Date 5 Kaname (Monday)
Riko sat nervous, still and breathing heavily, a date with Kaname? What about Yuki? She heard footsteps behind her.
"Hello there, Riko-chan." A deep voice announced.
She turned slowly to see Kaname as calm and imperturbable as ever.
"Good Evening, Kaname-sama." Riko bowed, looking up and watching him move around to her.
He offered her his arm, after taking it she took a deep breath, and let it out slowly to calm herself.
"Have a good dinner guys!" She heard a high cheery voice from above her, she looked up to see Yuki and Aido stood watching from the stairs. Riko threw them a confused look before leaving with Kaname.
"You seem confused Riko-chan." He looked down at the small, shapely girl on his arm.
"I apologize Kaname-sama. I was just wondering why you have agreed to this." She asked, trying to keep her voice normal.
Kaname opened the car door for her, "I thought it would be a good opportunity for us to talk."
"About?" Riko eyed the pureblood, what had he got planned?
"Your future."
They sat at the restaurant's private table, Riko observed the food she ordered, French food wasn't her favourite and she wasn't too sure what she had ordered.
"Shiki I believe has an interest in Rima, Kain in Ruka, Aido, well has in interest in any female, Ichijo has one in you." Kaname stated as he cut up his rare meat the blood seeping out onto his plate. "I know that you and Aido are close, as Ichijo, can I recommend Ichijo? He gave her a small mischievous smile.
"Well, I ..I mean, Aido is a womanizer definitely, I don't think i could trust him as much as Takuma."
Kaname nodded, "Ichijo is a much respected man, and in only a few days will be the council's leader, but I fear he may need help. He is dependable, but I do not which for him to face the stress and weight by himself, I hope you can help him there. You are already at his side are you not?"
Her mouth was wide open, she closed it as soon as she realized, "Yes I am always there for him, I wouldn't want him to face this by himself either, but me? Really?"
"Yes, Riko-chan. There is no one else I could think of that is as closer to him as you that could help him through this. And I already know you feel the same as he does for you."
"You do?"
"The way you look at him, how close you sit with him, walk with him, how those little empty gestures you do, such as pushing his hair out of his eyes, how they mean so much more to him. I have grown up with him for some years, and I know his movements and I know what emotions he feels when I'm near him, I can honestly tell you; he loves you."
Again her mouth opens, this time not having the strength to close it. Takuma loved her. Of course he does, how did she not notice? It hit her.
"Kaname!" She stood, "We've got to go!"
Kaname nodded, trying not to smile at her outburst.
He gave her a little box, labelled to Ichijo.