WOO HOO! I had someone DIFFERENT actually review...It makes me happy!...I know more than ONE person is reading me story! Okay, I am happy now!...Yea, FYI: I, personally, have this like obsession with guys' hair and the way they smell,...dont ask why, i dont know!...I am a little odd...leave me be! --runs away--


"Ya know something Dark…" Chokuro's voice was slightly muffled by Dark's shirt.

"What?"

She lifted her head up and looked up at Dark.

"You smell really nice."

She gave a little laugh and rested her head on Dark, again.

"Thanks."

"Heh. Welcome. So, would you like to go get some food or start shopping? It is 5:30 after all."

"Whatever you want."

"Okay. Then how about we go find a place to eat?"

"Fine with me."

Chokuro freed herself from Dark and the two started walking around the village.

"Hey Dark…"

"Yea?"

"Have you noticed how many times I've thanked you?"

"Umm…No."

"Well, I have."

"Is that a bad thing?"

"I don't think it is…"

"Well, I don't think it's a bad thing."

Chokuro didn't say anything because she was off in a daze somewhere.

"Umm, Chokuro…?"

Chokuro still did nothing. Dark snapped his fingers in front of her face.

"Chokuro?"

"Hmm!" She snapped out of her trance. "Oh…heheh…Sorry…What were we talking about?"

"Umm, I don't know…"

"Whatever…O yes, onto food."

Chokuro marched ahead of Dark leaving him laughing at how adorable she looked.

"Um, Dark?"

"Yea?"

"Where are we going to eat?""

"Oh…Um, I dunno. What do you want?"

Chokuro shrugged at him.

The two walked on enjoying the night. It was very peaceful out. The night sky was turning a light shade of purple as the moon chased the sun out of the sky. While Chokuro was taking all this in, Dark was looking for a place to eat. He searched the stores with his eyes until he saw a tiny café. It had huge windows from top to bottom of the building. Chairs and tables, that were very high up, inside and out. Dark nudged Chokuro and pointed in the direction of the café and asked,

"Do you wanna eat there?"

"Hmm…Sure!"

Dark held out his arm for Chokuro to take, she did. The two walked into the café and were greeted by a cheery hostess.

"Hello and welcome to Belle Café! Table for two?"

Dark nodded to the blonde in front of him. She took two menus from the designated holder then turned to the two.

"Inside or out?"

Chokuro just looked up at Dark and shrugged. "Doesn't matter to me."

Dark returned her shrug then said, "Outside."

"Okay then." The hostess turned her back on them and headed for the door. She found a table towards the end of the building and placed the menus there and said. "A server will be with you momentarily."

"Thank you." Chokuro gave a nod to say thank you and went for a seat. Dark pulled the chair out that she was heading towards and waited for her to sit.

"Thanks." Chokuro sat in the chair and Dark pushed it in then took his on the opposite side.

As the two sat and waited, Chokuro was taking in all her surroundings. The setting sun, the stores turning their lights on, the streetlights turning on, people gathering up their sleeping children. She loved all of it. It made the world seem so different. She was lost in the scenery.

Dark was watching Chokuro as she took in everything. He just smiled at how interested she looked. After a while of looking around, she finally noticed that Dark was staring at her.

"What?"

"Nothing."

Chokuro could not say what she was going to because the server came up to them.

"Good evening. My name is Akaharu, and I will be your server this evening. Can I get you your drinks, or are you ready?"

Chokuro and Dark completely forgot about looking at the menus.

"I think we're gunna need a few minutes. But, I will have a Dr. Pepper to drink."

The server wrote down the order then turned to Dark. "And for you, sir?"

"Oh. Coke is fine."

"Okay, your drinks will be right out."

The server left for inside and Dark and Chokuro were alone.

"Soo…"

Dark looked up and at her with a look of 'yes?'

Chokuro shrugged at him and said, "I dunno. Seemed to kill the silence."

"Okay…?"

"Yea. Where are we going after we eat?"

"Don't know. But shouldn't we decided what to eat first?"

"-sigh- I suppose we could."

She gave a little laugh then went to her menu. After looking at the menus, the two were ready to order and Akaharu returned with their drinks.

"May I take your order?" He asked placing the drinks with the person they belonged. Dark and Chokuro nodded. The server took out a pen and pad of paper and looked at Chokuro. "For you, miss?"

"Oh. I'll have a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a side of ranch, please."

"Okay…" He turned to Dark. "And for you, sir?"

"Cheeseburger and fries."

"Your order will be her shortly." On that, he left.

"You are a very strange person."

"Huh? Why?"

"What's with the ranch?"

"Oh! That. It's for my burger and fries."

Dark had a weird look on his face.

"What? It tastes good!"

"Sure. Anyways…"

"Yea. Do you think there is something in our convos that we haven't covered?"

"Umm… I dunno."

"Well, since I was stone for 300 years, you should have something interesting."

"How do you figure?"

"You're kidding. Right?"

"No."

"Um I really didn't do anything. I only saw what was going on around me. But, you, you actually lived every some odd random years."

"Exactly. Random years and not for too long of a time."

"True…"

Chokuro started to laugh at a memory that popped into her head. Dark noticed this.

"What's so funny?"

"Do you remember when I punched that one dude. I mean, you weren't there but, Yuki was."

"Um, not real--…Yes, actually, I do!"

Dark laughed with Chokuro as he remembered what happened also.

It was a bright and sunny day and inside the Ieshtai Manor, there was chaos. Every one of the servants was running around, hurriedly trying to get everything ready for the event that would occur later that night. Except for Chokuro, all the Ieshtai children knew what was going to take place that night. All of her five older brothers and her five younger brothers knew, but to her the event was unknown. Her family knew how she would react if she were to find out. Her father had arranged her to be married to a wealthy family whose son was only a few years older than Chokuro.

Her brothers knew she was not going to be pleased, one way or another. But, they had to go along with what their father said; so they did. Chokuro at that time was out of the house, and even though her family did not know where she was, it was looked at as a good thing. That morning, Chokuro had left and gone to visit her best friend, Yuki Niwa, at his house. The two could be with each other for one week and they still would not get tired of the other. That is how good of a relationship they had. At the time when the Ieshtais were setting up, they were at the park.

"So, Yuki…."

"Yes?" Yuki said turning to face Chokuro.

"… Crap! I forgot what I was gunna say! Argh!"

He just laughed as they continued to wander threw the park.

"Oh yeah! Yuki, what are you doing later today?"

"I don't think I'm doing anything. Why?"

"Because, maybe, you could come over."

"Okay! I'd love to. Are you going to be making dinner?"

"Of course!"

"Then definitely."

Chokuro laughed as she jumped on a rock that was on the path. On one foot, she twirled around and then jumped off landing next to Yuki, who was clapping.

"Thank you, Thank you." Chokuro said bowing.

"It's getting late, should we go back to your house?"

"Sure, why not."

The two walked off as the sun was slowly starting to fall from the sky and the clouds turning shades of pink, purple and blue. When they got closer to the Ieshtai Manor, they could see the lights in the backyard being lighted up. One at a time, all of the lantern posts slowly glowed showing more of the area around them.

Chokuro and Yuki entered the house, but no one was to be found. She found one of the servants walking around and asked her a question.

"Umm, Aayame?"

"Yes?" She answered in a pleasant tone.

"Where is everyone?"

"Oh, they're in the backyard."

"Okay…Why?" Chokuro had this puzzled look on her face. Her family was NEVER out in the backyard at night, least of all together.

"I was told not to tell you, sorry Chokuro-sama."

"Argh! Please tell me why."

"They are afraid you will get mad if you know."

"I'm gunna get mad either way you know."

"I suggest you go in the back and find out for yourself." Aayame said looking down.

"Okay, I guess I could. Come on Yuki."

With that, Yuki followed Chokuro to the back of the house and outside. Their yard was very big. Once you walked out, you were in the middle of a patio with shrubbery surrounding it and lights all around. Near the end of the patio was a table and chairs that were white to go with the stone they sat upon. Past the patio was pure green land. It went on for miles. Chokuro loved to wander around them and sit under the willow tree that was a few miles back and just think, or draw.

As it turned out, all of her family was on the patio, but there were two people she did not recognize. One was an elderly-looking woman who was sitting at the table with white gloves and an umbrella. She looked very respectable and proper.

In front of her was a boy that looked a few years older than Chokuro. He stood very upright. He looked prim and proper just like the woman at the table. He had brown hair that reached to his ears, a hunter green vest with a gray long-sleeved shirt under and black pants.

When Chokuro and Yuki entered, everyone went silent; especially her brothers.

"Chokuro!" Chokuro's father said smiling and walking towards his child. "We have been waiting for you. Where were you?"

"Oh, at the park with Yuki." Chokuro said with a thumb in Yuki's direction.

"O, well there is someone I would like you to meet."

Chokuro's father took her by the hand and walked her towards the woman and boy. When she passed her brothers, they all had a look of 'I'm sorry' on their faces.

"Chokuro…" her father said placing her in front of the boy. "This is Genji." He said as he let go of his daughter.

"Hi…" Chokuro said wondering why the boy, now known as Genji, was staring at her.

He stood there for a few minutes, not doing anything. He finally smiled, but it wasn't a pleasant smile. It seemed to be more of a smile of accomplishment, but more twisted. He finally said, "Hello, I am Genji, pleased to meet you." He gave a bow and kissed Chokuro's hand. Chokuro was taken aback by this, but quickly regained herself. She felt a little uncomfortable, especially the way he kept looking at her and that smile he still had on his face. It made her shudder.

"Chokuro." Her father started again.

"Yes, Daddy?" She said turning to face her father.

"In the summer, you and Genji are to be married."

Chokuro had a blank look on her face until she started laughing hysterically. She finally spoke after getting most of her laughs out.

"Hahahaaha! No." With that, she turned and headed for the house. Everyone was shocked, except for Genji. He was upright, appalled. No one dumps Genji Miniko, he dumped them. He was not going to accept this. Before Chokuro could get too far way, he grabbed her wrist, a little harder than needed, and pulled her to him making her lose her balance and fall to the ground, next to his feet.

Genji looked down at her and said, "No one dumps me. You are mine."

At that moment, it seemed like time slowed. All ten brothers, her father, and Yuki all had a look of 'he's dead.'

In that moment, green eyes consumed blue and Chokuro lost it. She jumped up, looked him dead in the eye her fist ready, and WHAM! Her fist made contact with Genji's face and sent him flying five feet away and on the ground.

Chokuro gave him a look of disgust and turned heading back to the house, Yuki following behind.


YAY!...end the chp with the end of a flashback...GO ME!