Chapter 3. X+Y A date with Ryou/ a visit to Ryou's house.

1 hour later

Retasu looked out the car window and smiled.

"Retasu onee-chan?"

"Doushitano Pepo-chan?"

"Was that your boyfriend waving at you?"

Retasu shook her head.

"He isn't? He looked like he is your boyfriend..." her mother blushed as she looked at her from the front mirror.

"Okaasan!" Retasu blushed.

'He's not my boyfriend.' Retasu thought to herself, blushing.

"Aah, we're here." her mom stopped in front of a house as big as a mansion.

"Who's place is this? Why are we here?"

"Just wait."

Retasu's mom stepped out of the car.

"Retasu, Pepo, come here." Retasu's mom, said asking her children to come with her.

Retasu and Pepo came out of the car as their mother knocked on the door.

A boy opened the door.

Retasu's eyes widened.

"Retasu onee-chan! That's your boyfriend!" Pepo pointed at the boy.

"Ryou's not my boyfriend!"

Ryou came out and with his aunt.

Retasu's mom and Ryou's aunt seemed to know each other.

Ryou came closer to Retasu.

"Hi. Didn't expect you come..." Ryou smiled.

"Hi Ryou. I didn't expect to come either. All this time I thought you lived in Cafe Mew-Mew"

"hehe..."

"So... that's your mom ?"

"No... (Ryou smiles) my mom passed away 5 years ago.. that's my aunt."

"Gomen, Ryou"

"It's okay."

"Retasu onee-chan, you're boyfriend is really nice." Pepo said.

Retasu and Ryou blushed.

Retasu covered her sister's mouth .

"Aah, Gomen, she'e been doing that (Retasu looks at Ryou) urusai, Pepo ( Retasu whispers to Pepo)"

Ryou bent down and recognized Pepo .

"She's Pepo, right?"

"uh huh" Retasu nodded.

"Pepo.. you're sister's really nice, one of the nicest girls I have ever met, but she's not my girlfriend." Ryou said softly.

Pepo nodded. Retasu blushed and Ryou smiled

Pepo grinned and ran to the car. Retasu followed but before she did she smiled sweetly at Ryou.

She smiled so sweetly Ryou turned from orange red into blood red.

Retasu heard her mom say good bye to Ryou's aunt and they were off.

In the car

"Wow Retasu. I never knew you're boyfriend was Yuko's daughter." her mom said.

"Yuko? Is that her name?"

"Yeah. She's pretty isn't she? I envy her. I can see where you're boyfriend gets his cute looks. In fact he is so cute he made my daughter fall in love with him." Retasu's mom teased.

"Okaasan! For the last time! He is not my boyfriend! And besides... that wasn't his mother"

"It wasn't?"

"No. That was his aunt."

Retasu's mom was speechless.

"We're home!" Retasu's mom said cheerfully.

Retasu stepped up to the car and pushed the door open and took of her shoes.

"Hi Retas-"

"Hi Otousan!" Retasu ran past her father and up into her room.

She hugged her algebra book (not something she would normally hug. She would usually spit (?) at it or try to burn it)

She thanked God for making her bad at math.. because of that she could spend time with Ryou .

"Thanks Lord! If it weren't for You.. I wouldn't be spending time with Ryou!" Retasu prayed.