AN: Horray, Chapter 2. I originally was going to just write this all while I was in study hall, as a study hall project, but then I got interested. :D So yeah.
This chapter may come off as a little confusing, as it dives into the past of Akemi and Paul's relationship a bit. I felt as if it was needed. Akemi's past needs to get dove into as well. Gah, this story is gonna be long. xD Anyway. Chapter 2! I apologize if this is going too slow. :( And that the Beatles haven't popped up once except for being mentioned or calling Akemi. By the way! This IS in present day Liverpool. Cells, computers, they exist. But the beatles are JUST NOW becoming a phenomenon. So, yeah. Confusion? Sorry. :' Here's chappie 2. Read and review or whatever.

It was later that afternoon when Akemi reached her destination - her boyfriend's home. With Michelle in her arms, she dug through her jacket and found the house key, unlocking the door and pushing it open with her hip. Heavy steps came from upstairs, and soon the huge sheep-dog known as Martha was at the front door, knowing better than to hop all over Akemi, for she had child in her arms.

"Hello, Martha. I was told to watch you, but I think that was just an excuse to get me over here..." She spoke to the canine, who just sat there with her tongue out, panting, and her head cocked to the side.

"...I can see you really don't care much."

She closed the door, and made her way upstairs, the smell of stale cigarette smoke filling her nasal cavities.

He's going to have to drop this habit... The girl would mutter underneath her breath. As soon as she was in his room, she set Michelle onto his bed and noticed how she fell right asleep. Perhaps she was tired. Akemi knew that she was, and she wanted to lie down right beside the girl, but there were things that had to be done, such as cleaning.

Ever since Paul had left Jane, it seemed that he just got more and more unorganized!

"There's papers everywhere. Scores, lyrics, bills..." Even in his bedroom, there were things everywhere! Upon getting the sleeping Michelle out of her jacket, and then taking off her own, she rolled up her sleeves, found one of the many ponytail holders that she left around his nightstand, and then pulled her hair up. Soon, she got to work.

Room, bathroom, kitchen, living space. Dusting, polishing, cleaning, mopping. I'll cook dinner, perhaps all the boys will come. Nah, that's asking for too much.

She began to organize all the papers in his bedroom, going through many of them only to find a box sitting by his window. She bent over, grabbing the edges and then holding it against her, whilst one hand wandered and flipped through the papers. Suddenly her heart melted.

All the letters that she had sent to him whilst they were apart from each other laid in that box.

"Awhh, Paulie. I regret ever calling you an asshole for not writing back these last few times..." Her light voice was airy all of a sudden. Like an exasperated feeling had come over her. She took a seat on his bed, and began to read through every single letter that she sent. All the memories, all the emotion, all the love, it made her heart swell.

Akemi began to think back to when they first met. Her career wasn't quite the normal one, she fought demons for a living after her grandmother had sacrificed her to the spirit world before she was even born. Paul had discovered this after they 'ran' into each other in Japan whilst he was on tour.

They fell in love almost instantly. He left her that next day, but not after promising to write, and her own promise of going to school in Liverpool so they could be together again.

But then, he got engaged to his then girlfriend of the time - Jane Asher. Memories took over her mind and she laid back onto the bed, holding Michelle against her, and listening to the little baby breathe. She sounded like a piglet.

"Yes, Jane and Paul are getting married!"

The words devastated her. All that love went down the drain that very moment when she found out, but it drove her to work even harder towards her goal, so perhaps she could steal him back. Letters would constantly come, but soon they'd stop arriving. Paul's replies would take months and months to reach her, and soon they came to a stop - right when she graduated and was preparing to come to Liverpool.

But then, the greatest news came.

The engagement, it's off!

When Akemi found out why, however, the heartache came back. Paul, in bed with yet another woman, and Jane, discovering.

She shook her head and then closed her eyes.

Soon, Akemi reached Liverpool, and started attending school in the nearby area of London. She was the shortest girl in her class, and her demon hunting job just got worse in the United Kingdom. There were more monsters than EVER before, and it exhausted her, along with classes and having to take care of the new found responsibility her room mate had that went by the name of Michelle. She wondered when Paul was ever going to enter her life again. If he would ever love her again...

That new-years, her prayers had been answered. Her and Paul were reunited after an awkward turn of events, she returned home with him that night, and the pair had been inseparable ever since then.

A small smile graced Akemi's lips when she remembered everything. What an amazing adventure it had been, and it was only continuing as the couple thrived on.

They had their troubles, but it wasn't something that they couldn't fix. It was mostly because of Akemi and Paul's tight schedules, and her temper.

She looked down at Michelle in her arms, and then rose an eyebrow, "I wonder why your mother just didn't name you Prudence, Michelle. It's obvious she named you after that song. About Bells."

Akemi was a small minded person. What she meant was Paul's song, Michelle. Ma Belle. Not Bells. What a silly girl. She listened to the awkward silence that came along after her sudden statement, and then jumped a little when she heard the heavy, triumphant steps of Martha running up the stairs and entering the room. She hopped up onto the bed, and smothered Akemi with kisses.

"Martha! Silly girl!" She exclaimed, got the large english dog to calm down, and soon they were all snuggled up on the bed. Akemi soon forgot about the cleaning she was to do. Letters were scattered about all over the room, hundreds, and after a while, she drifted off into a deep slumber, the only sounds heard in the room being Akemi and Michelle's light snores, and the sound of Martha's breathing.

And soon, the sound of Akemi's phone, but she ignored that.

Cyndi...
You won't win this time...

I'm not losing you without a fight. Your soul will be mind, I guarantee it...