Beyond the Looking Glass

Chapter Six

-Prince Charming-

Izayoi sat at her vanity brushing out her freshly dried hair. It was long and silky like usual, but she wanted to look especially perfect tonight. She was so excited for her date, she couldn't stop smiling. Never before had a man been so bold enough to approach her and ask her out. Especially one so handsome and sweet. She remembered Kai crystal clear now. She felt ashamed of her ignorance, but remembering him brought a fondness to her heart. Seeing him for the first time, she'd been so excited to see a boy, an extremely cute boy trying to spy on her.

She started on her hair then, frowning as she tried to work with it. Why did she have so much hair? She huffed when, for the fourth time, her fingers got caught in the tie and messed up her hair style. Izayoi grumbled and got up and opened her door. "Moooooooooooom!" she called, before going back and sitting down at her vanity once more. It wasn't too much later that Natsumi came to her door, appearing confused.

"What's wrong Izayoi?" she asked, glancing in and seeing her daughter pouting at her reflection. "Is everything okay?"

Izayoi looked down, appearing embarrassed. "Um…well, Mom…I have…a date tonight, with a really handsome guy, but I can't seem to do my hair right."

Natsumi blinked, almost looking shocked. "You have a date?" she wondered. "Someone got past your brothers?"

The dark haired girl turned and looked back at her mother, shushing her as a small blush came to her cheeks. "None of them know about it and I would like to keep it that way. So can you help me with my hair?"

The pink haired woman chuckled and went behind her daughter, grabbing the brush and untangling her hair. "Of course sweetheart, this is so exciting. What's his name?"

Izayoi smiled once more, looking at her mother through the reflection in the mirror. "His name is Kai, he's Hikari's cousin. I met him when he came with Hikari's dad to get her when she left. He's very handsome."

"I'm glad you're excited." Natsumi grinned and pulled her daughter's hair up, working with it and putting it up in a large, but very classy bun. "There we go."

"Thanks mom." Izayoi turned and hugged her around the waist. Natsumi hugged her back and made sure not to mess up her hair. "I'll bring him in to meet you after. I want to have a date before dad and Nori kill him." She snickered.

"Good plan." The older woman winked, before kissing her daughter's head. "Love you darling, I'll try and keep the boys preoccupied.

"Thanks." The Uchiha grinned and faced her mirror once more as she put on some makeup. Just some eye liner and mascara was all she needed, since she was a natural beauty. When she was done, she got dressed in something she thought would be good for a date as well as possibly a walk. It was a tight black dress that was sleeveless and went up to her neck, but had a diamond cut out of the fabric to show off some cleavage. She slipped on some black flats as well as a black diamond bracelet her father had gotten her. She looked in the mirror and examined herself, before nodding and heading to try and meet Kai before he got to her house.

But of course, she wasn't so lucky, because as she tried to sneak past the living room, she heard her father call for her. She froze and slid back a bit, poking her head in to try and hide her attire. "Yes daddy?"

"Just where do you think you're going at this hour?" Akito asked, arching a brow as he gazed at her from over the book he'd been reading. "You'll miss dinner."

"Oh…um, well I was going to get dinner while I was out. I hope that's okay, mom said it was." She threw in quickly.

"Out doing what?" Akito wondered. "And why's your hair up? It looks so pretty down."

She seemed a bit downcast. "I thought…it looked pretty up too…" she said, looking down. "Does it not look pretty now?"

He blinked. "Oh…no! It does!" he said quickly, shutting his book and setting it down as he stood. "You just always wear it down…but I like it. Let me have a closer look." he smiled, making his way over to her.

Izayoi swallowed, but went into the living room to meet her father halfway, though she couldn't seem to meet his gaze. "So…what do you think?"

The elder Uchiha looked her up and down, appearing confused. "Well, you look beautiful, as always, but…where exactly are you going?" he asked, sounding suspicious. "And with whom?"

She glanced up at him and then quickly away. "Well, dad," she paused. It was best to just tell him the truth. "I have a date tonight." She admitted. "He's very handsome and nice, and he had tea with grandfather and I, so there's nothing to worry about." She smiled to try and cover up her slight lie. After all, they did have tea together.

His gaze narrowed. "When was this? I didn't hear anything about it."

"He asked me yesterday." She said. "Mom said it was okay, she did my hair and everything."

Akito huffed. "Well you didn't ask my permission, and neither did this boy, so the answer is no." he declared. "Go put on some normal clothes and wash up for dinner, because you are eating it here."

"No!" she protested. "It's not fair! I've never had someone ask me out before and I'm very excited about this. I promised mom I would bring him home after so you could meet him, but I want to at least have one date before you try and kill him." Izayoi argued, her hands forming into fists at her sides as she huffed. "Please let me go on this date daddy, it's very important to me."

"Well your safety and well-being are very important to me, and this boy is just going to try and jeopardize all of that when he tries to get into your pants and take the innocence I have spent my entire life preserving!" Akito replied.

Izayoi arched a brow and gave him an incredulous look. "So…are you trying to say that I'm completely stupid and have absolutely no virtue whatsoever and I am easily conquered by a mere man?" she asked very seriously. "And that you don't trust me to take care of myself?"

Akito's mouth dropped open, and it was clear he was struggling for words. "Wha…well…no…" he clenched his teeth. "Noriaki! Kanamé!" he shouted, needing some back-up, since his daughter was taking after Natsumi right then, and he could never stand a chance against her manipulation tactics.

Her eyes widened and she gasped before turning and running for the door. She shoved past her brothers just as they came in to the living room, startling them as they blinked in confusion and stared after her. "Mom!" Izayoi yelled. "Dad's trying to stop me!" she called, before throwing the door open and running outside.

Noriaki only grew more confused and looked back at his father. "What's going on?"

"And why is Izayoi dressed like that?" Kanamé added.

"Stop her!" Akito screamed as he ran past them. "She's trying to go on a date!"

Just as he turned the corner a foot slammed into the side of his head and knocked him back into the living room. Natsumi walked into the doorway and stared down at her husband a bit warningly. "Akito, you need to calm down sweetheart." She said, though her tone was not one to be argued with.

"But Mom-!" Noriaki began, only to be cut off with the raise of her hand.

"No buts. Izayoi is allowed to go on a date. She's nineteen for goodness sake. Stop treating her like a child." Natsumi said, glancing at Kanamé, who obviously felt the same as his brother. "I don't want you following her, and I don't want you being mean to this boy. I want you to get your butts into the dining room and set the table, and we will all have dinner and await our daughter's arrival home with him. Okay?"

"Fine." Akito pouted, getting up off the floor. "But I want the steak knives out. The really sharp ones with the serrated blades."

"Nope." The pinked haired woman smiled, walking over to him and kissing the spot she'd kicked. She let her lips linger on his skin and smiled. "But if you're good…who knows what I would feel inclined to do to you." She said, trailing one of her fingers down his chest as she looked up at him through her lashes.

He arched a brow as he looked down at her. "You mean like…something we haven't done before?" he asked a bit hopefully. "Like third drawer freaky?"

Natsumi's grin turned devious. "Like third drawer freaky." She affirmed.

Noriaki rolled his eyes and walked off. "Even I don't want to know." He grumbled, pulling the curtains back from the front window and trying to catch a glimpse of this mystery man. Kanamé was beside him quickly and the two attempted to look around the bushes. Who could have gotten past them to their sister?

Izayoi tried to catch her breath as she leaned over, pressing her hand to her stomach. She looked back and smiled when no one was following her and made a silent thanks to her mother. She turned to face forward, jumping and nearly shrieking when Kai was before her. "Oh god! Kai!" she blushed, hoping he hadn't seen her out of breath. "You snuck up on me."

Kai smiled at her and shrugged. He was wearing a pair of nice dark jeans and a charcoal grey button down shirt, with a black leather jacket on over it. "I wasn't trying to, I promise." He said, before his brow furrowed slightly. "How come you're out here? I thought I was getting you at your house."

"Oh." Her blush darkened. "Well…um…I couldn't exactly tell my dad about out date until, well, five minutes ago. My mom said it was okay and ran interference." She tried to explain as she smiled. "I just wanted to hit it off with no drama from my family until later."

"Yeah…probably best." He laughed, before holding out a lovely bouquet of assorted flowers to her. "These are for you. I wasn't sure what you liked so I just picked what I thought was pretty." He said a bit sheepishly.

Izayoi's mouth dropped slightly as she marveled at the flowers, taking them gently before smelling them. "They're beautiful." She said, looking up at him. "Thank you."

He returned her smile. "You're welcome." He said, before he held out his arm to her, like an old fashioned prince would do. "Shall we be off to dinner?"

She glanced at his arm, her heart practically swelling as she locked hers with his and led them both from the Uchiha District. The walk from there to the restaurant was pleasant and more than exhilarating. Izayoi loved the looks she was getting from villagers, and idly wondered if they were just surprised to see her on a date, or in awe of Kai, because he looked more handsome than anyone she had ever dreamed of.

When they made it to the restaurant they were immediately led to a table, where Kai proceeded to pull out her chair for her and push her in, before sitting across from her. "You look nice, by the way. I didn't say so earlier because I was still stunned with your beauty." Kai said as their waiter came and poured them each a glass of water.

Izayoi tried not to look so embarrassed, she'd been complimented before many times but this was so different. She felt butterflies in her stomach and for the first time was seriously concerned with everything she did. "Thank you." She smiled, taking a sip of her water. "You look very handsome."

"I tried. I didn't really have anything packed for a date, so I had to improvise. And Hikari's been gone all day, so I couldn't ask her to help me pick something out to buy." He laughed. "But it all worked out in the end."

She nodded. "You look very dashing and I'm very excited." She looked down. "I've never felt so unsure before…I'm so happy you asked me out."

"I like that you're unsure and nervous." Kai assured her. "It makes me feel like less of an idiot, cause' I've been planning this date since we were eight."

"You have?" Izayoi gasped. "Really?"

He scratched his cheek in embarrassment. "Well yeah. I mean, you were so pretty and so nice, not like any of the girls I knew in Kumo. And you were a good friend to Hikari, which to me speaks volumes about your character."

She watched him fondly. "I'm so flattered…I really am sorry I didn't remember you right away. But I promise now the memory is as clear as day now. I can still see your scared face as you came out of those bushes." She chuckled. "And pretending you liked tea. You were so cute."

He huffed. "Well you were a lady and I didn't want to insult you by turning down your offer. Plus I wanted to spend more time with you, so it seemed like a good lie to me." he shrugged.

"I'm glad you did." she smiled, looking up at the waiter when he came to take their order. He obviously couldn't help staring at Izayoi, but for the most part kept it to himself and quickly dismissed himself once he was finished. Izayoi just beamed, unable to hide her absolute joy. "So Kai, why don't you tell me about yourself? All I know so far is that you're sweet and don't like tea, and have a phenomenal memory."

"Well there's not much else unfortunately." Kai shrugged. "I'm in Anbu with Hikari, the Raikage favors me slightly, and other than doing missions I walk around the village causing trouble as I search for something to do."

"So you're strong?" she leaned forward a bit, before blushing and looking off. "Not that I require that or anything…I only meant…my brothers, well they can be ruthless."

"Well, not to sound old fashioned or anything, but the man is supposed to be strong in order to take care of his lady." Kai smirked. "You can admit that the fact that I'm strong appeals to you, you know. Not only is it written all over your face, but there's nothing wrong with that. It'd be the same as me admitting that I think you have an amazing body. Women look for strength and dependability, and men tend to look for an appealing outer shell. I just got lucky and found someone with beauty and brains."

Izayoi blinked, still looking a bit guilty. "Still…I mean, I didn't mean it to sound that way." She tapped her fingers a bit nervously, silently thanking God when the waiter came back with their salads and walked off.

Kai leaned forward. "Do I make you nervous?"

"I'm trying hard, I promise." She answered quickly, meeting his gaze. "I don't want to come off…as rude or arrogant, or anything you might not like. I don't want you to regret asking me out." She admitted.

"Izayoi," he reached out and placed his hand over hers, giving it a gentle squeeze. "I want you to be yourself. There's no way in a million years I would ever regret asking you out, I swear."

She huffed. "You don't know that. I could be a completely different person than you remember."

"Well I won't know that if you don't act like yourself." He reasoned, sitting back in his chair.

Izayoi pouted. "I guess that makes sense." She said, beginning to eat her salad. "But I really hope you like who I am now."

"So far I do." He said. "Mostly I'm just hoping that you don't regret saying yes to this date. You kind of set the bar pretty high when you told me you'd never been on a date before. I want this to be perfect for you."

She laughed, giving him a warm smile. "But I don't even know what to expect, so everything is the best I've ever had."

"Still." He shrugged, the corner of his mouth lifting in a small smile. "I have to ensure that you'll go out with me again."

"So far so good." She said happily, going back to eating.

His smile widened, and they continued to eat and talk about themselves as the meal progressed. They split a dessert, since neither could eat a whole one by themselves, and when they finished and paid, Kai took Izayoi to one of the nearby parks for an evening stroll. "I like all the green you guys have here." He commented as they walked beneath some willow trees by the pond. "I mean, Cloud's got its own beauty, but there's nothing like being on the ground."

"You think so?" she wondered, her arm tightening with his since they were looped together. She moved closer, being mindful of her flowers, and rested her head on his shoulder. "I always like it because we have so many flowers."

"I bet you look beautiful among them." Kai said, looking down at her as they stopped beneath one of the willows. "I gotta say Izayoi, you're even more than what I remember. And I'd really like to take you out on another date tomorrow. I know I might seem eager…but I'm only here for a couple of weeks, so I want as much time with you as I can get." He rubbed the back of his head a bit nervously.

Izayoi just looked up at him, and her heart felt as if it might beat out of her chest. "I would…absolutely love that." She nodded. "I don't think it's eager or anything." Izayoi looked off for a moment, before meeting his gaze and leaning up to kiss his cheek. "I've had such a marvelous time…I don't want it to end." She sighed. "But I promised my father I would introduce you to him."

He smiled. "I know, and I don't plan on making you a liar. But before I go into what's sure to be a death trap…I would like to do something." He said softly, gently holding her chin as he looked down at her. He bent down then, hesitating slightly to give her time to change her mind.

She looked from his eyes down to his lips, becoming breathless. She'd never been kissed before and she was so nervous she had to words to describe how she felt. She wanted to kiss him, but was that improper to do on a first date? She inwardly berated herself, she was wasting too much time thinking about this. She had to decide before Kai pulled away and thought she didn't want to. She stepped forward in a bold move and felt his lips press against hers.

He refrained from smiling against her lips, instead taking the kiss nice and slow, so that she didn't get too freaked out. And after a few seconds, he pulled away to give her some air. "Alright, now I think I can meet your family." He smiled.

She returned his smile in kind and leaned forward to kiss him once more, this time surprising him slightly. His lips felt so wonderful and soft, she didn't know how one ever refrained from kissing their beloveds for long periods of time. Kai pulled her closer and deepened this kiss, of course he had to stop himself before things escalated too quickly. This was their first date after all, and he didn't want her to look back on this and think he had tried to take advantage of her. "We should get going, before I get carried away." He laughed, reaching up and stroking her cheek with the backs of his fingers.

Izayoi blushed, realizing her brazenness, and looked off. "I apologize for…tempting you so and not restraining myself as well. It's just," she paused and took a deep breath. "It was my first kiss and it was more than perfect."

"I assumed as much." the white haired man said, turning her face back towards him. "And don't apologize. I will never be upset with you for being brazen, I promise." He smiled.

Her glow only grew. "Kai you make my heart swell." She giggled, before taking his hand in her own and beginning to walk with him back to her home.

"I'm glad. I was afraid that I liked you way more that you liked me." he admitted.
"Since you know, I've had a crush on you since we were kids. Which I realize is unrealistic, considering we barely knew each other, and people grow and change and whatnot. But every time a girl would start to show interest in me there was always this voice in the back of my head reminding me of you and telling me to wait, because it would all be worth it in the end." He said as they entered the Uchiha District. He looked down at her then. "And so far it's been more than worth it to get to be the cause of your smile."

"That's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me." She laughed, the sound angelic. "I'm glad my brothers have been so protective of me now. I'll always remember you being the first boy to sneak into my grandfather's house. The first one ever to make me smile outside of my family, and now my first kiss." She sighed contently, before shifting a bit on her feet and lifting her free hand and messing with her hair. She was so unused to it being done up, and then something burned at the top of her thoughts. "Do you…do you really like my hair like this? I never have worn it up, and I just wanted to look beautiful for you, so you knew it was very thought out."

"I think it looks pretty." He told her, a small smirk coming to his face. "But honestly, I prefer it when it's down, only because nothing can stop me from running my fingers through it that way." he gave her a mischievous look. "Though, if we ever start to get too hot and heavy while you're hair is up, I can always undo it. Gently of course, so that it doesn't hurt."

Her cheeks flared with red and she gasped. "Kai! That's so inappropriate!" she scolded, turning and walking up the steps to her home. His stormy gaze instantly went to her rear, and he appreciated once more how well her dress fit her form. "That is most certainly talk for at least our third date." She informed him, before glancing back. "Well? Aren't you coming in?" she wondered, arching a dark brow and not bothering to hide her small smirk.

"Yup." He replied, bounding lightly up the steps after her. "Just enjoying the view." He winked.

Izayoi opened the door and peeked inside before allowing him in. She didn't see anyone, or hear them for that matter, but that wasn't exactly a good sign. She closed the door and looked around, reaching back and pulling the tie that held her hair up. She had liked wearing it up, but she felt more comfortable with it down, and now that she was back home she thought it was alright to unwind. Because of course, it had nothing to do with the fact Kai had said he liked her hair best while it was down. "Hello?" she called, heading towards the living room.

Kai followed her, and what they found were all five Uchiha males sitting in the living room, their varying green gazes trained on the entrance, though Hayate kept glancing around, as if he didn't fully understand why everyone was being so serious. Natsumi was off in her chair, reading a book as if she couldn't care less that her boys were all being idiots. "Hello Izayoi." Akito said, his arms crossed over his chest as he seemed to stare the two of them down. "Glad to see you finally decided to bring the hoodlum home to meet us."

Kai blinked, arching a brow at the name. "Hoodlum?"

"You're lucky I came home at all, we were having such a marvelous time in his hotel room." She goaded with a bit of exasperation.

"What?!" Kanamé and Noriaki stood, both looking furious.

Akito shot to his feet as well. "This is not the time for jokes Izayoi! I will kill him where he stands if that is true!" he declared, pointing to the ground.

The pink haired woman sighed and snapped her book shut as she stood. She hit Akito on the head with it as she passed him, and stopped before her daughter and Kai. "It's very nice to meet you…um…"

"Kai." He answered for her.

Natsumi smiled, and he could see just where Izayoi got her beauty from. "Very nice to meet you Kai. My name is Natsumi, I'm Izayoi's mother."

"It's nice to meet you as well." He bowed slightly. "And forgive me for saying this, but, you don't look old enough to be Izayoi's mother. In fact you can't be more than twenty-eight."

Akito scoffed. "Well she is. Idiot." He mumbled, pouting from his wife's treatment of him in front of the one person he was trying to intimidate.

Natsumi's smile grew. "Well thank you, I try to keep in shape. How else would I be able to keep up with my husband's unending libido and energy?" she smirked and glanced back at him, offering her hand to Akito. "Come sweetheart. Introduce yourself to our daughter's boyfriend."

Izayoi's cheeks darkened from her mother's words. "Mom…" she whispered, becoming embarrassed.

"Izayoi is too young for a boyfriend!" Noriaki protested.

"I agree." Kanamé nodded.

Kai arched a brow. "Then wouldn't that make you too young to be dating that Vitani girl?" he asked the elder triplet.

"It's not the same for boys." Akito snapped, walking forward and taking his wife's hand. "I'm Akito, the Seventh Hokage of Konohagakure, and the last person you will ever see before you die." He said with a narrowed gaze.

Kai blinked. "Um…okay…that sounds a little creepy, to be honest."

Izayoi sighed and watched her father, but he didn't tear his gaze away from Kai. She placed her flowers on a hall table beside her and stepped closer to Kai, bolding looping her arms with his as she smiled at her parents. "Unfortunately, this is as good as it's going to get." She told Kai by whispering in his ear and giggling softly.

Her brothers growled, almost like vicious animals, their jade depths boring hatefully into Kai. "So that's my mom and dad." She smiled and pulled him forward. "These are my brothers, Kanamé and Noriaki." She pointed to each as she introduced them. "As you can tell, or I don't know if you can, but we're triplets. The closest I know of." She grinned, before she moved her hand and her sand shoved them aside. "This is my younger brother Sanosuke and my baby brother Hayate."

"Hey." Sanosuke said, not moving from his spot on the couch.

"It's nice to meet you Kai!" Hayate smiled brightly, rising from his seat and shaking the white haired man's hand. "I'm glad you make Iza happy. I can tell cause' she has this glow around her." he said.

The white haired man blinked, the corner of his mouth tilting up slightly. "Thanks, I try my best."

Izayoi's blush only darkened and spread down her throat. "Hayate…" she looked off, wishing it wasn't so obvious the way he made her feel.

Natsumi clapped her hands together and looked around the room. "Would anyone like any dessert? Kai? Can I get you something to drink, or were you going to stay or head off for the evening?"

"Well I don't want to overstay my welcome, and my uncle is probably waiting for me to get back to the hotel. Plus I don't think glaring for long periods of time is healthy, so I think I'll head out." Kai smiled. "But thank you."

Sanosuke smirked. "You know he's talking about you idiots, right?" he asked, looking to his elder brothers and father.

Noriaki shifted his angry glare to his brother and began to shake him. "What are you so lax about Sano!? This man intends to unravel our precious sister! To penetrate her and devour her innocence! How can you sit by so casually while he plans this?!" he demanded.

Sanosuke pushed his brother off of him. "It's called careful planning and strategy Nori. I'll just kill him down the road and make it look like natural causes, all with Hayate's help."

"What?" Hayate asked, obviously confused.

The other boy smirked and sat back. "Yup. That way it all stays a mystery, I'm not the obvious blame, and Izayoi can go through the five stages of grief in a healthy way that won't turn her psychotic in the end." He summed up.

"Please." Natsumi scoffed. "Look at him." She gestured to Kai. "When he penetrates her she's going to love it."

"Mom!" Izayoi gasped. "Please!"

The older woman blinked, not seeming to understand what she said wrong. "What?"

"Yeah…I'm going to leave now." Kai said, becoming uncomfortable. He began to move towards the door then, tugging on Izayoi so that she came with him. "Come on Izayoi."

She looked after him and went, but not before flashing a glare at her younger brother in warning. Kanamé followed a bit, seeming wary. "Why are you leaving with him?" he asked, almost accusingly.

"I'm seeing him out and saying goodnight." She quipped. "Don't follow me."

Kai sent a victorious look back at the Uchiha males, before the two disappeared outside the door. And once it was closed behind them, Kai pulled her in close for a kiss. "That wasn't so bad." He murmured, keeping his mouth against hers.

She moaned into his wet cavern, deepening their kiss a bit. She'd never liked being caught off guard, but that was amazing, and she found she loved this surprise kiss of Kai's. "That was awful." She mumbled, but kept up their kiss.

"But necessary. I like them." he told her, threading his fingers into her hair, since she'd taken it down. "And I like you. A lot."

"I like you a lot too." She smiled, her eyes closing from the glorious feel of his hands running through her silky locks. "I promise I won't let my brother kill you…he's only trying to appear tough to Nori."

"I could tell by his posture that he didn't really care, so I'm not worried." Kai assured her, running his fingers through her dark tresses. "You have the most beautiful everything I have ever seen."

Izayoi blinked and stared at him. "I do?" she asked breathlessly.

He nodded. "Yeah. Everything about you is just exquisite."

"Thank you." She smiled and kissed him once more, lingering as long as she could before she pulled away. "I'll see you tomorrow Kai." She waved as she went back to her house and then disappeared inside.

Kai smiled after her, shoving his hands into his pockets before walking off back towards his hotel, thinking of the ebony haired beauty the whole way. As he walked down the hallway leading to his room, he slowed, seeing Hikari standing outside her room with a man he'd never seen before. He grew suspicious, especially when she moved up onto her tippy toes and kissed his cheek, before entering her room. His stormy gaze narrowed as the guy turned with a pleased smile on his face. "What were you doing with my cousin?" Kai asked, obviously thinking the worst had happened while he was away.

The brunette blinked and stopped, taking in the sight of Kai before he grinned. "You must be Kai." He offered his hand out. "I'm Hideaki. I ran into Hikari today and she looked as if she could use some cheering up. So we spent the day together. I heard a lot about you."

Kai still looked suspicious as he shook the brunette's hand. "You didn't try anything with her, did you?"

"Of course not." Hideaki chuckled, though he appeared a bit devious. "I'm not so red blooded I cannot spend time with a girl with ill intentions in mind. I was simply walking her home."

He gave Hideaki a measured look, before he conceded with a slight smile. "Alright. I appreciate you taking care of her then." He nodded. "She's pretty delicate emotionally, so I'm glad she wasn't left to her own devices. That only ever seems to make things worse." He sighed.

The brunette nodded. "I could not agree more. Women left alone with their own thoughts does not bode well for any man. It was nice to be with her to say the least. I showed her around, we enjoyed ice cream. Though, I hear you had a much more interesting night from her. A date with the Uchiha Princess, hm?"

"Yeah." Kai smiled, remembering the date. "I met her psycho family, but it was worth it to get to make out with her. I'm taking her out again tomorrow night."

This seemed to spark Hideaki's interest in Kai. "Is that so? Stood up to the aggressive and insane Uchihas? Quiet impressive." He nodded. "Well Kai, I rather enjoyed your cousin's company. You too seem to be rather intriguing. If you're finding yourself bored, I would be more than happy to let us delve into a friendship. I could even introduce you to my friends."

"Sure, why not?" Kai shrugged. "Never hurts to have too many friends."

Hideaki chuckled. "Excellent. I believe we are to meet for an early spar tomorrow morning at eight, the regular training fields. They will be thrilled to meet you." He nodded and waved with a friendly grin. "I hope to see you soon Kai, I have a feeling we can be very good friends."

"See you then." Kai waved, before entering his room, glad today had worked out so well. And tomorrow was just going to be better, he could feel it.