Chapter 8

Greetings everyone, your lovely and handsome MC, Izumi here! Right now I am preparing myself for a date with Kaori. I am currently looking at my reflection in the mirror, ear length black hair, an attractive face, clear blue eyes, and a slim body. I am not narcissistic... okay maybe a bit? Anyway, I just that handsome. It made me proud of my genes because I didn't make a wish about my appearance to Morgan after all.

"Yes yes, you are the most handsome man in the world for me, Onii-sama" Shiori said.

"Ou, you understand me the most Shiori!!" I said excitedly.

"Yes yes, now go Onii-sama. This is already at 8:30 am, you don't want to be late for your first date right?"

"Of course, I will go now."

"Oh and Onii-sama... If you ever forget about my date..."Shiori said with a smile.

"Of-Of course I don't. There is no way I forgot about that right."I said. Scary!! Her smile is so scary right now.

"Good, then have fun Onii-sama!"

"Ou I will. I'm off Shiori!"

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"Welcome. Ara konnichiwa, Izumi-kun. Kaori is currently preparing, I will call her okay." Kaori's mom said to me when I entered their bakery.

"Konnichiwa aunty. Much appreciated." I answered and she promptly left me alone in their shop. I guess I should watch the bakery then.

Not long after, I heard walking sounds from inside. Presumably, Kaori and aunty are coming. As soon as she goes out from inside, I saw a beautiful girl with a white one-piece dress. Yes, it's Kaori. She uses light makeup that don't have a bad effect on her skin. Very likely her mom is the one who instructs her.

"Beautiful,," I said mesmerized by her appearance.

"Really?" Kaori said with a red face

"Ara ara.. Youth..." Aunty said as she supports her cheek with her palm and tilting her head while smiling.

"Emm... Let's go?"

"Y-yeah, let's go" Kaori

"Then see you, aunty. I will make sure Kaori is happy today."

"Ara ara, have fun then. Don't come home too late okay."

"M-mou, Mom!! I-I'm off then!" Kaori

"I planned to go to a theme park for today's date. But before that, let's eat first."

"Yeah, I leave everything to you today my prince!" Kaori said while smiling.

"As you wish, my princess," I said as I take her hand like how a prince did to the princess. She becomes red probably because it's embarrassing even for me doing this on the street while people can see us. Well, it's not like we do something naughty anyway and for her sake why not.

While gently holding her hand, I led her to a cafe near the theme park. I have researched a good place to date on internet and this cafe is one of them. It seems there is a popular couple-limited parfait in this cafe.

Also, they said the other menus also tasty, so I choose this place first and close to the theme park also a plus. I made reservations yesterday because this cafe always full, there is no way I take time to queue up on my date.

As we went to the cafe, Kaori seems to be excited about looking at the cafe. It seems she knew about this cafe. It's good then, it means I didn't select the wrong place to eat. Then a waiter came to inquire about my name and if I got a reservation.

Well, this cafe really looks like a restaurant with a reservation system. In fact, the inside also looks like a restaurant. Well, what can I say, a cafe is a cafe. Anyway, after than the waiter escorted us to our seat in the VIP room.

"Waaahhh, how do you know I want to eat at this cafe Izumi?!" Kaori said excitedly.

"Honestly I don't know. But I do know you like sweets so I search for a good date spot that has a popular sweets. And we will order the popular couple-limited parfait. It seems there is a commemoration photo service too"

"Yess!! I wanted to eat for so long. Because it is a couple-limited so I can't eat it alone..."

"I guess we do look like a couple isn't it?" I said as I smirk.

"Y-yes, I-i suppose we do..."Kaori answered while embarrassed.

After that, we order the other dish like omurice and sandwich before we go to the desert which is a couple-limited parfait. We talk as we eat joyfully, talking about classical music, my sister, my girlfriends, her violin training, and competitions.

You might forget but she already knows about me having three girlfriends. I tell no lie to my close one after all. Except about magic though, I still haven't told my mom about it, maybe someday.

"here is the couple limited parfait" Waiter

"damn this is big, can we even finish this? Aren't you full" I said

"hehe, sweets are different!" Kaori

"Right, forgot about that. Okay, let's eat then. Now say aan~"

"Eeeehh? Aaann~" Kaori said embarrassingly and opening her mouth.

"is it good?" I said as I smile

"Sweet!! You are unfair, here is revenge say aan~"

"Aann~ sweet. Hehe look around, there are some jealous people looking at us"

Looking at her surrounding, Kaori's face becomes very red, many people looking at us. There are some who look at us jealously with "Die Riajuu" face, there's also someone who looking at us warmly. After we finished the parfait, we take a commemorative photo with an empty parfait bowl. It seems they're going to place the photo on the bulletin board.

Now we're going to the main event. I hold Kaori's hand, and we went to the theme park. Kisaragi Grand Park. It's a big theme park with a big castle-like entrance and much castle-like building with elegant color.

"Welcome to Kisaragi Grand Park!"

As we went inside the park, we're greeted by a big water fountain in the center of the theme park. At the end of the road, we saw a big purple castle which is a haunted house. We decided to go there later and go to roller coaster first.

""Waaaa"" Kaori and I screamed it wasn't like I am terrified of this... just you know, makes a good memory from this.

After that, we went to ride many things like whirlwind, carousels, log flume rides and etc. Now we're going to the mainstream, which is a haunted house.

"A-are we really going to the haunted house?" Kaori said seems scared.

"Are are, are you scared?" I teased.

"O-of course not, B-but if you're scared y-you can hold my hand okay!!" she said panicked

"hehe, we're holding hand the entire time though, except those rides that make we can't"

As I said that, Kaori, who just realized that getting red even her ears. After that, we proceed to advance inside the haunted house. After the entrance, we're walking to the straight tunnel with only a bit of lighting, it's not that long, though. At the end of the tunnel, we're like inside a vampire house, or should I say an old noble house. The darkness impedes our sight, fortunately, there is still a bit of light.

"D-don't free your hand for me okay? Y-You can lose!" Kaori said stuttery.

"Yes yes"

We walked slowly on the hallway, not far from here we can see a little girl squatting while holding her legs trembling and facing her back to us. Kaori, who worried about her, approach her.

"H-hey are you okay? Where is your mom?"

"not here..." the little girl said quietly.

"Your mom is not here? How about come with us outside, so we can search for your mom."

"Mama... not here..." quietly she said.

"that's why let's go outside with onee-san okay?"

"Mama..not here..mama..not here..mama...not..here..not..not...here...mama...mama..mama" the little girl said with an extremely disturbing tone. Kaori also seems scared of this. Suddenly, the little girl's head rotates to us with her back still facing us. She possesses no eyes, in her cheeks, there are tears of blood coming from her nonexistent eyes. Her skin is dark. With her head looking up, she said...

"Ah.. O..ka...-san"

In the celling, there is a woman whose legs, hands, and head bent in a disgusting way. Looking up, Kaori silenced, then not long after she screamed then take my hand to escape outside.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

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"That was very scary... Who thinks something like that..." Kaori

Well, that was scary indeed, fortunately, I already know that pattern, I mean yeah, if you know, you know. Right now, I and Kaori rest on a bench. It's currently 5:30 PM, the theme park closed at 7. We're here looking at people who go to the center waiting for the firework. This theme park launches a firework every Sunday at 6 pm.

"Today was really fun right?" I said as I look to Kaori with a smile.

"Indeed, I hope we can go together again someday..." Kaori said with a sad look.

"Hey, Kaori..."

"Yes, Izumi?"

"I love you..."

"....." she looked at me as I said that. Suddenly tears start flowing from her eyes.

"What happen Kaori, maybe... you don't love me?"I said downheartedly while worriedly looking at her.

"I... Love you so much Izumi... I really love you...But... I don't think we can be together..."

"Why?"

"Because I think I won't live long... I don't want you to be sad."

"HAH? You don't want me to be sad? Why do you think I won't be sad if you rejected me after saying you love me. Tell me Kaori, What happen?" I said relatively shouting.

"I... actually... I have a severe sickness. I heard my parents talked about I might not live long..."

"...." I didn't say anything. But with a determined eye, I seize her hand and bring her to ride the Ferris wheel.

"I-zumi? Where are we going?"

I didn't answer her. I just silently take her to ride the Ferris wheel. In this theme park, a special Ferris wheel that stop at before 6 pm, right before the firework launched. Fortunately, there is still a vacant spot to ride it. As the Ferris wheel slowly rotating, I look at the crying Kaori.

"Hey Kaori, do you believe in fate?"

"I don't... because if this is fate, It's very cruel to me..."

"I see, but Kaori. You should believe in it from now on."

"....why?"

"Because I am here. There is something that I have been hiding from you all this time. Kaori...I actually can use magic."

"Are you joking?" she said while looking at me weirdly.

"look at this" as I said that, I take a needle from my purse then stab it to my fingers.

"H-hey what are you doing!!" Kaori said panickily

"Just look..." I said that then I started to use healing magic and the previously bloody fingers healed without a trace.

"Wha..." Kaori said with a shocked face.

"You might already realize this why I show this to you Kaori. Yes, I can cure your disease... Kaori, our meeting might not be a coincidence as I actually already know about you from my piano competition. But us being a best friend, spending time together, having a crush at each other, and more importantly, me being here for you must be fate. I don't care if you don't believe in fate, but... believe in me, Kaori...!" I grabbed her shoulders while looking at her eyes I said that. Then suddenly explosion-like sounds can be heard and the sky full of a very beautiful firework. Then I slowly approach Kaori's face and then our lips meet.

Her first kiss, taste like tears, but I'm happy because this is tears of happiness. Our kiss lasts until the fireworks end. Then our lips separated, I look at her face.

"Now, Do you believe in fate, Kaori..?" I said with a loving smile.

"... No... But, I believe in you!"She said while smiling lovingly. Then she closes her eyes and kisses me for the second time. This time it's more passionate. Our tongue battling for dominance to show our love for each other. After about 5 minutes, the Ferris wheel started to move down. So we separate our lips and then I said

"Kaori... Once again... I love you..."

"I love you too Izumi..."

Words aren't needed. We just look at each other and feeling each other presence until the Ferris wheel stopped moving.