I'm sorry for mixing up the chapters! . I have fixed it now, thanks for telling me!

This chapter was a bit hard for me to write, but I hope you like it. ^^
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Chapter 12: How to make a date a date

"Oh, you're here Rin."

Inui had waited for her in the school's garden in a rarely frequented spot because he had wanted to talk to her before classes started. A message from him had wakened a still sleep deprived Rin, who at that moment really would have liked to kill him. But she needed his juice, so she couldn't do that. She hoped he didn't want anything unreasonable.

"Did you have to write this message that early?" She greeted him a little irritated.

"Well, you normally get up early for jogging." He answered. He decided not to say anything anymore; she didn't even want to find out what else he knew about her daily life.

"In exchange for the juice I'd like you to hang out with Oishi for a full afternoon. After all you don't have a rehearsal to manage or any other appointments, right?" He smirked.

"I only have to spend an afternoon with Oishi?" She asked doubtfully.

"Yes, I have already told him about it."

"He agreed to it?"

"Well, I had some good blackmail material..."

Rin shivered. Poor Oishi.

"Did Rin agree to the deal?" A happy voice chimed and interrupted their conversation. Fuji appeared in between them and looked at Rin opening his eyes slightly.
"I do hope you did, or else I'd have to blackmail you too..."

So that was where Inui got a part of his information, alone he wouldn't be able to collect this much data.

"I'll tell you some of the information we gathered about you, just so you know what we know about you: You have used the school's cooking facilities without permission a few times; In your freshman year you punched a boy who had been bullying your friend; During a chemistry lesson you mixed the wrong chemicals together which ended in the evacuation of a whole hall because of poisonous gas...", Rin slowly got irritated and embarrassed, but most of all felt like an open book. The urge to stop Inui from talking grew, but she repressed it for the time being. "...You weren't able to concentrate during math and fell asleep; a-"
Rin's anger couldn't be hold off any longer. She clenched her fist and punched Inui in the gut, who coughed at the sudden impact. Fuji stood by and watched amused. Luckily her punch hadn't been too strong; also Inui had undergone strict training, so that his muscles were well built. The pain only lasted for a short while and Inui regained his composure.

Rin realized her action and immediately apologized.
"Sorry, Inui. I just lost control of myself. I don't really like hearing other people talk about me this privately." She bowed. "It's alright, I'll do it. You didn't have to tell me about all those threats.

"Then Oishi's going to pick you up at four o'clock, don't forget to prepare yourself." Fuji winked at her.

Inui left hurriedly while writing something into his note book. He really should watch out. Who would have known that Rin could become quite violent? And her power was also not to be underestimated.
Fuji turned to Rin.
"Let's get to the classroom."

Inui didn't head for his classroom yet. There still was a person he had to talk to. Even though he had told Rin that Oishi had agreed to spending a day with her, but that had been a bluff to get her to accept the deal. In truth he hadn't found any blackmail material on him. Oishi was a nice guy.
Because of this fact Inui was currently racking his brain. He could have threatened him with his juice, but he already promised it to Fuji. Inui shuddered. He really didn't understand how Fuji could drink those liquid like things he made and like them. Just thinking about the ingredients he put in would make someone faint if they heard it. But of course Inui wouldn't tell anyone. It was a secret recipe. Now back to topic: He couldn't use the juice.
Perhaps he should just talk to him and convince him, Oishi was a nice guy after all and he kind of liked Rin, even if he himself wasn't aware of it, so talking could do it, right? It was also to get the two of them a step closer, the main reason. Collecting data was important too, but not as important. Before he knew, he had arrived in front of Oishi's classroom. He peeked in and immediately found him surrounded by a group of girls. Inui waved at him, Oishi excused himself and quickly fled from the girls.

"Thanks, you're a lifesaver. I nearly wanted to lie and tell them that I had to go to the restroom, but they'd probably follow me." He greeted Inui.

"Then how about you return the favor?" Inui grinned. That could be easier than he thought.

"Oh, what did you need?" Oishi asked completely oblivious to Inui's big grin and glinting glasses.

"Well, there is a film Rin really wants to see, but her friends don't have time to go with her, so she hoped that you would accompany her. Only if you're free, of course." He told Oishi, who thought about it.

"Sorry, but we have practice."

"It's after practice."

"Then why not? Which film is it?" He asked with interest.

I forgot, I have to ask her. You're alright with it? ", Oishi nodded.
"Then pick her up from home at four o'clock."Inui left with a smug grin.

"Nee, Rin-chan, do you want to go to an amusement arcade after practice? Today's only until four because coach said we should relax a bit, so that we're in top form tomorrow. So, do you have time?" Eiji asked Rin as soon as he spotted her walking into the room with Fuji right behind her.

"You can come too, Fujiko. Momo and Ochibi are also going!"

"Sorry, but I already have something to do." She apologized.

"Me too." Fuji's smile grew wider as he thought about today's upcoming event.

"Awww..." Eiji pouted. "At least my underclassmen are going..."

Suddenly Fuji's cell phone beeped. He took it out and looked at the text message he received from Inui.
'Tell Rin that they're going to the cinema and she has to pick a film she likes. After that they can go eat at a fast food restaurant.'

"Rin, there's something I have to talk about with you." She understood that it had something to do with the deal and followed him outside the room.

"We have decided that you will go watch a film at a cinema. Choose a film you like there. And then you'll have dinner together."

"At least you came up with something normal."

"Yeah, it should be like a normal date."

"If it was a date we would have asked each other out instead of someone interfering, so it isn't one."

"Touché. But both of you weren't going to ask soon and we're a little impatient."

"That's true."

"Get in the room. Class has started." Their homeroom teacher arrived and shushed them in, ending their conversation.

It was another nice sunny day and Rin was enjoying her bento on the roof as usual with her two female friends.

"Hey Rin-chan, have you planned something for today? It's Friday!" Rina asked.

"Actually I have." Rin shortly answered and continued eating her food.

"And I wanted to go to this newly opened amusement park with you!" Rina complained. Shizuka patted her head to calm her down.

"Why don't you go to the amusement arcade? Eiji's going there."

"Really?" Rina sparkled. "Thank you, Rin-chan!"
Rin found herself in a tight hug.

"Let go, you're choking me." She managed to say. As she finally let go, Rin was coughing.

"Are you alright?" Shizuka asked concerned.

"Yes, now it's better."

"Rina, you should stop strangling people."

"It was only a hug, a hug I say!" Rina huffed.

"Then I'll leave now. Today is practice."

"Bye, Rin-chan. And thanks!"

"See you, Rin."

The training only lasted for a few hours and ended at four.

"Rin, you should hurry up home and prepare for your date with Oishi." Fuji smiled wickedly at her.

"Why is it a date now? We're just hanging out together as friends."

"You don't feel nervous?"

"I told you it's not a date."

"Whatever you say."

Rin huffed. Fuji sometimes could be annoying. She grabbed her bag and headed home.

"Hey Inui! Why did we all have to stay behind?" Eiji complained. How badly he wished to go to the amusement arcade he hadn't been to for ages. All regulars were still in the changing room because Inui wanted to talk to them about something.

"There is a very important matter, which I wanted to discuss: Rin and Oishi are going on a date." He started.

"What! That's great! Why didn't you tell me, Oishi?" Eiji's mood changed to ecstatic as he heard what Inui said.

"Oishi-senpai, did you ask her out?" Momo asked.

"W-Wait, didn't you tell me we were only going to watch a film at the movies? Why is it a date now?" Oishi was confused and embarrassed.

"Well, in my opinion Rin likes you. Firstly she wanted you to go with her, not Fuji or Eiji. Secondly she has a rather shy personality when it comes to love, so she didn't say it was a date, she even only invited you alone. And that means, as I've said before, she likes you. There is a 99% probability." Inui explained. (Complete lie to get them together on a date.)
The other boys nodded in agreement.

"You really understand girls, don't you?" Eiji remarked impressed.

Inui grinned smugly and continued. "She probably wants to make sure you like her too, so you have to show her that you do-"

"But I'm not sure that I like her!" Oishi protested.

"Don't try to deny it. We will prepare you for the date, so you know what to do. If you don't, I'll make you some special juice."

At this Oishi's face paled. "Okay, I'll do it." He gave in.

"That's good." Inui smiled contently. "Now I want you all to help plan out this date."

"Sorry, but I'll have to help out my dad." Kawamura excused himself and left.

"I also have something to do." Kaidoh wasn't in the mood to skip his regular private training for this.
Ryoma was following behind him, but Momo grabbed him at the collar.

"You're staying and helping us."

He sighed and accepted his fate.

Meanwhile Fuji was putting up a board and Oishi watched him with growing distress. To what had he agreed?

At home Rin first chose some clothes. She could wear the ones she bought yesterday for the date on Sunday... No, clothes meant for a date weren't good because this certainly wasn't one, it should be more casual. She went through her garments in the wardrobe, but didn't find any. Some of them were too casual, while others were too flashy. She shook her head. She had started worrying about her appearance even though this wasn't important.

"Screw this! I'll just wear something comfortable!" She shouted, making her cat Kuro jerk awake and run.
She decided on jeans shorts and a striped T-shirt and a necklace she had gotten for her last birthday. It was a small blue sphere and it were crystals who would glitter in the sun.

Next she went into the bathroom to comb her hair. She tied it to a loose plait.
Then she pondered about putting on make up, normally she would only use it for visiting rich friends of her parents.
She didn't really like it and so she only put sun screen on, it was summer after all. One couldn't be too careful.

Rin still remembered going to Spain during holidays. She had been very small and didn't use the sun screen as her mother had told her because it felt really oily and sticky. It was a hassle to do. So, when they went to the beach, she, of course as every child would do, played with the sand, created mud and tried to build a castle. Her mum was lying on a bath towel and sunning herself. She had wanted a tanned skin, the main reason for choosing Spain as holiday destination. Little Rin continued playing and only as her skin had turned deep red, she noticed the burns. She started screaming and her mother jolted awake, saw the skin burn, searched her bag and took out a cream. Thanks to it Rin was still able to touch things, though her skin was still more sensitive. Because of this incident she didn't dare step out of a house during summer without putting sunscreen on, even if it was a rainy day.

So, after the sunscreen Rin waited in her room listening to music. It became boring, she still had half an hour until Oishi's arrival.

She went to the kitchen to drink something to allay her thirst. Just as she wanted to leave the room
again, Kuro came by purring, telling her that he was hungry. She opened a small can, poured the cat food on a plate and set it down. Immediately Kuro ate the whole meal and licked his mouth. He looked up at her and meowed.

"Nothing more or you'll get fat."

Rin petted the cat and went to the living room. She lay down on the big black couch there and relaxed. It felt very comfortable and she had enough space to spread her legs. When she found a good position she closed her eyes and daydreamed. Kuro came and jumped on her lap, where he curled himself together, resembling a small black ball with a white dot where his tails tip was. He purred contently while Rin gently stroke his fur, and slowly she fell asleep.

She jolted awake as the sound of a doorbell chimed loudly. Kuro, who also had been sleeping, hissed at the sudden noise and fled out of the room as if something was chasing him.

Rin groggily rubbed her eyes, while her brain activated his thinking progress. She remembered that Oishi was coming to pick her up and ran for the front door. Before opening it she checked herself in the mirror for any stray hair strands, but there was nothing wrong with her appearance, only the clothes had a lot of ripples.
The doorbell rang again and Rin opened the door to let him in.

"Hi!" He greeted casually.

"Umm, hi. Please wait a bit, I'm getting my bag."

"Sure."
Oishi stood there and waited for Rin's return. Kuro came and meowed, then crawled to him and made himself comfortable on his feet.
Few seconds later Oishi heard Rin coming down the stairs. She found the two of them in this situation.

"Seems like he really likes you." She laughed. He was looking a bit worried about what he should do know, on the contrary the cat felt content, licking his paws.

Rescuing Oishi from that position, Rin took Kuro off him and sent him inside the house to play.

"Well, we can leave now." She grinned at him. He nodded.
They locked the door and headed to the bus station.

In the bus they had a conversation, though it mostly consisted of small talk and awkward silence. It felt weird for the two of them to go out together. Especially Oishi was very nervous because of the things Inui had told him earlier.

They arrived at the cinema fast. Rin told him the film she wanted to see. (She just randomly chose one from the posters hanging in the hall, who looked at least with watching.)

The hall turned black and the movie started playing. It was an action film with a bit of comedy and sappy romance, a nice story and good actors, but Oishi couldn't concentrate on it.
During their little planning session it had been decided that while watching the movie Oishi had to move closer to her and then wrap his arm around her shoulder, like often seen in films when a couple went to the cinema.
He was pondering wether to do it or not, when suddenly popcorn hit his head. He turned around and to his dismay found Fuji and Momo sitting a few rows behind them. He quickly turned back and Rin looked at him with a questioning stare. He shook his head and faced forward again.

Popcorn hit him again, a few seconds later the next one. Momo continued pressuring him and he slowly moved his arm behind Rin and hugged her shoulder, moving her closer to him.

Rin was surprised by this. She hadn't expected him to do anything and blushed. It wasn't uncomfortable; on the contrary, it felt warm and reassuring to have him touching her like this. Unconsciously she also moved a little closer to him and leaned her head on his shoulder.

Oishi turned even redder than her, but let his arm rest on her shoulder. They stayed in this position until the last scene of the film, where the hero was kissing the woman he loved. The both of them immediately moved away from each other, Oishi let go of her shoulder and Rin sat straight up, no longer leaning on him until the end of the movie.

"Well, let's count it as success." Fuji said in the back rows.

After the film they went to a family restaurant to grab something to eat. They sat down at a table beside the window. Soon a waiter came and handed them the menu.

"Today we have a special offer for couples. Please have a look at it." He smiled and left the two of them blushing again.

"So, do you know what you want to order?" Rin broke the silence first after awhile.

"I think I'll take the ramen set. What about you?" Oishi answered.

"Ummm, the same."

"...We can get a discount if we'll also get the same drinks. It's this special couples offer the waiter talked about."

"Okay, let's do that. How about ice tea?"

"Sounds good."

"Then, let's order."

They made their order and waited for the food to arrive. Oishi looked around the restaurant and noticed Eiji, Fuji, Momo, Ryoma and Inui sitting at a table. Eiji was holding up a piece of paper with 'compliment her' written on it. A few other customers chuckled at this and watched Oishi turn red. He turned away, ignoring their presence. Rin was staring outside the window and had a dreamy look on her face.

"You look very cute today." It was out before he could even think and he reprimanded himself for such a boring compliment.

"Thanks, you look good too." Rin answered with a small smile. Oishi acting this bashful was kind of cute.

The waiter arrived with their orders, saving Oishi from the current situation.

While eating, they slowly started a conversation and they acted more naturally, laughing and joking.
He looked up once more and caught sight of Eiji holding up a board with "Keep this up!" written on it and giving him a thumb up. He smiled at this, which Rin noticed and she turned to see why. Immediately the boys ducked and Rin wasn't able to see them anymore. She shrugged it off and continued eating.

After paying for the meal they left the restaurant.

"Its still early, how about a walk?" Rin suggested.

"Sure, there's a park nearby." Oishi agreed.

They entered the park. A lot of people were there, families picnicking, several skater and bikers and others lying on the grass reading a book or sleeping.

"How about I'll get us ice cream? You can sit down at the bench and wait for a bit." Oishi suggested.

"I can't say no to ice cream. I take chocolate!" Rin smiled at him and went to one of the last free benches, right in front of the small pond in the park. Oishi turned to the other direction and headed to a small wagon where a man was selling ice cream.

"Two cones with chocolate ice cream please." Oishi ordered. When he turned around after paying, he nearly dropped the cones he was holding because Inui had suddenly appeared in front of him.

"You did well today, I got a lot of interesting data. Now you should confess to her. See, the sun's setting, perfect for you, girls like romance after all." He grinned as Oishi's face became beet red.

"I'm not doing this! I'm not even sure if I like her this way..."

"Well, this is up for you to decide. But don't forget about the juice.

Oishi gulped, but still refused to confess to her. He wasn't sure of his feelings, so he'd rather stay friends with her.

"Then you'll never find out if she likes you." Inui said in a serious tone.

"I don't need to know that right now. We're friends and that's good enough."

Inui let out a sigh. "You're letting a good chance slip. And I really wanted to see her reaction too..."

"So it's for your data again." Oishi laughed. "I'm going, Rin's waiting for her ice cream."

He walked over to Rin, who had been observing the swans in the pond, and handed her a cone. She accepted it happily and they sat there together watching the sunset.

"They would be a really cute couple. It's a pity they haven't realized their feelings yet." Fuji stepped beside Inui.

"Well, it's our job to get them together."

At home in her bed Rin was thinking about Oishi. The afternoon today had been like a date, she had noticed, and Oishi had acted a little bit weird too, but it had been a nice feeling when she had been with him. Maybe she started to like him?

Omake

"Shizuka, let's go already! Eiji isn't here, we're wasting our time!" Rina whined.

"You wanted to go to the amusement arcade."

"To see Eiji! But he's not here, he probably went to a different one or had something else to do!"

"Just let me win this one game!"

"But you've tried seven times already!"

"Shhhh, I need to concentrate."

"You're a game addict!" Rina pouted.

Shizuka shrugged and concentrated on the important thing. She slowly moved the joystick, positioned the grabber and pressed the button.

"Rina, I grabbed the bunny!" Shizuka exclaimed excitedly. But her joy wasn't of long duration. The bunny fell out of the grabber and landed in between the other stuffed animals.

"One more time!"

Rina let out a desperate sigh. It had been a bad idea to come looking for Eiji.

This last scene just popped into my head and I had to write it! ^^ There are those machines filled with stuffed animals and you can try to get one with a grabber you have to move with a joystick. Sadly I also have never managed to grab the stuffed animal and let it fall into that hole. -.-