(Kai)

We were at Koji and Koichi's house. It was night and we were all very tired, it was hard to concentrate.

"Alright guys. It's decided. We go to the electrical unit of Japan and that's where the source to stop the move should be." I announced.

"Right. Alright. Tomorrow. Saturday. Yay….." Chizuko yawned and patted her mouth contentedly. "Can we go now? I am like, sooooo tired."

"Does it really matter when you can sleep in?" I huffed.

"I guess it is. I don't think I'll sleep easily though with all the jumba in my head."

"Whatever. Night Koichi." I waved good bye and Chizuko and I sulked out of the door and headed homebound.

"See you guys tomorrow." Koichi stifled a yawn.

"Oh, and Koichi." I stopped as I was about to close the front door behind me. "Try to stay away from Koji and your Dad…or anyone who could mess up our plams…."

"I know. I'll try my best."

I sighed and blinked. I was too tired to make him say he wouldn't try, he would do it.

"I know you're tired and don't want to listen to me right now, but are you sure this is the right thing to do?" Chizuko asked.

"I'm not following."

"We're going to extreme measures to get them to stay here, but can't we just beg Mr. Minamoto to beg his boss to let him stay?" Chiuko asked.

"Of course we could, but I'm sure he's already tried that. And anyway, this is part of being friends. Going to extreme measures to save our friends. It's the way it goes. Like a law of feelings."

Chizuko paused. "Then why did you pick me? You didn't even try to stop Koichi from telling me, you just gave him a warning. I know it's not like to do that if you really don't want me to do this. I mean, I'm sure to mess up some way with my big mouth and my short term memory." She was serious. Only once in a very long time did Chizuko ever speak seriously.

"If you want the honest truth it's because…." I took a deep breath. "Koji and I…and you and Koichi…we all have feelings—that are more than a friend could feel and…that is why I chose you. Because, when you're someone's friend you'll go to extreme measures…but when you feel the way we do about Koji and Koichi…we'll go even farther."

When I opened my eyes after my 'speech' Chizuko was crying, just letting tears stream from her face. "I've always felt like I'm just a useless air head. I've never been any help to anyone…and no one seems to like me but you guys…."

"Don't be an idiot, you're not a total air head and most people don't appreciate a big mouth." I smiled at her and she smiled back.

"Excuse me though…I have something to do, you go ahead home." I told her, Chizuko nodded and continued on the path.

I waited there until I was sure Chizuko was gone. Then I climbed into Koji's window to see him clutching his stomach and staring at me. "Kai…."

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Er…it's nothing."

"Yeah…." I grimaced. He was hiding something, I knew it too well.

(Koji)

How long was I going to be able to pull this off? It hasn't even been a day and I'm already having a hang over…it's not really even a hang over, more like a extremely guilty feeling in the pit of my stomach. But the last thing I wanted to do was tell Kai.

After I got drunk I couldn't remember anything.

"Look. I just wanted to see if…you were ok…."

"I'm fine." I insisted. As if.

"You don't look it."

"No, really, I'm fine." Yeah right.

"No, you're not, just tell me what's wrong." Kai sniffed the air. "Is that…smoke!"

(Kai)

"No, it's just the neighbors."

I looked into his deep blue eyes. Was he lying to me? "Are you…lying to me?"

"No." He said, I noticed he couldn't look me in the eye.

"Koji…." I wanted to believe that he wasn't lying…. "I believe you." But I trust Koji. Maybe he was hiding something else….