"No! Now you need to stay even more!" Hanaka said, standing up on her tiptoes to lay a flower wreath on Jin's head, the profits of her picking and braiding. Jin took the delicate circle from his head, looking at it carefully.

"You peopl' ar' to' kin'. I dun' deser' a mite' a' it." He shook his head, turning and laying the flower ring on Hanaka's golden tresses. "Your well named, aren' ya? Hanaka, flow'r chil'. But tha's 'nuff 'a me. I still gotta fin' 'im." Jin mumbled, looking about to leave again.

"No! Please, just one more week! You can leave then, just one week! You're arm still hasn't healed right again, and you still have so much more not fully healed either. You're still skinny as a needle! Please, stay!" Hanaka begged, grabbing Jin's arm. Tears began to fall from her eyes.

Jin looked at her, seeming confused and upset. "Dun' cry. No mur' tears, A' hate ta' see'em." Jin pleaded.

"Then stay." Runaku spoke up, placing a hand on Hanaka's shoulder. "We really don't mind; we want you to stay."

Jin sighed and nodded. "A week."

Hanaka was practically bouncing. Even for her, it was odd. Runaku and Jin stared, before Runaku asked. "What's going on?"

"Its that new band! Crystal tears! They're on tour with K.O.D. as the opening band!" She answered, practically giggling.

"Who are they?" Runaku asked; the name was familiar, but he couldn't place it.

"They haven't put out a CD yet, I think its still being put together, but there first hit is 'I'd Give it All'. It's been playing on the radio almost non-stop, it seems like they're an instant smash! I recorded it once from the radio, it's just a cassette tape, but still, you can listen, if you want." Hanaka explained, waving the cassette. Runaku shrugged and nodded; Jin remained silent.

Hanaka put the cassette in the stereo and hit play. After a moment the booming voice of some big shot 'punkin' radio announcer heralded Crystal Tears, and then the music faded in. Jin's ears twitched, and he mumbled to himself, absently, "Sounds like Touya. Buh Touya ne'er sings like tha'..." When the song was over he asked Hanaka, "Ya' have any pictures a'... ummm... Crystal Tears, was it?"

Hanaka nodded proudly. "I think the drummer's the cutest, but the lead singer/lead guitarist is pretty cute, of what you can see. He's got the whole mystery thing going for him." Hanaka lead the way back to her to her computer, logging online. "I book marked their website and a' bunch of others that had stuff on them. See, in all the publicity shots, the lead singer's wearing a veil, or else his face is in shadow. And he wears the coolest clothes! See?" Hanaka pointed at the picture that had just come up on the screen.

"Tha's Touya!" Jin cried, astonished.

Hanaka looked at him oddly. "Yes, the lead singer's name is Touya... How did you know?" she asked.

"No, that's Touya, the one I... I..." Jin couldn't bring himself to say it.

Hanaka's and Runaku's eyes widened, realizing what Jin meant. "We know," Runaku said, knowing how much it would hurt for Jin to admit once again to the horrible act he'd committed.

Jin grew pale and forlorn, looking at the picture more clearly now. It was clearly meant to be the cover of their CD once it came out. Touya, veiled, stood with his arms crossed in an X in front of him, daggers of ice in each hand, pointing out like extension of his arms. A ningen Jin soon recognized to be Yusuke stood right behind Touya, his arms crossed over Touya, and in his hands he held his drumsticks so they were perpendicular to the ground. Another ningen and youkai, recognized as Kuwabara and Hiei, flanked Yusuke and Touya, each with their own swords of power. ((Kuwa-kun's rei sword and Hiei's black fire sword refuses to call it by English dub name but doesn't remember Jap. Name))

"A' knew, when A' foun' out... I knew he'd be safe with tha' ningen, Yusuke. Seems he's mor' an safe, tho." Jin said morosely.

"We can get you tickets to that concert, when it comes by. Then you can go find him after the show, or at least try. It's not till next month though... ummm, October 21, I think is when they're here." Hanaka said, concerned, and knowing Jin's desire to tell Touya he was sorry.

Jin shook his head. "A'... A' dunno. Yes, please. Jus' ta' see... tha' he's happy. If he is... A' won' come and wreck tha' for him." He sighed.