Our breakfast was delicious and we both finished quickly. We sat and talked about school and work and anything else that came to mind. I grabbed my straw to take a sip of the banana shake and Takumi moved his chair closer to me. He grabbed his straw to sip as well and I could feel my face warm.

I had purposefully asked for this to get him to lower his defenses, but it was still embarrassing. He smiled at me and I looked away. Across the room, manager was smiling broadly and talking to someone who looked my way. Aoi gave me an astonished and disgusted look and walked away.

Takumi cleared his throat, bringing my attention back to him. He had finished the shake so I asked him if he was ready to go. "Sure, just let me pay fro this and we will go." I punched him in his arm and stood up. "You will not pay for this. I asked you to come with me so it is my treat. When you take me out next time, then you can pay."

He smiled and said, "So you want to go out with me? Okay then, would you like to have dinner with me tonight?"

"I didn't say I WANTED to go out with you. Stop putting words in my mouth you idiot."

"Okay Misa-chan, as you wish. How about we just go for that walk?"

"let me take care of this really quick."

I went and found manager to pay. She put her hand up and said, "No Misa-chan, I am not charging you. You work here an you guys are just so cute, there is no way I could take your money. Go have fun with that cutie!"

I knew from experience that when she made up her mind, she would not change it for any reason. I gave her a hug and made my way back to Takumi. "Let's go." He followed me out the door and into the sunshine.

There was a park not far from Maid Latte, so we made our way there on foot. I glanced at Takumi and he seemed to be content. He had a small grin on his face and he seemed to be relaxed in my company. He stopped near the pond and leaned on the railing surrounding it.

I stopped beside him and scanned the water. Takumi grabbed my hand and pulled me into his arms. I was so caught off guard that for a moment, all I could do was let him hold me. When I finally came to my senses, I pushed away from him. "What do you think you are doing you pervert?"

"It is such a nice day hat I wanted to thank my Misa-chan for inviting me to spend time with her."

"You know you could have just said thank you."

"But only saying thank you isn't enough to express just how happy I really am. So I decided to show you instead."

Sometimes he says some of the silliest things. I started walking again and he fell into step beside me. I decided, now would be the best time to try and get some of my questions answered. Ahead of us was a bench that was shaded by trees and overlooked the water. I walked to the bench and sat down. Takumi followed and sat very close to me. I loved slightly and focused my attention on him.

"So Takumi, I know you told me not to worry about you, but I am still uneasy about the extra testing that your doctor ordered. Did he say what exactly was worrying him?"

"Nope, he just said there were anomalies that he wanted to check out. If it was really important, I would tell you Misa-chan."

"But are you sure that it isn't serious? I mean, maybe he gave you subtle hints. What exactly did he..."

Takumi grabbed my shoulder and spun me toward him. He reached up and took my face in his hands and his face moved closer to mine. He was staring at my lips and I realized that he was going to kiss me. I stayed still and he was inches away when my phone started ringing.

Silently he let his hands fall from my face and leaned back on the seat, looking at the water. I was both thankful and upset at my phone for interrupting when it did. I flipped it open and said, "Hello?"

"Misaki... I NEED YOU!"

Sakura was sobbing on the other end and I was worried something was wrong. "What happened?"

"I need you... please..."

She broke down completely and couldn't say anything more so I told her I was on my way and hung up. Takumi was looking at me and I could tell he was disappointed so I said, "I'm sorry Takumi but Sakura needs me."

"It's alright Misa-chan, lets make our way back to the train."

I nodded and we set off for the station. It was very bad timing for that call. I know I could have gotten him to tell me more information. We boarded the train and my mind began to wander. And as much as I told myself I didn't want it, I was sad that I didn't get his kiss.

As if he could read my thoughts, Takumi bent down and lightly brushed his lips to my cheek. The he took my hand and exited the train. "I don't know what time I will be back tonight, so don't wait up for me. And be careful of your wrist. Don't do anything to injure it further."

"Okay Misa-chan. I will see you soon. Be careful."

I turned and started my walk to Sakura's apartment. I couldn't help but smile as I walked away from a real alien.

Sorry it took me a few days to get back to this story. I have been working a lot of hours from sun-tues and don't have much time to post. But I am back and I want to thank everyone who is still with me reading my chapters. I haven't decided what happened with Sakura yet so if anyone wants to throw me an idea that would be awesome. Poor Misa, if only she would voice her feelings! Let me know what you think and I hope to post again tomorrow! Love you guys!