Part 47: Heart to Heart

Ryuki leered at Mortuary with narrowed eyes as he flipped his communicator open. His DRA-Blaster was still aimed at his 'friend' while he spoke into the communicator.

"Moshi moshi?" he asked. The voice that responded was Robin's.

"Draco, where are you?" Robin sounded quite distressed.

"I'm near the park with Mortuary," Ryuki replied. "Is something wrong? You don't sound well, Robin."

"Something happened while you were away. You two better get back here. Robin out."

"Hai." Ryuki flipped the communicator close and then regarded Craig. "Ikuzo."

"Right," Craig responded, nodding curtly.

Both teens had serious frowns on their faces as they made their way back, keeping their distance away from each other. Brimstone walked close to his master while occasionally growling at Craig.

Neither of them spoke a word to each other until they arrived at the Tower.

The Tower was a mess with holes in the structure as well as smoke rising up from it. The strange thing was that the smoke was red and blue.

"What happened?" Ryuki, now in uniform, asked. Jinx answered.

"Some new guy was attacking the city so Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg went to handle it." Jinx then continued, "He then attacked the Tower but luckily for us we had our Inzecters so we were able to stop him." The Scarab Inzecter on Jinx's shoulder beeped happily as it accepted the praise.

"I was the one who shot him out of the air," Terra reminded as her Cutter Inzecter, which was standing by her leg, clicked its mandibles.

"Only after I damaged his jetpack," Blackfire added. The Fire Inzecter buzzed next to her in agreement.

Draco decided to nip this argument in the bud before things got ugly. "So, where is he?" Draco asked regarding the criminal that had done this to their home as he helped with repairing the Tower. Cyborg was mourning over the sofa with both Starfire and Pluto consoling him.

"The guy is in the Interrogation Room with Shadow and Robin. They should be done with him soon," Renia said as she used her Alchemy to restore the sofa, much to Cyborg's delight.

" Crystal, you are AMAZING!" Cyborg complimented the alchemist.

"Thanks," Renia the Crystal Alchemist said with a smile. "Tell me something I don't know." She turned to see the state of Mortuary and Draco. "Hey, what the hell happened to you two?"

"Yeah, baby," Jinx said with concern in her voice. "You have some pretty nasty bruises and so does Mort."

Draco glared at Mortuary and the latter returned it with full force. Draco then answered, "We were in a fight."

"Was it a monster?" Jinx asked.

Mortuary eyed Draco and said, "You could say that. It got away thought." He growled under his voice.

The others could feel the tension rising between Draco and Mortuary. Did something happen between them while they were away or something?

Robin and Shadowcobra both returned from interrogating the criminal, who had went by the name of Saico-Tek. They didn't look too happy.

"Robin, were you successful in learning anything from the red and blue man that had attacked us?" Starfire asked.

Robin said, "He got away, Starfire."

"Got away?" Cyborg asked. "How? When?"

"He just vanished like he was never there," Shadow said.

"Maybe he teleported," Blackfire suggested.

"He could've done that to escape before," Robin replied.

"What exactly happened?" Draco asked as his interest pique.

"We were questioning him and then he struck at the sprinkler systems. After that he just disappeared."

Beast Boy jumped up and down and raised his hand. "Or maybe he wasn't waterproof!" Beast Boy shouted out, laughing, but then met the angry glares of Raven, Cyborg and Shadow. "It could happen."

Shadow contemplated it, "Although, as ridiculous as that sounded, Beast Boy may have a point there."

Beast Boy grinned at hearing this.

"What makes you say that?" Raven asked.

"I scanned Saico-Tek and his life signature was unlike anything I've ever come across…I didn't know what to make of it before he pulled that disappearing trick on us."

"He did give us a name though," Robin said, "Brushogun."

"Brushogun?" Draco asked, eyebrows raised.

"You've heard about him?"

"Hai, my ojii-chan once told me about an evil entity that went by that name. However, it wasn't much. He said that Brushogun was a dark being with equally dark powers," Draco said.

"What about you, Shadow?" Robin asked their resident Vampangel.

"Never heard of him," was his reply. "The name, it just…doesn't ring a bell."

"I thought you knew everything, dude," Beast Boy stated.

"I have my father's memories but I'm not all knowing, Garfield," Shadow retorted.

"So, what do we do now?" Starfire asked.

Robin then decided, "Pack your things, Titans. We're going to Tokyo."

" Tokyo? Why?" Pluto asked.

"We're going after Brushogun! Saico-Tek said he came from there," Robin said.

"Cool, we're going on vacation!" Beast Boy shouted out happily.

"While we're away, Shadow, I'm leaving you in charge," Robin said to his 3rd in command. They were in the Knights' SB Special Ops room.

"I won't disappoint you, Tim," Shadow said with a nod.

"I know you won't, Desmond."

"Just be careful when you're there in Tokyo. Remember what I told you what happened to us while we were there."

Robin remembered. Shadow, Draco, Pluto, Blackfire, Jinx and Raven had gone there and faced some really powerful villains. Who knew what Robin would see there? "I will be, Shadow."

"And take care of Koriand'r." He then reminded, "Also, don't just keep your mind on the mission. It is important to prioritize, but try to have some fun while you're at it. Also, contact Prof. Murata and Mrs. Hasuma when you get there. They'll provide you with the money you'll need and a place to stay there. I am sure they will be of great help. My shadow clone will be waiting for you at Narita Airport."

Robin said, "Thanks for the advice, Shadow, but we'll be taking the T-Ship."

"Whatever…just remember that the rules are different in other countries, Tim."

Pluto and Cyborg were at the garage tricking out the T-Ship. Terra wanted to go too so they made an extra cockpit for her as well so now the T-Ship had a total of 6 cockpits.

"I'm gonna miss you, Cy," Pluto said to his cybernetic friend.

"Me too, Plutes," Cyborg said. "Say, you know any good places to eat there?"

Pluto grinned, "Well, there is this place that's opened 24 hours and it's ALL YOU CAN EAT!"

Cyborg was looking forward even more to going to Tokyo. "SWEET!"

"Is Tokyo really as amazing as you told us?" Starfire asked her sister, Blackfire, and Raven.

"Yep," Blackfire said with smile. "There's a lot to see there."

"Oh, I cannot wait!" Starfire floated.

"You thinking of having a romantic date with Robin there?" Raven said.

Starfire beamed. "Oh, yes I do!" She then turned serious, "However, the mission is of most importance."

Blackfire reminded, "Having your priorities straight is well good and all, but it doesn't hurt to go sightseeing."

"I can't believe I'll be going there again," Raven said with a smile.

"Yes, but what about the language?" Starfire said nervously. "I cannot speak Japanese."

"Actually, you can, Starfire." Raven reminded, "Remember when you had to kiss Shadow back on Gaijo? Didn't you say Tamaranians absorbed language through…lip contact?"

Starfire then remembered and then blushed at the memory. She giggled. "Oh, thank you for reminding me, friend!"

"No problem."

Blackfire gave Starfire a piece of folded paper and whispered, "Here's a list of things to do and places to go while you're there, Star."

"Thank you, sister!" Starfire said before hugging her.

"I wonder if we get to see the Great Wall there," Beast Boy said excitedly as he packed his bags. Terra was with him.

"Beast Boy, the Great Wall is in China," Terra corrected.

"Oh well! There is some place else I wanna go see while we're there!"

"Really? Where?" Beast Boy showed her a thick comic book and she soon got her answer. "That place? Really?"

"Yep!" Beast Boy nodded excitedly. "It's world famous, you know?"

"I'll bet," Terra said as she rolled her eyes. "Oh, Shadow said to give you this," Terra handed him a thick book.

"A Japanese to English dictionary?" Beast Boy looked at the book then at his girlfriend questionably.

"It comes with a tape that you can listen to. Shadow says that it will help you not make any stupid remarks while we're there."

"Hey, my remarks are witty!" Beast Boy defended.

"He doesn't think so and remember when we went on that Ski Trip?"

Beast Boy shuddered. "Oh yeah, that."

"Anyway, let's finish packing and…" she then thought of something and grinned. "Say, when did Robin say we were leaving?"

Beast Boy looked at his watch. "In an hour. Why?"

Terra grinned and pounced on her green boyfriend who yelped and soon they were making out on the floor.

Terra's Cutter Inzecter clicked its mandibles before it scurried away.

The core Titans (Starfire, Robin, Raven, Cyborg and Beast Boy) plus one Z-Titan (Terra) were ready to go to Tokyo. The T-Ship was outside the Tower as Cyborg pushed (more like forced) all their luggage into it.

"You only brought a toothbrush?" Shadow said to his fiancée in disbelief.

"It's all I need," she responded.

"I will not have that. You are my fiancée so you will need more supplies. Smart Brain shall provide them for you."

"You do remember that we'll be staying at Draco's mansion, right? So extra clothes won't be a problem."

Shadow blinked. She was right, but then felt fear for her. What would Draco's mother force her and the others to do while they were there?

Pluto, Beast Boy and Cyborg cried as they hugged each other.

"I'm gonna miss you guys!" Pluto cried out.

"Me too!" Beast Boy cried along.

"Count me in, dawg!" Cyborg cried as well.

Blackfire and Terra sighed in embarrassment at their boyfriends' behavior. They were acting like it was the end of the world or something. It was the same thing before the core team had gone off after the Brotherhood of Evil. They even had a farewell party that day and then a welcome home party after the Brotherhood of Evil was put on ice.

Terra noticed the disturbed look on Mort's face and wanted to find out what was up. "Something wrong, Craig?" she asked while giving him a nudge.

Craig didn't want to worry his best friend before she left. "It's just a headache," Mort lied.

"Take care of yourself while I'm gone, ok?" Terra asked before giving Mort a firm hug. She wanted to hold on to him as long as she could since she found out about Mort's condition. Terra then gave Mort a small kiss on the cheek. "Take care of Ren too."

Mort returned the kiss. "I will, sis. Don't worry about a thing."

Renia walked up to the former Red Wolves. "So, you're leaving me with the team dunce, huh?" Renia asked Terra jokingly.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon enough to keep him in line," Terra responded with a smirk. She then gave Ren a big hug and kissed her on the forehead.

"Tell okaasan I said hello," Draco said to them as they prepared to leave. With one last wave, the 6 Titans left on the T-Ship and straight towards Tokyo.

Mortuary and Renia waved along with the others before Draco and Mortuary's eyes met. They turned away from each other, scowling.

"I'll be at the obstacle course," Mortuary mumbled.

"I'm going to the gym," Draco said under his breath.

Both of them left without saying another word to each other, perplexing their friends.

"Okay, what's up with those two?" Blackfire questioned.

"I don't know, but I doubt it's good," Pluto agreed.

Shadow's eyes were narrowed as he saw Draco retreat back into the Tower and Mortuary go to the obstacle course behind the Tower. It was like they were trying to stay the hell away from each other as far as they could.

"I'll go see what's wrong with Ryuki," Jinx volunteered as she followed after her boyfriend.

"I'll go check up on Mort," Renia said before she dashed after Mortuary.

Shadow smirked. His mental suggestion had worked.

"Let's go fix up the Tower some more, Mutt," Shadow ordered Pluto.

"Okay, Lizard-Lips," Pluto responded with a growl.

Blackfire rolled her eyes as the two of them called each other names as they reentered the Tower. "Boys…"

Draco was working out in the gym. He was pummeling the punching bag as Jinx watched him worriedly. He was actually beating it to a pulp like he was mad at someone and picturing said bag to be that someone.

He wiped the sweat off his brow and then put his mask back on. Jinx handed him a towel and a bottle of water. "Arigatou," he said, wiping the sweat off and taking a few sips.

"Is anything wrong?" Jinx asked him. He shook his head and smiled at her.

"Daijoubu. What ever made you think that?"

Jinx then replied, "Well, the way you were acting when you came back with Mort-"

POW!

The punching bag was now at the other end of the room courtesy of a punch from Draco. Jinx looked wide-eyed at this.

Draco then realized what he had done, "Ah, Gomen!"

'Okay, now I know something is up,' Jinx said in her mind.

"I better go take a shower," Draco said. Jinx gave him a suggestive look and grin.

"Want me to wash your back?"

Draco's eyes went wide and he blushed, "N-No, that won't be necessary, Jinxy-chan!"

"Oh, come on!" Jinx pouted. "It's not like we've never seen each other naked before."

"True, but I really just want to take a shower, alone. Demo…" he went and looped his arms around her waist, pulling her to him, "…Maybe later tonight, alright?" he whispered.

Jinx purred and leaned against him. He was so warm. "Okay…"

They were like that for a few minutes before sharing a chaste kiss and then he left take a shower. She had a dreamy look on her face as her Scarab Inzecter beeped to get her attention.

BANG!

ZAP!

BOOM!

Mortuary ran through the obstacle course, one hand armed with his Death Buster and his other hand glowing green. He was blasting at all of the weapons being trained on him. Renia was at the console, watching him intently. He seemed pissed for some reason and was taking it out on the obstacle course to blow off some steam.

Renia, often called Crystal since her codename was Crystal Alchemist, watched as the boy she was crushing on used his powers and gun to go through the obstacle course. She hadn't told him how she felt. She was scared and nervous since he saw her as nothing more than a child. She sighed and then just continued to watch him from afar.

Later, that night…

Jinx was in her room, lying on her bed, on her stomach, and kicking her legs as she read a magazine when she heard a knock, but it wasn't coming from her door…

…It was coming from her window.

She pulled the curtains and saw Draco waiting for her, sitting on Dragonzer. She opened the window.

"So, ready to go?" he asked.

Jinx grinned and took his hand before he pulled her up upon the red dragon. She looped her arms around his waist securely. "Hold on tight!" he said as he gripped Dragonzer's horns and they flew towards their destination. Brimstone, who had been sleeping in Jinx's room, watched as his master and his master's mate (Jinx) flew away before resuming his slumber.

The two lovers stopped in front of a diner called "Ben's" and stepped inside. Draco opened the door for her and she entered before he followed her in. The people inside stopped what they were doing to look at them before resuming what they did.

"Nice place," she commented.

"It's nothing fancy, really," he said, rubbing the back of his head.

"It's okay," she said to him. "I don't care as long as I'm with you."

"Arigatou, Jinxy-chan," he smiled.

They both sat at the bar. Jinx asked, "So, how did you find out about this place?"

"Terra and Beast Boy told me they came here on their first date," he replied. "They make a really nice apple pie. Want a slice?"

"Sure."

"Two slices of apple pie, please," Draco ordered from the waitress. "A glass of cold milk and a glass of soda too."

Jinx then stared at her boyfriend. He had a far off look on his face as he rested his chin in his hand, propped up with the elbow on the table. There was definitely something wrong and it had something to do with Mortuary. Too bad he wasn't in the mood to talk.

The pie and drinks came and both Jinx and Draco took a bite. Jinx swooned as her eyes watered.

"This is the greatest pie I've ever had," Jinx said.

"I knew you'd like it, Jinxy-chan," Draco said, his thoughts about the pie the same as hers.

"So, is there any reason why you decided to take me out tonight?"

Draco just replied, "Just…because, you know. We've been very busy lately and haven't had enough time to ourselves."

It was true. They had been really busy with protecting the city and despite the amount of Titans they had now on the team crime was still rampant in Jump. Even more so since the villains had escaped. However, the de-iced bad guys hadn't made a major move…yet.

"I see." Jinx nodded, understanding. She didn't want to spoil the moment by asking about what had happened earlier that day. She smiled at him and then finished her slice of pie. Draco ate his slice too. He looked up at the mirror behind the waitress before he whirled around on his chair in shock.

"Something wrong?" Jinx asked.

"No," he shook his head, drinking his milk. "It's nothing…" He was lying. He had seen something in the mirror but now it was gone. He sighed in relief and thought, 'Must be my imagination. If it was a monster or a Knight then I'd be hearing the ringing.' He asked her, "Want to go have some fun?"

Mortuary lay on his bed in his room. He was still thinking about the fight he had with Draco earlier that day. A sudden knock on his door shook him out of his thoughts.

"Who is it?" Mort asked in an annoyed tone.

"It's Renia. You mind if I come in? I just need to talk," Renia asked.

Mortuary walked to the door and opened it and greeted, "Come on in, kiddo."

Mort sat on the chair by his desk while he motioned Renia to sit on the bed

Mort leaned back in his chair with his hands behind his head. "So what'd you want to talk about?"

"About how've you been acting today." She added, "Ever since you and Leo got back from wherever you went you both have been acting kinda pissed off and looking at each other weird like you want to beat the crap out of each other," Renia said

Mort gave out a small laugh and then got serious "Look, Ren, I'll tell you what happened cause I trust you so let's keep it between us." Mort took in a breath and said, "Me and Leo actually did beat the crap out of each other."

Renia was a little shocked, "What happened to make you guys fight like that?"

Mort shrugged, "It's simple; he got in the way of a target and wouldn't get out of the way. He defended a piece of Orpehnoch scum that was more than likely working for Occultus."

Renia was shocked to hear this but recomposed herself. She'd have to talk to the others about this sometime, somehow, especially Draco. "I see…So are you guys gonna make up? Do you even want to?"

"I really don't know." Mortuary said, sighting dejectedly. "He crossed the line with me. He knows how I feel about Orphenochs and what they did to me and my friends."

"Well we really can't be that great of a team if you guys are like this." She then added, "Besides, Draco's an Orphenoch too, right?"

"That's something else I wanted to say. I'm thinking about quitting the team," Mortuary told her.

Renia was in complete shock and cried out "What!? You can't just leave! What would you do!?"

Mortuary balled up his hands into fists, "I'm gonna face Occultus head on. I have the skills and tools to do it now." He was talking about his powers, skills, weapons and most importantly his Zodiac Deck and Armor.

Renia's voice was starting to tremble, "I don't want you to go. Occultus will kill you and I… the team needs you."

"Who cares if I get killed? I'm already a dead man anyway remember?" Mort said as if it didn't matter to him rather if he lived or died.

Renia burst into tears, "Maybe I care, you jackass! Maybe Terra cares!" Renia then got off to bed and embraced Mortuary, "I'm not afraid to say it anymore, Mort! I love you!"

Mortuary was at a loss for words. He had no idea how Renia felt about him. He didn't really know how to handle this. Renia was too young for him so he didn't know how to break it to her that'd he would have to decline. He pushed Renia gently back a little and wiped the tears off her face and decided to try to explain to her why it couldn't be.

"Look, Ren, you still got a lot of time ahead of you to be wasting it on a guy like me. I don't mean to break your heart or anything cause you don't deserve that, but let me promise you a couple of things. For one, I promise to stay on the team and not go at it alone and I also promise that you'll find a boy who will become a better man than I am."

"You are a better man, but I wanna see you keep your promise," Renia said while wiping her tears away and shortly after she yawned

"You better get some sleep," Mortuary advised.

"You're right, and thanks for the talk Mort," Renia smiled.

"It's what I'm here for, Kid."

Renia hugged Mortuary again before leaving his room to get some much needed rest.

When Renia was out of his sight he looked to the ground and said, "Even when I'm gone I'll make sure and the others have a future"

Dragonzer landed in an amusement park. It was the same amusement park where Terra and Beast Boy had their first date.

"So, wanna go on some rides?" Draco asked her but Jinx frowned.

"Okay, what's wrong?" Jinx asked him in a demanding tone.

"Daijoubu, Jinxy-chan," Draco responded, lying, but she could see right through him.

"Ryuki Leonard Hasuma, you're the worst liar I have ever met!" she said sternly, looking him in the eye. "There's something wrong so…please…" she placed her hands on his shoulders, "Tell me, okay?" She started to cry and Draco panicked.

"Jinxy-chan!" he took out a handkerchief and wiped her eyes. "Please, don't cry!" Jinx had learnt that aside from her 'Kitty-Cat-Eyes' her boyfriend's other weakness was to see girls crying, especially her. He sighed and said, "I promise to tell you, but maybe later, alright?"

"You promise?" she asked, eyes furrowed. He placed a hand on her cheek tenderly and looked her in the eye with his emerald orbs.

"I promise, koishii," he said to her before placing his forehead on hers. She smiled back at him.

(Koishii dear, wanted, beloved, darling)

"Just one more thing," Jinx said as she reached up to his face and peeled off his mask. "There. I've always liked you better without the mask, you know." She then purred. She returned the mask to him and he placed it inside a pocket within his jacket. "So, want to get some cotton candy?" Jinx suggested.

"Hai!" Draco beamed.

The two didn't notice a pair of girls watching them. Both wore black bow ribbons in their hair. One girl was at least 18 with long black hair and clad in a black jacket over a red top and blue jeans with black boots. Her companion, appearing to be 15 years old, had chin length black hair and wearing a black shirt with a denim skirt and black shoes. What was strange about her was that she had pointed ears, golden eyes and a tail.

"Well, what do we have here?" the older girl purred. "So, Ryuki's out on a date."

The younger girl, who was enjoying a candied apple, spoke, "Mama, what are you going to do?"

"Now then, kitten, didn't we come here to have fun?" the older woman placed a hand on the younger girl's shoulder. "Well, let's have some fun, shall we?" She pulled out a white and blue cell phone, slid it open and speed dialed before placing it to her ear. "Moshi moshi, Slade-sama…"

"You called, Shadow?" Renia asked as the door to Shadow's office/room slid open.

"Yes, I did, Crystal," Shadow said from his place at his desk. "Please, take a seat," he offered. She walked over and sat down. Shadow leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. "It has come to my knowledge that you feel a little left out since you are the only member of the Z-Titans that does not have a Zodiac Deck or an Inzecter."

"Where did you hear that?" Renia remarked.

Shadow turned on the TV in his room and it showed Renia smashing several cinder blocks to rubble and complaining, "It's not fair! I'm a part of this team too! Why don't I get a cool suit of armor!?"

Shadow paused the video and looked at Renia critically. "Does that answer your question?"

Renia looked a bit nervous under Shadow's gaze and decided to make an excuse, "That was a long time ago! I'm okay with it now."

"That was from yesterday," Shadow retorted. Renia groaned and banged her head on his desk in embarrassment before looking up at him.

"So, you're going to punish me for complaining or something?"

Shadow smirked and then leaned forward, his forearms on his desk. He said, "Not exactly. You see, Crystal…or should I just call you Renia?"

"Either one," Renia shrugged. "You call me Crystal now since it's part of my codename, remember?"

"Well, Crystal, the truth of the matter is that you do make a valid point," Shadow said. Renia perked up at this. "All of us have amazing abilities but they can only take us so far. They will always be threats which our powers won't work against. The Zodiac Decks and Inzecters give us the extra edge necessary to combat these threats."

"So, what are you saying?" Renia asked, nearly jumping in her seat.

"I've evaluated your progress on the team as well as spoke to Rorek," Shadow said as he reached under the table. "I think you're ready for this." He placed it on the table and pushed it over to Renia. "Congratulations, Crystal Alchemist, you've earned an Inzecter of your own."

"Really!?" Renia yelled with joy before composing herself. "I mean, really?" Renia examined the item. It was a metal belt with the SB symbol as the buckle.

"Try the belt on," Shadow offered. Renia took it and strapped it on.

"Not bad," Renia said as she looked herself in the mirror. "But what Inzecter is this?"

"There's a button on the top of the buckle. Push it," he instructed. Renia did as told and the buckle flipped open to become a platform for something. She then heard a hopping sound and then something leapt over Shadow's desk and towards Renia. She grabbed it.

It was an Inzecter, her Inzecter.

It, like the other Inzecters, was based on an insect. It looked like a robotic grasshopper or locust and colored red with a bit of green on it. The Inzecter hopped out of her hand before bounding up and landing on her shoulder. It beeped happily at its new master.

"That one is one of two new Inzecters that Smart Brain developed. It's called the Punch Locust Inzecter and it's yours."

"Wow, thanks, Shadow!" Renia said. "I don't know how to thank you!"

"Just promise to use it well."

"I will! Can I try it on?"

"Why not?" Shadow shrugged and leaned back in his chair, his arms resting behind his head. "It's yours, isn't it?"

"Okay, here I go," Renia opened her palm and the Punch Locust Inzecter hopped off her shoulder and into it. "Henshin!" She slid the Inzecter upon the buckle.

"HENSHIN!"

The armor began to encase her and Shadow smiled at the latest Inzecter user.

"CHANGE PUNCH LOCUST!"

A pair of bright green eyes flashed in the darkness of his office.

Both Jinx and Draco had fun at the amusement park.

First, Draco won her a big pink teddy bear when he knocked down the cans with a baseball at one of the mini-game stalls. Actually, he had used is telekinesis so that he hit the balls but Jinx gave him a kiss for it anyway. They then went on a few rides.

They went on the bumper cars. Draco got hit by Jinx a few times.

After that they went and rode the roller coaster and followed by the Ghost Train. Jinx clung to her boyfriend for safety as Draco assured her that he would keep her safe.

They then rode in the tunnel of love where they kissed and cuddled the whole way.

Later, they had their picture taken at a photo booth. They had some more cotton candy and corn dogs after that. Jinx was feeling cold so Draco, being a gentleman, offered his jacket to her. She accepted it with a smile and a purr.

Now, they were on the Ferris Wheel, riding in one of the cars.

"I've had a great time, Ryuki," Jinx said, sitting close to him. He had his arm around her shoulders.

"So have I," Draco admitted, but his eyes wandered out of the window. Jinx frown.

"Are you okay?"

"What do you mean?" he asked, looking at her.

"Well, you looked a bit depressed just now," Jinx replied.

"I'm fine," he said calmly and smiled. "Daijoubu. Nothing to worry about."

There was a moment of silence as she leaned against him, resting her head on his chest, just enjoying each other's company.

He then decided to tell her what had happened earlier. He could no longer leave it be, "Brimstone and I were at the park, playing fetch when I met this girl named Yuka. We became friends but then Mortuary came and accused her of being an Orphenoch and attempted to kill her. I stopped him, we argued and we fought. He chased after her and so I gave chase. We fought again and he…shot me." Jinx's eyes widened in shock and then narrowed in anger, glowing dangerously pink.

'I'm gonna kill him…' she swore in her mind. Draco continued.

"But then, Yuka turned out to really be an Orphenoch and saved my life before she flew away. It turned out she was working for Occultus but couldn't finish her mission because of my kindness. She had a good heart after all." Draco gripped his fists. "Why couldn't Mortuary see that she wasn't evil?" The truth was, he hadn't want to fight Mortuary but he was forced to do so. Jinx placed a hand on his. "I hope she's happy now, wherever she is."

Jinx was thinking of hexing Mortuary when they got back to the Tower. How could Mortuary be so close minded and bigoted to go after a girl, even if she was an Orphenoch? She hadn't been evil as far as Draco had told her, just misguided. Kinda like Jinx…

"I wish I had met her. She sounds like a really nice person," Jinx said.

"Hai, she is." He paused. "Jinxy-chan," he began. "If you found out something about me so horrible, would you still love me?"

Okay, now Jinx was starting to get worried.

"Huh?" she said curiously.

"Would you?"

"Sure I would, baby," she said, looking him deep in the eyes.

"Let me ask you this; do you know why I decided to change my look?" he asked.

"Because you wanted a change, right?"

"Actually, it's because of something else." He then told her about his possible future, Ryuga, what happened to her and everything. Jinx's eyes grew wide from his story.

"After I defeated Ryuga, I died, but Libra brought me back to life and turned back time so that it was like none of that ever happened. He let me remember it though," he finished. He looked at Jinx who had her mouth open and her eyes wide. 'She probably hates me now.'

Much to his surprise, though, she flung her arms around him in a hug.

"You idiot!" she cried.

"J-Jinxy-chan?" he asked in bewilderment. She looked up at him with narrowed and tear-filled eyes.

"What kind of person do you think I am, Ryuki? Why would you think I would stop loving you just because of that?"

"Demo, Jinxy-chan…"

"Listen here, Ryuki Leonard Hasuma, I'm the last person who would judge you because of that, even a possible future. I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of either and you know what happened?" He shook his head and she continued, "You happened. You came into my life and gave me a chance for a better one. So, don't think I would ever turn my back and abandon you after finding out about something like that. As far as I know, you're nothing like Ryuga. You're good; you have a heart, a soul."

"Jinxy-chan…"

"I love you, you dumb Knight! And I always will!"

"Gomenasai…" he wiped her tears away with his finger. "Aishiteru, Jinxy-chan." He then leaned down, his eyes closing, and his lips touched hers. She closed her eyes and kissed back, enjoying the warmth and sensation as their kiss deepened and they held each other in an embrace, comforting each other. Nothing could ruin this moment…

Well…almost nothing.

"How romantic," a voice purred silkily.

They both jumped at the sudden intrusion to see none other than Zodiac Knight Copycat, sitting across from them in full armor, waving. "Don't mind me," she said in a fake-pleasant voice, "Please, continue." She added menacingly, "It'll probably be the last kiss you ever share."

To Be Continued…