DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN DEMASHITAA! POWERPUFF GIRLS Z OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS!
INSPIRED BY: marinav92
Me: OH, DAMN, I'M ON A ROLL. SEVEN AND A HALF PAGES, DUDES 8D.
Kaoru: DEJIKO! =_=
Me: Erm, yes? o-o; *leans in towards door* ...Wait, you read the last chapter, didn't you? ._.
Kaoru: GEE, WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? =A=
Butch: She's just a ButchxKaoru/Buttercup supporter, so don't blame her, my dear Kaoru~.
Kaoru: GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME!
Butch: But you know you want me~.
Kaoru: YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THIS, DEJIKO! =_=
Me: 8'D *clears voice but isn't backing away from the door* Erm, enjoy the chapter, anyway, peeps! x'D
CHAPTER 11:
"Alright, now spill."
"Now, now, Kaoru, you gotta learn to be patient. After all, we're on our first date and it just started."
Growling in response, I merely slumped in my seat, glaring at him in the process. As you could probably tell, I lost the bet from last night (to be honest, I don't ever want to think about that ever again!), so I had no choice but to go one at least one date with this dude. Hell, I could always break up with him later on, right? The only upside to this was that I'd receive information about Takeshi, my dog. So far, though, Butch hasn't told me anything about him—at all. And frankly, that was starting to piss me off.
He apparently led me to some freaking fancy restaurant of some sort (why he said our first date was going to be here, I have no idea). Compared to nearly every other person around here, he and I were the only two people that were wearing casual clothing. Everywhere I looked, people would be wearing fancy dresses or tuxedos. Hell, even the waiters/waitresses were wearing something fancy! (I have no idea about the chefs, though.)
And not surprisingly, Butch was attracting attention—again. And when I say "attracting attention," I'm referring to female attention. Seeing this, I couldn't help but sigh irritably. Now, I'm not saying that I'm jealous (which I'm so not). It's just that it's really getting on my nerves.
Oh, yes, did I mention the fact that even the waitresses are flirting with him? For the past couple of minutes, different waitresses would be coming by to our table, always asking if Butch needed anything else (they completely ignored me) and then immediately asking pointless questions that weren't related to their job. And when I say "pointless questions," I mean questions such as: "What's your name?" and "Hey, handsome, how you doing?" and even questions that were plain blunt: "Do you have a girlfriend?"
My eye would always twitch whenever one of them mentioned that cursed word because every time they did, Butch would just smirk, practically making all of the other females watching swoon and reply that I'm his girlfriend. Some of them even dared to tell him to ditch me and go for someone better (AKA themselves), but he'd just reply that he's content with having only me.
I, on the other hand, just wanted information already. That's the only freaking reason why I even bothered to meet up with him, for God's sake! The fact that he was practically ignoring them, though, was amusing to watch, causing me to snicker a couple of times. Eventually, our actual order came and a waiter brought it (thank God for that), bowing and telling us to enjoy the meal.
I merely eyed at my meal for a couple of seconds before glancing at Butch, seeing of how he only had a drink of some sort.
"Something the matter?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
Frowning, I replied, "Didn't you order a meal?"
He nodded in reply.
"Then where the hell is it?"
Smirking, he stated, "Aw, my Kaoru really does care about me."
Glaring, I scoffed. "Yeah, right."
"Oh? Then why haven't you eaten yet?"
"I'm being considerate, that's all."
"Of what?"
"The fact that you're possibly hungry and—" I stopped immediately, shutting my mouth quickly. Damn it! I should've eaten and then tortured him into giving information about my dog to me! God, I'm such a freaking idiot!
He smirked before taking my fork and quickly eating from my meal, earning a protest from me. Smirking still, he stated, "Well, obviously, you care about my well-being. Since my meal hasn't come yet, I'll eat part of yours instead."
I frowned. "So you have to use my only fork?"
"Well, do you expect me to eat with my hands?" He replied sarcastically, but grinning nonetheless. Taking another bite from my meal with my fork, he then asked, "Besides, you can always eat from this very fork."
"Hell no!"
"Why not?" Immediately, he smirked. "I mean, we've done many things, but refusing to eat from a fork?" Shaking his head while grinning, he merely chuckled.
I scowled in response.
Before I could say anything else, though, the same waiter from earlier came by, looking very nervous. Hesitating, he stated, "Sir, I apologize, but it appears that your meal will take some time to prepare."
"Why?" Butch asked, raising an eyebrow before taking another bite from my meal.
"Well…" The waiter's voice trailed off, shifting his eyes around.
Ignoring the fact that Butch was eating away, I asked, "It's not because of those waitresses from earlier, is it?"
Sighing, the waiter merely nodded. "So many of them insisted on being the one to give the order to your boyfriend—"
"He's not my boyfriend!" I yelled immediately.
Butch merely smirked. "Ignore her; she's just in denial."
"Denial? I'm not in denial!"
"Continue, waiter," Butch stated, completely ignoring what I just said.
Clearing his voice, the waiter stated, "Well, as I was saying, so many of them insisted on giving you your meal that there was a big commotion over it and, well…to put it bluntly, it may take some more time to get your meal ready again, sir."
I groaned, rolling my eyes. "Why is it that wherever we go, there's always some sort of commotion about you?" At this, I glared at Butch.
Smirking, he replied while shrugging, "Can't help that the ladies love me, my dear~."
"Don't call me that!"
"Well, anyway, don't worry about it; I can wait," Butch said to the waiter, who merely nodded in response. "If the waitresses are going to make a fuss over it, then feel free to cancel it. I'm content with eating from my girlfriend's plate anyway."
"I'm not your girlfriend!"
"Oh, right… Sorry, I meant my lover."
I could've sworn my face went red, since I immediately thought of everything we had done, especially since my cheeks felt very hot. "We're not that either!"
"Oh my, your girl is certainly in denial, isn't she?" The waiter commented, which made my jaw drop in disbelief.
Butch merely grinned before stating, "See, Kaoru? Even the waiter agrees with me!"
Glaring at Butch, I groaned before exclaiming, "Okay, you know what, I'm out of here!" As soon as I got up and went to walk past Butch, I felt something pull me back. Unfortunately, I landed on Butch's lap, which made me glare the culprit just before he wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Now, now, Kaoru, you haven't even eaten yet," he stated, smirking at me.
"Well, a certain someone here apparently took my fork!" I retorted and before he could respond, I tried getting up, but of course, knowing him, he wouldn't let me. Glaring at him, I immediately turned my head towards the waiter and asked, "Isn't this sort of thing bad to do in public, especially at restaurants?" Glancing around, I saw of how everyone was staring at us. Oh God, this feels like a repeat of what happened in the ice cream shop!
"Well, actually, this restaurant is considered a place of where mainly couples come to eat," the waiter responded calmly. "So sometimes, couples would do something such as this. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to tend to the other customers." With that said, he immediately walked away (probably sensing my anger).
I frowned immediately before glaring at Butch. "You knew, didn't you?"
"Knew what?" He asked, feigning a look of innocence. Smirking, he added, "I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about."
I merely scoffed in reply, rolling my eyes. Trying to get off of him once more, I failed (again for what seems like the hundredth time), which made me scowl and glare at him. Seeing of how one of his arms tightened around my waist, I narrowed my eyes before asking angrily, "Let me go, will you?"
"Hm, sorry, can't," he replied, smirking as he pulled my plate closer. Turning his head to face mine, I realized then our proximity…which also meant that my cheeks suddenly turned red, judging of how they felt hot. "I'm pretty sure you're hungry and I don't like it when you're hungry because of me."
"I can handle starving for a while," I retorted softly, frowning.
"Still, you need to eat, just like what you told me earlier."
"I never said anything like that!"
"Well, you were implying it."
"That didn't mean for you to eat off of my plate, though! And to use my fork, either!"
Immediately, he held up my fork and smirked. "Want me to feed you?"
Snatching my fork out of his hands, I grumbled angrily under my breath. I stared at my meal for a bit before glancing at my fork, frowning due to the fact that his mouth touched my fork. I mean, I admit that I'm hungry, but still! He ate with my fork!
"I refuse to eat," I stated bluntly, frowning still.
"Aw, c'mon, now. You're not worried about an indirect kiss, are you?" Receiving a glare from me, he smirked, which made me scowl even more at him as he said, "It's just a fork."
"That you ate with," I added, narrowing my eyes at him.
He merely shrugged. "So? You still need to eat."
"And I just told you that I refuse to eat!" I exclaimed. By then, everyone (the customers, actually) was already murmuring, probably discussing about the two of us. After all, only the waitresses (the ones that came by to ask Butch about himself) and the waiters only knew that I was female.
"Is that a boy or girl that the handsome boy's with?"
"Looks like a boy to me."
"No, it couldn't be… Look at the eyes."
"Oh, right, they look pretty feminine…"
"But…it looks male."
Yup, I was right. (Of course…)
"I'm female, god damn it!" I yelled, silencing the murmurs immediately. "If you people have time to discuss about other people's lives—" Quickly, I was silenced by none other than Butch's hand. When I glared at him, he was smirking at me before looking at those that paid attention to us.
"Now, now, everyone, what my girlfriend"—at this, I narrowed my eyes at him and tried protesting, but once his other hand rested on my thigh, I stopped immediately, inwardly hoping that this date would hurry up and be over with—"meant to say was that it's better for all of you to hurry and get back to enjoying this delicious food, no?" He quickly smirked, which, of course, made all of the women in the room blush and head back to minding their own business. (I'm pretty sure that most of the guys were jealous, judging of how they were sending him death glares. Butch ignored them, of course. Though, if anything, I should be more worried about those dudes than Butch…)
Slapping his hand away, I whispered angrily, "I could've handled the situation myself!"
"If I let you handled it yourself, we would've gotten kicked out."
"For what?"
"For causing such a huge commotion."
"And what we're doing isn't causing one?"
"We're merely attracting attention, Kaoru," he replied, smirking still. "There's a difference."
My only response to him was a groan before adding, "If I eat, then will this date be over with?"
He frowned slightly. "Do you really want this date to be over with?"
I nodded quickly and whispered, "What do you think? You know very well my reason for even being here in the first place!"
Grinning, he stated, "Well, you did lose the bet."
Quickly, scenes of what happened last night started to occur in my head before feeling that hot sensation on my cheeks. Turning my head away, I quickly faced my meal, snatching my fork out of his hands before eating it while ignoring the fact that my face was red. Even if his mouth touched my fork, it's better than letting him know that I was blushing because of him. That will just add onto his ego, for crying out loud!
Wrapping both arms around my waist (that didn't really help to the fact that I was already blushing, if I may add), he let his head rest against my shoulder. Although I refused to meet his gaze, it was obvious that he was smirking.
Moments passed as silence engulfed the atmosphere, which was pretty awkward, if I may add. I merely continued to eat, ignoring the fact that he had his arms wrapped around my waist while resting his head on my shoulder. Of course, that meant that his head was practically next to mine… Nonetheless, the silence merely continued as I continued to chew when I noticed that he hadn't drunk out of his…well, whatever it was. (I honestly have no idea what he ordered.) After all, it was practically full and upon seeing this, I merely frowned.
"What's wrong? Food's not good?"
I flinched slightly because since his face was so close to mine, I could practically feel his breath. Shaking my head to cover the fact that I flinched, I replied, "Well, it's just that you haven't drunk your drink yet" Pausing momentarily, I added, "What the hell is it, anyway?"
Reaching an arm forward, he grabbed the cup of liquid and drank from it. I merely stared at him while he drank it. I mean, don't get me wrong! I'm not attracted to him or anything, but the fact that he didn't even try to piss me off about it was somewhat surprising. Before I knew it, he was already done drinking the entire thing and smirking at me, which made me scowl immediately.
Wrapping both arms around me once more, he whispered softly, "You sure that you're not starting to like me as well?"
Scowling even more, I merely scoffed in disgust. Closing my eyes while turning my head away to face my meal (that was almost done, if I may add), "Like that will ever happen."
"You were staring, though~."
"So what if I did? I was thinking about some things, alright?"
"Ooh," I heard him reply before feeling something hot against my ear. "So what exactly were you thinking about?" Before I could even respond, though, his arms wrapped even tighter around me, which surprised me, honestly. When I turned my head around to try to respond, he was leaning in… Wait, is he trying to kiss me? AGAIN?
My eyes went wide and just as soon as his lips were about to brush against mine, one of the waitresses from earlier came by (you know, the ones that were trying to get to know Butch and all) before clearing her voice. Her eyes looked somewhat irritated, though, honestly, I was thankful that she came by.
Unfortunately, Butch merely glanced at her, letting his forehead rest against mine before brushing his lips against mine. After flinching slightly, I glanced at the waitress and saw that she momentarily looked irritated before smiling. Quickly, I merely turned my head away from Butch before going back to eating. When Butch rested his head on my shoulder, though, I glanced at her and she was practically resisting the urge to seethe in anger. The fact that Butch had his arms around my waist still didn't help the situation either, if I may add.
Clearing her voice once more, the waitress stated, "Takeshi-kins?"
I had to resist the urge to groan. Have I mentioned the fact that every waitress here called Butch by "Takeshi-kins"? That's also getting on my nerves as well. You'd think they call him by "Takeshi-kun," but no, instead they call him by "Takeshi-kins."
Considering the fact that I didn't feel his head shift, I assumed that he didn't bother to look at her when he asked, "Yeah?"
"Your meal has arrived," she replied and when I glanced at her, I could practically feel her sending daggers at me. Though, honestly, she didn't scare me, so I merely rolled my eyes in response. Just as I was going to eat the last bite of my meal, though, Butch immediately ate it.
Glaring angrily at him, I asked, "Why the hell did you just eat that?"
He shrugged. "I got hungry."
"Your meal's right there, for crying out loud!" I exclaimed, pointing at the meal that the waitress had put down on the table.
"It's too far away, though," he whined before resting his head on my shoulder once more.
I merely narrowed my eyes at him, scoffing before putting my fork down while rolling my eyes. As soon as I stomped on Butch's foot and he yelped in pain, he had let go of me, which I took as an opportunity to get off of his lap and stand up.
The waitress, though, immediately pushed me aside before heading towards Butch, practically cooing to him if he was alright and all. (To be honest, I could've sworn that she muttered, "Here's my chance!")
Scoffing, I merely headed out of the restaurant before shaking my head once I went out the door. "The hell… It's like a repeat of what happened at the ice cream shop." Just as soon as I was going to walk away, I felt someone wrap their arms around me. Turning around, I found that it was Butch (of course; why am I not surprised?).
"If you wanted to leave, you could've said so," he stated, smirking.
Narrowing my eyes, I asked, "So you were faking your so called pain, then?"
He merely nodded in reply. "Apparently, you've seemed to forgotten that I'm stronger than you." At this, he grinned while I frowned immediately. Before I could retort, he added, "Besides, you don't think I didn't notice the fact that the waitress was glaring at you?" Shaking his head, he muttered, "Note to self: Never come here again…"
"Wait, you've been here before?"
He merely nodded before holding my hand and pulling me, causing me to walk beside him. "I've been here on my other dates."
Quickly, I frowned. "Do you just immediately lump me in with every other girl you've dated?"
"No, I just figured that you'd rather go eat an actual meal than ice cream," he replied, grinning slightly, which made me frown even more. "Though, I usually only go there when I have to break up with girls." When he saw that I was frowning still, he added quickly, "Not that I wanted to break up with you or anything."
"Actually, I'd be more happy if we were apart," I replied, rolling my eyes.
Sighing, he stated, "Well, anyway, that's kind of why that waitress was glaring daggers at you. She's usually the one that ends up ruining my dates—"
"Why not just go out with her, then?" I interrupted, frowning.
Smirking, he asked, "Is my Kaoru jealous? You seem very irritated."
"I'm irritated at the fact that the date's not over yet, you idiot," I replied, frowning still. Blinking a couple of times, I immediately exclaimed, "Wait, did you even pay?"
"Didn't need to."
"Why not?"
"It was on the house."
"Why?"
Sighing, he replied, "'Cause the chefs insisted on saying that it was on the house."
"And why is that?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at him.
"'Cause of the fact that whenever my brothers and I are around in that restaurant, customers tend to come by immediately. Didn't you see that the place was practically full of people?"
Blinking a couple of times, I merely nodded in response before feeling his grip on my hand tighten slightly. Frowning, I asked, "So are you going to give me information now?"
He stopped walking and turned to face me, simply smirking before pulling me towards a nearby park. I merely let him lead the way as he continued to hold my hand, which made me frown until finally, he and I were standing underneath a tree. Turning around to face me, he shrugged in response, gesturing for me to begin, but only held up three fingers.
Raising an eyebrow, I asked, "Three?"
He nodded. "Normally, I'd wait until our date actually ended"—at this, I immediately frowned, since that meant that our date really wasn't over yet—"but since you kept on asking, I figured I may as well be Mr. Nice Guy and let you ask away. However, you're only going to ask three questions, so keep that in mind."
"What are you, a genie?"
He chuckled in response before raising an eyebrow at me. "You do realize that you just asked two questions, right?"
"What? Those weren't my questions, though!"
"And that makes it three."
"Hey!"
He chuckled once more before stating, "Alright, alright! Now, ask away."
Sighing, I asked, "What exactly do you know about my dog?"
"A lot of things."
"Such as?"
"The fact that he acts human-like and such, doesn't he?" At this, he smirked while my eyes widened.
"How the hell do you know that?"
"I have my ways, Kaoru," he replied before adding, "Now, you just asked three questions, so—"
"Can't you just tell me what the hell is going on with my dog instead of making me do all of this crap?" I exclaimed, frowning before narrowing my eyes.
"That wouldn't make it fun now, would it?" He replied, smirking in amusement. "Besides, he's your dog. I'm just giving you information, which I did."
"No, you didn't! You said what I already knew!"
"Well then, I guess you should choose your questions more wisely," he replied, smirking in amusement still. However, when he saw that I was still frowning at him, he sighed and said, "Fine, I'll tell you some actual information."
"Finally!"
"But only if you give me something in return," he added, smirking once more.
My eyes widened. "I already went on a date with you!"
"That only shows that we're dating now, though. I want something more than that." At this, I couldn't help but gulp softly, seeing of how his eyes had that same emotion from last night, but much less intense. Leaning in towards my face, he whispered, "Though, knowing you, you probably wouldn't agree to it."
"Of course not!"
Smirking, he stated, "Which means that you'll have to kiss me in order to get the information."
My eyes widened even more at this. "WHAT?"
"You heard me, my dear," he responded, grinning before wrapping his arms around my waist and letting his forehead rest against mine. "If you want the information, you'll have to kiss me."
"No way in hell am I doing that!"
"Oh, so you don't want the information, then?"
"I do, but—"
Leaning in even more so that his lips brushed against mine, he whispered, "Then kiss me."
My face, for what seemed like the hundredth time, felt hot once more and I tried to cover it up by frowning, but considering of how he was smirking, it didn't help the situation. C'mon, Kaoru, think, think! You don't want to kiss this idiot! It'll just add to his ego!
"Well?" He asked, interrupting my thoughts, smirking. His lips were still dangerously close to mine, since they brushed against mine once more. Before he could even say anything else, I immediately pulled away as much as possible before reluctantly kissing him on the cheek (after hesitating, of course).
"Kaoru!"
At this, I pulled away immediately to find that Momoko and Miyako were there with their boyfriends, Takeo and Takumi—or should I say, Brick and Boomer.
Looking at them and then Butch, I immediately pushed Butch away (successfully, if I may add, which surprised me for a second) stated, "It's not what you think!"
"Kaoru, you just kissed him!" Momoko exclaimed.
"On the cheek!"
"But you're Kaoru! A kiss on the cheek is serious! And to boot, it's Takeshi!"
Nodding in agreement, Miyako pondered for a moment before asking, "You're not going out with Takeshi-san, are you?"
Immediately, I felt flustered and then exclaimed, "I'm telling you that I have a good reason for—"
"Kaoru-chan, why on the cheek~?" Butch immediately whined. "Even though we're dating now and we've done a bunch of other things—"
Quickly, I elbowed him, causing him to grunt slightly. Once I glanced at Momoko and Miyako, though, they looked…well, I don't think I need to say it, do I? Before I knew it, they told the boys to excuse them and then they ended up pulling me away from the group. Once we were far away enough, they immediately bombarded me with questions—that is, until I told them to shut up and to ask one at a time.
Sighing, they looked at each other and asked simultaneously, "Are you going out with Takeshi?"
"I did it for information, which I was about to get if you guys hadn't—"
"Information?" Miyako asked, raising eyebrow at me.
"What information, Kaoru?" Momoko then asked, also raising an eyebrow at me.
Shaking my head, I merely responded, "It's something that you guys wouldn't understand…" When I saw their confused faces, I added, "Trust me on this. You wouldn't understand—at all." Well, more like you wouldn't believe me…
"Kaoru, we're the…you know," Momoko began, "so whatever you tell us wouldn't be shocking."
Nodding in agreement, Miyako added, "After all, we live in a city full of monsters, so…" Pausing, she then added, "Oh, which reminds me! Kaoru, you still have Takeshi, right?"
"Which one? My dog"—immediately, I pointed back at Butch—"or the idiotic pervert over there?"
"Your dog," Miyako stated, which I then nodded to.
"Oh yeah!" Momoko then exclaimed and seeing that I looked utterly confused, she added, "Why don't we have a dog play date some time?"
Raising an eyebrow at them, I stated bluntly, "Last time I checked, you guys don't have dogs."
They both blinked at me before stating, "We never told you?"
It was then my turn to blink. "Wait, you guys also have dogs now?"
"Well, we've been having them," Miyako stated nervously.
Momoko merely laughed nervously before adding, "I guess we've been so busy with Takeo and Takumi that we forgot to tell you…" Clearing her voice, she added, "Anyway, what do you think?"
I merely shrugged. "Sure, I guess."
"Great! Takeo and Takumi will—"
"Wait, what?"
"What is it?" Miyako asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Your dogs—they have the same names as your boyfriends?" Quickly, I shook my head before adding, "Well, aliases, but you get the point!"
They simply nodded in response before Momoko stated, "But it's common for people to have the same names as something else and all."
"I know that, but…" Sighing, I asked, "What do they look like?"
"They're pretty much Labradors, like Takeshi," Momoko replied.
"Well, except that Momoko-san's dog has orange fur with red eyes while mine has blonde fur and blue eyes…" Miyako added, her voice trailing off at the end.
My eyes widened at this before looking back at the trio of brothers known as the RowdyRuff Boys Z. Sensing that something didn't add up here, I quickly frowned before grabbing the girls' hands and walking away with them.
"Kaoru, what are you doing?" Momoko exclaimed immediately.
"We need to talk," I whispered at them and before they could ask, I added, "And it's a private matter, so we need to head back to the lab in order to talk about it." Seeing of how they were looking upset, I quickly yelled at the boys, "We have an emergency! We'll see you guys tomorrow!"
Brick, Boomer, and Butch merely looked at us in confusion and before they could even say anything, I had already zoomed off with Momoko and Miyako.
Something really didn't add up here and I knew that I had to get to the bottom of it.
Me: Sorry if it feels like a filler chapter, but...this was somewhat needed, to be honest :'D. It's part of the plot, so x'D. And besides, you guys got to read about their date~ x3
Kaoru: DEJIKO! LET ME OUT OF HERE, DAMN IT!
Butch: Kaoru-chan~.
Kaoru: GAH! GET OFF OF ME!
Me: *snickers* Anyway, even though Kaoru is being tortured by Butch -
Butch: Which she enjoys! 8D
Kaoru: NO, I DON'T! =A=
Me: c': Well, moving on, review please! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
