Hope you like the story so far.

Unimportant side note: I look like Akari (straight brown hair going a little below the shoulders, round face and brown eyes) and that's why it's much easier for me to relate to her. My personality is kinda different but we both like Hikaru ^^. Also, Akari's comment on liking Hikaru's style is actually coming from me. XP

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Chapter 4

Hikaru was all ready for bed. He was about to go to his parents' bedroom when he noticed Sai looking at him anxiously, obviously wanting to say something.

"Yes?" said Hikaru slowly.

"Umm," answered Sai. "S-shouldn't you tuck her in or something?"

"What is she?" replied Hikaru. "Four years old?"

"At least pull the covers over her," said Sai, crossing his arms. "She might get cold."

"Oh, fine, fine," answered Hikaru. "Since when are you so caring?"

"You're supposed to treat a lady that way," said Sai looking a little surprised. "At least, that was how it was in my time."

Hikaru clicked his tongue in impatience and slowly opened the door leading into his bedroom.

There was Akari, face still buried in his pillow. She looked like she was enjoying herself.

With a heavy sigh, Hikaru walked over to the bed.

"Ok, genius," said Hikaru hotly. "She's lying on the covers. How the heck am I supposed to get her under them?"

"Can you pick her up?" asked Sai, almost too afraid to ask.

"I suppose," answered Hikaru looking around. "It'll be difficult to pull the covers off, though."

"I wish I could be solid to help out," said Sai sadly.

"It's ok," replied Hikaru quickly, noticing the sad look on Sai's face. "I just don't see why we have to go through all this trouble when we can just wake her up and let her do it on her own."

"Let her sleep," smiled Sai.

With another sigh, Hikaru slowly put his arms underneath Akari and felt the warmth underneath her.

Akari moaned a little and rolled on her side, closer towards Hikaru.

"Heh," said Hikaru. "At least she's helping."

Sai smiled radiantly that Hikaru became cheerful again.

Hikaru picked Akari up and she pressed up against him, probably thinking that he was the pillow.

"She's so light," said Hikaru, while with one hand trying to pull off the covers.

"It's a good thing too," answered Sai, dancing from side to side. "I do hope she doesn't wake up."

"Yeah," replied Hikaru. "All my efforts would be a waste."

When the covers were pulled off, he gently lowered her back down on the bed and pulled the covers over her.

For a few minutes, he looked at Akari sleeping, her mouth slightly open. She is rather cute, thought Hikaru. I wonder how come I never quite noticed that.

It's because you're growing up, Hikaru, thought Sai. It's because you're growing up.

Some time passed, while Hikaru still didn't tear his gaze from Akari. When Sai pointed out that it was late, Hikaru quickly stood up and crossed the room.

Before he closed the door, he whispered a faint "good night" and took a last look at Akari.

Sai couldn't help but smile once more.

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Akari took a deep breath and in a second, snapped her eyes open. The scent of Hikaru was oh, too near her face.

She sat up and realized that she was in Hikaru's room. She looked around and felt a little bit confused.

What happened, she asked herself. Why am I in Hikaru's bed?

For a second, a little shock went through her body and she looked down on herself. She was in clothes so nothing bad happened. Or, what DID happen?

She quickly got out of bed and raced out of the room. She lightly went down the steps into the living room.

No one there.

She tried the kitchen and the bathroom.

Still no one there.

What happened? She repeated again to herself.

Akari ran back up the stairs and stopped in the hallway. She looked around and realized that she hadn't tried Hikaru's parents' bedroom yet.

Slowly, she opened the room and noticed the back of Hikaru's head lying on the bed.

Relief spreading through her, Akari quickly sprinted toward him and shook Hikaru's shoulder.

Hikaru mumbled something and crawled away from Akari's reach.

Akari put on a pout face and got onto the bed, to be able to reach Hikaru.

She once again shook him and while doing so, she glanced at the side table clock. It was eleven o'clock in the morning.

"Come on, Hikaru," whined Akari, sitting on her legs and shaking Hikaru. "Wake up!"

"No!" answered a sleepy Hikaru and shifted away from Akari.

Before Akari could stop him, Hikaru shifted too far and fell off the edge of the bed.

"Ack!" screamed Akari. "Are you ok!?"

Hikaru picked himself up into a sitting position and looked at her with a groggy expression, and untidy hair.