After hearing those words, steel set firmly into Irie's eyes.
"Oh. the only reason I asked was to make sure you were off my back completely. You ruin my life with your stupidity and clumsiness. If you move out, that would be even better. Good luck with her, Watanabe," (if you listened very carefully you could hear a hint of malice when Irie said the blond's name) "I bet she couldn't even read the menu."
This hitting home because it was true, she couldn't read the menu, and Kotoko scrunched up her face like she was going to cry, which made Irie satisfied, and he turned on his heel and walked out of the restaurant.
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To Watanabe's astonishment, though, Kotoko didn't cry at all but merely looked sadder.
"You're," it was half a statement and half a question. "used to it, aren't you?"
"Yeah..." Normally Kotoko would go on her spiel about how she didn't mind Irie's cruelty but loved him forever and forever 100 percent and intended to marry him someday, but she was too sad and tired to put up that facade, and besides, she felt closer to Akio than almost anyone else, other than Jinko, Satomi, Mama, and her father.
"Let's forget about him!" Akio shouted, much like Kotoko (without realizing it) "Let's order a chocolate cake."
"Chocolate cake?" Kotoko's eyes were round with wonder.
"With chocolate roses!"
Watanabe smiled and waved down a waiter to give him his order.
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Akio and Kotoko were walking home after the meal, and the redhead was patting her stomach contentedly. "Delicious! Thank you so much!"
"It was no problem," the blond-haired teen replied, "it was my pleasure! Those chocolate roses were really something, weren't they?"
"Yeah!" Aihara's face shone with happiness and her eyes sparkled. "they were so big, and so beautiful-"
The blond suddenly kissed her-on the lips, too-and the moonlight illuminated his gray eyes, making them shine with tenderness, and Kotoko blushed.
"Tomorrow," Akio said softly. "I'll see you."
Unbeknownst to both of them, Irie was watching from the balcony, fists clenched. He heard the door open-that was probably Kotoko, and he angrily went down to meet her.
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"You!" he shouted when he saw the redhead, her face still tinged with blush from the mere thought of the kiss. "YOU!"
"Oh, hello, Irie-kun." Kotoko rolled her eyes in a very un-Kotoko like gesture. "What are you angry about now?"
"You kissed HIM?" he whispered in fury. "Him? HIM?" His voice built up to a normal speaking level. "You aren't ALLOWED to kiss him! The only one you're allowed to kiss is-"
"Oh, grow up, Irie-kun. I bet you'll say that, expect me to fall into your arms, and the next day, treat me like trash! I am NOT going to stand for it!" She huffed, and started to walk upstairs.
"Oh, do you think I was going to say me?" Irie's voice, now as cold and smooth as butter, rang up the stairs. "The only one you're allowed to kiss is Kinnosuke, because he and you are matching intellectually-which means that you're both too stupid to end up with anyone else."
The insult bit, and Kotoko did her best to ignore it as she walked into her bedroom and slammed the door.