I heaved a sigh, letting warm water drip its way down my frame. I was taking a long, much-deserved shower. My muscles were sore and tense from a lot of investigating and running around, trying to track Yotsuba. Plus, Matsuda had gotten into this whole mess, and it was all really crazy and frustrating. I knew there was something good to this, though.
I was finished washing, but the water felt so good that I didn't want to get out. Once I left, I'd have to go back to watching Yotsuba, or researching Yotsuba, or something. Plus, Lawliet had become increasingly distant. Maybe that was just an illusion of mine, though, since we couldn't talk as much lately. Either way, I wasn't looking forward to leaving.
After another minute or two, I gave in and turned off the water, wrapping a towel around myself and my hair. I dried off and pulled on a nice, fitting black hoodie and skinny jeans. I was kind of cold. It was almost October.
I walked out of the bathroom, jumping at the sight of Lawliet lying on my bed, flipping through a magazine I had been looking at. He peeked at me out of the corner of his eye. "Oh. You're done."
I smiled. "You know I don't like you seeing me without makeup."
"I couldn't care less about your silly preferences. You know I love you the way you are." Lawliet lazily set down the magazine, giving me his full attention. "Do you want to go on a date?"
I blinked. "Really?"
"Yes. I feel terrible that we haven't had a normal relationship. Plus, you don't get out as much as I'd like, as I've told you. Whatever happened to Sayu?"
"Oh. We still talk on the phone," I nodded. I smiled a little, thinking about a date. "You really mean it?"
"Of course I mean it. It would be cruel to lie about such a thing," he slid off of my bed and stood up. "Well. Be ready at six."
I tilted my head. "Where are we going?"
"It's a surprise."
"On a scale of one to ten, how fancy is it? Like, one being pajamas, and ten being a movie premier or magazine editorial or something." I shoved my hands in my pockets, trying to suppress how much this delighted me. Lawliet bit his thumb.
"What's five?"
"Five is…uhh…like, going to a casual party. Nice jeans and a button up shirt sort of thing," I nodded.
"I would say an eight, then. Well, 8.3, perhaps. I rounded down."
"No decimals necessary!" I grinned. I walked over and hugged Lawliet. "You're so awesome. You don't have to. I know you hate shoes and the outside."
"I'll live. Would you like me to send up Misa to help you?"
"Uhm. Yeah," I let go, smiling sheepishly. He chuckled lightly.
"See you at six."
"Kay!"
He shuffled off, and once he left, I was in a frenzy. I only had an hour to get ready. An hour! I don't have a fancy dress! My hair is wet! I grumbled in frustration and began tearing through my things, hoping to find something decent.
Misa came up sometime later. She peeked over my shoulder as I dug through my closet. "Need help AJ?"
"A little. Yeah. I need something fancy and pretty to wear, and I don't have anything, and I only have an hour."
"Oh. That's it?" I could hear the pout in her voice. "That's hardly any time at all! You don't need a lot of making up, because you're so pretty and everything, but a little warning would have been nice. I can go get clothes for you!" her tone brightened right up. I turned.
"Misa, that would be so incredible."
"Okay! Be right back! While I'm gone can you at least dry your hair or something?" She tilted her head. I could see outfits forming in her mind through the hazy expression in her eyes.
"Sure. Thanks, " I grinned. She hurried off, and I ran to the bathroom to get my hair-dryer. I couldn't be annoyed at the short notice. I was going on a date. Our first date.
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"Hold still!" Misa exclaimed. I leaned my head away.
"No! Misa! You're poking me in the eye!" I groaned. She was trying to do my makeup, but she didn't have the world's steadiest hand.
"That's just too bad! We only have five minutes!" She forcefully grabbed the back of my head and held me still.
"Ow, Misa, don't press so hard on my eye!"
"Oh, stop being such a baby. Beauty is pain, Ajanae!"
"Oh, shut up," I grumbled. I sat for a little while longer while she worked on my face, even though I was getting kind of antsy and nervous. What did he have planned? What if he looks better than me? And what if Matsuda screws this up like he screwed up the Yotsuba thing? I fidgeted with my fingers while she was getting done.
"Okay. I'm all done!" She exclaimed, happily. I opened my eyes and blinked a couple of times. I shouldn't underestimate Misa. She does good jobs. She covered up all of my face redness and made my eyes look pretty.
"Aww, Misa, I love it!" I smiled at her. She grinned proudly.
"Thanks Ajanae! This is so much fun! We have to do this more often!"
I got up from my chair, looking at myself in the mirror. My dress was knee-length, beautiful, black, and lacy. I wore tiny red heels, my hair was down and pin-curled, and my makeup was simple, clean, with a bright red lip. Yes, I looked pretty good, if I do say so myself. [http://www.edressme.com/5d76.html#]
"Oh, you look so good. Ryuzaki's gonna love it! I hope he dressed up. It would be sooo embarrassing if he didn't…," she rambled. Just as she finished her statement, there was a knock on the door. I straightened the skirt of my dress and walked over, opening it. There was Lawliet. Looking effing adorable. He was wearing a tuxedo!
"Aww…you look so good…" I murmured. I practically teared up, a reason why I didn't know. He smiled a little.
"You look beautiful, Ajanae."
"Thanks," I murmured, shyly. I couldn't avert my eyes from him. He looked so DIFFERENT.
"Shall we go then?"
"Uh. Yeah. L-Let me get my purse." I bit my lip and then turned to go get my bag. Why was I so nervous?
I grabbed my bag, waved quickly at Misa, and then hurried behind Lawliet at he walked. He went into the elevator, going down. I played with my hands. "Why are you so nervous, Oliana?" Lawliet murmured.
"Me? Nervous? N-No. I'm fine. I'm excited," I insisted. He took my hands.
"Now, now. Stop being so silly." He leaned his forehead on mine and smiled. "Okay?"
I swallowed quickly and tried not to blush. "Y-Yeah. Okay."
"Do I really look that different?"
"Uh. A little. Not in a bad way, or anything," I blushed some more, looking away really quickly. He kissed me softly.
"You're so cute."
The door opened, and he walked out, tugging me along with him. He didn't say anything as we walked past everyone, even with Matsuda's curious inquisitions. We left the building and walked into a limousine. He sat in his curious way, still holding my hand. I smiled. "This is fancy."
"I suppose," he stated, nonchalantly. He began biting his thumb, not looking at me.
"So where are we going?"
"I told you. It's a surprise."
I leaned against him, feeling a little more comfortable, and getting over the initial shock of him dressed formally. "I'm so excited."
"Yes. I as well."
There was silence for a moment, but I decided to break it. "So. How are you?" I asked, hugging his arm.
"I'm very well. Yourself?" Lawliet looked down at me and smiled, very cutely might I add.
"I've never been better. Ever. This is nice. We should do this more often."
"Yes, I believe we should. I'm terribly sorry for neglecting you. I don't see why you don't leave me."
I pursed my lips. "I love you. Pfft. And I'm the silly one."
"Don't call me silly. You know I dislike when you call me names."
I sighed and laughed lightly. "You're so cute. You need to find more worth in yourself."
He lazily rose an eyebrow, which was a funny sigh indeed. "I have much worth. Thank you."
I felt a little frustrated. I didn't know how to explain it, exactly. "Well you always say things like 'Why are you with me' and stuff. You should feel equal to me. On that level, anyway. You're smarter than me."
"You're just as intelligent, if not moreso. You don't show it. You don't believe intelligence is cute, and you would rather be cute, correct?" He stated, casually.
"You know me so well it's frightening. Honestly. I guess it is a little vain," I murmured. I was kind of ashamed. Why did I have such a narcissist complex?
"Well, it isn't necessarily your fault. Cue to your celebrity."
"Thanks for justifying it, just a little."
"Vanity isn't such a bad thing," he kissed the top of my head, and I felt a smile on his lips. "Silly girl."
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Tonight had been incredibly awesome. Lawliet took me out to this crazy fancy restaurant, and then to an orchestra concert. We had some amazing conversations, some things I'll never forget. We were walking down the street, holding hands, completely content. I didn't care if people stared. I was too happy.
"I don't want this to end," I stated, happily, swinging our hands in a pendulum motion.
"Well, it doesn't have to. Not yet."
"It's kind of late though. What else is there to do?" I looked around the streets, watching stores close and the people all around clear out.
"You know where I haven't been in a very long time?"
I turned, watching him bite his thumb. "Where?"
"The park."
I blinked, and then grinned. "Let's go to the park!"
I began running, trying to find the nearest park possible. I finally found a park, and I stopped dragging him, panting. I wiped sweat off of my brow. "Okay. We're here."
The park was kind of eerie. There was no light around, and dark swing sets and jungle gyms loomed just a few feet away, but it was incredible. I bent down and took off my shoes, running into the sand and plopping myself on a swing. I noticed Lawliet staring at me.
"C'mon. It's fun," I grinned. I began swinging, enjoying the sensation. I loved swinging. But I wasn't getting up very high, and I was pretty annoyed by it. I had always been one of those kids that wanted to reach the sky, via swing. I never had.
Suddenly, I felt a push. I turned and noticed Lawliet, pushing me like I was the child and he was a parent. I smiled at him, and he only smiled back. The more be pushed me, the closer I got to touching the sky. I tentatively reached out my hand, as if I was trying to grab a star.
"What are you doing?" he murmured, pushing me again.
"Trying to reach the sky."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. I always thought it would be fun, just to dive in there, like a big pool of stars and satellites. But I think it would be scary, after a while, just floating in space like that. It's kind of strange. I'm scared of falling off the Earth, but at the same time I want to reach the stars."
"That's just how you are, Oliana. You defy logic."
I smiled a little. "Yeah. I guess. Haven't you ever wanted to reach the sky?"
"I've always wanted to capture the moon. It reminded me of a cookie," he quietly mused.
"What about the stars? They're pretty."
"I don't care for them that much. But I understand the appeal."
"Lawliet?"
"Yes?"
"We should become astronauts. Just for a bit, though. As long as we're tethered to the Earth. Then you can take some of the moon and I can dive into the stars."
He stopped pushing me, and instead wrapped his arms around my shoulders, hugging me close. "I'd do anything for you. I mean it."
I turned to look at him and smiled. "I mean it too, Law-kun. I mean it too."
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I know what you're thinking, and I completely agree. AWWWOMGAWWWTHATWASSOCUTE:DDDD
Squealing aside, I'm sorry I took so long. But at least it's good, right? Kinda? I was gonna make it more indepth. That'll be the next chatper I think. A continuation. DON'T THEY MESH TOGETHER SO WELLAWWWWWWWW.
While I have your attention, you ladies are wonderful. Most of you don't message, or rate, but at least you look, and that is awesome. ^^ Thank you so much. Aw. I love you all. Hugs and apple cider all around. Unless you're not the cider type. Then you can just drink water. PICKY DRINKER.
The link in the description of AJ's clothing is the dress I had in mind. View if it's super important or you just like dresses like me. And gawk at how expensive it is. Seriously.
Again, sorry for taking so long. I can't believe it. Oi.
I've just been a little busy. But class is a good opportunity to write. I've found that as long as you answer a question in class about every three days, you'll stay under the radar because you'll be viewed as competent. And act like your answer is the most obvious thing in the world and everyone else should know and you're a smarty-smart aleck.
I have a lot to muse and ramble about but I'll save it because I have this fantastic headache and I need to sleep more or I'll just end out ripping someone's eyes and eating them like Xiahou Dun. And I love you so much if any of you got that reference. ♥
I'm sorry if I've ever made myself out to ve unfriendly or ungrateful or all those other uns. All of you are so reclusive. I want to hear from you guys. Tell me funny stories about your pets and grandmothers and stuff. I like being social :D. So go on. Give me a ring. :DD
