Meanwhile, the other six Dekas, and Lisa, had gotten ready to go to the pressumed hide-out of this Baachiyo. Each went into their own vehicle and took off. Lisa, who didn't have a vehicle on Earth, rode with Tetsu. It should be noted that Tetsu appeared to be driving nervously when she rode with him, but since only Hoji was driving another bike, he was the only one that could even try to help Tetsu keeping balance. It was this behaviour that got Umeko to start a conversation with Sen.
"Why is Tetsu so nervous?" she asked, "I thought he'd be a bit more loose, after our last adventure with his chief!"
Sen heard her, but wasn't listening. This made Umeko upset: "Are you even listening?"
"Hm?" Sen's mind was someplace else at the time, "Sorry. I was just thinking... Didn't you notice something different about Jasmine?"
"Yeah!" Umeko replied, "She acts so coldly around Wells these days!"
Sen waited at first, then said: "I... didn't mean that. But yeah, now that you mention it, she has."
"What do you think is going on between them?" Umeko wondered.
"That's really none of our bussiness." Sen didn't want to intervene with their lives.
"I mean... they seemed like the second best couple in the world!" Umeko continued anyways, "I can't imagine them having a fight!"
"Second... best... couple?" Sen questionned.
"What?" Umeko sounded agitated, "You don't think we're the best then?"
Sen sighed: "Of course! Silly me!"
Umeko wasn't entirely convinced: "Why? Is there something wrong? You don't like me anymore!?"
As Umeko kept raving on like that, Sen decided to interrupt: "You know! Why won't we somehow trick them into a date! You tell Jasmine that we're going out, and you ask her to come with us, while I'll tell Wells the same thing. Neither will expect that we're really trying to bring them together."
"Oooh!" Umeko sounded enthousiastic about that, "A double date! Sounds romantic!"
In Machine Doberman, for unclear reasons, Jasmine insisted that she'd be the one driving. Ban didn't know why, but for some reason he knew he shouldn't ask. While they were driving however, Ban had enough time to observe Jasmine long enough. He too noticed that there was something different about her, but hasn't been able to put the finger on it. Suddenly, he just knew it.
"Your gloves! You're not wearing your gloves! You've got your powers completely under control now?"
Jasmine sighed, although she sounded happy: "Finally someone who notices!"
Ban didn't quite understand: "Why? That westerner didn't?"
Jasmine became quiet after his question. Her facial expressions stated that there was something on her mind, but couldn't put it into words.
"Jasmine! What's wrong?" Ban asked.
"Bill... he..." she started, "Ever since that night he... we hardly see each other now. It's like he's avoiding me!"
Ban laughed at this: "So... that westerner suddenly became afraid of being around you! I knew he wasn't right for you!"
"Ban, please!" Jasmine pleaded, "He never was afraid of me, especially not after he read I'm an ESPer!"
"Yes!" Ban agreed, "But that was before he knew what you really could do!"
"He found out, but was the only one who wouldn't want to kill me!" Jasmine reasoned, "But still... why is he avoiding me lately?"
"Why don't you read his mind and find out?" Ban suggested.
"I already have!" Jasmine replied, "But he keeps thinking about this... this American song! It's like he's hiding something from me!"
Ban thought about this: "Maybe he's hiding why he's been in jail bef..."
"He told me everything about that allready!" Jasmine interrupted.
"Then what could he be hiding?" Ban asked.
Jasmine sighed: "I don't know. I don't know what to think anymore."
"Now I don't know you anymore!" Ban reacted, "You're Jasmine! You're smart, you're strong,... you're not gonna let that westerner control the rest of your life now, are you?"
"No!" Jasmine claimed, "Of course not!"
"Then forget about him!" Ban suggested, "If he's keeping such a secret from you, he's not worth it either!"
"You just say that because you can't stand him!" Jasmine replied.
"I'm saying this as a friend!" Ban corrected her, "I don't want you to be sad over someone who doesn't diserve you!"
Jasmine shrugged, and decided to keep any further thoughts to herself.