As Apola tried to read Cain's mind he stopped walking so Apola stopped trying. "What's wrong Cain?" she asked. " I don't know it felt as if some one was trying to force their way into my mind" he said as he touched his forehead with his fingers. "Strange, have you bitten any one recently who might have tried to read you mind?" Sei asked. "No that's impossible I haven't bitten anyone for weeks." Cain said. Sei had a confused look on his face while Cain still had his hand on his forehead but now his eyes were closed like he was concentrating. Then his eyes shot open and he was looking at Apola. She knew that he had figured out that it was her who had tried to read his mind. "How did you do that?" Cain asked her " I-I don't know I was just wondering what Jirou was thinking and then I heard his voice in my head saying something to me. I don't really understand this at all," she said. "Why don't we test this power of yours out" Sei suggested. "Cain think of something that neither of us would know." Cain thought for a few moments "Alright I have something" then Apola read his mind 'I'm wearing pink underpants' Apola started laughing like crazy "Are you really wearing pink underpants?" Cain blushed a deep red "N-No" he stuttered which only made Apola laugh harder "OMG he is!" she yelled as she nearly fell laughing, but Cain caught her before she landed. Once she stopped laughing she saw that Cain was staring deep into her eyes and she couldn't help but blush. "Uh Cain you can let me go now I can stand" One last look into his eyes said that he didn't want to let go but he did. "Come on we should get back before sunrise" Cain said after he let Apola go. The next day is the same as every day. Cain wakes Apola up, she takes a shower, eats, sits through Cain's lectures on getting her memory back, and then lessons at the warlock house. "Come on Apola this technique is so simple!" Cain yells at Apola who is sweating from the stress of learning the rage technique. "To you maybe! But I don't know any of this!" Apola had convinced herself that the way Cain was looking at her was just her imagination. "If you just focus your rage you'll be able to do it" Apola started focusing all of her rage from all of Cain's yelling. Then she felt her body changing into a wolf. "Good work Apola you can rest for the rest of the day," Cain said. Apola was exhausted , when her body returned to normal she fainted. When she awoke Cain was sitting by her bed putting a damp cloth on her forehead. "Oh you're awake" he said once he realized that Apola was staring at him. "I must have pushed you too hard I'm sorry" "It's OK you were just trying to teach me the technique" she told Cain. "You are much too understanding for your own good." The look in his eyes was much like the one from the night before, they were filled with love. But she loved Jirou, so she is going to try to get him to notice her for the better her not the childish immature brat that he thinks she is. Once she finished that thought she noticed how close Cain had gotten to her face, and then he kissed her. Her first kiss, her eyes widened as she realized how soft Cain's lips were and how gentle he was being, oh how she wished that it was Jirou kissing her like this. After he pulled away it was very awkward in the room. After a few moments of silence Cain finally said something " I'm sorry for the sudden kiss but I've been in love with you for the longest time." Surprised Apola could only say " I-I'm sorry but I'm in love with Jirou and I'm determined to get him to notice me" "do you even know what he thinks of you!" Cain yelled standing up. "Yes I do know! He thinks that I'm a childish immature brat!" when she finished she was crying and nearly sobbing. "I just want you to know before you get your heart broken" Cain told her as he left the room. The next morning Apola snuck out into the city with her guitar for a singing contest that was happening. She preferred the daylight rather than night time due to the fact that her parents were killed at night 100 years ago. Once she was signed up she saw Cain walking toward her looking very furious. "what on earth do you think your doing?" He yelled at her "singing" she simply said "I'm going to get Jirou to notice me and this is my best chance" "Mrs. Summers your on " a stage hand told Apola. " I need to go" she said to Cain as she walked on stage. Once on stage the music began. "Heres the story of a girl living in a lonely world. A hidden note a secret crush, a little boy who talks too much. While I'm standing in the crowd oh when you slime I check you out but you don't even know my name you're too buisy playing games. And I- want you to know if you lose your way I wont let you go. If I cut my hair if I change my clothes will you notice me? If I bite my lip if I say hello will you notice me? What's it gonna take for you to see to get you to notice me?" the crowd was roaring for an encore and with an OK from the judges the music continued. " Got your head up in the clouds tell me when you're coming down no I don't wanna sink your ship it's not about the scholarship. And all your friends they follow you they tell you things that just aint true I'm the girl you never see I'm the one you really need. Oh- don't get me wrong you better make your move before the moments gone tell me! If I cut my hair if I change my clothes will you notice me? If I bite my lip if I say hello will you notice me? What's it gonna take for you to see? To get you to notice me? I'm not like the rest I just don't care if you're the best you see its all the same to me you just be who you ought to be its all the same to me- and I- want you to know if you lose your way I wont let you go! If I cut my hair if I change my clothes will you notice me if I bite my lip if I say hello will you notice me what's it gonna take for you to see to get you to notice me?" After the song she noticed that Jirou was in the audience clapping like the rest and she was happy that he came. In the end Apola lost but she got her feelings out in the open hoping that Jirou knew that she was singing about him.
