I woke up next to Kaze and decided not to wake her up. I went out into the living room and checked if there was anything to eat. I know it's kind of taking what I could just get at my house, but I'd probably say something wrong and get kicked out AGAIN.
"Hey, Ryuu, want some waffles?", Shikamaru asked.
Well, that was convenient. "Sure". I sat down at the table.
"Umm, sorry for the short notice, but, it's Kaze's birthday today and we need you to take her out somewhere at 12:00 and keep her out for about 2 hours so we can set up the suprise party", He whispered.
"And we REALLY need your help", Temari added in.
"So you're asking me to take her on a date?". I sounded a LITTLE too enthusiastic.
"Well... Yes. Don't think we're desperate or anything, we can get your cousin or something", Temari said.
"Wow. I just never really thought that you'd ask me to take your daughter on a date. It just seems kind of out of the ordinary. And please don't remind me of my cousin".
"Ok, well we are, so eat and just do something until 12:00. And make a plan for the date or something", Temari ordered.
"Ok. Can I still hang around here?".
"... What do you think?", Shikamaru asked.
I hit myself in the face. "Sorry. I'm just kind of tired".
"And for what reason?", Temari asked.
"Well I expected that. And no, we didn't have sex last NIGHT".
"... That better have not been the only reason you took her to the hospital", Shikamaru said.
"Ask Dr. Haruno. She was actually sick and dying".
"That's good enough for me". Temari said.
"How come nobody woke me up?", Kaze said as she walked out of her room.
"I didn't think I should wake a sleeping beauty".
"Shut up", She replied.
"Fine, I just won't say anything. And I won't say that I had plans to take you to a movie and the ramen shop".
"Really?", She asked.
"You have to wait until 12:00".
"... Why?", Kaze asked.
"That's when I have the movie tickets for".
"Ok", She replied
"I'll be back in an hour".
Back at home I grabbed $50 from my secret stash of money and ran to the movie theatre. I bought the tickets and checked how much I had left. $35.50. That would be enough for ramen and... Wait. I need to get her a birthday present! Ok, I think I have $750 left in my stash, $200 will be enough for a necklace, I think. Wait, birthstone... Today's April 30th, which means... Diamond. Of course. It's always the most expensive one. Whatever. I can still afford it and I'll still have $550 left.
At the Jewelery Shop...
"Hey, what's the best diamond necklace I can buy for under $200?".
"On a budget huh? Well, the most expensive one I have is $250, so you can buy one of the better ones", The cashier said.
"Ok, can I see what my choices are?".
"Right over here", The guy said while showing me where the necklaces were.
Which one will be better? Perfect! And it's only $150 too! "I'll take that one.
"Good choice. The total will be $150", He replied. I handed him 3 $50 bills and he handed me the ring in an expensive looking case. "Have a nice day!".
I walked out of the store and ran towards Kaze's house.
At Kaze's house...
I knocked on the door.
"Ryuu, from now on, just knock and come in", Shikamaru said.
"Ok, that works for me. Hey, Kaze, are you ready to go?".
Yeah, hold on just a minute", She yelled from the bathroom.
"Ok".
When she came out I opened the front door for her and we both walked out. When we got to the theatre and walked into the room that the movie I had tickets for was in, Kaze interrupted the silence. "How did you know that I liked this movie?".
"Because a week ago you were running in to the movie so fast you knocked me into a plant and the vase broke, so I got kicked out".
"I'm sorry...", She said.
"It doesn't really matter, at least I get to watch the movie now".
It didn't look like Kaze REALLY wanted to watch the movie. "So I'm guessing I don't get to watch it this time, huh?".
"Nope", She replied.
We found seats at one of the dark corners of the room and just started kissing.
"I just remebered it's my birthday today. Wait. Did my parents already tell you?", Kaze said after she pulled away.
"No... They didn't tell me", I lied. I thought she bought it, because she leaned in for another kiss. Before we knew it, it was 1:10 and the movie was over. "Well, let's go to the ramen shop".
"Ok", She replied.
At the ramen shop...
"Go ahead and sit down, I'll order our food".
Once I got to the table Kaze chose, I set down 2 cartons of ramen on the table. "Which one do you want?".
She looked inside both. "You can have the shrimp. I don't eat seafood".
"Fine with me". I took the one with shrimp and she took the original flavor. After we ate and talked a little it was 1:50. Time to start walking back. "Hey, let's go back to your house".
"Are you sure?", She asked.
"Yeah, your parents said to make sure you were back at the house by 2:00".
"Ok, then let's go", She sighed.
Back at Kaze's house...
"Shikamaru, didn't you tell him to have her back by 2:00?", Temari whispered. The lights were off and there was about 20 people waiting for Kaze to open the door.
"No, I tol dhim to be back at ABOUT 2:00", Shikamaru whispered back.
Outside...
"Why are the lights off?", Kaze asked.
"No clue", I lied again.
I opened the door for her and she walked in. She turned the lights on and a whole bunch of people jumped out and yelled, "SUPRISE!".
"Ryuu! You had someting to do with this didn't you?", Kaze accused.
"Yeah, I did".
She hugged me. "So they did tell you it was my birthday!".
"Yeah, they did".
She playfully punched me in the arm. "You didn't even leave a hint. You're pretty good at lying".
"I've had a little practice with my parents".
"Kaze, over here!", One of Kaze's friends from the academy yelled.
"I'll be right back", She said.
"So was that your boyfriend or something?", One of the girls asked.
"Yeah", Kaze said.
"Wow, what's he like?", The girl asked.
"Well, he's saved my life twice, so guess", Kaze said.
"Really?", A different girl asked.
"Yeah. Our sensei sent us into the Forest of Death and a Sound Jounin tried to kill me. Ryuu killed the guy before he could do more then scratch me on the neck with a kunai. The next morning he came over to my house and he realized that the kunai was poisoned, and I was dying, so he got me to the hospital", Kaze explained.
"Wow, he must really like you", The first girl said.
"Actually, he said he loves me", Kaze blushed.
"Oh my god! How long have you even known him?", A girl asked.
"Today's the third day", Kaze said.
"Only 3 days! You're fast", The second girl said.
"Kaze, come over here for a second".
"Ok", She replied while walking over to me. "What is it?".
"I have a present for you", I said as I pulled the case with the neclace in it out of my pocket. I gave it to her and she opened it.
"A diamond necklace! Thank you!", She broke out into 'happy tears'. "How did you afford this?".
"I had some spare cash. Happy birthday".
We kissed for the longest time so far. After we were done she walked back over to her friends.
"Well, that proves it. She's in love", A girl said.
"And, does that bother you?", Kaze asked.
"No", The girl replied.
"Good", Kaze said.
I walked over to Shikamaru and Temari.
"Ryuu, I just got a call from your mom. She said she made a mistake about yelling at you, and wants you to come home right away", Temari said.
"Ok. I'll come back as sson as I can".
Back at my house...
"Hey, where is everybody?".
"In here", Mom yelled from her room.
I walked in and Mom was sitting up in her bed. "What did you want me for?".
"I wanted you to come over so I could apologize to you. I shouldn't have yelled at you just because you got a girlfriend. I had no reason. I'm sorry", She said.
"Ok, and I'm sorry that I yelled back. Well, can I go back to Kaze's birthday party?".
"I forgot it was her birthday today. Ok, go ahead. Wait, did you want me to buy a present for you to give her?", Mom asked.
"I already bought her a present. But thanks for offering".
"What was it?", She asked.
"Promise you won't get mad".
"I promise", She said.
"I got her a diamond necklace".
"Wow, you must really like her", She said.
"Yeah, I do. I'll be at the party! Bye!".
Back at Kaze's house...
When I got there everybody was gone except for Kaze and her parents. Kaze was wearing her new necklace and when I came in, she ran over and hugged me. "Thank you for the necklace Ryuu".
"You're welcome. And guess what? My mom's not mad about us anymore!".
"Really? So nobody's mad about us being together anymore!", Kaze exclaimed.
"Yeah. And I just realized. I'm only 2 days younger than you. My birthday is the day after tomorrow".
"So we're almost the exact same age", Kaze smiled. "That makes us even more perfect for each other.
We sat down on the couch and kissed again...
TBC...