'Passengers boarding SQ2385J plane, please check in now. I repeat,..' the announcement was heard clearly through the speakers of the airport. It was early in the morning, and there is hardly anybody in the airport. That's easy to explain- Singaporeans just hate to take morning flights because that meant lesser timing to sleep. Riko and the others have arrived at the airport early in the morning, and everybody was dead tired.
"Aiko-san, you want to rest?" Chinen asked with much concerned, as he looked over to the said girl that was just sitting right beside him. "I'll go get us some coffee," Hayato initiated, before he patted Riko's shoulders, and went off towards Starbucks Cafe. Kento and the YamaJima pair was sitted across Chinen and Aiko.
"Kento, is there something wrong with you and Riko-chan?" Yamada whispered softly into Kento's ears. Yuto by then have bended down, and joined in the conversation. "Both of you shouldn't end it off like this! You like her right?"
"Yuto-kun, Yamada-chan, I can hear you guys clearly," Riko answered, as she stared directly to both of them. Both of them stood up, and looked at another direction. Just for a few seconds, Riko and Kento eyes met, but they just awkwardly turned away, after what happened the other day.
Hayato have came back, with his both hands full of the bags of coffee. He passed one each to everybody, and Chinen have helped Aiko to hold onto hers as well. "It's hot, careful,"
Aiko smiled, and her hart beat fast and hard when Chinen's hand touched onto hers. Riko and Hayato looked at each other, and smiled shyly. When they looked up, they realized that Chinen and Aiko hands were touched slightly, and they turned to each other, and smiled again.
"Kento, seriously," Yuto mumbled, shaking his head. All Kento did, was to heave out a big sigh.
"Guys, it's time. Let's all head off," Riko said after she realized everybody have finished their coffee. They all threw it into the dustbin near their seat, and stood up to leave. Riko and Hayato were in front, followed by Yamada, Yuto and Kento. The last in the queeue was Chinen and Aiko. Chinen was making sure that Aiko knows her way. Suddenly, she felt a chill behind her back, and she tried to look, but she realized she was blind.
"Chinen, is there somebody behind me?" she asked, her hands perspiring. Chinen looked behind, and shake his head. "No, what's wrong, Aiko?"
"Nothing, let's go," she laughed sheepishly.
Right at the corner of the entrance, was a shadow. He was giving darts- not to Aiko, but to the guy who was beside her.
Chinen Yuri.
Aiko's hands were starting to shiver when the plane took off. Somehow, she felt that something big is going to happen when they reached Japan. Chinen, who was settled beside her, saw it, and started to worry. But then, he didn't really asked.
Riko started to feel kind of emotional when the announcement had said that they are going to reach Japan soon. Riko felt that something huge is going to occur in Japan, and that she probably might not be able to handle it as well.
Will the two girls gut feelings come true?
"Riko, we're going back to our apartment first. We'll see you tomorrow then," Yuto said, when they was about to part at the entrance of Japan's airport. Riko nodded her head, and big goodbye to the pair.
"Yuto-kun, why not follow them till we reach their house?" Yamada asked, as he started to wear his sunglasses, and beanie. Yuto smiled, and patted his boyfriend's head. "Yama-chan, they need some time alone, and afterall, if we considered friendship, Riko, Aiko, Hayato have all closer relationship and longer time then us,"
Yamada continued giving the blank look. "They need to talk things out as well,"
Yamada just nodded his head, and quickly locked his fingers with Yuto's. "All I need is Yuto, and that's enough,"
Both of continued their path home in silence.
Kento and Chinen have also parted their way off from Riko, Aiko and Hayato. Chinen and Aiko then exchanged their numbers. "I'll call you soon, alright?" Chinen whispered into Aiko's ears, before he left with Kento. Kento turned back to glanced at the three, before he finally walked off.
"So, tell me, how should we deal with Saito now?" Riko asked when they started to walk. Aiko shrugged her shoulders, and with the help of Riko, she was able to find her way. "Aiko, can you remember anything? Or still no impressions? Saito is hiding something, that I am so sure of,"
"I don't know, I really don't know at all," Aiko answered, her tone filled with exasperation. "If I knew, I wouldn't be in such pain now,"
Hayato and Riko looked at each other. "How did you ... got Hayato's number anyway?"
"I got the nurse to help me look it up. She was like my friend during my stay, so she somehow managed to get his number, so she helped me to call him,"
"Yea. I was shocked when they said they're calling from the hospital. So, they told me it's Aiko-san. So I went, and she told me to fetch her away," Hayato spoke, as he looked towards the road for a taxi.
Three of them got into a taxi, and Riko sighed.
"Time to find a way to deal with Saito,"
Hayato just looked at Aiko.