Chapter 3
Yuki sat in the kitchen of Café Mew Mew. Suddenly, Akiko stormed in.
"Damn you and your periods!" she sarcastically yelled at Yuki.
"Huh?" Yuki was still clouded from the drinking the night before. She didn't react well with alcohol, and with a mixture of cramps and nausea she felt like crap.
"I'm on my period too." Akiko moaned as she sat down beside Yuki.
"Oh…"
"So what's with you? You're very… quiet… today." Akiko studied the very distant Yuki.
"Hmmm? Oh… I, uh, had a little drink yesterday. I don't even know why I feel so crappy; I only had a swig, barely even a gulp." She clutched her head as she felt it start to ache.
"Was it your first drink?"
"Yeah…"
"That's why then. The first time is always the worst." Akiko patted Yuki's back before getting her an Aspirin.
"Thanks." She gulped it down.
"We should get back to work." Akiko said, and the two quickly left the kitchen to start getting ready for the birthday party.
The party was agonizing for the mews. The kids left things all over the place, and they all knew what it would take hours to clean. It was just so convenient that the twins had a family get together right after the party, and Tade had to baby-sit her brothers. Emiko, of course, had to go to a dinner with her mom and all her coworkers in the modeling business. That left Yuki and Mikio to clean up the mess. They worked slowly, both of them still feeling sick from the day before, Mikio more than Yuki. After a few hours of cleaning, Yuki had to take a break, leaning against a table. Mikio walked over and wrapped his arms around her, breathing in the smell of her shampoo. She leaned against him and sighed.
"How are you feeling?" she asked him.
"Hung-over." he mumbled into her hair.
"That's what you get for drinking." she scolded playfully.
"You drank too."
"Yeah, but not nearly as much as you did." she laughed.
He slowly turned her around to face him and pulled her close, then leaned down and softly kissed her lips. She brought her arms around his neck, and he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer, deepening the kiss.
For the first time ever, Yuki didn't feel satisfied with only kissing. She had loved Mikio for so long, now she wanted something more. She pulled him closer, wanting them to be as close as they could be. She felt Mikio's tongue push into her mouth.
Mikio pushed her up against the wall, still kissing, when suddenly they heard a very intentional cough. Both Yuki and Mikio's heads snapped over to see Keiichiro and Ryou standing across the room. Yuki mumbled something unrecognizable and rushed out of the room.
"So Mikio…what was that back there?" Ryou asked with a slight smirk on his face.
"Oh…we've been going out for two years, what do you expect?" he tried to state, but it all fell apart at the end. He quickly walked past the two adults, ran up to his room, and slammed the door.