It's been a few days since our first date. Nothing major has happened. Me and Hikaru hand out after school, talk at lunch and so on. Right now he's walking me home. I'm a little confused. A few days ago he said he liked me as a friend, but he's treating me like a girlfriend. I take a deep breath. "Hikaru," he looks down at me "Hm?" I finally worked up the courage to do this. I can't back down now. I stop walking and look him straight in the eye. He looks a little surprised. "What do you think of me Hikaru? And where do I stand with you?" he looks confused. "Well, you're my girlfriend of course." I frown. "No, really. Please be honest." He smiles. "Well, I think you make a really great friend and you're great to hang out with. I hope we can be really great friends in the future. But since you like me, I decided to give you a chance since you're so nice and all." I smile and nod. "SIGH. I guess I have yet to make you fall for me for real." I smile playfully. He blushes slightly. "Yeah, I guess you could say that." Suddenly, he takes my hand and squeezes it tightly. "Hikaru?" I ask. What's this all of a sudden? He just starts walking faster and looks down.
We finally arrive at my house. I look back at him. "Thanks for everything Hikaru!" I wave "No problem." He waves and heads back to his house. Only a couple weeks and a half until my time is up.
Today is Wednesday. There are only 4 more days until my time is up, but I'm confident. We have been spending more time together lately and he seems to want to go on dates more often now. We're on one right now. I'm sitting on a park bench waiting for Hikaru, he went to get ice cream for us. I wait patiently and a few minutes later, I hear him yell "Hey Re-chan! I got the ice cream! Mint chip, your favorite!" he runs over to me holding an ice cream cone. "Here, Re-chan, you can have the first lick!"he sits down and puts his arm around my shoulder and pulls me towards him. He holds out the ice cream cone to me. "You mean were going to share this!?" I didn't know we were that close yet. "Of course Re-chan!" I relecutantly agree and take the first bite of ice cream. "It's good!" I'm surprised. He looks at me intently and smiles. "It's a nice today isn't it? It feels so special today doesn't it?" he says happily. "Why?" I inquire. He blushes a little. "Well…because I like you… of course" he chokes. I widen my eyes so much my eyeballs could fall out. "Your joking right?" I am in complete shock. He looks sad. "What, did you fall out of love with me?" That's not it… I hold his hand tighter. "No, no. I'm just so glad. I never thought this would happen… Wow, this is all happening too fast. It's as if I'm using up my whole life's worth of luck." He just smiles at me and pulls me closer to him. He buries his face in my hair. "Yeah…" he says under his breath. It's after school right now. We spend about half an hour here in the park. We ride on the swings, run around and sometimes just sit and talk.
"Oh! It's almost dinner time now!" I look at my watch and gasp. "Yeah, we should get going." He walks me to my house. As we approach the front gate, he stops behind the brick wall. "Hikaru?" he stares at my eyes. He starts to blush. "Hikaru?" his face is completely red now. He pulls me towards him and presses his lips against mine. ! He quickly pulls away and starts dashing away from me. I put my finger on my lips. I can still feel his presence. Wow… in a daze, I clumsily walk to my room. I'm so happy! So he likes me now? I lie in my bed and imagine all the great times have had. It's only been a couple weeks though. I soon fall asleep to rest for tomorrow.
The next day I decide to focus on my studies. Hikaru doesn't want me to talk to him. I asked him what's wrong and he told me that he has a lot on his mind and he just wants some time off. After school I head to the club room. I see Hikaru sitting alone, staring in the distance. I go and hug him from behind. "Oh, hey Re-chan." He says sadly. I go to see what he's looking at. Tamaki and Haruhi talk happily together in the distance. They're really close together. Also, Haruhi's in a girl's uniform. Does this mean she's out of debt? I see Tamaki and her hug. She picked him? Interesting. I look back at Hikaru. "Haruhi got out of debt and those two realized feelings for each other. Damn that Tono." He sighs. I'm confused. "Then why are you so sad?" I sit next to him and take his hand. "That's the problem. Why do I? My heart hurts Re-chan. What do I do?" he looks at me sadly. We look at the two whisper sweet nothings into each other's ears. "I don't know Hikaru, but I hate seeing you like this. Here" I wrap my arms around him, and he does the same. "What does this mean Re-chan?" I know what it means. I feel a pang in my heart and a tear streams down my face. I hug him tighter. This isn't happening. This isn't happening. How is this happening? No.
Hikaru clutches his heart with a pained look on his face. It is now the day my time runs out and he has to make a choice. But all he's doing is staring at Haruhi. By the looks of things, I'll never have him. It's almost the end of club activities now. "Um…Hikaru" he sighs distantly "What?" he sounds slightly irritated. "Well, my time runs out today, and although this might not be the best time, it's the only time. I need an answer. I think a already know-" he cuts me off. "Sure. I'll date you." What? He smirks at me. "What? You know I like you. Did you really think some other girl would get in the way of it?" well… I shrug, a little flustered and embarrassed. I didn't expect that… "Come on Rena, let's go home." He takes my hand and we start to leave.
On the way home, he smiles and talks to me, but his replies are slow and he seems very lost in thought. He sighs a lot too. He's still not over Haruhi. Well, what can I expect? It's only been a few days. It would be weird if he could get over her that easily. Still though… if this is how our relationship is going to be…then maybe I don't want it. I don't want to be with the guy I like but have him sigh constantly while I know he's thinking about another girl. We get to my house and he whispers a good night.
Later that day, after dinner I went to my room and had a chat with my aunt. I told her all about what happened. She started clapping eagerly when I told her he accepted me, and then ceased abruptly and looked a little guilty when I told her about Haruhi. She pauses to think and then gives me advice "If you really like him, then you should let him go no matter how much it hurts. But then again this girl already has a boyfriend correct? Then you should try your best to be there for him and comfort him! He says he likes you and he chose you right? So if you're there for him, then I'm sure he will get over it and go back to liking you again." She's right. I guess I should just be there for him. It's going to be hard seeing him like this, especially since it's over another girl, but I guess all I can do is try to cheer him up. Ok! It's decided!
The next morning I get up early to make him a homemade box-lunch. I put rice, egg rolls, sausage and some boiled and seasoned vegetables in it. I really hopes he likes this! Maybe getting a homemade lunch from his girlfriend will cheer him up! I think positively as I skip out the door. Time to go see him!
Hikaru eats in silence. Bags droop under his eyes and tear stains cloud his face. "Thanks." He says quietly. That's it! I hate seeing him like this! I stand up and slap him across the face. "I'm sick of this Hikaru! I get that you're sad about her but then don't tell me you want to date me! If you don't like me, fine. But stop this! You seem too hung up over Haruhi so I think I'll just leave so you can sort out your feelings. " He looks shocked. I turn around and try to run away before he grabs my arm. "No, sorry. Don't go. I actually really do like you, but this Haruhi thing is confusing me. I'll stop being so distant around you, but I think I need some time alone to sort out my feelings." I immediately regret what I said. It's not really his fault. He shouldn't have agreed to go out with me if he's going to be like this, but he's just trying to sort out his feelings. I hug him tightly. "No, I'm sorry. I was out of line." He smiles at me and becomes his cheerful self again. I tell him he doesn't have to strain himself, and he starts to hug me and cry on my shoulder. I just stroke his back and tell him it's okay. The rest of the day he still seems a little sad, but not as depressed as before. I'm glad I could help.
After school Hikaru and I go directly home. I offer to let him stay at my house for dinner, but he insists that he's okay. "Say Re-chan, wanna go for a date on Saturday? I'll pick you up. It will be nice to take my mind off of everything and just be with you for a while." I grin happily "YES!" I exclaim. Oh gosh I feel like I'm turning into my aunt. I can't help but grin goofily and skip as I walk into the mansion.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!" auntie exclaims, completely hyper. "He asked you out on a date? On Saturday? Okay I'll get you something to wear! Where are you going? I'll create the perfect outfit for you. I'll make sure this date goes perfectly with him!" she squeals. "With who?" asks someone outside the door. We are in my bedroom chatting right now, and usually if a servant comes by, I wouldn't freeze up as I am now. Even if they knew my secret, it doesn't matter because they won't tell if they want to get paid. No, the reason I am frozen right now is because of the owner of this particular voice. My mother.