Rent a Girlfriend: First Date (Short Story) Part 1

Characters:

Kazuya Kinoshita

Chizuru Mizuhara

Mami Nanami

Ruka Sarashina

Sumi Sakurasawa

Nagomi Kinoshita

Yoshiaki Kibe

Shun Kuribayashi

Sayuri Ichinose

Harumi and Kazuo Kinoshita

Umi Nakano

Investigation Continues:

"Alright Kazuya...I will go out with you." Chizuru said with no real enthusiasm in her tone making it sound like she was consenting to some type of tedious chore that she had no interest in doing. That is what Kazuya heard. Not knowing that she actually was excited at the prospect of going on a Real Date with him. Still Kazuya tried to keep his cool. But he failed miserably when he accidentally let out a YAHOO! Leaving before he further embarrassed himself, he went to get ready for their date. He had basically begged for her to go out with him and after he thoroughly embarrassed himself. She had consented. She watched him leave and after he entered his Room she smiled. "Adorable Idiot." She whispered and went to get ready herself.

"No...No...No...Not any of these." Chizuru said softly holding up one outfit against herself and then another. Trying to find the perfect outfit for her date with Kazuya. He had asked to go in about an hour from now and now she was having a hard time deciding on what to wear. She wanted their first real date to be perfect. Something that would lead to other dates. "I cannot believe I am actually nervous. It is just Kazuya." She muttered as she held up another matching outfit. She had decided to go with a mixture between how she dressed as Ichonise and how she dressed as Mizuhara. Since she usually got a lot of unwanted attention when she went all out as she did when she went used to go on Rental Dates. She made the choice to dress up but to wear glasses instead of her contacts and tie her hair so it rain down the middle of her back. Just as she finished putting on a Lavandar Colored Knee High Skirt and Light Blue Button up Shirt. Her Cellphone rang. Seeing the ID, she answered it. "Hi Umi."

"Hiya Chizuru...Can you come to the RED HUTT Teahouse on Orishaka Drive? It is really extremely important." Umi asked and Chizuru frowned at her Phone.

"How extremely important is it? I sort of have plans." Chizuru asked and looked towards Kazuya's room.

"It is extremely important. So can you come?" Umi asked and Chizuru wondered if perhaps her friend had found another Director willing to give her an Audition. Umi had set it up for play The Heroine Princess and maybe he found another play for her to be in.

"Let me find out and I will call you back." Chizuru said ending the call and went to find Kazuya waiting for her in the Main Room. He was dressed up as well. With Dark Jeans and a Dark Gray Long-Sleeved Button up Shirt. She then reluctantly told him about Umi asking to see her and that it was extremely important.

"Oh...Okay. Then you should go. If it is for another play for you to be in. Then you have to go." Kazuya said attempting to sound cheerful and encouraging. But even Mimi over in the Kitchen could hear the disappointment and a hint of sadness in his tone.

"If you are sure. I promise we will go out another time if you are sure?" Chizuru asked him and Kazuya nodded.

"Yes...I am sure." Kazuya said and went back to his room after Chizuru had left. Inside the room, he took off his clothes and put on a pair of shorts and a T-Shirt. Then laid down on the bed. Tears formed in his eyes as he laid there staring up at the ceiling. "Go out another time...Yeah right." He muttered and closed his eyes. Believing that this had been his one and only shot at going on a real date with Chizuru.

Taking a Taxi to the designated Cafe, Chizuru felt terrible about the last-minute cancellation of her date with Kazuya. Finding Umi at one of the tables, he was sitting with a much older woman. "Hey Chizuru...Over here." Umi said waving at her with a large smile. Chizuru joined them and smiled back at Umi. Sitting across from him and the Older Woman. "This is her Mom...This is Chizuru Ichonise...My Girlfriend." Umi said and Chizuru gasped loudly.

"WHAT?" Chizuru asked just as loudly and Umi continued to smile.

"It is a pleasure to meet you Chizuru...Umi has told me a lot about you." The Older woman said as Chizuru stared at Umi no longer smiling. "I am Kyoko..." Before the woman could continue Chizuru held up her right hand towards her.

"Wait...First off I am not his Girlfriend! At most we are friends and that is it! Though after this we might not be friends at all!" Chizuru said angrily and Umi chuckled lightly.

"Oh come Chizuru stop joking around. My Mom came all this way to meet you and..." Umi stopped when Chizuru slammed her fist hard onto the table.

"I AM NOT JOKING! Do you realize I cancelled a...a date! For you to...Pull this shit!" Chizuru said even angrier than she was a few moments ago.

"Wait a minute. You are not joking, are you?" Kyoko asked and Chizuru looked over at her.

"No! I am not! I am not Umi's Girlfriend. I had a date with...With someone special and because he told me it was extremely important. He let me cancel. Even though he was and I was looking forward to going out." Chizuru said in frustration and a bit of sadness.

"Umi why would you do this? Do you realize what you have done? Not only did you trick your friend to come here. But you made her cancel a date with her Boyfriend." Kyoko asked now glaring at her son.

"I was hoping that...She would finally...Be my Girlfriend if...If I had her meet you." Umi said and Chizuru had an urge to hit him. Instead, she looked at the time on her Cellphone and saw that if she hurried she and Kazuya could still go out on perhaps a short date.

"I have just enough time to get back and...And hope to salvage my date with..." Chizuru then smiled slightly deciding that Umi's Mother had been right. Kazuya was now her Boyfriend. Her real one. "My Boyfriend." She glared again at Umi. "Don't ever do something like this again. Now I am leaving." She stated firmly. Standing she left as Umi's mother chewed him out thoroughly. Hailing a cab, she offered the Driver an extra thousand Yen as a tip to go as quickly as possible.

Returning home, Chizuru paid the Taxi Driver and quickly rushed into the House. Almost colliding with Mimi. "Sorry." She said and was about to go down the hallway to Kazuya's room but Mimi stepped in front of her.

"I want to talk to you." Mimi declared and Chizuru tried to move around the shorter girl.

"Can it wait. There is still time..." Chizuru said and Mimi cut her off.

"For what? To get Master's hopes up again just so you can dash them." Mimi stated and Chizuru stopped trying to get by her.

"No. There is still enough time for us to go out." Chizuru said impatiently and Mimi shook her head.

"You know I tried not to...get involved with you two. But you know what? You are selfish. Master always puts you first. What you want? What makes you happy?" Mimi said lightly poking Chizuru in the chest with her right index finger. "Not once have you ever put Master first above anything else. It is always what you want and I am sick of how you treat Master." She frowned and glared angrily at Chizuru. "Tell me once where you put Master's feelings first before your own."

"I have on several occasions I did put his feelings and him first." Chizuru said and Mimi chuckled again.

"Oh really. When?" Mimi asked and Chizuru thought for a moment.

"Well there were the times I pretended to be his Girlfriend to make his Grandmother and his Parents happy." Chizuru said and Mimi shook her head.

"No that was so that your own Grandmother would not find out that you were a Rental. Oh sure you pretended to make his Grandmother and Parents happy. But that was all in self-interest. Your self-interest. Not his. You even made him remain as your Fake Boyfriend to make your own Grandmother happy. When he was going to end the fake relationship. Though I believe again it was you being selfish again. Since he was going to maybe be with Ruka that you kept him from breaking up with you then." Mimi said and Chizuru frowned and sighed heavily. Chizuru sat down heavily and tried to think of a time that she put Kazuya's feelings first before her own feelings and self interest. She could not really think of any. He claimed several times that she had helped him. But now she knew that was not the case. "Master loves you and I have no idea why? You have never really been there for him like he has been for you." With that said Mimi went to their room and shut the door.

Leaving Chizuru to sit on the floor thinking about how she had done it again. Umi called and even though she had a date with Kazuya. She believed that her own self-interest was more important than her date with Kazuya. That a chance to be in another Play she had asked Kazuya to cancel their date. Knowing he would since he always put her first. What she wanted. Ruka or Sumi would have told Umi that they could not meet with them. That they had a date with someone special and could not cancel it. Or even considered taking Kazuya with them if it was that important. But her only selfish thought at the time was the prospect of getting another Role in a Play. "I am selfish." She said as she stood up. Then made her way to Kazuya's room. She knocked several times without any answer. So she tentatively opened the door and saw him laying on his bed with his eyes closed. Kneeling near him, she immediately noticed the dried tears on his cheek. Lightly and gently using her right hand she touched his cheek and his eyes opened. He smiled.

"So did you find out about another Play that you can be in?" Kazuya asked her and Chizuru frowned.

"No. Umi tried again to get me to be his Girlfriend. This time...He tried to convince me by having me meet his mother." Chizuru said deciding to tell the truth rather then lying about it. "That idiot. I keep turning him down and he just does not take the hint that I am not interested. If I had known that was what he called about...I would not have asked you to cancel our date."

"It is okay that we cancelled our date. Like you said we can make it up someday later." Kazuya said as he continued to smile and Chizuru knew it was completely fake. He was not pleased at all. Actually, she could tell he was extremely upset over cancelling their date for something that was not even that crucial. That she put what she wanted first before him. She decided that ends now.

"No it is not okay! Kazuya...I am sorry. I let my selfishness hurt you and I am sorry about that. We were going to go out on a date and I should have...I shouldn't have asked you to cancel it just because I was hoping to get another role in a Play. I was selfish and I took you for granted. Knowing you would cancel just because you put me and my dream of becoming an actress first before anything else." Chizuru said and Kazuya slowly sat up.

"Well sure. I told you once I wanted to support your Dream. Nothing else matters to me then you being able to accomplish becoming an Actress." Kazuya said and Chizuru glared at him causing him to flinch. As she clenched her right hand in a fist and slammed it down onto the side of the bed.

"That is not right! You always put me first because...Because...You are in love with me and you are waiting for me...To finish my investigation in whether I feel the same." Chizuru blushed slightly and lowered her gaze. "I do not know yet if I do. But I...I care a great deal about you and I need to...I need to put you first before anything else. You are important to me and you cannot keep putting me first when I don't do the same. That is not how a relationship is supposed to work. I am supposed to also put you first before anything or anyone else" She took a sighing breath and raised her gaze to look into his eyes.

"Does this mean...Are we...Are we in a relationship?" Kazuya asked with a glimmer of hope in his tone. Chizuru smiled.

"Of course we are and I am going to change my priorities. Me becoming an Actress comes second...You come first." Chizuru said and slowly stood and then held her left hand down towards him. "Come on...It is only 7:30 PM and it is Friday Night. We can at least go see a Movie together." She told him and he reached up with his right hand and took hold of hers. She helped him get up. "Get changed and we will go out...I owe you a date. Also I want to go out with you tomorrow on another date."

Date Number Two:

Opening his eyes in the Morning, Kazuya sighed and then chuckled. "Okay...I knew it. Last night was all just a dream." He said mostly to himself with a small smile. He has had dreams like what happened last night several times before. "I made it up after Chizuru...After Chizuru cancelled our date. Just to make myself feel better. There is no way that she told me that we are in a Relationship." He chuckled again. "There is no way while we were together at the Movie Theater that we sat in the Couples Seat. There is no way that she had me put my Left arm around her shoulders and she snuggled against me while we watched that Movie." He reached up with his right hand and touched his lips. "There also is no way that during the Movie, she tapped my arm and when I turned my head...There is no way she kissed me. Then kissed me again when we got back. No way...No way...No way." He sat up and after another few minutes headed to the Bathroom. Coming out of the Bathroom he found Chizuru waiting.

"Oh, good morning Kazuya." Chizuru said cheerfully and Kazuya smiled.

"G...G...Good morning Chizuru." Kazuya blurted out quickly and nervously. As he stepped out of the way so she could go into the Bathroom. But as she did she turned her head slightly towards him.

"Say Kazuya...For when we go out on our date later. How about we go back to the Toyko Dome again? There are a few things I want to do over with you." Chizuru asked and Kazuya gasped loudly.

"Wait...Our date later?" Kazuya asked completely mystified and confused. Chizuru looked at him oddly.

"Yeah...I told you last night as we were walking back from the Movie Theater...That I wanted to go on our date at about noon. I also asked if I could come up with something for our date. Don't tell me you forgot already. Are you alright?" Chizuru asked and Kazuya stared at her with his mouth gaped open.

"Do you mean...Last night was real? That...That you told me we are in a relationship now? That during the Movie and afterwards...That you kissed me?" Kazuya asked in utter shock and Chizuru giggled. Stepping closer and peering slightly up into his eyes. As she slipped her arms over his shoulders.

"Of course, last night was real." Chizuru then pecked him on the lips with a quick kiss. Then stepped back. "So is the Tokyo Dome okay for our date?" She asked him again and he nodded while still in a daze. "Good...We'll leave in about an hour or so." With that she went into the Bathroom and Kazuya slowly walked back to his Room still in a daze.

"Last night...Was real. Last night was actually real." Kazuya muttered with disbelief and he was so happy that he felt like dancing.

They had arrived at the Toyko Dome and Chizuru immediately took the lead on the date. "First things first." She declared as she led him to the Arcade and right over to the Photobooth. "Last time we did this...We ended up having to leave before getting our Pictures." She told him and they entered the Booth. The computer then put them through the same scenarios. Then it came down to the last photo.

"Time to swap some spit." The Computer voice said and after they both chuckled. Chizuru leaned closer to him and closed her eyes.

"Are you going to kiss me or what?" Chizuru asked him after a few seconds and Kazuya leaned in and kissed her. Closing his own eyes to completely focus on the kiss. How wonderful it felt and neither saw the flash of light as the Booth took their pictures. Parting they both blushed slightly and left the booth to await their pictures. As soon as they dropped into the tray, she snatched them and held the so they both could look at them. "Okay I want this one and this one...Oh and this one where we are...Kissing. You can have this one and this one...Along with this one where we hugged." She told him and Kazuya agreed. She then placed all of them into her purse until they could separate them later.

"So what do you want to do next?" Kazuya asked her letting her decide what they would do on their date. Chizuru looked about and then pointed to one of the Rides. Kazuya paled at what she was pointing at. He gulped. "That...That is the...Tunnel of Love Ride." He stammered out and she smiled at him.

"Yes it is...That is what I want to ride." With that said Chizuru led him over to the line where there were about a dozen or so couples also waiting to go on the ride. Three hours later, as they left the Tokyo Dome. Chizuru held the Purple Teddy Bear that Kazuya had won her at one of the Games under the crook of her left forearm as she held his left hand in her right hand. Their fingers were interlaced as they walked along. "That was so much fun. Though I always did have a lot of fun when we went out." She said and Kazuya smiled.

"I was actually worried about that when...When I rented you. That you just went along with whatever we did...Because it was part of your job." Kazuya admitted and Chizuru smiled at him.

"To tell the truth Kazuya...I want you to know that those dates...Well they felt like normal dates to me. Like I was in a real relationship with you and not that you were one of my Clients. I really loved going out with you because of that." Chizuru said and Kazuya smiled even more. That is until they came across someone that they both hoped to never meet while they were on a date. Mami Nagomi.

Confrontation:

"Well...Well...Well. Look at this. I take it you two are on...A Rental date?" Mami asked with a small smile and both Chizuru and Kazuya could easily see the content in her eyes. The utter distain and disapproval in her expression.

"No...We are on a Real Date." Chizuru replied edging closer to Kazuya possessively.

"Is that so. I do not believe that at all." Mami said still smiling sweetly and Chizuru knew for a fact that no matter how sweet and kind Mami appeared. The Blonde Girl was far from being sweet or kind. In fact she knew that Mami was a vindictive bitch who only had one real objective. To make Kazuya suffer.

"It is true Mami...We just left the Tokyo Dome." Kazuya injected and Mami looked over at him still smiling. Then back at Chizuru.

"Sounds more like a Rental Date then a Real one to me. Perhaps I should contact your Grandmother and tell her about this. Make sure she knows that you are Renting Chizuru again. Maybe even contact your Agency and lodge a complaint." Mami said and Chizuru laughed as she shook her head.

"Go ahead contact his Grandmother. Lodge a Complaint. We will just make sure we tell Grandma that me and Kazuya are dating. That we are in a real Relationship. As for contacting the Diamond Agency...I quit being a Rental Girlfriend a week ago." Chizuru said and then watched as Mami used her Cellphone to check. She continued to search and could not find Chizuru on any of the Rental Girlfriend Sites.

"Wait! This is...Why the hell are you with him? Kazu is a loser...A pathetic nobody! You could have anyone that is much better than him!" Mami asked no longer smiling and Chizuru stopped as well. Then stepped closer to glare menacingly at Mami.

"Listen Mami...Don't you ever call my Boyfriend a Loser or a Pathetic Nobody again! This is your only warning...Because if you do that again. I may have to...Punish you. So stay away from my Boyfriend!" Chizuru told her angrily and Mami subconsciously took a step back away from her. "Now if you will excuse us...We are leaving." With that Chizuru slightly maneuvered Kazuya and herself around Mami and walked onward. Mami watched them leave glaring at the two of them.

"No! She had to be lying. She had to be. They can't be really...Dating." Mami said returning to her usual sweet appearance as she finally stopped staring at Chizuru and Kazuya. They were idly swinging their joined hands back and forth as they walked further away.

It took to them almost getting home, before Chizuru calmed down. She was fuming over what Mami said. About Kazuya being a loser. A pathetic nobody. Though she noticed that Kazuya looked chippier then normal. In fact he was smiling like a complete idiot all the way home. "You do know Mami insulted you back there...Right? So why are you so happy?" She finally asked him and he smiled over at her.

"That was the first time you called me your Boyfriend." Kazuya said still smiling broadly and Chizuru let out an exasperated sigh. Then smiled at him.

"Well you are. Oh and I did say it before...Remember. It was when...When my Grandma was...manhandling you." Chizuru stopped smiling at the thought of her Grandmother and Kazuya gave her hand a reassuring squeeze.

"Yeah I remember. She kept teasing me. Hey how about this...Why don't we go see her before we go home?" Kazuya suggested and Chizuru smiled warmly at him.

"You always know how to make me feel better when I am upset." Chizuru stopped walking and had him as well. Turning to face him. "That is why...Why I...I love you Kazuya. I love you so much." She said softly and had an urge to kiss him. But there were a large number of people around and she did not want to do too much PDA.

"You know I love you too Chizuru and I will always be there for you." Kazuya told her and she smiled. Then they went to visit her grandmother so Chizuru could tell her the good news. That she and Kazuya were together and this time for real.

What Was and What Is:

Lying on his bed, Kazuya tried to slightly move but as soon as he tried. Chizuru tightened her grip on him. Pulling herself even more tightly against him. She had sneaked into his room last night claiming she felt lonely and needed to be with him. Which confused him since Mimi was in her room with her. But he did not question or complain about it. He would just hold up one side of his blanket and she would lay down with him. Then they would simply put their arms around each other and go to sleep. "Who would guess that she is a cuddler." He muttered as he looked at her sleeping face. What really concerned him though. Was a major issue. That being their sex life. Since he was not experienced with sex, along with the fact that it had been both their first time. He worried that she was not thoroughly enjoying it. That he was actually bad at it. Which led to his fear that someday soon, she would want to find someone with more experience and either cheat on him or dump him. While he was thinking about that she awoke and after opening her eyes she noticed his expression.

"Hey are you alright?" Chizuru asked with concern and he quickly smiled not wanting to discuss that issue yet. Fearing she would admit that she was going to at some point dump him to go out with someone else.

"I am fine." Kazuya said still smiling. She stared at him for several moments and shook her head.

"Now that I know your TELL. I know you are lying. So what is it?" Chizuru asked sternly letting him go and sitting up to stare somewhat down at him. He let out a long sigh and wished that she never discovered what she described as his TELL. It made it hard to not be completely truthful with her.

"I was just...I was just...Uhm Chizuru...It would be alright with me if...If you want to...Be with other Men." Kazuya said sullenly and Chizuru gasped and stared at him like he had gone insane for saying something like that.

"Why...Why would you say something like that!" Chizuru demanded and Kazuya flinched slightly at her now penetrating glare.

"It is just...Well I do not...I figure that...I do not want to lose you or have you break up with me." Kazuya knew he had blundered again, but he had thought it out and even if she did seek out other men to have sex with. He did not want to end their relationship. That is why he figured that if he let her then she would not break up with him and he would still be able to be with her.

"You are not making any sense. Why the hell would I break up with you? Wait are you thinking about...Being with other Women intimately? Is that why you said that?" Chizuru asked and Kazuya shook his head.

"No. It is just...You were my first and...And well...I am worried that perhaps I...I am not good at it. So at some point I believe you will want to...Discover if someone else with more experience might be better at it." Kazuya said and Chizuru started to laugh.

"You are such and idiot sometimes." Chizuru said as she leaned down so that she was only a few inches from him and stared directly into his eyes. "Listen...So what that I was your first and you were my first." She blushed slightly. "Have I ever said you were not good at it. No I have not. In fact I do enjoy it Kazuya. I enjoy it a lot. More than I thought I would." She told him softly feeling even more embarrassed. "I want to believe that the only reason I enjoy it is because it is with you. I have no intention of ever discovering if someone else is better at it or not. I also believe that given time...Along with a lot of practice. We both will get better at it." She then smiled coyly as she reached over with her right hand to his Nightstand. Opening the drawer and after reaching inside. She brought back a Condom holding it out to him. "So let's practice right now." With that she kissed him and from there it led to them practicing three more times.

Making their way to the Kitchen, Chizuru passed several boxes and let out a long sigh. They had designated today to unpack and sort the Boxes for stuff she would keep, sell or donate. "With all of those and what is up in the other room. It is going to take all day." Kazuya commented as he too passed the pile of boxes.

"Can't be helped. Now that...Now that I decided to just keep the house and have my Boyfriend live with me here." Chizuru said as they both entered the Kitchen to find Mimi smiling coyly at them while sipping a cup of coffee.

"Good morning. Or should I say early afternoon? Since it is after 10." Mimi said cheerfully winking at Chizuru who blushed slightly. "So Chizuru I was meaning to ask...Why don't you and Master just move into a bedroom already? You sneaking out of ours almost every night to join him in his...Is kind of ridiculous." Kazuya chuckled.

"She does have a point." Kazuya commented and Chizuru smiled at him.

"Why do you think we are cleaning out that upstairs room? I had planned for us...To...For us to share that room." Chizuru told him and again Kazuya felt like dancing.

The sorting took longer then Chizuru expected. Mainly due to that there were several outfits that she decided to once again wear. She no longer had to keep up with the fashion trends to appease her Rental Girlfriend Clients. So she could now where things that she put aside that she liked. But had to switch to keep up with appearing to be fashionable. "Hey...Look at this." Mimi said holding up the pictures from a Photobooth. The same pictures that had to be left the last time Kazuya and Chizuru had gone there on a School Uniform Date. Chizuru grabbed them from Mimi's hand. As Kazuya looked over at her completely flabbergasted and confused.

"Wait. I thought...How did you get those Chizuru?" Kazuya asked and she blushed slightly.

"I went back the next day when I found out that the Staff there keeps any items left for twenty-four hours." Chizuru said and then saw Kazuya's expression. "What? These were special to me...Though I wonder why you didn't think about going back and getting them later?" As she turned her minor embarrassment around and towards Kazuya.

It took another day or so and then Chizuru and Kazuya moved into the Upstairs bedroom. Together.

The End and the Beginning