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In the morning, Nao woke up and put on her school uniform. It had changed from her junior high school one, to the orange one that the girls wore in high school. She looked over at the sleeping girl, who laid out on the couch. The redhead had tried to make her move to the bed, but no avail. She walked over and felt the other girl's forehead. She had been sweating. 'Her fever must of broke.' When Mikoto felt a hand against her forehead, she started opening her eyes. "Mmm..Mai?"

Nao cringed, her soft expression changed to hard glare. "No Mikoto. You stayed over here, remember?"

Mikoto sat up and started looking around. It looked a lot like hers, since the dorms looked alike. The difference was, that instead of Mai waking her up it was Nao. Mikoto's hand went down to her stomach. "I don't feel so good."

"Probably from being out in the rain crying." Nao walked away gathering her things up for school. "You should stay home from school today. Just to rest, so that the cold won't get worse." She put a few things away in her bag.

Mikoto held her stomach and leaned over. Nao looked over at her. "If you're going to be sick, then go to the bathroom." She went over and grabbed her arm, helping her to the bathroom. "Stay in here until your stomach feels better." She turned and walked out, leaving for school.

Nao walked to her class. When she entered the room, some of the guys eyes went over to the door and followed her to her desk. She was use to the little boys watching her in class, though she cared nothing of what they think. The only thing they were to her, were tools that could be easily controlled. She watched the door, waiting for the teacher, or the worried Mai. She gave up after a short while, pulling out a magazine and flipping through the pages. She kept reading on, even when she heard the open and close. She looked up at the teacher, who began the class by writing some math problem on the board. She closed her magazine and looked out the window, letting her mind roam about.

After a while in class, the teacher walked over to Nao. "Ms. Yuuki. Don't you think it's a little hard to follow along without a book?"

She smiled lightly. "I'm sorry teacher." She grabbed her book. "Is that better?"

The teacher gave her skeptical look and walked away.

Nao stared at the book, turning the page when ever necessary. When it came time for lunch she walked to the cafeteria to buy her lunch, but she was intercepted by the older orange haired girl. "Hey Nao." She held onto two bentos. "Is Mikoto around?"

'Figures' She brushed past her. "No, she's sick." Ask for a meal and waited. "She got sick, because of being out in the rain, crying over you."

Mai looked down. "I see." She held onto her bentos tighter. "Well..I'll come by and get her."

Nao grabbed her food. "She old enough to decide when she wants to come home. She doesn't need you to treat her like a kid." She walked away, to find a seat. Mai stood where she was for a little bit, then walked off to find Tate.

When she found him at a table, she sat next to him and handed him a bento. "did you find Mikoto?" He asked opening the box.

"Aoi told me, she was over at her place." She sighed and set her box down.

"Isn't that near yours? Just go by and get her." He started eating.

She looked down at the food before her. "Tate, do you think I treat her like a child?"He laughed at the question. She looked up from her food to him. "I'm being serious Tate!"

"Of course you do. I mean you still take baths with her don't you?"

Mai blushed, not believing she had ever told him. "That's because she refuses to take them."

Tate laughed again, watching Mai sulk. "What brought this up anyways?"

"Nao. She told me Mikoto was old enough to make her own decisions."

Tate raised an eyebrow in interest. "Nao? What does have to do with any of this?"

"Mikoto's staying with her." Mai pushed away her food and looked off to the side. "I don't like her being around Nao. I know they're friends, but.." She sighed. "Nao a bad influence. I mean she used her before. I hoped this nun stuff would help her."

"Did it?" He pushed the other bento back to Mai, who just pushed it back.

"I don't know. It doesn't seem like. She still doesn't like me."

Tate closed his finished bento and handed it back to Mai. "Well not everyone is going to like you. And if they don't, it's to bad for them. They don't know what they're missing out."

Mai giggled and blushed. "Quit trying to suck up. You already have me." She placed a kiss on his lips. She picked up the boxes and started back to class.

After the rest of the class went by just as slowly as the others, school let out. Nao started walking to the dorms, to grab her nun outfit. On her way there, she spotted the wild girl sitting under a tree. She sighed walked over to her. "What are you doing out?" She crossed her arms.

Mikoto looked up at her, but turned away. "I got better."

"So what are you going to do? Just sit there?"

"No."

"Then what?"

"I don't know." She watched a bug crawl along the ground. It like herself, didn't have any idea of where it was going, it just moving in no certain direction.

Nao shrugged. "Do whatever." She turned and started walking. Mid step she stopped, with a evil smile growing. "But you know Mikoto, you have matured a lot."

Mikoto's head perked up in interest. "You really think so?"

Nao turned back to the wild girl. "Yes. A child wouldn't take this rejection so bad, like you are." Mikoto looked back down, searching for the big. Her search was short, when her head was brought back up by the redhead. "Now you have two more steps."

"Two?"

Nao nodded. "The first, is to let this go. Let Mai have Tate."

Mikoto's body tensed up, thinking of even trying to make that step. "What's..two?"

"Find someone else."

"But.."

Nao shook her head.. "I know you like more people than Mai."

She nodded, thinking of the people she liked.

Nao started back to the dorms. "There are your steps." She had taken a few steps when she got stopped. "What is it?"

"Thank you, Nao." She pulled herself up and hugged Nao.

"Yeah yeah." She gently pushed the embracing teen off of her. "I had plenty of time on my hands."

"I like you Nao." Mikoto blurted out.

"Really?" Mikoto gave an affirmative nod, then a light smile came over face. Nao checked out the surrounding area to see if Mai, or other spectators were around. There were a few, but no one who knew either of them. Nao put hand on the side of the wild girl's face and put her lips against hers. Nao pulled her closer, deepening their kiss. Mikoto stood speechless, raising her hand up to her lips A plotting smile came over her face when she pulled back. "Why don't you come back over tonight. I'll give you another lesson." She said in a more seductive tone. Mikoto nodded, still unable to find her voice. "I'll be back, after I'm done at the church." She checked once again and put her lips against Mikoto's for the final time before she left.

A/N

Thank you everyone for the reviews. I will warn ahead of time, the next chapter might be a little lemony. I'm also sick/ getting sick. So if it takes me a while, you know why. Leave me love P