Three

Part two: Two People

Yuzuriha walked home with a big grin on her face. 'He was such a nice person! It's a good thing I get to see him again!'
She turned down a dark alley, waited till nobody was looking, and jumped onto the closest building. 'I hope nobody found out I was missing.'
* * *
"How long has she been gone?" Kamui said, as he was pacing in the living room.
"Almost two hours." Arashi said sitting on the couch.
"Do you think she was kidnapped?" Sorata said with a "worried father" look.
"No. We would have heard her struggle. She probably just left to think things over. She been under a lot of pressure lately." Arashi explained.
The three dragons suddenly heard a thump and footsteps coming from upstairs. They soon saw the young dragon coming down the stairwell. Everyone, excluding Arashi, made a "where in the world have you been!" face.
Yuzu skipped by them with a smile and a twirl, as she made her way to the kitchen.
After she was out of sight, Kamui turned and faced Sorata and Arashi and said, "What in the world was that?"
Sorata shook his head and answered, "Beats me. Something must have happened while she was gone." Kamui nodded in agreement. Yuzu came out of the kitchen with a glass of water.
"Yuzu-chan, where have you been for the past couple hours?" Sorata inquired.
Yuzu's eyes widened as she turned to the three and said, "Sorry, I needed to take a walk and think for a while. Were you worried?"
"Of course we were! I mean, what if a Dragon of Earth found you! We'd probably never see you again!" Kamui was slightly pissed, but Sorata put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
"Sorry, Kamui-san, everyone, I never meant to worry you. I hope you can forgive me."
Arashi got off the couch and put her hands on Yuzu's shoulders. "We forgive you, now go to bed, it's late. You have school tomorrow."
"You do to Arashi-san!"
"I'll be going to bed soon myself. Good night Yuzuriha-san."
"Goodnight everyone!"
* * *
Fuuma smiled as he sat on the top of Tokyo Tower. 'To think she hasn't felt my power yet. But, there's always tomorrow. What should we do tomorrow.' He stood letting the wind brush his bangs into his eyes. 'There's more than one way to play with a seal, and to play with the heart of one can be deadly.'
* * *
School seemed longer for Yuzuriha. Tonight was her date with Fuuma. It was something to keep her mind on during the boring lectures.
The bell rang. Yuzu stood up, gathered her books, and left the room skipping through the hallways, ignoring the stares her classmates gave her.
As she made her way home she looked up at the sky and smiled.
"Yuzuriha!"
Yuzu stopped and turned to see who was calling her name.
"Kamui-san!!" Yuzu jumped and waved at her older friend.
He gave a small wave back. Right before Kamui caught up with her, they heard a loud voice.
"Shirou-kun!" A tall blond student with a happy face ran toward Kamui.
Yuzu then walked toward the two. "Kamui-san, I really should go home, I have plans for tonight and I wanted to finish my homework."
The person who was talking to Kamui turned to Yuzuriha with a questioned look. "Are you a friend of Shirou-kun?"
"Yes I am. My name is Nekoi Yuzuriha. What yours?"
"Ah...My name is Segawa Keiichi. Nice to meet you!"
"Same here, but I really should be going. I have homework and I'm going out tonight. So I'll see you at home, Kamui-san. It was nice to meet you Segawa-san!"
As Yuzu ran towards home, Kamui took a step as if to run after her, but stopped. He would talk with her later, now wasn't a good time.
* * *
"Kyaaaa! It's 6:30! My homework isn't finished yet!" Yuzuriha jumped from the table and dashed to her room. "Ack! I have nothing to wear!"
The other three dragons heard Yuzu's protests, and wondered what in the world she was talking about.
"Yuzu-chan, where are ya going?" said Sorata, poking his head out of the kitchen.
"I'm going to se a friend, but I'm running late! I'm supposed to meet him at 7:00, on the Tokyo Tower observation deck!"
"So... you're *not* eating dinner with us."
"Sorry, Sorata-san, everyone, but I really have to go! Bye!"
"Bye" Sorata said and he went back into the kitchen.
* * *
Fuuma walked toward Tokyo Tower with a small smirk on his face. Tonight he had to make a decision. Was he going to break the dragon's heart, or hurt her physically? Both would lead to her insanity.
He wouldn't necessarily do it tonight, but the offer was tempting. One thing kept him from choosing that path. The dragon wasn't all that close to him yet. It wouldn't be as heartbreaking to leave her after they had just met.
As he entered the tower he had made up his mind, but he first had to make this first date memorable for the young dragon.
* * *
Yuzu jumped the tall buildings in record speed. It was about 6:45, and she didn't want to be a second late.
As she reached the tower she slowed down. 'I'd better stop jumping. I probably look like I had just been through a wind -storm!' Yuzu planted her feet on the ground and walked to the nearest public bathroom. When she was finished, she walked towards Tokyo Tower with a big grin on her face.
'Here it is.' Yuzu's mind went crazy as she walked in to the building. When she finally came to her senses she was in the elevator on it's way towards the observation deck.
As she got off the elevator, she saw him. He wore a long sleeved, black, long tailed jacket. Under that he wore a black shirt with jeans. 'He looks so...different.' Yuzu thought as she slowly walked toward him. 'He's so handsome, it's strange...'

Fuuma's head shot up when he felt the dragon's power. He turned to see her walking towards him slowly. He looked her up and down. She wore a white dress that went just above her knee. She also wore black boots. It was very plain and simple, but was also beautiful. 'She's very pretty. Yes. She's too innocent and young to be in this war. She is a mysterious person.' Fuuma had a soft smile across his face as he walked up to Yuzuriha.
"It's good to see you again." Fuuma said, holding out a hand for her.
"Yes! I'm glad I could see you again too! How have you been?" Yuzu said, she took his hand, slightly blushing.
"I'm fine. How about you, how have you been?"
"Bored to tears! School has got me doing two hours of homework today! I was almost late coming here! Sorry for making you wait for me. I hope you weren't bored."
"No, anyway you are on time. Don't worry about it."
"Alright. So, what do you what to do tonight, Fuuma-san?"
"Are you hungry?"
"Yes!"
"Well, then let's eat."
* * *
The two had a very nice dinner at a beautiful restaurant, which Fuuma remembered Yuuto talking about one night. They were seated next to a window, so as they ate they watched the sun set over the buildings in Tokyo.
"It's so pretty. I wish the whole day could be like this. What do you think, Fuuma-san?"
"Yes, it's very nice, but I have seen more beautiful things."
"Really, like what?"
"Well, sakura blossoms are very pretty." Fuuma turned his head to face her. "You also look very pretty."
Yuzu's head snapped toward him with astonished eyes, her face turning a bright red. Fuuma only smiled and turned his head back to looking outside. Yuzu just stared at him for quite a while, until their food arrived. When it did, she suddenly felt uncomfortable.
It wasn't everyday she had gotten compliments like that, especially from a man. She had only gotten compliments like that when she was with Karen-san, Aoki-san, Sora-chan, Arashi-san, and once in a while by Kamui-san. Subaru-san or anybody else never noticed her. She didn't wonder about Subaru-san, he was never with the other dragons, except for Kamui-san. But he had his own reasons, but she would like to get to know him better.
"Is your food alright?" Fuuma said. He had noticed that Yuzu hadn't eaten her dinner yet.
"Oh, yes. I was just thinking."
"About what?"
"A friend, he's not that close though, but very nice."
"Maybe I could meet him someday?"
"Maybe."
* * *
The couple walked down the crowded streets of Tokyo staying close to each other so they wouldn't get lost.
"So, what would you like to do now?" questioned Fuuma, who was looking down at Yuzuriha.
Yuzu blushed and said, "I don't know, um...Ah! Why don't we get some ice cream! It's supposed to make anything happy or fun! Is that alright?"
"I guess, considering we just ate dinner, but if that's what you want."
Yuzu jumped up and hugged Fuuma, squeezing him a bit too hard. "Thank you!!!" She then grabbed his hand and pulled him towards an ice cream shop not too far away.
* * *
"How long will Yuzuriha be gone?" Kamui asked, as he was eating his own dinner.
"I dunno, probably till ten or eleven. Why?" Sorata said offhand.
Kamui shrugged and replied, "Something just doesn't seem right. Do you even know this person she's with?"
Sorata shook his head. "No, she hasn't mentioned anything. But the weird thing is that she changed her moods in a few hours. I mean, you know she's been depressed ever since Inuki, ya know...died. Now she's like her regular self. Something fishy is going on!"
"Don't listen to him," Arashi said, as she walked into the room with tea teacups. "I think Yuzuriha-san is fine. If she's happy we should leave her alone and let her be happy. If she needs us, we'll be there to help. She can figure things out for herself."
"Nee-chan, it IS suspicious how she got so genki all of a sudden. Isn't it? I mean, her best friend DIED! Not everyone gets that happy after their only friend dies." Sorata crossed his arms, proving his point.
Arashi just shook her head and turned toward Kamui, but still faced Sorata. "If you two are that worried about her. Then go and ask Yuzuriha-san why she is so happy. It's not that hard. I just think you should leave her personal life alone."
"Nee-chan, we are NOT butting into her personal life. We are just concerned about her. Right Kamui."
Kamui nodded and said, "We just what to make sure she is alright."
"Hey Kamui, do ya think Yuzu-chan's on anti-depressants? Or maybe some kind of drug? It is possible these days for a young girl to get caught up in that stuff."
Arashi shook her head and said, "What kind of theory is THAT! You are horrible!"
"I could be possible, but I can't see her doing drugs. She's really not that kind of person." Kamui pointed out.
"True, true... but there is a drug called Prozac! That should keep her very genki!" Sorata said, index finger pointing in the air.
Arashi got out of her seat and exclaimed, "I'm not listening to you two talk about Yuzuriha-san like that! I'll eat dinner alone."
Sorata stood up, knocking over his chair and yelled after her. "But it's for her own good!"
After that all he heard was a loud "HA!"
* * *
Fuuma and Yuzuriha sat on a park bench starring at the rippling lake in front of them. Fuuma looked at his younger 'date', who was face looked mystified by the movements of the lake. He smiled and put an arm around her waist.
Yuzu quickly turned to meet his gaze. She sighed, blushed, and leaned on his shoulder. Then she broke the silence and asked, "Do you believe in..." her voice trailed off.
"Believe in what?" Fuuma asked with soft eyes glaring at her.
"A true love?"
Fuuma sighed and answered, "I can't really say. Sure, people fall in love, but true love can sometimes be impossible to reach." Fuuma said looking at the lake.
"I believe in it. Though you are right, people do fall in love, and it may not be their true love, but as long as they're happy it's alright."
Fuuma's eyes widened at Yuzu's answer. 'She's so straight forward, but she can also be easily deceived.' Fuuma looked at his watch and said, "Well, it's about 11:00, you better go home and go to bed. Do you want to meet again tomorrow?"
"Already? OK. Yes, when do you what to meet?" Her voice ended with a yawn.
"How about in Ueno Park? I hear it's very nice there, especially with the Sakura blossoms in bloom."
"That'll be great! Same time, 7:00?"
"OK." Fuuma turned and wrapped his arms around Yuzu. He then planted a kiss on her forehead. "I'll see you tomorrow, then. Goodbye." He patted her head and left.
Yuzuriha stood there in a trance. No one has ever treated her this way, but she liked the feeling. As she turned to go home, she looked back hoping to see some reminiscence of Fuuma, but found none. Yuzu sighed and walked back home smiling.
* * *
"I'm home!" Yuzu yelled as she walked through the door of her house.
"Finally! Do you know what time it is?" Kamui said impatiently from across the room.
Sorata stepped behind him and said, "Yuzu, we have an important thing to ask you."
"What is it Sora-chan, Kamui-san?"
Sorata looked at Kamui, who gave him a reassuring nod. "Are you on drugs?"
"EH!?"