Chapter 4

"How close are you to my girlfriend?" Koji asked.

Ken wasn't expecting this question from Yolei's boyfriend. The galre Ken was getting from him was making him uneasy. Ken could also sense jealousy coming from the glare as well. Ken was sure Koji wasn't going to like the answer he was going to get.

"We are close enough for her to be able to tell me anything that is bothering her. Same with me. I can tell her anything," Ken said.

"That is what I thought. Is there more to your relationship your not telling me is there?" Koji asked.

"No, she is my best friend nothing more," Ken replied.

"Well I think she should kee her distance from you and your friends for a while and spend more time with me," Koji said.

"What are you talking about? She does spend time with you," Ken said.

"Not enough time. She is always lare for our dates and it is because she is always with you," Koji said.

"Yolei has every right to hang out with us. We are her friends," Ken said getting angry.

"Yes, but what I am noticing that whenever Yolei and I have afight, the next day she tells me she was with you. Why is that Ken? I mean she can go to anyone but no, she goes to you," Koji said.

"She trust me. She tells the others about it as well. I am just a good listener when she needs one," Ken said.

Koji was about to say more but Davis can into the kitchen. He looked back and forth between the two with a worried expression on his face.

"Did I interrupt something?" Davis asked.

"No, you didn't. If you excuse me I am going to find my girlfriend," Koji said as he left the kitchen, but not without one more glare towards Ken.

"Dude are you sure I didnt interrupt something?" Davis asked Ken.

"Don't worry about it Davis. It's not important," Ken told him.

Davis and Ken then went back to the party. Koji and Yolei were talking to Matt and Mimi. Koji had a fake smile and seemed to be pretending to be having a good time. No seemed to notice except for Davis and Ken.

"I think he doesn't like us," Davis said.

"He just thinks we are taking Yolei away from him," Ken said.

"What! That is insane. She always leaves us to go to him," Davis replied.

"Yeah, but she is always lare to with him because she is with us," Ken said.

"Well it's not our fault she can't keep time," Davis said.

Ken didn't say anything after that. He just looked over to Yolei and Koji. Koji was smiling for Yolei's sake and Ken knew it. He then walked over to Mimi and Matt.

"Hey I am going to head home. I have things I have to do tomorrow," Ken lied.

"Oh ok. It was great to see you Ken and thanks for coming," Mimi said giving him a hug.

"You're welcome Mimi and welcome home," Ken said.

"I will walk you out Ken," Yolei said.

"You don't have to Yolei," Ken told her.

"I know but I want to," Yolei said.

Yolei and Ken walked outside and Yolei shut the door so they could have some privacy. Koji saw this and was not happy about that. Outside Yolei was just talking to Ken.

"So what do you think of Koji?" Yolei asked.

"He's nice," Ken lied, "you two seem very happy together."

"We are," Yolei said, "and yet we aren't."

"What do you mean?" Ken asked.

"Long story. I will tell you some other time," Yolei replied.

"All right," Ken said.

Yolei then walked over to Ken and gave him a hug. Ken was surprised at this for a moment. After a few seconds his shock wore off and hugged her back. The only thought running through Ken's heading right now was that hug was as close as he was ever going to get with Yolei. Just then Yolei released her grip on Ken. She looked up at him and smiled. Ken gave her a smile as well. Just then the door opened and the two looked towards the person who opened the door.

"Yolei," Koji said, "You have been out here for a while."

"I was just talking and saying goodnight to Ken," Yolei told him.

"Oh, well I think you should say goodnight to everyone else. It is getting late," Koji told her.

"Oh, alright," Yolei said heading back inside. She took one last lok back towards Ken, "Goodnight Ken."

"Goodnight Yolei," Ken said.

When the door closed left. Not long after Ken, Yolei and Koji walked out the door leaving. They didn't talk in the elevator. Once outside the building Yolei decided to break the silence.

"Well?" Yolei asked.

"Well what?" Koji asked in return.

"What do you think of my friends?" Yolei asked.

"They are nice," Koji started, "But I think they are not your type of people."

"What do you mean 'not my type of people'?" Yolei asked.

"I went around and talked to them and they all come off, well shady. I am afraid they are going to hurt you," Koji said.

"They would never do that. They are nice to me," Yolei said defending her friends.

"They may be nice now, but who is to say that Kari won't start spreading rumors about you? Who is to say that Matt won't make a CD about everything you ever told him against you?" Koji asked.

"I am telling you, they aren't like that," Yolei said.

"Who is to say," Koji started ignoring her comment, "that the more you cry to Ken that he won't try and take advantage of you?"

"Ken would never do that. He is a kind person and would never take advantage of anyone," Yolei said crying freely now.

"I just don't trust them. I am giving you a choice Yolei. You can ditch your friends and make new ones or we break up," Koji said.

Yolei was speechless. She didn't know what to say. She couldn't believe that he boyfriend was making her choose between him and her friends. Her friends that she loves and cares for deeply or the man who was the only guy to ever notice her and loves. Yolei knew that what she picked would be the right choice. She looked at Koji who was waiting for an answer.

"Koji," Yolei started, "I think we should break up."