~*~*~Summary: Akari sniffed, and muttered, looking away, "Nothing. You…you shouldn't worry about me. No-one really does." Sakurako blinked, shocked. "N-no-one…You have got to be kidding me!" Akari x Sakurako fluff. ~*~*~


Akari blinked, as she watched the scene before her. Kyoko and Ayano were talking (Well, Kyoko was talking, Ayano was blushing and shouting), Chitose was talking to Yui while her nose was bleeding, making Yui uncomfortable, and Chinatsu was sitting next to Yui, not really paying attention to the conversation going on between the two girls. Instead, she was relishing the fact that she was so close to Yui.

"Uh…" Akari started, trying to gain some attention. However, it was as if she weren't there. Would they notice if she weren't there? No, no they wouldn't. They didn't know she was missing that time they had an all-nighter in the tea room. Well, they eventually did notice she was missing (Why else did Chinatsu go looking for her?), but still. She sighed.

"What's the use?" she muttered. She stood up and walked to the door. She paused before closing it, hoping to hear one of them asking her where she was going or why she was leaving, but alas… Pouting, she closed the door and left. She could faintly hear someone say, "Hm? The door closed?" but she ignored it. It seemed appropriate, considering they ignored her on a regular basis.


Once she was outside, she leaned against the wall, listening to everyone chatting away happily, blissfully unaware that she had even left, or that she had even been in the room with them. She sniffed, and then, a single tear slipped down her cheek. Akari tried to wipe it away, however after that one, the tears just wouldn't stop. She buried her head in her hands and started to run off, back to the school.

'They don't care about me,' she thought bitterly, 'Me, Kyoko-chan and Yui-chan have been best friends for years but its like I don't exist. What's the point?' She wasn't really paying attention to where she was going. She wasn't actually bothering either, if she did run into something or someone, no-one would notice, no-one would care. So she ran on, trying to stop her tears.

She did end up running into someone. And as she fell to the ground, she heard the someone gasp.

"A-Akari-chan? Are you alright?" Akari opened her eyes and looked up. Sakurako had somehow managed to remain standing after Akari bumped into her. She bent down and looked her over, asking with a concerned expression, "Are you hurt? I'm so sorry I didn't notice you, I wasn't looking where I was going." Then, she noticed the tear streaks coming from Akari's eyes.

"Wha…What happened? Why are you crying?" she asked, looking like a mixture of horrified and worried. Akari sniffed, and muttered, looking away, "Nothing. You…you shouldn't worry about me. No-one really does." Sakurako blinked, shocked.

"N-no-one…You have got to be kidding me!" she shouted, surprising the younger girl. The blonde's lip trembled slightly before she gulped and continued, sounding rather guilty, "Y-yes, it's true you're often overlooked. Even I miss you, despite how much I…well, idolise wouldn't be the right word, but I do admire you." Akari sniffed, and looked as though she were about to continue crying, until Sakurako hurriedly continued.

"But that doesn't mean no-one doesn't worry or care about you. You are important! Just because you aren't always noticed, doesn't mean you should take that as you not being cared about! Without you, the Amusement Club wouldn't be the Amusement Club! You're kind, you're helpful and you…" Her grip tightened on Akari's shoulders.

"You…" she just couldn't say it. However, it didn't seem as though she needed to continue. All she had said already had gotten through to the small girl. She gave her a small smile and chuckled quietly, wiping away her tears, "Thank you, Sakurako-chan." She stood up, Sakurako's grip on her shoulders loosing up until they fell to her sides, and bowed to the girl, who was still bent down.

"Thank you," she repeated, slightly louder, until, with a bright smile, she turned and darted off. Sakurako watched her run off, until she stood up. She sniffed.

"You…you are the one I like," she whispered. Then she smiled.

"At least you know you're noticed…Akari-chan."


This was requested by Major Mike Powel III. Hope it was alright. I feel as though Sakurako was a bit OOC in that last bit, but she does worship Akari. Oh. So. Much.

So, yes, I am continuing this into a oneshot collection thing. Please, send me in your requests and I will butcher them! }:)

Angel-chan x


Ps. Let's just say Himawari wasn't in school that day. She was still sick from Tease Me. I originally intended to have her with Sakurako when Akari bumped into them and have her continue on to the Tea Club Room, but…well, you can see that that didn't happen.