Riko

"Thanks for breakfast!"

Finally rid of my cast and crutches, I stood up from my seat at the table.

"Eh? You're leaving, already?" Mama exclaimed as I made my way to the front door.

"Yeah!" I heard her chuckle.

"A date with Dia-chan?" I giggled.

"Yeah, it's our first one in a while!" Mama leaned against the entryway.

"Where are you going today?" I chuckled, slipping my notepad from my bag.

"I planned it out with her last night!" She laughed. "We're having lunch at a restaurant in Numazu, going to the aquarium, and then… karaoke!" I giggled, doing a little twirl. I held the notepad to my chest, sighing dreamily. "It's gonna be magical, I just know it!" Mama giggles at my excitement.

"Well, be sure to send pictures," she said, running a hand through my hair.

"I will!" Mama placed a kiss in my hair.

"Have fun today, sweetheart. Don't be out too late!" she warned.

I nodded. "Understood. I'll let you know if I'll be late at all."

"Good girl." I placed a kiss on Mama's cheek.

"See you later!"

I closed the front door, and stepped off the entryway, before hearing a voice.

"Rude to keep a lady waiting, wouldn't you say?"

"Eh?!" I whipped my head up, to see Dia-san, outside my door, leaning on the wall of the entrance. She wore a light beige blouse, with sleeves that reached down to her elbow. She accessorized that with a red scarf. She had a light-brown skirt and black boots. Finally, she sported her sakura-pink scrunchy on her right wrist. "D-Dia-san? H-How long have you been here?!"

She looked at her watch.

"Mmm… just a few minutes." I sighed.

"Don't lie — I didn't make you wait out here forever, did I?" I squeaked, pressing my hands together as if to say "sorry". My girlfriend laughed, coming over to wrap her arms around me.

"Don't worry about it." I shyly returned her embrace, taking in her perfume. She placed a kiss in my hair. "I wanted to see you as soon as I could, so I decided to pick you up." I whined, pulling away.

"That's nice of you, but…" I pouted. "You could have at least called, y'know." She chuckled, pressing her hand to my cheek. I glanced to my right to see her sakura-pink scrunchy. I smiled softly, reaching up to take her hand in mine. She smiled, seeing my red scrunchy. She leaned in, kissing me softly. We pulled away. She gazed into my eyes.

"I wanted to surprise you." I laughed. "I'll make it up to you today, I promise." She placed a kiss to my forehead, before taking my hand. "Shall we get going?"

"Mm-hmm."

It was a little after 12pm. We had done a bit of exploring around Numazu, before going by a cozy restaurant, RAI4 GATE.

"Welcome!" The hostess greeted, as we bowed. "For two?" Dia-san nodded. "Would you ladies like an outdoor, or indoor table?" My girlfriend smiled at me, as I thought for a second.

"Mm, the weather is quite nice today," I smiled.

"We'll take an outdoor table, please."

"If you'll follow me…"

The hostess led us to our table. Even though we were outside just a few minutes ago, the air felt even fresher a second time. I breathed it all in, sighing, letting my shoulders drop. Dia-san smiled. She took my hand, placed a kiss on the back of my hand, and sat me down at the table. She sat across from me. I found myself giggling, as she rested her hands on the table.

She smirked. "Something the matter?" I smiled, shaking my head.

"I'm just… really happy that we finally get to do this." I reached my hands across the table, taking Dia-san's hands in mine. "It feels like forever since we've gone on a proper date." She nodded.

"That's right. After all that mayhem, I'm just glad things are finally back to normal." She squeezed my hands. "I'm glad I can see your beautiful smile again, Riko." I laughed, gazing into her eyes.

"I love you, Dia." She furrowed her brow.

"Mm? No '-san' this time?" she smirked. I smiled softly.

"I feel like we're far enough in this relationship to… y'know, skip the formalities." Dia laughed.

"I think so, too." She leaned over the table before pecking my lips. "I love you, Riko." After our meal, Dia raised her hand to a nearby waiter. "Can we get the check?" He nodded.

"Just a moment."

As the waiter walked away, I pulled my wallet from my bag. Dia smiled softly, placing her hand over my fingertips.

"I have this."

"But…"

"It's only fair." I glanced down at her hand, then back up at her.

"No," I said sternly. Dia's eyes widened. I softened my expression. "You've already done so much for me. I wanna be able to return the favor, at least, in some way. Even if it's something small, like paying for a meal."

She chuckled.

"Alright. Have it your way." I grinned, as the waiter returned to our table, setting the check down. I pulled out a bit of cash.

"Sir, it's gonna be on me." I glanced at Dia, giving a wink. I smirked once I saw her cheeks blush.

She is way too easy to read…

We made our way to the entrance of the aquarium, and my eyes gleamed at the beauty of all the sea creatures, gracefully swimming in their water habitat.

"Uwaah…! This is amazing, Dia!" I squealed. I took her hand. "Let's go look around!" She giggled.

"Sounds like fun." She took my hand, and we made our way further inside the aquarium.

We went around to several exhibits. We saw some frogs, seahorses, even the Japanese spider crab! There were even some sea creatures that you could touch. I stayed away from a few of them, but Dia, being the brave soul she is, touched a lot of them without flinching. I couldn't help but admire that. I'm normally so bad when it comes to touching… well, things like frogs and anything that's slimy.

We had spent a few hours at the aquarium, and when Dia checked the time on her phone, she smiled at me.

"I think now would be a good time for some singing, don't you?" I grinned.

"Sure!"

We soon arrived at the karaoke place and entered a room that was fit for two people. I took a seat, and looked at the song selection.

"So, would you wanna sing first?" I asked Dia as she peered over my shoulder, peeking at the song selection.

"Hmm… sure, why not." I giggled before pecking her cheek. I passed the songbook over to her before looking at the small menu they had. "Now that I think about it, we didn't order any dessert earlier." I offered a smile.

"Wanna get a parfait to share?" She laughed.

"Sure, but this is gonna be my treat, alright?" I giggled.

"Fair enough."

DIA: Saigo no

Densha wo nogashite

Naranderu

Utsumuita

Yokogao ni kimi no

Kimochi wo sagasu

Hanareta aida ni bokura wa itsumo

BOTH: Wasureru furi wo shite ita

Dareka wo aisuru yasashisa sae mo

Sotto

Kioku ni

Shimatte

DIA: Ima

Gozen niji no kousaten de

RIKO: Ano

Koro no you ni mitsumeatte

DIA: Modoranai

Kisetsu wo

Torimodoshitai wake ja nai

BOTH: Dakedo

Ima kimi wo mitetai

RIKO: Kawaranai senaka no

Sukoshi ushiro wo

DIA: Aruku

RIKO: Natsukashii yo

Furimuite warau no wa

Donna imi kana

DIA: Kimi wa

BOTH: Nani wo omou no

DIA: Kioku no tobira ga tokihanatarete

BOTH: Hikiyosete shimai sou demo

Onaji itami wo kurikaeshi taku nai

Sou sa

DIA: Konomama

BOTH: Konomama

DIA: Ima

Gozen niji no kousaten de

RIKO: Ano

Koro yori mo hikareatte

DIA: Ato ippo

Susumeba

Tokei no hari mo susumu

BOTH: Dakara

Ima dakishimetai

RIKO: Furetai

Furerarenai kyori

Toikakeru me mo

DIA: Tabun mou kakusenai

Kono omoi de

BOTH: Onaji kao wo shite iru

DIA: Kimi to itai

RIKO: Nee

Konna hi wo yumemiteta

DIA: Ano

Koro yori mo zutto tsuyoku

RIKO: Sagashiteta

Nanika wo

Mitsuketa ki ga shite iru

BOTH: Kimi wo

RIKO: Kimi wo

DIA: Ima

Gozen niji no kousaten de

RIKO: Ano

Koro no you ni mitsumeatte

BOTH: Modoranai

Kisetsu wo

Torimodoshitai wake ja nai

Dakedo

RIKO: Ima kimi wo mitetai

DIA: Hontouni taisetsu na

Tono ni kitsukeru made

Sukoshi nagai

Toki ga sugita

RIKO: Tsunaida te wa nido to

Hanasanaide soba ni ite ne

BOTH: Matakimi tofutari

The final bits of the song played, and we gazed into each other's eyes as it swelled to an end. I pressed my forehead against Dia's, taking her hand in mine. I locked my fingers with hers, leading her back to the couches. We sat ourselves down, and I rested my head on her chest.

"The parfait was delicious," I whispered. Dia laughed before placing a kiss to my forehead.

"Yes, it was."

"Thanks so much for today, Dia. I had the best time." She gently ran her hand through my hair.

"Anytime, Riko." I raised my hand to her cheek. Dia swallowed hard, before taking my hand from her cheek and gripping my wrist. She suddenly pushed me down onto the couch. Still grappling at my wrist, she crashed her lips onto mine. I squealed at the contact, feeling her soft lips brush against my own. The tip of her tongue prodded at my lips, and I opened my mouth slightly, allowing Dia's tongue to slip in. She loosened her grip on my wrist, and I found myself snaking my arms around her body, pulling her close. Breathing heavily, Dia pulls away for a moment. "I might lose myself to this," she said lowly. "Are you okay with that?" I gaze down for a second before biting down on my lip. I take a breath, letting it out through pursed lips and gave a slight nod.

"I trust you, Dia."

Before Dia could move any further, my cell phone pinged with a message from my mother.

Sorry to interrupt, but could you come home? I'm making curry for dinner and could use an extra hand.

I pursed my lips at the message and sighed.

"Something happen?"

"Mama needs help with dinner, so she wants me to come home." Dia pursed her lips, thinking for a second. She suddenly swiped my phone from my hands. "Heh?! Wha— Dia?" She giggled before holding my phone away from the two of us.

"Can't let you leave without a photo, now, can I?" she smirked. She gently pecked my lips. Startled, I had eventually kissed her back, closing my eyes. I heard the camera flash, and Dia had pulled away. She brought my phone back into our line of vision and swiped through to take a good look at the photo she just took. I giggled at the photo before bringing my forehead to Dia's.

"You always tease me like this…" I playfully pouted and Dia pecked my cheek.

"You're just so cute… I can't help it." I smiled softly before pulling her close to me.

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

Dia

"I'm home!"

"Oh, welcome back, Dia." Mother smiled at me, clad in an apron. I set my bag on the living room floor.

"Do you need help with anything, Mother?" She smiled softly, shaking her head.

"No, I'm fine, dear. Oh!" She went over to the entryway and picked up an envelope. "This came in for you." I furrowed my brow, taking the envelope.

"What is this?"

"I don't know," she said, shaking her head. "But, it's addressed to you." I furrowed my brow once again.

"Okay, I'll take a look at it." I grabbed my bag and turned back to Mother. "I'll be in my room."

"I'll let you girls know when dinner's ready."

"Ah! Onee-chan!" My sister, Ruby, turned in her desk and smiled seeing me enter the room.

"I'm home, Ruby."

"Welcome back!" I went over to her desk.

"Did you finish your homework?" I asked knowingly, smirking. Ruby pouted.

"I did it yesterday, Onee-chan." I held my hand out, motioning for her to hand me the paper. She playfully rolled her eyes and handed her homework to me.

I scanned my eyes through the paper before nodding, satisfied.

"Looks good. Nice job."

"Really?!" she exclaimed. I laughed.

"Yes, it's nicely done, Ruby." I pat her head and she giggled. She glanced to my side and noticed the envelope that I was holding.

"Mm? Onee-chan, is that for you?" I glanced to where she was looking and nodded. "Is it a love letter from Riko-chan?" she smirked. I blushed.

"Silly! We just had our date!" Ruby giggled.

"I'm kidding, Onee-chan!" I smiled and gave Ruby her homework. I finally opened the envelope. I glanced through the note and eventually paled at what was written.

Good evening, Kurosawa-senpai!

I wanted to formally write this letter to let you know that…

This isn't over.

I will not give up on Riko. You will not take her from me. I'll do whatever it takes, senpai.

Even if it means targeting those close to you…

My eyes peered at my sister.

Amamura-san… You wouldn't dare…

A/N: Hi, guys! Super sorry for the long updates! Frikkin' writer's block sucks... But, hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Thanks for reading!