Together
Note: Neither Mitsui nor Terri is telling the story. It's I who am narrating the story.
Mitsui drove to a famous restaurant for their date. He stopped the car and a man opened the car for them and drove the car off to the parking lot.
"How'd you like it so far?" Mitsui asked her while he escorted her to enter the restaurant.
"It's going ok…"
"Do I have a chance?"
"Of what?"
"Nothing." Mitsui blushed.
"Why are you blushing?"
"It's nothing, don't mind me."
"How could I not mind my best friend?"
Mitsui looked to her as they entered the restaurant.
'Gosh, she looks gorgeous.'
Terri looked at her date and found him looking at her.
"What's the problem?"
Mitsui turned his head. "Nothing."
They were lead by a waiter to their table. He gave them some menus and told them he will be back to take their orders. Mitsui stole a glance at Terri but he saw Terri looking at him.
'I've got to admit, I'm falling in love with my best friend.'
The waiter went back. "Are you two ready to take your orders?"
"Yes," Mitsui looked at Terri; "You go first."
"I really don't know what to order yet. What do you recommend?" Terri asked the waiter.
"I think it's better to start with an appetizer. How about a Caesar salad?"
"I think I'll take that." She looked at Mitsui.
"I'll take one too." Terri smiled at Mitsui saying she really appreciates the decision.
"Next for the soup, I recommend the house special, the asparagus soup."
Terri looked at Mitsui and he nodded.
"Two please."
"For the main dish, I recommend the roast beef with mashed potatoes."
"Great! We'll take two!" Terri said without asking her best friend."
"And for dessert, are you two a couple?"
That's one question Terri couldn't answer.
"No, we're just friends." Mitsui said.
"Oh, too bad. You look cute together." The waiter said. "So, since you're not a couple, but I see in the near future you will be, I recommend the mango with sago."
"We'll take that." Mitsui said without asking Terri.
"The drinks, sir?"
"Two glasses of Four Seasons."
"So that'll be it?"
"Yes."
The waiter walked away. Leaving the two of them alone.
"What did Mr. Anzai told you that made you change your mind?" Mitsui asked.
"That you called him last night."
"What?! I didn't call him last night or any other night."
"What?! You mean Mr. Anzai fooled me?"
"Seems like it."
Terri couldn't believe it. Mr. Anzai fooled her.
"Are you ready to back out on all our plans and this date?"
"It's what my mind is telling me to do but…"
"But what?"
"It's not what my heart is shouting."
Terri's heart beat fast.
'I can't believe I said that out loud.'
"Of course because no matter what you're still my best friend and this is what we had talked about, right?"
"Right…" Mitsui's voice dropped. Disappointments flowed to his whole body.
'Shoo! That was a close one!' Terri thought.
'Why? Is that really the way she feels towards me? Just her best friend?'
"Terri, look, ever since we were kids…"
The waiter who was serving the appetizers already, interrupted Mitsui.
"Here you go."
"Thank you."
"Enjoy your meal."
"Thanks."
'I think I'm not going to enjoy this.' Mitsui thought.
"What were you saying awhile ago?"
"Ever since we were kids, I really didn't want you to leave just because of your dad's job transfer. Since I can't do anything about it, I let you go without telling you how I really feel towards you. Without you, I didn't try my best at anything that I did. I never have accomplished anything. Now that you're here, I did everything that you want. I try to be the best friend to you. I even gave up on becoming a gangster and joined the basketball club and the drama club."
"What are you trying to say Hisashi-kun?"
Mitsui looked at her and gulp.
'I think I'm not yet ready to say this to her.'
"What I'm trying to say is…"
"You want more rewards?"
"No, I mean…"
"You like to ruin our completely perfect friendship by courting me?"
"No and yes."
"My gosh Hisashi! Can't you have just told me that?"
"You mean, you didn't know I've been hitting you since Sunday?"
"Of course I knew. It's just that I trusted you so much."
"So, that means I can't court you?"
"No."
"I can take that answer. Don't worry about the bill. I'll pay for it."
"No because I already said yes."
Mitsui was surprised when Terri told him that. He tried some actions to clean his ears. He shook his head and said.
"Can you repeat that?"
"We're a couple." Terri was smiling like she never smiled before.
Mitsui stood up and shouted, "We're a couple! We're a couple!"
Everyone was looking at him. Some adults were thinking it's a disgrace but teens showed him thumb up signs. Terri actually thinks it's cute. She smiled so wide you'll think her smile can reach her ears. The waiter went back to them with their soup and their main dish.
"Congratulations sir."
Through out the date, they made some mushy couple stuff. Amazingly, they finished their dinner a quarter before 9. Mitsui paid for the bill. It was so expensive that he used his credit card. He was so happy he didn't think of anything else. He dropped Terri to the Seiya residence. He went down and greeted his to-be father-in-law. He waited down stairs at the Seiya's sala and talked to Mr. Kagawa Seiya.
"It's been a long time Hisashi. What did you do to receive a yes from Terri."
"Nothing. She's the one who did all the talking and all I said was yes or no."
Mr. Kagawa was surprised and at the same time puzzled. But he didn't questioned Mitsui about anything else about them because he trusts Terri and Mitsui. When Terri went down from her room, She was dressed casually and was ready to go to Mitsui's residence.
"Bye daddy."
"Wait, Terri, I am really happy of what had happen tonight."
"So am I daddy. So am I." Terri shone Mitsui a smile and Mitsui kissed her.
"What a sweet pair. In fact perfect. Reminds me of Rei and me." Mr. Kagawa commented.
"I'm glad we're practicing together. It's been a long time since I saw your mom and your dad. Auntie was always been the one who was there for me. It was like she's my own mother already."
Mitsui saw Terri smiled. He smiled back. He was quiet at that time but happy, very happy.
Note: Neither Mitsui nor Terri is telling the story. It's I who am narrating the story.
Mitsui drove to a famous restaurant for their date. He stopped the car and a man opened the car for them and drove the car off to the parking lot.
"How'd you like it so far?" Mitsui asked her while he escorted her to enter the restaurant.
"It's going ok…"
"Do I have a chance?"
"Of what?"
"Nothing." Mitsui blushed.
"Why are you blushing?"
"It's nothing, don't mind me."
"How could I not mind my best friend?"
Mitsui looked to her as they entered the restaurant.
'Gosh, she looks gorgeous.'
Terri looked at her date and found him looking at her.
"What's the problem?"
Mitsui turned his head. "Nothing."
They were lead by a waiter to their table. He gave them some menus and told them he will be back to take their orders. Mitsui stole a glance at Terri but he saw Terri looking at him.
'I've got to admit, I'm falling in love with my best friend.'
The waiter went back. "Are you two ready to take your orders?"
"Yes," Mitsui looked at Terri; "You go first."
"I really don't know what to order yet. What do you recommend?" Terri asked the waiter.
"I think it's better to start with an appetizer. How about a Caesar salad?"
"I think I'll take that." She looked at Mitsui.
"I'll take one too." Terri smiled at Mitsui saying she really appreciates the decision.
"Next for the soup, I recommend the house special, the asparagus soup."
Terri looked at Mitsui and he nodded.
"Two please."
"For the main dish, I recommend the roast beef with mashed potatoes."
"Great! We'll take two!" Terri said without asking her best friend."
"And for dessert, are you two a couple?"
That's one question Terri couldn't answer.
"No, we're just friends." Mitsui said.
"Oh, too bad. You look cute together." The waiter said. "So, since you're not a couple, but I see in the near future you will be, I recommend the mango with sago."
"We'll take that." Mitsui said without asking Terri.
"The drinks, sir?"
"Two glasses of Four Seasons."
"So that'll be it?"
"Yes."
The waiter walked away. Leaving the two of them alone.
"What did Mr. Anzai told you that made you change your mind?" Mitsui asked.
"That you called him last night."
"What?! I didn't call him last night or any other night."
"What?! You mean Mr. Anzai fooled me?"
"Seems like it."
Terri couldn't believe it. Mr. Anzai fooled her.
"Are you ready to back out on all our plans and this date?"
"It's what my mind is telling me to do but…"
"But what?"
"It's not what my heart is shouting."
Terri's heart beat fast.
'I can't believe I said that out loud.'
"Of course because no matter what you're still my best friend and this is what we had talked about, right?"
"Right…" Mitsui's voice dropped. Disappointments flowed to his whole body.
'Shoo! That was a close one!' Terri thought.
'Why? Is that really the way she feels towards me? Just her best friend?'
"Terri, look, ever since we were kids…"
The waiter who was serving the appetizers already, interrupted Mitsui.
"Here you go."
"Thank you."
"Enjoy your meal."
"Thanks."
'I think I'm not going to enjoy this.' Mitsui thought.
"What were you saying awhile ago?"
"Ever since we were kids, I really didn't want you to leave just because of your dad's job transfer. Since I can't do anything about it, I let you go without telling you how I really feel towards you. Without you, I didn't try my best at anything that I did. I never have accomplished anything. Now that you're here, I did everything that you want. I try to be the best friend to you. I even gave up on becoming a gangster and joined the basketball club and the drama club."
"What are you trying to say Hisashi-kun?"
Mitsui looked at her and gulp.
'I think I'm not yet ready to say this to her.'
"What I'm trying to say is…"
"You want more rewards?"
"No, I mean…"
"You like to ruin our completely perfect friendship by courting me?"
"No and yes."
"My gosh Hisashi! Can't you have just told me that?"
"You mean, you didn't know I've been hitting you since Sunday?"
"Of course I knew. It's just that I trusted you so much."
"So, that means I can't court you?"
"No."
"I can take that answer. Don't worry about the bill. I'll pay for it."
"No because I already said yes."
Mitsui was surprised when Terri told him that. He tried some actions to clean his ears. He shook his head and said.
"Can you repeat that?"
"We're a couple." Terri was smiling like she never smiled before.
Mitsui stood up and shouted, "We're a couple! We're a couple!"
Everyone was looking at him. Some adults were thinking it's a disgrace but teens showed him thumb up signs. Terri actually thinks it's cute. She smiled so wide you'll think her smile can reach her ears. The waiter went back to them with their soup and their main dish.
"Congratulations sir."
Through out the date, they made some mushy couple stuff. Amazingly, they finished their dinner a quarter before 9. Mitsui paid for the bill. It was so expensive that he used his credit card. He was so happy he didn't think of anything else. He dropped Terri to the Seiya residence. He went down and greeted his to-be father-in-law. He waited down stairs at the Seiya's sala and talked to Mr. Kagawa Seiya.
"It's been a long time Hisashi. What did you do to receive a yes from Terri."
"Nothing. She's the one who did all the talking and all I said was yes or no."
Mr. Kagawa was surprised and at the same time puzzled. But he didn't questioned Mitsui about anything else about them because he trusts Terri and Mitsui. When Terri went down from her room, She was dressed casually and was ready to go to Mitsui's residence.
"Bye daddy."
"Wait, Terri, I am really happy of what had happen tonight."
"So am I daddy. So am I." Terri shone Mitsui a smile and Mitsui kissed her.
"What a sweet pair. In fact perfect. Reminds me of Rei and me." Mr. Kagawa commented.
"I'm glad we're practicing together. It's been a long time since I saw your mom and your dad. Auntie was always been the one who was there for me. It was like she's my own mother already."
Mitsui saw Terri smiled. He smiled back. He was quiet at that time but happy, very happy.