Author's Note:

I am dearly sorry this is short and you had to wait a while.

But ever since school started for me, my regular updating schedule is now ruined.

I also thank those who reviewed previously.

~Enjoy

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Chapter 3: Home Sweet Koko

"NATSUME!"

A silver Mercedes Benz cruised to me.

"Yo buddy." Stop right there, that's Koko, one of my best friend in high school, we parted after that, he took an interest in business and started a small cell phone company a few years ago. You wouldn't believe how successful it been, I remember a few years ago when I visited it, it was just a small little shop with a office at the back. Now, it's a five story building and he's the head, living the sweet life in Los Angeles. I know, Koko? Who knew?

"Hey Koks." He took off his black Aviator shades and brushed his sandy yellow hair out of his face with his usual goofy smile. He looked casual today, no tie, no suit, just plain blue and yellow plaid shirt and black skinny jeans with Converse.

"Glad you finally made it Natsume, for a while I thought you forgot I lived here."

"Who are you again?"

He chuckled, "Nice try Natsume, get in the car."

I narrowed my eyes at him. Let's see how long I need to keep this up before he gets annoyed. "What are you trying to do? Kidnap me?"

He gave a frown, "You're being mean, and I didn't want to do this but…" He turned back to me with a serious Koko puppy dog face.

In my reply, I opened the trunk to his car and dumped my luggage in there, and then I opened the car door to the shot gun to sit. "Where's your house?"

He gave a sly grin, "You mean my mansion?"

I rolled my eyes, "Cockiness is my speciality,"

We started driving down the airport exit road. "So I heard you need a girl. You know, a partner in life, a lover, a beautiful maiden—"

"What did Ruka tell you?"

He smiled as he kept his eyes on the road. "You're in luck my friend, I have a total hot babe staying at my house. You might know her, she's Hotaru's best friend."

"Hotaru as in Imai Hotaru as in the Hotaru whose dating Ruka?"

"Yeah, who else? I presume you haven't met her yet."

"I didn't yet, too busy. So who's her best friend, you know her?"

"Yep, she's friends with Sumire and last summer we all went camping in Louisiana."

"And she's hot?" I asked. Is it just me or is everyone here connected somehow. It's like Facebook we all have a mutual friend or friends.

"Again, a total hot babe, and she's single."

"If she's so hot, why don't you go out with her last summer when you weren't with Sumire?"

Koko's all happy Californian face darkened.

I bit my lower lip from bursting out laughing. "How bad did she reject you?"

"After the first move, in her opinion it was called being honest."

I couldn't help it, I burst out laughing.

"It's not funny Natsume." Koko scowled. "It's not like you can do any better."

"Hn. I can but I rather not."

Koko gave an almost smile with his lips curled. "You don't know the girl, she's feisty, and she might even help you find the 'touch'."

Through the rest of the ride, we cranked the radio up and chatted.

"Here we are." Koko announced as we pulled up in front of a mansion, the gate to the mansion was wide open, in the middle was a decent sized water fountain accompanied with flowers.

"You left the gate wide open?"

He just shrugged.

As we got out of the car, a petite lady came out of the door.

"Koko!" She screamed, came, and hugged him.

When she finally taken notice in me, she smiled big and held out her hand. That's when I saw that she was the same woman I sat on the plane with. The same annoying woman I sat on the plane with.

"Hey Natsume."

"Hn." I said as I shook her hand.

Koko looked awestricken. "You know each other Mikan?"

She turned her head back to Koko, "Yeah, we sat together on the plane."

Koko smiled as he took my luggage and led us inside his home.

"Such a coincidence." Mikan said.

"Such a surprise." Koko added.

I nodded my head in agreement.

If they think that's a surprise, wait 'til you see what fate has in stores. It's all about the surprises in California.

Again sorry this is short, I was having major writing block.

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XxWitheringxX