"A-are we back!?" Yoshiki yelled as he opened his eyes in bewilderment. He saw the modern floor, and nearly cried out in relief. He looked around and woke up Ayumi, Naomi, Satoshi and Yuka. They all jumped up and cried with happiness. Yoshiki was happy, sure, but he felt something missing. He stared at Ayumi, Naomi, and Yuka. Then he stared at Satoshi. They made eye contact. He was bloodied up, and Yuka didn't look much better. Meanwhile, he looked rather better compared to his other classmates.

"Satoshi, our friends who perished along the way. They deserve a prayer." Yoshiki told his friend as he silently prayed for them. Suddenly, the door busted open, and out pops… Mayu?

"What… the heck?" Satoshi looked at her smiling face in bewilderment. No one moved, until Yoshiki pulled her up to a bear hug. He was overjoyed. Out comes Seiko, Morishige, and Ms. Yui. Soon, everyone was in a group hug. Yoshiki was the last one to pull out of the hug, oddly enough. It seems as though he needed a hug. Satoshi, Mayu, and Yuka noticed this, and all of them hugged him. Yoshiki, confused and beet red, just stood there. He laughed a little, and it was only then did they let go.

"HOW did you guys get back?" Ayumi asked, confused as to why Yoshiki is acting weirdly. Mayu shrugged, Seiko said that she didn't know, and Ms. Yui was stumped. Morishige smirked, and didn't say anything. Naomi noticed this, and pointed it out.

"I think Morishige knows something, look at the way he's smiling." Naomi eyed him suspiciously, and his smirk only grew bigger. Morishige didn't seem willing to tell them. Naomi gave up. Mayu hugged Morishige, Seiko hugged Naomi, while groping her breasts. Naomi let this slide, just this once. Ms. Yui and Yuka hugged Satoshi, and that left Yoshiki and Ayumi. Yoshiki knew just how unwilling she was with contact, so he just looked the other way. He was quite surprised when he felt Ayumi tap his shoulder. With one look, she nodded.

"Thanks, Kishinuma. Thanks for everything. I owe you one." Ayumi said with a wink and a thumbs up. Yoshiki returned the thumbs up, and with that, Ayumi hugged him. Yoshiki returned the hug, and quickly separated. For someone normal, this simple 3 second hug seemed brief, but for Ayumi to give a hug at all, it was an accomplishment.

Mayu did the unexpected and kissed Morishige on the cheek quickly, only Yoshiki and Ayumi noticed. Yoshiki grew the biggest grin ever, but hid it quickly. Ayumi wanted to scold him, but she too was in the same position as him. Mayu noticed, and blushed. Morishige tried to act calm minded, but his red face gave it away.

Meanwhile, Yuka hugged her big brother tightly. Ms. Yui smiled, and embraced her brave student from behind. She had gained an enormous respect for him, and she was sure to repay him with some help with Naomi.

"Satoshi, I'm so proud of you. You seem so different from the student who couldn't hear one of Ayumi's ghost stories. Surely, with this new confidence, you wouldn't mind asking Naomi out would you?" Ms. Yui smiled sheepishly as her student only turned pink. She knew it, he changed. "Would you look at that, only a light pink. You see?" Ms. Yui patted him on the back and looked at little Yuka.

"Hmm?" Yuka looked back at Ms. Yui.

"You keep that brother of yours in check, make sure he doesn't do something crazy now." Yuka and Ms. Yui shared a smile, and high-fived each other.

"Satoshi, can I talk to you and Yuka privately for a quick second?" Yoshiki yelled at his friend from the other side of the room. Satoshi looked at his little sister, who shrugged and nodded. With that, they stepped outside for a moment.

"What's up Yoshiki?" Satoshi asked a red faced Yoshiki. Yuka looked at him confusingly.

"Well, it's just that… I'm not living in the best conditions right now. I'm living in a small apartment, where I pay rent and have to work part time. So, I was kinda wondering, if you could ask your parents to see if I can stay… with you guys? At least for just one day." Yoshiki added hastily. Yuka thought for a moment, and beamed.

"Of course we'll ask them! Right Onii-chan?" Yuka asked Satoshi, who nodded. Yoshiki couldn't believe it, and hugged Satoshi. Yuka joined in the hug too. They stepped inside, and went back to who they were talking to.

"Yoshiki, what's wrong?" Ayumi asked a beaming Yoshiki.

"I'm happy, Ayumi. I'm not surprised, I don't think I've genuinely smiled before, eh?" Yoshiki jokes, and Ayumi dropped it. Finally, they all got ready to head out. Before that, Ayumi had asked for Yoshiki to stay back a bit, and Naomi asked Satoshi to talk to her out in the hall. Yuka stayed in the room, and saw Ayumi kiss Yoshiki on the lips. She then hugged him, and ran off. Yuka and Yoshiki were in bewilderment, and Yoshiki beamed even more. He high-fived Yuka and jumped up high.

"Hold on… Hah!" Yoshiki laughed as he took Yuka and opened the door to see Naomi kiss Satoshi on the lips. She then ran off when she saw Yoshiki and Yuka. Satoshi blushed furiously, and Yuka snickered.

"I won't say a word." Yoshiki promised, as did Yuka, and Satoshi felt calmer. They started to head to the Mochida residence. Once they got there, Yoshiki and Yuka waited outside, while Satoshi entered the home of a worried mom and dad. They started to scold Satoshi for a bit, but saw the blood on his shirt, and his petrified face. Meanwhile, Yuka whispered to Yoshiki about the plan. He was going to act as though Satoshi and Yuka got jumped, and Yoshiki succeeded in fending off the attackers. He nodded as Satoshi called Yuka and Yoshiki to come in. Yuka didn't look much better, she revealed a stab wound and Yoshiki, who bowed down. Mr. and Mrs. Mochida were intrigued by this young gentleman. He introduced himself as Yoshiki Kishinuma, and Satoshi told them the story about how they got jumped and Yoshiki bravely defended them. The Mochidas were very pleased to hear that this young man defended their children, and he lowered his head and said it was nothing. Yuka said that Satoshi and Yoshiki were classmates from school, and how he lives in a poor condition without parents and in a small apartment.

"Well I won't allow such a thing! You are welcome to the Mochida family, if you wish." Mr. Mochida patted Yoshiki on the back. Yoshiki's eyes brightened up, he didn't think that they would take him in, or at least this quickly.

"Yoshiki Kishinuma, is it? Well, if you wish, here on forth, it will be Yoshiki Mochida." Mrs. Mochida smiled sweetly. Yoshiki nodded hastily, eager to actually be in a family.

"How close is this apartment of yours? I'll drive you over to collect your stuff and take it over here." Mr. Mochida told Yoshiki, and Yoshiki told them that it wasn't very far. They hopped on alone, while Yuka and Satoshi were patched up by Mrs. Mochida.

"Mom? Where will Kishi- Yoshiki stay?" Yuka asked. Her mom looked over at Satoshi, and Satoshi nodded.

"He'll be sleeping with Satoshi until we finish building a new room for him. Luckily, we have an extra bed in the basement. Satoshi, when I patch you up, can you put that bed in your room?" Mom asked. Satoshi nodded as Yuka got fixed right up. Yuka went to go try and lift it to Satoshi's room. She surprisingly got pretty far, reaching the stairs. Satoshi got bandaged up, and with the help of Yuka, put the extra bed in his room. Just as they high-fived each other, Yoshiki and dad got back.

"Satoshi, your brother needs some help." His dad called out, snickering. Yuka and Satoshi ran downstairs, and raised an eyebrow at the stuff that he brung. It wasn't much, but it did need 2 people to help. Satoshi and Yoshiki lifted the bags up to Satoshi's room, and both hugged each other.

"Hey Satoshi, thanks." Yoshiki let go, and Satoshi nodded. They headed downstairs, and they all got in a group hug.

"Cheers, to Yoshiki Mochida!" Mom and Dad yelled, with Yuka and Satoshi punching him on the back as a welcome. Yoshiki laughed it off, but it hurt like hell.

"Now, off to bed. Would you three like to skip school so you can get Yoshiki through the ropes of how this house manages?" Mom asked. Yuka and Satoshi nodded, but Yoshiki thought about it for a moment. But he then nodded, and smiled.

"Goodnight, mom and dad." Yoshiki, Yuka and Satoshi told them all. As they headed upstairs, Yuka asked if she could sleep with him and her new brother, to which he smiled and said yes. Yoshiki collapsed onto his bed, and Yuka and Satoshi put on their pajamas. They looked at Yoshiki oddly, and Yoshiki took off his shirt, to which a blushing Yuka looked away and Satoshi sighs and gives him his backup pajamas. Yoshiki thanked him, and stripped down and put on his new pjs. Yuka and Satoshi hopped onto his bed and snuggled for warmth, while Yoshiki for once in his highschool years, slept with warmth.