"What am I supposed to do again?" he asked, as if the world was resting on
his shoulders.
"Stop whining, just relax, the worst she can do is beat you up with lipstick and mascara," I said in an ironic voice. Jeez, he can be a real baby sometimes.
"Why you." he said, encircling my waist with his arms and looking straight into my eyes.
"What? I won't be able to change my mom you know."
He just brushed his lips against mine and said: "Let's go".
Boy, was he nervous. I couldn't help but smile. We had been going out for about two weeks and he is as worried as a mad man because he is supposed to meet my mom. It's funny how a guy like him is suddenly afraid of just a blonde model. Oh well.
Everything has been going fine between us. I hate to admit it but he is a great boyfriend. We have been going on double dates with Jeri and Takato and he was really patient. Especially when Jeri would make a scene because she wanted to see some chick flick movie marathon and Takato was totally against it. We actually went to see it. Go Jeri, she could even convince Alice not to wear black anymore. I swear, this pouty lower lip thingy is kind of scary sometimes.
Anyway. My other friends have been taking it well, except that Jen is kind of mad at me for not spending that much time with him. And Kazu has been acting all weird again. I don't know what he is up to but he is just weird.
"So, this is it"
We had just arrived in front of my doorstep. I opened the door, letting go of Ryo's hand, didn't want my mom to get a heart attack or anything.
I walked in. I knew my grandma wasn't home, she went to visit her other daughter that lives in the US. Mom was in the couch, reading 'Elle'. Oh please someone bite me.
"Mom?"
"Yes honey?"
She didn't even take her eyes off the magazine.
"I need to talk to you" . 'before Ryo runs away screaming', I thought, giggling.
She finally put the magazine down and looked at me. Then at Ryo. Her eyes shot wide open.
"Who is this young man?"
Ow ow. Her tone was so bitter it could have killed anyone in a range of 50 yards.
"This is Ryo, mom. You see we have kind of been." I started.
She stood up so fast it startled me.
"M. mom?"
She walked up straight to Ryo who had been clenching onto the doorknob so hard I was surprised it wasn't into pieces by now. My mom stopped in front of him and looked straight into his eyes.
"I'm going to make some tea, we have to talk.
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Living Room
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"It wasn't that bad" I quietly said. My mom was still in the kitchen making some tea but I knew she was mad. Who didn't? She almost killed Ryo with her death glare two minutes ago after all.
"Sure." He looked like he needed some vitamins. A *LOT* of vitamins, that's for sure.
"Ryo, if you hold onto this pillow any longer you are going to leave your fingerprints on it"
He looked at me in this almost-crying kind of look. I felt terrible.
"I'm just scared"
"Ryo, it's not like you are marrying me, for Christ's sake!"
He let go of the pillow -poor thing, and gabbed on of my hand.
"Ruki, you're 15, I turned 18 last week, and you told me your mom had you really young. How do you think she I going to feel?"
I kept on staring right through him. Uh, hum. I hadn't thought of that. Oooooops, too late, guess who is arriving from the kitchen looking like she needed a high dose of wrinkle hiding product, or whatever that's called.
"So, young man, how long have you been going out with my daughter?"
I have actually never been interrogated by a police officer for any crime, but if I ever will be, I think it would look just like that scene. Except that the sentence would sound more like "Where were you the night of the crime?"
"About two weeks, ma'am"
"How old are you?"
He waited a second and then murmured, lowering his eyes: "18"
My mom looked like she had just been shot.
"Excuse me?"
Then she looked at me, shouting a hole through my body. Boy, was I scared.
"What's wrong mom?"
She suddenly got up and looked upon us like we were just, I dunno, mere humans.
"I should be the one asking that question, Ruki. Do you realize this is a young grown man and that you are only a kid?"
"I'm not a."
"Go to your room, and you, young man, leave my daughter alone!"
Whatever I did next, I don't really recall. Actually I do, and I still can't picture me do this. I swear I didn't want to be mean or anything -she is my mom after all, but she had gone too far. Didn't she?
"Mom, I am old enough to make my own decisions, you know! And if I want to date Ryo, then I will, you are not going to punish me for the errors *YOU* made 16 years ago!"
And saying that, I took Ryo's hand and walked straight through the door.
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Ryo's apartment
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I was lucky his father was out of town for the weekend. I don't know why she had to be so pissed off. It's not like Ryo and I are going to do it anyways. Though my mom pushing it in because of that just killed me.
"Ruki?" Ryo asked, seating next to me.
We were on his bed, our backs against the wall. I had my head resting on my knees and Ryo had his arm around my shoulders. I was trying to think but I had this awful headache.
"I can't believe she has this oh-so-low opinion of me, I mean, I'm not stupid and all, it's not like I'm going to have a kid at 15."
"Maybe she thought the same thing when she was your age and then." He didn't finish, I knew what he was going to say. 'And then me'. I was just a bad experiment that went wrong, I wasn't wanted, I just came by accident.
"Yeah, maybe" I started, holding back my tears, "but my dad was a jerk, he forced her to do it, if it weren't for him, then maybe. I dunno, I just can't picture you take advantage of me, that's all"
Ryo suddenly squeezed me more tightly, putting his other arm around me.
"You know I would never do that"
But I wasn't listening to him, I was just lost in my thoughts.
"Maybe I'm not the girlfriend you're supposed to have. I mean I'm only 15. What if you don't want to wait, what will you do? Maybe we should break this up. Maybe you should get another girlfriend, one who is like 17 or 18. Maybe you."
"RUKI!" he shouted. I was so startled I let go of his arms and threw myself into the pillows on the bed. I blinked a couple of times before coming back to reality.
He moved his head towards my shoulder and rested there.
"Enough with the 'maybes'" I said on a tone I didn't even recognize.
He lifted his head up and looked into my eyes, grinning.
"What did you say pumpkin?"
I didn't even hear it, I almost threw myself at him and started kissing him like I had never done before. Finally, I broke it, lack of oxygen, you see.
"What was that for?" he said, his right eyebrow up.
"I don't know, I just don't want you to leave me for some other chick that you can legally have s."
"Ruki, can you just get that out of your mind?"
I couldn't. I swear I tried but my mom's word kept echoing into my head.
"Come on, let's go out for dinner or something," he gently ordered, taking my hand and dragging me along with him.
A/N: I KNOW!!! It only took me like a month to update!!! GO ME!!!! *dance dance dance* See see!! No song!!! *cough* So, enjoy and click the little submit button, please, reviews make my day, I swear!!!!
"Stop whining, just relax, the worst she can do is beat you up with lipstick and mascara," I said in an ironic voice. Jeez, he can be a real baby sometimes.
"Why you." he said, encircling my waist with his arms and looking straight into my eyes.
"What? I won't be able to change my mom you know."
He just brushed his lips against mine and said: "Let's go".
Boy, was he nervous. I couldn't help but smile. We had been going out for about two weeks and he is as worried as a mad man because he is supposed to meet my mom. It's funny how a guy like him is suddenly afraid of just a blonde model. Oh well.
Everything has been going fine between us. I hate to admit it but he is a great boyfriend. We have been going on double dates with Jeri and Takato and he was really patient. Especially when Jeri would make a scene because she wanted to see some chick flick movie marathon and Takato was totally against it. We actually went to see it. Go Jeri, she could even convince Alice not to wear black anymore. I swear, this pouty lower lip thingy is kind of scary sometimes.
Anyway. My other friends have been taking it well, except that Jen is kind of mad at me for not spending that much time with him. And Kazu has been acting all weird again. I don't know what he is up to but he is just weird.
"So, this is it"
We had just arrived in front of my doorstep. I opened the door, letting go of Ryo's hand, didn't want my mom to get a heart attack or anything.
I walked in. I knew my grandma wasn't home, she went to visit her other daughter that lives in the US. Mom was in the couch, reading 'Elle'. Oh please someone bite me.
"Mom?"
"Yes honey?"
She didn't even take her eyes off the magazine.
"I need to talk to you" . 'before Ryo runs away screaming', I thought, giggling.
She finally put the magazine down and looked at me. Then at Ryo. Her eyes shot wide open.
"Who is this young man?"
Ow ow. Her tone was so bitter it could have killed anyone in a range of 50 yards.
"This is Ryo, mom. You see we have kind of been." I started.
She stood up so fast it startled me.
"M. mom?"
She walked up straight to Ryo who had been clenching onto the doorknob so hard I was surprised it wasn't into pieces by now. My mom stopped in front of him and looked straight into his eyes.
"I'm going to make some tea, we have to talk.
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Living Room
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"It wasn't that bad" I quietly said. My mom was still in the kitchen making some tea but I knew she was mad. Who didn't? She almost killed Ryo with her death glare two minutes ago after all.
"Sure." He looked like he needed some vitamins. A *LOT* of vitamins, that's for sure.
"Ryo, if you hold onto this pillow any longer you are going to leave your fingerprints on it"
He looked at me in this almost-crying kind of look. I felt terrible.
"I'm just scared"
"Ryo, it's not like you are marrying me, for Christ's sake!"
He let go of the pillow -poor thing, and gabbed on of my hand.
"Ruki, you're 15, I turned 18 last week, and you told me your mom had you really young. How do you think she I going to feel?"
I kept on staring right through him. Uh, hum. I hadn't thought of that. Oooooops, too late, guess who is arriving from the kitchen looking like she needed a high dose of wrinkle hiding product, or whatever that's called.
"So, young man, how long have you been going out with my daughter?"
I have actually never been interrogated by a police officer for any crime, but if I ever will be, I think it would look just like that scene. Except that the sentence would sound more like "Where were you the night of the crime?"
"About two weeks, ma'am"
"How old are you?"
He waited a second and then murmured, lowering his eyes: "18"
My mom looked like she had just been shot.
"Excuse me?"
Then she looked at me, shouting a hole through my body. Boy, was I scared.
"What's wrong mom?"
She suddenly got up and looked upon us like we were just, I dunno, mere humans.
"I should be the one asking that question, Ruki. Do you realize this is a young grown man and that you are only a kid?"
"I'm not a."
"Go to your room, and you, young man, leave my daughter alone!"
Whatever I did next, I don't really recall. Actually I do, and I still can't picture me do this. I swear I didn't want to be mean or anything -she is my mom after all, but she had gone too far. Didn't she?
"Mom, I am old enough to make my own decisions, you know! And if I want to date Ryo, then I will, you are not going to punish me for the errors *YOU* made 16 years ago!"
And saying that, I took Ryo's hand and walked straight through the door.
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Ryo's apartment
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I was lucky his father was out of town for the weekend. I don't know why she had to be so pissed off. It's not like Ryo and I are going to do it anyways. Though my mom pushing it in because of that just killed me.
"Ruki?" Ryo asked, seating next to me.
We were on his bed, our backs against the wall. I had my head resting on my knees and Ryo had his arm around my shoulders. I was trying to think but I had this awful headache.
"I can't believe she has this oh-so-low opinion of me, I mean, I'm not stupid and all, it's not like I'm going to have a kid at 15."
"Maybe she thought the same thing when she was your age and then." He didn't finish, I knew what he was going to say. 'And then me'. I was just a bad experiment that went wrong, I wasn't wanted, I just came by accident.
"Yeah, maybe" I started, holding back my tears, "but my dad was a jerk, he forced her to do it, if it weren't for him, then maybe. I dunno, I just can't picture you take advantage of me, that's all"
Ryo suddenly squeezed me more tightly, putting his other arm around me.
"You know I would never do that"
But I wasn't listening to him, I was just lost in my thoughts.
"Maybe I'm not the girlfriend you're supposed to have. I mean I'm only 15. What if you don't want to wait, what will you do? Maybe we should break this up. Maybe you should get another girlfriend, one who is like 17 or 18. Maybe you."
"RUKI!" he shouted. I was so startled I let go of his arms and threw myself into the pillows on the bed. I blinked a couple of times before coming back to reality.
He moved his head towards my shoulder and rested there.
"Enough with the 'maybes'" I said on a tone I didn't even recognize.
He lifted his head up and looked into my eyes, grinning.
"What did you say pumpkin?"
I didn't even hear it, I almost threw myself at him and started kissing him like I had never done before. Finally, I broke it, lack of oxygen, you see.
"What was that for?" he said, his right eyebrow up.
"I don't know, I just don't want you to leave me for some other chick that you can legally have s."
"Ruki, can you just get that out of your mind?"
I couldn't. I swear I tried but my mom's word kept echoing into my head.
"Come on, let's go out for dinner or something," he gently ordered, taking my hand and dragging me along with him.
A/N: I KNOW!!! It only took me like a month to update!!! GO ME!!!! *dance dance dance* See see!! No song!!! *cough* So, enjoy and click the little submit button, please, reviews make my day, I swear!!!!