Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with Suzuka at all, absolutely none.

Chapter 4

Megumi stood up and walked back away from Yamato and Yamato stood up in a foul mood.

"I want the two of you out right now," Yamato demanded.

"I'm so sorry about this," Megumi said feeling regret.

Yuka just glared at Yamato with drunken defiance and Megumi tried to get her to leave with her.

"Oh, look at him, Mr. Grouchy," Yuka commented.

"Yuka, stop it," Megumi said, "We should go now!"

Yuka sighed and pointed at Yamato, "You need to relax and not be so uptight," Yuka then looked at Megumi, "as for you…" Yuka suddenly pour her alcohol down Megumi's mouth, "Get some alcohol in ya!"

Megumi was caught off guard and suddenly was drinking up the alcohol that Yuka was shoving down her throat catching her by surprise and then Megumi coughed and Yamato was surprised as well in what he had just witnessed and Yuka was shaking her bottle and pouted.

"Damn, my alcohol is gone," Yuka complained and then looked at Yamato with a glare, "it was you, right? You drank all my Dom Perignon, didn't you?"

Yamato simply twitch with annoyance, "First off, I'm underage so I can't drink alcohol, second, you're crazy, plain and simple, third, you're stupid when you're drunk, and on top of that, you're an annoying pervert and lastly, I've lost all patience with you and I want you to take yourself and Megumi and get the hell out of my apartment, I will not tell you again."

Megumi recovered a bit and looked around looking a bit disgruntled.

Asahiyu Heights's Sauna Room

Suzuka was just in her towel and was relaxing in the sauna with an hourglass next to her.

"This is the life," Suzuka said, "I'm so glad that I decided to live here. This is the perfect way to relax after a hard day of practice and not only that, I get to use the baths as much as I want with no extra charge."

Flashback

"She might even go on to represent Japan someday," Ayano said with glee, "then I can I brag to everyone about how she used to live in my apartment complex."

Flashback End

Suzuka sighed at that memory and was a bit worried.

Another Flashback

Suzuka was with girls from her junior high and they were cheering for her.

"Good luck in high school Asahina-senpai!" one of the girls said with glee.

"We'll be rooting for you," another said happily.

A Third Flashback

Suzuka was with a member of the faculty and the faculty member was cheerful for Suzuka.

"You surprised even me Asahina," the faculty member said happily, "I heard you got up to 169 cm. That's a Kanagawa High Jump Record."

"Yes," Suzuka replied.

"The principal was very impressed. You're the pride and joy of the school."

Flashback End

Suzuka had thought about the praises she was getting and her desire to meet everyone's expectation.

"169 centimeters…" Suzuka said to herself, "That single jump of mine brought in high school track scouts from all over," Suzuka looked down on the floor, "everyone has such high expectations of me so I have to keep jumping higher and higher…but…"

Suzuka was worried and looked at the hourglass and all the sand was on the bottom and Suzuka decided to turn the hourglass over to have more time in the sauna.

"I need to do this," Suzuka said.

Yamato's Apartment

The door to Yamato's apartment was opened and Yamato forcing both Yuka and Megumi out of his apartment.

"Out, out, out you go and stay the hell out," Yamato said, "the only way that you two can come in this apartment is when I move out which will definitely not be long."

Yamato shoved Yuka and Megumi out of his apartment and was about to close the door but Megumi stopped it with her hands and looking angry.

"Why can't you understand?" Megumi asked upset.

"Megumi, you're drunk," Yamato said, "take yourself and Yuka away and sleep it off."

"Why aren't you listening to me?" Megumi complained in a drunken manner, "Every guy that tries to pick me up is exactly the same. They take one look at me and it's all boobs, boobs, boobs…"

"Megumi, right now, I don't care," Yamato said annoyed, "go away and leave me in peace."

Yuka was rubbing her head feeling very sleeping.

"I have a name you know, I'm Megumi Matsumoto," Megumi pointed her finger at Yamato, "there's more to me than just my boobs dammit! You need to understand!"

Yamato shook his head and sighed, "You're a pathetic drunk and you're so annoying along with it. If you want to talk to me about your problems, do that when you're sober. I can't deal people who are drunk, who reek of booze."

Megumi was getting teary eyed and becoming more upset, "You're just like every other guy, aren't Yamato? All you care about is my boobs."

"Excuse me?" Yamato replied offended.

"You're nothing but a sick booby freak! You know what, go ahead and take a look you pervert!" Megumi pulled up her sweater revealing her bare breasts and shaking them, "Here look, take a good hard look at them booby freak!"

"What the hell?" Yamato spoke shocked, "Are you crazy? Stop that! Put your sweater back on!"

"Shut up and look! Look! Look! Look!"

"Will you stop that already?!" Yamato said angrily, "For God's sake, have some decency woman! You were just complaining about how guys were staring at your breasts and here you are showing off yours boobs like some floozy!"

"What the hell are you looking at?!" Megumi complained as she suddenly slapped Yamato hard causing Yamato to fall on the floor.

Yuka was just watching and couldn't help but to chuckle a little finding it funny how Megumi behaves when she's drunk.

"What's going on here?" Ayano asked as she appeared.

Yuka, Megumi and Yamato looked at Ayano.

"Aunt Ayano," Yamato spoke.

"Oh, landlady," Yuka spoke.

Ayano rushed to Yamato, "Yamato, are you okay?"

"No Auntie, I'm not," Yamato answered.

Ayano turned to Megumi and Yuka, "Yuka, Megumi, you two need to leave now and we're going to have a serious discussion."

"Um, landlady…" Yuka spoke.

"Yuka, don't please, I just saw what happened…and I'm not pleased. Go to your own apartments now."

Yuka flinched and had her head down, "Yeah, sure," Yuka turned to Megumi, "Megumi, we should go. Why don't you sleep in my apartment tonight?"

Megumi sniffled, "Okay."

Yuka and Megumi left and Ayano helped Yamato up and then she checked the side of his face where Megumi slapped him.

"Aunt Ayano…" Yamato spoke upset.

"I'll talk to them Yamato," Ayano assured.

Asahiyu Height's Sauna Room

Suzuka had just turned the hourglass again and she sighed.

"I wonder how long I've been here," Suzuka said to herself, "I need to…shed a little more weight. I've got to live up everyone's expectation."

Yamato's Apartment

Ayano was putting packet of ice on the spot of Yamato's cheek where Megumi slapped him hard and Yamato the packet making Ayano let go.

"Yamato, I'm sorry about this," Ayano said with remorse, "they are not usually like this, I hope you know."

"Auntie—" Yamato was about to rebuke her statement.

"Hang on, I'm not excusing their behavior and I will be given those two serious lectures and warning if they act like what they did tonight."

Yamato just looked his aunt.

Ayano continued, "Look Yamato, I know that you think that everyone here just wants to humiliate you and make you feel less of a person but I assure you that it's not true. I…I'm really glad that you're here and I would like if you got along with Miho again."

"Tch, I'm sure you are just to belittle me again like you always do, especially when you compared me to Suzuka Asahina, talking about how great she is and saying that I'm nowhere near her level, not that I know what the hell that means. Aunt Ayano, I have talked to you before about how you talk to me, do you really enjoy putting me down?"

"Yamato, I'm not putting you down, I was just saying that you've done good things but it's just that Suzuka has stuck with something and gotten very skilled. You were just like her once but then…um, well…"

Yamato chuckled, "You know, I know you don't think you treat me wrong but really do treat me like crap…you done so ever since that incident in the baths when I was a kid…and again ever since a lost in that kendo match in the final in the tournament back in junior high."

"Yamato, that's not true," Ayano insisted feeling offended.

Yamato shook his head, "You'll have to excuse me if I don't believe you," Yamato started to open the door to his apartment, "I'm going for a walk."

"Yamato, wait, please, you're wrong in the things you said."

It fell on deaf ears as Yamato walked out of his own apartment and Ayano was feeling a bit depressed and she looked down on the floor with sadness.

"Why? Why does my nephew insist that I treat him badly?" Ayano asked herself as she remembered the time when Yamato was in junior high and was in his kendo gear with his shinai and shook her head, "he was so passionate about kendo but then he stopped practicing ever since that tournament," Ayano sighed, "well, first thing in the morning, I need to have a serious talk with Megumi and Yuka, I can't tolerate that kind of behavior in my building, especially them harassing my nephew."

Near the entrance of the baths

Yamato was walking trying to have a cool head.

"What an annoying day," Yamato said, "the only thing that was good throughout the whole day was when I went to see Honoka," Yamato then thought of Honoka, "well, I'm sure I'll feel better hanging out with her tomorrow," Yamato then thought of another girl who was also his best friends, "I wonder how Nana's doing? I should give her a call sometime tomorrow, hopefully when she not so busy with her career."

Yamato then noticed something from the baths, "What the…the lights are still on? Aw, what the hell? I'm probably going to be getting it from Ayano, accusing me of leaving the lights on," Yamato then saw steam from the entrance of the sauna.

"Ah, the sauna—" Yamato cut himself off when he noticed someone from the small window and that person passed out in the sauna, "S-Suzuka Asahina! What's she doing there at this time of night…wait, how long has she been in there?"

Yamato went to open the door to the sauna but found it to be locked and was banging on the door trying to get Suzuka to wake up, "Hey Suzuka, are you okay?! Wake up damn you!" Yamato looked a bit closer and his eyes widened, "Is she unconscious?" Yamato continued to bang on the door, "Dammit, why'd you have to go put an inside lock on the door, Auntie?" Yamato looked at Suzuka and was worried, he didn't know how long she had been in the sauna and he saw that she was not looking well and he was felt there wasn't much time.

"I don't have much of a choice, I can't just leave this annoying girl like this" Yamato said gritting his teeth, "I'll fix this door tomorrow morning," Yamato was moving back, "now I'm really glad I bought things from the hardware store."

Yamato charged and kicked the door down, being able to get in the sauna.

"So hot…" Yamato said as entered inside and then he looked at Suzuka, "Hey Suzuka! C'mon, wake up!"

Yamato shook Suzuka trying to get her to gain consciousness and was having no luck.

"No good, well, I better get her out of here."

Yamato carried Suzuka and took himself and the unconscious Suzuka out of the sauna and rushed her to get her to his aunt.

That's it for this chapter. Next chapter: Suzuka recovers and Yamato begins to spend the day with Honoka.