar. The nice, straw hat with the blue ribbon gave it all away. It was clearly Fantine. And the person next to her? At the sight of that guy with her he almost choked on his drink. He started to cough and Liz gave him a worried look as she pat him on the back.
"Takeshi! Are you all right man!" Liz asked in alarm when he finally settled.
"Yeah yeah...cough cough I'm fine. I just swallowed the wrong way. Heheh, sorry about that Liz." he apologized to her.
"...If you say so. I'm glad you're all right now though." Liz said with a sigh of relief. Takeshi only chuckled out of embarrassment. As Takeshi left the check, they went outside. It was getting late, and the sun was almost about to disappear in sight. A light breeze blew by, and Liz shivered.
"Geez...when did it get so cold outside?" she wondered. Clearly a T-shirt wasn't the smartest idea in this weather.
"Here. Take this it'll make you a little warmer." Takeshi said and wrapped his red jacket around her shoulders. She blushed bright pink and opened the pocket.
"Thanks Takeshi. You might want this though." she said and gave the silver piece to him.
"Oh right thanks Liz." he responded and placed it in his pocket. As they walked back to Satomi HQ, they stopped at Liz's door. As Liz was in the middle of taking the jacket off, he put a hand up to stop her.
"No it's all right you can keep it." he said with a grin. 'After all I have at least what?...3 at home.'
"Wow Takeshi, you've been the greatest today. I promise next time I'll be the one that's great." Liz said with a smile.
"Aw, it's nothing. Anything for you Liz." he said as he placed his hand behind his head.
"Takeshi's so awesome..." Liz thought to herself.
'Someone' s a little obsessed with their boyfriend.' her inner self chirped.
"Oh hush. I'm just, a little bit um...happy that Takeshi has been the greatest tonight." Liz replied.
'Whatever.' her inner self replied with a shrug and walked off.
"Well Liz, I'd better get going home. My family might worry." Takeshi said to Liz as she snapped back into reality.
"Oh...yeah. All right then, Takeshi." she said. As he turned around and began to walk off, Liz stopped him when she called his name. He turned around slowly, and gave her a questioning look.
"Thank you. For everything tonight." she said to him and he smiled. He walked back over, and they locked in a kiss. When it ended, he gave her a loving smile.
"Anything for you, sweetums." he teased and she slapped him playfully as he laughed.
"Takeshi!" she squealed in embarrassment of being called 'sweetums'.
"Hahaha-..aah...well, I'd best be off. See you tommorow Liz." he said with a wave and walked back home. As Liz entered her room, she flopped onto her bed in excitement.
"IIIEEEE! This was the BEST date ever!" she screamed inside her head.
'Gee, I'm glad you liked it!' her inner self roared over the loud noise being made, fingers inside her ears to try and make the noise go away.
"Is Takeshi the best or what?" Liz asked happily.
'You've been saying he's the best and that he's amazing for almost ten minutes now. Give it a rest!' her inner self sighed with a huff.
"Hey! You of all people should be happy for me!" Liz pouted.
'Girl I am happy for you! I would be even more happy if you wouldn't destroy my hearing by shouting so loudly!' her inner self replied.
"Hehe. I'm sorry. I just...it's only one date and it's been the greatest ever!" Liz exclaimed. Her inner self rolled her eyes.
'Yes...we all know that! Did that cake give you too much sugar?' her inner self wondered as Liz bounced and twirled around the room in happiness, hugging her pillow.
As Takeshi was almost home, he thought about who he had seen in the restaurant. Yes...it was definately Fantine. He couldn't believe she was there, even though fancy things were her thing. It wouldn'tve been that bad, but it became worse when he saw who she was with. It wasn't that he was jealous...okay, he was just a little. I mean, he couldn't help but feel rage when he saw who she was with! Him. Of all people why did it have to be him! The one who became an enemy for Takeshi because Andrei had saved them from their race. How was he supposed to know what Andrei did was cruel and out of line? Of coure he had to take the blame, and a friendship was ruined. But this friendship wasn't just ruined, now it was crushed into smithereens.
'Cunningham.' he thought through grit teeth when he finally reached his house.
A/N: Hi it's me again! Um, i hope the pairing isn't weird but i had to pair her with someone! haha! and don't worry the story will still be LizxTakeshi no doubt about it! i just make it so their relationship might have some obstacles to overcome again! hint hint anyways, chapter 2 will be coming soon, you can count on me! i'm a pretty good updater if i say so myself. (haha!)
