Author's Note: Hiya! - I'm glad that ya like this fic so far! Thank you for going to suffer through hell again with me XD and enjoying this as much as I enjoy writing it! here's chapter 2!

Long Awaited Reunion

"I understand...today? okay bye." Shutting his cell phone, Beat sat in his office staring at the opposite wall for awhile before leaving the room for a meeting. Shutting the door behind him, he headed towards the elevator at the end of the hallway.

"Ahh!"

Beat stopped imediatly as he accidentally crashed into Gum. He took her hand and helped her up while also picking up the black katana as well.

"Gomen nasai Gum..I didn't see you there"

"I'm okay Beat. What's the rush?"

"Oh...just heading towards the meeting. The Satsugai are comming today and they are considering to work with us."

"The Satsugai?...Oh my god, doesn't that also mean that-"

Beat smirked. "Yeah, Rei'll have a 'special' guest today"

They both smiled at each other as they entered the elevator; heading towards the meeting room.

Gum pressed a button and then jumped a bit as a pair of arms snaked around her waist and someone resting his head on her shoulder. Sniffing her slightly mused hair, Beat held Gum in a warm embrace.

"Mmm...your just as pretty as when we were teenagers Gum, you haven't aged a bit" Beat Smiled.

Gum giggled. "Really? Are you saying that jus because we're 34 years old?"

"No, it's true." Beat said as he planted small kisses on her neck.

"Mmm...I guess the same applies to you" The elevator doors closed as Gum and Beat then began to share a passionate kiss.

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Beep...Beep

The sounds of an alarm clock filled the air of the once quiet room. A hand flew over the snooze button as the red headed young girl turned over in her sleep.

"mmm...is it morning already?" The red headed girl sat up in her bed, yawning and stretching out a bit. Her redish-brown hair collapsed onto her shoulders as she shook her head to help wake her up. She rubbed her almound brown eyes and blinked a few times, scanning the room. The room was hinted with a yellow from the small cracks in between the shades. Opening a window, she glanced out noticing that it was a bright sunny day with only a few clouds. The air was crisp and refreshing as she inhaled deeply.

"mmm...nice day today. I wonder what I'll do today? heh...go to the office what else..."

Tugging down her boy shorts and tank top, Rei made her way to the bathroom. She striped off her clothing and began to bathe. After all this was done, she pulled out a outfit that consisted of high heel boots that went up to her knees, a black mini skirt, black tank top and a black jacket. After brushing her mused hair, she grabbed the keys to her motorcylce and ran out the door.

"Hopefully I didn't miss anything...and hope that mom and dad didn't think I woke up to late..."

Jamming her keys into the bike's ignition, she reved the bike a few times before speeding to the Aka Tatsu/Azuma Hanto's office building.

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The doors to the office building flew open as members of Satsugai walked into the main lobby of the huge building. In the front was a man about 6'1" with slicked back hair and deep brown eyes, being followed by a 17 year old boy who was a bit shorter than him, with spiked hair with hints of red in it, dark brown eyes with a serious face expression. He was Akira Kazuhiro. The other man was his father, Kazuma Kazuhiro. The group of eight or so Satsugai headed up a near-by elevator that went to the sixth floor and then to the meeting room. An Aka Tatsu and Azuma Hanto held the two double doors to the room open as they walked in then slowly shut the doors behind them.

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Tooku Hanareteru hodo ni chikaku ni kanjiteru...

Parking her bike in the parking lot of the huge office building, the red headed young girl walked to the main doors, swinging them open. Walking into a nearby elevator, she pushed a button that led to the sixth floor while slightly bobbing her head to the song on her mp3 head set. Laying back against the bars inside the elevator, Rei closed her eyes as memories of her childhood played through her head. Times she spent playing outside with Akira in the early spring, the time they almost got into trouble, all of it played through her mind at that moment.

"sigh...if only he stayed, then I wouldn't have felt so lonley all these years...he's never even called me. I only wonder if he'll be here...or remember me." Rei removed her headphones as she slightly shook her red-brown hair.

The sound of the elevator's 'bing' noise went off as Rei walked through the metal doors, closing behind her. She glanced down at the carpet as she made her way to the meeting room, knowing that the Satsugai were comming to discuss bussiness. She looked up and saw the doors were already closed.

"Damn...I slept in...hopefully I'm not in too much trouble..." Before she placed her hands on the door's handle, the door then opened and she jumped back at who she saw leaving the room, eyes widening.

"Aki...Akira!?"

Author's Note: Hi ppl, so sorri for being so late on updating! - I'm sorri, I had a minor case of writer's block! XD hard to believe...XD anywho I hope u liked it and there is more to come! -