Ayumi just had to do this... if it wasn't for her bickering mother about her going out with someone else then this would never happen. Her twin, Ryu, should be the one going out. Mothers--- really. BUT, on a side note... Ayumi wasn't really doing anything nowadays, she'll be going back to work soon but for the meantime it's vacation time. So this is probably a good way to do that.

Ayumi got up early as usual, since it takes her time to prepare. The great thing about this is that she couldn't remember when was the last time she visited the beach. This would be relaxing enough and who knows... she would end up with someone really handsome and adorable.

When Ayumi arrived there, she saw a huge lounge chair, well actually 2 lounge chair. Everything around here was amazing. She felt really happy as she eyed the place from top to bottom. Good thing, she listened to her mother this time.

Oh right, date.

She looked around and saw that no one was still there... Good timing, she was actually NOT LATE this time. She sat down on the lounge chair and made herself comfortable. She then eyed her watch, who could this person be anyway? Ayumi listened as the clock ticked. She can already hear the waves of the water.

Rylan was muttering a few heated words under his breath as he arrived at the beach. He knew his nephew was low but so low to use his picture, his details and his likes and nots in a dating system just went to far.

But there was no turning back now and Rylan wasn't the kind of person who would walk away from something. Maybe, just maybe it would be fun. Hoisting his bag with his towel and sun cream inside over his shoulder , the Ministry man walked on his black slippers over the sand. Now that he had calmed down a bit, he started to really look around and couldn't help but admire the beauty of the beach. The ocean's deep blue sea. The white sand and the ....two lounge chairs with a umbrella and most importantly the food.

He thought he was early but when he saw brown coloured hair waving in the wind from on the chair he knew he wasn't. He wasn't that late right?

"Excuse me?" he asked, the moment he had walked up to the woman sitting on the lounge chair. "Are you perhaps Miss Takahashi?" He hoped she was because she was beautiful. Curse his nephew again.

Ayumi lowered her arm and took a deep breath. When was the last time she actually dated ever since she started working again? Merlin! Time flew by without telling her. Has it really been THAT long?!

Anyways, Ayumi tried stretching her arms and fingers a bit before this mysterious guy would appear. Then she heard footsteps. Are they suppose to be joining someone other than this Rylan person?

She was a bit surprise to hear someone calling her name--- her last name. Miss Takahashi. When was the last time someone called her that anyway? Well, except for her boss but other than her bosses, no one ever called her in that manner. She stood up and turned to see who it was....

Now, finding herself speechless. YES! It's such a good thing that she listened to her mother's rambling. It was after all, her suggestion to do these sort of stuffs and now her view is much better than she had ever imagined. She took her sun hat off and greeted the person "I suppose you're Rylan right?" she smiled as she gestured a hand for him.

"I'm not into formal stuffs so Ayumi would do" she giggled. "Nice to finally meet you" very nice indeed.

Rylan was a bit nervous now that he knew that his blind date turned out to be not a old weird woman with kittens and such , like his nephew had evilly laughed at. But was in fact a beautiful woman.

He smiled however when she took off her sun hat and told him she didn't like formal stuff. "Ah, good!" he laughed, feeling more relaxed because being formal reminded him of work. Something he did not want to think about. Especially not the pile of files he had on his desk to check on the floo systems. "I don't like formal stuff either"

He looked at her hand as she held it out. Rylan took it and smiled. "the pleasures is all mine" he said and wanted to sit on the chair but then suddenly remembered his nephew's voice telling him that girls liked flowers.

But...would they like transfigurated flowers as well? It was worth the try. He took out his vine wand and flicked it once well saying the Orchidious spell in his mind. "These are for you" he smiled a bit nervously , hoping she would like the flowers.

Feeling awkward, Rylan turned to look away to hide his blush and watched the ocean...or was it the sea? "It's beautiful here isn't it?" he asked, attempting to hide his awkwardness.

Ayumi chuckled. Formal stuffs are always linked to jobs and clearly this is not one right now. Ayumi was glad that he was not one of those business type of guys... like her twin brother. Takes things too formal and whatnot. That's not how she rolls. "Awesome" she smiled just to ease out the tension. She was starting to worry she would loose her touch when it comes to stuffs like these, which is not like her.

0_______0?!?!?!?!?!

Awwwwww... flowers. Ayumi wasn't expecting anything like this. She smiled sheepishly to herself as she took them. "Thank you. That's really..." she looked at the pink bouquet "...sweet of you" she grinned turning to him now. Was it okay to smell it? Ayumi was not the type of person who knows stuff about plants or flowers. She barely passed her Herbology exams back in the days.

It's very lovely.

Ayumi glanced to see that Rylan was looking at the sea right now. He's right. Everything around here is actually beautiful. Paradise. "So what do you want to do first?" she asked. Well, it is after all a date right? They might as well make use of the beautiful place given to them.

Rylan dared to take a look on Ayumi's face when he handed over the flowers and bit his lip. He hoped she would like them but seeing the smile on her face he knew he made a score.

"Ah.. i uh..." Rylan laughed nervously as he felt his cheeks blushing. It seemed that he shouldn't have cursed his nephew so much. Yes, he had been the one who had secretly set him up with this dating program. But he was thankful to him that he had told him that girls liked flowers.

His attention went back to Ayumi as she spoke. He took off his black sunglasses and ran a hand through his dark hair. "You want to walk along the beach?" he suggested after looking at the sea. It was beautiful but he didn't really feel like getting wet at the moment. Maybe later on the day but right now , he wanted to just talk.

Awwwww.... Was he biting his lip and blushing? Ayumi usually dated guys who are--- probably not normal in a sense--- Rylan is normal. Really. Well, she probably doesn't know much about him but by the way he is acting now, he's quite familiar to her brother. Which is a good thing, since, no matter how Ayumi denies it, she'd actually like someone who is as smart and naive as her own brother. Balances the whole thing.

Ayumi kept staring at the flower. Flowers weren't normally her thing. In fact, she was usually given chocolates or a simple gift rather than flowers. Guys nowadays. Do they still tend to forget that no matter how the centuries changes girls will always--- WILL ALWAYS like flowers?!

Ayumi nodded her head in agreement. Yes, a nice long walk would be nice right now. She smiled at him "sure. walking sounds awesome right now" that way they could get to know each other a little bit better rather than the awkward standing and looking at the beach stuffs.

She took a step and looked at him "let's go" she said with her cheerful voice.

Rylan placed his bag on the other lounge chair and pushed up his sunglasses again as Ayumi agreed to have a walk as well. Seeing her smile, Rylan smiled automatically and walked next to her to the edge of the sea.

The water wasn't that cold, he noticed as water flowed over his feet as he walked. The sun was up high, the water temperature was perfect (atleast for him) and he had a beautiful woman walking beside him. When he got home he would thank his nephew instead of trying to kill him.

There were so many questions running through his head but he didn't know which one he should ask first. So he was pretty silent as he walked over the beach and enjoying the sun. "So, where are you from?" it was the best thing he could come up with... or perhaps he should have asked how old she was? But...asking a woman's age was...hmmm..

Walking with Rylan next to him, Ayumi kept smiling. It was kinda weird for awhile, it was the first time that she actually have no idea on what to do. It's as if she acted like her twin, Ryu. It's not like her not to say that much and especially on a date. Ayumi would usually be the one talking and have all these words and phrases complete. This is nicer though. It felt different but it's really nice.

Ayumi looked at the sea shore and to where they were walking. Such a nice beach and it's definitely nice that finally she get to experience this vacation.

She was startled when he heard him speak after a very long pause. "I'm originally was born and raised in Japan." she nodded. "But after finding out that my twin and I are half-bloods and was each given a letter to enter Hogwarts, we all migrated to London" she smiled. That's pretty much the whole story when it comes to that question. "How about you?" pertaining to the same question. "And what's the story behind this blind date because honestly, you cannot be single" she laughed. It's true. With that face, why would he be here in the first place?

Rylan was glad that he had gotten a subject to talk about because he felt a bit nervous walking next to her. He had been on dates before but this was the first time that he did not know what to say. It wasn't in the sense of that he was bored but everytime he looked at Ayumi he began to faintly blush and he couldn't come up with a sentence...

Was he weird?

Feeling relieved that Ayumi didn't think his question was strange, he listened to her as she spoke. He had the feeling she was originally from Japan but only smiled and nodded his head. "You have a twin?" he asked, raising his eyebrows a little bit. "Identical twin or fraternal?" Because if she had a identical twin then there would be two of the same beauty on this planet!

Smirking a little bit at his thoughts, Rylan turned his head to look at the waves in the sea quickly. But he had to look back when she mentioned Hogwarts. "You went to Hogwarts as well? me too!" It wasn't that big of a shock that a witch or wizard went to Hogwarts in England. But he had talked to a few who came from that french school. The one with the difficult name... "I was in Hufflepuff" he smiled. "And as for me..." he scratched his hair , making the side stick out a little bit.

"I was actually born and raised Milton Keynes, England" Yup. Big shock? or no? He walked further along the beach next to Ayumi when he suddenly stepped on something hard. Looking down he noticed a seashell under his foot and bend down to pick it up. Her last question made him laugh as he continued to walk further. "To be honest, i didn't sign up at the Matchmaker." he said and pocketed the shell, he would use it later. "My nephew thought it was funny to use my ID and sign me in the system" he sighed once. "I think he was hoping i would get a date with a old man or something but if he knew what beauty i had for a date, he would kill me in jealousy"

OH...EM...GEE...

Had he just said B.E.A.U.T.Y out loud?! O__O Yup he did. Realising what he had admitted he quickly looked away to hide his face. The sea was strangely interesting...

Ayumi fixed her hat when the wind started to blow. It's not that hard but she wants it stuck on her head, right? No need to get that tan. Plus, she doesn't want her color changed when she comes back to work next time.

Ayumi looked at Rylan when he asked about her twin. She smiled, she knew he would ask this question "Twin brother" which obviously means fraternal. They're both pretty close but then after graduating at Hogwarts the two went on with their own lives. Ryu is now in Italy and works on a fancy photography studio that does cover for big and successful magazines or maybe art collections. Yeah, she hasn't met him in a long long time.

Speaking of Hogwarts "Really?" she said with glitter on her eyes. She never knew he's in the same school as her but that's not really surprising because Hogwarts is such a famous school to the Wizarding world. "My twin was sorted under Ravenclaw." smart guy and very arrogant at it "While I was sorted under Gryffindor" quite the opposite than her brother. They're both VERY different. "But we've never met. I suppose you're a senior" at the time when they're both at Hogwarts.

Ayumi nodded as he started talking about his upbringing. That's nice. Although, she never expected that his nephew would be the one to do all these stuffs. And so he is single.... well, duh, he is. That's the point with this matchmaking stuffs. "Well, thank your nephew for me" because without the little kiddo, Ayumi would be stuck with someone else.

Ayumi grinned when he told her she is beautiful. "Thank you..." she said nodding her head to him, "You're quite the beauty yourself" she giggled. Well, she's telling the truth. He'd be dumb enough to not know that.

Rylan looked at Ayumi as she fixed her hat and was about to help her when the wind began to blow but she had already stuck it on her head. Realising that his hand was still in the air, he quickly held it down and pretended like nothing had happened.

So this twin, Rylan wondered if she was as hot as Ayumi. Had to be for it to be a twin, heh maybe he should set his nephew up together with her twin? That was the least he could do now that he realised that his nephew had helped him by signing him up. A stupid grin was visible on his face as he thought of going out with twins, that was simply amazi----WOAH...hold on a second! Rewind...twin BROTHER?! O_____O

Just like that, his thoughts completely shattered when Ayumi mentioned she had a twin BROTHER. "Eeeeh...." was the only thing that came out of his mouth as he stared dumbfounded at his date as if she had just said the weirdest thing in the world. "Brother..." he said and scratched the back of his non-itchy head.

Well, it seemed that his nephew was going to need to find someone else...unless he liked guys but he knew he didn't so , bad luck for him ~

"You were sorted in Gryffindor? That's amazing!" he smiled as he continued to walk on along side the sea. "The sorting hat had concidered placing me in Gryffindor as well but...it became Hufflepuff" he explained on why it was amazing to hear that she had been a Gryffindor in her school days.

"i guess i am" he said sowly when Ayumi mentioned that he was her senior. That made him sound so old~! "I am 26 and i'm not old" he pouted his lips.

Looking at his watch, Rylan saw that they had been walking for a good fifteen minutes now and he figured they should go back to their place before someone came and stole their seats and/or stuff. In the back of his mind he knew they were here alone but strange things could happen...

He was about to suggest to go back when he heard what Ayumi said. Feeling utterly embarrassed to be called a *beauty* he stuttered over his words a bit and when he had nothing to say his stomach began to growl.

It happened as if it was a sign and he grabbed it greatfully. "Shall we go back? It's getting hungry" he laughed and pointed to his stomach.

Did he want to help her with the----??? Ayumi stared at him for awhile. Such an adorable guy. Ayumi never really described any guy he dates as 'adorable'. To her, it's such a big deal for a guy to be described in such ways. Rylan just seems too pure and too nice. She's not a believer of the whole 'first impression lasts' but somehow, she really thinks that Rylan is a good person inside.

Not that she's a mind reader or something. Aura speaks it all. So what is Ayumi's aura anyway, other than the fact that she's absolutely making a complete fool out of herself right now.

Ayumi chuckled when Rylan looked surprised when she mentioned about her twin brother. "I get that reaction a lot" she said. Well she does and probably Ryu does too. Ever since before Ryu and Ayumi have been considered as siblings but has never been considered as twins. They're pretty close with each other but their parents never let them wear the same thing. Never!

She nudged his elbow playfully and looked at him "were you expecting to date him instead, if ever my twin's a girl?" she joked around. Honestly speaking, Ayumi finds her brother handsome and she doesn't get why he's the one without a dating life.

Walking along with Rylan, he explained about his sorting process, not that Ayumi really cares about the whole sorting thing going on at Hogwarts really. She could be sorted anywhere and not care about it at all. School pride and all that stuff. Puh-lease, it's not like it really matters in the first place. "Hufflepuff, Gryffindor... houses really are not that important to me" she smiled. Truth be told, she really didn't.

Ayumi laughed this time. She didn't mean he was old or anything. "Well I'm 23 and I did not think you're old" she said grinning to Rylan after seeing that pout on the lips.

Then there was suddenly a short pause from him. Did she say something to make him quite? All she did was compliment him about being beautiful... or was that too much to say? Ayumi was about to ask when he suddenly said he was hungry. She nodded. "Me too" and yes, she heard that growl.

"What do you think we'll eat? I hope we'll have crabs or lobsters today." she said already having mental pictures of the shellfish, steamed and ready to be eaten.

Rylan had missed the look on Ayumi's face after he had awkwardly tried to help her with her head. He was now looking at the sea and its waves crashing in to the rocks at the side. It would be a very dangerous place to stand if they were to walk over there. He didn't want to be dragged by the water... What on earth was he thinking? He had a date now! stop thinking about crushing waves and such! Stupid.

"Ah.." he laughed as Ayumi nudged his elbow, making him look back at her. But then he widened his eyes a little bit at her comment. It sounded jokily but...girls could switch emotions quickly and if he said something wrong , he would have a angry Ayumi walking next to him. "N-n-no!" was his answer, his stuttering answer. Why did he stutter? He never stuttered! He placed his hands in his pockets and looked at Ayumi as they walked back to their seats. "I was just thinking that , maybe i should try to introduce my nephew to your twin...since i thought he was a twin girl" he laughed again, yet this time it came out awkwardly.

"I'm not really much of a lobster fan, but i like crab" he nodded his head and when they arrived at their seats and tried to find the food. Seeing a cooler under Ayumi's seat, he walked towards it and grabbed it. "Well, the food isn't as romantic as i thought it would be" he laughed and held the cooler up that had been provided by the matchmaker. "You want to eat something or go swimming first?" because the water looked tempting to jump in the longer he stayed in the sun.

Ayumi kept laughing when Rylan started stuttering while answering her. "I'm kidding" she said giggling. Ayumi is seriously not the kind of girl that would take anything of the so-called jokes seriously. "Truth be told, I wished that i was born with an identical twin. Being fraternal is so boring and quite honestly not that fun" she said. It would be fun to have an identical Ayumi. Pulling pranks and having a guessing game would be definitely fun. Ohhh, not to mention dressing up as her twin sister and pretending that she is her twin sister.

Sigh. She had to be fraternal with the boring and goody two-shoes, Ryu.

Crabs are always delicious to eat, that's for sure. "You're not allergic to shrimp right?" she remembered asking this question. She had a date once whom was allergic to shrimp and their date ended out in the hospital. It was very alarming and not to mention traumatizing.

Ayumi looked at the cooler "Oh well... That's okay... I guess?" she smiled. It doesn't really matter whether or not they have a grand meal or not. Having this place was already enough to be thankful with. The matchmaker did so well, Ayumi is now thanking that she is a witch.

Swimming... Ayumi nodded. "Sounds fun" she smiled to Rylan when he suggested they take a dip. The beach did look very nice and it's been a long time since she last took a swim on salt water.