Disclaimer: I don't own the Wallflower or the characters, just my OCs. By the way, if I did own the Wallflower, the couples would have been together like…a year ago AND I wouldn't be writing fanfiction XD

Weeks went by and things were going well for both Kagami and Ranmaru. They went on a few low-profile dates, but they never termed them as such. They would just hang out, go to a movie, or get something to eat, but that was normal stuff that Ranmaru knew Kagami could handle.

"So, what are we doing today?" Kagami asked Ranmaru when they started their break. She and Ranmaru were taking a walk around the city.

Ranmaru smiled at her. "We got a message from Auntie today," Ranmaru told her. Kagami nodded remembering their landlady, Sunako's aunt. "She wants us to take Sunako to some hot springs resort for a business party they're having. You finally get to see the hell we go through trying to convince Sunako into playing along."

"So why is her aunt trying to force this on her?" Kagami asked. "Shouldn't Sunako get to do what she wants?"

Ranmaru sighed. A while ago, he and the others had already made that revelation but, if they didn't want their rent to triple, they had to play along. They usually bribed Sunako to go along with them and she would eventually agree and then they would all come back here and do their own thing. Auntie had found out on numerous occasions, but didn't triple the rent. They still had another year or so before the rent would be tripled.

"She just wants Sunako to be a lady," Ranmaru explained.

"Then why do you help her? Do you agree with her?"

"No," Ranmaru admitted. "Sunako is a good person and the only thing that needs to change is the confidence in herself. That's why we continue to help. In all honesty, if she triples the rent, she triples the rent. Takenaga and I already agreed to do our best to make sure Yuki and Kyohei can afford to stay if that did happen. However, if she had more confidence in herself, then she could probably meet Auntie halfway. We wouldn't get free rent, but it would probably stay the same."

"That's really nice of you guys," Kagami said. Then she tensed and Ranmaru asked her what was wrong. She looked ahead of her and Ranmaru saw some old guy walking up to them.

"Ah, Kagami, how nice to see you again," the man said. "How is your mother doing?"

"F-f-fine," Kagami replied hoarsely. "She's fine."

The man smiled. "Good to hear. Well, I should be going. Tell your mother I said 'hi.'" Then the man walked away.

"Who was that?" Ranmaru asked.

"Boyfriend number four," Kagami replied clutching onto Ranmaru's arm.

Ranmaru didn't even want to ask how many boyfriends there had actually been, but he was shocked that the girl's mother had dated someone nearly ten to twenty years older than her.

Ranmaru decided to take Kagami to the park. They walked pretty deep into the wooded area and sat on a bench near a small stream.

"I don't want details, Kagami," he told her, "but how many guys did your mother date and how many hurt you."

Kagami refused to look at him, but answered his question. "Including her on-again-off-again boyfriend you met and the newer guy who caused me to change my mind about living with you guys, about ten. Three of them were okay, but they flirted with me. I was more afraid of them though, because they were interspersed. Then other seven flirted with me in a more…intimate…way. Three of them never pushed me, but the other four…they scared me. Two of them just forced themselves on me to the point of kissing, which disturbed me, but since it didn't go anywhere, I just kept quiet. The other two, the two recent ones, they went further."

Kagami wouldn't say any more than that and Ranmaru knew that the Q&A was over. He didn't want to know any more for the time being. He looked over to Kagami and slowly took her hand. She looked over to him. He could tell his movement made her nervous. He stared intently into her eyes and gently picked her hand up to his mouth and kissed it before letting her go. Kagami was slightly confused by the action, but she felt somewhat safe with Ranmaru and finally did trust him.

"Do you still talk to the school counselor?" he asked. Kagami nodded. "Often?" Kagami shook her head no. "You should."

Kagami let out a faint smile. She kept forgetting that Ranmaru cared and it made her feel a little bit better about herself. "You're right," she admitted while leaning against him.

"Well, isn't this just adorable," the two teens heard a voice say. They turned to see Kagami's mother's on/off again boyfriend. "Seems like you and pretty boy are getting along."

Ranmaru glared at the guy and pulled Kagami closer towards him. He leaned his head towards hers and whispered in her ear. "Just ignore this guy, Gami," he said softly. Kagami nodded and took his hand.

The two started to walk away, but her mother's boyfriend didn't like that. He tried to jump the two, thinking that Ranmaru was a weak pretty boy, but was shocked when Ranmaru used minimal effort to pin him to the ground.

"Leave us alone," he ordered. "I won't let you hurt her again." Kagami was equally shocked. She had never seen Ranmaru act like that. Ranmaru took her hand again and they speedily walked away from the creep who just flung curses at them. When they finally reached an area where there were many people, they started walking slower. "Are you okay, Kagami?" Ranmaru asked. Kagami nodded, but didn't say anything. She leaned into him again and he put his arm around her. He knew that he got the guy good, but he couldn't help but feel like he still needed to protect her.

Meanwhile, near the stream, Kagami's mother's ex was getting up and was pissed that a "pretty boy" got the drop on him.

"Well, you little snot, this is far from over."