Okay, some news- I decided not put in the whole songs in the rest of the chapters. It just takes up too much time! Readers, I apologize for that little spelling/grammar error. It's supposed to say, ' "Look at the island!" ' Not ' "Look, and the island!"' Anyway, happy reading!

*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^

Kaoru had to keep coming up for more breath. "I knew I should've taken swimming classes," she scolded herself. She dived back down and swam a few feet. Still nothing. Now she was scared.

She swam back and cried, "SHINTA!" at the top of her lungs, hoping she would see his arms flying around or hear him scream. Still nothing. She went back down and something pulled on her arm. ~There can't be an octopus here! ~ It kept pulling and pulled her up to the shore.

Kaoru opened her eyes and she heard Shinta laughing. Kaoru was boiling with anger. "Is this your idea of a joke!?" Kaoru angrily asked. "You do care," Shinta happily said. "You do like me!" "I do not like you!" she shouted. "Baka!" "But I know you like me," Shinta said. "OK, fine, I admit it," Kaoru said. "I don't like you, but I love you." Shinta smiled ear-to- ear and ran up to a cliff. "I LOVE YOU TOO!" Shinta shouted out to the world. "You do?" Kaoru asked. "Well duh!" Shinta shouted back. "Why do you think I sang for you on your birthday? Why do you think I followed you to the dock instead of staying with my harem?" Kaoru smiled.

The song-

Kaoru- my heart is impatient to hear it again and again say it -its love. Say it aloud I love you, say it aloud that I love you.

Shinta- yes I love you, love you I do. In these sweet talks, there is a hidden agreement say it aloud I love you, say it aloud that I love you.

It was late evening and Shinta and Kaoru sat silently around a fire eating their dinner- their dinner of bananas. "Shinta?" Kaoru. "What is it?" Shinta asked. "Do you think we'll be on this island forever?" Kaoru asked. "Of course not," Shinta answered. "Your father will find out soon. He's probably gonna send hundreds of helicopters looking for us." Shinta gave Kaoru a smile that gave Kaoru a sign that made he think no matter how long they stayed here, she would be safe as long as Shinta was with her.

Shinta was right. Three helicopters found the couple the next morning. "Are you all right? Are you hungry?" Kaoru's father was making a fuss over her. "Daddy," she said. "Daddy, I'm fine. But I couldn't have done it without Shinta." "Well, Shinta," Mr. Kamiya said shaking Shinta's hand. "I'd like to thank you for looking after my daughter. If there is anyway I can favor you with anything." "No thank you, sir," Shinta said. "I help others because it is the right thing to do and because it makes happy, not because I expect a reward from him or her." "You are very wise," Mr. Kamiya said smiling at him.

Hours later, Shinta and Kaoru were in Kaoru's limo. "Kaoru," Shinta said reaching into his pocket. "Yeah?" Kaoru said, hoping for a kiss. "Sorry," Shinta said, reading Kaoru's mind. "It's not a kiss, but I made this for you." He handed her a beautiful shell necklace. "I spent all of yesterday looking for the prettiest shells on the beach," Shinta explained. "Thank you so much," Kaoru whispered. Then something came to her. "I'd like to do something for you," she said. "What is it that you wanted to be. a singer is it?"

(a/n: I'm listening to S Club 7's 'Two in A Million' and right now they're saying ".no matter what, we'll be forever as one." And this new couple won't (unfortunately!) be forever as one. but it looks like it, ne? ~o~)

In a week, Shinta's first song, 'Stars and Moon' (the one he sang at Kaoru's b-day party), became a hit. He also had some more songs written and his first CD came out in two months. Not only that, Shinta and Kaoru began to date.

One day at home, Yahiko-chan cam home from school and asked Uncle, "Can I have a new backpack? Everyone else in my school has these really awesome- looking ones that have stripes and stuff." "No," Uncle said from behind his book. "But why?" Yahiko-chan asked. "Shinta's rich and famous now. And the new backpacks are only thirty-four yen-" "I said no!" Uncle yelled, this time putting his book down. "He's not going to be rich and famous if you want to use it for non-sense! I might as well say that he can't sing anymore!" Yahiko-chan's eyes swelled with tears and he ran as fast he could. He ran AWAY as fast as he could.

"Yahiko-chan!" Shinta called running after his little brother. He looked everywhere and found him sitting on a big rock near the beach. "Yahiko- chan," he said more calmly. "Why'd you run away?" Shinta sat down beside Yahiko on the rock. Yahiko-chan sighed. "Shinta-san," Yahiko-chan began. "I've always been teased because I'm not as rich, or as good-looking, or as smart. I don't have any friends. I thought if I got a new backpack, I would fit in and I would get a new backpack." Shinta sadly sighed. He hated how they treated his little brother. One time a bully followed him to where Shinta picks Yahiko-chan up and was about to punch him.

"All I can say is that you don't need some stupid backpack to make to make you popular," Shinta said. "Those idiots in your class or school don't what really counts. What really counts is what you have in your heart." Yahiko-chan hugged his brother. "Promise me something, Shinta-san," Yahiko said. "Promise me that no matter what, we'll be brothers and we'll have each other's backs." "I promise," Shinta said.

*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^

That's so sweet! I feel like crying! WAAAAAH!