My Girlfriend is an Alien Princess

A Date

A week had passed since classes have begun in Uchida High School.

It was Friday, and the beginning of summer. Things have started to heat up. Literally.

The students were all in their summer uniforms. For the boys, it was a short-sleeved version of the white button-up shirts they wore under their jackets. The jackets, of course, were not worn during the summer.

Meanwhile, the girls wore a short-sleeved version of their seifukus. Some boys would say this was sexier than the winter uniform.

One girl, above all the others in school, looked particularly attractive.

Her curled pale blonde locks blew in the summer breeze as dozens of boys stopped what they were doing to stare at the passing beauty.

Her skin was a gorgeous pinkish white hue, and her azure eyes glistened in the summer sun. A smile was ever present on her pretty face.

Hitoshi gazed at his childhood crush Meguu Terashima with profound admiration.

"If your eyes were proton weapons she would be incinerated," said Mai ruefully as she stood beside Hitoshi under the shade of a cherry tree.

"Wha--" said the boy defensively. "I-I'm not staring at her..."

"You are so obvious, kid," said Taniyuki as he leaned on the trunk of the tree. "That chick's as good as mine if you're not man enough to make a move on her yourself."

"Bite your tongue, bounty hunter," said Mai as she cast a light glare at him. "He does have a point, Hitoshi."

"W-What do I do then?" said Hitoshi, scratching his chin. "It's not like I could just waltz towards her and ask her for a date."

"A date?" said Mai innocently.

At that Hitoshi remembered. He had not explained the concept of a date to the Ardonian princess.

"A date is when two members of the opposite sex socialize with one another by going to a public place such as a restaurant, an amusement park or a movie theater, usually as a romantic gesture," answered Emiko who stood opposite Mai beside Hitoshi.

"Hmph," said Taniyuki snobbishly. "That's really cheesy."

"Hmm, is that so?" said Mai, ignoring Taniyuki's statement. "Why not ask the Earth female for a 'date'?"

"I-It's not that easy, you know," said Hitoshi, averting his reddened face.

"And why not?" demanded Mai with her hands on her waist.

"W-Well," said Hitoshi, sweat rolling down the side of his face.

"It is very simple actually," said Emiko.

"Not you too, Hanazawa-san," said the bespectacled boy hopelessly.

"You just approach Meguu Terashima and have a casual conversation that leads to your request for a date," said Emiko monotonously.

"Prove yourself to be the man you really are," said Mai as she grabbed Hitoshi by the shoulders to look into his eyes. "Are you not the man who rescued me from my crashed spacecraft and took me in as one of your own?"

"M-Mai-san," said the flustered young man.

"Now go out there and ask that woman for a 'date'!" said Mai as she pushed Hitoshi in Meguu's direction. "Or I shall stun you with my blaster repeatedly."

Hitoshi then gulped as he looked back at the Ardonian princess one more time before giving out a heavy sigh and walking towards Meguu.

"That guy takes a lot of persuasion," said Taniyuki, smirking.