~Chapter Two~

"You're improving nicely, Kazu-kun!" Spitfire called up as Kazu sat down on the top of a building, his breathing heavy. The boy smiled down at the red-head.

"You think so?" he yelled and Spitfire laughed.

"I wouldn't say so if I didn't think so!" he answered as Kazu got down from the roof and stood next to him, bent over as he wiped the sweat from his eyes. He had been practicing the same trick for a while now and was tired, but had finally been able to create a column of flame. He looked up at Spitfire to find the man smiling gently down at him. "You're doing so well Kazu-kun. I think you deserve a treat."

"A treat?" Kazu asked and Spitfire nodded, turning and motioning for him to follow.

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"W-what's wrong with Kazu-sama?" Emily shrieked as she shook the blonde's limp body. The team had rushed over to Spitfire's old place when Kazu had not answered any of their calls and his sister had said he wasn't at home.

"Kazu! I demand you wake up right now!" Ikki yelled at his friend as Agito looked at the computer carefully. His eye widened as Ikki started to take off the headgear and he rushed forward, shoving his hands away.

"Don't take that off! Fuck!" he yelled and the group stared as he re-adjusted the equipment on Kazu's head. "He must have been playing that game when the power crashed. If we remove that now, who knows what will happen." He explained and Emily sniffled as her eyes teared up.

"But what are we supposed to do?" she whimpered as Yayoi comforted her friend by rubbing her back. Agito didn't answer as he started up the computer and put in the codes. The only thing that would come up was a box saying that the connection had been reset and a request to connect to the game.

"Fuck. The way it is, he can't get out on his own. One of us will have to get in there and take out the program from the inside, unless any of you know how to hack a computer really well." He said and Emily stepped forward.

"I-I can go in!" she offered and Agito smirked at her widely.

"Oh? Are you that confident in yourself to get him out safely? There are many ways for you to fuck up. You could make it worse than it already is." He said lowly and Emily shivered, breathing deeply as if to calm herself. She swallowed past the lump in her throat before hanging her head.

"A-alright. Then who will go get him?" she murmured and Agito rolled his eye before strapping on the extra set of gear.

"Fuck. I guess I'll have to. No one else seems competent enough." He muttered in an annoyed tone.

"Hey! Take that back shorty!" he yelled and Agito quickly flipped him off before lying next to Kazu on the floor.

"Listen. As soon as I connect, leave the room. I don't need any of you fucking this up. We'll come out when I get Kazu out. Go distract his sister or some shit while I work. Now click the fucking button." He said in an annoyed tone. Ikki went to the computer and clicked 'enter' quickly as Agito shut his eyes and let his body relax. Silence fell on the room as the rest of the team watched their other two members before they slipped out, muttering 'good luck's to the pair.

Agito came out in one of the floating cities in an alley way shrouded by shadows. He took a look around, taking in every detail in case he needed it for later before he headed towards the main street.

'Hey, Agito?' asked a sweet voice from in his mind and he wordlessly acknowledged that he was listening. 'Why did you volunteer? Is it cause it's Kazu-kun?'

A blush spread on Agito's face and he glared slightly.

"Not really. No one else is capable of pulling this off. Or do you forget how stupid the rest of our team is?" he replied and Akito giggled from behind his hand.

'You said "Our Team".' He pointed out and Agito tensed, his blush growing.

"Wh-whatever. Let's just find that idiot beanpole and get the fuck out of here." He said, more determined to get out of the place than ever.

::Meanwhile::

Kazu licked at his ice cream as his eyes wandered around the area Spitfire had taken him to. It looked like a nice and peaceful park with quite a few lakes and such within it. The pair sat on a bench facing one of the biggest lakes that had three fountains spouting water from them into the sky.

"This is a nice place…" he breathed and Spitfire chuckled.

"I think so too." He said, licking at his own ice cream. "It's nice and quiet here."

Kazu nodded in agreement as he finished his ice cream and ate the waffle cone. Spitfire glanced over at the blond as he rested against the back of the bench and let out a sigh. He ran a hand through his hair, setting the beanie aside on the bench before looking at Spitfire.

"Hey, do you know how long it's been? I don't recall the time of day ever changing here." He said and Spitfire smiled slightly.

"The day is tricky here. It seems slightly longer than when you are in the real world. It's been about a day." He answered and Kazu's eye's grew wide as he whistled.

"Wow, that long huh? I bet my sister is flipping out by now, wondering where I am." He muttered. Spitfire sighed lightly and nodded.

"I suppose she might be. Unfortunately, you're stuck in here until the program fixes itself. It should be entering that cycle any minute now." He explained and Kazu bolted up, his face pale and eyes wide.

"W-what? I'm actually trapped in here? My sister is gonna kill me!" he yelled and Spitfire's eyes took on a sad look.

"I'm sorry to hear that, but there's nothing we can do about it."

Kazu sighed heavily, flopping back against the bench and covering his eyes.

"Man. I can just hear that lecture already. She's gonna be so-" he began only to cut off when something soft was pressed to his lips. He blushed deeply as he realized it was Spitfire's mouth moving against his, inviting him to kiss back. His heart was pounding but as it began to calm, he closed his eyes again and began to return the kiss, his arms wrapping around Spitfire's neck.

'This…This isn't so bad…Sure, he's hovering over me, meaning he has control but…It's not bad…' he thought as they stayed like that for a minute or so more. Finally, Spitfire broke the kiss with a smile.

"Well, Kazu-kun, let's get back to training, shall we?" he asked and Kazu nodded as he stood up and followed after Spitfire as they left. He stared at Spitfire's back, thinking about that kiss, wondering why Spitfire had just done that suddenly. They came to a stop in a wide circle of houses that had their backs to them and he decided to ask.

"Spitfire?" he began and the older AT rider looked at him with a warm smile.

"Yes, Kazu-kun?" he questioned and Kazu bit his lip before continuing.

"Why did you kiss me, ya know, like that?" he asked quietly and for a moment, he was afraid Spitfire had not heard him. He really did not want to repeat himself. But then Spitfire took on a sad expression, those bright red eyes smoldering like embers. He moved forward so that he was cupping Kazu's cheek and Kazu's face heated up as Spitfire gently rubbed his cheek with his thumb.

"Because, I wanted to do that while I was still with you. I just never got the chance. My time was cut short with you and I still regret that. It was the hardest parting I have ever done." He said and Kazu felt his chest tightening. He knew he was about to cry, he could feel it starting but he was going to fight the tears as long as he could.

So, I failed to mention last time due to my rush to get it up, but my friend Mellissa actually helped me think of a title for this story! ^_^ Thanks! Also, thank you to everyone who is at least reading. Unfortunately, I don't think many people like this story, so I may not even finish this. That's another reason I'm not updating very quickly. Lack of motivation. So if anyone likes this, then at least review with that much or I may seriously just take this down. See ya!