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Chapter Three
Everyone in Ryoma's class was busy making plans for today. First year and second year high school students were dismissed early because of some exam that will be taken up by the third years. Of course most of them took the opportunity to hang out with friends while for others they just planned to go home right after classes and have a rest, but of course girls grabbed this opportunity to have a date with their busy boyfriends especially those who were busy with sports.
"Do you want to hang out later," Nina invited.
"Sure thing. We don't have any tennis practice anyway," Ryoma agreed.
Classes were already dismissed. Most of the students were headed to the shopping district, many of were just going out with friends, while some of them were having their date, like Ryoma and Nina.
"Where do you want to eat," Ryoma asked. Ryoma suddenly realized that he knew few things about Nina. Aside from her name, the fact that she's with the school's cheering squad and her feelings towards him, he knew nothing about her, the things she likes, the things she dislikes, her family, etc.
"Do you like something Italian to eat," Nina asked in return.
"It's fine with me," Ryoma replied. Nina brought him to a nearby Italian restaurant. There were only few people eating in the restaurant than what Ryoma expected. Then a waiter welcomed them and assisted them in getting their seats.
"Why are you staring at me like that, is there something wrong," Nina questioned while reading the menu.
"Nothing I just figured out something about you,"Ryoma answered with a smirk in his face. He was still staring at Nina.
"Let's hear it, mister," Nina demanded.
"You're the type of person who rarely gets shy. You're a straight-forward type of person who will say what she wants to say."
"You're quite correct. Many people tell me that I'm like that but I don't really care. It's just that, isn't it better to say things that you really want to say so that people will understand you and clarify things rather than to hide them to yourself making things complicated,' Nina remarked.
"You have a point," Ryoma said. Pictures of his former girlfriend were flashing in his mind, the moments she blushed, the moments wherein Ryoma already told her what she was thinking, before she can even say it. Maybe our relationship will last longer if she were a bit like Nina, he thought, but he also knew that dwelling in the past won't change anything that already happened.
After eating at the Italian restaurant the couple decided to roam around the mall. They were able to visit several interesting shops, some famous boutiques, and a wide bookstore. Ryoma and Nina finally got bored touring around the mall, so they decided to walk around at a nearby park.
The sun was starting to go down and there were some skillful musicians playing some relaxing songs in the park. Ryoma and Nina took the opportunity to enjoy this tranquil moment.
"What an enchanting song. It reminds me of onii-sama," Nina said.
"You have an older brother," Ryoma asked in a surprised tone.
"Yes, I have an older brother and he is really a good musician like our mom. He's currently studying at a music school in Europe. I really miss him, especially the times wherein he helped me in my ballet practice by playing the piano when we were still young," Nina reminisced as she did some random ballet dancing.
"But why did you have ballet instead of music, when you came from a family of musicians," Ryoma asked while watching Nina do some graceful flips and turns.
"It's actually one of my mother's frustrations when she was still young. I tried having music lessons when I was young but it didn't work out so my mom decided to let me have ballet lessons. I wanted to pursue music back then but I don't have any regrets in pursuing ballet, because of ballet I was able to join the cheering squad and I was able to see people do their best and achieve their goals in life," Nina answered. The music stopped so she stopped dancing as well. She noticed that Ryoma was looking at her.
"What are you so star-struck about," Nina asked.
"I'm actually thinking of how lucky I am to have a kind charming and talented girlfriend," Ryoma said while grabbing her and gave her a kiss on her cheek.
A.N.: I hope that you enjoyed reading this chapter even though I know that some of you wants kill Nina. XD Don't worry I'll post something about Ryoma and Sakuno next chapter...=)
