A/N: The previous chapter was formerly a one-shot, but I didn't know that Amanuma-kun gets his life back when I wrote it, so this is my solution. This chapter is happier than the last one. Different parts are in different people's POV, so watch out.

Four words about YYH and Street Fighter: I. Don't. Own. Them. Here we go!

Amanuma's POV

I was sitting in the arcade, playing a new version of Street Fighter, surrounded by admiring kids. They watched in amazement as I beat the game for the 3rd time that day. It was pretty easy. I just did it to watch the different endings you'd get with different people.

"Wow Amanuma-kun," said a boy name Shinta. "You're so good at video games! How'd ya do it?"

I shrugged, basking in my glory.

"It's a natural talent," I said. "But it's kinda boring playing alone. Wanna play with me? I might even teach you some tricks."

"Cool!" he cried, hopping into the seat across from me.

About 10 minutes into the game, I could feel someone else staring at me. I looked around, but there was no one there, besides the other kids and it's wasn't one of them. While I was distracted, Shinta pulled a super-combo move and K.Oed me.

"Hey! I beat you!"

"Sorry," I said. "I got distracted."

Lily's POV

I sat a dark corner of the arcade and watched the young boy playing Street Fighter and surrounded by other kids his age. I vaguely remember meeting him at least one time before, here in this arcade. I remembered that his name was Amanuma Tsukihito and remembering that name, the strangest feeling crept over me. It was weird. I had only met the kid once, maybe twice before, and yet as I watched him grin happily when his opponent pulled off an amazing combo attack, I could feel a sense of ... kinship ..., or something close to it anyway, between him and I. He felt like a little brother to me.

Something else hovered at the edge of my memory. An image of a tombstone under a cherry tree popped into my mind. It was part of something I couldn't quite recapture.

Keeping the fragment of memory at the back of my mind, I got up and walked toward the crowd of little kids, threading through them and sitting at the arcade game next to Amanuma.

"Hey...um, Amanuma, wasn't it?"

He looked up at me and his face brightened.

"I remember you!" he said. "You're Mamoru's older sister!"

I could tell that the kid had changed a lot since I last saw him. He didn't seem to think that he was better than me anymore and he seemed a lot better off too. It looked like he was going to be pretty popular now. My grin grew even more. Looking at the screen of the arcade game, I could see that he was playing against the computer now, since he had just beaten one of the kids. The computer was losing pretty badly.

"Hey, it looks like you need an opponent," I said. "Wanna try me?"

Amanuma nodded.

"Sure," he said. "But don't get mad again if I beat you!"

I laughed and moved to sit opposite him.

"Don't worry, I wont."

Shuichi's POV

I walked slowly down the street towards the game arcade. It's a popular place in town and is usually pretty crowded, but that night, as I entered the shop, it was even more packed then usual. I could see a whole throng of children gathered around a young boy with ginger colored hair. I smiled, relieved. He was there, I knew he would be, but I had wanted to reassure myself. Ever since the Sensui incident, I had become very protective of Amanuma-kun. I felt like I was responsible for him, ever since I...

I walked through the crowd of kids and stood behind him, watching as he challenged another opponent. The character he picked was called Ryu and his opponent was using a blonde girl named Cammi.

"You better watch out," said a voice from the other game terminal. "I'm a master when I play with Cammi."

It was female, and somehow, slightly familiar. I knew I had heard it before, I just couldn't place it with a face or even a name. For some reason, a recollection of a tombstone under a cherry tree filtered into my mind, while some parts of the puzzle remained in the strainer.

The fight began and Amanuma-kun moved in first, aiming for a super combo attack. But his opponent was a decent player, either that, or Amanuma was toying with her. Cammi fliped over Ryu, grabbed him in a headlock and threw him over her shoulder. Ryu recovered quickly and threw a fireball at Cammi, but she blocked it and went for a low kick. Ryu grabbed her leg and threw her. It quickly went down from there. Although Cammi put up a good fight and even managed to pull off a few special moves, Amanuma-kun had total control of the fights.

"HAH!" he cried, jumping out of his seat. "I beat ya again!"

The girl on the opposite terminal sighed in defeat, but she didn't sound defeated.

"I guess I still have to polish up my gaming skills," she said, standing up.

Third Person POV

Lily stood up, smiling wryly.

"Thanks for letting me play Amanuma," she said, stepping out of the way for another challenger.

Her eyes flicked toward the figure standing at the gamerboy's side. Both their eyes locked, as they stared at each other. In some way, they both recognized each other, remembering that fresh grave with a cherry tree standing over it. It was only a vague memory, but by some means they felt like they knew each other already.

Shuichi smiled charmingly.

"Excuse me miss," he said. "Have we met before?"

Lily smiled back, still a bit confused.

"No, not that I remember," she replied. "But now's as good a time as any! I'm Lily."

"My name is Shuichi."

Both of their attention was diverted as another kid was beaten by Amanuma, although Amanuma had taught him a special move.

Shuichi tapped Amanuma's shoulder.

"May I challenge you to a game?" he asked the younger boy.

"Go ahead," he said. "But don't expect me to go easy on you."

Shuichi slid in front of the terminal opposite the boy and picked his character.

"So Shuichi," said the girl, Lily. "You've played Amanuma-kun before?"

Shuichi nodded.

"Only once," he said.

"Well then," said Lily. "Here's your second chance."

A/N: WOOT! I did it! I fixed the fic! (Finally...) This was originally a one-shot, but it kinda sucked and I learned later that Gamerboy (my nickname for Amanuma-kun) gets his life back! So here it is! My solution and my way to make it less angsty. Hope you liked it! Review please!

SEEYA!

LadyofAnime