Love conquers age

[cool_kickin_dude]

Here's my newest fanfic. Please give me your thoughts about it. It has Yuko in it, in love with someone.


The alarm clock struck 7:00 AM. I woke up from the couch and went to the shower. Last night was something. As I was trying to wake up, I kept thinking about what had happened the night before. The time that we shared, and how we kept ourselves company. It almost seemed like a eternity, but it actually has been over 6 months since we met and almost 4 months since we fell in love.

I got out of the shower and got dressed. Just in time for someone to knock at the door. "Hey! Are you up or what?" the voice said.

That voice makes me weak at the knees, almost as much as seeing her every day. I wish I can surprise her at her apartment one day in the morning.

"Do I have to drag you outside?" the voice said again.

I would say something, but actions are a lot better than saying anything. Especially when I'm dating her now. I opened the door and see a beautiful girl in front of me. Beautiful isn't just the word for her. She's everything I've been looking for in a girl. I don't really care what they say. I doubt she cares about what anybody would say either.

I'm talking about Yuko Nakazawa. The girl that not only saved my life, but represents everything to me.

"Are you going to take me to breakfast or are you going to leave me standing?" She had her patented look, the same look that she uses on everybody she meets.

Again, actions speak louder than words, right?

I just take her by the hand and lead her out towards our destination. It wouldn't surprise me if we did something afterwards. With Yuko, it was unpredictable with her. I don't care what she does to me. The fact is we love each other and nothing can stop us.

I should tell you how it started first..

[cool_kickin_dude]

6 months earlier...

I just finished my studies in America and decided to move to Japan. I had been in Japan for abut a month or so, and haven't found anybody to hang out much. Actually, I had some friends I met, but not really anybody to tell my personal life. I'm not sure if guys do that at one point or another, but I could be wrong.

I went to a local restaurant downtown and had something to eat. They were having karaoke night at the time. As I continued to eat and listen to the music. I saw someone had a drink and was talking to someone on their cell phone. I saw the person leave, but somehow forgot their wallet. The bartender called out to the person, but it was too late.

I decided to wait until the bar was about to close to talk to the bartender. I told him that I could take the wallet to the owner. He told me that he tried to call the person, but got no response.

"You sure you want to do it?" he asked me, as he handed the wallet to me.

"I got time," I said. "It doesn't bother me."

I tipped the bartender and left the restaurant. I looked at the wallet and found the owner's address. It was a little farther than I expected, but I made a promise that I would return it back. The taxi drive lasted almost 15 minutes, as I saw the address that was listed on the wallet.

I left the taxi and walked to the front door to the apartment. I rang the doorbell and saw a light turn on. The door opened and I saw the same person from the bar. It was a woman that looked more beautiful than I have ever seen.

"Sorry," she said. "I don't do autographs at this time."

"Wait," I said. I had my foot in the door, handing her the wallet that she forgot. "You forgot this."

"Where did you get this?" She was shocked.

"I was at the bar and you forgot your wallet. Did the bartender call you?"

She looked at me and I saw that the shocked look was gone. I was still nervous, thinking that she would call the cops. She decided to let me in as she went to get her cell phone. I sat down on the couch as she looked through her messages. She called somebody as I began to shake. I really started to think that she would call the cops on me.

"Hi!" She said. "I forgot my wallet, did I?"

I began to breathe a sigh of relief. I heard her talk to the bartender for a few minutes before she hung up. I saw her go into her room as I walked around for a minute or two. I needed to, since she put me on edge a few minutes earlier.

I saw her come back in different attire than what she wore at the bar. "I apologize for not believing you," she said. "I want to thank you for bringing my purse back to me." She handed me some money as a token of thanks.

I took the money and put it in my pocket. I was about to leave before she stopped me. "You're not just going to leave, are you?" she asked. She had a slight smile on her face. That smile made me feel at ease, back to where I was back at the bar.

"I have to get home and get some sleep," I said.

"Baka, I haven't offered you a drink yet."

"Well, since you asked.."

"Good. What would you like?"

"Got any green tea?" That was about the only drink I could think of off the top of my head.

"Not here. Let me see what I can find."

She found something in her cupboard and started to make it. I forgot what she made for me, but having a drink with her was a memory that I can instantly remember for weeks to come. We talked for about an hour or so until it was time for me to go. She said she enjoyed my company. I would have asked for her phone number, but she probably would have gotten mad at me.

We met at the door and we said our goodbyes. We both looked at each other like we would say something else or do something. I opened the door and left, thinking what I should have said to her. I flagged a taxi, which would take me back home.

As I paid the driver, I saw something fall onto the ground. I picked it up as soon as the driver left. I opened the paper and saw something written on there. It was her phone number, which I wanted to get from her a hour or so earlier.

Was this her making the first move? It sounded like it.

Now it was my turn to do the same.

[tanakachi]

loving this!, like your other ones aswell, cant wait to read more of this! great job!

[Amarghetta]

This seems kinda familiar... Have you posted it somewhere else?

[glcorps2002]

Your story is living my dream!!!

[cool_kickin_dude]

The next day...

I woke up and took a shower, reminding myself I had to call the girl from last night. Funnily enough, she never gave me her name. After getting out of the shower and getting dressed, I decided to go ahead and call her. Before I could, I was already getting butterflies. I also realized that it was still too early in the morning to call her. Beter to wait than call her now and have her jump at me and never speak to me again.

I waited a couple of hours before I finally had the nerve to call her. I almost dialed the wrong number a couple of times before I got it right. I waited for what almost seemed like forever before I got her answering machine. Then, being stupid that I was, I hung up without giving her a message or a name.

I didn't have much anything to do today, so I decided to walk around town for a while. Maybe with luck, I could find her. If not, I could always try to call her back soon and leave a message. I walked for an hour or so before I decided to call it quits for the day. Suddenly, a familiar voice stopped me in my tracks.

"I've seen you call me this morning," she said. "Why didn't you say anything?"

I turned around and saw the same girl from last night. Only this time, her hair was cut short and she was almost in the same clothes from last night. I couldn't tell though, because I was looking at her hair. Another way of telling that she looked extremely beautiful.

"Well..," I tried to say something. Just looking at her made me speechless.

"Are you going to answer my question?" She had a look on her face that was mad, but looked familiar to me before. I couldn't figure out where I've seen it.

"I was waiting for you to call me back," I said. That was the only explanation I could give her.

"Baka. You still should have said something." Her look had gone away, back to a sly smile.

"I forgot to ask your name last night," I said.

"I'm surprised you didn't know," she said. "My name is Yuko Nakazawa."

That's when it hit me. I finally realized that the girl that I was talking to last night was a member of Morning Musume. I've heard of them before and had listened to them from a friend of mine in college. I may have seen pics of her and that look of hers, but I've never thought that it would be her, much less meet or talk to her.

I didn't know what to say, except the one thing I could say to her. "You're just beautiful," I said.

"Arigato, you're not just saying that about my hair right?" she asked.

"No," I said. "Just you."

She smiled as she moved a few steps close to me. It was almost like last night where we could have done something. Just as we were about to move close, someone had yelled out to us.

"Yuko!" a girl yelled. "We gotta go. We're gonna be late."

"Give me a minute!" Yuko said. "I'm talking to someone."

"Oh," the girl said, looking at me. To Yuko, she said, "Oooh! Yuko has a boyfriend."

"Shut up," Yuko said. "This is my friend Kei," she said to me.

"Yuko's girlfriend," Kei said.

"Kei-chan!" Yuko yelled. "That's not true."

"We better get going," Kei said. "It's good to see you," she said to me.

"He's going with us," Yuko said. "We were talking before you showed up."

"Hey, you brought me here," Kei replied.

The two girls started to walk before they turned and saw me still standing there. "You coming or not?" Yuko asked.

I knew that I had to go with them, because Yuko would never let it down on me. We started walking a few blocks until something covered my eyes. It was some sort of hat. I forgot that the two were idols, even though I don't think they wanted to be called that.

I didn't know which girl led me near the side of the entrance. She just told me to wait there for a minute. I almost peeked out of the hat a few times before I thought I saw someone taking pictures. I blinked and saw that person tying his shoe.

After seeming like an eternity, I saw someone yank me inside. "Come on!" Kei said. I could tell it was her because of her long arms. I began to take my hat off before Kei put it back on. "I told them you're one of our new security people," she said. "Leave the hat on for a while."

"How am I supposed to see?" I asked.

"Don't worry," she said sweetly. "You'll see your girlfriend soon."

"Very funny," I said.

She left me as I sat down in one of the empty chairs. It looked to me from the voices I heard that they were taping a show. One of the crew gave me something to drink, without asking anything about me. I guess when you work with Morning Musume, nobody really seems to notice.

It almost seemed like two hours or so before they woke me up. I didn't realize that I slept through the whole thing. I didn't see who shook me awake, but I knew the voice. "Hey!" Yuko said.

"Sorry," I said. "Kei told me to wear the hat."

"Shhh," Kei shushed me. "You don't want to get caught."

"We also didn't know you fell asleep," Yuko replied.

I went out the door and waited until Yuko and Kei picked me up. As we walked away from the studio, I finally took the hat off. I had a feeling I would be wearing that for a long time. After a few minutes, we finally started talking again.

"Thanks for coming with us today," Kei said. "Why don't you take Yuko home?"

"Kei-chan...," Yuko gave Kei that same look again.

"Come on," Kei said. "You two can't wait to go out, right?"

"Go home," Yuko said to Kei.

"Okay, fine." Kei led me away from Yuko and whispered to me. "Did she tell you how old she was?"

"Kei-chan!" Yuko said, grabbing my arm. "Leave him alone."

Kei laughed as she walked away. She waved at us as she walked home. As me and Yuko started walking, I saw that she was still clutching onto my arm. "My arm's about to go numb," I said. "You realize Kei's gone, right?"

"So?" Yuko asked. "I'm not letting go."

"I'm just glad that you're here," I said.

"Me too," Yuko said. "Now, you can buy me a drink."

"Wait," I said. "I didn't say anything about that."

"Baka." That was the third time she said that to me since we met. "You were going to buy me one anyway."

I didn't say anything else. I knew I had to buy her a drink after taking me to the studio, even though I didn't say anything. We went somewhere and we got something to drink before she asked me something that blindsided me.

"Can we go over to your house?" she asked.

"You sure?" I asked.

"What did I say?" Yuko was giving me the same look like she did to Kei.

"All right," I said.

"What's wrong?" she asked me.

"Nothing," I answered. "Just that I've never had someone famous at my house before."

"I'm not that famous," she smiled.

I didn't say anything else. I just walked her to my apartment. It looked like we had an extra spring in our step as we tried to run to my house. It reminded me of when I thought I seen someone looking at me before Kei pulled inside to the studio.

Who knows? Maybe I could make the first move there. Looks like it's make or break for me.

[usagi_no_kami]

Yuko really likes to take charge, doesn't she?

[cool_kickin_dude]

I never had a girl to my apartment, even if one of my friends were dating at the time. I felt a little uncomfortable having Yuko, added to the fact that I knew who she was now. She made herself at home while I tried to find something in the kitchen. Of course, I gave up trying, knowing that I was nervous as hell.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"I have no clue," I answered.

"Why don't you sit down?"

I needed to since I was unnerved. I sat down beside her, well almost. I sat near the edge of the couch, as she looked at me shaking.

"Why are you over there?" she asked.

"Sorry," I was still shaking. I tried to scoot over before she met me on my side.

"What's wrong?" she asked. "I'm totally different outside the show."

"I know," I said. "I'm sorry. I just don't know what to say."

"Well then, say it."

"What do I say? You hear it all the time."

"You mean like, 'I love you Yuko, let's get married!', those things right?"

"Something along the range of that."

"Why can't I find anybody that I like to know first before falling in love?"

"Beats me. I have a hard time finding anybody."

Yuko just gave me a weird look. The way she gives me looks, I can't tell which is which. "You can't find anybody at all?" she asked.

"Not really," I answered.

"But, you found my wallet and you saw me."

"But that's different. That's because you forgot your wallet."

"Just curious, how old are you?"

That one question. The one thing that came back to my mind was Kei whispering to me about Yuko's age. I knew I couldn't turn back now. "I'm 26," I said.

"Baka,you don't look 26," she said. The fourth time she used the word.

"I'll show you." I pulled my wallet out and showed her my license. Usually, most people will not believe me until I show them that I am the age that I am. She looked at me funnily and shook her head. "I still can't believe you're really 26," she said.

"Fine, don't believe me," I smiled.

"I do, it's just that you're one of the few people that is younger than what they say."

"Then, how old do you think I am?" I asked.

"Personally? I think you're about 18."

Before I could say anything, Yuko's phone began to ring. I would find out that it was her friend(and Yuko's girlfriend, as she told me one time) Kei-chan on the other end. "Hello?" she answered.

"Hi! Where's your friend?"

"What do you want?" Yuko was growing impatient, I could tell.

"I just want to talk to him, that's all."

"Well, we're busy right now."

"Pleease? I won't take him away from you."

Yuko handed the phone to me. "Kei insists she wants to talk to you," she said.

"Hang up the phone," I laughed. Both me and Yuko were laughing our heads off at the remark. I took the phone, still laughing over what had just occurred.

"Don't just say that!" Kei said. "I may not talk to you again."

"Sorry," I smiled. "I'm trying to talk to Yuko and doing horrible at it."

"Just ask her out. That will get her attention," Kei replied. Then she whispered, "That is, of course, she told you how old she was."

I handed the phone back to Yuko, shaking my head. She knew exactly what I was saying. She took the phone back and waited for Kei to say something else. I could hear Kei on the other line asking if I was still there.

"What do you think?" Yuko asked. "You scared him away."

"I'm surprised you haven't scared him away yet. You haven't even told him how old yo-"

Yuko hung up and had a smile on her face. She looked at me and just shook her head. "I should have listened to you sooner," she said.

"I knew she was lying about you being her girlfriend," I said.

"I know," Yuko replied. "When you've been with someone a long time, it's hard to get away from them."

"I know what you mean," I laughed.

"What did she really say to you?" she asked. "Did she ask you how old I am?"

I just nodded. I didn't want to ask her the question, even though I knew she looked younger than she said she was. "You don't have to tell me," I said.

"I am 33," she said. "How young do you think I look?"

"You sure you want me to tell you?" I asked.

"Well?" She was growing impatient. I knew I had to say something quick.

"You look 25," I said. My heart was already beating faster before I said it to her.

"Is that all?" she asked. "Well, I'm glad you said that."

"Why?" I asked. I couldn't think of anything else to say to her about it.

"Because it gives me a chance to know you better," she smiled.

"But I thought.."

"You thought what? You said I looked 25, remember?"

"What are you trying to say?"

Before she could answer, her phone rang again. Thinking it was Kei again, she looked and saw that it was someone else on the phone. "Hello?" she answered.

"Yuko, where are you?" the voice asked. "We have to rehearse for tomorrow night's show."

"All right, I'll be right over." She hung up the phone and sighed. I could tell our time was almost up. We both got up and went to the door. Almost similar to the night before, but could we say anything at all?

"Sorry you can't stay longer," I said.

"I know," Yuko said. "Just when we were getting to know each other."

"I'm thinking that wasn't Kei on the phone," I replied.

"No, that was Kaori. We have a dinner concert tomorrow night. Unfortunately it's sold out or I would take you with me."

"You're right," I said.

"I'll see you soon," Yuko said. "Call me tomorrow, OK?"

I just nodded. I could see that she didn't want to go either. I don't how long it was when she felt this way. Was it really love for both of us? I'm not really sure, but I guess you can say that we both wanted it to be.

As she was about to leave, I grabbed her hand. She looked at me like I shouldn't have done that. Then she smiled and moved closer to me than ever before. Any other person would have said or done something at that moment, but I couldn't.

Before I could say anything, she had kissed me. On the lips. Just a long peck on the lips to calm my nerves and probably telling me that something else could happen soon. At that moment, I really should have returned the favor and done something. After the kiss, she had put her forehead to mine and sighed. I could tell she had been waiting to do that to someone for quite a while now.

"I'll call you tomorrow," I said.

"Actually, can you come over tomorrow night around 10?" she asked.

"I'll be over," I promised.

"Do you have a phone?" she asked.

"Not a cell phone," I said.

"Too bad," she said. "I would have gotten your phone number."

I went over to the kitchen and got out a piece of paper. I wrote down my phone number and gave it to Yuko. She took the number and held on to my hand. I could tell she didn't want to leave me. I was about to kiss her, but she smiled and playfully pushed me away.

"You can wait until tomorrow night," she said.

I guess I could wait until then. Only thing is, would she let me kiss her?

Guess I'll wait and see.

[cool_kickin_dude]

The next night...

I didn't do much of anything the next day, except go to the usual places I go, of course. Even though I've been here a month, at least I found a few places to go. In fact, that's where I met some of my friends. We would hang out in some of the coffee shops, arcades, and bookstores. We would usually have our own competition at the arcades to see who can dance longer. I don't know what they saw in me when we met, probably because I had the same traits as the other guys.

But I'm talking about Yuko right now, right?

Anyhoo, I didn't get a call from Yuko that day. That was to be expected because of rehearsals. I didn't mind, it was just the fact I was missing her already. What I wouldn't give to see her in concert. Maybe if we were still together, I probably would go one day.

Then, of course, what Kei said to me a day earlier about her age. I don't see that as a big deal about it. I know that affects Yuko, but the quiet moments we had the past couple of days may have changed that.

Or that kiss she gave me was enough to shut the 'age' thing up.

I watched some television for a while before I had to get ready to go to Yuko's later that night. It's funny that I've not heard any of their music, or Morning Musume for that matter. Since I had a couple of hours, I went ahead and got dressed. I took my cell phone with me, just in case the concert finished earlier.

Stepping out towards town, I hailed a taxi to take me to a mall. Within minutes, I was there and rushing towards a record shop. I wasn't sure why I was running, even though I still had a couple of hours to go. I went up to the second level and went inside the first record store I could find. One of the associates was anxious to see me and asked if I needed anything.

"Can I help you?" he asked.

"Morning Musume please," I said.

"Right this way." He led me a few aisles until he showed me an entire spot just for Morning Musume. Then I saw that a title over the spot which read Hello!Project. That must have meant that Yuko's stuff would be in there as well.

"Need anything else?" the employee asked.

"That should do it," I said.

"We also have their new single out as well." The associate showed me their new single which could be listened to. I also saw something else posted on the listening station.

"What's that?" I asked.

"Did you know our store was in a Morning Musume PV?" the associate asked.

"No. How did that happen?"

"Goto Maki was in our store doing the making of the song Love Machine. The rest is history. Look on the monitor."

Sure enough, it had a picture of the store and some guy listening to the song. A few seconds later, it had Maki coming into the store and walking away unnoticed. It wouldn't be until a few more seconds until the guy turned around and was shocked to see Maki winking at him.

"Looks like I got catching up to do," I said.

"You sure do," the associate replied. "Make sure you buy their new single as well."

I did more than buy the single. I also bought a couple of Morning Musume cd's as well as one of Yuko's cd's as well. The associates told me that I could get a discount, even though I didn't have one of their discount cards. I told them I would be coming again soon to get more of their cd's.

As I left, I still had at least 45 minutes until I was supposed to be at Yuko's. I decided to go ahead and go a little early. The problem with knowing an idol is you would have to be dropped off a block or two before its supposed time. All because they would get mugged by fans and such. Luckily, I'm not one of those people. At least, I hope I'm won't be.

I walked the last block toward Yuko's and rung the doorbell. I knew I should have bought something for her back at the mall. All I had to show was the bag of cd's I bought an hour earlier. I probably will have to answer for that. I would have gone ahead and called her, telling her I would be late, but I was already here at her house now.

"Hi!" Yuko opened the door and saw me. She led me quickly inside her house and closed the door. "What took you so long?" she asked.

"What do you mean?" I asked. "I'm early."

"Check the clock."

I looked at the clock in the living room and saw that I was an half hour late. I checked my watch and saw that my watch was frozen at the same time that it was at the mall. My battery must have been dead all along and I just started to notice it.

"Sorry for everything," I said. "I should have brought you flowers as well."

"What's in the bag?" she asked.

"I bought one of your cd's as well as some Morning Musume cd's."

"You just started listening to our music today?"

"No, I listened to them in college. I finally got around to buying the cd's."

"What am I going to do with you?" Yuko shook her head and smiled.

"How was the concert?" I asked.

"It was nice. I just wished you were there."

"I missed you too." I had walked over to Yuko and just put my head to hers. She had clasped her hands onto mine and looked at me, almost ready for me to do something. I was about to, until Yuko's phone rang. Nice way to break off a poignant moment,I thought.

"Hello?" Yuko answered. "Hi Kaori! Sure you can come over."

It appeared my time was up before it even started. Guess that's what happens when you fall in love with someone and everything seems to distract you from it. I was ready to leave until Yuko stopped me.

"Tell you what," she said. "I'll be over tomorrow morning and you can take me out for coffee, ok?"

I just nodded. I knew I could believe her.

I walked out the door before I knew I had to tell her goodnight. We had said our goodbyes before she closed the door. I had moved a few steps before I ran back and knocked on the door. I saw Yuko open up the door, surprised.

"What is it?" she asked.

I just leaned over and kissed her, on the lips. I stepped back for a few seconds before she leaned forward and kissed me. I put my forehead to hers and couldn't think of anything else to say. I started to leave until Yuko hugged me tight. I began to ask myself if I should stay with her for a while. I decided to go ahead and go home, knowing I'll see her tomorrow.

"I be over around 8, all right?" she asked.

"I'll be up then," I answered.

It took us a few seconds to finally let go of each other. As I went home, all of my thoughts turned back to the first day. The meeting, the smile, her patented look, and the kiss we shared yesterday. Now my feelings have changed for Yuko.

I don't think we could be friends. Could we really date each other?

Does age matter? I don't think it matters to either of us.

I hope those kisses mean something.

I got back to my house and started to listen to Yuko's cd. Her voice just takes me back to her house. It was almost like she was singing to me. Guess I can say that I had a dinner show with Yuko. I just wished I had her in my house.

I really need to tell her I like her, but what would she say?

Does she have feelings for me?

What do I do? I've never felt this way about somebody.

I love Yuko, but I hope she loves me as well.

Wish I could find out what she's thinking about right now.

[usagi_no_kami]

Something always seems to come up to cut their dates short.

[cool_kickin_dude]

The next morning...

I don't even know where to start. First, I had a weird dream. Unfortunately, it didn't include Yuko. It would be weird for me to have her in my dream and tell her about it later. She would either probably laugh it off or beat me up and never see me again.

I woke up in a sweat and ran into the shower quickly. I knew that she would show up any minute now, and I didn't want to keep her waiting. I got out of the shower, got dressed and went back to the living room. It was only then that I made a mistake.

It was actually 7:00 AM.

I got dressed all for nothing and had an hour to spare.

It didn't matter to me about that. Maybe it was good that I got dressed early just in case she showed up. I turned on the TV, but my mind kept going back to the clock, I just sat down on the couch and kept staring at the clock for what could be the longest time.

Suddenly, someone was pounding at the door. My eyes were still glued to the clock, but I didn't make a sound. That was, until a familiar voice shook me from my clock trance.

"Hey! Are you up?" the voice asked.

I looked and saw the clock had hit 8. I really needed to wake up.

Before I could, I opened the door and let Yuko inside. As she closed the door, I went back to the bathroom and splashed some water onto my face. I hoped that it would be the last time I would watch a clock for that long again.

I went back to the living room and sat down next to Yuko. Immediately, she stood up and led me to the door. Before we left, she turned around and looked at me. "Aren't you forgetting something?" she asked.

"Oh, right." I went to my bedroom and got my hat that Kei had given me a day earlier. As I met Yuko at the door, she gave me some sunglases. I knew that was one of the reasons that Kei told the producers back at the studio that I was security.

I put the glasses on and led Yuko out the door. "How do I look?" I laughed.

"You look handsome," she smiled.

"Baka.You're just saying that."

"Baka?"

We both looked at each other and laughed. I know it was silly for me to say that word to her. She had said it to me at least three times in the past couple of days. I probbaly would hear it from her later, especially since you don't really say that to Yuko.

We went outside and started walking towards a nearby coffee shop. I started walking in front of her. Not really sure why, but I think that would be something that she would tell me to do. She caught up to me and I saw her walking beside to me. From the corner of my eye, I could see my hand being clasped a little bit by Yuko's. I didn't say anything until we got to the coffee shop.

As we got our coffee, I was still looking outside to see if anybody would catch us. I began to wonder if somebody had already spotted us and they would say something to someone right now. Yuko led me to a table in the back, so we wouldn't be bothered. She could tell that something was already bothering me.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"I got a bad feeling about something," I answered.

"What is it?"

"Do you think anybody saw us?"

"No. Why do you think I gave you those glasses before we left?"

"I know. I just feel uneasy, that's all."

"Are you sure that's it?" She had reached out and held onto my hand. Suddenly, all of those uneasy feelings went away in an instant. I didn't know what to say. I guess it was her way of telling me that I was safe with her, no matter what.

"Can we go back to your place?" I asked.

"You can't wait to get out of here, can you?" she asked.

"You can say that." I looked outside and I saw someone waving at us. Again, I almost thought it was a photographer taking a picture of us.

"Don't worry," Yuko said. "It's just Kaori."

"You told her?" I asked.

"You can say that," Yuko smiled.

I looked up and saw a tall girl, who joined us for coffee. I assumed the girl that Yuko was talking about was Kaori. She sat down beside Yuko and was chatting with her for a few minutes as I continued to look out the window.

"Are you just going to keep looking out the window?" Yuko asked.

"Leave him alone," Kaori said. "He's worried that someone would spot you dating somebody."

"Kaori..." Yuko shot Kaori a look. I looked over and couldn't help but laugh.

"So, who is he?" Kaori asked.

"Don't worry," Yuko said to me. "You can go ahead and take the glasses off."

I took the hat and glasses off and looked at the girls. Kaori looked at me and smiled. "How did you guys meet?" she asked.

I was about to say something, but a cell phone rang. I assumed that it would be Yuko's. It was actually Kaori's, which she picked up and started talking. I almost immediately knew the voice. It was Kei-chan, Yuko's girlfriend.

"I'm having coffee with Yuko," Kaori replied.

"Is her friend here?" Kei asked.

"Which one?" Kaori asked. She winked at me, covering my tracks.

"You know which one," Kei answered.

"I don't know who you're talking about," Kaori explained.

Yuko got up and led me out of the shop. She motioned Kaori to call her later. As we walked out, I could still hear Kaori, trying to explain to Kei that I wasn't there.

We walked all the way back to her house. Sure, we would have taken a taxi back to her house, but that wouldn't have made sense. We didn't say much, probably for the fact that Yuko's phone could have rang at anytime.

I took the glasses off and clasped onto her arm. She looked at me and smiled. She took my hand into hers and started walking fast towards her house. We made it to her house and sat down. We started talking for the next couple of hours. I believe that made up for the night before.

"Yuko..," I said.

"What is it?" Yuko asked.

"I'm sorry. I can't really tell you this without you being mad."

"I'm really going to be mad if you don't tell me."

That's the one thing I like about Yuko. She doesn't want anybody to hold anything back. I just took her hand onto mine and took a deep breath. "I just want to thank you for being a good friend to me," I said.

"Is that all?" she asked.

I couldn't tell her that I was falling in love with her. I mean, we've only seen each other a few times. I had to think of something else to say before she would get mad.

All of a sudden, I kissed her again on the lips. After a few seconds, Yuko returned the favor. We just exchanged kisses for a while before there was a knock at the door. We went over and answered it, which turned out to be Kaori.

"Hi guys!" Kaori said. "Sorry to interrupt you."

"That's okay," I said. "I was about to leave."

"Nani?" Yuko asked.

"I'll call you tonight," I promised.

"Sorry I couldn't introduce myself sooner," Kaori said.

"Did you get rid of Kei-chan?" I asked.

"For right now," Kaori smiled.

Kaori and I introduced ourselves before I set off for home. I waved to the girls as I walked all the way home. It was some kind of date, if you could call it that. I have a feeling that there will be a real one soon.

Hopefully, I won't run into Kei-chan today. No offense, but I wouldn't know what to say to her.

I hope I tell Yuko soon. I do love her.

[usagi_no_kami]

Calling Yuko baka?  That's one way to shorten your life!

[cool_kickin_dude]

A month and a half later...

For the next several weeks, we always kept in touch. Whether it was seeing each other or talking over the phone, we always tried to save time for ourselves. Everytime we met, the stays would be a little longer as well as the kisses. But again, neither of us told our true feelings to each other. Guess you can say that Yuko was begging me to hurry up and say it outright.

She had told me that she had a day off after finishing her new PV. I knew it would be the perfect time to tell her. I began to figure out what I should say and give to her tonight. I wanted to call her, but I didn't want to interrupt her during the final day of the PV shoot.

Suddenly, I got a call on my phone. It couldn't have been Yuko, unless she would have told me about it before she started the PV shooting. I turned the phone, which had a unknown number. "Hello?" I answered.

"Hi Phil!" It was Kei-chan. "How are you?"

"Good, you?"

"Haven't heard from your girlfriend yet?"

"No, why?"

"I'm surprised you haven't said anyhting to her yet."

"What are you talking about? Do you not want us to date?"

"Not that." She was laughing, as well as a couple of other girls I could hear laughing. "We actually want you guys to date."

"What do you mean, 'we'?"

"Myself, Kaori and Nacchi."

"Well, I'll tell her tonight."

"What are you going to say to her?"

"Maybe I'll tell her that you and Yuko are going out," I laughed.

"Maybe I'll tell Yuko that you're dating me," Kei laughed.

We talked for almost half an hour until Kei had to go. I knew that she will beg me for the details about my date with Yuko tomorrow. Kei is a nice girl, almost the same as Yuko. Of course, all the girls in Mornign Musume(or Hello!Project for that matter) are always nice and sweet.

I decided to go out to the flower shop and buy something for my date tonight. I am so glad that I have saved up my money during the past few years during college to do all of this. I just hope that everything goes well tonight.

After getting back from the flower shop, my telephone rang. It was Yuko, since it was the only main number I had on the phone. "Hello?" I answered.

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing right now. You doing anything tonight?"

"Not really, why?"

"I was wondering if I could take you out tonight."

"Are you asking me out?"

"You can say that."

"Then ask me out then."

"Would you like to go out tonight?"

"No," Yuko said. "I got plans with someone."

"Wait a minute," I said.

"I'm kidding," Yuko laughed. "Of course, I'll go with you."

"What time shall I pick you up?" I asked.

"Why don't you come over?" she asked.

"I'll be right over." I hung up and got in the shower. It took me a little longer to get dressed, since it was a formal date. I took a taxi out toward Yuko's house, again stopping about a block or so away from her house. I would have walked all the way to her house, but I think that's something that a couple of do.

I went over and knocked on the door. I saw that the blinds were closed and I could see a little light peering through. I was worried that she had stood me up. I had been stood up on dates back home and they hurt the most. Nothing like having someone wanting to go out with you and then having your heart broken.

I saw a note in the mailbox, which I could assume it was for me. It told me to go to the back door. As I went toward the back door, I could see that the door was slightly open. I peeked open and my mouth dropped. I was no longer looking at a girl. I was looking at a goddess.

"Are you just going to stand there?" she asked. That sent me back to reality.

"Sorry." I closed the door and gave her a rose for her. She kissed me, as she led me toward the candle-lit living room. I could hear Yuko's music playing in the background.

"Yuko...," I began to say. "There's something I have to tell you."

"There's something I need to tell you too," Yuko replied.

"Yuko, I.."

"I want to be with you."

"You do?"

"Yes, I do."

I looked at Yuko, who was almost beginning to cry. I just held her and whispered, "Don't worry. I'll always be there for you."

I couldn't believe I said that. That's how much I love her.

We broke the embrace and had our foreheads touching. Our breaths became heavier by the second. Before we knew it, our lips touched. However, that's when it ended.

Our kiss became a full-blown kiss. I guess you can tell what happened next.

Our date didn't involve dinner, it involved fireworks.

We kissed for a number of hours, until we laid down and watched TV for awhile. We didn't say much, every few minutes, we would kiss for a few seconds. Why would we need to say anything? There's nothing more we could say. We were now boyfriend and girlfriend.

I don't care how old Yuko is, I believe this was meant to be.

[cool_kickin_dude]

One month later...

I had another dream last night. Again, this had nothing to do with Yuko. It had something to do with me leaving for college. My parents didn't want me to go for a scholarship overseas. I hated for it to end this way between me and my parents, but this was my calling. It was something I wanted to do. Since I'm with Yuko now, I might as well tell her.

Yuko had called me this morning, telling me to meet her near the studio. I put on my hat and coat, preparing to leave. Before I opened the door, someone had beat me to it. It was someone I had not seen before.

"Hi," the girl said. "You must be Yuko's friend, right?"

"Actually," I replied. "I'm Yuko's bo..,"

"Come on," she said. "We don't want to be late."  She grabbed my hand and rushed me towards the studio. I was trying to tell her that I was Yuko's boyfriend, but she was trying to tell me about all of the stuff that was going to happen today.

I waited outside the same place that I was the last time I was at the studio. Once again, someone grabbed me from inside. I could easily figure out that it was Kei-chan leading me inside the studio. She had led me into a room as she left me alone. I sat down as one of the producers came in and gave me something to eat.

"You can go ahead and take the hat off," the producer said. "They already told us about you."

"Are you sure?" I asked.

He left me the food plate as I tried to figure out what I want. I didn't want to take the hat off just yet, just in case somebody I didn't know came in and asked about me. Suddenly, I heard some people screaming from a few doors down. At first thought, I wanted to check and see what was going on. I saw the TV from the corner of my eye and saw that the screaming was actually a part of the show. They was doing some sort of surprise show.

Suddenly, I saw the door slowly open. I began to get nervous and was trying to find somewhere to hide. It was silly, especially since there was no place for me to hide. I looked and saw the same girl, who led me to the studio this morning, come inside.

"You all right?" she asked. "Sorry you had to hear the screaming."

"I didn't know if anything happened," I said. "Until I saw the TV, of course."

"I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself. Name's Abe Natsumi."

"Nice to meet you."

We talked for a couple of minutes before Kaori came into the room. "Hi guys! What are you doing?"

"Nothing," Nacchi said. "Just talking to Yuko's friend."

"Boyfriend," I said. It was the first time I could say that in front of the girls. I didn't know what the reaction would be.

"Yuko's boyfriend?" Nacchi asked. "Can't be."

"Could happen," Kaori replied.

"Where's Kei-chan?" I asked.

"She's been asking for you," Kaori answered.

"I wonder why," I smiled.

I think the rest of the girls have been wondering about me and Yuko. Maybe because Kei had told a few other people about it. "I better go find her," I said.

"No can do," Nacchi said. "She's talking with Yuko right now."

"Now what do I do?" I asked.

"Well, you could call her," Kaori smiled.

Suddenly, I saw someone come inside the room. It was Yuko coming in, which then I saw Kei coming in. "What are you doing with Nacchi?" Yuko asked me.

"I told you he has somebody else," Kei said.

"Shut up," Yuko said. "He's with me."

"I bet he is," Nacchi said. She didn't believe me either.

"It's the truth," I tried to tell the girls. "We're dating."

"That's right," Yuko said. She was clutching onto my arm as she kissed my cheek. "We've been dating for a month now."

"Nah," Kaori said. "We still don't believe you guys."

"Come on," Yuko said to me. "We're leaving."

"Where are you going?" Kei asked.

"We can't tell you that," I said. Yuko was still leading me outside the studio.

We were walking toward my house as Yuko let go of my arm and had grabbed my hand. We got back to my house without any trouble at all, or the girls trying to call us. "What was Kei trying to tell you?" I asked.

"I should ask you about what Nacchi said to you," Yuko said.

"If you're talking about us," I said, "they don't believe we're dating."

"Let them say what they want," Yuko said.

"Long as I have you," I said, "Nothing can go wrong."

I kissed her for a few minutes before we sat down and watched TV for awhile. "Can you do me a favor?" Yuko asked.

"Anything," I said. "What is it?"

"Can you kiss me again?" Yuko smiled.

Like I said, actions speak louder than words. I believe I'm a better kisser to Yuko more than I am a talker to her. I hope I can be the best boyfriend to her, even though I think I'm a good kisser.

Before I can, I need to tell Yuko about myself. I already know about her.

Funny thing is, I don't have any of her stuff. I really need to go back to the mall and get some of her music.

[cool_kickin_dude]

A week had passed by since we told the girls that we were dating. Technically, we haven't really went out on a date, but we were going out otherwise. We haven't seen each other for a week, and the wait was unbearable. I wanted to tell her that I love her, but I needed to tell her about me.

You see, when I started college, learning Japanese studies wasn't really in my plan. I had met some friends who wanted me to learn the language. It took me a week or two to finally give in and start learning. It was also during that time that I started to listen to Morning Musume. Of course, I had to ask my roommates to give me a copy of their cd to listen to for a while. We pretty much wore out their cd's for the duration of college.

In my last year and a half of college, my advisor told me that I should major in Japanese studies, since I was doing exceptionally well in it. When I told my parents about my studies the last time I saw them, they weren't as happy as they should be. When I graduated from college, they said a few words about me and they left. To me, graduation was the worst day of my life.

Yuko Nakazawa pretty much saved me.

I went to the mall and bought some more Hello!Project music(especially the cd's that I have been borrowing from my friends in college). The mall clerk said I should also look into their concerts as well. From the looks of things, I'll be dead broke from their stuff before I have to pay my bills. I have priorities to take care of.

My phone rang as I finished paying for my cd's. It was Yuko, which meant I had to leave before the mall clerks got a little suspicious of me talking to her. They did have Maki in their place for the Love Machine PV, remember?

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hello...," she answered. She had a sexiness in her voice today. "What are you doing?"

"Just buying some music, what about you?"

"Nothing right now. Can I come over?"

"Of course. I need to tell you something anyway."

"You sure you can't tell me over the phone?"

"Not this. I'm heading back home right now."

"All right. I'll be over in a few minutes."

"Don't keep me waiting." Her regular voice came back onto the phone.

I went straight home and waited for Yuko. Unfortunately, I didn't have any romantic stuff with me to make it look special. Besides, I don't think Yuko would be into any of the mushy-love stuff anyway. Funny how things change in a little over two months.

Ten minutes later, I heard a knock at the door. I opened and saw my new girlfriend and totally different attire. She went inside without hesitation and sat down. I couldn't figure out what to say to her, but I knew she was giving me a look to hurry up and say something.

I sat down and before I could say something, she was on top of me and started kissing me. I couldn't say anything, I just let things let alone for a few minutes. After we finished kissing, I let her go and explained my dilemma.
After telling my story, Yuko looked at me and just hugged me. She could see that I was hurting inside.

"I'm so sorry," Yuko said, holding onto my arm.

"I had to say it before we could move forward," I said.

"I'm glad you did. If your parents don't like your life, then that's them."

"Yuko..daisuke.."

"Are you saying..?"

I just simply nodded. I could see a tear fall down on Yuko's cheek. I wiped the tear away as her breath was becoming more heavier than before. "Suki yo..," she said.

We both kissed passionately for a few minutes before we broke off. I looked at her as she was smiling at me. "Will you stay with me?" she asked.

"Always," I answered. "Can I ask you favor?"

"What is it?"

"Could you kiss me again? I don't want to think about anything else but you."

She gave me the same passionate kiss as before as we rolled around for the entire day. Everything was experienced that day. It pretty much cemented out status as a couple now.

Love truly does conquer over age.

Guess we have to tell everybody now..

[cool_kickin_dude]

A few hours later...

I finally woke up after having the best dream of my life. I looked over and saw that Yuko wasn't there. I had a feeling that she was still in the house. I got dressed, walked around and saw that she wasn't there. Then, my phone rang. It was Yuko's friend Kei.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Where is she?" Kei asked.

"Yuko? Beats me."

"You know where she is.." Kei was flirting with me. "Where is my 'girlfriend'?"

That word. Girlfriend.

"Kei.." I began to ask. "Was Yuko and you really going out?"

"Of course," she asked. "Did you think I was joking?"

"I'm sorry," I tried to explain. "I didn't know."

"Don't worry about it," she laughed. "If you want, I can tell you stories about us. I can tell you all the times we kissed."

"That's all right," I laughed. "Maybe some other time."

"You sure?" She was flirting with me again. "You sure you don't want to ask me out? I believe I can make a better girlfriend than her."

"I don't know if Yuko will be happy with that," I said.

"Well, I may talk her out of it," she laughed.

I heard someone knocking at the door. "I gotta call you back," I said. I hung the phone and opened the door. It was someone I haven't seen before.

"Hello!" she said. She was energetic and made her way inside my house. "What are you doing?"

"I should ask you," I said to the girl. "Who are you?"

"I'm Mari Yaguchi, one of Yuko's friends," she said.

"Did Yuko send you here?" I asked.

[usagi_no_kami]

Kei's got a deathwish.. trying to steal Yuko's man!XD

[cool_kickin_dude]

"You could say that," Mari said.

She gave me a ticket, that was one of Yuko's concerts. The kind that are fan-club only concerts. As I put the ticket down, Mari was looking at me funny. To me, it looked like she had already knew something about me and Yuko. "Can I ask you something?" she asked.

"Sure. What is it?"

"Did you and Yuko..you know..kiss?"

"We did. Why?"

"Don't you know she has a girlfriend?"

"Are you talking about Kei-chan?"

"How did you know?"

"She just called me."

"You might want to watch out for her," Mari warned me. "She and Yuko have known each other for years."

"They both told me," I said.

"Did Yuko tell me how old she was?" Mari smiled.

"Yes," I replied. "That's not a problem to me."

"Just making sure," Mari laughed.

"I guess we should get going, shall we?" I asked.

As me and Mari walked out towards the concert area, I saw two people who I thought looked familiar to me. I shrugged it off, thinking that all the people looked the same.

Big mistake on my part.

I looked over and I blinked a few times to see if I was mistaken. I saw a taller girl kissing a shorter girl. I could recognize the hair, but I knew I couldn't mistake the face. My mouth drew in utter shock when I saw who it was.

It was Yuko, and she was kissing Kei. Or could it have been the other way around?

I didn't know for sure. I wanted to run, but my feet were frozen to the pavement and Mari was holding onto my arm to make sure I couldn't run.

"I'm sorry," Mari said. "Looks like you got yourself in a big mess."

"I don't know what to say.." I said.

"She has a lot of explaining to do," Mari said, talking about Yuko.

"You mean Kei has some explaining?" I asked.

"I don't know," Mari said. "Come with me, I'll tell you everything."

[JFC]

"You mean Kei has some explaining?" I asked.

Kei? Yuko's the one who's two-timing him!

[usagi_no_kami]

I think Kei's trying to get a threesome going!!