Disclaimer- I do not own MARS manga nor do I own any of the characters in
this story.
Tatsuya chanced another glance at Kira from across the room. She'd caught him gazing at her many times earlier that day and he was running out of excuses. It felt like a dream, the girl he was madly in love with was moving in with him. He was more certain than ever, this was his chance to make her fall in love with him.
"I think this is all!" she said with pride. She got up from the crate she sat on and looked over the small mountains of boxes at Tatsuya. "How are things over there? Need any help 'Suya?" she asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Huh?" he said, looking up from the box he was labeling. It took him a while to respond to his new nickname. "Oh, uh I'll be done in ten. You go and get cleaned up. When you're done we'll go and eat," he told her. He knew she'd be hungry at about this time.
She looked down at her stomach when she heard it grumble and held it with her hands. "Sounds good."
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Tatsuya held the glass door open for her as Kira stepped inside of the burger joint. Her eyes swept the scene as Tatsuya led her to a table. She remembered the many evenings she spent here with her friends in high school. Everyone who was anyone would hang out here after school and on weekends. None of the teenagers who sat in the booths, waitresses or busboys. It reminded Kira of how things changed with time.
He held the menu out to Kira when he noticed that she hadn't picked it up yet. "Or do you already know what you want to order?" he asked.
Kira was jolted out of her thoughts and looked at the menu in his hands. She opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Tatsuya.
"Chocolate milkshake, cheeseburger and tater tots?" he filled in for her. He watched her order enough times to remember what her favorites were.
Kira couldn't help but to blush. She didn't know that he paid that much attention to her. She nodded, not really knowing what else to say.
Realizing that he'd made her feel uncomfortable he could have kicked himself. "So, uh..." he began, trying to make conversation.
"May I take your order?" piped a waitress, relieving Tatsuya of having to come up with something to say.
"Chocolate shake, cheeseburger, tater tots, super large coke, double cheeseburger and large fries," Tatsuya said, handing her their menu's.
The waitress jotted down the last of their order in her notepad and tucked it, along with their menu's into the large pockets of her apron. "Thank you for ordering, your selection will be ready shortly," she said before leaving, sounding like a prerecorded voice.
Kira folded her hands on the table out of nervousness and studied patterns on the marble table. She wondered if the waitress thought they were dating. It was normally only boyfriends and girlfriends who ordered each others food at restaurants.
Tatsuya and Kira sat together at the table in silence, both were afraid to breath too loudly and break the mind lulling silence.
Just when the awkward silence was proving to be too much for Kira the bubbly waitress appeared once more. This time she had a large red tray in each hand. She placed one on the table and neatly set Kira's meal in front of her and then placed Tatsuya's food in front of him. "Enjoy you're meal," she said after stacking the trays on top of each other and going to check up on another table. Kira watched as her shiny raven colored hair bounced above her shoulders.
She turned her attention to the meal in front of her when the waitress disappeared from view. Kira reached out for her glass of milkshake and slowly sipped from the straw. A sigh was building up within, not only was she missing Rei again but it seemed that a wall was between herself and Tatsuya.
Tatsuya glanced up at her for the first time since the food came. He could tell that she wasn't having a good time by the way she rearranged her tater tots and shifted in her seat. "So, what are you doing later tonight?" he asked, holding his breath as he waited for her answer.
Kira's eyes shot up from the rim of her milkshake and looked him in the eyes. "Nothing really, just checking to see if I've packed away all my clothes and stuff," she said after a long pause. "Why?"
"Noth.." he began but decided that backing out would be the cowardly thing to do. "Would you like to go to the movies with me?"
Kira looked up and smiled, after being locked up in her apartment for weeks cleaning and packing she'd jump at any invitation out. "Sure."
Tatsuya's heart soared and he grinned from ear to ear. This was the second best thing to happen to him in ages, first only to Kira's moving in with him.
The rest of their meal was in complete silence, but Tatsuya didn't mind.
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As they walked back to Kira's apartment after the movie Tatsuya eyed her hand dangling next to his. It was so close he could feel the heat radiating from it, he could imagine how soft her hand would feel against his palm. He pondered taking it in his but did not want to risk scaring her off.
She continued to babble on about the plot of the movie, how great the actors were and whether or not there would be a sequel. Her words were lost on Tatsuya, he couldn't even remember the main character's name. Having her sit next to him in the dim theater was too distracting. Thinking back on it now he could almost laugh, was it healthy to be that in love with a person?
"'Suya! 'Suya! 'Suya!" she called, stopping in the middle of the street they were crossing. "Tatsuya..."
Five footsteps later when he noticed that she wasn't walking next to him he looked back at her.
"Do you not like your nickname? You don't answer when I call you 'Suya. If you didn't like it all you had to do was say so," she said, he could hear the sadness laced in her voice. Her feelings were so easily hurt.
"Of course I like it. I'm sorry I didn't answer, I was deep in thought," Tatsuya said, coming up with a quick response.
She was still unsure of him and stayed rooted to her spot in the road.
The pedestrian light turned red and Tatsuya grabbed her hand and pulled her across the street. They both blushed when they noticed that an entire street later they were still holding hands.
"I uh..." Tatsuya stammered, trying to come up with an excuse.
Kira laughed it off and continued down the street, swinging his arm playfully like two children would at a park. "It's such a beautiful night!" she said, gazing up at the sky for a moment. "I wish I could sleep outside, in a park on a bench... surrounded by flowers," she said, making it up as she went along.
Tatsuya smiled down at her softly. "That's why I love you," he said softly.
"Huh? What do you love?" Kira asked, not catching all of what he said.
"That's what I love about summer," he lied, not having the courage to repeat what he said.
"Me too," she said with a nod.
They arrived at her front door in no time. They stood in front of each other, unsure of how to end the wonderful evening.
"I had fun tonight," Kira said finally, looking up at him.
"Me too," he replied.
"I'll see you tomorrow. Then we'll be roommates, I can't wait!" she said, giving him her brightest smile.
"Me neither," said Tatsuya, bending down and kissing her gently on her forehead. "Good night."
Kira watched as he walked down the hall and got on the elevator. A trembling fingers touched the spot on her forehead where Tatsuya kissed her, it was still tingling. A smile crept upon her face as she slipped into her apartment. She walked over to the window and cracked it open, hoping to catch a glimpse of Tatsuya before he went too far. A motorcycle zipped down the road and brought back memories of Rei. She closed the window and went to the bathroom to prepare for bed. That sleepless night guilt overwhelmed her.
A/N- ::Sighs and grumbles:: I'm sorry, I tried to upload the song fic version of this chapter but the italics wouldn't show up so it was hard to differentiate the lyrics from the story. If you'd like to read the song fic version of this chapter say so in your review or e-mail me at
Tatsuya chanced another glance at Kira from across the room. She'd caught him gazing at her many times earlier that day and he was running out of excuses. It felt like a dream, the girl he was madly in love with was moving in with him. He was more certain than ever, this was his chance to make her fall in love with him.
"I think this is all!" she said with pride. She got up from the crate she sat on and looked over the small mountains of boxes at Tatsuya. "How are things over there? Need any help 'Suya?" she asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Huh?" he said, looking up from the box he was labeling. It took him a while to respond to his new nickname. "Oh, uh I'll be done in ten. You go and get cleaned up. When you're done we'll go and eat," he told her. He knew she'd be hungry at about this time.
She looked down at her stomach when she heard it grumble and held it with her hands. "Sounds good."
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Tatsuya held the glass door open for her as Kira stepped inside of the burger joint. Her eyes swept the scene as Tatsuya led her to a table. She remembered the many evenings she spent here with her friends in high school. Everyone who was anyone would hang out here after school and on weekends. None of the teenagers who sat in the booths, waitresses or busboys. It reminded Kira of how things changed with time.
He held the menu out to Kira when he noticed that she hadn't picked it up yet. "Or do you already know what you want to order?" he asked.
Kira was jolted out of her thoughts and looked at the menu in his hands. She opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Tatsuya.
"Chocolate milkshake, cheeseburger and tater tots?" he filled in for her. He watched her order enough times to remember what her favorites were.
Kira couldn't help but to blush. She didn't know that he paid that much attention to her. She nodded, not really knowing what else to say.
Realizing that he'd made her feel uncomfortable he could have kicked himself. "So, uh..." he began, trying to make conversation.
"May I take your order?" piped a waitress, relieving Tatsuya of having to come up with something to say.
"Chocolate shake, cheeseburger, tater tots, super large coke, double cheeseburger and large fries," Tatsuya said, handing her their menu's.
The waitress jotted down the last of their order in her notepad and tucked it, along with their menu's into the large pockets of her apron. "Thank you for ordering, your selection will be ready shortly," she said before leaving, sounding like a prerecorded voice.
Kira folded her hands on the table out of nervousness and studied patterns on the marble table. She wondered if the waitress thought they were dating. It was normally only boyfriends and girlfriends who ordered each others food at restaurants.
Tatsuya and Kira sat together at the table in silence, both were afraid to breath too loudly and break the mind lulling silence.
Just when the awkward silence was proving to be too much for Kira the bubbly waitress appeared once more. This time she had a large red tray in each hand. She placed one on the table and neatly set Kira's meal in front of her and then placed Tatsuya's food in front of him. "Enjoy you're meal," she said after stacking the trays on top of each other and going to check up on another table. Kira watched as her shiny raven colored hair bounced above her shoulders.
She turned her attention to the meal in front of her when the waitress disappeared from view. Kira reached out for her glass of milkshake and slowly sipped from the straw. A sigh was building up within, not only was she missing Rei again but it seemed that a wall was between herself and Tatsuya.
Tatsuya glanced up at her for the first time since the food came. He could tell that she wasn't having a good time by the way she rearranged her tater tots and shifted in her seat. "So, what are you doing later tonight?" he asked, holding his breath as he waited for her answer.
Kira's eyes shot up from the rim of her milkshake and looked him in the eyes. "Nothing really, just checking to see if I've packed away all my clothes and stuff," she said after a long pause. "Why?"
"Noth.." he began but decided that backing out would be the cowardly thing to do. "Would you like to go to the movies with me?"
Kira looked up and smiled, after being locked up in her apartment for weeks cleaning and packing she'd jump at any invitation out. "Sure."
Tatsuya's heart soared and he grinned from ear to ear. This was the second best thing to happen to him in ages, first only to Kira's moving in with him.
The rest of their meal was in complete silence, but Tatsuya didn't mind.
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As they walked back to Kira's apartment after the movie Tatsuya eyed her hand dangling next to his. It was so close he could feel the heat radiating from it, he could imagine how soft her hand would feel against his palm. He pondered taking it in his but did not want to risk scaring her off.
She continued to babble on about the plot of the movie, how great the actors were and whether or not there would be a sequel. Her words were lost on Tatsuya, he couldn't even remember the main character's name. Having her sit next to him in the dim theater was too distracting. Thinking back on it now he could almost laugh, was it healthy to be that in love with a person?
"'Suya! 'Suya! 'Suya!" she called, stopping in the middle of the street they were crossing. "Tatsuya..."
Five footsteps later when he noticed that she wasn't walking next to him he looked back at her.
"Do you not like your nickname? You don't answer when I call you 'Suya. If you didn't like it all you had to do was say so," she said, he could hear the sadness laced in her voice. Her feelings were so easily hurt.
"Of course I like it. I'm sorry I didn't answer, I was deep in thought," Tatsuya said, coming up with a quick response.
She was still unsure of him and stayed rooted to her spot in the road.
The pedestrian light turned red and Tatsuya grabbed her hand and pulled her across the street. They both blushed when they noticed that an entire street later they were still holding hands.
"I uh..." Tatsuya stammered, trying to come up with an excuse.
Kira laughed it off and continued down the street, swinging his arm playfully like two children would at a park. "It's such a beautiful night!" she said, gazing up at the sky for a moment. "I wish I could sleep outside, in a park on a bench... surrounded by flowers," she said, making it up as she went along.
Tatsuya smiled down at her softly. "That's why I love you," he said softly.
"Huh? What do you love?" Kira asked, not catching all of what he said.
"That's what I love about summer," he lied, not having the courage to repeat what he said.
"Me too," she said with a nod.
They arrived at her front door in no time. They stood in front of each other, unsure of how to end the wonderful evening.
"I had fun tonight," Kira said finally, looking up at him.
"Me too," he replied.
"I'll see you tomorrow. Then we'll be roommates, I can't wait!" she said, giving him her brightest smile.
"Me neither," said Tatsuya, bending down and kissing her gently on her forehead. "Good night."
Kira watched as he walked down the hall and got on the elevator. A trembling fingers touched the spot on her forehead where Tatsuya kissed her, it was still tingling. A smile crept upon her face as she slipped into her apartment. She walked over to the window and cracked it open, hoping to catch a glimpse of Tatsuya before he went too far. A motorcycle zipped down the road and brought back memories of Rei. She closed the window and went to the bathroom to prepare for bed. That sleepless night guilt overwhelmed her.
A/N- ::Sighs and grumbles:: I'm sorry, I tried to upload the song fic version of this chapter but the italics wouldn't show up so it was hard to differentiate the lyrics from the story. If you'd like to read the song fic version of this chapter say so in your review or e-mail me at