They looked around and around the packed building, still seeing no sign of their friend. Takuro slumped over an empty chair and sighed, "This is stupid, Teru! We're never going to find him. Let's just go home..."

"No, we can't give up yet! What would James Bond say, if he knew you gave up so easily? Anyways, he's gotta be here...somewhere." Teru impatiently tapped his foot and leaned against a wall, trying to come up with some sort of strategy to locate Hisashi. "Well," Takuro spoke again after a couple of minutes, "I don't wanna disappoint 007..." he admitted lamely and earned an incredulous look from Teru, who finally decided to ignore him if he ever says anything about James Bond again.

Teru sighed in annoyance and raked his hand through his hair. His eyes resumed their duty, roaming the room once more. But this time, he'd found something he'd missed earlier. In a dark corner, Teru could see flickering candles and two figures sitting at a table across from one another. He lightly shook Takuro's shoulder. "Hey, Takky. I think that could be them. Look -- in that corner."

Takuro squinted and looked at Hisashi, who indeed sat facing him. "Holy cow! It IS him! And there's his date! What do we do now??" he asked and hung on to Teru's sleeve. Teru giggled and pulled Takuro off the chair and toward the couple. Takuro's eyes went wide. "Teru!" he scolded. "Have you forgotten? We're supposed to _spying_ on him," Takuro grabbed Teru's arm and pushed him behind a giant potted plant. After doing so, he dive-rolled very 'Bond-like' towards Teru and pretended to be holding a gun, all while humming the James Bond theme
song.

"Itai!"

Whoops! He accidentally kicked Teru in the shins during his roll to the plant. "Gomen ne," Takuro apologized meekly and squatted down behind the plant next to Teru. Teru looked peeved and muttered something about throwing away Takuro's James Bond DVD collection as soon as possible. He winced as he gently rubbed his shins. Finally, they peeked through the leaves, looking at the two sitting in the corner.

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"Isn't this place romantic?" Hisashi nodded but remained silent, agreeing with the blond sitting with him. "I love Valentine's Day. I think it's one of the best days in the year! Don't you think so?" The guitarist batted what little of the eyelashes he had and grinned, making his small eyes crinkle up and disappear while showing off his pearly whites. "Of course," he replied after a while and winked. His date smiled and started giggling, "Wai, Hisa! You're so cute and silly!"

Hisashi waggled his eyebrows a few times and his date laughed even harder, begging him to stop. Soon, Hisashi joined in with the infectious laughter, and before you knew it -- they both were giggling like crazy from their corner. He opened his eyes then smiled, noticing the yellow strands of silky hair that had fallen over a perfect pair of brown eyes. He unconsciously reached out and brushed them out of the way. //So perfect...// He licked his own lips and stared at his companion's full, pouty ones and slowly leaned over the table. Hisashi looked up slightly and they locked eyes -- dark brown to dark brown. The gorgeous, liquid pools mesmerized him and made his heart skip a beat. He wasn't exactly sure what he was about to do next...

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Hey, gimme some room, space hogger!" Teru complained and pushed Takuro aside. Takuro pushed back and looked through the little clearing in the leaves. "Shut up, Teru! Don't called me a pig!" Teru rolled his eyes and banged his head against the plant's giant pot. Takuro was _really_ starting to annoy him...Then he felt the taller man tap his shoulder. "What now?"

"Hey, check out the blond with him, his date."

"Huh?" Teru clawed at some leaves, managing to get a glimpse. His crummy mood went away in an instant. "Heeeyyy...She seems pretty kawaii, ne? I wonder if she has a sister...Oh, I'm so jealous of our little Hisa-kun! He sure knows how to pick 'em. Hmm, now if she'd just turn around so we could see her face..." he trailed off thoughtfully and studied Hisashi's date. Takuro raised an eyebrow at Teru and pushed up his glasses, clearing his throat, "Teru, you do know that you're babbling, right?"

>smack<

"Oooowww!!! Teru!! That hurt, dammit --" Teru placed a hand over Takuro's open mouth, stopping the string of curses that was sure to follow. "Shut up, Takky! People will hear us!" Takuro scowled and yanked Teru's hand from his mouth. He opened his mouth again to retort, but stopped short after hearing a noise that caught his attention.

Their ears perked up as the couple laughed, seeming to enjoy each other's company. //She has a pretty low laugh for a woman...maybe she's one of those girls who have a deep, sexy voice...// Teru grinned, already forgetting about the little fight with Takuro. Instead, he went back to envying Hisashi's luck with women. Afterall, he was stuck with that cheating bitch, Ami. //Heheh...but not for long!//

When the laughter died down from the two in the corner, he and Takuro watched them and snickered as Hisashi reached across the table to tuck a lock of golden hair behind her ear. The two voyeurs behind the plant gripped at each other's shoulders, transfixed by the sight before them. They stared on with wide eyes as Hisashi leant over the table and softly, tenderly kissed his date's lips. Teru and Takuro slowly grinned from ear to ear, happy for their friend.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Hisashi stared at the deeply flushed face in front of him and clapped a hand over his mouth. //Wow...I can't believe I just did that.// He silently brought it down, slowly gripping the napkin on his lap, and began stammering incoherently. Eventually, he took a much needed deep breath, calming himself. "I...I'm sorry that I did that. I hope you're not offended," Hisashi apologized and looked down at his plate of half-eaten steak.

There was a long pause, and then he felt a warm hand covering his own. "No, of course not. I was wondering when you'd kiss me..." his companion shyly admitted and Hisashi's head snapped up, looking at the beaming face staring at him. He opened his mouth to speak, but his date cut him off, "Excuse me for a minute. I have to go use the restroom. I won't be long, ok?" Hisashi nodded, smiling coyly as the other stood up and began walking in the direction of the restrooms. "Be right back!"

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Wai!" Teru exclaimed. "That is so adorable! I'm so proud of our little Hisa!" Teru continued to gush on and on, smiling at the sight of his blushing friend. //Hey, where's she going?// He looked at Hisashi's date, who was slowly getting up from the chair. "Takky, Takky! She's getting up!" Teru squeaked out.

"Really??" Takuro tried pushing away more of the leaves, but ended up getting smacked in the face by the plant. He cursed and finally ripped a piece of it off. He skeptically looked at the girl as she stood up and delicately placed her napkin on the table. "Wait, Teru. Isn't she a little tall? I think she's taller than Hisashi. And why is she wearing pants??"

"Shush already! Stop asking so many questions! Ooh! She's coming into the light! And now she's turning around!" Teru could hardly contain himself as she slowly spun around, revealing herself to his and Takuro's awaiting eyes. What he saw made his jaw drop and his head spin. He looked over to Takuro and found him already passed out on the floor, his eyeballs rolling up into their sockets. Teru looked back at the blond retreating form and sat down beside Takuro's limp body, repeatedly poking him in the ribs. "Hey, Takky...you knew that was Jiro...right?"

part 5