It's been a few months now after The Festival…taking place after those few months everything at Fuuka Academy has been returning to normal. All that is in the past now; everything that has happened, secret lovers and rivals were reviled…but now those rivals have become nothing more than great friends and secret lovers are no longer a secret. It was now a typical simple day at Fuuka Academy and although things have changed, other things rather people remain the same. Fuuka Academy's Ice Princess Natsuki Kuga was lazing about cutting class once again…

Natsuki laid flat on her back on her jacket, with her legs crossed over the other and her hands cradling the back of her head. She inhaled the smell of the freshly cut grass as a cool breeze passed by. She was calm and tranquil as she shut her eyes enjoying the peaceful, quiet surroundings.

"Today sure is beautiful. Finally got some peace and quiet… I wonder though, if Shizuru will be home late again tonight. I miss having her here, although we live together now I feel like we see less of each other." Natsuki uncrossed her legs and removed hands from the back of her head and rolled over onto her left side.

"I know she's in college now so I get that's going to take up most of her time… but even so. I wish… she… was… here…" Without her realizing it Natsuki had slowly drifted off to sleep. But her slumber didn't last long when someone came over to awaken her a few moments later.

"Kuga! Hey Kuga! Wake up! You're so lazy you know that?" The girl stepped up a little closer to Natsuki and knelt down next to her. She put her hand on Natsuki's shoulder and shook her back and forth gently.

"Hey, hey. Come on get up… you're gonna get in trouble again you know." She said in a soft toned voice. Natsuki then began to open up her eyes very slowly. She squinted as the glare from the sun caught her eyes, so she wasn't able to see exactly whom it was trying to wake her.

"Shi... zuru?" Those were the first words to come out of Natsuki's mouth. She knew it wasn't really Shizuru coming to wake her… but only wished it was. She figured if she had called out Shizuru's name it would have be real. That she would've really been there. The girl who had her hand on Natsuki's shoulder suddenly squeezed her shoulder very hard.

"Ow! OW! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!? DO I LOOK LIKE THAT WOMAN TO YOU!?" The girl shouted at Natsuki while releasing her grip of Natsuki's shoulder. Natsuki sat up quickly rubbing her right shoulder. She gave the girl a cold stare.

"Don't look at me like that; you have no right to be angry. If anything I'm the only one who should be angry… how dare you insult me like that!" Natsuki looked away from her and grumbled.

"What was that?"

"I said I'm sorry… I'm sorry Nao."

"Kuga… I'm sorry. I probably hurt you didn't I?" Natsuki turned her head and saw a look of sadness and disappointment on Nao's face. Natsuki couldn't help but giggle.

"What? What's so funny?" Nao asked sounding agitated at that moment.

"You! And that face of yours! AND I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE APOLOGIZING! "

"Cut it out Kuga! You're being a jerk! I really hate you!" Nao huffed as she stood up and started to walk away. Natsuki quickly got up grabbing her jacket and ran after Nao.

"Nao come on wait up! Hey why did you come and get me anyways? Nao are you listen— Natsuki had to stop short as she was right behind Nao who suddenly came to a halt. She turned around to face Natsuki; she glared at her with such intensity that Natsuki felt a shock run up and down her spine.

(Oh man if looks really can kill…)

"Nao? Did I do or say something wrong?" Nao just continued to stare at Natsuki. She couldn't help but wonder what exactly she said or even did to make Nao act this way.

"You're an idiot Kuga."

"What?"

"Idiot. I-D-I-O-T"

"I know how to spell it! But why are you callin' me an idiot?" Nao shut her eyes as she shook and lowered her head. She let out a sigh and started to walk away from Natsuki again, she wove her hand at the older girl.

"Come on Kuga. You have to take me home." Natsuki stood there dumbfounded. Her jaw dropped, she ran up quickly to Nao's side. Natsuki walked along side Nao staring at her with a very angered look in her eyes. Nao glanced over and noticed this.

"Stop starting. You're creepin' me out."

"Grrr! This is the fourth time this week! You know I'm not your damn chauffer! Why the hell do I gotta take you home all the time?"

". . ."

"Well!?"

". . ."

"Nao!" Natsuki grabbed Nao by the arm stopping her and pulling her back. Natsuki held her by both her arms looking straight into her eyes. Nao just stared back.

"Nao… (Sighs) please tell me what's up? I mean I was really hoping to get home early."

"Why? Not like you have to hurry home and do homework… since you missed all your classes again today. I thought you changed Kuga."

"What does that have to do with anything!?" Natsuki suddenly blurted out. She sounded as if she had just been insulted.

"Can't you just take me home first; it's on your way home too. It's why I ask you all the time and besides you're the only person I know who has transportation." Natsuki was feeling a bit irritated as her eyebrow began to twitch.

"Well… what if I didn't have my bike today? Then what?" Nao looked up at Natsuki and smirked.

"Well… you would just have to give me a piggy back ride."

"ACK! NO FREAKIN' WAY I WOULD EVER DO THAT!"

"You would for her…I bet." Nao said that in such a low tone of voice almost as if she didn't maybe want Natsuki to hear. Natsuki looked at Nao whose face turned to confusion.

"What was that you said Nao?" Nao shook her head.

"Nothing, can you take me home now… please?" Natsuki sighed heavily as she let go of Nao. She nodded in agreement to take her home finally, and Nao seemed very pleased that she finally got her way as a huge smile appeared onto her face. The two walked side by side all the way to Natsuki's bike. Natsuki got on first and Nao got on soon after, Natsuki handed her the helmet to wear.

"Hey wait… you know you do this every day."

"Hmm? Do what?" Natsuki asked as she started up the engine.

"You always give me your only helmet. You should get another you know… it's safe."

"Since when do you worry about safety? And besides I have a pretty hard head… remember?" Nao clutched the helmet and cringed as she knew what Natsuki was speaking of. Natsuki looked over her shoulder at Nao.

"Listen… forget it… it was a long time ago. And… I'll look into getting' another helmet. Hey Nao you were wrong you know. I may have not changed much… but you sure have." Nao's ears perked up. She couldn't believe Natsuki would even say something like that seeing as how they were downright enemies at one point.

"I like this new Nao… the old one had a bad attitude… and was very aggressive if she didn't get her way. But she wasn't all that different from who I was. The best part is we now know that we could be civil to each other, and that we can be friends." Natsuki half smiled at Nao before turning her head forward. Natsuki revved up the engine, but suddenly felt something going over her head. She heard a popping sound as what was over her head was soon covering her whole head.

"Hey! Nao! What the—

"Shut up Kuga." Nao wrapped her arms tightly around Natsuki's waist and pressed her body up against Natsuki's back.

"That helmets too big. It can only fit your massively large head. I'll wait till you get another. Okay?" Nao couldn't see it and Natsuki would never tell, but just then as Nao said that Natsuki had the hugest smile on her face that she had ever had before. Natsuki revved up her engine again and took off at a blinding speed.