Mannen and Kei were sitting contently at a local ice cream shop near Kei's work. Kei had asked Mannen to come with him so that they could "talk." Mannen like most sixteen-year-old teens were completely clueless to what was going on. Mannen ordered a double scoop of chocolate ice cream (he had learned from Himeno to order his own ice cream) while Kei ordered his usual Earl Grey Tea.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Mannen asked while licking his cone to keep it from getting all over his work uniform.
" Well I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go and do something this weekend… go see a movie or maybe go see a play or something then maybe grab a bite to eat" Kei said nervously which was quite strange to Mannen because he had never seen Kei flustered.
"Yea some of the people that work at the shop with me told me about this new movie that is suppose to be really good" Mannen asked he paused for a second to try to manage his ice cream "it's called NANA, it is a live action movie based off a popular manga by a famous manga-ka. It is suppose to be a chick flick but even the manager liked it he said that it had really good music."
"Yes I have heard about it at work" Kei told him having finally regained some of his usual composure back "Do you know when it is playing?" He asked.
"I know that they have several showings on Saturday in the afternoon" Mannen said "I can look them up after work and let you know"
"That would be great" Kei muttered, "Oh my look at the time I really must get going… I have work to finish. I will talk to you later" He got up and walked back towards his work.
Mannen soon after also got up and headed back to the boutique that he worked at mulling over what had just happened in his head.
Later that day
After Mannen got off of work early and he had walked up a few blocks to Miyuki's apartment when he got to the third floor where her apartment was he rang the doorbell.
Miyuki was in the kitchen baking some cookies for the Leafe knights. She was covered in white flour from her black hair to her pink apron and socks.
Doorbell to the tune of Lucky Star
"Coming, I'm coming keep your pants on" Miyuki yelled from the kitchen wiping the flour on her hands and face onto a kitchen towel. When she got to the door she looked through the peephole. " Hmmm… Now let me see spiky white hair, big violet eyes, and a cranky look on your face… you must be"
"Mannen" he finished for her "now let me in."
Miyuki opened the door and let him in "Would you like some tea?" she asked while putting the kettle on the stove anyways.
"Whats wrong Mi-chan you never do this much baking unless something is wrong" Mannen asked as he looked over at the kitchen.
"What in the world are you talking about…I always do this much baking…" Miyuki said trying to avoid what was bothering her. "Now answer my questioon do you want some tea?"
"Yes some of that peach tea that you make would be perfect right now" Mannen told her but she didn't need to hear it she and all of the Leafe knights knew how good her tea was and told her all the time.
"Okay two cups of Mi-Chan's Famous Peach Tea! Coming right up" she told him "so how was your day?" she asked to further avoid telling him what was on her chest.
"It was good but odd" he told her while he sat down on her couch and put his feet on the coffee table.
" How was it odd" she asked, as she pushed his feet off her table, but she already had a guess of what he meant 'Kei told him didn't he' she thought to herself and smiled.
"Well Shin told me that you told him that Kei wanted to see me, so I went to his office but he wasn't expecting me. So that was kinda weird then he took me out for ice cream and asked me if I wanted to hang out this weekend and go see a movie" he told her.
Miyuki had to stop herself from squealing out loud "Really what did you say to his propo… I mean question?" She asked as she sipped her tea trying to hide her grin.
"I told him yes that I would like to see this one movie so we are going to go this weekend. Do you want to come with us?" Mannen asked as he fidgeted with his cup.
"NO" Mi yelled as she jumped up "I mean I cant I kinda have a date with Goh this weekend… so I cant" she explained.
"When did this happen?" Mannen asked looking very confused "last time I saw you guys together you didn't seem to like him like that… you know what I mean" he told her while raising his eyebrows.
"Well Mannennnnn" she said dragging out his name " we both know how Goh's liked me for a long time and I never really tried to make it work out because I am the pretear and he is a Leafe knight … so I thought that I could give it a try because you know Hayate and Himeno are doing really well together so far and so are Sasame and Takako… so I might as well try it." She blushed as she sat back down.
"Yea that's cool. So what are you going to do?" Mannen asked trying to get tips on what he should do with Kei.
"I'm not sure yet but I think that Goh is going to cook me dinner then we might go and walk on the beach…but then you know how I feel about cheesy stuff like that. So we probably will end up getting fast food and then going to the arcade and doing DDR for a few hours." She told him.
"Maybe you should eat after you do DDR you know so it doesn't end up coming back up afterwards you know how you can get." Mannen suggested.
"That's probably a good idea" she told him as she continued to wipe flour off of her, when the doorbell rang "Coming" when she got to the door she looked out the peephole "hmmm…long blond hair, cute green eyes and pudgy cheeks. Short red hair, blue eyes and rosy cheeks… you must be"
"It's Shin and Hajime" they said in unison. They were wearing almost the same outfits they had worn years ago. Shin still wears overalls with a green shirt underneath it but it was short sleeved, and Hajime's clothes are almost the same but with out the brown patches on his pants.
Miyuki opened the door and hugged them. "My it has simply been too long since you guys have come to visit me" she pouted.
"Mmm… is that Mi-Chan's Famous Peach Tea and peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies I smell" Shin asked
"Of course it is" Mannen told them "you know how she gets when she has something on her mind." He added once she was in the kitchen.
"Hey what are you doing here Mannen? Shouldn't you be at work?" Shin asked
"No asked to get off early today so that I could come and talk to Mi about something important but then you kids came over." He told them, every since he turned thirteen they were just "kids" but he was a "teen" so they were different.
"Don't call us kids. We aren't kids anymore I am 14 and Shin is almost 12 so quit calling us kids" Hajime told Mannen.
"He is right you know, you always hated it when Goh did it to you so why do you now do it to them?" Miyuki said as she came out of the kitchen holding a tray of cookies and Mi-Chan's Famous Peach Tea. "Dig in" she told them.
"Yay Mi-Chan's Famous Peach Tea" Goh and Kei said as they let themselves in the room. "Are we late for a party?" Goh asked.
"Don't you guys know how to knock? I am surprised at you Kei." She said shaking her finger "and no we were just having some tea and cookies." Miyuki told them "come in and have a seat"
"Sorry Mi-chan" Kei told her as he came over and kissed her on the hand "you know how uncouth Goh can be."
"Yes I do, but its okay I like it" Miyuki said as she winked at him.
"Hey what's that suppose to mean" Goh yelled
Thirty minutes later
"Well we have to go." Shin and Hajime told everyone "we have tickets for a movie" they said as they got up.
"I have to go to" Kei announced "I am afraid that I have avoided work for long enough."
"Shoot so do I" Mannen realized "BYE" he yelled as he grabbed some cookies and ran out the door.
"Bye guys I'll see you later." Goh said "I'll stay and help you clean up" Goh told Miyuki.
"Okay bye guys" she said as she hugged them and showed them out the door. "Thanks for staying to help" she told Goh.
"I didn't plan on staying here all night!" Goh told her as he led her out of the room.
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