Author's Note: I've got good news from my doctor, so I'm having a pretty good day. Hopefully I can update all my stories this week.

Misaki

The phone was ringing. Takahiro was watching a movie with Manami. They both looked towards me. I got up and answered. "Hello?" Takahiro was staring at me out of the corner of his eye. "Ah...Usagi-san." I'd thought of hiding things from Nii-chan, but in the end I didn't really care if he didn't want me around certain people. I'd find a way to see them anyway. He looked like he was going to have a heart attack when he heard me say Usagi.

"What are you doing right now?" Usagi seemed different on the phone. His voice was even huskier.

"I'm not doing anything. I was thinking of going for a run." I suddenly could feel his lips on mine again. I feel myself turning red.

"Good. Meet me at the park." He hung up. I walked back to my room and changed into shorts.

"Nii-chan I'm going out." I tied my shoes quickly at the door.

"Where are you going?" He got up and was walking towards me.

"Just to the park. See you later." I ran out as fast as I could. Once I was running I didn't want to stop. It seemed to be the only way I could get away from my problems. The pain in my chest was almost unbearable...but the feeling of flying was worth it.

Usagi

Misaki was fast. I'd gotten to the park a couple minutes after I'd got of the phone with him. I could see him in the distance. He was running fast. He seemed to know every bend in the road, abnormality in the sidewalk. In less than a minute he was standing in front of me, bent over with his hands on his knees. I handed him a water bottle.

"Thanks." He downed half of it and then sat on the ground. "So why'd you want to meet me here?"

"I was writing and needed a bit of a break. I figured you were just at home today." He nodded.

"I was about to come out anyway. Sometimes I don't like to sit inside and watch Nii-chan and Manami be all lovey dovey." He flopped back into some leaves. "It's such a nice day." It was a nice day. I hadn't paid attention to the weather in such a long time. Usually I'd be inside. Usually I was depressed over things I couldn't change. Misaki's breathing finally slowed to a normal pace. "Usagi why'd you kiss me the other day?"

"I like you." He placed his hand in front of his face. He looked cute.

"No has ever told me they liked me before. I don't know how to react." He was so innocent and young. Someone who wouldn't judge me...someone who'd been through so much but could still be happy. He was a lot stronger than me.

"You don't have to do anything about if you don't want to." Misaki looked at me for a minute.

"How about we become friends? You were Nii-chan's best friend but I don't know much about you. So you can be my friend." So cute...

Misaki

The sun had set when I returned home. I was going to have a friend. I didn't know if it would work. Usagi had said he liked me...me bringing up being friends was mostly for him. I didn't know how he liked me...I wasn't sure he knew himself. I needed to sort out my feelings without hurting his. Maybe he'd realize he didn't like me the way he thought he did. "I'm home." I could smell dinner on the table. I probably wouldn't taste any of it. Dinner was always quiet and tense in this house. It'd be worse tonight.

"You're just in time for dinner Misaki." Manami was setting the table. I sat down. Nii-chan appeared a minute later.

"Misaki where did you go today?" I thanked Manami for dinner and started to eat.

"Huh? I told you. I went running in the park. Usagi-san was there too." He dropped his chopsticks and then tried to gain composure.

"Why are you talking to him?" I didn't really know myself.

"He was in the park a couple days ago. I recognized him and we started to talk. He just wanted to know how things are going since you don't talk anymore." He looked mad.

"You know why we don't talk Misaki."

"I know why. I just don't understand. He was a really good friend to you Nii-chan. It's not right to just dump someone like that." He looked shocked for a minute and then started eating.

"It's complicated Misaki." I sighed.

"No. You're making it complicated. It's really not that complicated at all when you think about it. He confessed but you have someone else. So you say no...it doesn't mean you can't be friends Nii-chan." It was silent the rest of dinner.

"Ah! It feels nice!" I sunk down in the bath.

"Misaki it's weird to talk to yourself." Nii-chan always said that to me.

"I know. I know."