"Now, now, K, no need to get defensive. I asked her to come in so she could get material for her next story. We're good friends so she's either reporting on N.G's latest to-doings, or on band's and their members. She's very popular in the world of music journalism. She's a good woman; she doesn't taint the names of people. Her next story is on Bad Luck and its members. I just asked her to come in and get the addresses of Shuichi, Hiro, and Fujisaki. She'll be visiting them later tonight." Tohma told K

"Oh," K mumbled

"So…" he paused. "I heard about your divorce."

"Yeah…" K murmured looking at the floor.

"SO! Aki-chan!" Ryuichi called happily as they sat at a booth in the diner. "What is it you do for a living?" he asked

"I'm a journalist in the music world." Akiko answered

"Is that why you look so cute?" he asked smiling at her, his eyes shut

She looked up to Ryuichi shocked. "I suppose so." she laughed it off

"What do you like to do with your spare time?"

"Sit in my backyard and watch nature. Or sometimes I practice martial arts." she smiled

"So you can kick somebody's ass if they tick you off!" he asked excided

Once more, she looked at him shocked. "It's only for defensive purposes, but yes, I could." she laughed, as a waitress put their food down in front of them.

"Aki-chan?" Ryuichi looked at her

"Yeah?" Akiko responded

"Why do you wear those yellow glasses?" he asked innocently. "They make your eyes all dark-ish and unattractive… I bet your eyes are much more beautiful without them."

"I rather… I not talk about it, Sakuma-sama…" she turned and lowered her head to the left

"Why not? I'd love to see your eyes." a much more serious Ryuichi came out, his hand going for her face

"Please, Sakuma-san," she begged him not to touch her glasses. She shut her eyes and raised her right shoulder to the side of her face.

"Tell me why. No one else will know." he told her. "I promise."

"…" she sat there thinking. "If he truly wants to be my friend… he shouldn't care…" she thought. "My eyes…" she spoke up. "Are… not normal coloring… my eyes… are a mutation… when I was a child… I was constantly teased. They made fun of me… and did horrible things to me. When I became a teenager… I obtained my own style, and with that, these glasses covered my eyes and made them less noticeable. I gained more confidence. I'm just… I'm afraid that if I take them off… people would exile me again…" she said softly

Ryuichi gave her a strange look and stood up, walked to the other side of the booth, and sat down next to Akiko. He wrapped one arm around her middle body and with his other arm, he took off the glasses, set them on the table, and turned her head towards his own. "Let me see, Aki-chan." he pleaded lowering his arm from her face

Akiko's eyebrows knitted and then loosened. She opened her eyes, and looked into Ryuichi's strong blue eyes. Her eyes shook, hoping that he would accept her like her only friend, Tohma did.

Ryuichi starred at her for a moment and then gave a light smile. He leaned in, tilted his head, and gave her a peck on the lips. "I've seen eyes like that before. And they fit you wonderfully." he smiled happily at the blushing woman. "If you must, wear them. But if it's just you and I, or you, Tohma and I, and we're alone, please, take them off. Your eyes are too beautiful to be hidden by some cheap plastic." he encouraged her. "In fact, take this," he held up his right hand and took the silver ring off his ring finger, took her left hand and placed it on her finger next to her pinky finger. "And don't forget about it, all right?" he smiled at her

"Sure, Sakuma-san." she smiled

"Call me Ryuichi!" he smiled like a child


It's not what you think! This story was not made to be this pair! More to come on that! Review or move on!Adios!