- I haven't seen Seiko-chan in a while, have you girls had a fight? - Natsumi Nakashima knocked on her daughter's door and was slightly surprised by finding her immersed in homework. Naomi blushed a little, and made sure to keep her head lowered.
- ... Not really, no.
- Is she okay?
- Yes.
- So what happened then?
- Nothing, mom - her mother eventually gave up and went away. As soon as she was alone, Naomi let her head fall onto the chemistry book's open page. Was Seiko okay? Probably not, they hadn't spoken properly in days, it felt so lonely without her best friend around, but... What else could she do? Now interacting, well the little they did after that, with her was weird, before Naomi could live happily in her delusion of it simply being a very strong and full of groping friendship.
- Seiko baka - she muttered, turning her face to stare at her cellphone with teary eyes. 20 lost calls and 35 unanswered messages. It was so mean of her, didn't matter how many excuses she invented. So, after gathering enough courage, Naomi got up and grabbed her phone, taking a few minutes thinking of what to say and then quickly dialing the number she knew all too well.
- Hello? - a voice answered in a cheerful tone. But it wasn't Seiko's.
- ...Class rep? - Naomi couldn't have dialed the wrong number...
- Oh is this Naomi-chan? I suppose you want to talk to Seiko, right?
- ...Hm...
- She's in the shower, but she'll be right back, do you want her to call you?
- N-no! Just forget it - she quickly hung up on Ayumi and frowned at the screen. Seiko was never that close to the class rep, so what on Earth was she doing with her phone? And in her house? Could she... Could Naomi have been replaced already?
No, it was impossible! They were best friends! She couldn't have dismissed Naomi already only because the latter was a bit frightened by this other kind of feeling... They were like sisters! She was on the edge of crying, but quickly shrugged it off. No, Seiko wouldn't do that. Seiko loved her. At the first time in a few days, that thought was very comforting.

(At Shinohara's house)
- Sorry for making you wait. Who was that on the phone, Ayumi-chan? - Seiko asked wearing a pink towel as she left the bathroom drying her hair with a white hand towel.
- Ah it was Nakashima-chan - she stopped dead on her tracks and turned slowly to Ayumi who was sitting on her bed.
- ...Na-Naomi? What did she want? What did you say? - she sat next to her and grabbed her phone anxiously.
- Nothing. I think she misses you - now Seiko was never one to act tsun, and much less dere. But her face heated up in a dere way as she clutched the phone and held it close to her chest, knowing very well how Naomi should be feeling. Oh, one would never know how selfish Seiko could be, taking the pain off her chest and passing it to Naomi's. She started crying and Ayumi quickly sat closer and hugged her.
- Why are you being so nice, class rep? - she asked once the tears were dry, having a shrug as response.
- I understand your pain. But you are more brave than I am. Let's say I admire you and we could work together to make it all better, for both of us - Shinohara took a deep breath and pushed the other away, looking into her eyes with mistrust.
- You only want Mochida-kun to yourself, don't you?
- Not only, no. It is my job to keep the class together, as our representative, ok? - Seiko fixed the towel around her body and sniffed. It sounded nice to have an ally, but she was so afraid of hurting her best friend more than she already had.
- Now, if you're really upset about it, why don't we ask Satoshi-kun himself about his feelings for Naomi-chan? We could even set a date between them, see how it goes - Ayumi continued, Seiko frowned deeply.
- How would that help any of us? - the class rep smirked with determination in her eyes.
- You'll see.

((Upon request from Guest and ArktonDartorix, there it is, chapter 2! Hope you like it, I'm terrible with making long chapters, but I think the next is gonna be longer(?) anyways... This is taking paths I didn't expect before, tell me if you are enjoying it! And I accept any tips or requests! Peace~