Another day, another Chapter. I think you guys are really gonna love this one!

Chapter 9: The Date

After school, Sakura went to her locker alone. She felt better since the incident, so she had become her normal talkative self during 6th period, when they had free time off. Sakura spun the locker dial. 17- The age she was going to be in spring. 10- The age she never wanted to be again. And 0- How much she ever wanted to see Seto Kaiba's face again.

As she opened her locker, an envelope fell out onto the floor by her feet. She bent over and opened it to find a note from Ryou inside. Meet me at Che' Yung on South Street at 7:30pm. Sakura reread to make sure she had read it right. Che' Yung? Wasn't that the really fancy French Restaurant only rich people like Kaiba went to?

'Maybe he wants to tell you something privately over dinner,' said the voice she had heard earlier this morning.

She looked around to see who had said it. She was the only one in the hallway. A chill running down her spine, she slammed her locker shut and took off down the hallway.

Around the corner at the opposite end of the hallway, Teà and Joey came out from where they had been watching.

"Think she fell for the forged note?" asked Joey.

"Of course she did," said Teà. "There's a garbage can at the end of the hall she passed, and she didn't throw it away did she?"

"Hey guys!" Yugi, Tristan, and Duke ran up to them from behind them.

"Ryou got the note and totally bought it!" said Duke.

"Perfect," said Teà. "I'll follow them to the restaurant and pay the bill. Then I'll leave them alone." She smiled. "I made reservations for them and gave the front clerk pictures of them so he can take them to their table. I've preordered their dinner too."

"You're really on top of things aren't you?" said Hoshiko from behind them, making them all jump.

"Geez Hoshi!" said Joey, holding his heart. "You just popped up outta nowhere!"

Hoshi shrugged. "Teà, Sakura bought the note. She thought it was 100% original," she said. "Never gave it a second thought."

"Yes!" cried Teà, pumping her arm in the air. "This is working out perfectly!"

When Sakura got to Che' Yung, she was led to a table where Ryou was already waiting.

When she sat down, there was an awkward silence. "Why did you want to meet me here?" they both asked at the same time. Then there was a stunned silence before they both burst out in laughter.

"I think I know who did this," said Sakura when they had both managed to stop their giggles.

Ryou nodded. "Teà," they both said in unison.

During dinner, Sakura learned that Ryou's father was an archaeologist, and Ryou learned that Sakura's name was Japanese, because her father was from Japan and wanted her to live there someday.

After dinner, Ryou and Sakura went to their special spot in the park and lay back on the grass, looking up at the stars.

"This was a fun night," said Sakura sitting up. Ryou sat up too.

'Idiot!' shouted Bakura in Ryou's head. 'Why don't you kiss her or something?'

'I don't want to invade her space or anything!' protested Ryou.

Bakura growled in frustration and took control of Ryou's body. If Ryou wouldn't try to make the first move, then he would.

He cleared his throat. "You're father must be a thief, because it looks like he stole all the stars from the sky and put them in your eyes," he said in his most soothing voice.

Sakura stared at him incredulously. "Excuse me?" she asked, wondering if she had just heard right.

Ryou took his body back just in time. "Nothing," he said quickly, looking away. 'Have you ever wondered why the word 'baka' is in your name Bakura?!' he asked furiously.

'Just trying to help,' said Bakura rolling his eyes.

Sakura kept staring at him. She shook her head and decided to forget about it. She had done something stupid like that more than once too.

Ryou, taking advantage of the moment of silence, very slowly put his arm around Sakura's shoulder. She took this as her cue and leaned in so her head was resting on his shoulder.

Ryou's heart was beating faster than a speeding train. "Sakura. . ." he said.

Sakura looked up into Ryou's chocolate brown eyes. He looked so cute with his hair falling over his face like that.

Ryou almost lost himself in Sakura's Denim blue eyes. They were so deep; with so much feeling.

He leaned in and closed his eyes. Sakura did the same. Their lips touched. Neither one wanted to end this wonderful moment. The kiss seemed to last forever, Sakura's hand on Ryou's shoulder, his arm around her. This was the best moment of their lives. They didn't want to end it so quickly, so they didn't.

But to them, it didn't matter who it was who stopped first. They were just trying to savor the moment of their first kiss.
Sigh. How romantic! I was just smiling like heck while writing this. Funnily enough, I based Sakura on me, so I was imagining myself sitting there under the stars, kissing Ryou in the light of the moon. It makes me sigh and smile secretively to myself just thinking about it.