Ralph Grazer had been alone for a while and decided to go stay in Japan for a while. His fiancee had left him for another man and he had started drinking a lot. Three assaults and over fifteen AA meetings later, he was still messed up over it and so he figured that doing some major work in Japan would get his mind off of it. He was managing a new band and a few solo artists. He had hired Aine to be a composer once again, but her lyrics didn't have the same sensuality as they once did. They seem to be more depressing and lacking any feeling what so ever.
Crying into the silence of midnight
Letting your blood flow freely into the snow
Dying slowly as the sun rises
so only death will hear your last breath
How was he supposed to sell records with such depressing lyrics? People wanted to hear the lyrics similar to what Lucifer used to play. Still he knew she hadn't quite gotten over wht happened to Sakuya; he just hoped that she would start to write semi- happier lyrics. He had asked her out on a date a few times and was happy she finally accepted. He had no idea what he wanted to do with her then but he knew he wanted to make it special. For the moment all his bands had songs on the top 100 list and the company was stable.
When he went to pick her up he took a moment to take in the sight she presented to him. Aine was wearing a sleek, mildly sexy black dress and a pair of crystal earrings. She was breathtaking and he almost wished she was his from the beginning again. He had in fact loved her once if only for a short period of time. Maybe it was fate that brought them together again...maybe this time it'll be different.