Chapter 3 The date
"Sorry to make you wait," Yutaka came down the stairs wearing a light sundress and a wide brimmed straw hat.
"Don't worry, it's fine," Minami smiled slightly at the sight, "You look wonderful," the smaller girl blushed at the compliment, "Shall we go?"
Yutaka nodded, smiling at her prince, who had dressed in a more boyish style consisting of pants, t-shirt and a thin jacket.
The two of them said goodbye to Soujiro – to whom Minami promised to take good care of Yutaka and make sure she didn't overexert herself – and Konata – who sent them of with a wink towards Yutaka – they then set off on their date.
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The cinema, which was their first stop, was a long way away from the Izumi's residence, so they had to take the train. Unfortunately the train was somewhat crowded, meaning that they were unable to locate any seats and had to settle for standing, this proved to be a slight problem due to Yutaka's very short stature, only slight, because in the end, Minami held onto both the train and Yutaka leaving both of them able to enjoy the proximity and warmth of the person they loved.
Once they arrived at their destination it was quickly decided that they would watch a romantic movie, since neither of them could stand horror, action bored them, comedy wasn't suited for a date and drama would just end up making them depressed, which would also be uncomfortable for the rest of the date.
There was almost no one else that had chosen their movie, there was another couple that were sitting in the front row, but other than that, it was empty.
About halfway through the movie Minami took Yutaka's hand, receiving a heartfelt smile from the smaller girl.
The ending had been enough to bring Yutaka to tears, thankfully Minami happened to have a handkerchief ready in case of such an event, as her lover wiped her eyes the taller girl couldn't help but smile.
'She really is extremely cute.'
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After leaving the cinema Yutaka's stomach growled causing her to blush, Minami simply smiled and decided that it was time that they ate something, taking the smaller girl's hand and escorting her to a restaurant that happened to be nearby.
Admittedly Minami had scouted it out in advance in preparation for their date, but there's no reason to mention the details.
At the restaurant Minami asked for a table near the window.
The view from the window was stunning, leaving Yutaka to simply sit and stare, a smile spreading across her face. Until the waiter came to give them the menu, she blushed as she realized that she had zoned out.
"I'm really sorry."
"It's fine," Minami turned towards the window in an attempt to hide her own blushing face, "You looked really cute," despite her low voice Yutaka still heard the words as her face became a few shades redder.
Some time later the waiter returned to the still blushing couple to ask for their orders, needless to say the two of them enjoyed their dinner very much, and although they didn't talk about anything specific, it was still a very comfortable mood – albeit not necessarily as lovey-dovey as some of their neighboring tables.
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Neither of the two was willing to say goodbye just yet, and so the two girls decided to walk through the park, since the scenery was beautiful and there were many places to sit down if Yutaka were to become tired.
As they walked they passed an ice-cream stand the two of them quickly realized that it would be very enjoyable with something cooling in this summer heat.
After quite a lot of walking around the two of them spotted a very nice looking bench, it was standing in the shade, it was a bit separated from the crowd, but it still had a nice view making it the perfect place for the by now tired Yutaka to rest.
Minami looked at the slightly sleepy face of her lover and put an arm around he, letting Yutaka lean on her shoulder.
Not long afterwards Yutaka's breathing became slow and heavy, signaling that she had fallen asleep.
Minami smiled as she looked at the smaller girl's sleeping face.
However all good things must come to an end and after some time, she decided that it was time to wake the smaller girl.
"Yutaka…" she softly called.
No response, her breathing still signaling that she was asleep.
The taller girl tried to wake her for a while before she realized that it was probably best to let her keep sleeping, the problem was in how to transport her to a bed in which she could sleep properly.
The problem seemed to solve itself as she looked up and saw the sign of a hotel.
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a/n This was definitely the hardest chapter to write… it's a bit awkward but I hope you enjoyed it.
