"Kanade!" shouted Otonashi, running towards the angel. She looked back at him smiling and embraced him with a hug. Meanwhile, a certain leader who went by the name of Yurippe hid behind the wall round the corner, spying on them. Small tears formed in her eyes but, embarrassed, she wiped them away.

No one knew about her secret crush on the pink haired boy. She didn't confide in anyone about it; she preferred to keep it to herself. However, at this moment she felt she had made a mistake, as now Otonashi had a girlfriend. A beautiful, intelligent, angelic girlfriend whom he didn't plan on leaving anytime soon. 'Maybe I can somehow convince him,' she thought to herself.

That afternoon, Yuri tried to get a moment alone with Otonashi. This proved harder than it looked, though, as he was constantly with Tenshi. Holding hands, feeding eachother, talking about their relationship - they seemed to be doing these things every minute! It made Yurippe feel sick and depressed. She decided to just go to sleep.

That night, Yuri had a dream about Angel flying off with Otonashi to some sort of paradise, leaving her alone to rot. The nightmare caused her not to sleep, and after waking up with a start she stayed awake till dawn. Then she had an idea. She could confront Otonashi before Kanade even woke up!

"Otonashi, wake up!" she hissed, shaking his shoulder violently. He groaned, rubbed his eyes and yawned. Yuri grabbed his SSS uniform and dumped it on top of him. She turned her back when he changed, despite her temptations. Then, she dragged him outside and dropped him onto the bench.

"I have a lot to say, so listen carefully," she began. "I've...been keeping something from you. It's a secret no one knows about yet. I have had it for ages, not wanting anyone to find out. But now, I need to be open with you. I'm happy for your new relationship with Kanade and all, but...I..."

"But you what?" asked Otonashi, cutting her off. He was still half asleep.

"Let me finish!" she said, annoyed. "I really, really, really like..."

"You."

Otonashi froze. He snapped out of his daze and tried to process the information he'd just been given. Yurippe liked him? And she was telling him when he just recently got a girlfriend?

Yuri was looking at the ground, a huge blush covering up her face. Her hands were clamped together in front of her, sweat trickling down from the gaps in between her fingers. She waited in anticipation for his reply, wishing, hoping for something good.

"Yurippe, I..."

"You?"

"I'm sorry."

The two words hit Yuri like a bullet. Her eyes widened as Otonashi looked at his feet.

"I...I can't really do anything with this information. I already have a girlfriend that I..."

Yuri squeezed her eyes shut.

"love..."

Tears began to seep out of her eyes, and this time she couldn't stop them.

"so...I'm really sorry about this, but..."

"But?" she said, her voice quivering.

"I don't feel the same way."

Thank you for reading this. I hope you enjoyed it!