Eri-Sama: I had to take a break from my X-Men fic. again. I absolutely LOVE Gravitation, but I don't own it sigh I didn't know how this would turn out, but here it is, and a second chapter, no less! Might have some ooc- ness. Short because I'm bad with transitions, let me know what you think. Hope you all had and are having some happy holidays.

When the three got to the studio, K and Sakano were there and waiting.

"Ah, good, you're here, Shindo-kun should be here soon too. Oh, who's this?" Sakano looked at Reiya curiously, almost as if she weren't really a person but a strange robot or doll.

She took a short bow then offered Sakano her hand. "Moonroe Reiya, pleased to meet you." Reiya smiled and also offered K her hand.

"La li ho!" Shuichi burst through the door just as the clock struck 9.

"Sh-shindo-kun... is on time." Sakano uttered just before the oxygen left his head and his knees gave out.

"Ohayo minna! Yuki dropped me off this morning," Shuichi started to explain his unexpected punctuality when he noticed Reiya's presence. "Oro, who's this? Are you a relative of K-san?"

"I'm Reiya, Suguru's friend. Pleased to meet you." She simply smiled as Shuichi gaped at her.

"Fujisaki-kun has friends? Oh! You must mean girlfriend. Ah, Fujisaki, holding out on us, huh?" The singer gave Suguru the wink and elbow treatment while the keyboardist simply rolled his eyes.

As the fight broke out, Reiya turned to look out the small window in the studio door. "Ano, Nakano-san? Can you show me to the restroom?"

Hiroshi sighed and opened the door for Reiya and proceeded to lead her to the women's room. She went in and came out in about three minutes and began speaking to Nakano.

"You'll get those irritating scowl lines in your face at a young age if you keep looking at me the way you do."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I know you like him, I only met you today and I still know. I could tell him for you, as you seem to be too shy to tell him yourself."

"How generous of you, Reiya." Hiro spat out through clenched teeth.

"I love Suguru, I want him to know what his options are so he can make the decision on what's best for him."

"Again, how generous of you."

"I thought so. Right now, I believe I could have him, no contest. If you were to challenge me, eh, I don't really know."

Hiroshi opened the door for her again and went to his guitar so they could replicate the show for their guest.

I never thought a day of practice could be so long. That girl, argh, I don't know why she had to reappear. I bet it's because Suguru's famous and she never had feelings for him. Yeah, that's it.

"Hiro, are you alright? You have sort of an evil-ish smirk on your face." Shuichi, my adorable little friend. I'll let him know soon, but not now.

"I'm fine, Shuichi. I guess I'll get going. Ja ne." As soon as I stepped out of the door I heard Suguru asking Sakano for a ride.

"Sakano-san, I hate to impose but do you think you could give Reiya and I a ride home?" I couldn't stay to hear the answer.

"Matte, Hiro. Maybe you can take me back to Yuki's and tell me what's bothering you." Shuichi called after me, but I didn't slow up for him, knowing he could simply run with his endless energy.

He caught up with me at my bike. "Na, Hiro, what's bothering you? You've been pissy all day." He gasped. "Oh, it's that girl Fujisaki brought by, isn't it? You're jealous, aren't you?"

"Shuichi, I never thought about how to handle my crush on Fujisaki-kun, but I know I never thought I'd have, well, competition of any sort, let alone from a woman. I don't even know if Fujisaki likes men, you know?"

"Hiro, you can't help who you fall in love with, remember when you told me that? And, as far as liking men, it doesn't necessarily have to be about that. Yuki and I both dated women before, but I know he feels the same way I do and it just doesn't matter anymore." He stopped to laugh at himself. "Well, I'm trying to say that love and sexual attraction aren't always so strictly tied together, ne? Even if one follows the other, the order doesn't matter, does it?"

I can't believe I'm letting him speak to me like I don't know this stuff, like this isn't exactly what I tried to tell him before. "Shuichi, thank you. Let's go." I straddled my bike and jammed my helmet on, waiting for him before I started my engine and took off toward Yuki's.

"Thank you for bringing us here, Sakano-san. I really appreciate it." Suguru shouted through the window as he stood in front of his house with Reiya. He turned to her and smiled, then walked to the door, fishing keys out of his pocket as the door flung open in front of them.

"Suguru, I was worried, I thought you might want." His mother trailed off when she realized he wasn't standing there alone. "Who is this? Do I know you?"

"Fujisaki-san, I'm Reiya, I'm not sure if you remember me." Suguru's mother frowned, remembering only one thing about the blonde foreign girl. She gave Suguru a look that told him to follow her and exchange words.

"Reiya, please have a seat." Fujisaki-san gestured toward the sitting room and kept walking toward another area of the house. Once she felt they were out of listening range she started in. "Suguru, usually pets follow kids home, not other kids."

"Mama, her father left her here," he took a deep breath and tried to look manly. "He asked that I take care of her. May she stay with us?"

Suguru's mother reared back as if to slap her son for his impudence, but regained her composure just before the follow through. "I will not let that girl stay in my home."

Suguru sighed. "I was afraid you'd say that. I'd better take her back to her hotel and get her stay extended." He returned to the sitting room and Reiya stood, meeting him in the foyer.

"Reiya, I'll walk you back to your hotel, you'll have to stay there until I work something out with my mother."

Her eyes went wide, and then her heart began to pound. "Suguru-kun, you know, I've never stayed anywhere alone before. Will you stay in the suite with me? I mean, sleep where my father slept." She looked very intently at a table against the wall and the various things on it, including a bouquet of silk lilies.

"Well, okay, let me just throw a few things together and we'll start walking."