I pulled Nao over on the side to block Reito's view of us. I just hoped he hadn't seen me or her for that matter. ( I need to make this quick. I have to get back to Shizuru before Reito finds her.)

"Nao what are you doing here?" Nao turned her head away from me.

"I asked you first."

"Are you kidding me? What are you in first garde or something? Can't you just tell me what you're doing here?" She shook her head. She was really frustrating me. I didn't have time for this.

"Nao! Just tell me." Nao pulled her arm from my grip.

"You're not the boss of me you know! I can go where I please. But If you must know I was bored. So I asked this guy I know to help me out with all that stuff in our apartment. I was able to get rid of everything . . . for a price of course. I also got a car so ––

"What, you bought a car?" She shook her head.

"No, I said Got. Don't you listen? Anyway, after all that mess I ended up here.

"Wait, you got a car you say? Did, did you steal it?"

"I prefer the term borrowed. Heheheh. So I did ALL that stuff while you were with your girlfriend."

"She is not my girlfriend!" Nao stuck her tongue out at me. (Why does she have to be so childish for?)

"Oh by the way . . . aren't you curious as too how much I got?"

"I guess. So tell me then." (Actually I was kind of wondering, but did she really have to steal . . . I mean "Borrow" a car?)

"Well considering all that stuff we hauled and with those people from before . . . just more than four hundred thousand."

"Oh I see just four . . . FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND!!" I can't believe we had so much already. (Actually when Nao had told me that, that day I saw no reason to continue this charade with Shizuru. Of course if I would have known then what was going to happen I would have put up more of a fight to stop the whole thing. But saying no to Nao is just impossible, it just isn't done.)

"Lower your voice you moron!" Nao hit me upside my head. But I deserved it.

"Ow! Alright, okay sorry it's just . . . well you see– um, never mind." Nao just then gave me a serious look as if she knew what was going on in my head.

"What? Oh I see I get it now. You think that's it huh? Well sorry to burst your bubble but I'm not finished with that girl yet."

"What do mean?" I started to get an uneasy feeling.

"I've decided to take matters into my own hands from here on. I've been doing a lot of thinking, and we're getting no were fast with this girl. Seeing as how you seem to be more interested in her then our original plan and it didn't help the fact how you messed things up with her father."

"But– Nao I—

"Let me finish. As I was saying, I have a new plan now. I still have a chance to get what I need by using that guy." Nao pointed directly behind me. I already had a feeling of whom she meant. I turned around following where she was pointing too. Sure enough right at Kanzaki.

"Are you out of your freaking mind? Nao that guys dangerous! He's—

"He's my ticket into getting everything I want and need. He's perfect, in a way. He's rich, he's the mayor's son, and he's loaded as well and he's very gullible. Understand?" I was so furious with her. How could she do this? (Right behind my back no less, Kanzaki . . . nearly killed Shizuru and she wants to team up with this guy. No way I'm not letting her.)

"Nao you can't do this. This is crazy. Look I know things aren't going so well but I still have like fours days. I can–– Nao cut me off once again.

"Can what? What can you do in four days that you could have done in just two? Face it Kuga your way in over your head to go on with this. So like I said, not only do I have a new plan and accomplice . . . I also have a new target."

"So what are you saying Nao? You don't need me anymore." Nao put her hands on her hips and sighed.

"I didn't say that. Stop putting words in my mouth. And stop acting like you're the boss of me or something, things are just different now Kuga. Try and understand that." (I couldn't just let this go. Nao was getting out of hand with this. Why so dead set on Shizuru? And why now all of sudden Kanzaki? And . . . where and how did she meet this guy anyway? There's just so much I need and want to ask her but . . . I don't have time I need to get back to Shizuru, before this becomes and bigger problem then it already has.)

"Nao listen to me. I guess it's safe (or rather unsafe) to say you came here with this guy right?" She nodded her head.

"Okay, but how . . . just how did you meet him? How do you even know him?" Nao smirked and then started to chuckle.

"Wouldn't you like to know?"

"Dammit Nao. This isn't funny! I wanna know right now!" Nao crossed her arms and stared at me with cold eyes.

"I know exactly what your thinking. Thinking about what I might have done . . . and you know what, with the way you have been lately maybe . . . I should have." (Why was she being so cold, so cruel? Is it because . . . has she . . .has she figured out just how much I, no she couldn't possibly?) I knew Nao wasn't going to tell me so I just had to bare with it for now.

"Fine, don't tell me but I can't stand here and chit chat any longer I have to go."

"Go where?"

". . ."

"Kuga? Where do you have to go?" I decided to just tell Nao.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" I figured I give her a dose of her own medicine. Seeing as how she didn't want to tell me what was up with her and Kanzaki, why should I tell her I was here with Shizuru. Besides it would make matters worst.

"I-I can't believe you! You're such a-a . . . I hate you right now. What's your problem?"

"I should ask you that. What's gotten into you? Why are you being like this? Nao if there's a problem you can– –

"We're way pass talking about any problems we may or may not have. Forget it. I came here to have some fun not to argue with you. So if you'll excuse me . . . I have someone waiting for me." Nao started to walk away, but I pulled her back. I didn't want things to be this way between us.

"Nao please, listen I– – Just then before I got the next word out I heard someone call my name.

"Natsuki! Natsuki I'm sorry but I was just . . . Juliet? What are you doing here?"

"It's you! W-why are you here? Wait don't tell me I already know." Nao pulled herself away from me and walked over to Shizuru.

"So what's this thing you have here?" Nao asked Shizuru as she poked the big stuffed dog with her index finger.

"Well um . . . his name is Duran. Natsuki won him for me." Shizuru had a big smile on her face just then and sounded proud at that fact I won the stuffed dog for her.

"Oh did she now? Well my sis is always good at getting what she wants. Isn't that right sis?" I had a knot in my stomach and my heart was beating so fast and I started to get a major headache. I knew it was all downhill from here . . . no matter what words came out of my mouth next.

"I-I guess." Nao glared at me. Giving me an evil look at that moment. I didn't know whether to make a run for it or to play dead.

"Natsuki's really good at these games. I'm having so much fun with her, but her not so much. Especially when we got on the roller coaster, but it was okay after that. I came to look for her. I was getting worried." (Shizuru was . . . worried about me? She's always worried about me it seems, all I ever do is worry her.)

"Oh yeah? How come?"

"Well Natsuki said she was going to get some um . . . Cotton Candy for us, so I waited for her but she seemed to be gone for quite a while now. So I just thought I go look for her." (I didn't think I was gone that long. I can't believe she would come looking for me just like that.)

"Aw, now isn't that sweet of you. You must really like my sis a lot for you to come looking for her like that." I know what Nao was insinuating, and I didn't like it at all.

"I-I uh . . ."

"Oh my, did I say something wrong? Your face has turned red. How adorable! Sis, don't you think so? It looks like she may have a little crush on you." I looked at Shizuru whose face was now redder then a tomato. I looked back at Nao then, and she started to laugh. (I had enough! This is getting out of hand! What exactly does Nao think she's– – ) I was cut off in the middle of my mental outburst by another person who was getting on my nerves.

"Hey, what's going . . . Kuga? Natsuki Kuga and . . . Shizuru? What are you two doing here?" I turned to face Kanzaki. I didn't know what was going to happen just then. I wanted to knock him out but I didn't want to draw any attention to myself. (Why am I so angry? Is it because he just pisses me off to no end! Or is it because he's with Nao? Or maybe I'm so furious with him because of how he treats Shizuru.)

"The real question is what are you doing here? You're suppose to be out with Shizuru you know. Instead you're here."

"Well in my defense, Shizuru had said she had other plans. But if I had known those plans involved you, I would have made more of an effort to make Shizuru come out with me tonight. Trust me. It wouldn't have been hard." Kanzaki said in his smug little voice. He would do that just to intimate me.

"Make her? She's not your property you know! She can go out with whomever she wants . . . you seem to have no trouble doing that yourself." I said as I pointed to Nao. Making it clear just how fast he would drop Shizuru for another girl.

"Is that what you think? Well to tell you the truth what happened was– –

"Hey Kanzaki, why don't we go on some rides or something. I'm so bored just standing around here." Nao interrupted. I knew why though, there was something she didn't want Reito to tell me or to even let Shizuru find out for that matter. (Man this is gonna bug me now. What could it be that he wanted to say?)

"Hey I have an idea. Why don't we all go together?" Shizuru had said to everyone in a sincere voice.

"WHAT?!" I couldn't help but yelled out. I mean, was she serious.

"Kuga would you stop being so loud everyone's looking at us."

"S-sorry." Reito started to laugh.

"Still no manners I see." He said as he continued to laugh. (You won't be laughing for much longer pal. Just you wait!) Just then Nao spoke up.

"You know. That's not a bad idea. I mean since we're all here . . . why don't we all just go together. What do you say Kanzaki?" Reito crossed his arms.

"Well I guess so. I guess this would make up for my date with Shizuru tonight."

"Good and you sis . . . what do you say?" I just groaned. I can't take much more of this. This is crazy. Right now I'm hanging with the enemy in . . . a manner of speaking. And how can Shizuru be okay with this? I know she's probably trying to make this better between herself and Reito . . . maybe even her father, but to hang out with this punk at an amusement park. . . there are children here for goodness sake! I still don't get how they let this guy walk around free into society.

"Whatever, it makes no difference to me." Actually it did. But Shizuru looked happy I didn't wanna take that away from her.

"Great, so lets all go! This is going to be so much fun! Right Natsuki?"

"Uh-ha, o-oh yeah just . . . just loads of fun." Nao walked up to me then.

"Come on sis! This is just going to be great!" She smacked me hard on my back. I probably have a big red mark on my back. Man it burns and hurts like hell.

"Could we just get going please. I don't want to hang around these kind of people for too long." Reito said who look like he was cringing whenever people walked passed him.

"You know what Reito . . .never mind. It's just too easy." I laughed softly. Just the thought of that guy being afraid of coming in contact with another human being was just to much. He acts like he'll get some kind of disease from someone who's not as financially well off as himself.

"What! You have something to say me? Then just say it!" Reito walked over to me yapping off his big loud mouth.

"I don't have to say anything really. You just keep proving how much of a imbecile you really are. I wonder you probably don't even know how to tie your own shoes. I'll bet you wear slip ons, bet you have them on right now too."

"Why you little ingrate!" I looked down at Reito's feet. Sure enough . . .slip ons.

"HAHAHA!! I was right! Look at that, can I call it or what?"

"THAT'S IT! I'm going to take you out!"

"Well, well. Showing you're true colors Kanzaki. You like to beat up on women?"

"I don't beat up on women. Only ungrateful dogs like yourself."

"You callin' me a dog! I'M NOBODY'S PET YOU HEAR! I'M GONNA MESS YOU UP KANZAKI!" I completely lost my cool. But this guy needs to know who he's messing with. But before he or I threw the first punch Nao stepped in.

"WHOA! Whoa, hold it you two! You guys need to relax. You two need a time out. Oh I have an idea. Shizuru why don't you go with Reito for a bit and I'll hang with Natsuki." (What are you insane! Leaving Reito alone with Shizuru was the worst idea Nao could ever have! I- I need to do something.)

"Okay, that's a good plan."

"WHAT?!" Both me and Reito yelled out. Oddly enough that was the first (and only) thing he and I agreed on.

"You can't be serious. This is absurd."

"Yeah, what he said." I agreed with Reito. I felt sick after that. It made me feel . . .dirty. Shizuru then walked over to me and placed her hand on my shoulder.

"It will be all right Natsuki. I promise. We'll all meet up back here just as soon as you two cool off. Okay."

"But . . .but Shizuru I – – Nao butted in before I could tell Shizuru this wasn't a good idea.

"So then like I said. Reito will go with Shizuru. And Natsuki and me will go together." Everyone seem to agree with that arrangement . . .except me. Something wasn't going to go right here I just know it. Sigh (This is more worst than getting my head caught in a vice. No I'm wrong . . .this is right now even more worst than that. At this point I would welcome my head getting caught in a vice.)