Hi, hi! I'm back to update this lovely story! In the next couple chapters, things will be a little serious. I hope you enjoy!

The rest of the day passed by with quite a flash. Ritsu had managed to get most of his work done even with the occasional teasing from his boss or co-workers.

Mino seemed to had stayed home for the day do to being sick. After work, Ritsu received a phone call from Akira.

"Aki? How did you get my number?" Ristu asked his old friend. "From your mother. Um, Ritsu. I have a something I would like to talk and ask you about."

Ritsu could hear some sort of concern in her voice and nodded. "O-okay. Where should I meet you?"

They decided to meet at Ritsu's own apartment and he got ready to leave. Before entering the elevator he asked if Takano had left already and received a yes. Good.

Now I won't be pressured to go home with him. Ritsu left and got home relatively fast. He exited the elevator and what he saw shocked him.

Akira was standing there talking with Takano. And she didn't look very happy. "I knew it." She was saying.

"From the moment I saw you, I knew you weren't just a normal lover. You had to be that damn bastard."

Oh crap, Ritsu thought to himself. He quickly walked up to them and attempted to stop their conversation.

"What do you mean, 'bastard'? I've done nothing wrong." Takano made and effort to defend himself.

Before Ritsu managed to get there, Akira had already punched Takano in the stomach. Hard.

The older man nearly bent completely forward but Ritsu was able to catch him before he fell.

"Aki! What the hell are you doing?!" Ritsu yelled though he knew the answer to his own question.

Akira's eyes were cold. Like never melting blue ice. "I gave him what he deserves."

She was completely unaffected by the tone her old friend used but after looking at the men in front of her, she finally noticed what she had done.

"Oh my God. R-Ritsu, I-I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to. It was just and automatic response. I-it's just that, he's the man that broke you're heart ten years ago. I just felt so angry and snapped when he said he'd done nothing wrong."

Tears began to form in her eyes and the color reverted back to a watery blue.

Takano had finally managed to recover and released himself from Ritsu's supportive grasp. Looking up at her, he smiled.

"I must say, you pack quite a punch for someone that looks as though she couldn't hurt a fly."

Ritsu was surprised about how his boss was able to recover so quickly. "T-Takano-san! Are you okay?"

There was true concern in the younger man's voice and Takano felt slightly warmer.

"I'm fine. Just peachy."Takano reassured his subordinate and then turned his attention back to the girl who had just punched him in the stomach.

"Hmph, and you deserved it. U-uh, I mean. I'm really sorry." Akira began to panic as she changed from being cold to being apologetic.

"It's fine. You're right. I did deserve it seeing as how I was intentionally trying to make you mad." Takano smirked.

Watery blue eyes widened in surprise and so did emerald ones. "Why would you do something like that!? I warned you not to make her mad!"

Ritsu attempted to scold his boss. Akira simply laughed and smiled sweetly. "You're very funny. I must thank you for not being mad at seeing as how I caused such an inconvenience." She lied.

In no way was Akira's apology real. No one knew that but herself. Takano nodded while Ritsu just backed away in disbelief.

How is it that they can make up so easily? And Aki was never one to forgive someone so quickly.

Ritsu shook his head and hen remembered something. "Oh yeah, Aki! You had something you wanted to talk to me about, right?" Akira looked up at her old friend with all traces of her smile gone which was replaced by worry.

"Yeah. I-It's about Kira. He's recently contacted me somehow. He said he wants to see me."

Ritsu froze. He hadn't heard that name in a while. Not since he had abandoned his only family and left her with Ritsu's.

Rage overtook the young man as he took the bag he had all of his work supplies in and flung it at the wall.

"O-oi, Onodera! What's wrong?" Takano felt completely lost. He had never seen Ritsu lose his temper like this.

"Why the hell is he coming back now!? After all those years, he thinks he can just suddenly make an appearance again and believe everything will be okay?" Ritsu was furious.

"Calm down, Ritsu. I turned him down. It's just, I wanted to talk to you about it," She glanced up quickly at Takano and then returned her eyes to Ritsu. "Alone." She finished.

Takano obviously knew that he was now being a nuisance to this drama-like situation.

"Ah, Onodera. I'll see you tomorrow at work. It was nice to meet you again, Tamasine-san."

Takano felt a bit awkward as he quickly opened his apartment door and closed it behind him.

He didn't know what was going on but it seemed to be serious.

Ritsu led Akira into his mess of an apartment after they picked ip the various clothes and other items from his bed and attempted to clear some space for her to sit down.

Seeing as how it was not going to work, they decided to just sit on the floor near the table.

"So, explain what happened." Ritsu was still furious but he was now working hard to hold it down.

"Well, I got a call yesterday from Kira. I don't k ow how he got ahold of my number but I decided to talk to him. I wanted to know why he abandoned me! He told me nothing other than that he wanted to see me and you, but I told him no. After that, he said that he'd wait at the local park for me on April 3rd for however long he has too. I don't know what to do. I want to go but then again I don't know what I'll do to him when I see him."

Ritsu sighed. He understood this feeling, somewhat. It was similar to how he felt when Takano had declared that he would make Ritsu say "I love you" to him again.

"Ritsu, you'll go with me right?" Akira sled silently. "Do you really want to see him that much? If so, I will go. I don't plan on letting you two meet alone. Who knows what would happen."

Ritsu smiled encouragingly at his friend. "Thank you!" Akira shot up from the floor at tackled Ritsu with a hug.

"Thank you so much."

How was it? I hope it was to your liking. So far, this is my second favorite chapter. My first is the next one where you meet Kira. Anyhow, review/favorite/follow please!