From the Desk of Sphinxy8a

Hello readers, thanks for all the reviews. I know I haven't updated in a while but that's because I just started college and I was bouncing some ideas off of my friends for this next one. This may not read that well because I wrote this just today after I read one of the reviews and that person seemed a bit peeved that I haven't updated in a while, so this is for you. Sorry it's so short.

Two Years After: Chapter three

As Riiko walked slowly out of the room she couldn't help but be astonished at what she had just agreed to and before she could get her thoughts together she was surrounded by Soshi and Gaku who immediately started asking questions.

"What did they want," asked Soshi.

"Did they ask for me," asked Gaku.

"Is everything alright Riiko?"

"Are you sure they didn't want me?"

"I'm sure, now let's go before I change my mind about what I agreed to," said Riiko quietly as she headed to the elevator.

When the elevator door was closed behind them Soshi asked, "Riiko what exactly did you agree to?"

Riiko shook her head as she pressed the ground floor button and remained silent the whole elevator ride and the car ride home, during which Gaku kept mumbling, "I can't believe I wasn't allowed in," while he sucked on a grape flavored lollypop.

When Gaku pulled to a stop in front of the apartment building, Riiko got out without saying a word and Soshi went after her barely having time to mutter a goodbye to Gaku before he sped away.

"Riiko," said Soshi softly after they went inside. Riiko turn slowly around and waited for him to say something. "Are you going to tell me what's going on?"

She just stared at him for a couple of seconds and then turned around and walked to the couch and as she did this Soshi didn't think that she would tell him anything but then she sat down on the couch and motioned for him to sit next to her. When he did so, he looked at her expectantly but all she did was stare across the room at a picture of her and Night. After a few minutes of this she finally looked away and Soshi saw that she had a look of resolve on her face and knew that whatever it was that she agreed to it wasn't good.

"They asked me to…"

Soshi reached across the couch and took Riiko's hand that was lying next to her on the couch and squeezed it. "What did they ask you to do, Riiko?"

"They asked me to retrieve the replacement model they wanted me to have after Night took off his data gathering ring. They say that the replacement works at that host club Glitter. I got the feeling that I was their last resort."

"But I thought that Night dismantled him."

"He did, but I guess they put him back together again."

Just as Riiko said this Soshi got an image of Night being put together like humpty dumpty. He then readjusted his glasses and thought to himself, 'I've been hanging around Riiko to long.'

"Anyways they repaired… the replacement and sold him to the host club figuring that they could get more data, but after a year and a half it started malfunctioning and Kronos Heaven tried to repair it, 

but the figure wouldn't allow them to do anything. Apparently the figures taken down every agent they sent in after it. One of the agents thought he heard the figure say our names before his lights were punched out."
"So what do they expect you to do?"

"Well it's not exactly just me they want to do something," said Riiko looking up at Soshi through her bangs.

"What do you mean by not just you," asked Soshi, eyeing Riiko.

"I'm sorry Soshi! I wouldn't have agreed to do it if I knew what they wanted but they made me say I would or else I'd have to pay the million dollars I owe for letting people find out about Night!"

"It's alright Riiko. Did they give you any more specifics?"

"Well they think that if we go over there and pretend that we're ummm together he'll stop and go back to the company," said Riiko as she turned slightly pink.

"Well then that's just what we'll have to do," said Soshi who was secretly happy about having to do this.

"Um… Soshi? You're still holding my hand."

"Oh! Sorry," said Soshi as he let go of her hand and got up and asked, "Are you hungry? We didn't eat breakfast before we left."

"Not really, but you go ah- grumble, grumble," said Riiko who turned even more pink.

"I'll go make us some breakfast," said Soshi laughingly as he headed toward the kitchen.

When she was sure Soshi was out of sight, Riiko put her head in her hands and repeated to herself, "He's not the real Night, he's not the real Night, he's not the real Night."