A/N: Heehee so I'm feeling really good and I want to update again. I think it's because I have such AWESOME reviewers. Yeah…that's definitely the reason, thanks so much everyone!

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It was Saturday and it was a beautiful sunny day outside. Ken, Marika, Shouta, and Yuzuyu were all at Yuzuyu's house watching movies and eating popcorn. No one really felt like the leaving the house to go anywhere at the moment. They were all just comfortable in each other's company. They were all on the couch when all of a sudden a very loud knock was heard from the front door. Yuzuyu's aunt came downstairs and opened it to greet a very frantic blonde.

"MOM! WHERE'S YUZU?! REIKO TOLD ME THE NEWS?! WHERE IS SHE?!" Kippei yelled as he took off his shoes and headed for the living room.

"Kippei darling, calm down. What on earth are you talking about?" Kippei stopped in his tracks when he saw Shouta with his arm behind Yuzuyu on the top of the couch. Yuzuyu looked over and she smiled instantly.

"Kippei-onii-chan!" She stood up and ran to hug him. She let go and looked at his face. "Um, is there something wrong, you seem a little frantic?" She asked in confusion. She looked around and everyone shrugged.

"When? When did my little Yuzu grow up?" He asked looking like he was about to cry.

"When? What are you talking about Kippei-onii-chan?" Yuzuyu was confused.

"Reiko told me you have a…a…boyfriend…"

"Oh. But I do." She smiled.

"WHEN? WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" He pulled his blonde bangs from the front of his hair and let them fall again. That was his way of relieving stress.

"Kippei-onii-chan calm down. It's really not that serious."

"B-but you're only fifteen."

"But I'm growing up and I really really like Shouta."

"Shouta is your boyfriend?" Kippei didn't seem mad but he didn't seem happy either. Yuzuyu couldn't figure out how to really handle the situation but she was going to manage.

"Hi Kippei. It's nice to see you again." Shouta gave him a nervous smile. Kippei walked to the recliner chair in the living room and sat down. Everyone was quiet. They all looked at Kippei until they heard another pair of footsteps come into the house. When they looked over Kokoro was standing in the entrance to the living room looking at Kippei with quite the angry face.

"Jerk. Why did you just jump out of the car while it was still on? And you didn't bring in ANY of the things I told you to." Kokoro looked slightly ticked. Nothing was worse than an angry Kokoro and everyone knew that. Not so much Shouta though because he's still new to the family.

"I'm sorry Koko, I didn't mean to. Please don't be mad, it's just, it feels like we've been away for too long. Yuzuyu already has her first boyfriend." Kippei seemed distraught now on what to think.

"Really? That's wonderful Yuzu. Who's the lucky guy?" Yuzuyu happily pointed to Shouta.

"Kokoro-onee-chan this is Shouta, Shouta, Kokoro-onee-chan." He walked over to shake Kokoro's hand.

"It's very nice to meet you Kokoro-san. Yuzuyu has told me really nice things about you." Kokoro blushed. Shouta seemed to have this certain charm about him and she was impressed. 'Kippei didn't have half as much charm', she thought. She giggled inwardly about that.

"It's nice to meet you too Shouta. Kippei, what on earth are you freaking out about?"

"I wasn't here when it happened. I was there when she went to her first day of kindergarten (sniff) and I was there when she got her new uniform for kindergarten (sniff), I was there when she sprained her ankle for the first time, and when she got promoted from Kindergarten up until tenth (sniff) time is going by so fast." Kippei rubbed his eyes.

"Kippei, you're being dramatic and go get a tissue." Kokoro said not sounding the least bit sympathetic.

Yuzuyu walked over, "Aww, Kippei-onii-chan, I'm sorry. I didn't think this was going to be so important to you. I'm sorry you weren't there. Can you ever forgive me?" She sat on his lap and hugged him. He hugged her back and sniffed once more but nodded a yes.

"Oh but um, one more thing, Marika and Ken are dating now too." Kippei looked over and smiled.

"Wow. Not as surprising, they've been secretly married to each other for as long as I can remember." Kippei said with a smile.

"We have not!" Marika and Ken said in unison. They looked at each other and blushed. They both knew Kippei was totally right though. Kippei sighed a loud sigh.

"Kippei, get up and go get the gifts from the car." Kokoro ordered firmly. "That bag is very heavy and I can't carry it."

"Gifts?" Mrs. Katakura said in confusion.

"We brought back souvenirs from Okinawa." Kippei said as he walked with his head down toward the front door.

"Oh that's right. I forgot you two went to Okinawa for your anniversary." Mrs. Katakura said smacking her cheek.

"You're going to love what we got you Mom." Kokoro said. Mrs. Katakura smiled; she loved how Kokoro called her mom. It made her feel loved and it takes a while to feel loved by Kokoro.

Oxoxoxoxoxoxo

After they distributed the gifts Kippei stood up and clapped once for everyone's attention.

"Ok! Since I wasn't here when Yuzu got her first boyfriend," Yuzuyu gave Kippei an Oh-lord-please-don't-embarrass-me look. "It's my job as her cousin/father figure/brother figure/personal chef when she was little, to talk to Shouta and make sure he is good for her. So Shouta, shall we go take a walk?" Kippei proclaimed looking at Shouta.

"Kippei-onii-chan you really don't have to do this."

"I'm not going to say anything you wouldn't want me to Yuzu, I just want to talk to him, that's all." Yuzuyu looked at Shouta and he smiled. It was obviously ok with him. He seemed to not have a worry in the world.

"Sure Kippei, let's go." Shouta stood up and walked toward the door. Kippei was impressed by his confidence; that was one point for Shouta in his book.

"Kippei, don't do anything stupid." Kokoro said.

"Koko you sound like my mother…and my brother…and my sister…I just realized how many people used to say that to me. Jeez, I think I was a really bad kid." His mother laughed and he smiled.

"We'll be back!" Kippei said as he followed Shouta out the door.

"Aw man, why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Yuzuyu asked with the palm of her hand over her forehead. Kippei wasn't the violent type so what was her problem?

"Because he's your boyfriend and you think Kippei is going to say something to embarrass you." Marika answered.

"But he did before when he first met Shouta. What is going to make me think that he won't do it again?" Yuzuyu asked.

"Well, he said he wouldn't so, I think you should trust him." Marika answered again.

"Plus, if Kippei does say something and I find out, I'll make sure to handle it Yuzu-chan, don't you worry ok."

"Ok. Thanks Kokoro-onee-chan." Yuzuyu did calm down a bit. Kokoro was always the one to stick to her word. Unfortunately she still had that feeling in her gut and it wasn't going away until Shouta came back safely. She realized that this was standard procedure in all relationships though. Each person had to meet each other's parents and or guardian for approval. It was like the approval of the family was most important. Shouta's met her aunt, her uncle and Reiko, and now Kokoro and Kippei. Although, she hasn't met his family yet, she wondered why that was. Of course she didn't want to dwell on it that much, she figured she asked later, there was no rush. Shouta was going to be there for a long time.

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Kippei and Shouta walked in silence for a minute until Kippei looked up at the white puffy clouds.

"So, Shouta. Tell me about yourself."

"Sure Kippei, what do you want to know?" Shouta asked. He didn't seem to be nervous; there was something about Kippei that made him comfortable. He seemed like he would be a really good brother.

"Anything you want to tell me."

"Uh let's see, I like to cook, I like to read, I like to play video games, and I love running."

"Running?" Kippei raised an eyebrow; running didn't seem to fit into the category he was describing.

"Yeah, I've ran track since sixth grade and I love it, my first practice for this season is Monday. But anyway when I'm worried about something, or if I'm stressed out about something, I run. It clears my head."

"Really? That's interesting. You don't seem like the running type. I'm a basketball player myself. Being as tall as I am, my coaches in college considered me pretty useful."

"That's cool. I can see you being a really good basketball player."

"It shows doesn't it?" Kippei laughed and so did Shouta, Kippei made himself sound so conceited. "I'm kidding. But I understand what you mean by loving it. Sports help get out aggression the right way." Kippei looked at Shouta. Shouta liked sports; that was another point. He laughed at Kippei when he was funny, that was a point as well. "I was going to ask the standard do you drink, smoke, or do drugs but they seem unimportant now since you're an athlete."

"But I'll answer them so you don't have to wonder later on. I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs, I honestly pity the fool." Shouta said in all seriousness.

"Good boy!" Kippei cheered and wrapped his arm around Shouta's shoulders roughly, but not enough to hurt him. Kippei could tell that Shouta was being honest. Honesty was another point in his book. Shouta was doing well so far.

"Thanks." Shouta chuckled a bit. He could see himself hanging out with Kippei in the near future and having an awesome time.

"And on to the BIG questions…" Kippei said trying to build suspense. It had already been ten minutes since they left and he knew Yuzuyu would start worrying and want to come after them.

"I think I'm ready."

"Alright then…why do you like Yuzuyu? How can I trust you to treat her how she wants to be treated? How can I trust you to NOT break her heart? I'm pretty sure that out of EVERYONE, I care about these answers the most, so make 'em good Shouta." Kippei removed his arm so he could seem more serious and look at Shouta while he talked. Shouta sighed, how was he going to explain his love for Yuzuyu without sounding too cheesy…he couldn't even think of a way, he figured being honest would be his best bet. He just hoped this wouldn't get back to Yuzuyu just yet; he wasn't ready for her to know.

"Before I answer, is this going to be confidential?"

"Can I tell my wife?"

"Will she tell Yuzuyu?"

"After I tell her, it'll be confidential, she's the smart one so she'll be able to analyze this information the right way when I tell her."

"Ok, that's fine then. She's very beautiful by the way." Shouta said slipping that quick little comment in.

"Yeah, she is isn't she?" Kippei fell into a daze for a bit. How young of him to do that. He had to focus, "Like I said, after I tell her, no one else will find out I promise and I'll make her promise too."

"Thanks." Shouta breathed in deeply and let it out. "I honestly don't where to start when it comes to why I like Yuzu and how much I like her. But I guess I'll start by saying, she is the most amazing person I've ever met. She's different from the girls I've met before and she cares SO much for everyone. I feel happiness from my core when she's around and when she smiles, oh when she smiles…my WORLD brightens up, not just my day." He looked up at the sky.

"I never want to leave her side and when the day is done and she's not with me, I get this feeling of being lost and a little lonely. Maybe I'm being dramatic, I don't know, but when I came back, her face was the only face I remembered. Why do you think that is? I keep asking myself like, 'why just her?' Marika and Ken also went to that school but when I came here I felt like I was really just meeting them. It's been ten years and yet, I remembered Yuzuyu as soon as I saw her. It may not have seemed that way to her because I didn't want her to think I was weird. What person remembers another person after knowing them for just two weeks when they were five?" Shouta looked at Kippei for an answer.

"Beats me, either you have a really really good memory or maybe you and Yuzu were never meant to forget each other. Life works that way sometimes." Kippei answered.

"Maybe. Never the less, when I was going through elementary school and middle school, I kept seeing her face in my head. I'm not gong to lie, I did forget her name but that's understandable right? But I never forgot her face. The thought of someday being with her kept me happy when I really should've been sad. I guess, she's all I ask for in a friend and in a girlfriend. That's why you can trust me because I would never EVER do anything to jeopardize what I have right here, right now."

Shouta breathed in again, for some reason his heart felt weird. He'd never told any of that to anyone. Not even Ken. He couldn't understand why he just bursted everything out like that. He definitely answered more than what was needed and NOW he was worried. He didn't think Kippei would believe him, he didn't think that Kippei would take him seriously. He felt a bit panicky, like exposing all of this to one person was going to take Yuzuyu away from him forever.

"Wow…" That was all Kippei could say at that moment. Shouta sounded so passionate when he talked. He didn't seem like he liked Yuzuyu, he seemed like he LOVED her. Truly and utterly loved her. How a boy could feel this way SO young he couldn't understand but then again, he fell in love with Kokoro when he was young too.

"Shouta, I'm surprised you feel so strongly about her. I don't even know what to say to it."

"Do you believe me? I was completely serious about everything I said."

"Of course I believe you. Honestly, it seems like you love her. If you didn't care about Yuzu as much as you do, then you wouldn't have been able to come up with all of that. You would've repeated yourself over and over again. But you didn't. Shouta, I'm glad you feel this way about her. I feel like she's been getting tired of seeing her whole family married and happy and yet, she had yet to experience true love. I was worried at first. I mean she's still young but I kept thinking, 'what on earth is taking these boys so long to start liking her' turns out the right boy for her wasn't even in this town yet. But now he's back and I trust him to care about my cousin the way she's always wanted to be cared for.

I'm not trying to tell you that things will be perfect between you two because face it, there's always going to be something you won't like about each other, but I think you two will get past it. I mean hey, I was able to get passed Kokoro's attitude. It was HORRIBLE in high school, there were times when I KNEW she wanted to shoot me but she would never do anything just glare. You know, if looks could kill, I would've been dead, so thank god they don't. Hahaha" Kippei laughed and Shouta joined him. Shouta could tell Kokoro was a fiery type of woman but Kippei must seriously truly love her. He admired Kippei even more now. He felt like Kippei did understand and he knew he had gained Kippei's trust. He NEVER wanted to break that trust, ever.

"Well Shouta, I think you've answered all my questions, so let's head back shall we?"

"Ok." Shouta smiled as they began to walk back.

"You know Shouta? You remind me a lot of my brother Satsuki, in a good way though. Satsuki can be a creepy guy if you've known him for as long as me. He's got problems admitting his feelings but when he does, he sounds just as passionate as you did…hmm, I feel like calling my little bro now. I think I'll do that when we get back. He needs to meet you too, but don't worry, he won't question you like I did."

"Ok cool."

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"A-ACHOO!" Satsuki sneezed loudly as he sat on his couch. He sniffed.

"Oh my, god bless you Satsuki. Are you coming down with something?" Ayumi rushed over to the couch to check his temperature.

"No, I'm fine Ayumi. Don't worry."

"Hmm, maybe someone is talking about you then?"

"You believe that superstitious stuff?"

"Well not really, but I do believe in that one."

"It's probably Kippei…why do I feel like its Kippei?"

"It just might be."

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"Achoo!" Kippei sneezed.

"God bless you Kippei."

"Thanks Shouta. Hmm, that was weird."

"Maybe someone's talking about you?"

"Hmm, maybe."

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"Oh my goodness they've been gone for FOREVER! And I can't stop sneezing!!"

"Yuzu! Calm down." Marika said hoping that Yuzuyu wouldn't go rushing out the front door.

"I think I'm going to go find them." Yuzuyu said. Marika put her palm to her forehead.

"I'm sure they'll be back any minute Yuzu-chan." Kokoro said reassuringly.

"But how do you know? I think I'm going to go." Yuzuyu stood up and started walking toward the front door when it opened.

"We're back!"

"I missed you!" Kippei opened his arms and closed his eyes so his cousin could greet him. Unfortunately when he opened them, she was in the arms of Shouta.

"Ouch…that hurt just a bit." He cried. Kokoro walked over to him laughing.

"I hope a hug from me will help?"

"Only if you're not mad."

"I'm not mad anymore. Yuzu-chan is a good girl you know that don't you?"

"Yeah. Shouta seems to be a good boy too. I'm happy Koko."

"I'm glad. He seemed like he would be. He's definitely more charming than you were when we were in high school." She smiled and stuck out her tongue. Kippei gasped.

"How cruel Kokoro!" She laughed. She loved messing with him.

"I thought you were never coming back." Yuzuyu said to Shouta as she hugged him.

"Well that was a silly thing to think. Nothing can keep me away from you Yuzu, you should know that by now."

"Aw Shouta!" She jumped on him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Well, I'm STARVING!" Kippei said.

"I'm pretty hungry myself." Shouta agreed.

"Auntie made lunch! Let's all eat!" Yuzuyu said with excitement.

"Yay! Mom's cooking! How I've missed it!" Kippei made a mad dash to the kitchen to bother his mother. Kokoro looked at him and shook her head. When was he going to grow up? She followed anyway with a smile.

"You know what Yuzu?"

"What?"

"You've got the most amazing cousin ever."

"Heehee thanks, I think so too. Come on let's go eat." Yuzuyu held his hand and walked toward the kitchen. "Kippei-onii-chan save some food for us!" She yelled as she saw Kippei digging into the food.

"You better hurry then!" He said laughing. "Oh yeah, I have to call Satsuki too. He needs to come join the party."

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Well this chappy ended up being longer than I thought. I hope you liked it though. Tell me what you think. There was A LOT of fluff, too much maybe? I don't know. Either way though I enjoyed writing this chapter, so I hope you enjoyed reading it.