Mi-chan rang the bell of the Tenoh-Kaiou�s house and waited for someone to answer the door. Finally, Puroko did.
Her eyes widened at the green-haired girl before her. She glanced at Mi-chan�s braid and tattoo before speaking. �Michiru-san! What are you doing here? Did you come to see me?� she asked excitedly.
�Sorry, Puroko-chan. I came to talk to Tenshi-kun. Can I come in?�
Puroko let her in. �Tenshi�s kinda busy though. She�s getting ready for a date,� she said as if it was a big secret she was only letting Mi-chan in on. �It�s with Neko-san, but she�s all nervous. Is that why you�re here? To help her?�
�Yeah, something like that.� She let Puroko lead her up to Tenshi�s room. Tenshi was sitting on her bed, her head in her hands. She was still in her school uniform.
�Tenshi, Michiru-san�s here!�
Tenshi looked up. Her face held a pathetic cry for help, though she didn�t verbalize it. �Oh, Tenshi-kun,� Mi-chan said sympathetically.
�It shouldn�t be this hard. I�ve done this a million times, you know?� she laughed nervously.
�It�s okay. I�ll help you prepare for her.� She smiled encouragingly at Tenshi. �Deep down, she�s the same Neko-chan. And I�ll help you with the differences. You are going to get past this with flying colors.�
�I don�t even have the slightest idea what I should wear.�
Well, that was obvious. Mi-chan didn�t think she�d still be hanging around in her fuku if she knew what she was planning to wear tonight. �Well, she seems to be looking at a guy right now,� she said as she started rifling through Tenshi� closet, �so I�m thinking you can�t go wrong doing your bishonen thing.�
�My �bishonen thing?��
�Yeah, you know. The thing where you�re a bishonen�.�
Tenshi stood up in protest. �But she likes me in more feminine clothing.�
Mi-chan was glad that Tenshi had finally decided to take a more active role in this decision-making process. She hadn�t expected this to be this hard. A date with Neko should have been second nature to Tenshi. But then again, Tenshi had never had to go on a date with a reluctant Neko. �Normally, she would, but she doesn�t seem to want to accept her lesbianism. So for today, think bishonen.� She had seen some good choices in Tenshi�s closet, but realized that she didn�t know if Tenshi had something fancy or casual planned.
�Okay, do you at least know where you�re taking her?�
�Uh, maybe dinner and a show?�
Mi-chan thought about that. �Dinner�s good. You�ll have a chance to talk to her. You know, do that charm thing you do so well.�
��Charm thing?� To go with my �bishonen thing.��
�Yeah, now you�re talking! It�ll be just like your first date.�
�Our first date,� Tenshi repeated slowly. �I can do that,� she said more confidently.
�That�s the spirit!�
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Tenshi looked at the white and glowing pink roses in the fridge. For the hundredth time today she considered what to do with them. She still didn�t know how Neko would feel about flowers. She smiled at the memory of the first time she had gone on a date with Neko. She hadn�t known what to do with her roses then either.
�So?� Mi-chan asked. Tenshi had been staring in the fridge for quite awhile, Mi-chan and her parents surrounding her, helping with the last few details she wanted to prepare before the date.
�I just don�t know. I don�t want to risk her throwing the flowers back in my face. What if she thinks I�m being a bit forward?�
Haruka pointed out, �She already knows it�s a date. How much more forward can you be?�
�Not every girl considers the act of dating the final expression of your affection for her, Haruka,� Michiru scolded her wife.
Haruka knew she was in trouble. �What I meant was��
Tenshi cleared her throat to get their attention back on her. �Flowers or not?�
�Yes.� �No.� They looked at each other.
�You brought me flowers whenever we were fighting.�
�Yeah, but not before you knew you liked me. I mean, you started off wanting to drive in my car with me.� They smiled at each other.
�Hey, guys,� Tenshi sighed, exasperatedly. �Please! Some of us are panicking here.� She couldn�t believe she was playing this scene again!
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�Tenshi-kun, relax! I�ve never seen you so nervous,� Mi-chan said. �I mean, you weren�t this nervous before your real first date with her, were you?�
�Yes,� Tenshi insisted.
�She was,� her parents seconded.
�Oh,� Mi-chan was taken aback. �You seemed so cool then. How�d you get over it?�
Tenshi blushed. �She said I was beautiful and called the event a date.�
�Oh, yeah.� Mi-chan had forgotten the part of that anecdote when Neko and Tenshi hadn�t known whether the other thought they were going as dates or as friends. �Well, take my word for it; it�s a date this time.� She glanced at her watch. �You know, I should go see if Neko-chan is going to be ready on time.� Her real concern was whether she was even giving it a second thought, but she didn�t bother to share the cynical notion with the already jumpy Tenshi.
As Tenshi showed her to the door, Mi-chan left her with some parting instructions. �Okay, relax. Just be your charming self. Remember, she thinks of this as a first date� but don�t try to relive the first date, even the pre-dance part of it. She�s essentially Neko-chan, but she�s not completely the same, and she won�t be making the first move like she did the last time. And most importantly, no matter what happens, don�t kiss her! Got it?�
Tenshi nodded. �Ne, Mi-chan?� Mi-chan stopped before completely out the door. �Thank you so much,� Tenshi said gratefully.
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