50 BUCKS SAYS THIS TITLE IS STUPID
Chapter 2
Chapter 2: In A Few Hours The Sun Will Rise
(AKA: This Chapter Is Full With Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged References)
"Wake up Tristan!"
Mikayla groaned and shoved a pillow over her head, "No, the suns not up."
"Actually, yes it is," Alex replied, she then shoved Mikayla off her bed, "Now get up and get dressed!"
"Ow!" Mikayla yelped when she made contact with the carpeted floor.
"Oh don't 'ow' me!"
Mikayla glanced up at her sister; she was already dressed. Mikayla sighed and then got her school uniform from her closet.
"Good girl! I'll go get you a poptart to eat on the way to school!" Alex said and skipped downstairs.
"Don't get me blueberry!" Mikayla called to her sister.
SILENCE
"Alex?"
SILENCE
"IGNORE ME!"
And with that Mikayla went to get dressed.
Thanks to our lovely friend, Alex the Sanada sisters made it to school…two hours early…again.
"Well look at the Brightside, we can watch Genichiro practice," Alex said, trying to cheer her groggy sister up.
"Why would I want to watch Geni-weirdo practice?" Mikayla muttered.
"Hey, Mikayla! Alex!"
Mikayla and Alex turned around and saw Kikyo running towards them.
"Good morning!" Kikyo greeted when she made it over to the sisters.
"Morning!" Alex greeted.
Mikayla muttered an incoherent good-morning. Well, Alex and Kikyo thought it was a good-morning.
They walked to the tennis courts and found it deserted.
"Practice starts in about ten minutes. The guys must be in the locker room still," Kikyo said looking at the clock on her Verizon flip-phone.
"Oh…" Mikayla muttered trailing off.
She then went to a near by bench. She set her messenger bag on the ground, curled up into a ball and went to sleep.
"S-she went to sleep…" Kikyo muttered.
"Yep, that's Tristan for you," Alex replied, with an anime sweat drop.
"Tristan?" Kikyo questioned.
"That's her Yu-Gi-Oh nickname while mine is Joey," Alex replied with a shrug.
"Why?"
"We fight like them,"
"Oh…"
A wave of silence went through the two girls for a few minutes.
"So," Alex started, "Why are you here so early?"
"I missed a test last week in math so I have to go do it in a few minutes," Kikyo replied, "You?"
"I like being early, plus I thought maybe Genichiro will let us practice with him," Alex replied.
"I see."
Kikyo looked at the clock on her phone again.
"Well, I better get going, see ya later Alex."
"Bye, Kikyo," Alex said with a small wave.
Kikyo then walked off towards the school's main entrance.
Alex sighed and glance at her sleeping sister. She then spotted four tennis racquets and a few tennis balls on the bench beside the one Mikayla was sleeping on.
A tennis game will wake, Mikayla up. Alex thought to herself.
Alex went over to Mikayla and shoved her off the bench.
"Ow!" Mikayla yelped as she made contact with the ground for the second time that day, "Alex, what was that for?"
Alex smiled innocently, "I'm sorry sissy."
"No your not."
"Yeah, you're right, I'm not," Alex replied then helped her sister to her feet, "You wanna play a quick game?" Alex gestured to the racquets and tennis balls.
Mikayla stretched, "Seeing as you're not letting me sleep, why not?"
They each took a racquet and a ball and walked onto the courts.
"I'll serve first," Mikayla said.
Alex nodded and quickly made her way to the other side of the court.
"Ready?" Mikayla called over.
Alex tugged on the hem of her shorts, glade that she was wearing them instead of the skirt. She had told Mikayla to do the same but her sister chose to put them under her skirt instead. "Ready!" Alex called back.
Mikala got into serving position, threw the ball into the air, and smacked the ball over.
Alex returned it with a forehand but it ended up going high into the air.
Crap. Alex thought.
Mikala smirked and smashed it back to Alex's side, winning the point.
By this time the Rikkai regulars had came out of the locker room and were watching the match between Mikayla and Alex.
"Not bad," Jackal muttered, when he saw Alex drop shot the ball winning the point.
The score was now 30-all.
"Go, Mikayla-senpai!" Akaya cheered.
Mikayla smiled at Akaya while Alex glared at her kohai.
"Hey! What about me?" Alex shouted.
"Mikayla-senpai gave me a cookie yesterday! She's cooler then you!" Akaya shouted back.
"Alex, your no longer a main character," Mikayla said in mock sadness.
"What the hell does that have to do with anything?" Alex asked.
"I…don't know."
"Serve!" Alex ordered.
"Okay, okay!"
Mikayla served, and just to throw Alex off her game, she added some extra spin. This caused Alex to hit the ball into the net.
"Hey!" Alex shouted, "Meanie!"
Mikayla just stuck her tongue out, "Your just mad, 'cause I'm beating you."
Alex pouted, "Just serve."
"Fine."
Mikayla served and Alex was able to return it. Mikayla ran up to the net and did a drop shot.
40-30
Mikayla served one last time and it was a service ace.
"Yay! I win!"
Alex pouted and walked over to her sister, "I'll beat you next time; I let you win."
"Right, IDon'tBelieveYou!" Mikayla said, saying the 'I don't believe you part' very fast.
"You two have a lot to work on," Genichiro said, coming on to the courts with the others behind him.
"I'll take that as a compliment," Mikayla said, rolling her eyes.
"Kay-chan, you did really good!" Bunta complimented.
Mikayla blushed, "Thanks, Bunta."
"According to my data, Alex would have won if she had been 3.5 centimeters to the right." Renji said, writing something in his notebook.
Alex's eyes widened, "Seriously?"
Renji nodded.
"Man…" Alex groaned
Mikayla snickered.
"I heard that!" Alex shouted at her, whacking her sister over the head.
Practice ended and the boys were in the locker room getting their uniforms on. Renji was sitting on a bench tying his shoes.
"Oi, Renji! Can I talk to you for a sec?" Renji turned his head to see Bunta walking down the Aisle of lockers, messing with his tie.
Renji stood up and helped him. "About what?" he asked as he moved the striped fabric through various loops.
"Well," Bunta started. "I was thinking about asking Mikayla out." He blushed slightly.
"And this concerns me why?" Renji moved away from Bunta.
Bunta rubbed the back of his head. "Because I was hopping you would ask Alex out and go with us."
Renji froze. His eyes were opened wide and he turned bright red. He quickly spun around to face Bunta. "WHY THE HELL WOULD I DO THAT?!?!" he yelled, his face still red.
Bunta jumped from Renji's sudden outburst. He's never heard his team mate yell or get so mad; he had never seen him so red. "Well I noticed you talked a lot so I thought maybe…" Bunta rambled (?) off in panic.
Renji uncringed his teeth and calmed himself. He took a deep breath and looked away from the confused red head. Why would I be mad? He thought to himself. It is completely logical for a boy my age to like a girl so… He paused as an image of Alex appeared in his mind. He pictured her shiny, dark brown eyes and turned as red as an apple.
Renji let out a long sigh and faced Bunta. "Alright," he calmly said. "I'll ask her and go with you."
Bunta's face brightened. "Great!" he exclaimed. "We'll meet them after school and ask!"
"WAIT, WHAT???" Renji said in shock but Bunta was gone.
Bunta was in the halls on his way to first period. Renji was acting weird. That's not like himself at all. He thought as he walked. Or it could just be proof that he likes Alex. He smiled.
[ATTENTION DULIST IT IS NOW LUNCH TIME]
Bunta sat next to Renji nervously.
"Bunta, you haven't touched your food," The Wall AKA Jackal commented, "Something wrong?"
"O-oh its nothing," Bunta replied, stuffing his face with fried rice.
Alex and Mikayla walked over after getting their food.
"Mikayla-senpai, can I have a cookie?" Akaya asked, a cute look on his face.
Mikayla caved, "Aw! Of course!"
Mikayla broke her chocolate chip cookie in half and gave a piece to Akaya.
"Thank you, Mikayla-senpai!"
Alex chuckled, "You caved!"
"Oh shut up! Did you see that adorable kitty-like look he was giving me?" Mikayla replied.
"Uh…no…"
"Forget you then…"
Mikayla stabbed her fork at the jello like substance the lunch lady had given her.
"Oh yeah, Renji, did you get the math homework today?" Mikayla asked.
Renji nodded, "Yes, why? Do you not understand it?"
"Nope, not at all."
"Would you like me to help you?"
Mikayla smiled, "Please and thank you"
Renji remember the "certain question"; him and Bunta were going to ask the Sanada sisters after school.
"I'll help you before school tomorrow, seeing as Alex likes to be two hours early." Renji said.
"Okay!"
Mikayla was walking towards the gym to meet Alex. She was feeling sad because her crush had left English before she did and disappeared.
She stopped walking. He was pretty quiet at lunch today; I wonder if something's wrong… she worried. Guess I'll ask Genichirou when I get home. She gave a small, sad sigh and continued down the hall.
Mikayla arrived at the gym and saw Alex leaning against a wall. "Hey Joey! Ready to go?" Mikaylaasked as she approached the blond.
Alex looked over at her sister. "Dios mio mujer! What took ya so long?" She exclaimed, annoyed.
Mikayla rolled her eyes. "It's only been a few minutes since class ended."
"Felt like a few hours," Alex pouted.
Mikayla ignored her sister's complaint and looked around. "Hey, where's Renji?"
"Yo no se. Yo no podí encontrar el después de la clase." (Alex likes to speak Spanish)
Mikayla stared at her sister blankly.
Alex sighed. "I don't know, I couldn't find him after class," she translated.
"Oooh."
Alex slapped her head. "So where's Bunta?"
Mikayla's face dropped. "I don't know. He left before me."
"Ya think they might have had practice or somthin'?"
"No, they would have would have told us at lunch."
"Eh, true. Now that I think of it, Renji did leave before Baldy and Glasses left."
"Baldy and Glasses? You mean Jackel and Hiroshi?"
"Sure why not. I don't remember names."
Mikayla sighed and shock her head.
"Hey Mikayla! Alex!" The girls heard a familiar voice calling down the hallway. They turned to see Bunta and a very nervous looking Renji walking their way.
Mikayla's and Alex's faces brightened up. "Hey Bunta, Renji!" Alex called down.
Bunta and Renji continued towards the gym. Bunta's face seemed to show a little bit of nervousness, while Renji looked like he was freaking out inside… which he was.
Bunta's current thoughts: Ok Bunta calm down, no need to be nervous. Is my hair ok? Hey look! A candy machine! Wait don't get distracted, focus.
Renji's current thoughts: So what are my chances of getting a yes? Well I need to look at the factors which would be… I would say my presentation and what she thinks of me. I'd say with my appearance I would give myself at least a…30% chance, but to fill in the rest I need to know what she thinks, and I don't know! I could say it's about 50:50 chance, but that's not true! This is so confusing! What if… (Insert more useless data thoughts here)
Renji isn't feeling confident…
Bunta and Renji were now next to the girls by the gym. There was a short, awkward silence…
"So Mikayla," Bunta started, breaking the silence. "I was wondering…" Bunta nervously scratched the back of his head and avoided eye contact with Mikayla. Renji analyzed him carefully, hoping to get useful data. "If you wanted to go out tomorrow?"
Mikayla's mouth dropped; her eyes widened. Alex put her hand against her sister's back to prevent her from falling. Bunta didn't notice.
When Mikayla came back to Earth, she smiled shyly and looked down. "I-I'd love to go out with you," she finally answered.
A big smile fell upon the red head's face. "G-Great!" he cheered, almost jumping with joy.
When he was done mentally celebrating, he turned his attention to Renji, who seemed to be acting like he wasn't paying attention to what just happened.
Bunta nudged him but didn't change his friend's current state. A small vain appeared on his forehead as he grabbed Renji's shoulders and pulled him in front of him.
Renji's eyes opened wide as he was dragged in front of the girls. His face bright red, of course.
Mikayla and her sister exchanged confused glances with each other then looked back at Renji.
Damn it! I don't remember the data I collected from watching Bunta! He panicked as he desperately searched though his mind for his previous data.
Bunta grinned his teeth. This was just too sad. Come on Renji. You just have to say a few words. He thought. Hell, you can recite Newton's law of gravity flawlessly but you can't say one line to a girl!!! He sighed and continued to painfully watch.
I guess I'll just have to come up with something… Renji finally decided. He looked down at his feet. "A-Alex?" he stuttered. "W-Would you like to accompany me on an outing tomorrow?"
Now it was Alex's turn to freak out. Yes, her eyes widened and she turned red just like everyone else.
Renji quickly glanced up at her to see if she was still there, then back down at the floor.
After a few awkward seconds, she finally responded.
"I'd be happy to accompany you Renji," she said softly with a smile.
Renji's head quickly shot up and he looked at the blonde with shock.
Bunta, glad that all that was finally over lightly punched Renji's shoulder. "Great! So we'll pick you up at 6 tomorrow, kay? You live at Sanada's place right?"
"Yeah, you know where that is?" Mikayla asked.
"Yup! Renji and I need to get going. See ya tomorrow!" Bunta waved to the girls and dragged Renji down the hallway.
Mikayla and Alex stood in front of the gym, motionless, for a few more seconds; they looked at each other.
"Did we…just get asked out?" Mikayla asked her sister.
Alex pinched her arm. "OW!" she screamed. She paused. "Yes, yes we did." She responded rubbing her arm.
Mikayla gave a small laugh and just rolled her eyes.
Friday 5:30pm…
Alex was in the bathroom that her and her sister shared, straightening her short blonde hair with a flat iron. She curled the ends of her hair slightly inward and parted it to the left so some pieces were in her face.
As she ran the iron through one last time her sister swiftly slid the door open.
"Joey! I need your opinion on clothes!" Mikayla said.
Alex stared at her sister, Mikayla did the same. Their hair was exactly the same! True, Mikayla's hair was much longer and darker, but it was the same style as Alex had just done with her iron.
"YOU COPY CAT!!!" Alex exclaimed.
"I'M NOT A COPY CAT! YOU JUST HAVE TO STOP READING MY MIND!!!"
"Maybe it's telepathy! Maybe we sent telepathic waves to each other with out even knowing it, and that's why we did the same style!" Alex sounded so proud of herself.
"Do you ever think before you say something?" A sweat drop fell down the brunette's forehead. "Here" Mikayla went searching through a drawer till she pulled out a sliver hair barrette. She pinned back the pieces that were dangling in her face. "That better?"
"Guess that works." Alex said putting her iron away.
"Now, help me pick an outfit!" Mikayla grabbed her sister's arm and rushed her out of the bathroom without shutting off the light. Mikayla dragged Alex to her bed, where two different outfits lay on the purple and silver blankets waiting for Alex to pick her favorite. One consisted of a purple sleeveless top with silver lining around the neck and a pair of jeans. The other had a red, short-sleeved blouse and a knee-length black skirt.
Alex stared blankly at outfit number two. "When did you get a skirt?" she asked her sister.
Mikayla looked at the skirt, then back at Alex. "I…don't…know…"
"Uh….ok….," Alex looked back at her choices. "This one," she pointed to the first outfit. "It's less formal and would look the best."
"Alright," Mikayla picked up the shirt and jeans and dashed into the bathroom.
Guess I should pick something out too. Alex walked over to her closet and searched for a decent shirt. She decided on a light green short-sleeved hooded jacket and picked out some dark jeans to wear with it.
Mikayla came out of the bathroom while Alex was zipping up her jacket. "How does it look?" Mikayla asked, spinning once around.
"Looks good. The barrette is a nice touch."
Mikayla smiled. Suddenly the girls heard the door bell ring throughout the house. The Sanada girls stared at each other with wide eyes. "THEY'RE HERE!" they exclaimed in unison.
At the time, Genichirou had been working on his kendo and was the closest to the door.
"Hey Sanada what's up?" Bunta greeted walking into the house.
"Hey, who said you could come in?" Genichirou said glaring at Bunta.
"My candy bar," Bunta said holding up a Hershey's Chocolate bar.
Genichirou stared at Bunta blankly.
"Am I allowed in Sanada?" Renji asked.
Genichirou nodded in approval for Renji's entrance, closing the door behind him. "So why are you here?" Genichirou asked his team mates.
"We're picking up Kay-Chan and Alex, so we can go out for a movie!" Bunta replied hyperly.
"Please, tell me I don't have to go." Genichirou muttered.
"It would be very illogical if u did," Renji started. "Outings like this, or in other words…a double date, only requires two couples consisting of two boys and two girls. If you came along it would only be illogical."
"A simple no would have been fine," Genichirou said as a sweat drop slid down his forehead.
Bunta, ignoring the current discussion, pulled out a piece of gum from a small, green paper packet. As he popped the strip into his mouth, he looked around the room. "So…," He started as he chewed. "Where are the girls?"
"Hell if I know," Genichirou stated.
"Are they home?" Bunta asked blowing a bubble.
"It would be illogical if they weren't. They knew we would be here at six," Renji checked his watch.
"I guess I'll go check their room," Genichirou started down the hallway, leaving Bunta and Renji alone.
Genichirou knocked on the door to Mikayla and Alex's room. "Hey Mikayla, Alex, you in there?"
"Hold on!" he heard a voice say on the other side. Suddenly the door slid open to reveal Alex with her sister behind her.
"Renji and Bunta are here," Genichirou pointed down the hall.
Genichirou lead his cousins down the stairs, back to where their dates were patiently waiting. On their way to the floor below, Alex wasn't paying attention to her steps. She was so focused on the next event that she didn't realize her foot was about to hit the side of the stair. It landed and slid, making Alex lose her balance and roll down the rest of the steps, bringing her leading cousin down with her. The two landed with a loud THUMP! on the hard wood floor at the front of the stairs.
Renji and Bunta jumped as soon as they heard the noise and rushed down the hall.
Genichirou was lying flat on the wood with Alex on top of him
"You guys ok???" Bunta yelled as him and his team mate approached the two.
Mikayla stood on the stairs rolling her eyes, resisting the urge to laugh. "Clumsy," she mumbled walking around them.
Renji ran over to help his date to her feet. Alex looked at her flattened cousin. "Sorry Genichirou," she scratched her head. "Guess I wasn't watchin' where I was steppin'."
Genichirou rose to his feet and glared at the blonde. "Well then next time pay attention!" he exclaimed brushing off his clothes.
A fain popped on Alex's forehead. "Why don't you learn how ta' dodge! The two glared at each other intensely.
Mikayla grabbed her sister's arm. "We need to go Alex," she dragged her down the hall, Renji and Bunta Followed. "Bye Genichirou!"
"See ya Sanada," Bunta waved and disappeared with the rest.
The group was now walking down the street…
"So, what's the plan?" Mikayla nervously asked.
"I thought we could grab something to eat at Ichiraku's then catch a movie," Bunta replied.
Mikayla and Alex stopped, a confuzzled expression on their faces. "Did you say Ichiraku???" the darker one asked.
"Yeah, it's a ramen shop. What of it?" Bunta turned to the girls.
"Like…in Naruto???" Alex added.
Bunta laughed and Renji let out a small chuckle. Alex and Mikayla exchanged glances. "No, it's just a ramen shack with the same name." Renji informed.
"Oh," the sisters felt a little disappointed.
At Ichiraku's, the group had taken they're seats at a table; Renji and Bunta sat on one side, the sisters on the other…
"Are you serious? They actually make dark chocolate Reese's???" Bunta stared across the table.
Alex leaned back in her chair, "Yup! What never had one?"
"No, I've never seen one!"
"Dark chocolate Reese's haven't been released in Japan yet. They will next year," Renji added.
"What? Next year??? I can't wait that long!!!" Bunta rapidly ran his hands through his hair in frustration.
"Eh, I prefer milk chocolate myself," Mikayla rested her chin on her hand.
"Dark is way better," Alex stuck her tongue out at her sister.
A waitress arrived at the table, carrying a try with four bowls. She placed one in front of each teen, bowed, and walked away.
Bunta licked his lips. "Looks good!" he exclaimed grabbing his chop sticks and stabbing them into the broth. He wrapped a bundle of noodles around his sticks and slurped them down his throat. Renji did the same.
Alex and Mikayla stared blankly at their sticks.
"Is something wrong?" Renji asked.
"N-no, everything's fine," Mikayla replied. She separated the narrow pieces of wood and placed them into the hot bowl. She was able to pick up a few noodles, but before they could reach her mouth they slid back into the broth. The brunette glared at the sticks and tried again and again but produced the same results each time.
"Grrrr!" she grunted clenching her sticks. "I can't do it!"
Bunta looked up from his meal, a mouthful of noodles dangled from his mouth.
"Having issues, Tristan?" Mikayla looked at her sister who had managed to eat some noodles in her own ramen. Mikayla glared at her intensely.
"Shut up, Joey!"
"Would you like some help, Kay-Chan?" Bunta asked.
"Um…sure," the darker sister watched Bunta get up from his seat and stand behind her. He crouched down to her level, lightly grabbed her wrist with one hand, the other wrapped around her and grabbed the chopsticks.
Mikayla blushed, it kind of felt like he was trying to hug her. "Hold them like this," Bunta placed the sticks between her fingers; one was between her index joint and the top of her thumb while the other was placed under the other, on the bridged of her thumb. Doing this made his fingers brush up against hers, which was his intention. It made Mikayla strawberry red (though you really can't see it).
When Mikayla finally managed to eat some noodles Bunta praised her and went back to his food.
After the group was done, Renji and Bunta split the bill and left for the movie theater.
At the theater…
Bunta and Renji looked over the movie list.
"Looks like the only thing we could make would be Star Trek," Bunta informed. He turned to see the girls with their mouths gaping and their eyes wide.
"Spock!" Alex yelled.
"Chekov!" Mikayla exclaimed.
Renji and Bunta stared blankly at them.
"So I guess it's a good choice?" Bunta asked.
"I love that movie!" Alex jumped up.
"We should buy our tickets then because it's going to start in ten minutes." Renji informed, taking out his wallet. After the teens bought their tickets they made their way to the concessions stand.
Bunta's eyes sparkled as he gazed down at the stacks of candy. His mouth started to drool. He ordered everything from Sour Patch Kids to Buncha Crunch, making a total of 20 boxes of sweets (which was nothing compared to his normal consumption).
As the cashier pilled the boxes of candy, Bunta turned to Mikayla. "Do you want anything, Kay-Chan?" he asked, opening the Sour Patch Kids.
"Um, some popcorn would be nice," she shyly responded.
"Ok!" the red head turned back to the counter and made his final order.
Renji and Alex stood waiting. The brunette turned to his date. "Would you like anything Alex?"
Alex smiled, "No I'm good, thank you though, Renji." She felt a nudge on her arm. Her sister stood behind her with her popcorn.
"Aw, you're not gonna let him buy you anything?" Mikayla shoved a handful of buttery goodness into her mouth.
Alex gave her sister a mean look. "Why should I? He already paid for my ticket and my ramen!"
Mikayla sighed, "You're too nice; you gotta learn how to mooch. It's a date for Pete's sake!"
"Shut up!" Alex snapped back. Renji wasn't paying attention.
Bunta finally strolled over to the others, his arms filled with an assortment of sweets. "All right, let's go!" he said, changing route for the theater.
Inside, the group sat in the back. Renji sat at the end of the row next to Alex, who sat next to her sister, followed by Bunta then is mountain of sugar. As the movie played, Alex was only paying attention to the parts with her precious Spock, she tuned out the rest. Renji was resisting the urge to pull out his notebook. Bunta had told him to leave it at home, but he thought what if I need to record some data? And brought it along anyway. Bunta was too busy indulging himself with his candy so he didn't really know what was going on. Mikayla was the only one actually watching the movie.
Bunta would occasionally glance at his date and try to figure out a way to get his arm around her. He could do the old yawn trick, but that gets old and isn't original. He searched through his mind for a move he could make till, finally, it hit him. Yes it was perfect!
"Woops! Dropped my candy!" Bunta stretched his arm over Mikayla's chair, pretending to reach for something. Mikayla froze as she felt something rest on her shoulder. Something warm; an….arm? She turned to look at her date, a large, foolish smile stretched across his face.
"He's making a move!"
Mikayla jumped and turned to see her sister whispering in her ear.
"God, you can be so clueless sometimes."
"Shut up!" Mikayla said loudly. She heard multiple Shh's all around her and turned red with embarrassment. She turned away from Alex and gently rested her head against Bunta's shoulder.
The movie was now over; the boys were walking their dates home.
"That was a pretty awesome movie!" Bunta said. "Had some cool action."
"And it had the amazing Zachary Quinto!" Alex exclaimed with a jump.
"Oh please," Mikayla rolled her eyes. "He played an emotionless logic freak with a bad hair cut!"
After Mikayla's words everyone stopped in their tracks. Bunta, Mikayla, and Alex all turned and looked at Renji.
"AHAHAHA! I guess we see why you like Renji!" Mikayla laughed loudly.
Alex blushed. "He's not a freak and he doesn't have a bad hair cut!"
"But you admit he's emotionless!"
"I NEVER SAID THAT!!!" Alex got ready to punch her sister square in the eye when she felt a hand hold her fist back. Her brown eyes shifted to those of Renji. He smiled and released his grip on her hand. Alex averted her eyes and turned strawberry red; she didn't say another word.
The light out front at the Sanada residents was still on for the girls. Bunta and Renji walked the girls up to the door.
"Bye Kay-Chan!" Bunta gave Mikayla a tight hug.
Mikayla laughed, "See ya later Bunta." Bunta released Mikayla. She turned to Renji and took a short pause. She held up her hand and made the Vulcan symbol. "Live long, and prosper."
"TRISTAN!!!" Alex yelled at her sister as Mikayla vanished inside. The blonde turned back toward the boys. "I'm sorry Renji," Alex avoided eye contact with the brunette.
Renji slowly took Alex's hand in both of his. "Don't worry about it," He once again revealed his dark eyes. Alex's eyes widened in shock. Renji let go of her hand.
"I-I'll see you later," Alex stuttered and stepped into the house.
Bunta stared at Renji. "Where'd that come from???"
Renji turned to his team mate. "I did some research and learned some—"
"Never mind…" Bunta interrupted, taking out a piece of green gum. "It's not right to do research before a date, man."
"I don't see the logic in your statement, what do you mean?"
"Forget it. Doesn't matter cause whatever you did worked."