Chapter 4: Date Night
Disclaimer: All rights reserved to KOEI TECMO, TECMO and Team NINJA. I am not Yosuke Hayashi.
A/N: Yay! It's Hitomi's and Jann Lee's date! I was inspired by the movie, "Date Night". After this chapter, we'll go back to the Ayane/Eliot business;) This is Jann Lee's POV.
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I stare at my reflection in the mirror. I am shirtless; my spiky dark brown hair even messier than before. I groan. Note to self; never play Monopoly with younger siblings, before a date. Juntaro has been on my back the whole afternoon, pulling at my hair and nagging me about going on a date with my "Soulmate".
Right, Hitomi.
Hitomi...she was just so...perfect. She was a prodigy child, could sing, dance, play the violin, be a black belt in Karate, have great grades, and still managing to be the First team's soccer team captain. She was sweet, beautiful, intelligent and overly sarcastic. But when a friend's in need, she'll be there. She was there when my baby sister, Li passed away because of cancer. Li was just two years old. I loved her, we all did, but when the doctor told us she wouldn't make it, we were all devastated. My mother refused to have any more children, so it was just me, Juntaro and Yao. All boys. I hated this empty feeling in my heart. Leifang tried to speak to me, she tried to make me smile, and I almost did, for her, but then a miracle happened. Hitomi happened. She made me smile when she smiled. I had shut Leifang out completely then, even if we were friends for now fourteen years.
I'm not stupid, I've seen the way she looks at me. And I hate that my body is responding to it. Leifang is supposed to be my sister, nothing more. She's supposed to be there to replace Li, she told me. And I hate that my body reacts the same way it does when I'm with Hitomi.
"Jann!" Yao, my thirteen year old brother yells, "it's almost seven!" My face drains of all colour. Shit. I'm going to be late! I quickly comb my hair and dash to my room from the bathroom. Juntaro laughs at me while I pass by. The bastard.
"Shut up, Ju!" I snap. He wiggles his brows, grinning from ear to ear.
"I heard Jann's getting in on it with Hitomi tonight!" He yells. My face burns bright red as I pull on my white shirt.
"Jiang Juntaro! How dare you speak to your brother like that?!" My mom hollers, "your language is foul like your father's stew!" Juntaro doubles in laughter.
"I heard that!" My father yells. I'm just about to pull on my shoes, when I meet Ju's cocky smirk.
"Hot date?" He asks, his smirk never faltering.
"It's Hitomi." I reply flatly.
"My point exactly. Man, that girl can come into my bedroom any time." He says, licking his lips suggestively. I sneer at him in disgust.
"Ju, she's seventeen, almost eighteen. You're fifteen." I reply, rolling my eyes.
"I'm sixteen soon!" He cries.
"Yeah, and she'll be eighteen." I say, "Ju, get over yourself. You're never going to have a chance with her." I finish, smiling victoriously. He snorts.
"I don't think you've won either. You still have Hayate in your way." Juntaro says nonchalantly.
My eyes narrow, "what did you say?" I ask lowly. He smirks, knowing he has won, and stretches his arms behind his head.
"Nothing, bro. Just go and get her. And don't knock her up." He says, though his statement has my mind rilling.
Hayate. Hayate has been my biggest obstacle so far. He is always with Hitomi. One day, when I came to wake him up because we had basketball practice early in the morning, I found him in bed with Hitomi. We were fifteen at the time. It was really awkward, because Hayate was fully clothed and Hitomi was barely wearing anything...
Since that day, when Hitomi went there to spend the night, Ayane would tell me that she escapes to Hayate's room. I didn't like it. She was too close to him, that player. But I don't want to think about him. Tonight, it's just Hitomi an me.
I think about when I asked her out and cringe. My walls are immediately down when her blue eyes lock onto me. It happened in Maths, when Ms. Hamilton kept fawning over that bastard called Hayate...
"I'm really starting to hate Maths." Hitomi muttered to me. She had stopped sitting next to Hayate because of the evil glares she was receiving from Ms. Hamilton. Since Hayate had his popular group, we stayed somewhere in the middle of the class. I didn't miss the glares Hayate was giving me.
I chuckled, "I already hate Maths." I said. She scowled at me. That's the cutest thing I've ever seen.
"You know what I mean. I don't know why that woman hates me so much! All the other teachers don't care!" She exclaimed quietly. I rolled my eyes, and couldn't stop the words tumbling out of my mouth.
"Maybe she thinks that you're trying to steal Hayate from her. Maybe she thinks you're sleeping with him," I blurted out, instantly regretting it. She looked extremely hurt. It hurt me, too, because when Hitomi looked hurt, it looked like you just kicked a puppy.
"Hitomi, wait. That's not what I meant-" I started but she cut me off when she didn't speak, her blue eyes a shade darker as she looked away from me. This was Hitomi's way of saying that she was mad at you. She wouldn't yell. And her silence was worse than that.
"Hitomi-" I started again, but Ms. Hamilton cut me off.
"Okay, class! Let us start with some Calculus!" She said cheerfully. Hitomi stared at the board, trying to concentrate on what Ms. Hamilton was saying. I scribbled on a note, desperately, then slid it to her. She first ignored it, then sighed to look at it.
I'm sorry:(
She smiled and scribbled back.
It's alright Jann. She probably does think I sleep with him:)
I smiled.
I still want to apologise. How about I take you to the movies tonight? I'll buy you marshmellows;)
I didn't know what I was thinking when I put the winky face on the paper, but she had already taken it.
Alright. Seven on the dot?
I chuckled slightly.
Seven on the dot.
Hitomi's house, or the Buchfink residence was quite big. Mr. Buchfink was a businessman who would work from Japan to Germany, but always found time for his daughter and wife. Fairly long time. That man scared the crap out of me. He'd always threaten me, Hayate and Ryu, that if we even think about hurting his Hitomi, he would track us down and shoot us down. We've seen his AK-47. We're really not ready die. That man is aggressive. Now we now where Hitomi had gotten it from when she is angry.
Mrs. Buchfink, on the other hand, is warm and loving. She has a pet name in German for each of us, Hitomi's friends. She's always call me "meine kleine Drache", or just "kleine Drache", which meant "My little dragon". She had gotten used to my mother's pet name, which was the same, but only in Chinese. She's Japanese, but moved to Baden-Württemberg, a small town in Germany, close to Munich. She fell in love and had a baby there. As I park near the sidewalk and walk to ring the bell, I can't help but feel nervous. I check my watch; 6:59. It meant I had a minute to think and panic. What if she only agreed to go as friends? What if she didn't feel like it anymore? What if she had plans with Hayate? I check my watch again. Shit. It's seven on the dot. I have to ring.
As I ring, I pray that it's Hitomi, and not her terrifying father. The door opens, and I'm greeted with Mrs. Buchfink's warm dark chocolate brown eyes. I relax and beam at her.
"Mrs. Buchfink." I say. She grins back.
"Kleine Drache." She says, taking me in her arms. I hug back. Gosh, this woman had the best hugs.
"Mama? Is he here?" A sweet, angelic voice asks timidly. My eyes light up, and my jaw almost hits the floor as I see her attire. Her outfit takes me aback; Hitomi, always in converse or sneakers, and jeans or shorts, is now wearing a blue, short sleeved top, with a black skirt only mid-thigh high. Instead of sneakers, she has black flats. She is wearing little to no make-up. She still has a pink head band, but her hair is straightened, and her normally long bangs are now invisible.
She looks completely stunning.
"Hi," she greets shyly.
"Hi," I greet back, as shyly. I can hear Mrs. Buchfink giggle at our embarrassment.
"Go on, you two! And Hitomi, don't forget, don't eat too much sweets. Jann Lee, be good and take care of her, of my baby, please." She says pleadingly. I nod in determination. I'm going to make this the best date ever.
Now I'm hating this outfit that Hitomi is wearing.
All of the guys, and I mean it, all of them are staring at her. Some oaks from St Peterson that I know well are here, and are staring at her petite form. I can tell that she's getting quite uncomfortable. Especially with the cashier gawking at her, his pupils dilated in what I think is lust. I glare at him and place my hand at the small of her back protectively. Hitomi gives me a grateful smile.
"Is it wrong for my mother to be a Fashion Designer and make all the guys look at me?" She whispers. I chuckle.
"Right now? Yes." I sigh in relief as we buy the tickets for our movie. Hitomi turns to me.
"So, what are we watching?" She asks curiously. I grin.
"Since I know you love Comedy, I thought we could go watch this new movie. It's called, "Trevor Noah: That's Racist"," Her brows furrow, "it's a South African man. It's hilarious. I've watched it with Leifang, and I think she's still laughing from it." I don't know why I've mentioned Leifang. Hitomi only grins at me.
"Okay, then. Let's go." She says, and we walk in the room.
Hitomi and I stumble out of the theater, her face flushed from laughing so hard, and me holding my stomach, trying to contain them. She laughed during the whole movie, and I only enjoy how angelic it sounded.
"Oh...my...Freya!" She says between laughs.
"Watching it the second time is even more hilarious!" I comment, as we make our way back to my car.
"My favorite part was when he called the blonde girl, America. Tina Armstrong would be offended." She continues.
"I'm starting to wonder if he didn't meet her..." I say lowly. Hitomi smacks my arm.
"That's rude, Jann!" She scolds, but she's smiling. We chat about the movie, and she laughs at my interpretation of singing Trevor Noah's "Indian" song. As I slowly pull into her driveway, the laughter dies out. She turns to smile at me softly.
"I had a really good time, Jann." She whispers. I smile back, just as softly, and pull her into a hug. She smells flowers that just blossomed in the spring. Cheesy, but that's how I feel. When we pull away, my heart pounds in my chest as I cupped her face and looked into her eyes. They were illuminated by the moonlight, making them look a little more blue. Our lips are mere inches apart when suddenly, I hear furious barking. Hitomi jumps away from me, as if realising something, and opens the door. She smiles apologetically, gives me a hug, and dashes into the house. I watch her with pained eyes.
"Cloud! Cloud, come back here now!" A velvety voice cries. I get out of the car, only to be greeted by Cloud, Leifang's white Maltese. He jumps on me while I take him in my arms. I laugh as he licks my face.
"Cloud, that's it. No more doggy biscuits for you before-... Jann!" Leifang exclaims. I smile faintly at her.
"Hi, Lei. Midnight walk?" I ask slyly. She scowls at me.
"It's nine o'clock." She says flatly.
"I know," I grin, putting Cloud down. He whimpers before going to Leifang and jumping in her arms. She pets his head affectionately.
"How was your date with...Hitomi?" She asks slowly. My shoulders slump.
"Great. But she ran away after I tried to kiss her." I explain. Her face falls at the mention of our almost kiss, but she recovers quickly.
"Maybe she was scared?" Leifang offers. I snort.
"Yeah, right. Please try to say that sentence again, and include Hitomi's name in it?" I say. She looks up at the stars, then looks at me again.
"Good point." She whispers. I've never noticed how we had the same eye colour. We both have chocolate brown eyes. And I can't seem to look away from her enticing ones.
"Jann..." She whispers again, "I want to kiss you." I take her hand and cup her face with my other hand. I want to say that I don't. That I don't want her to try, but it doesn't sound right.
So I kiss her. And she kisses back.
A/N: Aww, that was just too sweet.
There was a Hitomi/Jann Lee moment, but I want this to be about Leifang/Jann Lee. Remember, pairings listed in first chapter!
We're coming back to Eliot/Ayane next chapter!
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