Yamato pushed himself away from his desk in his black leather chair. He spun around in circles a few times before stopping himself. The whole time since Sera's departure, he couldn't get the image of Sera walking back to him to place a kiss on his cheek. A smile crept up on his face. So engrossed in his thoughts about Sera, Yamato almost didn't noticed the unfamiliar ringtone.

"Huh?" he pushed himself to sit straight up in his chair. He glanced around his room for the object that was ringing. Noticing that the ring was coming from his coat, Yamato got up from his seat and made his way over to the coatrack. He reached into the pocket of his coat and pulled out Sera's phone. On the screen flashed a photo of Sera and her mother.

Yamato had forgotten that last night, he purposely took Sera's phone after he saw Tusk calling her. He didn't need Sera to end up with anyone else but him in this life time. After all, Sera and he are meant to be together and if it's true what the old lady told them then he can't allow her to fall in love with anyone but him. Yamato would do all he can to make sure that Sera is by his side no matter what comes their way, even if it meant Sera finding out the truth about him after their parents' wedding.

He allowed the phone to hang up by itself before dropping it back into the pocket, "I better return this to Sera," he told himself. Yamato slipped into his jacket and left his room.


At the movie theater, Tusk and Sera stood in line waiting to purchase their ticket for the new Captain America movie. Sera let out a tired yawn and jumped up and down in place.

"Are you cold?" Tusk asked.

"A little," Sera answered, "but I have a scarf to keep me warm," she said with a smile.

Tusk nodded and stayed silent while Sera enjoyed the views around her, "So do you always have to disguise yourself whenever you want to go out and enjoy time like this?" she asked.

"Kind of," Tusk answered, "it's to keep me safe. At least that's what Yamato told me."

"Right," Sera commented, "by the way, did Yamato let you know that he'll be using my café as the main plot in his upcoming movie?" she asked.

"Really?" Tusk beamed happily.

Sera chuckled at how Tusk went from being mellow to instantly happy, "Yes. He had asked me about the offer a few days ago but I didn't give him an answer until recently."

"That means I'll get to see you more often," Tusk said, ignoring what Sera had just said.

"I guess so," Sera commented.

The two of them bought their tickets and went straight to the theater room. Sera sat down first before Tusk did, "Are you hungry?" he asked.

"Not really," Sera answered, "I had breakfast at Yamato's place this morning."

"Yamato's place?" Tusk said in surprised, "you were at Yamato's place?"

"Yeah," Sera answered. She noticed the shock in Tusk's voice and quickly try to change the topic, "So have you seen this movie?" she asked, situating herself comfortably in her seat.

"Not yet," Tusk said slowly and scoot back into his chair, "but I heard from Misao that it's really good."

"Mm I see," Sera simply stated.

Tusk and Sera both sat there silently, not saying a single word to each other. Instead of moving her head to the side to check on Tusk, Sera moved her eyes to her left and noticed that he was rather bothered, "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Why were you at Yamato's place last night?" Tusk asked, not turning to face her.

"Well, Yamato came to see me after work last night and helped me clean up. He offered me a ride home but when we received news that there was going to be a blizzard soon, he told me that I could stay at his place for the night since I live too far," she explained, "he was only being nice by letting me stay at his house."

Tusk nodded.

"I'm going to go get something to eat," Sera said and stood up from the chair.

"I'll go," Tusk immediately stood up as well.

"It's fine," Sera replied, "I have to go use the restroom anyways so I'll go," she walked passed Tusk and disappeared from his sight.


Yamato parked his car in front of the café and got out. He made his way inside the half empty café and walked over to Amu, "Good morning Amu-san," he greeted the short haired girl.

Amu glanced up and greeted him back with a good morning and a huge smile, "I hope we didn't bother you too much last night," she said.

"It's fine," Yamato reassured her, "is Sera in?" he asked.

"She left with Tusk a few mintues ago," Amu answered.

"With Tusk?" Yamato asked, slightly frowning from hearing Amu's answer.

"Yeah, they went on a movie date together this morning," Amu went on, "did you need to talk to Sera about work? She doesn't have her phone so you won't be able to contact her but I can let her know that you came by when she comes back."

"No it's fine," Yamato stated, "I'll just come by another time," he gave Amu a bow before leaving.


Sera exited the woman's restroom and walked up to the pay phone. She inserted some coins, dialed the café's number, and waited for Amu to pick up.

"Thank you for calling Summer Café, how may I direct your call this morning," came Amu's cheerful voice.

"Amu, it's me Sera," Sera said over the phone.

"Oh hey Sera," Amu chimed, "are you having fun with Tusk-san?" she asked.

"The movie hasn't started yet so I'm out here buying something to eat," Sera replied, "anyways, were you able to find my phone?" she asked, worried that her mother might have called her.

"Sorry I haven't," Amu said, "I tried searching everywhere but I couldn't find it."

Sera sighed and leaned against the pay phone, "I guess I'll just have to purchase a new one," she murmured.

"I'm sorry Sera," Amu apologized, "maybe you dropped it outside when going home yesterday."

"Yeah maybe," Sera said, "well anyways, thanks for searching it for me. I better get going before Tusk thinks that I left him."

"Okay, have fun then," Amu said.

Sera hung up the phone and heaved out a heavy disappointed sigh.

"Looking for this?" came a voice behind her. Sera glanced up and saw her phone dangling in front of her from someone's hand. She turned to see who had her phone and when Yamato's face came into view, she smiled.

"Yamato," she said happily, "you found my phone."

"Sorry, I had taken it by accident last night after you had packed up your things," he lied and handed it back to her, "I forgot to give it back to you yesterday night and this morning."

Sera gave Yamato a hearty laugh and took the phone from him, "its fine," she told him, "it's a good thing you had it though. I was worried that I might have to go purchase a new phone."

"Are you here to watch a movie?" Yamato asked, scanning the area for any signs of Tusk.

"Yeah, I'm here with Tusk," Sera answered, "I came out to use the restroom and maybe get something to eat."

"What movie are you guys watching?" Yamato asked.

"Captain America," Sera answered.

"Wow interesting, I also came to watch that," he held up his ticket for the movie.

"Perfect! We can all sit together then," Sera beamed.


Tusk glanced at his watch and tapped the arm chair impatiently. Sera had gone to the restroom and to buy snacks for over twenty minutes now. He was starting to get worried that Sera left him after the way he reacted hearing that she had spent the night at Yamato's place. Eyeing the group of people that came in, Tusk finally made the decision to go out there and check if Sera needed any help just in case she didn't leave him yet. Just as he was about to stand up, Sera entered the room and that instantly calmed him down. But when he saw who walked in behind her, his heart constricted.

"Tusk, guess who I ran into outside," Sera said, "Yamato also came to watch the same movie as us," she walked pass Tusk and took a seat beside him.

"Good morning Tusk," Yamato greeted the older one. Instead of sitting next to his friend, Yamato walked pass both Tusk and Sera and took a seat beside her, "want any popcorn?" he asked, offering the bucket to Tusk.

Tusk shook his head.

The lights in the movie room dimmed into darkness, letting people know that the movie was about to begin. Yamato sat comfortably in his chair and smile, contented that he had successfully blocked Tusk from his game with Sera.

Midway through the movie, Yamato took a huge leap of fate and placed a hand on Sera's thigh. Sera tensed up but after knowing that it was only Yamato, she went back to her comfortable position. Tusk shifted in his seat and (without knowing that Yamato had placed his hand on Sera's thigh) pretended to stretch his arms, placing one over Sera's shoulder. Sera turned to glance at Tusk who acted like he didn't know what was going on while Yamato glared at the older one's hand.

After the movie had finished, the trio walked out with Tusk and Yamato at the side and Sera in the middle, "That was a great movie wasn't it?" Sera asked the two men. She held onto the tub of popcorn she had ordered hours ago, "I really like it when at the end the guy…"

"Are you hungry Sera?" Tusk asked.

"Not really," Sera answered, "I was so occupied eating my snacks that I don't feel hungry right now."

"I'll be going then," Yamato chimed in. He glanced at Sera whose face immediately went from happy to disappointment. Seeing that reaction from her made Yamato feel happy inside, "I have a lot of work to finish before Monday comes," he told them, "I only came here for a nice break."

"Oh well…I guess I'll see you around then," Sera said, trying her best to hide the sadness in her voice.

Yamato gave the two a smile before bidding them a goodbye.

"I'll send you back to the café," Tusk offered.

Sera didn't answer but only gave him a nod while her eyes were glued to Yamato's back.


"I'm back," Sera called as soon as she walked into the café. Amu glanced up from the computer screen and immediately ran up to the younger one.

"Sera," Amu called. She held out her hands and laying in the middle of the palm of her hands laid Sera's phone, "Yamato-san came by earlier today to give you this," she said.

"He…did?" Sera asked, grabbing the phone from Amu, "did he by any chance asked you where I had gone to?"

Amu shook her head, "He asked if you were in and I said no but then I told him where you went."

Sera stuffed her phone in her back pocket and walked over to the bar counter, "Weird," she murmured to herself, "did Yamato…"

"Is something wrong?" Amu asked, following the younger one.

Sera shook her head and took a seat on the chair behind the counter, "I must be thinking too much," she told the older one while rubbing her temple.

"Tell me what's wrong," Amu prodded.

"I ran into Yamato at the movie theater," Sera told her, "and surprisingly he also bought tickets to the movie that Tusk and I watched too. It was as if he was purposely spying on us."

Amu chuckled, "Why would Yamato-san do that?" she asked, "if that was his intention, Yamato-san is a creep and he doesn't come off as that. I think you're just over thinking it Sera" Amu reassured her best friend, "anyways, I'm going to go to the kitchen to see if Leo needs any help. Call me if you need my back up," she said before disappearing.

Sera was left alone at the front of the café thinking to herself.

Later that day as the sun was beginning to set, Sera got out her cleaning supplies to start cleaning the café. She bowed to some customers who were leaving. She grabbed for the bottle of spray and a dry towel and took off towards the back of the room. She sprayed the surface of the table and began wiping away.

"Sera," someone called.

Sera turned around and saw her mother standing there, "Mom," she greeted her mother.

"Are you about to close?" Yoko asked, taking the seat beside her daughter.

"Just about," Sera answered.

"How was business today?"

"It was good," Sera said, wiping her semi-wet hands on her thighs, "did you just come back from somewhere? You're dressed pretty nice tonight," she teased.

"Jin-san and I are going to go out on a date," Yoko said, "I won't be home but I've already cooked dinner for you."

Sera smiled sweetly at her mother, "Thank you mom," she reached out and grabbed her mom's hands, "I know that I've been quite busy with my school and this café but don't be scared to ask me for help with stuff at home and with your wedding preparations."

"Oh, hi Yanagi-san," Amu greeted the pair of mother and daughter.

"Amu," Yoko said, smiling at the short haired girl, "it's nice to see you again. It's been a while since you've last came visit us."

"Ah…well I'm a bit busy these days," Amu said nervously, "my mother and father are doing renovations at home so I've been helping them with that."

"Amu, can you grab my mom a cup of water or something?" Sera asked.

"Sure," Amu answered, "I'll be right back," she turned and left them alone.

"So like I was saying," Sera picked up where she left off, "just don't hesitate okay mom. I do want to give you my input about your wedding and stuff."

Yoko nodded and fixed the messy strands of hair around her daughter's face, "I know," she said softly, "but our wedding isn't until a month away so I'm not too worry about it."

"A month flies by quick though," Sera commented, sitting still while her mother fixed her hair.

"Don't worry," Yoko stopped and grabbed Sera's hands again, "I'll let you in with everything soon. I've already envisioned the wedding invitations. Plus, Jin-san and I are going to go take some wedding photos this Monday so we can add it on the invitations."

Instead of saying anything to her mother, Sera sat there with a huge smile, "What's the matter?" Yoko asked.

Sera shook her head, "I'm just really happy for you. That's it," she breathed it.

Yoko chuckled and pulled her daughter into a hug, "And I'm so glad you accepted Jin-san so easily. It would have been really tough on me if you hadn't," she pulled away and cupped Sera's tiny face in her hands, "now that I've found my happiness, I want you to find yours as well."

Sera nodded, "I will mom," she stated, "don't worry. Whenever I do, you'll be the first person to know."

"Promise?" Yoko asked, sticking her pinky out to Sera.

"Promise," Sera answered, linking her pinky with her mother's, "actually," she said slowly, without pulling her finger away, "seems like I'm already starting to fall for someone."

Yoko gasped loudly, "Who?" she asked.

"But I don't want to rush things yet so I'll let you know when the right day comes," Sera said happily.

Yoko squealed like a little kid with candies and pulled Sera into a tight hug, "I'm so happy for you."

Sera couldn't do anything else but chuckle as she watched her mother dance happily.

From afar, outside of the café, Yamato stood there watching both his future step-mother Yoko and future step-sister Sera sat together having a mother and daughter conversation. He leaned onto his red car and took off his sunglasses all the while still watching them. He smirked and twirled the sunglasses in his hands.

"I'm sorry Yoko-san but, you won't be too happy with what's coming your way soon," he told himself, "if anything, you would only end up hating me as your step-son," Yamato pushed himself off of the car and walked over to the driver's side and got in. He fixed the rear view mirror and continued to watch them through it.

"Sera is mine, no matter what."


Author's Note: Sorry for the not update for the past two days. I ended up having two tests back to back at school so I've been focusing on studying but I'm back with another chapter. Hope my readers like it and don't forget to leave a review! Toodies~