Chapter 15: Promises, Both Good & Bad
"That movie was awesome!" Utena exclaimed as the two walked out of the movie theater.
"Yeah, I know, it was, wasn't it?" Miki smiled, sliding his arm around Utena's slim waist.
"That guy was amazing! Those fighting scene were unbelievable!" Utena said, her eyes glittered in laughter.
Miki grinned. "Well I'm glad you had a great time." 'I don't even know what happened. My eyes were glued to Utena the whole time.'
"And I'm glad you had a great time watching me throughout the whole movie." Utena laughed when Miki turned pink.
"You noticed?" Miki was surprised. He didn't know he had been that obvious.
"Uhuh," Utena replied, putting an arm around Miki's waist and leaning her head on his shoulder as they walked down the sidewalk towards the parking lot in which Miki had parked. The theater parking lot had been full so they had had to park a couple blocks away.
Even in the cold night, Miki felt warm next to Utena. Not just from her body heat, but from the feeling of being loved and cared for by someone special. Never before in his life had he felt this way before. He had no siblings and his parents were off on their trips again, leaving him alone, yet again. (AN: Yeah yeah, I know what you're thinking. "But Miki has a sister!!! A twin!!" But in this one, I wanted to change that part, I wanted Miki to seem more...alone in the world, making Utena appear more precious to him). But this time, he had someone to care for, a someone who cared for him. He tightened his arm around Utena, pulling her closer to him. Miki bent his head down slightly and pressed his lips to Utena's forehead in a lingering kiss. Utena lifted her head.
"Miki?" she questioned his sudden affectionate actions, although she didn't mind them at all.
"Utena." Miki stopped walking and Utena stopped also. Miki turned to her. "Utena, you know I love you right?" He stared into her deep blue eyes that mirrored his own, filled with love and warmth.
"Of course," she replied quietly, staring back up into his eyes. "And I love you."
Miki let out a soft breath that he had been holding in, "You-you won't ever leave me, will you?"
Utena understood immediately what was going through his mind. He had told her all about his past and his family. "Of course not," she replied softly. "I'll never leave you. I love you too much; I wouldn't be able to spend one day knowing you aren't with me. I promise you I'll never leave you."
Miki's worry-filled expression broke into a relieved smile. "Really?!" He burst out. Sweeping his arms around Utena, he lifted her up and spun her around, the reminders of loneliness leaving his mind. After a few spins, he gently set her back down on her feet. With his arms still around her, he stared into her eyes again. "Utena, I feel the exact same way about you. I want you to know...I feel like we were meant for each other, as if I've been waiting for my whole life for you.
"When I first saw you that first day at Ohtori, I couldn't believe my eyes. You were the most beautiful girl I had ever seen in my life, and you still are. And I couldn't believe it when you chose me," Miki's voice was husky with emotion.
"Miki."
The two stood kissing in the middle of the sidewalk as other teens headed off into the night. Oblivious to the world around them, the two were entrapped in each other's eyes...not to mention lips.
"Hey! Miki!" a shout caused the couple to pull apart and look around for the speaker.
A girl with black hair and startling green eyes walked towards them, almost walking into people, her eyes never leaving Miki. She was dressed in black pants and a dark green tight tee that brought out her eyes. She wore large silver hopped earrings and carried a dark green knit, shoulder bag.
"Oh, hello Miyasato," Miki greeted, his tone formal and stiff. Utena noticed it right away.
"Why Miki, I thought we agreed to call each other by our first names. After all, we are in a relationship right? A *close* relationship," with those last words, the girl glared straight at Utena.
"Actually, we aren't, and I wasn't aware we ever were in a relationship," Miki replied. He slipped his arm around Utena's waist and pulled her gently, close to his side. He smiled down at Utena, who returned the smile with equal warmth and love. Utena's arm slid around his waist.
'So, this girl is into Miki huh? If she thinks she's gonna move in on my territory, she's got another thing coming.' Utena smiled up at Miki, knowing the girl must want to kill her right then.
The girl scowled, but her expression turned cheerful when Miki looked back up. "So, are you going to introduce us, Miki?" she asked in a sickening- sweet voice.
"Oh, of course. Utena, this is Sayuki Miyasato. She's a first year at Ohtori," Miki said. "Miyasato, this is Utena Tenjou, my girlfriend. She's a year younger than me, a second year."
"Oh, how...'sweet'," Sayuki commented at Miki's introduction of Utena.
"Nice to meet you," Utena said, sending a "just-try-it-I-dare-you" along with it.
"Same here," Sayuki replied, sending back a fiery "fine-this-is-war" look.
Utena smirked. "So you must be the girl that's moving into the East Hall with us." She threw back a "bring-it-on" expression to the other girl.
"Yup, I moved into the third floor, next to Lisa Takata." "Maybe-I-just- will". Then she directed her attention to Miki, smiling brightly up at him. "So Miki, I've been having problems on my history homework, think you could help me out?"
"Sorry, but I already have a student to tutor." He gestured to Utena with a smile.
"Oh. Well, I'm sure Utena could spare some of her 'precious' time with you for some tutoring of a very tutor-needy girl, now can't you, Utena?" Sayuki narrowed her eyes.
"Well, Utena requested my help first, so first come first serve," Miki said quickly. He glanced at his watch. "And look at the time, we have to get going. We'll see you around school. Bye Miyasato." Miki steered Utena away at a power walk.
When they were a block away, Miki let out a breath and slowed to a regular walk.
"Seems like I have competition Miki," Utena laughed.
"No way," Miki disagreed playfully. "She's got nothing on you."
"Really?" Utena looked up at him. "Thanks."
"For what?"
"For treating me well." Utena smiled softly.
Miki returned the soft smile. "No problem."
The two walked down the sidewalk, holding each other close, and turned off to the parking lot. Little did they know that a figure stood watching them at the corner. Sayuki scowled. "Damn you Tenjou, Utena," she muttered. "You've brainwashed Miki into thinking he loves you. Well, I won't stand for that. You'll pay Tenjou, and that's a promise so you better count on it! Sayuki Miyasato never goes out on a promise."
"That movie was awesome!" Utena exclaimed as the two walked out of the movie theater.
"Yeah, I know, it was, wasn't it?" Miki smiled, sliding his arm around Utena's slim waist.
"That guy was amazing! Those fighting scene were unbelievable!" Utena said, her eyes glittered in laughter.
Miki grinned. "Well I'm glad you had a great time." 'I don't even know what happened. My eyes were glued to Utena the whole time.'
"And I'm glad you had a great time watching me throughout the whole movie." Utena laughed when Miki turned pink.
"You noticed?" Miki was surprised. He didn't know he had been that obvious.
"Uhuh," Utena replied, putting an arm around Miki's waist and leaning her head on his shoulder as they walked down the sidewalk towards the parking lot in which Miki had parked. The theater parking lot had been full so they had had to park a couple blocks away.
Even in the cold night, Miki felt warm next to Utena. Not just from her body heat, but from the feeling of being loved and cared for by someone special. Never before in his life had he felt this way before. He had no siblings and his parents were off on their trips again, leaving him alone, yet again. (AN: Yeah yeah, I know what you're thinking. "But Miki has a sister!!! A twin!!" But in this one, I wanted to change that part, I wanted Miki to seem more...alone in the world, making Utena appear more precious to him). But this time, he had someone to care for, a someone who cared for him. He tightened his arm around Utena, pulling her closer to him. Miki bent his head down slightly and pressed his lips to Utena's forehead in a lingering kiss. Utena lifted her head.
"Miki?" she questioned his sudden affectionate actions, although she didn't mind them at all.
"Utena." Miki stopped walking and Utena stopped also. Miki turned to her. "Utena, you know I love you right?" He stared into her deep blue eyes that mirrored his own, filled with love and warmth.
"Of course," she replied quietly, staring back up into his eyes. "And I love you."
Miki let out a soft breath that he had been holding in, "You-you won't ever leave me, will you?"
Utena understood immediately what was going through his mind. He had told her all about his past and his family. "Of course not," she replied softly. "I'll never leave you. I love you too much; I wouldn't be able to spend one day knowing you aren't with me. I promise you I'll never leave you."
Miki's worry-filled expression broke into a relieved smile. "Really?!" He burst out. Sweeping his arms around Utena, he lifted her up and spun her around, the reminders of loneliness leaving his mind. After a few spins, he gently set her back down on her feet. With his arms still around her, he stared into her eyes again. "Utena, I feel the exact same way about you. I want you to know...I feel like we were meant for each other, as if I've been waiting for my whole life for you.
"When I first saw you that first day at Ohtori, I couldn't believe my eyes. You were the most beautiful girl I had ever seen in my life, and you still are. And I couldn't believe it when you chose me," Miki's voice was husky with emotion.
"Miki."
The two stood kissing in the middle of the sidewalk as other teens headed off into the night. Oblivious to the world around them, the two were entrapped in each other's eyes...not to mention lips.
"Hey! Miki!" a shout caused the couple to pull apart and look around for the speaker.
A girl with black hair and startling green eyes walked towards them, almost walking into people, her eyes never leaving Miki. She was dressed in black pants and a dark green tight tee that brought out her eyes. She wore large silver hopped earrings and carried a dark green knit, shoulder bag.
"Oh, hello Miyasato," Miki greeted, his tone formal and stiff. Utena noticed it right away.
"Why Miki, I thought we agreed to call each other by our first names. After all, we are in a relationship right? A *close* relationship," with those last words, the girl glared straight at Utena.
"Actually, we aren't, and I wasn't aware we ever were in a relationship," Miki replied. He slipped his arm around Utena's waist and pulled her gently, close to his side. He smiled down at Utena, who returned the smile with equal warmth and love. Utena's arm slid around his waist.
'So, this girl is into Miki huh? If she thinks she's gonna move in on my territory, she's got another thing coming.' Utena smiled up at Miki, knowing the girl must want to kill her right then.
The girl scowled, but her expression turned cheerful when Miki looked back up. "So, are you going to introduce us, Miki?" she asked in a sickening- sweet voice.
"Oh, of course. Utena, this is Sayuki Miyasato. She's a first year at Ohtori," Miki said. "Miyasato, this is Utena Tenjou, my girlfriend. She's a year younger than me, a second year."
"Oh, how...'sweet'," Sayuki commented at Miki's introduction of Utena.
"Nice to meet you," Utena said, sending a "just-try-it-I-dare-you" along with it.
"Same here," Sayuki replied, sending back a fiery "fine-this-is-war" look.
Utena smirked. "So you must be the girl that's moving into the East Hall with us." She threw back a "bring-it-on" expression to the other girl.
"Yup, I moved into the third floor, next to Lisa Takata." "Maybe-I-just- will". Then she directed her attention to Miki, smiling brightly up at him. "So Miki, I've been having problems on my history homework, think you could help me out?"
"Sorry, but I already have a student to tutor." He gestured to Utena with a smile.
"Oh. Well, I'm sure Utena could spare some of her 'precious' time with you for some tutoring of a very tutor-needy girl, now can't you, Utena?" Sayuki narrowed her eyes.
"Well, Utena requested my help first, so first come first serve," Miki said quickly. He glanced at his watch. "And look at the time, we have to get going. We'll see you around school. Bye Miyasato." Miki steered Utena away at a power walk.
When they were a block away, Miki let out a breath and slowed to a regular walk.
"Seems like I have competition Miki," Utena laughed.
"No way," Miki disagreed playfully. "She's got nothing on you."
"Really?" Utena looked up at him. "Thanks."
"For what?"
"For treating me well." Utena smiled softly.
Miki returned the soft smile. "No problem."
The two walked down the sidewalk, holding each other close, and turned off to the parking lot. Little did they know that a figure stood watching them at the corner. Sayuki scowled. "Damn you Tenjou, Utena," she muttered. "You've brainwashed Miki into thinking he loves you. Well, I won't stand for that. You'll pay Tenjou, and that's a promise so you better count on it! Sayuki Miyasato never goes out on a promise."