List of oneshots part 4
chapter 24
A boy ends up the first crush to a mob boss' daughter.
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We find ourselves at a large mansion with high walls and a garden in the back with a pool with a few men in suits walking around with gun holsters as the camera moved towards a window on the second floor.
Inside was an older girl with brown hair in a bowl haircut brushing it with a pink ribbon tied as part of a headband with a cold expression and pink pair of pajamas who put the brush down and stood up before grabbing a bell and gave it a ring.
"Yes ma'am?" answered a maid opening the door slightly.
"Breakfast, now."
"Right away, anything in particular?"
"Make sure it's filling, or else." she replied, glancing at the maid with a cold look.
"Yes ma'am." nodded the maid quickly before leaving and headed down the hall with a shiver. 'I never get used to that, the young miss is scary.'
"Hopefully it's something I actually like, otherwise we'll need a new maid." the girl remarked casually to herself. 'Ugh, it better not be boring, everything here is so boring and safe.'
She went and changed herself into a pink t-shirt with a matching skirt, black kneesocks and brown shoes before making herself downstairs. Down there was a small table with a luxurious egg dish waiting for her.
"I-I hope you like this ma-"
"Plain, boring, looks weird, I don't like it." She replied bluntly, making the maid pale and start to shake.
"I-I can ask the cook to make something different! I-I just deliver the food!"
"Get rid of her, she's annoying me." She ordered while sitting down as two suited men on the sides of the room walked over to the maid who tried to back up.
"No please! I can do better! Please!"
"Come with us."
"No, no, noooooo!"
'Drama queen, she's just being fired.' thought the girl as the maid was dragged off as another maid came walking out and bowed her head.
"I'm sorry ma'am, I'll get you something more appetizing."
"Just get me toast, I have to get to school soon."
"Yes ma'am." She bowed before walking into the kitchen while the girl picked up the glass of juice and gave it a sip.
(Later)
"I'm leaving, I want to walk to school today." She told the maids at the door who bowed their heads before the girl made her way out and down the steps to the gate where one of the armed man disarmed the gate and opened it for her.
"Have a good day ma'am."
"Don't tell me what to do."
"Apologies." Spoke the man as she walked down the street with the man rolling his eyes. 'Spoiled brat.'
The girl walked down the street, glad there was no one else on the street at the moment as she made her way to school. 'Today will probably be as boring as all the others. Why do I even bother going?' She thought, tuning out the world around her as she began to go around the corner. She bit into her toast, and suddenly found herself jolting backwards as she fell on her ass on the ground. "Ow! Who dares?!" She started as she rubbed her rear and looked up only to freeze.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so so so sorry! I didn't see you there!" Rapidly apologized the figure next to her, who appeared to be a blonde guy around her age. He wore a long blue open vest with a brown shirt and ripped jeans. "Are you alright?"
"I...I….I… yes?" She spoke, stuttering and feeling her face heating up. 'Why do I feel like this, I've never felt like this before!'
"Do you need some help?"
"N-NO! I AM FINE, VERY FINE!" she yelled quickly getting on her feet.
"Oh, well that's good. I was worried you got hurt." He said as he stood up. "Sorry about that, I didn't see you at first."
"IT IS FINE!" She said, her face heating up.
"Well in that case, I better get to school or I'm gonna end up late, bye!" he waved before he took off jogging.
"B-Bye…" She said, awkwardly waving until he left before feeling her legs go numb. "What… what was that?" She held her hand to her heart and felt it beating quick. "Why is my heart beating so fast? I was barely moving that fast."
She looked at the direction the boy had left and shook her head. "No, this… this must be some kind of flu, it has to be, right?" She turned away and started walking. "I'll just ignore it and take medicine….maybe I'll just skip school and go back home to get some."
(Later)
"GAH! Why do I still feel this way?!" She growled while on her bed, haven taken several types of cold medicine and not feeling any different. "Is this poison?! Why, why do I feel like this still?!"
"Ma'am, do you need help with something?"
"No, no, I'm fine!" She called as a maid entered the room.
"Are you sure? You sound disturbed by something." She said carefully. "Are you sure you don't want to ask for some help?"
"Do I SOUND like I asked for your help?!" She snapped with a glare. "When I say I'm fine, it means I'm. Fine!"
"O-ok, if you say so ma'am! It's just...well… you're acting a bit like my younger sister and I was wondering-"
"Shut up! I am fine!" she snapped before flopping on her stomach and buried her face in her pillow. "This stupid cold just won't go away!"
"Ma'am, it's not a cold!" The maid blurted out before covering her mouth.
"...what was that?"
"It...it's not a cold ma'am… tell me, did you meet a new boy or girl before you suddenly got this 'cold' of yours?"
She looked at the maid with a cold look making her gulp. "And if I did?"
"W-Well, I don't think you're sick, in fact I-I'm pretty sure you have a crush?"
"A crush?"
"Yes, a crush, it means you are falling for someone romantically."
"I know what a crush is!" She snapped making the maid jump. "What I mean is that it's crazy! I've never once had a crush my entire life!"
"Well, then what's your reasoning for how you feel now?"
"A cold! Flu! My face is warm, my palms are sweaty, and my heart is beating like a drum." she listed off.
"You are heating up because you're thinking of your crush, you palms are sweaty because you're nervous, and your heart is beating because you're excited and confused."
"But….but I….I don't even know him! How can I have a crush on a complete stranger?"
"Because the heart wants what the heart wants, there's no rhyme or reason to it."
"But…."
"You could consider it, love at first sight." She said, making the girl freeze.
"I...I don't think I'm ready for this, I don't even know his name!"
"Then why not try and find out?" She asked, making her pause. "Think of this as a new mission, one where failure isn't an option?"
"Mission….hmmm….." she hummed while rubbing her chin. "Yes….Yes! I think I can work with that."
"Then will you be needing anything else?"
"Yes, I will need my laptop, my henchman, and tell my father I will need to divert several resources to my latest mission."
"Yes ma'am." she bowed before walking away. 'Thank god, I thought I would say something to really agitate her.'
'Alright, now that I have those… emotions… under control, I can focus on what I need, HIM.'
(Elsewhere)
"She WHAT?!" Shouted a rough looking man with graying hair in an expensive suit.
"I-I'm just telling you what she told me sir!"
"Well tell her no! Or until she tells me the details of this so called 'mission'."
"Well, the details are a bit….."
"You… you know what she's planning, don't you? Spill it. NOW."
"Ah! Ok ok ok! She might have her first crush on a boy and wants to track him down!"
"...What?" The man said, freezing. "My little girl has a crush… so she wants to divert a quarter of our power towards that?"
"Yes sir."
"...ok."
"I understand s- wait, what?" She looked at him confused and surprised. "You mean, you're not upset?"
"Nope, not at all, this is exactly what happened when I met her mother." He remarked leaning back in his chair. "She did everything in her power to hunt me down and demanded we go out as soon as she knocked on my door. It wasn't until we were married did I find out she had done a lot more work than I ever could just to look for me. Going off a single piece of hair."
"So… the young mistress can have the resources she wa-"
"Yes yes, she can have whatever she wants, now go."
"Yes sir." she bowed before leaving and shivered. 'I feel bad for that poor boy.'
(Later)
"So father approved? Interesting, this does make things much, much easier now." nodded the girl while on her laptop. "Let the men know I want them in here on the double, and if there are any stragglers, they'll be disposed of."
"I-I know ma'am, in fact I had them come here right before I arrived, they can see you now." She opened the door with numerous men in suits walking in, all of them with serious expressions.
"You called for us ma'am?"
"Yes, you have a new assignment, one of utmost importance, and failure is not an option!" she spoke sharply making them all tense up. "Failure of this will result in not just you disappearing, but all evidence of you existing will make it so you were never borned to begin with."
The men gulped as the girl nodded before flipping her laptop around to show what looked like an average high school.
"You will all be infiltrating this school, I don't care what position you take, but you must be in control by the time I transfer."
"So you want us to be teachers?" asked one man.
"...did I say JUST teachers?"
"Well, no."
"No, I said I don't care what position, which means it could be dealing with lunch, cleaning windows, the janitor, I don't care." She scowled. "If it's a way to get in the school and not look suspicious, then you better get it."
"Alright, what is our assignment once we are in? Are we assassinating someone? Kidnapping a politician's kid?"
"No, we are looking for a boy."
"A boy?"
"Yes, a boy, once you find him get all the info you can on him, BUT DO NOT HURT HIM OR I WILL PERSONALLY DISEMBOWEL YOU!" She yelled jumping up while pulling out a handgun and shaking it in their direction, making all of them quickly squat down and cover their heads. "Do. I. Make. Myself. Clear?"
"Yes Ma'am!" They said quickly.
"Good, now then, go get a job in that school, NOW! I will give you instructions when needed."
They all nodded and headed out of the room as quick as possible."
"Good, now then…. WHY CAN'T I FIND HIS NAME?!" she yelled while shaking the laptop. "I found out the best school he could have gone to, but no name!"
"Have you tried looking for a social media account?" Offered the maid, making the young girl freeze.
"Of course! He's sure to have one of those!" She quickly started typing as fast as her fingers could go. 'The school's bound to have a page for students to talk together with online.'
"And if that doesn't work there are other social media sites you can check using his id picture as reference."
"Yes, yes! Ok, that's it, you get a promotion!"
"I do?"
"Yes, I need someone who I know won't dare betray me but can do my research while I am at school, think of things I somehow missed and so on."
"Oh! That's….wonderful." She gave a smile while sweating inside. 'You mean I have to do extra work right next to this girl? That means I'm more likely to die if I mess up!'
"Good, now th- I FOUND HIM!" She shouted suddenly as her face lit up. She saw his smiling profile pic with numerous other students chatting and felt her heart beat thump like a drum. "I-It's definitely him!" She said as her face heated up. "R-Read his name to me, I can't see like this!"
'How can you not read while blushing?' She thought with a sigh as she carefully took the laptop and spun it around. "It says his name is Mikey Gai."
"M-Mikey Gai~" Swooned the girl. "It sounds heavenly~"
'Not to me. Who names their kid Mikey?' She thought as she rolled her eyes. 'Eh, it's not my problem.'
"Oh! I need to get the perfect outfit for my first day! I'll need it to be so stunning he won't be able to take his eyes off me!"
"Do you wish for me to pull up the school dress code mistress?"
"Hell to the dress code. With my men in charge, they'll make sure no one says a thing about it."
"Perhaps, but what if Mikey doesn't like bold women like you?" She asked as she looked at the picture, making the girl freeze. "I personally think you should play it safe on this one, get to know him, unlike a regular mission you won't lose money if you fail, you lose your man, the one you're crushing on for good, and there's no redo here."
"Gah! You're right!" She growled."I am Rukia Shihma, I will not let myself get carried away, I will succeed, I will leave no room for error, NONE!"
'Except the error of almost messing up right from the start.' She thought as she watched Rukia's monologue. 'I don't think she'll make it past the first day at this rate.'
(Timeskip)
"Are you ready mistress…. And do you really want me to come with you?"
"Yes, this is the first day of school, I can't leave anything to chance!"
"Why me?"
"Because you look young enough to be a student like me, and it's just for the first few days… or months… or years…" She trailed off.
The maid started crying internally while the two stood before the school in black school uniforms with plaid skirts. 'This is insane! I look like a porn star trying to pass as a high school girl in this!'
"Come on, if we're late then it'll paint a bad image of me." Rukia said as she raced into the building. 'Ok, if I'm right I should see Mikey at our first class, so I have until to get mentally prepar-oof!'
And cue her bumping into someone again.
"Hey, watch it!" She snapped, only to freeze in fear. 'No….nonononoononononononono.'
"Oh, sorry… wait, don't I know you from somewhere?" Asked the face of Mikey, looking down at Rukia who froze up and was pale as a ghost. "Yeah… didn't I bump into you like a week ago?"
'No no no! Why now, I'm not ready!' she thought, turning red with her sweating crazy. "I….I….Uh….."
"P-Pardon her! It's first day jitters!" Spoke the maid up quickly interjecting. "She's new to town and was worried she'd get lost around here."
"Oh? Ok, no problem, we all have our bad moments, right?" Mikey laughed happily. "See you later then."
"L-Later…." She waved shakingly as he turned and walked off while swaying on her spot. "...Angela, bathroom, NOW!"
"Yes mistress!" She grabbed the girl by the arms and ushered her into the nearest bathroom.
Once they were in Rukia collapsed.
"I-I almost failed! I almost failed right off the bat!"
"No you didn't mistress."
"Of course I did! I froze right up!" She groaned. "And before that I yelled at him! He almost thought I was a complete and utter bitch!"
"I'm sure he's fine, I mean you are still new here and he didn't look like he was bothered by it."
"But first impressions are everything!"
"And I'm sure you'll blow him away the next time you see him." she said as she patted her head. "Besides, it's only a first impression, you can still knock him out of the park with the second one, or the third, or the fourth!"
"I can't mess up again!" She growled clenching her hands. "I'm just lucky I decided that you were to accompany me today. "Angela! You get another promotion, you are to never leave my side!"
"...pardon?"
"You are my real life autocorrect, you can fix all of my mistakes right as I make them!" She gave a cold and smug grin. "Which means with you by my side, I'll win over Mikey's heart in no time."
"Mistress, I don't...can I turn down this generous promotion? I'm sure you will do fine on your o-"
"NO." She spoke firmly. "Denying this will result in a more permanent solution."
"Is...isn't this pretty permanent?"
"I was thinking more along the lines of something less yappy. My father knows a very skilled taxidermist." She contemplated, making the maid pale.
"O-On second thought I always did enjoy being around you! Let's go get you Mikey!"
"Glad to hear it." She said with a nod. "Now then, let's get to work!"
'I just want to go home.'
(Later)
The two of them found themselves in the first class of the day, algebra.
"Alright, I hope this is a good plan, shouldn't we be right behind Mikey?" Rukia whispered to Angela.
"The paperwork to get you into all of his classes worked out, but the seating was something not looked into." She whispered. 'I just hope the teacher doesn't give us too much work.'
SLAM
"Alright you little shits, sit your asses down." Barked a man in a suit with shades, which was one of the many men Rukia ordered who walked over to the desk and looked at them. "If I get any snot nosed brats trying to mess with me, you'll find out how far I can kick your ass out the window."
'Is this idea of casual?!' Angela thought as she glance over to Rukia, who looked calm and slightly pleased.
He grabbed some chalk and started to jot down some random gibberish on the board, with the class confused before he tossed it away and looked at them. "Alright class, today we'll talk about how to properly dispose of a body."
"Um, but this is algebra."
"...like I said, we'll talk about how many bodies to dispose of in one night without the police catching on." He said as he glared at the student who spoke up. "And it seems we have a volunteer."
The student gulped and shook their head. "N-No thanks, I'm good."
"Get on up here!"
"I don't wanna die!"
"Mistress, this is going horrible, should you do something?"
"Why? I'm just a newcomer. I have no control over the teacher." she gave an innocent shrug without losing her smile.
"But-"
"Oi, quiet in the back!"
'If all of our men are like this the school won't be standing for long.'
The student walked up nervously while the man pointed to him.
"Now a normal human body like this is naturally pretty easy to get rid of. You just need a sturdy garbage bag and a fast car with plenty of space in the back. Probably fit over half a dozen, about that man for grown adults. Once they're moved, then cutting them up and burying the pieces is just tedious work which takes longer."
"W-What do you need me for then sir?"
"A visual demonstration on what to expect. See fellas like you as a bit scrawny, which means you can get picked up easy." he moved over and hoisted the boy over his shoulder with ease. "Now you wanna make sure the body's not moving or else they squirm."
"Hey! Put me down!"
"Shut up, I'm working here, now if they start to struggle like this, they ain't dead yet."
"Uh sir? Couldn't we figure that out with an equation?" Asked one student. "How many to get rid of in one night I mean."
"Fine. You got five six foot guys to get in the four foot trunk of your car, how many trips do you have to make to the pig farm before every guy is there?"
Rukia perked up and started to move her hands to get the man's attention, while pointing over to Mikey who looked confused, with the man getting the signal.
"Hey you!" he pointed at the boy who perked up.
"Me?"
"Yeah you, do you know the answer?"
"Um…. nine trips if you cut them up?
The man saw Rukia nodding her head firmly and did the same. "That's right." he dropped the student on the ground who groaned. "Alright, take your seat."
"Y-Yes sir!"
"Good, now who here is familiar with the idea of stabbing a bitch who owes you money?"
(Later)
"Alright class, before we finish up, here's a question you can answer without writing it down. What's 102 divided by 3?"
'Aw man, I suck at dividing.' thought Mikey.
"Anyone know this? How about… the girl in the back."
'This is too easy, I could answer it in my sleep.' thought Rukia who looked at Mikey and had a thought before giving a discrete nod to Mikey. 'Give it to him you nimrod. If I answer it too quick he'll think I'm arrogant in my knowledge.'
'Why is she nodding her… ok, I think I get what she means.' He looked at Mikey. "How about you? You know the answer?"
"Me? Uh...I...can I pass?"
"No."
'Shit! Ok calm down, maybe if you make a guess you could get it right. I mean, it's worth a shot right?' He thought before clearing his through. "Is it five?"
The man stared at him, but saw Rukia nodding her head and cleared his throat. "Yes, that is correct."
"But teacher, the book says the answer is 34." spoke up one student.
The man frowned before pulling out a knife and put it on the desk. "Care to repeat that?"
"N-Nevermind, I must have read it wrong."
"Good." he saw Rukia give a thumbs up right as the bell rang. 'I did good, nice work mcstabbin.'
'That was a train wreck from start to finish, and we have four more classes today?!' Thought Angela with a small groan. "I shudder to imagine what those are gonna be like.'
(Later)
"Alright you little shits, welcome to art class, our first lesson is how to paint a 20 dollar bill." barked the man wearing a painting apron on with the class a bit confused.
"But isn't that illegal?"
"Only if you get caught." He pointed out while using the projector to bring up a picture of said bill. "Alright, take in the features of it, memorize it all, and try to copy it. First one who comes the closest won't get homework."
'They are horrible at this!' Thought Angela with a small groan.
"Oh! Before I forget, you littlshits are going to be working in groups of two, now get to it."
'Perfect.' Thought Rukia as the class started to pair up and walked towards Mikey with a blush. 'Just ask him if he wants to work together, get straight to the point and don't get tongue tied.' She thought as she got right next to him and cleared her through. "E-Excuse me…"
"Hey." he greeted with a smile.
"Uh...d-do you wanna p-p-pair up?" she asked with a small squeak in her tone.
"Sure, sounds good.' He said with a smile as her face heated up.
'H-H-He said yes!'
"So… do you know if the teacher wants us to try and make the bills lifelike or to just have fun?"
"I-I dunno, whatever you want to do…" She replied while looking down at her lap with a bright red face. 'Keep it together! You need to not be so nervous and just be calm and collected.'
"Ok, how about we paint them abstract, kinda like picasso?"
"S-Sure!" She let out louder than she expected. "That would be fun, really really fun!"
"Cool, let's get started." He said as she nodded enthusiastically.
(Later)
"Well? What do you think?" Mikey asked the teacher who stared at the strange painting that barely looked like a dollar.
"...it's shit." he replied bluntly with his arms crossed. "I said to make a genuine looking bill. Do you think this is a joke to ya?"
"But… you don't like it?" He said as he looked down a bit in disappointment, not seeing Rukia peer out from behind him and glare at the 'teacher'. "We worked really hard on it."
"We?" He said before noticing Rukia and paled. 'Ah shit.' "I-I mean it's shit, to the eyes of someone who doesn't know real art when they see it."
"Wait, so you like it?" Mikey asked as he perked up.
"Y-Yeah! It's perfect, amazing, utter perfection!"
"But it doesn't look-" one student spoke up before the teacher glared.
"I said it's utter perfection. Do I make myself clear?"
"Y-Yes sir!"
'Good, he can live for now.' Rukia thought with a nod.
And cue the bell ringing.
"Time for the next class Rukia, let's go." Angela said as she tapped the girl's shoulder.
Said girl didn't look at her and smiled with a dreamy sigh as she saw Mikey grab his things and leave. "Ah, I've been blessed today, I got to spend time with Mikey~"
"Mistress, shouldn't we be getting to the next class?"
"Oh! Yeah, Mikey will be there, right?"
"Of course."
"Then let's go!" She shouted as she rushed off.
Angela followed quickly after.
(Next class)
"Ugh, this is BORING." Groaned Rukia as they stared at a normal teacher prattle on about english grammar. 'Why would anyone need this if they can speak fine?'
"Ma'am, you could spend this time trying to figure out how to ask out your crush." Whispered Angela. "You know, on a date between the two of you."
"A-A date?1 Isn't that moving a bit fast?!"
"Not at all, the sooner you ask him out the sooner you can spend more time with him." Angela said with a nod. 'And the sooner I can get out of this stupid school.'
Rukia looked down at her head, her head already starting to conjure up images of what it would be like.
"And if you ask him out sooner you don't have to worry about someone else taking him b-" Angela started before Rukia paled and shot up in her seat.
"No way!" she yelled, catching everyone's attention, including Mikey's, which made her tense up as the teacher frowned.
"Is there a problem miss?"
"I… no sir, sorry." She said quietly as she sat back down. 'Damn it! I just made a fool of myself!'
"You can ask him after class ma'am."
"Oh I will, I WILL."
(Later)
"Ok class, remember to read the book for next class, got it?"
'The book won't matter after one of my men knocks you out you old fool.' Rukia thought with a small growl as she made a beeline towards Mikey. She tried to take a subtle deep breath, straightened out her back, and shyly tapped him on the back. "Excuse me, Mikey?"
"Huh? Oh, Rukia, hey, what's up?"
"I-I was just wondering if maybe...you know...you and I could...you know, after school?"
"Do what?"
"You know, go uh… get a bite to eat… alone?"
"Wait… are you asking me out on a date?"
"...yes." she squeaked out again.
"R-Really? Wow… I've never really been… yeah! I mean uh, yeah, I'd love to." He smiled with her perking up and swore she heard angels singing in her head.
'Yes! Nice job ma'am!' thought Angela sighing in relief while Mikey smiled wider.
"So wanna meet back up in front and figure out where to grab a bite to eat?"
"Sure, see you out there when school ends." She smiled as he nodded and walked off, with her feeling faint and wobbled before falling backwards, before Angela rushed over and narrowly caught her off. "He said yes~"
"Yes, he did. So, what are you going to do now? Where will you take him?"
"Some place perfect. Angela, find a list of some of the most fancy and expensive restaurants around here."
"Of course, shall I leave the school so I can find them better instead of being cooped up in a pointless class?"
"Yes, and when you've found the perfect one, text me. I'll talk to them personally and make it clear they either have an opening for us, or I'll ensure their business 'accidentally' gets struck by lightning and burns to the ground."
"Yes ma'am, will do." Bowed Angela before discretely walking off with Rukia holding her hands and bouncing on her feet, internally squeeing.
'It's happening, it's happening~'
(Later)
For the rest of the day Rukia spent her time staring at the back of Mikey's head with a dreamy expression, happy that the rest of the classes actually had her men doing the teaching who didn't bother her, especially given right now it was gym, with numerous dodgeballs set out.
"Alright, I don't think I have to explain this shit, grab a ball, hit someone, rinse and repeat, got it?" barked the man, who had several scars on his face while holding a cigar in his teeth. "And don't go whining if you get too scuffed up, it builds character."
"B-But what about teams?"
"Free for all you little shit, you all can stop when the bell rings." he replied before blowing his whistle. "Go nuts!"
The kids looked around before everything descended into utter chaos. All of them shoving and kicking the others away as they tried to get as many balls as they could hold to pelt anyone in their line of sight.
"Die die die!"
"Help! I'm too young to die!"
Rukia herself sat on the side with her arms crossed and looking bored, just keeping an eye on Mikey who was doing the onslaught instead of getting attacked himself. 'Good, he's strong and not a wimp, father will be happy about that.'
"You'll never take me alive!" he let out before knocking one boy out with a ball to the head, ducked, and grabbed another one to use as a human shield.
'Yes, yes, dominate the battlefield!' She thought, smiling. 'Show no mercy to anyone!'
RING
"Alright, pack it up, class is over."
'Shame, and I was starting to enjoy watching fools fall.' Rukia sighed before pausing. 'Wait, this was the last class of the day! Now my d-date with Mikey can start!'
Said boy realized it as well and saw Rukia stare at him before quickly looking away and walked off to get changed. He smiled and inwardly fist pumped. 'Alright, your first date Mikey. Oh! I gotta use the extra strong deodorant, don't wanna stink.'
(Later)
'Where is he?' Rukia thought, waiting outside the school impatiently, not caring that school had just ended. 'He said to meet up in front to go over ideas, but he's not here. Did I come too early? Too late? Oh! Did he have a change of heart and decide it was a waste of time?!'
"Hey Rukia, sorry for the wait! I just wanted to shower quick in the locker room." Called Mikey walking over, snapping her out of it and making her internally sigh in relief.
"Oh, great, glad to see you made it." She sighed in relief.
"Yeah, same so… um… where do you wanna go?"
She opened her mouth….and then closed it, going wide eyed since she just realized she never got a text from Angela on possible locations. 'No no no! This is the worst possible scenario!' She thought as she cleared her throat. "Well um, uh… I'm kind of new to the area so…. Uh… do you know any good places?"
"Well I-"
Beep
"Oh! Sorry, that's me." chuckled Rukia before quickly looking at her phone and saw Angela texted her back. 'Finally!' She thought as she quickly skimmed the list. "Oh! What about Luigi's?"
"Luigis? But that place is super expensive, I uh…. I don't know if I can afford it…" He admitted rubbing the back of his head awkwardly.
"Oh you don't have to worry, I asked you so I'll pay."
"Wait, really? But…" He started only for her to shake her head.
"Please, I insist." She spoke firmly. "You let me take care of it all."
"Well… I can get the next one if we do this again." he said as he rubbed the back of his head.
'Again? Another date?! Yes!' She thought as she perked up, practically beaming.
'Wow, she looks so happy right now, and the date hasn't even started.' He thought with a smile before pulling out his keys. "We can take my car."
"Wow, you have a car?" She asked with a smile.
"Yep, I got it from my grandpa." He walked to the parking lot while she followed. "Been doing some upgrading on it, so it's got a bit of a kick to it."
"Wow, I can't...wait." She said as he stopped at an old sedan that looked like it was more rust than car, with faded white paint, and the bumper being held to the car by a few zip ties. 'Good kami, this thing looks like it'll fall apart just from a sneeze.'
"Alright, it should be unlocked, the lock broke a few years ago, but luckily I don't have anything in here worth stealing." Mikey said as he got in.
Rukia got inside and coughed when some dust got near her from the seat.
"Ah, sorry about that, grandma and grandpa were chain smokers and despite the dozens of times I tried to vacuum all the dust and ash and soot out of the car I just kept finding more and more."
"It's ok, my own father has a tendency to smoke." 'Cigars worth more than this whole thing that is.'
"Well, let's head out, and I just want to apologize ahead of time for the rust bucket, she doesn't really drive smoothly."
"No need, it's fine." She smiled. 'Just going on this date is worth having to sit in this rickety old thing.'
"Alright, onward to Luigi's!"
(Later)
"Oh god, never again, never again!"
"Sorry, I guess the ride could have gone better huh?" Mikey chuckled as Rukia stumbled out of the car.
"Oh god… we were going to die…." She muttered with swirls in her eyes. 'I've never felt so close to death like that before.'
"Well, we got here and that's what's important, right?"
'I'm buying him a new car the second I get home!' She thought, shaking her head as they arrived at the restaurant. "Yes, it is. Hope you have a big appetite."
"I do… but will they let us in?" He asked at he looked at the extravagantly decorated italian restaurant. "I mean, I'm just wearing jeans and a sweatshirt…"
"Oh don't worry, I'm sure we'll get in no problem." She said with a small smirk. 'I own the place, and they know better than to refuse ME.'
Both of them walked up to the doors and entered, Mikey taken back at the expensive and grand decor with Rukia looking neutral. "Rukia… let's go, I can't have you pay for a meal here on your own, that wouldn't be fair."
"No need to fret Mikey, I have it under control." she smiled. 'Aw, he's a perfect gentleman, feeling bad about me paying the big bill, so noble~'
They walked up to the server who had a handlebar mustache with his eyes closed.
"Uh, table for two please." spoke Mikey.
"Do you have any reservations?"
"Well, but-"
"Then you don't get a table, simple as that, now leave."
"Let me try Mikey." Rukia said with a smile as the server opened his eyes in slight annoyance. When he saw her his eyes widened in shock as she moved over. "You may want to check your list again. I'm sure there's a spot for Rukia, isn't that right?"
"A-Ah, Rukia, my mistake, how could I have forgotten!" He spoke flipping through the book and breaking in a cold sweat. "Ah yes! Here it is! Completely my mistake for not seeing that, would you care for a booth or table?"
"A booth please, I said so over the phone, remember?" She said as her eyes narrowed.
"Ah! Of course of course! My memory must be fading, let me show you to our finest booth around."
"Good. come on Mikey, let's go." She said as the server rushed to show them to their booth.
He looked at her in surprise and followed as they went near the back, with booths that looked like they could hold a dozen people.
"Is this the right spot?" Mikey asked as he and Rukia were seated.
"Of course, you like?"
"Yeah, but… isn't it a bit big for just the two of us?"
"Well I figured the more room we had, the better since we wouldn't have to worry about falling out." She said quickly, beginning to panic. 'Oh no, did I go to far already?!'
'Huh, she must be extra cautious. That's understandable.' He thought with a small nod. 'I mean this is probably her first date, right?'
Rukia looked at the menu quickly and used it to hide her face. 'Ok, I need to try and make small talk so it's not awkward.' She thought as she cleared her throat. "S-So, um…. Uh…. how was….school?"
"Um… fine? You were at most of my classe with me, remember?"
'AAAAAHHHHH! Stupid, stupid, stupid!' She thought turning red. 'Of course he would notice! I just fucked it up already!'
"So… where did you go to school before you came here?"
"Oh! Well...I used to go to an all girl school." She said quickly with a nod. "It was boring, so I left."
"Really? Just like that?"
"Well there were other factors as well, a few of the teachers got caught up in a scandal, that kind of thing." 'And I found my first crush~'
"Ah, yeah, I guess that would do it, huh?" He said with a nod as a waiter began to approach them.
"May I take your order boss?"
Mikey looked confused with Rukia sending a glare and slowly shaking her head behind the menu before smiling.
"Yes you may, but my name's Rukia, not boss."
"Huh? Ok, if you say so, would you like the usual?"
'Usual? She must eat here often.'
"Just some garlic bread to start, do you want anything else for a starter Mikey?"
"Uh, I think I'll just have some water, I'd rather save my appetite for the main course." 'And so I don't run the bill up too high.'
"Ok, can I get you two anything to drink? We have the young ladies favorite wine in sto-"
"I don't drink!" she cut him off quickly with Mikey jumping as she tried to smile innocently. "Just ice tea will do."
"Oh, ok, and for the young man?"
"Uh… just water, thanks." He said as he looked at Rukia curiously. 'Wine? Why does this waiter seem to know her so well?'
"Alright, I'll be right back." The waiter said as Rukia nodded, trying not to growl.
'This idiot is going to blow my cover!' She thought as it went silent between them, the only noise being the other customers with Mikey looking away. 'Oh no, I need to say something to keep us talking.' "S-So, uh… I… yeah, I moved from my old school recently."
"Yeah, you told me." Mikey said as Rukia groaned. "So… what do you do for fun?"
"Uh….all sorts of things." She replied, thinking back to her ordering others around to watching people get tortured and just lounging around some beaches.
"Like what? Did you play some kind of sports, a hobby?" Mikey prodded, trying to keep the conversation going.
"No, I'm not all that into sports." She said as she racked her brain. 'Damn it, what can I actually talk to him about that doesn't make me seem like a freak?!'
"Boss? Hey, little boss!" Called a russian voice from across the room, making Rukia pale.
'No! Stop calling me that on my date!' She thought as she looked over to see a tall woman walking over in a business suit smiling.
"Rukia, it is me, Natasha, it has been too long!"
Mikey was surprised while Rukia paled and tried smiling innocently. "A friend of yours I take it?"
"N-not exactl-"
"Come give your aunty Natasha a hug Rukia!"
'Aunt? Wow, I didn't know she was Russian.'
'No! No no no, she was supposed to be in Russia for two more months!' Rukia thought with a groan as the woman reached them and pulled her into a hug.
"Oh it is so good to see you! If I knew you were here I would have made reservations and we could have had a girl's only time." She laughed happily before looking over and spotting Mikey. "Oh? What do we have here?"
"N-Nothing, absolutely nothing." whispered Rukia trying not to lose it.
"Nothing?" Natasha asked as she began to gain a mischievous grin. "Then you don't mind if I join, do you? You have plenty of room in this booth."
'No! Don't you dare damn it! How am I supposed to get on good terms with Mikey if you interfere?!' She thought as she gulped nervously.
"Um… excuse me, ma'am? We're actually on a uh….date?" He said as he looked to Rukia for confirmation, to which she nodded happily.
"A date is it now~?" Natasha said with a big grin. "Oh my little Rukia is growing up so fast! It feels like yesterday I was teaching her how to use a switchblade and shakedown corner stores for protection money~"
"...wait what?"
"NO! NO NO NO NO NO! AAAAAUUUUGGGHHHHH! NO!'
"And then there was the time she learned how to properly make a point with her subordinates."
"Subordinates?" Mikey asked, Rukia now frozen in both horror and rage.
"Yeah, her subordinates that her father, the mob boss gave her, oh she made him and me so proud~"
Mikey blinked and turned to the girl who broke in a cold sweat with her hands up as she shook her head.
"I-I-It's not like that! She….She's delirious! We've been trying to get her in a home for it, but she's too stubborn! Likes to make up tall tales!"
"What? Oh no, it's true, I even have pictures, see!" Natasha said as she reached into her cleavage and pulled out several pictures of a young Rukia.
Mikey blushed, and was about to see them, only for a pair of waiters to move over and put their hands on her shoulders.
"Sorry ma'am, but you're disturbing the customers, please leave."
"Oi, you little shits let go, did you forget me already?! It's me, Natasha!" She scowled as they both froze.
"O-Our apologies ma'am!"
"We didn't mean anything by it!"
"If you don't get her out of here, I'll make you live without a spine." Rukia whispered to one while squeezing the back of his ribs making him pale. "Now get. Her. Out. Now."
"I-I-I...' He stuttered, feeling like he was being forced to choose between a tiger and a polar bear.
"Excuse me, Natasha? I hate to ask this, but…. Could you leave for now? I really need to talk to Rukia." Mikey said nervously.
"Oh! Right, you two probably privacy all on your own, I understand." She winked before turning and walked away with the waiters moving out of the way quickly. "Have fun Rukia~"
'OLD HAG! I'll kill you for ruining my chances with Mikey!' Thought the girl with a murderous look before looking at Mikey and tried to give an innocent smile. "Well, she sure is dense isn't she? Coming up with so many stories it's a wonder she hasn't gotten her own show."
"Rukia… I'm just gonna say it….I want the truth, the whole truth." He said as she paled. "Look me in the eyes and tell me if that woman was telling the truth or not, are you the daughter of a mob boss?"
'Shit shit shit shit shit!' She gulped. "Uh….define mob boss."
"Someone who has control over a group of people who commits cr- wait, you know what I mean, just yes or no!" He groaned, catching himself.
"...Maybe a little?"
"Rukia. Yes or no."
"I-I-I….Yes! Fine, I am the daughter of a mob boss! I have people I control, everything Natasha said is true, alright?!" She shouted, her pent up frustration and stress finally hitting the breaking point. "So go, leave, walk out now if you want!"
Mikey flinched as she slammed her head on the table as her shoulders whook.
"Just go ahead, say what you want and go! It's what you're wanting anyway…"
"...Why didn't you tell the truth?" He asked, making her pause.
"...What?"
"I said, why didn't you tell me the truth in the first place?"
"I….what?" She said, not knowing what to say. Out of all the responses she expected, that wasn't one of them.
"Why didn't you just tell me the truth about you from the start?"
"Because….I'm part of the mob?" She said, feeling like it was obvious. "Because you would have turned me down instantly? Because I'm a criminal?"
"Well you never really asked about what my views on that kinda stuff was, so how could you really know?"
"...because it's the mob?! How many ways are there to feel about me and my family?!"
"Have you killed anyone?"
"Does extreme painful torture count?" She asked, tilting her head.
"Uh… no?" Mikey said as he paused, the fact that Rukia was a real criminal who had hurt people finally sinking in. "W-Well, then it's not that bad… right?" He said as she froze before her face lit up.
"S-So the date's not ruined?!" She asked in shock. "Even after hearing all that stuff from my aunt?!"
"Well, she didn't really say anything that bad, right? It sounded more like an over enthusiastic aunt teasing you… and maybe this is for the best." He said with a sigh, making her pause.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, imagine if I learned that you'd been lying to me about your whole life after a year of dating rather than the first couple of days of knowing you." he said as she started to shake and paled.
"Uh...hypothetically if that HAD happen, what would you have done?"
"Probably freaked out, ran away, changed my identity and moved to Argentina."
"W-Well it's a good thing that didn't happen!" she chuckled nervously. 'Oh god, that sounds like a disaster! I'll have to thank aunty Natasha for intervening...after I kick her ass.'
"Your drinks?" the waiter from before came back with the ice tea and water.
"So… I guess your family also owns this place, huh?" Mikey said as she nodded. "And they're the reason you moved to my school so quickly?
"Yes." She said with a nod. "I...I really wanted to be closer to you." 'Wait, I just said that outloud!'
"Wait… so you moved schools, all so you could get close to me to ask me out on a date?" He asked as his cheeks began to heat up a bit.
"...wow this tea is great!" She spoke, taking a quick sip making him fall on his side.
"Come on! A simple yes or no would be nice."
"I'm not used to this yet! I didn't plan on letting you know for awhile!" She groaned as she hid behind her menu again. "I've never experienced this before…"
"Well… let's start from the beginning then. Hi, I'm Mikey, nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you Mikey, my name's Rukia."
"Let's try and have a nice dinner, get to know each other." Mikey said as she nodded happily.
"Yes, let's Mikey." She said happily. 'This is the best day ever!'
(Later)
"So… you're the one my daughter has taken an interest in, hmmm?" asked the man who was inhaling some smoke from his cigar and blew it out, staring Mikey down who kept his head bowed, sitting next to Rukia and with numerous guards in the same room.
"Y-Yes sir, it's a pleasure to meet you." He greeted while trying to keep from stuttering. 'K-Keep it together, it's just Rukia's dad...who's a crime boss!'
'Hmmm, I was expecting him to be a little taller.' Thought the man as he looked over Mikey. "...pathetic, this is who you chose Rukia?"
"Yes, and I know he might not seem like much, but I can confirm that there's more to him than outward looks."
"Then what does he have, money, power, influence? What makes him worthy of having you?"
"His charm." she smiled with a blush while holding her cheeks.
"His charm? So his charisma?" He asked with a frown. 'I know she loves him, but come on! Why couldn't she have fallen for someone useful!'
"Exactly." She said with a nod.
"So, you have the power to command armies of men to follow your orders without hesitation?"
"I...uh….maybe?"
"Hmmm, well with my group, it's do or die to make hard choices, especially if you wanna keep the men in line and not get any ideas." He said as Mikey gulped. "Now then, how about a task, demand something of me, ask me for my most valued possession, the one thing I love the most and demand it be yours." He said as he crossed his arms.
"Uh….well….oh! Ok, I want your daughter." He said as he closed his eyes and nodded. 'Parents value their kids the most, right? So that must be what he means, right?'
"You WHAT?!" He shouted angrily. "YOU WANT MY PRIDE AND JOY?!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Rukia said quickly with a large smile on her face as if Christmas, her birthday and every other holiday had just come early. "I will marry you!"
"Great, so-" Mikey saw the man pull out his gun, making him pale and duck as a bullet went over his head. "Woah!"
"I'LL KILL YA YOU LITTLE SHIT!"
"Wait wait! I thought that was what you wanted me to say!"
"I didn't want you to demand my daughter's hand in marriage! I wanted you to ask for my car or some shit!"
"Then it was a slip up!" He said as he quickly dodged another bullet.
"T-Then… you don't want to marry me?" Rukia sniffed as her eyes began to tear up.
"Wait no! It's not that!" He said quickly as he dodged another bullet. "I-I just…. Yes, I do want to marry you someday, bu-"
"I KNEW IT!"
'Shit!'