A/N: if you have not seen/played book of shadows, you might not get the ending of this chapter. I don't what to spoil the game so I'm just saying you might not understand. Thanks again! Bye... (SORRY FOR THE SHORT CHAPTER, I AM WORKING ON CHILD SPIRITS NEXT ONE WILL BE LONGER PROMISE)

Yoshiki heard the crunch of newspaper below his feet as he reached up the wall with his paintbrush. Ayumi had chosen a pale beige for the main room, and was setting him to work straight away with no excuses. Meanwhile she had started with a pale cream with a slight hue of green in his bedroom, which went unexpectedly well with its random theme. They chatted with each other casually from the different rooms, sometimes having to raise their voices in the progress. It didn't take that long for Ayumi to finish Yoshiks bedroom, since it was a lot smaller then the main room, So she decided to be outgoing and help Yoshiki with the main room.

"Is that all you've done?" commented Ayumi snidely, picking up another paintbrush.

"It's harder then it looks!" snapped Yoshiki back, trying to reach the top parts of the wall. He was really tall, but not tall enough it seemed. He didn't own a step ladder, so he was lost on ideas on what to do.

"I have an idea," said Ayumi, following his line of vision "give me a piggy back and I'll reach it." Yoshiki sighed, scratching his head. There wasn't any other ideas, so he decided to go along with her. It wouldn't be that hard, he had carried her tons of times before, and today wouldn't be different, he just needed to keep his balance. Ayumi carefully climbed on top of the couch, poising herself carefully on the edge, ready to jump off. Yoshiki stood directly underneath her, arms stretched out behind him. Carefully, she clambered onto his strong back, clutching his shoulders, surprised at how comfortable she was sat on his back. Laughing, Yoshiki walked towards the wall, trying to keep the balance and trying not to fall over.

"Okay, it's just up there!" he shouted, pushing upwards towards the top of the wall.

"M'kay I think I got it!" Ayumi reached up, paintbrush just reaching the certain spot, and dragged it down. She was just about to reach up again, when she lost her balance, and Yoshiki started to wobble on the news papered floor.

"Ack!" She cried the paint brush falling from her grasp instantly, and she started to fall towards the ground.

"AYUMI!" shouted Yoshiki, holding on to the falling girl. He was clutching her arms, using all his strength he had left to pull her back up. Despite his strength, he had grown tired from holding Ayumi up, and eventually his legs gave away, and they both fell to the floor. They both landed awkwardly, on top of eachother, and they both started blushing deeply. Yoshiki was the first to get up, brushing fleck of paint off of his jeans, before offering his hand to Ayumi, who was rubbing her bruised knee, still on the floor.

"Thanks," she said gratefully, taking his outstretched hand, "I'm so clumsy!" Yoshiki laughed, pulling her up, making her smile and laugh with him. She looked up at the wall, and was it just her, or did she actually manage to paint the higher up area!

"Good job," He said, wiping his brow "I think we'll finish this up tomorrow!"

Ayumi nodded, taking the paint covered paint brushes and plonking them carelessly in the sink.

"So," Ayumi said, smiling at Yoshiki warmly with shining eyes, "You said you'd take me out?"

It wasn't exactly a fancy restraunt, but Ayumi couldn't care less. She was sitting opposite Yoshiki, and his company was all that mattered to her. They were sitting at a two person table right by the window, and the serene view of the beach was a warm and welcoming sight. She hadn't dressed up at all, and hoped Yoshiki didn't mind. Yoshiki couldn't care less what his date was wearing, he knew she was beautiful and suited anything, plus beauty didn't really matter to him in a relationship, it was just something that added more appeal. They had ordered, and were now in the middle of a light conversation over ice cold drinks, when Yoshikis phone went off with a bleep. He glanced at his phone, opening up the text window.

From: Satoshi -To:Me

Hey mate, don't know how but ended up in hospital.

Come drop in some time!

"What does it say?" Asked Ayumi, noticing Yoshikis perplexed face. He silently handed the cellphone to Ayumi, whose clear glass eyes scanned the screen. One time in her life she would of jumped up immediately and rushed to visit Satoshi, and would stay by his side all day and night just to see if that impressed him. But now it was different, of course she was worried about her friend, but she would never do that anymore.

"I wonder what he's done," chuckled Yoshiki, taking the cell phone back and putting it in his jean pocket. "He's most likely fallen over or something!"

"Sounds about right!" agreed Ayumi, eyes drifting to meet Yoshikis gaze. He had just been admiring her again, since he was well and truly hooked on her now, and savoured every second he spent with her. Suddenly Ayumi found herself also lost in his dreamy trance, feeling sparks in between them. They were like that for along time, peacefully silent; to her it was perfect. She only let herself wonder once what was going on in Satoshis mind once...

He was alone in the tiny room again, staring into the dull darkness. His family had left several hours ago, promising to visit in the morning. Naomi had left early afternoon, and not surprisingly, didn't return. Even his best mate Yoshiki hadn't paid him a visit. He was most likely wrapped up busy doing something with his one girlfriend, Ayumi, and didn't have enough time to hang out with him anymore. No one wanted to see him, and for the first time in forever, he felt like his friends were drifting away from him, either busy with their own lives, or not finding him interesting anymore. Frankly he felt like an outcast, a piece of shit. Forgotten, as if he never existed anymore. To be honest, he felt like that most days when he was alone now. He'd felt it ever since the day out at the pier, when Ayumi was growing closer to Yoshiki, And Naomi was bonding with Ayumi. Was this the same feeling Yoshiki had when he was kicked out of his family home? Proberbly. Was this the same feeling all his fallen friends in the Heavenly host have, now they're non existent in his world? It was the same feeling; it's just he'd never thought he would ever feel it. He wondered what Yoshiki was doing now. He was envious that he had a girlfriend, however didn't care that it was Ayumi. If it would of been Naomi on the other hand...Satoshi sighed. He shouldn't be thinking things like this! What was wrong with him anyway? There were so many questions that he'd never be able to answer, so why did he ask? His head was so filled with thoughts, that he hadn't noticed a nurse and Doctor turn the light on and enter his little room. Immedietly he sat up, greeting them with a fake smile. This shocked him, since smiles came quite naturally to him, and they were always genuine. Not today though...

"Hi. I'm Nurse Riku, and this is Junior Doctor Mi..." began the nurse, beaming brightly.

"Call me Tsu!" butted in the young, enthusiastic doctor, also smiling at Satoshi. "anyway, I'd like to ask you a few questions! Is that okay?"

Satoshi nodded, as the nurse left the room to tend to another patient. This place seemed to be very quiet, even for a hospital.

"So let me introduce myself...Im a junior doctor working here...but I'm not that good at working with other people."

"Oh?" questioned Satoshi, thinking that actually he was quite a nice person. He had orange hair, with two strands covering his pale purple eyes. At more or less the same height, The doctor oddly reminded him of himself.

"Well...I'd much rather be a vet, but I'm doing this for the experience!"'

"So what was it you wanted to ask?"

"Well, the lead doctor of this case told me to ask you these questions and fill out the sheet...but, I want to ask you something else!"

Satoshi flinched slightly, but the doctors smiling face reassuringly made him relax.

"Go ahead."

"Your mother said you went missing for a period of around two days last month, am I right?" he inquired, reading from the case notes. "When she stopped people in the street, they seemed to have no idea who you were. But when you returned, they remembered again. Where did you go Satoshi?"

Satoshi had no idea why Tsu wanted to now this, it was hardly medical, and he want sure whether to tell him about it. He had lied to his parents about it, and they had scolded him and Yuka terribly afterwards, but it saved him the hassle of explaining it. Could he trust a random person who he'd just met? Maybe he knew about the heavenly host! That would help a lot more...but first he needed to test him.

"Ever heard of Heavenly host?" Satoshi asked, Tsu looking at him intently.

"Hmmm...wasn't that the school that was originally built on the grounds of Kisiragi?"

"Yeah. How'd you know?"

Tsu smiled, putting a hand at the back of his head.

"I was a student there not long ago! Ah the memories!"

"Okay," continued Satoshi, thinking deeply, "Does the 'Sachiko ever after charm' sound familiar to you?"

Tsu shook his head, curious. What was he talking about?

"Does the name Sachiko Shinizaki mean anything to you?"

Tsu shook his ginger head, doubtfully.

"What about...Yoshie Shinozaki?"

Suddenly Tsu was strangely silent. A flash of anger flashed violet in his pale eyes, and he let out a coarse, startled cry, as if someone were strangling him, and have Satoshi a shocked stare.

"Y..Y..Yoshie Shinozaki?" he repeated, shaking slightly. Satoshi nodded, confused at Tsu's sudden outburst. Once again, Tsu made the same cry, them whimpered helplessly, standing up, inhumanly straight.

"Ooougggh...Yu...Argh..gshgsshs...NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

And he fled from the room, his eyes wide in fear, hands gripped on his head.

And if you haven't go it by now, all will be revealed in not the next, but the chapter after. Mwhaha!