A/N: Helloooo, there! Well, here's the update, hope you find it interesting. Please, please, please review! You know it's important! ^_^

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wednesday feb.20

During Wednesday afternoon, Misao arrived at Kaoru's office at the exact time. 18.30. Misao had suggested going together in a taxi to the restaurant.

Kaoru was wearing a black suit, together with a white button-up shirt. Her long black hair was up in a high ponytail keeping it out of the way, except for a few bangs that just wouldn't keep tied up.

Kaoru's recent divorce had been hard for her. As she put it, "It's bad enough being on my late twenties but, on top of that, my ex left me for some 20-year-old nymph."

"It's getting late. We'll be meeting Yumi at seven, right?"

"Yep."

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"Yumi should be coming any time now." Misao said while they took their seats. "It's weird that she isn't here, yet. She's so punctual she makes me feel ashamed."

"There's a lot of traffic today. Let's just order red wine. We know she likes it."

Half an hour later, Misao stood up.

"I'm gonna call Yumi. Maybe when she delievered the necklace she designed for that rich family there was something wrong with it and she's still working on it. She doesn't realize the time when she's working."

Misao listened to Yumi's voice in the answering machine. Misao got back to the table and realised Kaoru looked as preoccupied as she was.

"I left a message. I asked her to call us here if she knew she couldn't come."

They ordered the food, but barely ate it. They kept looking at the entrance door, hoping they'd find an apologising Yumi getting inside. But she didn't come.

When Kaoru and Misao exited the restaurant, they hailed different cabs and promised that the first one to know anything about Yumi would call the other one.

As soon as Misao arrived home, she dialed Yumi's apartment number again. This time, she left a more emphatic message. "Yumi, I'm worried about you. It's 23.15 on Wednesday. No matter if it is late when you arrive, please do call me."

Misao went to sleep. When she woke up, at six, the first thing she thought was that Yumi hadn't called.

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Usui Hanzo was the contact between the rich family that wanted a special necklace designed specially for them and Yumi Komagata, the girl who was going to make it.

The phone rang and Usui answered it immediately. It could mean more business.

Actually, it was the rich family's manager, Koshijirou Katsuhiko.

"I was about to call you. Everything's okay, right?" Usui asked.

"Of course not. You know we gave Komagata-san the precious stones for the necklace. She didn't bring the necklace or called or anything. Hanzo-san, I want that necklace or at least my client's stones. Immediately."

Usui ran his tongue over his lips. He had forgotten about the necklace. He chose very carefully his following words.

"I saw Komagata-san a week ago. She showed me the necklace. It was exquisite. There must have been a misunderstanding."

"The misunderstanding is that she still haven't brought the necklace and it is needed for a special event this Friday. I want that necklace or my client's stones tomorrow. Are we clear on that?"

He hung up.

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Enishi Yukishiro finished with his last client and headed back home. He was a 28-year-old good-looking psychologist. He arrived home, had a bath and then listened to some music while he had a drink on the sofa.

He thought about the girl he would be meeting that night. Her answer to his personal ad had been pretty funny.

His editor was delighted with the first part of the book he was writing, a book that analized the people that posted or answered personal ads, their psychological necessities, the way they described themselves so differently than the real person they were. The temporary title was "Personal ads: method to find some company or to keep oneself away from reality?"

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A/N: Well? How was it? *dodges flying objects* Click on the button below and leave a review..!

I'd like to apologize, because I don't know when I'm gonna be able to post next chap. I've just started university and my free time kind of poofed away..! _

Ah, there might be some grammar/sp mistakes here and there but I haven't got enough time lately, waahhh!

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