Kimiko hugged him one last time before going inside. She found herself glancing back at him as he walked down her sidewalk with his hands shoved into his pockets. He had changed so much after just that little bit of time. She ran upstairs to her bedroom and thought all about how she couldn't wait for tomorrow. The next day Rai came to school with a hat on; he sat down with his books and flipped one open, reading. No one looked at him; they didn't even check him out, the hat made his hair look just as long and just about the same color. Kimiko sighed and turned to Keiko who was the only one glancing occasionally at him.

"What did you do to him?" she said popping her own gum.

Kimiko did the same but with a smile, "You'll see when, it's all done.." she stood up but paced over to him. He stood up as soon as he saw her, wiping at the back of his jeans because the seats always made him feel dirty.

"Hi," he said smiling, his eyes more green then normal.

"Hey," she said her own face brightened, "You ready for tonight?" she said playing with the hair spilling out from under his hat.

People were now staring. Raimundo took a step back and nodded, "You shouldn't be talking to me.." he muttered it.

She turned around and everyone went back to what they were doing, "Well, I'll see you after school, okay," he said gathering his books and walking about looking how he did after being taunted.

She sighed and Jack came up behind her. Keiko's face flushed red but no one could tell. Jack smiled at Kimiko and she was looking all over for Raimundo or where he would of gone. Jack took her hand and Kimiko laughed nervously pulling it back.

"Hi Jack, I actually have to go," she said.

Jack grabbed her hand again, this time slipping a piece of paper into it, "Tonight 7?"

Kimiko nodded but knew she wasn't going, whenever Jack invited her somewhere, weather it be dinner, a movie, to his house, to the beach, the park, she always had an excuse. Mostly because Keiko had, had one huge crush on the boy since they figured out boys didn't have cooties, but also, she wasn't attracted to him and she didn't want to just lead him on. After he stared at her, with his longing eyes, she turned her glance past his shoulder and ran the same way. Keiko lingered until Kimiko was out of sight to go talk to Jack. Jack stared at her, as she stopped by him.

"Hi," she said.

"Hey, I gotta get to class," he said smiling and running the same Kimiko had.

Keiko's eyes burned with flames at that very second but she just gathered her books and stormed off to class. Kimiko waited impatiently in the back row of her final class and as soon as the bell erupted through the classroom she leaped to her feet and ran out. Raimundo was still putting in his combo when she arrived by his locker.

"Hi!" she said, her voice very upbeat and amazingly perky.

He nodded his hello.

"Something wrong?" she asked.

He sighed, "I feel bad, for practically docking your status, people stared at us today,"

She put a hand on his forearm, "Before you know it, they'll be over that," she yanked his hat off, and smiled.

He smiled back but was uneasy about going out again with her. He gathered his books and shut his locker then stood next to her. She grabbed his hand and pulled him off since the hallways were basically cleared. She took him to where else but the mall. It was packed with people, non they'd ever met but lots of people. She stared at all the stores lined up throughout the huge building and drug him into one blaring with loud music and low lights. She grabbed jeans after jeans, polos, t-shirts, sweatshirts, anything and everything in assorted colors. His hands were full and he could barely see over the mobs as he walked off to the dressing rooms. She sat on a thick cushioned stool by the mirrors that formed into 3. He walked out, dressed exactly opposite of before, his jeans had no holes in them, and the shirt had no paint splotches or band names on it plus it showed off his arms instead of burying them beneath the shirt itself. She had decided that outfit was a keeper.

He threw it to here when he came out with another one. She grabbed it and set it down in a pile making him turn around. She shook her head no and he moved on, multiple got head nods but some just didn't work for him. By the time they were out of that store he already had 5 bags in his hands. She drug him into a few others and even he was sore from holding that many bags. She walked into the food court and sat down with a soda pop to drink across from him who was munching on French fries.

"So.." she said.

"What next?" he asked grabbing one drenched in ketchup and inhaling it.

She giggled, "Personality.."

Raimundo nodded, "So we got a few long hair days?"

Kimiko sighed, "Your not that bad!"

He raised an eyebrow, "You serious?"

She nodded, "Well I mean your personality isn't, we just have to change a little bit more and then you'll be perfect,"

Raimundo nodded, "You want to come over to my houses tomorrow then?"

She smiled, "Sure,"

Raimundo started deep at her, "You're being so nice to me, and I owe you,"

"Oh god no!" she said thinking about how it's a bet, which is a little bit mean.

"Yeah," he said, "I do, this is really nice of you, to not be like all the other girls and just kind of shun me and stuff, thank you Kimiko," he said staring hard into her eyes.

She gulped, "Rai you really are a sweetheart,"

He blushed about 10 different shades and stared down at his food.

She grabbed his hand and pulled him up, "We should get going don't you think?"

Raimundo thought about, because he was pondering if he wanted to, and if her face said she wanted to. She looked kind of sad that they had to go but I'm sure she was thrown off guard by their last few words.

"I have a better idea!" he said.

She raised an eyebrow, "What?"

He dragged her off and down the escalator to a huge place, bright lights, and little kids, packed with games from wall to wall and all over the middle. It was indeed the biggest most extravagant arcade ever.

"I- I've never gone to one of these," she said staring into it.

"Oh, well then, I'll just have to show you how everything works!" he said with a smile.

She found her arms wrapping around his and her fingers finding his way to his hand. He kind of laughed at the look of amazement on her face but kept most of it to herself and drug her into the huge place as she grasped his hand her eyes wide.

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