• CHAPTER 119 - DINNER AND A...SHOW?

    Just a simple night out. That's all it's supposed to be. That's all it was supposed to be.

    Frowning at myself in the bathroom mirror, I quickly adjusted the top of my dress so the boob enhancers would work a little better. No matter how much I would fuss with it, it hardly emphasized my chest. I quickly gave up, not wanting to stand in front of the mirror much longer. Being careful, I gave Momo a quick kiss on the white patch on his forehead while he was lying on the bed and I continued to doll myself up. I slipped in the earrings Kai bought for me--I had been wearing them almost every day since he bought them the day of the prom.

    It was a date. Kai and I were finally going on a formal date, just the two of us, to a restaurant that wasn't too cheap but pretty expensive. I felt somewhat relaxed, knowing we were going to have a nice night to ourselves. I never had much free time during the past two and a half weeks, what with Ai living with us and Mayura and Hitoshi trying to skin us alive every day. We hadn't seen the two lovers in almost two days; maybe they retreated? Either way, whether they retreated or not, it didn't matter to me, just as long as Ai was safe. Right after Kai and I had our talk before leaving Matsuda and Orihime's, I had ran back inside to embrace Ai and bid her farewell. I probably wouldn't see her for another day or two; it all depended on what Mayura and Hitoshi were up to.

    "You ready yet?" Kai poked his head into the bedroom.

    I was sitting on the ground--despite the fact my dress could get dirty--fondling with the straps of my high heels. So many straps; why did Orihime give me such complicated shoes? I sighed irritably, "I'm trying to put my shoes on; help me."

    He obediently lowered himself onto his knees and took one of my tiny feet in his graceful, large hands. In a few smooth movements, he had one shoe strapped. He moved onto the other shoe, still moving as gracefully and metronomic as he was earlier. I was sure to hold my dress down to the ground so he wouldn't get any sort of peek at my underwear. Sure, he saw me naked before on accident but that didn't mean he wanted to always peek, so why was I so worked up about it?

    Kai grabbed my hand gently and helped me onto my feet after he finished my second shoe. His attire was black khakis and a white, long-sleeved, collared shirt opened partially and an infinitesimal chain across his chest. He also had a chain going from one pocket to the belt loop above it.

    "Are you ready now, Mademoiselle?" he asked with a light smile.

    "Don't call me that," I frowned and blushed.

    "Je suis désolé," he smiled a little wider. "Mais vous êtes belle." and he kissed me lightly.

    I pulled away a little and frowned again, "Quit speaking Fresh around me; I can't understand any of it."

    "Fine, let's go," he chuckled, interlocking his fingers with mine and leading me outside into the car.

    ~*~*~*~*~*~

    I was feeling a little queezy; the restaurant Kai had in mind wasn't too formal, but it was so expensive. Guilt was inescapable with the fact that Kai was paying for every cent of it. Sure, we lived together and we pretty much shared money and it's normal for guys to pay for dinner but still; it was still expensive. We were seated at a booth and there were only two other couples at the restaurant; it was still a little early for normal dinner.

    After waiting for about twenty minutes after ordering our food, it finally arrived. I--as usual--ordered tofu and some udon with miso sauce and vegetables as the topping. Kai ordered his usual gyudon bowl and a bowl of plain white rice next to it. We ate in silence for a couple of minutes, both of us consumed by hunger.

    "So, since you've had quite a few nightglares now, what all shall we avoid?" Kai interrogated while taking a bite of his rice.

    I frowned and played with my food, thinking, "We don't really have to avoid your room at Matsuda and Orihime's since that place is safe," I thought a little more. "Mirrors--definitely--lying in meadows at midnight, libraries, stone rooms...that's about all I can think of at the moment."

    "Stone rooms would be difficult to find," Kai chuckled. "Meadows are easily avoidable at midnight but libraries and mirrors?" he frowned. "Does that mean you won't be in the study room for a while?"

    I sighed and nodded, "Pretty much. I've only been in the study room at our house once and now I'll never go near it again."

    "You're pretty brave when it comes to standing in front of mirrors," he praised me. "But it's not surprising how little time you spend in front of them."

    "I could possibly tell you about that nightglare sometime, just not now," I mumbled, slurping up some of my noodles.

    "You don't have to if it causes you to be uncomfortable,"

    I shrugged and we finished up our food in silence. I was very content that Kai was generous enough to bring me to dinner. The last time we had such a nice dinner together was around Christmas with Matsuda and Orihime; when Kira was on his craving spree.

    "How often does Kira have uncontrollable sprees?" I mumbled again, looking up at Kai.

    He sighed and leaned back against his seat, "The last one he had--before you were here--was just over thirty years ago. They come unexpectedly. Some can happen days apart, some can happen centuries apart, you never know."

    "Okay," I ended the conversation. "Thank you for dinner." I smiled, lightening up the atmosphere.

    "Anything for you," he smiled lightly, reaching across the table to cup his hand over mine.

    I smiled at him, touched. I stood up, "I'm going to go to the bathroom quick," I gave him a quick kiss on the forehead and left towards the back of the restaurant.

    I stumbled into the bathroom with my heels, nearly twisting my ankle. I was never one to enjoy wearing heels; they were the only thing that would kill me if Vampires and Werewolves wouldn't. Orihime should have known better than to give them to me, seeing as I'm too accident-prone. I was surprised Kai hadn't gotten fed up with me yet with my flirting with disaster. Disaster was pretty much my best friend...or rather, I was disaster's best friend.

    I would have been like any normal girl and fix my hair in the mirror but, of course, they were one of my greatest fears so I'd pass on that. I hated to think about the nightglares but I couldn't stop; they were signifying that my time with Kai was nearing its end. We'd be separated by either the contract or Kai's idea to send me far away with Matsuda and Orihime. I'd never see him again, whether I would survive or not. We didn't know how much longer that would be, but we couldn't just sit and do nothing. For now, the contract business was on hold; protecting Ai was our first priority at the moment. Mayura and Hitoshi hadn't appeared in almost two days but that didn't mean we were safe.

    However, I wished I was safe at the moment. I heard a poof behind me and I was unable to react before a rough, cold hand enclosed over my mouth and the bathroom disappeared; no, I disappeared. I was unable to move from the sudden nausea that overcame me from what I assumed was teleporting. For a moment, I assumed it was Kai but I remembered that he would always warn me whenever we would teleport. It had to have been a different Vampire.

    I was on the verge of panicking; I knew I was no longer in the restaurant but I didn't know where it was I landed because the Vampire ended up covering my eyes with the hand that was over my mouth. I didn't know where I was, how far away from the restaurant I was, or who I was even with. The teleportation stopped and I was nauseous and dizzy beyond belief since I didn't close my eyes before being teleported, much like the first time Kai ever did that to me. A cold arm wrapped around my stomach and I was held back against a hard body.

    "Welcome to your favorite place in the world," the Vampire sneered in my ear; his smirk was almost audible.

    The nomad teleported out of wherever we were but my eyes remained closed, afraid of becoming dizzier if I opened them. I lowered myself onto my hands and knees on the cold ground and breathed deeply and evenly. The room was large and empty, I could tell that from my own breathing echoing off of the walls. I was freaked out; I was kidnapped by a Vampire while I was just at a restaurant. What was a Vampire doing at a restaurant anyways? Surely Kai would notice I was gone and he'd go searching for me, right? That was the last thing I wanted to happen on a date; getting kidnapped.

    "Kai?" I whispered his name, even though I was aware I wasn't near him. "Kai?"

    There was a loud bang and it caused me to snap my eyes open. What I saw was the last thing I ever wanted to see. Looking down, I could see myself. On the floor. I was looking back at myself through a reflective glass on the ground. I slaughtered my breathing and slowly looked ahead of me. More reflective glass on the wall, up on the ceiling. Everywhere I looked, I could see myself. The room was enclosed, dimly lit, I was trapped inside. I was being reflected everywhere, able to catch every angle of myself. Mirrors.