A/N: Wow, I can't believe it's been over a year since I last updated! Y´all have NO idea of how many different versions this chapter has had. From being a high jacker to a drug dealer, I seriously think poor Yama has had every dangerous job available on this planet :P Now that I'm satisfied, I give out my apologies (I'm a bit of a perfectionist I'm afraid. lol).

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- I Laid My Love On You

Chapter 2: Getting Acquainted

Sora closed the door and rested against it, trying hard to fight the homesick tears which were threatening to roll down her cheeks.

'How am I supposed to move on if all I want right now is to return to Tokyo? I miss Hitonari; it just won't be the same seeing him only on weekends. I miss my school and my friends. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to bear with mama's optimism...'

As she heard her mother slam the front door, all of the young girl's thoughts trailed off into thin air. Taking the sound as a signal, Sora rushed hurriedly over to her bed. Crouching down so her arm could just about enter underneath it, she tried desperately to find the only possession of hers which she had bothered to unpack.

"Where is it?" she muttered while frantically searching.

As her fingertips brushed against a cool surface, she grabbed the much-desired object, and with some difficulty, brought it towards her. A silver tin box beautifully adorned with jade stones came into view and the eager girl lifted the lid off, while sitting upright on the floor.

Inside, the box contained letters, pictures and small gifts from all the people that she had held dearest. Treasuring them one by one, Sora let the old memories roll in again, ignoring the pain that was soon formed from her constant kneeling.

Hours had passed by slowly as the young girl embraced the past, but it was only until her stomach growled out a protest that she noticed the time. Carefully putting everything back and pushing the box underneath the bed again, Sora got up.

I better get something to eat before I die of starvation. She thought sarcastically to herself while brushing the dust off her pants.

Walking down the stairs and into her kitchen, she grabbed the money which was left on the counter and securely locked the door behind her as she exited the house. For two weeks now she had been in this town, but she still found herself amazed at the beauty of it all. The cool, autumn air played around with the dead leaves littered among the pavement, and occasionally it would do the same with her hair. All of the streets were neatly cleaned, and there was a certain feeling of serenity that would make most people feel just about at home.

Just, not completely.

It was a big contrast to the heavily dirtied roads of Tokyo, where she had lived before, and the noise there was so deafening, that she was constantly amazed at how she managed to sleep at all.

Smiling as she felt her mood being lifted, Sora zipped up her jacket and walked towards the famous city center, hunger giving away to curiosity.

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The boy behind the counter looked up as he heard the door of the shop being pushed open. As he got ready for the customer's request, he stopped dead in his tracks. A faint blush tainted his pale cheeks as he got a proper look at the person in front of him.

Bloody hell.

The girl was extremely pretty, with auburn hair that tumbled softly behind her shoulders and framed her oval face. Long, black eyelashes went with two incredible ruby eyes which, with much to the boy's dismay, held a certain trace of sadness in them. Starting to feel a little down himself, he became determined to make her happy in some way, and he greeted her with his best smile.

"How may I help you?"

Already, he managed to make the two crimson orbs light up. Giving a sweet smile in return she replied: "Can I have something to eat, please?"

The boy looked up at the huge, round clock exposed on one of the shop's walls. "It's three p.m. You must be starving right ?" As the girl nodded the boy laughed and went on. "How about a burger with extra fries and ketchup ? They're our specialty." (A/N: I have no imagination when it comes to food. Can you tell?)

The girl nodded again and bowed. "Thank you."

"No problem." He answered back before yelling out the order towards the kitchen. Then, feeling a little more outgoing than usual, he started to build up a conversation with the girl, who, he found out, was an easy person to talk to.

"I'm Kido Jou by the way". He said, while stretching out his hand.

"Takenouchi Sora". The girl answered back, taking his hand and shaking it warmly.

"You must be new around here Sora. Otherwise I would have seen you around my school."

Sora let out a small laugh which made the boy smile even wider.

"Yes. I'm starting school next week. Maybe you can..."

But her question was never finished. The kitchen door was heavily swung open and a grumpy looking man with grease splattered all over his apron pressed a small package rudely into Jou's hands, only to storm off back inside again. The two teenagers raised both of their eyebrows.

"Well...yeah. So here's your order. Hopefully we will see each other in school and we can talk then alright?"

He handed over the food to Sora, who made a small smile in return. "Definitely." She gave the money to the blue haired boy and was about to walk out again when his voice stopped her.

"And Sora? There's a great park just around the corner which has a good reputation in cheering people up."

Smiling whole-heartedly now, she thanked the boy again, and with a friendly wave was out of the door.

As he saw the girl's retrieving figure, Jou turned to see himself in a nearby mirror. He took his glasses off and wiped them clean against his shirt.

"Yep. I've got to find myself a different job for sure." He muttered under his breath.

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After a few minutes of walking, Sora dumped the empty food containers in a nearby trashcan. She had noticed black fences stretching out over most of the street, and she was curious to see where they led. As she eventually reached what she presumed was the entrance, a small sign with the words Odaiba Park hung proudly over it. Taking Jou's words to the heart, Sora slowly went in.

Flowers in their late stages of blooming were giving out a sweet scent that attracted many bees towards them. The delicate plants were placed practically everywhere on the vast green area, and where the flowers did not grow, pebble stones formed small tracks for the pedestrians. On them were old-fashioned stone benches, where people would take the time to admire the view and rest on.

As she was taking all of this in, Sora heard soft music being played off guitar strings. Never hearing anything like it, she started walking where the sound was indicated to come from. It only took Sora a short walking distance before she found a mob of teenagers littered on the floor. Couples would sit together on the few benches available and hold hands while listening to the music. Finding whatever space was left, Sora sat down herself and although she couldn't actually see who was playing it, she closed her eyes and rested them for a while.

Every now and then the music would stop, making Sora notice that it was not an actual concert but more of a practice. Each time this happened, cheers from the crowd –moreover from the girls- would deafen the silence, only to die down when the music would continue.

Whoever is playing must be really big here if they attract so much attention on just a regular band practice. She thought quietly to herself, not wanting to ruin the moment.

As she sat silently, the music started to pick up a heavier rhythm, and more guitars and a set of drums came in. As if on cue, all the people got up and started going berserk over the music, screaming the names of what was presumed to be the band's members. Sora continued to sit where she was, afraid of getting hurt by the huge stampede of teenagers. She continued to listen attentively but sometimes she would hear a different, mechanical sound off the distance. Straining her ears she followed the sound with her eyes until they landed on what seemed to be a desperate ambulance driver. He was waving frantically to the crowd trying to talk to them in vain, and pointing several times at the car. Raising an eyebrow Sora got up and scrambled over to the tired looking man, yelling so she could be heard over the music.

"What's wrong?"

The bus driver, relieved to see that someone had seen him, yelled back at her. "We've got a patient in the car who needs to get to the hospital NOW. Since the traffic on the road is slow because of some accident, the only short cut is through here. He's in pretty bad shape. If only these people would listen..." And he resumed his yelling at the crowd.

Sora bit her lower lip, thinking of a way to get through to the crazy mass of people. "Talking to them isn't going to work..." She said while looking over her shoulder at the ambulance driver. As her eyes fell upon the people again she finally had an idea. Darting into the sea of hands, legs and heads, the young girl was pushed and shoved as she tried to reach the front of the crowd. As she slowly got there, she didn't think twice and yanked what seemed to be the main guitar off a pair of masculine hands. The music stopped almost instantly.

"What the..?!" She heard a voice behind her say in disbelief, but she didn't care at the moment. Turning to face the bewildered mob of teenagers she simply pointed at the ambulance where the driver could now be heard perfectly well.

"Move out of the way you crazed, sex-driven youths!" And a stream of fowl language followed out of his mouth as he helped his partner unload a stretcher. The people, finally aware, split themselves so the two men could pass.

Having a satisfied look in her face, Sora thanked the crowd, and was about to turn around to give back the guitar and apologize when someone had already done so for her.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Sora felt herself loose her breath as she turned to have her crimson orbs locked with the most amazing pair of azure eyes she had ever seen. To her dismay though, they looked like they were ready to kill....

TBC

A/N: Ooh! Sora made Yama pissed! Lol. Long I know, and I'm very sorry. I actually thought of dividing this up into two chapters, but I just couldn't be bothered. I hope this makes up to all the time you had to wait, and meets up to your expectations. R&R by the way!!!!