Vera: Yay! Chapter 2!!!!! ::Huggles Hiro-kun and Shui-chan.::

Yuki: ::Enters.:: I see...so you like girls now, baka gaki..

Shui-chan: Yuki! ::Gets away from Vera, and is running towards Yuki.::

Luna: ::Runs in:: My Yuki!!!

::Luna and Shui-chan both run for Yuki and Yuki dodges. They run into each other.::

Both: WAHHHHH!!!!

Hiro-kun: Right...on with Ch. 2.

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(AN: The conversation in this part will be in Japanese, and his answers in English.)

"Ok Shuichi-san, I'll hold up a picture, you tell me what it is." Cassie pulled out some large flashcards, and held up the first one. It was a bird.

"I know that...it's a...chicken?"

"Close, but not quite."

"Hmmm...oh, I know! Bird!"

"Right." She then held up a picture of a house.

"House."

"Great, now this one?" It was a dog.

"Inu."

"In English please, Shuichi-san."

"Is it a...dog?"

"Yup." She then held up a card with a picture of a rocking chair.

"That's a...that's...a rock!"

"I'm not sure...you've got part of it."

"A...chair!"

"Yes, a rocking chair." She then held up a picture of a cat.

"That's easy...that's ********!"

"No." Cassie sighed, blushing slightly. "I don't have a picture of that, nor do I want one."

"Wasn't that the right answer?"

"No. It's a cat...and that's enough English for now..."

* * *

"How did Shuichi's lesson go?" Hiro asked, sitting down across from Cassie a little later.

"Don't ask...just don't ask..." Cassie sighed.

"So what have you got planned for me, Cassie-chan?"

"I was hoping we could just try a conversation." She leaned back a bit in her chair. "Why don't you start, Hiro-san?"

(AN: Everything from here on out is English.)

"Ok." He got a sly grin. "Where have you been all my life?"

Cassie listened a moment....no sign of K.

"America."

"Do you have a map?"

"No, why?"

"I keep getting lost in your eyes."

Cassie had to laugh. This was too cute, and she was kind of glad K had agreed to leave them alone for their lessons.

"That's enough flattery, Hiro-san."

"If I followed you home, would you keep me?"

"Do you know anything besides pick up lines?"

"I believe you have something of mine."

"What, Hiro-san?"

"My heart...give me yours and we'll call it even."

"Hiro-san...do try and be serious."

"Fine. I've got one thing to ask you."

"Seriously?"

"Seriously."

"Ok than, what?"

"Will you go out with me?"

Before Cassie could answer, there was a flash, and K stood behind Hiro, gun to head.

(AN: Back to Japanese.)

"Onii-san, I thought you agreed to leave us alone!"

"It's a good thing I happened by..."

Hiro gulped, but Cassie got a good idea.

"Onii-san...you require that all my boyfriends know your talent with guns, ne?"

"Hai."

"And that they know you were in the Secret Service, ne?"

"Hai."

"Anything else?"

"Iie."

"Then, I'd love to Hiro-san."

"Nani?" K exclaimed, lowering the gun and looking at his sister.

"Hiro-san knows all of that already...and you know Hiro-san...so you shouldn't have a single problem."

K frowned. How had he allowed his baby sister to outsmart him?

"Fine." He grumbled. "But if he tries anything-"

"Onii-san, go on, we're still in a lesson."

"Fine." K shook his gun at Hiro before leaving.

"So, what time?" Hiro asked.

"I still have to give Fujisaki-san his first lesson."

"Oh, didn't you hear? He didn't come in today. Apparently Shuichi treated him to lunch, and he's home recovering."

"I'm sorry to hear that." She looked at her watch. "Want to go catch some lunch?"

"Sounds good."

* * *

Cassie sighed in relief. Apparently Hiro did know more then just cheesy English pick up lines. She was just about to loosen up a bit and get over her fear of her brother busting in and shooting up the whole place when she heard it.

"Cassie-chan..."

"Did you hear that?" She asked Hiro.

"Hear what?

"Cassie-chan...."

"There it is again!"

"I didn't hear anything,"

"CASSIE-CHAN!"

Cassie screamed as she was tackled to the ground.

"Konnichiwa, Ryu-chan." She said, trying to stand up.

Ryuchi slid into a chair beside her, and looked from her to Hiro.

"Where's Shuichi-kun?" he asked, looking around for him.

"At home...hopefully studying the English vocabulary list I gave him." Cassie sighed as she thought about the lesson earlier that day. "Maybe some of it will sink in."

"So it's just you two?" He asked. "What were you-oohhhh..." He leaned close to the pink bunny. "I think it's a date Kumagorou..."

Cassie shook her head as she looked at the older man.

"We'd better go then." He said, standing up. "Kumagorou just wanted to say hi."

"Oh, Ryu-chan, Onii-san is coming for dinner tomorrow." Cassie said. "Tell Tohma-san and Noriko-san they're welcome to come too."

"Am I?" He asked, eyes watery.

"Hai, hai, of course you are." She waved goodbye as he walked off then turned back to Hiro. "Apparently, he plans to make up for the five years in which we haven't seen each other."

Hiro laughed.

"Mind if I give you a ride home?" He asked as they stepped outside a little later. "It'll give me a chance to see where you live."

"Don't let Onii-san hear you say that." She joked. "But ok, sounds good."

The two climbed onto Hiro's motorcycle, and she began telling him how to get to her house. Once they got there, he walked her up to her apartment.

"I'd try and sneak a kiss, but K-san might be lurking around somewhere."

Cassie laughed.

"Next time then?" she offered. She waved goodbye, went inside and menalayy kicked her self for not getting that kiss.

* * *

"Neko...cat...tori...bird...isu...chair...insetsu...interview..."

"What are you babbling about in here?" Yuki asked, coming out of his room, reading glasses in hand.

"I'm working on my English." Shuichi smiled. "Cassie-chan sent a list home to study."

"Who's 'Cassie-chan'?" Yuki asked.

""K-san's sister. She's teaching us English."

"Why?"

"Japanese music is becoming more and more popular in other countries." Shuichi felt very smart. "If Bad Luck wants to get fans in other countries, we need to be able to speak that language."

"Baka." Yuki sighed. "You're not talented enough to get fans in other countries."

Whit that, he turned and went back into his room to work.