Act 21: Friends aren't only the people beside you

                                    

                                          
Before Kasumi could withdraw her mind from that kiss, she could still feel his arms around her, even if Cobra was long gone from his room. She felt again the rush of helplessness, the sinking yielding, the surging tide of warmth that left her limp. 'What had just happened. His lips touched my lips...' a thought crossed her mind. She skipped from the bed and grabbed her phone. The google search was open and she typed 'What does it mean if lips touch lips'. The search button was pressed and the first result said 'a intentional gesture defining as a kiss'.
                          
"Wow!" she yelled loudly like a baby that first tasted ice cream and dropped her phone.
                          
She stood there lost in the moment. 'It was a kiss then. Of course it was a kiss.' she thought and softly picked up her phone. "Wait! What? A kiss?" she cried out again and pressed her palm on her mouth to shut herself up. "No! No!" she mumbled and wore her pink running shoes and rushed out of the room. She needed to worry about more serious things now. Kisses? Why was her mind filled with pink clouds and kisses. Even in high school she did not reacte like that. She decided to go and see Naomi. There she could get her mind straight again.
                          
Inside the Itokan Diner Naomi and Yamato were talking. With all the chaos that was happening these days, they both would need some wise advice that Tatsuya could offer. His words were always on point and made sense. They missed the old leader of the Mugen and the caring brother.
                          
"Rocky was beaten pretty badly." Yamato announced as he was sitting at the bar chair next to the counter facing away from Naomi. "I wonder who did it?"
                          
Naomi with a concern look on her face wondered "I wonder if he's okay?"
                          
"Eh?" Yamato exhaled almost glaring at her "Are you serious? You're worrying about Rocky?"
                          
"That's not it, Baka (idiot)! I am worried about Tettsu." she cut him off and explained. Yet, she had to admit the silly and jealous Yamato looked really cute.
                          
"A so!" Yamato said and smiled relived from the previous jealous moment.
                          
"If aniki (brother) was here, I wonder what he'd say." Naomi quizzed as she sat down in a lower seat.
                          
Yamato thought for a second and responded "He would probably talk about either destroying Kuryu or saving your friends."
                          
"After all, I can't forgive Kuryu." Naomi serious disclosed "That'sbecause I want to protect the restaurant that my aniki (brother) left behind."
                          
"Hm! We have many memories with Tatsuya-san here." Yamato said as he stood up gazing around the place and pausing next to her. Then he sat down near her adding "A place that we can always return to..."
                          
"But I do understand Tetsu's feelings. He wants to do everything he can to help. I don't know what to do anymore." she admitted and cast a glance with a bitter smile at Yamato. Who rested his hand on her shoulder and gave her then a soft hug. After all Naomi and him were always close. More than friends. A couple that did not agree.
                          
A few minutes after their moment was lost as Kasumi stormed into the store. She by-passed them not even noticing that they were hugging. She sat at the seat next to the counter and leaned against it. She seemed spaced out. Drawn in her own world. Naomi broke the hug and walked over to her. She waved her hand in front of Kasumi but she did not get any response. Naomi gazed at Yamato and lifted her shoulders. Then she poked her, but again there was no answer.
                          
Yamato tilted his head and stood up walking over there. He also waved at her but nothing. Kasumi was still seeing pink clouds. "What happened?" he asked. "You think its serious?"