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Here s the second chapter!

DISCALAIMER:I do not own City i wish i did.

konbanwa-meaning good afternoon in japanese

Chapter 2

"Miki-chan!",screamed Ryo as he burst through the Cat Eye cafe's door with a disgusting lecherous look on his face,"How about a hot date with me?that octopus must be driving you crazy!I was thinking may be me and you..."

Ryo didn't get a chance to finish as he ducked down to avoid the well aimed ceramic plate that was meant for his head but now,it shattered into millions of tiny pieces as it made impact with the wall behind Ryo.

The customers inside the cafe sweat dropped at the scene.

Ryo chuckled as he took his usual seat behind the counter,while a fuming Umibozu went to clear the mess he had made.

Miki excused herself from the customers she was attending to and walked towards the counter,shaking her head in disapproval at Ryo and Falcon's actions.

"Saeba-san!How many times must I tell you?Do not cause a scene at the cafe!You both will scare away the few customers we have!",reprimanded Miki.

But her words fell on dumb ears as the perverted sweeper started making advances towards her but Ryo was interrupted yet again but this time by a knife that fell almost-almost-near his fingers...clearly a warning.

Ryo jumped up from his seat and yelled at the top of his lungs,"What were you thinking baldy?!Trying to kill me?Have you no concern about Miki-chan?Who will take care of her if something happens to me!",ranted Ryo.

Umibozu red in his face with anger takes a menacing step towards Ryo,clearly intent on teaching the hopeless pervert a lesson to remember.

"Falcon!Don't you even dare!",warned Miki as though she could hear his thoughts loud and clear.

With a long cold stare towards Ryo,Falcon sighed heavily and walked back to his usual spot behind the counter.

"Now,that's a good falcon.",whispered Miki as she leaned over the counter to kiss Umibozu on the yet again turned a deeper shade of red as he blew steam from his ears.

Ryo watched them with admiration,he was glad that his bald octopus of a friend had found someone like was moments like this that reminded him that life wasn't always dark,cold and lonely for people like him.

It was too much fun to see his old comrade get all riled up with his antics towards Miki chan that he had made a habit out of it...even if it meant putting his life on the line for it.

Remembering his true agenda for coming to the cafe in the first place,his heart pounded heavily against his chest,Ryo silently prayed that he would find out something-anything-about Kaori s whereabouts...

"Miki chan,do you know were Kaori is?I need her to do some research on a case we are about to take..",Ryo casually asked as Miki placed his usual order of beer before him.

"No Saeba san,I havent seen Kaori today at all",Miki said thoughtfully."But Saeko san and Reika san came here some time ago,they were telling that they saw Kaori near a mall with a very good looking man who-as Reika put it-had a hard time keeping his hands off Kaori..",Miki giggled as she turned around to attend to the customer who had called out to her.

Involuntarily,Ryo's hand gripped the beer bottle with such force that it was a suprise it didn't break, Ryo suddenly became aware of his surrounding,calmly let go of the beer bottle and prayed no had noticed his reaction to what Miki had just said..but too late..

"Worried Ryo?",asked Umibozu as he calmly wiped the glasses.

Was it his imagination or not he wasn't sure but Ryo could have sworn he saw something shine behind Falcon's dark glasses...

"Shut up baldy.",Ryo said with the best sneer he could muster at that moment and downed the rest of his beer in one swift fluid motion in order to calm his troubled heart that was all of a sudden beating in his ears,telling him to go find Kaori and punch the daylight out of this-good looking man.

But his brain reasoned with him,he must trust Kaori at times like this..Ryo sighed ...yes..he needed to trust Kaori and her feelings for somewhat calm with his decision,Ryo payed his tab and bid farewell to Falcon and Miki.

Once outside,Ryo contemplated what to do...it was too early to go back to an empty apartment -Kaori had said she would be late...he wasnt in the mood to charm anyone with his seducing...

"Time to visit an old friend...",thought Ryo as he made way to his mini cooper.

Sometime stood before the grave of his best friend -Hideyuki Makimura.

"Konbanwa Makimura,How are you today?I brought drinks!Beer your favorite brand...",Ryo said cheerfully as he placed a beer he picked up earlier from the store on the grave.

Opening one for himself,he sat next to the his head against it.

"You know...Kaori is out with a friend today..with a guy...i know..i know!..i should be happy..i can never confess my feelings to her unless i want to put her in danger...but it..it hurts ..its like..",Ryo sighed heavily as he thought about the best way to express the feeling he was feeling,"its like i would take a thousand bullets rather then feel what i am feeling...yet its all my fault..."

"I fell for her Makimura,i fell for her hard...even before i could stop myself",Ryo shook his head,smiling ...thinking about the times..the good times..the time when she dressed up as cinderella...the little arguments they had...the look on her face when he praised her...the love in her eyes when she looked at him..

"You know what?",Ryo said suddenly as he sat up straight,"I want her to be mine.Mine and only mine.I dont know what you were thinking telling a selfish greedy person like me to look after your sister...because now i am selfish enough to want her and i will have Kaori..when i know the time's right...Makimura,she's my everything...I cant imagine waking up and finding out that there s no more Kaori..that would destroy me..."

Ryo stood up walked to the front of the grave and looked down at his friend,"Thank you Makimura...for giving me Kaori...I dont know what exactly your intention was but..arigatou."

Ryo slightly bowed his head and gathered up the beer bottles he had managed to empty during his little confession and bid farewell to his friend.

He made his way out of the cemetery and realized there was still quite some time before Kaori would come home.

'What to do...',wondered Ryo as he drove away from the cemetery.

In the end he just ended up driving around the city,thinking about Kaori and his confession a while ago...

When he looked down at the time next time it was 15 minutes past midnight,he had been so deep in thought that time had just slipped away.

He doubled back to the apartment and prayed with all his heart that Kaori would be home.

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