Chapter 9
I Want You Back
Across the street Mami sat waiting for Tatsuki to do his job. She grinned at the thought.
She had ordered Tatsuki to go and 'take Ran back,' however she knew that Yuuya would throw a fit, and when he said that he was going out with Ran Tatsuki was to be shocked and dump Ran right there, because he wasn't into 'those' kinds of gals.
Silently she laughed to herself. This was going to be great!
Things didn't go as planned though. Ran and Yuuya left the restaurant holding hands. Something had gone wrong and she knew it.
"TATSUKI!"
"Yes Mami?" he asked while trying to look small and helpless.
"What happened? You were suppose to break the two of them up."
"I tried, Mami. She didn't say anything though, they just ignored me."
"Maybe Kotobuki's not an idiot after all. We're going to have to pull out the big guns. Here's what we're going to do."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Ran curled up close to Yuuya as they walked home. Something didn't seem right about what had happened with Tatsuki. He had made it very clear that he didn't want her back, ever.
"What's on your mind, Ran?"
"Hmm?"
"You got all quiet. That's not like you at all."
"I'm sorry. I'm just kinda worried about what happened today."
"With Monkey Boy?"
"Yeah. I mean why does he want me back? He made it crystal clear that he never wanted to see me again."
Yuuya smiled at her. "Because he found out how wonderful you are. And that he's nothing without you."
She smiled, "Is that why you wanted to go out with me? Popularity?"
"Wha—what?! How could you ever think that Ran! I could do without some attention, I'm serious! I mean—"
"I was kidding," Ran butt in.
Yuuya sweat dropped, "I knew that."
Ran laughed at him, "You're so cute sometimes."
"You think so?"
"Of course. Cute guys are always the best!"
He smiled at her. He couldn't believe how lucky he was to finally have Ran as his girlfriend. No longer did he have to say he was Ran's lovelorn loser, but rather her boyfriend.
"Ran?"
"Hai?"
They stopped and looked into each other's eyes for a moment.
"Yuuya?"
"You're so beautiful Ran."
She blushed, and he bent in closer.
Was this it? Her first kiss? Ran thought unable to breathe.
She closed her eyes, wanting to block out the rest of the world for this one moment.
Yuuya leaned in and kissed her on the forehead. "Thank you for everything Ran."
Ran opened her eyes, ready to argue, but thought better of it and went with a "Why?"
He smiled sweetly at her, "We promised to wait."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
After Yuuya took Ran home he walked the streets to his house very slowly, there was so much to think about.
He knew that Ran was completely upset over Tatsuki and he wanted to do something special just for her. It had to be good though.
"I already took her out on the town, so that's no good," he thought out loud. "I know! I'll make her a picnic lunch and we can sit in the park. It's prefect!"
Yuuya stopped dead at the end of his driveway. There was someone standing at the door waiting. Before he could wonder who was out at this late hour, the figure called out to him.
"Hey Asou! Asou!"
Yuuya glared at Tatsuki. "What do you want?"
"Whoa Brother! I just came to give you the low down."
"What? That you want Ran back so you can hurt her again?"
"No, no man. I wouldn't go for a girl who'd cheat on me."
"Cheat on you? What are you talking about?"
"I was just in Shibuya and the low down on the streets is that Ran is cheating on you with the Otohata guy."
"What?"
"Ran's going out with—"
"I heard you!"
"But you said..."
"Just go away."
"I was only trying to help Brother."
"I don't want your help. I don't need your help. Just go away."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A few minutes later, a couple blocks away, Ran sat in her room on the phone with Miyu.
"And then Tatsuki showed up!"
"He what?"
"I know. I can't believe this. Why him of all people?"
Ran cell started going off.
"Hold on, I have a call on my cell."
Ran set down the phone and answered her cell.
"Moshi-moshi?"
"Hey Ran Baby! It's me."
"Ta—Tatsuki?"
"The one and only!"
"What do you want?"
"I just got some info from the great folks in Shibuya that I thought you might want to hear."
"I don't have time for this Tatsuki."
"Wait. Wait! I really think you need to hear this Ran Baby."
"I'm not your baby!"
"Some of my good friends down in Shibuya saw Asou down there not too long ago."
"Why do I care if Yuuya's in Shibuya? He always goes there."
"He was with a girl."
"Excuse me?"
"They saw him with some gal hanging all over him, swooning over him, and he kissed her!"
Across the street Mami sat waiting for Tatsuki to do his job. She grinned at the thought.
She had ordered Tatsuki to go and 'take Ran back,' however she knew that Yuuya would throw a fit, and when he said that he was going out with Ran Tatsuki was to be shocked and dump Ran right there, because he wasn't into 'those' kinds of gals.
Silently she laughed to herself. This was going to be great!
Things didn't go as planned though. Ran and Yuuya left the restaurant holding hands. Something had gone wrong and she knew it.
"TATSUKI!"
"Yes Mami?" he asked while trying to look small and helpless.
"What happened? You were suppose to break the two of them up."
"I tried, Mami. She didn't say anything though, they just ignored me."
"Maybe Kotobuki's not an idiot after all. We're going to have to pull out the big guns. Here's what we're going to do."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Ran curled up close to Yuuya as they walked home. Something didn't seem right about what had happened with Tatsuki. He had made it very clear that he didn't want her back, ever.
"What's on your mind, Ran?"
"Hmm?"
"You got all quiet. That's not like you at all."
"I'm sorry. I'm just kinda worried about what happened today."
"With Monkey Boy?"
"Yeah. I mean why does he want me back? He made it crystal clear that he never wanted to see me again."
Yuuya smiled at her. "Because he found out how wonderful you are. And that he's nothing without you."
She smiled, "Is that why you wanted to go out with me? Popularity?"
"Wha—what?! How could you ever think that Ran! I could do without some attention, I'm serious! I mean—"
"I was kidding," Ran butt in.
Yuuya sweat dropped, "I knew that."
Ran laughed at him, "You're so cute sometimes."
"You think so?"
"Of course. Cute guys are always the best!"
He smiled at her. He couldn't believe how lucky he was to finally have Ran as his girlfriend. No longer did he have to say he was Ran's lovelorn loser, but rather her boyfriend.
"Ran?"
"Hai?"
They stopped and looked into each other's eyes for a moment.
"Yuuya?"
"You're so beautiful Ran."
She blushed, and he bent in closer.
Was this it? Her first kiss? Ran thought unable to breathe.
She closed her eyes, wanting to block out the rest of the world for this one moment.
Yuuya leaned in and kissed her on the forehead. "Thank you for everything Ran."
Ran opened her eyes, ready to argue, but thought better of it and went with a "Why?"
He smiled sweetly at her, "We promised to wait."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
After Yuuya took Ran home he walked the streets to his house very slowly, there was so much to think about.
He knew that Ran was completely upset over Tatsuki and he wanted to do something special just for her. It had to be good though.
"I already took her out on the town, so that's no good," he thought out loud. "I know! I'll make her a picnic lunch and we can sit in the park. It's prefect!"
Yuuya stopped dead at the end of his driveway. There was someone standing at the door waiting. Before he could wonder who was out at this late hour, the figure called out to him.
"Hey Asou! Asou!"
Yuuya glared at Tatsuki. "What do you want?"
"Whoa Brother! I just came to give you the low down."
"What? That you want Ran back so you can hurt her again?"
"No, no man. I wouldn't go for a girl who'd cheat on me."
"Cheat on you? What are you talking about?"
"I was just in Shibuya and the low down on the streets is that Ran is cheating on you with the Otohata guy."
"What?"
"Ran's going out with—"
"I heard you!"
"But you said..."
"Just go away."
"I was only trying to help Brother."
"I don't want your help. I don't need your help. Just go away."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A few minutes later, a couple blocks away, Ran sat in her room on the phone with Miyu.
"And then Tatsuki showed up!"
"He what?"
"I know. I can't believe this. Why him of all people?"
Ran cell started going off.
"Hold on, I have a call on my cell."
Ran set down the phone and answered her cell.
"Moshi-moshi?"
"Hey Ran Baby! It's me."
"Ta—Tatsuki?"
"The one and only!"
"What do you want?"
"I just got some info from the great folks in Shibuya that I thought you might want to hear."
"I don't have time for this Tatsuki."
"Wait. Wait! I really think you need to hear this Ran Baby."
"I'm not your baby!"
"Some of my good friends down in Shibuya saw Asou down there not too long ago."
"Why do I care if Yuuya's in Shibuya? He always goes there."
"He was with a girl."
"Excuse me?"
"They saw him with some gal hanging all over him, swooning over him, and he kissed her!"