From the Desk of Sphinxy8a

Hello readers! I'm really very sorry for not updating. There's no excuse except that I'm having writers block. After I remembered that there were people reading this and waiting for the next chapter I felt bad and I resolved to write, so if this next chapter sounds crappy forgive me. As always read, review, and enjoy. Seriously though, please review!

-Sphinxy8a

Two Years After: Chapter four: part two

After having come home and been forced to do her project for five hours, Riiko got up and stretched her legs as she went to answer her ringing phone.

"Hey I just remembered to tell you something doll," said Gaku who had phoned.

Sighing Riiko asked, "What is now Gaku."

"You don't have to sound so scary geez."

"Sorry I just finished doing something I didn't really want to do."

"Really? Did it have to do with Soshi? Did he finally give in to his desires and force himself on you?!"

"Whoa! Get a grip Gaku. I think you've been watching too many soap operas on tv. You know that Soshi would never do that! Get your mind out of the gutter! Now what was it that you wanted to tell me?"

"You remember when I said that your figures were gonna replace you at school?"

"Yeah, why? Are you actually gonna charge us for the use of them? I thought you said that we wouldn't have to pay for anything this time?!"

"Slow down. I never said anything about money just now. I just wanted to tell you that the project that you had due today I made sure that your figure did it for you so you wouldn't have to worry about it. I thought I could help you out seeing as how your grades aren't exactly spectacular."

"…"

"Riiko?"

"…"

"Riiko!"

"Huh? Oh yeah. Thanks for telling me now," said Riiko a bit sarcastically.

"What's with the 'tude dude? I was just trying to be a good buddy."

"Well it would have been better if you had told me this earlier, seeing as how I wouldn't have had to go through five hours of trying to finish this thing up!!!"

"Oh was that what you were doing?"

"Gaku!"

"Alright already, geez. Have you given any thought to what I told you before?"

"Yeah, but the problem is that I just don't know how to you know… go about…"

"Making the magic happen," said Gaku helpfully.

"… yeah that."

"Just use your womanly wiles on him."

"This is me you're talking to."

"You're right. Hmmmm. What is Soshi doing right now?"

"He fell asleep while making sure I finished the project I didn't need to finish."

"Hmmmm. Let's see, I think that if you could just rub up against his %3^!2 then he would probably react and things could go from there."

"…"

"Oh please. Anyways this will be better, because if you do see fireworks together then you could probably be better at convincing model 2 that you and Soshi are together. You are very easy to read Sweets. You know that saying about peppering lies with a bit of truth and all that junk."

"I am not easy to read!"

"'fraid so doll. Just do it and get it over with. Doesn't Soshi have to be at the club early to train or something? You better hurry and make it quick."

Click.

After hanging up the phone Riiko went back to the living room and watched Soshi sleep for a bit and sighed and went to lie beside him on the floor. Just as she was about to start rubbing, Soshi murmured, "You don't have to force yourself to do anything you don't have the feeling to do."

Catching her breath Riiko turned around and looked at Soshi who was looking back at her.

"It's not that I don't have feelings for you, it's just that I don't know how to show you."

"Are you sure you truly want to be with me and not just for the sake of trying to convince the replacement model that we're together," asked Soshi.

"Look at me. Do I look that smart, to be able to come up with something like that?"

Smiling Soshi pulled her close and kissed her tenderly. After a few seconds he started to deepen the kiss wanting more of Riiko, but after feeling her hesitate Soshi reigned himself in.

"I'm sorry," said Riiko quietly looking away.

"No, it's my fault for moving too fast. I'm just so happy that you finally decided to take a chance on me," said Soshi as he gently took her head in his hands and brought her to face him.

Seeing her smile Soshi lightly kissed her again and asked her if she was hungry. When she nodded her head, he pulled himself up and went into the kitchen and went about making dinner.

As walked into the kitchen he pulled out his cell phone, texted something and sent it.