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It's been a week since Akadou's 3-D graduation

Kazama Ren walks to the school gate

Hoping to get a glimpse of her

The one who he respects the most

But not only that

But attracts him too

The woman who was his homeroom teacher

The woman who understands his thoughts

The woman who always helps him and his friends

The woman who cried for him when he's on a coma

Her warmth when holding his hand tightly

Her tears…for him

He realized that behind her unbelievable strength

She's fragile too

She's a woman after all

And he wants to protect her

He wants to be beside her

And he wants her to notice him

Not as her student

But as a man

"Kazama?"

A feminine voice that's very familiar to him

He turns his body

And finds the woman that he adores so much is in front of him

"Yankumi…."

He is stunned

"What're you doing here?"

She asked curiously

The poor boy starts to think random resons to answer the question

He scratches his head

The girl smiled

"Do you……miss me?"

She asked slyly

Straight to the point

"Just passing by…"

A very lame answer

The school bell rings

"GOSH! I need to hurry….how about tonight we have a little reunion with the boys…on Kuma's place"

She asked

"That'll be fun..I'll tell the others"

"Okay then! See later"

She quickly runs through the school gate

He looks at her until she disappeared from his vision

"YES!"

He grin

…

That night Kumiko and 3D boys have a great time

They talked about the sweet memories when they're still at Akadou

Laughter fill Kuma's place

"Um..Yankumi….."

Kuma tries to call his former sensei

"What is it Kuma?"

She asked with a happy smile

"….Nothing.."

Kumiko wrinkled her brows confused with him

But her attention quickly swift to one of the boys who called her

"Maybe…it'll better as a surprise"

Kuma whispered to himself

The reunion ended at 11 pm

The boys walk separate ways to their homes

Kazama Ren insisted that he will walk her home

Yankumi finally agreed

As they walk together

Ogata, Ichimura, Kamiya, Kuraki and Honjo give Ren thumbs up

Cheering for him

Making Ren frown a bit

"So..Kazama…what'll you do? College or Work?"

Kumiko asked as they continues to walk

Looking at the boy besides her

"My sister insisted that I should go to college…But I don't want to burden her too much..so I'll take part time jobs too…"

She smiled

He tries hard to compose himself against that sweet smile of hers

"So when will you attend college?"

"Maybe next year…I need to study hard…"

"Need I to help?"

She offers

A big chance for him

But as he wants to answer

Kumiko bumps someone

Unluckily for her… a drunk man…

And he's with his other drunken friends

"Whatcha..hic..problem missy?!"

The drunken man pulled her collar

"YOU!"

As Kazama wants to released her

Someone else did it

Swiftly the hands that holds her collar loose it's power when the other hand was twist behind his back

The darkness prevents them to see her saviour

"ittai..ittai!!"

"Leave"

A deep voice with a commanding tone

The drunken man quickly runs

His friends follow

"It's been a long time..Yankumi"

The moonlight gives them access to the saviour's face

And Kumiko feels familiar with him

Realization hits her

"Shin?"

"Glad you still remember me…"

He said with his trademark smirk

To be continued…

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