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The boys rolled their eyes as the group stood outside the large mall in front of them. Koji yawned and Kouichi shook his head. Takuya cocked an eyebrow. "Zoe, did we absolutely have to come here?" He asked, twitching slightly.
Zoe grinned and stuck her hand in her pocket, pulling out her Volleyball Cutie wallet. "Yeah! Of course we did. I got tons of birthday money last May and now I am finally gunna use it!" She giggled and pushed a strand of permed blonde hair over her shoulder.
"And what was the point of bringing us along?" Koji asked, rolling his sea-blue eyes. He glared right in her eyes. Zoe didn't know why, but she was getting this weird feeling inside. She blushed slightly and then just smiled, nodding her head. Koji cocked his head to the side, but never got one so decided to drop the matter.
Zoe took off as fast as she could to the big glass doors, leaving the boys just staring at her. Zoe stopped once she got inside and thought to herself for a moment. What was that just then? I can't do things like that. I already have a boyfriend. Besides, I like Takuya. She shook her head and then clasped her hands together quickly. Yeah, Zoe. She thought. Takuya's my boyfriend. If we weren't meant for each other we wouldn't be together right now, right? Yeah, right. Zoe nodded as she turned around and saw the rest of the group piling in the doors. She grinned and waved at them. "Come on, guys! Its not that bad!"
A few groans escaped from them, but then Kouichi scratched his head and looked at his buddies. "Yeah, Zoe's right! It's not bad. Its not like the mall is only made for girls. We guys can find something here, too."
"Leave it to you to find the good in this excursion." Koji said, rolling his eyes for a second time. Kouichi slapped him on the back and grinned at his winded brother.
"Yup! Leave it to me!"
About an hour later, the group found themselves in a crowded bookstore. Zoe was mesmerized by the magazines in the front corner, and scurried over to look. The boys cocked their eyebrows, but J.P. persevered. "I think I'll take some time to look through some of the science and computer books in the back." He waved as he disappeared to the back of the bookstore. Everyone went their own way, and soon Takuya found himself in the back looking at the comic books, a bored look on his face. There was a sudden CRASH as some books came tumbling down on a tall, pretty girl at the end of the isle.
Takuya looked her way and stared. She stood up abruptly and looked around, thinking that no one had seen that. She flipped some long brown hair over her shoulder and leaned down to start picking up the books. Takuya just watched, trying not to be noticed, but Koji saw everything and came wandering over. "Takuya???" No answer. "Earth to Takuya." He mumbled.
Takuya jumped and turned around to see Koji. "Wha-?" He rubbed the back of his head as he saw Koji cock a fine black eyebrow. "It's not what you think, silly!" He said, waving his hands in front of his face.
Koji crossed his arms and frowned. "Oh really. And what did you think I thought, Takuya? Maybe I wasn't even thinking what you thought I was thinking." He smirked.
Takuya scratched his head and just stared at his best friend. "What? Come on, Koji. You're confusing me!" Koji rolled his eyes and gave a little sign to Takuya with his hand as he walked out of the aisle and down to the other end of the store, where he stood with Zoe for a little bit. Takuya peered around the corner of some books and watched them. "What am I doing?" He whispered to himself. "Its not like I have to watch her or something." He went back to watching the other girl, but disguising it as he looked at a book.
She had almost finished picking up all the books and was placing the last one on the shelf. She then smoothed out her purple mini-skirt and walked into the aisle with Takuya. She smiled at him and pulled the book down from in front of his face. "You don't have to hide the fact that you're staring at me, you know. I am so like used to it already." Okay, this girl was definitely anything but modest, but she was still pretty. Takuya blushed a little bit and nodded quickly. She smiled. "My name's Miyako. Miyako Higurashi. What's yours?"
Takuya grinned and held out his hand, after he set the book he was holding down. "Ta-Takuya Kanbara."
"It's nice to meet you, Takuya." Miyako replied, shaking his hand. Zoe appeared behind him, holding a couple of magazines and smiling lightly. Miyako just stared. "Um, and who's this?" She asked, faking a sweet voice.
Takuya turned around and jumped a little bit. "Um, this is Zoe. She's one of my uh... friends. Yeah, friends." Zoe frowned and elbowed him in the stomach. He hunched over and then corrected himself. "Actually, she's my girlfriend."
Miyako nodded and smiled at him. "Oh, cool. Yeah, well I work here part time. You should come by again, Takuya." She said, flashing him a look with her deep brown eyes. There was something strange about her, but Takuya didn't care about that right now.
Zoe grabbed his shoulders and turned him around. "What exactly went on with you two back here, Takuya?" she said, angrily. Takuya winced and looked her in the eyes. He shrugged and Zoe frowned. "Well, whatever. We're just going to get out of here as soon as possible, all right?" Takuya nodded and Zoe grabbed his shirt. The group gathered back together and made their way to the front of the store. Suddenly, the lights flickered and went out, and a growling sound echoed through the mall...
(Sorry, really sappy ending! I know!!! Review please! Remember if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all! I'll update as soon as possible! Thanks to everyone who reviews!!! )