Annnnnnd my little vacation is over. I'm back to school folks. This is my last semester (Hopefully!). I feel a little bit pressured, yea. So please please please please! Pray that I will be able to pass and graduate college with flying colors! (Rainbows and unicorns!)

Last chapter, I told you guys that the next update will be about Hime and Hiro's first ever date in history. So, as promised…I present to you Chapter 10! I hope you enjoy this one! But I think, Hime's a little bit – just a bit – OOC in here? Tell me your opinion, puh-lease?

Chapter 10

The Date

Hiro waited for his 'date' in front of the train station with beads of sweat forming on his forehead, palms sweating like open faucets, and knees feeling like jellies that he could not stand straight. He was leaning on the wall, his hands clutched tightly on the pockets of his black denim pants. 'Shit.' He unconsciously rocked his right foot against the ground.

He can't help but feel nervous. Well, we can't blame the guy for having whacked network of nerves right now. It's his first date after all. And it's not just an ordinary date. It's a dream date with Hime – the woman who hold his heart, body, and soul – all in the palm of her hand. The man was so edgy that day that he left the mansion one hour before the set time.

'Aren't you a bit exited?' he remembered Riza say a few hours ago.

He didn't have a wrist watch with him and it's a bother to fetch his cell phone from his pocket so he just took another glance at the big clock in front of the station. It read 11:20 A.M.

It has been twenty minutes since the set time. 'She knew that 11 A.M was the time, right?' The poor guy wondered.

A bit of flashback….the night after our 'couple' prepared for the date….

Hime just finished taking her hot water bath to prepare retiring for the night. She was clad in nothing but her red silk robe. She walked towards the changing table where the girls are watched over by her gynoid Flandre. It became a nightly-routine that she's the one who prepares the girls for sleep.

Sayane was the first one to get changed. This girl, she noticed in the short-time that they were in her mansion, was lot quieter compared to her sister Kotone. She was a timid baby and she seems to like his stand-in-father Hiro very much.

Reaching for the basket that contained baby essentials, Hime grabbed a diaper and she placed it under Sayane. 'They are so light…and fragile.' She thought. Just a little flick of her hand and the baby is easily lifted from the surface of the table. Then, she put her on her matching pajamas printed with cute little kittens.

Next was Kotone. This girl is the complete opposite of her twin. She's always ecstatic and noisy. Hime did the same to Kotone when she changed her clothes. Hime is a princess who's never done chores but she found this one really enjoyable. She's happy that's she's doing this.

The princess placed the twins' side-by-side. She leaned down to give them a soft little kiss on the forehead. 'You two are so adorable.' The girls gave her giggling squeals in return.

'You know…' she smiled…just a little bit, '…your uncle Hiro asked me out on a date.'

The girls just stared at her with their tantalizing brown-colored eyes. It reminded her of a certain someone. 'And I said yes.'

Kotone and Sayane then waved their tiny little limbs in the air and their giggles turned to hysterical laughter. 'What?' she asked them in amusement as if they could understand her. 'You two are happy about it?'

'Ubbbbbb…Aaaaa!' Kotone rambled.

*POP* *POP* Sayane played with her mouth and made little popping sounds. *POP* POP*

'But he didn't tell me the specifics…' Hime smirked, '…He still hasn't changed, eh?'

'We've stayed too long in the bath.' She scooped the twins, one baby in each arm. 'Let's go, I don't want the two of you getting colds.'

Flandre opened the door for them. Hime placed them in their rightful cribs and tucked them under their small blankets.

She heard the door knob clicked. Hiro entered. 'Oh, sorry.' He blushed a bit. 'I thought no one was in…so I entered without knocking.' He saw that Hime already tucked the girls in the cribs. He walked towards them.

'Thanks…for taking care of them.'

'It's no problem. Besides, I kind of like it.'

'Really?'

'Yes.' Hime faced him, 'So? You're here to tell me something, aren't you?'

That's a bull's eye. Hiro blushed profusely given the fact that Hime could see right through him. 'Yea.' Hiro played with his thumbs, 'It's about the date…actually.'

'What about it?'

'Uh…is it alright if we'll go out on Saturday?'

'…' she just stayed silent, urging him to continue his ramblings.

'Ahh…Sasanaki Amusement Park?'

Hime felt a shot of excitement ran throughout her body. That's the exact place where she wanted to go. 'Sounds good.'

Hiro's face seemed to lit up. 'Really? It's a date then.' A huge grin that he desperately tried to hide was on his face. ' I'll be waiting in front of the train station at 11 A.M.'

The two princesses were on the car that was parked in a corner near the train station.

"Is this really a good idea?" Hime asked her sister who was spying Hiro on her binoculars. "You've been spying on my Flame Warrior for about twenty minutes now Sherwood."

"It's fine, don't worry. And you know, girls arriving late in a date is just normal." Sherwood adjusted the lens so she could see him clearly. 'Oh…nice red shirt Hiro.'

"How long do you plan on confining me inside my car and making the poor guy wait? And why are you wearing your field gear today?"

Indeed, Sherwood was wearing her field gear, the one that she only wears during her outdoor trips and some jungle explorations. 'I'm wearing it because I'll be collecting data on your first date. Hello? There's no way I'm letting this opportunity slip!' But she can't say that out loud, so she just teased her big sister. "Oh, someone's excited on her first date~."

Yes! She's excited about this. She was about to experience her first date in a place she would visit for the first time! How in the world would she not feel excited about it? But she's Hime-sama. The calm and composed Second Princess of the Royal Family. There's no way she'll show how exited she is. "I'll be going out now." Hime gestured to open the car door beside her.

"Hey! Wait a bit-!" Hime slammed the door close. "…longer." This is frustrating. "She's excited, alright." She watched as her sister gracefully walked away of the car and waited until she was far enough.

"Francesca…" the gynoid who was sitting on the driver's seat turned her head to look at her master, "…call Riza. RIGHT NOW." Being an android herself, it didn't take Francesca ten seconds before she had Riza's phone ringing.

'Yea?'

"It's me. Target A has is on her way to meet Target B. What's the situation there?"

'Target B still waiting patiently for Subject A and there are no other movements.'

"How's the twins?"

'The blood sucker and I are currently wearing these so-called 'baby-straps' to hold 'em and they are now feeding on their second bottle.'

Sherwood heard a loud thud after that statement. She shook her head. 'Reiri just thwacked her in the head I'm sure of that.' No matter how many years passed, they have never change. They will never change.

"Good. But don't forget to burp them afterwards."

'Roger that.'

'Fufu, let the games begin, Hiro.'

Hime walked up in front of the guy who was supposed to take her to the amusement Park. He was looking down to the old bubble gum that was stuck on the concrete like it was something interesting.

'I don't think she's com-'

Hiro, who was in the middle of his almost-nervous-breakdown, saw a pair of beautiful and creamy pair of legs in front of him. They were so attractive that he could not stop himself to take a look in the whole picture. He looked up a bit more. The girl was wearing a white dress that stopped two inches above the knee. The skirt was light that it flutters even with the little breeze. He liked how the white fabric molded on the soft curves of those hips or how small the waist was. Crossed in the girl's chest were her equally smooth arms. The white dress was cut a bit low on the chest just enough to tease the eyes.

'Whoa…' was all he could manage to say.

"You are staring too much." It was a very familiar voice. A voice he knew so well. "That's not polite you know?"

He looked up. He almost didn't recognize her. No black dress, no black thigh-high boots that hid her kiss-worthy feet – hell, if he wasn't glued to his spot, he would kneel and kiss her foot right now in the middle of a busy street, no gloves that covered her arms, and no sparkly tiara sitting atop her blonde head. Instead, his master was wearing that white dress. Oh, a white, white dress. He had never seen her in that color before and he never did imagine her in that color. It's just like her skin, spot-less white. It was simple; no flowery designs, no ribbons, just a little bit of lace here and there. A simple dress that gave justice to her beauty.

"Uh…hi there."He clumsily raised a hand to wave at her, "I thought you won't come."

Hime walked up closer to him, "I agreed to go on a date with you, didn't I?"

He was still there, not moving or even breathing. He's afraid his face might now be purplish in color for the lack of oxygen. And she's just there standing in front of him, looking abnormally beautiful without exerting an ounce of effort.

"What?" she smirked, "Are you just going to keep staring at me?"

Hiro shook his head in disagreement, "No, sorry. It's just that…" he drew a deep breath, considering if he should blurt out what's on his mind. But he decided to voice it out anyway, "…you look breathtakingly beautiful."

She brought her lips next to his ears. Her hot breath felt ticklish to his skin. And she whispered in the most tempting voice, "Yes, I know that. I made sure that you, Hiro…" she placed a finger against his chest, "…would say that. And today I am not a princess, not a member of the Royal Family. Today, I'll just be a normal girl."

If it wasn't because of the noise of the crowd, the honking cars, and everything around them, he was sure that everyone within one hundred meter radius would have heard the wild thumping of his chest. He could even die happy right now. 'Oh, that's probably wrong. I'm already dead.' But he's still happy nonetheless.

"Come on Hiro. Let's go to that Amusement Park you're talking about."

'Roger, Riza talkin' here. Target B is completely – like TOTALLY – petrified on the spot.'

Sherwood sighed as she massaged her temple, "That's typical of him. How about Target A?"

'Hmmm, she's talking to-'

"What? Talking to what?"

'HOLY MOTHER OF CHOCOLATES! SHE JUST-! I THINK SHE KISSED HIM!'

"WHAT?!"

'SHE LEANED HER FACE BESIDE HIS! I-IT LOOKED LIKE SHE KISSED HIM IN THE CHEEK! SHE-!'

"WHAT HE HELL IS HAPPENING THERE?!" Her sister just walked out of the car with no more than five minutes passing! And she already kissed him?!

'Hey bitch, give me that phone.'

'Damn it! I'm still talking!'

'Just give it to me you beast!'

'Wait don't take that! Were still-!'

"Would the two of you please, just please, stop arguing just for this day!"

'Sherwood-sama, this is Reiri speaking. I don't think that's what happened. You see, this mongrel here is rushing into conclusions. I think Hime-sama just whispered something to him. It's true that it looked like she kissed him but I saw her lips moving as if she was talking. She did not kiss him, I'm sure of that."

"I'm going over there." She ended the call. "Francesca, park the car somewhere."

It took us five minutes to get to out destination. Actually, I do not really mind walking from the train station going to the Amusement Park. A little stroll would not hurt and it would be a good exercise. But I do mind walking beneath the blazing noontime sun.

"We're here." Hiro announced as we stood in front of the gates. Sasanaki Amusement Park – colorful banners decorated the entrance, balloons of different shapes and sizes floated in the air, fluffy mascots run about the place, couples and groups entered with visible smiles on their face.

Given the nature of my family and upbringing, I've never been in an Amusement Park. I am glad that out of all the places he could bring me to, he chose this place.

I can't wait to get inside. It's really hot and humid here outside. "Let's get inside. It's so hot in here."

"Oh. Sorry for making you walk under the sun. I didn't know that it would be this hot today. And you aren't used to walking either."

"I'm not that fragile. I'm just fine." But I'm really feeling the surging heat.

"U-uhm…here." He pulled something out of his pocket. A handkerchief? Then he took a step closer to me.

I felt the light material of his hankie dabbing on my forehead. He's wiping my forehead? But I noticed something. His hand that was in front of my face was actually shaking a little bit.

That's…sweet of him. I can't help but smile at his small gesture.

"T-there."He stepped back when he finished. "Come on, Hime. Let's go inside."

Three pairs of binoculars peeked behind the nearby tree.

'Oh! Did you see that? Target B is making some move on Target A!' Riza's eyes widened when she saw what was happening.

"Fufu, that's quite bold of him.''

'He's surprisingly forward for a first-timer. Francesca, did you record that?'

'Fuga.'

'Abuuuuu! Aiiiiiiih!'

'Daaaaaaa!'

What was that? Hiro fetched something that looked like thick parchments from the pocket of his shirt. He handed it to the stooping guy behind the booth.

"Ride-all-you-can pass for two, please." My manservant said. Oh, so those are tickets that you exchange for passes.

"Yeah, yeah." The guy didn't look or even cast a glance at Hiro. He held two wrist bands. He grunted, "C'mere so I could put it on you sir." He said nonchalantly.

Hiro held out his hand and the guy placed the paper band on his wrist. My servant stepped aside and gestured that I should do the same. I held out my hand so the guy could put that band on me.

The counter guy looked up to me, "Whoa…Miss Beautiful." His hunched posture straightened lightning-quick. He brushed his hair back with his hand, "Good morning Ma'am. I am Taka. How may I help you?" he was a grumpy man just a moment ago and now he's this cheerful, courteous employee.

Do your job and put that band on me – is what I wanted to say but I never had the chance. Hiro placed his palms flat on the guy's desk, making the frail table squeak on the seams. He glared at the guy with 'hands-off-buddy' look. "You could help by giving me that wrist band." Hiro growled.

He's been my warrior for years but I have never seen him like that. He's infuriated. The transformation from the sweet faint-heart guy to an angry combatant was almost instantaneous.

"B-but I have to put it on her, Sir."

Hiro shifted his weight to the table making the corner hinges thud. "I know, but I think it would be better if I will be the one to do that. Right?" Hiro never broke the eye contact he had with the guy.

"S-sure. If you s-say so Sir."

He snatched the band from the counter guy and dragged me inside of the park. He held my hand as he placed the band on me.

"Why did you do that?"

"I did nothing."

"You don't have to threaten the poor guy Hiro."

"I just don't like the way he talked to you."

"He just greeted me good morning."

"But still-"

I gave him a small smile. "I didn't know that you are that possessive of me." I'll admit. I like it.

"I'm not possessive! I-I'm just protecting you! I'm your warrior remember? That's my job! My sole purpose in life!" Oh, he's so flustered.

"Fine, you are free to say what you wanted to say. But don't you think, you're enjoying holding onto my hand a little bit too much?" He'd finished putting the band on me moments ago but he didn't let go of my hand.

He quickly withdrew his hand away from me, "Ah! Sorry! I was just-!"

This time, I was the one who grabbed his hand. "Its fine, I don't hate it." Again, I'll admit. I like the feeling of his hand on mine. But I can't tell him that, can I?

I don't know why I always put Riza, Reiri, and Sherwood in situations wherein they could hear, spy, or watch our lovely couple secretly or accidentally. I don't know if you noticed that but…OMGee! Do you think I'm a voyeur?! Hmm?!

Next chapter will be the part two of the date~

Sorry for leaving you hanging there guys .

See you soon! ( I don't know when will that be though. I'll try my best to fit it in my sched so…ARG! Just check your emails for update notifications! HaHa XD )