Chapter 2: You love me irrevocably, don't you miss rank two?

Five years ago [Continuation 1]

Kei waited for an answer but he didn't had any. He glanced at Hikari's face and saw that she was sleeping peacefully on his shoulder. And that made Kei blushed for a little while. He smiled at her even though he knew that she wouldn't see it. You love me irrevocably, don't you miss rank two? He giggled to himself. But do you trust me the way I want you to trust me? He stopped giggling and expressed an expression that was too heartbreaking.

"What's the matter with them now?" Jun said with a little bewildered expression. His eyes were in circles, blinking twice in a second. Love is troublesome, isn't it? Maybe I shouldn't go out on a date with Sakura anymore. He suggested to himself.

"It looks like Kei is getting dismayed." Ryuu guessed correctly. "Hikari didn't tell him again what she was doing. And now it's making Kei blame himself." He added. He showed sadness in his eyes, he felt sorry for Kei who was suffering emotional pain.

"Ryuu, what's wrong?" Megumi asked, using her sketch pad. She showed too much concern for Ryuu that her eyes looks like it will break into tears. But then her eyes changed to that of a demon's when she saw the koala being playful with Ryuu. She looked at the koala with so much rage and extreme dislike. Jun was in the same state as her sister but with a big dark aura overshadowing the koala. The koala flinched from the twins and sweat dropped from the hatred that the twins were showing.

"Jun, Megumi, could you stop scaring my koala?" Ryuu asked, forcing a smirk. Jun and Megumi behave themselves and clanged to Ryuu's arms. "Thank you." He told them with a smile. "Well you see I felt sorry for Kei who is in distress right now." He sighed. "I'm not saying that I'm angry at Hikari, it's just that Kei's happiness is Hikari. And now, Hikari is the one making him poignant." He added.

"I don't think Hikari wants Kei to be sad. Hikari isn't the type of person who would want others to be miserable." Jun said with a determined expression. "Maybe the thing she is or was doing was too confidential for Kei to know." He added. Sometimes he also hides things to himself so that others won't worry about him and he thinks that Hikari is just doing the same.

"I agree. Hikari is a good person and he loves Kei, I don't think that she's making him sad on purpose." Megumi wrote and showed it to Ryuu with the same determined look like her brother. Ryuu sweat dropped from the intense determination the twins were showing.

"You're right." He finally agreed. "I'm sorry I blamed Hikari." He gave the twins an apologetic look and stared back at Kei and Hikari.

Jun and Megumi both smiled to Ryuu. Ryuu smiled back. "Ryuu, let's go out tonight." Megumi suggested. I'll see Yahiro tonight. I'm so happy. Megumi giggled to herself.

"Yes, let's go out." Jun agreed. He's planning on cancelling his date with Sakura for he thinks that love is troublesome. "Please, Ryuu." He implored.

"Alright, we will go out tonight. But Jun, don't you have a date with Sakura tonight? Are you planning on cancelling your date with her?" Ryuu asked suspiciously.

"I'm planning on rescheduling it." Jun lied. He forced a smile to hide his true intentions. But unfortunately, Ryuu wasn't fooled.

"Are you sure?" He asked with a doubtful expression. Jun nodded and sweat dropped from Ryuu but Ryuu still wasn't convinced. "Are you really sure?" He asked again. Jun finally gave up.

"I'm planning on cancelling all my dates with her." Jun answered with surrendered expression and sobbed a little.

"Oh, okay." Was all Ryuu said. He guessed that Jun was still bothered by his other self so he let him off the hook. But Ryuu guessed wrong, it wasn't because of Jun's split personality that he decided to cancel all his dates; it was because of the way Jun thinks about LOVE.

Jun sighed. After all the torture of asking me, he let me off the hook easily. He made another sigh. Then his expression lightened to that of an angel's. Ahh… he didn't really saw through my pretence. Jun thought happily and successfully.

"This is going to be fun." Megumi wrote with hearts around. Then she hummed to herself. The plan on having a date with Yahiro made her excited.

"HEY EVERYONE, WE'LL HAVE SALMON TEA FOR TODAY AND RASPBERRY PIE! OH, I'M SO HUNGRY!" Tadashi shouted excitedly. Little did he know Kei was expressing extreme anger to him. Jun, Megumi and Ryuu sweat dropped from Kei's immense aura.

"TA-DA-SHI…" Kei said with an extremely angry tone. Kei's aura overshadowed him and he sweat dropped again and again.

"Wh-at…Wh-at did I do?" Tadashi stuttered in fear. His hands were in front of him begging for his life. "My pie, my tea, my cake, my cookies, goodbye to all of you." He said with tears in his eyes. Next thing he knows, he was in Hokkaido.

Jun, Megumi, and Ryuu sweat dropped. I'd better not make him angry. Jun suggested to himself. Kei is too sensitive when it comes to Hikari. Ryuu thought. "What did Tadashi do?" Megumi wrote while shaking in fear then she showed Ryuu.

"Guys, where is Tadashi?" Someone asked. It was Akira. She looked at Ryuu, hoping for an answer but unfortunately she didn't had any coz' Ryuu was still scared stiff because of Kei. Where is that stupid Tadashi? She wondered with her eyes in flames. Little did she know Hikari is sleeping on Kei's arm.

Ryuu tried to answer Akira but he couldn't find his voice. He relaxed himself and tried to speak again and this time he succeeded. "I think…" He began. "I think he's out nowhere." He answered and sighed. "Kei got angry on Tadashi and he sent him flying. I'm not even sure if he is still alive." He added. "I'm sorry, Akira. We couldn't do anything to stop Kei. In fact, we can't even move an inch here on our seats." He apologized, still with a stunned look.

"K-E-I…" Akira said his name like it was three syllables. Her eyes were that of a demon's and flames surrounded her. But suddenly she wondered why Kei got angry on Tadashi. She turned to face Ryuu again whose coolness is back. She put up an eyebrow. She waited for a response but she didn't had any and as seconds pass she's getting more irritated.

Ryuu sat in his seat and just stared at Akira. He didn't have any clue of what to say to her and because of that he sweat dropped. "Er, what?" He asked, still clueless.

"Why did Kei got angry on Tadashi?" Akira forced the words out in irritation. A vein popped out of her head.

"I think it was because…" He trailed off. "Of Hikari." He continued then he grabbed a cup of tea from Akira.

"And what is it about Hikari that made Kei angry on Tadashi?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

Ryuu couldn't speak coz' he knows that Akira will get angry if she finds out that Hikari is sleeping on Kei's arm. "Umm…" He trailed off. He tried not to look at Kei so as not to transfer Akira's attention to him but he did either way.

"What?" She asked Ryuu again. And then she wondered where Hikari is. She turned to look at Kei and then… Akira burned with rage. K-E-I…I'M GONNA GET YOU FOR THIS! Akira thought in rant and rave, her teeth gritting together.

Then Kei notice the intensity of Akira's stare. He knew the reason why she's like that and he just grinned. It wasn't just a normal grinned; it was an evil grin expressing triumph. Heh… so what will you do Akira? Hikari voluntarily do this. His grin grew bigger.

Akira stared past Kei with intensity just like his. They both stared past each other, Akira with a serious face and Kei still grinning evilly…