After the long day that ensued, the large amount of editors were thanked graciously by the band and plus one of Alex who was in the deepest of thrawls of gratitude to the Editors while the girls had gave Alex a small run down of what there schedule was for the next couple of weeks, a month from now will be when the music will be released and she was honestly in a head rush, she was beyond excited, but also terrified at the aspect of it all. She was still trying to wrap her brain around what had happened in the span of a month, it was unnatural that she wondered if she was dreaming at times...

Thinking hard on it she didn't notice someone calling her name before a hand grabbed her shoulder as she jumped, looking back she noticed Ryuji who looked at her curiously. "Oh gosh, Sorry you scared me Ryuji..." She relaxed as his hand went from intrusion to a steady warmth. "What is it?" She asked curiously as he looked back, "My shift ended so... I thought you would like to go to my place?" She blinked before blushing brightly. "U-uh." Ryuji shook his head. "N-not like that, I promise. I just thought maybe it'd be more cozy then the Cafe, and since he was there i thought it would be better to avoid that area... especially since your face is now the talk of everywhere." He added at the end, his face was flushed at the clear thought that had entered Alex's mind.

"Oh, yeah that sounds nice... Let me go say bye to the girls then we can go." walking back towards the girls which was the direction she had already been going, Ryuji was in pursuit behind her. "Hey! I'ma head out with Ryuji, call me if you guys need anything!" Hana and Sakura gave her a quick hug while Yua gave a slight smirk towards the girl. "Get it sis." Hikaru rolled her eyes as Alex had gone a deep crimson. "You have fun, tomorrow we gotta get some recording done." Alex nodded her head, understanding as Ryuji pulled out a hoodie and handed it towards Alex. "What's this?" She asked curiously as he hummed. "It's a gift... and also a disguise." 

Hikaru smiled at the two who were so cute and couldn't help but giggle. "They are so cute." Whispering to the others, Alex and Ryuji walked off towards their destination, Alex slipping on the hoodie with the small help of Ryuji pushing the hoodie down on her head. "It's a little big but it works." Alex added as he gave a short chuckle. "It's cute on you." Looking up she gave a small smile. "You should see me with my beanie." Ryuji turned his head curiously before Alex grabbed her phone and pulled up a picture of her wearing a dog beenie. "Now this is cute." Alex giggled to herself as Ryuji smiled. "Atleast you know it." 

She looked over at him as he walked along the sidewalk, he was fumbling his phone and pulled up a picture as well, it was him a little younger throwing up a peace sign with a few of his friends. "Now thats just dorky." Alex teased as he rolled his eyes. "So you were that kinda person yeah? The peace duck face." She pulled up her hand to her eyes and gave a wink with a duck face. "Hell yeah I was, and now you are too." He managed to snag a photo of her in that pose, her hand was pratically covered with the oversized hoodie. "HEY! Come on Ryuji! Please delete that!" She tried to swipe his phone but he held it to high for her to get.

"I should send this to the girls, make them think you are 'one of those.'" He got her back with that as she gave a pout, which he managed to get another photo of. "Ryuji you are starting a war you can't win~" She pratically sung in a evil way while he walked on, leading the way while she was plotting her revenge. After a little bit of walking down the more rural part, Alex realized that Ryuji was taking her to a house. "Oh wow." She had looked up towards the lovely home she had started to walk towards as he slowly opened the door. Slipping off his shoes and into a pair of slippers, Alex followed suite in a respectful manner.

Walking through the halls of the very large house she paused as she looked on the wall where there was a few picture frames, a woman was hugging a very young Ryuji in a graceful way, looking at them all, she could note a few things but didn't choose to pry as she walked after Ryuji. "I didn't realize you had such a nice house." She commented as he nodded his head. "It was my grandparents." She didn't question much as he looked a little solumn at the question. Walking towards the room he opened they walked into it.

It was a simple bedroom, a traditional style japanesse bed that was low to the floor while he had a large chair and desk with a computer sitting onto the desk. Ryuji started to rummage through his bag to put away the suit and clothes that he had brought with him while Alex sat onto the bed. Looking towards the nightstand she saw another picture of Ryuji and would assume his mother at his graduation... though the first thing she looked at was the oxygen mask that she had worn below her nose... She looked towards him in concern as he looked over towards her. "What is it?" He asked as she shook her head. "It's nothing, I was just wondering..." She paused as she looked back at the picture.

"My family?" He could question as she nodded slowly. "Well, I guess similiar to yours... This is my mother..." He paused as he traced the picture a little bit with a grim smile. "she raised me alone... and it was a taxing ordeal to be a single mother and work and raise a child." He stated as he sat on the bed and grabbed the picture frame looking at it sadly. "She worked herself to the bone to keep us fed, and it took its toll." He grabbed his phone and pulled up a picture... it was the woman who was attached to alot of machines as Alex looked on in worry. "She's in a coma... and her brother..." he sighed as he placed the photo down while Alex placed her head against his shoulder, listening to him as he shook. "Her brother wanted to pull the plug on her... his reasons were for her to rest, but I know he tried to take the will from her and change it to suite his benefits." Alex felt a unyielding rage when she heard that.

She had a similiar thing happen to her with her parents will, she had gotten lucky to get a few family heirlooms, but most of the money went to her aunt and uncle because she was to young to inherit it... what a load of crap, she grabbed his hand and gentle stroked his hand. "Is she still?" She asked gently as he nodded his head. "I fought him off, the doctor said she can come out of it eventually, he believes so i do too..." He shook his head. "Though the operations are always expensive, I'm just glad for Hikaru and Yua asking for me as a bodyguard to help..."

Like a missing puzzle piece that was Ryuji, it fell into place... she had wondered why he had worked so hard at a early stage of his life... Having a mother fall into a seeming unending sleep... Alex stood up and gently wrapped her arms around his head in a soothing way and hugged him. Feeling his arms wrap around her she whispered. "Guess we both have crap side families." She muttered as he snorted against her, looking up he stared at her blue eyes as she stared into his brown ones... She leaned down a little and whispered out. "Is this okay..."slowly he nodded and leaned up slightly, kissing the soft lips that uttered the question. Closing her eyes she kissed him, feeling the hands slowly caress her body...

Slowly pulling away Ryuji smiled up at her. "I'm glad I met you." He said honestly while she smiled a little bashfully. "I'm glad I met you too," She stroked the sides of his head, the locks of hair brushing against her hands as she looked into his eyes. A loud buzz rang as Ryuji's hand became numb from the feelng of Alex's phone buzzing against her pocket. her look made Ryuji a little amused as she had become annoyed with a pout. Pulling out her phone she noticed the discord that she had been blowing up over the yume announcement. She couldn't help but be amused by this and showed Ryuji. "I wonder how they will react to know it's... me..." She paused as she remembered who else was in that discord...

"Oh no..." 

Ryuji looked at her concerned placed on his face. "What is it?" He asked as she shook her head and threw the phone onto the bed and hugged his head again, her body was still firmly on his lap. "Nothing important, just hate thinking of him." She muttered as he hugged her back, in a weird turn of fates, she was comforting him... and now it's the other way around. "Do you want to do something?" He asked as she looked down at him and blushed, getting off of him quickly he added. "I didn't mean it like that, just..." Alex walked over towards his computer and grabbed the mouse.

"Come on then, show me what you have." He smiled slightly as he rolled over and onto his feet, he started commenting about it all as Alex felt the looming physical pressence of Ryuji, the slight touches... she relaxed as she looked up at him and gave a silent wink, a small smile appearing on her face as she did, while he leaned down and pecked her forehead. Alex slid out of the chair and let him sit down to sign into his games while Alex grabbed her phone and cheekily slid into the place where Ryuji stood and snapped a photo of her giving Ryuji a quick peck on the cheek while he had given the camera a quick surprised look.

"Where is that going." He asked curiously. "Just the girls... they were going to interogate me anyways so... might as well send them something." She exagerated while Ryuji shook his head, but knowing the girls he could guess what she had meant. Alex's phone immeditely started buzzing as she laughed away, turning the phone over she saw alot of screaming text, meanwhile Sakura being the prankster Kissed Hana on the cheek and sent a picture, the next one was Sakura kissing Hikaru on the cheek which got a surprised blush out of her, and Yua who was the last one had gotten the last laugh and stuck her tongue out mid picture.

"You do realized you condemed yourself to get cheek kissed by Sakura, right?" Ryuji asked as Alex giggled and shrugged. "She's already rode me like a horse," She thought back to when they stayed at the hotel. "GO MY STEED!!!" She shuddered while Ryuji shook his head with a low chuckle. "If you say it like that it just sounds weird." Alex smacked his head slightly, a blush forming on her face. "Hell no... it'd be the other way." Now Ryuji was the one that was red.

"Yeah?" Ryuji questioned as she muttered. "Shut up... you didn't hear that." He shook his head as he clicked through, showing Alex all which was on the screen as she was next to him, She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and held onto him as she watched him go through it all and felt a warm feeling blossom in her chest... in a weird way she was grateful to Kazu... she moved here to get her heart broken... but to be healed in such a unique way... She hugged Ryuji through the chair as he kept on going... after a few hours of clicking through different games and switching places, Alex looked as if she was nodding off, he whispered if she wanted to go to sleep and with a tired nod she stood up and headed over to the bed. Ryuji looked at it and hummed, knowing that he could take one of the other bedrooms, but was grabbed by Alex who muttered a singular word that made his body shudder... "Stay..."

All there was, was warmth, curling up to the blankets and the body of warmth that was in the bed, Alex lulled to sleep...

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