Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. I do not make money off of these fics. By: The Dictator Rating: I've decided to make this R

They walked to a jewelry store with a bit of protesting from Momo. With Kiley's sweet whimpering and nudging, she finally agreed.

The store had their air conditioning on high and it was pure bliss just walking into the door, never mind the glittering diamonds.

Kiley let Momo walk around and look at the little baubles and such, she didn't seem that interested from a regular man's point of view. Kiley wasn't regular, he was Momo's best friend who happened to have a bit of a crush on her. He saw that her eyes were twinkling even though they were glazed over with fake boredom. He saw certain quick gasps of air every now and then as she saw something pretty.

The left the store and went back out to the fiery heat. Momo's face was slightly drawn, her eyes were hooded so it looked like her eyes were closed. Maybe they were, she didn't need her eyes with Kiley guiding her and all. But even though for other people she may look fine, he could tell she was sad, maybe upset at him for taking her to such an expensive place and not getting to buy anything.

Soon after that, they walked to a lovely little park that they always went to. And almost instantly, the air was clearer and the shade was cooler. There was even a little breeze every now and then.

They walked over to a well shaded bench and sat. For a few moments they were silent. The leaves rustled a bit in the slight breeze and the birds chirped melodically. This was their moment for peace, their moment to unwind and enjoy the beauty of nature. This was their time together, but something was wrong today. They both felt it. Maybe differently, Momo felt little chills up her spine despite the heat and Kiley felt as if he couldn't take in enough air at certain moments.

Is this wrong? thought Momo. After all I'm Toji's girlfriend. No I'm Not! I hate him!

Am I in Love with her? pondered Kiley. I have been spending a lot of time with her. No, love can't feel this horrible.

They both sat there quiet for a little over five minutes. Kiley checked his watch and saw that it was nearing four o'clock and he could use a snack.

"Wanna go get some food or something?"

Kiley looked at Momo in half surprise, he could never get over how she always knew what he wanted. He nodded and the walked under the shades of the trees until they exited the park.

Neither Momo or Kiley wanted anything heavy, ice cream was top on the list. There was usually and ice cream shop on every other corner and this was just not the corner. So they walked until they reached the next block and the ice cream shop had a short line.

The line mostly had small families, mother, father and child. A few were childless and some didn't have either mother or father. They just seemed like nice people treating themselves to delicious ice cream on a hot spring day.

A man around the age of forty or so was in front of them. He had his arm around his wife's thick waist. He kept turning around and looking at Momo with a stripping gaze. His small dark eyes twinkled with his filthy thoughts.

Momo noticed the man's dirty gaze first, she was experienced. She pretended not to notice and leaned her head on Kiley's shoulder, a little hint to the man that she was taken. Still his sneaking gaze persisted.

Kiley soon recognized the look the man ahead of them was giving Momo. His eyes blazed with controlled hatred and he leaned his head over to kiss Momo's forehead as a sign of comfort. Also trying to give a hint to the man ahead of them to back off.

The man finally gave notice to Kiley. Kiley's brows lowered to shadow his eyes, giving him a predacious look. The man seemed worried for only a moment then looked back at Momo. Then he turned around to order his ice cream.

When it came time to pay, he opened his wallet and lots of paper money was making the wallet thick. Many different credit cards lay in their separate pockets on the side. this man was obviously wealthy. He gave a look of victory at Kiley then another lusty one at Momo before he took his time paying.

The man and his wife received their ice cream cone and went over to a bench in the shade to eat. Momo kept a discrete eye on him while Kiley ordered the ice cream and paid. Momo saw that his wife was walking away for a moment and he took out a piece of paper. He scribbled something on it then called to a little girl. Momo was worried at that moment and hoped the little girl was smart enough not to take candy from strangers. She hoped that this wasn't going to be trouble.

Kiley and Momo walked to a nearby bench under some shadows and licked some of their ice cream. Momo glanced back at the place the old man was sitting and saw the little girl coming towards them. The man's wife just returned at that moment and he chatted a little with her.

The little girl was hardly seven and wonderfully chubby. She wore a little elementary school uniform and had short curly hair with bunny clips keeping locks away from her eyes.

She came over and had her hand on Momo's knee to help boost herself onto the bench. Once she was properly seated she gave them both a sweet little grin .

"Hi, my name is Uko. That man back there" She gave her head a little nudge over in the old man's direction "He told me to give you this miss." She handed Momo a little business card with some writing on the back:

Hey girl, why are you hanging out with that frat loser. I'm going to Paris this weekend, I could use a companion, just think on it sweetheart. Lots of gifts and cash. Then he lined the bottom with money symbols.

"What a. . ." Kiley glanced at the little girl and tried to find a euphemism for what he really wanted to say. "jerk" was what he ended up with.

Momo smiled a little at him then looked at the girl. She took out a five dollar bill and gave it to the girl including the card.

"Walk over by the woman and stand near her. Then tell the old man that I told you to tell him that I don't like the smell of old geezers and filth money. Then you slip the card into his wife's hand and say to her that she should keep a leash on her old limp mutt." Kiley gave an amused laugh and handed the girl another five dollars.

"To help the effort" He replied as Momo gave him a questioning look.

Momo was fairly sure the girl could remember what to say so she sent her off and listened closely. Not every word was clear but the enraged scream of the wife was a sure sign that the plan was pulled off smoothly.

Kiley turned to make sure the little Uko girl got a safe get away and then both Momo and him began to walk away.

With the parasol shading them, the breeze picking up a bit, it was getting cooler. For the first time, they both noticed that they had ice cream. They were just eating it automatically the whole time.

"Mmm, chocolate, what did you get, Kiley?" Momo asked as she took another lick of her ice cream.

"Peaches, what else?" He gave a goofy smile at her skeptical look. This isn't fair! he thought. There was always something in her eyes that made him want to tell her things, things that he would rather keep to himself.

"I happen to love peaches" His words were soft and almost whispery, his eyes were warm and his cheeks had the slightest tint of blush on them, hard to detect.

Momo blushed hard but with her darker skin, her blush wasn't too bad. She grinned at him and leaned in a little close to his ear.

"Here's my secret, I love pumpkin pie" She gave an amused semi mocking giggle and leaned her head on his shoulder. Luckily missing his blush becoming darker and his eyes glistening with confusion and a strange sort of hope.

They arrived at the beach at about five thirty and it was cooler still. The sand was white and the waters blue and green and gold. The sky was a clear blue and the sun was a blinding yellow. There were only a few people at the beach, it was probably to hot to leave the home during these over heating times.

They took off their shoes and held onto them as they stepped into the water. They waded out till about knee length and stood there silently. Kiley let the sun warm his face and the waters splash around his legs. Momo let the water cool her down and make her skirt cling to her form, she stayed hidden under the parasol though.

Kiley noticed how Momo looked out longingly to the deeper waters. He saw the sadness in her eyes and wanted to tell her to go ahead and swim. She was after all a mermaid, and a mermaid without water would die. He didn't want Momo to die. He gave a silent sigh, she wouldn't swim, she didn't want to get darker.

Kiley took her shoes and held her hand, "Let's walk the shore" He said in his warm voice. As they did so, Kiley gazed at Momo. He loved to do that, to look at every bit of her, willing himself to transfer energy to her. Longing to kiss her again but sensed that she didn't want that.

Momo poked him hard in the ribs and covered her chest, "What are you doing?!" She yelled.

"Just wondering why you're not wearing a bra" He replied and soon regretted it as a punch flew to his stomach, causing him to double over.

"For your information, It's a built-in bra" She briskly walked away from him and stood several steps away, staring at the horizon.

Even the breeze seemed to be against her today, trying to drag her into the ocean again. It was no use, she still had hopes of being lighter. For Toji? For herself? She really didn't know why she was so set on being paler anymore. Maybe it was just a habit now.

She felt a shock of coolness between her breasts and gasped with pleasure. She turned her head slightly and looked right into those beautiful warm eyes of Kiley. His face was semi serious and semi nervous.

"You're the only person I know that looks beautiful in gold" Kiley said. Then there was a little clip and Momo finally looked down.

Resting just above her breasts was a shimmering golden peach locket. It was slightly bigger than a quarter and the chain was thin but strong. She touched the back of her neck and found that the chain was dangling at the back of her neck.

"The chain is adjustable" Kiley murmured, his voice unsure.

Momo turned around to face him. Her eyes were twinkling and a single stream of tears trickled down her left cheek. Kiley gasped and took a step back to take a clearer look.

Her skin was a warm golden color and her hair the golden shiny wheat color. Her lips were pale and glossed over and her eyelids sparkled with golden/bronze glitter dust. Not just her eyes but her cheeks and her shoulders and her legs. Her whole body was effulgent with a little help from the warm setting sun. Even her little tear glittered and glowed with a warm golden hue. The breeze lifted her hair and pushed some strands here and there, like liquid gold. Behind her, the water's mist, tiny little droplets of water, silvery water. The closer they were to her body, the more of a golden color they became.

Momo was the golden goddess, no one's beauty could compare to her. She was a hundred billion light years ahead of them all.

"I can't except this Kiley" She touched the locket with her slender fingers "It's just too expensive and I can't. . ." She looked down, trying to avoid his eyes.

He reached out an unsteady hand and wiped away her golden tear and pulled her close. He just wanted to hold her and then he'd die happy. Alas, it is a gift to hold a goddess.

"Keep it Momo, I want you to have it." Her buried his face into her silky soft hair and smelled the sweet peach scent and wanted to melt. He was so close to her right at this moment. Every inch of him was touching every inch of her. Their scents intertwined and everything was warm. His arms were around her waist and her arms were around his neck.

Kiley never wanted this moment to end and neither did Momo. He held her tighter as he felt that strange feeling of less air and she clung to him and stood rigid as a chill climbed her back. The moment soon passed and they just couldn't let each other go.

Kiley didn't want this moment ruined. It would be the worst thing if it were, he'd just die.

Momo heard a raspy gasp from Kiley as he jerked violently against her. She looked up to see what was wrong and saw a face twisted with pain. His balance was off and he fell backwards. To Momo this all seemed like a slow motion movie. Slowly he fell backwards. She clutched at his shirt and it gave a loud echo-ie tear sound and his weight thumbed hard on the ground.

"Kiley!" Momo screamed and ran over to his side. She held his hand and touched his face. His eyes were squinting and his body jerked every now and then. This frightened her to no end.

(A/N: Dictator here. Okay, another short chapter but I think it's kind of cute. And this is to Joelie that reviewed by dbz fic before. This is gonna sound pretty bad. To answer your question about what the "secret" was. I forgot. I wrote the story a while back and did make up something but now I forgot. I think it was suppose to be an attempt to a love letter or something of the kind. Sorry, I have bad memory. Review please.)