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Chapter 4: Another Try; Part I

Kagura smiled as she applied light makeup to her cute face, overjoyed with the prospect of being with him again. She still had no idea where they were going to go or whatever, but she really didn't care. Kyo was so dear to her and she couldn't wait for tonight. She'd have to call Isuzu to have her help with her hair and what to wear. She knew she would never get it right…

Dancing out of her room she bounded towards Isuzu's room. The older girl still felt that she was forcing her feelings on Kyo, but the fact that he'd come to try and make amends had proven to her that it really was love. Not just a mere infatuation. She knocked lightly on the shoji before throwing it open. Isuzu scowled at her lack of modesty and invited her in anyway.

"You were wrong!" Kagura practically sang. "He loves me! And I love him!"

"What are you talking about?"

"Kyo-kun of course!" she answered waving her finger in her face. "He and I are going out to dinner tonight."

"I'm happy for you."

"Will you help me pick out something to wear?"

"Well, I'd loan you something of mine, but it probably wouldn't fit the chest area if you know what I mean," she said, smiling coyly.

"Very funny!"

"I thought so," she replied, dodging Kagura's punch.

"Okay, be serious! What am I going to wear? More importantly, what am I going to do with my hair? I mean, he said he'd be here in ten minutes!"

"Relax, I'm sure we'll find something… Besides, coming from a man, that means absolutely nothing."

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Kyo sighed, throwing on clothes. He only had a few minutes before he had to pick her up and he knew he wouldn't hear the end of it from her if he was late. He was still sighing and grousing when he walked out of the house, intending to walk the distance seeing as it wasn't too terribly far and the weather was nice. He absolutely hated going to the main house, but it seemed that it was the only way he was going to be able to pick her up.

She was standing by the gate when he arrived and he checked his watch to make sure he wasn't late. He wasn't; in fact, he was early, which meant that she'd been expecting him to be early, or she was just way to anxious to go on this date. With a small smile he waved, causing her to jump up off the curb she'd been sitting on and race to his side where she immediately latched onto his arm. She squealed in delight and began talking a mile a minute about their date.

"So after dinner, can we see a movie? Please? But I don't like horror movies, so we'll have to see something else, kay? Great. Now, why haven't you commented about this dress yet? I think it's absolutely gorgeous but you haven't said anything yet," she said all at once, ending with a pout.

"You look nice," he said to satisfy her. It was enough. She blushed a becoming shade of crimson and mumbled a thanks in return before her shyness left.

"You too, Kyo-kun. You look very nice, too," she complimented in return.

"Uh-huh," was all he had to say as they strolled down the street towards a little diner.

Upon getting there, Kyo took the liberties of seating them at the counter and ordering sakura mochi for the both of them; a completely leek free dinner that was sweet to top it off. He watched her face light up in happiness as she ate the dish. She turned her huge soulful eyes to him and smiled brightly, causing his breath to catch at the sight she made. He shook his head to rid himself of the thoughts that had flooded his head. This was just an 'I'm sorry' dinner. Nothing more. No matter how much she thought it was a 'date' it wasn't. Just to say sorry one last time……

"Thank you so much, Kyo-kun! I appreciate it," she said, that smile still in place. "You know, the whole thing. I knew that you were just denying your feelings. I mean, how could you not love me like I love you?"

Kyo shifted uncomfortably in his seat, not liking the direction this conversation was going in. He shrugged, choosing not to answer verbally in case it might put him in a position he didn't want to be thrown into. Her smile slipped a little at his non-committal answer.

"Kyo-kun?"

"What?"

"Do you love me?"

"Ah, shit, woman. This is nuts. I'm just trying to say I'm sorry, okay? And love is a strong word," he added as an after thought.

"Kyo-kun… Does this mean you meant everything you said the other day…?" She asked, tears brimming in her eyes.

"No!" he quickly responded. "I just… I don't know. My thoughts are all so jumbled right now… I just can't give you an answer right now, okay?"

She nodded, her mood ruined. She stared at her food, picked at it as if she were bored. He sighed, knowing that he'd said the wrong thing again. He threw down some money and motioned for her to get up, which she did. She followed him as he walked down the street with his hands in his pockets.

"Kyo-kun…" she started, noticing that the main house was in the other direction. "Where are we going?"

"You said you wanted to see a movie, right?"

She smiled widely. Sometimes, he just said all the right things to cheer her up…