15

The meeting

Author's note: Originally I was planning on finishing up this whole deal within a month or so but I got a little side tracked sweat drops But now I'm planning on finishing my lovely fan fiction at least before my birthday; which is in may. So now for those who have been waiting a while for me to actually finish a second chapter, you don't have to wait anymore! Because after this, every chapter will be done within a week give or take. TT this is only because I have no life. That and I've already had people force me into starting the second chapter already. There was originally a week long of a break planned in their somewhere but NOOO people had to get all mean and threaten my life ;; cries I guess we all can't get what we want. Too bad…

Oh I forgot to mention before in the first chapter that I'm bringing into this story a character of my own. I'm completely making him up to my desire and you all will have to live with it…Personally I think it'll bring a lot more controversy to the fan fiction. I think this one is going to be interesting sinister laughter

Some character mentioned in the previous chapters will make an appearance. Anyways it's time for me to finally finish this whole thing. I should have a new chapter every two-four days. I hope you like this one as much as I do…Well…As much as I like the outline I mentally made (-.V) --never plans anything out and writes everything on a whim . I swear this is going to be the death of me.

The time was drawing closer and closer. The time where Yasuhiko and Kaito make their move. After the two had asked their female companion if it were alright for them to reside in her household for a few days, the characters nodded to each other and just logged out of the game. Little did Akira know that the moment the conversation ended, the true plan had begun. That second, Yasuhiko took the time to work on his part of the operation and within minutes, Kai's friend was over to help with the whole thing. The time to initiate the movement was now. The execution had begun…

Back and forth, the two boys continued to silently pack and send over only the necessities; which consisted of: two weeks worth of clean clothes, his electronics of course, and the most important thing to anyone who had a lot to deal with, music. One of the only things to calm him down from one of his father gruesome rampages was the mixture of different music. Either that or just log into "The World" And stay in one place where not many people would travel to. He found it best to just keep himself alone and away from the rest of the world whenever he needed to cool off. Usually it was at the place where everything had begun. ∆ Hidden Forbidden Holy ground.

The pace was beginning to slow down because once again, Kaito's mind was elsewhere. Although parts of his thoughts were around the fact that if he was found out by his father that would mean big trouble for the two of them. This was putting second thoughts in Kite's head. If he and Yasu did end up getting caught, what would happen to dear Akira? Knowing his own dad, she wouldn't come out of this whole issue unscathed. He would harm her as best as he could. It's always been that way. Whenever someone would try and help young Kaito, his father would hurt the one's Kai cared about. That was something he wouldn't be able to live down anymore.

"Kaito, don't worry about it…You're so readable…I won't let anything happen...I've thought this through for a while and I don't think we'll get caught…" Yasuhiko sounded as if he were quite sure of himself this time. Although he usually was sure of things when it comes down to his plans. They never really failed that often. Even though Yasuhiko seemed very confident with the idea, it also looked as if there was something deep inside that was hidden…Some important factor of the plan? It was hard to tell sometimes what Yasu was thinking. Such a complex mind. The only thing that actually stuck out was the amount of worry that was shown. It was just pasted behind a smug and reassuring look. Kai just chose not to say anything about it because he wouldn't have hid anything if there wasn't a good reason for it.

By now the friends were at Orca's player's home, tucking away the last of the materials that were being brought along. Outside was yasuhiko's mother waiting for them to finish up with having everything securely packed to make sure nothing would break and/or tip over to make a mess in the back.

"Hey Yasu, how long are you going to be staying with me for?"

"Hm? Maybe about a few days at least…I mean just to make sure you're alright and that you'll be ok with Blackrose." He sat himself in the backseat of the van along with Kai.

"Well I'm glad that at least you're going to be there with me for a while…I need someone with me that will help me adjust a little bit…you know?" Kite laughed nervously and glanced down at his skin-tight black denim jeans. His long brown strands tumbled down his cheeks, some pieces of thread-like hair strolling over to cover his eyes. The pale skin stuck out more then anything else in the van. Most people would notice his dark blue eyes which most thought was absolutely gorgeous and breath-taking. Kai smoothed his hair down a little bit, letting the strands hang lower. At first glance, people usually noticed that, unlike other teens, Kai had not one single blemish or skin imperfection that was visible by the human eye.

Yasuhiko nodded his head and felt the car bump down and then back up. His mom had entered the van and revved up the engine. Her son smiled, looked at the car digital clock; which indicated that it had taken a few hours to pack everything. All he did was nod his head, letting his mother know that they were ready and had all of the luggage and supplies. Slowly creeping backwards, the pulled out of the driveway and started off to the airport.

Each passing second continued to make Kai worry about whether this idea would actually work. So many flaws could be found, but it would take a clever mastermind to actually figure out what they were. All that was really needed to mess up with plan was if his dad asked Yasuhiko's parents where they were, more then likely they would be found out. "I have a question. Could you not tell my dad about this…I'm going to bring him back a surprise for him…" An obvious lie considering everyone knew how strong the dislike for his father was seeing as how he never really talked about him all that much. That and whenever someone asked about it he would immediately change the topic.

Yasuhiko caught on to what Kai was exactly thinking. Once again Kai…you're so readable...At least to his best friend it was an easy read. "Hey Kaito, what do you plan on doing once we get off the plane? I mean you can't possibly know your way around without ever being there before…"

Kai laughed to himself. Actually he never did tell his friend about this but while Yasu was on his way over, Kai asked Blackrose to meet them at the airport so they wouldn't get lost. Extra pre-cautions are such a good thing when it comes to actually wanting to get to a destination in one piece.

"Let's just say I called in a few favors…some old friends…Oh and I'm throwing a party at a local hotel lobby." Kai chuckled.

"A party? For what occasion?"

"You'll find out…"

Car conversations definitely were not his specialty so the car ride to the airport was mostly nothing but silence. Kai thought that it was mostly due to the fact that he had been a couple steps ahead of Yasu when it came to planning. There wasn't much else that they could say to lighten the mood and make things a little less tense for the two kids either. It wasn't too much longer until they arrived at the airport that was by far, much bigger then they had anticipated. Planes taking off and landing constantly made the sound barrier shatter into tiny pieces. A buzzing sound was left in the two teen's ears. Those modes of transportation seemed a lot bigger in person then they had looked on television. Roaring, booming plane engines simultaneously spinning the turbines and lift the aircraft to life was beginning to seem extremely exhilarating. The sudden wave of excitement to just get one of these things and flee away from his father like a robin escaping the grasp of its prey. That pretty much sum up the current situation now that Kai thought about it. Although he really didn't have problems with running away like this. He actually thought that it would be healthy to just get up and leave. Even if his father did come storming over, there would still be a line of people to protect him.

Yasuhiko flashed over one of his simple little smiles in the other's direction. It was one of those "This should prove promising" kinds of smiles.

"What's that look for?" Kaito asked.

Yasu chuckled. " Oh nothing. I was just thinking about how interesting this is going to be." A louder laughter was let out from Orca. "The two lover-birds of 'The World' finally meeting together outside of the game." It was commonly known by everyone who had played in kite's party that he had major feelings for Blackrose. Although it was denied up and down by Kai. Stubborn men.

Kai scowled at his friend and walked through the metal detectors that were placed inside of the airport. . Placing his bags onto the conveyor belt, the officers began searching for any sort of illegal substances. Of course he wasn't the type to be armed or do drugs. Personally he was against everything of that sort. Kite was never really the type of kid to get himself in trouble…well…besides the whole deal when he was told not to continue with Blackrose and his investigation back whenever "The World" was becoming corrupted. But Yasuhiko on the other hand was being stopped by several personnel and guards just because he refused to take off his chains and necklace. I should've guessed he'd be the one to draw the most attention to the two of us… Kai laughed to himself and shook his head from side to side, stepping into the other line that leads to their plane and naturally, he was the first one on. Which meant he would get the first seat on the plane and off of the place. Nothing beats getting ahead of Airplane traffic!

"Stupid metal detectors…"

"Oh grow up." He continued to hold onto his smile whenever he saw his friend sit beside him. Window seats weren't really Kai's favorite seats on the plane. The fear of heights can get a nice "thank you very much" for that. "Why do you look so peeved?"

Yasu glared and was gritting his teeth against each other. Pure anger and rage. "They made me take off my stuff…You should know that I don't like to take my accessories off…." Not once did he even glance at his best friend which put a small hole in his heart.

"They are just trying to do their jobs. They didn't mean to victimize you or anything of the sort…If you just took off the chains, whether you wanted to or not, they wouldn't have made a big deal about it."

Orca's player nodded and continued gazing out the window with the intent to kill in his eyes.

Please fasten your seatbelts everyone and make sure the aisles are clear for our flight attendants to help any of you with your needs. We will be departing for Asahi Yokohama. Relax and have a nice trip.

The two looked up at the roof of the plane and sighed heavily with relief. "Now it shouldn't be too long…" Kite couldn't help but let his lips remain in a smile that now seemed shatter proof. It could've been because he was going to spend more time with Orca…or because he is finally going to meet the best friend he's ever had In real life finally.

"Someone's anxious to go see Blackrose…" The way he had spoken the sentence was that of an obnoxious person. Kaito snickered and thought maybe Yasu was just jealous. But of course he wouldn't say that out loud considering his friend had the tendency to flip when Kai gave a smart ass comment.

The two boys exchanged looked and felt a vibration occur beneath their feet. And when they looked out the window, as they expected, they were leaving the ground behind them. And watching the plane fly off into the cloud covered sky was Yasuhiko's mother. From where the two of them were sitting…it looked like she was wiping away a stray tear that was strolling down her cheek.

"We'll see you soon enough mom…"

Kai looked at Orca from head to toe after hear his statement. He never really took the time to check out his style. His hair resembled much of Kai's but the only difference was the color. It was dyed a shade of raven black. Another thing that happened to be different was that he was wearing a well-fitting shirt that helped amplify the amount of muscles that were showing. And of course they both were wearing the same black jeans that fit nice a snug against their thighs. Sea-green optics flashed in his direction. "What…?"

Shaking his head, Kai laughed and looked away rather quickly and noticed the lack of people on this flight. They expected there to be quite a few more people then what showed up. Kaito sighed and leaned his head back, letting his lids slide closed. Now all they had to do was play the waiting game and eventually they would be with their partner.

Kai…

"..."

Kai…wake up…

"I don't want to…go away…" He felt his body turn away from the source of where the voice echoed from.

Damn it Kite!

Right at the time he turned, there was a hand that came across his cheek, sending his body tumbling to the ground. Something mentally hit him and caught his attention... Kite? He glanced up to see there was a girl towering over his fallen body with Yasuhiko right behind her. "Blackrose?"

She nodded and stood up a little bit straighter, curling her lips into a soft and gentle smile. "I prefer Akira outside the game…" Taking her hand and placing it above her brow, she weaved her fingertips through her astonishing pink threads that were almost at shoulder length but stopped short. The skirt that she was wearing also stopped shorter then he would've imagined. Obviously Yasu noticed. He was practically drooling all over her black t-shirt that emphasized her chest.

"Yeah Kai, You were sleeping basically the entire time and so I decided to leave you here for a while so you could catch some sleep…I ran into Akira and she forced me to come back…" Something in his eyes made that last statement seem regretful.

"Yeah and then Kai would've been left on the plane and taken back to his dad…"

"…Oh yeah."

"…" Kaito felt completely embarrassed that he couldn't come up with one single word to say to the girl that he had liked for so long. Not even a stupid hello or hug! He was completely frozen. Immobile by the fact that he was right before the girl he so desperately wanted to be with. Why can't I say anything..? Is it that hard to talk to a girl? Kai thought again.

Yasu picked up on what was going on and placed a fragile hand onto Akira's shoulder, throwing her an irresistible smile. The kind you would use when in the middle of flirting. "It's pretty obvious that he's tongue tied…I bet you'd prefer a guy who knows how to talk to women." He winked and moved closer.

Blackrose actually didn't hear a word that he said; she was fixed on trying to figure out what exactly was wrong. "Hey Kaito… You don't have to be shy around me. We've known each other for over a year now." Her smile grew a little bit more now.

"Correction…we've known each other for over a year now in 'The World'. It's not really the same." A playful smile crept along his expression. He knew what she meant but it was always nice to say something a smart ass would say just to break the ice. He watched as she extended her hand to him and took grasp of it.

Feeling a little bit neglected, Yasu decided to just play around a little bit and see what exactly would happen if he made Kai seem like the flirty type…or even better…a pervert. He already had a devious plan all thought out and he just walk by as if nothing were happening. At the right time he struck. The moment Kaito tried to pull himself up, he nudged Blackrose and made it seem like Kite pulled her on top of him. Her hand on his chest and his hand around her waist. Both paralyzed by the sudden position thanks to the "help", whether it was intended or not, of their blade master team mate.

Kai seemed lifeless for how still he was now. Not even a statue looked as dead as he. "…" Once again, nothing more to say which made him feel even worse about being himself. Out of the corner of Kai's eyes he watched Yasu just stare with envy. That made him smile but he was still looking into Akira's eyes searching for any sign of whether she would be the one to pull back or not. Just then, he inched closer to her. He watched as she did the same.

Mere inches were the only gap between them. It was almost as if they were in a complete trance and were unaware that the other was even with them at the time. Inch after inch they continued to move closer. Kai's eyes closed then Akira's did as well. Yasu gasped.

"Kai's first kiss…how sweet." He laughed and pivoted, walking off of the plane again. "We're taking off in ten. That's when the attendants make a sweep of this plane." He grinned.

As soon as he walked away, the trance was broken. And when they had finally realized what was going on, they saw that a kiss almost took place. A brush of red painted across his face as he slid back. "I-I'm sorry…"

Everyone had left the plane and now it was the two of them alone. At least they would have some privacy. The first encounter they've made and they need to catch up on things. It's different hearing things in person then online.

"It's alright Kai…" She whispered still holding onto the pleased look. "Let's go. I want to show you around."

He nodded his head, pressing his palms against the rough ground of the plane, lifting himself up to his feet and held out his hand to help up Akira. When she was to her feet, they never let go of each other and as far as Kai was concerned, he didn't plan on letting go anytime soon. The airport central area looked pretty much the same. And to no surprise, there were the rest of the people he told to meet him. Everyone one of his friends from playing "The World" Showed up and were planning to have a day to themselves. Just hanging out as friends in the real world. The only reason he knew who they were was because they were holding up signs with hidden messages on it to indicate who was who.

"Let's see…Hiroshi is here…Balmung…Takumi Hino …Terajima…Natsume…Moonstone…Gardenia…Mistral…and that's all…Hm… I think I'm missing someone…" He recounted and then shrugged it off. Whoever didn't show up is just going to miss them. Either that or he would just send them an e-mail through his phone. That seemed to be the more logical option.

He whipped out his cell phone and like the wind, he breezed through every single one of his friends he met playing "The World" and told them to meet him out in the front gate. Simultaneously they all pulled out their devices as well and nodded, heading out to the front. "Let's go Akira…Oh…and before I forget…" He leaned over swiftly and paused right before their lips touch. He smirked at the pause when he could feel her breath pausing. "It's great to see you…" He whispered under his breath.

"It's…great to see you…too…"She was now the one crippled who couldn't move and just like a snap, Kai pressed his lips against hers. It only lasted a few seconds but it was still enough to send her into shock.

Kai laughed and twined his fingertips along with hers. "Come on…they're waiting…" Since there were abundances of people lounging around, it was hard to actually make their way through the crowds. Pushing against flash bags was harder then it looked. Especially when they are heavy set like most of the people. He looked back at Akira and still watched her shocked expression. The moment they reached the door, the two of them zoomed out of there and found the group of friends that they had met online. Breathless, he placed one hand on his knee. "Hey everyone…"

Balmung was the first of people to greet him. "Kite, it's a pleasure to see you again."

"Likewise Balmung!" He laughed nervously everyone shifted their eyes to him.

"That's Kite?" Mistral questioned. It sounded like she was implying it was a bad thing that he was the one and only Kite.

"Yes…I've met him once before. Orca, Kite, and I had quite a bit of fun then. I'm glad we could do this again."

Kite smiled and walked Akira over to Balmung. "So where's your Car? Or are we going to start walking everywhere? I don't think Wiseman would want to do that."

Balmung, Akira, and Moonstone looked around for Wiseman but they were completely oblivious he was only an elementary school student. "Where is he?" They said in unison.

"Ahem." A little child stepped forward. "Here."

They raised an eyebrow.

Kite let go of Blackrose's hand and stepped in front of everyone in the large group. "Alright everyone…I assembled you all here today for a reason. It's been one year since we succeeded in quarantining 'The World' and I would like to think of this as a little celebration…and it's also," Kite paused and looked down. "the celebration for when we all came together and became friends or like family…" He grabbed Blackrose's hand within his grab again and closed his eyes. "I want to thank you all again…for doing everything you could to help protect the game…"

Moonstone stepped closer and held his hand in the middle of the circle. "Forever friends…"

Kite nodded, placing his hand in the middle as well. "Forever friends…"

One by one everyone was placing their hands in the middle, saying "Friends forever" and "forever friends" as they did.

"Nothing will separate us." Balmung chuckled.

"I hope not…But for now…I stayed up last night helping Orca," He gestured with his head to the other one besides him. "And we haven't told any of you this yet but we're having ourselves a party…"

Akira blinked. "Where?"

"With the last of our money…when I say our…I mean mine." He threw a glare at Yasuhiko who was acting innocent. "Anyways. I rented out a Hotel ball room and Dining room... I hope you guys are going to have fun…And catch up on a few things too…It's been a while and you guys have had a long trip…just relax."

"I'll drive Orca, Kite, Terajima, and Blackrose…" Balmung offered as the ones with their name called stepped forward next to the older teen.

"Oh oh!!! I'll take Wiseboy, Natsume, Moonstone, Piros, and Gardenia!" An enthusiastic Mistral offered as well.

"It's Wise-MAN! " The child retorted.

Mistral giggled. "You sure don't look like a man!"

Kite held up a hand and pulled three pieces of paper out of his bag. " I have directions for all of you.." First mistral, then one to Balmung. The third piece was for Orca but he just chose not to hand that one over yet. So he held onto that one a bit tighter then the rest. "Balmung's group should be there in about a two hours. So don't wait up. The food, music, computers, laptops, everything should be set up for you guys."

Mistral half ran to her van. "Goodies!" The rest of her group followed without a word and the same thing went with Balmung's group.

Balmung held onto a smirk the entire time. "So it seems like you and Blackrose really have a thing don't you? Or am I just prying too much into your business for you to actually answer me?"

Leaning against Balmung's car was someone that I'm sure he didn't know. At least it looked that way whenever he stopped dead in his tracks. Either that or it was someone to whom he despised greatly. "Who are you?"

"A friend…or perhaps a foe." The feminine voice spoke. She pushed herself from off of the car and stepped a little bit closer, examining Kai closely. "Kite I presume?"

Kaito blinked a few times. Something was familiar about this girl but he couldn't pick up exactly what it was. It took him a few seconds but he finally had remembered! That line was said by… "Helba? What are you doing here?"

"Now is that a way to greet someone who helped you save 'The World'? You didn't even bother to send me an invite." Just like a few other people, the way she was speaking made her seem like she was being very obnoxious and that happened to get annoying very quickly.

"I did…I sent you an e-mail…Didn't you get it?" he cocked an eyebrow.

"No. I received no such thing."

"Well you must've gotten it or else you wouldn't know where we were going to meet…" He laughed, thinking that he had her trapped within his logic.

"That or I could've read your mail." He gave a polite chuckled of her own, looking at him with seductivity hinting in her eyes. "And I'm glad I came. You're handsomer than I imagined."

"But you're older then I am. Why would you think that?" He took a step back and Balmung walked in front of Kai.

"If you want to come then fine…Don't harass Kite though…After all… you have every right to go along with us…you did help with the quarantine." Balmung stated…although he didn't seem very happy with what his decision was. His policy of not talking to hackers apparently didn't work in the real world.

"I have my own car thank you very much. You don't have to offer." Helba winked.

"Good…because I wasn't planning on offering…" The icy tension between these two was beginning to irritate Kai and it was rather obvious how much this whole fighting thing between Balmung and Helba was troublesome.

"Please stop. Let's just go Balmung alright?"

"Yes…you're right… where are we going by the way. You never told me." Terajima followed Helba so now it was just Kite, Balmung, Blackrose, and Orca. Orca jumped over the passenger side front door and into his seat. It really must've been hard for Balmung to afford his drop-top Corvette.

Like a gentleman should, Kite opened up the backseat door for Blackrose and let her slide in first. And then on the other side, he sat next to her. "Comfy?"

"When I'm with you I think I will be…" She seemed to be okay now with speaking her mind. Whenever they played the world she found it hard to say things. Maybe it was because she just couldn't bring herself to be too open about someone she had never really met in person.

"Balmung…take to her house…I want to meet her family…And we need to figure out my whole situation as of where I'm staying." He watched Balmung unfold the direction to the hotel and written below were Blackrose's directions.

"Whatever you say…you're paying for gas…"

"Whenever I get the money I'll pay you…" Kai glanced at Akira and held her hand again and whispered to her. "It's not a problem if I go over is it?"

She blushed and shook her head. "No…I don't think they'd care…although having you stay the night is a different story…"

Kite beamed somewhat of an impish smile in her direction. "We'll see…" He said in a sinister tone that implied he had a plan in store. Usually they worked just like Yasuhiko. And the part where the plan was absolutely flawless was the only aspect that was missing. Things could always be worked out on the other hand. All he had to do was get his best friend to engage in this as well to perfect it. That shouldn't be too hard for the duo. A very short glance in Yasu's direction was made.

"Alright I get it…all you have to do is…" He paused. Most likely for the dramatic affect. That was the type of thing he just adored doing to people when he knew that they needed help more then anything else. It was his way of letting them know he couldn't care less about their problems. Well currently anyways. "Maybe if I didn't feel so left out at the moment I would do something about it…Maybe if you didn't ignore me just because you have.." He made inappropriate hand gestures inquiring sexual activities. "Forget it…I'll get you a damn plan."

Kite's eyebrows furrowed from the harsh words coming from his partner. Never before had he witness this. Could Blackrose really have had this sort of Impact on him? "Look…Yasu…You've been my friend for so long and I wouldn't let anyone come between us…please…I don't want you to be upset with me…"

"Look Kai, I'm just not used to being forgotten and I don't want you to forget about me and only remember Blackrose…" The eyes of both saddened teenage boys shifted down to the ground to show the amount of how upset they were because of this.

"I don't want to be the reason you two start fighting…" Akira looked to Yasuhiko and tried to force a smile. "I'm heading home. I want the two of you to make up…and when you figure out what you both are feeling then give me a call."

Yasu picked up on what she was implying immediately and nodded, turning away from Akira. "I'm sure we'll find our resolution sooner or later…maybe tonight before the whole party?"

Kai continued to look down at his feet, feeling ashamed for forgetting about Yasuhiko…After all, it was thanks to him that the whole plan worked in the first place. Without him…where would this entire plan have gone? Would it have even worked? Could Kite have even done the whole thing on his own? Of course not! Without the perfect cover-up and a supporting friend, such things would never have been able to be achieved. He faced Blackrose and tried to force a smile. "If you need time then that's fine…I'll e-mail you when we're alright. Is that ok?"

Akira nodded and turned her back to Kite. "That's fine…I'm gonna go check up on Kazu. He's supposed to be cleaning his room and my parents are sleeping." Truth be told, Kazu was actually very anxious to go to the airport and meet Kai in the real world. But Blackrose chose not to bring him along due to the fact he would be pestering Kite more then anyone else. That, and he would take away her time to be with her online partner.

"Tell him I said hey if you don't mind…and if you want to, you can bring him along to the hotel with us tonight!" The boy placed a soft touch to the back of his neck, rubbing very slowly, almost as if he were trying to show his embarrassment. That was exactly what he was trying to do. It was somewhat of a stress reducer for him. Nobody ever understood why something like that would stop his blushing whenever he was.

"I'll remember. And he will most likely complain until I do bring him to the place with me…is it far away from here?"

"We're taking a car aren't we?" Kite chuckled.

"Kite, would you like for me to pick her back up when she decides to make up her mind?" Balmung smiled and touched his chin with a fingertip. "I have no problem with it."

Kite shook his head and glanced to the side. "If you don't mind, I'll drive, Mizuki."

Balmung chortled and held his hand in protest. "Please don't call me Mizuki…It sounds too girlish if you ask me…And you can't drive."

Kai shrugged his shoulder and was a little shocked when he realized they were all outside of the car now. "Everyone has to try sometime."

A puzzled look was shot in his direction. All mostly confused by the sudden rebellious actions that were to be taking place. For Kai it was rebellious. Never before had he done something so reckless; besides the fact he had just ran away and is now throwing a party in the lobby of a hotel.

"Alright but you better not wreck the car. I just installed my last payment…" Mizuki re-opened the car door and sat back in the driver seat, slightly taken by Kite's bravery for everything he had done. Not once had he encountered a child willing to throw away their home life just to live in an area completely new. He sat in awe of this. "Let's get going…"

"Hey Akira!" Yasuhiko shouted when it was completely unnecessary. "I have an idea, why don't you and Kaito have a little date…you know, to see how compatible you two really are for each other. How about tomorrow?"

"It's a date then." She said in a quiet but sure voice. It was very faint but there was almost a tint growing…a small blush? Knowing that she was currently blushing, Akira turned and ran like that wind back to her home.

Kite smacked Yasu and groaned. "Why would you do something like that!?"

"To help you…" Yasuhiko touched his cheek where it stung.

"For what?"

"I'm helping you to win Akira's heart once and for all…"