Locked out

Linda was flipping through the magazines that she bought at the bookstore when she saw some of the fans’ messages wishing Yamapi happy birthday. “Birthday? What date is it today?” she asked, searching for her calendar.

“AHH!! It’s the 7th of April today! I have to do something. What is it? What is it? Think Linda,” she mumbled to herself, pacing around the living room.

Yuki who was studying nearby, watched her paced around. “What are you doing? Can’t you sit down? I’m getting a headache watching to walk round and round in circles. Sit down! Tell me what is wrong,” she raised her voice.

Linda sat down quietly. “Gomenasai,” she mumbled.

Yuki sighed. “Tell me what is wrong,” she asked, feeling sometimes that she is older than Linda.

“Yuki-chan! Yamashita’s birthday is in 2 days’ time!” she announced.

“Ok, so?” she asked, amused.

“I don’t know what to get him. Tell me what should I get him?” she asked, looking desperate.

“Chotto matte! What do Yamashita-san like? Do you want to make him something or buy?” she asked.

“I don’t know,” Linda pouted.

“You look just like him. So prefect,” Yuki commented.

“Huh? What?What is prefect?” Linda asked, did not hear what she said.

Yuki laughed. “What if you just bake him a cake? You can make your delicious strawberry shortcake and while you are at it, bake one for me and Yuya too,” she suggested.

“Should I? Hmm…Ok!” Linda lit up and went off to find her recipe book and money.

“Hey, what do you think you are doing? It’s 1 am in the morning! All the shops are closed right now,” she exclaimed.

“Just wait,” Linda grinned and a few seconds later, Linda’s phone rang.

“Ok, I’ll wait for you,” she answered.

“Where are you going?” Yuki asked.
“He’s here! Ja ne!” Linda chirped and rushed out.

Yuki looked through the window and saw Yamapi waving at her. “Trust Linda to do such things,” she mumbled as she shook her head.

(At the convenience store)

“Whoa! What are you buying?” Yamapi asked, as he watched Linda putting flour, sugar, strawberries in the basket, Yamapi was carrying.

Linda smiled at him and went of to find the other ingredients. Yamapi just shook his head as he followed her around the aisles, the basket getting heavier and heavier. Linda was so absorbed in trying to find the ingredients that she was not aware of what Yamapi was saying. “Ne, how about diapers? Our children needs diapers too,” Yamapi said.

“Ok,” Linda said and put two diapers from the shelf.

She was about to put the diapers in when she realized what was happening. “Diapers? Yamashita! You jerk!” she cried and hit him with the diapers before storming out from the baby’s section.

Yamapi was laughing so hard at Linda’s red face due to embarrassment. He caught up with her. “We do look like a perfect couple, don’t we?” he remarked.

Linda just glared at him in reply. “Gomen,” he apologized after they had paid the merchandise.

Linda did not answer. “Linda-chan! Gomenasai! I’ll make it up to you on the 9th of April, ok?” he replied.

“9th of April?” she asked.

“Yup, 9th of April. I’ll pick you up from home at 2pm, ok?” he suggested, not telling her why.

“Ok,2pm then. So I’ll see you then,”she smiled and went out of the car.

Yamapi was watching her entering the house but was puzzled when Linda was standing in front of the door for quite sometime. Worried, he got out of his car when went up to her. “Is there anything wrong?” he asked.

Linda looked up at him, almost in tears. “I forget my keys! Yuki is fast asleep. She’s having a major exam tomorrow and I don’t want to wake her up. can’t go in!” Linda answered.

Yamapi laughed. “Come on, Stay over at my place for the night,” he suggested, stifling back a laugh.

“Your house?” she asked.

He nodded. “Don’t worry. My mom and sister are nice people. I’m sure they will love you instantly,” he assured her.
“But, Yamashita-kun,” she said but he had already took her things and carried to his car.