This will be a two-shot the first is SayaxHagi and the second will be LuluxRiku so, double the fun!!

The title is from Hitomi Takahashi's new song 'Wo Ai Ni'. It's Mandarin Chinese for 'I Love You' but it's written with Japanese katakana. I absolutely adore this song! And the PV is hilarious^^


Chapter 9: Wo Ai Ni

Summary: Have you ever been to a Yozakura...


"Are you still mad?" Lulu asked from behind her, fiddling with the green sleeve of her lovely kimono.

"Iie." Came theSaya's exasperated sigh. She wanted to go home, she was tired and it was barely a few hours past noon.

I should have said 'no'…

Lulu had only asked an innocent question, 'Have you ever been to a Yozakura?' She hadn't been to one but she thought it sounded fun. When the girl had suggested they go to one, Saya hadn't really expected to attend one less than two days later. She didn't really even remember agreeing with her that they should go. After Lulu had mentioned all the food that would be available there, she kind of zoned out on the rest of the conversation. There was no telling what she had agreed to.

She knew when Lulu planned something it usually ended up being overly elaborate. But even she hadn't expected it to be this bad…

She looked down at her outfit as she recalled the events of the day before.

Lulu had somehow managed to convince all of them to pack a few changes of clothes and travel to Mitaka, Tokyo the following day. The next thing they knew they were all being ushered into one of the finest inn's in Mitaka, only a few minutes away from the park where the Yozakura festival would be held the next evening.

They were curious as to why they were not being asked to pay for the rooms but Lulu simply smiled and said it was taken care of. When they reached the room they discovered exactly who had taken care of it.

There were boxes on each of their beds, fancy ones, with some big designer-name label on the top. And atop the largest box on Saya's bed there had been a note. A fancy piece of heavy paper, obviously from some important someone. They all listened as she read what it said.

'I have taken care of everything. Please have fun and enjoy yourselves. I hope the new outfits I bought you are to your liking. I cannot wait to hear about your trip. Hope to see you soon. Joel.'

"Joel…" Saya mumbled. She looked down at the bed. "Outfits!?" she dropped the expensive sheet of stationary on the floor and grabbed the closest box.

Ripping the lid from it she gasped in shock.

When Lulu had mentioned wearing kimonos she had been expecting a simple cotton Yukata and a pair of geta.

What she saw was anything but.

It was a komon made of silk, light pink, her favorite color, with a black sakura pattern embroidery. Even though she knew that it was a 'casual' kimono, it was still the fanciest thing she had ever seen.

Lulu had planed this ahead of time, and Joel had been in on it. He truly had taken care of everything, and he had spared no expense in doing so.

The kimono itself had to have cost a fortune, and he had bought one for everyone… Suddenly she wondered what was in the other boxes.

She absently heard Kai and Riku scurrying to their sleeping quarters to see if they had received packages as well.

Saya preceded to sift through her unopened 'gifts'. One contained the a black hanhaba obi to go with her kimono. The next a pair of zōri. The smallest box held a two silver Bira bira kanzashi hair pins with long chains of silk sakura.

She looked at Hagi beside her, opening the first of his boxes. He didn't look very happy. She smiled as he held up his kimono with an annoyed expression. It was a traditional men's kimono, dark blue in color. He also received a pair of zōri and a black kaku obi.

"I do like people giving me gifts without reason." He said.

"I don't like it either, Hagi, but… there is not much we can do about it. Besides," She nodded in the twins direction. The were on the bed beside theirs playing with their new clothes, "they seem to be enjoying themselves. It'll be fun! We can put up with it this once, can't we?"

"Hai." He agreed after a moment.

"Good! Now, where's Lulu? I'm going to have a talk with that girl…" With a scowl, Saya trekked off down the hall to find her.

She was exhausted after this morning. It had taken forever to get ready. And on top of that she had had to help Lulu and the girls get dresses. And then Hagi…

Saya looked up at Hagi. He was still fiddling with his haori jacket. Smiling, she pulled his hand away, linking her fingers with his. "You look good." She told him. The dark blue of the his kimono really brought out the blue in his eyes. And it complimented his already elegant features, making him look even more beautiful.

He smiled down at her, giving her hand a squeeze. "And you look breathtaking."

She elbowed him in the side gently. She didn't feel 'breathtaking', she felt silly. Even though they weren't the only ones dressed up, their clothes were a bit flashier than most of the others.

"So what are we going to do?" Kai grumbled.

"Well," Lulu chirped, "there's still a while to go before the Yozakura starts so we should go to the Aquarium! And there are plenty of vendors around here. We can shop and try other foods! There are musicians and street performers! And they are going to have a big fireworks display tonight!"

"You really had this planned out didn't you?" Riku asked rhetorically.

"I'm nothing if not thorough!" The purple haired girl stated proudly. "Let's go!" She led them to the aquatic building.

Kai asked "Why does this place have an aquarium?"

"This is a family park. Of course they will have attractions to accommodate children." Lulu informed him.

It wasn't a large, but they had a lot of different species of marine life. She and Hagi followed along behind the others, watching the children enjoying themselves.

It didn't take long to finished their tour of the aquarium and headed back out side. Kai suggested they check out what all the vendors had to offer.

There was a large selection of foods to try, anywhere from everyday Japanese cuisine to American novelties.

Hagi noticed Saya eyeing some rather large, colorful dumplings.

"Hagi…?" she stuttered when he walked over to the stand and bought a skewer with four of the large round dango and handed it to her. "Arigatou." She pulled a chunk from one and held it up to his mouth. "Here! You try it too!"

"What is it exactly?" He hedged.

"A Hanami dango. There a special type of dango only made during sakura season. I hear they are really good and kind of sweet. Now open up."

He obeyed and parted his lips slightly so she could pop the large bite in his mouth. He chewed thoughtfully for a moment then swallowed. "It is rather good."

She gave a toothy grin at his approval and took a huge bite herself.

They walked around looking at the various items the other vendors were selling, dolls, clothes, jewelry.

"I kind of want to go look around. I want to see the pond!" Lulu said. "I'll meet you later when it's time for the fireworks, alright?"

"Ii." Saya agreed. "Hagi and I are going to go look around, too. We'll call you if something comes up."

"Kai, we want to go see the dancers!" Kanade pulled on the brown sleeve of Kai's kimono.

"We want to go see the dancers, Kai!" Hibiki repeated and tugged on the opposite sleeve.

"Fine… Let's go! Later!" He called over his shoulder.

Lulu waved and turned to leave when Riku called, "I'll come with you!"

Saya and Hagi watched as the two younger Chiropterans walked off, bickering about something. Saya smiled then looked up at Hagi, he had an amused look on his face. "It's about time they got some alone time together. They've been staring at each other all day when they think no one's watching." Hagi gave a faint smile and she tugged him along with her down the path.

They stopped and watched some of the dancers performing a story in the square. And they listened to the musicians playing a classic Japanese tune. However Saya preferred Hagi's cello to the koto.

They stopped at a food stand and bought some ice cream and some more dango. They sat on a bench and shared them. She was a little surprised that Hagi actually ate more than a bite, he ate a whole dango.

Afterwards they decided to look around at all the sakura. That was why they were there after all.

They walked around under the pink blossoms for a long while, hand in hand, just enjoying each others company.

It was beginning to get dark and people were walking around lighting the lanterns hanging from the branches and informing everyone it was time to head to the main square for the fireworks.

They could hear the beat of music in the distance behind them. The Yozakura was starting.

But Saya didn't want to go back just yet.

The young couple went in the opposite direction of everyone else. Off towards a larger drove of trees. The path wasn't paved like the sidewalk they were on earlier, it was more of a worn cobblestone trail.

Saya held her hand out played with a few petals falling from some of the trees.

It was so quiet she could hear the soft thump of each petal hitting the ground. It was almost like a song itself.

The light from the lanterns glowed on the underside of the blossoms and gave the area a lovely hypnotic aura. And the smell was wonderfully intoxicating.

They came to a small bridge crossing a wide creek, which likely led to the pond Lulu had mentioned earlier.

Saya stopped in the middle of the bridge and tugged him back beside her. She leaned over the rail and watched the flowing water below them.

She noticed a large white orb dancing on the clear surface and looked up. The moon. There was a clearing above them were you could see the starry sky above.

She looked around at their surroundings. It was like a place from a book. The lovely pink blossoms floating in the air, the full moon and stars in the sky. It was something you only ever dreamed of seeing. Saya couldn't believe she and Hagi were really there. It was like they were in their own little world.

"It's so peaceful here." Hagi said.

"Hai." She agreed and looked up at him and her breath caught. She had thought this place was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen, but with a single glance she realized how wrong she had been.

With the light of the full moon illuminating his angular, pale features and soft petals falling around him, Hagi looked absolutely, what was the word he used earlier, oh, breathtaking. The background became invisible when she looked upon him.

She laughed when she realized he had that affect on her no matter where they were. It didn't matter how pretty a picture her surroundings would make, he was always the most beautiful thing in her world. He always had been and always would be.

Saya smiled and leaned into him. Hagi wrapped his arm around her, "Is everything alright?"

"Hai." She pressed herself closer to his side, his sent overpowering the fragrance of the flowers. She looked up into his eyes. "I love you…"

"And I love you."

She stood up on her tiptoes as he leaned down to her and their lips met. Their arms locked tightly around each other.

For a long time the only things they were aware of were each other, the beating of their hearts and the delicious taste of each others mouths, and the faintest beat of the falling cherry blossoms.

A loud boom broke them apart. They looked up into the sky as a large colorful display lights lit everything up.

They were still tangled in each others arms.

"I guess we should get back." Saya sighed.

"Unfortunately…" Hagi mumbled in agitation, causing her to smile.

He leaned in for one more kiss and they pulled away from each other.

They took their time, walking back slowly to were they promised to meet the others. They saw Riku and Lulu standing before them. Looking up at the fireworks, completely oblivious to everything but each other and the show.

Saya noted how close they stood to one another and their joined hands. "Look." she pointed it out to Hagi.

Saya walked up behind them and said loudly, "YAA!"

They both jumped and moved away form each other.

"Don't scare me like that!"

"Neechan that isn't funny!?"

"Gomen. I just couldn't resist!" She giggled. Then she noticed a new addition to Lulu's hair, and a doll she was carrying. "Hey where'd you get…" She was interupeted by cries of…

"Oka-chan!"

"Oto-chan!"

The two small girls seemed to come out of nowhere and tackled the two younger Chiropterans. She laughed.

"Where have you guys been, we've been looking everywhere!" Kai grouched when he arrived.

"We only just arrived." Hagi answered him.

"Did you guys have a good time?" Saya asked the others.

"Hai." Riku and Lulu answered simultaneously each holding one of the girls.

Kanade and Hibiki replied sleepily, "Hai, Oba-san…" before nodding off.

"They were really tired." Kai said to relieve the worry on the others faces. "Maybe we should go so the noise doesn't wake them."

"Hai, the show's almost over anyway." Lulu agreed, brushing Hibiki's bangs from her cherub like face.

Saya watched from behind as Kai led the way, followed by Lulu and Riku, who instinctively reached out to take Lulu's hand again.

She smiled and looked to see a similar one on Hagi's face. "Maybe there's hope for them yet." She whispered.

"Hai." He agreed as he tugged her hand affectionately and they followed the others out of the park.


A/N: I want to go to a Yozakura! I love cherry blossoms and I think it would be super fun!

Translations:

Yozakura- literally night sakura, a Hanami held at night.

Yukata- a summer kimono made of cotton, worn to festivals because it is cooler. Also worn in hot springs and resorts after taking a bath.

Geta- wooden shoes worn with a Yukata, and often worn by Geishas and Maikos(geishas in training).

Komon- a casual kimono made of silk, it has a pattern repeated throughout it.

Zōri- sort of like flip-flops that are worn with a kimono

Kanzashi- hair ornaments, pins, and combs

Bira bira- a type of kanzashi with a string of silk flowers, often sakura, worn in the spring.

Haori- a kimono jacket

Hanami- flower viewing festival

Dango- a dumpling mad of rice flour; there are many different types, some eaten seasonally and some eaten all year long.

Takoyaki- fried/baked octopus

So now what have Riku and Lulu been up to? ^^

Next chapter: They would find another way…

**I thought I should add this for anyone who is interested. The rating of this story will change in chapter 11. I thought I would give you a heads up.**