This is my first time writing a fanfiction so it's probably not all that good. I know it's a long chapter, please bear with me. I had to make some things up since the show didn't exactly explain a lot of things so expect a lot of things that might not have been mentioned. I've also only watched the anime, I haven't read the light novel or manga since it's hard to find the novel in English and the manga is behind the anime. I know I probably got some things wrong too but oh well. I hope you guys enjoy this, and if not then that's ok. Decided to re-upload so yeah enjoy.

"Best friends huh?" he whispered to himself. Jirou lay on his bed staring at the ceiling. "She said that, but her face didn't completely agree." He thought about Konoe's face when she said that. It's all he had been thinking about lately. She was blushing heavily; her soft blue eye had a sort of twinkle, had a little smile on, and was talking in a very soft, but cute voice. He had replayed this scene over and over again in his head. It made him smile, but he'd always remember what she said to him, "yeah…we're best friends," she couldn't look him in straight in the eyes, Konoe just focused on the ground. "Is that really all she thinks of me as?" he sighed, "well I guess it's not bad…but nothing more than that huh?" Jirou closed his eyes and tried to relax but could only see Konoe's face. "At least it'll be a peaceful morning." Unfortunately, his hopes were crushed when his phone rang full blast near his head. He panicked and snatched up his phone while falling out of bed right onto his face. His phone kept playing, but it seemed like it was getting louder or maybe that was the pain he was feeling. He quickly answered his phone to end the terrible sounds of his cell, "Ugh..hello?" he said in a disgruntled voice.

"Ah, you're sure up early aren't you Jirou-kun?" came through the phone in a playful voice, "I hope I didn't disturb your rest this fine morning."

"Suzutsuki," he sighed, "good morning Mistress of Pain, how may I help you today?" He sat up and held the phone tightly while closing his eyes to try and relieve stress. He felt something wet hit his other hand which was resting on his leg. It was blood from his nose. Jirou started to panic and make strange noises through the phone.

"Why thank you for your offer, but I can't personally torture you today. I do need a fa-" Suzutsuki paused for a second when she heard Jirou's noises, "Jirou-kun are you having a hard time when I'm not the one who caused it? I'm extremely disappointed!"

"I'm never in pain unless you're around," he replied in a nasally voice. His palm was covered in blood from trying to cover his nose. He noticed it was starting to get on the floor so he quickly grabbed a box of tissues and pulled out half the box and shoved it on his nose.

"Why thank you!" she sounded pleased, "Anyway I need you to do something for me, and I won't take no for an answer, understand?"

"Hmph, you're always pushing me around, can this wait until school starts? I've been having a rather peaceful break without you being around."

"I'm hurt that you would say something like that," she replied in a discontented voice, "I thought you'd love having me around since I always bring your favorite gal around."

"Talking so highly of yourself again I see? You really need to work on that it's a really bad habit," Jirou said jokingly. He took off the bundle of tissue and checked his nose to see if it was still bleeding. He patted his chest and sighed in relief when he realized the blood had stopped flowing.

"Not me, you silly chicken, did you already forget that Subaru is a girl? Or do you just prefer cute boys?"

He heard this and instantly felt like the most forgetful and stupid person that had ever lived. He had forgotten about his best friend. He took his free hand and slapped himself on the forehead. "Oh yeah, her," his voice trailed off.

"I'm glad you remember," she said happily, "anyway I need you to do something pertaining to her and like I said before you can't say no. Understand?"

"Yeah, I understand. Don't tell me you're going to make Konoe embarrass herself just for your entertainment," Jirou said this and really was worried that Suzutsuki was going to force her to do something against her will. He thought of her again and saw face.

"You're always worrying about her aren't you? You're always acting like her boyfriend," Jirou heard this and started blushing.

"It's not like that!" he said quickly, "I just think it's mean that you always make her embarrass herself."

She giggled, "Sure it is. Anyway my family and I are going on vacation for the next three days and I need someone to watch Subaru while we're gone. It'll be just like the last time we came over!"

"What? Why isn't she going with you? She's your butler right?"

"Well there was a slight mix up…" she sounded slightly embarrassed a first for her, "we're going on a cruise ship and it seems like some of her paper work needed for this trip got lost so she can't come with us, so if you could take her in for three days that'd be great!"

Jirou sighed, "I guess I could take her in. When is she getting here?"

"3…2…1!" she finished and the doorbell started ringing.

"It's really creepy how you did that…" he fearfully, "She's not dressed up as a cat like last time is she?"

"Gotta go Jirou-kun! Bye!" he heard nothing but the dialing tone and grumbled a little.

The doorbell kept ringing and eventually the pauses between them became less and less. Jirou got up from the floor and quickly walked to the door. "I'm coming, I'm coming," he opened the door quietly saying to himself, "please Konoe don't be dressed like a c-" his words were cut off when he saw that once again she was wearing cat ears and a tail. He sighed, "Not again." He looked at her a second time she was blushing and her hair was down for once. She usually has it up to look like a boy but today was different. His face started turning red when he realized he'd been staring. "Since when did Konoe look so cute?" he said in a low voice.

"Did you say something Jirou?" she sounded humiliated. The cat ears on her head and her tail started to twitch.

"Huh? Oh uh no, I didn't say anything. You know the cat outfit is really starting to suit you. I hope this doesn't turn into some sort of obsession," he put on a teasing smile.

She laughed a little but was blushing more heavily than before, "Milady suggested I put this on again so um…yeah."

Jirou put on a bigger smile, "I see. Come on in Subaru-nyan."

"Oh thank you," she said softly, "oh Jirou, you're covered in blood. Are you all right?"

"What are you talking about?" he sounded confused and then looked at the palm of his hand. It was still crimson red and he remembered that he had been touching his face beforehand and his shirt. "OH! Uh I'm fine don't worry," he pleaded, "what happened was uh…well…let's just say it's been a long morning eheh. You can set your things down just let me go wash up." He quickly ran down the hall into the bathroom and washed his face and hands. "She probably thinks I'm some psycho now." He ran back quickly and apologized for being gone.

"Jirou, I want you to know that for the next three days I won't be some freeloader," she said in a rather serious tone, "I'm going to be you're-"

He stopped her mid-sentence, "not this time. You won't be my butler or maid or anything. You're staying as a guest and a friend. I'll do everything. Don't worry ok?" he tried to assure her as much as possible.

"Oh ok then…" she sounded defeated and stared at the hardwood floor. Jirou walked over and put his hand on her shoulder to try and ease her mind and make her understand that everything was under control. He patted her on the head, "Don't worry little kitty, everything is fine just relax," he laughed a little and she gave him a little chuckle and nodded.

"Ah, that's good then. So what time is it anyway?"

Konoe pulled her cell out of her pocket and checked the time, "hmm…it's about 6 in the morning," she said quite pleased with herself.

"Six o'clock? What the hell am I doing up this early?" Jirou said in a frustrated tone. "I think I'm going to go back to bed. It's too early to be up."

"It doesn't seem that bad. I mean it looks pretty outside don't you think?" she pointed out the window and showed how there was a blue and orange sky. She yawned a little bit and rubbed her eyes and had a little smile on. "I guess I could use a little sleep too eheh." Jirou was surprised how adorable she was right now. He had never noticed how cute she really was. He knew she was pretty before, but this time was different. Her eyes seemed bluer and softer, her voice seemed to ring in his head over and over, and couldn't help but smile when she blushed or smiled at him.

"Um Jirou? Is something wrong? You keep staring at me. Is it the cat ears?" she was extremely embarrassed and her cheeks started to glow a distinct red color.

"She's blushing again and that sad little look on her face looks so cute," he thought to himself. "huh? Oh no, it's not the ears I just kind of spaced out for a minute," he nervously laughed trying to make the situation less tense, "I think the ears are kinda cute, but I wouldn't wear them all the time."

"Oh, I see," she smiled again and he returned with one himself, "I hate to rush, but where will I be sleeping?"

"Well, Kureha is at another survival camp for the rest of this vacation, so I guess you'll be sleeping in her room. Here I'll show you where her room is. Give me your bag you've been carrying it since you left the mansion right?"

"Yeah I have, but it's ok I can carry it," she said it with confidence and started to do reps with her duffel bag, "besides I'm a lot stronger than you are anyway." This comment made him feel like less of a man since a girl thought that he couldn't even lift a bag full of clothing and toiletries. This feeling of being emasculated motivated him to prove that he could carry her luggage and show that he was a man. "I think I can carry a girl's bag so give it here," he grabbed her blue duffel bag off her shoulder and took the strap and hung it off his shoulder, "see? I totally got this!" but in his mind he said to himself, "Christ what the hell is in this bag?"

"Are you sure you don't want me to carry my stuff? It looks like you're having trouble with it." She laughed at him a little when she saw how hard he was struggling, but thought he was sweet for trying. He led her upstairs to Kureha's room, but found that Konoe would have to sleep elsewhere while she was here.

"Gah! I never expected her room to be this messy. It's like she has wrestling matches in here." They both surveyed the room for the doorway and saw that most of Kureha's clothes were all over the floor, her books had been scattered around the room and bed, and that there were dirty dishes that she had carried up from meals all over her desk. "Sorry about this. I didn't expect her room to be this dirty. Here you can sleep in my room while you're here." He closed the door and walked across the hall to his room, the side that was carrying the bag was in pain and his entire body was lop-sided. He opened the door and she walked in. She took the bag off his shoulder and dropped it on the ground producing a loud thud sound, "thanks for carrying my bag Jirou, that was sweet of you," she smiled and her cheeks turned rose red.

"Oh it's no problem, I'm glad I could help," he replied quickly and scratched the back of his head, "well I guess I'll leave you now. Have a good rest." He was almost out the door when Konoe let out a squeak, "huh? Did you say something?"

"W-well it's just that..." she was trying to find the words to say to him, "I uh…" she walked up to him slowly and threw her arms around him, "thanks for letting me stay with you. You're a really good friend," she buried her head in his chest hiding her flushed face. It caught him off guard but he returned the hug and held her tight, "anytime," he said kindly. She found it hard let him go, but released her grip and shot him a soft smile and he waved back and grinned. She couldn't keep her eyes off his face; to her he was the most handsome guy to enter her life and incredibly sweet. He was always watching out for her and worrying when he didn't need to. She just wished he would notice her more as a girl than just a school friend, but most of the time she was just happy to be around him.

He closed the door and walked down the hall to his temporary room, "well that was unexpected," he whispered, "wow, she's really cute…and really warm." He took the books and clothes off Kureha's bed and sat down. "Why am I acting like this around her? I didn't even get a nosebleed when she hugged me, what the hell is with that? It's the first time I've ever really felt this way about her. She's always looked good, but she just looks so amazing today," he sighed and laid down on the bed and pulled up the covers to his chest, "I'll take care of this later, time for sleep."

Although Jirou was going through an epiphany Konoe also had things on her mind in her room. "He's acting different for some reason. Maybe he doesn't want me staying here…no, that's not it. He was so sweet, not to mention how he hugged me back. He usually doesn't do that. And he didn't get a nosebleed too." She was confused, but at the same time felt happy that the boy she had been admiring for so long was reciprocating her feelings. She changed into her sleep clothes and slid into Jirou's bed when she realized something. "This bed is still warm," she was surprised, but remembered that Jirou had just been sleeping here so she put a smile on and closed her eyes, "Jirou…" she whispered to herself before finally floating off to sleep.

Like I said before this is my first time trying this sort of thing. I'm probably not the most descriptive writer because I prefer dialogue, but I know that if it's too vague in visualizations it's most likely not that good. Anyway I hope you enjoyed this to some degree. PLEASE REVIEW! I don't want to see my first story deleted D: