They reached her house in about fifty minutes or so. Akiko and Ryuichi unbuckled and Ryuichi got out of the car and stretched. "I'll say K, you have to be one of my favorite managers to have interviewed. You were honest and blunt, it's an honor to know you." she patted him on the shoulder

"You as well." he chuckled

Aki got out and Tohma rolled down the window. "Don't tell your wife I said that, she doesn't like me as is." she laughed leaned down to Tohma's eye level

"And you know why." he sighed. "No worries, I won't mention I even saw you today except at N.G." he smiled at her.

"Thanks Tohma." she leaned to give him a kiss on the cheek. "Take care." she said as he rolled up the window and down the street.

"Aki-chan, is that your house!" Ryuichi asked pointing to a high-tech looking white house

"Yes, it is. Come now, we have to find you a place to sleep." she smiled

"I could sleep with you Aki-chan, it's not a problem, I'm not gonna try anything." he clanged to her arm again

"I'm probably only going to get a few hours sleep anyway, you'll practically have the entire bed to yourself considering what time you're going to bed." she unlocked the front door to reveal the living room.

"Aki-chan doesn't need to be alone all night, I'll stay up with you." he said as he gasped at the amazing room.

"But you need your sleep, Ryuichi-san."

"So does Aki-chan." he said with a gruff face. He paused, waiting for the tension to decrease. "I was going to be a journalist before I got together with Tohma and Nuriko-kun… let me do the rough draft for you Aki. You're in need of dire sleep. You seem a little slow and that's lack of sleep. Women who don't get their sleep are at greater chance to get insomnia, brittle bones, and loss of memory. See? I can do it. Give me your notes, show me to the computer, and I'll have the draft done no later than one o' clock." Ryuichi, much more seriously, smiled at her.

"Is that why you wanted to stay? To give me some extra sleep?" she asked softly, confused at his actions

Ryuichi laughed. "Much more than that." he patted her on the head. "So c'mon, show me where you work."

Tohma, stopping at a red light, looked over to K, who was looking out the window. "K?" Tohma asked

"Hmm?" he turned his head to Tohma

"Daydreaming?"

"Kinda," K sighed

"So," he paused to put the car back in drive. "What did you think of Akiko?"

"She seemed very passionate about her job, the way she paid attention."

Tohma laughed. "I don't think she was being passionate about her job."

"And what does that mean?"

"…it means you wooed her, smart one."

"Wooed!" K shouted

"You charmer you." Tohma laughed. "In all seriousness, I think that you should at least go out on a date with her once. I think you'd like her."

"Would she go out with a man who has a child?"

"Yes, she's dated them all. In fact, she's about given up on love."

"Well, Ryuichi-san, his is where I spend my time working." Aki pushed the door up to reveal a plain working room. Only decorated with a few small cases of books and a clock. There were two desks. One had nothing but a small printer with many papers stacked next to it, and the other desk had the computer. There was a shelf with a sound system. Two speakers and a CD/tape player. On both ends, of the shelves were filled completely with CD's. "I know it isn't much to look at, but there are less distractions." she said as she stepped inside.

"It's fine, Aki." Ryuichi smiled. "I have your notes and a computer. I'll be done in no time, so you can head off to bed. Leave everything to me." he smiled hopping up to the platform where the computer was.

"…thank you Ryuichi. No one's ever done anything like this for me before." se smiled at him happily.

He froze, and turned around slowly. "…what did… what did you call me…?" Ryuichi asked, shocked and eyes wide and sparkling.

"R-Ryuichi…?" she asked back

"AAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!" Ryuichi shouted like a schoolgirl as he dropped her notebook and jumped onto her, causing the both of them to fall to the ground. He laughed uncontrollably. "You called me by my first name!" he squealed

"O-oh…!" she laughed nervously blushing


There's more to come people, just like my other stories > I promise all of the questions in your head will be answered in later chapters, that's all for now! Review! Adios!