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Yumi giggled as Satoshi picked her up and wriggled slightly, feeling her face turn a deep shade of scarlet. She bowed her head and obeyed his gesture, minding her head and climbing carefully into the car.

Walking on his own, Jesper had come out to the seafront. He stood on the barrier above the beach and thought ot himself. Had it really been worth coming back? It's not like anyone was like he rembered. Or maybe it was. Same old futility. Same old fools. Same old dump. He walked along towards the cafe and picked up his bike. He had decided to get out of here while he had the chance. Kickstarting it, he rode the roaring machien up the main street towards the highway exit. He got about two miles along when he saw what the storm had done. The road was completley ruined by flooding. He couldnt get out that way. He just stopped th eengien and rested on the handlebars. That was the last straw. He reached into the toolkit on the back and felt the hefty tire iron in his hand.

Richard remained completely still, congratulating himself on the great hiding place he found at the last moment. It was then he noticed that something didn't feel right. There was a scuttling sound close by to him, which couldn't have been caused by him because he was remaining absolutely still. He looked down at his shoe and spotted a mouse on his socked foot, peering up at him as if in question.
Richard let out the most high-pitched scream he had ever made.

Dom smiled under his helmet. He had an idea. He got off his bike and picked up Rosalee's stuff. He placed it near his bike and took out another helmet and tossed it to her. He put the suitcase inside his bike compartment. It just barely fit. He put the seat back down and sat on it. He waved his arm to signify for her to get on. He handed her back the guitar and revved the bike engine to warm it back up. As Rosalee had her guitar draped over her shoulder, she held onto Dom as he rode them over to his summer house. He was about a mile away when he did a wheelie to pick up speed. Rosalee squealed behind him. He couldn't tell if it was from excitement or fear. Oh what the hell, it doesn't matter...He thought. They got to the house and he parked the bike in the garage. He went in through the side door and let Rosalee in. "Feel free to look around. The house itself is pretty spacious. Four bedrooms. Two and a half bath. Large foyer complete with stone fireplace." Dom clapped his hands and the fireplace roared into life. "You can hole up here if you don't have a place to stay while you're here." Dom called down as he went into his huge bedroom...

Satoshi shut the door behind Yumi and jogged to the drivers side. He opened the door and jumped in, banging his head on the way. "Ah, always seem to do that" He said rolling his eyes, trying not to let the pain get to him. His car started on the first attempt, as he breathed a sigh of relief. The last thing he needed was the embarassment of his old car not working.

As they were driving along, Satoshi saw the damage from the storm, so decided to go the long way home. "You haven't seen 'ma new house yet, have ya? Got it just before I left for the holiday." He beamed proudly.

He flinched when Yumi had touched his head, as pain shot through him. However he didn't mind, and just smiled. "Nah I'm fine, no need to worry" He said as he turned the corner to his street. "Almost there!"

Satoshi could tell that she was feeling better, which made his smile. He pulled up and jumped out, opening Yumi's door yet again, helping her out. He locked his door and walked up to the front door of the small little house and unlocked it. "Welcome to my palace!" He joked, smirking as he lead her in.