YES! THE SEQUEL IS HERE! RIGHT HERE, I TELL YOU!

Sora: Shut up

Why are you so grumpy? Shouldn't you be happy that your love story will continue?

Sora: No. Just when I thought this torture would end, you tell us that you're going to write a sequel. I am not happy.

Well, whatever. I bet my readers are happy to have the sequel! I should probably tell you a few things right now at the beginning: 1. This is a crossover with the game/anime Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyoshou but I've only taken some of the characters in this. No magic or demons or whatever, this isn't in fantasy-category!
2. This time I have some songs that do not belong to the characters, like Sen no you wo koete which is a song by Aqua Timez. I just thought that song fit so I shamelessly took it xP
3. There are some hints of adult themes, but I will not write any lemon. Never. So don't even bother asking for it!
4. In the end I ended up changing their ages quite much. Sora: 17, Marui: 18, Tenma: 18, Akane: 17, Shimon: 16, Jackal: 18 (yes, I decided to include Jackal in this time) And "Tarou-chan" is nearing 50.

I guess that's all for now. You may ask questions as the story progresses and I will answer them.

Sora: Can I just die?

No, I need you for this story.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from PoT or HTNND or the songs used in this fiction. Sora is my property so hands off!

START!

Sora sighed. At that exact moment, she was standing in a cramped bus with no available seats and, since it was quite a hot summer day, the air inside wasn't that good either. So, why was she there?

"And why do I have to ride a cramped bus with absolutely no air conditioning again?"

Yes, even she doesn't know.

"Marui-kun could've picked me up, after all…"

Oh yes, Marui had a driver's license too. Though he just got it about a month ago.

"I bet that that idea didn't even cross his mind when he told me to come…"

And why are you mumbling to yourself like that, you idiot! The man behind you is groping your butt and you just keep mumbling about your boyfriend!

Sora snapped out of it and indeed, someone was groping her. She turned around and punched the man, knocking him on the floor.

"Bitch! What are you doing?!" the man yelled.

"I should be the one asking that! What kind of a man goes around groping women!? That's not a man, that's a molester!" Sora yelled back.

By now, everyone was staring at them. People started whispering and another woman a few seats away pointed a finger at the man. "That man was groping me yesterday!"

The bus came to a stop and the driver came over. "Okay, that's your cue to leave" he said and threw the man out.

"Thanks, Isshikawa-san!" Sora smiled at the driver, aka her neighbour.

"It's my duty to protect the passengers, after all. Especially if they're beautiful women like you and this miss here" Isshikawa smiled kindly before returning to driving.

The woman sighed dreamily and turned to her friend beside her. "That's the reason I always take this bus. Isn't he just perfect?"

"He sure is. If I didn't already have a husband, I'd go after him, too!" her friend giggled.

"Too bad, ladies" Sora said. "He already has a girlfriend. They live together."

The two women looked at her and the other squinted her eyes. "I won't lose to you. I'll break you guys up."

Sora snapped. "What the hell?! He's my neighbour, for God's sake! Of course I know who he lives with! And just how old do you think I am?!"

"Umm, 21?" "23?" the women guessed.

"I'M ONLY 17!!"

(Un)fortunately, once Sora entered high school she started wearing light make up, which made her look older than she really is. She might be pretty small and she doesn't have big breasts like many of her age, but there was something that made her seem more mature. Maybe it was her temper…?

Sora tightened her ponytail that, by now, reached her mid-back, and called to the driver: "Isshikawa-san, I'm getting off at the next stop!"

The door opened and Marui, now 18, peeked out. He grinned when he saw Sora.

"Hello there! Come on in!" he stepped out of the way to let her in.

"You know, you could've just come and pick me up" she said as she stepped in.

"Now that you mentioned it, I could've done that" he admitted. "Sorry 'bout that."

"It's quite okay. But if you had come, I wouldn't have been groped in the bus" she stated as an afterthought as she took her shoes off. When she realized what she had just said, it was too late.

"WHAT?! SOMEONE GROPED YOU?!"

"Marui-kun, please don't shout it to the whole wide world!"

"Where is he?! I'm gonna kill that bastard!"

Sora sighed. "Really, it's okay. Isshikawa-san took care of him already." And there she made another mistake.

Marui humphed and stomped to the living room where he flopped down onto the couch.

"…Marui-kun?" Sora called out softly. He stayed where he was, not even flinching.

Sora sighed again and sat next to him. This happened all the time, and even though she was used to it already, it was still embarrassing every time.

She put a hand on his cheek and turned him towards her. She pressed her lips on his for a few seconds and pulled back, blushing as usual. "I'm sorry for saying something that upset you again, okay? Stop sulking" she muttered.

He kissed her and she could just sense his possessive nature in the way he did. When he pulled away, he smiled again.

"Really, your jealousy is sometimes so bothersome" Sora smirked.

"What can I do? It's a part of me" he shrugged, returning back to his carefree-self. "Besides, I know you like it."

Sora leaned her back on the couch and stared at the ceiling. "Maybe, but sometimes it's just really embarrassing. Like that one time at the burger joint with the others…"

"I had a good reason!"

"I only gave my phone number to that boy!"

"Exactly! And the next day he called you!"

"He did? I don't remember ever hearing about him."

"That's because you left your phone here that time. I answered it for you."

"…that explains why his number disappeared from my cell…"

"Anyway, this isn't what I called you here for."

"Oh yeah, you had a reason to call me here. So, what's your business?"

"Just a minute" he said and walked into his room. Sora heard rustling of papers and a loud thump before Marui came back with his acoustic guitar and a music sheet.

"What's that for?" Sora asked and pointed at the guitar as Marui sat down.

"I found this when I was moving" he said and showed the paper. "It's pretty old, about three years."

"Show me" Sora said and snatched the paper. "Sen no yoru wo koete…sounds nothing like what you usually write" she commented and handed back the paper.

"Maybe, but this is a love song so of course it's nothing like usual" he said and checked if his guitar was in tune.

"Are you going to play it now?" Sora asked, not really knowing whether she should be happy or annoyed, so she settled with nervousness and embarrassment.

"Yeah, it was for you since the beginning after all."

"Eh?" Sora blinked, but as Marui started playing his guitar, she sat still and listened.

(A/N the lyrics are translated for this, since I bet not that many people know Japanese well enough to understand the original lyrics…I did not translate this, I searched google)

I want to be loved, but you don't seem to love me
I wander within that repetition
I found one answer; that even if I'm scared, even if I'm hurt
I can say "I love you" to the person who I love

Do you love me? Or not love me?
As for things like that, it's already fine either way
No matter how I wish
There are many unchangeable things in this world, right?
That's right, and because only the fact of my loving you
Is the truth unchangeable by anyone

I want to overcome the thousands of nights and tell it to you
There's something that I must tell you
I want to be loved, but you don't seem to love me
I wander within that repetition
I found one answer; that even if I'm scared
Even if I'm hurt, I can say "I love you" to the person who I love
It's scary to turn my feelings into words
But I can say "I love you" to the person who I love

In this broad world, I can't express the joy of encountering you with words
So we smile, sing about the vividly passing autumn in do-re-mi
Turn our backs on winter, wait for the sunlight streaming through trees in spring
And become reborn anew, so that we can protect someone

On the path we came from and our destination, when we looked back, I'd always have timid eyes
I want to face you, but I can't be honest
I, who repeated days of not being able to straightforwardly love my partner
And hated being alone on that day
Seemed to love people while unwounded

I'll overcome the thousands of nights and go meet you now
There is something that I must tell you
I want to be loved, but you don't seem to love me
I wander within that repetition
I found one answer; that even if I'm scared
Even if I'm hurt, I can say "I love you" to the person who I love
Even if those feelings aren't returned, I can say "I love you" to the person who I love
And that's the most wonderful thing in this world

When he was done with the last note, he turned to look at Sora for the first time in 5 minutes and was pretty shocked to see her curled up in the corner of the sofa, shaking.

"H-hey, Sora? You okay?" he asked and reached his hand to touch her shoulder.

"Ahahaha, yeah, I'm just fine sniff" she half-laughed-half-cried and looked him in the eyes. "That was a beautiful song, you know? I liked it, even though it was way too sappy at some parts for my taste."

Marui blinked. "Did you just compliment me and insult me in one breath?"

Sora laughed and wiped her eyes. "Maybe I did."

"You little bastard" Marui sighed jokingly and started doing some random finger exercises with his guitar.

Sora looked at his fingers dancing on the strings for a while before opening her mouth again: "How long?"

Marui stopped and looked at her with confused eyes. "Huh?"

"How long had you already liked me when you wrote that?" she asked, still staring at his fingers that now rested on the strings.

"Hmm, I'm not sure. Half a year, maybe longer. I wrote this around May, I guess" he shrugged. "How am I supposed to remember such things?"

Sora's eyes turned a tad bit sadder. "Half a year, huh? My one week of depression seems so stupid now…not that it didn't sound stupid back then, though" she muttered.

"What are you talking about?"

"Maybe, if I had noticed earlier –"

"Then you would've gotten scared and we wouldn't be here right now" Marui stated.

Sora now turned to look him in the eyes. "Wha -?"

"I know you well enough, Sora. If I had confessed any earlier you would've probably never spoken to me again. At least that's what I think" he shrugged again and went back to his exercises. "Besides, what's done is done. If you won't come up with a way to turn back time you can't change a thing."

Sora was quiet for a while before laughing again.

"What? What are you laughing at?" Marui asked a bit irritated.

"But ahaha you sounded so serious now! Hehehe that doesn't suit you at all HAAHAAHAA! Owowow my stomach!" she laughed so hard she had tears in her eyes.

"Why you little!" Marui abandoned his guitar and started tickling her.

"AHAHAHAHA STOP, STOP, HAVE MERCY!" she laughed even harder.

"And why should I? You've been laughing at me the whole day!"

Sora was able to push him away long enough for her to roll off the sofa and start running away. Marui quickly recovered and ran after her, caught up and got a hold of her from behind. He turned her around and in one swift movement lifted her on his shoulder like a bag.

"Let me down! My stomach hurts already! And I don't really like the idea of you holding my legs like that!" Sora yelled and punched his back not-so-seriously.

"Like what?" he asked innocently and ran his hand on her thighs.

"Yeeeeek! Stop that!"

Suddenly, without the two of them noticing, someone entered the room. The person casually leaned on the doorframe and looked at the two 'fighting' for a while before faking a cough, catching their attention.

"It's sweet that you get along so well and all, but could you please do your lovey-dovey stuff somewhere else?"

Marui just rolled his eyes. "You bring your girlfriend over all the time, so why is it that mine is a taboo?"

"Because me and Akane don't break stuff when she's here!"

"It's Akane and I, Tenma. Learn to speak already."

"I seriously hate your guts, Bunta."

"And I seriously don't know why Shimon can't move in too. At least there would be a person who doesn't complain about everything in this apartment."

"Shimon-kun is still underage, and his parents don't trust you two enough to let their kid live with you until he turns 18. Now, I would like to get down so I can join in the fight too" Sora had stopped struggling as their friend entered and had just listened from her uncomfortable position.

"Sure sure, maybe later" Marui said, and Sora knew instantly that he wasn't listening to her at all. He was too busy glaring at his friend and roommate.

"I said I want down NOW!" she growled and pulled his hair rather hard.

"OW! Okay okay, I'll let you down!" he said and set her down. He rubbed the back of his head and frowned at her. "That hurt!"

"Well your shoulder isn't that comfortable of a place either!"

The person at the door was laughing.

"And what the hell are you laughing at, Tenma!?" Sora yelled.

The orange-haired 18-year-old forced his laughing to a stop, but couldn't stop smiling. "You'd make good comedians. At least I'd watch the show, possibly tape every episode."

"How do you wish to die?" Sora asked and cracked her knuckles.

"What's going on here?" a pink-haired girl appeared behind Tenma.

Sora's mood immediately changed. "Akane!"

The girl turned her green eyes to Sora and smiled. "Hello, Sora-chan. How did you do on that test on Friday?"

"I guess it went okay, maybe around 80 or 90. You?"

"I forgot we had a test, so I guess around 40" Akane sighed.

"That's too bad. You usually do pretty well" Sora patted Akane's shoulder. "Next time I'll tell you if we're having a test so you will surely study for it. We could study together!"

"That's a great idea! Let's do that" Akane nodded and the girls sat down to talk about some school stuff.

The boys just stood there for a while before Tenma asked: "Heard anything about Jackal?"

"I think he's on that graduation trip, so he won't make it to practice for the next week or so."

"Shimon's visiting relatives, so he's the same. Damn those guys for going to high school."

"You once tried to get in too, didn't you?"

"Yeah, but I didn't. Those two did."

"So you're jealous?"

"As if."

They turned their heads as they heard the girls cough. They were glaring at they're boyfriends from the sofa. Well, Sora was glaring and Akane looked only a little annoyed.

"What?" Tenma asked.

"We asked if you could find the time to sometime see the choreography we did for the Hitomi to Hitomi no Ignition" Sora growled through gritted teeth.

"You finished it?" the boys asked in wonder.

"A long time ago. Unlike you two, we actually do our job in time" Sora humphed and turned away.

Akane smiled apologetically and turned to speak to Sora.

"Why is it that your girlfriend is so snappy?" Tenma asked in a low voice.

"It's her nature. She's always been like that. She has weird mood swings all the time" Marui whispered back.

"Think about how scary she'll be when she gets pregnant."

"Not going to happen."

"Why?"

"She hates kids, she once said that she finds them annoying. Plus, the chances of us having sex are veeeery low."

"Really? That's surprising."

"Believe me, I once tried to touch her under her clothes. She didn't talk to me for two weeks and every time we saw each other she punched me. I'm not going to repeat that."

"Aww, too bad. I wanted to teach your kid a thing or two, you know?"

"I don't even want to know what you had in mind…"

"What are you guys whispering about?" Sora asked, suddenly popping up in front of them.

"Nothing! Absolutely nothing!" Tenma hurriedly said.

Sora looked at his face. "You're lying" she deadpanned.

Marui sighed. "We were talking about how annoying it is now that two of the members are away and we can't practise without our drummer and keyboard player."

"Oh, okay then. Want some tea? Akane made some" Sora said and offered two cups of green tea.

"Sure, thanks" Marui smiled and took the cups seeing as Tenma was currently too dead to realise she offered him tea.

"We're going now, we'll be at the studio if someone asks" Sora said.

"Hurry up, Sora-chan! I have to be home early today!" Akane called from the entrance.

"Coming!"

And so, the girls were gone and the place was quiet. Marui set the cups on the table and sat down to calmly drink his tea.

Tenma came back to life and hurriedly sat next to Marui. "How do you do that?"

"Do what?"

"You told her such an obvious lie and she believed it! How do you do that?"

"Oh that" he took another sip from his tea. "She's surprisingly easy to trick. Let's just say that I have almost four years of experience in living with that girl."

Tenma gave a short laugh and took his own tea. "You're such a bastard, did you know?"

Marui smiled. "So are you."

Whew, I'm finally done with the first chapter! It took me two days, since I had to help my aunt move and then my mother pretty much forced me to go riding...I almost lost my inspiration!

Sora: "sarcasm" Oh, what a tragedy

See, even she thinks so! "oblivious to the sarcasm"

Sora: I was being sarcastic, you idiot

I don't care, just review! I'd love to read what you think about this sequel. Tell me if you want me to quit before it turns ugly!

Sora: It's already ugly, both you and this fic

You know what? I really hate you right now.

Sora: It's good to know that we share the same feelings