"Aww you're so cute why don't you come home with us?"

"We won't bite."

Ichihime was backing up against a wall in an alley. When she ran off, some guys started following her. She was afraid. At this rate, she could end up getting raped. And her first time; ruined.

"Please leave me alone," her voice was trembling in fear. She didn't know what to do. The guys were surrounding her, almost pressing themselves against her.

"But you look so cute, who wouldn't want a taste of you." One of them reached to touch her thigh, and slid his hand up slowly.

"Y-yamete!" She gasped and shut her eyes tightly. She felt the hand stop and she opened her eyes slowly. Caesar was there, handling all three of them on his own. Tears streamed down her face, she didn't think he would come for her.

"Don't touch her again!" Caesar glared at them and they ran off. He turned to face Ichihime, his expression growing with worry.

"Are you okay?"

"Arigato.." She looked away slowly and started walking.

"Wait please.." He grabbed her wrist gently.

"Please let go of me..." Ichihime kept looking down.

"Please.." Caesar pulled her close and held her against him.

"L-let me go! Caesar! Let me go!" The girl was hitting his chest repeatedly, hoping he would stop.

"I won't let you go.." He kept holding her, enduring every hit.

She kept crying, "Why?..Why don't you let me go?..I thought I wasn't..good enough."

"That's not true.." He stroked her hair. "You're too good for someone like me," tears formed in his eyes.

"Caesar..please don't say that..." She looked up at him and held his face.

"Ichihime..." He leaned down and pressed his lips against hers.

Both were crying into the kiss. Ichihime didn't know what to believe anymore, and Caesar did not want to lose her. They held each other close as the kiss persisted. After they stopped, they started walking.

"Ano Caesar.."

"Hmm?"

"Let's break up.."

"Yeah..it's for the best.."

"Mm.."

"I hope everything will be good for you. Future and everything."

"Same to you Caesar."

The rest of the walk was quiet. After they both got home, they broke down.

Caesar was laying in bed, looking out the window.

"Ichihime.." He thought to himself as he tried to sleep. He knew it was his fault. He had it coming and yet he hoped that it wouldn't happen. He picked up his phone and went through his messages. Just how did she manage to send a picture and when did she take it. She lied about her promise.

"Hold on.." A realization struck him. "This is what she wanted..Ichihime to distant herself from me..so I could go back to her..." He threw the blanket over himself. "But why would she go to such lengths.. Why can't she leave me alone?!"

Meanwhile

Ichihime was laying in bed, her eyes were swollen from crying. She really didn't want to break up with Caesar but, she was left with no other choice.

"Caesar..." She looked at her phone's lock screen again. Tears formed yet again in her eyes.

"Why can't she leave you alone?.."

"Maybe she wanted to break us up. But then, if she loved him then why did that happen at the dance?.."

The girl fell asleep quickly, feeling fatigued from crying.

Ichihime really didn't know what to think. After what Aphrodite told her, she was uncertain. However, she definitely knew one thing.

Aphrodite knew how to make him vulnerable to her temptation.

A Few Days Later

Caesar was sitting in his homeroom class, reading a book. He would turn to look at Ichihime every once in a while. Every time she noticed his presence, he would turn around and keep reading.

Ichihime couldn't concentrate at all. She kept feeling the masked teen's gaze and blushed lightly.

"Caesar..." She couldn't help but cry quietly, while hiding her face in the book she read.

During Lunch

"Ano Caesar.." Ichihime walked up to the teen who was eating lunch alone on the rooftop.

"Ichihime.." He turned his head slightly to see.

"I need to talk to you." She sat next to him.

"What is it?"

"I want to know what happened when you were in Rome." She was determined.

"I guess I can't hide it from you any longer. I've been meaning to tell you though."

She held his hands in hers gently, "Please tell me."

"Well I was at the gift shop trying to buy you something.." He kept explaining the story to her, his face filled with disgust and guilt.

Ichihime covered her mouth in horror. "Caesar.." Tears formed in her eyes.

"Please don't cry Ichihime.."

"So she blackmailed you into doing it..but she still sent you the threat."

"Yeah...that's why I was shocked when you found out."

"Ano but you could have told me before..then it wouldn't have led to this."

"I was afraid you would hate me for it.."

"Of course I wouldn't hate you Caesar. Even now, I can't. Especially since you rescued me the other night. All you've done is help me."

"But your trust..I ruined it.."

"I still trust you Caesar. I mean you told me the truth right now."

"Ichihime..." He held her close.

"C-Caesar." She blushed.

"You really are too kind to someone like me."

"Ano but, I just want to make my boyfriend happy."

"I-ichihime," his eyes widened.

"As long as you promise me not to do that again..then I forgive you." She looked up at him and held out her pinky adorably.

"I promise." He chuckled lightly and took her pinky in his.

Ichihime rested against him gently.

"I love you..Ichihime." He stroked her hair gently.

The girl's eyes widened as she blushed madly.

"Ano I-I love you too." She hid her face in his chest.

"I won't let that happen again.."

"Caesar.."

"Why don't we go to my house? Maybe we can bake a cake or something."

"Mm! It sounds like a good idea." The two leaned against each other for the rest of lunch time.

Later

"Nee-chan! We knew you'd be back!" The twins hugged onto Ichihime.

The girl giggled, "Of course. I could never stop seeing the adorable twins." She ruffled their hair gently.

"Nii-chan was always waiting for you to return. He would make cakes and sometimes even say lines from his masked man script."

"And we mean lines directed to the Eastern princess."

"Nel! Bianchi! Don't tell her that!" The teen turned red.

"Why not? You're always teasing us and nee-chan."

"It's time we got our revenge."

"Oh my. Maybe I should get my revenge too." Ichihime giggled and winked at Caesar playfully.

"Ichihime!" He turned red and went to the fridge to get a slice of cake.

The girl stopped and went with him, "I think I would like a slice of cake too, it sounds good right now. With milk too."

Caesar chuckled at her comment.

"You're so adorable when you say things like that."

"Heh? But I'm not trying to be adorable." She blushed.

"You are to me." He smiled.

Ichihime gave up and sat at the table. She could not compete against him when it came to his words. She smiled realizing she really missed this. Even if he made her blush or faint, she still had fun being with him.

He smiled at her as he placed a plate in front of her and a glass of milk.

Ichihime looked at the slice of cake and got her fork to try it. Her eyes instantly watered as she remembered the flavor she hadn't tasted in weeks.

"Please don't cry Ichihime," he smiled and leaned towards her, placing something on her hair.

"Heh? What did you put on my hair?"

"It's what I bought you when I was in Rome."

The girl used her phone to see the hairpin he had put.

"It's so pretty." Ichihime's eyes lit up.

"I tried getting you the best thing I saw at the gift shop. I know it's not much but.."

"Mm!" She shook her head, "It's the thought that counts. Also I really love hair accessories." She smiled.

After eating cake, the two went up to Caesar's room. Ichihime sat on his bed as he threw himself on it.

"Ano you shouldn't lay down after eating something."

"I know. I just feel so comfortable when you're around." He smiled.

The girl turned to face him and looked at his lips. She turned back slightly and blushed madly.

"You always have your way with words Caesar."

"Does it bother you?" He chuckled, "Or do you like it?"

"You're always such a tease." She giggled. "I like when you do that, otherwise it wouldn't be Caesar anymore." She turned around to face him, and leaned down gently, her lips close to his.

"Ichihime..you always accept me as I am." He looked up at her and pulled her down gently into a kiss.

The girl quickly kissed him back and rested on top of him.

The kiss grew more passionate and Caesar licked her bottom lip gently, asking for entry.

Ichihime opened her mouth gently and he began exploring with his tongue.

The two were panting slightly as they grew more intimate. The girl broke the kiss gently after a while and she held his face.

"Caesar.." She panted.

"What is it Ichihime?" He panted as well.

She pushed him down gently, "I want to help you forget what happened in Rome."

"I-ichihime." His eyes widened and he blushed at her resolve.

The girl blushed and leaned down, "You're MY boyfriend not hers."

Caesar looked up at her in amazement.

Ichihime's heart was pounding,

"Am I really ready for this?"