Chapter seven ~ love vow flight

'Oh no, Riku, you foiled my plan!'

'No, Miss. Riku, it's not what you think!'

'Oh, I think it is…' the left wing, out straight directly to the side. Right wing, in a perfect curve. 'GOOD BYE!' Then fly off.

'NO! MISS. RIKUUUUU' I should have guessed, he loved Risa, they all do. 'Get off me! Never try to break me and Miss. Riku up, because it'll never happen…MISS RIKU! COME BACK! LET ME EXPLAIN!' Why should I, he'll probably say "I'm sorry, I only used you to get Miss. Risa, I am very sorry Miss. Harada," he'll switch back to calling me that. *Grab* 'Got'cha!'

'NO! LET ME GO! I KNOW YOU LOVE RISA! GO AWAY!'

'Never! I'll never let you go; I don't love Miss. Harada…'

'See you don't love me!'

'NO! Miss. Harada isn't Miss. Riku!'

'What?'

Then it started pouring the cold rain, yet again. The cold miserable rain did not affect me, my body didn't feel cold, it only felt the gentle touch of water and the warmth of Niwa's body, hugging me, it may have been raining, but it didn't stop us dancing. Dancing against the gray and white sky, gray clouds and the occasional blast of white lightning, giving off glimpses of our wet, romantic, love filled, flight. He held me close, he flew up, turned upside down, our wings tangled, we started falling down, and before we hit the water, our wings came apart, we flew in separate directions, and ended up, back together again. You may think it impossible, but we waltzed in the air, no music, no floor, just the beat of our hearts and the rain. The dance may not have lasted long enough for our satisfaction, but the long night ahead, still may hold some surprises.

The Next Morning

Ah, what a night, brrr cold, well at least the rain's gone…I'm gonna go for a run…

5 minutes later

Stretching check! Okay one…two…three, what a nice morning, the smell of the refreshed world…lovely. One, two, breathe, one, two, breathe, oh, I think I'm gonna be sick! *Throws up.* Well, so much for a good morning, I'll just sneak back in, and lie down.

Bedroom

Few, luckily no one was up, just slip back in, I'm just gonna re-close my eyes for a bit, haaa, what a peaceful morning… 'Miss Riku?'

'Mmmm…huh?'

'Good morning, you okay?'

'Yeah, why?'

'I heard you get up a few hours ago,'

'Oh, yeah, I'm fine; last night was great, I'm happy…'

'I'm gonna go job hunting today, I've decided to drop out of school, a married couple wouldn't fit in, plus, what's the point, we've missed so much already, you can still go if you want, but I'm gonna call the school later and say I'm dropping out,'

'Can…you say the same…for me?'

'Sure, are you absolutely sure you're okay?'

'Yeah, just…tired…'

'You're not burning up, you can turn on the TV, I'll bring in breakfast, the good thing s now, father can't break us apart, okay be right back,'

'Alright,' he smiled. What a sweet…smile…

'Miss Riku?'

'OH! Yeah?'

'Here's your breakfast, are you sure you're okay?'

'Yeah, just tired,'

'Okay, you have to take it easy today, I've had my breakfast, I've called the school, they said it's fine, and we can always go there to check on things, get books or something, I'm going to go job hunting now, I'll be back at 4 o'clock, I love you,'

'I love you too,'

'Bye,'

'Bye. Mmmm, this looks delicious! YUM! He is such a great cook! OH! (04) 94647 63 733.'

[Bring…bring…bring…click… 'Hello, this is Daisuke,']

'Hey Daisuke, I had an idea to make your job hunting easier, you're a excellent cook, so maybe something to with a restaurant, bakery, something in that area,'

['Yeah, okay, that will help, luckily, there are some restaurants I've seen around lately that have been looking for help, so I'll try them, okay, love you, bye.']

'Yeah, love you too, bye.' [Click…beep…beep…beep]

'You okay Riku?'

'Yeah, I'll be I use your phone instead of my mobile?'

'Sure, who are you calling?'

'Nobody at the moment but maybe later,'

'Alright, have you had breakfast yet?'

'Yes, Daisuke made me some, it was delicious!'

'Yeah, his cooking is good, I wonder where he went?'

'He said he was going job hunting,'

'REALLY! Wow, excellent! OH! Have you started planning the wedding?'

'No, hey, where's Mr Niwa?'

'Well, he said he got called in for another article, this one's in China!'

'Awesome! Can't wait for it!'

'Great, feel free to use my spare clothes again,'

'Okay…um…I was wondering, for the wedding do you want to be the flower girl?'

'Sure, anything for soon to be daughter-in-law, I'll be outside if you need me,'

'Alright, I better call Nobu,'

[Bring…Bring…Bring…Click 'Hello? This is Nobuko speaking,']

'Hey Nobu, I have some very, extremely important news, and important question,'

['Yeah?']

'Well, first, me and Daisuke have pulled out of school, because we're gonna miss a lot of school in the next few weeks, or months, but that's not what I wanted to tell you,'

['Okay, what is it then?']

'Well, Daisuke asked me to marry him and I said yes!'

['WHAT? Congratulations!']

'Yes, and I would like you to be my maid of honour! Will yo do it?'

['YES! I mean…of course, if you want I can come over on the weekend and we can discuss this more, have you got a flower girl? Ring person? Man of honour?']

'We've got a flower girl, but not that other stuff,'

['Okay, I'll see you this weekend, bye,']

'Bye,' [Click...Beep...Beep...Beep] 'Now what…Hmmm…no one's around, I'll make that call, but what to do in the meantime? Hmmm…I'll go shopping while I wait, okay, time to get dressed.'

10 minutes later

'Oh, Riku, are you going somewhere?'

'Oh, clothes shopping, want to come?'

'Sure, I haven't been shopping in a while, I probably need to update my clothes, I'm sorry they're so old,'

'It's fine, I like fashion, and I can make nice outfits with them,'

'Okay, so which shop first?'

'Umm, how about…actually I don't know, why don't we just go to random shops, and see how we go?'

'Sounds good to me,'

'Okay then, let's go!'

20 minutes later

'This looks nice, but so does this one…hmmm…Riku! Over here!'

'Yes?'

'Which one goes better with this pink top? The purple skirt or the blue one?'

'Ummm, I well if you go the blue, you can then add in this nice blue cardigan, the purple one would go better with the light green top,'

'Okay, then I'll get the blue cardigan and the blue skirt with the pink top, and just because I haven't been shopping like this in ages, I'll treat myself, and get the light green top and purple skirt too. What are you getting?'

'Me? I am going to get the red flowing dress,'

'Which one? There's a plain, a prink frilled, green laced,'

'The one with the black feather print,'

'That one is pretty,'

'Yea, I love it; I'm going to go pay now,'

2 minutes later

'Do you want to go to the accessories shop next?'

'Sure.'

5 minutes later

'I love this fan; it'll go so well with my dress,'

'What do you think of this hat?'

'It'll go well with the purple skirt and light green top,'

'Yea, you're right; I should always get advice from you,'

'Thanks, what time is it?'

'Huh? Oh…it's…ten thirty, why?'

'I wasn't feeling very well, so I made an appointment at the doctors at two,'

'Oh, okay, hey! You're good at fashion, and I know a place in boutique in town that's employing, how about we see if we can land you a job?'

'Sure, I would love to work in a boutique, help people with their clothes, give out compliments, make costumes, mannequins, magazines featuring our fashions, photo shoots using our products, getting compliments on what I'm wearing, it's perfect! Oh! Sorry, I got carried away,'

'It's fine, you're enthusiastic, and that's a good thing,'

'Really?'

'Yeah, come on, I'll show you it, fingers crossed,'

'Yeah,'

15 minutes later

*Ding-a-Ling* 'Good Morning, welcome to Angel Ten, how may I help you? Emiko? Long time no see! How are you?'

'Hey Sky, I'm here about the job,'

'You, want to work at Angel Ten?'

'No, not me, do you remember Daisuke?'

'Yes, so he's the one that wants the job?'

'No, I'm here to apply his fiancée, Riku Harada,'

'WOW! Daisuke has a fiancée? She's beautiful, who did your clothes, Emiko, aren't these yours?'

'Uh, I'm, borrowing her clothes, I fashioned them,'

'Really? WOW! Well, it just so happens we are short on hands today, would you like a test run?'

'Sure, but is it okay if I stop at ten to two?'

'Sure,'

'Okay, then,' *Ding-a-Ling* 'Oh, here's your first test customer, good luck!'

'Good Morning, welcome to Angel Ten, how may I be of service?'

'Hello, you don't have a name card, new?'

'I'm being tested at the moment; you're my first test customer,'

'Well, I'm honoured, I am looking for a top and maybe a cardigan to go with these new jeans, have you got any suggestions?'

'Is this for formal or casual wear?'

'A date tonight,'

'So formal, okay, a formal top, and maybe a cardigan, hmmm, do you favour any colours?'

'Oh, I usually go for blue colours,'

'Okay, blue, budget limit?'

'Oh, um, you know what; I'm going to treat myself, one hundred,'

'Okay, going by the darkness of the jeans, I would maybe get a middle blue, or a light blue, but not one that's incredibly bright, hmmm, OH! That one, it's not too flashy, but it's a nice going out shirt, sky blue, ten dollars, what size are you?'

'Uh, twelve,'

'Nice, okay, now, cardigan was it?'

'Yes,'

'Okay, this is a nice one, it's silk,'

'How can you tell?'

'Well, by the shine and gentle touch, it's pearl white, goes nice with sky blue, a nice formal cardigan, eighty dollars, cheap for silk, that brings the price to ninety, less than a hundred, so you're not going over the budget, not exactly on the budget, so you have leftovers, for any accessories or make-up, that you may buy, or you can save the leftover money for another day,'

'Wow, you're really good, you should get the job, you have good advice and style, all you need to know is what the customer is looking for, casual or formal, favoured colours, budget and size! PERFECT! I'll definitely be coming again! Thank you very much!'

'No, thank you for choosing Angel Ten; do you have a membership card?'

'No,'

'Would you like a membership card?'

'Yes please,'

'Okay, just write down the details, and your membership card will be sent to you, have a nice day,'

'Good bye!'

'Well Riku, you got your first customer to pay ninety dollars, have money to spare, and become a member! YOU'RE PERFECT! No more need for any more tests, you're hired!'

'Thank you, I'll work really hard! And thank you Mrs. Niwa, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have even been here to get the job,'

'That's alright darling, it was my pleasure, plus, I owed you for helping me pick out these nice clothes,'

'Still, I really am grateful,'

10 to 2

'Thank you for your hard work today, I'll see you tomorrow morning, I'll have your name tag ready by then, good bye,'

'Bye!'

'So, you're going to the doctors now?'

'Yes,'

'Do you want me to come?'

'Yes, I would,' why was I sick this morning? I felt fine, until then, and then I felt fine again, what's going on?

2:15

'WHAT?'

'NO WAY!'

'It is true, that's what the results show,'

'Oh my god, this can't be happening!'