"Where did that come from Akemi?" Asked Takato laughing nerbously. "Oh, Takato, I uhh... Uh I have loved you for awhile and I don't know what came over me." "Akemi It's fine, I actually enjoyed it." "You did?" "Yes I have a question, uh, how long have you loved me?" "I've loved you since I met you, it just took me a little while to realize it. It was about the time I was going out with that jerk named Brian." "You mean that wolf who I took down on the football field, then made him look like a fool when he tried to hit me? Then got rough with you so I kicked his ass further?" "That's the one, but what really got me was when you told him if you saw him make fun of anyone or decide to bully anyone else then you wont hesitate to beat the shit out of him again. But what really got me was how he beat that kid for standing up for himself and you stepped in, even when he pulled a weapon on you, you stayed right where you were, you didn't back down, to me that was admirable and selfless, and that's what made me realize my love for you. That's also about the time that I started hanging out with you, and you treated me like anyone else, you didn't try to get my respect or anything, you just treated me like one of your friends, and I loved that. All in all I love your personality and I gotta say your choice of friends is amazing, you accept any outcast as one of your own, and you treat them with respect. Like that one fur, what was his name, Riley? Yeah that's it when people found out he was gay you didn't care, you actually told him to be who he was. Not what other people wanted him to be. So I got a question for you how long have you loved me?" Akemi asked. "I started pretty much as soon as I saw you. I saw that you were a kind person even if you were going out with Brian at the time. But when you stood up for me when Brian and his dipshit 'squad' as he liked to call them. That was when my love was set in stone for you but I knew Brian would never let you go out with me or else he would probably attempt to kill me so I kept my mouth shut then you broke up with him and left the cool kids in the dust cause you were tired of being a part of their bullying and started to hang out with me I thought Brian was gonna come after me to point I stopped going to school and learned martial arts not that I ever used it but still I was paranoid then I later find out that him and his goons got jumped by people that apparently supported me that I knew I would always have people at my back including you and I knew you were the one for me. I loved your personality. I loved the fact that you would fight for those you cared about. And I loved everything else then Ken finnaly convinced me to work up the courage to ask you out on a date." Stated Takato proudly " though if I hadn't I probably wouldn't be in this hospital bed but it was worth it every second of it so far now I don't mean to be rude but we have some guests so let's be good hosts shall we." Takato asked politely. Just then Takatos mom and Ken walked in. " Hey Takato we picked a old friend on the way over here." As Ken said that a pure black fox dragon hybrid walked in. "RILEY Omg your back" Takato exclaimed happily.