Pure Romance (girl's side)

Special place... [8.]

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Akemi made her way towards Misaki's apartment and walked up the metal staircase. She was in a semi-good mood, but not entirely. She was still worried about the incident the other night concerning Usami. In fact, she kept peeking at her house phone all throughout the night keeping track if the phone rang, unless Usami wanted to change his mind and blow her cover completely. But he didn't, which surprised her. Nonetheless, she promised him that she would work harder, to keep him pleased, as well as hoping it would keep his mouth shut. Regardless, she was glad that throughout all of the madness and studying, that her and Misaki would have one day off together before exams arrived. And it would be soon. She knocked on the door and was glad that he opened it promptly. His bright, and ready eyes greeted her, as well as his usual smile.

"Morning!"

"Mornin!" Akemi replied. Misaki stepped out his doorframe fumbling with his keys, before locking the door.

"You alright? Your face is sort of red." He said peering at her as he turned around. The proximity only made her blush more.

"Yeah, I uh...had a long night." She said laughing slightly. They were walking down the metal staircase.

"Really? Were you up late studying?" He inquired as they rounded the curve to the street.

"I wish..." Akemi mumbled, but loud enough that Misaki could hear.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

She jumped at his voice remembering his presence. "Oh, uh, nothing! Let's just get a move on. Before you know it, it'll be night time. And this is the only day we have to spend leisurely."

Misaki sighed and sunk his shoulders. "Ugh, why do you have to remind me. Exams are a week away and I'm slumped."

"Well, you literally are." Akemi said pointing to his slumped shoulders. He looked at his form and rolled his eyes. "Ha, ha." He said dryly. Akemi chuckled. Misaki straightened up his posture and spoke.

"All the more reason why I'm taking us to a special place."

Akemi furrowed her eyebrows quizzically at him. "Special place? Are we going to a fantasy world?"

Misaki looked at her at the corner of his eyes and smiled. "You could say that."

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Usami had already finished thirty pages since yesterday. He hadn't had a wink of sleep since then. Usami remembered Aikawa fussing at him this morning. She had grew irritated at the fact that Usami still hadn't cleaned up the mess, so she cleaned it up for him in an angered state:

"What ever happened to that cleaning service you said you were going to hire, huh?! Aikawa yelled as she mopped the floor furiously. "Now look, you already have bugs! Disgusting!"

He'll admit that the thought gave him a pang of guilt for having her clean up after him, but his new idea had made him become possessed. Usami hadn't particularly kept tabs on the hours or the day, seeing as that didn't matter at the moment, and he really didn't care until a knock sounded from his door. He stopped writing and gazed at the door in a frozen state. Were Akemi and Misaki supposed to come over today? He wondered slightly frantic. Shoot! He couldn't remember, as his mind was in a smudge from staying up all night, and papers were sprawled everywhere. He quickly cleaned them up and placed them in a neat pile out of sight. He didn't want her to read them, nor did he want her friend flipping out from the details like last time.