Once Akihime was on the bike and secure, Yukimura revved up the bike and headed off. The traffic was bad that day, letting the two of them zip around cars, leaving the bustle of the city and heading up to the mountains. It was a nice day, and the weather couldn’t have been better: warm but not hot, a gentle wind and blue skies. The building windows sparkled in the sunlight as they climbed the side of the mountain on the bike, following the winding road up to the top.