"Alright Shouta, I'm leaving first," I heard my mom shout.
"Okay then, I'll see you later," I replied.
After getting dressed in the "appropriate" attire, I headed downstairs to where Aina was waiting. As I walked down the stairs, she greeted my new appearance with a friendly smile. Walking outside with Aina, I found myself being stared at by the neighbors.
"So, where are we going today?" I asked.
"You know, the boy is usually the one who has everything planned for a date," Ania retorted.
"Well sorry to disappoint you," I responded.
With that we started walking down the sidewalk with no destination set. After a while we found ourselves shopping at a nearby mall, walking into a clothes shop called Marina's Fashion, Ania began to scout around. In front of me, Aina was looking at some jeans and shirts. Slowly she moved her hands across the hangers that held clothes on them. With a few mumbles here and there, I could tell she was frustrated.
"There's just too many good ones, I don't know what to pick," Aina kept muttering to herself.
"Are you done yet? My legs hurt from standing up for so long," I said.
When I finished my sentence, Aina looked over at me with an annoyed expression. Then suddenly, her face lit up happily as though she wasn't annoyed at all.
(Hands clapped together)
"Hey Shouta, if you want me to hurry up, there is one thing you can do to help me speed up," Aina spoke with a such a friendly voice that it was actually scary.
"What is that?" I spoke in a cautious voice.
"Hold these," Ania exclaimed.
In the few seconds that had past, I found myself carry multiple items of clothing.
"Hey! Thats too much, I can't grip all of them!" I shouted at Ania.
Not listening to what I was saying, Ania walked away towards the dressing rooms.
Trying not to stumble I followed Ania, putting all the clothes that had piled on me into the changing room that Ania had chosen. I walked out and found a seat near the changing room.
A few minutes later, following my relaxation on heaven's holy chair, I heard the changing door lock click open. Stepping out, Aina was wearing a black dress with nude flats.
Looking at me she smiled and asked,
"Well, how do I look?"
...
"Good," I answered as I recovered from my stun.
That would be a lie, she looked way more than good. She was beautiful, not even the stars in the black sky could match her.
"Okay then, let's get this one," she answered.
"Really? What about all the other clothes, did you try those?" I asked surprised by her decision.
"Nope, there's no need. If my fiancé said I look good in this, then that's all I need. Also most of the clothes I chose were just randomly picked, so you'd have to carry them around," she replied with a smile.
"Seriously?" I replied.
Putting all the extra clothes she got into the hamper, we moved to the check out.
Stepping out of the store with Ania on my right side, I noticed a familiar figure in the corner of my left eye. The figure had platinum hair and slim outline; was Kiyoshi Kaemon, luckily he hadn't noticed us yet, because if he did, I know he wouldn't drop this "date" topic with me at school or anywhere.
Grabbing Ania's hand, we ran right until we reached an electronics store called "Zap the Savior." Trying to catch my breath, I look behind us to see if Kiyoshi had tried to follow us. Not seeing him, I felt a sigh of relief.
"Wow, this is pretty bold of you," Ania spoke between the huffs and puffs.
"What are you talking about?" I answered.
Looking at her, I finally realized what she was talking about. When I had saw Kiyoshi, I moved without thinking. In doing so my hand had connected with Ania's hand. Thus, we were now holding hands.
Trying to let go, I apologized to Ania. However as I tried to let go of her hand, Ania's hand started to grip my hand more firmly to the point where I felt extreme pain.
"Owowowow!" I exclaimed.
"Hmph. If you're going to grab someone's hand on a date, then you might as well hold hands the entire time," Ania proclaimed.
"Okay," I answered in a pained voice.
As I spoke, I felt the pain leave from my hand, though it had not been released from the grips of Ania.
"So, where do you want to go next?" I asked.
"I'm a little hungry, to be honest. So let's go to the lunch area and get something to eat," Ania immediately replied, as if she was expecting my question.
And with that we both walked to the lunch area, whilst still holding hands, of course.
Next Time: Chapter 10; Jasmine Michiko