It was August. Miku was a high school student in Tokyo. The end of the summer break was approaching but it didn't seem like that was much of her concern on those days. She had gone to a classical concert and right after she finished she called her girlfriend, Luka. They had just begun dating but their relationship wasn't still very good.

"Hello? Luka-chan?" Miku said at the phone.

"Miku? Are you coming tonight?" Luka asked with a strict tone.

"Yes…" Miku replied with an uncomfortable smile.

"Good, bye," Luka hanged up.

"She didn't have to be so cold…" Miku though she put her phone back in her bag. She was wearing a long green hoodie with a leek on it as well as black leggings because she found it very comfortable.

Finally, she arrived at Luka's apartment block. She took the elevator and went up to the 8th floor. A soft wind blew in her face as soon as she got out. In front of her was Luka's door. She stepped forward and hesitantly rang the ball. Then, Luka opened the door.

"Good afternoon, Luka-chan," Miku smiled shyly.

"Hi, come in," Luka said and closed the door after Miku had entered. "What would you like to drink?" she asked casually.

"Um, hot chocolate!" Miku exclaimed cheerfully.

"Sure. I'll be right back," Luka declared and went to the kitchen. Miku followed her eagerly. "What do you want?" Luka asked coldly.

"I just want to be with you…" Miku gave her an uneasy smile.

"Okay…" Luka answered and went on to make the hot chocolate.

"Luka-chan… You didn't give me a hug..." Miku complained. Luka looked at her for some seconds and then spoke.

"You're not a child, are you, Miku?" she said with a serious expression. Miku didn't answer to that. She didn't know whether it would be okay to hug Luka without expecting her to do it. Luka was always so distant that Miku felt insecure and lonely but she was afraid to talk about it. She somehow knew that if she said that Luka might tell her to break up though she was the one to ask her out in the first place. "What are you doing?" Luka asked when she saw Miku space out. Luka headed back to the living room with the cup of hot chocolate in her hands. They sat in the coach and Miku cuddled up next to her.

"I missed you…" she whispered.

"Okay…" Luka answered as she turned on the TV. Miku pouted but Luka didn't even turn to look at her.

"I think… I'll go to sleep…" she announced without making eye contact with Luka.

"You should get some sleep," Luka said as she still stared at the TV. Miku walked to the room and set up her futon. She sat on it and turned on her phone. She slid through the screen until she found Kaito's name. Kaito was a friend of her that would always help her when she was in need and Luka was her first relationship so she was very confused. She needed to talk to him right away and ask for his opinion.

"Miku-chan?" he asked cheerfully as soon as she answered.

"Kaito-kun, how are you?" Miku asked, forcing a smile even though it didn't matter because he wouldn't be able to see it anyway.

"Fine and you?" Kaito asked concerned, sensing that there was something off.

"Fine…" Miku replied a bit troubled. "But actually Luka-chan has been even colder to me lately…" she explained.

"Is that so? Why don't you talk to her about it?" he asked.

"She might get offended… and I don't want her to think that I don't accept her personality. But lately I have been wondering if I really do accept it after all…" Miku went on.

"I see… Well I think you should just be very sweet until she can't take it anymore," Kaito advised her.

"I'll try but I need to be shown some love too…" Miku pouted and a moment after dropped her phone as she saw Luka walking into the room. The older girl glared at her furiously.

"Miku-chan? Miku-chan?" Kaito called her name before hanging up with a confused expression.

"What was that now?" Luka demanded.

"Um, d-don't misunderstand it, Luka-chan…" Miku began, troubled.

"Who was on the phone?" Luka asked impatiently.

"A friend of mine…" Miku said ashamed.

"Good, he was a man, right?" Luka said even angrier.

"He was but it's not what you think…" Miku tried to explain. Luka put her palm on her face for a moment and then sat down in the futon next to Miku.

"I don't want anyone to steal you away from me…" She looked at Miku worried.

"They won't…" Miku reassured her. Then, slowly, Luka leaned closer to her so as to kiss her. Miku closed her eyes and felt Luka's lips touch hers. They shared a sweet kiss but suddenly Miku felt a pain in her heart and pushed her away. Luka stared at her puzzled as tears feel from Miku's eyes.

"What's wrong?" she asked offended. "Are you thinking about that man?" Luka asked worried.

"I'm thinking about you…" Miku cried. At that moment Luka just stood up, ignoring Miku and left the room. Tears fell from Miku's eyes and she couldn't stop sobbing. She didn't know how to communicate her feelings to Luka even though she was so in love with her. She felt so insecure when she kissed her coldly like that, that she couldn't take it. She didn't know how to tell her… that she just wanted a reassuring hug. She stood and picked her things up before leaving the room.

"Um, Luka-chan, I'm sorry… I need to go, I'll call you once I get home," Miku told Luka as she stood in front of her door. Luka got up from the coach and approached Miku.

"Okay…" Luka answered with a serious expression.

"Good night," Miku finally said and stepped outside. As soon as she was there, she began crying again but she wiped her tears off and rushed to her house. There was no one there when she arrived, as it was expected because she lived completely alone. She sat in a corner of her room and dialed Luka's phone number as she promised. She did not receive an answer however. "Luka-chan must hate me now…" She said to herself as she dropped her phone of the fresh tatami and cried all night long.

-o-o-o-

"I have run out of food… I need to go to the supermarket…" Luka thought as she opened the fridge that morning. She changed and put her jeans on to go to buy what she needed. The heat of the sun was so strong that it made her dizzy even though the supermarket was so close to her house. She sighed in relief when she stepped in and felt the cold air of the conditioner. She headed to check the vegetables. She was thinking about making curried rice tonight and inviting Miku in order to apologize and let her explain. "Was Miku really cheating on me?" she wondered with a worried expression as she took one of the potatoes in her hand.

"Hey, Luka," she suddenly heard a male voice behind her. She turned back just to see Gakupo.

"Hello, Gakupo," she smiled with a frown.

"How have you been?" Gakupo asked as he checked the eggplants.

"Well, fine, I guess…" she giggled uncomfortably.

"I see… you probably have some problems with that Miku girl, am I right?" he commented with a smile as he still looked at the vegetables.

"That's none of your concern!" Luka blurted angrily.

"Sure, it's not… But wouldn't you much better if you returned to me, Luka?" she suggested as she caressed her hair.

"Don't do this here!" she exclaimed and pushed his hand.

"So if it was somewhere else it would be fine?" he smirked.

"I didn't mean it like that," Luka declared.

"You know I haven't been able to sleep ever since you left me for that Miku girl…" he confessed.

"W… well, I don't think I can do anything about that. Do you prefer to be with me even if I don't love you?" she queried strictly.

"Who knows?" Gakupo smiled broadly as he said this.

"Sorry, I have to go," Luka added and went to the counter. Gakupo didn't try to stop her and just smiled evilly. Luka wiped her sweat off as she got out of the supermarket. Suddenly, her phone rang. She picked it up.

"Luka-chan?" Miku's voice was heard.

"Miku?" Luka asked surprised. She had not checked the caller.

"I'm sorry for yesterday… I didn't want to leave like that… or cry… When I was talking to Kaito-kun yesterday I meant that I needed more love from the people around me because I felt lonely… You know, problems with college studies and I got stressed… I didn't mean anything weird…" she explained.

"Okay… can I trust you?" Luka asked concerned.

"Of course," Miku answered uncomfortably. She wasn't cheating on Luka of course, but she wasn't telling her the whole truth either. But in the end there wasn't much she could do since she didn't want to hurt Luka's feelings. She treasured her so much. She never wanted to be parted from her.