A/N » This chapter comes fast right? I'm in a good mood. Exams are ending soon. Good luck to me. Somebody is finally going to kiss. Whoo hoo. Haha.

Disclaimer » Hana Yori Dango does not belong to me. It never will belong to me. It never has belonged to me. ^^

Generation Y

Chapter 7 » The kiss

Misao pushed open the heavy sliver door. A gush of warm air overcame her. She proceeded to the artificial garden beside the Hatakaru Building. Although it was called the 'artificial garden', nothing about it was artificial. The birds, the trees, the grasses, the flowers. Infact, other than the man-made water fountain, everything belonged to Nature.

She took of her shoes and stepped into the soft lush grass of the AG [artificial garden]. She heard some footsteps and spun around. Only to find herself knocking into Takizawa.

"Gomen! You ok? Didn't mean to startle you." Apologized Takizawa.

Misao found herself blushing furiously. Takizawa noticed that and he too started blushing. She turned back without answering. Her hair shining under the glow of the moonlight.

Suddenly, out of impulse, Takizawa grabbed Misao and spun her around. Too shocked to speak, Misao could only keep her eyes wide. Takizawa pulled her closer to him. Their face barely inches away from each other. Then, he kissed her. Their lips met each other, one cold, the other warm. Misao clenched her fists together. She wanted to turn away, but, suddenly, she felt so weak, not like that black belt Karate girl she's supposed to be. Slowly, she submitted her lips to Takizawa. Takizawa moved his hands through her silky hair. Pulling her closer to him, he proceeded to embrace Misao. Misao wanted to break free, she knew this was enough, but deep in her, she wanted more. So much more that she opened her mouth, allowing Takizawa to play with her tongue. After kissing for quite some time, they broke free, gasping for air.

"Did…did… did we just…kiss?" asked Misao, not wanting to believe she had just used up her first kiss. Although she enjoyed it thoroughly, she couldn't help thinking that her first kiss had just been stolen away by someone whom she only met a few days ago.

"I…guess so." Replied Takizawa. He was happy with the fact the Misao hadn't pushed him away when he kissed her, but he was also afraid that Misao might never speak to him again after this. After all, everyone has his or her own pride. If this was her first kiss, like it was his too, she would get really angry.

"I… I can't believe… you… Of all people…" With that Misao ran away, hastily wearing her shoes at the same time. Tears flowed from her eyes. She didn't really know the reason why she was crying. She thought she had some feelings for Takizawa, but then again, she didn't think so. All she felt was confusion seeping into her head. Everything was blur. And she hated it. After the kiss, she was just going to accept it like it was a everyday sort of thing. But somehow, she couldn't. Not when the way Takizawa looked at her after that was so normal. She had expected him to blush or even say sorry, but, no, his reactions were normal. So normal that she thought he only kissed her because he was a flirt. A stupid flirt who wouldn't care about other's feelings. She felt so stupid to believe that he had never dared go near girls because she slapped him when they were younger. She felt it ridiculous to fall for his lies. She hated being used. And all she could think of now was that Takizawa had used her to satisfy his own desires.

"I hate him." She muttered angrily. Running to the main road, she hailed a cab and headed home.

Takizawa shouted her name out. He tried running after her but a pair of hands stopped him. Shono Ryuki stepped out of the shadows and shook his head.

"Stay here. It's no use going after her now. Let her clear her thoughts for a while first. After all, this is her first kiss, I assume. You were the one who started it; it wasn't even a two party thing at first. You can't blame her for reacting this way. Just let her go for now. Given her character, I'm sure she will be back to normal tomorrow. Let's get back into the building now. I don't like the idea of having Saota too near that Yaoda vixen for so long." Said Ryuki. He was looking for Yuii and thought she might be in the AG. After searching for a while, he still didn't find her. When he decided to leave, he spotted Misao heading towards the AG. Slightly afraid of her, he stood there, hiding behind a tree, and witness the shocking events taking place.

"Hey Takizawa, Ryuki. Where's Misao?" asked Saota. He finally managed to free himself of Ella and was sitting at the bar counter with Nishirou.

"Change of events. I think something happened at home, she left." Lied Ryuki. Takizawa was still feeling too guilty to speak.

Two gaijins edged closer to the F4. Giggling, they asked Takizawa for a dance.

"Go away." Came the reply. The voice dripped in extreme coldness. Saota and Nishirou looked at Takizawa puzzled. They figured something must have happened between he and Misao. They shut their mouths and just sat there, waiting for some sort of miracle to happen.

The night ended with deals closed with the Yaoda companies and a few other major groups. Saota was just glad the night got over without his parents forcing him to kiss Ella or Ella giving him a kiss voluntarily. Somehow, he kept thinking of Misao and what went wrong between Takizawa and her. Nishirou was still feeling weird at himself for asking Misao the 'boyfriend' question. Ryuki felt guilty for deserting Yuii and brought her to a pub to continue their 'date' after the party while Takizawa just sunk deeper and deeper into depression and guilt.

Back at the Ikina Mansion

Misao arrived home in the cab. Yafumi was shocked to see her mistress leave in a posh car and return in a cab. Sensing something was wrong; Yafumi just opened the door and signaled to the other maids to keep their mouth shut about the party.

Misao trudged up the stairs to her bedroom. Falling onto the bed, she began recalling the events that took place a ½ hour ago. The kiss, the look on the face, and her mixed feelings.

"Kokoro no Hadaka…" mumbled Misao. She felt exactly that way. "Yasashisa to yowasa wa betsu mon' da ze… What exactly do I feel? Happiness? Sadness? All I can confirm is confusion. Do I like him or not? Why is everything so complicated?" sighing, Misao hastily took a bath and fell fast asleep on her bed soon after.