She plastered the makeup onto my face. It felt disgusting and slimy, but I didn't dare agree with Keiko. She was that type of girl who could force you into doing something stupid, and then actually be successful with it.

Lucky her. "Are you done yet? It's been like twenty minutes, and I haven't even dressed yet!" I complained. I fidgeted slightly, staring at the round clock on the wall. When the second hand passed the twelve, I shifted, and the mascara wand stabbed my eye.

"OW!" I shrieked. When I opened my eyes, rubbing it with my fingers, Keiko was staring disapprovingly at me.

"You know, you shouldn't move like that. If you want to impress Judai-kun, you should, no, you BETTER sit quietly and let me work my magic on you. You'll look fabulous! Not that you aren't fabulous already, I mean, you're fun, cool-" Keiko rambled on, twirling her hand between her fingers. If the date wasn't in 35 minutes, I would have been happy to be complimented by Keiko.

But it was, so I cut her off as nice as I could. "Hey, the date, remember?" Keiko's eyes widened in surprise, and she jumped.

"Oh, right! Asuka, thanks for reminding me. I almost forgot!" she exclaimed sheepishly. She stuffed the mascara wand back into the tube, and grabbed some powder-like thing.

She smeared it all over my cheeks, and I squirmed. Gross. I felt like some sort of makeup experiment. I wished that Keiko would let me do my own makeup. For me, it was natural all the way. Simple shiny lipgloss over my lips, and perhaps a little blush on my cheeks. Occasionally, a little eyeshadow could be seen on my eye-lids, but I would never bother with anything else.

Makeup was bad for your skin.

But I guess, according to my makeup obsessed best friend, makeup was great and would make me "appealing."

Ten more torture minutes later, it was finally over. I wouldn't admit this to Keiko, but I thought I looked pretty good. The mascara accentuated the color in my eyes, and the slimy feeling foundation she plastered onto my face made me look good.

"Do you like? If you don't, I could add some more-" Keiko started, but I shook my head furiously. I didn't want her applying more unneccessary stuff on my face.

"I think I need to get dressed now. So.." I trailed off.

Keiko took the hint surprisingly fast. "Oh! Right! I'll get going now! But remember to wear something nice! I heard he's taking you off-campus to somewhere nice."

I shoved her out before she could change her mind about applying more makeup on me. "Bye, Keiko! I appreciate you helping me with the makeup!"

I slammed and locked the door before she could protest. Then, I carefully selected a pink cardigan and a simple white T-shirt. I decided to wear a dark pink skirt to match the cardigan.

Just when I finished putting on my clothes, the door knocked, startling me.

"Hey, Asuka? It's me, Judai." The voice called from behind the door. My cheeks turned pink, and I hastily grabbed my hairbrush to yank on my hair. I threw it on my table, along with the mess that Keiko made.

She had left makeup all over the table. I hope Judai won't see that and think that I worked too hard to get his attention.

I opened the door quickly, plastering a smile to my face. It was hard not to grin whenever I looked at him.

Brown eyes. Brown hair. He was gorgeous. And apparently, he was my date.

"Hi, Judai," I said shyly. "Where are we going to? Keiko didn't tell me..."

His lips twisted into a smile. "It's a surprise."

He didn't wait for my response before adding, "I'll show you. Just follow me."

I couldn't wait to see the surprise, so I followed him.

I hope this goes well.

Hey! Akiza 50 here! I know I haven't updated this story in a really long time. It's been like, one year, two year? Anyways, for everyone who's reading this right now, I am so sorry for not updating in so long. But, I'm back, and I'm going to work hard to finish the story. (: You guys are great readers, and I hope you review! Soon, chapter 18 will come!

Please review! It'll make it really happy, and encourage me to write chapter 18! Thanks! :)