Chapter 6: The Festival Blooms Romance

Miku's POV

"Ito… sure, I'll go to the festival with you, Hatsune-kun" I said with a smile. "The Hime-sama gave me a smile. I feel so honored," Mikuo said. My face started to heat up,"B-baka! It isn't like I'm going to g-going to the festival cause I want to or a-anything!" I added.

Mikuo gave out a soft hearted laugh, which made me blush even more. Then he pinched my cheeks. "You're so ka-wai-i!" he said as he smiled goofily. "Ya-yamete! (Stop!)," I said loudly as I push him away. Then the bell rang and he finally stopped.

"Baka! It really hurts!" I shouted at him and then I punched him continuously when he suddenly grabbed hold of my hands. "W-what are you doing?!" I shouted at him. I felt my heart beat faster and my face felt so hot. "Ne… I'm looking forward to see you in a yukata tonight. Just to see you in it would make me happier than a married man," he said with a smile.

You know those things that happen in a Japanese animation, where a guy gets a massive nosebleed? Or when the girl gets so embarrassed she faints? If you do, then that's exactly how I feel right now.

Mikuo lets go of my hand and runs away as he bids me goodbye. "B-baka," I whispered as I look at my hands. His hands were unexpectedly soft and warm…

The whole day in class, I was smiling and giggling. Meiko-sensei called me out and I looked at her with a smile. "Is there something wrong, sensei?" I asked. "Ito... nothing's wrong at all… it's just…"Meiko-sensei stopped mid-way.

"Yes, sensei?" I said happily.

This time all my classmates looked at me as if they all saw a ghost. The new student which I think she's called Rin? Looked confused and she asked why was everyone looking at me in such a way.

"What is it? Why are my wonderful and lovely classmates looking at me?" I asked with such brightness they all turned away. "N-nothing," they all said.

As school was over I rushed to Mikuo's class but I didn't see him anywhere. I searched the whole school but he was nowhere to be found. I sighed deeply as I leaned against a tree when a blond guy popped out of the bushes. I jumped out of shock.

"A-are you Miku?" he asked. "Y-yes, I am. Why are you asking?" I replied. "Finally I found you! I'm Mikuo's friend; Mikuo went home first and said that the two of you will meet at the entrance to the festival at six," he explained.

"Thank you for informing me," I said as I gave a quick bow and quickly walked away. I have to go to the yukata rental shop! I arrived at the shop while panting. "Excuse… Excuse me! I want to rent a yukata, please!" I said. "What a lovely looking lady. To rent a yukata it'll cost five hundred yen," the old lady said.

"F-five H-hundred yen?! B-but I only have two hundred yen," I said in a sad tone. "I'm sorry young lady but it can't be 200 yen," the old lady said. "But I really need it, can I pay two hundred first then I'll pay the three hundred next month. Please, I beg you!" I said. "Hataraku-san," a gentle voice called out from behind the curtains.

"Ito… young lady, can you wait here first?" the old lady went through the curtains and when she came back she had a smile on her face. "Young lady, you're very lucky. My master told me to give you one of our best yukata," the old lady said.

"Really?! Thank you so much, old lady. Please tell your master how happy and thankful I am," I said. "Come now, we have to put it on you," the old lady said. The old lady tied my hair into a fish tail braid after she finished putting my yukata on.

The yukata was a pretty dark pink colour and it had pretty golden flower patterns around it. As I looked in the mirror I was stunned at how I look like. It felt like I was starring at someone else's reflection.

"Thank you so much, old lady," I said as I wave good bye.

Someone's POV

"Hataraku-san, thank you for helping her," the person said with a gentle smile. "It's no problem master," Hataraku said. "But may I know why you gave away our best yukata to someone we don't even know? That yukata would cost at least a thousand yen!" Hataraku added.

"She's a person that I had hurt and sinned against. That yukata would never be enough to pay for the sin I've done," the person said as he/she entered the room. "Tell no one to disturb me, I want to be at peace" she/he said.

Back to Miku's POV

I walked to the festival, with a smile on my face. Until I realized it was already 6.30, I rushed to the entrance of the festival and arrived panting. As I stood of straight, I saw Mikuo's face. "Hatsune-kun!" I shouted while waving my hands. He smiled as he approached me, "You truly are a princess," "Baka, what nonsense are you saying now? If I was a princess I would wear a crown," I said as I look away.

"Gomen, Hime-sama," he said. "Stop saying it in English then Japanese. Just stick with the Japanese one," I said as I entered the festival. The festival was really crowded and I almost got separated from Mikuo then he grabbed hold of my hand.

Then the new girl showed up, Rin Kagamine. "Mikuo-kun?!" Rin said. Then she skipped toward us and hugged Mikuo. And this is the part where my anger level rising up. "Mikuo-san I thought you weren't going here. You told me so!" she said as she pouted cutely.

"Ne... Mikuo-san can you bring me around, pretty please?" she asked in an irritatingly cute tone. "Oi, blondie! You asked me to show you around then I'll show you around, don't disturb Hatsune-kun and Miku-chan!"a rough voice shouted.

We turned around to find Cul standing at a side. She was wearing a dark blue yukata with blue roses as the design. "Cul, you look so pretty," I said as I smiled at her. "Don't you agree with me Hatsune-kun?" I asked. "Yup, Cul-san is really pretty," Mikuo said.

"How about me, Mikuo-kun? Am I pretty?" Rin asked. There she goes again! She called him by his first name again; I'm seriously irritated by this girl. Then Cul grabbed Rin, "Ne... we are supposed to go to the haunted house right?!" "Eh?! But I want to be with Mikuo-kun!" Rin protested.

But Cul just pulled her away. And that's how strong and awesome Cul is. "Hime-sama? Let's go to the shrine nearby to get a good view of the fireworks later. "Okay, Hatsune-kun" I said happily. Walking to the nearby shrine felt special since I never entered into a shrine.

My parents often fought when they were still together so we rarely go out. But now, I'm finally going to a shrine and it's with Mikuo. Once we reached the top, my breath was taken away. The view was so beautiful; you could see these beautiful stars.

We sat down as the fireworks started to brighten up the dark blue sky. "It's so beautiful," I whispered. I got no reaction from Mikuo so I turned to face him and I find him staring at me. "Hatsune-kun?" I said.

Then he came closer and closer then he grabbed my face and...

That's all for now ^^ Added a cliff-hanger there because everyone loves a cliff-hanger. Please leave me a review. Thank you very much