Author's Note: I think if i did my math right, Yuli should be a senior in high school. If not, he's in high school. lol XD Anyways, start stirring up the past a bit too! XD

Chapter Two

Kento sighed as he parked his beat up old van, it was a hand me down from his dad and he always felt like he looked like some sort of creep in it but it was convenient at the moment. He had been helping his dad with the restaurant while in he was in town, which was also a great way to get fed for free too.

He had just got back from his exchange program in Australia, which was nice, and was going to finish his degree in criminology at a Tokyo University. He smiled to himself, he couldn't wait to see how much Yuli had grown up. He placed the keys in his pocket, and heard his cell phone buzz but he didn't care to answer the thing that was so main stream. It was like a mechanical brick, as far as he was concerned.

He began to walk up to the school, and the heard the bell ring. He grinned at the familiar surroundings, and was glad that Yuli was going to the same place him and Rowen went. Of course, he knew that the boy was both smarter than he himself was at that age, and had more free time.

"Kento," he heard the young man say as he raced out of the school and Kento almost fell back in shock.

The last time he saw Yuli he was in middle school, this was not the scrawny little boy who used to hang around them. He was tall and lean, with the same mop of bowl cut hair, and bright blue eyes. His voice had deepened significantly as well. He wore a dark navy uniform, and carried a matching case. Kento noticed the girls who passed by him giggle and blush. Well, he was better off than either him or Rowen in that case.

"Yuli," he said giving the boy a quick one armed hug. "Gosh, I almost didn't recognize you!"

"Haha," Yuli grinned the same mischievous grin in embarrassment. He rubbed the back of his head bashfully, "well, I almost didn't recognize you either."

Kento paused and smiled. He had changed a lot, well, for improvements sake. He had cut his hair short, started to eat healthier so he could work out more, and the Australian sunshine left a pretty nice tan. "Well, let's get going, Rowen's already at Mia's," Kento said as he motioned for the van which made Yuli chuckle. "Don't even start, Cye said the same thing."

"Are you pedo?"

"Haha real funny," Kento said rolling his eyes. "I told Dad, it needs to be painted."

"A coat of paint is not going to do that thing justice." Yuli snickered and quickly looked down in his case, "nuts, I forgot something in my last class. Wanna go with me?"

"Sure why not," Kento said as the two headed back towards the building. "What was your last class?"

"My elective, which is art," Yuli answered as some girls said good bye to him.

"Art, huh?"

"Yeah," Yuli shrugged reluctantly. "It was better than taking culinary."

Kento grinned as they walked in the old building, "I did the same thing. Is it old mister Kijo?"

"No, that's why its so much harder, he retired this year," Yuli sighed as he dug through his case. "We have a new professor from America."

"America, huh?"

"America of all places," Yuli laughed. "She's pretty formal."

"She?"

"Yes, she."

Kento grinned at the boy, "care to introduce me?"

"No, because I know what you're up to," Yuli replied again with a roll of his eyes. "Do you ever get any dates?"

"Yes," Kento said abashed. He recognized the class room coming up as the art room and he decided to wait outside. "I'll just be right here."

"Sounds good," Yuli said as he slid the door open. "Sorry, Sensei Nakano I forgot my English paper for the morning class."

Kento heard the last name and raised an eyebrow in curiosity when he heard a woman answer softly, "it's alright, Yamano-kun. I was just wrapping up anyways."

Yuli heard the door slide open and Kento walked in to see exactly who he thought it was. The teacher was a woman his age with soft white hair, and gray blue eyes. She was short, almost the same height she had been when he had been in school with her, but her style was so much different now. She wore an all white skirt suit with hot pink heals and and tie. Her white hair was bobbed with the bangs cut diagonally over her right eye.

Kento grinned ear to ear, "its Sensei Nakano now?"

The woman starred at him momentarily and then gasped with realization, "Kento? Kento Lei Faun?"

Yuli frowned as he glanced between them, "you know each other?"

The woman couldn't help but run to the man and wrap him in a big hug, her feet lifting off the floor for a few moments. Kento set her down, "of course, Hoshi went to school with me and Ro."

"We went to the same study seminar, Kento," she smiled and he noticed something off with her. He couldn't tell what, but she was intentionally hiding her face. "That hardly counts as the same school."

Kento rolled his eyes and Yuli asked, "wait...how come I don't remember?"

"It was before we met," Kento said wrapping an arm over her shoulders.

Hoshi looked at Kento and then to the boy in her class, "how do you know my big Faun?"

"Big Faun," Yuli snickered again and watched his older friend turn red. "Well, he sort of saved me from an accident."

"Awww," Hoshi smiled, and Kento noticed a slight stiffness on the right side of her face. "That must have been when I left back to America."

"Yeah, that sounds about right," Kento said as he thought back. Of course, he knew Yuli was leaving out the part about the armors but it was around that time. "You decided to come back? Me and Ro were sure you were going to become some sort of politician!"

"Well, I decided to do art instead," she said softly and even Yuli noticed her demeanor change.

"Hey, speaking of Ro, we're getting together tonight with some friends, why don't you come," Kento said but he saw her smile fade.

"I don't think so, Faun," she said softly and glanced back at her desk. "I have a lot of artwork to look through, especially Yamano-kun's. Tell him, I said 'hi'. Wont you?"

Yuli remained quiet and watched his professor walk back to her desk. He noticed Kento's hard expression as if he was analyzing her movements. Kento put on a fake grin, "I sure will! We should get together soon!"

She nodded softly, "take care, Faun."

Yuli grabbed his arm and yanked him out in the hall, and when they were halfway down it, he hissed, "what was that about?"

"I don't know, Yuli, she was a friend of ours..."

"Wait, you and Rowen knew each other before...you know what?"

"Yup," Kento grinned as they walked along. "We met when we were choosing clubs, archery of course."

"Wait, so how do you guys know my professor?"

Kento smiled, "that's Rowen's girlfriend, or was..."

Yuli looked back and then looked at him, "wait, Rowen had a girlfriend?"

"Yeah, kinda tragic really. Her parents, although her family was from Japan originally, were American diplomats and she had to go back with them when the Gulf War thing was becoming an issue. I'm surprised she came back here..."

"Well, maybe she liked it..."

"No, she has higher IQ than Ro does," Kento said softly as they exited the school. "I used to tease them and say that he was going to be the scientist, but she was going to get man to mars. She had the highest score in the nation...how did she end up as an art prof?"

Yuli shook his head, "she said she moved back because she liked the weather."

Kento snorted, "she's a good liar too."

"What is she lying about?"

"You wouldn't notice it," Kento paused as they crossed school grounds. "But she was in pain."

"Is that why you were starring at her?"

"Starring? Yeah, well, she was hurting bad. She didn't stay behind because she was finishing up Yuli, its because she was in pain."

Yuli paused to think, "that...sort of makes sense. She does always stays afterwords."

The young man noticed a sad look come across his friends face. "We can't tell, Ro."

"But?"

Kento sighed sadly and added, "not yet, anyways."