OneXOne (Kensei/Takara)

(skip! lol)

Takara was outside of the restaurant an hour later and just waiting for Kensei. She didn't have her work clothes on but her usual everyday where. She was so excited to just go out with Kensei again. She really missed the times they went out.

Kensei had changed into some nicer clothes before returning to the restaurant, and he now stood against a wall waiting for Takara. He hadn't made it obvious that he was there, but he was.

She felt that he was around the front of the restaurant and she went to find him. She smiled and went up to him and put her hand on his arm.

He looked down at whoever had put their hand on his arm and saw it was Takara. Grinning, he hugged her. "Are you ready to go?"

She hugged back, "Always am...haha." She took his hand in hers, lacing her fingers with his, "Now this feels right."

"Why yes, yes it does." he led her out of the restaurant and onto the sidewalk "Now, I don't know exactly where it is we're going..."

"I don't care...if I'm with you...it's great either way." she smiled, "Sorry...that was corny."

"A little bit. Well, I suppose since we're together it's fine if we just stand on this street corner all night, right?" he laughed and then poked his tongue out "Let's find some place to go..."

"Well...want to go to the park? And see if our heart is there with our initials?" she wanted to visit that spot again, to relive the memories.

"Oh, dang-I nearly forgot about that! Yeah, totally-let's go." he grinned and grabbed her hand, taking her to the park.

She smiled and found the tree where their initials were. It read 'K + T 4ever' in a heart. She stepped forward and let Kensei's hand go, touching the tree and feeling the carvings in it.

(JK, JK!)

He smiled and looked at it, nodding at the memories "Wow, can't believe it's still here..."

She smiled and just wrapped her arms around herself and just continued to look at it, "Neither can I...to be honest...I came here everyday after I went looking for you..."

She sighed and looked at him, smiling her usual smile.

"Did you? Hm. I'm sorry this is so unromantic but I forgot it was even here-hah. Well, I didn't but I didn't really know if it would still be here or not."

She laughed once and looked back at him, "You had too much on your mind as it was...something this silly wasn't at the front of your mind...I understand."

"But this isn't silly. This actually means a lot, so I don't know just why it didn't stick out..." he shrugged "Well, I'll remember it from now on."

She smiled at him and then looked back at it, just feeling it again, "After all these years...hm..."

"It's interesting to think about, really. All the trees at this park have been torn down at one time or another, but not this one. It's been here all this time."

(Now it's uber-special! )

She nodded, "That's true...this is the oldest tree here...yet it still looks so new..."

She smiled and then looked to the side and out to the lake.

He smiled and held her from behind, resting his chin on top of her head "Everything is as beautiful as it was all those years ago...including you."

She smiled and leaned into him, holding his arms around her tightly, "I love you, Kensei...and you were the only person that really held my heart..." she blushed a bit, that was so very corny but she didn't care right now.

"As opposed to who? The million other guys you were OBVIOUSLY dating before?" he kissed her cheek and smiled "But it's good to know, really."

She smiled and sighed, "No, I never once thought of dating someone else...I wanted to find you and I made it my mission..."

She turned in his arms and wrapped hers around his head again, "I belong to you...and I have for many years...and will forever."

She pulled him in and kissed him, passionately, she just wanted him to know that she really did love him and always have.

He smiled and kissed her back, holding her close. He was glad that she still loved him after all this time...