Just before going out, Uncle Arther turned around and said nonchalantly,
"I would stop her from dating most people if they wanted to date her. But if she chooses you I have no problem to let you two date and marry her one day. But, there is only one promise you have to keep"
"Sure uncle. Anything you say."
"Don't make my daughter pregnant at this age. It is bad for her health."
Caught between laughter and tears, I could do nothing but stand there. This time, Alex was a little sensible as he went out without even being reminded. After sometime, I regained my consciousness. I saw Ichika standing by my side with sparkling eyes. Anyone can imagine what she was thinking.
"You heard what Uncle said. Now would you give me your consent?"
"Do I have to say it again? It is very embarrassing"
At this stage, her face had already turned red as a tomato. Not wanting to give her a chance to recover, I pushed my lips on hers. The moment our lips touched, it felt like that time has stopped or was it just that we didn't want to part from each other? I dont quite remember. Time kept going while we savored the feeling of being close to our loved ones.
...….
We finally separated from each other when we were breathless. Only after that we found out that the hotel's members were whistling, encouraging us and wishing good luck for our future from the sides. A few corny voices could be heard," It should have been me, not him". Hearing these remarks, Ichika got even more embarrassed and hid in my chest. The intensity of the shouts increased even more at this. Among all this, I apologized to them for burgling in like that. But, they even praised me for going that far to protect her. Then, I left the place. Ichika was still in my arms. She was looking so beautiful that I was a little tempted to tease her. But, I held back. This is not the time for that. I wanted to complete the task that was being delayed for years. But, I need sometime to complete the preparations. But, the problem was how to get away from her. After all, if she was around while I was arranging the preparations, it won't be a surprise. While I was pondering about this, Ichika broke the silence.
"Hey, Saitou. It is still daytime. I want to go to a place. Wou…..Would you please go with me?"
'I guess I won't be able to do it today. Let's do it again', I thought in my mind.
"Sure, where do you want to go?"
"Am…Ammus…."
"Hmm..!? Can you please say it again? I could not understand"
"I want to go to amusement park with you. Please!"(Her voice kept getting lower until the 'Please' word was almost impossible to understand.)
"Sure. Let's ….."
Just before I was going to agree, that old plan came to my mind.
"What? Don't you want to? You don't need to give any excuse. You can just say it."
She made quite a gloomy face. She probably did not want to cause any trouble for me. Seeing her like this filled my heart with a warm and fuzzy feeling. I somehow controlled my urge to kiss her. I had just become an adult after all.
"Why would I not want to? Isn't this has always been your dream for us to go to an ammusement park together? Let's fullfil it today."
"(With sparkling eyes) Really? (Suddenly after thinking something) But, you kept declining my every invitation for the last two years."
I guess she was not fully awake when she was held captive.
"There is a reason behind it. At that time, I..."
"Let this serious talk be kept for later. Let's go to the park"
"Ok. Let's go to the one around our junior high school. But, I have a little work to do at home. It would only take a moment"
"Sure. I will get a shower in the meantime"
Then, we started going towards our home. Ichika was holding my arm. I was literally in heavens. Well, she was holding my arm in between her breasts. Now, you know why I was so flustered. Anyway, we returned home in this way. Both of us were sweating buckets due to embarassment and nervousness. At first, I thought I would only just grab the item from my drawer. But, I guess Il would have to take a bath as well. So, I took a bath, brought a fresh dress out and got dressed up. That was my first date after all. When I was going out while dressed up, my mom gave me a look as if she could not recognize me. Anyway, I reached Ichika's home and pressed the calling bell. Soon, Ichika's mother, Aunt Alice opened the door. It seems like she is still getting dressed up. Aunt Alice served me some biscuits and coffee. I ate them calmly and kept waiting for her.
To be continued.....