Change of plans (Ryoba x Mr saikou)

Chapter 5

I peered out the window to see a building come up ahead entitled "スターライトレストラン" (the starlight restaurant) which looked like a warm cosy place. Ichirou parked at the restaurant and we headed inside. The waitress greeted us and gave us a  crowded table in the corner of the room. We could see a VIP area in the distance but we were not able to get a good look at it from all the people. The table was not yet cleaned and pretty sticky from the old drinks people had left.
"Excuse me," Ichirou shouted to a short man  with a receding hairline. The man saw him and went pale in the face, he brought over the waitress from before.
"Sayeon this man here and his friend want a clean table," he said "and you know who this man is?"
Sayeon turned her head squinting slightly "no." She muttered clearly scared of her boss.
"This is Ichirou Saikou son of Saisho Saikou" he stated
She knew who Ichirou's father was because as the man said that she dropped the jug she was holding out of shock.
We gasped as she crouched on the floor trying to clear the mess up. Ichirou helped her but I just continued to talk the manager.
"Anyhow, we have a special area for guests of your ranking, if you would just follow me ma'am"
I checked to see if Ichirou was ok with me going but he was too engrossed in cleaning up Sayeon's mess to notice.

The manager escorted me over to a table in the corner of the room with a candle in the middle of the table and a red table cloth dressed over the dark table. It was an area different from the rest for it was the vip area of course. And I guess we were considered to be very important people, although that was mainly Ichirou.
The manager laid out some menus and gave us some breadsticks along with some garlic butter as a starter meal to share.

I took the menu into my hands and flipped through the pages. It had a wide variety of different desserts, meals and drinks that all looked delicious. Eventually Ichirou came to join me and I gave him the other menu. It was quiet since we were higher above and there wasn't many people in the vip area.
"What are you going to order?" I asked him
"I'm still having trouble deciding, everything looks so good!" He explained "what about you?"
"Well I definitely want a milkshake and I was hoping we could share a meal as I'm short on cash and being a waitress for a small cafe  doesn't exactly pay that well" I told him
"Ah I see, why don't we have some spaghetti to share and since they only do large milkshakes at the moment we could share that as well" he said

I knew what he was getting at with the spaghetti, he wanted to lady and the tramp this place up. I wasn't completely against the idea but then I thought about my senpai and the pain I feel when he talks to another girl and I couldn't put him through that.

"We can share a milkshake but I don't feel like spaghetti right now"

Ouch
I could see the rejection on his face but alas it was something I had to do, not just for senpai but for my own feelings too.
"Ah I see" "shall we have the truffle fries then?" He asked pointing to a little picture on the right hand side of the menu.
"I don't see why not" I replied  we ordered with Sayeon and it took around 10 mins for it to come.
*they ate and are outside Ryobas house*

"Well uh this was nice" I stated, "yes it was" he replied "Listen Ryoba, I know we haven't necessarily always gotten along but tonight was amazing and-"
I cut him off "oh just shut up and kiss me already"
I leaned in and he took the chance to bring his lips to mine. I don't know why I said it but I did, and it was worth it.
It was a gentle kiss and it felt like heaven. He wrapped his hand around my waist and I melted into his arms.

I went to sleep peacefully that night dreaming of that moment.