The bell rang and it was soon lunchtime. While Sei packed his stuff away, he heard a voice next to him say, "Hi, I'm Harumi!" A girl extended her hand to shake his. Sei returned the gesture with a smile.

"Hi, I'm Ikagi, nice to meet you."

"Since you're new and all, would you like to eat lunch with us today?" Harumi's face grew red.

"Um, ok, but who's 'us'?"

"Oh! Me, Rei, his girlfriend, and Tatsuya."

"Ok, sure why not," he said, smiling at her.

Harumi blushed and mumbled to herself, "Wow, he really is cuter than Rei. Who knows, Rei might have some competition if Kira knows him. If I play my cards right, I can go out with him instead of Tatsuya!"

After the teacher finished lecturing Rei, which seemed to happen just about everyday, Rei glanced at Harumi. "Hey, let's go!" he said, as they all left the classroom.

On the way to the cafeteria Rei stopped in the hallway, turned around, pointed his finger at Sei and said, " Listen up buddy 'cause I'm only going to say this once. Since you're eating lunch with us, I'm warning you, try anything with my girl and it's my foot up your ass. Got it, Ikagi?"

"Yeah, okay."

"Rei, are you threatening people again? I swear, give it a rest! You're so over protective! But, then again, that's what I love about you Rei." Someone said, angrily from behind Sei. Rei's eyes widened because he knew he was caught. He quickly looked behind Sei and saw Kira standing there grimacing next to a giggling Tatsuya.

"Ha ha, man, you're busted!" Tatsuya said, still giggling. They both knew that Kira didn't like Rei picking fights for no reason.

"AH, Kira! It's not what it looks like, I swear!" Rei insisted.

Crossing her arms, Kira replied, "Yeah, whatever!"

As soon as Sei heard her name he turned around and looked at her. And as soon as he turned around their eyes met for the first time in two and a half years. They both stood there looking at one another for what seemed to be hours. To them it felt like they were the only two people in the entire world.

"He's here?" she whispered as he whispered, "She's here?"

"Sei?"

"K?"

"Oh my god, is it you, I've missed you so much!" pronounced Kira in an excitedly high-pitched voice as she ran toward him to give him a loving hug.

Both had a great big smile on their faces as Sei picked her up and swung her around. He whispered in her ear, "I'm sorry for missing out on all the holidays and stuff. I promise I'll get you something to make up for it." He set her down, and still locked in their embrace they smiled and stared at each other.

"That's okay; you're the best gift I could ever have!" Kira replied, and he could tell that she meant it.

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Rie: Hold on, did I just miss something?

Harami: Looks like you got competition, Rei.

Rie: Why do you say that?

Tatsuya: From the looks of it, it looks like they could've been lovers at some point. Looks like you're in hot water, ha ha ha!(He gave Rei a pat on the back.)

Harami: Yeah, Rei, just don't do anything stupid, or she might just become his girlfriend, if you know what I mean.

Rie: Oh, man what am I going to do? I don't want to lose Kira to that blue-haired look-alike. You guys have to help me!

Tatsuya: Sorry man, but this relationship doesn't involve us.

Harami: He's right Rei. We all know that you love Kira, but the future of your relationship lies on Kira.

Tatsuya: She's right. It does rely on Kira now.

Harami: But you know if I was Kira, and had to choose between the two of you, I would choose Ikagi.

Rie: What? Why?

Harami: Well, just look at him! He's nice, polite, available, and way cuter than you!

Rie: There's no way he's better looking than me.

Harami: Dream on, lover boy.

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'SMACK'

Their conversation was suddenly interrupted as everyone was now focusing on a steaming, mad Kira who had just slapped Sei to the ground.

"OWW, K! What the hell was that for?" Sei screamed while rubbing his cheek. Kira rolled her eyes and crosses her arms.

"Oh! As if you don't know! First of all you don't call or write me for an entire year, then you move back into town and I don't hear from you until now!"

"Aw, come on, K, I told you I was sorry. I didn't even know you still lived in Japan," he replied from his position on the ground.

"And most of all," she continued, while kicking him in the shin, "for putting your hand in a very inappropriate place…"

"Aw! Come on K! My hand slipped!" he exclaimed, trying to hide his sly look.

"Oh, don't give me that – "

"And if I'm correct you used to like it when I groped you." He smirked as he cut her off in mid sentence.

"Keyword: used to, punk!" she said, as she blushed and pointed at him incriminatingly.

"Can you two love birds stop squabbling so we can get something to eat before the line closes?" Harumi yelled, interrupting their argument. "And Kira, leave him alone! He didn't do anything!"

"That's okay, Harumi, you don't have to defend me. I broke a promise so Kira has the right to be mad at me. But thanks anyway," he said as Kira lent a hand to help him get up.

"That's right, he did break his promise, and plus we argue over petty things all the time like siblings. So don't get so aggressive. I'm not the type to hold a grudge because if I was, none of us would be friends," Kira said, smiling around at the group.

"Yeah Harumi, after you tried smashing Kira fingers, I'm still trying to figure out why you guys became friends all of a sudden," Tatsuya spoke up as he scratched his head.

"Shut up, Tatsuya! No one asked for your comment."

"Yeah, I was wondering the same thing," Rei added, having been silent until now.

"Wait a minute, you and Kira got into a fight?" Sei questioned.

"Yeah, we did," Harumi said, shyly.

"And you're still alive?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Because the last fight I was in I got expelled for sending some guy to the hospital," Kira said with her back turned to everyone. All of their eyes, except Sei's, jolted open.

"What do you mean you sent some guy to the hospital?" Rie questioned, looking worried.

"As in he eats his food through a straw," Kira explained, grimly.

"Yeah, K, I forgot what did he do?" Sei asked.

"He keyed my bike and my viper, and the only reason I didn't do anything to Harumi was because I made a promised not to hit girls. And secondly I've been going through a vulnerable stage. I still am," She said in an embarrassed, yet sarcastic, voice.

"Who would know by the way you acted a few minutes ago," Sei said, copying her sarcastic tone.

"Shut up, Sei or I'll make your face hit my fist. Now come on so we can get some lunch. I'm starving!" Kira said bluntly and walked away.

"Hey, K, wait up! I need you to buy me lunch!" Sei shouted as he ran down the hall after her.

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Tatsuya: Man, I'm shocked! I didn't know Kira had a violent past!

Harumi: Me neither. Did you Rei?

Rei: No, she never told me anything. This is the first time I've heard about it.

Tatsuya: Man, this is just too shocking to be true. I mean it's Kira. She wouldn't do that, would she?

Rei: I don't know. She was so different just now. It was like she was another person or something. Whatever it is, I think that Ikagi guy has something to do with it, and I want to find out how.