Hey, this is all Yukihito and Kanae. :) I hope you like it. I will (Hopefully) be going back to my previous 'go between' the two couples after this chapter. Have a happy thanksgiving everyone! (Thanksgiving: a holiday where we take a step back and remember to be thankful for everything we have.)

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Yukihito woke up first. He didn't need to open his eyes to realize that neither he nor Kanae had moved away from each other during the night. Realizing the air was cold, he held the woman a little tighter.

'Please don't wake up yet.' Yukihito mentally begged. 'It's too cold for you to jump away from me.'

Yukihito closed his eyes and for a moment wished that Kanae could have loved him..

'Gah! Bad, I can't think like that. She'll kill me if I even think of such a thing.' he stole a glance at the woman sleeping next to him. 'But she's beautiful, even when she's yelling at me. If I just let myself think for a moment that it was possible this marriage could be happy, then I would let myself fall in love with her.'

Kanae's face showed irritation and she shifted her weight. Yukihito froze. He didn't want to wake her. Once she woke up she would still hate him. He liked entertaining thoughts of her liking him, but they were hard to entertain when she was fighting with him every time she opened her mouth.

Yukihito closed his eyes and waited for Kanae to move. He liked feeling her next to him. And not just because it was cold and her being there made him warm. He liked the company...even if she was asleep.

Kanae opened her eyes and realized that neither of them had moved back to their own side during the night.

'Oh well, at least he's warm.' Kanae didn't dare move. Yukihito still looked asleep. 'He looks so different without his glasses on. This man is nothing that he seems to be. He's strong, rather handsome and quick witted. But he hides it under manager for Tsuruga Ren, his glasses and huge mood swings.'

Yukihito was surprised to feel a hand on his cheek. He opened his eyes and saw Kanae staring at him. She quickly pulled her hand away.

"I was just seeing if you were awake." she said. "Let me go. I need a shower."

Yukihito nodded and moved his arm allowing her to get up.

He heard the shower turn on and he rubbed his eyes.

'Curse these thin walls. I can hear every time she moves.'

Yukihito wondered what they would do for the rest of the day. They had one more day together.

'And I would like to make the most of it. I wonder what she likes to do?' He grinned. 'That may be a good idea.' he went over to the phone and called the front desk.

When Kanae left the bathroom she saw Yukihito hanging up the phone.

"Are they sending up a mechanic?" Kanae asked.

"Hm? In a little while."

Kanae studied Yukihito. "What are you planning?" she asked cautiously.

"Planning? What would I be planning?" he asked innocently.

"I believe that is what I asked you." Kanae glared.

"It's a surprise." Yukihito said.

"I don't like surprises." Kanae said bluntly.

"That doesn't mean I'm going to tell you what it is though." Yukihito grinned. "We're going out so get yourself together."

"I could say the same for you."

Yukihito looked down and saw he was still in his pajamas. Usually he changed when Kanae was in the bathroom.

He grabbed his stuff and went to the bathroom. Kanae soon heard the shower running.

'Curse these thin walls.' she thought.

By the time Yukihito and Kanae left their room it was nine-o-clock.

"Where are we going?" Kanae asked.

"A place."

Kanae glared. "I told you I don't like surprises."

Yukihito smiled. "Yes, I remember you mentioning that."

"So why won't you tell me where we're going?"

"I did tell you." he said and kept walking. Kanae grunted.

'Annoying man!'

They walked silently for a while. They had somehow learned to walk together and not talk and not have the silence be awkward.

"Here it is." Yukihito said.

Kanae studied the building.

"Where are we?" she asked.

Yukihito took her hand and pulled her inside. To Kanae's surprise, it was a theater.

"I know you love to act, we already saw some movies and I figured you should enjoy at least one thing about this vacation. Even if it's criticizing the show."

Kanae gaped at Yukihito a moment then smiled. "Thanks." she said.

They sat in their seats still not saying a word. The way they were acting anyone who saw them would think they didn't even know each other.

As the lights dimmed Yukihito saw Kanae never took her eyes from the stage. He smiled.

'I hope she's enjoying herself at least.'

Kanae was deep in thought though at the same time watching the play.

'Yukihito did this for me. What can I do for him? What does he like to do?' her thoughts paused. 'I really don't know anything about him.'

At intermission the couple did not leave their seats.

"What do you like, Yukihito?" Kanae asked idly.

"Hm? Me?" Yukihito thought for a while. "I like cookies." he said.

Kanae stared at him and shook her head. "Can you think of anything else? Something you like to do?"

"Um, I like to swim, when I get the chance. I used to box in highschool. I enjoy walking through the city, or the country. I don't like a park in the middle of a city. I just don't think it should be like that." Yukihito paused and inhaled deeply. "I like ballroom dancing, and I also like being organized. Did I pass the interrogation?"

"Did you like Hana?"

"Who?"

"Hana, that girl your mom was talking about."

"Oh her. Yes for a while I did. I thought you were talking about one of the Hana's in LME."

"Who is she?"

"Hana from my childhood or from LME?"

"Childhood."

Yukihito was silent for a while. "Hana was a friend of mine that I liked very much. We were engaged when I was seventeen, but it..." he paused. "It didn't work out. She ended up marrying someone else. I think they got divorced four months later. I'm not sure. I never really looked back."

The play started again and Kanae, though watching, continued to think about what Yukihito would like to do on their last day away from Tokyo.

'I suppose since we're here, he does like to swim. I suppose we could.'

As the play ended Kanae led the way out.

"Where are you going?" Yukihito asked.

"My turn." Kanae said.

Yukihito was confused. "For what?"

"A surprise."

Yukihito followed Kanae for a while. Then he mentally groaned as they entered a clothes store.

Yukihito froze as Kanae put her arms around his waist and hugged him. "Stay here," she said. Yukihito watched Kanae walk away.

'Did she just hug me?' Yukihito thought in confusion. He sat on a bench and waited for twenty minutes before Kanae came back with a bag in her hand.

"I'm ready. Let's go."

"Eh? Where are we going?" Yukihito asked falling in step with Kanae.

"I told you, it's a surprise." Kanae said.

"What did you buy?"

"Part of the surprise." Kanae replied.

"You're being mysterious." Yukihito said.

"You were being mysterious this morning. This is payback." Kanae said.

Yukihito followed Kanae trying to get her to tell him where they were going or what she had bought. She didn't tell him anything.

As they walked over a hill Kanae looked around.

"We're here."

Yukihito looked out and the corners of his mouth turned up.

"The beach." he chuckled. "I forgot we were near here." he said.

Kanae just smiled. Yukihito frowned.

"I don't have a bathing suit," he said.

Kanae handed him a bag from the bag she carried. Yukihito opened it and lifted out a blue bathing suit.

"I saw you didn't bring a suit in your suitcase when you were throwing everything everywhere looking for your notebook." Kanae said.

"How did you know what size to get?"

"I measured you before I went to get it." she said. "I could remember what angle my arms were at so I could get the correct size."

Yukihito almost felt disappointed. 'When she hugged me. So it wasn't a hug. She was measuring my waist.'

"There's a changing room over there." Kanae said. "I'm getting changed."

Kanae walked over to the changing room. Yukihito followed her and went into the mens side.

When both came out they avoided looking at each other.

"Do we have any towels?" Yukihito asked.

Kanae shook her head. "No, but we can dry in the sun."

They walked to the water and walked in. Kanae jumped waves and Yukihito body surfed.

Kanae watched Yukihito catch a wave that got him to the sand. She laughed and watched him stand up. She blushed watching him.

'He can't see me looking at him, I hope. He took off his glasses, right? So he can't see me watching him. I'll just watch him for a few more seconds.'

Yukihito indeed had taken off his glasses. However, he didn't like the idea of not seeing. He always kept a pair of disposable contacts with him, which he put in when he was changing.

As he rode the wave to the beach he heard Kanae laughing at him. He grinned and stood up. When he turned around he saw Kanae standing in the water.

'Wow' he thought. He hadn't really looked at her when she stepped out of the changing room. He didn't realize he was staring at her. Her smooth skin, he remembered from last night, felt like silk. Her black hair blew in the breeze and then she smiled. Yukihito felt his heart fall in his stomach. 'Wow' he thought again.

Yukihito walked back in the water towards Kanae.

Kanae saw Yukihito walking back towards her and she blushed thinking how nicely the sun glowed off his skin.

She felt someone bump into her and Kanae went under the water. She stood up and wiped the water from her eyes.

She looked up at the man who had bumped into her.

"Oh, I'm sor..." he stared at her a moment and grinned. "Hi there. I'm sorry."

Kanae glared at the man.

"Look, I'm really sorry. Are you alright?"

She still was glaring.

"I can make it up to you," the man said. Kanae took a step back and the man took a step forward.

"Kanae!" Kanae was never so relieved to hear Yukihito's voice.

"Yukihito," Kanae saw Yukihito walking quickly through the water and was soon right beside her.

"Are you ok?"

Kanae wrapped her arms around Yukihito's neck tightly and kissed him. Yukihito closed his eyes and put his arms around Kanae's waist kissing her back.

Yukihito pulled away from her.

"I'll take that as a yes." he said. He turned to the man. "Thanks for seeing she was alright." he turned them around and walked slightly away from the man.

Neither of them said a word for a while. Each had their own thoughts.

'Wow' Yukihito was thinking. 'I wish I could get away with that every day.'

Strangely enough, Kanae was thinking the same thing.

Yukihito cleared his throat when the other man was out of sight.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yes," Kanae replied. "What a creep." she smiled at Yukihito brightly. "I'm glad you were here."

The rode a wave half way back to the beach and walked the rest of the way in.

"Do you want some lunch?" Yukihito asked.

"I spent all my money I brought with me on bathing suits." Kanae said.

"I have some money with me."

"Good for you." Kanae said.

"I can get us both something to eat. What do you want?"

"To dry off." Kanae said wringing her hair out. "Then to take a shower."

"To eat. What do you want to eat."

"How about we think about it once we're dry. We can't really walk into a store in our bathing suits." Kanae said.

"You're making this a little difficult."

"I am not!"

"Are so."

"Am not!" Kanae insisted.

Yukihito grinned and picked up his clothes off of Kanae's bag. He had put them there so they didn't get as sandy. Luckily it was only pants and a button-down T-shirt and not something like his suit.

They heard whispers around them and Kanae looked up. A teenager was pointing at her.

"But I'm sure it's her." the girl insisted. "I know it is. Look at her hair and her face and tell me that is not the actress Kotanami Kanae!"

Kanae went white and looked at Yukihito. Yukihito glanced at Kanae.

"I think it's time to made an exit from this beach." Yukihito said. "Put your shirt over your swimsuit and let's go."

Yukihito put his shirt on and Kanae quicky threw her pants and shirt on over her suit.

More people were crowding where the teen had been. Yukihito, and his Manager eyes, spotted a camera.

"Camera at nine-o-clock." he hissed.

"I can't be seen here!" Kanae said. "We'll never get out before tomorrow morning."

"Come on," Yukihito grabbed her hand and they started walking away.

The crowd followed them 'inconspicuously'. Yukihito knew he couldn't shake them and Kanae would have to deal with unwanted pictures and articles.

'Unless...' Yukihito took a sharp turn over a hill then another turn and ran into a boat house.

He shut the door and Kanae panted hard.

"What are you doing?"

"Keeping you out of the news." Yukihito replied. "You can take your shirt of now."

"Excuse me?" Kanae crossed her arms and Yukihito felt the temperature in the hut get really cold.

"Your swimsuit." he said like he hadn't noticed the temperature change. "You'll get your clothes really wet if you wear your clothes over them for too long."

"Oh." Kanae took off her shirt and pants then shook them out. "How does this sand get everywhere?" she wondered aloud.

"Sand is made of tiny particles. They get lifted in the wind, kicked by people walking by and even from the water."

Kanae looked up. "I didn't really want to know." she said holding her arms close to her.

Yukihito looked over. "Are you cold?"

"A little. You would be too if you were wearing what I was."

"No I wouldn't." Yukihito said.

"What makes you say that?" Kanae glared at him.

"If I was wearing what you are then I wouldn't step out of my house, my house is warm. Therefore, I would not be cold."

Kanae's angry face turned into a smirk and she began to laugh. "That's a horrible picture." she said. "I never want to see you in a bikini."

"Me either." Yukihito said looking out the window carefully. "I think they're gone." he said. He went to the door and tried to open it. 'Tried' be the operative word. "It's stuck." he said trying again.

Kanae watched Yukihito try to open the door with no luck.

Yukihito sat next to her on the bench conveniently put there. He put his arm around her.

"What are you doing?"

"Keeping you warm." Yukihito answered.

Kanae had no objection to that. "What do we do now?" she asked.

"Well, we can wait for someone to find us, or we can call for help."

Kanae got out her phone and called the police.

"Yes, um, We're stuck in a boathouse on the beach. ... no the door got stuck after we came in. ... we were looking for something and the door won't open. ... Yukihito, did you see what number the boathouse is?"

"Four."

Kanae continued to give information and after a while hung up. "They'll be here in ten minutes."

Yukihito frowned. "Hm." 'Ten minutes seems like a long time.' he felt Kanae shiver. He held her tighter and almost wished he hadn't.

Kanae rester her head on his shoulder and put her arms around his chest. Then she hit his leg with her foot.

"Ow! What was that for?" Yukihito asked.

Kanae looked innocently resting on his shoulder. "Your heart is beating pretty fast." she said. "I'm not doing anything except keeping warm."

'Too bad... ah! No! Bad!'

The door was opened in four minutes and they were let out. Yukihito thanked the man and Kanae put her clothes over her suit again.

They walked back to the hotel to get changed. It was about 4PM by the time they got back.

Kanae ran to the bathroom with a change of clothes and Yukihito got out his notebook. He heard the shower running again.

'That's what I need. A hot shower.' he thought. He held his stomach 'and maybe some food.' Yukihito put on a glove and ordered food.

As Kanae stepped out of the bathroom, Yukihito went in.

Kanae fell on the bed, she wanted to sleep. She heard the shower running and felt the place in the bed next to her.

Yukihito walked out of the bathroom to see Kanae asleep on the bed. The food came and with it a package to Yukihito from the president. He sat the small package down and walked over to Kanae and shook her shoulder.

"Hey, there's food here. Eat something before I call Kyoko."

Kanae sat up and looked at the table. "Do we have to eat?"

"Every day." Yukihito said.

They sat down and ate silently. They had an hour before the taxi came to pick them up. After eating, the packed their things and sat down at the table again.

"What do you think the chances are that President has already moved your things into my house?" Yukihito asked.

Kanae was about to yell at him, but then she pictured the president. "He probably had everything ready the day we left Tokyo."

"I only have one guestroom," Yukihito said. "If someone sleeps over, like my sister or something, then You'll have to sleep in my room."

"I'm not-!"

"I have a sleeping bag for me. Don't worry about that. I just want to make sure we both understand where we stand for a while. We have to live with each other, that was the whole point in getting married in the first place."

Kanae nodded. "True."

They talked about schedules and various things until a call from the front desk said their car was there.

Yukihito grabbed the package from the president and opened it. He read the note then turned to Kanae.

"Hey, Kanae?" Kanae turned around. "Hold out your hand."

Kanae held out her hand and Yukihito dropped something into it. She looked and in her hand sparkled a silver and clear blue ring with a small jewel on the top.

"Is this...?"

Yukihito took it from her palm and put it on her left ring finger. "Another precaution." he said. "I figured you would like one for now."

Kanae glared. "The president just sent you this didn't he?"

"For your information I ordered it myself. It just went to my desk and the president must have found it. I wasn't going to give it to you until we got back."

Kanae looked at the ring then at Yukihito. She took a step forward and kissed his cheek lightly. "Thank you." she said and walked out the door.

Kanae touched her lips with her fingers. 'I think the president's plan worked!' she wailed in her mind.

Yukihito felt his cheek with his hand. 'Oh no.' he thought 'the president's plan worked!'

Aww, Poor Mr and Mrs Yashiro...

Kanae: Don't call me that!

Yukihito: Daydreaming.

Kanae: Hey! Glasses help me out here!

Yukihito: with what? I'm enjoying it?

Kanae: Oh! Kiss me you fool!

REAL Kanae: WHAT! You Jerk!

G2L: Oh come on, I thought it was funny.

Kanae proceeds to chase G2L across house.

G2L: Singing "Kanae's really angry. I hope she doesn't catch me! It's so hard to run with a sombrero on my head!"

(If you don't get that, check out veggietales "Dance of the cucumber" if you want to understand. You don't really have to though:))