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Guys! The Satoru wedding is coming! I literally fangirled when I read that. Anyways, moment of excitement is over and here's the next chapter to the story. I hope you all enjoy!

Chapter 6:

Same Old Routine

Satoru didn't know what he expected. It may have been Eki's soul, but she was Nori now and Nori didn't know who Satoru was. Even if she was still Eki, Satoru doubted she would come running into his arms. Not after what happened. She had a new life. Friends, a father and a boyfriend. But he wouldn't say any of that was better than what she had before. Her father wasn't the doting loving man she had before. And her new boy, something about him rubbed Satoru the wrong way. Perhaps it was the fact the man had his arm around the woman Satoru loved. Perhaps it was the way he talked to her, but Satoru was convinced that that man couldn't love her the way he had.

Satoru clenched his fists at his sides. Some part of Nori was still Eki and she still remembered him, remembered what he did. He could see it in her face. Perhaps he wouldn't get his Eki back, but he could get her forgiveness. He'd help her get this dream of hers and get her away from her father and boyfriend. And who knows? Perhaps he would get his Eki back. Some part of her did remember him, perhaps she would get more of her memories and become Eki again.

Satoru sighed. It was too much to hope for. He couldn't travel down that way of thinking. He'd just have to work on making Nori happy, thereby making Eki happy. He'd learned that much from her. He would just have to hope that his old wouldn't catch wind of his return home. He didn't much feel like dealing with them on top of what he was already dealing with.

Same old restaurant, same old conversation, some old, boring guy. Nori didn't think she could take much more of this. Sure, it was a good for her father's business but she was miserable. She was just waiting for the right moment to break up with him, but she was fearing that that moment would never come.

"Nori, are you listening?" Ryo asked, taking her hand and squeezing it to get her attention. Nori jumped a little and huffed.

"I'm sorry, were you talking about some new suit again?" She asked, exasperated. Ryo gave her a deadly look as he let go of her hand.

"You know, Nori, I could have my pick of any girl and I chose you," Ryo said. "You should be honored." Nori rolled her eyes. This speech no longer held any weight, he'd said it so much. Perhaps he could tell because he only seemed to grow more frustrated. "Not to mention how your father would react if I ended this relationship, thus ending the business merger." Nori bit her lip. Her father and Ryo were two successful businessmen, Ryo taking over for his own father only a few short years ago. And while Ryo's company was raising like a phoenix, her father was out of touch lately so his business was failing. A merger with Ryo would be the best thing for her father. The one thing Ryo asked for in all this? Nori. Nori didn't get a say in the matter. Her father had finally found a use for her and he was going to milk it for all it was worth. Her father would be a truly terrifying man and she didn't want to think of what we would do if things went badly.

"I'm sorry, Ryo, I'm just out of it," Nori sighed. "Please forgive me." Ryo smiled then. He was so easily please. Just a little bit of ego feeding and he was good to go.

"Well, when you put it like that," Ryo said, taking her hand again. His face turned serious again. "It wouldn't have anything to do with that man you were with today, would it?" Truthfully, that man, Satoru, hadn't left Nori's mind since she met him. Or met him again, perhaps. She couldn't figure out what it was about him that gave her feelings she had never felt before, much else all at once.

"I just met him, Ryo," Nori said. "I bumped into him and dumped water all over him."

"Clumsy little doll," Ryo chuckled. Nori didn't know if he thought it was an affectionate pet name or if he was being condescending on purpose. Either way, she didn't like it. "Well, as long as it doesn't turn into anything, we won't have a problem."

"Don't worry, Ryo," Nori said. "I doubt I'll ever see him again." Just the thought of never seeing that beautiful stranger filled with a strange sense of hurt. She wanted to see this stranger again. She had to.

"Well, good," Ryo said. "Now, what shall we have for dessert?" His eyes turned to the dessert menu and Nori sighed. No doubt the same old dessert they had every time. Oh well. Ryo was paying, so what Ryo said went, as he reminded her every time.

Well, what did you all think? I hope you liked it. Review and let me know what you think!