With Kari's help, we bought an apartment a few weeks ago. I look around my room, which is only a bed and a gym bag full of clothes.

Mizuku's forehead had healed, and Kari had taken to being like an older sister to her. Whenever Kari went somewhere, she always took Mizuku, and earlier this morning she took her for haircuts.

"We're home." I turn around to see both of the girls smiling at me.

"Hey we're going to go get something to eat. You coming?"

"I'm not hungry, and I still need to go find some cheap furniture, and..."

"But Mama, we're gonna go eat and see the cherry blossoms." Mizuku says pulling on my sleeve. I look down at her and sigh.

"I guess it wouldn't hurt." I put down the clothes I had been unpacking, and notice the picture of me, Ryo, and Mizuku. I run my finger along his cheek, and throw a shirt over it.

"We'll get something to eat out of a vending machine, and I'll bring a blanket to lay out so we can have a picnic." Kari says thoughtfully.

"Don't you have to work today?" I ask. Kari had gotten a job at a 7/11, and I'm still looking for work.

"No, um hey Hatsumi, can you guys wait a minute? I should get changed if we're going out and..."

"Sure." I smile.

I take Mizuku into her room and change her clothes.

As I fight the tangles in her blonde hair, I hear voices in Kari's room. I stand up and put my ear to the door, but Kari comes out.

"Ready?" She says curiously. I nod and we leave.

"Look at them Mama, they're so pretty." I look up from my rice at Mizuku. She and Kari are dancing in the falling flower petals, giggling like crazy.

"Yes they are." I smile. Kari looks at me, and walks over.

"You can't just sit there watching like an old lady Hatsumi. Come on and have some fun." She pulls me up by my arm, and leads me to the trees. I smile up at the falling blossoms, the wonderful smell filling my nose.

"Mama, let me wear your sunglasses, and hold your phone so I look like a grown up." Mizu begs me. I hand them to her and look at my baby girl.

"Hey Mizuku, look at me." Kari says. Mizu turns to her and smiles as Kari takes a picture.

I look at Mizuku, and the sunglasses make me see how she looks like Ryo. So much like him...

"Do I look pretty?" Mizuku asks Kari. The older girl nods and smiles.

"Yay, take a picture of Mama!" Mizuku giggles. I roll my eyes and look up at Kari.

"Oh this will be such a great picture."

"I don't know Kari, I don't really want a picture of me..." I begin but Kari snaps the picture. I look down at my ugly cut up jeans, and blush.

"You look so pretty Hatsumi-chan." She giggles.

"Then I'm taking your picture." I smile. She agrees and throws the camera to me and poses. I stare at her black skirt, and look up at her.

"Why do you wear black when your not cosplaying?"

"I don't know, because I guess I like to blend in. Now hurry up and take a picture Hatsu-chan, I'm hungry and Mizuku will eat all the rice."

Mizuku sticks her tongue out and I take the picture of Kari. She runs over to us and sits down.

"Yummy, oh Hatsu-chan look do you know them?" Kari points to a group of men in suits, staring at me oddly. Mizuku begins to stand up, but I pull her back into my arms and shake my head.

"No, let's just ignore them for a while, maybe they just saw me on that magazine." I look away from the men, and down at what's left of the Shio Ramen.

"They're coming this way." Kari says quietly. I watch as she pushes our stuff together in a bundle.

"Then let's go." I grab the blanket and throw everything together, leaving the food. Kari grabs Mizu, and we walk away.

"I hope they weren't reporters." I finally say as reach the end of the park.

Please, don't be. If Ryo knew we were here, he'd find us...

"I'm sure they were just seeing if you were the woman on the cover. Calm down." Kari says with a smile. I sigh and look at her.

"I keep thinking it'll be him." I say softly. Mizuku looks up at me and hands me my sunglasses.

"Don't be sad Mama, look the clouds are crying cause your sad." She points up and I see the rain coming down.

"Great, the one day I don't have an umbrella." I sigh. Kari pulls one from her bag, and hands it to me.

"You and her keep dry." She puts Mizuku on the ground, and walks ahead of us in thought. Suddenly she turns around.

"Hey Hatsumi, why don't you take Mizuku and go buy her an umbrella. I bet she'd like a hello kitty one wouldn't you?" Mizuku smiles up at her. "Here, I have some stuff to do, so we'll met up later at home okay?"

"Alright." I say watching her run off.

"I don't remember leaving the lights on." I say as we step into the apartment. Mizuku hugs her new umbrella to her, and goes into her room.

"Hatsumi." I turn around quickly, and drop my things on the ground.

"Azusa?" I say softly. He plays with a bit of my hair and smiles.

"Don't let Kari know you know I'm here, she'll be upset I let myself get caught."

"What are you doing here?" I ask angrily, and confused.

Damn it Kari, why the hell did you let him know where we are?

"It's not her fault. I made her tell me. Last night she called Shinogu, and this morning I found the number and called her back." He smiles and pulls me to him and kisses me.

God, why do I enjoy his kiss? Oh please don't let this be a sin...

"We better stop this." I push him away and turn away. I look up at him, shocked at both the kiss, and the fact he's standing in my living room in boxers.

"Where are your..." I turn red and turn around.

"Oh my jeans. I was taking a shower, and heard you come in." He disappears into my bathroom, and I run to my room and hypervenelate.

It's okay Hatsumi...just tell him to leave.

I walk into the living room, and almost fall over.

Azusa, now fully clothed, is talking to Mizuku on the couch. I take a deep breath, and walk in.

"Look Mama, it's Azusa-chan." She smiles and continues to talk to him. I sit down beside them, and look up at Azusa.

"So why are you here?"

"I came to see you." I open my mouth to say something, but Kari comes in.

"Hey what's up?" She kicks off her shoes, and puts on her slippers. "I had my hair dyed red, what do you think? Too much?"

"Looks hot." Azusa says looking over at her. Kari drops her things, as I had, and gasps.

"What's he doing here?" She says still staring. He rolls his eyes.

"I'm here to visit Hatsumi." I back away from him, and frown.

"You didn't tell Ryoki we were here did you?" He shakes his head, and stands up.

"Nah, but he's got Tokyo turned upside down looking for ya. I better go anyway, Shinogu'll be pissed if he finds out I have his cell." Azusa tries to kiss me again, but I pull away.

"Azusa, can you tell Shinogu hi for me?" Kari says picking her things up. "I mean he's awful mad I just up and left and..."

Azusa kisses Kari, making her go completely red, and when he stops she falls back on the ground.

"I'll tell him you said hi." He walks out the doorway, and Kari jumps up.

"Man, Azusa's hot." I give her a look, and she picks her stuff up again. "I mean not that he's hotter then Shinogu, but...damn."

"Don't cuss." Mizuku frowns at Kari and the two begin to argue.

"I'm going to take a bath." The two continue the argument, and I sigh and go into the bathroom.

After a long long bath, my cell rings. I wrap the robe around me, and pick it up.

"Hello?" I yawn.

"Hatsumi? It's your mother, darling where are you?" I put the phone to my heart, and take a deep breath.

"On a trip with a friend."

"It's been a long trip then hasn't it?" I count up the weeks in my head. Five weeks.

"Mom please leave me alone." I close the phone and throw it on the ground. Tears spring to life, and I collapse on the floor.

"Hey Hatsumi, you have any hair ties..." Kari bends down and sits beside me. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." I wipe away the tears and stand up. "I'm just being silly."

"You should go out for a while and relax. Get a drink, and chill. I'll babysit Mizu alright."

I hesitate a moment. What if someone comes for me?

"I don't know Kari..."

"I won't take no for an answer. Go ahead and have some fun okay." She pushes me into the closet, and I hesitantly pull on some new clothes.

"You know she can't have too much soda or she'll stay up, and if something happens..."

Kari rolls her eyes. "Go on have some fun Hatsu." She pushes me out the door, and I turn and look at her.

"Why are you in such a rush to get me out of here?"

She smiles slyly and gives me one last push. "You'll see."

A/N: Oh my what a chapter! Don't worry Ryoki fans, he'll find her eventually. Maybe if you review more Mwa hahahahaha!

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Hint:

"I didn't think you'd find us." I whisper. He rolls his eyes.

"Like Kari wouldn't tell me."

Bonus:

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Reviews

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