Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ Evil Torrent ❯ The Date ( Chapter 3 )

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Chapter Three

The Date





When Cye returned to Mia’s house from the beach, everyone was already sitting down to dinner. He could smell the curry that she had made as he entered the dining room.

“Hey, ye,” Kento said, his mouth full of food. “Abot time ou howed up.”

Cye grinned as he proceeded into the dining room. He took a seat right next to Ryo with a heavy sigh. “Don’t eat with your mouth full, Kento.”

“So, was it busy?” Mia asked as she filled Cye’s plate with food.

“Yeah, but not as busy as it was yesterday,” Cye replied.

“Any good waves?” Ryo asked.

“Oh yeah. There were plenty of waves today,” Cye smiled.

“We were just discussing on what we should all do tomorrow. Being that our vacation is almost over, we should get as much time together as possible,” Rowen said.

“Here, here,” Kento cheered after gulping down his drink.

“Tomorrow?” Cye asked with a frown.

“Yeah, we were thinking of heading into Tokyo for some fun,” Sage said.

Cye looked at the table with his cheeks red. He couldn’t tell them that he had a date with Hana the next day. It would surprise everyone and he knew Kento won’t stop bugging him if he found out. But they were his friends and he couldn’t just lie to them.

“I-I can’t. I have plans for tomorrow,” Cye said softly.

“What?” Kento asked from across the table.

“You see... I met up with Hana at the beach today,” Cye explained with his face now bright red.

“You did?” Kento asked with a smile on his face.

“Yes, I did and we are going to meet at the Yuki Ice Cream Parlor tomorrow.”

“For a date?”

“Yes Kento, you could call it that.”

“Our Cye is growing up boys!”

“Enough Kento,” Sage said in a firm voice.

“Besides, Cye is the oldest one out of the five of us,” Rowen said. “It’s not like we went out on any dates ourselves.”

Ryo turned to Cye with a sincere smile on his face. Ryo always understood, no matter what the excuse or the situation at hand.

“We understand Cye. You don’t have to come if you already have stuff to do,” he said, patting Cye on the shoulder.

“Thanks Ryo,” Cye smiled.

That night, Cye had trouble getting to sleep. He couldn’t stop thinking about the date he was going to go on. He liked Hana as a friend, but he wasn’t sure if he liked her anymore than that. He stared at the ceiling, thinking, when he heard a voice coming from next to him.

“Hey, Cye. You still awake?” the voiced asked.

“Yes Kento, I am,” Cye answered.

“Look man, I’m sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable back there,” Kento said softly. “I was just having fun with you.”

“I know Kento. You don’t have to apologize.”

Kento smiled into the darkness. “Thanks buddy. So why are you still up?”

“I’m having trouble getting to sleep.” Cye sighed. “Hana was the one who asked me to meet her at the parlor. I just met the woman.”

Kento chuckled. “It’s just a simple let’s-get-to-know-each-other date. It doesn’t have to be anything serious. You are thinking way too much into this.”

“Since when were you such an expert in this subject?”

“I was watching this program on TV. I was bored.”

There was silence after that and it didn’t last long until Cye heard Kento snoring. Cye’s eyelids began to feel heavy as he drifted off to sleep as well.

The next day came with the sun shining bright and a warm breeze flowing by. Sage suggested that they save their visit to Tokyo when Cye was free and instead go on a nature hike. Everyone agreed and that’s what they were going to do. Cye came down the stairs wearing a light blue t-shirt and a pair of jeans.

“Well, look at you. All ready for your date?” Kento asked with a grin.

Cye just grinned at him and gave him a little shove as he past him, making Kento go backwards and tripping over his own backpack. Everyone laughed as Kento fell flat on his butt. Mia handed Cye a key and smiled.

“This is a spare key. I don’t know when we’ll get back from our hike so if the door isn’t open, just use this to get in,” she said.

“Thanks Mia,” Cye said.

“All right! Are we all set to go?!” Kento cried as he got his backpack on.

“I don’t know Kento. You sure you packed enough snacks for the trip?” Rowen laughed.

“Hey! You never know what’s going to happen out there. It’s better to be prepared for the worst,” Kento answered back.

“Alright, alright,” Rowen said as he got his own backpack on.

“We’ll see you later Cye,” Ryo said as he headed out the door along with Rowen and Kento.

“Have fun,” Sage added as he followed them out.

“Be careful,” said Mia softly.

“I will. You don’t have to worry about me,” Cye smiled.

Mia smiled back and closed the door behind her. Cye made sure he had enough money and his armor orb. Heaven forbid something happened during his date. He locked the front door and got into his car and drove off toward Tokyo.

Hana was already waiting for him at the parlor’s entrance when he got there. Once Cye got out of his car, Hana ran up to him and threw her arms around him in a big hug.

“You made it!” she said happily, rubbing her head against his chest.

Cye blushed as he put a hand on her head. “I’m sorry if I made you wait.”

Hana shook her head and looked up at him. “Actually, you’re on time. I was the one who was early.” Cye smiled warmly at her. “Come on, I’ve been craving ice cream all day.” Cye agreed and the two of them headed inside the parlor.

It was a small but nice place to relax and chat. There were round white tables and chairs that were placed in different spots. To the far back was the counter where the ice cream was held. Cye and Hana walked to where the line was and waited for their turn.

“What are your friends up to?” she asked.

“They went on a nature hike with Mia,” Cye answered.

“That sounds like fun.”

“Yeah. They planned on coming here for the day, but I told them I had other plans with you. Kento, of course, didn’t let that pass him.”

Hana giggled. “Kento is quite the character, isn’t he?”

“You have no idea,” Cye laughed.

Within minutes they were up next. Cye ordered a regular vanilla cone and Hana ordered a strawberry one with colored sprinkles on top. All the tables were filled, so the two of them decided to walk for a bit. The sidewalks were crowded with busy people going in and out of various stores and children who were sticking close to their mothers and fathers.

“You know Hana,” Cye said as he made his way through the crowd. “I know a better place where we can go to relax.”

“Really? Where?” Hana asked.

“It’s not too far from here. Want to go?”

“Sure.”

The two turned around and headed for the opposite direction where Cye’s car was parked. It took them a while to get to the car, but they managed. Once in the car, Cye took off down the road and into an area that had lots of trees and bushes. The car came to a halt right in front of a small entrance where tiny pink flowers were growing.

“What is this place?” Hana asked as she got out of the car.

“It’s a small park,” Cye replied, shutting his car door.

“Is it private?”

“No, it’s just isolated.”

Hana watched as a couple walked through the entrance and out of sight. Hana started to feel a little nervous. Why now of all times? She was the one who asked him out on a date in the first place.

“Let’s go,” said Cye.

“Oh, right,” Hana said, snapping out of her train of thought.

She followed Cye into the park where there were benches that surrounded a small pound. All types of flowers were planted all over the area as well. In the back was a small playground where children were climbing up steps, sliding down slides and swinging on swings. Cye sat down under a big cherry tree that was close to the entrance. Hana joined him and watched as couples cuddled on the benches.

“This isn’t a couples place, is it?” Hana asked, feeling a lump in her throat.

“No, but couples do come here because it’s isolated,” Cye smiled. “Why?”

Hana shook her head and smiled. “It’s nothing.” She sighed, feeling relief wash over her. Why on earth would she get so worked up?

Cye smiled too as he rested his head up against the tree and closed his eyes. Moments later Cye felt something touch his shoulder. He opened his eyes to find Hana’s head on his shoulder. Her eyes were closed as well as she rested against him. Cye felt a warm feeling flow through him. He was falling for her—which wasn’t a bad thing.  He wrapped his arm around her which caused her to look up at him.

“Tired?” he asked.

“Just a little. I had a hard time getting to sleep last night,” Hana yawned.

“Want to go?”

“A part of me says yes, but then another part of me says no.”

Cye chuckled at her answer and got up. “Come on, I’ll take you home.”

Hana watched as Cye held out a hand for her. She smiled and took his hand as he pulled her to her feet.

Hana’s apartment wasn’t too far from the ice cream parlor; about ten to fifteen minutes by car. Cye stopped in front of an apartment complex that didn’t have many cars in the lot. Hana walked lazily up to her apartment room, with Cye close behind her. He didn’t get it. Of course, it was natural to get tired from a long day, but this was something different. It seemed that all the energy that she had early today was being sucked out of her. Hana dug her hand into her purse and pulled out a set of keys. She inserted the key into the key hole and opened the door.

“Want to come in?” she asked softly.

“It’s alright. I have to get back before the others start to worry,” Cye said with a smile.

“Okay then.”

“Um... what are you doing on Friday?”

“Nothing, I don’t think.”

“Well, here’s my number. Give me a call when you find out, okay?”

Hana smiled down at the piece of paper that had numbers written on it. “It’s kind of weird to have a guy give out his number.”

Cye smiled and gently kissed her on the lips. “It’s a way of saying I like you.”

Hana blushed. “That’s kind of corny, Cye.”

“I guess I’m not good at this type of thing, yet,” he laughed.

He hugged her and then left for his car. Hana stood in front of the door until Cye left the parking lot.

“You aren’t the only one who isn’t used to this,” she said to herself and walked inside, closing the door behind her. She sat down on the couch and put her face in her hands. “I can’t do this.”

Cye got to Mia’s a little after six. He didn’t even get a chance to grab the doorknob when Kento bursted out of the house; his wide grin plastered across his face.

“CYE! How was it?!” he asked in a hyper voice.

“It was okay,” Cye replied plainly.

“Okay? That’s it?” Kento blinked.

“Let the poor guy into the house Kento,” Rowen said, shaking his head from inside the house.

Ryo, who was sitting on the couch, just laughed at the whole thing.

“You’re impossible to live with Kento,” Sage said, who was sitting in one of the arm chairs.

“Well bury me alive for being curious to see if my best buddy had a good time,” Kento said, walking into the house with Cye right behind him.

“That’s fine and all, but bursting outside even before he could get his hand on the doorknob, isn’t normal,” Sage responded.

“That’s the thing, Kento isn’t normal,” Ryo said.

“He does have a point there,” Rowen added.

The four of them started laughing. Cye headed upstairs after telling the guys he needed sometime alone. He entered his room and laid on the bed. He smiled to himself. Maybe having a girlfriend was one of the pieces missing from his life.