When he woke up, Kaori was still in his arms. She looked so cute in her sleep that Ryo could live through a thousand deaths just to get a glimpse of this face. He quietly gave her a peck on her forehead that woke her up. She had a bright a smile on her face "Ohio (Good morning) Ryo" she said. Ryo looked at her bright face again. It was as if he was taken back in time. He was reminded of the old days when Kaori didn't even let him near her room. And today, there they were sleeping side by side on the same bed! Ryo's mind was blank as he quietly got off the bed and slipped unknowingly into the attached bathroom in her room.
Initially Kaori was a bit shy, knowing that she and Ryo slept on the same bed, but after giving it a serious thought, she concluded that there was no harm from Ryo's side anymore. She ran a hand through her red boy cut hair, and sat back up on bed. After Ryo slipped in her bathroom, she opened her cupboard to find all her dresses as it was she had left when she last used the cupboard a year ago. She had a faint smirk on her lips as she drew out her favourite scarlet top and a pair of dark jeans and went towards Ryo's room to use his bathroom. It was in the morning, and the roadside window of his room was open. She gave a loud shriek "Ryo!" as she pushed the door to his room and entered. All the contents were misplaced. It would seem that the room was hit by a tornado. The cupboard was open, with its belongings thrown out, the bed was a mess and the glass of the mirror was shattered to bits. The calendar and photo frames on the wall were no longer there. They were all scattered on the floor. It seemed as if someone had searched something here.
Ryo was in the bathroom. He had just taken his clothes off to have a nice and peaceful bath when he heard her loud voice calling his name. He wrapped a towel around his waist, opened the bathroom door, took his piston from under his pillow, and was there beside her in a flash. When he saw what she had called him for, he gave a sigh of relief. "Ah Kaori, don't call me over such small things in such a short notice. I was afraid that something might have happened to you" said a nonchalant Ryo and went back to her bathroom to complete his unfinished work. She was assured that everything was under control, and went in his bathroom.
She was having a peaceful bath when her eyes fell on the mirror of the bathroom before her. She was in her birth suit. She could see various marks on her body. Marks she had got from the accident. Injuries had healed, pain was no more, but only the scars remained as a proof of the incident, the nightmare of His life as well as hers. She was busy observing her body when she heard a soft voice, it was Ryo. He was calling her. She quickly changed into her favourite dark jeans and Scarlet top, came out of his bathroom and headed towards her room. Ryo was standing in front of the bathroom door in a white suit. It was a gift from her on the previous Christmas. He didn't wear it ever. He considered it very special to him. Kaori could that Ryo, although was smiling while looking at her, still his eyes were somewhere else. He was absent minded. She kept looking at him, and after seeing his activities, gave a cry of amazement. He proceeded towards the bed, and drew out a man, all tied tightly with rope. He was evidently unconscious. Kaori covered her mouth with the palm of both her hands, "Who is he? How is he here?" She asked in horror. Ryo had a gentle smile on his lips. He motioned Kaori to get him some water from the kitchen. Kaori ran down to the kitchen, filled a bottle and then again ran up to him and handed the water. Ryo sprinkled the water on the person's face. Kaori observed that the person's face was out of shape. One of his eyes was hurt badly and his chin was injured as well. She looked at Ryo with suspicion. Ryo gestured her to be silent, as the person was gradually coming to his senses. Suddenly she heard a voice behind her and nearly jumped in shock. "Hi Ryo! Seems like you're back in business, aren't you?" the voice said. Kaori turned back only to find the Chief of the Shinjuku police Department: Nogami Saeko standing with a smile on her face. As she turned, Saeko said "Hello Kaori! We meet again! How're you?" with his eyes fixed on the person on the floor, tied with ropes. "Is this the reason you called me yesterday night Ryo?" She asked Ryo. Ryo said nothing, just nodded in a "Yes" Kaori was constantly eying these two. She could understand that a lot of things had happened when she was asleep, but she couldn't get a hold over the situation. "Who is the person? Why is he tied? How did Ryo get her? Why is Ryo's room so messed up? Who did all this? Was it this man? Why?" these were the questions that were going through Kaori's head. By this time the person on the floor was completely back to his senses and was looking at the person surrounding him with surprised eyes. His left eye was red with injury, Kaori observed. Then the person's gaze turned towards Ryo and his eyes widened, because he saw that Ryo had his favourite toy in his hand (0.357 Colt Python). Ryo quietly opened the safety catch and checked if it was loaded, and then pulled down the hammer. He had a crude smile on his face as he calmly pointed the gun at the person. Even Nogami was least concerned. Kaori knew that under normal circumstances, Ryo would never shoot, but she could read his eyes. He was really mad at this moment. It is very much possible that he might shoot this man. She stooped down and removed the gag from his mouth. The person begged for mercy. Ryo asked only one thing in a stone-cold voice "Who sent you here?" The person was truly afraid and blurted out the name "Fujimaki Masashi" he said. Hearing this name, Kaori's eyes widened and she could feel her legs go off balance as she fell. She could see her world gradually go dimmer and dimmer and finally everything blacked out.
Just who is this Fujimaki Masashi? Why did Kaori react in the manner just by hearing his name?