Characters: Aoko, Kaito, Ran

Genre: Angst

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Crowd

The crowd in Shibuya pressed in on her from all sides as she moved against it, trying to catch up with Kaito, to return the small box that had dropped out of his bag as they parted back at the university gate.

He'd looked at his watch and gave a start, running off, claiming that he'd be late for some important meeting with a friend.

She could see him on the other side of the street, probably heading for the Starbucks where he'd arranged to meet up with his buddy. She lost sight of him for a minute, but she went with her instinct and ascended the steps to the coffee shop. She spotted him once more over by the window…only…the person that Kaito was meeting was a beautiful girl that looked like she could have been a fashion model or some kind of idol…and…now that Aoko stopped to look, the box that had fallen out of Kaito's bag contained an equally lovely charm bracelet that he must have saved up months from his part-time job to buy for her.