Sorry for not uploading yesterday, but it's early morning and most my viewers are from U.S.A so it's something like 3 am there or something.
Oh well.
Satoshi stared at Tsukasa's panicked expression, and wondered what on earth he was doing here in such a strange state. He had last seen him a while ago in the hospital when they had exchanged numbers, but he looked strangely different now. Naomi caught his line of vision, and gently pulled his shoulder back.
"Do you know this guy?" she asked, doubting he he did. However Satoshi nodded, giving Naomi a 'be right back' look, and lunged towards Tsukasa.
"Tsu...? What's up?"
It took a few moments for him to recognise Satoshi, but when he did, his face seemed to relax a little and he grimanced, putting both hands on his hips in a casual stand.
"Oh Hiya Mochida," came his breif reply "Sorry if I startled you. Lovely day for this time of month, am I right?"
"Uh, yeah." said Satoshi maverling at his quick recovery "I love this park."
"I like it too, but I much prefer the one we had in school. I sat on the bench, looking up, the jade green canopy above me, the breeze rushing around me. I can remember it now."
"Right. Were you, uh, maybe looking for someone?"
"Oh yes thats right!" he shouted, snapping his fingers as if he'd actually forgotten in the few short moments he had been talking to Satoshi. "I'm looking for my sister."
"Your sister?" echoed Satoshi, raising his eyebrows "How old is she?"
"Not much younger than myself really. She's one of these spirity types, you know, and I was dropping by her house when I saw all this black dust coming out of it. I was worried it was a fire, but nothing seemed to be burning."
"Does she, perhaps, have a child?"
"Two, both girls. Why?"
"I think I might know who your looking for,"
Satoshi quickly explained about his friends finding a small blonde girl who was lost and trying to find her mother and baby sister. This made sense to Tsukasa, since Ume was always wondering off when they went out.
"Where are your friends?" inquried Tsukasa quickly, not wanting to waste time. Satoshi pointed in the direction of them, making out the tall figure of Yoshiki, and Ayumi holding hands with the little girl. Tsukasa nodded and thanked him gratefully, before rushing off in the direction of them. Satoshi shook his head. Tsukasa hadn't been mentioning Yui at all, so maybe he was having a break from all the spirit stuff too? He didn't know how he had seemingly let his mind drift away from Yui and the memories, where as Satoshi couldn't stop thinking about them unless Naomi was by his side.
"Satoshi?" called Naomi loudly from the picnic table "Are you-"
"I'm coming!" he yelled, snapping out of his daze. He didn't want to let Naomi down by thinking about it again and breaking the pact, so be put his easy bright smile on and flopped back down next to her. He told her about Tsukasa and that the little girl was his niece; and how easily Tsu had been in a panic. Naomi just laughed lightly, her eyes smiling with flecks of white in them from the sun. She lay next to him, wondering if she should come closer to him. But she didn't need to think about that, Satoshi had already put his arm around her shoulder, and was gazing at her adoringly. Naomi wasn't used to people doing stuff like that to her.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked, a slow blush creeping over her cheeks. Satoshi laughed, turning over so he could see her probably.
"Was it you who did Shinozaki's hair and face this morning?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Why didn't you do your own?"
Naomi sighed not wanting to answer. Truthfully she rarely put make up on because she knew she looked terrible, and no amount of powder and lipstick could change that. Every night she stared at herself hatefully in the mirror, cursing the heavy black bags she always had under her brown eyes. She wished she was pretty like Ayumi, or beautiful like all of the models in the magazines Seiko used to read. It wasn't fair, and now was Satoshi going to judge her on her looks?
"I...I know i'm ugly," she sighed, crossing her arms defecivly "No amount of make up can change that."
Satoshi didn't reply. He just looked at her doubtfully, wondering if this was really what she thought about herself.
"You don't have to wear make up...because your already so beautiful the way you are!"
Naomi's heart did a double flip as he said those words, and could help but throw her arms around him again. Satoshi hugged her warmly, his lips right by her cute little ears.
"I don't ever want to lose you."
They could feel their hearts close together, beating at the same time as one. The moment was perfect. Satoshi found his hand on her cheek, gently stroking her like she was a pet. Their faces drew closer together, feeling the breath fall from the other persons mouth. They were both bright red, heated, but especially Satoshi wasn't going to back out now. Naomi's heart was now beating what seemed like a hundered times more than the normal rate, and as their lips came together, Naomi knew he was the one.
"Uncle Tsukasa!" cried the little girl, her blue eyes lighting up at the sight of him.
"Hey little Ume. Where's Ai gone?"
Ayumi and Yoshiki exchanged surprised glances, neither of them really knowing who this ginger haired man was. Tsukasa looked up apoligeticly, lifting Ume carefully onto his shoulders.
"Mummy's gone. Miss Shinozaki and Mr Yoshiki were helping me look for her!"
"That's right, Satoshi said you were lost..."
"Exuse me?" interuppted Yoshiki, glancing worriedly at the Ume on his shoulders. "Who are you and how do you know Satoshi?"
"Uh, sorry how rude of me i'm always like this. I'm Tsukasa Mikuni, this is my niece and we're looking for my sister Ai Mikuni and Umes half sister, Emi."
"Okay. Just wanted to make sure you weren't a random creep..."
"Hahaha! And I know Mochida from the hospital, i was working there as training for a couple of weeks."
"Oh. We were just helping here..." trailed of Ayumi, not knowing what to make of Tsukasa.
"Ume!" cried a womans voice from nearby. A young woman with pale ginger hair and purple-blue eyes came runing towards the group. She was pushing a lilac push chair with a screaming baby inside. Yoshiki nudged Ayumi, telling her he'd clearly had enough of this now, but Ayumi as curious of the family, so she shurgged her shoulders to tell that she didn't mind if he went back, but she was staying. Yoshiki rolled his eyes and walked over to the picnic spot, hands in his pockets. Ayumi turned back to the scene.
"Tsu, what are you doing here? asked the young woman with a frown, as Tsukasa brought Ume back to the floor.
"I saw weird black fumes coming out of your house. At first I thought it was smoke, but then i realised it had sparkles in it."
Black flames with sparkles in it? It sounded like Ai was gifted and practicing some sort of magic in her house. To Ayumi, this was very interesting indeed.
"You must be imaging things," snapped Ai, gently patting Ume's blonde little head "I have no idea what your talking about Tsu."
Ume walked over to Ayumi, and tugged her towards her mother.
"We can't for get Miss Shinozaki, mummy, here and Mr Yoshiki helped me!"
"Wait, what?" Ai suddenly stammered, glancing at the girl "What's your name again?"
"Ayumi Shinozaki..."
"Oh right." said Ai, laughing nervously a little. "Thanks for helping my daughter it's very kind of you. Come on Ume, it's time we got going."
Ai, still pushing the pram, led Ume and her older brother towards the entrance of the park. Ayumi mulled over their conversation. Why had Ai stammered when Ume said her name? Maybe she'd met a Shinozaki before or something, it was nothing really.
Or was it?
Ayumi caught up with Yoshiki, twisting her fingers around his with a smile. The apporched the picnic mat, noticing something different about their two friends.
"From here they look like their heads are attached..." mused Yoshiki, squinting to get a better look at them. Ayumi rolled her eyes; sometimes Yoshiki could be so insensitive.
"Give them space," she giggled, pushing Yoshiki against a tree."Their kissing!"
Too right; Ayumi was. But eventually the pulled away after the hour long absence of their friends. Ayumi watched them from behind the tree, fully aware that Yoshiki's arms were tight around her waist.
"Why'd you drag me here?" he whispered into her hair as she peered at the others. "It better be for a good reason..."
"Later, i promise!" she giggled, untangling herself from him. "We should head back to the spot now,"
As they walked Yoshiki leant over to whisper in her ear.
"You better keep that promise..."
Thanks for reading this!
I wrote this chapter realising how much i love this Satoshi x Naomi ship!
Its soooooo cute! (\^0^/)
(humble face is humble)
Bye! x