Chapter 2. I do not own anything and that should be the disclaimer for you.

SummerPOV a few weeks later

The call came after school. I answered the phone, halfway hoping it was Rio, who canceled the plan to do her homework with me. I sat down on the counter. "Catarina residence, Summer speaking," I said.

"Summer, what a pleasant surprise." I dropped the chip I was holding. "Remember those files you gave me? I need more than that."

"Kiyotaka. How nice. But me giving out free gifts, you know that is out of character." My eyes were sharp. Those files were about thirteen missing children, sacred files to some like Kiyotaka. I couldn't car less about them.

"How about this? I will give you information in exchange for the information you give me. Stay away from Eyes and his friends. Now your turn." I was momentarily stunned. Eyes? "You must be shocked. Eyes is dangerous, so is his friends. I gave you a life and if you hang out with them you are just throwing it away."

My stomach hurt. "Fine. You gave me information about how to run ,y life. Those missing kids- most of them came from that school Hiyono attends. Actually, the cases of them, they were linked together somehow. The police have no idea how the kids were so smart and were so good at sports. They should have been going to my school."

Kiyotaka was silent. "Stay away from those three, and I will allow you to have a life there. If they go to you, I understand and that is okay. But if you come to them- I will reveal everybody your life. After all, they are already puzzled over how you got into that school with your poor athletics skills."

Click. Kiyotaka hung up on me.

I felt anger wash threw me, and I flung the phone across the room. It hit the wall, breaking into a million pieces. I stared at it for a second, letting the anger flow. I felt in my heart that I wanted Eyes and Rio and Kousuke to come, they would surely. I laid my head on the fridge. What was I supposed to do?

I came up with three conclusions. One: Ignore them. No matter what happens, don't even give them the time of day. Two: Let Kiyotaka reveal me to the police, it would change his fate. So I knew he wouldn't. Three: Just wait. Let them come, if they wanted to.

The last one would hurt the most. What if Eyes didn't like me? What if he just thought of me as a friend, like what happened to Rio? I thought about Rio's story. I used to like him, but he is just so…lifeless. Unlike any other, Summer. But now he met you and this must have been the first time of my life I ever saw him blush. Summer, please help fix Eyes.

I shook my head. Only if Eyes wanted me, then he would come to me. And forget that privacy trash people talk about, I want Eyes to know how Kiyotaka threatened to expose me and how I am an orphan. I felt a tear ooze down my cheek in pure hatred. Kiyotaka…Ayumu Narumi's older brother, I would have expected a mush softer, nicer man out of him.

I was the only one who felt like that though. Everybody else, they though Kiyotaka was close to God. The way he was so perfect at everything he did. I felt like he was playing me, how I was just another pawn in his game of Chess. Someday, maybe soon, he will say checkmate.

A call came from my pocket. I took out the phone, flipping the screen up and putting it too my ear. "Summer speaking," I answered.

"Summer!"

"Uh, Nicole?"

"Yes, everything is fine so don't use that worried tone with me. Leiloni and Erin called upon a game of Mall War, are you in?" Nicole sounded excited, and I could feel the rush. Mall War was a simple game, but the players are very…devoted.

There is a limit up to twenty players. The Hunter, who is "it" in the game of tag, chases down all of the Prey, or the kids who run away. But it gets more complicated than that. The Prey turn into fellow Hunters when "dead" and chase you down. The Prey are also very competitive and violence in this game is allowed. So when you are running from the Hunter, you have to be sure not to run into any Prey. We all get a certain tool for the game, the only thing we can use out of a store. The Hunter gets to give you the tool, even going to go pick it out.

I told Nicole I would meet her at the food court, putting on some Converse and a flouncy skirt with some shorts underneath. Then I put on a tank top and was out the door, sprinting to the mall a few blocks away. The sky was bright blue, the sun right overhead. Time to play.

I arrived at the mall, heading straight to the food court when I heard somebody. "But Eyes! You would look so cute in salmon!" It was Rio. I spun myself around, searching for her. "Oh, look! Summer!"

I walked over, eyeing the pink sweater vest that Rio shoved in Eyes's hands. He threw it on a bench, embarrassed. "No, I think hot pink would look a lot better on him!" I giggled, picking it up. Rio rolled her eyes, making an excuse to go to Claire's. "So, having fun?" I asked, setting the vest on the shelf and looked for something more suitable for Eyes.

"Not really, until you came and saved me. What are you doing?" Eyes asked, at my side as I looked at a white button down. He would look okay in white.

"Meeting with friends to play a game. Just stopped by to say hello," I murmured as I handed Eyes a stack of button downs and jeans. He stared into my eyes for a bit before leaning toward me. I stared into his eyes, they were so deep I felt trapped in them. "Stop that, Rio will be back in any second."

Eyes sighed and pulled back. I knew he was about to kiss me. I saw the look in his eyes. I looked at the door, saying goodbye before leaving. I rushed to the food court, finding my friends stretching. Erin, a bubbly girl with brown hair a little below her shoulders and blue eyes, handed me a stack of cards. "I am the Hunter," She said.

I knew what that meant. Erin was fast like the rest of us, but she had a stronger point. Erin was a sly, sneaky girl. If she finds a crowd, she can blend in so easily and catch us from behind. And in this mall, everywhere was a crowd. Leiloni, her strength was that she was petite. Nobody would see that girl coming, even though she was usually the first out because of Erin. Nicole was just faster than us, she would be able to get out of here.

So it was just the four of us, easy. Erin called us into order, and we all looked at her, our hands on the table. "On the count of three," Erin hissed. She always went straight to the game. "One…two…three!"

I sprinted off the table, knowing Erin was chasing me. I urged my feet to go faster, the crowd separating so they wouldn't get hit. I ran up the escalator, crossing paths with a crowd getting on the one going down. The one Erin was chasing me on. She scowled at me, spinning around to go get the others.

I sighed, and started to run again. I ducked under a vendor, watching for anybody that was playing with me. Hands touched my waist and I jumped, spinning around to see Eyes, grinning ear to ear. I knew he liked me, it was clear on his face. He touched my face cautiously. "Summer," He murmured, closing in on me.

I had to play the game, I couldn't kiss Eyes at a time like this. But he was so close, and I could lose once, right? I grabbed Eyes's face and lowered it to my level, watching Eyes. He grabbed my waist again, gripping it tightly so I couldn't change my mind. Our lips touched, and I kissed him softly. Eyes kept kissing, and everything felt like heaven instead of a mall. I slid my hands around his neck, hearing somebody sneak up behind me…

"Gotcha!" I heard. I spun around to see Erin dancing her little victory dance. "I am off to find Nicole. I suppose you aren't going to play anymore…?" She looked at Eyes and me, back and forth multiple times. I shook my head. "Good." She nodded. "Wouldn't want your man to be worried about you."

Erin ran off, disappearing into a crowd. I watched her head bob a few times before she was gone. Then I turned back to Eyes, "Now where were we?" I murmured.

Eyes smiled. "Right here," He said as he kissed me.

Eyes and Summer sitting in a tree… anyway, guess who Erin is? Me! And Leiloni…? My friend! And Nicole…iiyNicolex3!