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Haruki was sitting beside the window when Kyoko entered the café and glared at him. "You! What were you thinking? Hugging her at the hospital?"

He answered shortly, "I never expected that to happen. It just… happened."

"STOP MAKING EXCUSES!" she shouted, shocking all other customers. "ARE YOU REALLY GOING OUT WITH HER? OR YOU GIVE HER FALSE HOPE? WHICH ONE?!"

"Neither."

Kyoko clenched her hands; she was about to slap his cheek. "DON'T LIE TO ME!" she yelled as Sakura came inside and waved her hand. Haruki didn't suffer any pain since Sakura's presence was enough to calm her down.

She turned to Sakura and asked the same question with high tone, "Seriously, are you really going out with him?"

"No," she replied with a smile. "Like I've told you before, we're just getting along. You'll understand someday, I promise."

Haruki guessed, "So, you're the one who asked her to be here?"

"Bingo, you're right! I want you two to become friends. Actually, I want the three of us to hang out more often."

A barista cut their talk and asked if any of them wanted to order something. Sakura ordered ice chocolate, Kyoko wanted a cup of hot lemon tea, and Haruki requested for another cup of coffee. Sakura asked the barista which sandwich was the most favorite. They ended up ordering the same variant – the recommended one.

After that barista left, Sakura continued, "Now, since you've known each other, let's get straight to the point. You…" she faced Haruki, "… really should learn to befriend other people, starting with her."

"Well, I'm okay with it. It'll work as long as she's interested to be my friend."

Sakura told Haruki and Kyoko to look at each other. After that, she wanted Haruki to say "Please be my friend." He did say it, but unwillingly. She told him to speak louder and heart-willingly. He uttered that sentence once more and Kyoko reluctantly accepted his request.

After all that, Sakura walked towards the women's loo. She intentionally left those two alone for a while, so they could start talking to each other.

"Hey, listen. I'm not gonna say this twice," Kyoko said. "Sorry for what happened earlier."

He defended her, "It's alright. It's rational to worry about someone dear to you."

"Tell me the truth," she insisted. "Do you worry about Sakura?"

He looked at the road outside the café as he answered honestly, "Always. I mean… lately."

"You mean… since you knew she was admitted to the hospital?"

"No. Earlier than that."

Kyoko stated, "For now, I won't angry at you… as long as nothing happens to her. Still, I can't trust you completely."

"I'm okay with that. Even though your lips said that you trust me, you still can choose not to."

A few moments later, Sakura returned to her seat, followed by a barista who brought a tray with their food and beverages on it. They drank a little before continuing their conversation.

"You two seem so awkward to me," she giggled.

Kyoko questioned her, "Hey, Sakura, is this some kind of joke?"

Haruki gave Sakura a thin smile, "Just as usual, you and your mischievous jokes."

"Enjoying you time with your new friend?"

"Not really, she kept questioning me because you keep dragging me along. But thanks to you, things got better just now."

Sakura advised them, "You two should learn to treat each other nicely, okay?"

"Honestly, to me, you really sounded like a mother nurturing her two children," Haruki muttered, causing Sakura to laugh out loud.

"Really? Is that so? Ah, man! You startled me!"

Kyoko had never seen Sakura so lively before. She smiled at them while they were not looking at her. That was, until Haruki noticed that smile of hers. "You know… I just realized that…" She couldn't just say that they were perfect for each other. "I'm truly delighted meeting you two here." Both of them smiled back at her. Sakura's smiled sweetly, while Haruki just smiled a little as usual.

Sakura suggested, "Let's enjoy our lunch, shall we?"

While having lunch, Kyoko conveyed her willing to walk Sakura home. Of course, Sakura gladly said yes. "It's been quite a while since the last time we spent our time together, I mean just you and me. Thank you, Sakura," Kyoko said.

Having eaten up his sandwich, Haruki drank up his coffee and stood up from his seat. He intended to head out of the café when Sakura blocked his way with a cute smile on her face. "Where are you going? No need to rush, stay with us for a little longer."

"I'm sure Kyoko wants to spend more time with you, so I assume my presence here is no longer needed."

Kyoko responded, "Please don't make me feel so guilty. Maybe, Sakura has something to convey to you."

She was right. Sakura wanted to plan their next little adventure. "Like I said, I want all of us to be together more frequently. Where should we go next?"

Haruki remembered that Sakura promised him a trip to the beach once she got discharged from the hospital. However, considering the situation, he chose not to remind her of it or Kyoko would think he imagined something perverted. So, he just gave a random guess, "You wanna drag us to a fancy all-you-can-eat restaurant?"

"No. I'm trying to think of something bigger… better… cooler!"

Kyoko tried to guess, "You'd like to watch a movie with us inside an IMAX theatre?"

"Let's see… I'm looking for more… excitement." After a minute silence, Sakura asked, "Does any of you wanna go somewhere?"

Haruki answered, "You decide. I bet you wanna go somewhere before…" He nearly said 'before you die'. If he did that, Kyoko could be suspicious and Sakura's dark secret could be revealed. "… before we part and live our own lives."

"There are many places I wanna go. New York, Paris, Rio, and many more!"

"Don't be ridiculous!" they said (exclaimed for Kyoko's case) in unison.

"I decided where I would like to go on our last vacation, remember? Now it's your turn. Oh, Kyoko can decide as well!"

He quickly replied, "No idea."

Suddenly, Kyoko came up with a brilliant idea. "If you really wanna have fun, why not going to an amusement park? I have never been to such place with you before."

"That's great, Kyoko!" she exclaimed joyfully. "But, one of you should decide where to go. Is that alright?"

Kyoko thought for a while. "Well… since you're into movies, maybe… DisneySea or Universal?"

Haruki added, "What about Disneyland? Don't get me wrong, I'll come wherever you wanna go. It's just… it's quite famous, isn't it?"

"I went there with my family last year. Actually, both of our families."

"Didn't you say that you two have never been to an amusement park together before?"

Sakura explained, "I didn't tell anyone but my family that I wanted to go there. Therefore, we had a good time at Disneyland that day. A few minutes after we left through the gate, I suddenly wanted to pee. Unexpectedly, I met Kyoko inside the toilet! She came out of the toilet cubicle I was about to enter."

Haruki commented, "I see. How unfortunate." Without being told by Sakura, he already knew that it was one of the things she wanted to do before she died. He knew he couldn't talk about it with her since Kyoko was with them at that moment. Instead, he said, "What a nasty joke that was. If I were in Kyoko's shoes, I would probably be deeply disappointed."

"I really was, at first," Kyoko confirmed. "Shortly afterwards, I began to realize that maybe Sakura wanted to spend the whole day with her family while she still could. Unlike what you just said, it wasn't a joke, I'm very sure of it."

Sakura told Kyoko, "Making assumptions is actually his hobby, you know." Then, she went back to the topic. "Anyway, where would you guys like to go?"

Kyoko asked Haruki, "Sakura likes movies. What is your interest?"

"Books, especially fiction ones."

She sighed and complained him, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Acting like she already knew what her best friend would suggest, Sakura spoke a bit loudly, "It's settled then! We're going to Universal Studios!"

"I was about to suggest that place!" Kyoko responded. She asked Haruki again, "Do you like Harry Potter?"

"I'm not a die-hard fan, but, yes, I do."

After a short discussion, they agreed to visit that tourist attraction on the following Wednesday and to depart by train the day before. Sakura booked everything needed right away via her cellphone. Since a one-night stay at Hilton wasn't enough to drain her savings, she voluntarily paid their train tickets, hotel rooms, entry tickets, and even express passes. As a result, Kyoko and Haruki would only have to pay for their own consumptions (food, beverages, and souvenirs).