Ren sweats. It's summer vacation and he finally told Makoto exactly how he felt for her the day before yesterday. She had been shocked that he'd finally opened up to her, but after a moment she'd given him a beautiful smile and she had admitted that she returned his very strong romantic feelings of love. He had kissed her and she had leaned in and wound her arms around his neck and kissed him back.
He was still a bit surprised that it hadn't been awkward. After they'd pulled away breathlessly, he had asked her out on a real date. He had asked her to Shibuya's Summer Festival. This is where he planned to make their debut to his friends as a couple. They didn't have specific plans to meet his friends there, but Ren planned on keeping Makoto on their date for most of the afternoon and evening, so they were bound to be spotted by his friends. That day was today and the date was set to start at three in the afternoon.
Her eyes had lit up at his suggestion and she had asked him what she should wear for an event like that. He had given her a longing smile and told her he had really liked the kimono she had worn at the fireworks festival. Makoto had given him a pleased smile and she had disappeared yesterday afternoon to go shopping for a kimono for her first date with Ren. She refused to let him see it until they were on their date though. Ren hadn't minded, her eyes had looked so bright and happy, and perhaps even a little bit mischievous.
Now it's nearly time for their date, and he was nervous but he is also anticipating what a date with Makoto will be like. She had taken over his room a half hour ago, telling him she needed privacy. He was sitting downstairs waiting for her, dressed in a new shirt and a nice pair of pants. His hair is the same as always, but his wallet is much fatter today than it usually is.
When Sojiro had heard he finally asked Makoto on a date, his caretaker had pressed a large wad of money in his hands. He had grinned at Ren and told him to be sure Makoto had a great time. Ren had grinned at his father and had nodded his head in agreement.
She should be walking into the room, ready to go any second now. Ren hopes nothing goes wrong on their first date. Then he amends that thought and hopes nothing ever goes wrong on any date he's on with Makoto.
Futaba walks into the doorway and leans up against it with her arms crossed.
"I wonder if anybody else can claim to have their date get ready in their room for their first date." Futaba remarks in a voice that's tinged with amusement.
"Makoto's not a normal girl." Ren remarks and then groans at the way it sounded.
"Of course not, no normal girl would have you." Futaba says back, pleased with her quick retort.
"No true, you also annoy me. Go away." Ren tells her, not needing this conversation before his date.
"I guess then that we should all be really grateful that she popped into your life, otherwise you might have started to experiment with guys." Futaba says as she turns and walks away. Ren sends an angry glare in her direction. Sojiro grumbles as he watch his two adopted kids banter, they really were like Brother and Sister...
"You look ready!" Sojiro pops up, trying to change the subject. "Where's Makoto-chan?"
"She should be down here any second." Ren says, still annoyed Futaba's remark. Sojiro gives Ren a pointed stare.
"Try not to start your date with a sour attitude." Sojiro warns him. Ren swallows and nods.
"I can only do that if you keep Futaba away from me until I get back." Ren warns him and Sojiro chuckles.
"Her tongue sure has gotten much sharper, thanks to you." Sojiro says to Ren, causing Ren to glance up in surprise. He doesn't like that he said that.
"She did not learn that from me." Ren protests, without much confidence, even as he wonders if what hesaid was true.
"Where else would she have learned it?" Sojiro asks, exasperated.
"You're bugging me too..." Ren mutters under his breath
Luckily for Ren, Makoto appears in the doorway a second later, looking very beautiful in a light blue kimono with large purple flowers. She gives him a big smile and he immediately forgets his family issues. Her hair is up and in clips and she looks very dressy and attractive.
"Makoto, wow." Ren says, taking in her appearance with wide appreciative eyes. Makoto grins at his reaction. It was exactly what she had been hoping for when she'd picked out this kimono and styled her hair. She had hoped his eyes would widen and he would look excited.
"I'm glad you like it. Shall we go?" Makoto asks him. Ren walks over to her and takes her hand and squeezes it a bit.
"Sure." He tells her as he looks down at her with a small smile playing at his lips. "I hope you have fun today." Ren tells her before they head for the door. She squeezes his hand back.
"I don't doubt that I will." Makoto says as they walk out the door. Sojiro offers them a smile as the door shuts behind them. Finally. Sojiro thinks as he hopes nothing screws up his adoptive son's first date with the girl he loves.
Ren keeps glancing at his beautiful date as they make their way towards the festival. It isn't two minutes after they leave his house when Ann and Shiho notice them from across the street.
Makoto and Ren hadn't noticed them though until they ran across the street to greet them. Ann has a dumbfounded look on her face as she looks at their clasped hands. She notices Makoto is smiling calmly and Ren is not meeting her gaze although he's blushing a bit as he looks a bit to the left and over her head.
"Are you guys dating?" Shiho finally managed to say in a near squeak. Ann just looks at them with a wide eyed shocked look as she waits for a response from one of the two of them. Makoto is still smiling and Ren clears his throat nervously.
"Yes." Ren tells her, feeling a bit uncomfortable, although he's pretty sure it's because of Shiho's expression. "What?" Ren finally asks her.
"Nothing." Shiho says after she finally closes her mouth.
"It's our first date." Makoto supplies with a smile. She feels Ren's hold on her hand tighten just a tiny bit. "We're headed to the festival." She informs them. Shiho just nods wordlessly and Ann looks at them with desperation in her eyes.
"Oh." Ann finally says in a very depressed sounding voice when Shiho says nothing.
"Something wrong?" Ren asks both of them, a bit annoyed at their reaction. He doesn't get why they both look a little bit disappointed that he's on a date.
"Nothing..I-I was just surprised. I thought you...I thought you were just friends." Ann says, like she can barely get the words out.
"Things change." Ren says shortly before pulling Makoto around the both of them. Makoto looks up at Ren and tries to forget the way the girls looked unhappy at the news, after all she's with Ren on her first date and she's dreamed about this for so long. They will not ruin it for her. They finally make it to the festival and Makoto seems very enchanted with it all.
Ren smiles with satisfaction as she looks around wide eyed at all the games, rides, food, and people. He can practically feel the excitement exuding from her body and he grins. He takes her over to where they're selling caramel covered apples and he buys her one. Makoto's eyes widen with pleasure over the wondrous taste of this treat.
They walk around for a little while until they run into Yusuke who's being followed by two of his older classmates. They appear to be arguing over something as they both try to pull him closer. Yusuke's eye light up with relief when he sees them at the distraction of it.
"Ren-san! Makoto-san! You're here together? Like on a date?" He asks them with a smile. The girls stop arguing and look at the couple that currently has their younger classmate's attention. They watch as the very short dark haired girl blushes and nods her head yes. Then they look up at Yusuke's dark haired friend next.
"Yes, I invited her on a date to the festival." Ren tells Yusuke's. His friend smiles happily at him.
"It took you long enough, haven't you had a thing for her for ages?" He asks. Makoto smiles at this. She's had a thing for Ren for ages too.
"Come on Yusuke-kun, I want something to eat." One girl tells him as she tugs on his arm possessively.
"I want you to win me a prize!" The other girl tells him.
"Who even are you two?" Yusuke questioned and Makoto and Ren let out a surprised gulp. They really should have known better but for a few moments there, it genuinely looked like Yusuke was a player with two girls all to himself "You've been following me around since I arrived, it's quite rude"
"Oh now, really Yusuke-kun" One pouts as they wrap around his arm
"Do not touch me" Yusuke states as the other girl wraps around his other arm. Yusuke give Ren a sheepish and apologetic look as the girls drag him away. He doesn't appeared to be too broken up about it though
"Want to go on a ride?" Ren asks her. She grins.
"Sure," Makoto tells him with a smile. He takes her to an exciting one for the carnival where you sit in a car and it goes all the way around, spinning you upside down. She loves that so much she screams as they fly around and she loves the sensation of it. Makoto laughs as Ren leads her over to some food. It's there that they run into Ryuji, who isn't surprised by the news that they're dating, but he is surprised Ren brought Makoto somewhere so public for their first date, and even more than that, he's holding her hand.
He wonders what kind of comments the two have had to hear since they started on their date today. Ren and Ryuji give each other a knowing glance he breaks out into smiles for the couple.
"Congrats." Ryuji had said after they'd made their announcement. "Knew you two'd end up together eventually"
"Thank you." Makoto had said for both of them.
"Have you seen Ann yet?" Ryuji asks next as he looks a bit concerned.
"Yes, we saw her while we were on our way here, she was with Shiho." Ren tells him, and Ryuji nods.
"Was she heading here?" Ryuji asks next, he thinks he'll keep an eye out for her.
"I have no idea, we didn't ask." Ren answers. He stops talking to them since it's their turn to order food. Ryuji walks off since he doesn't want to intrude on a first date. Ren and Makoto are uninterrupted for quite awhile and they very much enjoy that.
He wins her a teddy bear, and a stuffed panda, which she appears to cherish. She rewards him with a kiss for each prize he wins her too. He takes her to sample all different kinds of food and lets her play many games.
Ren and Makoto find a guy who you can pay to throw pies at and they both take part in it. Makoto nails the guy in the face with the pie and hugs Ren in reaction. The moment they pull away, someone pokes Ren's shoulder and he turns around.
"Kawakami-Sensei!" Ren says in surprise. Makoto's eyes widen, but she smiles anyways. Their teacher grins at them and she looks at them approvingly.
"I always suspected to two were an item. Remember you have to do something exciting to make it memorable!" She says with a grin before walking away, leaving the two of them red faced.
Ren and Makoto finally leave the festival, filled from food and fun. As they're on their way home, they run into one last classmate, Eiko. She squeals in excitement at the news.
"How great! I was wondering when you two would finally hook up, it's been obvious that you were into each other for the longest time!" Eiko sings as she quickly dances off. Ren and Makoto grin as they shake their heads. Ren smiles over how smoothly everything went and with how often he'd gotten to see her smile.
"Thank you for coming with me tonight, I am lucky to have such a beautiful date." Ren whispers as they approach the train station. Her train arrives and Ren stops her. There's one more thing he must do before the date ends. He leans down and kisses her. A soft and gentle kiss that quickly turns passionate. He pulls away breathing hard from the sensations that had been invoked from her kiss.
"Thank you for inviting me out," Makoto says happily and breathlessly.
"I look forward to many more firsts with you." Ren had confided before Makoto walks onto her train, waving goodbye as it pulls out of the station
The first date had been a success, and Ren's so relieved he doesn't mind any of his friend's remarks. When he's with Makoto, everything just seems perfect and that's why he wants her in his life for all time.