Ch 2: Lonely No More

What happens when Yuki meets a guy from her past and starts to move past Soujiroh? Will Soujiroh realize his love for her before it is too late?

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Yuki still couldn't believe her eyes. Even as she was sitting across from Ichiro-kun in a coffee shop, she could not believe he was actually there. She had just finished calling Tsukushi-chan to let her know she wouldn't be at the dango shop till later in the morning. Now as she stared at Ichiro-kun she realized how much he had changed. He was no longer a boy, but a grown man, and a handsome one at that. Yuki could feel herself blushing as she stared at his good looks.

It had been so long since she had last seen him. Four years ago Ichiro-kun moved to the United States with his family. His father was in the process of starting a media group and they needed to move to New York. It had nearly broken her heart to see him leave. Once he had left there was an emptiness inside her because she had not only lost her boyfriend, but her best friend. Of course Tsukushi was one of her best friends, but Ichiro-kun was the one who had really understood her. Suddenly she felt whole again seeing him, even if they were not together anymore.

Just chatting with him about old times seemed to make her feel less lonely. Yuki had been feeling very lonely lately with Tsukushi married to Tsusaka. They were too wrapped up in each other to notice anyone else. Rui and Akira had taken over their father's businesses and were now too busy to hang out. And Soujiro was avoiding her like the plague. Yet, with Ichiro she was never lonely. Even though so many years had past, he still knew her better than anyone else.

"Ichiro-kun, how have you been? How is your life in America? I am sure you have stories to tell."

Yuki knew full well that Ichiro's father had been successful in building one of the largest media groups in the world and that Ichiro was now the heir to a billion dollar fortune. She knew that he had become a model and actor, but was still very private about his personal life. The press and his girl fans constantly hounded him wherever he went; that is why he kept bodyguards with him at all times. Too tell the truth, Yuki tried to avoid stories about him; afraid she would read about him having a model girlfriend.

"Life in America was great, but I can not be there anymore because it is not home. Yuki-chan you don't know how much I have missed you over the years. I just want you to know that I never purposely wanted to leave you. We had been together for a long time, almost three years, and I felt I abandoned you." Ichiro reached his hand over to Yuki and gave it a squeeze as he smiled at her.

"You never abandoned me Ichiro-kun. You had to follow your family. Besides we still have remained friends for all this time, ne?"

"Yes we have been friends since we were five, but I haven't been to good of a friend lately. I will try to be better. That includes making sure you actually go to work. I will give you a lift on my motorcycle. I have an extra helmet so you will be safe."

Ichiro led Yuki out of the coffee shop and to where his bike was parked. Suddenly seeing a motorcycle, made Yuki think about Soujiro. Soujiro never allowed any girls on the back of his motorcycle, and Yuki always wanted her first ride on a motorcycle to be with him. Yet surprisingly, she did not feel very disappointed that her first ride on a motorcycle was not with Soujiro. Instead it was with the person she trusted the most. As Yuki put on the extra helmet and sat behind Ichhiro, she realized that she had to be the luckiest girl in the world and that many girls would kill to be in her position. She squeezed Ichiro's waist tightly and wished not to let go ever.

Akria was pissed. Normally he never lost his temper, but so far the today was going very badly and it was only 9am. First he and his latest married girlfriend were almost caught in a compromising position early that morning by her husband. To escape Akria had to jump out of the bathroom window and land in some bushes. Secondly he was going to break up with the same girlfriend that morning because she was starting to get clingy, but now he had to forgo that for another day. Lastly, he was about to ask the pretty (married) neighbor of his out on a date, but Tsusaka called demanding he meet him at dango shop to help him convince Makino to quit.

Akira was driving his new, silver Ferrari to meet up with the F4 at the dango shop. But once he got there he might just have to give Tsusaka a piece of his mind. Not that his bad day was entirely his Tsusaka's fault, but he definitely contributed to his very, very bad day. Maybe his bad temper would scare the rest of the F4 away and he could go back to flirting with his neighbor.

Somehow he and the rest of the F4 had to participate in helping Tsusaka convince his new wife that she could use his billion-dollar fortune instead of having to work, but Tsukushi was convinced that she should be able to pay her way through the rest of law school. How stubborn those two were. Somehow it seemed to be Yuki, Rui, Soujiro, and him were the ones that kept those two together. Actually it was mainly Soujiro and Yuki that kept those two together.

Now Yuki-chan and Soujiro were a different matter altogether. He heard that Soujiro ran away from her at the latest book signing. Poor Yuki-chan. Soujiro did not seem to realize what a great girl Yuki was. Akira at one point or another thought Yuki would be the perfect match for Soujiro; she helped him shop for clothes, she helped him turn away the crazy girls pursuing him, and she helped him realize that Sara-chan did love him. But Soujiro did not realize how much he needed her.

Although Akira had to confess to himself that he wouldn't mind if he could find a girl who was like Yuki. Yuki cared so much for Soujiro and seemed to bend over backwards to help him when she could. In fact Yuki was pretty cute and he wouldn't have minded dating her if she was a couple of years older. However, if he ever admitted that to Soujiro, he would beat the crap out of him. Akira believed that Soujiro did not realize that he was quite jealous of any boys showing interest in Yuki. Akira sighed as he realized how much Soujiro loved Yuki, but Soujiro didn't realize that himself.

As Akira waited at a traffic stop, he noticed out of the corner of his eye a new Kawasaki motorcycle pulling up next to him. Although it wasn't actually the motorcycle he was paying attention to, but the girl on the back of the bike behind the driver. Although she was in regular jeans, the jeans left little to the imagination about how long her legs were. Those had to be the best looking legs he had seen in a long time. The tight fitting leather jacket she was wearing only accentuated her curves. Although she was wearing a helmet, he could see she had long wavy, waist length ebony hair.

As he parked his car near the dango shop, he noticed the motorcycle pulled up to where Soujiro usually parked his bike. Curious, Akira waited in the car to see what the girl actually looked like. Maybe he could charm her away from the man driving the motorcycle.

However Akira was in a shock for a lifetime, when he saw the girl pull of her helmet, revealing Yuki-chan. He was shocked that Yuk-chan had such a beautiful body and he never noticed it before. Then again he always viewed Yuki-chan as a friend. Akira laughed when he thought how Soujiro did not even know that Yuki had one of the most beautiful bodies Akira had ever seen. Soujiro was such an idiot.

But the biggest shock was when the driver pulled off his helmet revealing Takeda Ichiro, the model, philathropist, and movie star. Living with two teenage twin sisters, he knew exactly who Takeda Ichiro was and that he was very popular amongst the ladies. Unfortunately that group included his sisters. He would never get use to his sisters liking men. In fact he would make sure to beat any man to a pulp who even looked at his sisters romantically.

Due to his many connections, Akira also knew that Takeda Ichiro was heir to the Takeda media group, a billion dollar corporation. His fortune easily rivaled that of the F4s. Akira than noticed the black SUV parked next to the motorcycle. Of course he would have bodyguards, just like the rest of the F4. Yet what was he doing with Yuki? He would have to make a couple of calls to check up on Ichiro's background. No one hung around F4's friends without a complete background check.

As Yuki and Ichiro walked into the Dango shop, Akira was suddenly glad that he was going to meet up with the rest of the F4. This would be a very interesting situation, especially Soujiro's reaction. Suddenly his day was going to be highly amusing. As Akira reached for his phone to dial one of his underground connections, he evilly smiled and wished that the rest of the F4 would arrive soon.