Hopefully this chapter adds some depth.

The hot tub was closed up and the two decided to call it quits on their Truth-or-Dare game. Even with only a round and a half of play, Luna felt that she accomplished plenty with Yusei. She felt her decision on kissing him where she did was the right call. In a way, that kiss was her way of saying "thanks for everything" in a direct and sincere way. After all, Yusei did so much for his friends and didn't once ask for anything in return. A humanitarian, of sorts, would best describe him. The girl was thinking that his generosity shouldn't go unnoticed anymore.

The afternoon came just as fast as the morning left. The pair went off on separate ventures inside the house: Luna reading one of the books she brought along and Yusei doing some more computer work to pass the time. As she sat at the kitchen table, thumbing through each page as she finished them and dressed in a sky blue camisole and dark leggings, she was still stuck on her "intimate" interaction with Yusei.

"If he was awestruck when he saw my body, then maybe it's been a lot longer when he probably had a girlfriend than he's letting on," the young woman hypothesized. "That could be it, but I won't know until I look into it." She felt a small rumble vibrate from her stomach and realized she was hungry.

"Never set out on a mission on an empty stomach," Luna told herself, standing up and strolling to the refrigerator. "I'm sure he won't mind if I pillage from his fridge. After all, he opened this place up to me." After moving her head around for a bit, she came across a filled bowl of grapes and berries.

"This'll do," she concluded, pulling the container out.

The bowl was cleaned out gradually over the course of an hour. The girl wasn't one to say no to fruit, but the college diet was more salty, stale, and unhealthy. So she was pleased to see something fresh and healthy in front of her face. But that didn't distract her from her objective of learning more about Yusei of the past eight years. Once Luna found a good stopping point in her novel, she bookmarked it, set it down, and stood up to find her friend. The staircase may as well been a hundred steps instead of fifteen.

"I have to do this," she told herself, taking that first step up.

Fourteen long and nerve-wracking steps later, the young woman silently stood outside his office. It was quiet that she could hear the typing of the keyboard.

"Come on, it'll be just you two in that room, no one else," she thought to herself. "Go on." Gingerly, she extended her arm and knocked on his open door.

"Come in," Yusei answered, still typing away.

"Um….hi," Luna greeted him meekly. "Is this a bad time?"

"Not at all," the scientist answered. "I can actually rest my hands for a bit. What's on your mind?"

"I'm hoping to apologize if you were uncomfortable with me earlier this morning," she confessed. "Especially with the kiss."

"Relax, it's no big deal," he waved off. "I kind of….enjoyed it."

"You…did?" the college girl pondered aloud, dumbstruck.

"There's nothing to worry about," the older man reassured her. "It brightened me up, if you want to think of it like that."

"In that case, when was the last time you had any intimate encounters with a woman?" Luna asked right to the point.

"What was that?" Yusei questioned right back.

"How long's it been since you were around a woman?" she shortened her question.

"Oh boy," he breathed in discomfort. "That's….uh…."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry infinity," the girl tried to apologize quickly. "If you don't want to talk about it, that's okay."

"It's okay, it's okay," he tried to reassure her again. "Just let me think this over for a second." He leaned back in his chair, trying to gather his thoughts.

"Well?" the young woman eagerly quizzed, wanting an answer.

"Let me put it this way: my last date would have to be about a month ago," Yusei summarized. "But my last meaningful relationship was four to five years ago."

"You're kidding, right?" Luna tried to downplay what she heard.

"I don't kid around," the guy retorted with a straight face.

"Then why's it been so long?" the young woman wanted to know. "And who was she?"

"It was our last receptionist, not that soulless shell we have now," he recounted. "She was fairly close to my age at the time, maybe about one to two months younger than me."

"How'd you guys get together?" Luna inquired.

"One day, she was having computer problems and I just happened to be walking through the lobby when she gave up trying to fix it herself," the scientist continued. "She called me over; I fixed it up, and wanted to thank me by inviting me to some kind of party."

"Did you go?"

"Yeah. It was some kind of mixer thing. I saw her there, we hit it off, and next thing I knew, I left that party with a woman clinging to my arm."

"What was the problem that caused you two to call it off?" the girl asked.

"We saw each other whenever we could outside of work," the man continued to recount. "Unbeknownst to me, her receptionist job wasn't going to last. She was working to pursue a career in acting."

"How'd you take it when she told you?" Luna continued her inquiry.

"It was more of a mutual decision on her part, but we both thought it was for the best," Yusei explained. "Still, it kind of left a lasting sting in my heart. This girl was my best shot at love outside of Akiza."

"I'm sorry to hear that," she tried to add her input.

"I moved on as best I could," he sighed. "My job helped me a lot. After the split, my workload distracted from what I had and then lost. It's because of my job that I haven't found the time to find another girlfriend." Hearing Yusei's story almost made Luna's heart melt. The least he deserved for doing all he did was at least another chance at love.

"You will get a better chance at love," she announced with confidence. "I'm sure of it." Luna leaned down and wrapped her arms around him to show she wasn't kidding.

"Let's hope it might be me," she told herself.

I'm sorry for making the fans of this story wait, but I originally didn't plan it like this. I based Yusei's story from me being in the same position with my then-girlfriend. This happened more than a day ago and I figured this could play into the story. Even though it was mutual, I now know what I'm missing out on when I see other couples. Anyway, review if you choose on how you think the story is now. If you think I can improve, tell me. I'm always open to ideas.