Soryu and MeiLing were walking around the town because Soryu was showing MeiLing around.

Lily and Akane following shortly after them.

Though the rest of the bidders, which happened to be Baba, Eisuke, Ota and Mamoru who happened to be the ones tailing after them around town.

The guys, of course we're easily surrounded and they used the media as an excuse. They were the perfect excuse.

"We we're just outside to go on shopping!" Ota piped. "Shopping, cafe, ya know!" Babe added happily.

Eisuke and Mamoru were deadpanning but they we're hiding it by putting on a different expression.

The media, somehow didn't notice. In fact they don't notice anything until they actually seen it with their own eyes in person.

So technically they we're oblivious to the truth around them.

Soryu, who wasn't really into the fact that there was a big crowd and that MeiLing might get lost had held her hand and held it tight. So they wouldn't be separated.

But they all know it was much more. Lily and Akane we're in the roofs, jumping from one roof to the other roof in a second. Carefully looking down to observe MeiLing and Soryu from the top of the roof.

Being perspective as they we're noticed that they were holding hands and that Soryu's hand and arm didn't seem calm.

It seemed stiff and... unloving. It didn't seem calm. It was like he was holding onto her tightly. Holding on for dear life.

He does care for her. He just can't admit it now. Lily and Akane thought, as they we're watching the scene before them. They took a one minute video to recheck if the hand turned and became calm.

Which it probably wasn't. Besides... Soryu hated and I mean hated women, as Baba said.

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"That's rare, Akane, Lily. Soryu wouldn't hold her with such... grace!" Ota exclaimed in a whisoer only audible to the small group and unheard from Soryu, and MeiLing's room.

"I know Soryu and I never expected to see him with a woman in all my life but I had to imagine it sometime. Now I can." Eisuke said.

With a smirk Baba stood up and one by one they all stood and walked to their rooms bidding each other good night.

=_Baba's side_=

"I can't believe Soryu got a woman before I got one."

My dear readers I am sorry if this chapter is shorter than my usual chapters that I had written. I will update soon. I am also sorry for not updating often and I hope you liked it.