I'd love to thank everyone for their reviews and their comments. I've taken what everyones said into account. I got myself one of those Grammer Check sites xD so hopefully my grammar has improved and I also took the note about calling Takano "Takano-san" which makes more sense _. I'll end up going back and editing my previous chapters later. I simply wanted to thank everyone for the advice and know I truly have taken it to heart for this chapter. So once again - Thank you all! I hope you all continue to read my story and all my future ones to come.

It wouldn't take Takano and Onodera to reach the restaurant. It wasn't one of those casual fast food places but it wasn't expensive dinning either the last thing Takano wanted to do was make Onodera feel uncomfortable but rather Takano had chosen to take Onodera to a small diner where during his first few years at the company, he had dinner there multiple times. The old-fashioned style cooking really brought a flavor full pow of taste to his mouth and he wanted Onodera to experience it as well. He had hoped that Onodera would enjoy the place so greatly that he would choose to come here and not purchase those empty calorie and little flavor covenant store take out boxes.

The two of them were finally seated inside the café that was pretty decently. It had a nice western land like vibe to it. It looked like something straight out of one of those American movies. It had loud music blasting immediately from the doorway and the vibe was just really fun. It had tons of pictures posted along the wall with various prints of different cities in the states. They were actually led to a small secluded booth that would give the two the privacy they wanted. While they waited for their drink orders to be brought to them, the two sat down across one from one another.

Onoderas eyes were busy scanning around the inside really enjoying the decor going on here. This place was so lively and so much fun it was truly amazing a place like this existed in this city. Takano had this clear smug smirk across his lips seeing the excitement lingering inside his eyes.

"You like it?"

"Huh?" The sudden voice brought Onoderas attention downwards towards Takanos face seeing the confident expression that was wearing on his face. He could see that somehow, Takano was able to see right through him once again without receiving any sort of verbal comment from him.

"I do actually. I haven't seen a single place like this in the city before. It's certainly a lot different then the run-of-the-mill trips to the local store for food."

Rather than say anything out loud, Takano would simply nod his head showing that he agreed with what he said. He understood what Onodera meant. It was just a lucky chance with Takano had originally found this place to begin with and he really appreciated the different feeling it had.

"Order anything you'd like on the menu. Just as long as you actually eat."

Yeah, Onodera could tell that Takano apparently noticed the boxes and took some sort of offense to it. It wasn't really his fault. He worked long hours because he had to gain the skills of a good editor and to become one he had to practice and study twice as harder than everyone else in the office. He was new and he had to prove his worth to the company. Because of all that work though, he had little time for silly things like a social life, free time, and food. He had to become a better editor and certain things would need to be sacrificed to carry out his goals.

"All right."

After saying that his hands would reach down beginning to scan over all the various kinds of foods and treats listed. Everything seemed to sound so good that it was making his mouth water with anticipation. He must have really missed real cooking to have become this eager to have a good lunch. But what his stomach seemed to miss the most was a good old-fashioned cheese burger with fries. He probably would have cut off his left arm to get one if he would be forced too. The waitress brought over the two Cokes with a couple of straws and got the guy's order before heading towards the kitchen and turning them in so the cook would be able to serve it up.

"So you help that family with the stand right? Do you really spread the word around the office about the place?"

That smile that Takano had on his face only seemed to grow wider hearing the sudden interest that Onodera had in him. He knew Onodera was struggling to find something to talk about since neither of them really knew what interested the other it was hard to find a neutral topic that didn't involve their work.

Onodera found himself playing with the red straw after removing it from its paper covering and then twisted the straw around in the ice listening to it as it clanked against the glass. His eyes kept focus on the red color on the table before Takano cleared his throat with a cough and that sound forced his eyes to move upwards to meet his own.

"I do what I can. It's nothing special really. I never agreed with Ran being fired from the company to begin with but the sales department is out of my hands. Ran always seemed to sell a lot of our real literature books than the mangas. It was just something I couldn't talk Yokowaza out of no matter who much I wanted to battle him on the issue. Maybe I'm just a sucker for people."

"Your Not."

Woah, that was a surprise. Takano turned his surprised face towards Onodera seeing the petite guy once more blushing but having turned his head towards the side looking out the large window. He must have just realized exactly what he had said. Great, there was going to be no way of getting past that comment he made.

"U-Uh I mean you've always been able to handle people really well. I think that's because, even if you don't like to show it, you've got one really big heart Takano-san."

Oh he must have dreamed this all now. There was no way that Onodera would be actually giving him a compliment. Maybe there was something in their drinks the waitress had slipped in? To check, Takano raised his hand lifting the glass upwards and staring at the contents inside. When his search efforts found nothing he sighed and set the glass down returning that smirk to his face.

"If you think so Onodera it has to be true."

The two seemed to enjoy the rest of their meal with a bit of light conversation. Onodera was still very timid around Takano but they seemed to enjoy the meal they shared with one another. Takano was glad to see Onodera actually eating something that didn't come out of a plastic container box. The whole feeling of the afternoon seemed to lighten as the time ticked on past.

Once they were both completely finished their meal Takano had paid for them at the cash register and then the two were once again outside bathing in the sunlight that was still shinning brightly down on them after such a hazard like storm last night. Onodera had thanked Takano for the meal and was about to head on his way when Takanos hand suddenly reached outwards and grasp his hand.

"Wait Onodera. Where are you going?"

"Isn't the date over?"

Onoderas green eyes turned looking up towards the elder men own searching for the right answer when Takanos sly grin worked over those lips once more. His hand gently would tightened on Onoderas hand showing that he obviously wasn't going to let the young man go anytime soon.

"Oh no I'll tell you when the dates over Onodera. I've got one last stop in mind for us."

He wasn't given the chance to object, Takano began to walk the two of them back down the street towards the swap meet once again. Onodera was paying special attention to where they were going and figured out that they were actually heading back from where they had left and once more turned his attention towards Takano.

"Takano-san - we're headed back towards the Swap meet? Shouldn't we be getting back to work? I'm sure that there's some authors manuscripts we need to read through or something."

Takanos smile that consistently seemed to stay on his face remained there as he slightly glanced back towards Onodera seeing the blush and the perplexed expression. Onodera was still down right adorable and trust him, he would have dunked into an alleyway with him in a heartbeat to have his way with Onodera but he really wanted to make this day something spectacular for him.

"That's right. You remember seeing all those carnival games and rides? I thought you could use an afternoon out away from work."

"W-Wait rides?"

After taking a few more steps they would once again be right back where they belonged at the Swap Meet. There were a few more people now that filled the inside of this outdoor attraction. Different people were walking through all the stands of various items and there were tons of people playing the various games that were there along with riding the few rides that were there. Onodera had seen the rides the last time they were both here but really didn't pay them no mind.

"Wow. Really?"

Before he even got the chance to get the last word out Takano had a few sets of orange tickets; the item they needed to play said-games and rides. He held a few tickets up so that Onodera was able to reach out and grab them for the two of them to use. That was enough to answer Onodera's question for sure.

The two of them took off immediately heading over towards one of the many rides. It happened this one that would spin you around and around in various ways and the little cart itself seemed to wobble and spin on its own. It was a lot of fun, Onodera had actually grasp a hold of Takanos hand out of reaction of course. The next ride they went on was this fairly large ship where inside happened to be tons of rows to sit on and the ship would swing back and forth going higher and higher each time. That one was also a lot of fun. Takano couldn't remember when he saw Onodera so relaxed and actually having a good time.

They had just finished a round at the bumper cars, Takano had been a more experienced driver and the two had spent the time slamming into one another attempting to make the other spin out. They had finished climbing out of the car and walked through the little protective fencing. Onodera was actually laughing as they came out and Takano was really glad to see this side of him.

"Oh man! Takano-san did you see the way those cars spun around?"

Seeing Onodera this hyped up about something was really satisfying for him. He loved seeing Ritsu not concerned entirely on work and so extremely focused on becoming a better editor. Onodera adjusted the shirt he was wearing since it got all messed up when he was seated in the car. Takano chuckled a bit seeing him and faintly would nod his head.

"Yeah, pretty wild huh?"

"Exactly! So what are we doing next?"

"Whatever you wanna do Onodera."

The two shared some more rides together from what seemed an endless ticket supply that continued to outpour from Takano's pockets. Each time Onodera picked a ride or somehow Takano was able to convince him to ride a ride he would pull out the necessary tickets that happened to be required in order to ride the rides. Obviously, Takano had one specific ride he was saving these last few tickets for. This ride was going to be something grand just for Onodera. He was hoping that this ride would make the entire evening end on a perfect note.

After having been on this ride that shots you straight upwards and then lets you fall back down to the earth, Takano was walking along besides Onodera when he noticed one of the many little games there. This one seemed different though. This one was one of those classic "knock over the empty milk bottles and win a stuff animal" games. But it was the prize that had stopped Takano dead in his tracks. There hanging from the side was one pink bunny. It wore this cute grin across its face and had a set of green eyes, "Onodera-like" eyes. There was no way he was going to pass by this chance.

"Onodera hold on." After calling out to his date for the day, he would turn around to face the woman who was behind the stand and slapped down a couple of bills. Enough to win him at least three softballs so that he could attempt to win the prize.

Onodera had stopped short when Takano had asked him too and shifted so that he was able to look over and caught just why Takano had asked him to stop. He wasn't serious? Didn't he know these games are all rigged? Their set up so that people will spend endless amounts of cash trying to knock over the milk jugs that would never seem to move besides a small wobble here and there.

"Sheesh - Takano-san, those games are all rip offs. Why not just go to the store and buy whatever you're hoping to win? It'd probably be cheaper." He closed the distance between the two coming to stand right besides Takano who had reached down into the basket grabbing one of the balls.

"Just watch Onodera." His voice was so smooth, he seemed so confident in himself and his abilities but Onodera was sure that it was just cockiness. Fine, if Takano wanted to waste his money away on a stupid game that wasn't set up for him to actually win in the first place than by all means he was not going to stand in the guys way. Takano clutched the ball in his palm and brought his arm backwards and roughly tossed the ball straight towards the three knocking the top one-off.

"See - only one. Even with such a perfect shot."

Takano only needed to concentrate a little more he was sure of it. He reached his hand downwards grabbing the second ball and tossed it easily in the air before gripping his large palm around the ball. He brought his arm back, just like before, and tossed the ball towards the remaining jugs only to have it literally knock against the two but not with the right amount of power to knock them over.

"One left Takano-san. Still think you can do it?"

Oh he did - he was pretty confident, in fact, he picked up the last ball from the small basket the woman had set down on the counted to hold all the balls in and turned his eyes towards Onodera. Instead of seeing a depressed or even slightly frustrated expression he saw that smile he seemed to grow more and more fond of. The sheer look caused him to blush.

"In fact, I know I can wanna know why Onodera?"

"Wh-" He was unable to finish his sentence. Why? I know your asking yourself that now. Takano, with his fast reflexes, was able to move swiftly. He had held the last ball in one hand and in the other he reached out snagging Onoderas wrist and pulled him close enough to plant a kiss against his lips right in front of the onlookers and the woman running this game. After moments had ticked past and the shock wore off Onodera pushed backwards releasing his lips from the super-sucker like suction.

"T-Takano-san!"

"It's a kiss for good luck. Now for sure I'll win the prize because I have Onodera's good luck kiss. With that, I can't lose."

Damn, more of those fairytale like lines. Onodera had risen one hand upwards touching the lips that had just been pressed against Takanos once again and turned his eyes watching as without another word, Takano turned towards the two remaining objects standing in his way of getting that prize and brought his arm backwards and tossed the ball with all his strength towards them. It seemed to be like something from one of those cheesy romantic comedy movies or something but the ball was moving in a slow motion like speed towards the bottles and struck the bottles. They began to wobble from right-to-left from the sheer force before one knocked over and it hit against the other sending both balls straight down to the ground.

"WINNER!"

"He did it."

The carnival worker cheered Takano for having accomplished such a feet while Onodera just stood there completely shocked. Maybe - Maybe all carnivals weren't out to take peoples money? Maybe he had been mistaken. He had begun to lose himself in his own thoughts enough to where he didn't notice Takano standing there with his prize held out towards him.

"Here. I won it for you. Call it a souvenir to remember the day."

Onodera was awe-struck. No one had ever done something like that for him before but leave it to Takano to be at the top of a lot of his "first's" lists. Onodera reached out lightly taking the bunny from Takano and brushing his fingertips over the green eyes and seeing a slight resemblance. No wonder why Takano had done whatever he could to win it. The toy slightly resembled him.

"T-Thank you Takano-san."

That set of emerald-green eyes were looking down towards the toy, looking over at how completely adorable it was but naturally he wasn't going to voice that out loud. Takano had taken the opportunity to look towards the Ferris wheel. That would be the perfect way to close their wonderful date and since the time had sped on past them the sun had finally set and the night sky was lit up with all the street lights and lights from the city around making it something wonderful to look at from a high place. Takano knew that the Ferris Wheel would be perfect.

"Hey Onodera. Let's go on that one now."

Onodera had turned his attention from the toy towards where Takano was pointing his finger towards and saw the large structure. It really did look like something out of a fairytale or movie but could Onodera really fight him after he had won the bunny? Could he really handle being in a tight car with Takano alone? Onodera knew that he wasn't going to try anything in fear of the little cart tipping over.

"A-All right."

So without much of a fight Onodera and Takano set off towards the Ferris Wheel that would end their lovely day out with one another but the only thing running through Onoderas mind was if Takano was going to play nice and keep his hands to himself and the only thought running through Takanos head was simply how much he couldn't wait to get his hands on Onodera as soon as he was able to get the younger male alone.