Chapter 5

With every second ticking by, Kaito's uneasiness felt heavier and heavier. Unable to stand it any further, he stood up and paced in front of Miku, who was sitting on a park bench. They were currently inside the local park, cooling down their minds (and bodies) after what happened at school. The sudden thought of their kiss made Kaito's unusually active hormones stir and he tried in vain to suppress the growing ardor inside of him. Being a teenager, he perfectly understands why his dormant hormones suddenly decided to wake up from its peaceful slumber. Miku was a cute girl and he's just a guy after all. But what puzzles him is the intensity of the, he dare call it, desire that she evoked in him. Could it be that I've fallen for her?

Pushing the thought aside, he pondered upon the problem they will have to encounter upon coming to his home. He can't obviously just leave Miku alone and if he were to introduce her to his parents, they will surely go berserk and complain and get shocked and, yeah, you get the point. He stopped for a moment and sighed. A deep, troubled sigh.

"Hey, stop pacing around. You're making me dizzy." Miku complained after a few minutes of silence. She stood up and linked her arm around Kaito's arm. She grinned at him.

"Let's go to a sundae parlor. Uh-uh, no complains, you promised to take me one this morning." She continued when Kaito was about to refuse. He shook his head and muttered.

"Okay."

A few minutes later, they were already inside a nearby ice cream parlor. He noticed that both of them were catching the attention of the customers inside the parlor, which were mostly teenagers about his age. He shrugged and followed Miku towards an empty table.

"Sooooo, what can I have?" Miku babbled restlessly as she scanned the menu card. "How about this? Nah, or this? Hmmm, maybe this? Or this?"

Kaito smiled while looking at her. She looked like a little girl on her first trip to a sundae parlor. He wasn't aware that he was already staring at her.

"Or how about this? What do you think, Kaito?" Miku suddenly looked up and caught Kaito's smile. She grinned.

"Was that smile for me?" And tittered.

Kaito felt self-conscious all of a sudden and diverted his eyes towards the menu Miku was holding. "Hmm?" He mumbled carelessly and ignored her question.

"Why do you have this habit of ignoring my questions?" Miku said, her voice trembling. Kaito looked at her and was surprised to see tears in her eyes. He groaned inwardly and braced himself for another of Miku's attacks; this time he calls it the 'tears technique' (summoning artificial or fake tears to manipulate other people).

"Okay I'm sorry. What did you just ask?" Kaito apologized earning a fast grin from Miku. He sighed.

"I was asking you if the smile I was for me." She batted her eyelashed in the process and giggled again. Kaito smiled weakly.

"Yeah, now go. Take your pick." He motioned towards the menu card. Miku smiled at him and then chose from the selection.

Kaito couldn't help but feel nervous as they approached his home. First, it was the first time she would bring a girl home, his 'girlfriend' in that matter. He decided while they were eating that he would let Miku sleep at his home in the meantime until she got used to her surroundings and that she would introduce Miku as her 'girlfriend' who ran away from home due to some misunderstandings. Second, he was way past his curfew, and his parents will probably be suspicious, making the situation a little bit worse. Before he could hold the door knob of the front door, his mother's face loomed before him.

"Kaito, where have you been?" She asked and eyed the girl behind Kaito suspiciously. Kaito refused to be intimidated and matched his mother's stare fearlessly.

"I did some errands at school." He replied shortly and went inside, holding Miku's hand receiving a probing look from her mother.

"And who is this girl, may I ask? And why is she here again?" She asked once more. Kaito faced her and said quietly.

"She's my girlfriend, mom. Miku. Miku, meet my mother, Mrs. Harumi Shion." He introduced as calmly as he could. Miku smiled at the lady Shion.

"Nice to meet you again, Mrs. Shion." She held out her hand but it Mrs. Shion just stared at it as if she was being offered a dirty rag. Miku abruptly withdrew her hand and held Kaito's hand once more.

"I don't think you answered my second question, Kaito."

"Mom, she's gonna live here temporarily." Kaito replied, his eyes hard and determined.

His mom gasped. "What?"

"You heard me right, Mom." He replied boldly.

"But what about Luka? You are already betrothed for Pete's sake! Don't humiliate me and my father this way by bringing home this… this… creature, Kaito! I'm warning you!" Mrs. Shion declared loudly. Miku cringed at the insult but said nothing. Kaito was silent too, but Miku could tell he was fuming.

Kaito's eyes avoided his mother's angry gaze. "Luka left me, Mom. And you just have to deal with it. Now, if you'll please excuse us." He turned her back on her at proceeded towards the staircase.

"We are not yet finished, Mr. Shion Kaito!" Kaito heard her say behind him. But he ignored it and continued their way towards his room. Once inside, he sighed in relief.

"Well, that went well." He said, sarcasm coating his voice. Miku looked at him in concern and asked.

"So what now, Kaito?"

Kaito rubbed his face with his palms and grunted in frustration. "I still don't know for now, but we still have another hurdle to face."

Miku looked at him, her eyes questioning.

"We still have to meet my father."

i decided to end here. argh. ohwell, just another chap, nothing much though. but yeah, this chap just dropped some little hints that has a huge impact to the story. XDDD hope you enjoyed. please review! :P

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