Chapter 6

Hakeya soon boarded the broken ship, remarkably, the ship crashed into the shape of a cave, & all the furniture was nailed to the floors & wall, so it was "Livable".

Hakeya walked in, slipped on her pajamas, slippers, & robe that had been salvaged after the incident, & pulled her place in the room. "Riku…Asked me out…." She whispered, the girls immediately broke into a fit of "Oh's" & "Ah's" & then Shiori shot up "What are you going to wear?" "That nice black dress with the black flower pin in the middle"

"Oh the one you were going to wear to the dance with your Ex boyfriend but didn't because you dumped him?" Euraisia said bitterly "He was inarticulate; he couldn't understand a damn thing I said." Hakeya explained "Yeah, guys leave her alone, she had her reasons, & I think they're pretty good ones too!" Shiori defended, "Well, what if Riku isn't articulate?" Marina said skeptically, "You…just don't know him like I do…"

Meanwhile…

"What do you guys mean you can't come? This is a very complicated woman I'm dealing with here! I need backup!" "We're very sorry Riku, But Euraisia & I want to be alone." "Yeah, & what Shiori & I will be doing is NO WAY a group activity…unless you're a depraved sicko" "Damnit…than atleast help me pick out something to wear, I told her we were going to a nice restaurant. You guys owe me some help…"

13 minutes…

"& you get me a tux… sigh how cliché but I'll take it…" Riku Pouted.

The next day was trivial as always until 7:00PM, Riku walked over to pick Hakeya up, when she came out he was shocked to see how…Classy she looked, his jaw literally hit the ground, a nice form fitting, black, dress, little strips of material dangled all around it, & a large black flower pin dotted the neck of it, she wore her down in a black, red-star lined, bow, she also wore dangling key earrings, netted armlets & a choker with a black cross curled around her swan-like neck.

"So…are we going?" she asked shyly, Riku zoned out "Oh uh….sure…lets go." He held out his hand to allow her to take it, she gently rests her hand in his & the walked over to a restaurant 3 minutes away. When they arrived, Riku got the reservations set up, they were lead to their table, & got their food "So…looks like the others couldn't make it, huh…" he said desperately trying to develop a conversation, "Yeah…" Hakeya said feeling rude to leave Riku in his conversation alone, "So…oh! Where are you from?" "Well, I was told to have been born in "balamb garden" & I lived there till I was about 8 years old, then my teacher & I left to a planet called "Wings of Praise" "That sounds like a beautiful place! What's it like?" "Well it didn't seem very "Beautiful" to me for the first year, kids were awful to me, the school work was so advanced, & I couldn't understand anything! Can you believe that for the first 2 years I was the least funny kid in the whole 4th & 5th grade?" Riku was silent for a moment, "That sounds rough…" he reached & held her hand, "It was really rough, but then in 6th grade I met my friends currently, they saved me from a life of misery, after I met them, my grades improved, I stopped caring what people thought…I-I owe them a lot just for putting up with everything I've done…going Goth, all my cursing issues, my distaste for some of their music, talking about anime non stop & loosing all interest in things I might've liked if I'd have stayed preppy, old Hakeya Tokaio & all the shit I got them into overall, I mean, if I hadn't have forced them into this joyride…" She paused "…We wouldn't be here right now….." Riku looked up at her distressed expression, held her hand & whispered, "Well this is one stupid mistake I'm glad you made…" Hakeya's lips curved into a shy smile at the warmth in his voice,

"Thank you, Riku…I'm kind of glad we did it too…" "Hey how about we ditch this place?" he stood up "But we haven't paid." "I know, that's what makes it so exciting!"

She giggles alittle bit "Ok but if we get caught I'm telling them you bribed me with the temptation of candy, ok?" he grinned slyly "Oh, if you're lucky, you might just get something sweet tonight." "…oh I'm so excited, you pervert…" She said flatly, standing up, the two walked out as casually as they came in, Riku even added a "Tab is on the table sir" on their way out. Once they were out the door they ran all the way up the path & back to destiny shores, laughing the whole way there.

"They probably found out by now." Said Riku resting his back on a palm tree, out of breath, Hakeya scooted next to Riku side & rest her head on his shoulder, "Ha-ha," Hakeya stood up & walked towards the ocean, "This has all been…so nice…" she turns around to face Riku "Thank You Riku! You really don't seem like the "Victim of darkness" I expected!" she smiled "So, will your parents be worried?"

"I wouldn't know…My mom was killed by Ansem…My father left me with Ms. Treppe & I don't know where my Twin Brother & Half sister are now…will yours?"

"I wouldn't know either…My father ran off & my mom is dead… I live with an 18 year old named Noreen… she's my foster mom…Hakeya…Euraisia told me you have been this happy since you were with your ex…what…was his name?" Hakeya walked up & sat in front of Riku; she lowered her head & whispered, "Xai..." She slipped her arms around Riku's neck, "But let's not speak of him any more ok? The breakup wasn't exactly bliss…"

"Wait…Hakeya, I have a better place to do this…let's head back to my place…"

& they got up & walked back to Riku's house.