A/N: Please read and review this...
Disclaimer: I don't own Mai Hime and the song "I saw the sign" belongs to Ace of base...
For the fourth date, Reito took Shizuru to a floating restaurant. Things were almost perfect and Shizuru was enjoying the things they do. She and Mai always talked about Reito being Shizuru's soul mate. After all, the signs are evident. He must be the one. It is Reito.
"Shizuru," Reito snapped her out of the sea of thoughts. "We only had four dates but I feel in my heart like I want to know you more."
"Ara, so do I." 'This is so sweet."
"So I'm wondering if you can be my girlfriend?"
'Dear heavens!' "Ara… I need some time to figure this out. But are you sure this is what you want, Reito?"
"I love you." Reito said with full conviction.
'Ara.'
On their way home from another bar night out, Mai and Shizuru rode a cab.
"Natsuki is just being Natsuki. Don't be mad at her, Mai."
"Yeah as in being the insensitive jerk. The next time she jokes about my boobs again… I'm gonna… kiss her passionately."
Shizuru widened her eyes. 'Is it just because of alcohol or is Mai really attracted to Natsuki?'
"…I will send her to heavens with a kiss." Mai said as she passed out. Shizuru just looked at Mai.
"Well, if you can also send a tired man to heaven by a kiss, I am available." joked the taxi driver while looking at Shizuru from the mirror. The man looked at Shizuru's chest thru the mirror and smirked at her. This made Shizuru feel a bit uneasy.
"Mai, Mai, wake up…" Mai snapped open her eyes.
"Why? We're not yet in the dorm."
"Pull over!" Shizuru commanded the driver.
"Why? We're not even half way to the address you gave me?" the driver asked. Again, he just can't help but stare at the beautiful brunette.
"Just pull over!" Shizuru yelled.
"Okay then." The driver stopped the cab and the girls went out.
"We're in the middle of nowhere, Shizuru, what were you thinking?"
"HE was staring at my boobs!"
Mai laughed whole heartedly. A while ago, you were defending Natsuki for staring at mine… and now, you just got us out and unguarded in the middle of the night because the taxi driver stared at your chest. You have got to be kidding me!"
Both were laughing when a group of three low life boys came. "Oh check out that heavenly booty! I'd tap that George!" one of the guys yelled.
"Oh my God!" Mai whispered. A guy from the group was already smelling Mai's hair in no time.
"Ohh… you smell good!" he said.
"Hey, what's your name, sweetheart?" another asked while touching Shizuru's face.
"go away!" Mai screamed.
"oh no… You two are coming with us…"
Suddenly, a taxi pulled over and the driver walked out of it with a gun hidden on his side. "Hey, you got any problem with my friends, pal?" the driver asked.
"Are you shitting with me? Just drive your yellow can away and let us do what men does to these fine ladi…" before the maniac can finish his speech, the driver was already aiming to shoot them. The three ran away cursing while the taxi driver walked towards the scared girls.
"Are you two alright?"
The two were speechless.
"Okay, just get in the cab." He opened the taxi's door and assisted the girls inside.
"We're here. You, ladies, take good care of yourselves, okay?" he talked with concern.
Shizuru handed some cash to the man but he refused to take it. "Don't bother." The driver said.
"Thank you for what you did, Mister…" Shizuru said while her other friend was still unable to talk.
"That was nothing. By the way, I'm Yuuchi. Yuuchi Tate." Yuuchi offered a handshake and before Shizuru can shake his hand back, she noticed a dark mole located on Yuuchi's wrist. And to her surprise, the man has also been wearing a blue taxi driver's uniform.