Trio had had a hard time convincing Jerome to let her go get ice cream with
Shiro because after school, Ken had called and informed Jerome of Trio's
new friend and Trio got an ear full when she got home. Jerome hadn't
exactly consented, but Trio had informed the twin servants she did not want
a ride home until she called. They were unwilling, but she refused to take
no as an answer.
Shiro was late, a half-hour late. Everyone had already left and Trio stood wondering where he was. A few tears came to her eyes as she thought he might have stood her up. Finally getting tired of standing, she sat down on the curb.
'He wouldn't stand me up would he?' Trio wondered quietly.
As Trio waited for Shiro to come after school, Shinna walked up. Shinna had joined the track team and the first day meeting had just got over. Trio had hardly spoken to her the whole day. Trio saw here but gave her the cold shoulder.
"Trio? Can we talk?"
"About what? I don't have too much to say to you today." The combination of Shiro not showing up and Shinna's attitude yesterday was gnawing at Trio.
"Look, I admit I was a little brash yesterday but that's no reason to ignore me!"
"I will control my own destiny, my own fate, and no one will tell me differently. Someday we'll be free of the 'X' and after that happens I want to have friends and maybe even a boyfriend."
"Okay, I'm sorry."
Trio turned toward Shinna. "Apology accepted." Both girls smiled.
"Trio, we're just worried is all. We don't want you to fall in love with the enemy. It's not just your life that hangs in the balance ya know."
"Yes, I know. But I feel like this is the right decision."
"Okay," Shinna said, as Shiro's little blue car pulled up. "But, please, I beg of you, don't betray us."
Trio got tears in her eyes. "I promise." She opened the car door and climbed in. She buckled up her seat belt before turning to look at Shiro. He smiled. A man poked his head between the front seats to look at her. She jumped back.
"DAD! Sorry, Diana, this is my dad. Dad, this is Diana Kai." Shiro pulled out of the circle and drove down the road.
"Nice to meet you, Sir."
Mr. Nanzaki scrutinized her from top to bottom before replying, "Nice to meet you too, Ms. Kai."
"My dad needed to go to the store so I went and picked him up. I'm sorry I couldn't call you."
"It's okay."
"No, it's not. You probably thought I stood you up huh?"
"The thought did cross my mind, yes."
"I'll make it up to you."
"Shiro."
"Shiro," his dad finally said, "why don't you go buy her a necklace after ice cream?"
"That's a great idea dad!"
"Drop me off at that Wal-Mart and I'll see you in an hour and half, okay?"
"Thanks." Shiro pulled up to the front of the building. His dad jumped out, and looked into the front seat. Trio could have sworn he was looking at her. Shiro pulled away and drove down the street to the "Ice Cream Stop" and parked. Trio hadn't said a thing in quite a while and Shiro turned to her.
"What's wrong, Diana?"
"I don't know."
"Look, let's go get our ice cream."
Trio forced a smile on her face. "Yeah!" They climbed out of the car and walked into the almost deserted shop. They chose a table near the front and sat down, picking up the menus. A few seconds later, a middle-aged woman came up to them.
"What can I get ye?"
"I'd like a chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream cone, please," Trio said.
"What kind of cone?"
"Um, waffle." She scribbled this down.
"And you, Sir?"
"The same, thank you." The woman wrote this down as she walked off.
"She doesn't seem too happy does she?" Shiro whispered. Trio leaned closer to hear him.
"No, but that's the way life is, sometimes."
"Is that what you think?"
"Sometimes life gives you something you don't want, or makes you unhappy. Maybe her husband left her, or she's just not happy with the wages she gets or her job all together."
"Not very optimistic are you?"
"I don't feel optimistic today, sorry."
"Why not?"
"I don't know, but the other day I felt just fine."
"Well, let's just forget about that right now and enjoy ourselves." The woman arrived back and had the two HUGE cones in her hands.
"Pay at the counter." She commented as she handed the cones over.
"Thanks a lot for the cone." Trio said as she started to take a lick.
"Diana," Shiro whispered. Trio stopped. Shiro motioned for her to lean closer. He smiled and leaned forward. "What do you see out the window?" Trio turned to look and a small, tentative kiss touched her cheek. She froze. As soon as the lips moved she turned to look at Shiro. He smiled.
"Shiro," she stuttered. A blush crept up her cheeks.
"Look, it's my personal sorry. I promise to never leave you waiting like that again, okay?"
Biting her lip and smiling, she nodded. "I'll hold you to that, Shiro." He laughed.
"Good, now let's eat our." Shiro shivered and looked at the cones. They were touching, and both melting down their hands. They laughed and quickly licked the ice cream off their hands.
After Shiro had paid for the cones, they drove over to a small jewelry shop.
"Pick any necklace you want," he said. Not wanting to be greedy, after ten minutes, Trio settled on a sapphire tear-shaped stone necklace. It was pretty expensive, still, Shiro did not even blink. He took it to the counter with Trio behind him and bought it.
"Here, let me put it on." He stepped behind her. She pulled her braid up and waited until he grabbed her shoulders to turn her around before she let go of her braid.
"It's beautiful on you. It matches your eyes." Staring into her eyes, he pulled her close and kissed her on the lips. At first Trio tried to pull away, but her body refused to move. Giving up, she gave in and kissed him equally back.
Shiro was late, a half-hour late. Everyone had already left and Trio stood wondering where he was. A few tears came to her eyes as she thought he might have stood her up. Finally getting tired of standing, she sat down on the curb.
'He wouldn't stand me up would he?' Trio wondered quietly.
As Trio waited for Shiro to come after school, Shinna walked up. Shinna had joined the track team and the first day meeting had just got over. Trio had hardly spoken to her the whole day. Trio saw here but gave her the cold shoulder.
"Trio? Can we talk?"
"About what? I don't have too much to say to you today." The combination of Shiro not showing up and Shinna's attitude yesterday was gnawing at Trio.
"Look, I admit I was a little brash yesterday but that's no reason to ignore me!"
"I will control my own destiny, my own fate, and no one will tell me differently. Someday we'll be free of the 'X' and after that happens I want to have friends and maybe even a boyfriend."
"Okay, I'm sorry."
Trio turned toward Shinna. "Apology accepted." Both girls smiled.
"Trio, we're just worried is all. We don't want you to fall in love with the enemy. It's not just your life that hangs in the balance ya know."
"Yes, I know. But I feel like this is the right decision."
"Okay," Shinna said, as Shiro's little blue car pulled up. "But, please, I beg of you, don't betray us."
Trio got tears in her eyes. "I promise." She opened the car door and climbed in. She buckled up her seat belt before turning to look at Shiro. He smiled. A man poked his head between the front seats to look at her. She jumped back.
"DAD! Sorry, Diana, this is my dad. Dad, this is Diana Kai." Shiro pulled out of the circle and drove down the road.
"Nice to meet you, Sir."
Mr. Nanzaki scrutinized her from top to bottom before replying, "Nice to meet you too, Ms. Kai."
"My dad needed to go to the store so I went and picked him up. I'm sorry I couldn't call you."
"It's okay."
"No, it's not. You probably thought I stood you up huh?"
"The thought did cross my mind, yes."
"I'll make it up to you."
"Shiro."
"Shiro," his dad finally said, "why don't you go buy her a necklace after ice cream?"
"That's a great idea dad!"
"Drop me off at that Wal-Mart and I'll see you in an hour and half, okay?"
"Thanks." Shiro pulled up to the front of the building. His dad jumped out, and looked into the front seat. Trio could have sworn he was looking at her. Shiro pulled away and drove down the street to the "Ice Cream Stop" and parked. Trio hadn't said a thing in quite a while and Shiro turned to her.
"What's wrong, Diana?"
"I don't know."
"Look, let's go get our ice cream."
Trio forced a smile on her face. "Yeah!" They climbed out of the car and walked into the almost deserted shop. They chose a table near the front and sat down, picking up the menus. A few seconds later, a middle-aged woman came up to them.
"What can I get ye?"
"I'd like a chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream cone, please," Trio said.
"What kind of cone?"
"Um, waffle." She scribbled this down.
"And you, Sir?"
"The same, thank you." The woman wrote this down as she walked off.
"She doesn't seem too happy does she?" Shiro whispered. Trio leaned closer to hear him.
"No, but that's the way life is, sometimes."
"Is that what you think?"
"Sometimes life gives you something you don't want, or makes you unhappy. Maybe her husband left her, or she's just not happy with the wages she gets or her job all together."
"Not very optimistic are you?"
"I don't feel optimistic today, sorry."
"Why not?"
"I don't know, but the other day I felt just fine."
"Well, let's just forget about that right now and enjoy ourselves." The woman arrived back and had the two HUGE cones in her hands.
"Pay at the counter." She commented as she handed the cones over.
"Thanks a lot for the cone." Trio said as she started to take a lick.
"Diana," Shiro whispered. Trio stopped. Shiro motioned for her to lean closer. He smiled and leaned forward. "What do you see out the window?" Trio turned to look and a small, tentative kiss touched her cheek. She froze. As soon as the lips moved she turned to look at Shiro. He smiled.
"Shiro," she stuttered. A blush crept up her cheeks.
"Look, it's my personal sorry. I promise to never leave you waiting like that again, okay?"
Biting her lip and smiling, she nodded. "I'll hold you to that, Shiro." He laughed.
"Good, now let's eat our." Shiro shivered and looked at the cones. They were touching, and both melting down their hands. They laughed and quickly licked the ice cream off their hands.
After Shiro had paid for the cones, they drove over to a small jewelry shop.
"Pick any necklace you want," he said. Not wanting to be greedy, after ten minutes, Trio settled on a sapphire tear-shaped stone necklace. It was pretty expensive, still, Shiro did not even blink. He took it to the counter with Trio behind him and bought it.
"Here, let me put it on." He stepped behind her. She pulled her braid up and waited until he grabbed her shoulders to turn her around before she let go of her braid.
"It's beautiful on you. It matches your eyes." Staring into her eyes, he pulled her close and kissed her on the lips. At first Trio tried to pull away, but her body refused to move. Giving up, she gave in and kissed him equally back.