Eimii knew they both were in the student council so it wouldn't be wrong to be in the same place together, yet witnessing Kou grabbing Futaba and giving her a hug and almost aiming for a kiss. She relied on her reflexes. She took a few steps back, then walked forward really loud making stomping noises so they can here from inside the library. Slowly sliding the library door open so they can have time to get into a more appropriate position.

"Oh, hi Futaba-chan. Sorry was I interrupting something?" She asked knowing that she knew what exactly was going on. "Oh no, you aren't interrupting us at all, please come in" Futaba said as she looked back at Kou with her cheeks red. "I'm sorry, I just dropped by to pick up some books for my studies later" Eimii explained as she grabbed them and was about to leave the doorway. She stopped and look back, "Oh and Touma-kun was looking for you, Futaba-chan".

After hearing that Futaba ran out as Kou was going to reach his arm and stop her but he wore an expression, one that shows the pain he felt letting her go to another person's side. Eimii looking at Kou, who too shares the same pain and expression, "I'm not one to speak but Mabuchi-Kun, please don't meddle within one's personal relationship if you don't want anyone to get hurt". Eimii then left the library, Kou stood there in shock, in shock of what Eimii said and him realizing that he, deep inside really was a selfish person to want Futaba all to himself.

Eimii made it home, ran up the long staircase to her room, dropped everything on the floor as tears fled down her face. The pain she feels for helping her love rival, the truth she has to keep as a secret and the pain that Touma would go through if he knew Futaba never really loved him. She wanted to see him happy, to show her that breathtaking smile, if he knew what happened that day in the library it'll hurt him. Those thoughts went through Eimii's mind as she tried to stop her heart from being torn into pieces.

The pain in her heart gets more heavier and more painful, as she clenched to her heart she soon forgot her medicine that sat in her counter downstairs. As her body starts to become heavy and stiff she tried to calm herself down from the overwhelming pain. She laid on the floor thinking to herself that it might be the end, she was terrified, as she cried in pain Touma was the only person in her mind.

As a usual routine the maids would come check if she needed beverages or snacks during her studies, when they opened the door they were terrified to see her crouching on the floor clutching onto her heart. They rushed her to the ER worried that they might be too late.

The next day Eimii stayed in the hospital to recover, her face expressionless, her eyes lifeless as she stared out at the cherry blossom from the window of the third floor. Her parents barely home rushed in from work to come check on her. "WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER!" Mrs. Watanabe demanded. The nurse then escorted both parents to her private room. As her parents entered they were in tears to think that they might've lost her or might've come too late. Eimii looked up at both her parents welcoming them with a weak smile.

"Eimii!" Her mother cried out as she ran towards Eimii for a hug. Her dad follows as tears ran down his eyes. It was a warm comfy reunion before long they had to return back to work. Eimii giving them farewell hugs and goodbyes, until next time, knowing that there won't be one for awhile.

After a while there was a knock on the door, wondering who it could've been she looked at the direction of the door as it slid open. "Oi Eimii -Chan! " Uchimiya greeted as he entered, following him was Tachibana and a surprise visit from Touma. To her seeing Touma's smile, Eimiis face turned as red as chilli peppers and her face heated.

Making their way into the private room they brought her, her favorite snacks and drinks from the convenience store a block away. "We heard you were in the hospital, so we ran here after school stopping by to get you some stuff to make you feel better" Touma said as he sat next to her. He put his forehead next to hers to check her temperature, Eimii sitting close to Touma made her heart explode into millions of pieces and her body heating up from the skin-to-skin touch. "Hmmm it seems you really did come down with a cold" he said as he gave her the most warmest and brightest smile.

"Oi, Touma remember you got Futaba don't go being friendly with other girls" Tachibana joked. A painful shock wave pierced through her heart as she forgot that he only saw her like his own sister. "Hahaha it's fine Tachibana-kun. We are all family so Futaba will understand" Eimii joked as she tried to hide her pain, clenching onto the bed sheets as her heart gets pierced from the truth she pretend to not know. Wanting to cry she bit the inside of her mouth to feel the pain, to help stop her from dreaming. But deep inside she was happy for him, even if it kills her.

TO BE CONTINUED….