Timeline: back when Shu and Jodie used to date.

"I don't know!" Shu said in a dry tone sounding almost like yelling. The blonde woman looked at him for a second before she walked away running for her life from the intense glance he sent her.

He stood in the corner of the ballroom with a scowl on his face, arms crossed over his skinny tie and black suit that failed to hide his muscles. He took a look around examining the faces of all the people inside until his eyes fixed on Jodie who was standing next to him.

"Geez, you could've been nicer, she was just asking for the bathroom"

"I don't know where it is"

"Still, you could've told her that nicely, like with a smile"

"I'm not in the mood to smile Jodie"

"You're never in the mood to smile" she mumbled as she turned her head to the other direction examining the people around before she looked at him again "you know, you don't smile much Shu"

"This was supposed to be my day off and now I'm here looking for a suspect in a party, what's to smile about?" he said. Basically, he just sounded pissed off at the world and everything in it.

"Hey, don't use that tone on me Akai"

"Okay, sorry" he muttered.

"At least we get to have some free drinks" Jodie chirped in an attempt to brighten his mood a little.

"you're right, stay here I'm going to bring us some more"

She stood by the table alone as her blue eyes kept looking around in search when one of her undercovered colleagues approached her.

"How's work going Jodie?"

"Good, see that women with the red dress, she seems to be suspicious so I'm keeping an eye on her"

"Great, then would you tell Akai to keep an eye on the man at one o'clock, me and Brad are going after someone else we think he might be involved"

"He's right over there, go tell him " Jodie pointed at Shu and it just synchronized with him turning to face them, his scowled face looked even scarier from a faraway distance as he walked back to her holding two glasses of liquor.

"N-no… I… he's coming over here so you tell him, we need to hurry" the agent rushed to the door before Shu reached Jodie handing her a glass of champagne.

"Stop that Shu, you're scaring off people" she said after taking a sip.

"Stop what?"

"The scowl on your face, even the agents are scared of you now"

"C'mon, I'm not that scary" he said before he swallowed the whiskey in his glass in one sip.

"Yeah right" she chuckled "go watch that man with the blue tie, they say he might be our guy"

Shuichi placed the empty glass on the round table in front of Jodie before he started walking to where the man was standing.

"Hey Shu," Jodie said as he looked at her over his shoulder "just try to smile"

"Not until it comes naturally" he softly said before he walked away.

"Then it's never gonna come" Jodie muttered to herself as her blue eyes followed him "unless…" she continued with her red painted lips twisting into a smile.

Eyes narrowed with determination, She walked to him after a while and showed up suddenly from behind his back

"Knock, knock!" she chirped.

"Jodie, what are you doing here! You're supposed to be watchin…" Shu said as he turned to face her before she interrupted him.

"Do you have to kill the mood all the time? just answer me"

"Who's there?" he replied after a sigh.

"Olive"

"Olive who?"

"Olive you!"

"Aw, love you too," Shu said as he slightly tilted his head to the side before turning his head to look at the man he was watching again.

Well, it was enough to wipe off the scowl from his face, but he didn't smile. Jodie was always the competitive type, she suddenly started taking the whole thing way more seriously forgetting all about the suspects as she stood there with one goal in mind… Making her boyfriend smile.

Fifteen minutes have passed where all Jodie's attempts to make him smile failed. Jodie placed her fingers on Shu's face forcing a smile to his lips "God, something is definitely wrong with you" she said.

Shu pulled his head backward and away from her fingers "It's not like you've never seen me smile before"

"I've never seen you smile before"

"Don't be ridiculous, you've seen me smile"

She did see him smile several times and it was heartwarming "No I didn't" she replied.

"You did!"

Jodie shook her head, she opened her mouth to respond when her phone rung, it was the agent from earlier.

"Looks like we're free to go," she said once she hung up "the man they followed earlier turned out to be our guy, so our mission here is done"

"Finally," Shuichi said loosing his tie.

"Hold on Shu, I want to dance"

Within seconds, they were in the middle of the ballroom. Now Shu wasn't the biggest fan of dancing but he knew Jodie wouldn't let him go unless he dances with her. He wrapped her in his arms as her black dress swayed with every movement they made.

"Once home we should talk this through," she said.

"Why?"

"Well, I don't like the idea of having a heartless boyfriend"

"Oh" was all that Shu said, his green eyes moved from Jodie's down to the ground as she felt his hands on her hips loosen.

'what the heck was I thinking? I'm so stupid! why did I say that? he is the most kindhearted person I know so why would I call him that?' Jodie thought as she started to panic, what she said hurt him and she didn't even mean it to be this way.

"Shu, I was just joking"

"okay!" he mumbled with his eyes still on the ground.

"No, really I didn't mean that you're…"

"I know" he raised his eyes to look at her as his lips twisted into a weak smile, she's been waiting to see this for the whole day and now that she saw it, it was sadder than his scowl "I should get going"

Jodie watched him leave as regret took over her, she hurt his feelings and the worst part is that it was over something so stupid, if anything, her Shu was the opposite of heartless and she knew that too well.

"Let's go" his voice suddenly reached her ear after a while "you came in my car so let me drop you off at your apartment"

Jodie walked with him to the elevator, and once in…

"Shu, I'm sure you know I didn't mean what I said earlier, I was just being stupid"

"Okay"

"Ugh, please don't do that thing when you pretend everything is fine, just tell me that you're angry"

"I'm fine"

"No, you're not"

"I am"

"No"

"Do I have to be angry?"

"Well yes… I guess"

"I'm not" he shook his head as the elevator door opened exposing the parking lot of the hotel.

"Then prove it, smile" Jodie said as her blue eyes fixed on him, Shu just proceeded walking to his Chevrolet.

"Not until it comes naturally"

"Whatever, I'm sure you get the meaning, I mean I didn't mean you're heartless otherwise why would I be dating you for like a year now and why would I be in love with you…" Jodie went on until they reached the car, Shu opened the door and indented to go in when she stopped him "hold on… are you sure you're not mad at me?"

"Now that I think of it, I might be" he replied.

"You can't stay mad at your honey bear can't you!"

"I'm heartless so you can expect anything from me" he snapped as he got into the car wearing the seat belt, Jodie followed him doing the same.

"C'mon Shuuuuu don't make a big deal out of it, I wouldn't call my honeybunch heartless and actually mean it"

"Okay," he calmly said as he started the engine looking forward at the road.

"Sugarplum!"

"Mmm" he replied with his eyes on the road.

"Pumpy-umpy-umpkin!"

"Mmm"

"Sweetie pie!"

"Are you actually using the lyrics from the cuppy cake song?" Shu finally chuckled as he looked at her from the corner of his eyes, a chuckle that came straight out from his heart 'naturally'

Jodie looked him back with a smile, she won! He smiled and it was genuine.

"You're my cuppycake, gumdrop, Snoogums, boogums, you're, The apple of my eye" she continued singing with melody until Shu joined her in singing the next part "And I love you so, And I want you to know, That I'll always be right here, And I love to sing, Sweet songs to you, Because you are so dear..."

He drove his Chevy with a smile that Jodie couldn't help but keep staring at… maybe it was better that he doesn't smile much, it made every smile of his more meaningful and capable of cheering her heart and making her feel like the happiest woman alive.

Wow, I can't believe that seven chapters are done already:D really hope you liked them.

I hope this chapter wasn't OOC.