FYI: Since school is getting a little hectic right now, I will only be able to post at least 1 every week. So be patient people who are willing to find out how the story unfolds. Seriously, I wish that I can post it all in one day, but I have a rule in my house that says that you can only use the computer on the weekends for only 3 hours, and since my typing speed in 55 WPM, I can't type it all in one day.

All I have to say right now is that there's a whole different "feeling" to this story. I didn't really intend to make a sequel, but back by popular demand…I did. So here you go.

Chapter 2: Reunions

Kazuko was still smiling at Satoshi when he was there still looking at her.

"Hey, it's been a while, hasn't it?" she said breaking off the silence.

"How can I tell if it's really you or not?"

"Are you serious? Didn't that last clue give you a hint that I'm the one and only Kazuko? Of course it's me. I know my appearance is different but I'm still me."

"I know that, I was just playing around. So, what have you been doing all this time then?" Satoshi asked smirking at her.

"Well, it's true that I went to America for the past year. We left a month after Genjo picked me up."

"Why did you leave in a month when you could've left right after he picked you up?"

"He said that he wanted to finish up what he left undone when he was working. He's a workaholic if you didn't know that. Anyways, that night when I stole that artwork a year ago, that was the last night that I was there. When we arrived at America, I attended school there like a regular person. Once I graduated and started my second year of high school there, I decided I wanted to go back to Japan…to see all of you again."

"You're taking a huge risk in coming back to Japan."

"Aww…but since my new face worked on you, I can manage. You know, I actually didn't want to cut my hair and all, but Genjo forced me to yesterday, so I cut it really short like this and dyed it black. I didn't expect to be in the same class as you again. I just wanted to go to the same school as you…I really missed you," she said walking up to Satoshi and putting her arms around him. Satoshi looked at Kazuko and hugged her back.

"…I missed you, too…Kazuko."

The bell rang for the end of lunch and they walked back to their classroom.

"Remember, my name is Chisato in school," Kazuko said.

Satoshi nodded his head and she opened the door. Takeshi ran up to her and said,

"Hello Chisato, my name is Takeshi Saehara."

"Hello, Takeshi," she said as she looked like she didn't know him.

"So, you came from America?"

"Y-Yes I did."

"Is it okay if I do a report about you someday? I think you're very interesting."

"Um…yes that's fine. I'm not ready to talk about it today, but we can start tomorrow if you want to interview me then."

"A reporter is always ready! Tomorrow it is then."

Once she was done talking to Takeshi, she walked up to Daisuke who was talking to Riku.

"Um…can we help you?" Daisuke asked.

"You certainly can. I'll give you a question, do you remember me?" Kazuko said.

"I'm sorry, but we don't really know you, so I don't remember."

"You're wrong…you know me very well…Daisuke and Riku."

The two looked a little confused to see that she knew their names. The teacher walked in after she said that.

"I'll tell you after school if you don't have anything to do. It's too risky if I tell you right now."

As everyone went back to their seats, Kazuko looked at Satoshi again and smirked at him.

"Do you want to come with me after school? I was going to talk to Daisuke and Riku about me then."

"…Yeah…that's fine."

"Okay then."

As class went on, Daisuke was still thinking on what Kazuko just said. He was kind of nervous.

"I wonder that Chisato meant by that I knew her very well. I don't remember her from anywhere. She knew Riku, too. I wonder…"

"Isn't it obvious, Daisuke?" Dark said.

"What? I don't get what you're saying."

"I can never forget those eyes. Boy, she looks really sexy with that short hair and glasses."

"Dark…are you saying that you know her, too?"

"Of course. I can never forget that thief."

"Do you mean…that Chisato…is Kazuko?"

"There's no other thief that we know, with the exception of you grandfather, that is."

"Well, she said that she would talk to us after school, that's probably what she wanted to say to us."

"I can't wait. I want to see Kazuko again."

When the bell rang signaling that school was over, Kazuko and Satoshi were waiting out of the classroom for Daisuke and Riku. Once they met up with each other, they walked out of the school and to the town's square.

"So Chisato, you already know Satoshi?"

"Yes, we were acquainted long ago."

"Why did you call us here Chisato…or should I say, Kazuko?"

"Kazuko?" Riku questioned.

Kazuko looked at Daisuke and Riku and smiled, "How did you find out already?"

"I did some thinking."

"Kazuko! It's really you!"

"Yeah, I needed to change my appearance so the police wouldn't try to catch me."

"Why were you a thief in the first place?"

"For the fun of it. Riku, if we're gonna talk about what happened a year ago, might we talk about it in a secluded area? Unfortunately, I have something to do tonight so we can talk tomorrow night."

"Are you going to steal again?" Riku said raising her voice."

"Hey, keep your voice down! Well…tonight, I have to make dinner for my brother."

"Your brother? I didn't know you had a brother, Kazuko."

"Well…you kinda knew him and you kinda didn't. Do you remember me talking about Genjo? Well, I found out that he was my brother long ago."

"Well okay…I have to go now. See you tomorrow then, Kazuko," Riku said.

"Okay then…see ya…Hey! You better not tell anybody about me secret!" Kazuko said waving to her.

When Riku left, Daisuke looked at Kazuko.

"Hey Kazuko, were you telling the truth? Do you really have to cook for Genjo, or do you need to steal?"

"…Hm…both. Well, I don't really have to steal I just want to steal."

"Kazuko…if you're going out stealing, how will you make sure that they don't catch you again?"

"Don't worry…I have something that'll help me. If you'll excuse me, I need to start walking home," she said, "Satoshi, are you coming?"

"Where to?"

"I walk the direction you do. It's nice if we can walk together like old times."

Satoshi shrugged his shoulders and followed Kazuko. When Daisuke saw them leaving, he just remembered something.

"H-Hey, Kazuko!" Daisuke yelled.

Kazuko looked back, "Yes?"

"Was it you…who stole the artwork last night?"

She smiled at him, "You know it."

Kazuo started walking with Satoshi again.

"So YOU were the one who stole it last night," Satoshi said.

"I guess you can call it…my returning gift. The guards don't know it was me…right?"

"…No…they don't. They thought that it was Dark."

"…That's good."

"So, since you moved here, where do you live now? You can't live in the same place since they might try to arrest you again."

"…I live a little away from this city. If I walk home, it would take me about an hour to get there. I have a bike so I'll get to my house faster."

"Isn't there a chance that you might get caught by the police?"

"Relax Satoshi. It'll be fine. Trust me."

"Are you sure?"

"Satoshi…"

"I just…I don't want you to leave again."

Kazuko smiled at Satoshi and kissed him on the cheek.

"That whole time when I was in America…I never forgot about you, or any of the times we had. I still like you, Satoshi."

Satoshi looked at Kazuko who looked at him while she said that.

"It's okay if you don't say anything. I don't want to leave it without telling you," she said breaking the silence.

"You didn't change a bit, did you?"

"You think so? Well, that's your opinion. From what I see, YOU seem more easy going than when I first met you."

"It's probably because I met you…by the way, where did you put your bike?"

"Near your apartment, so I can walk with you everyday."

Kazuko wasn't lying. When they got to his apartment complex, they saw her bike on the bike rack. Kazuko took her bike off and swung her leg over the seat.

"See you tomorrow, Satoshi. I'll be here in the mornings, too. If you ever want to walk together in the morning, too."

"I guess I'll have to wait for you then."

When Kazuko left, Satoshi was watching her until she was gone. Satoshi walked up to his apartment and closed the door after he came in. The girls who were following the tow came from the bushes they were hiding behind.

"Girls…it looks like we have another person we need to take care of."

"But…the last person who started dating Satoshi was Kazuko, wasn't it? Didn't she leave on her own? We didn't take care of her."

"Oh be quiet. What I mean is that there's another person trying to win his heart, and we need to take care of that."

When Daisuke got to his house, he started working on his homework. When he was done, he went downstairs since he needed to leave to steal the Doll of Vitality in the Hikari museum (Geez, I'm running out of museum names. I know that Hikari is Satoshi's "former" last name, but I couldn't think of anything else at the moment.) When Daisuke transformed into Dark, he used Wiz and flew away.

"You seem really happy today, Dark." Daisuke said.

"You think so? It's probably because Kazuko's back, after a year and a half."

"…"

"Come on, Daisuke. Don't act that way. You were happy too that Kazuko came back."

They got to the Hikari museum and Dark went inside from the roof.

"You know for a Hikari museum, it's pretty dark in here." (Hikari Japanese word for light. The joke's kinda lame I know.)

Dark came up to the room with the doll, but when he was about to step into the room, he felt some hands on his shoulder. He stopped and he saw over him Kazuko leaping over. Kazuko had skin-tight leather pants and a black tank top. Her gloves were black and the glove started from the joint from her palm to the wrist (It's supposed to look like Riku's gloves from Kingdom Hearts. I don't know how to describe it really.) She had a cap on with her hair stuffed in the cap and she didn't have her fake glasses on. When Kazuko landed, she dashed o the doll and ran to the other side of the museum. Dark followed her.

"So Kazuko, would you like to talk?" Dark said catching up to her.

"It has been about a year and a half, how can I say no?" she said looking back.

When they got out of the museum, they went on top of one of the buildings; Kazuko took off her cap.

"So you finally came back."

"Yes…I wanted to see everyone again."

"I'm glad that you did."

"Thank you…I see that you're still stealing."

"What about you?"

"Surprisingly, I didn't steal when I was over in America. I lived a normal life and I actually like it, but I missed the thrill of stealing. You guys were actually my first friends, too."

"With a face like that, I would've expected that you had loads of friends from your other schools when you were younger."

"I see. Was the whole reason you started stealing again because you wanted to see me?"

"Well, that's the only time I get to see you."

"It is because you still like me?"

She smirked at Dark, "I'm sorry, but I like someone else now. No offense, but you are still a good friends of mine."

"Well, that's nice to hear. Is the person you like Satoshi?"

"it's obvious isn't it? I couldn't stop thinking about him while I was over there. I'm not like one of those girls who keep stalking him because…you know…unlike them, I actually talk to him."

"It doesn't seem like you only like Hiwatari. From what I'm hearing, it sounds like you LOVE him."

"Maybe I do. I don't know how he feels about me though after about a year… what's with that face?"

"What face?"

"You seem a little down. Is it because of what I just said?"

"No…I'm not down, and I don't have a face."

"Okay then, here's the doll and the other one from last night."

"Thank you."

"I need to leave now."

"I'll see you some other time then?"

"…Sure."

Dark smiled and gave Kazuko a good-bye kiss and flew away.

"Dark, don't you think it's inappropriate that you kissed Kazuko when she likes Satoshi?"

"Well they're not really going out so I don't think it's THAT inappropriate. If it makes you feel better, I'll stop kissing her then, Daisuke."

"There has been a sighting today from the guards saying that there has been another thief. Apparently, this person was after the Doll of Vitality just like Dark. The police have no idea if this person is a male or female. The police are also doing an investigation and they are also guessing that this new thief if Kazuko Barero who left this city about a year ago."

"That jerk lied to me!" Riku thought.

Risa looked at Riku who was looking mad.

"Is something the matter, Riku?" Risa asked.

"Huh? No…nothing's wrong. Why would you think that something's the matter?"

Risa glared at her, "You're hiding something aren't you?"

"No I'm not, where did you get that idea?"

"Well, I'll just leave now. Good night, Riku."

"Okay, good night."

Riku went to her balcony and looked at the sky.

"How can Kazuko lie to me like that! The again, she never really swore that she WASN'T going to steal tonight. Darn it, I have to give Kazuko a piece of my mind tomorrow!"

Kazuko rode her bike to Satoshi's apartment the next morning and knocked on his door.

"Yes?" he said when he opened it.

"Hey, ready to go t school?"

"Hold on, I need a couple more minutes. You can stay in here for the time being."

"Okay then," she said walking in.

Satoshi was still in his pajamas so he went to his dresser to get his school clothes. He went into the bathroom to change. When he came out, he was buttoning up his shirt.

"Shall we go now?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm already read so we can go at any time."

Satoshi picked up his school bag and they left his house. Since they came to the school early, they waited until the other students came in the classroom.

"How come I didn't see you last night? I thought your purpose to coming to the museums is to catch Dark.

"I was there, I just was just in another place of the museum. By the way, you came there earlier, too."

"Oh Satoshi," she sighed, "Do you remember that I'm not working for you anymore? I also came to the museum the exact same time that Dark showed up."

"I know that, it's been a year and a half ago since I said that you weren't working for me."

"Yes, that's true, but that still doesn't answer my question."

She came closer to Satoshi putting her face in front of his.

"I'll just leave that a secret," he said closing his eyes having a sly look on his face.

"Hey! You don't mean that, do you? Open your eyes, your lying aren't you?"

"What makes you say that?" he asked opening his eyes again.

"Because you hesitated when you said that."

"Did I really?"

"Yes, now tell me, why didn't I see you at the museum?"

"…I'll tell you later."

"Satoshi!" she said moving her face closer to his.

Kazuko was really close that it looked like they were about to kiss. Satoshi took his hand and put it on her chin; he was moving her face closer to his until the door opened and Takeshi was on the other side of the door. Kazuko and Satoshi quickly pulled away.

"Was I…interrupting something?" Takeshi said confusingly.

Satoshi looked irritated and looked away, and Kazuko had her happy smile on.

"No, you weren't. How come you're here so early, Takeshi?"

"Oh, you remembered my name. I can ask you the same question. Satoshi is in here, too?"

"Uh…yeah…we were kinda talking."

"Okay then, since we're both here, mind if I start the interview with you?"

"Oh yeah, the interview…Yeah, we can start it now."

Kazuko stood up and walked past Satoshi and out the door. Before she closed it, she smirked at Satoshi and he smirked back.

End of Chapter 2

There will be more to come!