Hiro's POV

I looked at the door for a minute. She must've heard me… I took a breath and slowly opened the door.

"H-Hiro?" Kikyan looked up at me nervously.

I couldn't take it; I pulled her into the bathroom and embraced her.

"H-Hiro!" She stuttered. I could tell she was flustered.

"Kikyan…" I whispered. I can't stand seeing you with others guys… How can I tell you that?

"Hiro, someone will see us…" She looked around, making sure we're the only ones here.

"I don't care… Let them see…" I replied and tightened my grip around her. I slowly tilted her face up and kissed her.

"!" She squeaked in surprise.

"Kikyan? Hiro? Where are you?" Boss called.

"!" We both jumped backwards.

"What are you two doing in the bathroom?" Riki asked and raised his eyebrows. "I know they said that they're conserving water, but this is going overboard…" He smirked at the sentence.

"We're just talking." I lied. Man, just when we were getting into the mood…

"Kikyan, you look like a beet." Kenshi said worriedly. "Do you have a fever?"

"N-No, I'm fine…"

The others sighed in relief. Not only because Kikyan said she wasn't sick, but because I guess we weren't in a happy mood ever since dinner… "Takuto, do you think you can find a way back home?"

"Huh?" Takuto stared at me. "… Huh?!"

"Do you think you can find all of us a way home?" I asked again. The quicker the better…

"… It'll take me some time… Plus, her gramps box is missing remember? I think that's our way home."

"…" We all stared at each other.

"Alright… Everyone." Leader faced all of us. "Find that box."

/ / /

Kikyan's POV

We searched almost everywhere, but the box was nowhere in sight. Riki asked me to check with the other pirates. I stood in front of Thomas's room and knocked on the door.

"Yes?"

(Click)

"Oh, Miss. Kikyan." He smiled brightly at me. "Is something wrong?" He then gave me a concerned look.

Oh, he was talking about earlier. "No, nothing's wrong. Um… Have you seen a silver and golden box?"

"…" He furrowed his brows in thought. "No… I'm sorry."

"Its fine, thanks anyway." I waved and walked to the next door. "Eduardo?"

"Sup?"

"Have you seen a silver and golden box?"

"No why?" Eduardo opened the door and cocked his head.

"My gramps gave it to me… And I lost it…"

"Heh, what a klutz." He snickered at me.

"Hey!"

"Well, at least you seem a little better now…" He smiled at me.

"Thanks Eduardo." I smiled and started for Christopher's room.

"If I find something like that, ya be the first to know."

"Thanks!" I giggled and knocked on the door.

/ / /

Third POV

"I can't believe you told Kikyan to ask the guys." Hiro sighed as he and Kenshi lifted up a box.

"She's a woman, I was pretty certain that she'll get more answers." Was Riki's reply.

"Well, I don't like it." Hiro cursed under his breath.

"Hiro, you changed a lot…" Kenshi said. "Ever since you met Kikyan, you're not some crazy playboy anymore…"

"Gee thanks."

"That was a compliment!" Kenshi held his hands up.

"Tch, you guys…" Riki shook his head slowly. "We gotta find that box."

"If only my computer works…" Takuto stared at his lifeless computer.

"Keep actin like that and your girlfriend will think that you love the computer more." Leader snickered.

"I don't have a girlfriend! And I don't want one either… Kikyan's amazingly a pain in the ass."

"What did you say?!" Hiro snapped.

"… I said Kikyan's amazingly playing in the act." Takuto lied when he saw Hiro's furious glare.

"…" Everyone looked at Takuto.

"What?"

"Nothing! Nothing!" Everyone looked away and continued searching.

"Phew, he can burn a hole in someone with that glare…" Takuto sighed a breath of relief while wiping a bead of sweat that formed by his eyebrows.

"I wonder how Kikyan's doing…" Boss said out loud.

Hiro stopped and glared. "…"

"I mean like, I'm just concerned. As a boss and all." Boss changed his sentence quickly.

"…" Hiro continued working.

"Phew…"

"I know what you mean…" Takuto whispered and flopped onto the floor.

"We'll find that box…" Riki told everyone. "If we don't, my name wouldn't have been Riki."

"…"

"We'll find it! In the name of the Black Foxes!"

"Yeah!"

Kikyan's POV

I checked with Christopher and Captain… No luck… But…I didn't check with Nathan and Russell… (I stopped) "I'll do Nathan's first…" I decided to play it safe and knocked on Nathan's door.

"Yo?"

"Nathan, it's me Kikyan."

"Come in."

I slowly walked into his room. Nathan was sitting on his bed crossed legged, staring at his sickle and chain. "What are you doing?" I asked curiously.

"Ehh… Deciding whether or not to sharpen my weapon." He replied and tossed it aside. As he did that, he looked at me worriedly. "Hey… About earlier… Did something happen? It must've been my fault eh?"

"Nathan, please. It's not your fault…"

"Well, I'm still sorry anyway." His gaze dropped.

"Come on, don't be like that. I told you it wasn't your fault. Everything's alright now. I came here to ask you… Have you seen a box?"

"A box." He repeated flatly. "Ya know how much cargo we have in this ship don't cha?"

"Oh! I mean… It's a cube, and has a lot of designs on it…" I tried to explain the details.

"…"

"Nathan?"

"Are the designs silver? With a lot of golden embroideries? " He asked slowly.

"! Yes! How do you know?" I was filled with hope.

"… Because I saw Russell with it…"