First Date

By coolpriss

A/N: Thoughts are in Italics. Please, please review!! T_T

Disclaimer: Not mine. SD: no. All the other movies mentioned in this chap: no. The plant is mine, though. ^^;

Chapter 4: Inside the Movies

"Akagi, can you hear me?" Mitsui whispered to his transceiver. He was hiding behind an indoor plant, watching the curly haired couple argue over which film to watch. "I found them. They're here at the movies."

"YATTA!"

Mitsui almost dropped the small radio with Akagi's ear-splitting reply. He caught the walkie-talkie, turned the volume as low as possible and remained absolutely still, his blue eyes instantly went back to the sweatdropping couple who, without his knowledge, had their eyes on him too. Convinced that he was still unnoticed, he sighed with relief and adjusted the volume of the receiver. Akagi was now screaming his name.

"MITSUI! DOUSHITA NO?! MITSUI! MITSUI!"

"Urusai, Akagi! You're blowing my cover!" Mitsui hissed. He noticed two kids watching him with fear in their eyes. He tried to ease them with a smile but the two just widened their eyes, looked at each other then ran as fast as their legs could carry them. Mitsui couldn't help sweatdropping. He turned his attention back to his preys. An outline of Ayako and Miyagi was blinking wildly where they had been standing previously. But the two was now nowhere to be seen. Mitsui rubbed his eyes but the flashing outline was still there. He dashed out of his hiding place and rushed to the exact spot the two had been earlier.

"Shimatta! I can't believe I lost them again!" he muttered furiously. His head swung in all directions desperately trying to catch either Ayako's white sleeveless blouse or Miyagi's dark blue polo. Unfortunately, there were white and blue shirts everywhere.

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"He's here," a girl with soft curly brown hair whispered with a sly grin. "Iku, Ryota," she told the half-laughing, half-crying, still-panting boy beside her. The two stepped out from the potted plant they had been hiding and walked casually near the movie posters.

"So, what do you want to watch, Ryota?" Ayako asked, rather loudly. Out of the corner of her eyes, she watched a certain bluish-black haired boy spot them then crouch behind the very same plant they had been hiding in earlier.

"Anything you want, Aya-chan," Miyagi wiped his tears with his arms. A determined look filled his face. Mitsui's never gonna see me cry…he hasn't won yet…I can't believe Aya-chan's using me to make Mitsui jealous! Well, if Aya-chan wants him jealous, I'll make him jealous! This is probably the closest thing I've got to dating Aya-chan and I'm not gonna waste it because of him!

"Eeh? What kind of answer was that?" Ayako argued loudly. She watched Mitsui through the glass on the bulletin board as he took out his pocket radio. "I was asking what you want. Hn, how about…" she glanced at the poster in front of her. "'Anger Management'?"

A picture of chibi Ayako fuming mad and striking everyone with her paper fan suddenly popped out of nowhere.

"E…tou…" Miyagi grinned sheepishly, his hand scratching the back of his head.

Ayako's left eyebrow was going up and down shakily. "Nani? I don't need anger management! Do you think I need anger management?!" she turned sharply at Miyagi, instantly growing ten times bigger with her eyes covered by a dark mist and her figure surrounded by hungry flames.

Miyagi's sheepish grin grew wider, now turning to a grin of fear. (Ehehe…more of the insanity working…^^;;) He took a step back and gulped. "Well…we don't have to watch it if you don't want to…" He looked for another movie. "How about…'What A Girl Wants'?"

A picture of Miyagi taking down notes while watching the film, then pestering Ayako with all of his new ideas the next day appeared all of a sudden.

"I don't think so." Ayako glanced at Mitsui's reflection. He was holding the transceiver near his face when suddenly, he almost threw it in the air. The two sweatdropped when they heard Akagi's unmistakable voice. They saw Mitsui catch the walkie-talkie then slowly turn his head toward them.

Ayako thought quickly. She looked around for other movie posters. "'The Recruit'…Spy versus spy…" Her shrewd grin was back. "Perfect. We're watching this one, Ryota."

A dream bubble appeared with Ayako taking down notes during the film, then trying her new moves to kick her spies' butts.

Another dream bubble materialized beside Ayako's. It has Miyagi as the lead character with Ayako as his leading lady. He was supposed to charm Ayako to gather information for the government. Then without warning, the two of them switched heads. Now, it was Ayako who was using him with Akagi, Mitsui and Rukawa behind her. The three were laughing.

"Ryota!" Ayako brought him back by slamming her paper fan straight to his head.

Miyagi shook his head strenuously, trying to erase the laughter still ringing in his ears. What was that all about?! Then he gently massaged the part where Ayako's fan hit him. "Doushita, Aya-chan…"

"Pay the tickets, Ryota."

He looked at the sweatdropping girl inside the ticket booth. "Ah, hai, hai."

"Haah!" Ayako suddenly gasped. "I forgot the spy!"

"Eh? Nanda kore?" Miyagi took the tickets and his change and followed Ayako who was looking for Mitsui.

The manageress stopped when she saw Mitsui now out of the plant's cover. "There he is. Now all we have to do is get his attention," she mumbled.

Tears were forming behind Miyagi's eyes again. Sou ka…Aya-chan even has a pet name for Mitsui…spy…it sounds really cool…I…I can't take this anymore… "AYA-CHAN…." Miyagi bawled like a baby, his tears mixing with the fluid coming out of his flaring nostrils and cascading down his chin.

Ayako turned to stone. Blue vertical lines could be seen on the sides of her dot eyes. I said get the spy's attention, not the whole world's! "Miyagi Ryota, what the hell are you doing?!" she hissed, looking around for a sign that Mitsui spotted them without looking directly at him. Instead, she noticed two large security guards headed their way. Na..NANI?! She grabbed the sobbing Miyagi and rushed to the nearest cinema. She shoved their tickets to the ticket collector and disappeared inside.

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A huge sweatdrop was on his head when Mitsui finally saw the two. The Shohoku point guard was wailing his heart out while their manageress was frantically looking around, probably to find the nearest exit.

They're embarrassing! I knew from the start that this wasn't a good idea! I didn't think Akagi would really do this! He's embarrassed the whole team by allowing this date to happen!

"Ne, isn't that a player from Shohoku?"

Mitsui's eyes darted towards the owner of the voice. It was a girl talking to a boy.

"Aa. Number seven. Their point guard," the boy replied. Then he caught Mitsui's eyes. "Hey, you're from Shohoku too, right?"

"Aah! Iya! I don't know them! I haven't seen them before in my entire life!" Mitsui waved his hands in front of him. He glanced at the fleeting figure of Ayako and Miyagi before turning around and walking rapidly away.

He took the radio out and grumbled, his face red with distress, "That's it, Akagi! I am NOT gonna stand and watch the two of them embarrass our team! Over and OUT!" He turned the thing off before Akagi had the chance to react. Without even looking, Mitsui threw the receiver to the trashcan several feet away from him. It went in. With a last angry huff, he pushed the revolving doors and was out.

The boy and girl looked at each other.

"I think that's Mitsui Hisashi. Shohoku's three-pointer."

"That Shohoku team's really weird, ne? I thought it was only their captain and the crazy redhead but now…I think the whole team's cracked!"

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It was dark inside. Ayako dragged Miyagi into one of the rows.

"Aya-chan…" Miyagi hiccuped, his eyes now just a couple of swirls on his face.

Ayako sighed. Why does this have to happen to me?!

She looked up on the big screen. The opening credits were rolling. The title finally appeared, its huge, bold letters immediately engraved in her eyes.

'How to Loose a Guy in Ten Days.'

A smile slowly formed in her lips. "Maybe this isn't so bad after all…"

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