"I'm really glad all of you could make it," Kyle said as he looked at the rest of them.
It may have been years ago when he had participated in the rock-climbing competition, and he had never gone back to Rock 5 Gym since then, they had kept in touch. He had invited them partly because he wanted to personally see how they were faring - especially Cathy, after getting involved due to the Kazuya incident.
He felt like he also owed them, a bit.
Cole, the leader of the group and owner of Rock 5 Gym, was there with his wife Sharon and their daughter, Cathy. With her, was her fiancé, Ken.
"Looks like you managed to catch her after all, huh Ken?" Kyle teased him.
Back in those days, Ken had been jealous of Cathy's interest in Kyle. He had initially tried to cause trouble with him, only to be given several face-slaps (not literal, of course) in the end.
Ken looked sheepish as he rubbed the back of his neck, then simply replied, "Yeah."
