So this is the last chapter for 2007. A new character is being introduced and I hope you tell me what you think of him. Enjoy~

Honolulu, August 2007

Melody leaned against Stone as she searched through all of the people pouring out of the airport for her older brother. He was stationed here for a few months to help train a few marines before they got sent to the Middle East. Melody was glad to have her older brother nearby and knew that he was going to enjoy his post here. He had the patients of a saint when it came to teaching people how to fight and shoot.

"So what's your brother like," Stone asked looking down at her. Melody's eyes never left the doors and her brother refused to let her make a sign with his name on it. He asked Melody about her family and could tell that this was her favorite sibling of the three she had.

"Well Mickey as amazing," Melody smirked. "Since I was an army brat and we moved every few months I was always the new kid and never had any real lasting friends. So I naturally got picked on a lot during school and he would protect me when he found out. I tried to handle it myself, but things tended to get out of hand." Stone chuckled hearing this. He remembers the how Melody fought with four of the guys on her squad when they got here. "Oh there he is," Melody pointed at a man that was around his age and had short brown hair and sharp green eyes that was looking up at the roof tops before heading toward them. Melody was jumping up and down waving her arms in the air. Stone put his hands on her shoulders to get her to stop jumping making the Mike, who was a few steps away, chuckle as his sister wiggled under her boyfriend's hands.

"Hey Mels," Mike grinned receiving a bear hug from Melody. Stone chuckled before pulling her off of her brother. "You must be Stone," Mike held his hand out for Stone to shake. Mike was glade that Melody had found a guy like Stone. He knew about the incident that happened before her flight home during the holidays. He wanted to go and strangle Katie when he had found out, but he knew not to his a woman no matter how much they deserved it.

"Indeed I am," he shook Mikes hand. Melody grabbed her brother's suite case and tossed it into the bed of Stone's truck. Alex had her truck for who knows what and Melody wasn't interested in knowing after finding strange things behind the seat last time he and Sam had it.

"Well let's get going to drop his stuff at the barracks before heading to lunch," Melody grabbed both of their hands. Stone was glade that none of them were really big or the ride in his truck would have been extremely uncomfortable. Melody held one of her hands on her lap as Mike told them a story that happened while he was in the desert. She was glad her brother wasn't on a bomb squad. She shuddered to think about the anxiety should would have if he was not to mention his girlfriend Krissy. Krissy was moving out here to be with him and was hoping to her the apartment right next to Stone and Melody.

Melody and Stone waited in the truck while Mike went to put his stuff in his room that he was staying in for three days while he went through all the paper work for the apartment and hopefully Krissy would be by then to help him set the apartment up like the one they share back home.

Mike grinned jumping back in the truck when he saw Melody leaning on Stones shoulder drawing pictures on his leg with her figures. It seemed that he wasn't the only one in the family to finally find the one they were meant to be with for the rest of their lives with. He believed in destiny and that everyone had a soul mate. It's just took him longer than it did his sister.

Stone drove them to the little cafe that Melody had been avoiding like the plague since the incident. Melody mood seemed to dampen a bit before jumping on to Mike's back. He carried her into the cafe and dropped her into the seat that Stone had pulled out.

"Hello may I take your orders," Katie came over to their table. Mike glanced it her name tag and his fist tighten. He was wondering why Melody's mood seemed to dampen when they pulled up. Mike glared at her why they all ordered water.

"Why did we come here," he asked Stone. He didn't want his sister uncomfortable because of the woman that wanted her boyfriend was working today.

"Because it has the best food you will ever eat," Melody answered for him. Stone squeezed her hand when he saw Katie coming back with their drinks. He loved coming here and was hoping Melody would be able to come back without trying to strangle Katie, but it was clear that it was her brother that he had to watch out for.

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Melody felt uncomfortable as Katie flirted with both Stone and Mike. She could tell both of them were getting annoyed by her advances and she was considering slapping her to get her away from both of them. Katie came and handed the bill to Mike with a wink before sashaying away. Mike got up and walked up to the front to pay the bill and she could see that he was saying something to Katie. Melody wondered what he said to make her eyes water with unshed tears.

"She won't be bothering us anymore," Mike replied as they walked out of the cafe. Melody smirked knowing that he only had a few words with Katie and that was all he was going to do. Krissy was the one that she was afraid would hurt Katie. Krissy was a martial arts teacher who was teaching Melody new moves each time they hung out together in an area that they could maneuver in.

So what do you think about the story? Is it to fluffy? Should I try to add more drama? I hope you leave a kind/helpful review!