"Excuse me, Blues!"

Blues turned. The navi behind him was draped completely in a black sheet, with two eyeholes for sight. The red navi was at a loss, until he glanced down at the navi's feet.

"Is there any specific reason for your sheet, Glyde?" Blues asked skeptically.

"G-Glyde? How on Earth did you... I mean, no, I am not Glyde! I am a frightening ghost navi! Ooo! Ooo!!"

"Of course." Blues muttered.

"And I have a message from beyond deletion!" The ghost navi continued. "Enzan must come alone to the rose garden in the park at midnight tonight!"

"And why would he want to do something like that?"

The Ghost Navi was silent. "You trust not the word of a ghost?"

"I trust not the word of a navi in a sheet."

"...Please, just go. I'll get yelled at if he doesn't."

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Enzan yawned, leaning a lone streetlight, next to the rose garden. It was quite obvious why Yaito wanted him out here this late. She wasn't very experienced at hiding her feelings, that was for sure. The skunk-haired boy, on the other hand, had trained himself to do so since childhood.

Yaito had good reason to hide any affection toward Enzan. After all, his family and hers had been at odds with each other for centuries. His company, IPC, and her father's, Gabcom, were rivals in the business of comptuer entertainment. Yaito had no intention of going against her father's wishes.

Until tonight, apparently. Enzan smirked, hearing footsteps. Here she comes.

"E-Enzan!" Yaito exclaimed, "I... I... was the one to call you here."

I'll play dumb for the moment, see what she does... "Oh, did you? And why is that?"

"I..." Yaito blushed furiously. "That is..."

"Go on." Enzan urged with a smirk. "I'd like to know why I shouldn't be sleeping now."

Yaito bit her lip. "Well... Enzan... You're not..." She choked, "You're not as big of a jerk... as I used to think you were."

"Is that so?"

"Y-yeah... in fact... maybe..." She glanced around. "Maybe I kinda... like you."

"Oh, really?" Enzan's voice was peppered with sarcasm.

"But... but only just a little!" She added quickly.

Enzan was silent, pondering this. Well, she finally said it. Now, how should I respond? He closed his eyes, thinking, then looked down at the blonde haired girl. "Yaito," he began, "If I have to crouch down to waist level to kiss somebody, I have no intention of dating them."

Yaito's blush deepened, but this time, it was from fury. She opened her mouth to insult him, but instead yelped as Enzan lightly grabbed her under the shoulders and lifted her up into his arms.

Yaito was now at eye-level with Enzan. He was calm, she was confused... and maybe scared. What do I say?! Yaito thought urgently, but found that she couldn't say anything, because her mouth was covered with Enzan's.

After a moment, Enzan pulled back, and smiled. "Lucky for you, you're light enough to lift up."

Yaito blushed. Again.

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