As the time passed by and the clock struck 6:30PM, Ichiro's nervousness knew no bound.
"Oh my god! It's going to be7 o'clock in a while and I am going to be late." Ichiro tapped his feet in the elevator pensively.
"Oh what will you do now? She will kill you for being late." Evan joked and winked at Akeno.
"Better cancel the date than die, right." Akeno patted Ichiro on his back.
"Are you friends or enemies?" Ichiro pouted.
"Okay, now stop it. We won't follow you just change at the penthouse. We are staying here today as well." Akeno.
"Yeah! Good idea. I must get changed." Ichiro.
"And why is the elevator taking so much time. Damn it." Evan.
"The penthouse is on the 45th floor evan. Sit down on the floor if you're tired." Akeno.
Just then Ichiro's phone buzzed.
"She will be leaving by 7:30. Is that ok?" ria.
"Yes it is fine." Ichiro.
"Be on time. And best of luck, you will need it." Ria.
"Yeah. Thanks." Ichiro.
Ichiro put aside his phone and found the other two staring at him. It was really amusing for them to see him communicate to someone like that and whoever it was it wasn't his dad. Or else he won't be laughing. Ichiro immediately concentrated his gaze out of the glass panel on the lift.
"What are you looking at? We reached while ago. You had a date I guess?" Evan asked.
"Holy crap!" ichiro dashed towards his room.
"This boy." Evan and akeno stared at him shoot.
The atmosphere at the outhouse was calm as Ria winked at Ace, who had made it clear to ria that they were gonna follow Sash to her date, to see that everything goes right.
As sash came out in an ocre mid length jumper dress with a high neck blouse and brown summer sandals, she looked really like a fresh sunflower.
"Here take this sling bag. It has a pocketknife, your card and some money. You should keep some cash." Ria.
"Yeah and be on time. He is eager to meet you. Just go to the reception and ask for reservationon your name, ok." Ace.
"Yes, I got it. I am not a child anymore." Sash.
"Yes, you are." Ria knuckled her on the forehead.
"Hey! It hurts." Sash scrunched her face."
"At least put on some lip gloss." Ace.
"Ah! Yes I have a nude shade. It'll look fresh." Ria disappeared and reappeared with some lip gloss.
"Here you go. Pretty! Pretty!" ria.
"Yes, I feel pretty." Sash chimed.
"Look, it's almost 7:30. You better leave now." Ace.
"See you later. Bye. Bye." Sash skipped out of the door onto her date.
As the latch clicked Ria and Ace ran up to the window and watched Sash drive the company car away. Their eyes twinkled as they ran, upstairs and emerged in full sleeved loose hoodies and jeans with sneakers. As the doctor saw them go out she felt a little suspicious of it. But she recognized them in a minute and giggled.
They got into another car and sped along the route following their friend.
"Do I have a reservation here on my name? I am Sasha." Sash asked politely.
"Wait a minute ma'am." Receptionist.
Sash nodded her head giving her a go.
"Oh! Yes, welcome ma'am. You have a private suite booked." Confirmed receptionist.
"Is that so?" Sash.
"Ma'am please come with me. Your host is waiting." Receptionist.
"Oh yes! Sure." Sash.
Sash followed the receptionist to the private suite. The receptionist retracted to her position leaving her contemplating at the door.
"Should I run away? But the guy must be ok since both of them have arranged. Anyways let's take a look." Sash took a deep breath and opened the door. What she saw inside was surprising. A guy dressed in casual crème shirt and black pants with socks on was sitting, with a light jacket draped around his shoulders with the menu card held up to his face, hiding his face.
Sash left her sandals out and entered the private salon and shut the door behind her. She sat on the opposite mat and fiddled with her dress as she hoped the guy would speak first.
As the guy saw her fiddling with her dress because the dress would roll up to her thighs because of the width of the dress, He took off his jacket and pushed it towards her. She meekly took the jacket and said, "thank you. You are pretty considerate." In a soft voice.
"So will you be my girlfriend." Ichiro asked as he peered at her from behind the menu card and giggled.
Sash jerked up her head to confirm the owner of the voice and her eyes went wide, when her suspicion was confirmed. Not only that, but her ears turned red and her cheeks became hot.
"Yes me." Ichiro dropped the menu on the table and answered her unspoken question.
"Oh my god! You are my blind date. What in the world!?" sash exclaimed shocked beyond reason.
"Am i not that handsome?"Ichiro asked and added, "I guess I kiss real good."
"Why would you date me? You kidnapped me!" sash said.
"Did I ever misbehave… oh? (cough…cough) except for once, but I couldn't control you know." Ichiro rubbed the back of his head.
Sash looked away in haste all hot from the thoughts from that day.
"You didn't misbehave." Sash said sheepishly.
"So we can talk?" ichiro asked.
"Yes we can." Sash replied.
The waitress avoided the two mysterious ladies outside the salon as they moved with the orders in the area. Now, them giving high fives and butt bumps was even weird to see.
As the excitement subsided Ace whispered in Ria's ears, "I think we are weirding people out. Let's go wait in our car." Ria nodded and both of them got up, the waiters heaved sighs of relief.
"You saw they are finally talking." Ria.
"Yes, that's good. Let's go get some ice candy." Ace.
"Yeah right. Let's go." Ria.
"So, this is the place. I had no idea he would go all out on this date." Madame Rose rolled up her window.
"What do we do now?" Sam.
"Simple. We got to kill the boy." Madame rose.
"When do we do that?" Sam.
"Oh Sammy, accidents are not scheduled are they. They just happen." Madame Rose laughed an evil laugh.
"Yes right. But the accident is scheduled in the coming weeks. Please my lady." Sam requested.
"Ok. Go with it. I know you are good with your work." Madame Rose touched up her makeup.
"I felt like someone's watching." Sash.
"What!? Oh nonono. It's a private suite. There are no windows, you see." Ichiro put down his chopsticks.
"Maybe…The dishes are good here." Sash.
"Their taste hits the right spot.Everytime ." Ichiro savored another bite.
"Let's come here often." Sash bit off her food and blushed when she realized what she had said.
"Huh… what did you say? Oh my gosh." Ichiro laughed and choked in the process.
Sash lifted up her head and laughed at him.
But the thought of someone watching housed deep into her brain. She felt a little uneasy. But ichiro's coughing and laughing brought her back to the reality.
'I bet someone is watching." She thought.