It was later that night around 5 when Akiko's phone rang while she was typing up the beginning to her report on Bad Luck. She was in her workroom, sitting at the computer. She leaned to her left and put it on speakerphone. "Moshi moshi, Nozomi residence." she answered leaning back in her chair

Tohma laughed. "Moshi moshi Aki-kun."

"MOSHI MOSHI AKI-CHANN!" Ryuichi shouted in the background

Aki laughed. "What's up Tohma-san?"

"Aki, I've told you call me Tohma. We've known each other for what? Nine years now?"

"Lucky dog!" Ryuichi commented

"It doesn't feel right, you're older than me." she sighed

"So is Ryuichi," Tohma commented

"And I call him Ryuichi-sama."

"Ooohhhh, Aki-chan, you break my heart." Ryuichi sobbed on Tohma's desk near the phone

"Poor baby." she giggled

"Say Aki, when do you think you'll be done interviewing the boys?" Tohma asked

"Give or take… a hour and a half? Why do you ask?" she questioned

"I wanted to meet up with you so that you could interview the manager. Of course, Ryuichi would be there too." he laughed

"Seven thirty?" she looked at the clock. "Sure, I could go for that. Where?"

"The little Italian place down on 34th and Main."

"Christ Tohma, I can't even get into that place. Shit, I can't afford the water." she commented. "How the hell'd you get a reservation?"

"I rented the place out. It'll just be the four of us. I'll see you soon, Aki."

"BYE-BYE AKI-CHAN!" Ryuichi laughed as Tohma hung up.

7:38 at 34th and Main.

The bell on the door jingled as Akiko made her way into the restaurant.

"AKI-CHAN!" she was suddenly glomped by Ryuichi. "Aki-chan… you're wet…"

"It's raining out side, Ryuichi-san." she sighed standing up. The two made their way down the aisle and to where Tohma sat. Ryuichi, clinging to her arm the entire way.

"Aren't you fashionably late." Tohma looked up at her, slightly disappointed as he leaned against the tan wall.

"Hai, sorry Tohma, I had to walk from Nakano-kun's house. And then it started down pouring, and I'm wearing heels…" she complained bowing to him

"You were walking?" Tohma asked

"Well, my Mo-Ped is out of gas and my brother has the Explorer, and walking is good for you… and the houses didn't seem all that far apart!" he laughed

"Fujisaki lives a mile away from N.G…" Tohma told

"I know, I called them all to make sure they didn't have plans, Nakano and Shindou-kun were home and were free, but Fujisaki wasn't home." she sighed

"I'm sorry." Tohma apologized. "You can interview him at N.G tomorrow before rehearsal."

"Thank you." she gratified

"Ahh, there you are K-san!" Ryuichi laughed pointing to K who was walking up to the table

"I went to the bathroom…" he said. "I didn't go anywhere."

"Akiko, this is Bad Luck's manager, K. K, this is the woman I told you about." Tohma smiled

"It's a pleasure to see you again." Aki held out her hand smiling

"Like wise, I'm sure." K took her hand and kissed the top of it gently

Aki giggled slightly. It had been a long time since anyone had kissed her on her hand. The only one who had done that recently was Tohma. His greetings to her were usually a hug or a kiss. It was a hug when his wife was around, and when they met on their own it was a kiss on the hand, lips or cheek. It was no big deal since they were friends and all.

"Have a seat Aki-chan!" Ryuichi nearly glomped her into the booth and into the wall

Aki gasped piercingly as her shoulder slammed into the wall. Tohma looked at her worried, K shocked and Ryuichi starting to feel sick. She slipped her right hand into her jacket and touched her upper shoulder from her fingertips to her palm. She pulled it out and saw blood.

"Aki!" Tohma strained jumping up

"You moron!" K cocked a gun to Ryuichi's temple.

"I'm sorry…!" Ryuichi sobbed.

Aki gawked at the gun, totally shocked and frightened. "D-don't worry about it, Ryuichi-san isn't to blame." she laughed. "When I was over Nakano-kun's house I had an accident. He was watching a neighbor's dog for this weekend and its very excitable. As I was leaving, it caught my feet and I… fell onto the glass coffee table he had and it shattered. That's why I was late, Nakano-kun was trying to be helpful and bandage up my laceration. The cut is deep and fresh, so it'll take a while to heal and probably leave a scar, but it's not Ryuichi-san's fault. See? My shirt is even ripped." she explained and pulled down her jacket revealing a bloody sleeve and bled though bandages.

"Oy, Aki…" Tohma sighed pealing off her old bandages and tying a cloth napkin around it. "Whenever I'm away you seem to get hurt many ways." he laughed smiling

"That's not completely my fault." she smiled weakly

"Oh, say, how's your boyfriend? ua… what's his name…? Oh! Ryouhei?"

She laughed nervously scratching her head. "We… he broke up a week ago."

"Did he hurt you, Aki-chan?" Ryuichi asked

"No," she laughed. "He was just… having an affaire…"

"And that didn't affect you?" K asked surprised

"Not really, there were signs that he was cheating on me. But we're not here to talk about me!" she laughed, not caring about past relations

"Right, we're here to interview K." Tohma laughed feeling responsible for the subject

The time passed and before they new it, it was eleven o' clock. They all had something to eat, and with that, one alcoholic drink, that of which, none of them had finished, and had worn off. They ended up telling stories and laughing at jokes, dirty or not. Aki, just finishing laughing, looked at her wristwatch. "Oh hell…" she cursed. "I have to get going."

"Awwwww, why Aki-chan?" Ryuichi asked

"Because I have to be to work in about seven hours, and it takes about an hour to get to my house with good traffic, and I still have to have a rough draft by the time I walk into work tomorrow for my segment on Bad Luck proceeding to the paper Saturday." she sighed out in one sentence

"Aw, poor Aki-chan's gonna be wiped out tomorrow." Ryuichi wined

"Tell me about it…" she sighed

"Um, Aki…" Tohma interrupted. "What are you going to do about a ride home?"

She froze. "…I think I have enough for bus-fair…"

"The buses don't run this late."

"Dammit…" she cussed

"It's alright Aki, I'll give you a ride home. I should be heading back to my place as well." he smiled at her reassuringly

"I'll have to come with you too, since you gave me a ride here." K added

"Oh, me too." Ryuichi smiled

"Well then, let's get going." Tohma smiled

The four made their way to the door, out of the restaurant and to Tohma's car. K called shotgun and Ryuichi wined about it, only t realize that he'd be sitting in the back with Akiko. "Akiiii-channnn…" Ryuichi said sweetly

"Yes, Ryuichi-san?" she asked sliding in and buckling up her seat belt as Tohma started up the vehicle

Ryuichi hopped in and did the same. "I know you're gonna be busy and all, but could I stay the night with you?" he asked smiling at her as a child

"…why…?" she asked

"Cuz my apartment is being renovated for cockroaches, and Tohma and his wife are reallyyyy noisy at night, if ya catch my drift." Ryuichi laughed

"I'm trying to get my wife pregnant, Ryuichi." Tohma said stiffly, offended by how rudely he brought up the subject of his sex life

"…" Aki covered her mouth after a small chuckle was let out. Tohma glared into the rearview mirror. "Of course you can stay with me, Ryuichi-san, if Tohma has to do what his wife wants him to, I have no choice but to let you stay." she tried her hardest not to laugh as Ryuichi and K burst out laughing. Tohma, angered, merely gripped the steering wheel harder.


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