Me: Hey guys! Second chapter to Romeo & Juliet! Here's where the drama begins!

Kashino: Stop being so excited, this chapter is too fluffy for my liking.

Me: But that means you're saying, some fluff doesn't bother you?

Kashino: Wha? I-I didn't mean it like that!

Me: Suuuurrrrrreeeee, I do not own Yumeiro Patissiere!

Kashino: Wait! But seriously-...

Romeo & Juliet

Chapter 2: Deliciously Forbidden

Kashino stood there stunned, and Rumi, Kana and Lemon walked right out of Salon de Marie. His lips were moving, as if he was trying to speak but couldn't.

"Well excuse me, at least I'm not the one who skipped a grade and didn't care if they left someone behind!"

"You saw Ichigo-chan's true colours."

The words wouldn't stop echoing through his head. What did she mean? He wondered. The only thing he did know was he needed to find Ichigo. It was time to have an actual conversation with the brunette. He looked at his team mates and gave them a look, and then he ran out, looking this way and that. Searching for her in a place where he knew she'd be.

XxXxX

Ichigo slammed down hard on the soft floor. She felt like screaming at herself, she couldn't believe she'd actually said that! To give away everything she'd been trying to hide for years. She turned to her side to look at the roses, they swayed lightly, swishing together to make a soft, lulling noise. The lake was calm and quiet. Stray tears slid down her cheeks, why am I so stupid? She wondered, why did I have to mess up again? She curled up into a tight ball, shivering with sobs.

"A-Amano?" The voice was shaky, seemingly from a distance.

She groaned this was not her day. "What is it Kashino?" She asked coldly, though not as coldly as before.

She was still curled up, her face hidden. "A-are you okay?" He asked, gently, the iciness in his voice melted away.

She straightened out, showing her puffy, red eyes, "Do I look okay to you?" She whispered. He said nothing but sat down beside her.

"What happened back there?" He wondered, picking at the grass and rubbing it between his fingers.

She bit her lip, "I... I told you what I really felt." She looked away, coldness biting at her heart to start hating him again.

"You were upset that we were leaving you behind?" Kashino asked, "You know, Hanabusa, Andou and I?"

She nodded slowly, the pain in her heart increasing, "M-m-mostly you."

He said nothing, but stared at the lake. He got up and outstretched his hand to her, "Come on."

"W-w-what?" Ichigo stammered.

"Come on," He said, rolling his eyes, "do I need to repeat it again?"

The coldness was biting harder now, almost like it was trying to suck out any warmth left for him. She fought it and took his hand and got up, "Where are we going?"

XxXxX

She was surprised when all he did was lead her a few meters away, toward the glass gazebo where the A group would sit long ago. The nostalgic air choked Ichigo's throat. He sat her down and let go of her hand. Sitting across from her, he glanced around, "No one can hear us now, tell me what's going on." His expression showed he was serious.

"I was u-upset that you were leaving me a year behind you."

He sighed, "I know that, but why where you upset? It's not like we couldn't keep contact."

"B-but," Ichigo's lip quivered, like she was going to cry again, "It's different, you, Hanabusa and Andou were always talking about it ever since the match against Tennouji-san, I felt sad, you didn't even care that we would separate, you didn't care that I didn't get to come!"

Kashino stared straight into her eyes; pain filled his caramel eyes, almost turning them dark. "You thought I didn't care?" He said loudly, Ichigo thought the glass was vibrating, "Think about it! You didn't think that I would miss you?" He cried, reaching forward, as if he wanted to grab the collar of her shirt.

Her eyes filled with tears, and Kashino sat back again. "It hurt me more than you could ever imagine, why would we want to leave our fearless leader behind?" He chocked down sobs, "It was so painfully, us three decided not to talk about it!" He almost yelled.

Ichigo winced, "P-please don't yell," She put her hands over her ears.

He lowered his voice and got up and sat beside her. She was crying again, cries of anguish stabbed his ears. "I-I'm sorry," He mumbled quietly.

"W-what?" Ichigo whispered.

"I'm sorry for everything," He said, a bit more loudly, "all those years I shunned you away, all those times I hurt you, and even now."

The coldness was trying to freeze over Ichigo's heart; her mind was all jumbled up and confused. "Kashino..." She murmured, "It hurts so much."

His expression fell, "It hurts that I'm sorry?"

"No!" She whispered sharply, "I-it hurts, there's this coldness icing my heart, telling me to hate you for all the things you've ever done and never forgive you."

He didn't know what to do; Kashino racked his brain for ways to fix the big mess the two were in. He wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug, "Don't hate me... I-I-Ichigo, I'm so sorry."

"It won't stop," She screamed, "it's like I'm not allowed to forgive you, like my mind had been twisted and driven insane."

He frantically stared deep into her eyes, "I'm sorry Ichigo, so sorry."

She looked at him and her lips moved, "Kashino," she whispered. The look in his eyes flooded back memories of past times she had tried to forget. The grand prix, group practises... Everything. The battle within her heart was raging, love and hate clashing together in full force. Memories kept flowing through her mind, I hate Kashino! Her mind yelled, I love Kashino...

Hate!

Love!

Hate! Love!

Hate! Love! Hate! Love!

HATE! LOVE!

She just wanted to escape it all. "KASHINO!" She screamed, blood pounding in her ears. He looked at her, serious concern clouding his eyes. Ichigo doubled over, hate trying to break her, once and for all. It stirred up old, painful memories. Kashino clung onto her, what can I do? What can I do? "I-Ichigo," He whispered, she stared at him with her big brown eyes.

Kashino's lips went dry, at the sight, she looked drained and hurt. Adrenaline burned in Kashino's blood, "Ichigo," He said, a bit sharper now.

"K-Kashino?" She blinked, the hatred and love battle reflected in her eyes. The pain and suffering it showed shredded Kashino's heart. "Why are you calling me Ichigo?"

He shook his head and put a finger to her lips, "I'm sorry I-Amano, forgive me for this. But I have to put a stop to what this is doing to you."

"What..." The hate in Ichigo's voice seeped out.

But before she could say anymore, Kashino kissed her. His lips met hers and she caught her breath. It felt so... It felt so good. "Mmm..." She murmured against him, "Kashino..."

She found herself kissing back, a sweet feeling warming her body, melting away all the hateful feelings. The battle of love and hate was over. Love had won. "Ichigo..." Kashino whispered hotly, his breath tickling her neck.

She stared into his caramel eyes, "M-Makoto."

"You don't know how much I've always wanted this." He whispered, pulling her in for another kiss.

She wiggled out of it, "No... We can't do this."

He blinked at her in surprise, "What?" He moaned dejectedly, wanting another kiss.

"What do we think we're doing? The whole school is expecting the biggest fight for the grand prix title; they think we hate each other, what happens if someone finds us kissing in a glass gazebo?"

Kashino had lust filling his eyes; he cradled her in his arms, "Please Ichigo?" He kissed her ear, nuzzling his nose at her hair.

Shivers ran down her spine, "N-n-no..." She whispered softly.

He pulled her to him again, and kissed her forcefully, "Kashino..." She murmured.

"You don't know how long I've waited for this, I'm not giving up." He said, breaking apart their kiss.

"I love you," She whispered, her breath tickling his neck.

"I love you too," He whispered, "Please don't push me away again."

"But we can't do this," Ichigo's hushed tone was serious. She was trembling.

Kashino hugged her, "Please Ichigo."

She opened her mouth to reply, when she was interrupted, "I agree with Ichigo-sama!" Lemon wailed, popping out of the bushes. Followed by agreements from Kana and Rumi, "Ichigo-sa...-chan, you can't date Kashino-sama! That destroys the very balance of the competition!"

Andou, Hanabusa and Johnny, came out from behind the trees. The competition in their eyes, "As much as we are glad you and Ichigo-chan are talking again," Hanabusa said, "we can't have this relationship. Think about it, this will too greatly affect the grand prix!"

Rumi gritted her teeth, "The two favoured teams' leaders dating? How exciting will that be? Not at all, the match won't have any competitive spark!"

Ichigo's mouth moved as if to say something but she couldn't, Kashino spoke up for her, "Now hold on a second, who said you could decide what could go on in our private lives?" He clutched Ichigo closer to him, as if he would protect her from them.

"We just did!" Rumi exclaimed, she glanced at Kashino's team, "We are forbidding this relationship!"

"WHAT?" Ichigo's voice seemed to return to her, the very idea of Kashino being ripped away from her shook her. She clung to Kashino's shirt, scared and confused.

Hanabusa shook his head, "I'm sorry Ichigo-chan, Kashino, but... I agree with Rumi."

Andou and Johnny grimly nodded, as did Kana and Lemon.

"W-what?" Ichigo stammered again, tears filling her eyes again.

Rumi grabbed Ichigo's free hand, "Come on." She hissed, almost angry.

"Rumi-chan! You can't do this!"

"You were the one who told us Kashino was our biggest rival, where's that Ichigo?"

Ichigo bit her lip, "But..."

"Come on Ichigo-chan," Kana and Lemon said together.

"Kashino!" Ichigo screamed, trying to reach for him.

Kashino was resisting the guys, trying to get to Ichigo. He strained toward her, and whispered softly, "Meet me at the lake tonight." He then was pulled away.

Ichigo felt herself being pulled away. She gulped, meeting in secret? She thought, how much trouble will we be in, if we get caught? But what she didn't know was that was the least of her problems.

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