Sorry for the long wait. This chapter explains (sort of) why this story is called Meteor Garden! Read and Review please.

That night, Kira is in her room and staring anxiously at her clock which reads 11:45 p.m.

"Oh my god! It's almost 12 o'clock! What am I going to do! What exactly does this fellow want to do? ARGH! Anyway, the door is locked already. I'll just pretend to be asleep!"

She quickly crawls on bed and under the covers.

She suddenly gets up quickly again. "No. He must have the keys to my room! What to do? I'm so nervous that I'm going to start crying! That fellow is like this every time! He doesn't care what other people thinks and does whatever he likes! God! Hurry up and get that guy to fall asleep! This is just too much! I'm only his servant now! If he runs to my room in the middle of the night, that's a type of professional title called sexual harassment! Right! As long as I reason with him then it'll be fine. No! That fellow is an idiot! How can I reason why him! Am I just going to wait here on the side for him to come and violate me! I have to escape! I'll escape to Salima's home! If there is anything to say, we'll talk about it tomorrow." She starts packing as she rants on.

Grabbing her bag, Kira quickly runs toward the door and throws the door open. Her eyes widen in shock as she finds Tala standing right in front of the room, waiting.

"Are you a turtle! You're so slow!"

Kira's eyes widened. "Eh… it's so late… I think…"

"Be quiet! This kind of thing, if it's not late, it can't be done!"

He reaches out and grabs hold of her hand.

"Not late, then can't be done?" Kira's eyes widened as she repeated what he said.

"Right! Come with me!" Tala starts pulling her arm.

"We can't do this kind of thing!" Kira protested trying to escape.

Tala drags Kira to the balcony where he has set up a telescope. He looks through the telescope while Kira is sitting on a chair next to him.

"Bringing me here so late at night, it's just to look at stars?"

"So strange. How come I can't find it? Isn't this the East side?" Tala mumbles as he fumbles with the telescope.

He looks up at the sky and then through the telescope again.

'I am simple a big idiot! I don't even know why I am thinking so much for!' Kira reprimanded herself.

Kira starts giggling at her own silliness over the whole incident.

Tala stopped what he was doing and looks over at her. "Are you nuts? What are you laughing at?"

Kira dept giggling ignoring him.

"So noisy! Can you be a bit quiet!"

Kira smiled. "Oh. What are you looking at? I want to look too."

She walks over and pushes Tala away from the telescope and starts to look through it herself.

"Wait a minute! I haven't finish adjusting it yet! Why are you being so anxious for!" He pushes her away.

"Let me see for a bit!" Kira protested pushing him away again.

"Stop moving it! If you move it for a bit, there will be a big difference! First, you…"

"Let me take a look first! You can adjust it later!"

"Why are you so annoying! I haven't found it yet!" He pushes her away and looks through the telescope.

"What are you looking for Let me take a look. I'll help you find it."

A long time has passed and Kira is once again sitting back on the chair.

"Tala, have you had enough already? What exactly do you want to do? I'm very sleepy. I have to get up at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning to work. What exactly do you…?" Kira started protesting in a tired voice.

"I found it! I found it! Hurry up and come over to see! There's a meteor shower tonight!" Tala cried out excitedly.

"Meteor shower?" Kira asked not sharing the red head's excitement.

"Hurry up!"

Kira gets up from the chair and walks over to the telescope.

"There's nothing there." Kira said after looking into the telescope.

"You have to be patient."

"Oh My God! I saw a shooting star! It's so pretty!" Kira gasped in astonishment.

"The one that you see, is it surrounded by a circle of light?"

"It really is! Just like a diamond. A small speck of light."

"A meteor star that is surrounded by a circle of light. It represents that it is soaring along with the cupid's wings." Kira looked up at Tala.

"You said that this circle of light is the wings of the cupid?"

The red head nodded. "That's why before this meteor shower, if the couples in the world can see it, then the two of them would be locked tightly together. It's like being tightly supported by the cupid's wings. Forever being left with a mark of love." He reaches over for a box and hands it to Kira.

"Here."

She takes the box and pulls the ribbon to open up the box. Upon opening up the box, she finds a meteor star necklace laying there.

"It's diamonds." Kira looked up at him astonished.

"I was constantly searching for a necklace that looks like the meteor star before. But I couldn't find it. So I could only go and have it specially made. It's for you." Tala gave a hesitant smile waiting for her reaction.

Kira looked at the necklace and then at the anxious red head. "No! I can't accept a present that is this expensive!"

"You're not allowed to say no."

"But…"

Tala turned her around so that her back was facing him. "Here, I'll help you put it on."

He pulls the necklace from the box and slowly puts it around Kira's neck. She slowly reaches up with her hand to touch the meteor star pendant hanging on the necklace. Tala puts his arms around her and hugs her from behind.

"Giving a present to a girl that one loves, does that need a reason?" Tala asked softly whispering in her ear.

He rested his head against hers for a few seconds before slowly turning Kira around so that she faced him directly. Staring at her intently, the Ivanov heir slowly lowered his head and starts kissing her gently. After lip-locking passionately for who knows how long, Tala finally pulls away and stared at Kira.

"Kira. Let's date officially." Tala whispered softly

The black haired girl didn't answer and turned away from Tala to lean on the balcony.

Tala stared at her back and then walks over to stand next to her.

"If I love you only 1/10 of how you love me, would you still be willing to date with me?" Kira asked slowly.

"Only 1/10! You…" Kira lowered her head not meeting his gaze.

"Sorry. I just thought that it would be better if I explain things clearly first. Because I don't have the confidence... to love you as much as you love me."

"Fine. After we are together, I will try my best to make up for the rest of the 9 points." Tala replied after a long pause.

"Then what if it can't be made up?" Kira asked desperately looking at him directly now.

Tala turned his gaze away from her. "If it can't be made up… I won't force you. At that time, we'll break up. Each of us goes on with our own lives. If there really is a day like that… I will definitely let you go. I don't like to drag things. Let's set a deadline of two months. Give me an answer tomorrow morning." Tala looked at her with determined eyes.

Kira stood there frozen, turning her gaze back to the glittering sky.

The next morning, Kira is sitting on her bed and staring out the window. Later on, all the maids are cleaning as Yu Sao is walking down the hall.

"What time is it now? Still haven't seen a shadow yet! Have to go and pull her up!" Yu Sao ordered a maid, glancing at her watch again.

She starts walking down the hall in a huff when Kira runs pass her with a broom in her hand.

"Good morning, Yu Sao." Kira saluted in a cheerful voice.

Yu Sao stops and turns to look at Kira who is now running down the stairs.

Kira suddenly turned around. "I've swept the front door area already. And cleaned the bookcase too. I'm going to wake up the Master right now."

"Why does she look so cheery this morning?" Yu Sao asked no one in particular puzzled.

Kira runs all the way to Tala's room and stands at the door with her broom in hand.

"Good morning, Master." Kira called out as she walked in.

She walks into the room to find Tala awake and sitting in his chair rather than sleeping and on the bed.

"Huh, why are you awake so early?"

"How could I fall asleep?" Tala looked at her pouting slightly.

Kira put the broom aside. "Regarding the thing that you were talking to me about yesterday night, I've made a decision already. I'm willing to try to date with you. Within these two months, I will do my best to date with you."

Tala doesn't say a word and just looks forward again. But the slightest smile starts to break out on his face.

Seeing no reaction, Kira steps forward and waves her hand up and down in front of Tala's face to see if he's still alive.

"Did you hear what I said?"

Tala is still in shock by the news and has no reaction whatsoever.

"TALA IVANOV!"

Tala's eyes widened a little at her yelling, "Why are you shouting this loud for! I heard you."

He quickly looks away with a shy look.

"Why are you being shy for?"

"I am not shy!" Tala denied getting up.

"Then I'm going to change my clothes and get ready for class."

She turns and walks toward the door. The second that she walks away, a happy Tala couldn't contain his excitement any longer and jumps up from his seat and starts dancing around. At this moment, Kira comes back into the room and stands there looking at him dancing. Tala felt the dark crimson eyes on him and stops when he sees her. Kira grabs the broom that she left behind and quickly walks out again. Tala stands there looking very embarrassed at being caught.

At the pastries shop…

"Really! When did this happen?" Salima asked in surprise

"It's been 2, 3 days already." Daichi complained resting his head on his palm.

"No wonder. But then who dates with a deadline? And saying something about trying it out for 2 months? So weird."

"Right! Tala actually warned me and told me not to stick around Kira anymore! He said something about Kira being his girlfriend. He said that if I still don't get it, then he'll have me killed!"

"He's just joking with you."

"Do you know? Kira has now become someone that everybody is trying to suck up to in school. Everybody is treating her so well, but it's all fake! She's not happy at all! They don't suit each other at all! Especially when you see the way that they look when they are eating at the student's café. That's even worse!"

"Even though I have always encouraged Kira to face her relationships seriously, but there is such a big difference between her and Tala's life. If they can't conquer these problems in the beginning, I'm just afraid that there might be even more trouble later."

"Right! Being together with Tala is a mistake to begin with! If she was together with me, I promise, that absolutely nothing will happen."

"Then that's because nobody is paying attention to you."

"Salima. How about this? You help me. We'll work together to break them up, how's that? Have them say bye to each other after 2 months."

"Daichi, how can you be this bad! Kira is our friend! We, of course, have to support her no matter what. Even though I know that you really like Kira, but love is to let the other person be happy."

"Love is to let the other person be happy? But I'm feeling very sad!"

Salima opens her cell phone. "Hello? Kira? It's me. Are you with Tala? Oh, Daichi is the one that told me. He's at our shop now. Don't feel discouraged. You have to try your hardest. Besides, this stuff, didn't we know about it originally? You shouldn't yield to him in everything. You two have to make concessions. Let him be able to coordinate with you. Hmm, what to do? Ah, I've thought of something! This Sunday, I'm on a date with my boyfriend. Why don't you bring Tala along? Let's us go on a double date! Also, this is a commoner's date. Hmm…"

"Salima." Daichi whispered.

"See if he is able to accommodate." Salima went on ignoring the pleading of the red head.

"Wait a minute." Daichi said loudly trying to get her attention.

"Then it's set for this Sunday." Salima went on, ignoring the pleading boy next to her.

"Aren't you helping me!" Daichi asked shaking the arm that's holding the phone.

"This Sunday morning, 10 o'clock. And then…" Salima went on, gripping the phone tightly.

"That's enough! Don't talk anymore!"

"That's it then. Ok. Bye."

"Salima!"

Salima hung up the phone and flashes a triumphant smile at Daichi

"Fine. You're ruthless. No problem." Daichi commented sarcastically pointing an accusing finger at her.

That night at the Ivanov mansion, Tala is talking with Johnny and Enrique.

"Kira is nervous? How can that be? She should be excited! You guys must be mistaken."

"I noticed with one glance. That's not excitement, ok? Didn't you see it? She always has this undetermined look in her eyes. Even when she is talking to you, she has this look of hesitation on her face." Johnny pointed out leaning back on the plush couch.

"If you don't work hard, then after these 2 months you can expect to say goodbye." Enrique informed the redhead.

"It could be that it won't even last for 2 months!"

"Oh… I understand. You guys must be jealous of me, right?" Tala smirked after a pause.

"Jealous? You wish!" Both Johnny and Enrique laughed out loud.

"Arg! Anyway, 2 months will pass by very quickly. At that time, you'll have to accept what happens." Johnny informed their leader.

"If you don't put more strength into it, then when the time comes, no one is able to help you." Enrique kept on talking, not noticing Kira approaching them.

"You… What's the matter?" He got up quickly after noticing Kira standing there.

"Hmm, I have something to say."

"Say it."

"It's… that… let's go on a date, ok?" Kira brought up hesitantly.

Johnny and Enrique both looked surprised at Kira's bold suggestion. Tala was just as surprised and he opened his mouth to speak but had nothing to say.

"Let's go on a date this Sunday." Kira continued.

"Ok. Anyway, I don't have anything else to do so let's go on a date."

Enrique walked over to the two of them grinning. "That's great! You guys are officially going on a date?"

Johnny also got up and stood on the other side of Tala.

"Be quiet! I'm free so…" He ordered Enrique.

Enrique slung an arm over the red head's shoulder casually. "Give me a break! I think you should stop acting so cool. You're obviously very happy about it, why do you have to pretend to be cool?"

"Do you still remember my good friend, Salima?"

"Salima? Oh, I remember." He realized after a moment.

"Is it that cute girl with the orange hair?" Enrique asked smirking.

Kira nodded her head. "That's her. She has a boyfriend. And she hopes that the 4 of us can go on a date together."

Enrique scrunched up his nose. "Huh? Double dating?"

"Yup. We've arranged to meet on Sunday, 10 o'clock at the amusement park."

"Isn't that so old-fashioned?" Johnny asked also looking disdainful.

"This is a commoner's date. I hope that you can occasionally coordinate with my ways and habits." Kira stared at him, starting to get upset.

"Kira. You are a college student now and not a high school student." Enrique looked at her seriously.

"Enrique. There's nothing wrong with this. Even though it's a double date, but this is the first time that Kira opened her mouth and made the first move." Johnny turned to Tala, "You should accept."

"Why do I have to go out on a date with people that I don't even know! Why do I have to coordinate with your ways and your habits? Made me get happy for nothing! Forget it." Tala shouted getting angry.

He turns and starts to walk away from Kira.

"Why do you have that unhappy look on your face for! So you're not even willing to give it a try!" Kira called out to him

"I don't want to and that's that!" Tala turned around and retorted.

He turns and stomps away with anger.

"With his personality, if he doesn't go, that might actually be a good thing." Johnny tried to reassure the upset girl.

"But why can't he compromise a bit for me!" Kira asked looking up at the redhead.

"You have to understand that Tala is not an ordinary person." Enrique started to explain.

"He doesn't understand anything about sacrificing or respecting."

"I'm not going to ask him out again! Will he die if he just coordinates once! WHAT MEANING WOULD THIS TYPE OF DATING HAVE? I'M NOT DOING IT ANYMORE!" Kira started shouting.

An angry Kira pushes pass Johnny and Enrique and stomps away in the opposite direction of Tala. Enrique and Johnny could only stand there, looking at each other and shaking their heads at those two.

When Sunday came around, Kira is waiting at the amusement park by herself for Salima and her boyfriend to show up.

"Kira." Salima ran up to the black haired girl.

"Salima!" Kira turned around with a grin.

"Did you just come?"

"Yup, I just got here." Kira nodded.

"This is my boyfriend, Michael." Salima turned to the brunette, who gave her a grin.

"Hi, I'm Kira."

"I know. Salima always talks about you." He laughed.

'What a surprise. He's a very handsome guy. But Salima's type, isn't it suppose to be the honest and sincere kind?' Kira asked herself.

"Hey Kira, where's your boyfriend?"

"Oh, he had something to do. He can't come."

"Oh, Tala's not coming?" Salima asked disappointed.

"I mentioned it to him already but he still couldn't come." Kira nodded brushing her hair out of her face.

Salima nodded understandingly.

"It doesn't matter. Then the three of us go in and play." Michael grinned trying to bring up the mood.

"Oh, there's no need. You two go along. I just came to tell you and then I'll be leaving. I'm leaving first. Bye." Kira started turning around.

"It doesn't matter, Kira. Let's go play together."

"It's ok. Bye." She kept on walking backwards.

"Kira!" Salima called out trying to warn the girl about the tall red head behind her.

"Ah!" Kira cried out in surprise as she bumped into the red head.

She quickly turns around and sees Tala standing behind her.

"Tala?"

"Sorry. There was a traffic jam so I'm late." Tala looked over to Salima.

"Tala, I haven't seen you in a long time." Salima walked over to Michael.

"Kira. Why don't you introduce us?" He asked turning his head towards Salima.

"Oh, she's Salima. You've met her before. And he's her boyfriend."

"Hi, I'm Michael Parker. Nice to meet you." He held out a hand towards Tala.

"Nice to meet you." Tala greeted but didn't offer his hand.

"Uh, he's Tala Ivanov." Kira introduced quickly trying to make up for Tala's rudeness.

"Your boyfriend?" Michael asked turning to Kira.

"Eh… You could say that."

"Since everyone is here, then let's go in."

"Let's get something to eat first. I'm very hungry." Salima suggested.

"Ok." Kira agreed.

"Didn't you say you weren't coming?" Kira asked Tala looking up at him.

"Stop being so wordy. This is the only time, there won't be a second."

"There won't be a second? You actually got your grammar right this time! You also said something about nice to meet you before." Kira laughed happily.

"You laugh again and I'll beat you up!" Tala pouted not liking being teased.

"Fine, fine, fine."

Inside the park, they walk up to a food stand where a vendor is grilling some sausages.

"Want to eat this?" Salima asked.

"Ok, Tala, do you want to eat sausages?" Kira asked as she pulled Tala along.

"Sure, I've never eaten it before."

Michael turned around looking at Tala in surprise. "HUH! You've never eaten sausages! Are you for real? Lots of places sell them! He must be some rich family's big heir. Then what do you usually eat when you are at home? Do you eat gold or eat pearls?" Michael asked teasingly as he laughed at his own joke.

"I've eaten pearl powder before. And foods that where made in gold, so what?"

"Ha, ha. He's just joking around. Let's hurry up and buy it." Kira said nervously.

"Oh, ok. Four sausages please. And 4 corn on the cobs, ok? That's it. How much is the total?"

"Total of $10.50."

Tala takes out his wallet and is about to pay the lady when Michael reaches out and stops him.

"$10.50. Let me take care of it. Being able to treat you to your first sausage is my honor."

Tala's eyes narrow at his comment as Kira looks nervously at Tala, not knowing for sure how he would take it.

"I'll pay."

"Here." He handed the money to the vendor.

Later, after buying the food, they headed off for a table to sit down.

"How tall are you?" Michael asked looking at Tala's tall frame.

"183 cm."

"183 cm? Then you must play basketball."

Tala sat down at the metal table. "Don't know how to play." He answered courtly.

"Don't know how to play? Actually it doesn't really matter. There are lots of tall people nowadays that don't develop their muscles to their full potential." Michael kept on talking, not noticing the anger that was starting to come off the Ivanov heir in waves.

"Don't say that." Salima reprimanded.

"It's just a joke."

"Actually he knows how to play very well. It's just that he doesn't like to sweat." Kira informed the brunette.

"Doesn't like to sweat? This is the first time that I've heard a guy that doesn't like to sweat! Then this kind of weather today is it very uncomfortable to you? You should have brought his air conditioner with you!" Michael went on, not noticing the subject of his jokes tense up as his hands clenched into a fist.

"Um, let's hurry up and eat."

"Eat. Everyone eat. Try this sausage. It shouldn't be too bad. Hey moneybag, what do you think about the sausage?" Michael smirked purposely trying to provoke the red head.

"It's Tala!" Salima corrected shaking Michael's arm.

"Tala? Oh, sorry. But your name is really hard to remember." Michael laughed.

Tala took a tentative bight of his sausage as he stared at it as if it grew a head.

"So what do you think of it?"

"Is it made out of pork?"

"Didn't you read the sign? It said it's made of fish."

Kira started shifting uneasily. Looking back and forth between the two of them.

"Do you think I've never eaten this type of thing before?" Tala asked calmly, way to calmly in Kira's opinion, as his intense stare was almost boring a hole into Michael.

"Um, let's go on the rides already!" Kira stood up quickly, sensing Tala would start something if left there.

"Yeah, let's hurry before the lines get too long." Salima also stood up, stretching.

"But I haven't finished eating yet." Michael complained.

"It doesn't matter. Let's walk and eat at the same time." Salima smiled.

"Then let's go together." Michael looked at Kira and Tala.

"Oh, we can separate and go on our own." Kira suggested, feeling uneasy about the glare Tala was giving Michael.

"Separate? Then let's meet up here after 2 hours, ok?" Michael decided after looking at his watch.

"Ok."

"Ok. Then, we'll leave first. Bye." Michael waved as he wrapped an arm around Salima's waist.

"Bye!" Kira waved.

"Don't you think Salima and Michael look so cute together?" Kira asked turning to Tala.

"This is what you call a commoner's date!" Tala asked, standing up, unleashing all his pent up anger.

"Why are you being so mean for?" Kira asked pouting.

"What kind of boyfriend did Salima get! What are you guys doing! If it was the regular me, I would have beaten him up a long time ago!" Tala shouted angrily.

"Sorry. I originally thought that Salima's boyfriend would be a pretty good guy. I didn't know it would turn out like this. Why don't we go back first?" Kira suggested hanging her head down.

"Forget it. Nothing can be done about it. Who told me to be someone with siz… with sense? I'm not going to fuss over it for someone like that. Besides, if we left now, then what about Salima?" Tala reasoned calming down slightly.

"But…"

"Don't worry. I won't hit him. No matter how angry I am, I won't raise my hand at him. Then you don't have to worry." Tala assured her giving her a small smile of reassurance.

"Then let's go on a ride." Kira smiled grabbing Tala's arm and pulls him behind her.

Later, Tala was in a sour mood again as Kira kept dragging him to different rides.

"Why do you have such a look on your face? Hurry up. Smile! This is our first date! Be a bit happier! Smile!" Kira urged poking him.

Tala forced a slight smile on for her sake.

"So handsome!" Kira stated dramatically.

That finally got Tala to break out with a genuine smile and grabbing hold of her hand, as they continue walking away.

A little while later, the 4 of them meet up again.

"Why are you guys back so early?" Salima asked sitting down next to Kira.

"We just felt like it." Kira laughed.

"You guys went and played already?"

"Yup. We got on the pirate ship and also on the roller coasters. That was so scary!" Kira shivered remembering the haunted pirate ship.

"You guys also went to the pirate ship? Did you like it?" Michael inquired curiously.

"It was ok." Tala answered monotonously.

"Not bad?"

"Are you guys thirsty? Want something to drink?" Salima asked getting up.

"Sure."

"I'll go buy it." Tala stood up reaching for his wallet.

Michael held out an arm to stop him. "I'll go. I'll go. A lord like you would only carry credit cards and $100 bills right? The vending machines need loose change. I have it. You guys wait for me ok? I'll go buy it." Michael laughed as he jogged lightly towards to concessions area.

Kira eyes Tala nervously yet again, making sure he doesn't snap.

"I'm going to the restroom." Tala got up abruptly.

"Kira I'm so sorry. Things have been so tense today. When we are at school, Michael is not like that. Actually I feel that Michael is not the same as he usually is. But I don't think that he has any bad intentions. Maybe it's because he doesn't know how to talk to a rich guy like Tala."

Kira nodded her head, "Oh, maybe." 'Talk? He's basically looking for trouble! I don't think that Michael is not suitable for Salima at all.' Kira thought to herself anxiously. "Salima, I also want to use the restroom. Do you want to go together?" She asked.

"Ok."

As Tala opened the door to the restroom, he spotted a familiar capped mahogany head flirting heavily with two pretty blondes.

"I haven't seen you in so long!" The first girl whined running a hand down his arm.

"Hey, don't hit so hard!" Michael laughed.

"We know each other so well. What's wrong? Who did you come with? Hurry up and tell." The second girl asked pouting.

"I came with my friends."

"Came with your friends? Why are you being so courteous for?" The girl asked taking a drink from him.

"Thanks!" The other girl took one also.

"Give it back." Michael laughed.

"What?" The girl asked hiding the drink behind her back playfully.

"Tala!" Michael called having spotted the tall red head.

Tala kept on walking as if he heard nothing.

"Is that your friend?" The girl asked looking Tala over slowly.

"Why is he so silent for?" The other girl asked.

"He's not bad." The girl smiled finished inspecting him.

"He usually looks like that. I have to leave first. I'll contact you guys tonight. Bye."

"Remember to call!"

"Ok, bye."

"Bye!" Both the girls waved blowing Michael a kiss.

"Hey! Well? Not bad huh? Those two girls before, they're good friends. I didn't think that I'd see them over here. I've made a date to hang out with them tonight. Do you want to come along? Looking as handsome as you are, you'll probably be able to hook up with them rather quickly." Michael rambled on.

"What are you saying?" Tala asked, turning around abruptly.

"Guys! We have to have as much fun as possible! Like me, I would never let go of other good opportunities just for a girl like Salima. Don't you think so? Even though you are dating with Kira right now, but there must be times when you are feeling bored, right?"

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

"Don't give me that. Looking at you, you don't seem to be the type that is so crazy about love. Besides your girlfriend, there must be lots of other girls, right?" Michael smirked slinging an arm over Tala's broad shoulders.

"Do you know who you are talking to?" Tala asked coldly.

"Who? A naïve Tala Ivanov?" Michael laughed.

Tala delivered a hard punch to Michael's nose that knocked him to the ground with the force.

Unfortunately, Kira and Salima spotted it from afar and ran over to the fallen Michael.

"Are you ok?" Kira asked bending over Michael.

Salima leaned down next to Michael worriedly.

"Ivanov! Why did you hit him for?" Kira asked turning around furiously.

"I'VE PUT UP WITH HIM FOR A LONG TIME ALREADY! If this is what you call a so-call commoner's date, then I'd rather die than come again! Also, Salima. From now on, if you find a boyfriend, find one that's better!" Tala yelled back.

"Tala!" Kira shouted at Tala's retreating figure.

Salima helped Michael to his feet slowly. "What the heck is wrong with him? I only rested my hand on his shoulder! And he raised his hand to hit me! What an uncivilized person! I'm being very nice to come out on a date with you guys. And I have to get punched by him! What the hell was he doing!" Michael complained holding his bleeding nose.

"I'm so sorry. Tala can be like that sometimes…" Kira apologized.

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT! You are his girlfriend. No matter what, you would cover his back right?" Michael shouted at her.

He shrugged away from Salima as he stomped off in the opposite direction as Tala.

"Michael! Where are you going?" Salima asked worriedly.

"I'm going back!" He shouted back angrily.

"Salima, I'm so sorry. I never thought something like this would happen." Kira apologized to her crest-fallen friend.

"It's ok, this was my idea anyways." Salima shook her head.

"But…"Kira protested, feeling awful.

"Maybe Michael really did something bad, or else Tala wouldn't raise his hand to hit him for no reason at all."

"Don't say that. I'm really very sorry."

That night Salima arrives at the pastry shop for her work shift.

Still feeling very bad about what happened at the park that day; Salima takes out her cell phone and dials Michael's number.

"Your call has been switched over to the voicemail box. Please leave a message after the beep."

Beep

"Hello! How are you? You've reached Michael Parker. I can't get to the phone right now, please leave a message. Thank you. Bye"

"Hello? Michael. It's me again. Are you still angry? I'll apologize to you. Please don't ignore me, ok? Remember to return my call. Bye."

A disappointed and depressed Salima hangs up the phone after leaving the message.

Back at the Ivanov mansion, Kira barges into Tala's room.

"Ivanov!"

"What?"

"I want you to go and apologize to him!"

"To who?" Tala asked turning his head away from the television.

"Michael! Salima's boyfriend!"

"Why do I have to apologize to him?"

"What are you saying! You raised your hand to hit him! And then you ran off by yourself! Don't you have to go and apologize!" Kira asked turning off the TV.

"To a cockroach like him, why do I have to apologize! My anger hasn't dispersed yet! It's not possible!" He shouted grabbing the remote back.

He tries to switch the TV on again.

"Why are there no reasons in what you are saying! You promised me that you would not raise your hand to hit him! Why did you go and punch him then!" Kira asked grabbing the remote and turning the TV off.

"I… I don't want to talk about it!"

"Why? Even though I don't like this Michael either, when you punched him, actually I was feeling a bit happy about it myself. But that's two different things! You raised your hand to hit him, so you are the one that is in the wrong! This will cause trouble for Salima you know!"

"Did they break up? That's great." Tala got up and walked towards his bed.

"You've gotten him into this kind of state and you are still talking like this! And you called him a cockroach! I think that you are worse than a cockroach! You are simply the maggot within the manure pit! Forget about you!" Kira screamed at him as she turns and walks toward the door in anger.

"Do as you want! Nut head!"

He grabs for the remote angrily and turns the TV back on.

"Michael didn't come to school today." Salima sighed as she sat down at the table with Kira.

"Then did you call him?"

"He must have shut off his cell phone." Kira looked away with a guilty look.

"Stop looking like that. I'm fine. I've thought about a lot of things afterwards. Didn't Michael say that because Tala is your boyfriend that you would usually cover up for him? I feel that I'm like that too. Maybe I've let love get to my head. Am I right, Kira?"

"Salima, this is all Tala's fault! Sorry."

"If something so little could shatter our relationship, then sooner or later, we'll break up. So you should not be blaming Tala anymore." Salima reassured her friend as she stood up.

"Actually, I have already…"

"You should stop talking like that. Actually, Tala is really not a bad guy. Just look at our double date. Didn't he say that he won't come? But he still shows up in the end." Salima smiled.

"You're still mentioning it! It would have been better if he didn't come. By coming, he has caused you trouble!"

"No. Stop talking like that. Hm, it's almost time. I still have to return to the pastry shop. What about you?"

"I still have to go back to clean and be a servant." Kira sighed.

"Then let's walk together."

Kira nodded. "I really don't want to go back."

Kira and Salima started walking, not noticing Michael and a really pretty girl walk towards them.

"Hurry up. My house or yours?" Michael asked.

"I have lots of fun things to play with at my home. Let's go." Michael grinned wrapping an arm around her waist.

"Why are you being so indecent for? Besides, don't you have a girlfriend already? Since you have a girlfriend already, I'm not going to play with you." The girl teased, as Salima and Kira noticed them. Salima stared at Michael as tears started to cling to her eyelashes.

"Who cares about her? I'm done with her already, ok?" Michael said a bit too loudly.

Salima took a step back in shock.

"Done with her?"

Kira looked over at Salima worriedly.

"That's right! That girl was so boring! Each day, if she wasn't taking me to the library, then it was to riding on the bicycle. At first it was all quite new to me, but then that isn't my personality! She pretends to be some pure and innocent girl…"

He looks up at this moment and sees Salima and Kira standing in the road in front of him and the girl.

A/N Read and Review please, the next chapter should be a little bit faster. Sorry to all Michael fans, but I had to use someone, and I extremely dislike filling a story with OC's, so I had to choose someone, and Michael was the most suitable.