"SO?!? SO?!?" Shuichi prances around the room, clutching his hands with puppy eyes. "Did I do well?" His voice filled with anticipation.

"Hmph. 'Course. Why wouldn't you? Actually, I could've done better. Hah!"

Shuichi tightly closes his eyes, . "I'd love to see you try."

"Nah. It's ok. I was only kidding!"

Shuichi wraps his arms around the novelist. He realizes that Yuki has grown softer, in both ways. He's not at all mean, or saying unintentional rude comments. He likes that about him, but something still lurks within himself. "Lets go celebrate, Ne! I'm hungry!" Shuichi's stomach growls loudly at the thought of eating lasagna. Shuichi blushes and looks at the ceiling. "Yeah, I know you're hungry too. Thinking about what to write can work up a nice appetite."

"I'm not that h..."

"Since you're SO hungry, lets go eat some food."

"Fine.. fine..." sighs Yuki. He grabs his hand and begins to exit. "Errr... Where're we going...?"

-- "I thought you knew... Oh well. I guess..."

"Coffee ice cream. Yup." Yuki laughs as he remembers the past. "Remember? When you were on inside the store, you were all tired and stuff, but when someone mentioned coffee, you woke up from your dream and yelled out coffee ice cream and knocked the coffee out of the store manager's hand. I don't know if I remembered correctly, but I think you began licking coffee off of his shirt. I never knew you liked coffee that much.

Shuichi's face turns bright red as that event begins to sink in. "I know I know! But, HEY! Wasn't it YOU who... you know what I mean. Lets go!" Shuichi runs, pulling Yuki behind him.

A second after they've left, a loud sigh comes from the room. "Well, they seem happier than ever." He crosses his arms and dozes off. "now I can get some rest and stop my worrying since..." A loud explosion sends Hiro lurching forward out of his chair. "WTF was that?!?!"

He bites and rips up the already blown up and burning pieces of a Shuichi plushy. Gah!!! I thought that by the way I was saying things, it'd still make Hiro get that pink haired freak out of his life. I guess that my trick didn't work. BAH!!! My Yuki...Gone...forever... He stops tearing up what's left of the doll and zones out, thinking about what he could be doing with him.

"Tohma, what are you doing? You nearly blew up the room with that thing. Geez. I guess I'll go now."