• I was a bit stunned for a second. This is officially the strangest day of my life, period. I thought. I almost smiled. I could tell this was going to be an interesting year.

    "So..... What's up?" Hiroyuki said. It scared me a little, because I had forgotten I was on the phone.

    "Nothing much.... Just bored." I said, trying to be 'cool'. I could tell he was smiling on the other side of the phone.
    "Bored, really?" he said, a tone of amusement in his voice.
    "Yeah," I said. "How about you?"
    "Ruu-chan! Are you on that phone?" I heard my mom scream from the kitchen.
    "Yes mom!" I yelled back.
    "Ruu-chan?" I heard a voice on the other line that wasn't Hiroyuki's or his brother.
    "Err.... Yeah. Who is this?" I asked, confused.
    "You don't know?" the voice said, in a mock sad voice.
    "No, I don't." I replied.
    "Well if you must know, I'm your boyfriend's best friend, Takumi."
    "Boyfriend?" I yelled, confused. I could hear Hiroyuki say the same thing in the background.
    "Sorry, Rumi." Hiroyuki had the phone now. "Takumi can be a bit of an idiot sometimes."
    Rumi? I thought. I guess it's better than Ruu-chan. I laughed.
    "So, since Hiro's a chicken....." Takumi had regained control of the phone. I heard a faint, 'Shut up!' in the background. "Hiro wants to know if you would go to dinner with him tonight."
    I was shocked, but I wasn't about to refuse.
    "Sure." I said, calmly. Takumi was silent for a moment. I heard a thud, so I assumed Takumi had dropped the phone.
    "Hello?" I said. Hiroyuki picked up the phone.
    "Look, it's okay if you don't want to-"He said.
    "I said yes." I interupted. I heard a thud for the second time. I heard a louder thud a little later. Takumi picked up the phone.
    "Are you sure?" He asked, in disbelief.
    "Yes." I said, calmer still.
    "Err, well, he'll pick you up at 7, mkay?" he said.
    "Sure. Can I bring Aoi? Then it can be like a double date, I mean, if you come with us-" I said, losing my cool.
    "Yeah. Bring her." Takumi said.
    "Okay! See you!" I said, strangely overjoyed. Hiroyuki regained possesion of his phone.
    "See you at 7." he said, shakily.
    "See you." I replied. I hung up and looked over at the clock. It said 6:00. 6:00? I thought. I have to call Aoi! I picked up my phone. Aoi picked up on the first ring.
    "Hello?" she said.
    "You. Me. Hiroyuki. Takumi. A restaurant. 7 o'clock. Get ready, like, now." I said. She figured out what I meant almost immediately.
    "Are you serious?" she said, surprised. "Wait, how does he know where you live?"
    "That's a good question." I said, realizing the absurdity of it all.
    "Anyway, see you in about 20 minutes."
    I put on my favorite pair of black skinny jeans, a purple minidress, and my old Converse. "Wait." I thought aloud. "Why do I feel happy that Hiro asked me out? Why did I just say Hiro? Good Lord." I put a purple bow in my hair to match my dress. I began to walk towards the kitchen.
    "Ahem!" My mom said. I had forgotten the kitchen floor was tatami.
    "Sorry." I said, taking off my shoes. "Mom, do you know Hiroyuki Ishikawa?" A grin graced her face.
    "Yes I do! Father is Takahashi-sama, right?"
    "I think so..." I said. She said so much so fast I didn't get a word of it. The doorbell rang. I checked the time on my phone. It was only 6:20, so it must be Aoi. I thought. I opened the door, and Aoi was there.
    "Ruu, you look amazing!" she exclaimed. I didn't think I looked all that great, but Aoi's Aoi. I personally thought Aoi looked better. She had a black pencil skirt and a white shirt that hung off her shoulder. Her mom let her wear make-up outside of school, so she also had expert looking make-up.
    "No, Aoi, you look amazing." I said. We had forty minutes to kill, so we roamed my house.
    "So how did he do it?" Aoi asked.
    "How did who do what?" I asked, confused.
    "How did Hiroyuki ask you out?" She said, giving me a look that screamed 'duh'. "Did he use his sexy voice?"
    "Sexy voice?" I asked.
    "All guys have a sexy voice, Ruu."
    "What is that?" I asked. Before she could reply, I remembered I hadn't told my mother that I had a date with Hiroyuki. I raced to her room.
    "Mom! Mom! Momomomomomomoom!" I yelled.
    "What is it?" She said, yawning.
    "I've got a date tonight and that's why Aoi's here!" I screamed.
    "With who?" She said, waking up.
    "Hiroyuki." I said, almost out of breath.
    "Mmmkay." She said. "Just don't stay out too late."
    "Thanks mom!" I said before darting off. I ran to the kitchen, and to my surprise I found Hiro and Takumi sitting in my kitchen with Aoi. I stood there for a minute, mouth agape.
    "Why....? Did you....? Nevermind." I said.
    Hiroyuki smiled a sly smile. "Well then." he said. "Let's go."