Chapter 2: The Beginning
-Hiroaki's apartment-
"Hiroaki stop pacing. You're giving me a headache." Yamato said.
"Huh, what did you say man?" Hiroaki looked up at his roommate for a second before starring at the floor again.
"What's wrong with you today Hiroaki? You haven't been normal since coming." Yamato looked generally concerned. Hiroaki sighed and sat down before beginning to speak. "The truth is a met the girl of my dreams today."
"WHAT?" Yamato was so shocked he almost fell off his car. "You found the girl of your dreams today? What happened to my best friend that didn't believe in love?" He winked at his friend.
"Shut up. That all changed when I met Natsuko. I don't know how to explain it, it's just when we looked into each other's eyes something clicked."
"So you get her number?"
"Yes"
"Well call her then."
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"Cause I'm too scared to ask her on a date. What if she says no?"
Yamato was speechless for a second. In the fifteen years he had been with Hiroaki he had never seen him like this. Hiroaki had never really been interested in girls and was the one always helping him out; now it was time to return the favor.
"Hiroaki you always say things happen for a reason and you said something clicked between you and this Natsuko girl. If this is really meant to be then she will say yes to you. You have nothing to lose, just call her."
Hiroaki sighed cause he knew Yamato was right. He reached for the phone and began to dial Natsuko's number.
-The Takaishi Apartment-
Natsuko sat on her bed daydreaming about Hiroaki. He wasn't the most handsome man but there was something about him that attracted her. Her thoughts were interrupted by the phone ringing.
Ring….ring….ring
"Hello, Takaishi residence, Natsuko speaking."
"Oh Natsuko I'm glad you're home. It's me Hiroaki." Natsuko's heart skipped a beat at the sound of his voice.
"So I really enjoyed meeting you today." He sounded so nervous. Her heart began to race and she slowly began to speak "I did to."
"So ummm I was wondering if you are free on Friday?"
"Yes I'm free, why do you ask Hiroaki?"
"Ummm I was wondering you'd like to go out with me that night." At the sound of these words Natsuko's heart began to race even faster than it was before. She smiled to herself before giving her reply.
"I'd love to Hiroaki"
"That's great I'll pick you up at seven?"
"Seven sounds great. See you Friday."
"See you Friday."
Natsuko set the phone down and all she do was smile. It seemed like since moving to Japan everything was going right in her life. Her thoughts were once again interrupted but this by her father.
"Natsuko who was that on the phone?"
"Just a friend I met at school today." She purposely avoiding telling her father that this new friend was a guy.
"A guy friend or a girl friend?" She sighed as her father had discovered away to getting the whole truth out of her.
"A guy friend" she replied hesitantly to her father. She waited for his reaction.
"WHAT?"
Natsuko was silent for a few moments as her father raged before telling him the truth about Hiroaki. "Daddy I'm going out with him on Friday."
"WHAT?" Mr. Takaishi was angry now. "How could you do this to your mother and I? We found you a nice boy back home in France. I want you to call this Hiroaki boy back and tell him you can't go on this date."
"Daddy no! I like Hiroaki and I know we've just met but I think there's something special between us. As for Pierre I could never love him the way I think I could learn to love Hiroaki." Natsuko was just as shocked as her father by the words that had just emerged from her mouth.
It took a few moments before Mr. Takaishi was able to talk to his daughter once again. "Well Natsuko I can't stop you from doing what you want but don't come crying to me when this guy breaks your heart."
This statement made Natsuko outraged "How can you say that about Hiroaki? You've never met him!"
With these words Mr. Takaishi left his daughters bedroom disappointed in her choice because he had a sinking feeling this Hiroaki fellow was going to break his little girl's heart.
-Hiroaki and Yamato's Apartment-
Yamato waited to hear his friend's news about Natsuko. He tried to eavesdrop on their conversation but Hiroaki had pushed him out of the room and locked the door. After what felt like an eternity he heard the door unlocking.
"So how'd it go man?" He tried to read his friends face but as usual Hiroaki's face was expressionless.
"She agreed to go out with me on Friday." Hiroaki's expressionless face slowly turned into a smile.
"I'm so happy for you man. I'm glad you're giving love a chance for once."
"Me too. I hope I don't mess this up."
Hiroaki walked out onto the balcony and watched the sun as it set. It cause a warm glow over the city and for the first time in many years Hiroaki felt warmth in his heart. He couldn't wait for Friday and little did he know that Natsuko was starring at the same beautiful sunset from the other side of the city thinking the same thing as he was.
End of Chapter 2