Chapter 16 an old friend comes back

A/n: okay, Let's go. I am going to try and get this worked out in some way with this new idea of mine.

I just hope this works...

Let's go, All comments are welcome and appreciated

-the next day-

The next day was going to be rocky for everyone. Team 309 were going to see about Miles before they had class, And Evako was going to see her brother and bond with him, As well as Adam who had wanted to make amends for his past sins. Nozomi was running to see Miles as Sayaka, Non, And Kazane were following her trying to catch up.

"Come on you guys!" Nozomi said happily.

"We're trying Nozomi! Just calm down! We'll be there to see him" Sayaka said. Nozomi just kept smiling as she began to run faster and faster.

"I know! But I just want to see him so-agh!" Nozomi bumped into two boys that were coming at the same time as her as they all fell over onto the floor. The others stopped as they saw Nozomi and the boys rub their heads.

"Ow..." Nozomi said as she rubbed her head.

"Augh! Jeez! Can't you be any careful when you're running around so recklessly!" Said the boy with light golden spiky hair with amber eyes. The other boy with black semi messy hair and brown eyes got up to his feet as he dusted himself off.

"Well, That's one way to say hello" the other boy said as he looked down at Nozomi "Here, Let me help you and-Nozomi?". Nozomi looked up at the boy who knew her name, She was surprised to see that it was her friend from school, Taichi Otomenishi.

"Taichi..." Nozomi said.

"Hey Nozomi" Taichi said with a smile "It's been awhile". Taichi helped Nozomi up to her feet as the two looked at each other, Sayaka looked at Taichi and her.

"You two know each other?" Sayaka asked.

"Yeah!" Nozomi said "Taichi, Miles, And I all went to preschool together when we were little". Nozomi then looked over at Taichi and smiled "It's so good to see you again Taichi".

Taichi smiled as he nodded at her "Likewise Nozomi, I haven't seen you since I had to move when we were in our third year in highschool" he said "How's everything been? How's Miles been?".

"Miles is great! In fact I'm going to go see him now" Nozomi said excitedly. Taichi took note of this in his head and smiled, Seeing Nozomi and Miles together would be a cute combination. Taichi hadn't talked to Miles in a very long time, Not since he had confessed to Nozomi about his feelings.

-flashback, Third year in highschool-

Today was the end of the school day, Everyone was getting ready to go and head home. Miles was running outside to the runners guild, As he waved to Taichi and Nozomi.

"I'll see you guys latter!" Miles said "I have to catch up with my gang!".

"You mean runners not gang Miles" Taichi said as he snickered "And for the love of God don't kill yourself with your stunts!".

Miles rolled his eyes at him as he gave them a thumbs up. "Sure, I get it Taichi! Latter man! Bye Nozomi!". Nozomi and Taichi waved at him as they saw him run off to a building and climbed it, As he left, Taichi and Nozomi were all alone. Taichi was nervous, Today was going to be the day that he would confess his feelings to Nozomi.

"Hey, Nozomi" Taichi said.

Nozomi was still watching Miles climb the building as if she was in a trance. She was blushing, Her heart was racing, And she was imaging herself and Miles married together with about 3 or 6 kids and a huge mansion. Taichi then snapped his fingers in front of her face.

"Nozomi!".

"Huh!? Oh...Taichi...".

"You alright? You looked like you were in a daze" Taichi said with concern "You feeling alright?". Nozomi nodded at him "Yeah, I'm okay Taichi" she said. Taichi smiled at her as he put his hands in his pockets and thought of something.

"Well...would you like for me to walk you home? I mean...if you want me to?".

Nozomi smiled at him as she nodded "I'd love that" she said, Taichi then held out his hand for her, Nozomi was a bit confused by this, He hadn't done this before, Not in the two year that they were in highschool, She raised her eyebrow a bit, But decided to take his hand as they walked to her house.

The walk was not too long at all. Since Taichi lived next door to her, Taichi was still nervous as he felt his forehead sweating and his heart beating fast. 'Man I'm so nervous, Come on Taichi. You've got this! Just tell her how you feel! It's easy, Just breathe and relax. It's just you and Nozomi' he thought. The two made it to their houses. The two then released their grip as they looked at each other.

"Well we're here" Nozomi said "Thanks for walking me home Taichi. Umm...c-can I ask you a question?".

"Sure thing Nozomi" Taichi said still smiling "Ask away".

"Why did you want me to hold hands with you?".

"About that. Nozomi..." Taichi said "We've been friends for a very long time, Right?". Nozomi nodded at him, "Yes, We've been friends for a long time" she said confused by his words "What does this that have to do with this?". Taichi blushed as he then took a deep breath and said what he said:

"I'll get right to it" he said "I love you Nozomi Kaminashi. I've always been in love with you for a long time. You always knew how to make me feel happy, And well...I was wondering if...you would like to be-".

"I can't..." Nozomi quickly said. This caused a crack in Taichi's heart.

"W-what!? But why-".

"Because...because I love Miles" Nozomi said "Taichi, I'm sorry, I really am. But Miles has captured my heart and-".

Taichi was starting to get a little mad, He couldn't believe that Nozomi liked Miles, A foreigner no less. Taichi liked Miles but to a small degree, He was always the wild one in school, And in highschool he made friends fast. Taichi never judged him for his prosthetics, But he couldn't understand why a beautiful girl like Nozomi even liked someone like him.

"And what Nozomi!?" Taichi said "What's so great about him!? Is it the way he acts in class or something?".

"Huh!? No, He's just different somehow. And I like him".

"How much do you liked him?".

Nozomi was quiet on her end as she didn't give an answer, Taichi sighed as he rubbed the back of his head. "Nozomi...I don't understand how he could have your heart? I mean the guy is completely reckless! He thinks he's invincible all because he has that stupid automail of his!".

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean Taichi?!" Nozomi said angrily "He's fine the way he is!".

"He doesn't have any actual human, Normal limbs like the rest of us,Nozomi. So why bother with him?" Taichi said. Nozomi was just in shock at what Taichi was saying about Miles, And she wasn't going to let it slide. Nozomi then leaned up his face with a hard glare.

"Don't you ever say that about him again Taichi! You hear me!" Nozomi yelled "How dare you go that low and attack him like that! It's not like he asked to be born the way that he is! I love him because he makes me feel special. He was always there for me 24/7, While you had to make plans with your friends or family! I was his first friend in preschool, And it was something then that attracted me to him! I'm sorry that I can't return your feelings for you, But I won't let you outright insult Miles Panzer in such a manner! I love him to death! And I'll never stop loving him! So don't let me ever catch you saying that while I'm around, Understand!".

Taichi was absolutely quiet, He had been with Nozomi for the longest, But had never seen her this mad before. Nozomi then turned to her house and walked inside and slammed the door without saying a single goodbye or goodnight. Taichi just stood there as he placed his hand on his face. He really messed up.

"Dammit Taichi...you just had to go there" he said to himself.

-flashback end-

Ever since that day, Taichi made sure to drop what happened altogether. Nozomi and him stopped talking for a whole month, While he took note at how Nozomi was falling in love with Miles more and more, Making him burning with jealousy each time he saw how close the two were getting. He started to hate Miles for gaining Nozomi's heart, But he soon had to move to another school that following year, And actually lost contact with his two friends. Over time he began to accept Nozomi's feelings for Miles, And stopped hating Miles for claiming Nozomi. He started to get interested in being a keijo engineer and joined the following year as Nozomi and Miles. He was there during the entrance exam, And that's how he met and became friends with Masaru Okazaki.

The two friends smiled at each other until Masaru made himself known "-ahem- aren't you forgetting something?" He said to Nozomi. Nozomi looked over at him and tilted her head at him.

"What am I forgetting?" Nozomi asked him, Masaru facepalmed as he got angry "You idiot! You bumped into us! We're waiting for an apology!" He said.

Nozomi gave Masaru a sour expression, That's when Sayaka walked over to him. "Say, I've seen you before" she said causing Masaru to blush a bit.

"You have?".

"Mhm, In fact I'm actually surprised that Nozomi doesn't remember you on the first day". Nozomi and the others looked at Sayaka until Nozomi leaned over to her. "I know the s guy?" Nozomi asked her, Sayaka nodded "Yes, We ran into him after we had finished getting aquatinted with our new roommates on the first day and headed to get out to get something to eat. You had also bumped into this person as well that day as you did today".

Nozomi then looked at Masaru as Masaru looked at Nozomi with a narrow expression and crossed arms. "Is that right?" Masaru said "Well that makes two apologies from you that you owe me!". Nozomi rolled her eyes at him.

"Oh come on!" She said "The first one I was in a hurry because I was starving! This one I owe you, So does that work?" She said as Masaru shook his head "Sorry, But that won't work with me!" He said. The two were about to argue until Taichi broke up the fight.

"Okay okay, That's enough" he said as he looked over at Nozomi "Say Nozomi, Weren't you going to see about Miles?". Nozomi quickly realized that.

"Miles! I almost forgot!" She said as she then ran past the boys, Leaving her friends behind as she went after Miles, Everyone had sweat drops come down their heads.

"Nozomi..." Sayaka said.

"Man, What's with your friend, Taichi" Masaru said still showing his narrow glare. Taichi smiled as he looked at his friend "That's Nozomi for ya" he said "She's been like that since we were kids. She means well though".

"I doubt it" Masaru said "Also, Who is this Miles guy anyway?".

"Oh that's right, I forgot to tell you. We're supposed to check up on him to see if he's alright. Miles won't be able to play keijo for a month unfortunately because of an accident yesterday".

Masaru just looked at Taichi with disbelief, He cleaned his ear out to make sure that he heard that right. "Woah! Back up!" Masaru said "YOU MEAN THIS GUY IS A KEIJO PLAYER?!".

-Miles room-

Miles was still sound asleep as Usagi was holding him tightly as she snuggled up to him with a smile across her face. She placed her head at the crook of his neck as she had her ear on his bare chest as she heard his clam heartbeat.

'Beloved...my beloved...' Usagi thought, That's when the door began to open as Usagi shot her eyes open as she quickly looked at the door. 'Crap! I didn't know that they were coming now! I don't have time to get out of here! Mmmm, Oh! I'll hide under the bed! That's perfect!'. Usagi then kissed Miles on the forehead as she then went under the bed, She glanced at the door to see Nozomi run into the room.

'Grrrr...Nozomi...leave my beloved alone!' Usagi thought as she saw Nozomi come up to the bed. Nozomi smiled at Miles sleeping form as she placed her hand on his cheek.

"Miles..." Nozomi said sweetly "This never should have happened to you", Nozomi kept touching his face as Usagi was getting madder and madder.

'Get your hands off of my beloved! I know that you're touching him just by how close you are to the bed! Leave him alone, He's MINE!'. Nozomi then leaned down to his face as she brushed her lips across his a bit, Usagi had her mouth drop.

'Wahhhh! Nozomi Kaminashi I'll get you for this! I mean it!' Usagi thought. Nozomi leaned up a bit as she was still close to his face as she still had her hands on his cheeks.

"You feel so warm" Nozomi said as she blushed a bit "Heh heh, That's a bit surprising, But...maybe...". Nozomi then moved her face close to his as she was about to get her first kiss from him until an energy hand pushed her away from Miles face.

"Huh?!".

"And just what are you doing with my dear brothers unconscious body?". Nozomi looked over to see that it was Evako as she had her arms crossed and her ass blade tail at the ready.

"Aw crap..." Nozomi said as a sweat drop came down the side of her face.

A/n: sorry about this one, I'll let the rest of the characters meet up with Mikes soon, As well as a friendly reunion too.