Author's Note: As always, thank you for reading my story and continue to read onto Chapter 10! I have to say "Thank you" a million times for A LOT of supports and reviews that all of you gave me! Oh my god, I can't tell you how happy I am right now. I went totally crazy and totally happy to see how much people love my story and how much you guys want me to update! THANK YOU SO MUCH! If there's any word to express my deepest gratitude, I would say it! But now I can't think of one, so thank you again! I love you all so much! I'll do my best in every chapter and I won't let any of you down!
Now, back to briefing… This chapter is totally opposite of the last one since it's devoted to Shinjiro (who suffered through last chapter of not be able to express his real feelings in front of everyone.) Well, though I gotta say that I kind of torture him a little at the end. *evil laughs* Yup, like I told many of you before. I am evil.
And for all Aki's fans (who I found to be quite a lot according to reviews of past chapters), this chapter probably not the best chapter for you since it's all Shinjiro, but I assure you guys that Aki will resume his major role in next chapter! You have my word!
Well, I just got back from university so I'm a little tired right now. I also have an early class tomorrow morning so I'll just stop my rambling here. Here's Chapter 10! I hope all of you will enjoy it as much as the others!
As always, thank you for reading. I hope you all enjoy the story/chapter and *please* review so I could improve! ^^

Disclaimer: I do not own Persona

Chapter 10 Tainted hands

The Next Day

Hikaru's room – Afternoon

Hikaru started to gain her consciousness as a sharp pain shot through her head. She let out a low groan, bringing her hand up to massage her temple. Her head was a blur as she slowly opened her eyes, and forced to clench them shut again as for the bright light piercing her sight. It was bright out, sunlight coming through the window.

"Argh…" She let out another groan and blinked rapidly in order to get her mind straight. Slowly sitting up, she took a quick glance around, realizing afterward that it was her own room.

Wha…? Hikaru questioned mentally, still kept her hand at her temple. Her eyebrows scrunched together into a knot. My room? How did I…? She shook her head slightly, recalling the last thing she could remember. I was in Tartarus… and…

*knock knock*

The knock of the door caused her to jump a bit. She pressed her palm on her heart in an attempt to slow down her own heart rate, didn't realize that she was breathing hard.

"Y-Yes!" She answered and heard the knob turning as the door slowly opened. The familiar scent of spices and cooking oil nuzzled her nostril, automatically notified her who the visitor was.

"So you're finally awake, huh sleepyhead?" Shinjiro scoffed, chuckling softly as he entered the room.

"Shinjiro-senpai…" was all she managed to get out right now. She blinked again, trying to get her senses back. "Good morning…?"

"Look at the sun before you said that. It's way past morning, dumbass. More like afternoon." Another chuckle escaped the male's throat. He closed the door behind him and walked over to her, pushing a chair out of the way in process and sat down on the bed beside her.

"Come in my room and sit on my bed without asking my permission, senpai?" Hikaru teased, gaining a light push on her head as a respond.

"Hmph," he made a low sound, glancing at her with a mischievous smirk. "So even I have to ask, huh?"

"Well, you don't have to if you'll hold me, like right now." She said with a teasing smile, only to get another push on the head. Shinjiro made no other respond as he shifted further into the bed, trying to get a better position. Hikaru just giggled slightly, moving and playing around with her blanket until she could get a comfortable position in his hold, her back facing him.

"Brat," Shinjiro remarked, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulled her body close to his so that she could lean her back on his chest, and she did.

"What happened?" Hikaru asked when they were both comfortable. "I remember being in Tartarus and everything went dark."

"You fainted," He started, pausing for a bit to recall the information he got last night. "Takeba and Yamagishi said you guys got separated in Tartarus and you fought a Shadow alone."

"Oh, yeah…" Her eyes widened a little, started to remember the details. "It landed a heavy blow on me, so I used Dia to heal myself and then…" Another pause before she tilted her head to the side. "I finished it with Bufudyne, but it managed to hit me on the head just before it disappeared… And everything just… went black…"

"You wore yourself out." Shinjiro concluded, giving her a scolding look. "Why the hell did you have to hurt yourself on the only night that I couldn't be with you in Tartarus?"

"It's not like I chose to!" She protested, turning her head slightly to glare at him. However, she was forced to freeze when Shinjiro tightened his embrace, holding her close to him. She felt the weight of his head resting on her right shoulder.

"You're a pain," he whispered, causing her to shudder a bit as she felt his hot breath on her neck. "Hurting yourself and getting me all worried. Did you know how much it hurt me when I saw you last night, knowing that I didn't be there to save you?"

"I'm… sorry.." She said in a faint voice, trying her best not to tremble as she felt his breath brushing against her neck once again. While Shinjiro sighed quietly as Akihiko's voices suddenly echoed in his mind when he thought about last night, where he had to watch Akihiko took care of his girl. He pressed his lips together, unfamiliar feelings rising in his heart when he thought of what his best friend had said.

Aki likes Hikaru… He likes her… He repeated, clenching his eyes shut as the feelings started to overwhelm him. He wants her… His arms around Hikaru's waist slightly tightened at the thought. This body… this heart… Another exhale escaped, he couldn't help but feeling weird sensation in his heart again. The thought of his best friend wanting to have Hikaru, to have his girl, was provoking him. He couldn't stop thinking about it, thinking that Akihiko wanted her as much as he did right now.

Having a hard time forcing back his feelings, Shinjiro slowly brought his mouth up to nibble at her ear, sending another shiver right down her spine.

"S-Sen..pai…!"

He made a low, satisfied sound in his throat upon hearing her trembling voice. He started to lose control. The jealousy he had never experienced before had awakened his hidden desire for Hikaru. He buried his face to her shoulder before tracing his warm tongue along the back of her neck. It caused her to twitch slightly, arching her back at the unfamiliar feelings. He then brought his hand up, taking hold of her face and turned her head back to accept his kiss. His lips pressed against her gently, then more passionate as he sent his tongue in, devouring the sweetness of her mouth. This made Hikaru moaned quietly, automatically responded to his tongue.

Now it's Shinjiro's turn to groan quietly in his throat as the girl responded to his kiss just the way he had taught her before. She was a quick learner indeed, as she was able to make him totally lost in her taste.

"…You're…driving me…crazy…" He murmured to her lips, breaking the kiss and let out a long exhale. While Hikaru couldn't bring herself to respond, she could only look up at him with half-lidded eyes, panting.

Seeing that, it took every bit of energy within him not to push her down and take her right at this instant. He breathed heavily and with one quick motion, he turned her body to face him before bending down to trace his mouth along her jawline and down to her pale neck. His warm tongue grazed over her smooth skin which caused her to shiver at the pleasant sensation that shot through her body. Another moan of pleasure escaped her lips, only to encourage Shinjiro even further. He was totally intoxicated by her scent, her breathing.

"Ah-!" Hikaru's body suddenly tensed up when Shinjiro's tongue went further down her clavicle, spreading the heat everywhere it went. Without knowing it, she brought her hands up and ran her fingers through his hair. Her reaction made Shinjiro's breath grow heavier; his thirst for her was almost unbearable. He lifted his head up, looking deep into those ruby-like eyes.

I want you…so much… Hikaru… He told her through his eyes and gaze, a sharp pain pierced through him as he was unable to actually voice it or let her know his true feelings. But I can't… He reminded himself. She's pure… so pure… while my hands are tainted with unforgivable sin… His hands clutched into fists when he realized the reality. I cannot do this… I'd only make her body…and her heart…become tainted…like mine… The last thought caused him to close his eye. He bit his lower lip, forcing back the burning desire inside him.

After a while, Shinjiro finally opened his eyes again. He loosened his hold and got up to his feet, trying to avoid meeting her gaze by turning his back to her.

"J-Just go shower and get change. Come downstairs when you're done, I'll make you something to eat." Shinjiro said, and without looking back, he walked out of her room, shutting the door behind him.

When he was out of the room, Shinjiro leaned his back against the wall and le out another long sigh. He clutched his eyes shut, breathing heavily as he tried to gather his thoughts.

I can never lose control with her… even for an instant… He reminded himself, exhaling loudly. I have no idea…that I want her this much already… Letting a groan escape from his throat, Shinjiro shook his head to get her out of his mind and decided to make his way downstairs quietly.

Meanwhile, Hikaru wasn't that much different as she still remained silent, totally perplexed by what happened earlier.

Wow… She couldn't help but let out a long sigh, her eyes widened a little. For a second there… I thought he'd… She suddenly halted, shaking her head like mad as dirty thoughts flooded into her mind. No! Don't think about that-! Argh! Why am I such a pervert!

Hikaru shook her head violently several times before she could calm down. Letting out a soft sigh, she got up to her feet, grabbing some clothes and walked to the door. Though the sight of her chair in an unusual location made her pause, raising her brows as she remembered Shinjiro pushing it to the side earlier because it was in the way.

Hmm… She pondered, tilting her head. Now that I think of it, that chair was right beside my bed when I woke up…but I always put it right behind my desk… Slowly walking to the chair, she pushed it back to its usual location. After a while, she couldn't bother to fret over it so much. And with that thought, she headed straight to the girl's bathroom.

Hikaru went downstairs after a nice hot shower, her mood and condition generally better than when she first woke up. The lounge was practically empty except for Koromaru who was taking a nap at his usual spot near the couch. The delicious smell drew her to the kitchen. She poked her head in, only to see that Shinjiro was busy cooking something.

"Smell nice as usual, senpai." She remarked, making her way to the table and sat down. "By the way, where're the others?"

"School." He answered without looking back, still busy with the cooking and frying pan in his hand. "You should've figured that out by yourself, stupid. Just because you're skipping school doesn't mean it's a holiday."

"Heh, you're the one to talk," she teased, throwing him a mischievous smirk. "You skipped school far more than I do. And in my defense, it's not on purpose. I'm physically exhausted!"

Shinjiro made a chuckle sound in his throat as he grabbed a plate beside him, turning his head in Hikaru's direction. "Then don't push yourself over your limit." He said in a stern voice, putting the empty frying pan in the sink. "Stupid brat. How can you be a leader if you don't even know your own limit?"

"Ahhh!" The girl made a long, loud noise, hands covering her ears. "Come on senpai! I don't need a lecture now," she paused for a moment, wearing a teasing smile. "You're sounding like a father."

"Shut up." He countered abruptly, setting down the plate in front of her. On the white clean plate sat a small pile of delicious looking fried rice; steam evaporated from it, making it looked even more delicious. "Hurry up and eat. The others will be back soon."

Hikaru said nothing to that. She just smiled lightly, picking up the chopsticks and started to eat. The exquisite taste slowly spread through her mouth and in no time, all the fried rice on the plate was completely gone. Without giving her a chance, Shinjiro grabbed the plate and headed over to the sink.

By the time Hikaru started to protest or even opened her mouth, the loud voice coming from the lounge totally cut her off.

"We're backkk!" The brunette didn't even need a tiny second to recognize that the voice was Junpei's. She could also hear two similar, but lower volume voices along with it as well. She was still for a moment before glancing toward Shinjiro.

"Just go." He said as if he knew she was concerning about him, though his back was still facing her. "They've been so damn worried about you since last night. Just go out and meet them. Let them know that you're okay."

"Thank you, Shinjiro-senpai!" She accepted, smiling brightly at him. She bowed to show her appreciation before rushing out of the kitchen, leaving Shinjiro smiling faintly at her reaction.

Hikaru entered the lounge in no time. Yukari was the first one to notice; her face lit up immediately as she rushed over to her best friend and gave her a big hug.

"Oh my god, Hikaru! I was so worried!" Yukari said in a very relieved voice, her arms wrapped around her friend in a tight embrace. The words brought a wide grin to Hikaru's face as she looked over to Fuuka, who also looked very relieved.

"Hey now… It's not like I was in a terrible accident or anything.." The leader of S.E.E.S. claimed, patting her friend's shoulder. "I just fainted."

"Did you know how much I was worried about you?" Loosening her embrace, Yukari asked with a serious face. "Now, how are you feeling? Are you still tired or anything? If you are, you should go back to bed. Get another good night rest."

Hikaru made a face. "I just woke up! I'd turn into a fossil if I sleep anymore. Seriously, I really need to move around." She paused for a moment, wearing a faint smile. "Besides, I'm totally fine now. I had a very good sleep last night."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah!" She replied cheerfully, nodding her head to assure her friends that she was fine now. "Sorry for making you guys worried though."

"Not at all. I'm so glad that you're alright now, Hikaru-chan." Fuuka said kindly, giving her a gentle smile.

"She's right! You got me worried sick for you there too! Good to see you're alive and rockin' again, Hika-chan! Yuka-tan was worried about you too you know! She kept talkin' about you all day-" Loud and cheerful comment from Junpei only made Hikaru smiled wider. While Yukari, on the other hand, gave him an elbow on the stomach.

"Shut up, Junpei!" She cut him off, eyes still glaring as if to tell him to be quiet.

"Aww, don't be shy Yuka-tan! It's a good thing you know! Since- Ouch!" Yukari managed to land a powerful smack on his head before he could even finish his sentence. It was followed by several punches and kicks as Junpei dashed around the room in an attempt to dodge the attacks.

The actions caused Hikaru to smile and let out a soft giggle. "I guess we're back to normal, huh?"

"I think so…" Fuuka agreed in a faint voice, a slight worry painted across her face. "Is Junpei-kun going to be okay after this?"

"Ah, don't worry about it." The brunette assured her, waving a hand. "Yukari will get tired eventually, and Junpei will have a few more bruises. It's nothing serious." She said with as she watched the two of them fighting (or more like Yukari beating Junpei up) in silence.

Yeah… We're back to normal…

But why… do I feel like I'm forgetting something…important…?

P.S. Yay! The length of my chapter is back to normal range! And yes, I know Aki didn't make his appearance in this chapter, but I did leave a cliffhanger for you guys there! (*little spoilers for next chapter* I know you can guess what did Hikaru forget. There's only one thing, her dream.) Okie, before the answering reviews section, I'll give the continued version of my rambling above. Since my university had opened and my role of second year student had started, I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep updating as much as before or not. Though I'm still trying to keep my current speed, I just want to apologize in advance if there'll be any delay in future chapters (which I hope there won't be, I'm trying my best to balance my study and allocate my time to keep writing this story as well.) Yeah, that'll be all for now. Sorry for rambling on and on =w=

Now, onto answering reviews!

Moonlight and Music: Ah, thank you for supporting and reviewing even when you're at work (again xD). I'm glad that you like Chapter 9. It took me quite a while to make the whole chapter very very emotional. And also I'm happy that you notice Shinji's feelings as well. (As I made the whole Chapter kinda focused on Aki, so I was afraid if people would miss Shinji's part of the Chapter and his struggling to keep his feelings inside.) And wow! I have to say that it made me very happy to see your review in my inbox as well! (I always get excited when I got a notification saying that I got a new email from FFnet, and I'll always hope that pls pls pls be Story Review Alert! xD). I've never play Kingdom Hearts before (except for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep for PSP) and it's cute you name your laptop! I love Ed. I named mine Lufei (sometimes I just call it Lufe), lols. (Kind of good to know I'm not the only one naming my laptop :3) Thank you for your review! I'll update as quick as I can :3

codename710: I'm not sure if you get my message answering your question for not, so I'll say it once more! Thank you for your review! I'm so glad that you like my writing style because, as I said, English is not my first language so I'm kind of having trouble getting used to the language. Thank you again! And about the question regarding how I describe love, please feel free to use my way of describing it in your story! I don't mind at all! (Though I'm not sure which part you're talking about, but anyway!) I'm so flattered that my story could even inspire people to write! I'm so glad to hear that and now I have another reason to keep writing and updating! I want to read it too! Please send me the link when you post it! Thank you for your review! I won't keep you waiting long until the next Chapter!

Mihaellawliet: Lols. To be honest, I did have that thought and idea in my head once in a while. I'm pretty sure that I'll write love scenes between Hikaru and Shinji, and even love scenes between Hikaru and Aki as well. But I'm still undecided on which one of them I'd choose for her to end up with in the end. Also, thank you for the information! I've seen Persona 3 Portable fanbook and I saw that Aki's eyes are really brown. (Though I did notice that there's one or two pictures in the fanbook that Aki's eyes look grey rather than brown, that's why I said he has grey eyes in my story.) I'm kind of getting used to thinking of Aki having grey eyes (since it match with his silver hair as well.) so I think that in my story, I'll leave his eyes grey as they are. (I hope that this won't bother you much though, please tell me if it is.) Also, I never knew that Koro-chan is an Akita! I just thought he looked just like Shiba Inu so I decided to use that in my story. Thank you for this piece of information, I'll correct this immediately (in every chapter and I'll keep this in mind when I'm writing future chapters as well.) Thank you again for sharing this info with me :3 It's very helpful, thank you.

Shylien7765: Thank you for your support and review again! I'm glad that you like this chapter and understand more about Aki feelings. It's great to know that Aki's feelings could bring a smile to your face. (I was hoping for that too since I tried very hard to make him so sweet and caring, especially in Chapter 9.) Yes, it's a perfect timing for Aki to tend to her as others are tired and Shinji couldn't act according to his real feelings. I also think that having Hikaru being aware of Aki's words and warmth would show the readers that they had kind of 'connection' between them. Not that Hikaru was totally aware of everything Aki had said, but she did hear some of it and she was totally aware of him holding her hand. (Though she didn't know whose it was, not at that moment anyways.) Again, I'm glad you like it! I'll try to update ASAP!

Deidara'sgirl19: Ah, I'm glad that you like Chapter 9! I did expect that some readers would feel bad for Shinji as he couldn't do anything but watch as Aki took care of Hikaru. But to be honest, I didn't expect you to get emotional for him more than Aki xD. (Don't get me wrong, it's not that I complain, it's just unexpected.) I think one of the reasons is because I was hoping that people would lean toward Aki after reading this chapter. I guess you really are Shinjiro's fan! No matter what I do I couldn't push you toward Aki's side xD. It's good though! At least I know that you're rooting for Shinji! (Since many people, including me, is torn by the fact that we couldn't pick one of them. I love both Shinji and Aki!). Again, thank you so much for your review and support! It makes me so happy that you like my story! I'll do my best in next chapter too!

Neko Link: Yay! I understand how you feel! Lols. I myself got very excited when I got an email saying that it's from FFnet. While I opened my hotmail inbox, I always praying in my mind that 'Review! Review! Please please plsss let it be Story Review Alert!) It brought a wide smile to my face every time I got a review and support from reader! Thank you! Now enough of my rambling, back on the story, I have to say that I'm glad I could make my story/Chapter emotional enough to move the readers. To be honest, Akihiko's feelings toward Hikaru and that he'll only look at her no matter how she feels about him is the main idea I'm trying to convey to the reader! I'm very glad that you capture that point very well! Also I'm happy that more people now realized how sweet and caring Akihiko really is! Yay! Thank you for following my story and update, also thank you for your review! I'll do my best and I won't let you down!

AoKanojo: Ah, yeah. I apologized again for the length of Chapter 9. But I hope you found it a perfect moment to end the Chapter! Lols. I have to say, I TOTALLY understand how you feel about Aki in the game! His Rank 9 made me laugh so hard. I know it's a romance and emotional scene and all, but for FeMC to have to tell him what that 'weird' feeling of his was, is just so funny and awkward! (Like, 'oh, you don't know you're in love with me?'. It's doesn't sound romantic, it's kind of sad and awkward.) So yeah, that's why I took the opportunity to change around that a bit, making Aki a little less awkward (or maybe adding the awkwardness into other parts of my story, lols.) Though, I have to point out to you that Aki still haven't said that he 'love' Hikaru yet. Yup, I use 'like' (in Aki's case) and 'fallen for you' (in Shinji's case) on purpose, you'll know why later on. *evil laughs*

Don't worry, Hikaru's feelings will be developed and revealed later on in future chapters. (Though I'm still not sure when or which chapter it'll be, but I keep throwing hints every now and then, so watch out for that, lols.) Well, for the confusion part and how Hikaru didn't realized her own feelings; let me be more clear about that. In this story (according to one of the reader's idea and opinion), I'm trying to convey that Hikaru is not familiar with the concept of love or romance. In other words, she's never been in love or being loved by another (in a romantic way) before, so she's new to all this love and romance stuff. This resulted in her being oblivious to Aki's feelings as well as getting confused and curious by his 'unusal' kindness toward her. This also explains her not knowing and doesn't understand her own feelings. Which I hope it explains her actions when she stopped talking when she realized she slipped something to Aki and had to ran away from him (just to get away from the situation, not that she dislike him or anything.)

Wow, this is getting very long. Sorry for rambling on and on. I have to thank you again for pointing out my (grammatical) errors! I'll try my best to correct them and improve in future chapters as well!

yudi-kun: Hahah. Well, I admit that I'm evil though. Sometimes I just want to torture the characters for no reason. And thank you for your support and review. I'm so glad that you like my writing. It's been my concern that English is not my native language so I would have a hard time communicate and convey character's feelings to the readers. I'm happy to know that my writing could get to you.

As for Shinji, yes, you're absolutely right. He's hurt right now, but partially because it was his decision to keep the secret at the first place. Though I gotta say that he had his reasons for doing this, so I wouldn't blame it all on him. He did it because he had to, you'll know soon enough. And yes, his dark/bad guy/mean/blunt and straightforward personalities are what makes fan girls love him. But to be honest, I fell for him because of the kindness and gentle side he's shown to FeMC only rather than his stubborn side. Now, for Aki, I'm so relieved and so glad that you're not mad at him anymore. (That's what I hope for after you read Chapter 9) Oh well, there're still long way to go (or maybe not? I'm still not sure.), so there's still more to look forward to! I'm going to update ASAP! Thank you for your support.

pchan: Yay! I'm so happy about that too! It's just so great to know that more people are enjoying my story! But that's not going to change the fact that I'm still looking forward to your review every time I update a new chapter! You're one of my early supporters and I have to say thank you for your continuous support! I couldn't get this far if I didn't receive your support in early chapters! Without you, my story wouldn't be able to get to this point! You have my deepest gratitude! Thank you so much for supporting me up until now. I hope that I'll receive your support from now on too! And yeah! What's with Aki talking about Mitsuru even when he's together with FeMC? (Ah, I guess I'll drop this topic since I totally cut that link already! Hehe. Mitsuru is totally out of the question now.) I'm glad that you like my version of Aki and this chapter as well. I understand about Shinji, but hey, he did get a lot of love in many chapters, so it's Aki's turn now! *laughs* (Just kidding. As you can see, Shinji always get his actions every now and then.)

I have to say I ROFL on your suggesting scene! You have a great imagination! I could totally picture that situation, lols. (Well, Junpei is still Junpei.) It would be funny to have that kind of scene once in a while, but currently the situation is quite serious and emotional, so I totally forgot to put in some humors. Thanks for reminding me of that! Great imagination though! I totally love it! Lols! And I'll try to update as soon as possible! Thanks again for your continuous support! ^^

Whiteheaven: Hello! Welcome to my story and thank you for reviewing! I'm glad that you like my story! Lols. I understand your feelings to love both Aki and Shinji. I do too, that's why it's so hard for me to pick one of them to end up with Hikaru in the end. (And that's one of the reasons I still haven't pick yet, they're both great!) It made me so happy that you like my story and my style of writing! I'm trying to keep up with my normal update rate. Mostly I update every 2-3 days because I was on holiday. Now I have my studies to keep me busy, but I'm still trying my best to keep that rate so that all of you won't have to wait long. Anyway, thank you for your support and your review! I'm so glad to see more people enjoying my story and writing! All your supports inspire me to write more! I'll try to update as quick as possible. Don't worry, I don't want to keep you guys waiting long either!

jory014: Oh, another new reader! Hello and welcome to my story! Wow, I'm so glad that you like it x3 (Maybe it's not the best out there, but I'm happy to know that you really like it.) Ah, so you're a fan of Aki, lols, I see. Well, welcome again to my love triangle story! If you're Aki's fan, maybe you won't like this chapter so much (since it's kind of devoted to Shinji) but don't worry! Aki will appear and has a significant role in next chapter, I promise! You can look forward to it! I'm also very glad that I could convey character's feelings to you as well. As I told many of my readers before, I'm not an English native speaker, so I'm having quite a hard time choosing the right words and how to express emotions. Thank you for your review and promise! I'll make a promise to you too! I promise to update as soon as possible and I'll do my best in every chapter. I won't let you down! Thank you again for your support!

tsuki-no-usagi-kaguya-hime: Wow, long username. (Lols, it's just the first thing that popped into my head when I read your review, so I'm just letting you know.) Thank you for your support and your review! Only that one word is more than enough actually xD I'm so glad that you like my story and I can't tell you how happy I am to know that you're even willing to take time and re-read it! I have to tell you that I myself also re-read EVERY review several times! (And I mean EVERY single one of them, on average of at least 3-4 times per review!) Your review and support is what kept me going and inspire me to write more! Thanks again! I'll update ASAP! I hope that you'll like this chapter also!

Lesty: Hello! Welcome yet another new reader! Welcome to my story! Make yourself comfortable! I'm so happy to know that you like my second fanfiction ever in this website! Lols, another Aki's fan! I could totally understand that Chapter 9 drew a lot of Aki's fans to my story, which is good! Though, I'm not sure if you'll like this chapter as much as the last one since the major role on this chapter is Shinjiro. Don't worry though! I assure you that next chapter, Aki will make his appearance and have a very significant role, I give you that! So you could look forward to the next chapter :3 Thank you for reading it many times, I also read every review many many manyyy times as well! Thank you for your wish, support and review! I'll do my best in later chapters too! :3