Experiment:1-K-I-S-S

~Monday ~

Her day with Camus was pleasant at first because it involved eating sweets with him and listening to him play the cello. It was around evening when things got rough. He suggested the idea of a romantic dinner by the lake after horseback riding but Mai never rode on a horse before. When she got on the horse she did fine until Camus's horse started to trot. Mai's horse followed the other's lead and trotted too then the horse decided to brake into a gallop. She fell once but decided to give it another go, she fell twice and she kept going. However, it was after the seventh time and probably got a big purple bruise on her bottom when she chose to quit and walk the rest of the way. In the end she still smiled and told him that she had a fun time with him.

~Tuesday~

Ranmaru's idea of a date was a lot more simple than Camus's because they were in the lounging area. The rocker's work schedule was tiring so he wasn't in the mood to go outside. They spent the day watching or rather heckling at old movies and tossing popcorn into their mouths. He was even kind enough to give her a massage when she told him that her body still aches from yesterday. A few kisses were exchanged and it ends with cuddling on the couch.

~During the first two days with Ai~

When the week began Ai put some time aside to look up dating tips on the internet. So far he thought he got some good information from .com and . "Tip number 1: Plan ahead." He thought about where to take her on their first date, his eyes moved to the screen and it read, "The place should be where she can be comfortable." His mind wondered to Mai's likes and dislikes, "She's a dancer so I should take her to a place where she can be around other dancers." He looked up a place on Google and found one that sounded promising.

A bored Reiji walked into his room, unannounced, and looked over the younger boy's shoulder to see the computer screen. "Whatcha doing Ai-Ai?" he exclaimed, but the boy didn't flinch.

"If you must know I am picking a place to take Mai to on Wednesday," he explained.

Reiji read the name of the place and the name looked familiar to him, "Um are you sure you want to go there? That's a pretty mature place."

" Well I'm a mature person," Ai said calmly, he was determine to make this date the best one she has ever had.

The funniest one in the room lets out a small sigh, ' Guess he's going to have to learn the hard way,' He pats the robot idol on the back, "I wish ya the best of luck!

~Wednesday~

Ai walked down the hall, wearing a black button up with matching pants and a blue tie and jacket. "Tip number 2: Dress to Impress," he said as he straightened his tie and arrived at the corridor of the Master Course building. He was a bit early but he still followed tip number 3: Be on Time.

"Hey I hope I didn't keep you waiting ..." he turned around when he heard her voice. She was in a powder blue dress that ends at her knees with the straps tied around her neck, also she had her hair down this time.

'Tip number 4: Use compliments appropriately,' he looked at her up and down, ' What word should I use?!' His eyes met her, " You look...cute." He mentally hit his forehead at the adjective he used.

"Aw thank you. I think you look cute too," she giggles and walked outside with him.

He lead her to the awaiting car then remembered tip number 5: Prove that chivalry is not dead. Ai opened the car door for her and she thought is was a sweet gesture so she rewarded him with a kiss on the cheek before getting in the backseat. Ai was frozen for five seconds then a small blush crept onto his face. He was able to compose himself and followed her into the car, 'It may not be a kiss on the lips but I am making progress.'

The two sat in silence for a while, Mai was wondering why he wanted to take her dancing. She was happy that they are going but she expected him to take her to a tech expo or a science museum. Ai decided to take the initiative and start a conversation, " So why do you love dancing?" he asked her.

She stared at him for a few seconds while memories of her mother came to her mind. Memories of her mom trying to live her dreams through her daughter. " Well I love dancing because my mom hates it," she did a careless shrugs.

" What do you mean?" Ai was a bit surprised at her answer since he was expecting something corny like, ' I love dancing because it makes others happy.' Now it was time to put his studies to action once again with tip number 6: Being attentive.

" Well my mother wanted me to just learn ballet for the talent portion in beauty contests but I wanted to learn all the genres." She smiled lightly remembering how happy she was every time she mastered a dance style. " My favorite was hip-hop but mom thought it was too rough for a young lady." Mai remembered the lecture she got about it, " She wanted to take me out of dance school because I finished ballet and waltz at that time." She lets out a small sigh. "It was a messy battle but the school was able to keep me there on a scholarship."

Ai listen and processed every information she gave him about her. He still has so much to learn about her that can't be found on the internet.

~Two hours later~

"Hey Ai...When you said we were going to be around exotic dancers, I thought you meant we were going to be around people from other countries." Mai sat close to his side at their table, trying to ignore their surroundings. "Not a bunch of strippers !"

Yes, as hard as it was to believe, Ai made a slight miscalculation. He didn't know what an exotic dancer was or that the Dancing Peacock was a strip club. 'So this is what Reiji meant,' he thought as his hair covered his eyes to hide his embarrassment. "How did we even get in here?"

~Flashback~

When the car drop them off at the location they saw a neon sign of a peacock, fanning out its feathers. "I never heard this place before." Mai said Then she notices the bouncer standing guard at the door. She felt a little bit intimidated by the aura the man gave off, " Are you sure you want go here?"

'Tip number 7: Be confident,' He gave her a smile and held her hand, "Mai I'm sure I want to go here and dance with you." His reassurance made her feel better.

When they got to the door the funny thing that happened was that she got carded instead of him, 'How the hell does he look older than me,' Mai thought.

~The present ~

Ai thought Mai wanted to immediately leave but a server holding a basket of buffalo wings from America walked past them and the smell was actually good. "We're leaving after I eat whatever that was," She said.

After Mai was done eating the best thing she ever tasted, the two called the car back and leave the place at rapid speed. The two awkwardly sat there. No one dared looked at other. "Um ...Soooo" Mai started then she was cut off by Ai.

"I am sorry ..." he looked down, " I wanted our first date to be memorable and this happens."

Mai looked at him then she bursted out into fits of laughter, " It's still memorable!" It actually reminded her of her first date with Reiji even though this situation was an accident. " Ai you're still learning so it's okay to mess up."

"No, Not me...I'm suppose to be the perfect idol. I am programed to not make mistakes like this." Is it just her or did he seem a bit more emotional. "I must be malfunctioning..."

" Never say that!" She made him look at her, "Don't ever say that. Having flaws makes an interesting person." Her hand caresses his cheek, " You're interesting."

Ai looked into her eyes to see if she was being genuine and not just saying things to make him feel better. There was nothing about her eyes, that told him she was lying. Actually he found them to be quite pretty. ' Most females expect the male to make the first move right?'

They moved closer to each other till the driver announced that they arrived back home, causing the two to pull away from each other.

It seemed so empty and yet loud as their footsteps echoed in the hallways. Once they arrived to Mai's room. Ai was thinking of the very last tip, 'Say good night.' He looked at her and gave her a small smile, "Good night Mai..."

He turned to leave but was stopped when she grabbed his sleeve when he turned around he felt a pair of soft warm lips over his cold ones. He felt like he was short circuiting and he didn't want it to stop.

Mail slowly pulled away with a smile on her face, "Good night Ai." She giggled at the blank stare on his face and turned around then disappeared into her room.

After processing what just happened, he smiled and silently cheered to himself, "Experiment: First Date First Kiss was a success..."

A/N: Don't worry I didn't forget about Reiji his day is going to be a bit special and no it's not another trap scene lol