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Response to Reviews:
Juliet- Thanks for the nice review. I hope you stick around for the upcoming chapters.
Optical Illusions- Thanks for reviewing! Yeah... that would be interesting... but too creepy for my taste... Good idea all the same though ::light bulb goes on:: Wouldn't this make a good story- Rei moves back from California (racing or something) after many years to find Kira in an asylum with the cuts and the writing on the walls. Then he took her home and nursed her back to health and eventually the fell in love... or something like that. Back to your review- I've thought about the letters thing, but in an asylum they check mail for weapons and drugs etc. and someone could read what they write to each other and that would interfere with my plan. Don't worry not though, they see each other in this chapter! Maybe Rei will kill her, or maybe he wont find out... That would be interesting too... Kira walks into the cafeteria with a baseball bat and beats Humiko until she's unconscious... Very interesting... but OOC, and it would land her a couple of years in juvie... and that would ruin the plan too... ("the plan".... sounds kind of spiritual doesn't it?) It would be great if you decided to write a RxK Romance/Angst fanfic! ::Looks up at my response:: Wow, that was long... ::hands you a gold star sticker for the good ideas::
man- Aww, I'm really sorry about the shortness of the past few chapters! This chapter is a bit longer.
piglet- Thanks for the good advice. I made this chapter longer and made a little breaker. I know it's moving a bit slowly now, but it'll speed up in the next few chapters. Thank you for reviewing.
Kittyz Dragon- Thanks for the great review. I wish Kittyz good luck with her studies.
On with the story-
Rei stepped out of the school kitchen with his tray piled high with food. He looked left and right wondering where he should sit. He avoided having to make such a decision by hanging around the teachers parking lot. However today a cigarette wouldn't mute his hunger. Back at juvie the small guys who couldn't defend themselves sat near the entrance where the security guards stood. The hard core gang bangers sat in the center talking loudly and shot intimidating glares at random people. The drug dealers sat in the darkest corners where their business would go unnoticed. The inbetweeners were scattered everywhere. Rei didn't know where he fit in at a normal high school.
"Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing!? Move it asshole!" snapped some guy from behind him, breaking into Rei's thoughts.
Rei stepped aside and allowed the people behind him to pass. He took a quick look around. The jocks and their girlfriends sat in the center, the average Joe's sat wherever there was a seat and the geeks sat closest to the doors. Rei chuckled softly, he felt like he moved from one institution to another.
As he walked past the jock's table a few girls called to him, earning Rei a few glares from their boyfriend's.
"Hey, mind if I sit here?" Rei asked as he put down his tray.
The girl and boy sitting at the table looked up at Rei with surprise. They'd heard all about his antics, rejecting the homecoming queen, getting into fights with the basketball and football captain, and telling off the head of the math department because he called him a degenerate. They assumed that he'd choose to sit with the "thugs."
"Um... yeah... actually we were just..."
"Sure why not!" the girl said quickly interrupting his stammering.
"Thanks," Rei replied, grinning back at her.
"Ouch!" she yelped, rubbing the sore spot on her side as she glared at the boy next to her.
"I'm Harumi, and this is my very jealous boyfriend Tatsuya," she said.
"It's nice to meet you both," Rei said politely.
"So.... I hear that you just got out of jail," Harumi commented coyly as she traced the rim of her cup with her perfectly manicured finger.
"Yeah, I guess everybody's heard. Well, it wasn't really jail it was juvenile hall," he replied with a sheepish smile.
"How do you like it here so far?" she asked him as she smoothed out her short blond hair.
"It's the same as any other high school," Rei replied with a shrug.
"Are you going out with anyone right now?" Harumi asked boldly staring straight into Rei's sea blue eyes.
"It doesn't matter Harumi because you are," Tatsuya interjected pointedly.
"I wasn't asking for me..." Harumi said pouting slightly. "My friend likes him."
"Yeah sure, whatever," Tatsuya snapped as he rolled his eyes and got up to leave the table.
Both Rei and Harumi watched Tatsuya stalk out of the cafeteria.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault," Rei said, feeling guilty for weakening the bond between them.
"No, it's him not you," she replied as she suppressed a frustrated sigh. She was tired of Tatsuya overreacting and taking everything out on her. "I'll go and talk to him."
"No, I'll go," Rei said, getting up quickly and leaving, not giving Harumi enough time to argue.
He heard a door slam as he passed by the boys bathroom and decided to go inside to investigate.
"Hey, Rei said cooly when he spotted Tatsuya sulking in front of the mirror.
"What do you want now?" Tatsuya seethed. "Out of all of the girls in this school you had to go after her?!"
"Choose her! Ha! Where did you get that notion? She's nice and all, but she's not that pretty. I mean her face is okay, spunky too and all that's cute. However the hair... I like to be able to run my hands through my girl's hair."
"Are you saying my girl's ugly!?" Tatsuya asked, standing up straight and placing his hands on his waist.
"No, no... That's not it at all I was trying to say that I'm not going after Harumi," Rei replied, trying to make amends.
Tatsuya let this soak in and set his fears aside. "Okay," he replied as he nodded at Rei.
"So we're cool?" Rei asked, offering his hand.
"Yeah," he agreed as he took Rei's hand and shook it firmly.
"Great! Now that we're friends and all there's something I'd like you to do for me," Rei said with a wide grin.
Tatsuya's jaw dropped.
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Kira laid on her bed with her face buried in the white pillow. She didn't budge when the door swung open and closed. She figured that it was just a worker collecting her dirty laundry.
"And here I was thinking you'd miss me!" said the man Kira knew and loved.
Kira shot out of her bed and then ran into his open arms.
He wrapped his arms around her tightly as though she'd just disappear like she did in his dreams.
"Oomph Hmmgh!" she squealed her voice muffled by Rei's broad chest.
"I'm sorry, was I hurting you?" he asked loosening his grip on her, looking down at her feeling guilty for hurting her. He sometimes forgot just how small and fragile he was.
"It's okay," she said softly, her face was beet red.
"How have you been?" he asked as he raised a hand to stroke her soft cheek.
She closed her eyes and smiled up at him, melting his heart and turning his knees into jelly.
"I'm better now that you're here," Kira said as she leaned against his hand and relished the feeling of his warm hand against her cold cheek.
"That's not what I asked sweetheart," Rei said as he rested a hand on her shoulder.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at him. "The same as always," she lied. Kira knew how he'd react if she told him about Humiko or if she told him that her father would be coming to see her tomorrow. He seemed happy right now and the last thing she wanted was to burden him.
"Okay," he said with a nod. Although he guessed that she was hiding something he didn't press it. He refused to believe that the angel standing before him was capable of lies.
"Hey, do you wanna go somewhere?" he asked. Her skin looked like it could use some sunshine.
"But I'm not allowed to leave... Did you check it with the nurse or something..."
He silenced her by pressing his thumb against her plump lips.
"Don't worry about it," he said with a sneaky smile. "I'll have you back before they do room checks."
She nodded and placed all her faith and trust in him and allowed Rei to sneak her out of the ward.
Kira inhaled deeply when she took her first step outside.
"It;s a beautiful day isn't it?" Re asked as he admired the flowering cherry blossoms, green grass and bright blue skies. It was the perfect picture for a post card.
Kira nodded in agreement as they began to walk down the street.
"Are you hungry?" he asked her as they neared a pizzeria.
"No... um... I didn't bring any money," she stammered as she looked down at her battered once-white tennis shoes.
"It's a date babe, so if you're hungry just say so," he insisted as he slipped his hand out of hers and slipped his arm around her small waist.
Kira blushed even more, not only did he call her babe, but he also declared this outing a date. She'd never been out on a date before and began to worry about what she was supposed to do on one.
"You can't honestly tell me that you're not starving after two years of food from a ward!" he joked, remembering the food from juvie and imagining that hers was similar.
"Well, if you insist..." Kira said, catching a whiff of the pizza through the open window.
"I do," Rei replied, feeling victorious. He then opened the large glass door for her and choose a booth.
Rei slid into one side and Kira sat down in front of him.
"Let me know when you've figured out what you wan," Rei told her as he handed her a menu.
Kira skimmed up and down the sheet. There was so much to choose from... zeppolis, mushroom pizza, garlic knots, chicken rolls, pepperoni pinwheels, to calamari. It all looked so good. It was so hard for her to choose, she really didn't want to impose.
"Is something wrong?" Rei asked, his brow slightly wrinkled.
"Um... no," she replied as she quickly looked down at her menu. "What are you ordering?" she asked decided that his answer would give her an idea of what he could afford.
"Four slices with mushroom, chicken, pineapple, anchovies, extra cheese, garlic cloves and onions, two orders of zucchini sticks, three orders of mozzarella sticks and two liters of pepsi," Rei answered all in one breath without looking up from his menu.
Kira was speechless. She would have never guessed that Rei was such a big eater, although he had a good body he was rather thin for his height.
"How about you?" Rei questioned.
"One slice and a can of soda is fine," Kira replied politely.
Rei gasped. "Is that all?!" he asked. "You're not the kind of girl to obsess over her weight are you? Now that I think about it, you're looking a little think these days. I mean there's not enough meat on your bones," he commented as he picked up her wrist and dangled her arm.
Kira bopped him on the head with the rolled up menu with her free hand.
"What was that for!?" he asked as he let go of her wrist to rub his head. "So violent..."
Kira giggled.
"I'll go order our food," Rei said as he collected their menu's and headed to the counter in the front of the restaurant.
Kira felt goose bumps creeping on her arms. Against her will she found herself looking left and right suspecting that her father was somewhere and was waiting to snatch her away although he lived and worked far from here. She then wished that Rei would hurry up and come back.
"What's wrong?" he asked her as he slid back into his seat. She looked nervous and anxious.
"Huh? Me? It's nothing," Kira said quickly.
"Are you sure? You know that you can talk to me about anything right" Rei asked her tenderly as he placed his hand on her knee. It worried him when she was like this.
She blushed slightly and nodded. "I'm fine Rei. I'm really happy to be here with you," she admitted with a sincere smile.
"I'm glad to be here with you too," he replied, squeezing her knee softly.
"Here's your order," the waitress said as she struggled to balance all three trays.
"Let me help you with that," Rei said with his prize winning smile as he reached out to give her a hand.
"Thank you," she replied gratefully.
"No problem.... Cherry," he replied, reading the name from the shiny golf name label on her large chest. His eyes traveled from the name plate to her narrow waist and down to her shapely legs.
"Enjoy," Cherry replied when she put down the last tray.
Rei watched as she walked away, her hips swaying from side to side.
"It looks good doesn't it?" he commented, looking down at his food after Cherry was out of sight.
"Were you talking about the waitress or the food?" Kira asked softly, avoiding Rei's eyes because she knew that if she looked at his angelic face she wouldn't be able to stay mad at him.
Rei frowned deeply. "What?" he asked sounding deeply hurt.
"Nothing Rei, never mind," Kira said, reverting back to her cheery mood. She decided that it would be a waste of time to argue with Rei considering that the next time she'd see him could very well be in a month.
"Fine, whatever," Rei replied as he reached out for a slice of pizza.
They both sat in silence for a while, Kira upset that she caught Rei eyeing another girl and Rei too busy stuffing his mouth to speak.
"That was fast!" Cherry exclaimed as she began to pick up their empty dishes. "Can I get anything else for you?" she asked as she leaned over to get his glass, giving him a good view of her cleavage.
"Um.. uh.." he was struggling to stay cool as he reiterated 'I will not touch her, I will not ask for her number,' in his mind.
"Are you sure?" she asked, her glossy red lips curving upwards.
"Check please," Kira said curtly.
Cherry shot her a dirty look before tearing the check from the notepad she kept in the pocket of her uniform.
"I'm sorry about that," Rei aid softly, looking down at his shoes as they walked down the street.
Kira smiled slightly. "It's okay," she said, as long as she was the one he loved she was able to deal with him looking at other girls. He was a man after all.
He nodded at her and lead her to a nearby park, holding her and tighter whenever they crossed streets.
"Wow, it's beautiful here," she said with a gasp as she looked around, there were flowers in bloom everywhere. It was a wonderful change from being locked up in a stuffy psychiatric ward.
"I remember that you were telling me about art and which colors reminded you of me... and well these remind me of you. The liveliness, and purity and gentleness of it all well... it reminds me of you," he said shyly.
Kira beamed up at him, tears in her eyes. "That's so beautiful... thank you," she said, her voice weak and shaky completely overflowing with emotion.
"You're welcome," he said as he leaned down and gently and pinched her cheek before leading her to a bench in-between two cheery blossom trees. He would have kissed her, but he ate four slices of pizza with both garlic and onions on it.
She nuzzled up next to him and buried her face in the crook of his neck, his silky blonde hair tickling her forehead.
"How's life with your father?" she asked, her breath on his neck causing him to tremble.
He groaned. "It sucks, the man's tyrannical dictator. I can't wait to get out of his house."
"Is it really that bad?" she asked curiously.
He simply nodded. "I hate it there."
"How's school?" she questioned, wondering what high school was like. Back when she was in junior high that was all people would talk about. She was wondering if it was as it seemed on the teen drama flicks.
"That sucks too. It's like juvie without the bars," he said simply. "I've made two friends though, Harumi and Tatsuya. They seem cool, maybe I'll take them to see you one day," Rei said.
Kira didn't reply. She wondered what it was like for him to have a girlfriend that was in a psychiatric ward. What did people say when they found out, did he even tell people? Did she want him to tell people... She shoved the thoughts out of her mind and decided that being with him now was more than enough.
Author's Notes: I'm sorry about the short chapters I've been uploading lately. This chapter was more than a bit longer than the last few. There wasn't as much fluff as I said there would be... but the pizza and everything... so um yeah. I thought that this chapter was pretty good. I have the week off (midwinter recess) so I hope to update soon. Please Review!!!
Ideas for new MARS fanfic's: Yay, I got the inspiration for two new fanfic's. I'm telling you there's nothing cooler than getting new fic visions (that's what I call them), it's like a flood of images or something like that... it's hard to explain. Any ways, here they are (please don't steal them, not that I think anyone would... but... well you know what I mean). Let me know which ones you like and if you have any ideas.
Fic Idea 1 (A/U): After graduation Rei goes away to California to race motorcycles and Kira promises to wait for him while she goes to art school in Japan. She remains close to Tatsuya and Harumi. Rei gets caught up in the fast and lavish life (girls, money and all that stuff) of racing and stays an extra year. Kira doesn't hear from him, and assumes the worst. Her anxiety gets so bad she has to be admitted to a ward (lolz, I think I have a thing with wards). They erase her memory of Rei to stop her suffering. Rei then comes back. It may not sound too interesting so far, but I'm telling you this fic is going places. There will be a TatsuyaxKiraxRei triangle. I hope to have the first chapter/prelude to this chapter up within two weeks.
Fic Idea 2 (A/U): This is what happens when you watch the Fast and the Furious, 2 Fast 2 Furious and Biker Boyz all in one night. Kira's the little sister of a tough street racer motorcycle gang. Rei is an ex-pro motorcycle racer (he was thrown out for reasons that will be explored later in this fic), new street racer. He's young arrogant and loves to show off. He shows up Kira's brother Seiji in a street race and wins. Rei gains his respect and joins the gang. He falls for the quiet art student Kira, but her older brother strongly disapproves (think Scarface). That's all I can give away now, but I can promise a lot of action (violence, dangerous racing, running from the cops and all that other good stuff).
Please please please let me know what you think of these fic ideas! (I'll write them either way, but I'd still like your input). I'm telling you though if you steal these ideas I will come after you!!!
Response to Reviews:
Juliet- Thanks for the nice review. I hope you stick around for the upcoming chapters.
Optical Illusions- Thanks for reviewing! Yeah... that would be interesting... but too creepy for my taste... Good idea all the same though ::light bulb goes on:: Wouldn't this make a good story- Rei moves back from California (racing or something) after many years to find Kira in an asylum with the cuts and the writing on the walls. Then he took her home and nursed her back to health and eventually the fell in love... or something like that. Back to your review- I've thought about the letters thing, but in an asylum they check mail for weapons and drugs etc. and someone could read what they write to each other and that would interfere with my plan. Don't worry not though, they see each other in this chapter! Maybe Rei will kill her, or maybe he wont find out... That would be interesting too... Kira walks into the cafeteria with a baseball bat and beats Humiko until she's unconscious... Very interesting... but OOC, and it would land her a couple of years in juvie... and that would ruin the plan too... ("the plan".... sounds kind of spiritual doesn't it?) It would be great if you decided to write a RxK Romance/Angst fanfic! ::Looks up at my response:: Wow, that was long... ::hands you a gold star sticker for the good ideas::
man- Aww, I'm really sorry about the shortness of the past few chapters! This chapter is a bit longer.
piglet- Thanks for the good advice. I made this chapter longer and made a little breaker. I know it's moving a bit slowly now, but it'll speed up in the next few chapters. Thank you for reviewing.
Kittyz Dragon- Thanks for the great review. I wish Kittyz good luck with her studies.
On with the story-
Rei stepped out of the school kitchen with his tray piled high with food. He looked left and right wondering where he should sit. He avoided having to make such a decision by hanging around the teachers parking lot. However today a cigarette wouldn't mute his hunger. Back at juvie the small guys who couldn't defend themselves sat near the entrance where the security guards stood. The hard core gang bangers sat in the center talking loudly and shot intimidating glares at random people. The drug dealers sat in the darkest corners where their business would go unnoticed. The inbetweeners were scattered everywhere. Rei didn't know where he fit in at a normal high school.
"Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing!? Move it asshole!" snapped some guy from behind him, breaking into Rei's thoughts.
Rei stepped aside and allowed the people behind him to pass. He took a quick look around. The jocks and their girlfriends sat in the center, the average Joe's sat wherever there was a seat and the geeks sat closest to the doors. Rei chuckled softly, he felt like he moved from one institution to another.
As he walked past the jock's table a few girls called to him, earning Rei a few glares from their boyfriend's.
"Hey, mind if I sit here?" Rei asked as he put down his tray.
The girl and boy sitting at the table looked up at Rei with surprise. They'd heard all about his antics, rejecting the homecoming queen, getting into fights with the basketball and football captain, and telling off the head of the math department because he called him a degenerate. They assumed that he'd choose to sit with the "thugs."
"Um... yeah... actually we were just..."
"Sure why not!" the girl said quickly interrupting his stammering.
"Thanks," Rei replied, grinning back at her.
"Ouch!" she yelped, rubbing the sore spot on her side as she glared at the boy next to her.
"I'm Harumi, and this is my very jealous boyfriend Tatsuya," she said.
"It's nice to meet you both," Rei said politely.
"So.... I hear that you just got out of jail," Harumi commented coyly as she traced the rim of her cup with her perfectly manicured finger.
"Yeah, I guess everybody's heard. Well, it wasn't really jail it was juvenile hall," he replied with a sheepish smile.
"How do you like it here so far?" she asked him as she smoothed out her short blond hair.
"It's the same as any other high school," Rei replied with a shrug.
"Are you going out with anyone right now?" Harumi asked boldly staring straight into Rei's sea blue eyes.
"It doesn't matter Harumi because you are," Tatsuya interjected pointedly.
"I wasn't asking for me..." Harumi said pouting slightly. "My friend likes him."
"Yeah sure, whatever," Tatsuya snapped as he rolled his eyes and got up to leave the table.
Both Rei and Harumi watched Tatsuya stalk out of the cafeteria.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault," Rei said, feeling guilty for weakening the bond between them.
"No, it's him not you," she replied as she suppressed a frustrated sigh. She was tired of Tatsuya overreacting and taking everything out on her. "I'll go and talk to him."
"No, I'll go," Rei said, getting up quickly and leaving, not giving Harumi enough time to argue.
He heard a door slam as he passed by the boys bathroom and decided to go inside to investigate.
"Hey, Rei said cooly when he spotted Tatsuya sulking in front of the mirror.
"What do you want now?" Tatsuya seethed. "Out of all of the girls in this school you had to go after her?!"
"Choose her! Ha! Where did you get that notion? She's nice and all, but she's not that pretty. I mean her face is okay, spunky too and all that's cute. However the hair... I like to be able to run my hands through my girl's hair."
"Are you saying my girl's ugly!?" Tatsuya asked, standing up straight and placing his hands on his waist.
"No, no... That's not it at all I was trying to say that I'm not going after Harumi," Rei replied, trying to make amends.
Tatsuya let this soak in and set his fears aside. "Okay," he replied as he nodded at Rei.
"So we're cool?" Rei asked, offering his hand.
"Yeah," he agreed as he took Rei's hand and shook it firmly.
"Great! Now that we're friends and all there's something I'd like you to do for me," Rei said with a wide grin.
Tatsuya's jaw dropped.
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Kira laid on her bed with her face buried in the white pillow. She didn't budge when the door swung open and closed. She figured that it was just a worker collecting her dirty laundry.
"And here I was thinking you'd miss me!" said the man Kira knew and loved.
Kira shot out of her bed and then ran into his open arms.
He wrapped his arms around her tightly as though she'd just disappear like she did in his dreams.
"Oomph Hmmgh!" she squealed her voice muffled by Rei's broad chest.
"I'm sorry, was I hurting you?" he asked loosening his grip on her, looking down at her feeling guilty for hurting her. He sometimes forgot just how small and fragile he was.
"It's okay," she said softly, her face was beet red.
"How have you been?" he asked as he raised a hand to stroke her soft cheek.
She closed her eyes and smiled up at him, melting his heart and turning his knees into jelly.
"I'm better now that you're here," Kira said as she leaned against his hand and relished the feeling of his warm hand against her cold cheek.
"That's not what I asked sweetheart," Rei said as he rested a hand on her shoulder.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at him. "The same as always," she lied. Kira knew how he'd react if she told him about Humiko or if she told him that her father would be coming to see her tomorrow. He seemed happy right now and the last thing she wanted was to burden him.
"Okay," he said with a nod. Although he guessed that she was hiding something he didn't press it. He refused to believe that the angel standing before him was capable of lies.
"Hey, do you wanna go somewhere?" he asked. Her skin looked like it could use some sunshine.
"But I'm not allowed to leave... Did you check it with the nurse or something..."
He silenced her by pressing his thumb against her plump lips.
"Don't worry about it," he said with a sneaky smile. "I'll have you back before they do room checks."
She nodded and placed all her faith and trust in him and allowed Rei to sneak her out of the ward.
Kira inhaled deeply when she took her first step outside.
"It;s a beautiful day isn't it?" Re asked as he admired the flowering cherry blossoms, green grass and bright blue skies. It was the perfect picture for a post card.
Kira nodded in agreement as they began to walk down the street.
"Are you hungry?" he asked her as they neared a pizzeria.
"No... um... I didn't bring any money," she stammered as she looked down at her battered once-white tennis shoes.
"It's a date babe, so if you're hungry just say so," he insisted as he slipped his hand out of hers and slipped his arm around her small waist.
Kira blushed even more, not only did he call her babe, but he also declared this outing a date. She'd never been out on a date before and began to worry about what she was supposed to do on one.
"You can't honestly tell me that you're not starving after two years of food from a ward!" he joked, remembering the food from juvie and imagining that hers was similar.
"Well, if you insist..." Kira said, catching a whiff of the pizza through the open window.
"I do," Rei replied, feeling victorious. He then opened the large glass door for her and choose a booth.
Rei slid into one side and Kira sat down in front of him.
"Let me know when you've figured out what you wan," Rei told her as he handed her a menu.
Kira skimmed up and down the sheet. There was so much to choose from... zeppolis, mushroom pizza, garlic knots, chicken rolls, pepperoni pinwheels, to calamari. It all looked so good. It was so hard for her to choose, she really didn't want to impose.
"Is something wrong?" Rei asked, his brow slightly wrinkled.
"Um... no," she replied as she quickly looked down at her menu. "What are you ordering?" she asked decided that his answer would give her an idea of what he could afford.
"Four slices with mushroom, chicken, pineapple, anchovies, extra cheese, garlic cloves and onions, two orders of zucchini sticks, three orders of mozzarella sticks and two liters of pepsi," Rei answered all in one breath without looking up from his menu.
Kira was speechless. She would have never guessed that Rei was such a big eater, although he had a good body he was rather thin for his height.
"How about you?" Rei questioned.
"One slice and a can of soda is fine," Kira replied politely.
Rei gasped. "Is that all?!" he asked. "You're not the kind of girl to obsess over her weight are you? Now that I think about it, you're looking a little think these days. I mean there's not enough meat on your bones," he commented as he picked up her wrist and dangled her arm.
Kira bopped him on the head with the rolled up menu with her free hand.
"What was that for!?" he asked as he let go of her wrist to rub his head. "So violent..."
Kira giggled.
"I'll go order our food," Rei said as he collected their menu's and headed to the counter in the front of the restaurant.
Kira felt goose bumps creeping on her arms. Against her will she found herself looking left and right suspecting that her father was somewhere and was waiting to snatch her away although he lived and worked far from here. She then wished that Rei would hurry up and come back.
"What's wrong?" he asked her as he slid back into his seat. She looked nervous and anxious.
"Huh? Me? It's nothing," Kira said quickly.
"Are you sure? You know that you can talk to me about anything right" Rei asked her tenderly as he placed his hand on her knee. It worried him when she was like this.
She blushed slightly and nodded. "I'm fine Rei. I'm really happy to be here with you," she admitted with a sincere smile.
"I'm glad to be here with you too," he replied, squeezing her knee softly.
"Here's your order," the waitress said as she struggled to balance all three trays.
"Let me help you with that," Rei said with his prize winning smile as he reached out to give her a hand.
"Thank you," she replied gratefully.
"No problem.... Cherry," he replied, reading the name from the shiny golf name label on her large chest. His eyes traveled from the name plate to her narrow waist and down to her shapely legs.
"Enjoy," Cherry replied when she put down the last tray.
Rei watched as she walked away, her hips swaying from side to side.
"It looks good doesn't it?" he commented, looking down at his food after Cherry was out of sight.
"Were you talking about the waitress or the food?" Kira asked softly, avoiding Rei's eyes because she knew that if she looked at his angelic face she wouldn't be able to stay mad at him.
Rei frowned deeply. "What?" he asked sounding deeply hurt.
"Nothing Rei, never mind," Kira said, reverting back to her cheery mood. She decided that it would be a waste of time to argue with Rei considering that the next time she'd see him could very well be in a month.
"Fine, whatever," Rei replied as he reached out for a slice of pizza.
They both sat in silence for a while, Kira upset that she caught Rei eyeing another girl and Rei too busy stuffing his mouth to speak.
"That was fast!" Cherry exclaimed as she began to pick up their empty dishes. "Can I get anything else for you?" she asked as she leaned over to get his glass, giving him a good view of her cleavage.
"Um.. uh.." he was struggling to stay cool as he reiterated 'I will not touch her, I will not ask for her number,' in his mind.
"Are you sure?" she asked, her glossy red lips curving upwards.
"Check please," Kira said curtly.
Cherry shot her a dirty look before tearing the check from the notepad she kept in the pocket of her uniform.
"I'm sorry about that," Rei aid softly, looking down at his shoes as they walked down the street.
Kira smiled slightly. "It's okay," she said, as long as she was the one he loved she was able to deal with him looking at other girls. He was a man after all.
He nodded at her and lead her to a nearby park, holding her and tighter whenever they crossed streets.
"Wow, it's beautiful here," she said with a gasp as she looked around, there were flowers in bloom everywhere. It was a wonderful change from being locked up in a stuffy psychiatric ward.
"I remember that you were telling me about art and which colors reminded you of me... and well these remind me of you. The liveliness, and purity and gentleness of it all well... it reminds me of you," he said shyly.
Kira beamed up at him, tears in her eyes. "That's so beautiful... thank you," she said, her voice weak and shaky completely overflowing with emotion.
"You're welcome," he said as he leaned down and gently and pinched her cheek before leading her to a bench in-between two cheery blossom trees. He would have kissed her, but he ate four slices of pizza with both garlic and onions on it.
She nuzzled up next to him and buried her face in the crook of his neck, his silky blonde hair tickling her forehead.
"How's life with your father?" she asked, her breath on his neck causing him to tremble.
He groaned. "It sucks, the man's tyrannical dictator. I can't wait to get out of his house."
"Is it really that bad?" she asked curiously.
He simply nodded. "I hate it there."
"How's school?" she questioned, wondering what high school was like. Back when she was in junior high that was all people would talk about. She was wondering if it was as it seemed on the teen drama flicks.
"That sucks too. It's like juvie without the bars," he said simply. "I've made two friends though, Harumi and Tatsuya. They seem cool, maybe I'll take them to see you one day," Rei said.
Kira didn't reply. She wondered what it was like for him to have a girlfriend that was in a psychiatric ward. What did people say when they found out, did he even tell people? Did she want him to tell people... She shoved the thoughts out of her mind and decided that being with him now was more than enough.
Author's Notes: I'm sorry about the short chapters I've been uploading lately. This chapter was more than a bit longer than the last few. There wasn't as much fluff as I said there would be... but the pizza and everything... so um yeah. I thought that this chapter was pretty good. I have the week off (midwinter recess) so I hope to update soon. Please Review!!!
Ideas for new MARS fanfic's: Yay, I got the inspiration for two new fanfic's. I'm telling you there's nothing cooler than getting new fic visions (that's what I call them), it's like a flood of images or something like that... it's hard to explain. Any ways, here they are (please don't steal them, not that I think anyone would... but... well you know what I mean). Let me know which ones you like and if you have any ideas.
Fic Idea 1 (A/U): After graduation Rei goes away to California to race motorcycles and Kira promises to wait for him while she goes to art school in Japan. She remains close to Tatsuya and Harumi. Rei gets caught up in the fast and lavish life (girls, money and all that stuff) of racing and stays an extra year. Kira doesn't hear from him, and assumes the worst. Her anxiety gets so bad she has to be admitted to a ward (lolz, I think I have a thing with wards). They erase her memory of Rei to stop her suffering. Rei then comes back. It may not sound too interesting so far, but I'm telling you this fic is going places. There will be a TatsuyaxKiraxRei triangle. I hope to have the first chapter/prelude to this chapter up within two weeks.
Fic Idea 2 (A/U): This is what happens when you watch the Fast and the Furious, 2 Fast 2 Furious and Biker Boyz all in one night. Kira's the little sister of a tough street racer motorcycle gang. Rei is an ex-pro motorcycle racer (he was thrown out for reasons that will be explored later in this fic), new street racer. He's young arrogant and loves to show off. He shows up Kira's brother Seiji in a street race and wins. Rei gains his respect and joins the gang. He falls for the quiet art student Kira, but her older brother strongly disapproves (think Scarface). That's all I can give away now, but I can promise a lot of action (violence, dangerous racing, running from the cops and all that other good stuff).
Please please please let me know what you think of these fic ideas! (I'll write them either way, but I'd still like your input). I'm telling you though if you steal these ideas I will come after you!!!