Chapter 2 – Friday Night
The drive to the club was uneventful. Kento talked most of the time about what he and Cye did in Tokyo. Cye interrupted a few times correcting and downplaying certain events during the trip. Ryo and Rowen asked questions. Rowen, especially, asked about Tokyo University. He was planning to attend next year and wanted to know more about the campus. Actually, Cye, Sage, and Rowen would all be attending Tokyo University. Ryo and Kento would be attending a different less distinguished university in Tokyo.
Visiting the university and looking for housing were Cye's main reasons for trip. He and Kento were looking for an apartment to share. Ryo would be their third roommate. Rowen and Sage had already found an apartment through a former co-worker of Rowen's father. They had yet to see the apartment.
The boys arrived at the club and got through security.
"We have to leave by midnight," Sage reminded them. "Meet by the door at that time if we get separated."
"We know, we know," Kento replied. "I wanna see if I can find those girls."
Rowen, Ryo, and Sage were looking for a place to sit while Kento was looking for a girl to dance with. Cye was getting everyone's drinks. Rowen pointed out a table to sit at. It was the last available table in the whole place. Sage hurried over to the table. As he sat down in one chair, a black-haired girl with purple highlights sat down in another chair at the opposite side of the table.
"Hey, this is our table," the girl told Sage.
"I got here first," Sage told the girl.
"No," she said, "You didn't"
Rowen and Ryo caught up to Sage at the table as the argument started. Three other girls arrived at the table too, a girl with short bluish-black hair, a girl with silver-blond hair, and a brunette.
"Why don't we share the table?" the girl with the bluish-black hair said.
The first girl glared at the second one and said, "Ami, I was here first."
The girl with silver-blond hair said, "Come on Rei, it'll be fun and we can meet new people."
"They could be ax murders," replied the one named Rei. Sage noticed she would be a pretty girl if she wasn't so rude.
"Hey," Rowen answered in an offended voice, "We're not ax murders and who said we wanted to share a table with you."
"Rei, I'm sure they're not ax murders," The brunette said. She then spoke to Rowen, "If you don't want to share the table than find another one." .
Just then, Cye and a golden blond hair girl walked up to the table holding many drinks. "Minako and I saw you guys together and brought everyone something to drink. Where is Kento?" Cye said as they arrived at the table.
"I think he's looking for a girl to dance with," Ryo replied as he grabbed some of the drinks from Cye's hands. "I'm Ryo, the blue-haired man next to me is Rowen, the blond is Sage, and the brunette is Cye. We would love to share a table with you."
"Awesome," the silver-blond haired girl said, "I'm Usagi, this is Ami" pointing at the girl with short bluish-black hair, "this is Makoto," pointing the tall brunette, "that is Minako," pointing to the other blond, "and the argumentative one is Rei. She may seem mean, but we love her anyway."
"I am not argumentative," Rei replied.
The girls ignored the comment, as everyone sat down. Only Sage and Rei didn't look happy about the situation. Minako looked at Cye and asked him to dance. Usagi dragged Ami on to the dance floor. Kento came to the table, recognized Makoto as the girl from the train, and asked her to dance. Girls from school came and asked Ryo, Rowen, and Sage to dance. Only Sage refused. He was too anger to be polite while dancing. The others went to get away from the tension Sage and Rei were causing.
"You don't have to be rude," Sage told Rei when it was just the two of them.
"Neither do you." Rei replied back, "I just wanted to spend time with my friends. You had to ruin that."
"Nothing is ruined. You're the one who tried to steal our table."
"This is your table. I don't see your name on it"
"We saw it first."
"You did NOT. I did."
It was at that point, Usagi arrived back at the table.
"Where's Ami? You didn't ditch her, did you?" Rei asked.
"Ami is dancing with some guy who cut in." Usagi replied. "I thought I would come back and get you dancing."
"I would rather not." Rei replied in a haughty voice.
"Too good to dance with us lower beings," Sage said.
Rei turned and glared at Sage and opened her mouth to say something rude back when Usagi grabbed her arm and dragged her to the dance floor.
Sage was left alone at the table. He watched as his friends and their partners dance. They looked like they were having fun. He decided then not to let one rude girl ruin his evening. In the corner of the club, he saw a girl from school that he had his eye on. When one of the fellows came back to the table, he would go and ask her to dance.
Rowen was the next one back at the table. Sage left him to go ask the girl to dance. Ami was the next back at the table. She was pretty and Rowen decided to strike up a conversation with her, maybe dance a little later.
"We didn't meet on the best of terms. I'm Rowen. I'm a senior at Toyoma Senior High School. Next year, I will be a freshman at Tokyo University."
"I'm Ami. I'm a senior at Juban Senior High School, and next year I'll be attending Tokyo University as well. What are majoring in?"
"I'm going into biomedical engineering with an emphasis in chemistry. I want to be a researcher. What about you?"
"I'm going into pre-med. I want to be a pediatrician. I might take some psychology courses as well."
Rowen glanced at the girl sitting beside him. He could see her as a doctor. She would have a wonderful bedside manner. Just then, a schoolmate of his that he didn't trust walked up and asked Ami to dance. He felt that it was his duty to speak up.
"Don't accept. That guy is a jerk." Rowen whispered to Ami.
She glanced at the guy asking her to dance then back at Rowen. Rowen seemed the more honest than the other did, so she politely declined the offer and went back to her conversation with Rowen. Just then, Minako and Cye joined them at the table.
"Boy this place is crowded," Cye said as he sat down and grabbed a glass of water.
"It's loud too," Ami added.
"I like it," Minako said. "I love to dance and I found a great partner here in Cye."
"Thanks," Cye said blushing.
Minako glanced at Ami and Rowen and decided to play matchmaker. After all, she was the goddess of love. "Why don't you to go and dance." She then grabbed Ami's hand and pulled her to her feet.
"I don't know Minako," Ami replied softly.
Rowen stood up and said, "That sound like a great idea."
He grabbed Ami's hand and pulled on to the dance floor.
"It looks like everyone has found someone." Minako told Cye as she glanced around the room. Kento and Makoto were dancing and laughing. Ami was trying to teach Rowen some dancing moves. It always amazed Minako how graceful a dancer little Ami was. She had fluidity in movement. It could be because of her senshi power. Minako tended to believe that it was just Ami. Rei had found a guy and was moving and grooving on the dance floor. Usagi had a klutz moment and Ryo was helping her up. Sage was dancing with a girl from school.
"I'm glad to see Ryo laughing. His girlfriend just moved back to Canada." Cye said.
"Well nothing major can happen. Usagi is dating a boy from home. They are probably getting engaged soon. I saw him buying an engagement ring, but you can't tell Usagi I said that." Minako told Cye.
"I won't say anything. But, really, she's almost engaged. Isn't that a little young."
"It feels like they've been together forever, so not really. I just want her to be happy."
Kento and Makoto were dancing and having a lot of fun together. They made a unique couple on the dance floor. In her shoes, Kento and she were the same height. Makoto might even be a little taller. But, it didn't matter to either of them. Kento made her laugh and he wasn't intimidated by her height. Makoto liked those two qualities in a man. While dancing they talked about food, school, sports, and video games.
The more Kento talked to Makoto, the more he liked her. They had a lot in common. She liked to cook. He liked to eat. They both had great friends, liked video games, arm wrestling, and Jackie Chan movies. The greatest thing about Makoto in Kento's opinion was that when he stepped on her toes, she didn't get mad. She only laughed.
"So are you from here and visiting Tokyo or you from Tokyo and visiting here? I remember seeing you on the train." He asked.
"No, I live in Tokyo," Makoto replied. "Rei needed to do a favor for her grandfather, so Minako decided that we should all go and make a weekend of it. So that was you on the train."
"Yeah, that was me. Boy, I'm really glad she did. When are you leaving?"
"On Sunday, we have to go back home. What were you doing on the train?"
"Cye and I were visiting Tokyo, looking for an apartment for next year. He got into Tokyo University and I am going to college in Tokyo as well."
"So you're moving to Tokyo?"
"Yeah, next year."
"That is so cool!"
"We should meet up and hang next year."
"That would be awesome. What time is it?"
"11:50"
"Crap, I have to get going. Sage wants to leave at midnight. He has a class to teach tomorrow. Can I get your e-mail address and phone number? So, we can keep in touch?"
"Only if I can get yours. So, what are you doing tomorrow?"
"I have homework, but other than that, nothing. Why?"
"Want to do something tomorrow?"
"Yah, we can go out to lunch, and then hang at the arcade."
"It sounds like fun."
"We should invite everyone. The whole group should go."
Makoto was disappointed with the last statement Kento said. She wanted it to be only the two of them. If he wanted the group, then they were going to only end up as friends. Still, he would be a great friend. "Sure, where should we meet?"
"I'll give you the address. Do you have paper?"
"No, but Ami always does. She always prepared like that."
So, Kento and Makoto exchanged phone numbers and e-mail address. Makoto got the address of the diner they were going to meet at for lunch tomorrow.
Kento left with Sage and the rest of the fellows, hoping to see Makoto again. He had a good feeling about tomorrow. The girls danced for another half an hour before the left to go back to the hotel. Tomorrow was going to be a long day.