Yohane's P.O.V.

"Ugh…" Yohane muttered, closing the door to her apartment. She slumped down onto her couch and sighed. Good job, Yohane… she thought sarcastically. I can't believe I freaked out before I could even ask her out on a date. Propping her legs up onto the coffee table, Yohane recalled some of the events that happened earlier that day. "I can't believe Mari said something like that… I'm so embarrassed…"

The one memory that stuck out the most was Mari singing the "Sitting in a Tree" song to You and her. The chuunibyou had understood it due to her taking a beginners level English class. Yohane fanned her face with both of her hands; she could feel the heat radiating off of her face. After calming herself down a little, she began to question if Mari was simply being Mari, or did she really know about Yohane's crush.

Humming "Humming Friend", Yohane rose to her feet and headed off to the kitchen. She wanted to forget Mari's ridiculousness and hoped that a yummy snack would help her with that. What would taste the best? She asked herself as she opened the pantry door. Hm… oh, chocolate! Yohane reached for the chocolate and pulled it out; closing the door afterwards. She placed her chocolate on the counter and started to look for the strawberries. Those were the fallen angel's favorite foods; chocolate and strawberries went together so well.

Once she had both, Yohane opened the lid for each container and pulled out a strawberry. The first year almost drooled at the view of the red, succulent berry hovering over the chocolate. She slowly dipped the strawberry inside the container. She took it out once it was completely covered in the brown gooeyness. The smell was driving her senses wild. Yohane popped it into her mouth and chewed slowly; savoring the sweet taste of the strawberry-chocolate mixture.

"This taste so good…" she mumbled after swallowing. "I don't understand how there are some people out there that don't like chocolate and strawberries. How do they exist?" She continued to stand at the counter to eat her favorite foods until she ran out. She had went in to grab another strawberry, but her hand hit the bottom of the container. Yohane moped at the lack of strawberries and threw the empty container into the trash. Right after, her cellphone started ringing. Without even looking at the caller ID, Yohane accepted the call and greeted cheerfully,

"Hello, you have summoned the sinful fallen angel, Yohane!"

"Ah, Yoshiko! Calling people on this tiny device still amazes me. It's the future, zura!" the caller shouted. Yohane winced and removed her phone from her ear for a second.

"Z-Zuramaru?"

"Yeah, it's me! Ruby and I are going to the beach tomorrow and wanted to know if you would like to come with us. It'll be fun, zura!" Yohane paused, trying to decide what she wanted to do. Then, the perfect idea hatched inside her head.

"Hmm, the fallen angel shall come for her little demons! Uh… m-may I bring someone with me as well?"

"Thank you, Yoshiko! Of course you can bring someone. Who do you want to take, zura?" Hanamaru inquired, puzzled at the question.

"You!"

"You want to bring You? Is that okay, zura? Wasn't she sick the other day and possibly today?" Yohane wanted to face-palm herself for coming up with that kind of lie. She wasn't actually sick… she sighed inwardly. However, she knew she couldn't suddenly back out of that lie.

"Y-You are right, I forgot about that…"

"How'd you forget? You are the one that took care of her. Anyway, since when were you two so close, zura?" Hanamaru asked inquisitively. Yohane nearly choked on her own saliva. Where'd that come from?!

"Do You and I really seem that close?!" Yohane shrieked out of utter surprise. She did desire to get more familiar with her crush, but she didn't think it would happen so quickly. In fact, Hanamaru's question made her overjoyed at the idea.

"I-I guess… zura? You two looked pretty friendly during today's practice."

"Oh… Well, I'll show up at the beach tomorrow anyway! Thanks for inviting me, Zuramaru~"

"You're wel-"

Beep.

Before Hanamaru finished her sentence, Yohane ended the call. She bounced around the kitchen excitedly, but not due to the fact she was going to the beach the next day. Someone told her that she seemed close to You! She couldn't wait until she could see the brunette again.

...

Yohane was truly grateful for the existence of flip flops. If it wasn't for those shoes, her feet would be burning on the scorching sand. She had arrived at the beach and met up with her fellow first years. To her right, Ruby and Hanamaru walked by her side, talking about how they couldn't wait to swim together. Ah, I really wish I could've asked You to come with me… She somewhat felt like a third wheel on a date. The fallen angel wasn't sure if she was the only one that noticed, but it appeared that her companions were girlfriends. Ruby and Hanamaru were always together and Yohane had walked in on them sitting suspiciously close multiple times.

Yohane's attire consisted of a sexy two-piece that was black on top with white frills underneath. On the black part, there were pink roses and here bikini was slightly translucent. The youngest in the group, Ruby, wore the cutest bikini that Yohane's ever seen. It was white and blue, with white polka dots on the bottoms and the tiny tie on the top. Hanamaru, on the other hand, was wearing a yellow bikini, its pattern being plaid. Their hair was in their normal hairstyles, except for the fact that they were wearing different hair accessories.

Before arriving at the water, Yohane kicked off her flip flops and glanced around the beach. It gave her a happy feeling just watching many people frolicking in the water or doing some other relaxing activity. Her eyes landed upon two familiar people standing ankle-deep in the water. Chika and You?! What are they doing together? She wanted to rush over and see what was up, but before she could move, You hugged Chika and turned around to walk away. When the brunette saw Yohane, her eyes widened in surprise.

"Y-Yohane?! What are you doing here?" You called out, beginning to run to the younger girl. Yohane ran to her as well, meeting her halfway from their original distance. From the corner of her vision, the blue-haired student saw Chika leaving the beach. The ginger leader wasn't wearing a swimsuit, so Yohane assumed that she only came to the beach to talk to You.

"One of my little demons asked me to tag along!" Yohane announced, referring to Hanamaru's phone call the day before. Yohane couldn't stop staring at her crush's face, concerned that her talk with Chika would sadden her. Unexpectedly, the first year didn't see any form of gloom upon You's face, though she didn't look extremely cheerful either. "…Why did you meet up with Chika? It would've been better if you stayed away from her as much as possible. Not being as close is one way to kill a crush you know…" …Am I jealous? Yohane pondered, her mind replaying You hugging the other second year.

"You're right, Yohane. However, you know that we already have to spend a lot of time together due to being idols. I can't let a silly little crush ruin Aqours and our friendship. That's why I met with Chika today…"

"Huh?" Yohane was trying to comprehend what You did. What else could she possibly do to get rid of her crush on Chika?

"I told Chika to come here so I could tell her that I was happy for her and Riko. They make an awesome pair and deserve each other. Also, I told Chika that I would always be one of her best friends. She could rely on me whenever she needed a friend. I'm going to get over Chika by sheer willpower!" You declared, fist pumping into the air and forcing a wide grin on her face. Yohane could see that her crush was donning a mask to make herself appear like she didn't care anymore. Ah, I see. She told Chika this to cement the fact that she'll never be anything more to Chika than a close friend. She wants herself to realize this.

"You're a really strong person. I admire that…" the fallen angel complimented, an unusually soft expression on her face. She watched as You's cheeks became light pink and the older girl started to sputter.

"T-Thank you!"

"You're welcome… my #1 little demon!" Sensing that You could use more cheering up, she decided to lighten the mood by throwing in her demonic antics. This caused You to become even more flustered. "Fufufu~"

"Ah, Yoshiko and You! Hurry up and join us! The water feels great, zura!" Hanamaru shouted from in the ocean, waving both her hands at them. Ruby nodded her head in agreement before playfully splashing her best friend with some water. You responded with a quick "okay!" and started to unzip her light blue hoodie. W-What is she doing?! She's changing in front of everyone! You threw her short-sleeved hoodie behind her and her pants soon followed to the ground. Oh right, she has a swimsuit on underneath… I forgot…

Yohane couldn't remove her eyes off of her crush's body. Like the others, she was wearing a two-piece swimsuit, though the bottoms were shaped like tiny gym shorts. The main colors were blue and red, with some stripes on the swimsuit. The best part, however, was how the swimsuit left little to the imagination. The first year saw how lithe You was and appreciated her beautiful curves. She put her hand up to her mouth to cover up the perverted grin forming on her face. I'm usually very unfortunate. I guess all my luck was saved up for today~

Whack!

A volleyball smacked Yohane right in the center of her face. She fell over from the impact and blood started to drip from her nostrils. You was the first to hover over her, Hanamaru and Ruby soon after. Their mouths were moving, but she couldn't make out what they were saying. A few seconds later and her world faded to black.

...

When she became conscious once again, Yohane felt like her nose was on fire. Her head was throbbing as well. She tried to sit up, but it caused her head to hurt more.

"Gah!" she cried out, flopping back down onto the bed. The eccentric high schooler looked around and saw that her surroundings were mostly white. I'm… I'm at the hospital? Right after she realized that, she heard a door open from the opposite side of the room. A nurse walked in first, You on her heels. When the second year saw Yohane was awake, her eyes lit up with joy.

"Yohane!" she chirped, hurrying to the bedside. The nurse watched their reunion for a little while before politely reminding You that she had to perform a checkup. "Oh, right! Excuse me!" You moved out of the way and stood at the bottom of the bed. The nurse swiftly did her job and gave Yohane some more pain medicine when she admitted that she was in agony. Once she was done with her task, the nurse slightly bowed and left the two alone.

"You, what time is it?" Yohane inquired, speculating on how long she was passed out for.

"It is evening now. Before you wonder where Hanamaru and Ruby are, I told them to head home. I didn't want their parents to worry about them as well."

"Oh, okay." She didn't know what else to say. She was still in pain, but is was starting to become more dull. Unfortunately, the sleepiness was returning too. You sat down on the bed next to Yohane's feet, flashing her a warm smile.

"The nurse told me if she had to give you more pain medicine that you would pass out again. I'll stay with you until then."

"T-Thank you, You…" Yohane flipped over onto her other side so You couldn't see her reddening face. She knew that her nose was probably broken and that should be considered bad luck. She just couldn't see it that way, though. Not when You gave her such an angelic look. I've sinned too much, I'm really going to the depths of Hell… she mused, fantasizing about You and her going on a date until drowsiness took over once again.

A/N: Sorry for the very late update! It's been about 3 months since I last updated this fanfic... I'm not going to lie, I'm not really pleased with how this chapter turned out. I feel like I would get an idea, start writing about it, and then want to do something else SO MANY TIMES! I hope the next chapter isn't as disappointing... :'(

Also, thank you for all the reviews/favs/follows on this story! I'm really happy that so many people are enjoying it so far. ;v;