Luineraugwen: Thank you to everyone who reviewed.
Lis: Hey, you reviewed twice, how nice of you. That's shows that you're eager to read this chapter and the future ones. Just keep in mind that sometimes it might be a while for the next update because I have close to 18 other stories at the moment but AB and some of the others are of when I'm tired of the LOTR ones.
ThistleMarie: In my books, there should have been more episodes with Atlas and Daichi in it. He's my favorite character so now I'm writing about him. Looking forward to your next chapter. Keep it up.
Rocku: Yeah me too. When I first started reading AB, there were only three stories and I said I'd have to do something about that. Besides, I'd had this idea for a while. Actually it was the sequel that I started writing first then I decided that I needed to create a background to it all. Thanks for the tip with the spell check.
Disclaimer: These things get really annoying so as far as I'm concerned go see chapter 1. I don't own Crash and Burn. That belongs to Savage Garden. Why did they have to break up?
The position of the two had changed over the past 4 hours. Daichi had woken up and shifted his body carefully so 1) he didn't wake up Aki and 2) so his head was resting on her chest, enabling him to hear her heartbeat. Aki had woken up not long after he had gone back to sleep and smiled to herself. Daichi, although he acted tough, was somewhat of a child at heart. All of the neglect he had been through during childhood had forced him to grow up faster than he should have but the side effect of that left him wanting and craving love from someone. Aki realized this but as hard as he tried, Daichi couldn't hide it from her. Aki's hand rose from her side and began to gently stroke Daichi's hair like he was a small child. He smiled in return and she closed her eyes, waiting for sleep to find her but it didn't. She sighed to her self and decided to sing. Aki wasn't the best singer in the world but at least it didn't sound like someone was stepping on a cat's tail.
When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart
I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It's hard to find relieve and the people can be so cold
When darkness is upon your door
And you feel like you can't take anymore
Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash and burn
You're not alone
When you feel all alone
And a loyal friends is hard to find
You're caught in a one way street
With the monsters in your head
When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like you can't face the day
Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash and burn
You're not alone
Because there had always been heartache and pain
And when it's all over you'll breathe again
You'll breathe again
When you feel alone
And the world had turned its back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild wild heart
Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash and burn
You're not alone
"You have a nice voice Aki. Why don't you sing more often?" Daichi said surprising her after she'd finished singing.
"I'm not that good Daichi but that's for saying that. I don't know about you but I'm going to get ready" Aki said climbing out from behind him.
"Find by me, but what do I wear?" Daichi asked sitting up all of a sudden.
"That is a very good question, Daichi and I doubt you've got anything hidden away in your closest but lets take a look anyway" Aki said wandering over to the closed door, opening them and looking at the contents. In the end she chose a black t and a pair of black pants. "We can work on your appearance later if you plan on coming again," she said throwing them at him and leaving the room to get ready herself. Daichi didn't have to wait long and twenty minutes later Aki came back wearing tight leather pants, a low cut leather shirt with thin straps and showed off her stomach. She also wore knee high lace up boots, elbow length black gloves, purple lipstick, a black choker necklace and quite a bit of black make up but not enough to make her undistinguishable.
"So, how do I look?" she said turning in a circle to let Daichi see all of her outfit.
"No wonder Tokugawa never let you out after dark, not that he knew you were going anywhere. You look dressed to kill" Daichi replied taking the chance to look her over properly.
"Hopefully there won't be any of that tonight" she answered and looked him over in return. "Blacks a good color on you" she added. "Here, put these on". She threw two red belts at him and he tied them on.
"So how do I look?" he said making the same the same pivoting motion she had and Aki laughed.
"Like some crazed male ballerina but there's two things left. Hair and face" Aki replied taking the band out of his hair and leading him into the bathroom.
"What's wrong with my face?"
"Oh nothing, if just that most of the people, gang members if you will, have small markings on their face" she said taking a tube of green face pain out of her pocket and made small markings just below his eyes. "There, take a look in the mirror".
"Tokugawa would never recognize me even if I walked passed him. What about your makings?" Daichi replied and Aki tapped her face.
"Mine are permanent. I had them tattooed on my face". She ran hot water over her cheeks to reveal two small sliver leaves painted on her skin. "Ya like?" she asked.
"Suits you. Your name does mean 'autumn' anyway" he replied. "Now what?"
"Now, we go" Aki said grabbing his hands again and dragging him to the window. "If we were to leave through the front door then we'd be seen so I normally climb down the vines and walk to my rocket bike. That shouldn't be hard for a big strong android like yourself" she added and lightly poked Daichi in the chest. He knew she was just flirting but he didn't mind. Aki's body disappeared over the windowsill and he looked over the edge to watch her climb nimbly down to the bottom. Daichi decided to be smart and show off. He climbed out onto the sill and jumped straight down to the ground, a two-story drop, so he could help Aki with a last bit of the vines. He grabbed a hold of her thin waist and guided her down, his hands lingering a little longer than he'd expected.
"This way to my rocket bike" Aki said breaking the contact and Daichi groan inwardly so she wouldn't hear him. She began to walk towards the iron metal gates that were still open from her father's departure. He usually left without telling them, often leaving the gates open so one of the servants would have to come out and close it manually because the electronic closing mechanism in the house was broken and hadn't been replaced. They walked along the pathway outside the house and turned into an alley. Rubbish lines the walls and it smelt of rotten food.
"Somehow I don't think that this would be a place you'd regularly come to" Daichi said looking around the dump.
"Well at the moment it's the best place to hide my rocket bike. When I find somewhere else, I'll put it there" Aki replied as she pulled the tarp off her bike. It was black and lined with sliver. Daichi looked at the side of the machine and wondered how Aki could control it.
"Are you just gonna stand there or are you going to get on?" she said getting the boy's attention. He watched Aki gracefully get on the back of the vehicle and copied her, wrapping his arms around her waist when he was done.
"Hang on tight, this is going to be a fast ride" Aki said starting up the engine and flying out of the alleyway and onto the street.
Luineraugwen: Here's another chapter done. I just wanted to get this one up soon. Next chapter will be the party. I don't know when the next chapter will be up so don't hold your breath.