Ran led Aki up the stairs to his apartment. He opened the door
and let her in. She stepped in and
surveyed her surroundings. They were in a living room now. It was decorated with a shabby
couch, one small T.V., a banged up coffee table, and a small bookshelf. There were some clothes
lying on the floor, but otherwise quite clean. Two doors led out of the room on opposite sides.
One door was open to reveal a kitchen. Very small and dirty. I'll have to clean that up, now
won't I? Aki asked herself.
"This is a nice place." Aki said after looking around.
"No, it's not." Ran claimed.
"Yes, it's quaint. Obviously a man decorated it, but it's comfortable. I like it." Ran looked at her
and she looked so sincere, he knew she wasn't lying.
"I'll show you where you sleep." He took her through the closed door opposite the kitchen. It
opened to a bathroom, and another door was opposite this. This revealed a small, lived-in
bedroom. Ran went to the closet, took out his clothes, which turned out to be very few, and
started out.
"Wait!" Aki caught his arm. "Where are you going to sleep? I thought you said you had an extra
room." Her eyes blazed a majesctic maroon. Woah, her eyes are beautiful. Stop! I can't think
like that. I have no emotion Ran gave himself a mental slap.
"I don't trust Yohji, Ken would kill you with his cooking, and Omi has too much crap in a small
apartment." He looked like he wanted to say more, but he stopped.
"Then I'll take the couch." Aki said boldly.
"No, I'm fine on it."
"I won't let you. I'm not going to bombard your home, and push you out off your bed. Besides,
the couch is like a luxury for me anyway." She pulled him in the room and turned around, "Good
night, and thanks again." She winked and left, closing the door behind her.
Ran woke to the smell of cleaner and pancakes. He got up, slightly confused and disorientated.
Then the events of yesterday came swimming back. He showered, dressed, and walked out to the
living room to hear Aki singing in the kitchen.
"What are you doing?" Ran asked from the doorway. He looked at Aki, and only years of angst
kept his face unreadable. She looked magnificent. She was wearing the same thing as yesterday,
but without the jacket. Her hair was loose, and thick and it had a bit of a wave to it. The golden
streaks really brought out the maroon flecks in her eyes.
"Wha...? Oh! Good morning! This kitchen was atrocious, so I had to clean it. And I thought you
might like some breakfast. Sit, sit!" Again she stared at him with those mesmerizing eyes.
"Uh...u...uh, sure." He sat down at the small table and Aki put a plate in front of him. It was
steaming and had eggs, pancakes, and a little of the sausage he'd had in the freezer.
"I hope you don't mind. The only way I can keep my mind offa stuff is to cook, or clean, er
somethin'... do ya like it?" Ran took a small bite of the pancake. He almost choked. Aki got a
worried look, but brightened as soon as Ran spoke.
"It's better than anything I've ever tasted." He said with a little emotion.
"Yay! Shiko always said it was terrible," she stopped suddenly and looked as if she were about
to cry. "Oh my, nevermind. Just eat up, work's at eight." She walked quickly to the living room
to tidy up a bit.
I guess one of her problems has to do with this Shiko guy. Well, I don't care, oh but I do...
what's happening to me? Am I...I couldn't be...could I? NO!
surveyed her surroundings. They were in a living room now. It was decorated with a shabby
couch, one small T.V., a banged up coffee table, and a small bookshelf. There were some clothes
lying on the floor, but otherwise quite clean. Two doors led out of the room on opposite sides.
One door was open to reveal a kitchen. Very small and dirty. I'll have to clean that up, now
won't I? Aki asked herself.
"This is a nice place." Aki said after looking around.
"No, it's not." Ran claimed.
"Yes, it's quaint. Obviously a man decorated it, but it's comfortable. I like it." Ran looked at her
and she looked so sincere, he knew she wasn't lying.
"I'll show you where you sleep." He took her through the closed door opposite the kitchen. It
opened to a bathroom, and another door was opposite this. This revealed a small, lived-in
bedroom. Ran went to the closet, took out his clothes, which turned out to be very few, and
started out.
"Wait!" Aki caught his arm. "Where are you going to sleep? I thought you said you had an extra
room." Her eyes blazed a majesctic maroon. Woah, her eyes are beautiful. Stop! I can't think
like that. I have no emotion Ran gave himself a mental slap.
"I don't trust Yohji, Ken would kill you with his cooking, and Omi has too much crap in a small
apartment." He looked like he wanted to say more, but he stopped.
"Then I'll take the couch." Aki said boldly.
"No, I'm fine on it."
"I won't let you. I'm not going to bombard your home, and push you out off your bed. Besides,
the couch is like a luxury for me anyway." She pulled him in the room and turned around, "Good
night, and thanks again." She winked and left, closing the door behind her.
Ran woke to the smell of cleaner and pancakes. He got up, slightly confused and disorientated.
Then the events of yesterday came swimming back. He showered, dressed, and walked out to the
living room to hear Aki singing in the kitchen.
"What are you doing?" Ran asked from the doorway. He looked at Aki, and only years of angst
kept his face unreadable. She looked magnificent. She was wearing the same thing as yesterday,
but without the jacket. Her hair was loose, and thick and it had a bit of a wave to it. The golden
streaks really brought out the maroon flecks in her eyes.
"Wha...? Oh! Good morning! This kitchen was atrocious, so I had to clean it. And I thought you
might like some breakfast. Sit, sit!" Again she stared at him with those mesmerizing eyes.
"Uh...u...uh, sure." He sat down at the small table and Aki put a plate in front of him. It was
steaming and had eggs, pancakes, and a little of the sausage he'd had in the freezer.
"I hope you don't mind. The only way I can keep my mind offa stuff is to cook, or clean, er
somethin'... do ya like it?" Ran took a small bite of the pancake. He almost choked. Aki got a
worried look, but brightened as soon as Ran spoke.
"It's better than anything I've ever tasted." He said with a little emotion.
"Yay! Shiko always said it was terrible," she stopped suddenly and looked as if she were about
to cry. "Oh my, nevermind. Just eat up, work's at eight." She walked quickly to the living room
to tidy up a bit.
I guess one of her problems has to do with this Shiko guy. Well, I don't care, oh but I do...
what's happening to me? Am I...I couldn't be...could I? NO!