Author's rambling area: Yay! I'm so happy that my Aidou stalkers agreed to... well, stalk! Rest assured, stalkers. You won't be doing anything stupid. We'll just spice up the Aidori with you guys around. ^_^... I have just decided that the pretty stalkers are going to appear on the next chapter.

Anyway, have you guys read Hino-sensei's manga MeruPuri? If you haven't, oh boy, you better read it... If you love Matsuri Hino now, you will love her more when you read that manga. Promise... I swear...

I guess I really should be studying for our finals, but... I'm just to lazy to pick up a textbook and read it. ^_^

So... Chapter 8... Wee!

[Thank you, Chris LaFey, for pointing out my mistake in the previous chapter. 'Tis all been taken care of now. :D]

*Me no ownie Vampire Knight... And I no ownie the song...

Chapter 8: Surprise!

Oh hot damn, this is my jam. Keep me partying till the A.M. Yall don't understand, make me throw my hands in the ayer, ay, ayer, ayer, ay, ayer...

... Oh... Uhm... You're here! In my head! Again!... Ugh... Why haven't I thought about the fact that you people magically appear out of nowhere to mess with my head... And now, you heard me sing! That makes things twice as bad! Ugh... Screw this... Keep this from Kaname-sama, Yuuki-sama and most especially to the people named Shiki Senri, Touya Rima, Akatsuki Kain, and most most especially... Souen Ruka. I know how she will react to this if she knew...

*Inside my wonderful head

(more feminine) Ruka: Ohohohohoho~! Hanabusa, I thought you hate those kinds of music?

-True... I'm not really fond of these kinds of music...

(errmm... A little bit unlady like) Ruka: Hahahaha!!! Oh my goodness, Hanabusa! I don't know you rap!

-Err... Uhm... No... Not really...

(In a very weird weird weird way... No... I don't even want to imagine it... At all... Ruka... In all those bling blings... And... Ugh... I feel sick)

*Okay... Back to reality now people...

Err... So... Okay... Let's all have a truce, 'kay? No one will tell anyone or anything or any other being about what you just heard, got it? 'Cause if you told on me, you are all going to get it... You are no longer allowed inside my head if that happens...

... Good...

Anyway... Oh... We're here! Here where, you ask? Well, we're at Yori's house... Outside to be precise. I've just cut the engine.

And, as you can now see, I am stepping out of my car and I'm now locking it. I'm walking my way to their front porch and - Ding dong - I just rang the doorbell... One minute have passed... I'm getting impatient here people...

Just when I was to ring the doorbell for the third time (I rang it again after the first... Too bad you guys didn't witnessed it...), the door opened and I was greeted by... Her mother, I think...?

"Oh! Are you the handsome young man who is going out with Yori tonight?" the woman asked me.

"Uhm... You can say it that way..." I said, unsure of what to reply.

"Well then, come in, young man!" She said as she opened the door wide for me to enter. I entered, of course. What do you expect? Wait outside? Oh please...

Anyway, wow... For a human, she lives in a very pretty house. Lots of antiques... And... Oh, is that her? How cute!... Wow... She and Yuuki-sama must be really close to each other... They have so many pictures together... Hmm... I wonder what's taking Yori so long?

I glanced at my watch that read 8:00 PM... Uh-oh... Screwed... We're late...

"Yori will be down here after a minute... Here... Have a sit..." the woman said.

"Thank you, Miss..." I trailed off because I don't know what to call her.

"Just call me Rina..." She said.

"Okay. Thanks Rina." I said.

"And what is your name if I may ask so?" Rina said.

"Oh... Uhm... I'm Hanabusa Aidou, Yori's boss and a friend of her best friend and her boyfriend." I said.

"Oh! So you're a friend of Yuuki-chan's and Kaname-kun's" Rina exclaimed.

"Yes, I am." I said. Just when Rina was about to say something, Yori came down the stairs.

If you all happen to see her, she looks... Wow... Spectacular... In her dress... Yup... Spectacular indeed...

Again, don't take it the wrong way. I'm just complementing her attire.

"Okaa-sama, Hanabusa and I will be going now, if you don't mind." She said when she reached the ground.

"Well you kids have fun, okay?" Her mother said. Okay... So she's her mom.

"Okay!..." She said. I stood up and stood to her side immediately.

"We'll be going now, Rina. I had a nice time chatting with you." I said, smiling yet, another gorgeous smile.

And then we exited the house with Rina calling "Say hi to Yuuki -chan and Kaname-kun for me!"

I went to open the passenger's seat for her... But then again, I forgot that my door is locked, resulting for it to alarm a very alarming noise.

"Hold it right there, Mister." A very manly voice said from behind me and Yori. I turned around and saw a cop. He has jet black hair, a mustache and he's wearing shades... At night.

"Uhm... Listen sir... This is my car... And-" I began but I was rudely cut off by this rude officer.

"Uh uh uh! No no! You will have to come with me to the station." He said. Did I mentioned that he has that annoying accent?

"But, sir, this is my car! Here, I have a license." I said, looking for my wallet. Uhm... Okay... Where is my wallet? Oh shiznizz... It's inside my car! Ugh... Where are my car keys? Argh! It's also inside the car! Wait... I can't lock my car without that because my keys are like... Buttons... You know, click the button and then all the doors in the car will be locked and vice versa? Ugh... I'm not good at describing this because I really don't know what it's called... Anyway, how did my keys end up inside the car if it was with me?

"Well?" The officer said.

"Uhm... My license is inside my car and my keys are also inside my car..." I said. I glanced at my wrist watch that now read 8:15 PM... Great... I am late...

"Uhm.. Listen, officer. I'll just go to your office tomorrow because, see here," I wrapped an arm around Yori's shoulder. " We're on a date with a couple more friends- two actually- and we're kind of late... So, if you don't mind-"

"No exemptions in the face of the law. Now come." The officer said sternly. Uh uh... I'm not going with you. You may be an officer but I'm a vampire.

"Sir, I really am in a hurry so... If you don't mind... I need to take off now... Even if I have to go on foot." I said, trying to be menancing... I guess me and the law never get together.

"No need for that. You are going to ride the police car, also you," -Obviously directing the statement to Yori- "lady, will also have to come."

"What did I do?" Yori said, shocked. Of course she will be shocked... She doesn't have a record with the police... Unlike me who doesn't have a not so clean record.

"You're with him so you'll have to come." The -annoying- officer said.

"But-"

"No buts!" He said. I grumbled in displeasure, of course, while Yori looks... devastated... Uh-oh... I'm dead... Again...

That's it... This really is an emergency... I'm sure Kaname-sama will understand.

"Look, sir, you don't know me and you don't know what I can do to you... It will be for your benefit if you just let us go to our car silently and forget that all of this happened. Alright?" I said, truly irritated at this officer.

"Well, mister, I am a cop and I can arrest you. See?" He help up a badge for not more than one second and shoved it away.

"I'm a vamp-" I began but was quickly silenced by the officer.

"Tut tut... Aidou, I wouldn't say the 'v' word if I were you." the officer said... I know that voice... Uh-oh... Don't tell me...

The officer took off his cap and his wig, revealing blonde hair beneath it. He then removed his shades that revealed green eyes. He also removed the annoying mustache and revealed that annoying smile. There's only one person in my entire existence who fits this description.

"Ichijou Takuma-san!" Both Yori and I exclaimed at once.

"Tada!" He said, still beaming that annoying smile of his.

"Ichijou-san! I thought you're in France?!" I asked. Wow... Shockers... It's been like... 8 years since we last saw each other.

"Well, I was..." He said with a sigh." But now, I'm here!"

"What brought you back here?" I asked again. Wow... He never changed...

"I missed you guys so much... So I came back." he smiled. He peeked behind me and saw Yori. "Oh. Hello, Yori-chan."

"Ichijou-sem- Ichijou-san... What exactly are you doing here?" she asked.

"I'm going to the restaurant by the bay... Then I saw I passed by here and saw Aidou's car. So I disguised as a cop to scare you both." He said, the smile still intact.

"Well, Ichijou-san. Now that you mentioned the restaurant by the bay, we are actually going there to meet up with Ka- Oh crap! We are going to meet uip with Kaname-sama and Yuuki-sama!" I shouted the last bit. I glanced at my watch that now read 8:20 PM... Wow... This whole arguement only lasted for 5 minutes.

"Kaname? You're meeting up with him? I thought you and Yori-chan will go on a date?" He asked.

"Yes, we are. But as pretend 'boyfriend-girlfriend'. And we are really in a hurry, Ichijou-san. If you want, you can just go there with us." I said, offering him for ride since we're going on the same place.

"Thanks but no thanks, Aidou. I rather go on commute. You know, sight seeing. And it looks like that you two could use some alone time... And I'm probably holding you up so go." He said. As me and Yori made a run for the car, I remembered-

"Ichijou-san, how did my keys ended up inside my car?" I asked, suddenly curious.

"You dropped it... So I dropped it inside the window." He said. Window? Did I left... Oh... Now I see. The window in the driver's seat is opened...

"Okay... Thank you, Ichijou-san!" I called as I got my keys from inside the car.

"Sure. No problem. Have fun!" He called back. Once I got my keys, I opened the door for Yori and slammed it close. Then I climbed to the driver's seat and revived the engine.

"You better wear your seatbelt. We're gonna go real fast." I said, strapping my own seat belt. Yori did what she was told and strapped herself to her seat. I hit the gas and then, we're off.

X-X-X-X-X

Whew... That ride was outrageous! We got here in just five minutes when the normal drive usually took 30 minutes. I glanced at Yori who is still holding tightly to her seat.

"Yori, it's alright now." I said, shaky and breathless. Somehow, I don't believe my own words.

"That was outrageous! We could have been killed!" She exclaimed, also in a shaky voice.

"Well, it's okay since we got here alive." I said. "Let's go. Kaname-sama and Yuuki-sama might get worried about us."

"Okay." She said, still catching her breath.

I went out of the driver's seat and went to open the door for her. She stepped out of the car and said 'thank you'. Aww... Sweet... guess it's a part of our deal.

I locked the car doors, made sure that there are no more open windows, offered my arm to Yori (in which, she took without hesitation) and went in.

"Good evening, ma'am, sir. Table for two?" The waiter greeted us.

"Uhm... Actually, we have a reserved table." I told him. Kaname-sama had told me yesterday that he had reserved us table for us.

"May I ask your name, sir?" The waiter said.

"Kuran Kaname... Well, the table is under that name... I'm Hanabusa Aidou and this is my girlfriend (What? We're on a pretend date!) Sayori Wakaba." I said.

"Ah... Kuran-sama, is it? Well, he and his girlfriend haven't arrived yet... But I will be glad to assist you to your table." The man said as he led me and Yori to our private booth (Knowing Kaname-sama, it's a private booth). Speaking of him, he and Yuuki-sama are not here yet? Odd... Maybe Yuuki-sama had trouble with her clothes? I don't know...

"Here is the table reserved by Kuran-sama." The waiter halted, snapping me out of my trance.

Woah... What's this? I thought we are to sit in a more private area? ... Yuuki-sama did this.

I blinked away the confusion and pulled a seat for Yori. She sat down, mouthing a 'thank you' and I went to sit beside her.

"Would you like to order something?" the waiter said as he set a menu in our table.

"Uhm... Maybe later, I guess..." I said.

"Please do call me if you are ready to order. I'm Michael, by the way, and I will be serving you tonight." And then he was off, leaving the menu in our table.

"I'll call Yuuki-sama." I said, taking out my phone from my coat pocket. I entered her speed dial number and held the phone in my ear.

Ring. Ring. Ring.

"Hello?" Yuuki-sama said from the other line.

"Uhm... Yuuki-sama... Not that I'm hurrying you and Kaname-sama up... But... Yori-chan and I have been waiting in the restaurant for 30 minutes... It's not like we're in a hurry... But... You know... I don't know if Yori-chan will be able to stay up late at night." I said. It's true... Except the '30 minutes' part. I don't know if Yori will be able to stay up late so I have to lie to Yuuki-sama so they would be here in a flash... Hey! Just concerned about Yori!

"Don't worry. We'll be right there in 15 minutes." Yuuki-sama said and then hung up. I flipped my phone shut and placed it back inside my coat pocket.

"I guess we were a little bit early." I said to Yori.

"Yeah... I think so too." Yori said. She looked... Sad? Or dismayed? Or... Awkward?

"You know, you don't have to feel awkward. It's just a pretend 'boyfriend-girlfriend'. You can say 'no' if you-"

"Aidou-san, why are you suddenly asking me to pretend to be your girlfriend?" She asked suddenly, taking me off guard.

Yes, I was caught off guard by this one... Because I don't even know why...

Author's rambling area:Wee! Chapter 8 is up! I seriously don't know where I got the whole 'Ichijou-as-a-police thing'. It just came out of the blue. Also, the last part just came out of nowhere... :D

Mostly, everything in this chapter was made in random. And I can't believe I made it this long... And this makes me happy. :D

If there are grammatical errors, please do tell me... I was in a hurry in making this one because I still have my final examinations tomorrow and on Saturday... Guess I'm neglecting Chemistry for this. Oh wells... It's okay with me... Updating is much more fun. :D

Anyway, I hope you would all review this chapter. I just noticed only three reviewed in the previous one... It makes me a little bit sad because you guys are my motivation. :D

So, yep yep. Review, everyone! I'm taking Aidou's place because he's still dazed by Yori's question. Read Meru Puri and other Matsuri Hino's works!

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