I don't know how long I slept, but I woke up to my phone ringing. I yawned and walked over to my backpack, pulled my cell out, and opened it.
"Helloooooo…" I said while yawning.
"Did you just wake up? Do you know what time it is?" said Newnan on the other line. I looked over at my alarm clock and instantly became wide awake.
"OH MY GOD! IT'S 1:00! I ONLY HAVE HALF AN HOUR TO GET READY FOR MY DATE WITH AKINORI! Thanks for waking me up Nan, I owe you one!" I quickly hung up and ran over to my dresser. I didn't even have time to pick out a nice outfit. I quickly grabbed some nice clothes and put them on. I ran to the bathroom and brushed my teeth and my hair. I ran down the stairs and out the front door without even saying good morning to my parents. I ran down the street at full speed, praying that he wouldn't leave before I got there. I got there a little late, but not too late. I looked around to find him but couldn't. I sighed. I had missed him, he had already left and he probably wouldn't want to go on a date with me ever again.
Suddenly I felt someone's hands on my shoulder, "Surprise! You're late." I looked over my shoulder and saw that it was Akinori, he hadn't left!
"Sorry, um… I woke up late…" I said turning around to look at him.
He smiled, "Wasn't that the reason why you ran over me yesterday?" I blushed and looked at my feet.
"So… were do you want to go?" he asked me.
"Um…" I said thinking hard, "I have an idea."
"Come on fallow me." Said Akinori, grabbing my hand. When our skin touched it felt like I was in heaven, I didn't want to be anywhere else but there, us holding hands. I fallowed him and after a little while I found myself looking at a beautiful café. We walked in and we got a booth table. We sat in the café for a long time, just talking, when I suddenly saw someone I did not want to see. I tried to turn my head before he saw me, but I wasn't quick enough and he saw me anyway. He smiled and waved then started to head our way.
'Oh no, what is he doing here!' I thought miserably.
"Hey Yuki, what are you doing here?" said Mikio.
"I'm on a date, not that it's any of your business. What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I work here, I'm assistant manager. Ryou is the manager." Said Mikio then he looked at Akinori and asked in a very odd tone, and I could have sworn I saw a bit of a glare in his face, "And who are you?"
I look at Akinori and then at Mikio, "Oh, this is Akinori, we go to school together, and Akinori, this is Mikio, we… met the other day…" I said doing my little interdiction.
I look at them both, 'Are they… sneering at each other?' I think to myself.
"Um… let's go Akinori…"
He nods and slides off his seat, I get off after him and Mikio stops me and says quietly, "After your little date come back here, Ryou needs to talk to you." I was going to argue, but remembered that he new where I lived so I would have to talk to him anyway because he could just come by my house so I might as well get it over with sooner then later. I walked around him and joined Akinori by the door. I saw him send a dirty look in the direction that Mikio was in and then he grabbed my hand and we walked out the door. He was starting to act a little weird and I hoped it wasn't because of me. Finally I got up the guts to ask him.
"Um… Akinori? Are you okay?" He looked at me, and then looked away. We walked over to a bench and sat down.
I looked at him for a while then said, "What's wrong Akinori? Ever since we left the café you have been acting really… really not yourself." I looked at him with concern.
He turned to me and said, "Do you like him?" I sat there in shock from his sudden question.
"D-d-do I like who?" I stammered out.
"That guy at the café… do you like him?" I couldn't believe my ears. Why would he think I like Mikio?
"Who? Mikio? NO! Never! Why would I like him? He's a…" I would have said more but Akinori had pulled me up to him and kissed me softly. We sat there, just looking into each other's eyes for a long time. Finally I looked down blushing.
"Um… thanks…" I said.
"… No problem…" He said back. I looked at my watch and sighed.
"It's getting late, I'd better go."
We stood up and he asked me, "Do you want me to walk you home?"
I shook my head, "No thanks, I have something I need to do before I go home… see you at school…" He leaned over to me and gave me one last kiss before we left each other. It was time I went and saw what Ryou wanted.
