"Aren't they ready yet?" Kento growled with frustration as he and the other guys, including Darien, stood at the foot of the staircase at the girls' house. The guys were all dressed to the nines, completely decked out in black tuxedos. It was the night of the Junior Prom and the guys were all taking out their girlfriends.
"Calm down Kento," Sage said slowly and with patience, "Give them a little time to get ready. We have a while to go until we have to be at the hotel where prom is at."
"Yeah," Rowen agreed, "And the longer they spend getting ready, the better they look." Cye shot Rowen a look.
"It wouldn't really matter how they looked, would it Rowen? I mean, you love Ami for who she is, not for what she looks like." Rowen nodded.
"And you love Mina for the same reason, Cye. Though I know you like seeing her all dressed up and beautified." Cye blushed and nodded.
"Guilty as charged."
"Shh," Ryo said harshly, "I think I hear footsteps heading towards the stairs." Ryo's hearing was right. The girls were ready to come downstairs.
"Ok you guys, are you going to tell them when they get downstairs about next year?" Darien asked, knowing about the guys' plans to do their Senior year out in Tokyo. All of them nodded and Darien, satisfied with their answer, turned his focus back onto the staircase.
The first person to walk down the stairs was Mia, who was dressed in a shimmering white, off the shoulder dress that went down to her ankles and had a slit on the left side up to her mid-thigh; her hair was done elegantly into a mass of curls that were piled on top of her head with a few curls framing her face. Ryo thought his heart was going to pound its way out of his chest.
Mia made her way towards him, her head held high, and she was smiling widely by the time she stood in front of him.
"So, what do you think?" she asked, turning for him. Ryo spluttered for a few seconds before finding on word to say.
"Wow." Mia giggled; it wasn't the most articulate compliment, but it said a lot. She leaned over and kissed him gently.
"Thanks," she said, "I knew you'd like it."
The next person to come down the stairs was Lita, who was wearing an ankle-length black dress that had spaghetti straps that criss-crossed over her back, leaving most of her back bare. Her hair was simply left down and she was wearing little makeup.
Ami came next, dressed simply in a form-fitting, baby blue gown that was tea length (5 in. above the ankle). Behind one ear was a white rose bud and the only makeup she wore was lip gloss.
After Ami came Raye who was dressed elegantly in a strapless lavender gown with matching shoes and gloves. Her hair was pulled up into a French twist with wisps of hair framing her face.
Then came Mina, wearing a red halter-top dress. It was ankle-length and had mid-thigh slits on both sides of the skirt. Her hair was half up in a French braid and the rest, trapped underneath the braid, was loose.
Lastly, came Serena, who was dressed in a light pink dress that had a single strap holding up that went over her right shoulder, leaving the other shoulder completely bare. Half of her hair was pulled up into a bun on top of her head and the rest of her long hair floated down to the ground, reaching her ankles, the same length as her dress. Needless to say, the guys were all very impressed and were practically speechless as the girls came down the stairs.
"So," Serena said after giving Darien a lengthy kiss, "Are we ready to go?"
"Yeah, one moment," Ryo said, nudging Sage, who was standing next to him, "I think the guys have something to tell the girls first before we leave, don't you guys?"
Ryo and Darien looked at the other guys with expedient looks on their faces. The four guys looked extremely nervous as they all silently debated who would go first. Luckily, the girls chose for them.
"What is it that you have to tell us, Cye?" Mina asked as she looked at him with a wide-eyed look. Cye knew he was powerless then; he couldn't keep anything from Mina when she gave him that look.
"Well," Cye said, "We have a surprise for you."
"Yeah," Sage said, "We know how you're going back to Tokyo for your senior year of high school next year, which means you won't be here with us."
"But," Kento said, "We've been talking to some people who are pretty high up about a lot of things."
"And it turns out," Rowen said with a smile, pausing before continuing, "That we've been able to work it out so that we can go to school with you next year in Tokyo." The girls, except for Serena, were shocked. How had they managed to do it? Raye, unexpectedly, threw her arms around Sage in a hug.
"Do you mean it?" she asked. Sage smiled and leaned over to give Raye a kiss.
"Absolutely," Sage said, "This is something I would never lie about."
Serena and Darien watched as the happy couples celebrated over not being separated for the next year. Darien put his arms around Serena and she turned in his arms, stood on her toes, and give him a quick kiss.
"I love you," she whispered. Darien gave her a loving kiss on her forehead.
"I love you too, my princess."
THE END
"Calm down Kento," Sage said slowly and with patience, "Give them a little time to get ready. We have a while to go until we have to be at the hotel where prom is at."
"Yeah," Rowen agreed, "And the longer they spend getting ready, the better they look." Cye shot Rowen a look.
"It wouldn't really matter how they looked, would it Rowen? I mean, you love Ami for who she is, not for what she looks like." Rowen nodded.
"And you love Mina for the same reason, Cye. Though I know you like seeing her all dressed up and beautified." Cye blushed and nodded.
"Guilty as charged."
"Shh," Ryo said harshly, "I think I hear footsteps heading towards the stairs." Ryo's hearing was right. The girls were ready to come downstairs.
"Ok you guys, are you going to tell them when they get downstairs about next year?" Darien asked, knowing about the guys' plans to do their Senior year out in Tokyo. All of them nodded and Darien, satisfied with their answer, turned his focus back onto the staircase.
The first person to walk down the stairs was Mia, who was dressed in a shimmering white, off the shoulder dress that went down to her ankles and had a slit on the left side up to her mid-thigh; her hair was done elegantly into a mass of curls that were piled on top of her head with a few curls framing her face. Ryo thought his heart was going to pound its way out of his chest.
Mia made her way towards him, her head held high, and she was smiling widely by the time she stood in front of him.
"So, what do you think?" she asked, turning for him. Ryo spluttered for a few seconds before finding on word to say.
"Wow." Mia giggled; it wasn't the most articulate compliment, but it said a lot. She leaned over and kissed him gently.
"Thanks," she said, "I knew you'd like it."
The next person to come down the stairs was Lita, who was wearing an ankle-length black dress that had spaghetti straps that criss-crossed over her back, leaving most of her back bare. Her hair was simply left down and she was wearing little makeup.
Ami came next, dressed simply in a form-fitting, baby blue gown that was tea length (5 in. above the ankle). Behind one ear was a white rose bud and the only makeup she wore was lip gloss.
After Ami came Raye who was dressed elegantly in a strapless lavender gown with matching shoes and gloves. Her hair was pulled up into a French twist with wisps of hair framing her face.
Then came Mina, wearing a red halter-top dress. It was ankle-length and had mid-thigh slits on both sides of the skirt. Her hair was half up in a French braid and the rest, trapped underneath the braid, was loose.
Lastly, came Serena, who was dressed in a light pink dress that had a single strap holding up that went over her right shoulder, leaving the other shoulder completely bare. Half of her hair was pulled up into a bun on top of her head and the rest of her long hair floated down to the ground, reaching her ankles, the same length as her dress. Needless to say, the guys were all very impressed and were practically speechless as the girls came down the stairs.
"So," Serena said after giving Darien a lengthy kiss, "Are we ready to go?"
"Yeah, one moment," Ryo said, nudging Sage, who was standing next to him, "I think the guys have something to tell the girls first before we leave, don't you guys?"
Ryo and Darien looked at the other guys with expedient looks on their faces. The four guys looked extremely nervous as they all silently debated who would go first. Luckily, the girls chose for them.
"What is it that you have to tell us, Cye?" Mina asked as she looked at him with a wide-eyed look. Cye knew he was powerless then; he couldn't keep anything from Mina when she gave him that look.
"Well," Cye said, "We have a surprise for you."
"Yeah," Sage said, "We know how you're going back to Tokyo for your senior year of high school next year, which means you won't be here with us."
"But," Kento said, "We've been talking to some people who are pretty high up about a lot of things."
"And it turns out," Rowen said with a smile, pausing before continuing, "That we've been able to work it out so that we can go to school with you next year in Tokyo." The girls, except for Serena, were shocked. How had they managed to do it? Raye, unexpectedly, threw her arms around Sage in a hug.
"Do you mean it?" she asked. Sage smiled and leaned over to give Raye a kiss.
"Absolutely," Sage said, "This is something I would never lie about."
Serena and Darien watched as the happy couples celebrated over not being separated for the next year. Darien put his arms around Serena and she turned in his arms, stood on her toes, and give him a quick kiss.
"I love you," she whispered. Darien gave her a loving kiss on her forehead.
"I love you too, my princess."
THE END
