Rental Girlfriend: Turning Point (Short Story) Part 1

Characters:

Kazuya Kinoshita

Chizuru Mizuhara

Mami Nanami

Ruka Sarashina

Sumi Sakurasawa

Nagomi Kinoshita

Yoshiaki Kibe

Shun Kuribayashi

Sayuri Ichinose

Umi Nakano

Shinbo and Kawanaka

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Chizuru Mizuhara was in utter panic mode. This was due and the fault of Kazuya Kinoshita. "It is all his fault!" She declared and then chuckled. Shaking her head as she continued searching for just the perfect gift. Last year had been easy. With the help of Umi and the fact that it was easily obvious he needed a Smartphone Case. She was able to find the perfect Christmas Gift. But this year she could not do that. Though she was tempted to ask Umi's advise again. But knew he would suggest once more that they go out on a date. He would spend the entire time hitting on her and she would be forced to shoot him down each time. Which would seriously hamper the reason she needed his advice and suggestion. "Idiot. I told him last time he asked me out...I am not interested in him. I have a Boyfriend that I love and have no intention of ever...EVER...Cheating on him." She knew why Umi wanted to go out with her and it was simply to get in between her legs. "Moron has a perfectly lovely Fiancé and he cheats on her whenever he gets a chance." She exhaled with a sigh. "So what do I do? I have to find the perfect Christmas Gift that portrays my feelings for...him. For Kazuya and I have no idea what to get him." Realizing she had never had this type of problem before due to she never was in love before or had a real Boyfriend before. Taking out her Cellphone, she had no options left to her. So she contacted her two friends Shinbo and Kawanaka for help. Even though neither had a Boyfriend before either. It took about half an hour for the two to join her at the Mall and by then she was regretting calling them.

"So what is the problem, Chizuru? Whatever you give him...I am sure he is going to love it." Shinbo commented sitting down and joining her in the Food Court. Where she had arranged to meet them so that none of them had to search for each other through the Mall.

"But I want to give him something that...That let's him know how...Much he means to me and how much I love him." Chizuru told them and her two friends smiled broadly.

"You know it is so funny. Here you were a Rental Girlfriend and you dated so many Guys and here you are having trouble finding a gift for your Real Boyfriend." Kawanaka commented and Chizuru shrugged.

"Well this is different. In that Kazuya is my Real Boyfriend and I never had one before. All of those others was just my job. They meant nothing to me at all. Now Kazuya...He is...I love him so much that...I have to get him something that informs him how I feel towards him." Chizuru said and both her friends awed.

"That is so cute Chizuru and I am so jealous." Shinbo said and Kawanaka nodded with agreement.

"I am too. I take it that he already got you something?" Kawanaka asked and Chizuru nodded.

"Yes it is sitting under the Tree in my Apartment. He put it there a couple days ago and...and I...It is almost depressing me that it seems he had no problem getting me something special." Chizuru said remembering when she asked him what it was. He replied it was something special. Something that would portray his feelings for her. Shinbo smirked at her.

"You could always just have sex? You know come out on Christmas day wearing nothing but a red ribbon." Shinbo suggested and Chizuru blushed slightly.

"No. Besides...We do that...already. We already...have...ahem. A lot." Chizuru whispered the last three words and blushed even more as she lowered her gaze down at the table. "I do not want to...Give him that as a Special Christmas Gift. I want it to be something...from the heart." She declared and her friends chuckled. Finding it informative to learn that their friend is having sex with her Boyfriend. Another reason for the two of them to be jealous of her.

"Well then...Sitting here is not going to do that. Shall we go look about and try to find something that let's you inform him how you truly feel about him?" Shinbo said as she stood slapping her hands lightly on the table surface as she stood. Her two friends led her to what they believed would be the perfect gift.

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Chizuru declared sternly at the entrance to Victoria Secret. "I told you...I do not want to give him...I want it to be something special and that is not what I meant by special." She gestured at the various Lingerie within the store.

"Oh come on Chizuru. I think something like that Black Teddy there would definitely be special." Kawanaka said pointing at a very seductive Black Teddy and Chizuru shook her head. "Just think how he would react when he opened that up and then you modeled it for him." Chizuru knew exactly how he would react. First he would turn a bright shade of red and then later when she did put it on, it would lead to them having sex. Not that she did not mind that idea. She loved having sex with him. It was one of the benefits of having a Boyfriend. A real one.

"No. That is not what I want to give him for Christmas. Besides..." Chizuru did not continue. Not wanting to tell her friends that she already planned on them having sex that morning and probably that afternoon. Perhaps even on Christmas Eve night. "All that would do is...I want something that will show how much I do love him." The two finally and reluctantly relented. Moving onto another Store. There they both pointed at some Rings and again Chizuru shook her head.

"Those are engagement Rings. We are not up to that yet. Also...As extroverted as I am... I would prefer that he ask me when the time comes." Chizuru said and thought about when that time does come. She wanted to and if he did ask, she would not hesitate to say Yes.

"Okay that is out." Shinbo then smiled. "Hey how about that?" She pointed to another Store front and Chizuru looked at where her friend was pointing.

"That might work. Though that will go above the budget me and him agreed on." Chizuru stood there wondering if it would be alright if she did exceed the Budget. It would after all be a gift for him. But it was something they both could do.

"I am sure you can afford it." Kawanaka mentioned and Chizuru slowly nodded.

"Yeah...Though I would have to use about all of the Money I got paid from that last Commercial I did." Chizuru slowly walked towards the Store. Carefully debating with herself if it would be the right gift. Her two friends followed her.

"I know I would love it if I had a Boyfriend and I would also love to take him away on a nice Romantic Trip. Just the two of us." Shinbo said and Chizuru chuckled as she closed her eyes. Almost imagining and knowing his reaction. He of course would complain that it was way above the budget restraints they both agreed to. But then again, she suspected that it would easily prove how much he meant to her.

"Fine. I guess it will be alright." With that Chizuru walked into the Travelers Agency. Selecting a nice Package Deal that involved Airfare and Hotel for two. Using her Debit Card to pay for it. Then with the Documentation in hand, she smiled and thanked her two friends for helping her.

Panic Mode two:

Twice, Kazuya was tempted to go into Chizuru's Apartment, replace the Gift he had placed under her tree and twice he convinced himself it would be alright. He was worried that perhaps, Chizuru would think it to brazen or too sudden for him to give her what he had gotten her for Christmas. "If she doesn't like it...Then I bet she will finally come to her senses and dump you." Kibe said to him with a wry smile.

"You have to know she is way too good for you. I mean Chizuru could just about have anyone and here she is with you of all people." Kuri said and both of his friends laughed.

"You both are not helping." Kazuya said and he sat heavily on the floor across from them as his two friends drank his beer. He had asked them to come over to help him decide if what he had gotten Chizuru for Christmas was alright or not and both were more interested in teasing him then actually being useful. "I have no idea why I even bothered asking you two morons about this? You both have no clue about this since neither of you ever had a Girlfriend before." They both gave him a stunned glare and Kibe shook his head.

"Yeah...Well I researched all about Women and..." Kibe was about to continue and Kazuya cut him off.

"Reading MAXIME Magazines and PENTHOUSE FORUMS is not research. When do you actually believe a Bus full of Horny Cheerleaders are going to show up and want you? That ain't ever going to happen." Kazuya declared with a small chuckle.

"Hey don't ruin my fantasy...It could happen." Kibe argued and Kuri also had that hope that something like that would happen to him.

"Can we focus back on reality. I am in trouble here. What if...Chizuru opens her Present and...hates it? What if she takes one look at it and starts laughing?" Kazuya then exhaled sharply. "What if she does dump me?" Both his friends chuckled.

"I doubt that would happen. Chizuru clearly for some insane reason...Loves you. Which like Kuri had said is completely bizarre. I am still trying to figure out how someone as wonderful and beautiful as she is...Someone that is doing all those Commercials and has an upcoming part in a New Television Sitcom. Is with you." Kibe said and Kazuya had to admit it was strange. As Kuri had put it she could be with anyone besides him.

"That has to be one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of all time." Kuri added sullenly.

"If I ever figure that out...I could write a book and become a Millionaire. But seriously guys...Do you think she will like it?" Kazuya looked towards the wall that divided his Apartment with hers. His two friends smiled reassuringly.

"I believe she will and if she doesn't and does dump you. Maybe I can ask her out?" Kibe jokingly said and Kazuya shook his head.

"She does not like bald guys so I doubt you would have a shot." Kazuya looked up at Kibe's obvious receding hairline. Kibe growled.

"I AM NOT BALD!" Kibe declared and both Kazuya and Kuri laughed while he instinctively reached up to make sure that his hair had not receded any further.

Christmas Day:

Awakening Kazuya gazed downward at Chizuru who was sleeping contently with half of herself on top of him. They had forgone doing anything last night. Since when they did, it generally went on for almost all night. Mainly it was due to that they both had relatives coming later in the day and did not want to greet them in their pajamas. Or explain to two meddling Grandmothers why they looked so tired. As he lay there, he reached up with his right hand to gently place some loose hair out of her face, she tightened her hold upon him and drew herself closer against him. He smiled. He was actually amazed how she had come to really and thoroughly like sleeping with him at night. Which they did more often then not. Though this time was in her Apartment and he just could not get used to sleeping under a Pink and Lavender Blanket or having a matching laced edge pillow under his head. The lace tickled his neck. Something that did not seem to bother Chizuru for she seemed to prefer to use him as a pillow. Rather his chest or shoulder. He also noticed that if he tried to move his left arm. The one side she was laying upon. She would partially awake and cuddle even more against him or more on top of him. So usually he would wait until she awoke unless he really had to use the Bathroom. He gently stoked the hair out of her face again and this time she opened her eyes. She smiled at him and reclosed her eyes again. "It is Christmas Morning...Let's just stay in bed for another few hours and then get up." She suggested and he nodded.

"Sounds good to me. Though you do know your Grandmother and mine will be here around noon. My Parents are coming about One PM. So at some point we do have to get up." Kazuya said and then looked over at the Small Christmas Tree. He was still somewhat anxious about what he had gotten her for Christmas and in some ways wanted it to be over with. A few hours later the need to use the Bathroom overrode how nice it felt to be snuggled by Chizuru. He nudged her lightly. "Uhm Chizuru...As much as I like this...I really need to...Bathroom." He said to her and she giggled.

"Actually I...I need to too...Would it be alright if I go first?" Chizuru asked and Kazuya nodded. Believing he could hold it and if he couldn't he could always return to his Apartment. Thankfully she did not take long and returned a few minutes later. But instead of rejoining him on the Futon, she headed for the Kitchen to make breakfast. While he quickly went to the Bathroom. While he was in there, she looked at the Calendar on her Refrigerator. "Wow...We have been together for forty seven days. It feels longer then that." She actually knew it was. Almost a year and a half longer. But in truth they had been a couple a real couple for only forty seven days. She thought back to when they had become a couple. Ruka had been right. Chizuru had to admit it. Ruka had been completely right in that she did not want anyone else to be with Kazuya. She had not even tried to get him a Girlfriend like she had said she would. Then there was those moments where she discovered she had irrational moments of jealousy. Such as when she watched from the window as Ruka was all over him. It had bothered her so badly that the other girl could do that and she couldn't. What seemed to clarify her feelings for him was the confrontation with Mami on the footbridge. That was when she had to realize that she had fallen for him hard. She had fallen in love with him. So after she quit was when she was going to finally tell him or rather have him admit that he had fallen in love with her. But at the time he had essentially avoided any contact with her. She barely show him within those ten days. Perhaps only saw him twice on Campus and not at all back at the Apartments. Which in itself she felt was weird, since they did live right next to each other. Finally she had enough of him avoiding her and tried to first call him on the second day. He had blocked her. So she left a note on the third day for him to meet her on the back balcony. He never showed. So for almost a week she tried knocking on his door, waiting for him outside his Apartment and even attempted to locate him on Campus. All to no avail. Finally on the tenth day of not being able to talk to him. She had decided to wait outside in the shadows in front of their Apartment Building and when he arrived she confronted him. She smiled thinking about the conversation they had. That was when once more she asked him if he had fallen in love with her and then told him that she knew when he was lying. Demanding that he tell her the truth. When he admitted he had, she basically tackled him and kissed him. Really kissed him. It was not CPR and it was not a fake kiss. At that point she informed him that she was in love with him. That she wanted to be his Girlfriend. His real one. The bathroom door opened and she stopped musing about the past. "I love you Kazuya...So much." She said as he entered the Kitchen. He smiled at her.

"I love you too Chizuru...So much." Kazuya said back and when Chizuru moved closer putting her arms over his shoulders so she could kiss him. Pushing him back against the Refrigerator as they made out. Within moments clothes were being removed and they ended up them having a session right there on the Kitchen Floor. Breakfast was completely forgotten. An hour or so later, first he got up and then helped her get up. "That was...Interesting. I do not suggest we...Do that again here." She smiled at him and giggled.

"Oh come on...It was not that bad. Was it?" Chizuru asked with a glint in her eyes and Kazuya laughed. Shaking his head.

"No...I guess it wasn't." Kazuya reached into the kitchen sink and held up her the bra that had landed there a few moments after they had started. He handed it to her and she put it back on. Then her pajama shirt and shorts. He had his own shorts on, but was searching around for his shirt. "Have you seen...Ahh there it is. Now how did it land up there." He reached up and took it off the top of the Refrigerator. Exactly where Chizuru had tossed it when she pulled it over his head and threw it.

"Shall we open presents or try to have...Well it is not breakfast anymore...More like Brunch." Chizuru gestured at the Clock and both noticed it was about 10 AM. There recent sessions had lasted almost two hours.

"I...I guess we can open presents. Let's open the ones from family and friends first." Kazuya suggested and Chizuru agreed. When they were done, she picked up her present to him and he did the same with the one for her. She immediately noticed his expression as he reluctantly handed it to her.

"Can I open yours first and then you open mine?" Chizuru asked and Kazuya slowly nodded. Sweating bullets as she unwrapped the small box.

"I went a lot over the budget we set." Kazuya quickly informed her and Chizuru was going to scold him. But then thought about the fact that she had done the same. While she pulled the scotch tape off and opened the box. She found another smaller box inside. She gasped as she looked at the smaller box. With shaking fingers she opened the small box and stared at it wide eyed. Moving her left hand over her mouth as she stared at what was in the box. All the while Kazuya was panicking. What felt like an eternity he reached for the box in her right hand. "I knew it was a mistake...I should have not have...I am sorry Chizuru. I was thinking we could after we both Graduate next year...I will return it and get you something...Else." Before he could take it from her and she pulled it away from his grasping hands. Holding it possessively.

"NO! MINE!" Chizuru declared somewhat childishly. With still shaking fingers she plucked the item out of the box and slipped it onto her Left Hand Ring Finger. Then gazed at it fondly. "Mine...Mine...Mine." Moving her hand around to look at it at every angle. She then dove at him and tackled him driving him back onto the floor with her on top of him. Kissing him, then parted and smiled down at him. "It is mine...Oh by the way...That is a yes. Right after we graduate." She was thoroughly tempted to once again rip his clothes off so they could have another session. While still on top of him, she reached over and picked up the present for him. As he opened it basically right in front of her face and looked at the papers. "I thought we might go there during Summer Break. A little romantic vacation to Tottori. Just the two of us." She told him and he smiled.

"Sounds wonderful. So basically we both went over the budget." Kazuya said and Chizuru shrugged.

"Who cares? You gave me what I really wanted and I gave you what you really wanted. That is what Christmas is supposed to be like." Chizuru said and after a moment slipped off him. Sitting there admiring the Diamond Ring on her left hand ring finger. "I can't wait to show this to the Grandma's and everyone else." They both chuckled, imagining the two Grandmother's reaction when they found out. He shifted and she easily noticed that there was something else that he was concerned about. "Okay what is it?" She asked and he looked at her guiltily. "I can tell when there is something wrong...It is written all over your face." He exhaled softly.

"Well...I am just...I maybe gave you that...Too soon. We have only been really together for real for just over a month and a half. Don't you think that maybe it is a little too soon for me to give that to you?" Kazuya asked and Chizuru shook her head.

"Nope and you are not getting it back. It is Mine now and I am keeping it. You are not getting out of this Kazuya. You are going to Marry me right after we Graduate. Try to weasel out of it...And I will sick both of the Grandmothers on you." Chizuru threatened and Kazuya knew what would happen then. The two would take turns beating on him in an attempt to knock some sense into him.

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