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Chapter 4

By the time lunch came around, the entire school had caught wind of Feliks and Toris's break up. Well, most everyone, anyway. There were terrible rumors flying around. Some said that they had had a huge fight after the party on Saturday. Others said the Feliks had been cheating on Toris. And still others had said that Toris had picked up on Ivan's violent ways when they had been together, and Feliks had just had enough.

Every time Elizaveta caught wind of these rumors, however, she quickly put them to rest. The little brunette Hungarian was Feliks's and Toris's best friend. No one would dare mess with her; she always had her frying pan on hand, in case she needed it. She was one of the most beautiful, and yet most feared student in the school; of either gender.

"Hey, Toris," said a tall, short haired blonde. He walked over to Toris, catching him before he sat down at his usual table. He was still sitting with Feliks, they were still best friends. "I heard you broke up with Feliks. I'm sorry, dude."

"H-hello, Alfred," he greeted warmly. "Y-you've heard about that, already? Well, it's really okay, w-we're going to stay good friends." He smiled up at the tall American, even though he was still a little sad.

"Y-yeah…" he said looking away and rubbing the back of his neck. Then with a smile, he continued. "Well, if you ever need someone to talk to, you know where to find the hero!"

"T-thank you, Alfred," Toris said with a smile. At that moment, Feliks called to Toris and motioned for him to come to the table at which he sat. With a little nodded to Alfred as "good bye," Toris walked off to sit with Feliks.

"You, like, totes bounce back fast, Liet," Feliks said with a little laugh.

Toris blush a light pink. "I-I don't know what you're t-talking about, Feliks," he said, looking down at his lunch.

"I'm talking about how, like, Alfred totally likes you," he said with a little poke at Toris's shoulder. He gasped as he saw a little smile flicker across the brunet's face and his blush deepened a bit. "And you totes like him back!"

"F-Feliks," he exclaimed. "W-we broke up yesterday! T-that wouldn't be r-right…"

"It's, like, my fault we broke up, anyway," he pointed out with a little wave of his hand. "I'm happy that you like someone, totes! I don't like seeing my best friend sad." He said the last part with a smile, or an attempt at one, anyway. It was a bit sad for Feliks's normal.

"I-if you say so," he said with a little sigh, and then he smiled. "S-so have you talked to her yet?"

"Like, how could I talk to her, Liet," he said with a blush. "Her, big brother is always around, and he's protective of her, to the max. B-besides," he stuttered as he looked away from Toris. "W-what if she doesn't like me back?"

At this moment, Lili walked into the lunch room, and she was very much alone. Vash was out that day with a cold, and had told her to go to school when she had offered to take care of him.

"I'll be fine," he said with a little cough. "You need to go to school, and if anything happens, give me a call. I can be to the school in no time at all." He smiled weakly at her from his bed.

"A-alright, Bruder," she said with a little smile to match his own. "I-I'll see you a-after school. T-take care." And then she left.

When she walked in, she looked over at where Feliks sat. It was a habit that had formed over the past week, and she wasn't sure why she did it. But she did look for him; ever day. She immediately noticed an odd air around Feliks and who she still believed to be his boyfriend. (With Vash gone, there were few who would notice her, whereas, when Vash was there, there were few how would approach her. It was all the same really. It all lead up to the fact that she hadn't heard of the break up.)

She sat down at her usual table, but, today, she sat alone. Most of the lunch room hadn't even noticed that she had entered; she was too quiet. But Feliks had noticed her appearance, as did Toris. Both immediately noticed the absence of her terrifying older brother.

Toris looked over at Feliks, who met his eyes with worry. They both new what would happen next. Toris would make sure of it. He wasn't going to let this whole thing have happened, and then let Feliks blow what could be his one chance to get the girl alone. No, he just wouldn't.

Standing up, Toris grabbed Feliks's arm and pulled him along as he walked. He felt a little strange being to one to pull Feliks; usually it was Feliks dragging him along to go shopping or to the movies or shopping or whatever else popped into his head… or shopping. (Feliks liked to shop.) So, he pulled Feliks along with him to Lili's table.

"L-like, hey, Lili," Feliks said with a smile that he hoped would hide his nervousness. "Vash totally isn't here today, huh?"

She shook her head, shyly. "N-no," she answered, quietly. "H-he wasn't feeling w-well this m-morning."

"You seem lonely," Toris said kindly, smiling gently. "W-would you like some company?"

She smiled and nodded, more shyly than she had spoken. She wasn't used to people taking much notice of her when Vash wasn't around, and she wasn't quite sure on how to interact with people alone. And so, Toris and Feliks sat down opposite of Lili. Both blondes were very quiet, so Toris felt like it was up to him to start a conversation between the two.

"Y-your name is Lili, correct," he asked, and, when she gave a slight nod, he continued. "My n-name is Toris, a-and you know Feliks." He made slight gesture towards the blonde next to him, feeling very awkward. He was quite out of his element.

Feliks had actually told Toris everything that was going on the day before, so Toris knew about it all. He knew about how they had met, and what had been running through Feliks's head for the past week. The only thing he didn't know was what neither of them knew; what Lili was thinking.

They let each other go after a long embrace and many tears. Toris cried, too, even after telling himself that he WOULD NOT CRY. He was supposed to be strong for Feliks's sake, but it hadn't taken long for the tears to spill from his eyes. They had been together for too long for there to be no tears at all.

"Y-you know," Toris said with a sad little smile as he wiped his tears. "This doesn't feel so bad. I-I mean, w-we've been friends forever, i-it won't be so bad just being friends again…"

"Y-yeah," Feliks agreed with a little nod. "Totally. You know, it kinda feels right… like, just being friends… "

"Y-yes, you're right. We have always been the best friends." His smile turned a bit happier. "S-so, tell me about this girl. Lili, right? H-how did you meet?"

It was then that Feliks launched into one of his famous rants. Usually he would get off topic so many times, it was difficult to follow the story, and the original story would never get finished. This time was different, however. Feliks spent the entire time he spoke on Lili and how they met and everything that happened up through the party. He hadn't spared any details, and Toris, being the amazing friend he had always been, listened carefully to every last word.

"I-it's very to m-meet you," she greeted just a quiet and shy as ever. Feliks had been right when he said that she was more shy than himself when he met new people. It was very cute with Lili, though. Toris could see why Feliks liked her so much. He could also see why her brother was so protective of her. There really couldn't be any way she could protect herself from those who wish to harm her. What if she got Ivan's attention, as he had? He shuddered at the thought.

Feliks hadn't said a thing; which was very unlike him. Toris decided that he had to do something to get Feliks to talk, and he knew that that would never happen if he was around. He decided that he needed to leave.

"I-I'm sorry," he said looking at his watch. "I-I just remembered, I h-have to go meet with one of my teachers. I-I will see you both later." He stood with a smile, and left his friend and his crush alone.

Feliks looked on in shock at his friend as he left. 'H-how could he leave me alone like this?" he thought. 'That's, like, so un-cool. W-what do I do now?' He sat in silence with Lili, too nervous to speak at all; not knowing what to say if he could speak.

Lili looked up as Toris left, but gave barely a little wave to acknowledge that he was leaving. She then went back to staring at her lunch, and prodding it with her fork every once in a while. She was too nervous to actually eat. Every once in a while, she would look up at Feliks, and quickly look away again. She couldn't get over the fact that Feliks and Toris were acting strangely to each other. She kind of wondered…

"A-are you t-two still t-together," she asked shyly before she could stop herself. He turned a bright pink immediately after, and would not look up for anything. She wished she could take the question back. Usually she was much, much more careful with what she said. What was wrong with her?

Feliks was taken aback by the question. He hadn't known Lili could be so strait forward. "N-no," he answered with a little blush of his own. "W-we, like, broke up yesterday. But, like, we're still totally best friends. That's never going to change, totes." He smiled brightly at the girl, but quickly went back to being shy.

"T-that's good," she said with a small smile as she glanced a little to the side. Almost like there was some little secret… "T-that you a-are still friends I-I mean," she added quickly and a little nervously.

"Y-yeah. Like, he found out that I like someone else," he said with a sigh as he blushed a bit more and looked away. "But, like, Liet is such a totally fabulous friend that he's, like, even helping me out." He smiled a bit as he thought, 'or, like trying to, at least.'

"O-oh," she stammered more quietly than ever, looking a bit chest fallen. This new person couldn't possibly be who she hoped most dearly it was.

"Lili," he said in a questioning tone, now looking at her, though she was still looking down. "C-can I, like, tell you something?"

Lili looked up at him when he questioned her. Her large green eyes stared into his. She nodded a couple of time, but only slightly; it was barely noticeable.

"I-I…" he was having a hard time saying this, but if Lili could be strait forward like that, then so could he. He took a deep breath to calm himself, and when he spoke he spoke softly, as if, if he spoke too loud, then the whole world could shatter. "I have been thinking about you since the day we met." He dropped his casual tone and speech, and blush slightly as he continued. "I couldn't get you out of my head, and I still can't. I… I really like you, Lili."

A steady blush had grown on her cheeks since he had started speaking. Her heart rate sped up considerably, and her breath caught with his last sentence. This… this had to be a dream, right? This couldn't possibly be happening. She had only been thinking of Feliks since the moment he had left her in the shoe store.

"I-I think I like you, too," she said, even quieter than he had spoken. She smiled, but glanced away quickly, breaking the eye contact. Both were blushing deeply, and neither would look directly at the other.

At that moment, the bell rang that ended lunch. It saved both of them from any farther awkward silence. They each grabbed their things and hurried off to class. Without a good bye, or even another glance in each others' direction, both went off in their separate directions.

After Monday, Feliks and Lili never really spoke to each other again, both too embarrassed and nervous to approach the other. Plus, after Monday, Vash was feeling better, and decided to come back to school, so Lili was never alone again for Feliks to try to approach her. The week went on like nothing had ever happened.

It was Friday before school, and Toris was by himself in the parking lot in front of the school. He was waiting for Feliks to get there. They may not be together anymore, but they were still best friends, and they hung out together quite a bit.

"Hey, Toris," Alfred called as he ran over. "So, how are you?"

"I-I'm fine," Toris answered with a smile up at the blonde. "A-and how are you, Alfred?"

"I'm good," he said with a bright smile, but then, he became slightly more shy. He looked away a little. "So… I've been meaning to ask you… do you think maybe… you'd like to go to the movies with me tonight? Like, o-on a date, maybe?" He blush a bit as he glanced back at Toris for an answer.

The brunet was a little taken aback by the question, but nodded. "Y-yes, I would like that," he answered with a small smile of his own.

Alfred's entire face lit up. "Oh, cool! So, I could pick you up at five?"

Toris nodded. "Y-yes, that sounds good." He smiled, but then a thought came to him. "A-Alfred, would you mind to much if I-I asked you if it could be a double date? F-Feliks has really been struggling to ask Lili out, a-and maybe…"

"That's a good idea," Alfred agreed with a nod. "They can meet us there. I'll see you tonight, okay?" And with that he waved to Toris and ran off again to catch up with his brother, Matthew, how had walked off.

Feliks arrived shortly after this encounter, and Toris told him what the plans for that night were. He didn't really give the blonde a choice, just as a good friend would do.

"But Liet," he said almost desperately. "I totally can't! Like, what it…" He trailed off with a worried look on his face.

"S-she already said she l-liked you, right," he asked in a calm voice. When Feliks nodded, he continued. "T-then there's nothing to worry about. You can do this, Feliks."

Feliks nodded in determination. Then, the bell rang, and they walked to class together.

That afternoon, Feliks spotted Lili as she walked into the lunch room. She was alone, for now. He knew that Vash was most likely not very far away. He had better do this quickly before her scary, over protective older brother showed up.

"L-like, hi, Lili," he said as he walked up to her with a nervous little smile.

"H-hello, Feliks," she greeted as he approached. Her cheeks dusted themselves with a light pink.

"S-so, like, I was wondering if maybe…" He trailed off. Why was this so hard? He took a deep, calming breath. "M-maybe you'd like to come to the movies with me, tonight? L-like, Liet and Alfred are totally going to…"

"I-I would really like that," she said with a tiny nod. He cheeks were still pink, and her voice was still very quiet, but she was very happy.

"That's totally great," he said happily, trying to hide the relief in his voice. "Like, I'll pick you up at five, then?"

She nodded with a cute little smile. At that moment, however, Vash entered the lunch room. With a little wave, Feliks ran off to go sit with Toris at their usual table. Vash came up to Lili, and they, too, when off to their table.

Feliks floated though the rest of the day, too happy to think of anything else but his upcoming date. There wasn't a class after lunch where he could pay attention. He didn't know how many times he had thanked Toris for his help, but he was sure it wasn't enough.

He walked into his house after school, still on his joy-high. He was going to get ready, and would probably take quite a while. He was already thinking about what he should ware. Not a skirt, not today. Ever since Monday, he had been wearing less and less skirts.

Perhaps he was completely lost in thought. Or perhaps he was just too happy to really see anything. Whatever it was, when Feliks entered his home, he did not notice the sunflower which lay on the floor of the entrance hall.

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