“Yeah calm down Jess” Melody laughs as well. “What? He is! He stood up for his sister and saved her from god only knows what else. I think that ...deserves a kiss!” With that Jessica leans down closer to me and plants a long slow tender kiss on my cheek, the fact that it was just off my lips didn’t escape me.“Jess stop, you are embarrassing Robbie and I, not to mention yourself.”“Oh, come on Mel, you know you want to do the same.”“Jessica” Melody hisses at her as her face turns bright red.“Girls. But for some reason, I let her boss mearound. She enjoyed wearing the pants in our relationship.But it was nice to have a partner who had a car. Otherwise, I would haveto use public transportation to get to school. Amanda didn't mind drivingme around. She thought it was funny that a 37 year-old man would need torely on a 17 year-old girl to get around.Don't forget that Jessica let Amanda in on her secret about putting femalehormones in my coffee. Amanda used every chance to make me more. There are 3000 Bakufu soldiers out there! Fighting now will only make things worse for Choushuu.June 5, 1864. The sudden shock of the Ikedaya incident. The triumphant return of the Shinsengumi!(The Shinsengumi, their clothes bloodstained, parade through streets lined with nervous citizens. Hidden in the crowd and wearing a concealing hat is Kenshin.)Kenshin (thinking): So that's the Shinsengumi... These men are the greatest obstacle in the way of the Ishin Shishi... (One of the Shinsengumi. Honest." That's okay." Grinning impishly, she slowly unrolled the silk stockingfrom her left leg. "But this is the last time I'm playing strip pokeragainst you using uno cards."=-=-=TogetherBubbles danced around our toes as the tide slid back into the ocean. Isighed as I watched a distant child being called away from sandcastlebuilding to a large family gathered on a blanket.Rachel squeezed my hand. "Some day." But how? With the hormones and all. ..."She stopped and pulled at both of my hands.