Hihi! Sorry that took so long. Feel free to insult me! But remember, I am rubber; you are glue, what bounces off of me, sticks to you. Lol. Anyway, how are you guys doing? Yesterday, some hyper boys that I know actually finished singing "99 Bottles of beer on the wall." Amazing, no? Now, on with the chapter!

CHAPTER FOUR: DOWNTOWN

"Ohh, Kyou-kun! Isn't this so cuuuuuuute?" The object in question was a little cat figurine, holding am onigiri.

"Do you want it?" The truth was, Kyou like it too, the way it symbolized him and Tohru.

"Ohh, Kyou-kun, you don't have to!"

"It's cute. Sort of. I'll get one for you, one for me. How's that?"

"Well, okay. This is fun!"

"What's fun?"

"Spending time with my boyfriend."

Kyou blushed at her choice of words, stared at her for a second, and then pulled Tohru into another store.

"Kyou, what's this?"

"The candy store."

"Why are we at the candy store, Kyou-kun?"

"You said that is I helped you make breakfast, you'd buy me something milk flavored."

"Oh, that. Well, hurry up. We need to get some lunch, and it's cold."

"Yes, Tohru, of course it's cold. It's November. Hmmm…What could I get?"

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 "Excuse me, do you have this skirt in red?"

"No miss, I'm terribly sorry."

"Could you check again?" Ayaki was in a little store, trying on clothes, and the saleslady was wearing her patience thin.

"I'm sorry miss, but we don't have any in red."

"Well, then order one for me!" Ayaki said, in a less-than-friendly voice.

"Uh…okay…of course miss." The saleslady walked over to the phone, and started punching in some numbers. She came back a minute later, with a nervous look on her face. "Miss, I'm really very sorry, but that skirt does not come in red. If you would like, I can show you some of our other red skirts."

"WHAT? HAVEN'T YOU HEARD OF THE CUSTOMER ALWAYS BEING RIGHT? I SHOULD REPORT YOU TO THE MANAGER!"

"Report what to the manager?" A thin man with a bored look on his face popped his head into the room.

"THIS SALESLADY WON'T GET MY A SKIRT I ASKED FOR!"

"It doesn't come in red!"

"I'm sorry miss, but she's right. But, if you find another skirt that you like, I'll give you a fifty percent discount for your trouble."

Ayaki sniffed. "Well, okay.'

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 "I am calling the manager!" Arisa Uotani was in a rage. "You said that you reserved that welding torch for me!"

"I'm sorry miss, but someone else made a more generous offer!"

"Well then, give me my deposit back!"

"I am afraid we cannot do that!"

"MANAGER!"

"Yes, miss, how can I help you?"

"I came here a couple of days ago and special ordered a welding torch. I put down a deposit and everything. But, when I came back today, your salesperson had sold it to someone else. And now, he won't give me my deposit back!"

"How come you aren't in school, if I may be sold bold as to ask, miss?"

"I was suspended."

"For what?"

"Fighting. Look, can I just have a welding torch, or my deposit?"

"I am terribly sorry for causing you any trouble. I'll tell you what. If you leave your deposit here, we'll find you a welding torch, free of charge."

"Thank you very much." Victory was sweet.

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 "So Tohru, what do you want to eat?"

"Ohh, I don't know Kyou-kun. Why don't you choose?"

"Uhh, okay, how about here?" Kyou pointed to a little Mexican restaurant, and steered Tohru inside.

"Welcome to La Frontera, how many in your party?" A server who had appeared out of nowhere said.

"Uhh, two." Kyou didn't know why they asked, any fool with eyes could see that there were two people.
            "Do you have a reservation?"

"No."

"Right this way." The server led Kyou and Tohru to a table, and gave them each a menu. "A waitress will be here right away," she said, and then fled.

"Soooo…Are you having fun Tohru?"

"Oh yes Kyou-kun, it's fun to have a break from normal life sometimes," Tohru said, a bit breathlessly.

"This could be normal," Kyou said, and immediately blushed. Tohru gave him a questioning look. "I uh…er… just…think we should…go out more," he stammered, blushing even redder. Tohru laughed.

"It's only our first ate, Kyou-kun. Be patient."

A waitress approached them, and cleared her throat. "Can I get you something to drink?" Kyou glanced quickly down at the menu. "Milk, please." She scribbled something down on her little notebook, another thing that annoyed Kyou, because it really wasn't that hard to remember two drinks. "And for you, miss?"

"I'll have a Diet Coke please." The waitress walked away and Tohru turned to Kyou. "You had to get milk."

Kyou grinned. "What can I say? I'm the cat!"

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 "How many in your party?"

"Just one." Ayaki had walked into La Frontera to get some lunch. She had some money left over, and figured that her mother was not expecting any change back.

"Do you have a reservation?"

"Er, no…"

"Right this way." The server led Ayaki to her table, and gave her a menu. "A waitress will be right here."

Ayaki already knew what she wanted, so she started looking around the restaurant. Most of the guests were business people, but one table caught her eye. Kyou and Tohru! Why are they here? Maybe Maiya was right. Maybe they are going out. Or maybe they're here because they have nothing better to do. But then why are they holding hands. Ayaki watched them for a minute more, taking in every time that either of them did something remotely romantic. A waitress came out of nowhere, interrupting her thoughts by clearing her throat at an extremely loud volume.

"Can I get you something to drink?"

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All of that complaining made me hungry! Good thing I made reservations at La Frontera yesterday. Uo was walking down the street, feeling smug about her victory over that degrading male salesperson. Stupid men. They think they own the world.

"How many in your party?" The server asked her.

"Just one….I think."

The server gave her a strange look, and then continued on. "Do you have a reservation?"

"Yes. I do."

"Can I have your last name please?"

"Yes, you are physically able to have my last name."

The server sighed. "What is your last name?"

"Well, since you asked, it's Uotani."

"Right this way."

Uo looked at the menu and decided what she wanted. She got bored easily, so she resorted to looking at other guests. She looked mostly at boring business people talking on their cell phones, taking a bite, and then talking on their cell phones more, chewing at the same time. She also saw a couple of mothers with toddlers, but looked particularly at one thing. Seated at a table by herself, was none other than Ayaki. She seemed to be staring at something. Uo looked in the same direction, and gasped, as she saw Kyou and Tohru sitting at a table holding hands. Well, I'll be. I guess Hana and I were right. It looks so natural though, like they were meant to be together. And I thought old Orangey didn't have an ounce of emotion. Must be like, the Apocalypse. Now they're suspended over Yuki. I mean Yuki's great, don't get me wrong, but it seems a little unfair. But- Uo was cut off as a waitress approached her, and cleared her throat.

"Can I get you something to drink?"

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 "Kyou-kun, this is wonderful!"

"Yeah, you are." Kyou had a dreamy look in his eyes, a look that Tohru rarely saw.

"You're so sweet, Kyou-kun!"

Kyou blushed, and then his eyes widened. "Um, Tohru, um Ayaki is in this restaurant."

"WHAT? We need to leave. Now."

"Ok, as soon as the wait-" Kyou stopped speaking as Tohru's eyes widened.

"Er, Kyou?"

"Yeah?"

"Uo is here too."

"WAITER! We need the check. Right away."

"Of course, sir."

Kyou and Tohru stopped showing any dating-type affection, and were both blushing bright red until the check came.

"Thank you for visiting La Frontera."
            "Kyou shoved some money on the table, and he and Tohru left as quickly as they could.

"Kyou, what do we do now?"

"We get home as quickly as we can, and then go from there."

"Sounds good to me."

END CHAPTER FOUR

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