Me: Sorry for the long wait! Writer's block. -.- Anyways, I'm back, and here is the chapter! I hope you enjoy! :)

"Sure." Kuuga says, wincing because if the cleaning pads I used on his cuts.

"Are you okay?" I ask.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just a bit tired."

"You can rest as soon as I finish tending to your wounds."

"Thanks Mom." Kuuga jokes.

"That's gross! I'm younger than you!"

"I was joking, you dense brick." I sigh. Kuuga will be Kuuga.

After I finish cleaning his cuts, I take out my sewing machine from the closet and take out Kuuga's ripped clothes. I go onto the balcony that my room has access to, and dust off his blazer as well as I can. I sigh. It's not getting any cleaner, so I decide to take it home for a wash. I take a look at his shirt. Not too bad, just the ripped sleeve. Same with the pants. That much I can fix. So, I take the two articles of clothing, and flip them inside out. I start sewing the shirt sleeve together first. Once I finish that, I do the same for the pant sleeve. Once I finish, I hear Kuuga stir.

"How are you feeling?" I ask.

"Geez, you don't have to make such a fuss over me. I'm fine, really." He grumbles.

"Are you hungry?" I ask.

"A bit." He admits.

"Let's go out to eat! I know a really awesome restaurant!" I say.

"Okay, if that's what you want."

"Yay~! It's on me then!" I exclaim.

After we go to the restaurant, we go back to my dorm, and start packing for the trip to my home! I take out my powder blue suitcase, and put a weeks' worth of clothing inside.

"Kuuga!" I exclaim giddily.

"Is something the matter?"

"Yes! It's snowing outside!"

"We can have a snowball fight later, at your house." He says, packing away.

"At my house..." I say dreamily, thinking of the great memories that I will make. We quickly finish packing, and I call my parents to notify them that I am coming home.

"Mom?" I ask, putting the phone on speaker.

"What's up?" She replies cheerfully.

"Can I come home?" I ask.

"Sure!" Mom replies. "When?"

"Uhhh... Right now." I say.

"Okay!" She exclaims.

"And I'm bringing a friend home." I say.

"Fine with me! She can sleep in the guest bedroom!" She says.

"Uh Mom?" I ask.

"What?" She says grumpily. I heard that pregnant women get mood swings easily.

"It's a he." I correct.

"OoOhHhH!" Mom says giddily.

"And he is listening to our conversation. His name is Kuuga. Okumura Kuuga." I warn.

"Well, sounds like you know him pretty well. Anyway, hon, I've got to go! See you in a few!" Mom says, hanging up on me.

"So, how is my Mom?" I ask.

"She seems nice." He says.

"Listen, if you don't feel comfortable with my family, you don't have to come."

"No, it's fine Aoi! I love spending time with you!"

"Really?" I say, melting into his genuine words. I've always been a sucker for promising words.

"Really." He says, pulling me into the kiss. This is our what, third kiss? Anyways, I lean my head against his chest, and hug him tight.

"Never leave me." I say.

"I won't. Not like my parents left each other. Not like my sister left me, to grieve. We'll be together, forever." Kuuga assures me. I hug him tighter, fighting back tears, tears that I don't know where they were from.

"Thanks." I say, letting go of him, and picking up my suitcase. "Let's go." I say, as we walk out to the bus stop, together, just like he promised.

"Mom!" I say, jumping in joy, because of seeing her so healthy.

"Aoi! I'm so glad you're here! Your dad was a bit skeptical about a boy coming over, but I convinced him." My Mom says.

"Kuuga is my best guy friend! And his parents are divorced, which is why I invited him to come over." I say.

"Oh. That's fine then! And you must be Kuuga!" She says, gesturing to him as he walks up behind me. I see her eyes widen at the resemblance to my father.

"Yeah. That's me." Kuuga says.

"Come in, we can chat for a bit, then you can get settled in!" She says happily, walking away.

"Is your mom pregnant?" Kuuga whisper asks me.

"Yeah." I whisper back.

"Okay." He whispers. "How long?"

"5 months. The baby is due in May. At least, that's what the doctors say." I reply.

"Oh. Okay." He replies. After that short whisper convo, we head inside, and settle down in the living room. My dad eyes Kuuga suspiciously. I can only feel so much tension between them. Alas, I break the ice by saying,

"Who wants to play Monopoly?"

We do end up playing Monopoly, with me being victorious! After that, I ask Kuuga if he wants to bake some sweets for my parents with me.

"Okay, sure." He says.

"Aoi, why don't we help you?" My Mother asks, well, motherly.

"No. I want to show you how much I improved." I reply.

"Oh. Okay then! I look forward to tasting what you will bake!" She says happily.

"Yes, I also look forward to what you two will bake." My Dad says, emphasizing the words 'You two', and looking at Kuuga. Kuuga also makes eye contact.

"Okay! Let's go to the kitchen, Kuuga." I say.

"Whatever you say, Aoi."

~Review Replies!~

RedNeko22~ Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Did you enjoy this chapter too?

StarlightFangirl~ Really? Was it that cliffhanger-ish? Well, now you know what's going to happen! I'm happy you enjoyed that chapter!

Me: Okay, did you enjoy that?

Kashino: What exactly is happening between me and Okumura-san?

Me: You'll find out. ;)

Ichigo: That creepy smile...*shudder* 0.0

Me: Anyways, please leave a review if you enjoyed!