Keitaro's Return

Chapter 13

February 16th

The dawn is breaking

A light shining through

You're barely waking

And I'm tangled up in you

Yeah

I'm open, you're closed

Where I follow, you'll go

I worry I won't see your face

Light up again

Even the best fall down sometimes

Even the wrong words seem to rhyme

Out of the doubt that fills my mind

I somehow find

You and I collide

Howie Day, "Collide,"

Keitaro could remember lying there on the ground defenseless; he slowly awoke to find Erynn in danger. Suddenly the feelings of bewilderment fueled his very conscience. He began to slowly let himself go as he heard Erynn's pleading cry for help. Was he going to fail Erynn and let her die? Was this the end?

I'm not going to let that happen.

The shroud of darkness and hatred loomed into Keitaro mind. He would protect Erynn at all cost. He completely defeated three individuals as they threatened to not only steal Erynn's virginity, but her life as well. The fourth thug hastily pulled out his gun, trying to get a bead on Erynn.

In his mind Keitaro screamed out in horror, he wasn't going to lose Erynn, so he did the only thing he could think of.

He grabbed the now dormant switchblade that was in his hand and flung it toward the gun. The gun was seconds away from Erynn when it suddenly went airborne. Keitaro was on that thug quicker than Erynn could blink, he picked up the knife on the ground. He then held him up by the shirt collar, ready to extinguish the life of this pathetic individual who had the nerve to, without remorse, attempt to kill Erynn.

Kill him……you saw what he did to Erynn…..Kill him!

The knife drew closer to the thug's face, even as the look of horror was glued to his face.

"Keitaro don't do it!" Erynn screamed. Erynn's scream penetrated his mind; he finally released his evil thoughts, and dropped the thug to the ground. The thug fled for his life. Keitaro's vision blackened……

Keitaro awoke with a gasp; his heart beat was racing fast as sweat ran down his face. He was breathing heavily. He began to shift his head frantically.

Just a nightmare.

Keitaro continued to breathe heavily as he tried to calm himself down. He looked around and realized that he was safe, and he tried to assure himself that it was just a dream.

But it was no dream…..

These things really happened. Keitaro had just gotten a vision of what had happened the night before. For the first time he finally knew what happened that night. Keitaro and Erynn had been attacked by some thugs last night at the bowling alley. If Keitaro hadn't been there, Erynn would have definitely died. So then...

Why did Keitaro feel uneasy?

That last thug tried to kill Erynn, he almost succeeded. What's worse is, Keitaro could have killed him. He remembered Erynn calling out to him, pleading him to stop. Keitaro remembered the feeling of hatred and blind anger fuel his rage toward the breaking point. Keitaro remembered what Seta had told him...he remembered what he had told him about protecting others, and letting that be your power. Keitaro rubbed his head.

Keitaro looked down to find the bandages still wrapped around his abdomen, along with a well placed hand near his chest. He looked over to find Erynn lying next to him fast asleep.

He almost freaked out.

Then he remembered that he and Erynn had fallen asleep together last night. Apparently after the incident, Erynn somehow dragged Keitaro back to Eric's house, where she then gave him medical attention.

He blushed slightly as he felt Erynn's hand move closer toward his stomach, she murmured in her sleep. Then she silently went back into a state of silence. Keitaro saw that his hand was placed around her, with his hand resting around her bare warm skin of her upper stomach. He lie there silently, watching her with curiosity. He was no longer oblivious to how she felt about him, it was obvious now on how she felt, and last night's kiss was proof of that.

And that was just the problem.

Now Keitaro was faced with a crisis, and one that he was not too happy about. One that was indeed a dilemma. He stared at her with a blank stare. She was indeed beautiful; her hair was slightly unkempt, her eyes were closed and she had an innocent smile on her face, her black hair was resting freely behind her, and although it was unkempt, it was very soft to the touch. Keitaro eyes shifted down to her chest, which there was a slight degree of cleavage being shown, from Erynn's lack of sizing clothing properly, he watched her chest rise and fall slowly as she slept. She was wearing her "fight" shirt with a pair of sweat pants.

Keitaro squeezed his grip tighter on Erynn, almost as if he was giving her a hug. He then reached over and kissed her gently on the head. He then very carefully slipped out of bed without to much commotion. Erynn was so out of it that she had not noticed him arise. But eventually she would notice that her source of heat was now gone.

Keitaro went to his room and put on a shirt, there was no sign of Jody in his room. The house was unusually quiet for a change. Maybe there was no one home?

Keitaro then walked over to the sliding glass door, opened it and slowly walked over toward the side of the deck, not before closing the door behind him. His vision was slightly disoriented since he had lost his glasses in the fight. He would eventually have to get a new pair.

The afternoon breeze felt nice. The sky was dark; a clear indication that rain was coming. But still it felt nice outside. Keitaro went over to the edge of the patio, and let out a sigh of frustration. So many things were running through his mind, and it was more then Keitaro could take.

He saved Erynn from a near death situation. Which in turn Keitaro finally knew that Erynn liked him in a way that was similar to love. Keitaro was now stricken with the visions of the night before, he felt as if a demon had taken a hold of him. Keitaro never knew he had the ability to fight like that. He felt as if there was nothing that could have stopped him, hell, he almost killed a man! But the biggest problem of all was...

Not only Naru, but now Erynn. Keitaro was facing a crisis of decision.

Erynn was very special to him, her life was revived after Keitaro came to America, she was nothing more than cold hearted at first. But Keitaro changed all of that; he showed her that he cared despite their indifferences. Maybe that's why Erynn fell in love with him? Because despite all of the turn downs and abuse, Keitaro never gave up on her. It was safe to say that now, now of all times; Keitaro had feelings for Erynn.

But what about Naru?

Keitaro dreamed of going to Tokyo U in order to fulfill a promise to his long lost love. Naru claims that she never made such a promise. After becoming manager of Hinata-Sou, Keitaro soon became so infatuated by Naru's beauty that he confessed his love for her. She never said those three simple words back to Keitaro. She never told him that she loved him too. In fact her vocabulary usage pissed Keitaro off.

Who would have thought that such a word as "Maybe," would infuriate someone so.

She said that she loved him, but had to tack on the maybe. What kind of answer is that! It was almost torture to his soul; he was almost tempted to take on hell itself just to relieve himself from such a word. Now he was back at square one, first it was the decision between Naru and Mutsumi. But now...Erynn and Naru.

"Why...why don't you love me in return?" Keitaro said aloud sadly as he stared at the sky. He wished she could answer. He suddenly felt choked up. He felt as if he was totally useless. A normal person would just go with the girl who loves a guy in return. Keitaro was a man who went without love for 20 years; it was only natural that he couldn't make such a decision easily.

"Nice day isn't it?" said a familiar voice. Keitaro knew all to well who it was, he turned around to face the happy go lucky face of Noriyasu Seta. He said nothing to his old friend, he turned around to face the horizon once again.

"You seem down part-timer, let's go for a run? How about it?" Seta said cheerfully. Keitaro saw that the weather conditions were not favorable for a jog. But Keitaro could not ignore his old friend. He decided it was best to go.

"I'll be downstairs waiting," Seta said leaving.

Keitaro and Seta maintained a mutual silent moment for a good jog up the road from the house. It was the same road that led them toward the city. It was also that same road that led Eric to see his wife every now and then.

"Keitaro...there's no use in hiding it, Erynn didn't tell me what happened last night, so are you going to fill me in?" Seta said laughing. Keitaro tried to play the fool.

"Fill you in on what?" Keitaro said in a aggravated tone.

"Don't play dumb, that's my job. Erynn dragged you home last night unconscious; you were beaten up pretty badly, now you still want to act innocent?" Seta said seriously. Keitaro didn't know how to explain the situation. He didn't even know where to begin. Thank God Eric was off on a trip for the time being, so he wouldn't find out until later, or if all went well he would never find out.

"We were attacked last night outside a bowling alley," Keitaro said calmly. Seta tried to hide the surprise, but it was very apparent in his eyes.

"What happened?"

Keitaro and Seta both stopped in to catch their breaths from the run. Then Keitaro continued.

"I don't really know, there were four of them, they started hitting on Erynn, next thing I know I'm on the ground, then I'm back up, and I had just manhandled four men," Keitaro said hardly believing his own words.

"I see, looks like you totally lost yourself back there, I was afraid of that," Seta said. Keitaro looked up at Seta with a confused look.

"Anger is a powerful thing to quell, even if you smite your enemy you may want more," He turned to Keitaro. "Anger is one's last resort in a fight, anger will only lead you to uncontrolled power, a power in which you may lose your purpose," Seta said.

"What do you mean purpose?" Keitaro asked.

"You wanted to protect Erynn right? That's why you rose to the challenge without second thought?" Seta said raising an eyebrow. Keitaro shook his head.

"Your purpose of that fight was to protect Erynn, but...with anger, you could have killed any one of them at any time, if you had killed them, you would have been no better than them," Seta said. Keitaro was astounded, it sounded as if Seta had experienced this before.

"One of them pulled a gun on Erynn, Seta! What was I supposed to do?" Keitaro almost screamed his last sentence. Seta looked at his friend with concern.

"But he didn't get succeed! You managed to take him out without killing him! You should be proud of yourself Keitaro!" Seta exclaimed.

"But they could have killed..." Keitaro was cut off as Seta hit him square in the face. Keitaro was in shock.

"Stop thinking what-if part-timer, you succeeded, they did not, the whole point of training is to not only train the body, but to train the mind. If you want to prevent the tragedy of losing someone like that, then you must strive to become stronger...for the ones you love," Seta said. Keitaro brought a hand up to his face, as the pain subsided.

"How do you know so much about this?" Keitaro asked quietly. Seta chuckled, turned and began to walk back home.

"Because it happened to me once..." Seta said. Keitaro looked at Seta as he walked away.

"Haruka?" Keitaro asked.

"Yeah, that's right," Seta said.

Once back home, Seta motioned Keitaro toward the black Corvette, which belonged to the Jones family.

"Yeah, um, looks like you lost more than just your nerve last night," Seta smiled, as he examined Keitaro's face. Keitaro slightly let out a laugh.

"I know of a shop in town that does glasses and such, lets go," Seta said. But Keitaro was not too fond of the idea of going into town with Seta, with Seta doing the driving. He quickly latched himself onto the mailbox.

"Um, I think I'll pass..." Keitaro said faking a laugh. Seta grabbed his part-timer nonchalantly… both Keitaro and the mailbox, and pulled him towards the corvette as Keitaro screamed like a little girl.

"NO HELP ME!" Keitaro screamed. Seta laughed.

Erynn awoke from her bed. She felt a cold draft, slowly realizing mentally that Keitaro had left her side. One thing's for sure, he was still technically injured, it wasn't the best of ideas for him to be waltzing around in his condition.

Erynn sat up from her bed, the strap on her shirt fell downward, revealing some cleavage. She rubbed her eyes gently, allowing her senses to return naturally. She let out a high pitched yawn. She opened her eyes and looked around, not finding Keitaro anywhere.

Surprisingly enough, despite what happened to her last night; she had slept like a baby. She was clear of any nightmares or appalling visions. But she had a feeling that Keitaro's dreams were stricken with fear and disbelief of the events that transpired as little as twenty four hours ago.

She could barely believe it herself, Keitaro, a complete klutz at heart. How did he do it? He had barely any martial arts experience? And yet somehow we manhandled 4 men! What compelled him to rise above his limits? Was he so inclined on protecting her that he did it for her?

Erynn's eyes were filled with precariousness. She didn't know whether to be afraid of Keitaro and what he was capable of, or...

Her mind flashed to the moment last night where she and he had shared a kiss...

Erynn blushed immensely, although it was a spur of the moment thing, and she probably couldn't do it again if her life depended on it. She still had no regrets; she just hoped Keitaro felt the same way. Erynn stood from her bed, and walked over to the sliding glass door window. She peered outside, the bright sunlight brightened her eyes, her hair was still disheveled, and her lips carrying a silly smile. Out of the corner of her eye she was something rather... disturbing.

"NO HELP ME!" Keitaro screamed. Seta laughed, he then shoved Keitaro into the car and pulled a reverse 90 degree backup going 40, with Keitaro hanging out the window trying to scream for his life. Seta kicked it into high gear, going 75 down the country road, with Keitaro's screams still heard. Erynn slightly sweat dropped, wondering if Keitaro was going to make it back alive.

"Well at least Keitaro's feeling better," Erynn smiled to herself, waltzing out of her room and down the stairs to catch a late breakfast. Little did Erynn know, Keitaro's problems were far from over.

Seta hit 100 miles per hour down the country road, within 2 minutes he had already hit the city of San Diego, he tried to stop at the stop sign, but his tired squealed and he skid from the stop sign, then crossed two intersections while barely missing traffic. Seta laughed like a little kid.

"Ha ha what fun eh part timer!" Seta looked over to Keitaro, his face was stricken with confusion and uncertainty. Seta's expression changed, almost as quickly as he brought the car down to normal speed limit.

Keitaro had to make a decision, and it had to be soon.

On one hand he had a girl that he met and has only known for a few months, she apparently loved him and although her words were absent in terms of love, the kiss the night before was proof of that. She was glamorous, and caring. But more importantly, would Erynn have the strength to live her life without him? Keitaro alone was the one person that got her back into the mood of living.

On the other hand, Keitaro had Naru. He knew that Naru was the girl of his 15 year promise, whether she admitted to it or not. There was nothing good about her, she was obnoxious, a hot headed person, and to top it off she wasn't clear with her feelings. So why did Keitaro love her so much?

It went without words, there were times where Naru showed Keitaro compassion, and there was no doubt that she and Keitaro shared a kiss or two, even thought they were unintentional, of course there was that one before the Toudai exams. Did she do that because she was going to lose to Mutsumi? Was that the only reason? Or was it really just for good luck? Keitaro had told her that he loved her, and yet she had turned her back on him numerous times, a vicious cycle. It got to the point to where Keitaro hated her because of it. Hating her so much, because he loved her so much and she rejected him. Was Keitaro angry because he might have a chance with Erynn but Naru is the only one standing in his way?

"Keitaro," Seta said casually. This snapped Keitaro back to reality, he didn't look to face his mentor and friend, he just stared straight ahead.

"You're going to have to make a choice," Seta knew exactly what was going on, he was at the same boat once in his life too. Seta might be oblivious, but there were times when even Seta had a intellectual side to him.

"I know that," Keitaro said simply. He was not happy at all.

"Preferably before its too late, you've got two months to choose kid, or you'll get Naru by default," Seta said pulling out a cigarette. Keitaro looked even more daunted.

"Did you bring me here because you knew this was going to happen?" Keitaro asked, it seemed as if Keitaro was trying to find a scapegoat. Seta let out a laugh, but he did not loose his patience.

"I had no idea this was going to happen Keitaro, I brought you here to see the world, and to get a glimpse of archeology, not to get you involved in a love conflict. I honestly didn't know you of all people would change Erynn's life after Christmas time, but you did, and now she's obviously taken a liking to you, you're just going to have to accept that," Seta said plainly.

"You don't know how hard this is," Keitaro said, but then it felt like Keitaro was stuck by lighting, Seta immediately stopped the car, inhaling deeply on his cigarette, his face was emotionless, but Keitaro peered at Seta's eyes, they looked bleak. Keitaro made a grave mistake, he was fearful that he might have upset Seta.

"I promised that I would make a decision before I turned 30, I had to choose between two women. Then Sara was born, her mother shortly died afterwards, of course I am the father of Sara," Seta said quietly.

Keitaro had almost forgot, not only did Seta experience the feeling of indecisiveness at an early age between two women, but he lost the woman that he loved, so in a sense, Seta had experienced both Keitaro and Eric's problems.

"I lost everything Keitaro, everything, the girl I loved, I even lost Haruka, I don't even know if she'll come back to me now, were not young anymore Keitaro, it's harder when you're old. Keitaro I'm warning you," Seta looked Keitaro dead in the eyes; Seta's eyes were firm and serious.

"No, I'm telling you, As a friend, Keitaro, don't make the same mistake I did, Don't procrastinate your life, if your going to take time to think, then that's fine, but don't forget you have a time limit, I know it's hard, trust me I know, I don't want you to lose everything like I did," Seta said calmly.

"Sara was too young to remember what had happened to..." Seta trailed off, "...but I'm still fortunate to have her, she is all I have left," Seta said with a goofy smile. Keitaro had nothing he could say in his defense, he knew Seta was right, and if he didn't act on his situation, he would not only end up like Seta, he might end up like Eric too.

"I told you this once before, and I'm going to say it again..." Seta rolled down the window and threw his drag out the window. Then continued, "You need to be more confident in your decisions part-timer,"

Keitaro had a lot to think about, and for the first time he knew what Naru felt like. Now all Erynn had to do was confess her love for Keitaro, then he wouldn't be able to answer. Could he truly find happiness with Erynn? Was this what he was destined to find?

Erynn was in the process of eating breakfast. She had no idea where Keitaro had gone to with Seta, or even if he would return alive from Seta's driving for that matter. It was peacefully quiet for a change. Her father had been gone since late last night for a meeting in Sacramento, so luckily for her, Eric had no idea of what happened last night. Nor would he ever find out, hopefully. She took a small bite of toast, enjoying the flavor. She looked around solemnly, despite the fact that Keitaro was feeling better, she was still worried about the poor guy. He had been through hell last night.

She felt bad because she should have protected him, not the other way around. In terms of skill Keitaro was an amateur in martial arts. Where did his power come from? What made him turn from a helpless fool, into a person raged with the fires of hatred in his eyes. But not only that, he defeated 4 guys without flaw! Perhaps Keitaro had experience prior to Erynn's teachings? No, Keitaro told her he had no prior experience in martial arts, so then...

Where did that power come from?

What willed him to suddenly do the impossible? It was a factor that left Erynn in a pondered state of mind. She was almost tempted to see this side of Keitaro, the dark side that revealed itself last night. She wanted to see what the source of it was. Was Keitaro not telling the truth? Did he really know deep down how to fight?

Her thoughts were shattered, as she slightly jumped after being startled by the telephone. She rushed to answer it.

"Hello," Erynn spoke into the phone, waiting for a response.

"Hello sweetie, how are you doing?" Said a familiar voice.

"Dad! Hi it's good to hear from you!" Erynn said recognizing Eric's voice.

"How was your date with Keitaro? Tell me tell me!" Eric said laughing. Erynn blushed, she tried to control her emotions. She whispered, even though there was no one around.

"Dad, it wasn't a date, and we had fun, I beat Keitaro in bowling!" Erynn said trying to hide her nervousness of what really happened last night.

"Oh that's surprising, Seta tells me Keitaro is a real champ at bowling, how did you beat him?" Eric asked.

"Well I only beat him by one point, so..." Erynn couldn't say much. Eric was laughing hysterically on the other end.

"Well I just called to check on you, to make sure you were alright, and to tell you I love you," Eric said, with a laugh. Eric's heartfelt words struck deep in her heart.

"I love you too dad,"

Sacramento California, Restaurant.

Eric Jones clicked his cell-phone off, he felt calm now that he knew his daughter was safe. Now at least he could sigh a breath of relief.

"So Erynn was attacked last night? Is she gonna be ok?" said a deep voice.

Eric looked up to David Williams; he sat just across from Eric. Eric smiled almost humbly.

"As long as Keitaro is with her, I'm not worried at all," Eric said.

"But she was almost killed last night," David pointed out.

"According to Seta, Keitaro took down four men, I really wonder how he managed," Eric said he then took a sip of soda, and raised the menu to eye level.

"The boy has skill; could his training have paid off?" David said also bringing his menu up to read. Eric laughed.

"I don't know, but if I had to guess, I would say the boy finally let himself go,"

"Not bad, not too bad at all!" Seta said laughing. Somehow, Keitaro and Seta had survived the trip to get Keitaro a new pair of glasses. They were quite a sight too! They looked extremely identical to Seta's, with smaller frames, and they were quite comfortable too! In a sense Keitaro felt more sophisticated. Altogether Keitaro felt as if he was slowly becoming a new person.

Seta's eyes looked to the right as the duo was approaching Eric's house, "Look, its Erynn," Seta said pointing. They pulled into the drive, Erynn was meditating near a tree next to the pool area. Keitaro stepped out of the car and eyed Erynn from a good fifty feet away. She was sitting there, eyes closed. Seta smiled casually, and went inside, leaving Keitaro and Erynn alone. Keitaro approached her quietly, not wanting to disturb her, as Keitaro drew closer he sensed forthcoming danger. Now Keitaro was five feet away from her when suddenly...

Erynn's sudden moment of tranquility ceased as she launched herself at Keitaro from a seated position, hoping to get a strike in with the fist. She was seconds away from Keitaro face, when he quickly tilted his head to the left, avoiding a direct hit. Erynn quickly compensated and resumed a battle stance, Keitaro jumped back and gave her a questioned glance.

Her eyes seem to search into Keitaro's; it was almost as if she was searching for something, like an answer or something. Erynn quickly attacked again, this time engaging in a series of random punches, jabs, and kicks, but Keitaro blocked them all. He would dare not strike at her, he didn't know if this was a typical match or whether it was something else. Erynn launched herself back then lunged forward; she then attempted a forward sweep kick toward Keitaro's legs, Keitaro jumped straight up.

Now Erynn was directly underneath the airborne Keitaro, she used her arms to arch her body upward, she lashed out her left leg, striking Keitaro haphazardly in the back. He flew forward, taking the hit from behind. He turned himself while in the air to face Erynn who was now advancing yet again. He was still airborne when she reached him, she jumped up getting ready to follow up on her next attack. Suddenly Keitaro feet came into contact with something, the tree. Keitaro pushed his legs off the tree, launching himself over Erynn performing a complete front flip. Erynn did not anticipate this, but she did have enough time to halter her attack, she landed on the ground, only inches away from the tree, with Keitaro behind her.

Keitaro stood there observing Erynn from behind; he assumed a defensive position, ready for her to attack once more. There was silence.

She then stood, facing Keitaro, her eyes still searching, but finding nothing. Keitaro now took this seriously; he would not strike her back for there was definitely something going on. Erynn rushed Keitaro once again...

The fight advanced for another hour, both man and women's clothing were drenched with sweat, and both bodies were stricken with fatigue. Erynn continued to attack Keitaro relentlessly. But for that entire hour, Keitaro did not once return a single attack. Erynn had managed to get in 3 maybe 4 successful hits, but they weren't enough to put Keitaro down.

Erynn's fist came into contact with the forearm of Keitaro, another successfully blocked attack. Erynn's attack's were getting sloppier, due to the fact that she had been attacking relentlessly. Keitaro had a hard timer keeping up with her, sure he was in shape, but Erynn was a persistent one, he wondered if she would even stop?

Erynn knew that she didn't have the energy to keep this up, so in a last gamble, she attempted to throw off Keitaro's footing, then launch a final attack. She managed to get a quick hit in to Keitaro stomach. Keitaro felt the sting for the wound from last night still was sore, Keitaro felt his vision begin to blacken. Erynn saw her chance to strike, she jumped up in the air, and attempted her signature spin heel kick. Erynn's heel was inches away from Keitaro's face.

"As long as you're alright, that's all that matters," Keitaro said simply. Erynn looked him in the eyes as she hugged him.

"I didn't want to lose you, I couldn't live with myself if they had killed you, then suddenly……I let myself go. I could have killed them," Keitaro said.

"It's my fault that this happened, I was so scared, I couldn't fight back," Erynn said sobbing, she clutched Keitaro's chest.

"Everyone gets scared sometimes," Keitaro said. Erynn looked up.

"I…..was scared…..I thought I was going to lose you, I'm glad your alright,"

Keitaro's mind finally gave in, his felt his body come alive.

I can't lose, I have to live on so that I can protect you, always...

Keitaro's mind snapped again and he caught Erynn's leg, she immediately dropped to the ground. A gust of dirt enveloped the two.

When the dust cleared, Keitaro's hands and legs pinned Erynn's, she was now lying there, staring into his eyes, his eyes were on fire, it was the same look that he had the other night, but then something happened.

Keitaro's eyes soon returned to normal.

"I don't understand," She said with a shy voice, "What willed you to fight as you did before?" Erynn was blushing, Keitaro smiled.

"I just wanted to protect you, and before I knew it...well," Keitaro said blushing. Erynn didn't know what to say, somewhere inside of Keitaro laid a dormant power, a power that only seemed to be willed by Keitaro alone. She had no idea that she was the source though. Keitaro released himself from Erynn, and she soon rose to her feet, only to collapse from exhaustion.

Keitaro quickly caught her in mid fall. They were both extremely tired. Keitaro knelled down and Erynn smiled as she climbed on his back. Keitaro then carried her back to the house.

"I like your glasses by the way," Erynn said resting her head on Keitaro's shoulder. Keitaro smiled.

"Thanks,"

Seta was sitting down in a chair, as he had witnessed the whole fight between Erynn and Keitaro. He stood up, and went to the edge of the deck, he took the cigarette out of his mouth, grinning. He watched as Keitaro carried Erynn into the house.

"Ahh young love," Seta said laughing.

To Be Continued.

Authors Note: It's been well over 4 months since my last update. So much has happened. It's 5:43 in the morning on a Sunday. School is killing my life, But don't let this get you down people! I am still here and fighting to get the story done! I am sure my pre-reader will have a lot to yell at me about in terms of my latency, but I don't mind. Again thanks Dimitri for being there. And to my fans I thank you a thousand times for your support. It is because of you that I keep going. Next chapter ASAP. Again if anyone needs to contact me, my email is Steven underscore Ravenwing (at) yahoo (.) com don't hesitate to contact me for questions, or just to see how I'm doing.