"Right down here, we live by a dirt road on this little hill." She said, leading Eiji along.

"Wow, you do? You're lucky."

"No way, I wish I lived in the city like you."

"We always want what we don't have, right?"

"Yeah, I guess you're right... Back in Usui we lived in this kind of place too, my parents, I guess, have a thing for hills, something..." She trailed off as they were just passing a small garden like area.

"Kagura... Wait. Can we sit down over here for a minute?"

"In the garden, sure, why?"

He paused, "I... Need to ask you something... I've been meaning to ask you all day."

"Yeah, what is it?"

"Would..." He sighed, "Would you like to go out?"

She paused, surprised, "Umm... I don't know..."

They sat there for a minute, Eiji scratched at the ground, Kagura dug her nails into her wrist, "Sure, that... I'd love that."

"That's great, mm... You, better be getting in, right?"

"Yeah but, you want to come in?"

He twitched his head back up from it's slouched position, "Of course, I'd love to."

The two rose through the twisted leaf garden of roses and violets upon Cherry Blossoms of the Summertime.

"Wow, you aren't the wealthiest of people, are you?" He sarcastically said.

She laughed and replied, "Well, my parents work late, very late, so because of all those extra hours our income is above average."

"By the way," Eiji said, "What do your parents do? My Mom manages a restaurant, but it's a chain restaurant, so it's not anything huge. And my Dad.. Well, he's abroad, I don't see him let alone know what he does."

"I'm so sorry..."

"It's fine, really, it's not like I don't talk to him." She walked around, setting things down, picking things up, turning things on, "Can I go change real quick?"

"Of course."

"Be back." She wandered off into some hallway while Eiji sat down on a couch. He moved around a bit, looked at a small southern trinket, almost dropping it, he set it back. He hummed to himself and tapped his foot.

"Back."

"You look great."

"Thanks, um... Do you want to see my room?" She shyly asked.

"If you want."

"Eiji-Kun!"

"Kagura? Hey!" Eiji exclaimed, standing up quickly from under the tree where he sat. The two men beside him looked slightly confused or uneasy. One of them spoke up after they embraced.

"So, who is this Eiji?" he asked in a curious, slightly annoying tone.

"This is Kagura, a friend. Kagura, meet Yakuza and Yoji."

"Pleased." She said, backing up.

"So anyways," the guy with the long blonde hair with blood red streaks said, "By the way, Kagura, I'm Yoji. But Eiji, so, what are you doing this weekend, we were thinking we could go to the mall and hang out with Tominmaru's friends and..."

"Sorry, I can't." He interrupted.

"Why not, man?"

"I just... I put so much stress on my Mom, I, for once, want to please her, if just with some higher grades." Eiji said.

"Amazing," Yakuza said, "Eiji has a soul."

"Heh, you'd be the one to talk, oh gangster-san." Eiji prodded.

"Whatever, we gotta catch a bus, see ya." Yakuza said, walking off with Yoji.

"Yeah, see ya." Eiji said, turning to Kagura, "So, what time is it again?"

"No, won't do, no, no."

"Wrong no, doesn't go, torn, creepy." Eiji flung a shirt over his shoulder and finally stumbled upon a brown button shirt and black blazer. He threw them on, ran his fingers through his hair, deciding it's manageableness. "What!" He pounded the shaver into his hand, then his head, "You are the last thing I need not working!" His forced the drawer shut and jogged over to the front door. He shuffled through his wallet, wrote a note on a Post-It, smacked it on a white board and left. Once outside, he put headphones in his ears and zoned out. Checking in his mind ten times over if everything was in order.

He walked out of the vehicle and up to the slate walk to her house. He slid the rose further into his blazer and reached for the doorbell.

"Ring ring, hmhm." She said, waiting on the other side, she did the last stroke on her nail and put the polish away. Finally, after about 20 seconds, she answered the door.

"Kagura, hey, ready?" He said enthusiastically.

"Sure, how do we get the..." He playfully wrapped put his hand over her eyes and held her hand.

"Sssh, I'll lead you to our ride, but I want it to be a surprise, Ok?" He took his hand off her eyes and onto her back, guiding her along. They walked down the long, wavy slate porchwalk and slowly stopped.

"Open your eyes." he said, slipping the rose into her hand as he moved away.

Before her was parked a long, classy black limousine with tinted windows.

"A... A limousine! I've never been in one! And a rose, thank you." She said smiling.

He opened the door, step in, Kagura."